S.Amdt. 3970

SA 3970. Ms. HIRONO (for herself, Mr. Menendez, and Ms. Duckworth)
submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 3867
submitted by Mr. Reed and intended to be proposed to the bill H.R.
4350, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2022 for military
activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and
for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe
military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other
purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

At the end of subtitle F of title X, add the following:

SEC. 105__. RUNIT DOME REPORT AND MONITORING ACTIVITIES.

(a) In General.--Not later than 1 year after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Interior
(referred to in this section as the ``Secretary'') shall
submit to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of
the Senate and the Committees on Natural Resources and Energy
and Commerce of the House of Representatives a report
prepared by independent experts not employed by the Federal
Government that describes--
(1) the impacts of climate change on the Runit Dome nuclear
waste disposal site in Enewetak Atoll in the Republic of the
Marshall Islands; and
(2) other environmental hazards in the vicinity of the
Runit Dome.
(b) Requirements.--The report submitted under subsection
(a) shall include--
(1) a detailed scientific analysis of any threats to the
environment and to the health and safety of Enewetak Atoll
residents from--
(A) the Runit Dome nuclear waste disposal site;
(B) crypts used to contain nuclear waste and other toxins
on Enewetak Atoll;
(C) radionuclides and other toxins in the lagoon of
Enewetak Atoll, including areas in the lagoon at which
nuclear waste was dumped;
(D) radionuclides and other toxins, including beryllium,
which may be present on the islands of Enewetak Atoll as a
result of nuclear tests and other activities of the Federal
Government, including--
(i) tests of chemical and biological warfare agents;
(ii) rocket tests;
(iii) contaminated aircraft landing on Enewetak Island; and
(iv) nuclear cleanup activities;
(E) radionuclides and other toxins that may be present in--
(i) the drinking water on Enewetak Atoll; or
(ii) the water source for the desalination plant for
Enewetak Atoll; and
(F) radionuclides and other toxins that may be present in
the groundwater under, and in the vicinity of, the Runit Dome
nuclear waste disposal site;
(2) a detailed scientific analysis of the extent to which
rising sea levels, severe weather events, and other effects
of climate change might exacerbate any of the threats
identified under paragraph (1); and
(3) a detailed plan, including the costs of implementing
the plan, to relocate to a safe, secure facility to be
constructed in an uninhabited, unincorporated territory of
the United States all of the nuclear waste and other toxic
waste contained in--
(A) the Runit Dome nuclear waste disposal site;
(B) each of the crypts on Enewetak Atoll containing nuclear
waste; and
(C) the 3 dumping areas in the lagoon of Enewetak Atoll.
(c) Participation by the Republic of the Marshall
Islands.--The Secretary shall allow scientists or other
experts selected by the Government of the Republic of the
Marshall Islands to participate in all aspects of the
preparation of the report required under subsection (a),
including--
(1) developing the plan under subsection (b)(3);
(2) identifying questions;
(3) conducting research; and
(4) collecting and interpreting data.
(d) Publication.--The report required under subsection (a)
shall be published in the Federal Register for public comment
for a period of not less than 60 days.
(e) Public Availability.--The Secretary shall publish on a
public website--
(1) the study required under subsection (a); and
(2) the results of any research submitted under subsection
(b).
(f) Authorization of Appropriations.--
(1) Authorization of appropriations for report.--There are
authorized to be appropriated to the Assistant Secretary of
Insular and International Affairs of the Department of the
Interior to complete the report under subsection (a) such
sums as are necessary for fiscal year 2022.
(2) Authorization of appropriations for runit dome
monitoring activities.--There are authorized to be
appropriated to the Secretary of Energy such sums as are
necessary to comply with the requirements of section
103(f)(1)(B) of the Compact of Free Association Amendments
Act of 2003 (48 U.S.C. 1921b(f)(1)(B)).
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