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105TH CONGRESS

1ST SESSION S. 1073

To withhold United States assistance for programs or projects of the

International Atomic Energy Agency in Cuba, and for other purposes.

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

JULY 28, 1997

Mr. TORRICELLI (for himself, Mr. MACK, Mr. HELMS, and Mr. GRAHAM of

Florida) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred

to the Committee on Foreign Relations

A BILL

To withhold United States assistance for programs or

projects of the International Atomic Energy Agency in

Cuba, and for other purposes.

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 ‘‘International Atomic

5 Energy Agency (IAEA) Accountability and Safety Act of

6 1997’’.
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1 SEC. 2. WITHHOLDING OF PROPORTIONAL SHARE OF AS2 SISTANCE FOR CERTAIN PROGRAMS OR

3 PROJECTS OF THE INTERNATIONAL ATOMIC

4 ENERGY AGENCY IN CUBA.

5 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 307(c) of the Foreign As6 sistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2227(c)) is amended—

7 (1) by striking ‘‘The limitations’’ and inserting

8 ‘‘(1) Subject to paragraph (2), the limitations’’; and

9 (2) by adding at the end the following:

10 ‘‘(2)(A) Except as provided in subparagraph (B),

11 with respect to funds authorized to be appropriated by this

12 chapter and available for the International Atomic Energy

13 Agency, the limitations of subsection (a) shall apply to

14 programs or projects of such Agency in Cuba.

15 ‘‘(B)(i) Subparagraph (A) shall not apply with re16 spect to programs or projects of the International Atomic

17 Energy Agency that provide for the discontinuation, dis18 mantling, or safety inspection of nuclear facilities or relat19 ed materials, or for inspections and similar activities de20 signed to prevent the development of nuclear weapons by

21 a country described in subsection (a).

22 ‘‘(ii) Clause (i) shall not apply with respect to the

23 Juragua Nuclear Power Plant near Cienfuegos, Cuba, or

24 the Pedro Pi Nuclear Research Center unless Cuba—

25 ‘‘(I) ratifies the Treaty on the Non-Prolifera26 tion of Nuclear Weapons (21 UST 483) or the Trea-
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1 ty for the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons in Latin

2 America (commonly known as the Treaty of

3 Tlatelolco);

4 ‘‘(II) negotiates full-scope safeguards of the

5 International Atomic Energy Agency not later than

6 two years after ratification by Cuba of such Treaty;

7 and

8 ‘‘(III) incorporates internationally accepted nu9 clear safety standards in the plant and center.’’.

10 (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by

11 subsection (a) shall take effect on the later of—

12 (1) October 1, 1997; or

13 (2) the date of enactment of this Act.

14 SEC. 3. OPPOSITION TO CERTAIN PROGRAMS OR PROJECTS

15 OF THE INTERNATIONAL ATOMIC ENERGY

16 AGENCY IN CUBA.

17 The Secretary of State shall direct the United States

18 representative to the International Atomic Energy Agency

19 to oppose the following:

20 (1) Technical assistance programs or projects of

21 the Agency at the Juragua Nuclear Power Plant

22 near Cienfuegos, Cuba, and at the Pedro Pi Nuclear

23 Research Center.
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1 (2) Any other program or project of the Agency

2 in Cuba that is, or could become, a threat to the se3 curity of the United States.

4 SEC. 4. REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.

5 (a) REQUEST FOR IAEA REPORTS.—The Secretary

6 of State shall direct the United States representative to

7 the International Atomic Energy Agency to request the

8 Director-General of the Agency to submit to the United

9 States all reports prepared with respect to all programs

10 or projects of the Agency that are of concern to the United

11 States, including the programs or projects described in

12 section 3.

13 (b) ANNUAL REPORTS TO CONGRESS.—Not later

14 than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act,

15 and on an annual basis thereafter, the Secretary, in con16 sultation with the United States representative to the

17 International Atomic Energy Agency, shall prepare and

18 submit to Congress a report containing a description of

19 all programs or projects of the Agency in each country

20 referred to in section 307(a) of the Foreign Assistance Act

21 of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2227(a)).

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