H.R. 3814 would provide for a "gold standard" for the security of nuclear materials worldwide.

== Detailed Summary ==

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(Log inNuclear Gold Standard Act of 2007 - Directs the Secretary of Energy, the Secretary of State, and the Secretary of Defense to editdevelop a framework for a global alliance against nuclear terrorism that would incorporate the wiki&quot;gold standard&quot; developed under this Act for the security of nuclear materials.

Directs the Secretary of Energy to work with: (1) the Secretary's Russian counterpart to develop a formal set of verifiable and enforceable standards to which all U.S. and Russian nuclear materials shall be secured and against which inspectors can test (&quot;gold standard&quot;); and (2) the firstInternational Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to extend such standards to all other countries with nuclear materials.

Directs the Secretary of Energy and the Secretary of State to: (1) separately and jointly, provide assistance to other countries to implement the measures required by U.N. Security Council Resolution 1540; and (2) jointly develop a detailed summaryset of the bill!)incentives as part of such assistance.

Authorizes, subject to specified conditions, appropriations for: (1) specified Department of Energy and Department of Defense (DOD) nuclear materials safety and weapons reduction programs; and (2) securing nuclear materials in Russia.
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== Status of the Legislation ==

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Latest Major Action: 10/10/2007: Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
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== Points in Favor ==

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