[Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 127 (Thursday, July 27, 2017)]
[Senate]
[Page S4523]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 508. Mr. DONNELLY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
by him to the bill H.R. 2810, to authorize appropriations for fiscal 
year 2018 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for 
military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of 
Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, 
and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as 
follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC. __. REVIEW OF UNITED STATES NUCLEAR AND RADIOLOGICAL 
                   TERRORISM PREVENTION STRATEGY.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary of Energy, acting through 
     the Administrator for Nuclear Security, shall enter into an 
     arrangement with the National Academy of Sciences to assess 
     and recommend improvements to the strategies of the United 
     States for preventing, countering, and responding to nuclear 
     and radiological terrorism, specifically terrorism involving 
     the use of nuclear weapons, improvised nuclear devices, or 
     radiological dispersal or exposure devices, or the sabotage 
     of nuclear facilities.
       (b) Review.--The assessment conducted under subsection (a) 
     shall address the adequacy of the strategies of the United 
     States described in that subsection and identify technical, 
     policy, and resource gaps with respect to--
       (1) identifying national and international nuclear and 
     radiological terrorism risks and critical emerging threats;
       (2) preventing state and non-state actors from acquiring 
     the technologies, materials, and critical expertise needed to 
     mount nuclear or radiological attacks;
       (3) countering efforts by state and non-state actors to 
     mount such attacks;
       (4) responding to nuclear and radiological terrorism 
     incidents to attribute their origin and help manage their 
     consequences; and
       (5) other important matters identified by the National 
     Academy of Sciences that are directly relevant to those 
     strategies.
       (c) Recommendations.--The assessment conducted under 
     subsection (a) shall include recommendations to the Secretary 
     of Energy, Congress, and such other Federal entities as the 
     National Academy of Sciences considers appropriate, for 
     preventing, countering, and responding to nuclear and 
     radiological terrorism, including recommendations for--
       (1) closing technical, policy, or resource gaps;
       (2) improving cooperation and appropriate integration among 
     Federal entities and Federal, State, and tribal governments;
       (3) improving cooperation between the United States and 
     other countries and international organizations; and
       (4) other important matters identified by the National 
     Academy of Sciences that are directly relevant to the 
     strategies of the United States described in subsection (a).
       (d) Liaisons.--The Secretary of Energy, the Secretary of 
     Defense, the Secretary of Homeland Security, the Secretary of 
     State, and the Director of National Intelligence shall 
     appoint appropriate liaisons to the National Academy of 
     Sciences with respect to supporting the timely conduct of the 
     assessment required by subsection (a).
       (e) Access to Materials.--The Secretary of Energy, the 
     Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of Homeland Security, the 
     Secretary of State, and the Director of National Intelligence 
     shall provide access to the National Academy of Sciences to 
     materials relevant to the assessment required by subsection 
     (a).
       (f) Clearances.--The Secretary of Energy and the Director 
     of National Intelligence shall ensure that appropriate 
     members and staff of the National Academy of Sciences have 
     the necessary clearances, obtained in an expedited manner, to 
     conduct the assessment required by subsection (a).
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