[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 119 (Tuesday, July 23, 2024)]
[Senate]
[Page S5263]
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  SA 3006. Mr. KAINE (for himself, Mrs. Fischer, Mr. Cotton, and Mr. 
King) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill 
S. 4638, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2025 for military 
activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and 
for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe 
military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other 
purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end of subtitle B of title XXXI, add the following:

     SEC. 3123. APPROVAL OF 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.

       (a) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that--
       (1) the United States and the United Kingdom share a 
     special relationship;
       (2) 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, done at 
     Washington July 3, 1958 (in this section referred to as the 
     ``Agreement'') provides one of the bases for such special 
     relationship;
       (3) the Agreement has served the national security interest 
     of the United States for more than 65 years; and
       (4) Congress expects to receive transmittal of proposed 
     amendments to the Agreement.
       (b) 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), any amendment to the 
     Agreement (in this section referred to as the ``Amendment''), 
     transmitted to Congress before January 3, 2025, may be 
     brought into effect on or after the date of the enactment of 
     this Act, as if all the requirements in such section 123 for 
     consideration of the Amendment had been satisfied, subject to 
     subsection (c) of this section.
       (c) Applicability of Atomic Energy Act of 1954 and Other 
     Provisions of Law.--Upon coming into effect, the Amendment 
     shall be subject to applicable provisions of the Atomic 
     Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2011 et seq.) and any other 
     applicable United States law as if the Amendment had come 
     into effect in accordance with the requirements of section 
     123 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954.
       (d) Adherence in the Event of Timely Submission.--If the 
     Amendment is completed and transmitted to Congress before 
     October 1, 2024, thereby allowing for adherence to the 
     provisions for congressional consideration of the Amendment 
     as outlined in subsection d. of section 123 of the Atomic 
     Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2153), subsection (b) of this 
     section shall not take effect.
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