Nuclear Infrastructure Security Act of 2003

Bill: 108-hr-2708
Sponsor: Rep. Saxton, Jim [R-NJ-3]
Introduced: 2003-07-10 in the House
Policy area: Energy
Subjects: Administrative procedure
Ammunition
Armed Forces and National Security
Assault weapons
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Classified defense information
Congress
Congressional reporting requirements
Crime and Law Enforcement
Criminal justice information
Disciplining of employees
Discrimination in employment
Dismissal of employees
EBB Terrorism
Emergency Management
Emergency communication systems
Employee selection
Employee training
Environmental Protection
Executive reorganization
Explosives
Federal officials
Federal-local relations
Federal-state relations
Fines (Penalties)
Fingerprints
Firearms
Firearms control
Fissionable materials
Foreign Trade and International Finance
Government Operations and Politics
Government contractors
Government paperwork
Identification of criminals
Imports
Independent regulatory commissions
Infrastructure
International Affairs
Labor and Employment
Law
Licenses
Military training
National Guard
Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Nuclear facilities
Nuclear fuels
Nuclear power plants
Nuclear security measures
Nuclear terrorism
Nuclear weapons
Performance measurement
Planning
Police training
Private police
Radiation safety
Radioactive wastes
Sabotage
Security classification (Government documents)
Security clearances
Security measures
Subcontractors
Terrorism
Transportation and Public Works
Transportation of hazardous substances
Uranium enrichment
Whistle blowing

Summary:
action_date: 2003-07-10
text: 
Nuclear Infrastructure Security Act of 2003 - Amends the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 to require the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), in coordination with the Department of Homeland Security, to study and report to Congress on threats and vulnerabilities targeting nuclear facilities. Directs the NRC to: (1) revise design basis threats; (2) establish a system for the determination of threat levels; (3) require each licensee or certificate holder of a designated nuclear facility to revise its security plan and make necessary upgrades; (4) review the emergency response plan for each facility; (5) assign a Federal security coordinator to each NRC region; and (6) require fingerprinting of nuclear facility personnel for criminal history record checks.
 
Amends the Energy Reorganization Act of 1974 to establish in the NRC the Office of Nuclear Security and Incident Response. 
 
Directs the NRC to establish a security response evaluation program to assess the ability of each designated nuclear facility to defend against threats in accordance with the facility's security plan.
 
Amends Federal criminal law to authorize NRC licensees and certificate holders guarding nuclear facilities, equipment, or material to: (1) transport short-barreled shotguns or rifles; (2) accept imported firearms or ammunition; (3) transport and possess firearms; and (4) possess semiautomatic assault weapons and large capacity ammunition feeding devices. 
 
Amends the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 to: (1) redefine byproduct material to include accelerator-produced radioactive material; and (2) direct the NRC to promulgate requirements and standards for its acquisition, possession, transfer, use, or disposal. 
 
Amends the Energy Reorganization Act to extend whistleblower protection to a contractor or subcontractor of the NRC.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2003-09-04
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
action_date: 2003-07-23
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Air Quality.
action_date: 2003-07-10
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2003-07-10
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2003-07-10
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2003-07-10
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2003-07-10
text: Introduced in House