U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE

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69–011 2008

110th Congress, 2d Session – – – – – – – – – – – – House Document 110–146 

A PROPOSED AGREEMENT REGARDING COOPERATION WITH THE GOVERNMENT OF INDIA CONCERNING PEACEFUL USES OF NUCLEAR ENERGY 

MESSAGE 

FROM

THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES 

TRANSMITTING

A PROPOSED AGREEMENT FOR COOPERATION BETWEEN THE 

GOVERNMENT OF THE UNITED STATES AND THE GOVERNMENT 

OF INDIA CONCERNING PEACEFUL USES OF NUCLEAR ENERGY, 

PURSUANT TO 42 U.S.C. 2153 

SEPTEMBER 11, 2008.—Message and accompanying papers referred to the 

Committee on Foreign Affairs 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 section 

123 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended (42 U.S.C. 2153) 

(ABA), the text of a proposed Agreement for Cooperation Between 

the Government of the United States of America and the Government of India Concerning Peaceful Uses of Nuclear Energy. I am 

also pleased to transmit my written determination concerning the 

Agreement, including my approval of the Agreement and my authorization to execute the Agreement, and an unclassified Nuclear 

Proliferation Assessment Statement (NPAS) concerning the Agreement. (In accordance with section 123 of the AEA, as amended by 

title XII of the Foreign Affairs Reform and Restructuring Act of 

1998 (Public Law 105–277), a classified annex to the NPAS, prepared by the Secretary of State in consultation with the Director 

of National Intelligence, summarizing relevant classified information, will be submitted to the Congress separately.) The joint 

memorandum submitted to me by the Secretary of State and the 

Secretary of Energy and a letter from the Chairman of the Nuclear 

Regulatory Commission stating the views of the Commission are 

also enclosed. 

The proposed Agreement has been negotiated in accordance with 

the AEA and other applicable law. In my judgment, it meets all applicable statutory requirements except for section 13a. (2) of the 

AEA, from which I have exempted it as described below. 

The proposed Agreement provides a comprehensive framework 

for U.S. peaceful nuclear cooperation with India. It permits the 

transfer of information, non-nuclear material, nuclear material, 

equipment (including reactors) and components for nuclear research and nuclear power production. It does not permit transfers 

of any restricted data. Sensitive nuclear technology, heavy-water 

production technology and production facilities, sensitive nuclear 

facilities, and major critical components of such facilities may not 

be transferred under the Agreement unless the Agreement is 

amended. The Agreement permits the enrichment of uranium subject to it up to 20 percent in the isotope 235. It permits reprocessing and other alterations in form or content of nuclear material 

subject to it; however, in the case of such activities in India, these 

rights will not come into effect until India establishes a new national reprocessing facility dedicated to reprocessing under IAEA 

safeguards and both parties agree on arrangements and procedures 

under which the reprocessing or other alteration in form or content 

will take place. 

In Article 5(6) the Agreement records certain political commitments concerning reliable supply of nuclear fuel given to India by 

the United States in March 2006. The text of the Agreement does 

not, however, transform these political commitments into legally 


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binding commitments because the Agreement, like other U.S. 

agreements of its type, is intended as a framework agreement. 

The Agreement will remain in force for a period of 40 years and 

will continue in force thereafter for additional periods of 10 years 

each unless either party gives notice to terminate it 6 months before the end of a period. Moreover, either party has the right to terminate the Agreement prior to its expiration on 1 year’s written notice to the other party. A party seeking early termination of the 

Agreement has the right immediately to cease cooperation under 

the Agreement, prior to termination, if it determines that a mutually acceptable resolution of outstanding issues cannot be achieved 

through consultations. In any case the Agreement, as noted, is a 

framework or enabling agreement that does not compel any specific 

nuclear cooperative activity. In the event of termination of the 

Agreement, key nonproliferation conditions and controls would continue with respect to material and equipment subject to the Agreement. 

An extensive discussion of India’s civil nuclear program, military 

nuclear program, and nuclear nonproliferation policies and practices is provided in the Nuclear Proliferation Assessment Statement (NPAS) and in a classified annex to the NPAS submitted to 

the Congress separately. 

The AEA establishes the requirements for agreements for nuclear cooperation, some of which apply only to non-nuclear-weapon 

states (see AEA, section 123a.). The AEA incorporates the definition of ‘‘nuclear-weapon state’’ from the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT), which defines it to mean a 

state that has manufactured and exploded a nuclear weapon or 

other nuclear explosive device prior to January 1, 1967. Therefore 

India is a non-nuclear-weapon state for NPT and AEA purposes, 

even though it possesses nuclear weapons. The Agreement satisfies 

all requirements set forth in section 123a. of the AEA except the 

requirement of section 123a. (2) that, as a condition of continued 

U.S. nuclear supply under the Agreement, IAEA safeguards be 

maintained in India with respect to all nuclear materials in all 

peaceful nuclear activities within its territory, under its jurisdiction, or carried out under its control anywhere (i.e., ‘‘full-scope’’ or 

‘‘comprehensive’’ safeguards). 

The Henry J. Hyde United States-India Peaceful Atomic Energy 

Cooperation Act of 2006 (the ‘‘Hyde Act’’) established authority to 

exempt the Agreement from the full-scope safeguards requirement 

section 123a.(2) of the AEA, as well as certain other provisions of 

the AEA relating to supply under such an agreement, provided that 

the President makes certain determinations and transmits them to 

the Congress together with a report detailing the basis for the determinations. I have made those determinations, and I am submitting them together with the required report as an enclosure to this 

transmittal. 

Approval of the Agreement, followed by its signature and entry 

into force, will permit the United States and India to move forward 

on the U.S.-India Civil Nuclear Cooperation Initiative, which Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and I announced on July 

18, 2005, and reaffirmed on March 2, 2006. Civil nuclear cooperation between the United States and India pursuant to the AgreeVerDate Aug 31 2005 07:09 Sep 12, 2008 Jkt 069011 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 6633 Sfmt 6633 E:\HR\OC\HD146.XXX HD146

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ment will offer major strategic and economic benefits to both countries, including enhanced energy security, an ability to rely more 

extensively on an environmentally friendly energy source, greater 

economic opportunities, and more robust nonproliferation efforts. 

The Agreement will reinforce the growing bilateral relationship 

between two vibrant democracies. The United States is committed 

to a strategic partnership with India, the Agreement promises to 

be a major milestone in achieving and sustaining that goal. 

In reviewing the proposed Agreement I have considered the 

views and recommendations of interested agencies. I have determined that its performance will promote, and will not constitute an 

unreasonable risk to, the common defense and security. Accordingly, I have approved it and I urge that the Congress also approve 

it this year. 

GEORGE W. BUSH. 

THE WHITE HOUSE, September 10, 2008. 


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