U.S. Code > Title 22 Foreign Relations and Intercourse > CHAPTER 88—NUCLEAR NON-PROLIFERATION TREATY—UNITED STATES ADDITIONAL PROTOCOL IMPLEMENTATION (§§ 8101—8181) > SUBCHAPTER V—ENVIRONMENTAL SAMPLING (§§ 8151—8154) > § 8151. Notification to Congress of IAEA Board approval of wide-area environmental sampling

§ 8151. Notification to Congress of IAEA Board approval of wide-area environmental sampling

(a) In general
Not later than 30 days after the date on which the Board of Governors of the IAEA approves wide-area environmental sampling for use as a safeguards verification tool, the President shall notify the appropriate congressional committees.
(b) Content
The notification under subsection (a) shall contain—
(1) a description of the specific methods and sampling techniques approved by the Board of Governors that are to be employed for purposes of wide-area sampling;
(2) a statement as to whether or not such sampling may be conducted in the United States under the Additional Protocol; and
(3) an assessment of the ability of the approved methods and sampling techniques to detect, identify, and determine the conduct, type, and nature of nuclear activities.