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107TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4624
To promote the non-proliferation of nuclear weapons and other weapons
of mass destruction.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
APRIL 30, 2002
Mrs. TAUSCHER (for herself and Mr. SPRATT) introduced the following bill;
which was referred to the Committee on International Relations, and in
addition to the Committee on Armed Services, for a period to be subse-
quently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such
provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned
A BILL
To promote the non-proliferation of nuclear weapons and
other weapons of mass destruction.
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 Threat Reduc-
tion Act of 2002’’.
SEC. 2. STATEMENT OF POLICY; FINDINGS.
(a) STATEMENT OF POLICY.—It is the policy of the
United States to work cooperatively with the Russian Fed-
eration to prevent the diversion of weapons of mass de-
agreed upon by President Bush and President
Putin.
(5) The United States should continue to ob-
serve the currently maintained moratorium on nu-
clear tests. If the President determines that it is in
the interest of the United States to resume testing,
then he should inform Congress 12 months prior to
the resumption of testing, giving Congress an oppor-
tunity to express itself on this most important issue.
TITLE I—COOPERATIVE THREAT
REDUCTION 
WAIVER 
AU-
THORITY
SEC. 101. COOPERATIVE THREAT REDUCTION WAIVER AU-
THORITY.
Section 1203 of the Cooperative Threat Reduction
Act of 1993 (22 U.S.C. 5952) is amended by adding at
the end the following new subsection:
‘‘(e) WAIVER.—The restrictions in subsection (d) and
section 502 of the Freedom Support Act (P.L. 102–511)
shall not apply if the President certifies in writing to the
Speaker of the House of Representatives and the Presi-
dent pro tempore of the Senate that waiving such restric-
tions is important to the national security interests of the
United States.’’.
TITLE II—DATA EXCHANGE WITH
RUSSIA RELATING TO WEAP-
ONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION
SEC. 201. STATEMENT OF POLICY.
(a) INVENTORIES AND DATA EXCHANGES.—It is the
policy of the United States to establish cooperatively with
Russia—
(1) comprehensive inventories of the weapons-
grade nuclear materials, tritium, and assembled war-
heads of the United States and of Russia; and
(2) exchanges between the United States and
Russia of information as to the quantities of such
materials, tritium, and warheads in such inventories.
(b) PRIORITY.—In carrying out the policy set forth
in subsection (a), priority shall be placed on establishing
comprehensive inventories of, and exchanges of informa-
tion as to the quantities of, tactical nuclear warheads.
SEC. 202. COMMUNICATION OF RESTRICTED DATA.
Subsection d. of section 144 of the Atomic Energy
Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2164) is amended—
(1) in paragraph (1)—
(A) in subparagraph (A), by inserting ‘‘,
tritium,’’ after ‘‘fissile material’’;
(B) in subparagraph (B), by inserting ‘‘,
including tactical weapons and warheads’’ after
‘‘atomic weapons’’; and
(C) in subparagraph (D), by inserting ‘‘,
including data on tritium’’ after ‘‘related data’’;
and
(4) in paragraph (2)—
(A) in subparagraph (A), by striking
‘‘and’’ at the end;
(B) by redesignating subparagraph (B) as
subparagraph (C); and
(C) by inserting after subparagraph (A)
the following new subparagraph:
‘‘(B) is part of a reciprocal exchange of infor-
mation; and’’.
SEC. 203. ANNUAL REPORT.
(a) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than six months
after the date of the enactment of this Act and annually
thereafter the President shall submit to Congress a report
describing the progress that has been made on the imple-
mentation of section 201.
(b) FORM
OF REPORT.—Each report under sub-
section (a) shall be submitted in both an unclassified and
classified format as necessary.
(c) TERMINATION.—The requirement under sub-
section (a) shall terminate when the comprehensive inven-
tory (as specified in section 201(a)(1)) is completed and
information is exchanged between the United States and
Russian governments (as specified in section 201(a)(2)).
TITLE III—EXPANDED NON-
PROLIFERATION FUNDING
SEC. 301. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
To carry out cooperative threat reduction and related
programs in fiscal year 2003, there is authorized to be
appropriated:
(1) 
For 
the 
Department 
of 
Defense,
$600,000,000, of which $180,000,000 is authorized
for chemical weapons destruction activities in the
Russian Federation, including the construction of fa-
cilities at Shchuch’ye.
