Omnibus Nonproliferation and Anti-Nuclear Terrorism Act of 2005

Bill: 109-hr-665
Sponsor: Rep. Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA-29]
Introduced: 2005-02-08 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Advice and consent of the Senate
Armed Forces and National Security
Arms control
Arms control agreements
Arms control verification
Biological warfare
Central Asia
Chemical warfare
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Congress
Congress and foreign policy
Congress and military policy
Congressional oversight
Congressional reporting requirements
Crime and Law Enforcement
Energy
Environmental Protection
Europe
Executive Office of the President
Executive reorganization
Federal-local relations
Federal-state relations
Fissionable materials
Former Soviet states
Government Operations and Politics
Human rights
International agencies
International cooperation
Law
Liability (Law)
Military assistance
Nongovernmental organizations
Nuclear energy
Nuclear fuels
Nuclear nonproliferation
Nuclear security measures
Nuclear terrorism
Nuclear weapons
Presidential appointments
Research and development
Russia
Science, Technology, Communications
Scientists
Standards
Technology transfer
Terrorism
Weapons of mass destruction

Summary:
action_date: 2005-02-08
text: 
Omnibus Nonproliferation and Anti-Nuclear Terrorism Act of 2005 - Establishes in the Executive Office of the President an Office of Nonproliferation Programs whose primary function shall be to coordinate and lead: (1) U.S. efforts to curb terrorist access to nuclear technology, materials, or expertise; and (2) U.S. nonproliferation activities, including nuclear nonproliferation activities and activities to counter other weapons of mass destruction. 
 
Amends specified Acts to remove or modify restrictions with respect to: (1) cooperative threat reduction programs, including destruction of chemical weapons and former Soviet weapons; (2) Department of Energy nonproliferation programs; and (3) cooperative threat reduction program and international nuclear materials protection and cooperation program fund use outside the former Soviet Union.
 
Expresses the sense of Congress with respect to: (1) liability protections for U.S. nonproliferation efforts in Russia; (2) expansion of the proliferation security initiative; and (3) international security standards for nuclear weapons and materials.
 
Authorizes appropriations to the Administrator for Nuclear Security for a comprehensive inventory of Russia's stockpile of strategic and non-strategic nuclear weapons. 
 
Authorizes Federal fund use for non-defense research and development in Russia and the states of the former Soviet Union on environmental, proliferation detection, health and medicine, or energy technologies utilizing scientists in Russia and the states of the former Soviet Union who have expertise in nuclear, chemical, or biological weapons.
 
Sets forth congressional findings concerning the need to strengthen the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-03-17
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on International Terrorism and Nonproliferation.
action_date: 2005-02-10
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H568-569)
action_date: 2005-02-08
text: Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.
action_date: 2005-02-08
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E187)
action_date: 2005-02-08
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-02-08
text: Introduced in House