Nuclear Weapons Threat Reduction Act of 2007

A bill to provide for sustained United States leadership in a cooperative global effort to prevent nuclear terrorism, reduce global nuclear arsenals, stop the spread of nuclear weapons and related material and technology, and support the responsible and peaceful use of nuclear technology.

8/2/2007--Introduced.
Nuclear Weapons Threat Reduction Act of 2007 - Authorizes the President, upon a specified congressional certification by the Secretary of State, to make voluntary contributions for creation of a low enriched uranium reserve administered by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) that would help guarantee the availability of fuel for commercial nuclear reactors and dissuade countries from building their own uranium enrichment capability. Authorizes appropriations for voluntary contributions to the IAEA. Directs the National Academy of Sciences to report to Congress on a verification regime for a fissile material cutoff treaty. Directs the President to report to Congress respecting:
(1) a plan to ensure the security of all nuclear weapons and weapons usable material at vulnerable sites worldwide and for working with other countries to ensure such materials' security; and
(2) U.S. strategy and policies regarding the 2010 Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty Review Conference. Authorizes appropriations to establish a national technical forensics program to develop technologies and procedures for determining the origin of nuclear materials, whether seized intact or collected after the detonation of a nuclear bomb. Establishes the Commission on United States Objectives and Strategy for Nuclear Nonproliferation and Peaceful Use of Nuclear Technology.

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Sponsor

• Sen. Barack Obama [D, IL]
• and 4 Co-Sponsors
  • Sen. Robert Casey [D, PA]
  • Sen. Richard Durbin [D, IL]
  • Sen. Charles Hagel [R, NE]
  • Sen. John Kerry [D, MA]
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Committees

• Senate Foreign Relations

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Introduced		Voted on by Senate		Voted on by House		Considered By President		Bill Becomes Law
August 02, 2007

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• Aug 02, 2007: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
• Aug 02, 2007: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S10811-10812)
• Introduced on Aug 02, 2007.

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Related Issue Areas:

• Nuclear weapons
• Foreign policy
• Armed forces
• Arms control agreements
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• Arms control verification
• Conferences
• Congress
• Congressional oversight
• Congressional reporting requirements
• Defense policy
• Energy
• Executive departments
• Federal advisory bodies
• Fissionable materials
• International affairs
• International control of nuclear power
• Nuclear fuels
• Nuclear nonproliferation
• Nuclear security measures
• Nuclear weapons tests
• President and foreign policy
• Presidential appointments
• Presidents
• Uranium
• Uranium enrichment

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September 02, 2008 The Lagniappe

Basu, S. 1977. “Investment Performance of Common Stocks in Relation to their Price-Earnings Ratios: A test of the Efficient Market Hypothesis.” Journal of Finance 32: 663-682. Chan, L., N. Jegadeesh and J. Lakonishok. 1996. ...

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July 14, 2008 Obama vs. McCain: Seven Areas of Agreement, and Six of ...

Obama introduced S. 1977 in August 2007, a bill fortifying US non-proliferation policy that included provisions related to START. In his May 2008 speech on nuclear security, McCain reaffirmed the need to pursue "binding verification ...

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November 09, 2007 Really, do we need to be on the brink of destruction ALL the time?

Really, do we need to be on the brink of destruction ALL the time? ... introduced by Senators Chuck Hagel and Barack Obama (S.1977). The WorldPublicOpinion.org poll was developed

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