    [House Document 105-183]
    [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]

    105th Congress, 2d Session  - - - - - - - - - - House Document 105-183

       PROPOSED AGREEMENT FOR COOPERATION BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES AND
                                  KAZAKHSTAN

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                                    MESSAGE

                                      FROM

                       THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES

                                  transmitting

    THE TEXT OF A PROPOSED AGREEMENT FOR COOPERATION BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT
        OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND THE REPUBLIC OF KAZAKHSTAN
    CONCERNING PEACEFUL USES OF NUCLEAR ENERGY, WITH ACCOMPANYING ANNEX AND
                  AGREED MINUTE, PURSUANT TO 42 U.S.C. 2153(b)

      January 28, 1998.--Message and accompanying papers referred to the
         Committee on International Relations and ordered to be printed

    To the Congress of the United States:
        I am pleased to transmit to the Congress, pursuant to
    sections 123b. and 123d. of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as
    amended (42 U.S.C. 2153(b), (d)), the text of a proposed
    Agreement for Cooperation Between the Government of the United
    States of America and the Republic of Kazakhstan Concerning
    Peaceful Uses of Nuclear Energy, with accompanying annex and
    agreed minute. I am also pleased to transmit my written
    approval, authorization, and determination concerning the
    agreement, and the memorandum of the Director of the United
    States Arms Control and Disarmament Agency with the Nuclear
    Proliferation Assessment Statement concerning the agreement.
    The joint memorandum submitted to me by the Secretary of State
    and the Secretary of Energy, which includes a summary of the
    provisions of the agreement and various other attachments,
    including agency views, is also enclosed.
        The proposed agreement with the Republic of Kazakhstan has
    been negotiated in accordance with the Atomic Energy Act of
    1954, as amended by the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Act of 1978
    and as otherwise amended. In my judgment, the proposed
    agreement meets all statutory requirements and will advance the
    nonproliferation and other foreign policy interests of the
    United States. The agreement provides a comprehensive framework
    for peaceful nuclear cooperation between the United States and
    Kazakhstan under appropriate conditions and controls reflecting
    our common commitment to nuclear nonproliferation goals.
        Kazakhstan is a nonnuclear weapons state party to the
    Treaty on the Nonproliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT).
    Following the dissolution of the Soviet Union, the Republic of
    Kazakhstan agreed to the removal of all nuclear weapons from
    its territory. It has a full-scope safeguards agreement in
    force with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to
    implement its safeguards obligations under the NPT. It has
    enacted national legislation to control the use and export of
    nuclear and dual-use materials and technology.
        The proposed agreement with the Republic of Kazakhstan
    permits the transfer of technology, material, equipment
    (including reactors), and components for nuclear research and
    nuclear power production. It provides for U.S. consent rights
    to retransfer, enrichment, and reprocessing as required by U.S.
    law. It does not permit transfers of any sensitive nuclear
    technology, restricted data, or sensitive nuclear facilities or
    major critical components thereof. In the event of termination,
    key conditions and controls continue with respect to material
    and equipment subject to the agreement.
        I have considered the views and recommendations of the
    interested agencies in reviewing the proposed agreement and
    have determined that its performance will promote, and will not
    constitute an unreasonable risk to, the common defense and
    security. Accordingly, I have approved the agreement and
    authorized its execution and urge that the Congress give it
    favorable consideration.
        Because this agreement meets all applicable requirements of
    the Atomic Energy Act, as amended, for agreements for peaceful
    nuclear cooperation, I am transmitting it to the Congress
    without exempting it from any requirement contained in section
    123a. of that Act. This transmission shall constitute a
    submittal for purposes of both section 123b. and 123d. of the
    Atomic Energy Act. The Administration is prepared to begin
    immediately the consultations with the Senate Foreign Relations
    and House International Relations Committees as provided in
    section 123b. Upon completion of the 30-day continuous session
    period provided for in section 123b., the 60-day continuous
    session provided for in section 123d. shall commence.

                                                    William J. Clinton.
        The White House, January 28, 1998.