,i  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #cgff  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,december #ab1       
#bjac,ms4 ,ros-,lehtinen 7for herself   
and ,mr4 ,sherman7 introduced the       
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,foreign ,affairs1 and
 in addition to the ,committee on       
,rules1 for a period to be subsequently 
determined by the ,speaker1 in each case
 for consideration of such provisions as
 fall within the jurisdiction of the    
committee concerned  ,a ,,bill  ,to     
amend the ,atomic ,energy ,act of #aied 
to require congressional approval of    
agreements for peaceful nuclear         
cooperation with foreign countries1 and 
for other purposes4  #a4 ,requirement   
for congressional approval of agreements
 for peaceful nuclear cooperation  7a7  
,cooperation with other nations ,section
 #abc of the ,atomic ,energy ,act of    
#aied 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #baec7 is amended--
 7#a7 in the matter preceding subsection
 a41 by striking ,no cooperation and    

inserting ,subject to subsection f41 no 
cooperation2  7#b7 in subsection a4--   
7,a7 in paragraph 7#c71 by inserting or 
acquired from any other source after    
pursuant to such agreement each place it
 appears2  7,b7 in paragraph 7#d7-- 7i7 
by striking or terminates or and        
inserting 1 terminates12 and  7ii7 by   
inserting 1 or violates or abrogates any
 provision contained within such        
agreement after ,,iaea safeguards2  7,c7
 in paragraph 7#f71 by inserting or     
acquired from any other source after    
agreement each place it appears2  7,d7  
in paragraph 7#h71 by striking and at   
the end2  7,e7 in paragraph 7#i71 by    
striking the period at the end and      
inserting a semicolon2 and  7,f7 by     
inserting after paragraph 7#i7 the      
following new paragraphs3  7#aj7 a      
guaranty by the cooperating party that  
no nationals of a third country shall be
 permitted access to any reactor1       
related equipment1 or sensitive         
materials transferred under the         

agreement for cooperation without the   
prior consent of the ,united ,states2   
and  7#aa7 a commitment to maintain and1
 in the case of a country without such a
 legal regime in place1 a commitment to 
enact at the earliest possible date1 and
 in no case later than one year after   
the agreement enters into force1 a legal
 regime providing for adequate          
protection from civil liability that    
will allow for the participation of     
,united ,states suppliers in any effort 
by the country to develop civilian      
nuclear power4  2  7#c7 in the matter   
following paragraph 7#aa7 7as added by  
paragraph 7#b77;,f7 of this subsection71
 by striking ,the ,president may exempt 
a proposed agreement for cooperation and
 all that follows through common defense
 and security42  7#d7 in subsection c41 
by striking and at the end2  7#e7 in    
subsection d4-- 7,a7 in the first       
sentence-- 7i7 by striking not the first
 and second place it appears2  7ii7 by  
inserting only after effective the first

 place it appears2 and  7iii7 by        
striking 3 ,provided further1 and all   
that follows through such agreement and 
inserting 1 unless the proposed         
agreement includes a requirement as part
 of the agreement for cooperation or    
other legally binding document that is  
considered part of the agreement that no
 enrichment or reprocessing activities1 
or acquisition or construction of       
facilities for such activities1 will    
occur within the territory over which   
the cooperating party exercises         
sovereignty1 in which case the agreement
 shall become effective unless the      
,congress adopts1 and there is enacted1 
a joint resolution of disapproval 7#a7  
during such #fj-;day period for a new   
agreement2 or 7#b7 during a period of   
#cj days of continuous session for a    
renewal agreement2 and  7,b7 by striking
 the final period and inserting 2 and2  
7#f7 by redesignating subsection e4 as  
subsection f42  7#g7 by inserting       
immediately after subsection d4 the     

following new subsection3  e4 the       
cooperating party-- 7#a7 has acceded to 
and is fully implementing the provisions
 and guidelines of-- 7,a7 the           
,convention on the ,prohibition of the  
,development1 ,production1 ,stockpiling 
and ,use of ,chemical ,weapons and on   
their ,destruction 7commonly known as   
the ,chemical ,weapons ,convention72    
7,b7 the ,convention on the ,prohibition
 of the ,development1 ,production and   
,stockpiling of ,bacteriological and    
,toxin ,weapons and on their            
,destruction 7commonly known as the     
,biological ,weapons ,convention72 and  
7,c7 all other international agreements 
to which the ,united ,states is a party 
regarding the export of nuclear1        
chemical1 biological1 and advanced      
conventional weapons1 including missiles
 and other delivery systems2  7#b7 has  
established and is fully implementing an
 effective export control system1       
including fully implementing the        
provisions and guidelines of ,united    

