(b) RELATIONSHIP
TO
OTHER
PROVISIONS
OF 
LAW.—Notwithstanding section 123 of the Atomic Energy 
Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2153), the Agreement shall be-
come effective in accordance with the provisions of this 
Act and other applicable provisions of law. 
TITLE II—LIMITATIONS ON NU-
CLEAR COOPERATION WITH 
THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION 
SEC. 201. CERTIFICATION OF ACTIONS BY THE RUSSIAN 
FEDERATION ON NONPROLIFERATION MAT-
TERS. 
(a) CERTIFICATION.—No license may be issued for 
the export of nuclear material, equipment, or technology 
to the Russian Federation pursuant to the Agreement for 
any fiscal year beginning after the date of the enactment 
of this Act unless the President certifies to the appropriate 
congressional committees for such fiscal year that the re-
quirements of subsection (b) have been met. 
(b) REQUIREMENTS.—The requirements referred to 
in subsection are the following: 
(1) The Government of the Russian Federation 
has taken, and is continuing to take, effective ac-
tions to prohibit, terminate, and prevent the transfer 
of goods, services, or technology as defined in this 
Act to the Government of Iran. 
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(2) For the preceding 12-month period— 
(A) there has been no cooperation with re-
spect to any activity described in paragraph (1) 
between the Government of the Russian Fed-
eration and the Government of Iran or any na-
tional of Iran based on all credible information 
available to the United States at the time of the 
certification; and 
(B)(i) there has been no cooperation with 
respect to any activity described in paragraph 
(1) between any national of the Russian Fed-
eration and the Government of Iran or any na-
tional of Iran based on all credible information 
available to the United States at the time of the 
certification; or 
(ii) the Government of the Russian Fed-
eration has— 
(I) terminated any significant co-
operation between any such Russian na-
tional and the Government of Iran or any 
such Iranian national; 
(II) instituted effective measures to 
prevent a reoccurrence of any such co-
operation; or 
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(III) prosecuted any such Russian na-
tional. 
(c) LIMITATION.—A certification of the conditions 
described in clause (ii) of subsection (b)(2)(B) may not 
be used to satisfy the requirements of such subsection for 
three or more consecutive fiscal years. 
(d) SUNSET.—The provisions of this section shall be 
effective for the 5-year period beginning on the date of 
the enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 202. CERTIFICATION OF COOPERATION BY THE RUS-
SIAN FEDERATION ON IRAN SANCTIONS. 
(a) CERTIFICATION.—No license may be issued for 
the export of nuclear material, equipment or technology 
to the Russian Federation pursuant to the Agreement for 
any fiscal year beginning after the date of the enactment 
of this Act unless the President certifies to the appropriate 
congressional committees for such fiscal year that the re-
quirements of subsection (b) have been met. 
(b) REQUIREMENTS.—The requirements referred to 
in subsection (a) are that the Government of the Russian 
Federation is fully and completely supporting United 
States efforts to achieve effective international and United 
Nations Security Council sanctions on Iran in response to 
Iran’s nuclear program. 
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SEC. 203. CERTIFICATION OF RUSSIAN LIABILITY PROTEC-
TIONS FOR UNITED STATES CIVIL NUCLEAR 
INDUSTRIES. 
(a) CERTIFICATION.—No license may be issued for 
the export of nuclear material, equipment or technology 
to the Russian Federation pursuant to the Agreement un-
less the President certifies to the appropriate congres-
sional committees that the requirements of subsection (b) 
have been met. 
(b) REQUIREMENTS.—The requirements referred to 
in subsection (a) are that the Government of the Russian 
Federation has ratified the Convention on Supplementary 
Compensation for Nuclear Damage, done at Vienna on 
September 12, 1997, or has enacted domestic law that 
provides adequate liability protections for United States 
firms for civil nuclear commerce with the Russian Federa-
tion. 
TITLE III—AUTHORIZATION OF 
EXTRAORDINARY PAYMENTS 
IN CONNECTION WITH THE 
INTERNATIONAL SPACE STA-
TION 
SEC. 301. AUTHORIZATION OF EXTRAORDINARY PAYMENTS. 
(a) AUTHORIZATION.—Notwithstanding the restric-
tions contained in section 6 of the Iran, North Korea, and 
Syria Nonproliferation Act (Public Law 106–178; 50 
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U.S.C. 1701 note), the President is authorized to make 
extraordinary payments in connection with the Inter-
national Space Station to the Russian Federal Space 
Agency, or any organization or entity under the jurisdic-
tion or control of the Russian Federal Space Agency, for 
equipment and services related to transportation to and 
from, rescue from, and provision, maintenance, and oper-
ation of the International Space Station. 
(b) LIMITATIONS.—The authority under subsection 
(a)— 
(1) shall be limited to payments for services 
provided before July 1, 2016; and 
(2) may not be used for the purchase of— 
(A) any cargo services provided by a 
Progress vehicle after December 31, 2011; or 
(B) any crew transportation or rescue serv-
ices provided by a Soyuz vehicle after a United 
States commercial provider of crew transpor-
tation and rescue services demonstrates the ca-
pability to meet mission requirements of the 
International Space Station. 
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TITLE 
IV—FUTURE 
AGREE-
MENTS 
FOR 
COOPERATION 
ON PEACEFUL USES OF NU-
CLEAR ENERGY 
SEC. 401. REQUIREMENT FOR CONGRESSIONAL APPROVAL 
OF AGREEMENTS FOR PEACEFUL NUCLEAR 
COOPERATION. 
(a) COOPERATION WITH OTHER NATIONS.—Section 
123 d. of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2153 
d.) is amended in the first sentence— 
(1) by striking ‘‘not’’ the first and second place 
it appears; 
(2) by inserting ‘‘only’’ after ‘‘effective’’; and 
(3) by striking ‘‘Provided further,’’ and all that 
follows through the period at the end. 
(b) SUBSEQUENT
ARRANGEMENTS.—Section 131 
a.(1) of such Act is amended— 
(1) in the second sentence, by striking ‘‘, secu-
rity’’ and all that follows through the period at the 
end; and 
(2) by inserting after the second sentence the 
following: ‘‘Such subsequent arrangement shall not 
take effect unless the Congress enacts a joint resolu-
tion of approval, according to the procedures of sec-
tions 123 d. and 130 i. of this Act. Any such nuclear 
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proliferation assessment statement shall be sub-
mitted to the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the 
House of Representatives and the Committee on 
Foreign Relations of the Senate no later than the 
31st day of continuous session after submission of 
the subsequent arrangement.’’. 
SEC. 402. INITIATIVES AND NEGOTIATIONS RELATING TO 
AGREEMENTS FOR PEACEFUL NUCLEAR CO-
OPERATION. 
Section 123 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 
U.S.C. 2153) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘e. The President shall keep the Committee on For-
eign Affairs of the House of Representatives and the Com-
mittee on Foreign Relations of the Senate fully and cur-
rently informed of any initiative or negotiations relating 
to a new or amended agreement for peaceful nuclear co-
operation pursuant to this section prior to the President’s 
announcement of such initiative or negotiations. The 
President shall consult with the appropriate congressional 
committees concerning such initiative or negotiations be-
ginning not less than 15 calendar days after the initiation 
of any such negotiations, or the receipt or transmission 
of a draft agreement, whichever occurs first, and monthly 
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thereafter until such time as the negotiations are con-
cluded.’’. 
Æ 
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