I 
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 364 
To restrict nuclear cooperation with the United Arab Emirates, and for 
other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 9, 2009 
Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN (for herself, Mr. ROYCE, Mr. SHERMAN, Mr. MARKEY of 
Massachusetts, Mr. FORTENBERRY, Mr. BURTON
of Indiana, Mr. 
BOOZMAN, and Mr. WILSON of South Carolina) introduced the following 
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs 
A BILL 
To restrict nuclear cooperation with the United Arab 
Emirates, 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 ‘‘Limitation on Nuclear 
Cooperation with the United Arab Emirates Act of 2009’’. 
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
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(ii) the Government of the United Arab 
Emirates has— 
(I) terminated all cooperation between 
any such United Arab Emirates national 
and the Government of Iran, any such Ira-
nian national, or any such Iranian-con-
trolled entity; 
(II) instituted effective measures to 
prevent a reoccurrence of any such co-
operation; and 
(III) prosecuted any such United 
Arab Emirates national; and 
(C) the Government of the United Arab 
Emirates has not engaged in or condoned ac-
tivities that violate— 
(i) the Iran Sanctions Act of 1996, in-
cluding Executive Orders 12957, 12959, 
13059 and other executive orders issued 
pursuant to such Act; 
(ii) the Iran, North Korea, and Syria 
Nonproliferation Act; and 
(iii) other provisions of applicable 
United States law. 
(3) The Government of the United Arab Emir-
ates— 
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(A) has developed and fully implemented 
an export control regime in accordance with 
international standards; 
(B) has developed and implemented the 
appropriate or necessary legislative and func-
tional actions to target the logistical and finan-
cial networks that support terrorist organiza-
tions; and 
(C) has cooperated with the United States 
in identifying, preventing, disrupting and, 
where appropriate, prosecuting entities and in-
dividuals that assist Iran’s procurement of 
goods, services, or technology, and entities af-
filiated with the Iranian Revolutionary Guard 
Corps. 
(d) GOODS, SERVICES, OR TECHNOLOGY DEFINED.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para-
graph (2), in this section, the term ‘‘goods, services, 
or technology’’ means— 
(A) goods, services, or technology listed 
on— 
(i)(I) the Nuclear Suppliers Group 
Guidelines for the Export of Nuclear Mate-
rial, Equipment and Technology (published 
by the International Atomic Energy Agen-
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cy as Information Circular INFCIRC/254/ 
Rev. 8/Part 1, and subsequent revisions) 
and Guidelines for Transfers of Nuclear- 
Related Dual-Use Equipment, Material, 
and Related Technology (published by the 
International Atomic Energy Agency as In-
formation Circular INFCIRC/254/Rev. 7/ 
Part 2, and subsequent revisions); 
(II) the Missile Technology Control 
Regime Equipment and Technology Annex 
of June 11, 1996, and subsequent revi-
sions; 
(III) the lists of items and substances 
relating to biological and chemical weapons 
the export of which is controlled by the 
Australia Group; 
(IV) the Schedule One or Schedule 
Two list of toxic chemicals and precursors 
the export of which is controlled pursuant 
to the Convention on the Prohibition of the 
Development, Production, Stockpiling and 
Use of Chemical Weapons and on Their 
Destruction; 
(V) the Wassenaar Arrangement list 
of Dual Use Goods and Technologies and 
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Munitions list of July 12, 1996, and subse-
quent revisions; 
(VI) the United States Munitions List 
under section 38 of the Arms Export Con-
trol Act (22 U.S.C. 2778) for which special 
export controls are warranted under such 
Act (22 U.S.C. 2751 3 et seq.); or 
(VII) the Commerce Control List 
maintained under part 774 of title 15, 
Code of Federal Regulations; or 
(B) goods, services, or technology not list-
ed on any list identified in subparagraph (A) 
but which nevertheless would be, if they were 
United States goods, services, or technology, 
prohibited for export to Iran because of their 
potential to make a material contribution to the 
development of nuclear, biological, or chemical 
weapons, or of ballistic or cruise missile sys-
tems. 
(2) EXCLUSION.—The term ‘‘goods, services, or 
technology’’ does not include goods, services, or tech-
nology that are directly related to the operation of 
the Bushehr nuclear power reactor. 
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