3.0.0 3010 2023-01-11T13:32:52Z 2023-01-11T13:32:52Z Senate S 2016-05-26 114 ssfr00 Foreign Relations Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2016-05-26T19:13:55Z U.S.-China Nuclear Cooperation and Nonproliferation Act of 2016 114 5370 HR 2016-05-26 Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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. Related bill CRS 2016-05-26 ssfr00 Foreign Relations Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. IntroReferral 2016-05-26 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress M000133 Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA] Edward Markey D MA J. N R000595 Sen. Rubio, Marco [R-FL] Marco Rubio R FL 2016-05-26 True International Affairs Arms control and nonproliferation Asia China Civil actions and liability Computer security and identity theft Congressional oversight Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation Electric power generation and transmission Intelligence activities, surveillance, classified information International organizations and cooperation Iran Licensing and registrations Middle East North Korea Nuclear power Nuclear weapons Pakistan Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents Sanctions Syria Technology transfer and commercialization Trade agreements and negotiations Trade restrictions War and emergency powers International Affairs 00 2016-05-26 Introduced in Senate 2016-08-17T20:09:15Z U.S.-China Nuclear Cooperation and Nonproliferation Act of 2016

This bill directs the Department of Energy to notify Congress within five days after receiving an application to transfer nuclear technology to China.

A request for authorization to transfer U.S.-origin technology from China, or with the significant participation of Chinese persons not located in the United States, to a country other than the United States or China, shall be: (1) subject to authorization requirements specified in the Atomic Energy Act of 1954; and (2) denied unless the applicant demonstrates significant participation by U.S. persons in the transfer, significant U.S. content involved in the transfer in the case of nuclear reactors and components, and timely reimbursement for grants or loans provided by the U.S. government to entities involved in the technology's development.

The bill states that it is U.S. policy to:

  • oppose China's provision of assistance in the construction of any additional nuclear reactors in Pakistan, and
  • assist Pakistan in acquiring and developing sufficient electrical power through means other than nuclear power.

The President shall determine if China has:

  • violated the U.S.-China Nuclear Cooperation Agreement;
  • re-transferred U.S. nuclear items without U.S. permission;
  • stolen or diverted U.S. nuclear items to military use;
  • failed to prevent transfer of proliferation-sensitive items pursuant to the Iran, North Korea, and Syria Nonproliferation Act; or
  • failed to enforce sanctions against North Korea.

The President shall, if such violations occur, suspend nuclear cooperation with China until a corrective plan of action is implemented.

It is the sense of Congress that the United States should encourage countries in East Asia to forgo new spent fuel reprocessing activities.

The President shall not agree to the reprocessing, recycling, or other alteration of nuclear material at any individual facility to which International Atomic Energy Agency safeguards are not applied, unless, for each proposed facility at which such activity will take place, the President certifies that the nuclear material will be adequately safeguarded and available for inspection.

]]> U.S.-China Nuclear Cooperation and Nonproliferation Act of 2016 Display Title U.S.-China Nuclear Cooperation and Nonproliferation Act of 2016 Official Title as Introduced A bill to provide for restrictions related to nuclear cooperation with the People's Republic of China, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced U.S.-China Nuclear Cooperation and Nonproliferation Act of 2016 Introduced in Senate 2016-05-26T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114s3010is/xml/BILLS-114s3010is.xml 2016-05-26 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. 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.