RADIOACTIVE SUBSTANCES

Amendments

Territories: improve administration of programs in the insular areas (S. 1237), S3820, S3821 [18JN]

Articles and editorials

Atomic Veterans Still Fighting for Recognition From U.S. Government, H5057 [30MY]

Justice for the Atomic Veterans, H5058 [30MY]

Bills and resolutions

Armed Forces: authorize the award of a military service medal to members exposed to ionizing radiation as a result of participation in testing nuclear weapons or other circumstances (see H.R. 4778), H5063 [30MY]

Army: abolish Chemical Corps and transfer functions and members to Ordnance Corps (see H.R. 5574), H7883 [18SE]

Dept. of HHS: expand the definition of trauma to include thermal, electrical, chemical, radioactive, and other extrinsic agents (see S. 2406), S3294 [22MY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: strengthen Domestic Nuclear Detection Office (see H.R. 5629), H7885 [18SE]

Health: increase understanding of health effects of low doses of ionizing radiation (see H.R. 5544), H7882 [18SE]

NRC: ensure State and local communities participate in development of nuclear plant decommissioning plans and require public approval or rejection of such proposed plans (see S. 2326), S2953 [13MY] (see H.R. 4667), H4434 [15MY]

——— prohibit certain waivers and exemptions from emergency preparedness and response and security regulations for spent fuel stored at closed nuclear reactors (see S. 2324), S2953 [13MY]

——— require nuclear reactor operators to expand emergency planning zones and develop plans for dry cask storage of spent nuclear fuel (see S. 2325), S2953 [13MY]

Nuclear weapons: designate a national day of remembrance for workers of the U.S. nuclear weapons program (see S. Res. 417), S2239 [8AP]

Letters

Strengthening Domestic Nuclear Security Act: Representative Lamar Smith, Committee on Science, Space, and Technology (House), H8193 [1DE]

——— Representative McCaul, Committee on Homeland Security (House), H8193 [1DE]

Messages

National Emergency Relative to Disposition of Russian Highly Enriched Uranium: President Obama, S3860 [19JN]

Remarks in House

Armed Forces: authorize the award of a military service medal to members exposed to ionizing radiation as a result of participation in testing nuclear weapons or other circumstances (H.R. 4778), H5057 [30MY]

Dept. of Energy: allow closure of Yucca Mountain, NV, nuclear waste disposal site, H6031, H6032 [9JY]

——— defense environmental cleanup funding through reductions in inertial confinement fusion ignition and high yield campaign funding, H4746 [21MY]

——— eliminate environmental cleanup reimbursement backlog, H5981 [9JY]

——— Los Alamos National Laboratory cleanup funding, H5981 [9JY]

——— prohibit funding to contravene the USEC Privatization Act relative to Secretarial Determination on uranium transfers’ impact on domestic uranium industry and all public notice and comment requirements, H6049, H6050 [10JY]

——— Richland, WA, Operations Office at Hanford funding, H5978 [9JY]

Dept. of HHS: expand the definition of trauma to include thermal, electrical, chemical, radioactive, and other extrinsic agents (H.R. 3548), H5695, H5696 [24JN], E1062 [24JN], E1095 [30JN]

Dept. of Homeland Security: strengthen Domestic Nuclear Detection Office (H.R. 5629), H8192–H8194 [1DE]

Hazardous substances: Yucca Mountain, NV, nuclear waste disposal site funding, H6019, H6020 [9JY]

Health: increase understanding of health effects of low doses of ionizing radiation (H.R. 5544), H8011, H8012 [17NO]

USEC, Inc.: funding, H6070 [10JY]

Remarks in Senate

Courts: decision regarding Yucca Mountain, NV, nuclear waste disposal site, S641–S644 [30JA]

Dept. of HHS: expand the definition of trauma to include thermal, electrical, chemical, radioactive, and other extrinsic agents (H.R. 3548), S5312 [31JY]

Dept. of Justice: improve compensation under the Radiation Exposure Compensation Program for workers involved in uranium mining (S. 773), S3960 [25JN]

Hazardous substances: Yucca Mountain, NV, nuclear waste disposal site funding, S641–S644 [30JA]

Manhattan Project National Historical Park: establish, S6654 [11DE]

Nuclear weapons: designate a national day of remembrance for workers of the U.S. nuclear weapons program (S. Res. 417), S4364 [9JY]

Territories: improve administration of programs in the insular areas (S. 1237), S3821 [18JN]

——— improve administration of programs in the insular areas (S. 1237), unanimous-consent agreement, S3822 [18JN]

Reports filed

Improving Trauma Care Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 3548) (H. Rept. 113–458), H4683 [20MY]

——— Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate) (S. 2406), S4762 [23JY]

Omnibus Territories Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1237) (S. Rept. 113–146), S2238 [8AP]

Texts of

H.R. 3548, Improving Trauma Care Act, H5695 [24JN]

H.R. 5544, Low-Dose Radiation Research Act, H8011 [17NO]

H.R. 5629, Strengthening Domestic Nuclear Security Act, H8192 [1DE]

S. 1237, Omnibus Territories Act, S3822 [18JN]

S. Res. 417, designate a national day of remembrance for workers of the U.S. nuclear weapons program, S2241 [8AP]