RADIOACTIVE SUBSTANCES

Amendments

National security: support nonproliferation programs (S. Res. 90), S8848 [27JN]

Bills and resolutions

Armed Forces: present a ribbon to members who were exposed during active duty to ionizing radiation as a result of atomic weapons testing (see H.R. 1404), H2269 [20MR]

Arms control: support nonproliferation programs (see S. Res. 90), S3804 [17MR] (see H.R. 1719), H3301 [10AP]

Dept. of Energy: carry out a program to evaluate and demonstrate the operation of radiation detection systems for use at seaports (see S. 193), S1144 [17JA]

———improve funding mechanism for the Civilian Radioactive Waste Management Program (see H.R. 3429), H10339 [4NO]

———prohibit from disposing of low-level radioactive waste in certain landfills (see H.R. 2508), H5551 [18JN]

———purchase of excess plutonium and highly enriched uranium from Russia (see H.R. 3173), H8905 [24SE]

———transfer title and full responsibility for possession, transportation, and disposal of radioactive waste associated with the West Valley Demonstration Project (see H.R. 576), H319 [5FE]

Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act: include certain additional former nuclear weapons program workers in the Special Exposure Cohort compensation program (see H.R. 3689), H12919 [8DE]

Health: ensure safety and accuracy of medical imaging examinations and radiation therapy treatments (see S. 1197), S7476 [5JN]

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: prohibit foreign assistance and assistance to the Korean Peninsula Development Organization (see S. 145), S230 [13JA]

Medicaid: provide public access to quality medical imaging procedures and radiation therapy procedures (see H.R. 1214), H1745 [11MR]

Safety: provide for the disposition of U.S. uranium inventories (see H.R. 763), H699 [13FE]

Task Force on Sealed Source Protection: establish to evaluate and make recommendations on security of sealed sources of radioactive materials (see H.R. 891), H1332 [25FE]

Terrorism: provide incentives to commercial researchers to develop technologies and drugs to prevent and treat illnesses associated with a biological, chemical, or radiological weapons attack (see S. 666), S3993 [19MR]

Veterans: expand presumption of service-connection for certain diseases of former POW, enhance Dose Reconstruction Program, and enhance and fund certain other epidemiological studies (see S. 1281), S8125 [18JN]

Letters

Dept. of Energy high-level radioactive waste cleanup program funding: Spencer Abraham, Sec. of Energy, H9170 [2OC]

Nonproliferation of nuclear weapons and other weapons of mass destruction: several Russian leaders, H4585 [22MY]

———Valentina N. Pivnenko, Russian Duma, H4586 [22MY]

———Vasily F. Kuznetsov, Russian Duma, H4585 [22MY]

Messages

National Emergency Relative to Nuclear Proliferation in Russia: President Bush, S7606 [10JN]

Petitions and memorials

Guam: inclusion in Radiation Exposure Compensation Act, E1409 [8JY]

Remarks in House

Arms control: support nonproliferation programs, H4171 [15MY], H4585, H4590 [22MY]

Colorado River: All American Canal reservoir construction and cleanup of radioactive materials leaking into the river near Moab, UT, H11403 [18NO]

Dept. of Energy: high-level radioactive waste cleanup program funding, H9168-H9171 [2OC], H11401 [18NO], E2012 [8OC]

———increase renewable energy programs funding through reductions in Yucca Mountain, NV, nuclear waste disposal site funding, H7132-H7136 [18JY]

———transfer title and full responsibility for possession, transportation, and disposal of radioactive waste associated with the West Valley Demonstration Project, H3267, H3268 [10AP]

Guam: inclusion in Radiation Exposure Compensation Act, E1409 [8JY]

Hazardous substances: early acceptance or interim storage of high level nuclear waste at Yucca Mountain, NV, nuclear waste disposal site, H7131 [18JY]

———Yucca Mountain, NV, nuclear waste disposal site funding, H7124, H7125 [18JY], H11400 [18NO]

Iraq: health effects of depleted uranium, H1609 [5MR]

National Nuclear Security Administration: funding, H7122 [18JY]

NRC: improve safety of transporting nuclear materials, H9778-H9780 [21OC]

Nuclear energy: spent nuclear fuel storage sites, H7120, H7121 [18JY]

Nuclear weapons: development of earth penetrator weapons, H7124 [18JY]

Remarks in Senate

Arms control: support nonproliferation programs (S. Res. 90), S8847, S8848 [27JN]

Dept. of Defense: Radiation Exposure Compensation Program funding, S6845 [21MY]

Dept. of Energy: high-level waste cleanup program funding, S11545 [16SE]

———prohibit use of funds for certain nuclear development test sites and programs, S11434-S11441 [15SE], S11521-S11530, S11532 [16SE]

Health: ensure safety and accuracy of medical imaging examinations and radiation therapy treatments (S. 1197), S7489 [5JN]

Joint Convention on Safety of Spent Fuel and Radioactive Waste Management: ratification, S4730 [2AP]

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: prohibit foreign assistance and assistance to the Korean Peninsula Development Organization (S. 145), S198 [10JA]

Las Vegas, NV: establish National Hazardous Materials Transportation Center, S9697 [22JY]

Nuclear weapons: development of earth penetrator weapons, S5336 [11AP]

———improve security of nuclear weapons, materials, and facilities and increase nuclear nonproliferation funding, S4664-S4666 [2AP]

Terrorism: provide incentives to commercial researchers to develop technologies and drugs to prevent and treat illnesses associated with a biological, chemical, or radiological weapons attack (S. 666), S4009-S4016 [19MR], S4152 [20MR]

Veterans: expand presumption of service-connection for certain diseases of former POW, enhance Dose Reconstruction Program, and enhance and fund certain other epidemiological studies (S. 1281), S8133 [18JN]

Reports filed

Joint Convention on Safety of Spent Fuel and Radioactive Waste Management: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (Exec. Rept. 108-5), S4628 [1AP]

Support Nonproliferation Programs: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. Res. 90), S8862 [27JN]

Resolutions of ratification

Joint Convention on Safety of Spent Fuel and Radioactive Waste Management, S4628 [1AP], S4730 [2AP]

Statements

Nonproliferation and Cooperative Threat Reduction: Executive Office of the President, H4591 [22MY]

Summaries

Biological, Chemical and Radiological Weapons Countermeasures Research Act (S. 666), S4016 [19MR]

Texts of

S. 145, North Korea Democracy Act, S232 [13JA]

S. 1197, Consumer Assurance of Radiologic Excellence Act, S7490 [5JN]

S. 1281, Veterans Information and Benefits Enhancement Act, S8134 [18JN]

S. Res. 90, support nonproliferation programs, S3809 [17MR], S8848 [27JN]