,nations ,security ,council ,resolution 
#aedj2  7#c7 is in full compliance with 
all ,united ,nations conventions to     
which the ,united ,states is a party and
 all ,security ,council resolutions     
regarding the prevention of the         
proliferation of weapons of mass        
destruction1 including-- 7,a7 the       
,convention on the ,physical ,protection
 of ,nuclear ,material2 and  7,b7 the   
,united ,nations ,international         
,convention for the ,suppression of     
,acts of ,nuclear ,terrorism2  7#d7 is  
not a ,destination of ,diversion        
,concern under section #cjc of the      
,comprehensive ,iran ,sanctions1        
,accountability1 and ,divestment ,act of
 #bjaj 7,public ,law #aaa-aie72  7#e7 is
 closely cooperating with the ,united   
,states to prevent state sponsors of    
terrorism 7the term state sponsor of    
terrorism means a country the government
 of which has been determined by the    
,secretary of ,state1 for purposes of   
section #f7;j7 of the ,export           

,administration ,act of #aigi1 section  
#fbj;,a of the ,foreign ,assistance ,act
 of #aifa1 section #dj of the ,arms     
,export ,control ,act1 or other         
provision of law1 is a government that  
has repeatedly provided support for acts
 of international terrorism7 from-- 7,a7
 acquiring or developing chemical1      
biological1 or nuclear weapons or       
related technologies2 or  7,b7 acquiring
 or developing destabilizing numbers and
 types of advanced conventional weapons1
 including ballistic missiles2 and  7#f7
 has signed1 ratified1 and is fully     
implementing an ,additional ,protocol to
 its safeguards agreement with the      
,international ,atomic ,energy ,agency4 
2 and  7#h7 by adding after subsection  
f4 7as redesignated by paragraph 7#f7 of
 this subsection7 the following new     
subsection3  g4 ,for purposes of this   
section-- 7#a7 the term new agreement   
means an agreement for cooperation with 
a country with respect to which the     
,united ,states has not1 on or after the

 date of the enactment of this          
subsection1 entered into such an        
agreement2 and  7#b7 the term renewal   
agreement means an agreement for        
cooperation with a country with respect 
to which the ,united ,states has1 before
 the date of the enactment of this      
subsection1 entered into such an        
agreement4  4  7b7 ,subsequent          
arrangements ,section #aca a47#a7 of    
such ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #bafj a47#a77  
is amended-- 7#a7 in the second         
sentence1 by striking security1 and all 
that follows through publication4 and   
inserting security42 and  7#b7 by       
inserting after the second sentence the 
following new sentences3 ,such          
subsequent arrangement shall become     
effective only if ,congress enacts a    
joint resolution of approval according  
to the procedures of sections #abc d4   
and #acj i4 of this ,act4 ,any such     
nuclear proliferation assessment        
statement shall be submitted to the     
,committee on ,foreign ,affairs of the  

,house of ,representatives and the      
,committee on ,foreign ,relations of the
 ,senate not later than the #cast day of
 continuous session after submission of 
the subsequent arrangement44  #b4       
,withdrawal from the ,treaty on the     
,non-,proliferation of ,nuclear ,weapons
  7a7 ,statement of policy ,it is the   
policy of the ,united ,states to oppose 
the withdrawal from the ,treaty on the  
,non-,proliferation of ,nuclear ,weapons
 7in this section referred to as the    
,treaty7 of any country that is a party 
to the ,treaty and to use all political1
 economic1 and diplomatic means at its  
disposal to deter1 prevent1 or reverse  
any such withdrawal from the ,treaty4   
7b7 ,prohibition on certain assistance  
,notwithstanding any other provision of 
law1 no assistance 7other than          
humanitarian assistance7 under any      
provision of law may be provided to a   
country that has withdrawn from the     
,treaty on or after the date of the     
enactment of this ,act4  7c7 ,return of 

all ,united ,states-,origin materials   
and equipment ,the ,united ,states shall
 seek the return of any material1       
equipment1 or components transferred    
under an agreement for civil nuclear    
cooperation that is in force pursuant to
 section #abc of the ,atomic ,energy    
,act of #aied 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #baec7 on  
or after the date of the enactment of   
this ,act1 and any special fissionable  
material produced through the use of    
such material1 equipment1 or components1
 previously provided to a country that  
withdraws from the ,treaty4  #c4 ,report
 on comparability of nonproliferation   
conditions by foreign nuclear suppliers 
,not later than #ahj days after the date
 of the enactment of this ,act1 the     
,president shall transmit to the        
,committee on ,foreign ,affairs of the  
,house of ,representatives and the      
,committee on ,foreign ,relations of the
 ,senate a report on the extent to which
 each country that engages in civil     
nuclear exports 7including power and    

