[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 4243 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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119th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 4243

To require a joint resolution of approval for the entry into effect of 
  a civilian nuclear cooperation agreement with Saudi Arabia, and for 
                            other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             March 26, 2026

 Mr. Markey (for himself, Mr. Merkley, Mr. Kaine, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. 
Wyden, Mr. Welch, and Mr. Sanders) introduced the following bill; which 
   was read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations

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                                 A BILL


 
To require a joint resolution of approval for the entry into effect of 
  a civilian nuclear cooperation agreement with Saudi Arabia, 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. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``No Nuclear Weapons for Saudi Arabia 
Act of 2026''.

SEC. 2. SENSE OF CONGRESS.

    It is the sense of Congress that the United States should not 
approve a civilian nuclear cooperation agreement with Saudi Arabia 
until the Government of Saudi Arabia has renounced uranium enrichment 
and reprocessing on its territory, as well as agreed to an Additional 
Protocol with the International Atomic Energy Agency.

SEC. 3. STATEMENT OF POLICY.

    It shall be the policy of the United States--
            (1) to oppose, through the Nuclear Suppliers Group, the 
        sale of nuclear technology to Saudi Arabia, until the 
        Government of Saudi Arabia has renounced uranium enrichment and 
        reprocessing on its territory as part of a civilian nuclear 
        cooperation agreement with the United States; and
            (2) to seek modification of the guidelines of the Nuclear 
        Suppliers Group relating to the transfer of nuclear technology 
        as applied with respect to Saudi Arabia, until Saudi Arabia has 
        renounced enrichment and reprocessing on its territory.

SEC. 4. CONGRESSIONAL APPROVAL REQUIRED FOR CIVILIAN NUCLEAR 
              COOPERATION AGREEMENT.

    Notwithstanding any other requirements under section 123 of the 
Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2153), a civilian nuclear 
cooperation agreement with Saudi Arabia may only enter into effect on 
or after the date on which each of the following has occurred:
            (1) The President has submitted a proposed agreement with 
        Saudi Arabia in accordance with the requirements of such 
        section 123.
            (2) In conjunction with such submission, the President has 
        submitted to Congress a report that describes each of the 
        following:
                    (A) The extent to which Saudi Arabia has renounced 
                uranium enrichment and reprocessing on its territory or 
                will commit to renouncing such enrichment and 
                reprocessing as part of the proposed agreement with the 
                United States.
                    (B) Whether Saudi Arabia has agreed to sign an 
                Additional Protocol with the International Atomic 
                Energy Agency.
            (3) On or after the date of the submission of the proposed 
        agreement and report required by paragraphs (1) and (2), 
        Congress has adopted, and there is enacted, a joint resolution 
        stating that Congress does favor such agreement.
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