I 116TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION H. R. 2419 To provide for nuclear weapons abolition and economic conversion in accord- ance with District of Columbia Initiative Measure Number 37 of 1992, while ensuring environmental restoration and clean-energy conversion. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES APRIL 30, 2019 Ms. NORTON introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com- mittee 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 jurisdic- tion of the committee concerned A BILL To provide for nuclear weapons abolition and economic con- version in accordance with District of Columbia Initiative Measure Number 37 of 1992, while ensuring environ- mental restoration and clean-energy conversion. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- 1 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 3 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Nuclear Weapons Abo- 4 lition and Economic and Energy Conversion Act of 2019’’. 5 VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:22 May 03, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H2419.IH H2419 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42 with BILLS 2 •HR 2419 IH SEC. 2. REQUIREMENT FOR NUCLEAR WEAPONS ABOLI- 1 TION AND ECONOMIC AND ENERGY CONVER- 2 SION. 3 (a) IN GENERAL.—The United States Government 4 shall— 5 (1) provide leadership by signing and ratifying 6 the United Nations Treaty on the Prohibition of Nu- 7 clear Weapons or any other international agreement 8 that provides for— 9 (A) the dismantlement and elimination of 10 all nuclear weapons in every country; and 11 (B) strict and effective international con- 12 trol of such dismantlement and elimination; 13 (2) redirect resources that are being used for 14 nuclear weapons programs to use— 15 (A) in converting all nuclear weapons in- 16 dustry processes, plants, and programs, and in 17 retraining employees, to shift to a constructive, 18 ecologically beneficial peace economy, which in- 19 cludes strict control of all fissile material and 20 radioactive waste; and 21 (B) in addressing human and infrastruc- 22 ture needs, including development and deploy- 23 ment of sustainable carbon-free and nuclear- 24 free energy sources, health care, housing, edu- 25 cation, agriculture, and environmental restora- 26 VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:22 May 03, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H2419.IH H2419 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42 with BILLS 3 •HR 2419 IH tion, including long-term radioactive waste mon- 1 itoring; and 2 (3) actively promote policies to induce all other 3 countries to join in the commitments described in 4 this subsection to create a more peaceful and secure 5 world. 6 (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—Paragraph (2) of subsection 7 (a) shall take effect on the date on which the President 8 certifies to Congress that all countries possessing nuclear 9 weapons have begun the elimination of such weapons 10 under established legal requirements comparable to those 11 described in paragraph (1) of such subsection. 12 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:22 May 03, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\H2419.IH H2419 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42 with BILLS