3.0.0 5387 2022-10-28T01:46:00Z 2022-10-28T01:46:00Z House HR 2019-12-10 116 [Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 197 (Tuesday, December 10, 2019)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. SHERMAN:H.R. 5387.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8 of the U.S. Constitution[Page H10016]]]> hsfa00 Foreign Affairs Committee House Standing Referred to 2019-12-10T15:00:50Z Preventing the Spread of Nuclear Weapons Act of 2019 116 3014 S 2019-12-10 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. Identical bill CRS 2019-12-10 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsfa00 Foreign Affairs Committee 2019-12-10 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2019-12-10 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress S000344 Rep. Sherman, Brad [D-CA-30] BRAD SHERMAN D CA 30 N International Affairs Arms control and nonproliferation Chemical and biological weapons Congressional oversight International law and treaties Nuclear power Nuclear weapons Trade agreements and negotiations International Affairs 00 2019-12-10 Introduced in House 2020-05-08T19:33:36Z Preventing the Spread of Nuclear Weapons Act of 2019

This bill requires the President to obtain congressional approval before entering into or renewing a nuclear cooperation agreement with a foreign country in certain cases.

Before entering into or renewing such an agreement, the President shall report to Congress on (1) any credible evidence that the foreign country intends to pursue a nuclear program that is not inherently peaceful; and (2) any instance where the country has violated international standards related to weapons of mass destruction, including certain treaties relating to nuclear and chemical weapons.

If the report contains any such credible evidence or instances, the President may not enter into or renew the treaty unless (1) the President submits a proposed agreement with the foreign country that meets specified statutory requirements related to nuclear cooperation agreements, and (2) Congress passes a joint resolution approving the agreement. These provisions requiring a proposed agreement and congressional approval do not apply if the foreign country is a member of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and a nuclear weapon state.

]]> Preventing the Spread of Nuclear Weapons Act of 2019 Display Title Preventing the Spread of Nuclear Weapons Act of 2019 Official Title as Introduced To require congressional approval for civilian nuclear cooperation under certain circumstances, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced Preventing the Spread of Nuclear Weapons Act of 2019 Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2019-12-10T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116hr5387ih/xml/BILLS-116hr5387ih.xml 2019-12-10 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. 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.