H.R. 3694: Future of the Nunn-Lugar Program Act of 2017

115th Congress · introduced 2017-09-07 · International Affairs · Latest: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

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Where it came from: introduced 2017-09-07 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Banks, Jim [R-IN-3] · what a sponsor is
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Official title

Future of the Nunn-Lugar Program Act of 2017

Plain summary

Future of the Nunn-Lugar Program Act of 2017 This bill requires the Department of Defense (DOD) to: (1) seek to enter into an agreement with a federally funded research and development center to assess requirements for cooperative threat reduction, and (2) provide such center with access to necessary information and resources. The center shall provide DOD with an interim and a final report that shall include: (1) a discussion of the requirements and capabilities necessary for reducing the threats of nuclear, chemical, and biological weapons; (2) identification of capability gaps for cooperative threat reduction efforts; (3) recommendations for actions to modernize the DOD's Cooperative Threat Reduction Program; and (4) recommendations to modernize the command and control enterprise and the role of the Director of the Defense Threat Reduction Agency. The Cooperative Threat Reduction Program, with respect to foreign countries, is intended to facilitate the elimination and the safe and secure transportation and storage of nuclear, chemical, biological, or other weapons and prevent their proliferation.

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Future of the Nunn-Lugar Program Act of 2017

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Sponsor: Rep. Banks, Jim [R-IN-3] · 6 cosponsors

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Jimmy Panetta (D-CA), Charles J. "Chuck" Fleischmann (R-TN)

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Banks, Jim [R-IN-3] reported raising $2.7 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-115hr3694.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/115/hr>

Record fed-us-cong115-hr3694 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong115 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong115