[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 571 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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118th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 571

 To require reports on the dangers posed by nuclear reactors in areas 
                 that might experience armed conflict.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           February 28, 2023

  Mr. Markey introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
              referred to the Committee on Armed Services

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                                 A BILL


 
 To require reports on the dangers posed by nuclear reactors in areas 
                 that might experience armed conflict.

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

SECTION 1. REPORT ON DANGERS POSED BY NUCLEAR REACTORS IN AREAS THAT 
              MIGHT EXPERIENCE ARMED CONFLICT.

    (a) In General.--Not later than 120 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense and the Administrator 
for Nuclear Security shall jointly submit to the appropriate committees 
of Congress a report assessing the following:
            (1) The dangers posed to the national security of the 
        United States, to the interests of allies and partners of the 
        United States, and to the safety and security of civilian 
        populations, by nuclear reactors and nuclear power plants in 
        existence as of such date of enactment or scheduled to be 
        completed during the 10-year period beginning on such date of 
        enactment and located in the following areas:
                    (A) Regions that have experienced armed conflict in 
                the 25 years preceding such date of enactment.
                    (B) Areas that are contested or likely to 
                experience armed conflict during the life span of those 
                reactors and plants.
                    (C) Areas that would be involved in any of the 
                following hypothetical conflicts:
                            (i) An attack by the Russian Federation on 
                        the eastern European countries of Estonia, 
                        Latvia, Belarus, Lithuania, or Poland.
                            (ii) A conflict between India and Pakistan.
                            (iii) A conflict over Taiwan.
                            (iv) An attack by North Korea on South 
                        Korea.
            (2) Steps the United States or allies and partners of the 
        United States can take to prevent, prepare for, and mitigate 
        the risks to the national security of the United States, to the 
        interests of allies and partners of the United States, and to 
        the safety and security of civilian populations, posed by 
        nuclear reactors and power plants in places that may experience 
        armed conflict.
    (b) Form of Report.--The report required by subsection (a) shall be 
submitted in unclassified form but may include a classified annex.
    (c) Appropriate Committees of Congress Defined.--In this section, 
the term ``appropriate committees of Congress'' means--
            (1) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on 
        Foreign Relations, and the Committee on Environment and Public 
        Works of the Senate; and
            (2) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on 
        Foreign Affairs, and the Committee on Energy and Commerce of 
        the House of Representatives.
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