Sec. 1236. Strategy to prevent the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction and related materials in the Middle East and North Africa region
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The President shall establish a comprehensive strategy to advance cooperative efforts with the governments of countries in the Middle East and North Africa to reduce the threat from the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction and related materials in the Middle East and North Africa region. In establishing the strategy required by subsection (a), the President shall ensure that the strategy— builds upon the current activities of the nonproliferation programs of the Department of Defense, the Department of State, the Department of Energy, and other agencies of the United States Government designed to mitigate the range of threats posed by weapons of mass destruction and related materials in the Middle East and North Africa region; addresses issues relating to the threat from the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction and related materials in the Middle East and North Africa region on a regional basis as well as on a country-by-country basis; includes a review of the activities and achievements in the Middle East and North Africa region of— the Cooperative Threat Reduction program of the Department of Defense; the nonproliferation programs of the Department of State and the Department of Energy; and programs of other agencies of the United States Government designed to address nuclear, chemical, and biological safety and security issues; provides for the continued coordination of cooperative nonproliferation efforts within the United States Government; and mobilizes and leverages additional resources from countries that cooperate with the United States with respect to nonproliferation efforts, nongovernmental and multilateral organizations, and international institutions.
The strategy required by subsection
(a)shall include— an assessment of gaps in current cooperative efforts to reduce the threat from the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction and related materials in the Middle East and North Africa region; an articulation of the priorities of the United States with respect to reducing that threat; the establishment of appropriate metrics for determining success with respect to reducing that threat; and methods for ensuring that the strategy conforms to broader efforts by the United States to reduce the threat from weapons of mass destruction. In establishing the strategy required by subsection (a), the President shall consult with governmental and nongovernmental experts in matters relating to nonproliferation that present a diverse set of views. Not later than March 31, 2014, the President shall submit the strategy required by subsection
(a)and a plan for the implementation of the strategy to— the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate; and the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives.