That sure was an ominous headline in the July 13 New York Times: "Gingrich Helped End Panel on the Spread of Nuclear Arms." The article implicitly chastised Gingrich for not allowing a federal commission on nuclear proliferation to be renewed, while downplaying all of the commission's shortcomings.
The real problem wasn't Gingrich, but the White House. The commission was supposed to complete its work in 18 months, but the administration dawdled for 14 months before naming its appointees, highlighting once again the low priority this administration gives to nuclear proliferation. Also problematic was that one of the appointees to the commission, Robert Gallucci, was simultaneously serving as a special U.S. envoy on proliferation, thus compromising his ability to say anything critical of administration policy.
In the end, the real story isn't that a do-nothing commission on weapons proliferation has lapsed, but that the Clinton administration has been recklessly irresponsible in continuing to allow the sale of sensitive products, like high-performance supercomputers, to "allies" like China. These products can contribute to nuclear capabilities, and China has a long record of sharing these products with nuclear states like Pakistan. No commission is going to correct that. Maybe congressional pressure will.