118 S1981 IS: Iranian Enrichment Monitoring Act of 2023 U.S. Senate 2023-06-14 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.

II 118th CONGRESS1st Session S. 1981 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES June 14, 2023 Mr. Graham (for himself, Mr. Menendez, and Mr. Blumenthal) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Select Committee on Intelligence A BILL To modify the Iran Nuclear Weapons Capability and Terrorism Monitoring Act of 2022.

1.

Short title

This Act may be cited as the Iranian Enrichment Monitoring Act of 2023.

2.

Definitions

In this Act: (1)

Appropriate congressional committees

The term appropriate congressional committees means— (A)the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on Foreign Relations, the Select Committee on Intelligence, the Committee on Appropriations, and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate; and (B)the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, the Committee on Appropriations, and the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives. (2)

Congressional leadership

The term congressional leadership means— (A)the majority leader of the Senate; (B)the minority leader of the Senate; (C)the Speaker of the House of Representatives; and (D)the minority leader of the House of Representatives. (3)

Significant enrichment activity

The term significant enrichment activity means— (A)any enrichment of any amount of uranium-235 to a purity percentage that is 5 percent higher than the purity percentage indicated in the prior notification to Congress under section 3(a); or (B)any enrichment of uranium-235 in a quantity exceeding 10 kilograms.

3.

Notification to Congress

(a)

In general

Not later than 48 hours after the Director of National Intelligence determines that the Islamic Republic of Iran has produced or possesses any amount of uranium-235 enriched to greater than 60 percent purity, the Director of National Intelligence shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees and congressional leadership a notification of such determination. (b)

Classified notice to members of Congress

Not later than 24 hours after the submission of the notification under subsection (a), the Director of National Intelligence shall submit to Congress a 1-page document with respect to the determination, which shall be— (1)made available to any member of the Senate or the House of Representatives; and (2)classified at the Top Secret/Sensitive Compartmented Information level. (c)

Subsequent notifications

If the Director of National Intelligence determines that the Islamic Republic of Iran has engaged in significant enrichment activity subsequent to the submission of a notification under subsection (a), the Director of National Intelligence shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees and congressional leadership— (1) not later than 48 hours after making a determination that such significant enrichment activity has occurred, a notification of the determination; and (2)not later than 24 hours after the submission of the notification under paragraph (1), a 1-page document with respect to the determination.