Adversaries in Russia and China should never be allowed in U.S. nuclear weapons facilities. This legislation bans citizens of our adversaries from these facilities.
Ban citizens of adversary nations from U.S. nuclear weapons facilities.
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Section 3112 creates a prohibition on admittance to national security laboratories and nuclear weapons production facilities. It bars a citizen or agent of a covered foreign nation from non-public areas of covered facilities, subject to a certified waiver; covered foreign nations are China, Russia, North Korea, and Iran, and the prohibition takes effect April 15, 2025.
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House Roll Call Vote 500 shows H.R.5009 passed 281-140 on December 11, 2024, and lists Moolenaar, John R. [R-MI] as voting Yea.
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The enacted FY2025 NDAA included Section 3112, which bars citizens or agents of covered adversary nations, including China, Russia, North Korea, and Iran, from non-public areas of national security laboratories and nuclear weapons production facilities, subject to a certified waiver. That substantially matches the promised ban. Moolenaar was serving in federal office and voted for final House passage of the enacted vehicle in December 2024, so credit is appropriate in the same term.