NOTIFICATION REGARDING AIR RELEASE OF RADIOACTIVE OR HAZARDOUS MATERIAL AT HANFORD NUCLEAR RESERVATION.

SEC. 3115. NOTIFICATION REGARDING AIR RELEASE OF RADIOACTIVE OR HAZARDOUS MATERIAL AT HANFORD NUCLEAR RESERVATION. (a) In General.—Subtitle C of title XLIV of the Atomic Energy Defense Act (50 U.S.C. 2621 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following new section: “SEC. SEC. 4447. [50 U.S.C. 2627] NOTIFICATION REGARDING AIR RELEASE OF RADIOACTIVE OR HAZARDOUS MATERIAL If the Secretary of Energy (or a designee of the Secretary) is notified of an improper release into the air of radioactive or hazardous material above applicable statutory or regulatory limits that resulted from waste generated by atomic energy defense activities at the Hanford Nuclear Reservation, Richland, Washington, the Secretary (or designee of the Secretary) shall— “(1) not later than two business days after being notified of the release, notify the congressional defense committees of the release; and “(2) not later than seven business days after being notified of the release, provide the congressional defense committees a briefing on the status of the release, including— “(A) the cause of the release, if known; and “(B) preliminary plans to address and remediate the release, including associated costs and timelines.” . (b) Clerical Amendment.—The table of contents for the Atomic Energy Defense Act is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 4446 the following new item: “Sec. 4447. Notification regarding air release of radioactive or hazardous material.” .