,,iii ,calendar ,no4 #edf #aaeth ,,congress #b;d ,session ,s4 ,,res4 #eda ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,june #ab1 #bjah,mr4 ,merkley 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,paul1 and ,mr4 ,markey7 submitted the following resolution2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,foreign ,relations ,july #cj1 #bjah,reported by ,mr4 ,corker1 with an amendment and an amendment to the preamble,strike out all after the resolving clause and insert the part printed in italic,strike the preamble and insert the part printed in italic ,,resolution ,expressing the sense of the ,senate that any ,united ,states-,saudi ,arabia civilian nuclear cooperation agreement must prohibit the ,kingdom of ,saudi ,arabia from enriching uranium or separating plutonium on its own territory1 in keeping with the strongest possible nonproliferation gold standard4 ,whereas the ,treaty on the ,non-,proliferation of ,nuclear ,weapons1 done at ,washington1 ,london1 and ,moscow ,july #a1 #aifh 7,,npt71 which is nearing its fiftieth anniversary1 obligates non-nuclear weapon states1 in ,article ,,ii1 not to receive the transfer from any transferor whatsoever of nuclear weapons or other nuclear explosive devices or of control over such weapons or explosive devices directly1 or indirectly2 not to manufacture or otherwise acquire nuclear weapons or other nuclear explosive devices2 and not to seek or receive any assistance in the manufacture of nuclear weapons or other nuclear explosive devices3 ,now1 therefore1 be it ,whereas1 on ,may #ba1 #bjji1 the ,united ,states and the ,united ,arab ,emirates signed a bilateral agreement pursuant to section #abc of the ,atomic ,energy ,act of #aied 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #baec71 establishing cooperation on civilian nuclear programs in which the ,united ,arab ,emirates agreed that it shall not possess sensitive nuclear facilities within its territory or otherwise engage in activities within its territory for1 or relating to1 the enrichment or reprocessing of material1 or for the alternation in form or content 7except by irradiation or further irradiation or1 if agreed by the ,parties1 post-irradiation examination7 of plutonium1 uranium #bcc1 high enriched uranium1 or irradiated source or special fissionable material2 ,whereas the civil nuclear cooperation agreement between the ,united ,states and the ,united ,arab ,emirates further obligates the ,united ,arab ,emirates to bring into force its ,additional ,protocol to its ,,iaea ,safeguards ,agreement before the ,united ,states licenses 8exports of nuclear material1 equipment1 components1 or technology0 pursuant to the agreement2 and ,whereas this agreement became known as the first gold standard civil nuclear agreement and was lauded as a step toward establishing a precedent for strong nonproliferation standards on the ,arabian ,peninsula3 ,now1 therefore1 be it ,that it is the sense of the ,senate that any ,united ,states-,saudi ,arabia civilian nuclear cooperation agreement under section #abc of the ,atomic ,energy ,act of #aied 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #baec71 commonly known as a #abc ,agreement1 concluded in the future1 must prohibit the ,kingdom of ,saudi ,arabia from enriching uranium or separating plutonium on its own territory1 in keeping with the strongest possible nonproliferation gold standard4 ,that it is the sense of the ,senate that any ,united ,states-,saudi ,arabia civilian nuclear cooperation agreement under section #abc of the ,atomic ,energy ,act of #aied 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #baec71 commonly known as a #abc ,agreement1 concluded in the future should prohibit the ,kingdom of ,saudi ,arabia from enriching uranium or separating plutonium on ,saudi ,arabian territory in keeping with the strongest possible nonproliferation gold standard as well as require the ,kingdom of ,saudi ,arabia to bring into force the ,additional ,protocol with the ,international ,atomic ,energy ,agency4 ,july #cj1 #bjah,reported with an amendment and an amendment to the preamble