[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 115 (Thursday, July 11, 2024)]
[Senate]
[Page S4901]
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  SA 2559. Mr. PADILLA submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
by him to the bill S. 4638, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 
2025 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 end of subtitle B of title XXXI, add the following:

     SEC. 3123. DESIGNATION OF NATIONAL NUCLEAR SECURITY 
                   ADMINISTRATION AS TECHNICAL NUCLEAR FORENSICS 
                   LEAD.

       (a) In General.--Section 3211(b) of the National Nuclear 
     Security Administration Act (50 U.S.C. 2401(b)) is amended by 
     adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(7) To lead the technical nuclear forensics efforts of 
     the United States.''.
       (b) Rule of Construction.--The amendment made by this 
     section may not be construed to alter the functions vested in 
     any department or agency of the Federal Government by statute 
     other than the National Nuclear Security Administration 
     pursuant to such amendment.
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