Pub. L. 110-181, div. C, tit. XXXI, subtit. C, sec. 3129

AGREEMENTS AND REPORTS ON NUCLEAR FORENSICS CAPABILITIES.

EnactedYear: 2008Length: 537 wordsOfficial source
SEC. 3129. AGREEMENTS AND REPORTS ON NUCLEAR FORENSICS CAPABILITIES.(a) International Agreements.—(1) In general.—Title XLIII of the Atomic Energy Defense Act (50 U.S.C. 2561 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:“SEC. 4307. INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS ON NUCLEAR WEAPONS DATA. “The Secretary of Energy may, with the concurrence of the Secretary of State and in coordination with the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of Homeland Security, and the Director of National Intelligence, enter into agreements with countries or international organizations to conduct data collection and analysis to determine accurately and in a timely manner the source of any components of, or fissile material used or attempted to be used in, a nuclear device or weapon. “SEC. 4308. INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS ON INFORMATION ON RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS. “The Secretary of Energy may, with the concurrence of the Secretary of State and in coordination with the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of Homeland Security, and the Director of National Intelligence, enter into agreements with countries or international organizations—122 STAT. 585“(1) to acquire for the materials information program of the Department of Energy validated information on the physical characteristics of radioactive material produced, used, or stored at various locations, in order to facilitate the ability to determine accurately and in a timely manner the source of any components of, or fissile material used or attempted to be used in, a nuclear device or weapon; and“(2) to obtain access to information described in paragraph (1) in the event of—“(A) a nuclear detonation; or“(B) the interdiction or discovery of a nuclear device or weapon or nuclear material.” .(2) Clerical amendment.—The table of contents at the beginning of such Act is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 4306A the following: “Sec. 4307. International agreements on nuclear weapons data. “Sec. 4308. International agreements on information on radioactive materials.”. (b) Report on Agreements.—Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Energy shall, in coordination with the Secretary of State, submit to Congress a report identifying—(1) the countries or international organizations with which the Secretary has sought to make agreements pursuant to sections 4307 and 4308 of the Atomic Energy Defense Act, as added by subsection (a);(2) any countries or international organizations with which such agreements have been finalized and the measures included in such agreements; and(3) any major obstacles to completing such agreements with other countries and international organizations.(c) Report on Standards and Capabilities.—Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the President shall submit to Congress a report—(1) setting forth standards and procedures to be used in determining accurately and in a timely manner any country or group that knowingly or negligently provides to another country or group—(A) a nuclear device or weapon;(B) a major component of a nuclear device or weapon; or(C) fissile material that could be used in a nuclear device or weapon;(2) assessing the capability of the United States to collect and analyze nuclear material or debris in a manner consistent with the standards and procedures described in paragraph (1); and(3) including a plan and proposed funding for rectifying any shortfalls in the nuclear forensics capabilities of the United States by September 30, 2010.
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