research nuclear reactors7 requires     
nuclear nonproliferation requirements as
 conditions for export comparable to    
those under this ,act4 ,such report     
shall also-- 7#a7 detail the extent to  
which the exports of each such country  
incorporate ,united ,states-origin      
components1 technology1 or materials    
that require ,united ,states approval   
for re-export2  7#b7 detail the civil   
nuclear-related trade and investments in
 the ,united ,states by any entity from 
each such country2 and  7#c7 list any   
,united ,states grant1 concessionary    
loan or loan guarantee1 or any other    
incentive or inducement to any such     
country or entity related to nuclear    
exports or investments in the ,united   
,states4  #d4 ,initiatives and          
negotiations relating to agreements for 
peaceful nuclear cooperation ,subsection
 f4 of section #abc of the ,atomic      
,energy ,act of #aied 7#db ,u4,s4,c4    
#baec71 as redesignated pursuant to     
section #a7;a77#f7 of this ,act1 is     

amended to read as follows3  f4 ,the    
,president shall keep the ,committee on 
,foreign ,affairs of the ,house of      
,representatives and the ,committee on  
,foreign ,relations of the ,senate fully
 and currently informed of any          
initiative or negotiations relating to a
 new or amended agreement for peaceful  
nuclear cooperation pursuant to this    
section prior to the ,president's       
announcement of such initiative or      
negotiations4 ,the ,president shall     
consult with such ,committees concerning
 such initiative or negotiations        
beginning not later than #ae calendar   
days after the initiation of any such   
negotiations1 or the receipt or         
transmission of a draft agreement1      
whichever occurs first1 and monthly     
thereafter until such time as the       
negotiations are concluded4 ,at such    
monthly intervals the ,president shall  
also provide such ,committees with the  
current working drafts and proposed text
 put forward for negotiation by the     

parties for inclusion in such agreement4
  4  #e4 ,conduct resulting in          
termination of nuclear exports          
,paragraph 7#b7 of section #abi a4 of   
the ,atomic ,energy ,act of #aied 7#db  
,u4,s4,c4 #baeh a47 is amended-- 7#a7 in
 subparagraph 7,c71 by inserting or     
after the semicolon2 and  7#b7 by       
inserting after subparagraph 7,c7 the   
following new subparagraph3  7,d7 been  
determined to be a country of           
proliferation concern under section     
#ajee7;g77#b7 of the ,national ,defense 
,authorization ,act for ,fiscal ,year   
#bjaj 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #bcga7;g77#b772  4 
#f4 ,congressional review procedures    
,section #acj i47#a7 of the ,atomic     
,energy ,act of #aied 7#db ,u4,s4,c4    
#baei7 is amended-- 7#a7 by             
redesignating subparagraphs 7,b7 and    
7,c7 as subparagraphs 7,c7 and 7,d71    
respectively2 and  7#b7 by inserting    
after subparagraph 7,a7 the following   
new subparagraph3  7,b7 for an agreement
 for cooperation pursuant to section    

#abc of this ,act1 a joint resolution1  
the matter after the resolving clause of
 which-- 7i7 is as follows3 ,that the   
,congress does favor the proposed       
agreement for cooperation transmitted to
 the ,congress by the ,president on 42  
and  7ii7 includes1 immediately after   
the language specified in clause 7i71   
any other provisions to accompany such  
proposed agreement for cooperation4  4  
#g4 ,requirement of liability protection
 for ,united ,states nuclear suppliers  
,the ,atomic ,energy ,act of #aied is   
amended by inserting after section #acd 
7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #bafj;d7 the following   
new section3  #ace4 ,requirement of     
liability protection for ,united ,states
 nuclear suppliers ,the ,president may  
not issue a license for the export of   
nuclear material1 facilities1           
components1 or other goods1 services1 or
 technology to a country pursuant to an 
agreement that has entered into force   
after the date of the enactment of this 
section unless the ,president determines

