3.0.0 640 2019-11-15T21:53:01Z 2019-11-15T21:53:01Z Senate S S 2011-03-17 112 ssfr00 Foreign Relations Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2011-03-17T21:04:10Z Furthering International Nuclear Safety Act of 2011 112 1326 HR 2011-04-14 Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held. Related bill CRS 2011-03-17 ssfr00 Foreign Relations Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text of measure as introduced: CR S1847-1848) IntroReferral 2011-03-17 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S1846-1847) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2011-03-17 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress A000069 Sen. Akaka, Daniel K. [D-HI] DANIEL AKAKA D HI KOHIKINA N C000174 Sen. Carper, Thomas R. [D-DE] Thomas Carper D DE R. 2011-03-17 True International Affairs Accidents Congressional oversight Government information and archives International law and treaties International organizations and cooperation Nuclear power International Affairs 00 2011-03-17 Introduced in Senate 2011-03-18T15:56:28Z Furthering International Nuclear Safety Act of 2011 - Directs the President to instruct the U.S. delegate to the Convention on Nuclear Safety to encourage: (1) parties to more systematically assess their progress in improving safety, (2) parties to increase the number of national reports and related answers to questions available to the public by posting them to a publicly available website of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), (3) the IAEA to assist the preparation of national reports and provide technical support to improve civilian nuclear program safety, and (4) countries that currently have or are considering the establishment of a civilian nuclear power program to formally join the Convention.

Directs the Secretary of State to submit to Congress the U.S. government's strategic plan and goals for international nuclear safety cooperation for operating power reactors.

Sets forth reporting requirements regarding: (1) implementation of such strategic plan, and (2) U.S. efforts to further international nuclear safety.

Defines "party'' as a nation that has formally joined the Convention.

]]> Furthering International Nuclear Safety Act of 2011 Short Titles as Introduced Furthering International Nuclear Safety Act of 2011 Display Title Furthering International Nuclear Safety Act of 2011 Official Title as Introduced A bill to underscore the importance of international nuclear safety cooperation for operating power reactors, encouraging the efforts of the Convention on Nuclear Safety, supporting progress in improving nuclear safety, and enhancing the public availability of nuclear safety information. Introduced in Senate 2011-03-17T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-112s640is/xml/BILLS-112s640is.xml 2011-03-17 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text of measure as introduced: CR S1847-1848) 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.