[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3173 Introduced in House (IH)]






108th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3173

   To provide for the purchase by the Secretary of Energy of excess 
 Russian plutonium and highly enriched uranium, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 24, 2003

 Mr. Nadler (for himself, Mr. Frost, Ms. Corrine Brown of Florida, Ms. 
Schakowsky, and Ms. Slaughter) introduced the following bill; which was 
          referred to the Committee on International Relations

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                                 A BILL


 
   To provide for the purchase by the Secretary of Energy of excess 
 Russian plutonium and highly enriched uranium, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Nuclear Terrorist Threat Reduction 
Act''.

SEC. 2. PURCHASE OF EXCESS RUSSIAN PLUTONIUM AND HIGHLY ENRICHED 
              URANIUM.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary of Energy shall purchase or 
otherwise secure excess Russian plutonium and highly enriched uranium.
    (b) Securing Excess Russian Plutonium.--There are authorized to be 
appropriated to the Secretary of Energy--
            (1) $3,000,000,000, in order to purchase and secure in 
        monitored storage up to 100 tons of excess Russian plutonium;
            (2) $1,000,000,000, in order to convert Russian plutonium 
        pits to oxide; and
            (3) $5,000,000,000, in order to immobilize up to 100 tons 
        of excess Russian plutonium.
    (c) Securing Excess Russian Highly Enriched Uranium.--There are 
authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of Energy--
            (1) $4,000,000,000, in order to purchase and secure in 
        monitored storage an additional 300 tons of highly enriched 
        uranium; and
            (2) $7,000,000,000, in order to downblend remaining excess 
        highly enriched uranium.
    (d) Improving Security and Accounting for Nuclear Material in 
Russia.--There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of 
Energy $5,000,000,000, in order to make a series of improvements to the 
security of nuclear material in Russia, including material 
consolidation, equipment upgrades, training of operators, managers, and 
regulators, computerized inventory systems, and upgrading security 
during transport.
    (e) Downsizing and Restructuring of Russia's Excess Nuclear 
Complex.--There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of 
Energy--
            (1) $2,000,000,000, in order to downsize excess Russian 
        nuclear complex facilities and prepare them for civilian use;
            (2) $700,000,000, in order to employ knowledgeable nuclear 
        personnel; and
            (3) $300,000,000, in order to replace plutonium producing 
        reactors.
    (f) Ensuring Transparency in Russia and Verifying Progress.--There 
are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of Energy 
$2,000,000,000 in order to ensure transparency in Russia and verify 
progress.
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