S.Amdt. 1840

1. Adds Sec. 2313. (a) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that removing potential nuclear weapons materials from vulnerable sites around the world would reduce the chance that such materials would all into the hands of al Qaeda or other groups and states hostile to the United States, and therefore should be a top priority for achieving the national security of the United States at the end of title II

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   Sec. 3001. The amounts provided in this Act are designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 502 of H. Con. Res. 95 (108th Congress). This Act may be cited as the "Emergency Supplemental Appropriations for Iraq and Afghanistan Security and Reconstruction Act, 2004".

   Inserted: Sec. 2313. (a) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that removing potential nuclear weapons materials from vulnerable sites around the world would reduce the chance that such materials would all into the hands of al Qaeda or other groups and states hostile to the United States, and therefore should be a top priority for achieving the national security of the United States.

   Inserted: (b) Task Force on Nuclear Material Removal.--(1) There is established in the Department of Energy the Task Force on Nuclear Material Removal (in this section referred to as the "Task Force").

   Inserted: (2)(A) At the head of the Task Force shall be the Director of the Task Force, who shall be appointed by the Secretary of Energy for that purpose.

   Inserted: (B) The Director of the Task Force shall report directly to the Administrator for Nuclear Security regarding the activities of the Task Force.

   Inserted: (3) The Secretary and the Administrator shall assign to the Task Force personnel having such experience and expertise as is necessary to permit the Task Force to carry out its mission under this section.

   Inserted: (4)(A) The Secretary of Energy and the Administrator shall jointly consult with the Secretary of State, the Secretary of Defense, the Chairman of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, and the heads of other appropriate departments and agencies of the Federal Government to establish mechanisms that ensure that the Task Force is able to draw quickly on the capabilities of other departments and agencies to fulfill its mission.

   Inserted: (B) Mechanisms under subparagraph (A) may include the assignment of personnel from other departments and agencies of the Federal Government to the Task Force.

   Inserted: (c) Mission.--The mission of the Task Force shall be to take actions to ensure that potential nuclear weapons materials are entirely removed from the most vulnerable sites around the world as soon as practicable after the date of the enactment of this Act.

   Inserted: (d) Assistance.--To assist the Task Force in carrying out its mission under this section, the Secretary of Energy may--

   Inserted: (1) provide such funds as are needed to remove potential nuclear weapons materials from vulnerable sites, including funds to cover the costs of--

   Inserted: (A) transporting such materials from such sites to secure facilities;

   Inserted: (B) providing interim security upgrades for such materials pending their removal;

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   Inserted: (C) managing such materials after their arrival at secure facilities;

   Inserted: (D) purchasing such materials;

   Inserted: (E) converting such materials to use as low-enriched fuels, or to uses that no longer require nuclear materials;

   Inserted: (F) assisting in the closure and decommissioning of such sites; and

   Inserted: (G) providing incentives to facilitate the removal of such materials from vulnerable facilities;

   Inserted: (2) arrange for the shipment of potential nuclear weapons materials to the United States, or to other countries willing to accept them and able to provide high levels of security for them, in order to ensure that United States national security objectives are accomplished as quickly and effectively as possible; and

   Inserted: (3) provide funds to upgrade security and accounting at sites where, as determined by the Secretary, potential nuclear weapons materials will remain for an extended period in order to ensure that such materials are secure against plausible potential threats, and will remain so in the future.

   Inserted: (e) Report.--(1) Not later than 30 days after the submittal to Congress of the budget of the President for fiscal year 2005 pursuant to section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code, the Secretary of Energy shall submit to Congress a report that shall include--

   Inserted: (A) a list of the sites determined by the Task Force to be of the highest priorities for removal of potential nuclear weapons materials, based on the quantity and attractiveness of such materials at such sites and the risks of the theft or diversion of such materials for weapons purposes;

   Inserted: (B) a strategic plan, including measurable milestones and metrics, for accomplishing the mission of the Task Force under this section;

   Inserted: (C) an estimate of the annual financial requirements for implementing the plan;

   Inserted: (D) recommendations on whether any further legislative actions are needed to facilitate the accomplishment of the mission of the Task Force; and

   Inserted: (E) such other information on the status of activities under this section as the Secretary considers appropriate.

   Inserted: (2) The report shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex.

   Inserted: (f) Funding.--There is hereby appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2004, for the National Nuclear Security Administration for "Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation", $40,000,000 to carry out this section.

   Inserted: (g) Potential Nuclear Weapons Material Defined.--In this section, the term "potential nuclear weapons material" means plutonium, highly enriched uranium, or other material capable of sustaining an explosive nuclear chain reaction, including irradiated materials if the radiation field from such materials is not sufficient to prevent the theft of such materials and their use for an explosive nuclear chain reaction.

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   At the end of title II, add the following:

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