3.0.0 1977 2023-01-11T20:36:13Z 2023-01-11T20:36:13Z Senate S S 2007-08-02 110 ssfr00 Foreign Relations Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2007-08-03T01:56:14Z 2007-08-02 ssfr00 Foreign Relations Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. IntroReferral 2007-08-02 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S10811-10812) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2007-08-02 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress O000167 Sen. Obama, Barack [D-IL] Barack Obama D IL N H001028 Sen. Hagel, Chuck [R-NE] CHUCK HAGEL R NE 2007-08-02 True D000563 Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] Richard Durbin D IL J. 2007-09-11 False C001070 Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA] Bob Casey D PA 2008-06-23 False K000148 Sen. Kerry, John F. [D-MA] JOHN KERRY D MA FORBES 2008-06-25 False International Affairs Armed Forces and National Security Arms control agreements Arms control verification Conferences Congress Congressional oversight Congressional reporting requirements Energy Federal advisory bodies Fissionable materials Government Operations and Politics International control of nuclear power Nuclear fuels Nuclear nonproliferation Nuclear security measures Nuclear weapons President and foreign policy Presidential appointments Uranium Uranium enrichment International Affairs 00 2007-08-02 Introduced in Senate 2007-09-20T16:24:12Z Nuclear Weapons Threat Reduction Act of 2007 - Authorizes the President, upon a specified congressional certification by the Secretary of State, to make voluntary contributions for creation of a low enriched uranium reserve administered by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) that would help guarantee the availability of fuel for commercial nuclear reactors and dissuade countries from building their own uranium enrichment capability.

Authorizes appropriations for voluntary contributions to the IAEA.

Directs the National Academy of Sciences to report to Congress on a verification regime for a fissile material cutoff treaty.

Directs the President to report to Congress respecting: (1) a plan to ensure the security of all nuclear weapons and weapons usable material at vulnerable sites worldwide and for working with other countries to ensure such materials' security; and (2) U.S. strategy and policies regarding the 2010 Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty Review Conference.

Authorizes appropriations to establish a national technical forensics program to develop technologies and procedures for determining the origin of nuclear materials, whether seized intact or collected after the detonation of a nuclear bomb.

Establishes the Commission on United States Objectives and Strategy for Nuclear Nonproliferation and Peaceful Use of Nuclear Technology.

]]> Nuclear Weapons Threat Reduction Act of 2007 Official Title as Introduced A bill to provide for sustained United States leadership in a cooperative global effort to prevent nuclear terrorism, reduce global nuclear arsenals, stop the spread of nuclear weapons and related material and technology, and support the responsible and peaceful use of nuclear technology. Introduced in Senate IS Display Title Nuclear Weapons Threat Reduction Act of 2007 Short Titles as Introduced Nuclear Weapons Threat Reduction Act of 2007 Introduced in Senate 2007-08-02T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110s1977is/xml/BILLS-110s1977is.xml 2007-08-02 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. 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.