3.0.0 6574 2022-02-03T05:12:05Z 2022-02-03T05:12:05Z House H HR 2008-07-23 110 hsfa00 Foreign Affairs Committee House Standing Markup by 2008-07-24T21:05:39Z Referred to 2008-07-23T14:00:10Z hssy00 Science, Space, and Technology Committee House Standing Referred to 2008-07-23T14:00:15Z 2008-07-24 hsfa00 Foreign Affairs Committee 1 House committee actions Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote. Committee 2008-07-24 hsfa00 Foreign Affairs Committee 1 House committee actions Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held. Committee 2008-07-23 Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Science and Technology, 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 concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hssy00 Science, Space, and Technology Committee 2008-07-23 Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Science and Technology, 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 concerned. IntroReferral H11100-A 9 Library of Congress 2008-07-23 Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Science and Technology, 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 concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsfa00 Foreign Affairs Committee 2008-07-23 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2008-07-23 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress B000410 Rep. Berman, Howard L. [D-CA-28] HOWARD BERMAN D CA L. 28 N R000435 Rep. Ros-Lehtinen, Ileana [R-FL-18] ILEANA ROS-LEHTINEN R FL 18 2008-07-23 True International Affairs Arms control and nonproliferation Civil actions and liability Congressional oversight International law and treaties International organizations and cooperation Iran Licensing and registrations Middle East Nuclear power Russia Sanctions Spacecraft and satellites Technology transfer and commercialization Trade restrictions International Affairs 00 2008-07-23 Introduced in House 2008-10-22T21:46:25Z United States-Russian Federation Nuclear Cooperation Agreement Act of 2008 - States that Congress favors the United States-Russian Federation Agreement for Cooperation on Peaceful Uses of Nuclear Energy, subject to certain requirements.

Prohibits the issuance of a license for the export of nuclear material, equipment, or technology to the Russian Federation unless the President certifies to the appropriate congressional committees that: (1) the government of the Russian Federation has taken actions to prohibit and prevent the transfer of goods, services, or technology (excluding goods, services, or technology related to the Bushehr nuclear reactor) to the government of Iran; (2) for the preceding 12-month period there has been no cooperation regarding such activities between the government or any national of the Russian Federation and the government or any national of Iran; or (3) during such 12-month period the government of the Russian Federation has terminated any significant cooperation between any Russian national and the government or any national of Iran, has instituted effective measures to prevent a reoccurrence of such cooperation, or has prosecuted any such Russian national. (Limits such certification's use to not more than two consecutive fiscal years.)

Prohibits the issuance of a license for the export of nuclear material, equipment or technology to the Russian Federation unless the President certifies to the appropriate congressional committees that the government of the Russian Federation: (1) is fully supporting U.S. efforts to achieve international and U.N. Security Council sanctions on Iran in response to Iran's nuclear program; and (2) has ratified the Convention on Supplementary Compensation for Nuclear Damage or has enacted domestic law that provides adequate liability protections for U.S. firms for civil nuclear commerce with the Russian Federation.

Terminates such license provisions five years after enactment of this Act.

Authorizes the President, with specified limitations, to make extraordinary payments in connection with the International Space Station to the Russian Federal Space Agency.

Amends the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 to require joint congressional resolution of approval of peaceful nuclear cooperation agreements.

]]> United States-Russian Federation Nuclear Cooperation Agreement Act of 2008 Short Titles as Introduced United States-Russian Federation Nuclear Cooperation Agreement Act of 2008 Display Title United States-Russian Federation Nuclear Cooperation Agreement Act of 2008 Official Title as Introduced To implement the United States-Russian Federation Agreement for Cooperation on Peaceful Uses of Nuclear Energy, and for other purposes. Introduced in House 2008-07-23T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110hr6574ih/xml/BILLS-110hr6574ih.xml 2008-07-24 Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.