[House Document 108-192]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]



                                     

108th Congress, 2d Session - - - - - - - - - - - - House Document 108-192

 
     AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT OF THE UNITED STATES 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

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                                MESSAGE

                                  from

                   THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES

                              transmitting

THE TEXT OF AN AMENDMENT TO THE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT OF THE 
UNITED STATES 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 OF JULY 3, 1958, AS AMENDED, AND MY WRITTEN 
 APPROVAL, AUTHORIZATION, AND DETERMINATION CONCERNING THE AGREEMENT, 
                     PURSUANT TO 42 U.S.C. 2153(d)




    June 15, 2004.--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 
section 123d. of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended, the 
text of an 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 of 
July 3, 1958, as amended, and my written approval, 
authorization, and determination concerning the agreement. The 
joint unclassified letter submitted to me by the Secretaries of 
Energy and Defense that provides a summary position on the 
amendment is also enclosed.
    The Amendment extends for 10 years (until December 31, 
2014) provisions that permit the transfer of nonnuclear parts, 
source, byproduct, special nuclear materials, and other 
material and technology for nuclear weapons and military 
reactors, and revises text, principally in the Security Annex, 
to be consistent with current policies and practices relating 
to personnel and physical security.
    In my judgment, the proposed Amendment meets all statutory 
requirements. The United Kingdom intends to continue to 
maintain viable nuclear forces. In light of our previous close 
cooperation and the fact that the United Kingdom has committed 
its nuclear forces to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, I 
have concluded that it is in our interest to continue to assist 
them in maintaining a credible nuclear force.
    I have approved the Amendment, authorized its execution, 
and urge that the Congress give it favorable consideration.

                                                    George W. Bush.
    The White House, June 14, 2004.

    
    
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