To realign the nuclear forensics and attribution activities of the Federal Government from the Department of Homeland Security to the National Nuclear Security Administration.
Latest action · Jun 1, 2020 Referred to the Subcommittee on Emergency Preparedness, Response, and Recovery.
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 22, 2020
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
This bill reorganizes nuclear forensics and attribution activities of the federal government. Specifically, the bill transfers nuclear forensics activities currently performed by the Department of Homeland Security to the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) within the Department of Energy (DOE). Nuclear forensics is the examination of nuclear and other radioactive materials to determine the origin and history of the material for purposes of law enforcement investigations or assessment of nuclear security vulnerabilities.
The bill also establishes the National Nuclear Forensics Center within the NNSA. The center must coordinate stewardship, planning, assessment, and other functions for all federal nuclear forensics and attribution activities.
Additionally, the NNSA must develop and implement a plan to modify its university-based research collaboration program to include the development of expertise in nuclear forensics in supporting scientific and engineering advancement in DOE defense and national security program areas.
Cosponsors 1
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Apr 22, 2020.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-NE | Jeff Fortenberry | Original | Apr 22, 2020 |
Committees 4
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 22, 2020 |
| House | Armed Services Committee | Referred Apr 22, 2020 |
| House | Homeland Security Committee | Referred Apr 22, 2020 |
| Emergency Management and Technology Subcommittee | Referred Jun 1, 2020 | |
| House | Foreign Affairs Committee | Referred Apr 22, 2020 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jun 1, 2020Referred to the Subcommittee on Emergency Preparedness, Response, and Recovery.
- Apr 22, 2020Introduced in House
- Apr 22, 2020Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Armed Services, Homeland Security, and Foreign Affairs, 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.
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.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 166, no. 76, April 22, 2020, page H1904.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 464 | Nuclear Forensics Authority Realignment Act | Reintroduced Bill | Jan 26, 2021 |
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To realign the nuclear forensics and attribution activities of the Federal Government from the Department of Homeland Security to the National Nuclear Security Administration.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security.
- Armed Forces and National Security
- Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
- Department of Energy
- Department of Homeland Security
- Evidence and witnesses
- Executive agency funding and structure
- Higher education
- Military procurement, research, weapons development
- Nuclear weapons
- Radioactive wastes and releases
- Research administration and funding
- Science and engineering education
- Terrorism
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Apr 22, 2020Introduced 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.
