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HR 6596 116th Congress House 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

To realign the nuclear forensics and attribution activities of the Federal Government from the Department of Homeland Security to the National Nuclear Security Administration.

Introduced: April 22, 2020 Introduced by: Foster, Bill Democratic · Illinois See on congress.gov
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Jun 1, 2020
Referred to the Subcommittee on Emergency Preparedness, Response, and Recovery.
Apr 22, 2020
Referred 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.
Apr 22, 2020
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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.

What's happening now June 1, 2020

Referred to the Subcommittee on Emergency Preparedness, Response, and Recovery.

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