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Federal Register 

Vol. 73, No. 182 

Thursday, September 18, 2008 

Title 3— 

The President 

Presidential Determination No. 2008–26 of September 10, 2008 

Memorandum for the Secretary of State [and] the Secretary 

of Energy 

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 have considered the Proposed Agreement for Cooperation Between the 

Government of the United States of America and the Government of India 

Concerning Peaceful Uses of Nuclear Energy, along with the views, recommendations, and statements of interested agencies. 

I have determined that the performance of the Agreement will promote, 

and will not constitute an unreasonable risk to, the common defense and 

security. Pursuant to section 123 b. of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, 

as amended (42 U.S.C. 2153(B)), I hereby approve the proposed agreement 

and authorize the Secretary of State to arrange for its execution. 

In addition, pursuant to the authority vested in me by the Constitution 

and the laws of the United States of America, including the Henry J. Hyde 

United States-India Peaceful Atomic Energy Cooperation Act of 2006 (Public 

Law 109–401), I hereby determine that: 

1. India has provided the United States and the IAEA with a credible 

plan to separate civil and military nuclear facilities, materials, and programs, 

and has filed a declaration regarding its civil facilities and materials with 

the IAEA; 

2. India and the IAEA have concluded all legal steps required prior to 

signature by the parties of an agreement requiring the application of IAEA 

safeguards in perpetuity in accordance with IAEA standards, principles, 

and practices (including IAEA Board of Governors Document GOV/1621 

(1973)) to India’s civil nuclear facilities, materials, and programs as declared 

in the plan described in paragraph (1), including materials used in or produced through the use of India’s civil nuclear facilities; 

3. India and the IAEA are making substantial progress toward concluding 

an Additional Protocol consistent with IAEA principles, practices, and policies that would apply to India’s civil nuclear program; 

4. India is working actively with the United States for the early conclusion 

of a multilateral treaty on the cessation of the production of fissile materials 

for use in nuclear weapons or other nuclear explosive devices; 

5. India is working with and supporting United States and international 

efforts to prevent the spread of enrichment and reprocessing technology 

to any state that does not already possess full-scale, functioning enrichment 

or reprocessing plants; 

6. India is taking the necessary steps to secure nuclear and other sensitive 

materials and technology, including through (A) the enactment and effective 

enforcement of comprehensive export control legislation and regulations; 

(B) harmonization of its export control laws, regulations, policies, and practices with the guidelines and practices of the Missile Technology Control 

Regime (MTCR) and the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG); and (C) adherence 

to the MTCR and the NSG in accordance with the procedures of those 

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7. The NSG has decided by consensus to permit supply to India of nuclear 

items covered by the guidelines of the NSG. 

I therefore hereby (1) exempt the proposed Agreement for Cooperation Between the Government of the United States of America and the Government 

of India Concerning Peaceful Uses of Nuclear Energy arranged pursuant 

to section 123 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2153) from 

the requirement of subsection 123 a.(2) of such section; (2) waive the application of section 128 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2157) 

with respect to exports to India; and (3) waive with respect to India the 

application of: 

(A) subsection 129 a.(1)(D) of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 

2158(a)(1)(D)); and 

(B) section 129 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2158) regarding 

any actions that occurred before July 18, 2005. 

The Secretary of State is authorized and directed to publish this determination in the Federal Register. 

THE WHITE HOUSE, 

Washington, September 10, 2008 

[FR Doc. E8–21978 

Filed 9–17–08; 8:45 am] 

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