Nonproliferation Legislation in the 107th Congress

Legislation Signed into Law

• H.J.Res.87: Approving the site at Yucca Mountain, Nevada, for the development of a repository for the disposal of high-level radioactive waste and spent nuclear fuel, pursuant to the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982. Same as S.J.RES. 34. Became P.L. 107-200.

• H.R. 1954: To extend the authorities of the Iran and Libya Sanctions Act of 1996 until 2006, and for other purposes. Became P.L. 107-24.

• H.R. 2500: Making appropriations for the Departments of Commerce (Bureau of Export Administration), Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2002, and for other purposes. Became P. L. 107-77.

• H.R. 2506: Making appropriations for foreign operations, export financing, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2002, and for other purposes. Became P. L. 107-115.

• H.R. 3061: Making appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2002, and for other purposes. Became Public Law No: 107-116.

• H.R. 3338:Making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2002, and for other purposes. Became P.L. 107-117.

• H.R. 3448: To improve the ability of the United States to prevent, prepare for, and respond to bioterrorism and other public health emergencies. Became P.L. 107-188.

• H.R. 4775: Supplemental Appropriations for further recovery from and response to terrorist attacks on the United States for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2002, and for other purposes. Became P.L. 107-206. Related bill S. 2551.

• H.R.1646: To authorize appropriations for the Department of State for fiscal years 2002 and 2003, and for other purposes. Became P.L. 107-228

• S. 1438: A bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2002 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military constructions, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe personnel strengths for such fiscal year for the Armed Forces, and for other purposes. Became Public Law No: 107-107.

Legislation with Floor Action

• H.J.Res.75: Regarding inspection and monitoring to prevent the development of weapons of mass destruction in Iraq.

• H.RES. 195: Commending the United States military and defense contractor personnel responsible for successful in-flight ballistic missile defense interceptor test on July 14, 2001, and for other purposes.

• H.R. 2581: To provide authority to control exports, and for other purposes.

• H.R. 2586:To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2002 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe personnel strengths for such fiscal year for the Armed Forces, and for other purposes. (Note: For further action, see S. 1428 which passed in lieu of H.R. 2586 and became P.L. 107-107 on 12/28/01.)

• H.AMDT. 318 to H.R. 2586: Amendment increases funding for activities to combat terrorism by $400 million.

• H.Amdt. 126 to H.R. 2311:Amendment sought to decrease funding for the National Ignition Facility by $122.5 million and increase funding for nuclear nonproliferation activities by $66 million. (Failed by recorded vote: 91 - 331).

• H.R. 2983: To extend indemnification authority of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission under section 170 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, and for other purposes.

• H.R. 3016:To amend the Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996 with respect to the responsibilities of the Secretary of Health and Human Services regarding biological agents and toxins, and to amend title 18, United States Code, with respect to such agents and toxins, to clarify the application of cable television system privacy requirements to new cable services, to strenghen security at certain nuclear facilities, and for other purposes.

• H.R. 3160: To amend the Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996 with respect to the responsibilities of the Secretary of Health and Human Services regarding biological agents and toxins, and to amend title 18, United States Code, with respect to such agents and toxins.

• H.R. 3253: "Department of Veterans Affairs Emergency Preparedness Research, Education, and Bio-Terrorism Prevention Act of 2002." A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to enhance the emergency preparedness of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes. Also see S. 2132.

• H.R. 3458: To provide for the development and dissemination of educational materials about responding to terrorist events involving a nuclear, biological, or chemical element, and to provide for an emergency medicine alert network.

• H.R. 4546: An original bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2003 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe personnel strength for such fiscal year for the armed forces, and for other purposes. (See related bill S. 2514)

• H.R. 5005: To establish the Department of Homeland Security, and for other purposes.

• H.R. 5010: Making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2003, and for other purposes.

• S.AMDT. 4508 and S.AMDT. 4509: For weapons of mass destrction civil support teams.

• S.AMDT. 4510: To strengthen and enforce temporary flight restrictions for the protection of chemical weapons storage depots.

• S. AMDT. 4592: For detecting nuclear materials at US ports.

• S.AMDT. 4601: For equipping WMD civil support teams.

• S.AMDT. 4606: For establishment of vaccine acquisition council.

• S.AMDT 4619: For first responder terrorism preparedness.

• S.AMDT 4713 and S.AMDT 4754: For the Federal Government to enhance the ability of first responders to respond to incidents of terrorism, including incidents involving weapons of mass destruction.

• S. 149:A bill to provide authority to control exports, and for other purposes.

• S. 673:A bill to establish within the executive branch of the Government an interagency committee to review and coordinate United States nonproliferation efforts in the independent states of the former Soviet Union. (Incorporated as Title III Subtitle B of S. 1803).

