3.0.0 2208 2023-01-11T20:20:28Z 2023-01-11T20:20:28Z Senate S S 2007-10-19 110 sseg00 Energy and Natural Resources Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2007-10-19T15:08:02Z Safety for Americans from Nuclear Weapons Testing Act 110 2383 HR 2007-06-20 Referred to the Subcommittee on Strategic Forces. Related bill CRS 2007-10-19 sseg00 Energy and Natural Resources Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. IntroReferral 2007-10-19 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress B000382 Sen. Bennett, Robert F. [R-UT] ROBERT BENNETT R UT F. N H000338 Sen. Hatch, Orrin G. [R-UT] ORRIN HATCH R UT GRANT 2007-10-19 True Armed Forces and National Security Arizona Classified defense information Compensation (Law) Congress Congressional oversight Congressional reporting requirements Economics and Public Finance Education Electronic government information Environmental Protection Environmental assessment Environmental monitoring Federal advisory bodies Federal aid to education Federal aid to research Government Operations and Politics Government liability Government publicity Groundwater Health Health information systems Higher education Internet Law Legislation Medical research Nevada Nuclear weapons Pollution measurement Public meetings Radiation Radiation victims Radioactive pollution Research centers Research grants Science, Technology, Communications Utah Armed Forces and National Security 00 2007-10-19 Introduced in Senate 2007-12-11T16:41:46Z Safety for Americans from Nuclear Weapons Testing Act - Deems the resumption of underground nuclear testing at the Nevada Test Site or the use of any other location for such testing to be a major federal action significantly affecting the quality of the human environment for which a separate environmental impact statement is required under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969. Outlines information required to be included in such statement, including: (1) the possibility of radiation containment failure and the effects of such failure; (2) possible long-term effects on the water table from underground radiation leakage; and (3) information with respect to categories of weapons subject to testing.

Prohibits the United States from resuming any such testing unless authorized by a law enacted after the enactment of this Act.

Requires: (1) advance (seven days) public notice of each test; (2) prompt notice of each release of radiation resulting from a test; and (3) a study by the National Academy of Sciences on the safety and health of citizens in the vicinity of the Site. Establishes a Nevada Test Site Citizens Review Board to address environmental, health, and safety issues related to nuclear testing at the Site.

Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security to make grants to institutions of higher education to acquire and operate for ten years radiation detection equipment and sensors.

Directs the Secretary of Energy, through the Department of Energy (DOE) and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), to monitor any radiation released into the atmosphere as a result of such testing. Requires: (1) DOE radiation containment assessment; and (2) public notice of monitoring data.

Requires the: (1) Director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to make a grant to establish the National Center for the Study of Radiation and Human Health; and (2) Secretary of Health and Human Services to conduct a study of individuals exposed to nuclear weapons tests.

]]> Safety for Americans from Nuclear Weapons Testing Act Official Title as Introduced A bill to protect public health and safety in the event that testing of nuclear weapons by the United States is resumed. Introduced in Senate IS Display Title Safety for Americans from Nuclear Weapons Testing Act Short Titles as Introduced Safety for Americans from Nuclear Weapons Testing Act Introduced in Senate 2007-10-19T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110s2208is/xml/BILLS-110s2208is.xml 2007-10-19 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. 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.