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 118 STAT. 2166 PUBLIC LAW 108–375—OCT. 28, 2004 (c) APPLICABILITY BEYOND FISCAL YEAR 2004.—Subsection (e) of such section (as redesignated by subsection (b)) is amended by striking ‘‘the funds appropriated pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in section 3101(a)(2) for such program’’ and inserting ‘‘the funds appropriated pursuant to an authorization of appropriations for the International Nuclear Materials Protection and Cooperation Program’’. SEC. 3132. ACCELERATION OF REMOVAL OR SECURITY OF FISSILE MATERIALS, RADIOLOGICAL MATERIALS, AND RELATED EQUIPMENT AT VULNERABLE SITES WORLDWIDE. (a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—(1) It is the sense of Congress that the security, including the rapid removal or secure storage, of high risk, proliferation attractive fissile materials, radiological materials, and related equipment at vulnerable sites worldwide should be a top priority among the activities to achieve the national security of the United States. (2) It is the sense of Congress that the President may establish in the Department of Energy a task force to be known as the Task Force on Nuclear Materials to carry out the program author ized by subsection (b). (b) PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.—The Secretary of Energy may carry out a program to undertake an accelerated, comprehensive world wide effort to mitigate the threats posed by high risk, proliferation attractive fissile materials, radiological materials, and related equipment located at sites potentially vulnerable to theft or diver sion. (c) PROGRAM ELEMENTS.—(1) Activities under the program under subsection (b) may include the following: (A) Accelerated efforts to secure, remove, or eliminate pro liferation attractive fissile materials or radiological materials in research reactors, other reactors, and other facilities world wide. (B) Arrangements for the secure shipment of proliferation attractive fissile materials, radiological materials, and related equipment to other countries willing to accept such materials and equipment, or to the United States if such countries cannot be identified, and the provision of secure storage or disposition of such materials and equipment following shipment. (C) The transportation of proliferation attractive fissile materials, radiological materials, and related equipment from sites identified as proliferation risks to secure facilities in other countries or in the United States. (D) The processing and packaging of proliferation attractive fissile materials, radiological materials, and related equipment in accordance with required standards for transport, storage, and disposition. (E) The provision of interim security upgrades for vulner able, proliferation attractive fissile materials, radiological mate rials, and related equipment pending their removal from their current sites. (F) The utilization of funds to upgrade security and accounting at sites where proliferation attractive fissile mate rials or radiological materials will remain for an extended period of time in order to ensure that such materials are secure against plausible potential threats and will remain so in the future. 50 USC 2569.

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