• S. 994:A bill to amend the Iran and Libya Sanctions Act of 1996 to extend authorities under that Act.

• S. 1218:An original bill to extend the authorities of the Iran and Libya Sanctions Act of 1996 until 2006.  (Note: For further action, see H.R. 1954, which became Public Law 107-24 on 8/3/2001.)

• S. 1416:An original bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2002 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe personnel strengths for such fiscal year for the Armed Forces, and for other purposes. (Note: For further action, see S. 1438, which became Public Law 107-107 on 12/28/2001.)

• S. 1417:An original bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2002 for defense activities of the Department of Energy, and for other purposes. (Note: For further action, see S. 1438, which became Public Law 107-107 on 12/28/2001.)

• S. 1419:An original bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2002 for military activities of the Department of Defense, to prescribe personnel strengths for such fiscal year for the Armed Forces, and for other purposes. (Note: For further action, see S. 1438, which became Public Law 107-107 on 12/28/2001.)

• S. 1593: A bill to authorize the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to establish a grant program to support research projects on critical infrastructure protection for water supply systems . . .to develop technologies and processes for addressing biological, chemical, and radiological contamination.

• S. 1602: A bill to help protect the public against the threat of chemical attack.

• S. 1635: A bill to ensure the prompt research, development, manufacture, and distribution of new life-saving drugs, biologics, and medical devices that prevent or mitigate the consequences of a chemical or biological bioterrorist attack, and for other purposes.

• S. 1665: A bill amend title 18, United States Code, with respect to false information regarding certain criminal violations concerning hoax reports of biological, chemical, and nuclear weapons.

• S. 1765: A bill to improve the ability of the United States to prepare for and respond to a biological threat or attack. Incorporated into H.R. 3448, signed into law June 12, 2002.

• S. 1803:An original bill to authorize appropriations under the Arms Export Control Act and the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 for security assistance for fiscal years 2002 and 2003, and for other purposes.

• S. 2132: "Department of Veterans Affairs Emergency Preparedness Research, Education, and Bio-Terrorism Prevention Act of 2002." A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for the establishment of medical emergency preparedness centers in the Veterans Health Administration, to provide for the enhancement of the medical research activities of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes. Also see H.R. 3253.

• S. 2452: A bill to establish the Department of National Homeland Security and the National Office for Combating Terrorism. Related bill: H.R. 4660.

• S. 2487 A bill to provide for global pathogen surveillance and response.

• S. 2514: An original bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2003 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe personnel strength for such fiscal year for the armed forces, and for other purposes. (See related bill H. 4547)

• S. 2664: A bill to amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to establish a program to provide assistance to enhance the ability of first responders to respond to incidents of terrorism, including incidents involving weapons of mass destruction, and for other purposes.

• S.Amdt.4435 to H.R. 5010 (see above): To authorize the waiver of the prohibition on the use of Cooperative Threat Reduction funds for chemical weapons destruction.

• S.AMDT.4532 to H.R. 5093: To provide critical emergency supplemental appropriations for the National Nuclear Security Administration.

Legislation without Floor Action

• H.J.Res. 97: Calling for an end to the threat of nuclear destruction.

• H.J.Res. 110: Authorizing the use of United States Armed Forces against Iraq.

• H. Res. 17: Recognizing the security interests of the United States in furthering complete nuclear disarmament.

• H. Res. 313: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding the continued importance of the Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty.

• H.R. 1158: To establish the National Homeland Security Agency.

• H.R. 1281: To declare the policy of the United States with respect to deployment of a National Missile Defense System.

• H.R. 1283: To establish the policy of the United States with respect to deployment of missile defense systems capable of defending allies of the United States against ballistic missile defense.

• H.R. 1292: To require the President to develop and implement a strategy for homeland security.

• H.R. 1358: To remove the sanctions imposed on India and Pakistan as a result of the detonation by those countries of nuclear explosive devices in 1998, and for other purposes.

• H.R. 2013: To provide the President with flexibility to set strategic nuclear delivery system levels to meet United States national security goals.

• H.R. 2297: To require that the level of long-range nuclear forces of the Department of Defense be reduced to 3,500 warheads consistent with the provisions of the START II treaty.

• H.R. 2351: To establish the policy of the United States for reducing the number of nuclear warheads in the United States and Russian arsenals, for reducing the number of nuclear weapons of those two nations that are on high alert, and for expanding and accelerating programs to prevent diversion and proliferation of Russian nuclear weapons, fissile materials, and nuclear expertise.

• H.R. 2503: To provide for nuclear disarmament and economic conversion in accordance with District of Columbia Initiative Measure Number 37 of 1992.

• H.R. 2514: To provide for burdensharing contributions from allied and other friendly foreign countries for the costs of deployment of any United States missile defense system that is designed to protect those countries from ballistic missile attack.

