FADS Act of 2025

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 4236 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 4236 To clarify the authority of the Department of Energy to dispose of certain foreign-origin fissile or radiological materials at the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES June 27, 2025 Mr. Mills (for himself, Mr. Fleischmann, Mr. Bacon, and Mr. Steube) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To clarify the authority of the Department of Energy to dispose of certain foreign-origin fissile or radiological materials at the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Foreign Americium Disposal and Storage Act of 2025'' or the ``FADS Act of 2025''. SEC. 2. CLARIFICATION OF AUTHORITY TO DISPOSE OF CERTAIN FISSILE OR RADIOLOGICAL MATERIALS. (a) Findings.--Congress finds the following: (1) While United States-origin americium-241 (Am-241) sealed sources recovered by the National Nuclear Security Administration of the Department of Energy may be disposed of at the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP), Russian-origin Am- 241 sources may not be. (2) Section 2(19) of the WIPP Land Withdrawal Act of 1991 identifies WIPP as the location for the disposal of ``radioactive waste materials generated by atomic energy defense activities''. (3) The Am-241 sources of concern that may not currently be eligible for disposal at WIPP have the same isotopic properties and are often colocated with sources that are eligible for disposal at WIPP. (4) Russian-origin sealed sources, once confirmed to meet the WIPP Waste Acceptance Criteria, should be eligible for disposal at W