(11) Therefore, the Federal Government must 
ensure public safety in the event of future nuclear 
weapons tests through a thorough analysis of the en-
vironmental effects of testing, public notification, 
comprehensive and independent test monitoring, and 
extensive health research efforts. 
SEC. 3. TREATMENT UNDER NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL 
POLICY ACT OF 1969 OF ACTIONS RELATING 
TO NUCLEAR WEAPONS TESTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Each of the actions described in 
subsection (b) by a Federal agency is deemed to be a 
major Federal action significantly affecting the quality of 
the human environment for which a separate detailed envi-
ronmental impact statement is required under section 
102(2)(C) of the National Environmental Policy Act of 
1969 (42 U.S.C. 4332). 
(b) ACTIONS DESCRIBED.—The actions referred to in 
subsection (a) are the following: 
(1) Any action having as a purpose the resump-
tion of nuclear weapon or nuclear explosive device 
tests at the Nevada Test Site. 
(2) Use of a location other than the Nevada 
Test Site for testing of a nuclear weapon or nuclear 
explosive device. 
(c) INCLUDED INFORMATION.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The head of a Federal agen-
cy shall include in the environmental impact state-
ment prepared for an action described in subsection 
(b) a detailed description of—
(A) the possibility of radiation containment 
failure as a result of the action and the effects 
of such containment failure; and 
(B) possible long term effects on the water 
table from underground radiation leakage re-
sulting from the action. 
(2) INFORMATION FOR CATEGORIES OF WEAP-
ONS.—In the case of an action described in sub-
section (b) that is expected to result in the testing 
of more than one nuclear weapon or nuclear explo-
sive device, the description required under paragraph 
(1) shall be included, separately, with respect to 
each of the following 3 classes of weapons and de-
vices that might be the subject of such tests: 
(A) Weapons and devices having a yield of 
less than 15 kilotons. 
(B) Weapons and devices having a yield of 
not less than 15 kilotons and not greater than 
50 kilotons. 
(C) Weapons and devices having a yield 
greater than 50 kilotons.
(d) AVAILABILITY OF STATEMENTS.—The head of a 
Federal agency that carries out an action described in sub-
section (b)—
(1) shall make publicly available the detailed 
statement required for the action under section 
102(2)(C) of the National Environmental Policy Act 
of 1969, notwithstanding the existence of a classified 
annex for the statement; and 
(2) shall submit to the Congress each classified 
annex to such a statement. 
(e) EXISTING STATEMENTS NOT SUFFICIENT.—Any 
statement prepared before the date of the enactment of 
this Act shall not be treated as the statement required 
by section 102(2)(C) of the National Environmental Pol-
icy Act of 1969 with respect to an action described in sub-
section (b). 
SEC. 4. CONGRESSIONAL AUTHORIZATION REQUIRED FOR 
RESUMPTION OF NUCLEAR WEAPONS TEST-
ING. 
The United States may not resume testing of nuclear 
weapons or any other nuclear explosive devices unless au-
thorized by a law enacted after the date of the enactment 
of this Act. 
SEC. 5. PUBLIC NOTICE REQUIREMENTS. 
(a) ADVANCE PUBLIC NOTICE OF EACH TEST.—