• H.R. 2557:To provide authority to control exports, and for other purposes. Also see H.R. 2568 and H.R. 2581.

• H.R. 2568:To provide authority to control exports, and for other purposes. Also see H.R. 2557 and H.R. 2581 (with floor action).

• H.R. 2786:To provide deployment criteria for the National Missile Defense system, and to provide for operationally realistic testing of the National Defense system against countermeasures.

• H.R. 2889:To lift the nuclear test sanctions against India.

• H.R. 3153: To assist states in preparing for, and responding to, biological or chemical terrorist attacks.

• H.R. 3154: To require the Secretary of Defense to establish at least one Weapons of Mass Destruction Civil Support Team in each State and at least one such team under the direction of the National Guard Bureau.

• H.R. 3176: To provide for the development of protocols for uniform national responses to public health emergencies involving dangerous biological agents or dangerous chemicals.

• H.R. 3219: To enable the Centers for Disease control to carry out its responsibilities efficiently, including with regard to bioterrorism, by authorizing additional appropriations for designing, constructing, and equipping new facilities and renovating existing facilities.

• H.R. 3242: To ensure that the U.S. is prepared for an attack using biological and chemical weapons.

• H.R. 3255:To respond to the threat of bioterrorism.

• H.R. 3269: To provide for the development of State medical disaster response plans regarding terrorist attacks that use biological or chemical weapons.

• H.R. 3290:To authorize the Secretary of Energy to guarantee loans to facilitate nuclear nonproliferation programs and activities of the Government of the Russian Federation, and for other purposes.

• H.R. 3306: To set up a certification system for research facilities that possess dangerous biological agents and toxins, and for other purposes. (See also S. 1661)

• H.R. 3310: To improve the ability of the United States to prepare for and respond to a biological threat or attack.

• H.R. 3382: To amend the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 and the Energy Reorganization Act of 1974 to strengthen security at sensitive nuclear facilities.

• H.R. 3393: To make additional emergency supplemental appropriations for fiscal year 2002 for urgent counter-terrorism activities including chemical and biological warfare defense capabilities, funds for detection systems, vaccines, mobile laboratories, and public safety at chemical weapons storage facilities.

• H.R. 3458: To provide for the development and dissemination of educational materials about responding to terrorist events involving a nuclear, biological, or chemical element, and to provide for an emergency medicine alert network.

• H.R. 3555:To prevent, prepare for, and respond to the threat of terrorism in America, and for other purposes.

• H.R. 3836:To establish a Russian Federation debt reduction for nonproliferation program.

• H.R. 4624:To promote the non-proliferation of nuclear weapons and other weapons of mass destruction.

• H.R. 4660: A bill to establish the Department of National Homeland Security and the National Office for Combating Terrorism.

• H.R. 4698: To require licenses for the sale, purchase and distribution of certain chemicals that are precursors to chemical weapons, and for other purposes.

• H.R. 4864:To combat terrorism and defend the Nation against terrorist acts, and for other purposes.

• H.R. 4913:To encourage and facilitate the security of nuclear materials and facilities worldwide.

• H.R. 4920:To provide for the continued applicability of the requirements of the ABM Treaty to the United States.

• H.R. 5023:To establish a task force to evaluate and make recommendations with respect to the security of sealed sources of radioactive materials, and for other purposes. Also see S. 2684.

• H.R. 5150:To remove the exemption with respect to Pakistan from the prohibition on assistance to a country whose elected head of government was deposed by decree or military coup.

• H.R. 5275: To provide for the external regulation of nuclear safety and occupational safety and health at nonmilitary energy laboratories owned or operated by the Department of Energy.

• H.R. 5540: To encourage respect for the rights of religious and ethnic minorities in Iran and to deter Iran from supporting international terrorism and from furthering its weapons of mass destruction programs.

• H.R. 5441: To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to establish a program to provide Federal grants to first responders to enhance their ability to respond to incidents of terrorism, including incidents involving weapons of mass destruction, and for other purposes.

• S. J.RES. 41:A joint resolution calling for Congress to consider and vote on a resolution for the use of force by the United States Armed Forces against Iraq before such force is deployed. Related bills: H.J.RES. 309.

• S. RES 171: A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate concerning the provision of funding for bioterrorism preparedness and response, both domestically and internationally.

• S. RES 282:A resolution disapproving the withdrawal of the United States from the 1972 Treaty Between the United States of America and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics on the Limitation of Anti-Ballistic Missile Systems (ABM Treaty), signed in Moscow on May 26, 1972 (Ex. L. 92-2).

• S. 1117:A bill to establish the policy of the United States for reducing the number of nuclear warheads in the United States and Russian arsenals, for reducing the number of nuclear weapons of those two nations that are on high alert, and for expanding and accelerating programs to prevent diversion and proliferation of Russian nuclear weapons, fissile materials, and nuclear expertise.

