3.0.0 2708 2023-01-15T05:32:37Z 2023-01-15T05:32:37Z House H HR 2003-07-10 108 hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing hsju08 Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee Referred to 2003-09-04T15:32:18Z Referred to 2003-07-10T14:01:30Z hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing hsif03 Energy, Climate and Grid Security Subcommittee Referred to 2003-07-23T21:30:01Z Referred to 2003-07-10T14:01:25Z Nuclear Infrastructure Security Act of 2003 108 1043 S 2003-11-06 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 372. Identical bill CRS 2003-09-04 hsju08 Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. Committee 2003-07-23 hsif03 Energy, Climate and Grid Security Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Air Quality. Committee 2003-07-10 Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2003-07-10 Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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. IntroReferral H11100-A 9 Library of Congress 2003-07-10 Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee 2003-07-10 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2003-07-10 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress S000097 Rep. Saxton, Jim [R-NJ-3] H. SAXTON R NJ JAMES 3 N L000342 Rep. Lipinski, William O. [D-IL-3] WILLIAM LIPINSKI D IL O. 3 2003-09-10 False C000059 Rep. Calvert, Ken [R-CA-44] KEN CALVERT R CA 44 2003-09-16 False M000087 Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-14] CAROLYN MALONEY D NY B. 14 2004-02-24 False Energy Administrative procedure Ammunition Armed Forces and National Security Assault weapons Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues Classified defense information Congress Congressional reporting requirements Crime and Law Enforcement Criminal justice information Disciplining of employees Discrimination in employment Dismissal of employees EBB Terrorism Emergency Management Emergency communication systems Employee selection Employee training Environmental Protection Executive reorganization Explosives Federal officials Federal-local relations Federal-state relations Fines (Penalties) Fingerprints Firearms Firearms control Fissionable materials Foreign Trade and International Finance Government Operations and Politics Government contractors Government paperwork Identification of criminals Imports Independent regulatory commissions Infrastructure International Affairs Labor and Employment Law Licenses Military training National Guard Nuclear Regulatory Commission Nuclear facilities Nuclear fuels Nuclear power plants Nuclear security measures Nuclear terrorism Nuclear weapons Performance measurement Planning Police training Private police Radiation safety Radioactive wastes Sabotage Security classification (Government documents) Security clearances Security measures Subcontractors Terrorism Transportation and Public Works Transportation of hazardous substances Uranium enrichment Whistle blowing Energy 00 2003-07-10 Introduced in House 2003-10-23T14:41:57Z Nuclear Infrastructure Security Act of 2003 - Amends the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 to require the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), in coordination with the Department of Homeland Security, to study and report to Congress on threats and vulnerabilities targeting nuclear facilities. Directs the NRC to: (1) revise design basis threats; (2) establish a system for the determination of threat levels; (3) require each licensee or certificate holder of a designated nuclear facility to revise its security plan and make necessary upgrades; (4) review the emergency response plan for each facility; (5) assign a Federal security coordinator to each NRC region; and (6) require fingerprinting of nuclear facility personnel for criminal history record checks.

Amends the Energy Reorganization Act of 1974 to establish in the NRC the Office of Nuclear Security and Incident Response.

Directs the NRC to establish a security response evaluation program to assess the ability of each designated nuclear facility to defend against threats in accordance with the facility's security plan.

Amends Federal criminal law to authorize NRC licensees and certificate holders guarding nuclear facilities, equipment, or material to: (1) transport short-barreled shotguns or rifles; (2) accept imported firearms or ammunition; (3) transport and possess firearms; and (4) possess semiautomatic assault weapons and large capacity ammunition feeding devices.

Amends the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 to: (1) redefine byproduct material to include accelerator-produced radioactive material; and (2) direct the NRC to promulgate requirements and standards for its acquisition, possession, transfer, use, or disposal.

Amends the Energy Reorganization Act to extend whistleblower protection to a contractor or subcontractor of the NRC.

]]> Nuclear Infrastructure Security Act of 2003 Display Title Nuclear Infrastructure Security Act of 2003 Official Title as Introduced To provide for the security of commercial nuclear power plants and facilities designated by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Nuclear Infrastructure Security Act of 2003 Introduced in House 2003-07-10T04:00:00Z 2003-09-04 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.