 that such country has liability        
protection for ,united ,states nuclear  
suppliers that is equivalent to the     
liability protection specified under the
 ,convention on ,supplementary          
,compensation for ,nuclear ,damage4  4  
#h4 ,prohibition on assistance to state 
sponsors of proliferation of weapons of 
mass destruction  7a7 ,prohibition on   
assistance ,the ,united ,states shall   
not provide any assistance under ,public
 ,law #hg-aie1 ,public ,law #ij-fbi1 the
 ,food for ,peace ,act1 the ,peace      
,corps ,act1 or the ,export-,import     
,bank ,act of #aide to any country if   
the ,secretary of ,state determines that
 the government of the country has      
repeatedly provided support for acts of 
proliferation of equipment1 technology1 
or materials to support the design1     
acquisition1 manufacture1 or use of     
weapons of mass destruction or the      
acquisition or development of ballistic 
missiles to carry such weapons4  7b7    
,publication of determinations ,each    

determination of the ,secretary of      
,state under subsection 7a7 shall be    
published in the ,federal ,register4    
7c7 ,rescission ,a determination of the 
,secretary of ,state under subsection   
7a7 may not be rescinded unless the     
,secretary submits to the ,committee on 
,foreign ,affairs of the ,house of      
,representatives and the ,committee on  
,foreign ,relations of the ,senate--    
7#a7 before the proposed rescission     
would take effect1 a report certifying  
that-- 7,a7 there has been a fundamental
 change in the leadership and policies  
of the government of the country        
concerned2  7,b7 the government is not  
supporting acts of proliferation of     
equipment1 technology1 or materials to  
support the design1 acquisition1        
manufacture1 or use of weapons of mass  
destruction or the acquisition or       
development of ballistic missiles to    
carry such weapons2 and  7,c7 the       
government has provided assurances that 
it will not support such acts in the    

future2 or  7#b7 at least #de days      
before the proposed rescission would    
take effect1 a report justifying the    
rescission and certifying that-- 7,a7   
the government of the country concerned 
has not provided any support for acts of
 proliferation of equipment1 technology1
 or materials to support the design1    
acquisition1 manufacture1 or use of     
weapons of mass destruction or the      
acquisition or development of ballistic 
missiles to carry such weapons during   
the preceding #bd-month period2 and     
7,b7 the government has provided        
assurances that it will not support such
 acts of proliferation in the future4   
7d7 ,waiver ,the ,president may waive   
the requirements of subsection 7a7 on a 
case-by-case basis if-- 7#a7 the        
,president determines that national     
security interests or humanitarian      
reasons justify a waiver of such        
requirements1 except that humanitarian  
reasons may not be used to justify the  
waiver of such requirements to provide  

security assistance under ,public ,law  
#hg-aie1 ,public ,law #ij-fbi1 or the   
,export-,import ,bank ,act of #aide2 and
  7#b7 at least #ae days before the     
waiver takes effect1 the ,president     
consults with the congressional         
committees specified in subsection 7c7  
regarding the proposed waiver and       
submits to the appropriate congressional
 committees a report containing-- 7,a7  
the name of the recipient country2  7,b7
 a description of the national security 
interests or humanitarian reasons that  
require the waiver2  7,c7 the type and  
amount of and the justification for the 
assistance to be provided pursuant to   
the waiver2 and  7,d7 the period of time
 during which such waiver will be       
effective4  #i4 ,additional protocol as 
a criterion for ,united ,states         
assistance  7a7 ,statement of policy ,it
 is the policy of the ,united ,states to
 ensure that each country that is a     
party to the ,treaty on the             
,non-,proliferation of ,nuclear ,weapons

 should bring into force an ,additional 
,protocol to its safeguards agreement   
with the ,,iaea4  7b7 ,criterion for    
assistance ,the ,united ,states shall1  
when considering the provision of       
assistance under ,public ,law #hg-aie or
 ,public ,law #ij-fbi to a country that 
is a party to the ,treaty on the        
,nonproliferation of ,nuclear ,weapons1 
take into consideration whether the     
proposed recipient has in force an      
,additional ,protocol to its safeguards 
agreement with the ,,iaea4  #aj4 ,sense 
of ,congress ,it is the sense of        
,congress that the ,president should    
ensure that participation in            
international nuclear programs conducted
 by the ,united ,states is limited to   
the greatest extent practicable to      
governmental and nongovernmental        
participants from countries that have   
adopted nonproliferation provisions in  
their nuclear cooperation and nuclear   
export control policies comparable to   
the policies specified in section #abc  

of the ,atomic ,energy ,act 7#db        
,u4,s4,c4 #baec71 as amended by this    
,act4