US LEGISLATIVE INITIATIVES ON SECURITY OF NUCLEAR AND  RADIOLOGICAL SOURCES

GAO REPORTS ON US EFFORTS TO COMBAT NUCLEAR SMUGGLING

• GAO Report: US Efforts to Help Other Countries Combat Nuclear Smuggling Need Strengthened Coordination and Planning
• GAO Testimony: “US Efforts to Combat Nuclear Smuggling“
• GAO Report: US and International Efforts to Control Sealed Radioactive Sources Need Strengthening

CONGRESSIONAL LETTERS

• Letter from Congressman Curt Weldon supporting the IANRS initiative and calling for the inclusion of parliamentarians to develop legislative mechanisms to enhance international nuclear and radiological security efforts
• Letter from Congressman  Ed Markey to Nuclear Regulatory Commission, August 19, 2004, Raising Concerns About the Adequacy of NRC Efforts to Secure Radioactive Sources
• NRC Response to Markey Letter on Securing Radioactive Sources

LEGISLATION

• The Dirty Bomb Prevention Act
• The Energy Policy Act of 2005

INTERNATIONAL TREATIES & AGREEMENTS SUPPORTED BY THE US

• International Convention for the Suppression of Acts of Nuclear Terrorism
• UN Security Resolution 1540