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105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2092
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
JUNE 26, 1997
Mr. MENENDEZ (for himself, Mr. DIAZ-BALART, Mr. GILMAN, Ms. ROS-
LEHTINEN, and Mr. DEUTSCH) 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.
(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
(2) 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) shall apply to
programs or projects of such Agency in Cuba.
‘‘(B)(i) Subparagraph (A) shall not apply with re-
spect to programs or projects of the International Atomic
Energy Agency that provide for the discontinuation, dis-
mantling, or safety inspection of nuclear facilities or relat-
ed materials, or for inspections and similar activities de-
signed to prevent the development of nuclear weapons by
a country described in subsection (a).
‘‘(ii) Clause (i) shall not apply with respect to the
Juragua Nuclear Power Plant near Cienfuegos, Cuba, or
the Pedro Pi Nuclear Research Center unless Cuba—
‘‘(I) ratifies the Treaty on the Non-Prolifera-
tion of Nuclear Weapons (21 UST 483) or the Trea-
ty for the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons in Latin
America (commonly known as the Treaty of
Tlatelolco);
‘‘(II) negotiates full-scope safeguards of the
International Atomic Energy Agency not later than
two years after ratification by Cuba of such Treaty;
and
‘‘(III) incorporates internationally accepted nu-
clear safety standards.’’.
(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 oppose the following:
(1) Technical assistance programs or projects of
the Agency at the Juragua Nuclear Power Plant
near Cienfuegos, Cuba, and at the Pedro Pi Nuclear
Research Center.
(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. 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) 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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