HR 1280 IH

Union Calendar No. 502CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

112th CONGRESSCommentsClose CommentsPermalink

2d SessionCommentsClose CommentsPermalink

H. R. 1280CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

[Report No. 112-507, Part I]CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

To amend the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 to require congressional approval of agreements for peaceful nuclear cooperation with foreign countries, and for other purposes.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESCommentsClose CommentsPermalink

March 31, 2011CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN (for herself, Mr. BERMAN, Mr. ROYCE, Mr. SHERMAN, Mr. FORTENBERRY, and Mr. MARKEY) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Rules, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concernedCommentsClose CommentsPermalink

May 30, 2012CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

Reported from the Committee on Foreign Affairs with an amendmentCommentsClose CommentsPermalink

[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic]CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

May 30, 2012CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

Referral to the Committee on Rules extended for a period ending not later than October 1, 2012CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

May 30, 2012CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce for a period ending not later than October 1, 2012, for consideration of such provisions of the bill and amendment as fall within the jurisdiction of that committee pursuant to clause 1(f), rule XCommentsClose CommentsPermalink

October 1, 2012CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

Additional sponsors: Mr. BURTON of Indiana, Mr. FLAKE, Mr. CHABOT, and Mr. CONYERSCommentsClose CommentsPermalink

October 1, 2012CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

The Committees on Rules and Energy and Commerce discharged; committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printedCommentsClose CommentsPermalink

[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on March 31, 2011]CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

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A BILLCommentsClose CommentsPermalink

To amend the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 to require congressional approval of agreements for peaceful nuclear cooperation with foreign countries, and for other purposes.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

SECTION 1. REQUIREMENT FOR CONGRESSIONAL APPROVAL OF AGREEMENTS FOR PEACEFUL NUCLEAR COOPERATION.

(a) Cooperation With Other Nations- Section 123 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2153) is amended-- CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(1) in the matter preceding subsection a., by striking ‘No cooperation’ and inserting ‘Subject to subsection f., no cooperation’; CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(2) in subsection a- CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(A) in paragraph (3), by inserting ‘or acquired from any other source’ after ‘pursuant to such agreement’ each place it appears; CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(B) in paragraph (4)-- CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(i) by striking ‘or terminates or’ and inserting ‘, terminates,’; and CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(ii) by inserting ‘, or violates or abrogates any provision contained within such agreement’ after ‘IAEA safeguards’; CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(C) in paragraph (6), by inserting ‘or acquired from any other source’ after ‘agreement’ each place it appears; CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(D) in paragraph (8), by striking ‘and’ at the end; CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(E) in paragraph (9), by striking the period at the end and inserting a semicolon; and CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(F) by adding at the endinserting after paragraph (9) the following new paragraphs: CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(10) a guaranty by the cooperating party that no nationals of a third country shall be permitted access to any reactor, related equipment, or sensitive materials transferred under the agreement for cooperation without the prior consent of the United States; and CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(11) if the cooperating party does not operate, as of April 1, 2011, enrichment or reprocessing facilities, a requirement as part of the agreement for cooperation or other legally binding document that is considered part of the agreement thata commitment to maintain and, in the case of a country without such a legal regime in place, a commitment to enact at the earliest possible date, and in no enrichment or reprocessing activities, or acquisition or construction of facilities for such activities,case later than one year after the agreement enters into force, a legal regime providing for adequate protection from civil liability that will occur within the territory over which the cooperating party exercises sovereignty.’;(3allow for the participation of United States suppliers in any effort by the country to develop civilian nuclear power.’; CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(3) in the matter following paragraph (11) (as added by paragraph (2)(F) of this subsection), by striking ‘The President may exempt a proposed agreement for cooperation’ and all that follows through ‘common defense and security.’; CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(4) in subsection c., by striking ‘and’ at the end; CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(45) in subsection d- CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(A) in the first sentence-- CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(i) by striking ‘not’ the first and second place it appears; CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(ii) by inserting ‘only’ after ‘effective’ the first place it appears; and CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(iii) by striking ‘:Provided further,’ and all that follows through ‘such agreement’ and inserting ‘, 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 activities, or acquisition or construction of facilities for such activities, will occur within the territory over which the cooperating party exercises sovereignty, in which case the agreement shall become effective unless the Congress adopts, and there is enacted, a joint resolution of disapproval (1) during such sixty-day period for a new agreement; or (2) during a period of 30 days of continuous session for a renewal agreement’; and CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(B) by striking the final period and inserting ‘; and’; CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(56) by redesignating subsection e. as subsection f.; CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





