Iranian Enrichment Monitoring Act of 2023

Bill: 118-s-1981
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Graham, Lindsey [R-SC]
Introduced: 2023-06-14
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Latest action: action_date: 2023-06-14
text: Read twice and referred to the Select Committee on Intelligence.

Summaries:
action_date: 2023-06-14
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><strong>Iranian Enrichment Monitoring Act of 2023</strong></p><p>This bill specifies that the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) must notify Congress within 48 hours of determining that Iran has produced or possesses any amount of uranium-235 enriched to more than 60% purity. Subsequent to such notification, ODNI must also notify Congress within 48 hours if Iran has engaged in significant enrichment activity (such as enriching more than 10 kilograms of uranium-235). &nbsp;&nbsp;</p><!--tinycomments|2.1|data:application/json;base64,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-->

tv_txt: II 118th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1981 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES June 14, 2023 Mr. Graham (for himself, Mr. Menendez , and Mr. Blumenthal ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Select Committee on Intelligence A BILL To modify the Iran Nuclear Weapons Capability and Terrorism Monitoring Act of 2022.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Iranian Enrichment Monitoring Act of 2023 . 2. Definitions In this Act: (1) Appropriate congressional committees The term appropriate congressional committees means— (A) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on Foreign Relations, the Select Committee on Intelligence, the Committee on Appropriations, and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate; and (B) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, the Committee on Appropriations, and the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives. (2) Congressional leadership The term congressional leadership means— (A) the majority leader of the Senate; (B) the minority leader of the Senate; (C) the Speaker of the House of Representatives; and (D) the minority leader of the House of Representatives. (3) Significant enrichment activity The term significant enrichment activity means— (A) any enrichment of any amount of uranium-235 to a purity percentage that is 5 percent higher than the purity percentage indicated in the prior notification to Congress under section 3(a); or (B) any enrichment of uranium-235 in a quantity exceeding 10 kilograms. 3. Notification to Congress (a) In general Not later than 48 hours after the Director of National Intelligence determines that the Islamic Republic of Iran has produced or possesses any amount of uranium-235 enriched to greater than 60 percent purity, the Director of National Intelligence shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees and congressional leadership a notification of such determination. (b) Classified notice to members of Congress Not later than 24 hours after the submission of the notification under subsection (a), the Director of National Intelligence shall submit to Congress a 1-page document with respect to the determination, which shall be— (1) made available to any member of the Senate or the House of Representatives; and (2) classified at the Top Secret/Sensitive Compartmented Information level. (c) Subsequent notifications If the Director of National Intelligence determines that the Islamic Republic of Iran has engaged in significant enrichment activity subsequent to the submission of a notification under subsection (a), the Director of National Intelligence shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees and congressional leadership— (1) not later than 48 hours after making a determination that such significant enrichment activity has occurred, a notification of the determination; and (2) not later than 24 hours after the submission of the notification under paragraph (1), a 1-page document with respect to the determination.