[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 547 Introduced in House (IH)]

111th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 547

    To amend the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 to require congressional 
 approval of agreements for peaceful nuclear cooperation with foreign 
                   countries, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 15, 2009

Ms. Ros-Lehtinen (for herself, Mr. McCotter, Mr. McCaul, Mr. Burton of 
   Indiana, Mr. Royce, Mr. Markey of Massachusetts, and Mr. Sherman) 
 introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
   Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Rules, for a 
 period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the 
                          committee concerned

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                                 A BILL


 
    To amend the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 to require congressional 
 approval of agreements for peaceful nuclear cooperation with foreign 
                   countries, 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. REQUIREMENT FOR CONGRESSIONAL APPROVAL OF AGREEMENTS FOR 
              PEACEFUL NUCLEAR COOPERATION.

    (a) Cooperation With Other Nations.--Section 123 d. of the Atomic 
Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2153 d.) is amended in the first 
sentence--
            (1) by striking ``not'' the first and second place it 
        appears;
            (2) by inserting ``only'' after ``effective'' the first 
        place it appears; and
            (3) by striking ``: Provided further,'' and all that 
        follows through ``such agreement''.
    (b) Subsequent Arrangements.--Section 131 a.(1) of such Act (42 
U.S.C. 2160 a.(1)) is amended--
            (1) in the second sentence, by striking ``security,'' and 
        all that follows and inserting ``security.'' and
            (2) by inserting after the second sentence the following: 
        ``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.''.

SEC. 2. INITIATIVES AND NEGOTIATIONS RELATING TO AGREEMENTS FOR 
              PEACEFUL NUCLEAR COOPERATION.

    Section 123 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2153) is 
amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``e. 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.''.
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