110 HR 6574 IH: United States-Russian
U.S. House of Representatives
2008-07-23
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1.Short title and table of
contents
(a)This Act may be cited
as the United States-Russian
Federation Nuclear Cooperation Agreement Act of
2008
.
(b)The table of contents for this Act is as follows:
Sec. 1. Short title and table of contents.
Sec. 2. Definitions.
Title I—Approval of United States-Russian Federation Agreement
for Cooperation on Peaceful Uses of Nuclear Energy
Sec. 101. Approval of Agreement.
Title II—Limitations on nuclear cooperation with the Russian
Federation
Sec. 201. Certification of actions by the Russian Federation on
nonproliferation matters.
Sec. 202. Certification of cooperation by the Russian
Federation on Iran sanctions.
Sec. 203. Certification of Russian liability protections for
United States civil nuclear industries.
Title III—Authorization of extraordinary payments in connection
with the International Space Station
Sec. 301. Authorization of extraordinary payments.
Title IV—Future agreements for cooperation on peaceful uses of
nuclear energy
Sec. 401. Requirement for congressional approval of agreements
for peaceful nuclear cooperation.
Sec. 402. Initiatives and negotiations relating to agreements
for peaceful nuclear cooperation.
2.In this Act:
(1)Agency or
instrumentality of a foreign stateThe term agency or instrumentality of
a foreign state has the meaning given that term in section 1603(b) of
title 28, United States Code.
(2)The term United States-Russian
Federation Agreement for Cooperation on Peaceful Uses of Nuclear Energy
or Agreement means the Agreement Between the Government of the
United States of America and the Government of the Russian Federation for
Cooperation in the Field of Peaceful Uses of Nuclear Energy that was
transmitted to the Congress by the President on May 13, 2008.
(3)Appropriate
congressional committeesThe term appropriate congressional
committees means—
(A)the Committee on
Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives; and
(B)the Committee on
Foreign Relations of the Senate.
(4)Extraordinary
payments in connection with the International Space StationThe term extraordinary payments in
connection with the International Space Station has the meaning given
that term in section 7(1) of the Iran, North Korea, and Syria Nonproliferation
Act (Public Law 106–178; 50 U.S.C. 1701 note).
(5)Goods, services,
or technology
(A)Except as provided in subparagraph (B), the term
goods, services, or technology means—
(i)goods, services,
or technology listed on—
(I)- (aa)the Nuclear Suppliers
Group Guidelines for the Export of Nuclear Material, Equipment and Technology
(published by the International Atomic Energy Agency as Information Circular
INFCIRC/254/Rev.8/Part 1, and subsequent revisions) and Guidelines for
Transfers of Nuclear-Related Dual-Use Equipment, Material, and Related
Technology (published by the International Atomic Energy Agency as Information
Circular INFCIRC/254/Rev.7/Part 2, and subsequent revisions);
- (bb)the Missile Technology Control Regime
Equipment and Technology Annex of June 11, 1996, and subsequent revisions;
- (cc)the lists of items and substances
relating to biological and chemical weapons the export of which is controlled
by the Australia Group;
- (dd)the Schedule One or Schedule Two list
of toxic chemicals and precursors the export of which is controlled pursuant to
the Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production, Stockpiling
and Use of Chemical Weapons and on Their Destruction; or
- (ee)the Wassenaar Arrangement list of
Dual Use Goods and Technologies and Munitions list of July 12, 1996, and
subsequent revisions; or
(ii)goods, services,
or technology not listed on any list identified in clause (i) but which
nevertheless would be, if they were United States goods, services, or
technology, prohibited for export to Iran because of their potential to make a
material contribution to the development of nuclear, biological, or chemical
weapons, or of ballistic or cruise missile systems.
(B)The term goods, services, or
technology
does not include goods, services, or technology that are
directly related to the operation of the Bushehr nuclear power reactor.
(6)Government of
the Russian Federation
(A)The term Government of the Russian
Federation includes the government of any subdivision of the Russian
Federation, and any agency or instrumentality of the Government of the Russian
Federation.
(B)Agency or
instrumentalityFor purposes of subparagraph (A), the term
agency or instrumentality of the Government of the Russian
Federation means an agency or instrumentality of a foreign state as
defined in section 1603(b) of title 28, United States Code, with each reference
in such section to a foreign state
deemed to be a reference to
the Russian Federation
.
(7)
(A)The term Government of Iran includes the
government of any subdivision of Iran, and any agency or instrumentality of the
Government of Iran.
(B)Agency or
instrumentalityFor purposes
of subparagraph (A), the term agency or instrumentality of the Government
of Iran means an agency or instrumentality of a foreign state as defined
in section 1603(b) of title 28, United States Code, with each reference in such
section to a foreign state
deemed to be a reference to
Iran
.
(8)The term national of Iran means—
(A)any citizen of
Iran; or
(B)any other legal
entity that is organized under the laws of Iran.
(9)National of the
Russian FederationThe term national of the Russian
Federation means—
(A)any citizen of the
Russian Federation; or
(B)any other legal
entity that is organized under the laws of the Russian Federation.
