,,iii #aag? ,,congress #b;d ,session ,s4 ,,res4 #eaa ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,! ,,unit$ ,,/ates ,febru>y #aj1 #bjbb,mr4 ,m55dez 7= himself & ,mr4 ,graham7 submitt$ ! foll[+ resolution2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,=eign ,relations ,,resolution ,express+ ! s5se ( ! ,s5ate t e/abli%+ a regional nucle> fuel bank w\ld assi/ int]national ef=ts to avoid a de/abiliz+ arms race 9 ! ,middle ,ea/ & w\ld promote ! peaceful use ( nucle> p[]4 ,:]eas ! ,int]national ,atomic ,en]gy ,ag5cy 7,,iaea71 on ,octob] #ag1 #bjai1 e/abli%$ & began op]at+ a ,l[ ,enri*$ ,uranium 7,,leu7 ,bank 9 ,oskem51 ,kazakh/an2 ,:]eas ! ,,iaea ,,leu ,bank curr5tly has physical /ock ( #ij metric tons ( l[ enri*$ uranium hexafluoride suitable to make fuel = nucle> p[] reactors worldwide2 ,:]eas ! ,,iaea ,bank mission is to ensure memb] /ates ( ! ,,iaea are able to obta9 fuel = _! reactors if !re is a disruption 9 _! exi/+ fuel supply arrangem5ts & ,,leu _c be obta9$ by any o!r means2 ,:]eas a memb] /ate ( ! ,,iaea :o wants to buy ,,leu f ! fuel ,bank mu/ be 9 compliance ) all ( _! nucle> safegu>d agreem5ts & n "u inve/igation by ! ,,iaea ,bo>d ( ,gov]nors2 ,:]eas ! e/abli%m5t & op]ation ( ! ,,iaea ,,leu ,bank is fully fund$ by volunt>y contributions2 ,:]eas ^! volunt>y contributions h come f ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 ! ,european ,union1 ,kuwait1 ! ,unit$ ,arab ,emirates 7,,uae71 & non-gov]nm5t actors su* z ! ,nucle> ,?reat ,initiative 7,,nti72 ,:]eas 9 ,april #bjji1 ,presid5t ( ,iran ,mahm\d ,ahmad9ejad welcom$ ! !n proposal to set up a global nucle> fuel repository1 "u /rict int]national controls2 ,:]eas1 9 an ,april #bjje /atem5t at ! ,,iaea1 ! ,islamic ,republic ( ,iran said x w only pursue nucle> activities 9 ! peaceful doma91 & ! ,lead] ( ! ,islamic ,republic ( ,iran ,ayatollah ,ali ,kham5ei _h issu$ a fatwa t ! production1 /ockpil+1 & use ( nucle> weapons are =bidd5 "u ,islam & t ! ,islamic ,republic ( ,iran %all nev] acquire ^! weapons2 ,:]eas ! provision ( ,,leu fuel enables a /ate to =go dome/ic uranium enri*m5t & reprocess+ = comm]cial nucle> reactors2 ,:]eas ! ,,uae has successfully develop$ comm]cial nucle> p[] )\t a dome/ic capability to enri* uranium or reprocess sp5t fuel2 ,:]eas _m /ates 9 ! ,middle ,ea/ are seek+ to e/abli% comm]cial nucle> p[] reactors to supply p[] to _! electrical grid2 ,:]eas ! developm5t ( uranium enri*m5t & reprocess+ capabilities increases ! prolif]ation risk associat$ ) nucle> te*nology1 mat]ials1 & weapons2 & ,:]eas ,iran's nucle> program is lead+ o!r ,middle ,ea/ /ates to consid] h[ to mat* ,iran's enri*m5t capabilities3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x ,t x is ! s5se ( ! ,s5ate t-- 7#a7 ! e/abli%m5t ( a regional nucle> fuel bank1 or a rules modification & expansion ( ! exi/+ ,,leu ,bank1 9 coord9ation ) o!r int]national actors1 %\ld be "p ( a compreh5sive plan = confront+ nucle> nonprolif]ation 9 ! ,middle ,ea/2 7#b7 ! ,unit$ ,/ates %\ld implem5t a policy t gu>antees t any ,middle ,ea/ /ate t =goes dome/ic uranium enri*m5t & reprocess+ w be able to pur*ase fuel = _! comm]cial nucle> reactors f an int]national nucle> fuel bank2 7#c7 9 ord] to exp& ! exi/+ ,,iaea ,,leu ,bank or e/abli% a new regional nucle> fuel bank1 ! ,unit$ ,/ates %\ld provide te*nical exp]i5ce & funds & %\ld enc\rage o!rs to make f9ancial donations to su* bank2 7#d7 ! ,unit$ ,/ates %\ld seek bilat]al & multilat]al nucle> coop]ation agreem5ts ) v>i\s ,middle ,ea/]n /ates1 includ+ ,iran1 pursuant to section #abc ( ! ,atomic ,en]gy ,act ( #aied 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #baec7 7#abc agreem5ts7 t include ! adoption ( ,,iaea ,additional ,protocols = v]ification ( nucle> safegu>ds t include a commitm5t by /ates to =go dome/ic uranium enri*m5t & reprocess+ ( sp5t fuel2 7#e7 if ,iran ent]s into & implem5ts a nucle> agreem5t 9 :i* x =goes dome/ic uranium enri*m5t & reprocess+ ( sp5t fuel1 ! ,unit$ ,/ates %\ld commit to & provide sanctions relief beyond t agre$ to 9 ! ,jo9t ,compreh5sive ,plan ( ,action 7,,jcpoa7 sign$ at ,vi5na on ,july #ad1 #bjae1 by ,iran & by ,france1 ,g]many1 ! ,russian ,f$]ation1 ! ,p's ,republic ( ,*9a1 ! ,european ,union1 ! ,unit$ ,k+dom1 & ! ,unit$ ,/ates2 7#f7 any su* sanctions relief %\ld include ! t]m9ation ( c]ta9 ,unit$ ,/ates prim>y sanctions1 z appropriate1 b o!r ,unit$ ,/ates sanctions %\ld rema9 9 place until ,iran v]ifiably ceases its malign activity1 includ+ its support = t]rorism1 its human rights abuses1 its ho/age-tak+1 & its de/abiliz+ activities 9 ! region1 & refra9s f resum+ su* activities2 & 7#g7 any int]national agreem5t limit+ ,iran's nucle> program & provid+ sanctions relief to :i* ! ,unit$ ,/ates is a signatory %\ld be submitt$ to ! ,s5ate = its advice & cons5t to ratification pursuant to ,article ,,ii ( ! ,con/itution4