International Nuclear Fuel for Peace and Nonproliferation Act of 2007
Latest action · Jun 19, 2007 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedFeb 7, 2007
- Passed HouseJun 18, 2007
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
International Nuclear Fuel for Peace and Nonproliferation Act of 2007 - Title I: International Regime for the Assured Supply of Nuclear Fuel for Peaceful Means - (Sec. 103) States that it is U.S. policy to: (1) support the establishment of an international regime for the assured supply of nuclear fuel for peaceful means under multilateral authority, such as the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); (2) oppose the development of a capability to produce nuclear weapons by any non-nuclear weapon state; (3) encourage Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) states to interpret the right to "develop research, production and use of nuclear energy for peaceful purposes" as a qualified right conditioned by the overall purpose of the NPT to prevent the spread of nuclear weapons and nuclear weapons capability; and (4) strengthen the Nuclear Suppliers Group guidelines concerning consultation by members regarding violations of supplier and recipient understandings by instituting the practice of a timely and coordinated response to such violations, including termination of nuclear transfers to an involved recipient.
(Sec. 104) Directs the President to report to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations on U.S. activities to support the establishment of an international regime for the assured supply of nuclear fuel for peaceful means at current market prices under multilateral authority, including an assessment of the feasibility of establishing an international fuel services center within the United States.
Title II: International Fuel Bank - (Sec. 201) Authorizes the President to make voluntary grant basis contributions to the IAEA for an international nuclear fuel bank to maintain a low-enriched uranium reserve of reactor fuel for eligible countries.
Requires the President, prior to making such contributions, to certify to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations that: (1) the IAEA has received specified monetary pledges for the international nuclear fuel bank; (2) the bank will be established in a nonnuclear weapon state under IAEA oversight; (3) the bank will provide nuclear reactor fuel only to a country that is in full compliance with IAEA and other safeguards, agrees to use the nuclear reactor fuel in accordance with IAEA safeguards, does not operate uranium enrichment or spent-fuel reprocessing facilities, and is not a state sponsor of terrorism (which may be waived by the President for national security reasons); (4) the bank will not contain uranium enrichment or spent-fuel reprocessing facilities; and (5) the nuclear reactor fuel will be provided at current market prices.
Authorizes FY2008 appropriations, which shall remain available until September 30, 2010.
Cosponsors 12
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 7, 2007 to Jun 5, 2007; 2 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CA | Brad Sherman | Original | Feb 7, 2007 |
| D-NY | Gary L. Ackerman | Original | Feb 7, 2007 |
| R-OH | David L. Hobson | Mar 29, 2007 | |
| D-CA | Ellen O. Tauscher | Apr 18, 2007 | |
| D-CA | Howard L. Berman | Apr 18, 2007 | |
| R-GA | John Linder | Apr 18, 2007 | |
| D-CA | Adam B. Schiff | May 23, 2007 | |
| D-NY | Eliot L. Engel | May 23, 2007 | |
| D-FL | Robert Wexler | May 23, 2007 | |
| D-MI | Sander M. Levin | May 23, 2007 | |
| R-FL | Ileana Ros-Lehtinen | May 24, 2007 | |
| R-MI | Thaddeus G. McCotter | Jun 5, 2007 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Foreign Affairs Committee | Referred Feb 7, 2007Markup May 23, 2007Reported Jun 18, 2007 |
| Senate | Foreign Relations Committee | Referred Jun 19, 2007 |
Actions 12
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jun 19, 2007Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
- Jun 18, 2007Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Foreign Affairs. H. Rept. 110-196.
- Jun 18, 2007Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 117.
- Jun 18, 2007Mr. Lantos moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
- Jun 18, 2007Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H6597-6600)
- Jun 18, 2007DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 885.
- Jun 18, 2007Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H6597-6598)
- Jun 18, 2007Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- May 23, 2007Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- May 23, 2007Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
- Feb 7, 2007Introduced in House
- Feb 7, 2007Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
In the Congressional Record 1
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Debate and remarks H6597–H6600Text printed H6597 | Ileana Ros-Lehtinen R-FL, Tom Lantos D-CA | Jun 18, 2007 |
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Committee report
Congressional Budget Office cost estimates 2
- Jun 1, 2007H.R. 885, International Nuclear Fuel for Peace and Nonproliferation Act of 2007<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Foreign Affairs on May 23, 2007</p>
- Jun 1, 2007H.R. 885, International Nuclear Fuel for Peace and Nonproliferation Act of 2007Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Foreign Affairs on May 23, 2007
Printed hearings 2
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| S. Hrg. 110-279 | SAFEGUARDING THE ATOM: NUCLEAR ENERGY AND NONPROLIFERATION CHALLENGES58 pages | Foreign Relations Committee | Jul 31, 2007 |
| Serial No. 110-88 | VARIOUS BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS302 pages | Foreign Affairs Committee | May 23, 2007 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 1700 | International Nuclear Fuel for Peace and Nonproliferation Act of 2007 | Related bill | Jun 26, 2007 |
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To support the establishment of an international regime for the assured supply of nuclear fuel for peaceful means and to authorize voluntary contributions to the International Atomic Energy Agency to support the establishment of an international nuclear fuel bank.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- International Nuclear Fuel for Peace and Nonproliferation Act of 2007
- Short Titles as Passed House
- International Nuclear Fuel for Peace and Nonproliferation Act of 2007
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: International Affairs.
- Armed Forces and National Security
- Congress
- Congress and foreign policy
- Congressional oversight
- Congressional reporting requirements
- Energy
- Energy supplies
- Environmental Protection
- Europe
- France
- Germany
- Government Operations and Politics
- International Affairs
- International agencies
- International control of nuclear power
- Netherlands
- Nuclear energy
- Nuclear fuels
- Nuclear nonproliferation
- Nuclear security measures
- President and foreign policy
- Public Lands and Natural Resources
- Russia
- United Kingdom
- Uranium
- Uranium enrichment
Text 4
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jun 19, 2007Referred in Senate
- Jun 18, 2007Engrossed in House
- Jun 18, 2007Reported in House
- Feb 7, 2007Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
