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105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1182
To withhold United States assistance for programs or projects of the
International Atomic Energy Agency in Cuba, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MARCH 20, 1997
Mr. MENENDEZ (for himself, Mr. DIAZ-BALART, MS. ROS-LEHTINEN, and Mr.
BURTON of Indiana) introduced the following bill; which was referred to
the Committee on International Relations
A BILL
To withhold United States assistance for programs or
projects of the International Atomic Energy Agency in
Cuba, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘International Atomic
Energy Agency (IAEA) Accountability and Safety Act of
1997’’.
SEC. 2. WITHHOLDING OF PROPORTIONAL SHARE OF AS-
SISTANCE 
FOR 
CERTAIN 
PROGRAMS 
OR
PROJECTS OF THE INTERNATIONAL ATOMIC
ENERGY AGENCY IN CUBA AND CERTAIN
OTHER COUNTRIES.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 307(c) of the Foreign As-
sistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2227(c)) is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘The limitations’’ and inserting
‘‘(1) Subject to paragraph (2), the limitations’’; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(2)(A) Except as provided in subparagraph (B),
with respect to funds authorized to be appropriated by this
chapter and available for the International Atomic Energy
Agency, the limitations of subsection (a)—
‘‘(i) shall apply to programs or projects of such
Agency in Cuba; and
‘‘(ii) shall apply to programs or projects of such
Agency in all other countries described in subsection
(a) unless the Secretary of State makes a determina-
tion that the withholding of funds to any such coun-
try under such subsection would be contrary to the
national security interests of the United States.
‘‘(B) Subparagraph (A) shall not apply with respect
to programs or projects of the International Atomic En-
ergy Agency that provide for the discontinuation or dis-
mantling of nuclear facilities or related materials.’’.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by
subsection (a) shall take effect on October 1, 1997, or the
date of the enactment of this Act, whichever occurs later.
SEC. 3. OPPOSITION TO CERTAIN PROGRAMS OR PROJECTS
OF THE INTERNATIONAL ATOMIC ENERGY
AGENCY IN CUBA.
The Secretary of State shall direct the United States
representative to the International Atomic Energy Agency
to use the voice and vote of the United States to oppose
the following:
(1) Programs or projects of the Agency at the
Juragua Nuclear Power Plant near Cienfuegos,
Cuba.
(2) Any other program or project of the Agency
in Cuba that is, or could become, a threat to the se-
curity of the United States.
SEC. 4. LIMITATION OF MEMBERSHIP OF INTERNATIONAL
ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY BOARD OF GOV-
ERNORS.
The Secretary of State shall direct the United States
representative to the International Atomic Energy Agency
to use the voice and vote of the United States to seek re-
forms within the Agency to limit membership of the Board
of Governors of the Agency to representatives of member
nations of the Agency that are signatories to the Treaty
on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (entered
into force with respect to the United States on March 5,
1970; 21 UST 483).
SEC. 5. REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.
(a) REQUEST FOR IAEA REPORTS.—The Secretary
of State shall direct the United States representative to
the International Atomic Energy Agency to request the
Director-General of the Agency to submit to the United
States all reports prepared with respect to all programs
or projects of the Agency that are of concern to the United
States, including the programs or projects described in
section 3.
(b) REFORMS RELATING TO AVAILABILITY OF IAEA
REPORTS TO ALL MEMBERS.—The Secretary of State
shall direct the United States representative to the Inter-
national Atomic Energy Agency to use the voice and vote
of the United States to seek reforms within the Agency
to provide for the availability of reports of the Agency to
member nations of the Agency for the purpose of deter-
mining the feasibility of and accountability for programs
and projects funded by the Agency.
(c) ANNUAL REPORTS
TO CONGRESS.—Not later
than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act,
and on an annual basis thereafter, the Secretary of State,
in consultation with the United States representative to
the International Atomic Energy Agency, shall prepare
and submit to the Congress a report containing a descrip-
tion of all programs or projects of the Agency in each
country described in section 307(a) of the Foreign Assist-
ance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2227(a)).
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