[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 8 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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114th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                  S. 8

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


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            December 1, 2016

Mr. Corker (for himself and Mr. Cardin) 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 for Cooperation Between 
 the Government of the United States of America and the Government of 
   the Kingdom of Norway 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 FOR COOPERATION BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT 
              OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND THE GOVERNMENT OF THE 
              KINGDOM OF NORWAY 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 for Cooperation Between the Government of the United States 
of America and the Government of the Kingdom of Norway Concerning 
Peaceful Uses of Nuclear Energy, done at Washington June 11, 2016, may 
be brought into effect on or after the date of the enactment of this 
Act, as if all the requirements in such section for consideration of 
such agreement had been satisfied, subject to subsection (b).
    (b) Applicability of Atomic Energy Act of 1954 and Other Provisions 
of Law.--Upon entering 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 (42 
U.S.C. 2153).
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