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106th Congress, 2d Session – – – – – – – – – – – – House Document 106–213

PROPOSED AGREEMENT TO EXTEND NUCLEAR AGREEMENT WITH THE PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF BANGLADESH

MESSAGE

FROM

THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES

TRANSMITTING

THE TEXT OF A PROPOSED AGREEMENT TO EXTEND THE AGREEMENT FOR COOPERATION BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT OF THE

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND THE REPUBLIC OF BANGLADESH CONCERNING PEACEFUL USES OF NUCLEAR ENERGY,

PURSUANT TO 42 U.S.C. 2153(b)

MARCH 21, 2000.—Message and accompanying papers referred to the

Committee on International Relations and ordered to be printed

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To the Congress of the United States:

I am pleased to transmit to the Congress, pursuant to sections

123 b. and 123 d. of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended

(42 U.S.C. 2153 (b), (d)) (the Act), the text of a proposed Agreement

Between the United States of America and the People’s Republic of

Bangladesh to extend the Agreement for Cooperation Between the

United States of America and the People’s Republic of Bangladesh

Concerning Peaceful Uses of Nuclear Energy signed at Dhaka, September 17, 1981 (the Agreement for Cooperation).

The proposed Agreement to extend the Agreement for Cooperation (the ‘‘Extension Agreement’’) was originally approved and its

execution authorized by President Bush based on his written determination that the performance of the Agreement for Cooperation

for an additional period of 20 years would promote, and would not

constitute an unreasonable risk to, the common defense and security. A copy of President Bush’s written approval, authorization,

and determination is enclosed. Also enclosed is a copy of the unclassified Nuclear Proliferation Assessment Statement (NPAS) prepared at that time by the Director, United States Arms Control

and Disarmament Agency.

The proposed Extension Agreement was effected by an exchange

of diplomatic notes at Dhaka on January 5, 1993, and February 6,

1993. The terms of the Extension Agreement condition its entry

into force on each State notifying the other of the completion of its

respective legal requirements for entry into force. However, before

the proposed Extension Agreement could be submitted to the Congress in 1993 for review pursuant to section 123 of the Act, the

Government of Bangladesh asked to consult with the United States

regarding a possible modification of the term of extension. These

discussions proved to be very protracted, but both Governments

have now agreed that their original intention to extend the Agreement for Cooperation for an additional period of 20 years from the

date of the original Agreement’s expiration (i.e., to extend it until

June 24, 2012) should stand, and that the Extension Agreement

should be brought into force as soon as each Party has notified the

other in writing that it has completed its legal requirements for

doing so.

Section 123 of the Act, as amended by Title XII of the Foreign

Affairs Reform and Restructuring Act of 1998 (Public Law 105–

277) now also provides that each Nuclear Proliferation Assessment

Statement prepared pursuant to the Act shall be accompanied by

a classified annex prepared by the Secretary of State in consultation with the Director of Central Intelligence, summarizing relevant classified information. The Secretary of State is submitting

to the Congress under separate cover such a classified annex. It

contains, inter alia, the Secretary of State’s reaffirmation of the

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tion Assessment Statement (a) that continued implementation of

the Agreement for Cooperation is consistent with all requirements

of the Act, and (b) that the safeguards and other control mechanisms and the peaceful-use assurances contained in the Agreement

for Cooperation are adequate to ensure that any assistance furnished under it will not be used to further any military or nuclear

explosive purpose.

I am pleased to reconfirm President Bush’s approval of the Extension Agreement and authorization of its execution and implementation. Bangladesh is a party to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) and is fully in compliance

with its nuclear nonproliferation commitments under that Treaty.

In my judgment, continued performance of the Agreement for Cooperation between the United States of America and the People’s

Republic of Bangladesh Concerning Peaceful Uses of Nuclear Energy will promote, and not constitute an unreasonable risk to, the

common defense and security. Apart from the proposed extension,

the Agreement for Cooperation will remain in all other respects the

same as that which was favorably reviewed by the Congress in

1982. The Department of State, the Department of Energy, and the

Nuclear Regulatory Commission have reconfirmed their favorable

views regarding the original NPAS as well as the conclusions contained herein.

This transmission shall constitute a submittal for purposes of

both sections 123 b. and 123 d. of the Act. My Administration is

prepared to begin immediately the consultations with the Senate

Foreign Relations Committee and the House International Relations Committee as provided in section 123 b. Upon completion of

the period of 30 days of continuous session provided for in section

123 b., the period of 60 days of continuous session provided for in

section 123 d. shall commence.

WILLIAM J. CLINTON.

THE WHITE HOUSE, March 20, 2000.

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