Bill Details
HR.1636 - 119th Congress
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2025-02-26 - Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Introduced Date
2025-02-26
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Energy
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This bill would require the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to strengthen security rules for certain radioactive materials. It is aimed at reducing the risk that dangerous materials could be stolen or misused to make a “dirty bomb.” The bill tells the agency to take several steps recommended in a recent government report, including looking more closely at the wider harm that could happen if radioactive materials were used in a security incident.
- The Nuclear Regulatory Commission would have to include the possible social and economic harm of a radioactive materials security incident when it decides what security measures are needed.
- The agency would have to make sure all category 3 licenses are entered into its web-based licensing system, and all category 3 sources are tracked in the national source tracking system.
- Vendors would also have to check with the proper regulator to confirm that a buyer’s category 3 license is real before selling the material.
- Within 1 year, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission would need to update its rules, policies, and guidance to match these new requirements.
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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1636 Introduced in House (IH)]
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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 1636
To direct the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to take certain actions
relating to security measures for radioactive materials, and for other
purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
February 26, 2025
Mr. Torres of New York introduced the following bill; which was
referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce
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A BILL
To direct the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to take certain actions
relating to security measures for radioactive materials, and for other
purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Securing our Radioactive Materials
Act''.
SEC. 2. NRC ACTIONS TO ADDRESS CERTAIN RADIOLOGICAL SECURITY RISKS.
(a) Actions To Be Taken by NRC.--The Nuclear Regulatory Commission
shall take the following actions, as described in the Government
Accountability Office report titled ``Preventing a Dirty Bomb: Nuclear
Regulatory Commission Has Not Taken Steps to Address Certain
Radiological Security Risks'' (GAO-24-107014; published September 30,
2024):
(1) The Nuclear Regulatory Commission shall incorporate
socioeconomic consequences into the Nuclear Regulatory
Commission's decision-making for setting security measures for
radioactive materials.
(2) The Nuclear Regulatory Commission shall immediately
require that--
(A) all category 3 licenses be added to the Web-
based Licensing System;
(B) all category 3 sources be included and tracked
in the National Source Tracking System; and
(C) all vendors verify the legitimacy of would-be
purchasers' category 3 licenses with the appropriate
regulator.
(b) Revision of Regulations.--Not later than 1 year after the date
of enactment of this Act, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission shall
revise any applicable guidelines, policies, and regulations as
necessary to carry out subsection (a).
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