To establish a National and Nuclear Risk Reduction Center within the Department of State, and for other purposes.
Sponsored By: Representative Keating
Introduced
Summary
This bill would create a National and Nuclear Risk Reduction Center inside the Department of State that reports to the Under Secretary for Arms Control and International Security. The center would operate a 24-hour government-to-government communications hub for arms-control and confidence-building notifications, translate and disseminate messages, provide technical assistance to foreign partners, and set interagency coordination protocols.
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- Federal agencies would gain a single 24-hour channel for exchanging arms-control notifications and time-sensitive operational alerts. Translated messages would be routed to the appropriate offices for urgent action.
- Foreign governments would receive technical assistance on national communication systems tied to arms-control and confidence-building agreements. That support aims to speed and clarify notification exchanges.
- Department policy and operational offices would get advice on communications and technical issues from the center and defined liaison roles for coordination across agencies.
- Center staffing would require at least one linguist on duty at all times who can translate Mandarin Chinese and Russian and who is proficient with technical arms-control matters.
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New national nuclear risk center
If enacted, this bill would create a National and Nuclear Risk Reduction Center within the State Department. The center would report to the Under Secretary for Arms Control and International Security and would start upon enactment. It would run a 24-hour government-to-government communications hub to exchange arms-control notifications with foreign counterparts. The center would translate and share incoming and outgoing messages with federal agencies to support operational alerts and time-sensitive notices. It would keep at least one linguist on duty with Mandarin and Russian skills and technical arms-control expertise. The center would also advise State policy offices, set interagency coordination protocols, and provide technical help to foreign governments. It would not itself change household taxes, benefits, or payments.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Keating
MA • D
Cosponsors
Baumgartner
WA • R
Sponsored 3/25/2026
Roll Call Votes
No roll call votes available for this bill.
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