[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1073 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







105th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1073

 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 SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             July 28, 1997

  Mr. Torricelli (for himself, Mr. Mack, Mr. Helms, and Mr. Graham of 
   Florida) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
             referred to the Committee on Foreign 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.

    (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
            (2) 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) shall apply to programs or projects of such Agency in Cuba.
    ``(B)(i) Subparagraph (A) shall not apply with respect to programs 
or projects of the International Atomic Energy Agency that provide for 
the discontinuation, dismantling, or safety inspection of nuclear 
facilities or related materials, or for inspections and similar 
activities designed to prevent the development of nuclear weapons by a 
country described in subsection (a).
    ``(ii) Clause (i) shall not apply with respect to the Juragua 
Nuclear Power Plant near Cienfuegos, Cuba, or the Pedro Pi Nuclear 
Research Center unless Cuba--
            ``(I) ratifies the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of 
        Nuclear Weapons (21 UST 483) or the Treaty for the Prohibition 
        of Nuclear Weapons in Latin America (commonly known as the 
        Treaty of Tlatelolco);
            ``(II) negotiates full-scope safeguards of the 
        International Atomic Energy Agency not later than two years 
        after ratification by Cuba of such Treaty; and
            ``(III) incorporates internationally accepted nuclear 
        safety standards in the plant and center.''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsection (a) shall 
take effect on the later of--
            (1) October 1, 1997; or
            (2) the date of enactment of this Act.

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 oppose the 
following:
            (1) Technical assistance programs or projects of the Agency 
        at the Juragua Nuclear Power Plant near Cienfuegos, Cuba, and 
        at the Pedro Pi Nuclear Research Center.
            (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. 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) Annual Reports to Congress.--Not later than 180 days after the 
date of enactment of this Act, and on an annual basis thereafter, the 
Secretary, in consultation with the United States representative to the 
International Atomic Energy Agency, shall prepare and submit to 
Congress a report containing a description of all programs or projects 
of the Agency in each country referred to in section 307(a) of the 
Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2227(a)).
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