[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 3844 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

111th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 3844

To provide for the approval of the Agreement Between the Government of 
the United States of America and the Government of Australia Concerning 
                    Peaceful Uses of Nuclear Energy.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           September 27, 2010

   Mr. Lugar introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
             referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations

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                                 A BILL


 
To provide for the approval of the Agreement Between the Government of 
the United States of America and the Government of Australia Concerning 
                    Peaceful Uses of Nuclear Energy.

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

SECTION 1. APPROVAL OF AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT OF THE UNITED 
              STATES OF AMERICA AND THE GOVERNMENT OF AUSTRALIA 
              CONCERNING PEACEFUL USES OF NUCLEAR ENERGY.

    (a) In General.--Notwithstanding the provisions for congressional 
consideration of a proposed agreement for cooperation in subsection d. 
of section 123 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2153), the 
Agreement Between the Government of the United States of America and 
the Government of Australia Concerning Peaceful Uses of Nuclear Energy, 
done at New York May 4, 2010, may become effective on or after October 
8, 2010, as if all the requirements in such section 123 for 
consideration of such agreement had been satisfied, subject to 
subsection (b) of this section.
    (b) Applicability of Atomic Energy Act of 1954 and Other Provisions 
of Law.--Upon coming into effect, the agreement referred to in 
subsection (a) shall be subject to the provisions of the Atomic Energy 
Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2011 et seq.) and any other applicable United 
States law as if such agreement had come into effect in accordance with 
the requirements of section 123 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954.
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