[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 178 (Friday, December 9, 2016)]
[Senate]
[Pages S7103-S7104]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




   GOVERNMENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND GOVERNMENT OF THE 
                  KINGDOM OF NORWAY NUCLEAR ENERGY ACT

  Mr. BOOZMAN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate 
proceed to the immediate consideration of Calendar No. 704, S. 8.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the bill by title.
  The senior assistant legislative clerk read as follows:

       A bill (S. 8) to provide for the approval of the Agreement 
     for Cooperation Between the Government of the United States 
     of America and the Government of the Kingdom of Norway 
     Concerning Peaceful Uses of Nuclear Energy.

  There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the bill.
  Mr. BOOZMAN. Mr. President, I further ask unanimous consent that the 
bill be read a third time and passed, and the motion to reconsider be 
considered made and laid upon the table with no intervening action or 
debate.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The bill (S. 8) was ordered to be engrossed for a third reading, was 
read the third time, and passed, as follows:

                                  S. 8

       Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of 
     the United States of America in Congress assembled,

     SECTION 1. APPROVAL OF AGREEMENT FOR COOPERATION BETWEEN THE 
                   GOVERNMENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND 
                   THE GOVERNMENT OF THE KINGDOM OF NORWAY 
                   CONCERNING PEACEFUL USES OF NUCLEAR ENERGY.

       (a) In General.--Notwithstanding the provisions for 
     congressional consideration of a proposed agreement for 
     cooperation in subsection d. of section 123 of the Atomic 
     Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2153), the Agreement for 
     Cooperation Between the Government of the United States of 
     America and

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     the Government of the Kingdom of Norway Concerning Peaceful 
     Uses of Nuclear Energy, done at Washington June 11, 2016, may 
     be brought into effect on or after the date of the enactment 
     of this Act, as if all the requirements in such section for 
     consideration of such agreement had been satisfied, subject 
     to subsection (b).
       (b) Applicability of Atomic Energy Act of 1954 and Other 
     Provisions of Law.--Upon entering into effect, the agreement 
     referred to in subsection (a) shall be subject to the 
     provisions of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2011 
     et seq.) and any other applicable United States law as if 
     such agreement had come into effect in accordance with the 
     requirements of section 123 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 
     (42 U.S.C. 2153).

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