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113TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 1901 

To authorize the President to extend the term of the nuclear energy 

agreement with the Republic of Korea until March 19, 2016. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

JANUARY 9, 2014 

Mr. MENENDEZ (for himself and Mr. CORKER) introduced the following bill; 

which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations 

A BILL 

To authorize the President to extend the term of the nuclear 

energy agreement with the Republic of Korea until 

March 19, 2016. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Support for United 

5 States-Republic of Korea Civil Nuclear Cooperation Act’’. 

6 SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 

7 Congress makes the following findings: 

8 (1) In the 60th year of the alliance, the rela9 tionship between the United States and the Republic 

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1 tual sacrifice, mutual respect, shared interests, and 

2 shared responsibility to promote peace and security 

3 in the Asia-Pacific region and throughout the world. 

4 (2) North Korea’s nuclear weapons programs, 

5 including uranium enrichment and plutonium re6 processing technologies, undermine security on the 

7 Korean Peninsula. The United States and the Re8 public of Korea have a shared interest in preventing 

9 further proliferation, including through the imple10 mentation of the 2005 Joint Statement of the Six11 Party Talks. 

12 (3) Both the United States and Republic of 

13 Korea have a shared objective in strengthening the 

14 Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weap15 ons, done at London, Moscow, and Washington July 

16 1, 1968, and a political and a commercial interest in 

17 working collaboratively to address challenges to their 

18 respective peaceful civil nuclear programs. 

19 (4) The nuclear energy agreement referred to in 

20 section 3 is scheduled to expire on March 19, 2014. 

21 In order to maintain healthy and uninterrupted co22 operation in this area between the two countries 

23 while a new agreement is being negotiated, Congress 

24 should authorize the President to extend the dura25 tion of the current agreement until March 19, 2016. 


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1 SEC. 3. EXTENSION OF NUCLEAR ENERGY AGREEMENT 

2 WITH THE REPUBLIC OF KOREA. 

3 Notwithstanding section 123 of the Atomic Energy 

4 Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2153), the President is authorized 

5 to take such actions as may be required to extend the term 

6 of the Agreement for Cooperation between the Govern7 ment of the United States of America and the Government 

8 of the Republic of Korea Concerning Civil Uses of Atomic 

9 Energy, done at Washington November 24, 1972 (24 UST 

10 775; TIAS 7583), and amended on May 15, 1974 (25 

11 UST 1102; TIAS 7842), to a date that is not later than 

12 March 19, 2016. 

13 SEC. 4. REPORT TO CONGRESS ON PROGRESS OF NEGOTIA14 TIONS BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES AND 

15 REPUBLIC OF KOREA. 

16 Not later than 180 days after the date of the enact17 ment of this Act, and every 180 days thereafter until a 

18 new Agreement for Cooperation between the Government 

19 of the United States of America and the Government of 

20 the Republic of Korea Concerning Civil Uses of Nuclear 

21 Energy is submitted to Congress, the President shall pro22 vide to the Committee on Foreign Relations and the Com23 mittee on Appropriations of the Senate and the Committee 

24 on Foreign Affairs and the Committee on Appropriations 

25 of the House of Representatives a report on the progress 


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1 of negotiations on a new civil nuclear cooperation agree2 ment. 

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