[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4266 Introduced in House (IH)]







106th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 4266

 To amend the North Korea Threat Reduction Act of 1999 to prohibit the 
  assumption by the United States Government of liability for nuclear 
 accidents that may occur at nuclear reactors provided to North Korea.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 13, 2000

 Mr. Gilman (for himself, Mr. Markey, Mr. Bereuter, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. 
 Cox, Mr. Spence, and Mr. Knollenberg) introduced the following bill; 
     which was referred to the Committee on International Relations

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend the North Korea Threat Reduction Act of 1999 to prohibit the 
  assumption by the United States Government of liability for nuclear 
 accidents that may occur at nuclear reactors provided to North Korea.

    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 ``Prohibition on United States 
Government Liability for Nuclear Accidents in North Korea Act of 
2000''.

SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON ASSUMPTION BY UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT OF 
              LIABILITY FOR NUCLEAR ACCIDENTS IN NORTH KOREA.

    The North Korea Threat Reduction Act of 1999 (subtitle B of title 
VIII of division A of H.R. 3427, as enacted into law by section 
1000(a)(7) of Public Law 106-113, and as contained in appendix G to 
such Public Law) is amended--
            (1) by redesignating section 823 as section 824; and
            (2) by inserting after section 822 the following new 
        section:

``SEC. 823. PROHIBITION ON ASSUMPTION BY UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT OF 
              LIABILITY FOR NUCLEAR ACCIDENTS IN NORTH KOREA.

    ``(a) Prohibition.--In supporting the provision of nuclear reactors 
to North Korea pursuant to the Agreed Framework, neither the President 
nor any department, agency, or instrumentality of the United States 
Government may enter into any international agreement, contract, or 
other arrangement, the purpose or effect of which is to impose 
liability on the United States Government, or otherwise require 
financial indemnity by the United States Government, for nuclear 
accidents that may occur at nuclear reactors provided to North Korea 
pursuant to the Agreed Framework.
    ``(b) Construction.-- Except as provided in subsection (c), the 
prohibition of subsection (a) shall apply notwithstanding any other 
provision of law.
    ``(c) Exception.--Subsection (a) shall not apply to any treaty 
subject to approval by the Senate pursuant to article II, section 2, 
clause 2 of the Constitution of the United States.''.
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