[House Document 106-13]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]






106th Congress, 1st Session - - - - - - - - - - - House Document 106-13

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 A PROPOSED AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT OF THE UNITED STATES AND 
                       THE GOVERNMENT OF ROMANIA

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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 GOVERNMENT OF ROMANIA 
CONCERNING PEACEFUL USES OF NUCLEAR ENERGY, WITH ACCOMPANYING ANNEX AND 
              AGREED MINUTE, PURSUANT TO 42 U.S.C. 2153(b)





  February 9, 1999.--Message and accompanying papers referred to the 
     Committee on International Relations and ordered to be printed

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                    U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE                    
69-011                     WASHINGTON : 1999




To the Congress of the United States:
    I am pleased to transmit to the Congress, pursuant to 
sections 123 b. and 123 d. of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as 
amended (42 U.S.C. 2153(b) and (d)), the text of a proposed 
Agreement for Cooperation Between the Government of the United 
States of America and the Government of Romania 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 Romania 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 Romania under 
appropriate conditions and controls reflecting our common 
commitment to nuclear nonproliferation goals. Cooperation until 
now has taken place under a series of supply agreements dating 
back to 1966 pursuant to the agreement for peaceful nuclear 
cooperation between the United States and the International 
Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).
    The Government of Romania supports international efforts to 
prevent the spread of nuclear weapons to additional countries. 
Romania is a party to the Treaty on the Nonproliferation of 
Nuclear Weapons (NPT) and has an agreement with the IAEA for 
the application of full-scope safeguards to its nuclear 
program. Romania also subscribes to the Nuclear Suppliers Group 
guidelines, which set forth standards for the responsible 
export of nuclear commodities for peaceful use, and to the 
guidelines of the NPT Exporters Committee (Zangger Committee), 
which oblige members to require the application of IAEA 
safeguards on nuclear exports to nonnuclear weapon states, In 
addition, Romania is a party to the Convention on the Physical 
Protection of Nuclear Material, whereby it agrees to apply 
international standards of physical protection to the storage 
and transport of nuclear material under its jurisdiction or 
control. Finally, Romania was one of the first countries to 
sign the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty.
    I believe that peaceful nuclear cooperation with Romania 
under the proposed new agreement will be fully consistent with, 
and supportive of, our policy of responding positively and 
constructively to the process of democratization and economic 
reform in Central Europe. Cooperation under the agreement also 
will provide opportunities for U.S. business on terms that 
fully protect vital U.S. national security interests.
    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 
123 a. of that Act. This transmission shall constitute a 
submittal for purposes of both sections 123 b. and 123 d. of 
the Atomic Energy Act. My Administration is prepared to begin 
immediately the consultations with the Senate Foreign Relations 
and House International Relations Committees as provided in 
section 123 b. Upon completion of the 30-day continuous session 
period provided for in section 123 b., the 60-day continuous 
session period provided for in section 123 d. shall commence.
                                                William J. Clinton.
    The White House, February 9, 1999.