• S. 1277:A bill to authorize the Secretary of Energy to guarantee loans to facilitate nuclear nonproliferation programs and activities of the Government of the Russian Federation, and for other purposes.

• S. 1285:A bill to provide the President with flexibility to set strategic nuclear delivery system levels to meet United States national security goals. Also see H.R. 2013.

• S. 1439: A bill to provide and revise conditions and requirements for the ballistic missile defense programs, and for other purposes.

• S. 1486: A bill to ensure that the United States is prepared for an attack using biological or chemical weapons. Also see H.R. 3242.

• S. 1508: A bill to increase the preparedness of the United States to respond to a biological or chemical weapons attack.

• S. 1520: A bill to assist States in preparing for, and responding to, biological or chemical terrorist attacks. Also see H.R. 3153.

• S. 1534: A bill to establish the Department of National Homeland Security. Also see related bill S.2452.

• S. 1546: A bill to provide additional funding to combat bioterrorism.

• S. 1548: A bill to allow the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to award a grant to create and maintain a website with information regarding bioterrorism.

• S. 1560: A bill to strengthen United States capabilities in environmental detection and the monitoring of biological agents.

• S. 1565: A bill relating to United States adherence to the ABM Treaty.

• S. 1635: A bill to ensure the prompt research, development, manufacture, and distribution of new life-saving drugs, biologics, and medical devices that prevent or mitigate the consequences of a chemical or biological bioterrorist attack, and for other purposes.

• S.1650: A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to change provisions regarding emergencies and to requires the Department of Justice, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), the Office of Homeland Security, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and certain congressional committees to coordinate and inform on another during declared public emergencies.

• S. 1661: A bill to set up a certification system for research facilities that possess dangerous biological agents and toxins, and for other purposes. (See also H.R. 3306)

• S. 1665: A bill amend title 18, United States Code, with respect to false information regarding certain criminal violations concerning hoax reports of biological, chemical, and nuclear weapons.

• S. 1705: A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for the establishment of a homeland security academic centers for public health preparedness network.

• S. 1706: A bill to provide for the enhanced control of biological agents and toxins.

• S. 1715: A bill to improve the ability of the United States to prepare for and respond to a biological threat or attack.

• S. 1746: A bill to amend the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 and the Energy Reorganization Act of 1974 to strengthen security at sensitive nuclear facilities.

• S. 1747:A bill to provide funding to improve the security of the American people by protecting against the threat of bioterrorism.

• S. 1764: A bill to provide incentives to increase research by commercial, for-profit entities to develop vaccines, microbicides, diagnostic technologies, and other drugs to prevent and treat illnesses associated with a biological or chemical weapons attack.

• S. 1780: A bill to provide increased flexibility Governmentwide for the procurement of property and services to facilitate the defense against terrorism, and for other purposes.

• S. 1993: A bill to authorize a military construction project for the construction of a Weapons of Mass Destruction Responder Training Facility at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri.

• S. 2026: A bill to authorize the use of Cooperative Threat Reduction funds for projects and activities to address proliferation threats outside the states of the former Soviet Union, and for other purposes.

• S. 2061: A bill to establish a national response to terrorism, a national urban search and rescue task force program to ensure local capability to respond to the threat and aftermath of terrorist activities and other emergencies, and for other purposes.

• S. 2066: A bill to prohibit United States assistance and commercial arms exports to countries and entities supporting international terrorism.

• S. 2115: A bill to amend the Public Health Act to create a Center for Bioterrorism Preparedness within the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

• S. 2186: A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to establish a new Assistant Secretary to perform operations, preparedness, security and law enforcement functions, and for other purposes.

• S. 2215: A bill to halt Syrian support for terrorism, end its occupation of Lebanon, stop its development of weapons of mass destruction, cease its illegal importation of Iraqi oil, and by so doing hold Syria accountable for its role in the Middle East, and for other purposes.

• S. 2478: A bill to promote enhanced non-proliferation cooperation between the United States and the Russian Federation.

• S. 2545: A bill to extend and improve the United States programs on the proliferation of nuclear materials, and for other purposes.

• S. 2684: A bill to amend the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 to establish a task force to identify legislative and administrative action that can be taken to ensure the security of sealed sources of radioactive material, and for other purposes.

• S. 2908: A bill to require the Secretary of Defense to establish at least one Weapons of Mass Destruction Civil Support Team in each States, and for other purposes.

• S. 3058: A bill to amend the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act of 2000 to provide benefits for contractor employees of the Department of Energy who were exposed to toxic substances at Department of Energy facilities, to provide coverage under subtitle B of that Act for certain additional individuals, to establish an ombudsman and otherwise reform the assistance provided to claimants under that Act, and for other purposes.

Last updated: 10/15/02

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