2) On May 10, S. 1119 was introduced by Senators McClure, Church, Hatfield, Jackson, Johnston, and Matsunaga; and Senator Jackson wrote to the Secretary of State informing himof the introductionof 5.1119 and the scheduling of a hearing on June 5. Theletter stated in part that: “The inclusion of one of those sites, in my estimation, is hkely to result in a needless and very serious reaction among members of the Pacific community. Furthermore, the Department of the Interior, which has the general responsibility for territorial affairs in the executive branch, has again not been informed of your proposals.” The hearing on June 5 was conducted in executive sesston at the request of the administration since the identity of the potential sites had been classified.The committee discovered, however, that the sites could be made public. In addition, with respect to the timing of notice to the _ &j& el corti wre “3 Lee © of os ae ene eee te: notify and inform the Congress and the apparent insensitivity of the executive department participants in this venture to the concerns of the Pacific community. The objectives of S, 1119 are to guarantee that. the Congress is informedin a timely mannerand to assure the members of the Pacific community that the United States will net sanction or approve any proposal for spent fuel storage without full public disclosure of the site and open consideration and formal approval by the U.S. Congress. In light of the testimony received at the June 5 hearing, the committee determined that the only assurance that the Congress and the Pacific Community would have that they would be kept informed and not presented with a fait accompli would be enactment of S. 1119. S. 1119 was unanimously reported from the committce and passed the Senate without dissent. . Since Senate passage of S. 1119, further discussions have been held by the administration with the Government of Japan, and there have been additional expressions of concern from both the U.S. territories and other members of the Pacific community. The Committee, accordingly, has added the text of 8. 1119, as passed by the Senate, to this measure as an assuranceto the U.S. territories und Pacific community that any such decision will be made in open discussion and after the full and total involvement of the Congress. This provision was added at the request of Senators Matsunaga and McClure. : ens fr believe there was anylegal requirement to notify the Congress of any plans until such time as an authorization for the actual expenditure of funds was needed for the repurchase, transportation, and storage of spent fuel, Although the administration had stated intentions to keep the Congress informed in the future, the witnesses objected io any statutory requirement for such notice. . The committee wishes to emphusize that its concern, as expressed by S. 1119, does not in any mannerreflect an opinion with respect to the goals and objectives of the Nuclear Nonproliferation Act of 1978, nor 1s the concern designed to limit in any way the conduct of negotiations pursuant to that act. The committee also wishes to emphasize that it in no way wishes to prejudge'the feasibility or the desirability of the use of island storage for spent nuclear fuel. The committce’s concern expressed in this measure are the failure of the administration to TiEiesibet Se ae eee ggg Congress, the committce was inforined that the administration did not