(2) 
For 
the 
Department 
of 
Energy,
$1,400,000,000 of which—
(A) with respect to defense nuclear
nonproliferation—
(i) $340,000,000 is authorized for
nonproliferation verification and research
and development;
(ii) $295,000,000 is authorized for
international nuclear materials disposition;
(iii) $60,000,000 is authorized for
Russian transition initiatives; and
(iv) $25,000,000 is authorized for
international nuclear safety; and
(B) $520,000,000 is authorized for weap-
ons activities, campaigns, and high energy den-
sity physics, of which $50,000,000 may be used
for experimental support technologies.
(3) 
For 
the 
Department 
of 
State,
$300,000,000.
TITLE IV—MATTERS RELATING
TO THE NUCLEAR POSTURE
REVIEW
SEC. 401. SUPPORT OF PRESIDENT’S OBJECTIVE FOR OPER-
ATIONALLY DEPLOYED NUCLEAR WARHEADS.
Congress supports the President’s objective, as stated
in the Nuclear Posture Review dated January 2002, for
achieving, as of fiscal year 2012, a posture under which
the United States maintains a number of operationally de-
ployed nuclear warheads at a level of from 1,700 to 2,200
such warheads.
SEC. 402. ANNUAL REPORT ON NUMBER AND POSTURE OF
NUCLEAR WEAPONS.
Not later than October 1 of each year, the Secretary
of Energy shall submit to Congress a report on the num-
ber and posture of the nuclear warheads of the United
States. The report shall specify the number of such
warheads—
(1) operationally deployed;
(2) in the responsive force;
(3) in the reserve force, including the number
of active weapons and the number of inactive weap-
ons; and
(4) scheduled to be dismantled.
SEC. 403. REPORT ON OPTIONS FOR ACHIEVING, PRIOR TO
FISCAL YEAR 2012, PRESIDENT’S OBJECTIVE
FOR OPERATIONALLY DEPLOYED NUCLEAR
WARHEADS.
Not later than 90 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the Secretary of Energy shall submit
to Congress a report on options for achieving, prior to fis-
cal year 2012, a posture under which the United States
maintains a number of operationally deployed nuclear war-
heads at a level of from 1,700 to 2,200 such warheads.
The report shall include the following:
(1) For each of fiscal years 2006, 2008, and
2010, an assessment of the options for achieving
such posture as of such fiscal year.
(2) An assessment of the effects of achieving
such posture prior to fiscal year 2012 on cost, com-
pliance with environmental law, the dismantlement
workforce, relations with Russia, and any other af-
fected matter.
TITLE V—NUCLEAR TESTING
SEC. 501. MORATORIUM ON UNDERGROUND TESTING OF
NUCLEAR WEAPONS.
(a) EXTENSION OF MORATORIUM.—The moratorium
on underground testing of nuclear weapons maintained by
the United States shall continue to be maintained through
fiscal year 2003.
(b) NOTIFICATION.—Not less than 12 months before
the United States conducts an underground test of a nu-
clear weapon, the President shall submit to Congress a
report on the test to be conducted. The report shall include
each of the following:
(1) The date on which the President intends
such test to be conducted.
(2) The President’s certification that the na-
tional security of the United States requires that
such test be conducted, and an explanation of the
reasons why the national security so requires.
(3) An assessment of the expected reactions of
other nations to the test.
(c) REPORT ON TEST READINESS.—Not later than
March 1, 2003, the Secretary of Energy shall submit to
Congress a report on the options for reducing the amount
of time required to conduct an underground test of a nu-
clear weapon after a decision to conduct such a test is
made. The report shall include the following:
(1) The findings of the study carried out by the
Department of Energy in fiscal year 2002 that ex-
amined such options.
(2) The assessment of the Secretary as to
whether reducing such amount of time to less than
24 to 36 months is feasible.
(3) The technical challenges and requirements
associated with reducing such amount of time to less
than 24 to 36 months.
(4) The cost, during the period from fiscal year
2003 to 2012, associated with reducing such amount
of time to less than 24 to 36 months.
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