and(6) by inserting immediately after subsection (7) by inserting immediately after subsection d. the following new subsection: CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘e. the cooperating party-- CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(1) has acceded to and is fully implementing the provisions and guidelines of-- CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(A) the Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production, Stockpiling and Use of Chemical Weapons and on their Destruction (commonly known as the ‘Chemical Weapons Convention’); CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(B) the Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production and Stockpiling of Bacteriological and Toxin Weapons and on their Destruction (commonly known as the ‘Biological Weapons Convention’); and CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(C) all other international agreements to which the United States is a party regarding the export of nuclear, chemical, biological, and advanced conventional weapons, including missiles and other delivery systems; CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(2) has established and is fully implementing an effective export control system, including fully implementing the provisions and guidelines of United Nations Security Council Resolution 1540; CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(3) 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 destruction, including-- CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(A) the Convention on the Physical Protection of Nuclear Material; and CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(B) the United Nations International Convention for the Suppression of Acts of Nuclear Terrorism; CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(4) is not a Destination of Diversion Concern under section 303 of the Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and Divestment Act of 2010 (Public Law 111-195); CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(5) is closely cooperating with the United States to prevent state sponsors of terrorism (the term ‘state sponsor of terrorism’ means a country the government of which has been determined by the Secretary of State, for purposes of section 6(j) of the Export Administration Act of 1979, section 620A of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, section 40 of the Arms Export Control Act, or other provision of law, is a government that has repeatedly provided support for acts of international terrorism) from-- CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(A) acquiring or developing chemical, biological, or nuclear weapons or related technologies; or CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(B) acquiring or developing destabilizing numbers and types of advanced conventional weapons, including ballistic missiles; and CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(6) has signed, ratified, and is fully implementing an Additional Protocol to its safeguards agreement with the International Atomic Energy Agency.’; and CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(8) by adding after subsection f. (as redesignated by paragraph (6) of this subsection) the following new subsection: CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘g. For purposes of this section-- CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(1) the term ‘new agreement’ means an agreement for cooperation with a country with respect to which the United States has not, on or after the date of the enactment of this subsection, entered into such an agreement; and CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(2) the term ‘renewal agreement’ means an agreement for cooperation with a country with respect to which the United States has, before the date of the enactment of this subsection, entered into such an agreement.’. CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(b) Subsequent Arrangements- Section 131 a. (1) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 2160 a.(1)) is amended-- CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(1) in the second sentence, by striking ‘security,’ and all that follows through ‘publication.’ and inserting ‘security.’; and CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(2) by inserting after the second sentence the following new sentences: ‘Such subsequent arrangement shall become effective only if Congress enacts a joint resolution of approval according to the procedures of sections 123 d. and 130 i. of this Act. 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 31st day of continuous session after submission of the subsequent arrangement.’. CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

SEC. 2. WITHDRAWAL FROM THE TREATY ON THE NON-PROLIFERATION OF NUCLEAR WEAPONS.

(a) Statement of Policy- It is the policy of the United States to oppose the withdrawal of any country that is a party tofrom the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (in this section referred to as the ‘Treaty’) of any country that is a party to the Treaty and to use all political, economic, and diplomatic means at its disposal to deter, prevent, or reverse any such withdrawal from the Treaty. CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(b) Prohibition on Certain Assistance- Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no assistance (other than humanitarian assistance) 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 Act. CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(c) Return of All United States-Origin Materials and Equipment- The United States shall seek the return of any material, equipment, or components transferred under an agreement for civil nuclear cooperation that is in force pursuant to section 123 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2153) on or after the date of the enactment of this Act, and any special fissionable material produced through the use of such material, equipment, or components previously provided to a country that withdraws from the Treaty. CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

SEC. 3. REPORT ON COMPARABILITY OF NONPROLIFERATION CONDITIONS BY FOREIGN NUCLEAR SUPPLIERS.

Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, 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 (including power and research nuclear reactors) requires nuclear nonproliferation requirements as conditions for export comparable to those under this Act. Such report shall also-- CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(1) detail the extent to which the exports of each such country incorporate United States-origin components, technology, or materials that require United States approval for re-export; CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(2) detail the civil nuclear-related trade and investments in the United States by any entity from each such country; and CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(3) list any United States grant, concessionary loan or loan guarantee, or any other incentive or inducement to any such country or entity related to nuclear exports or investments in the United States. CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

SEC. 4. INITIATIVES AND NEGOTIATIONS RELATING TO AGREEMENTS FOR PEACEFUL NUCLEAR COOPERATION.

Subsection f. of section 123 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2153), as redesignated pursuant to section 1(a)(56) of this Act, is amended to read as follows: CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘f. 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 negotiations. The President shall consult with the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate concerning such initiative or negotiations beginning not later than 15 calendar days after the initiation of any such negotiations, or the receipt or transmission of a draft agreement, whichever occurs first, and monthly thereafter until such time as the negotiations are concluded.’. CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

SEC. 5. CONDUCT RESULTING IN TERMINATION OF NUCLEAR EXPORTS.

Section 129 a. (2) of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2158) is amended-- CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(1) in subparagraph (C), by inserting ‘or’ after the semicolon; and CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(2) by inserting after subparagraph (C) the following new subparagraph: CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(D) been determined to be a ‘country of proliferation concern’ under section 1055(g)(2) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 (50 U.S.C. 2371(g)(2));’. CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

SEC. 6. CONGRESSIONAL REVIEW PROCEDURES.

