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10/19/2007--Introduced.<br/>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.<br/>Prohibits the United States from resuming any such testing unless authorized by a law enacted after the enactment of this Act.<br/>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.<br/>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.<br/>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.<br/>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.<br/>

1192766400 2007-10-19 Fri Nov 07 16:54:56 -0600 2008 introduced 46856 'bill':2 'test':13 'unit':19 'event':11 'resum':22 'state':20 'health':6 'public':5 'safeti':8 'weapon':16 'nuclear':15 'protect':4 53054 false official introduced 46856 'act':8 'test':7 'safeti':1 'weapon':6 'nuclear':5 'american':3 54594 false short introduced 46856 1192766400 Fri Oct 19 00:00:00 -0500 2007 133551 B000382 1933-09-18 431 Dirksen Senate Office Building http://bennett.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?p=Email 202-228-1168 Robert 'r':4 'ut':5 'sen':1 'robert':2,6,8 'bennett':3,7,9 M 300007 Bennett Robert_Bennett F. Sen. Robert Bennett [R, UT] N00006347 8434 Republican 202-224-5444 Latter Day Saints UT Bob Robert Bennett 3.33333333333333 http://bennett.senate.gov/public/ H000338 1934-03-22 104 Hart Senate Office Building http://hatch.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?FuseAction=Offices.Contact 202-224-6331 Orrin 'r':4 'ut':5 'sen':1 'hatch':3,7,9 'orrin':2,6,8 M 300052 Hatch Orrin_Hatch G. Sen. Orrin Hatch [R, UT] N00009869 9149 Republican 202-224-5251 Latter Day Saints UT Orrin Hatch 2.77083333333333 http://hatch.senate.gov/public/ introduced 46856 1192766400 Fri Oct 19 00:00:00 -0500 2007 133551 action 46856 1192766400 Fri Oct 19 00:00:00 -0500 2007 133552 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.