[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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