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Union Calendar No. 502 
112TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 1280 
[Report No. 112–507, Part I] 
To amend the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 to require congressional approval 
of agreements for peaceful nuclear cooperation with foreign countries, 
and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 31, 2011 
Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN (for herself, Mr. BERMAN, Mr. ROYCE, Mr. SHERMAN, 
Mr. FORTENBERRY, and Mr. MARKEY) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition 
to the Committee on Rules, for a period to be subsequently determined 
by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall 
within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
MAY 30, 2012 
Reported from the Committee on Foreign Affairs with an amendment 
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 
MAY 30, 2012 
Referral to the Committee on Rules extended for a period ending not later 
than October 1, 2012 
MAY 30, 2012 
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce for a period ending not 
later than October 1, 2012, for consideration of such provisions of the 
bill and amendment as fall within the jurisdiction of that committee pur-
suant to clause 1(f), rule X 
OCTOBER 1, 2012 
Additional sponsors: Mr. BURTON of Indiana, Mr. FLAKE, Mr. CHABOT, and 
Mr. CONYERS 
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OCTOBER 1, 2012 
The Committees on Rules and Energy and Commerce discharged; committed 
to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and or-
dered to be printed 
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on March 31, 2011] 
A BILL 
To amend the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 to require con-
gressional approval of agreements for peaceful nuclear 
cooperation with foreign countries, and for other pur-
poses. 
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Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. REQUIREMENT FOR CONGRESSIONAL AP-
PROVAL OF AGREEMENTS FOR PEACEFUL NU-
CLEAR COOPERATION. 
(a) COOPERATION WITH OTHER NATIONS.—Section 
123 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2153) 
is amended— 
(1) in the matter preceding subsection a., by 
striking ‘‘No cooperation’’ and inserting ‘‘Subject to 
subsection f., no cooperation’’; 
(2) in subsection a.— 
(A) in paragraph (3), by inserting ‘‘or ac-
quired from any other source’’ after ‘‘pursuant to 
such agreement’’ each place it appears; 
(B) in paragraph (4)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘or terminates or’’ and 
inserting ‘‘, terminates,’’; and 
(ii) by inserting ‘‘, or violates or abro-
gates any provision contained within such 
agreement’’ after ‘‘IAEA safeguards’’; 
(C) in paragraph (6), by inserting ‘‘or ac-
quired from any other source’’ after ‘‘agreement’’ 
each place it appears; 
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(D) in paragraph (8), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 
the end; 
(E) in paragraph (9), by striking the period 
at the end and inserting a semicolon; and 
(F) by inserting after paragraph (9) the fol-
lowing new paragraphs: 
‘‘(10) a guaranty by the cooperating party 
that no nationals of a third country shall be per-
mitted access to any reactor, related equipment, 
or sensitive materials transferred under the 
agreement for cooperation without the prior con-
sent of the United States; and 
‘‘(11) a commitment to maintain and, in 
the case of a country without such a legal regime 
in place, a commitment to enact at the earliest 
possible date, and in no case later than one year 
after the agreement enters into force, a legal re-
gime providing for adequate protection from 
civil liability that will allow for the participa-
tion of United States suppliers in any effort by 
the country to develop civilian nuclear power.’’; 
(3) in the matter following paragraph (11) (as 
added by paragraph (2)(F) of this subsection), by 
striking ‘‘The President may exempt a proposed 
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