Nuclear Forensics and Attribution Act
Latest action · Feb 16, 2010 Became Public Law No: 111-140.
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.
- IntroducedJan 27, 2009
- Passed HouseMar 24, 2009
- Passed SenateDec 23, 2009
- To the PresidentFeb 4, 2010
- Became lawFeb 16, 2010Public Law 111-140
Summary
(This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the Senate on December 23, 2009. The summary of that version is repeated here.)
Nuclear Forensics and Attribution Act - Expresses the sense of Congress that the President should: (1) pursue bilateral and multilateral international agreements to establish an international framework for determining the source of any confiscated nuclear or radiological material or weapon, as well as the source of any detonated weapon and the nuclear or radiological material used in such a weapon; (2) develop protocols for the data exchange and dissemination of sensitive information relating to nuclear or radiological materials and samples of controlled nuclear or radiological materials to the extent required by such agreements; and (3) develop expedited protocols for the data exchange and dissemination of sensitive information needed to publicly identify the source of a nuclear detonation.
Amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to include within the mission of the Domestic Nuclear Detection Office to: (1) lead the development and implementation of the national strategic five-year plan for improving U.S. nuclear forensic and attribution capabilities required under the National Defense Authorization Act for FY2010; (2) establish within the Office a National Technical Nuclear Forensics Center to provide centralized stewardship, planning, assessment, gap analysis, exercises, improvement, and integration for all federal nuclear forensics and attribution activities; (3) establish a National Nuclear Forensics Expertise Development Program that is devoted to developing and maintaining a vibrant and enduring academic pathway from undergraduate to post-doctorate study in nuclear and geochemical science specialties directly relevant to technical nuclear forensics and that shall provide undergraduate and doctoral student scholarships and awards to ensure that faculty and their graduate students have a sustained funding stream; and (4) report to Congress annually on such activities.
Requires the Director of the Office and each of the relevant departments that are partners in the Center to: (1) include, as part of required assessments, evaluations, and reviews, each office's or department's activities and investments in support of nuclear forensics and attribution activities and specific goals and objectives accomplished during the previous year pursuant to the national strategic five-year plan for improving U.S. nuclear forensic and attribution capabilities; (2) attach, as an appendix to the Joint Interagency Annual Review, the most current version of such strategy and plan; and (3) include a description of new or amended bilateral and multilateral agreements and efforts in support of nuclear forensics and attribution activities accomplished during the previous year.
Recorded votes 2
Newest first. Open one to see how every member voted.
Cosponsors 4
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 27, 2009 to Mar 23, 2009; 2 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-TX | Michael T. McCaul | Original | Jan 27, 2009 |
| D-NY | Steve Israel | Original | Jan 27, 2009 |
| D-NY | Yvette D. Clarke | Mar 19, 2009 | |
| D-NM | Ben Ray Luján | Mar 23, 2009 |
Committees 3
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Homeland Security Committee | Referred Jan 27, 2009 |
| Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Protection Subcommittee | Referred Feb 5, 2009 | |
| House | Foreign Affairs Committee | Referred Jan 27, 2009 |
| Senate | Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee | Referred Mar 26, 2009Markup Nov 4, 2009Reported Dec 17, 2009 |
Actions 28
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Feb 16, 2010Signed by President.
- Feb 16, 2010Became Public Law No: 111-140.
- Feb 4, 2010Presented to President.
- Jan 21, 2010Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H300-301)
- Jan 21, 2010Resolving differences -- House actions: On motion that the House suspend the rules and agree to the Senate amendment Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 397 - 10 (Roll no. 16). (text as House agreed to Senate amendment: CR 1/20/2010 H226-227)
In the Congressional Record 5
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 | Recorded votes H300Senate amendment | — | Jan 21, 2010 |
| House | Debate and remarks H226–H229Amendments H226 | Adam B. Schiff D-CA, Peter T. King R-NY, Steve King R-IA, Yvette D. Clarke D-NY | Jan 20, 2010 |
| Senate | Debate and remarks S13886, S13887Text printed S13886Amendments S13886 | Robert P. Casey Jr. D-PA | Dec 23, 2009 |
| Extensions | Debate and remarks E819 | Rush Holt D-NJ | Mar 31, 2009 |
| House | Debate and remarks H3765–H3769Text printed H3765Recorded votes H3772enact | Adam B. Schiff D-CA, Bennie G. Thompson D-MS, Christopher P. Carney D-PA, Daniel E. Lungren R-CA, Michael T. McCaul R-TX | Mar 24, 2009 |
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.
CRS reports 2
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 2
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| R41169 | Securing Nuclear Materials: The 2012 Summit and Issues for Congress Archived | Report | Mar 7, 2012 |
| RL33908 | Mining on Federal Lands: Hardrock Minerals Archived | Report | Jul 17, 2009 |
Titles 6
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To strengthen efforts in the Department of Homeland Security to develop nuclear forensics capabilities to permit attribution of the source of nuclear material, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Nuclear Forensics and Attribution Act
- Short Titles as Reported to Senate
- Nuclear Forensics and Attribution Act
- Short Titles as Passed House
- Nuclear Forensics and Attribution Act
- Short Titles as Passed Senate
- Nuclear Forensics and Attribution Act
- Short Titles as Enacted
- Nuclear Forensics and Attribution Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Emergency Management.
- Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
- Department of Homeland Security
- Education programs funding
- Emergency Management
- Evidence and witnesses
- Executive agency funding and structure
- Higher education
- Intelligence activities, surveillance, classified information
- International law and treaties
- International organizations and cooperation
- Nuclear weapons
- Radioactive wastes and releases
- Science and engineering education
- Student aid and college costs
- Terrorism
Text 6
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- —Enrolled Bill
- Dec 23, 2009Engrossed Amendment Senate
- Dec 17, 2009Reported to Senate
- Mar 26, 2009Referred in Senate
- Mar 24, 2009Engrossed in House
- Jan 27, 2009Introduced 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.
