[Congressional Bills 113th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5681 Received in Senate (RDS)]

113th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 5681


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           November 20, 2014

                                Received

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                                 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.

            Passed the House of Representatives November 19, 2014.

            Attest:

                                                 KAREN L. HAAS,

                                                                 Clerk.