US Congress Senate Bill 600 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 2)
Status: Introduced on March 16 2009 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2009-03-16 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Safety for Americans from Nuclear Weapons Testing Act - Deems the resumption of underground nuclear testing at the Nevada Test Site or the use of any other location for such testing to be a major federal action significantly affecting the quality of the human environment for which a separate environmental impact statement is required under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969. Outlines information required to be included in such statement, including: (1) the possibility of radiation containment failure and the effects of such failure; (2) possible long-term effects on the water table from underground radiation leakage; and (3) information with respect to categories of weapons subject to testing.Prohibits the United States from resuming any such testing unless authorized by a law enacted after the enactment of this Act.Requires: (1) advance (seven days) public notice of each test; (2) prompt notice of each release of radiation resulting from a test; and (3) a study by the National Academy of Sciences on the safety and health of citizens in the vicinity of the Site. Establishes a Nevada Test Site Citizens Review Board to address environmental, health, and safety issues related to nuclear testing at the Site.Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security to make grants to institutions of higher education to acquire and operate for ten years radiation detection equipment and sensors.Directs the Secretary of Energy, through the Department of Energy (DOE) and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), to monitor any radiation released into the atmosphere as a result of such testing. Requires: (1) DOE radiation containment assessment; and (2) public notice of monitoring data.Requires the: (1) Director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to make a grant to establish the National Center for the Study of Radiation and Human Health; and (2) Secretary of Health and Human Services to conduct a study of individuals exposed to nuclear weapons tests.

Safety for Americans from Nuclear Weapons Testing Act

Sen. Robert Bennett [R-UT]

Sen. Orrin Hatch [R-UT]

Date	Chamber	Action
2009-03-16		Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

HB1417 (Related) 2010-01-25 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Strategic Forces.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/111th-congress/senate-bill/600/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/111/bills/s600/BILLS-111s600is.pdf