,,iii  #aagth ,,congress  #b;d ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #eaa  ,,in ,,the ,,senate    
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,february 
#aj1 #bjbb,mr4 ,menendez 7for himself   
and ,mr4 ,graham7 submitted the         
following resolution2 which was referred
 to the ,committee on ,foreign          
,relations  ,,resolution  ,expressing   
the sense of the ,senate that           
establishing a regional nuclear fuel    
bank would assist international efforts 
to avoid a destabilizing arms race in   
the ,middle ,east and would promote the 
peaceful use of nuclear power4  ,whereas
 the ,international ,atomic ,energy     
,agency 7,,iaea71 on ,october #ag1      
#bjai1 established and began operating a
 ,low ,enriched ,uranium 7,,leu7 ,bank  
in ,oskemen1 ,kazakhstan2 ,whereas the  
,,iaea ,,leu ,bank currently has        
physical stock of #ij metric tons of low
 enriched uranium hexafluoride suitable 
to make fuel for nuclear power reactors 
worldwide2 ,whereas the ,,iaea ,bank    
mission is to ensure member states of   

the ,,iaea are able to obtain fuel for  
their reactors if there is a disruption 
in their existing fuel supply           
arrangements and ,,leu cannot be        
obtained by any other means2 ,whereas a 
member state of the ,,iaea who wants to 
buy ,,leu from the fuel ,bank must be in
 compliance with all of their nuclear   
safeguard agreements and not under      
investigation by the ,,iaea ,board of   
,governors2 ,whereas the establishment  
and operation of the ,,iaea ,,leu ,bank 
is fully funded by voluntary            
contributions2 ,whereas these voluntary 
contributions have come from the ,united
 ,states1 the ,european ,union1 ,kuwait1
 the ,united ,arab ,emirates 7,,uae71   
and non-government actors such as the   
,nuclear ,threat ,initiative 7,,nti72   
,whereas in ,april #bjji1 ,president of 
,iran ,mahmoud ,ahmadinejad welcomed the
 then proposal to set up a global       
nuclear fuel repository1 under strict   
international controls2 ,whereas1 in an 
,april #bjje statement at the ,,iaea1   

the ,islamic ,republic of ,iran said it 
will only pursue nuclear activities in  
the peaceful domain1 and the ,leader of 
the ,islamic ,republic of ,iran         
,ayatollah ,ali ,khamenei had issued a  
fatwa that the production1 stockpiling1 
and use of nuclear weapons are forbidden
 under ,islam and that the ,islamic     
,republic of ,iran shall never acquire  
these weapons2 ,whereas the provision of
 ,,leu fuel enables a state to forgo    
domestic uranium enrichment and         
reprocessing for commercial nuclear     
reactors2 ,whereas the ,,uae has        
successfully developed commercial       
nuclear power without a domestic        
capability to enrich uranium or         
reprocess spent fuel2 ,whereas many     
states in the ,middle ,east are seeking 
to establish commercial nuclear power   
reactors to supply power to their       
electrical grid2 ,whereas the           
development of uranium enrichment and   
reprocessing capabilities increases the 
proliferation risk associated with      

nuclear technology1 materials1 and      
weapons2 and ,whereas ,iran's nuclear   
program is leading other ,middle ,east  
states to consider how to match ,iran's 
enrichment capabilities3 ,now1          
therefore1 be it ,that it is the sense  
of the ,senate that-- 7#a7 the          
establishment of a regional nuclear fuel
 bank1 or a rules modification and      
expansion of the existing ,,leu ,bank1  
in coordination with other international
 actors1 should be part of a            
comprehensive plan for confronting      
nuclear nonproliferation in the ,middle 
,east2  7#b7 the ,united ,states should 
implement a policy that guarantees that 
any ,middle ,east state that forgoes    
domestic uranium enrichment and         
reprocessing will be able to purchase   
fuel for their commercial nuclear       
reactors from an international nuclear  
fuel bank2  7#c7 in order to expand the 
existing ,,iaea ,,leu ,bank or establish
 a new regional nuclear fuel bank1 the  
,united ,states should provide technical

 experience and funds and should        
encourage others to make financial      
donations to such bank2  7#d7 the       
,united ,states should seek bilateral   
and multilateral nuclear cooperation    
agreements with various ,middle ,eastern
 states1 including ,iran1 pursuant to   
section #abc of the ,atomic ,energy ,act
 of #aied 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #baec7 7#abc   
agreements7 that include the adoption of
 ,,iaea ,additional ,protocols for      
verification of nuclear safeguards that 
include a commitment by states to forgo 
domestic uranium enrichment and         
reprocessing of spent fuel2  7#e7 if    
,iran enters into and implements a      
nuclear agreement in which it forgoes   
domestic uranium enrichment and         
reprocessing of spent fuel1 the ,united 
,states should commit to and provide    
sanctions relief beyond that agreed to  
in the ,joint ,comprehensive ,plan of   
,action 7,,jcpoa7 signed at ,vienna on  
,july #ad1 #bjae1 by ,iran and by       
,france1 ,germany1 the ,russian         

,federation1 the ,people's ,republic of 
,china1 the ,european ,union1 the       
,united ,kingdom1 and the ,united       
,states2  7#f7 any such sanctions relief
 should include the termination of      
certain ,united ,states primary         
sanctions1 as appropriate1 but other    
,united ,states sanctions should remain 
in place until ,iran verifiably ceases  
its malign activity1 including its      
support for terrorism1 its human rights 
abuses1 its hostage-taking1 and its     
destabilizing activities in the region1 
and refrains from resuming such         
activities2 and  7#g7 any international 
agreement limiting ,iran's nuclear      
program and providing sanctions relief  
to which the ,united ,states is a       
signatory should be submitted to the    
,senate for its advice and consent to   
ratification pursuant to ,article ,,ii  
of the ,constitution4