    [United States Statutes at Large, Volume 128, 113th Congress, 2nd Session]
    [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

    Public Law 113-81
    113th Congress

    An Act

    To authorize the President to extend the term of the nuclear energy
    agreement with the Republic of Korea until March 19, 2016. <>

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
    United States of America in Congress assembled,
    SECTION 1. <> SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Support for United States-Republic of
    Korea Civil Nuclear Cooperation Act''.
    SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    Congress makes the following findings:
    (1) In the 60th year of the alliance, the relationship
    between the United States and the Republic of Korea could not be
    stronger. It is based on mutual sacrifice, mutual respect,
    shared interests, and shared responsibility to promote peace and
    security in the Asia-Pacific region and throughout the world.
    (2) North Korea's nuclear weapons programs, including
    uranium enrichment and plutonium reprocessing technologies,
    undermine security on the Korean Peninsula. The United States
    and the Republic of Korea have a shared interest in preventing
    further proliferation, including through the implementation of
    the 2005 Joint Statement of the Six-Party Talks.
    (3) Both the United States and Republic of Korea have a
    shared objective in strengthening the Treaty on the Non-
    Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, done at London, Moscow, and
    Washington July 1, 1968, and a political and a commercial
    interest in working collaboratively to address challenges to
    their respective peaceful civil nuclear programs.
    (4) The nuclear energy agreement referred to in section 3 is
    scheduled to expire on March 19, 2014. In order to maintain
    healthy and uninterrupted cooperation in this area between the
    two countries while a new agreement is being negotiated,
    Congress should authorize the President to extend the duration
    of the current agreement until March 19, 2016.
    SEC. 3. EXTENSION OF NUCLEAR ENERGY AGREEMENT WITH THE REPUBLIC OF
    KOREA.

    Notwithstanding section 123 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42
    U.S.C. 2153), the President is authorized to take such actions as may be
    required to extend the term of the Agreement for Cooperation between the
    Government of the United States of America and the Government of the
    Republic of Korea Concerning Civil Uses of Atomic Energy, done at
    Washington November 24, 1972 (24 UST 775; TIAS 7583), and amended on May
    15, 1974

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    (25 UST 1102; TIAS 7842), to a date that is not later than March 19,
    2016.
    SEC. 4. REPORT TO CONGRESS ON PROGRESS OF NEGOTIATIONS BETWEEN THE
    UNITED STATES AND REPUBLIC OF KOREA.

    Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act,
    and every 180 days thereafter until a new Agreement for Cooperation
    between the Government of the United States of America and the
    Government of the Republic of Korea Concerning Civil Uses of Nuclear
    Energy is submitted to Congress, the President shall provide to the
    Committee on Foreign Relations and the Committee on Appropriations of
    the Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Committee on
    Appropriations of the House of Representatives a report on the progress
    of negotiations on a new civil nuclear cooperation agreement.

    Approved February 12, 2014.

    LEGISLATIVE HISTORY--S. 1901:
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    CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 160 (2014):
    Jan. 27, considered and passed Senate.
    Jan. 28, considered and passed House.