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[CITE: 50USC2367]

 
                   TITLE 50--WAR AND NATIONAL DEFENSE
 
         CHAPTER 40--DEFENSE AGAINST WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION
 
                       SUBCHAPTER V--MISCELLANEOUS
 
Sec. 2367. Annual report on threat posed to United States by 
        weapons of mass destruction, ballistic missiles, and cruise 
        missiles
        

(a) Annual report

    The Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress by January 30 of 
each year a report on the threats posed to the United States and allies 
of the United States--
        (1) by weapons of mass destruction, ballistic missiles, and 
    cruise missiles; and
        (2) by the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, 
    ballistic missiles, and cruise missiles.

(b) Consultation

    Each report submitted under subsection (a) of this section shall be 
prepared in consultation with the Director of Central Intelligence.

(c) Matters to be included

    Each report submitted under subsection (a) of this section shall 
include the following:
        (1) Identification of each foreign country and non-State 
    organization that possesses weapons of mass destruction, ballistic 
    missiles, or cruise missiles, and a description of such weapons and 
    missiles with respect to each such foreign country and non-State 
    organization.
        (2) A description of the means by which any foreign country and 
    non-State organization that has achieved capability with respect to 
    weapons of mass destruction, ballistic missiles, or cruise missiles 
    has achieved that capability, including a description of the 
    international network of foreign countries and private entities that 
    provide assistance to foreign countries and non-State organizations 
    in achieving that capability.
        (3) An examination of the doctrines that guide the use of 
    weapons of mass destruction in each foreign country that possesses 
    such weapons.
        (4) An examination of the existence and implementation of the 
    control mechanisms that exist with respect to nuclear weapons in 
    each foreign country that possesses such weapons.
        (5) Identification of each foreign country and non-State 
    organization that seeks to acquire or develop (indigenously or with 
    foreign assistance) weapons of mass destruction, ballistic missiles, 
    or cruise missiles, and a description of such weapons and missiles 
    with respect to each such foreign country and non-State 
    organization.
        (6) An assessment of various possible timelines for the 
    achievement by foreign countries and non-State organizations of 
    capability with respect to weapons of mass destruction, ballistic 
    missiles, and cruise missiles, taking into account the probability 
    of whether the Russian Federation and the People's Republic of China 
    will comply with the Missile Technology Control Regime, the 
    potential availability of assistance from foreign technical 
    specialists, and the potential for independent sales by foreign 
    private entities without authorization from their national 
    governments.
        (7) For each foreign country or non-State organization that has 
    not achieved the capability to target the United States or its 
    territories with weapons of mass destruction, ballistic missiles, or 
    cruise missiles as of November 18, 1997, an estimate of how far in 
    advance the United States is likely to be warned before such foreign 
    country or non-State organization achieves that capability.
        (8) For each foreign country or non-State organization that has 
    not achieved the capability to target members of the United States 
    Armed Forces deployed abroad with weapons of mass destruction, 
    ballistic missiles, or cruise missiles as of November 18, 1997, an 
    estimate of how far in advance the United States is likely to be 
    warned before such foreign country or non-State organization 
    achieves that capability.

(d) Classification

    Each report under subsection (a) of this section shall be submitted 
in classified and unclassified form.

(Pub. L. 105-85, div. A, title II, Sec. 234, Nov. 18, 1997, 111 Stat. 
1664.)

                          Codification

    Section was enacted as part of the National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 1998, and not as part of the Defense Against Weapons 
of Mass Destruction Act of 1996 which comprises this chapter.
