U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE

WASHINGTON : 

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79–011 2009

111th Congress, 1st Session – – – – – – – – – – – – House Document 111–6 

AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES AND 

NEW NATO PARTIES ON THE PROVISION OF ATOMIC INFORMATION 

MESSAGE 

FROM

THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES 

TRANSMITTING

THE TEXT OF THE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE PARTIES TO THE 

NORTH ATLANTIC TREATY FOR CO-OPERATION REGARDING 

ATOMIC INFORMATION, INCLUDING A TECHNICAL ANNEX AND 

SECURITY ANNEX, PURSUANT TO SECTIONS 123 AND 144 b. OF 

THE ATOMIC ENERGY ACT, AS AMENDED 

JANUARY 13, 2009.—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, consistent with sections 123 and 144 b. of the Atomic Energy Act, as amended (42 

U.S.C. 2153 and 2164(b)), the text of the Agreement between the 

Parties to the North Atlantic Treaty for Co-operation Regarding 

Atomic Information, including a technical annex and security 

annex (hereinafter collectively referred to as the ATOMAL Agreement), as a proposed agreement for cooperation within the context 

of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) between the 

United States of America and each of the following seven new 

members of NATO: the Republic of Bulgaria, the Republic of Estonia, the Republic of Latvia, the Republic of Lithuania, Romania, 

the Slovak Republic, and the Republic of Slovenia, hereinafter the 

‘‘New Parties.’’ I am also pleased to transmit my approval, authorization, and determination concerning the ATOMAL Agreement 

with respect to the New Parties, together with a copy of the memorandum of the Secretary of Defense with respect to the agreement. 

The ATOMAL Agreement entered into force on March 12, 1965, 

with respect to the United States and the other NATO members at 

that time. The Czech Republic, the Republic of Hungary, the Republic of Poland, and Spain subsequently became parties to the 

ATOMAL Agreement. The New Parties have signed this agreement 

and have indicated their willingness to be bound by it. The 

ATOMAL Agreement with respect to the New Parties meets the requirements of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended. While 

the ATOMAL Agreement continues in force with respect to the 

United States and the other current parties to it, it will not become 

effective as an agreement for cooperation authorizing the exchange 

of atomic information with respect to the New Parties until completion of procedures prescribed by sections 123 and 144 b. of the 

Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended. 

For more than 40 years, the ATOMAL Agreement has served as 

the framework within which NATO and the other NATO members 

that have become parties to this agreement have received the information that is necessary to an understanding and knowledge of 

and participation in the political and strategic consensus upon 

which the collective military capacity of the Alliance depends. This 

agreement permits only the transfer of atomic information, not 

weapons, nuclear material, or equipment. Participation in the 

ATOMAL Agreement will give Bulgaria, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Romania, Slovakia, and Slovenia the same standing within 

the Alliance with regard to nuclear matters as that of the other 

current parties to the ATOMAL Agreement. This is important for 

the cohesiveness of the Alliance and will enhance its effectiveness. 

I have considered the views and recommendations of the Department of Defense and other interested agencies in reviewing the 

ATOMAL Agreement and have determined that its performance, 


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including the proposed cooperation and the proposed communication of Restricted Data thereunder, with respect to the New Parties 

will promote, and will not constitute an unreasonable risk to, the 

common defense and security. Accordingly, I have approved the 

ATOMAL Agreement with respect to the New Parties and authorized the Department of Defense to cooperate with the New Parties 

in the context of NATO upon satisfaction of the requirements of 

section 123 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended. 

The 60-day continuous session period provided for in section 123 

begins upon receipt of this submission. 

GEORGE W. BUSH. 

THE WHITE HOUSE, January 9, 2009. 


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