[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1182 Introduced in House (IH)]







105th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1182

 To withhold United States assistance for programs or projects of the 
  International Atomic Energy Agency in Cuba, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 20, 1997

 Mr. Menendez (for himself, Mr. Diaz-Balart, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, and Mr. 
Burton of Indiana) introduced the following bill; which was referred to 
                the Committee on International Relations

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                                 A BILL


 
 To withhold United States assistance for programs or projects of the 
  International Atomic Energy Agency in Cuba, and for other purposes.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``International Atomic Energy Agency 
(IAEA) Accountability and Safety Act of 1997''.

SEC. 2. WITHHOLDING OF PROPORTIONAL SHARE OF ASSISTANCE FOR CERTAIN 
              PROGRAMS OR PROJECTS OF THE INTERNATIONAL ATOMIC ENERGY 
              AGENCY IN CUBA AND CERTAIN OTHER COUNTRIES.

    (a) In General.--Section 307(c) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 
1961 (22 U.S.C. 2227(c)) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``The limitations'' and inserting ``(1) 
        Subject to paragraph (2), the limitations''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(2)(A) Except as provided in subparagraph (B), with respect to 
funds authorized to be appropriated by this chapter and available for 
the International Atomic Energy Agency, the limitations of subsection 
(a)--
            ``(i) shall apply to programs or projects of such Agency in 
        Cuba; and
            ``(ii) shall apply to programs or projects of such Agency 
        in all other countries described in subsection (a) unless the 
        Secretary of State makes a determination that the withholding 
        of funds to any such country under such subsection would be 
        contrary to the national security interests of the United 
        States.
    ``(B) Subparagraph (A) shall not apply with respect to programs or 
projects of the International Atomic Energy Agency that provide for the 
discontinuation or dismantling of nuclear facilities or related 
materials.''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsection (a) shall 
take effect on October 1, 1997, or the date of the enactment of this 
Act, whichever occurs later.

SEC. 3. OPPOSITION TO CERTAIN PROGRAMS OR PROJECTS OF THE INTERNATIONAL 
              ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY IN CUBA.

    The Secretary of State shall direct the United States 
representative to the International Atomic Energy Agency to use the 
voice and vote of the United States to oppose the following:
            (1) Programs or projects of the Agency at the Juragua 
        Nuclear Power Plant near Cienfuegos, Cuba.
            (2) Any other program or project of the Agency in Cuba that 
        is, or could become, a threat to the security of the United 
        States.

SEC. 4. LIMITATION OF MEMBERSHIP OF INTERNATIONAL ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY 
              BOARD OF GOVERNORS.

    The Secretary of State shall direct the United States 
representative to the International Atomic Energy Agency to use the 
voice and vote of the United States to seek reforms within the Agency 
to limit membership of the Board of Governors of the Agency to 
representatives of member nations of the Agency that are signatories to 
the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (entered into 
force with respect to the United States on March 5, 1970; 21 UST 483).

SEC. 5. REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.

    (a) Request for IAEA Reports.--The Secretary of State shall direct 
the United States representative to the International Atomic Energy 
Agency to request the Director-General of the Agency to submit to the 
United States all reports prepared with respect to all programs or 
projects of the Agency that are of concern to the United States, 
including the programs or projects described in section 3.
    (b) Reforms Relating to Availability of IAEA Reports to all 
Members.--The Secretary of State shall direct the United States 
representative to the International Atomic Energy Agency to use the 
voice and vote of the United States to seek reforms within the Agency 
to provide for the availability of reports of the Agency to member 
nations of the Agency for the purpose of determining the feasibility of 
and accountability for programs and projects funded by the Agency.
    (c) Annual Reports to Congress.--Not later than 180 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, and on an annual basis thereafter, 
the Secretary of State, in consultation with the United States 
representative to the International Atomic Energy Agency, shall prepare 
and submit to the Congress a report containing a description of all 
programs or projects of the Agency in each country described in section 
307(a) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2227(a)).
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