I 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2891 
To prevent nuclear terrorism, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 27, 2007 
Mrs. TAUSCHER (for herself, Mr. MEEHAN, Mr. ANDREWS, Mr. BRADY of 
Pennsylvania, Mr. SPRATT, Ms. SHEA-PORTER, Mr. SMITH of Wash-
ington, and Mr. LOEBSACK) introduced the following bill; which was re-
ferred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs 
A BILL 
To prevent nuclear terrorism, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Nuclear Terrorism 
Prevention Act of 2007’’. 
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) The term ‘‘Convention on the Physical Pro-
tection of Nuclear Material’’ means the Convention 
on the Physical Protection of Nuclear Material, 
signed at New York and Vienna March 3, 1980. 
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(2) The term ‘‘formula quantities of strategic 
special nuclear material’’ means uranium-235 (con-
tained in uranium enriched to 20 percent or more in 
the U–235 isotope), uranium-233, or plutonium in 
any combination in a total quantity of 5,000 grams 
or more computed by the formula, grams = (grams 
contained U–235) + 2.5 (grams U–233 + grams 
plutonium), as set forth in the definitions of ‘‘for-
mula quantity’’ and ‘‘strategic special nuclear mate-
rial’’ in section 73.2 of title 10, Code of Federal 
Regulations. 
(3) The term ‘‘Nuclear Non-Proliferation Trea-
ty’’ means the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of 
Nuclear Weapons, done at Washington, London, and 
Moscow July 1, 1968, and entered into force March 
5, 1970 (21 UST 483). 
(4) The term ‘‘nuclear weapon’’ means any de-
vice utilizing atomic energy, exclusive of the means 
for transporting or propelling the device (where such 
means is a separable and divisible part of the de-
vice), the principal purpose of which is for use as, 
or for the development of, a weapon, a weapon pro-
totype, or a weapon test device. 
SEC. 3. FINDINGS. 
Congress makes the following findings: 
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(1) The possibility that terrorists may acquire 
and use a nuclear weapon against the United States 
is the most horrific threat that our Nation faces. 
(2) The September 2006 ‘‘National Strategy for 
Combating Terrorism’’ issued by the White House 
states, ‘‘Weapons of mass destruction in the hands 
of terrorists is one of the gravest threats we face.’’ 
(3) Former Senator and cofounder of the Nu-
clear Threat Initiative Sam Nunn has stated, 
‘‘Stockpiles of loosely guarded nuclear weapons ma-
terial are scattered around the world, offering invit-
ing targets for theft or sale. We are working on this, 
but I believe that the threat is outrunning our re-
sponse.’’. 
(4) Existing programs intended to secure, mon-
itor, and reduce nuclear stockpiles, redirect nuclear 
scientists, and interdict nuclear smuggling have 
made substantial progress, but additional efforts are 
needed to reduce the threat of nuclear terrorism as 
much as possible. 
(5) Former United Nations Secretary-General 
Kofi Annan has said that a nuclear terror attack 
‘‘would not only cause widespread death and de-
struction, but would stagger the world economy and 
thrust tens of millions of people into dire poverty’’. 
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(6) United Nations Security Council Resolution 
1540 (2004) reaffirms the need to combat by all 
means, in accordance with the Charter of the United 
Nations, threats to international peace and security 
caused by terrorist acts, and directs all countries, in 
accordance with their national procedures, to adopt 
and enforce effective laws that prohibit any non- 
state actor from manufacturing, acquiring, pos-
sessing, developing, transporting, transferring, or 
using nuclear, chemical, or biological weapons and 
their means of delivery, in particular for terrorist 
purposes, and to prohibit attempts to engage in any 
of the foregoing activities, participate in them as an 
accomplice, or assist or finance them. 
(7) The Director General of the International 
Atomic Energy Agency, Dr. Mohammed ElBaradei, 
has said that it is a ‘‘race against time’’ to prevent 
a terrorist attack using a nuclear weapon. 
(8) The International Atomic Energy Agency 
plays a vital role in coordinating efforts to protect 
nuclear materials and to combat nuclear smuggling. 
(9) Legislation sponsored by Senator Richard 
Lugar, Senator Pete Domenici, and former Senator 
Sam Nunn has resulted in groundbreaking programs 
to secure nuclear weapons and materials and to help 
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ensure that such weapons and materials do not fall 
into the hands of terrorists. 
SEC. 4. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON THE PREVENTION OF NU-
CLEAR TERRORISM. 
It is the sense of Congress that— 
(1) the President should make the prevention of 
a nuclear terrorist attack on the United States of 
the highest priority; 
(2) the President should accelerate programs, 
requesting additional funding as appropriate, to pre-
vent nuclear terrorism, including combating nuclear 
smuggling, securing and accounting for nuclear 
weapons, and eliminating, removing, or securing and 
accounting for formula quantities of strategic special 
nuclear material wherever such quantities may be; 
(3) the United States should take a comprehen-
sive approach to reducing the danger of nuclear ter-
rorism, including by making additional efforts to 
identify and eliminate terrorist groups that aim to 
acquire nuclear weapons, to ensure that nuclear 
weapons worldwide are secure and accounted for and 
that formula quantities of strategic special nuclear 
material worldwide are eliminated, removed, or se-
cure and accounted for to a degree sufficient to de-
feat the threat that terrorists and criminals have 
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