[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 150 (2004), Part 5]
[Senate]
[Page 5989]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]


        INTERNATIONAL ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY SAFEGUARDS AGREEMENT

  Mrs. FEINSTEIN. Mr. President, I rise today to congratulate the 
Senate for ratifying the International Atomic Energy Agency--IAEA--
Safeguards Agreement by unanimous consent last night.
  The Additional Protocol will augment the IAEA's safeguards monitoring 
system and provide early warning about illicit nuclear weapons-related 
activities under the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty.
  By acting swiftly to ratify the treaty, the United States Senate has 
sent a clear signal to the international community that the United 
States is committed to not only maintaining a leadership role in the 
effort to prevent the proliferation of nuclear weapons but also to work 
closely with other nations in that endeavor.
  We know that we cannot go it alone and we will need the help of our 
friends and allies.
  In addition, the Additional Protocol will strengthen the IAEA in its 
work in dealing with nuclear programs in Iran, Libya and elsewhere and 
encourage other countries to ratify their own additional protocols.
  Clearly, there is much work to be done and the international 
community will face additional challenges in the near future. 
Nevertheless, I am pleased that the United States Senate has taken this 
important step to protect our citizens and our national security 
interests.

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