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112TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1694 
To require the President to issue guidance on Federal response to a large- 
scale nuclear disaster. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 3, 2011 
Mr. ENGEL introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Transportation and Infrastructure 
A BILL 
To require the President to issue guidance on Federal 
response to a large-scale nuclear disaster. 
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 Disaster Pre-
paredness Act’’. 
SEC. 2. GUIDANCE FOR RESPONSE TO A NUCLEAR DIS-
ASTER. 
(a) ISSUANCE.—Not later than 180 days after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the President, in consulta-
tion with the Secretary of Energy, the Secretary of De-
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fense, the Administrator of the Environmental Protection 
Agency, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, the Sec-
retary of Homeland Security, and the Administrator of the 
Federal Emergency Management Agency, shall issue guid-
ance on Federal response to nuclear disasters described 
in subsection (b). 
(b) NUCLEAR DISASTERS DESCRIBED.—The guid-
ance issued pursuant to subsection (a) shall be with re-
spect to any nuclear disaster that— 
(1) may be caused by a natural catastrophe, an 
accident, or a terrorist or other attack; 
(2) occurs initially at a nuclear power plant; 
and 
(3) disperses radiation off the reactor site and 
into the surrounding area. 
(c) GUIDANCE.—The guidance issued pursuant to 
subsection (a) shall— 
(1) designate the Federal agency that is respon-
sible for coordinating the Federal Government’s ef-
forts in response to a nuclear disaster (in this Act 
referred to as the ‘‘Coordinating Agency’’), including 
making a formal declaration that a nuclear disaster 
exists; 
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(2) identify the circumstances under which a 
formal declaration described in paragraph (1) will 
occur; 
(3) designate the Federal agency that is respon-
sible for recommending to the Coordinating Agency 
the evacuation of an area surrounding a nuclear 
power plant in response to a nuclear disaster; 
(4) identify the circumstances under which a 
recommendation described in paragraph (3) will be 
made; 
(5) designate the Federal agency that is respon-
sible for conducting an evacuation described in para-
graph (3) when directed to do so by the Coordi-
nating Agency; 
(6) designate the Federal agency that is respon-
sible for recommending to the Coordinating Agency 
that evacuees may return following a nuclear dis-
aster; 
(7) identify the circumstances under which a 
recommendation described in paragraph (6) will be 
made; 
(8) identify what cleanup standards will apply 
for a nuclear disaster; 
(9) designate the Federal agency that is respon-
sible for conducting cleanup of a nuclear disaster 
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