[House Document 113-137]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]




113th Congress, 2d Session - - - - - - - - - - House Document 113-137
 
  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

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                                MESSAGE

                                  from

                 THE  PRESIDENT  OF  THE  UNITED  STATES

                              transmitting

  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

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 July 25, 2014.--Message and accompanying referred to the Committee on 
               Foreign Affairs and ordered to be printed

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                         U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE 

39-011                         WASHINGTON : 2014 







To the Congress of the United States:
    I am pleased to transmit to the Congress, pursuant to 
section 123 d. of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended, 
the text of an amendment (the ``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 (the ``1958 
Agreement''). I am also pleased to transmit my written 
approval, authorization, and determination concerning the 
Amendment. The joint unclassified letter submitted to me by the 
Secretaries of Defense and Energy providing a summary position 
on the unclassified portions of the Amendment is also enclosed. 
The joint classified letter and classified portions of the 
Amendment are being transmitted separately via appropriate 
channels.
    The Amendment extends for 10 years (until December 31, 
2024), provisions of the 1958 Agreement that permit the 
transfer between the United States and the United Kingdom of 
classified information concerning atomic weapons; nuclear 
technology and controlled nuclear information; material and 
equipment for the development of defense plans; training of 
personnel; evaluation of potential enemy capability; 
development of delivery systems; and the research, development, 
and design of military reactors. Additional revisions to 
portions of the Amendment and Annexes have been made to ensure 
consistency with current United States and United Kingdom 
policies and practice regarding nuclear threat reduction, naval 
nuclear propulsion, and personnel security.
    In my judgment, the Amendment meets all statutory 
requirements. The United Kingdom intends to continue to 
maintain viable nuclear forces into the foreseeable future. 
Based on our previous close cooperation, and the fact that the 
United Kingdom continues to commit its nuclear forces to the 
North Atlantic Treaty Organization, I have concluded it is in 
the United States national interest to continue to assist the 
United Kingdom in maintaining a credible nuclear deterrent.
    I have approved the Amendment, authorized its execution, 
and urge that the Congress give it favorable consideration.

                                                      Barack Obama.
    The White House, July 24, 2014.

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