(10)The
term person means any person or entity, including any agency or
instrumentality of a foreign state.
<enum>I</enum><header>Approval of United
States-Russian Federation Agreement for Cooperation on Peaceful Uses of Nuclear
Energy</header>
<section id="HBFC63C29AC134A7B976D66BDAA9B60D1"><enum>101.</enum><header>Approval of
Agreement</header>
<subsection id="H1E597A27FA2949FD8EEDC2A81A4EFD6"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Congress does favor
the United States-Russian Federation Agreement for Cooperation on Peaceful Uses
of Nuclear Energy, subject to the requirements of subsection (b).</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H89F8D5F3EB494E5F8318EA6B5DE48599"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Relationship to
other provisions of law</header><text>Notwithstanding section 123 of the Atomic
Energy Act of 1954 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/2153">42 U.S.C. 2153</external-xref>), the Agreement shall become effective in
accordance with the provisions of this Act and other applicable provisions of
law.</text>
</subsection></section><enum>II</enum><header>Limitations on
nuclear cooperation with the Russian Federation</header>
<section id="HDA65D89AF85E4FEEA2E329C8BE6286B0"><enum>201.</enum><header>Certification
of actions by the Russian Federation on nonproliferation matters</header>
<subsection id="H7F1758515D3E4BEA9BFB6DA9F232905B"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Certification</header><text>No
license may be issued for the export of nuclear material, equipment, or
technology to the Russian Federation pursuant to the Agreement for any fiscal
year beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act unless the President
certifies to the appropriate congressional committees for such fiscal year that
the requirements of subsection (b) have been met.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HA022B8109F2C44A89F3BE100C880F9D5"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Requirements</header><text>The
requirements referred to in subsection are the following:</text>
<paragraph id="HAC67A66422D34E73A311698995D7C69"><enum>(1)</enum><text>The Government of
the Russian Federation has taken, and is continuing to take, effective actions
to prohibit, terminate, and prevent the transfer of goods, services, or
technology as defined in this Act to the Government of Iran.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H50AA95FCE8914CDB8F6BE1EDDE8115C"><enum>(2)</enum><text>For the preceding
12-month period—</text>
<subparagraph id="HF5CFACE30E5D4BE59301BC3CFE14FA6"><enum>(A)</enum><text>there has been no
cooperation with respect to any activity described in paragraph (1) between the
Government of the Russian Federation and the Government of Iran or any national
of Iran based on all credible information available to the United States at the
time of the certification; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HDCF606C757B040A3BDEA4DCB6B14D7F"><enum>(B)</enum><clause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="HC728E0B10A964F1DA16E1E55A5F90939"><enum>(i)</enum><text>there has been no
cooperation with respect to any activity described in paragraph (1) between any
national of the Russian Federation and the Government of Iran or any national
of Iran based on all credible information available to the United States at the
time of the certification; or</text>
</clause><clause id="H8143F9B365894692893745F0EAFBDFE3" indent="up1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the Government of the Russian
Federation has—</text>
<subclause id="HE21545D5B18F4192BF001DC2C137FD00"><enum>(I)</enum><text>terminated any significant cooperation
between any such Russian national and the Government of Iran or any such
Iranian national;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="H039AEFAF69DB43698EC9FD12AFEFBC35"><enum>(II)</enum><text>instituted effective measures to prevent
a reoccurrence of any such cooperation; or</text>
</subclause><subclause id="H419802AF94BF451095971D57412EB7F7"><enum>(III)</enum><text>prosecuted any such Russian
national.</text>
</subclause></clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H65F48A331ACA4874A4F106934C80BF96"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Limitation</header><text>A
certification of the conditions described in clause (ii) of subsection
(b)(2)(B) may not be used to satisfy the requirements of such subsection for
three or more consecutive fiscal years.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HF6C5B0D76F944E6DB9C75667D4935383"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Sunset</header><text>The
provisions of this section shall be effective for the 5-year period beginning
on the date of the enactment of this Act.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="H08282480002345619961564C436EB00"><enum>202.</enum><header>Certification of
cooperation by the Russian Federation on Iran sanctions</header>
<subsection id="HB5F5E1F2242442149176B2492CB624E3"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Certification</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">No license may be issued for the export of
nuclear material, equipment or technology to the Russian Federation pursuant to
the Agreement for any fiscal year beginning after the date of the enactment of
this Act unless the President certifies to the appropriate congressional
committees for such fiscal year that the requirements of subsection (b) have
been met.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HF4FBDE32322F43D8BD1487CAC18450C9"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Requirements</header><text>The
requirements referred to in subsection (a) are that the Government of the
Russian Federation is fully and completely supporting United States efforts to
achieve effective international and United Nations Security Council sanctions
on Iran in response to Iran’s nuclear program.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="H079EC6617E7D4C1586B0DD156FC5762E"><enum>203.</enum><header>Certification
of Russian liability protections for United States civil nuclear
industries</header>
<subsection id="H42C1D3F90DF14493A89C272BEC2521C"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Certification</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">No license may be issued for the export of
nuclear material, equipment or technology to the Russian Federation pursuant to
the Agreement unless the President certifies to the appropriate congressional
