Radiological Materials Security Act
Latest action · May 4, 2009 Referred to the Subcommittee on Emerging Threats, Cybersecurity, and Science and Technology.
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.
- IntroducedApr 23, 2009
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Radiological Materials Security Act - Amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to enhance domestic preparedness for and collective response to terrorism by conducting a risk assessment regarding the threat of, vulnerability to, and consequences of theft or other procurement of radiological materials that could be used by a terrorist in a radiological dispersion device.
Requires the Secretary to: (1) disseminate the findings of, and specific risk information developed in, the assessment to participants in the radiological sources security system; (2) develop a classification system for information regarding radiological materials and classify the assessment under such system; (3) share the assessment with participants with appropriate clearances; (4) develop a terrorism risk self-assessment tool for facilities to ascertain risk and provide it to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), which shall disseminate it to system facilities; (5) issue recommended practices for securing high-risk radiological materials; and (6) make available infrastructure protection grants to owners and operators of facilities with approved facility security plans.
Directs the NRC to: (1) update, promulgate, and enforce regulations for the security of radiological materials; (2) maintain and update a nuclear materials events database and a database to track regulated radiological materials and orphaned, lost, or stolen radiological materials; and (3) issue regulations requiring the owner or operator of a facility containing high-risk radiological material to create, submit to the NRC and certain states, and implement facility security plans to address vulnerabilities.
Directs the Secretary of Energy to provide technical assistance for securing high-risk radiological materials to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), the NRC, state and local authorities, and participating facilities.
Cosponsors 10
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 23, 2009 to Dec 1, 2009; 4 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MS | Bennie G. Thompson | Original | Apr 23, 2009 |
| D-RI | James R. Langevin | Original | Apr 23, 2009 |
| D-NY | Nita M. Lowey | Original | Apr 23, 2009 |
| D-NJ | Rush Holt | Original | Apr 23, 2009 |
| D-CA | Jane Harman | Apr 28, 2009 | |
| D-NV | Dina Titus | May 18, 2009 | |
| D-CA | Adam B. Schiff | Jun 15, 2009 | |
| D-AZ | Raúl M. Grijalva | Jun 26, 2009 | |
| D-PA | Christopher P. Carney | Jul 24, 2009 | |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Dec 1, 2009 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Energy and Commerce Committee | Referred Apr 23, 2009 |
| Energy Subcommittee | Referred Apr 27, 2009 | |
| House | Homeland Security Committee | Referred Apr 23, 2009 |
| Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Protection Subcommittee | Referred May 4, 2009 |
Actions 6
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 4, 2009Referred to the Subcommittee on Emerging Threats, Cybersecurity, and Science and Technology.
- Apr 27, 2009Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Environment.
- Apr 23, 2009Introduced in House
- Apr 23, 2009Referred to House Energy and Commerce
- Apr 23, 2009Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Homeland Security, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- Apr 23, 2009Referred to House Homeland Security
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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serial No. 111-79 | THE EVOLVING NATURE OF TERRORISM: NINE YEARS AFTER THE 9/11 ATTACKS67 pages | Homeland Security Committee | Sep 15, 2010 |
| Serial No. 111-34 | STATUS REPORT ON FEDERAL AND LOCAL EFFORTS TO SECURE RADIOLOGICAL SOURCES72 pages | Homeland Security Committee | Sep 14, 2009 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to secure domestic sources of radiological materials that could be used to make a radiological dispersion device against access by terrorists, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Radiological Materials Security Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Emergency Management.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Apr 23, 2009Introduced in House
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