22 U.S.C. § 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.