,i  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #agjj  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,april #bd1 #bjac    
,mr4 ,engel 7for himself1 ,mrs4 ,lowey1 
and ,mr4 ,payne7 introduced the         
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,transportation and   
,infrastructure  ,a ,,bill  ,to require 
the ,president to issue guidance on     
,federal response to a large-scale      
nuclear disaster4  #a4 ,short title     
,this ,act may be cited as the ,nuclear 
,disaster ,preparedness ,act4  #b4      
,guidance for response to a nuclear     
disaster  7a7 ,issuance ,not later than 
#ahj days after the date of enactment of
 this ,act1 the ,president1 in          
consultation with the ,secretary of     
,energy1 the ,secretary of ,defense1 the
 ,administrator of the ,environmental   
,protection ,agency1 the ,nuclear       
,regulatory ,commission1 the ,secretary 
of ,homeland ,security1 and the         
,administrator of the ,federal          
,emergency ,management ,agency1 shall   

issue guidance on ,federal response to  
nuclear disasters described in          
subsection 7b74  7b7 ,nuclear disasters 
described ,the guidance issued pursuant 
to subsection 7a7 shall be with respect 
to any nuclear disaster that--  7#a7 may
 be caused by a natural catastrophe1 an 
accident1 or a terrorist or other       
attack2  7#b7 occurs initially at a     
nuclear power plant2 and  7#c7 disperses
 radiation off the reactor site and into
 the surrounding area4  7c7 ,guidance   
,the guidance issued pursuant to        
subsection 7a7 shall--  7#a7 designate  
the single ,federal agency that is      
responsible for coordinating the        
,federal ,government's efforts in       
response to a nuclear disaster 7in this 
,act referred to as the ,coordinating   
,agency71 including making a formal     
declaration that a nuclear disaster     
exists2  7#b7 identify the circumstances
 under which a formal declaration       
described in paragraph 7#a7 will occur2 
7#c7 designate the single ,federal      

agency that1 in response to a nuclear   
disaster1 is responsible for            
recommending to the ,coordinating       
,agency--  7,a7 the evacuation of the   
area within a #aj-mile radius from the  
nuclear power plant2 or  7,b7 the       
evacuation of the area within a larger  
radius from the nuclear power plant1 but
 not more than a radius of #ej miles2   
7#d7 identify the circumstances under   
which a recommendation described in     
paragraph 7#c7 will be made2  7#e7      
designate the single ,federal agency    
that is responsible for developing plans
 for an evacuation described in         
subparagraph 7,a7 or 7,b7 of paragraph  
7#c71 educating the public regarding    
such an evacuation1 and conducting such 
an evacuation when directed to do so by 
the ,coordinating ,agency2  7#f7        
designate the single ,federal agency    
that is responsible for recommending to 
the ,coordinating ,agency that evacuees 
may return following a nuclear disaster2
  7#g7 identify the circumstances under 

which a recommendation described in     
paragraph 7#f7 will be made2  7#h7      
identify what cleanup standards will    
apply for a nuclear disaster2  7#i7     
designate the single ,federal agency    
that is responsible for conducting      
cleanup of a nuclear disaster when      
directed to do so by the ,coordinating  
,agency2 and  7#aj7 identify any other  
roles and responsibilities of any       
,federal agency involved in the response
 effort to a nuclear disaster4