[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 120 (Thursday, July 13, 2023)]
[Senate]
[Page S2620]
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SA 465. Mr. GRAHAM (for himself and Mr. Blumenthal) submitted an
amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 2226, to
authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2024 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 in subtitle B of title XV, insert
the following:
SEC. ___. MONITORING IRANIAN ENRICHMENT.
(a) Definitions.--In this section:
(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 subsection (b)(1); or
(B) any enrichment of uranium-235 in a quantity exceeding
10 kilograms.
(b) Notification to Congress.--
(1) 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.
(2) Classified notice to members of congress.--Not later
than 24 hours after the submission of the notification under
paragraph (1), the Director of National Intelligence shall
submit to Congress a 1-page document with respect to the
determination, which shall be made available to any member of
the Senate or the House of Representatives, aligned with the
proper classification authorizations.
(3) 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 paragraph (1), the
Director of National Intelligence shall submit to the
appropriate congressional committees and congressional
leadership--
(A) not later than 48 hours after making a determination
that such significant enrichment activity has occurred, a
notification of the determination; and
(B) not later than 24 hours after the submission of the
notification under subparagraph (A), a 1-page document with
respect to the determination.
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