MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITY ON COMMISSION ON MAINTAINING UNITED STATES NUCLEAR WEAPONS EXPERTISE.

SEC. 3163. MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITY ON COMMISSION ON MAINTAINING UNITED STATES NUCLEAR WEAPONS EXPERTISE. (a) Commencement of Activities.—Subsection (b)(1) of section 3162 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1997 (Public Law 104–201; 110 Stat. 2844; 42 U.S.C. 2121 note) is amended, effective January 1, 1998— (1) in subparagraph (C), by adding at the end the following new sentence: “The chairman may be designated once five members of the Commission have been appointed under subparagraph (A).”; and (2) by adding at the end the following: 111 STAT. 2050 “(E) The Commission may commence its activities under this section upon the designation of the chairman of the Commission under subparagraph (C).”. (b) Deadline for Report.—Subsection (d) of that section is amended by striking out “March 15, 1998,” and inserting in lieu thereof “March 15, 1999,”.