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HR 1948 103th Congress House

Former Soviet Union Nuclear Threat Reduction Act of 1993

Official title: To reduce the threat from nuclear facilities located in the former Soviet Union.

Introduced: May 17, 1993 See on congress.gov
International Affairs Alternative energy sourcesAmerican economic assistanceAmerican technical assistanceArms control
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Arms control agreementsBelarusCongressional oversightCongressional reporting requirementsEnergy conservationEnergy policyEnvironmental ProtectionKazakhstanNuclear facilitiesNuclear nonproliferationNuclear reactorsNuclear submarinesNuclear weaponsPlutoniumRadioactive wastesReprogramming of appropriated fundsRussian RepublicUkraine
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 Everywhere this bill has been 9 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 11, 1993
Referred to the Subcommittee on Europe and the Middle East.
May 11, 1993
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Policy, Trade and Environment.
May 11, 1993
Referred to the Subcommittee on International Security, International Organizations and Human Rights.
May 5, 1993
Executive Comment Requested from DOD.
May 5, 1993
Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Acquisition.
Apr 29, 1993
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Apr 29, 1993
Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
Apr 29, 1993
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H2171-2172)
Apr 29, 1993
Introduced in House
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 Latest action May 11, 1993

Referred to the Subcommittee on Europe and the Middle East.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Former Soviet Union Nuclear Threat Reduction Act of 1993 - Directs the President to establish a program to reduce the environmental and national security threats from nuclear facilities in the former Soviet Union.

Requires the President to establish multilateral technical working groups with the appropriate independent states of the former Soviet Union and other nations capable of producing nuclear weapons to examine monitoring and inspection arrangements that could be applied to verification.

Authorizes the President to provide assistance under this Act only upon certification to the Congress that the country: (1) has ratified the Treaty on the Reduction and Limitation of Strategic Offensive Arms (START I); (2) has acceded to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons; (3) is eligible for specified demilitarization and nonproliferation and disarmament assistance under other Acts; and (4) will not use assistance to support the continued operation or enhancement of plants for chemical separation of plutonium from fission products in spent nuclear fuel.

Sets forth reporting requirements.

Transfers funds from amounts appropriated to the Department of Energy for prior years for programs under this Act.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 6
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 1
FROST, MARTIN
· May 18, 1993
 D
Pelosi, Nancy
California · May 17, 1993
DEUTSCH, PETER
· May 11, 1993
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1948: Former Soviet Union Nuclear Threat Reduction Act of 1993. 103rd Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/103-HR-1948/
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