been a success, but as the world continues to change, new partnerships and strategies will be required to deal with new threats posed by weapons of mass destruction. 3. Assessment on the future of cooperative threat reduction (a) Assessment (1) In general Not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall seek to enter into an agreement with a federally funded research and development center to assess the current, anticipated, and potential future requirements for cooperative threat reduction. (2) Information and resources The Secretary shall provide the federally funded research and development center conducting the assessment under paragraph (1) with access to any information and resources necessary for the federally funded research and development center to conduct such assessment. (b) Report (1) Interim report Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the federally funded research and development center conducting the assessment under subsection (a)(1) shall submit to the Secretary an interim report on the assessment. (2) Final report Not later than 18 months after the date of the enactment of this Act, the federally funded research and development center conducting the assessment under subsection (a)(1) shall submit to the Secretary a final report on the assessment. (3) Elements Each report under paragraphs (1) and (2) shall include the following: (A) A detailed discussion of the requirements and capabilities necessary for reducing the threats of nuclear, chemical, and biological weapons. (B) An identification of capability gaps for current and future cooperative threat reduction efforts and requirements. (C) Recommendations with respect to actions that could be taken, including legislative actions, to modernize the Cooperative Threat Reduction Program of the Department of Defense established under section 1321 of the Department of Defense Cooperative Threat Reduction Act ( 50 U.S.C. 3711 ) to better respond to threats during the