H.R. 8086

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 8086 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 8086

To establish a National and Nuclear Risk Reduction Center within the 
Department of State, and for other purposes.

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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

March 25, 2026

Mr. Keating (for himself and Mr. Baumgartner) introduced the following 
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs

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A BILL

To establish a National and Nuclear Risk Reduction Center within the 
Department of State, and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. ESTABLISHMENT OF NATIONAL AND NUCLEAR RISK REDUCTION CENTER.

(a) In General.--There is established within the Department of 
State a National and Nuclear Risk Reduction Center (``NNRRC''), who 
shall report directly to the Under Secretary for Arms Control and 
International Security.
(b) Responsibilities.--The NNRRC shall carry out the following 
responsibilities:
(1) Operate a 24-hour basis government-to-government 
communications center for exchanging notifications with foreign 
counterparts as required by--
(A) bilateral and multilateral arms control 
agreements or arrangements; and
(B) confidence-building agreements between the 
United States, foreign governments, and international 
organizations.
(2) Translate and disseminate incoming and outgoing 
notifications and messages to and from appropriate Federal 
Government departments and agencies for purposes of executing, 
when necessary, operational alerts or time-sensitive 
notifications requiring immediate attention.
(3) Advise Department of State policy and operational 
offices on communication or technical issues from new arms 
control and international security agreements.
(4) Provide technical assistance to foreign governments on 
NNRRC-related requirements on the operation of national 
communication systems for arms control agreements and other 
confidence-building agreements.
(5) Ensure the NNRRC maintains not fewer than one linguist 
on duty at all time who--
(A) can provide Mandarin Chinese and Russian 
language translation services;
(B) is proficient with technical arms control 
matters; and
(C) can facilitate communications related to 
notifications and exchanges with foreign governments 
involving arms control agreements and arrangements.
(6) Establish a protocol for coordination between the NNRRC 
and interagency stakeholders, including liaison roles.
(7) Perform such other duties as the Under Secretary for 
Arms Control and International Security may from time to time 
designate.
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