,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #bdai  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,april #cj1 #bjai,ms4
 ,norton introduced the following bill2 
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,foreign ,affairs1 and in addition to   
the ,committee on ,armed ,services1 for 
a period to be subsequently determined  
by the ,speaker1 in each case for       
consideration of such provisions as fall
 within the jurisdiction of the         
committee concerned  ,a ,,bill  ,to     
provide for nuclear weapons abolition   
and economic conversion in accordance   
with ,district of ,columbia ,initiative 
,measure ,number #cg of #aiib1 while    
ensuring environmental restoration and  
clean-energy conversion4  #a4 ,short    
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,nuclear ,weapons ,abolition and        
,economic and ,energy ,conversion ,act  
of #bjai4  #b4 ,requirement for nuclear 
weapons abolition and economic and      
energy conversion  7a7 ,in general ,the 
,united ,states ,government shall--     

7#a7 provide leadership by signing and  
ratifying the ,united ,nations ,treaty  
on the ,prohibition of ,nuclear ,weapons
 or any other international agreement   
that provides for--  7,a7 the           
dismantlement and elimination of all    
nuclear weapons in every country2 and   
7,b7 strict and effective international 
control of such dismantlement and       
elimination2  7#b7 redirect resources   
that are being used for nuclear weapons 
programs to use-- 7,a7 in converting all
 nuclear weapons industry processes1    
plants1 and programs1 and in retraining 
employees1 to shift to a constructive1  
ecologically beneficial peace economy1  
which includes strict control of all    
fissile material and radioactive waste2 
and  7,b7 in addressing human and       
infrastructure needs1 including         
development and deployment of           
sustainable carbon-free and nuclear-free
 energy sources1 health care1 housing1  
education1 agriculture1 and             
environmental restoration1 including    

long-term radioactive waste monitoring2 
and  7#c7 actively promote policies to  
induce all other countries to join in   
the commitments described in this       
subsection to create a more peaceful and
 secure world4  7b7 ,effective date     
,paragraph 7#b7 of subsection 7a7 shall 
take effect on the date on which the    
,president certifies to ,congress that  
all countries possessing nuclear weapons
 have begun the elimination of such     
weapons under established legal         
requirements comparable to those        
described in paragraph 7#a7 of such     
subsection4