Section 130 i. (1) of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2159 i.) is amended-- CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(1) by redesignating subparagraphs (B) and (C) as subparagraphs (C) and (D), respectively; and CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(2) by inserting after subparagraph (A) the following new subparagraph: CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(B) for an agreement for cooperation pursuant to section 123 of this Act, a joint resolution, the matter after the resolving clause of which-- CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(i) is as follows: ‘That the Congress does favor the proposed agreement for cooperation transmitted to the Congress by the President on XXXXXXXXXX.’; and CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(ii) includes, immediately after the language specified in clause (i), any other provisions to accompany such proposed agreement for cooperation.’. CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

SEC. 7. REQUIREMENT OF LIABILITY PROTECTION FOR UNITED STATES NUCLEAR SUPPLIERS.

The Atomic Energy Act of 1954 is amended by inserting after section 134 (42 U.S.C. 2160d) the following new section: CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

‘SEC. 135. REQUIREMENT OF LIABILITY PROTECTION FOR UNITED STATES NUCLEAR SUPPLIERS.

‘The President may not issue a license for the export of nuclear material, facilities, components, or other goods, services, or technology to a country pursuant to an agreement that has entered into force after the date of the enactment of this Act 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 Damage.’. CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

SEC. 8. PROHIBITION ON ASSISTANCE TO STATE SPONSORS OF PROLIFERATION OF WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION.

(a) Prohibition on Assistance- The United States shall not provide any assistance underPublic Law 87-195, Public Law 90-629, the Food for Peace Act, the Peace Corps Act, or the Export-Import Bank Act of 1945 to any country if the Secretary of State determines that the government of the country has repeatedly provided support for acts of proliferation of equipment, technology, or materials to support the design, acquisition, manufacture, or use of weapons of mass destruction or the acquisition or development of ballistic missiles to carry such weapons. CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(b) Publication of Determinations- Each determination of the Secretary of State under subsection (a) shall be published in the Federal Register. CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(c) Rescission- A determination of the Secretary of State under subsection (a) may not be rescinded unless the Secretary submits to the appropriate congressional committees-- CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(1) before the proposed rescission would take effect, a report certifying that-- CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(A) there has been a fundamental change in the leadership and policies of the government of the country concerned; CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(B) the government is not supporting acts of proliferation of equipment, technology, or materials to support the design, acquisition, manufacture, or use of weapons of mass destruction; and CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(C) the government has provided assurances that it will not support such acts in the future; or CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(2) at least 45 days before the proposed rescission would take effect, a report justifying the rescission and certifying that-- CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(A) the government of the country concerned has not provided any support for acts of proliferation of equipment, technology, or materials to support the design, acquisition, manufacture, or use of weapons of mass destruction during the preceding 24-month period; and CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(B) the government has provided assurances that it will not support such acts of proliferation in the future. CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(d) Waiver- The President may waive the requirements of subsection (a) on a case-by-case basis if-- CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(1) the President determines that national security interests or humanitarian reasons justify a waiver of such requirements, except that humanitarian reasons may not be used to justify the waiver of such requirements to provide security assistance underPublic Law 87-195, Public Law 90-629, or the Export-Import Bank Act of 1945; and CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(2) at least 15 days before the waiver takes effect, the President consults with the appropriate congressional committees regarding the proposed waiver and submits to the appropriate congressional committees a report containing-- CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(A) the name of the recipient country; CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(B) a description of the national security interests or humanitarian reasons that require the waiver; CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(C) the type and amount of and the justification for the assistance to be provided pursuant to the waiver; and CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(D) the period of time during which such waiver will be effective. CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

SEC. 9. ADDITIONAL PROTOCOL AS A CRITERION FOR UNITED STATES ASSISTANCE.

(a) 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 IAEA. CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(b) Criterion for Assistance- The United States shall, when considering the provision of assistance underPublic Law 87-195 or Public Law 90-629 to a country that is a party to the Treaty on the Nonproliferation of Nuclear Weapons, take into consideration whether the proposed recipient has in force an Additional Protocol to its safeguards agreement with the IAEA. CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

SEC. 10. 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 123 of the Atomic Energy Act (42 U.S.C. 2153), as amended by this Act. CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

Union Calendar No. 502CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

112th CONGRESSCommentsClose CommentsPermalink

2d SessionCommentsClose CommentsPermalink

H. R. 1280CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

[Report No. 112-507, Part I]CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

A BILLCommentsClose CommentsPermalink

To amend the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 to require congressional approval of agreements for peaceful nuclear cooperation with foreign countries, and for other purposes.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

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October 1, 2012CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

The Committees on Rules and Energy and Commerce discharged; committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printedCommentsClose CommentsPermalink