[House Document 115-115]
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115th Congress, 2d Session - - - - - - - - - House Document 115-115 
 
 TEXT OF PROPOSED AGREEMENT FOR COOPERATION BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT OF 
 THE U.S. AND THE UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND 
               CONCERNING PEACEFUL USES OF NUCLEAR ENERGY

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                                MESSAGE

                                  from

                     THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES

                              transmitting

 THE TEXT OF AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND THE 
GOVERNMENT OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND 
FOR COOPERATION IN THE PEACEFUL USES OF NUCLEAR ENERGY, PURSUANT TO 42 
U.S.C. 2153(d); AUG. 1, 1946, CH. 724, TITLE I, SEC. 123 (AS AMENDED BY 
           PUBLIC LAW 109-401, SEC. 104(e)); (120 STAT. 2734)

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May 7, 2018.--Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs and ordered 
                             to be printed

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                   U.S.  GOVERNMENT PUBLISHING OFFICE                               

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To the Congress of the United States:
    I am pleased to transmit to the Congress, pursuant to 
subsections 123b. and 123d. of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, 
as amended (42 U.S.C. 2153(b), (d)) (the ``Act''), the text of 
an 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 in Peaceful Uses 
of Nuclear Energy (the ``Agreement''). I am also pleased to 
transmit my written approval, authorization, and determination 
concerning the Agreement and an unclassified Nuclear 
Proliferation Assessment Statement (NPAS) concerning the 
Agreement. In accordance with section 123 of the Act, a 
classified annex to the NPAS, prepared by the Acting Secretary 
of State, in consultation with the Director of National 
Intelligence, summarizing relevant classified information, will 
be submitted to the Congress separately. A joint memorandum 
submitted to me by the Acting Secretary of State and the 
Secretary of Energy and a letter from the Chairman of the 
Nuclear Regulatory Commission stating the views of the 
Commission are also enclosed. An addendum to the NPAS 
containing a comprehensive analysis of the export control 
system of the United Kingdom with respect to nuclear-related 
matters, including interactions with other countries of 
proliferation concern and the actual or suspected nuclear, 
dual-use, or missile-related transfers to such countries, 
pursuant to section 102A(w) of the National Security Act of 
1947 (50 U.S.C. 3024(w)), is being submitted separately by the 
Director of National Intelligence. Although not required by the 
Act, I am also transmitting an analysis and a determination and 
judgment from the Secretary of Energy concerning the advance, 
long-term approvals contained in the proposed Agreement.
    The Agreement has been negotiated in accordance with the 
Act and other applicable law. In my judgment, it meets all 
applicable statutory requirements and will advance the 
nonproliferation and other foreign policy interests of the 
United States.
    The Agreement contains all of the provisions required by 
subsection 123 a. of the Act. It provides a comprehensive 
framework for peaceful nuclear cooperation with the United 
Kingdom based on a mutual commitment to nuclear 
nonproliferation. It would permit the transfer of material, 
equipment (including reactors), components, sensitive nuclear 
facilities, major critical components, and information for 
nuclear research and nuclear power production. It also would 
allow for the transfer of sensitive nuclear technology if the 
parties later agree on conditions in writing.
    The Agreement has a term of 30 years, although it can be 
terminated by either party on one year's advance written 
notice. In the event of termination or expiration of the 
Agreement, key nonproliferation conditions and controls will 
continue in effect as long as any material, equipment, 
component, sensitive nuclear facility, or major critical 
component subject to the Agreement remains in the territory or 
under the jurisdiction or control of either party, or until 
such time as the parties agree in writing that such nuclear 
material or non-nuclear material is no longer usable for any 
nuclear activity relevant from the point of view of 
international safeguards or have been practically 
irrecoverable, or that such equipment, components, sensitive 
nuclear facilities, or major critical components is no longer 
usable for nuclear purposes.
    As one of the five nuclear weapon states under the Treaty 
on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, including one of 
the Treaty's three Depositary States, and one of the five 
permanent members of the United Nations Security Council, the 
United Kingdom holds an important leadership role in the global 
nonproliferation regime and the larger international security 
architecture. The United Kingdom is a member of the four major 
multilateral export control regimes: the Nuclear Suppliers 
Group, the Australia Group, the Missile Technology Control 
Regime, and the Wassenaar Arrangement. In addition, the United 
Kingdom has provided financial, technical, and leadership 
support to key nonproliferation mechanisms such as the Global 
Threat Reduction Program, the Global Initiative to Combat 
Nuclear Terrorism, the Elimination of Weapons-Grade Plutonium 
Production Program, the International Atomic Energy Agency 
(IAEA) Technical Cooperation Program, the IAEA Department of 
Safeguards, the G7 Global Partnership against the Spread of 
Weapons of Mass Destruction, and the Proliferation Security 
Initiative. A more detailed discussion of the United Kingdom's 
civil nuclear activities and its nonproliferation policies and 
practices is in the NPAS and its classified annex.
    I have considered the views and recommendations of the 
interested departments and agencies in reviewing the 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.
    This transmission shall constitute a submittal for purposes 
of both subsections 123b. and 123d. of the Act. My 
Administration is prepared to begin immediately consultations 
with the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and the House 
Foreign Affairs Committee, as provided in subsection 123b. Upon 
completion of the 30 days of continuous session review provided 
for in subsection 123b., the 60 days of continuous session 
review provided for in subsection 123d. shall commence.
                                                   Donald J. Trump.
    The White House, May 7, 2018.
    
    
    
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