[Congressional Bills 113th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5681 Enrolled Bill (ENR)]
H.R.5681
One Hundred Thirteenth Congress
of the
United States of America
AT THE SECOND SESSION
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Friday,
the third day of January, two thousand and fourteen
An Act
To provide for the approval of the Amendment to the Agreement Between
the Government of the United States of America and the Government of the
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland for Cooperation on
the Uses of Atomic Energy for Mutual Defense Purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. APPROVAL OF THE AMENDMENT TO THE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE
GOVERNMENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND THE GOVERNMENT OF THE
UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND FOR COOPERATION ON
THE USES OF ATOMIC ENERGY FOR MUTUAL DEFENSE PURPOSES.
(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
amendments to the Agreement Between the Government of the United States
of America and the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain
and Northern Ireland for Cooperation on the Uses of Atomic Energy for
Mutual Defense Purposes, done at Washington, July 22, 2014, and
transmitted to Congress on July 24, 2014, including all portions
thereof (hereinafter in this section referred to as the ``Amendment''),
may be brought into effect on or after the date of the enactment of
this Act as if all the requirements in such section 123 for
consideration of the Amendment 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 Amendment 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 the Amendment had come
into effect in accordance with the requirements of section 123 of the
Atomic Energy Act of 1954.
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.