CONGRESSIONAL COMMISSION ON THE STRATEGIC POSTURE OF THE UNITED STATES.

SEC. 1062. CONGRESSIONAL COMMISSION ON THE STRATEGIC POSTURE OF THE UNITED STATES.(a) Establishment.—There is hereby established a commission to be known as the “Congressional Commission on the Strategic Posture of the United States”. The purpose of the commission is to examine and make recommendations with respect to the long-term strategic posture of the United States.122 STAT. 320(b) Composition.—(1) Membership.—The commission shall be composed of 12 members appointed as follows:(A) Three by the chairman of the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives.(B) Three by the ranking minority member of the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives.(C) Three by the chairman of the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate.(D) Three by the ranking minority member of the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate.(2) Chairman; vice chairman.—(A) Chairman.—The chairman of the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives and the chairman of the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate shall jointly designate one member of the commission to serve as chairman of the commission.(B) Vice chairman.—The ranking minority member of the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives and the ranking minority member of the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate shall jointly designate one member of the commission to serve as vice chairman of the commission.(3) Period of appointment; vacancies.—Members shall be appointed for the life of the commission. Any vacancy in the commission shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointment.(c) Duties.—(1) Review.—The commission shall conduct a review of the strategic posture of the United States, including a strategic threat assessment and a detailed review of nuclear weapons policy, strategy, and force structure.(2) Assessment and recommendations.—(A) Assessment.—The commission shall assess the benefits and risks associated with the current strategic posture and nuclear weapons policies of the United States.(B) Recommendations.—The commission shall make recommendations as to the most appropriate strategic posture and most effective nuclear weapons strategy.(d) Cooperation From Government.—(1) Cooperation.—In carrying out its duties, the commission shall receive the full and timely cooperation of the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of Energy, the Secretary of State, the Director of National Intelligence, and any other United States Government official in providing the commission with analyses, briefings, and other information necessary for the fulfillment of its responsibilities.(2) Liaison.—The Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of Energy, the Secretary of State, and the Director of National Intelligence shall each designate at least one officer or employee of the Department of Defense, the Department of Energy, the Department of State, and the intelligence community, respectively, to serve as a liaison officer between the department (or the intelligence community, as the case may be) and the commission.122 STAT. 321(e) Report.—Not later than December 1, 2008, the commission shall submit to the President, the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of Energy, the Secretary of State, the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate, and the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives a report on the commission’s findings, conclusions, and recommendations. The report shall identify the strategic posture and nuclear weapons strategy recommended under subsection (c)(2)(B) and shall include—(1) the military capabilities and force structure necessary to support the strategy, including both nuclear and non-nuclear capabilities that might support the strategy;(2) the number of nuclear weapons required to support the strategy, including the number of replacement warheads required, if any;(3) the appropriate qualitative analysis, including force-on-force exchange modeling, to calculate the effectiveness of the strategy under various scenarios;(4) the nuclear infrastructure (that is, the size of the nuclear complex) required to support the strategy;(5) an assessment of the role of missile defenses in the strategy;(6) an assessment of the role of nonproliferation programs in the strategy;(7) the political and military implications of the strategy for the United States and its allies; and(8) any other information or recommendations relating to the strategy (or to the strategic posture) that the commission considers appropriate.(f) Funding.—Of the amounts appropriated or otherwise made available pursuant to this Act to the Department of Defense, $5,000,000 is available to fund the activities of the commission.(g) Termination.—The commission shall terminate on June 1, 2009.