H.R. 5929 would improve the Nation's nuclear forensics capability to help deter and respond to nuclear terrorism.

== Detailed Summary ==

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(LogNuclear Terrorism Deterrence and Detection Act - Declares that it is the sense of Congress that the Administrator for Nuclear Security should, with specified minimum levels of funding, establish a graduate fellowship program in nuclear chemistry and carry out research and development to editimprove the wikispeed and beaccuracy of nuclear forensics radiation-measurement equipment.

Amends the firstNational Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 to providerequire a detailed summaryreport to Congress on any legislative, regulatory, or treaty actions necessary to facilitate international cooperation in enhancement of international nuclear-material databases and the bill!)linking of those databases to enable prompt data access.

Directs the Secretaries of Defense, Energy, and Homeland Security to establish a joint independent Nuclear Forensics Advisory Panel of experts not directly associated with federal laboratories to provide independent validation of any federal nuclear forensics analysis.

Directs the President to report to specified congressional committees on the involvement of Cabinet-level leadership in planned nuclear terrorism preparedness exercises that include nuclear forensics analysis.
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== Status of the Legislation ==

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Latest Major Action: 6/2/2008: Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Emerging Threats, Cybersecurity, and Science and Technology.
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