committees that the requirements of subsection (b) have been met.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HDBFED2315C0149B583F1BC9DE92ED04"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Requirements</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The requirements referred to in subsection
(a) are that the Government of the Russian Federation has ratified the
Convention on Supplementary Compensation for Nuclear Damage, done at Vienna on
September 12, 1997, or has enacted domestic law that provides adequate
liability protections for United States firms for civil nuclear commerce with
the Russian Federation.</text>
</subsection></section><enum>III</enum><header>Authorization of
extraordinary payments in connection with the International Space
Station</header>
<section id="H7C73C86B75004E0A9F696EE960D99998"><enum>301.</enum><header>Authorization
of extraordinary payments</header>
<subsection id="H4AD69B3D58444BA6AE2D8510A5861F46"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Authorization</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notwithstanding the restrictions contained
in section 6 of the Iran, North Korea, and Syria Nonproliferation Act (Public
Law 106–178; <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/50/1701">50 U.S.C. 1701</external-xref> note), the President is authorized to make
extraordinary payments in connection with the International Space Station to
the Russian Federal Space Agency, or any organization or entity under the
jurisdiction or control of the Russian Federal Space Agency, for equipment and
services related to transportation to and from, rescue from, and provision,
maintenance, and operation of the International Space Station.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HBDDA47E592074DFB88E591B0AE4FB94E"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Limitations</header><text>The
authority under subsection (a)—</text>
<paragraph id="H8ED10F30FF9A4513BFECF1F0574E9035"><enum>(1)</enum><text>shall be limited
to payments for services provided before July 1, 2016; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HAF6D32F952BD4B0898708BA0F548FC12"><enum>(2)</enum><text>may not be used
for the purchase of—</text>
<subparagraph id="H489D3AF49B904E2C9919EF3F59005768"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">any cargo services provided by a Progress
vehicle after December 31, 2011; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H3A0B6AC8A8F34ACB9500CFE63C13EC23"><enum>(B)</enum><text>any crew
transportation or rescue services provided by a Soyuz vehicle after a United
States commercial provider of crew transportation and rescue services
demonstrates the capability to meet mission requirements of the International
Space Station.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><enum>IV</enum><header>Future agreements
for cooperation on peaceful uses of nuclear energy</header>
<section id="H5128580BF14E4125B0C5EDB811A0BDC4"><enum>401.</enum><header>Requirement for
congressional approval of agreements for peaceful nuclear cooperation</header>
<subsection id="H4234C1F1F6944ECDB1D2FE7E3BDA8100"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Cooperation with
other nations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 123 d.
of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2153 d.) is amended in the first
sentence—</text>
<paragraph id="H6D268E54B12649D7A545837DA8D48EFF"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>not</quote> the first and second place it appears;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H7C556B235B7B406B98EAB3004BEA21FA"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by inserting
<quote>only</quote> after <quote>effective</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H807ADF3DDFAC41B08016C8BEB2D26757"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by striking
<quote><italic>Provided further</italic>,</quote> and all that follows through
the period at the end.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HED214DEECF9B481B85C600E58739E0C3"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Subsequent
arrangements</header><text>Section 131 a.(1) of such Act is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="HE1581A31D34546E7A82E3523D2085B1F"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in the second
sentence, by striking <quote>, security</quote> and all that follows through
the period at the end; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H53BEFCABA8D44ADB88A3CB028D6C1B58"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by inserting after
the second sentence the following: <quote>Such subsequent arrangement shall not
take effect unless the Congress enacts a joint resolution of approval,
according to the procedures of sections 123 d. and 130 i. of this Act. Any such
nuclear proliferation assessment statement shall be submitted to the Committee
on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Foreign
Relations of the Senate no later than the 31st day of continuous session after
submission of the subsequent arrangement.</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H91E8CE6B7DF64FCD84E09007D9824BC1"><enum>402.</enum><header>Initiatives and
negotiations relating to agreements for peaceful nuclear
cooperation</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 123 of the
Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/2153">42 U.S.C. 2153</external-xref>) is amended by adding at the end the
following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H128E02C107B5472D9C27E9DAFB3CAEB2" other-style="archaic" style="other">
<subsection id="HD0F2A459BD274EBC8F1374CE8D23426B"><enum>e.</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The President shall keep the Committee on
Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Foreign
Relations of the Senate fully and currently informed of any initiative or
negotiations relating to a new or amended agreement for peaceful nuclear
cooperation pursuant to this section prior to the President’s announcement of
such initiative or negotiations. The President shall consult with the
appropriate congressional committees concerning such initiative or negotiations
beginning not less than 15 calendar days after the initiation of any such
negotiations, or the receipt or transmission of a draft agreement, whichever
occurs first, and monthly thereafter until such time as the negotiations are
concluded.</text>
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