Nuclear Forensics Authority Realignment Act

HR 5438, the Nuclear Forensics Authority Realignment Act, establishes a new National Nuclear Forensics Center within the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) to coordinate federal efforts in analyzing nuclear materials to trace attacks or terrorism. The bill repeals the previous Nuclear Forensics and Attribution Act and updates references in the Homeland Security Act to align with the new NNSA center. It requires the NNSA Administrator to develop a plan within one year to expand university programs for building nuclear forensics expertise. This reorganization directly affects NNSA, federal agencies handling nuclear security, and the technical capabilities used to investigate nuclear incidents.