Title: No Nuclear Weapons for Saudi Arabia Act of 2018
Policy area: International Affairs

Summary:
No Nuclear Weapons for Saudi Arabia Act of 2018
This bill requires a joint resolution from Congress before the United States may enter into any civilian nuclear cooperation agreement with Saudi Arabia. Before such an agreement, the President shall report on various topics including Saudi Arabia's investigation into the death of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, the extent to which the country has renounced uranium enrichment and reprocessing, and the country's progress in improving human rights protections.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 3785 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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115th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 3785

To require a joint resolution of approval for the entry into effect of 
  a civilian nuclear cooperation agreement with Saudi Arabia, and for 
                            other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           December 19, 2018

 Mr. Markey (for himself and Mr. Rubio) introduced the following bill; 
which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations

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                                 A BILL


 
To require a joint resolution of approval for the entry into effect of 
  a civilian nuclear cooperation agreement with Saudi Arabia, and for 
                            other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``No Nuclear Weapons for Saudi Arabia 
Act of 2018''.

SEC. 2. SENSE OF CONGRESS.

    It is the sense of Congress that the United States should not 
approve a civilian nuclear cooperation agreement with Saudi Arabia 
until the Government of Saudi Arabia has--
            (1) been truthful and transparent with regard to the death 
        of Jamal Khashoggi;
            (2) renounced uranium enrichment and reprocessing on its 
        territory, as well as agreed to an Additional Protocol with the 
        International Atomic Energy Agency; and
            (3) made substantial progress on the protection of human 
        rights, including through the release of political prisoners.

SEC. 3. STATEMENT OF POLICY.

    It shall be the policy of the United States to--
            (1) oppose, through the Nuclear Suppliers Group, the sale 
        of nuclear technology to Saudi Arabia, until the Government of 
        Saudi Arabia has renounced uranium enrichment and reprocessing 
        on its territory as part of a civilian nuclear cooperation 
        agreement with the United States; and
            (2) seek modification of the guidelines of the Nuclear 
        Suppliers Group relating to the transfer of nuclear technology 
        as applied with respect to Saudi Arabia, until Saudi Arabia has 
        renounced enrichment and reprocessing on its territory.

SEC. 4. CONGRESSIONAL APPROVAL REQUIRED FOR CIVILIAN NUCLEAR 
              COOPERATION AGREEMENT.

    Notwithstanding any other requirements under section 123 of the 
Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2153), a civilian nuclear 
cooperation agreement with Saudi Arabia may only enter into effect on 
or after the date on which each of the following has occurred:
            (1) The President has submitted a proposed agreement with 
        Saudi Arabia in accordance with the requirements of such 
        section 123.
            (2) In conjunction with such submission, the President has 
        submitted to Congress a report that describes each of the 
        following:
                    (A) The extent to which the Government of Saudi 
                Arabia has been truthful and transparent in its 
                investigation into the death of Jamal Khashoggi.
                    (B) Whether those responsible for his death have 
                been prosecuted or otherwise held accountable for such 
                act.
                    (C) The extent to which Saudi Arabia has renounced 
                uranium enrichment and reprocessing on its territory or 
                will commit to renouncing such enrichment and 
                reprocessing as part of the proposed agreement with the 
                United States.
                    (D) Whether Saudi Arabia has agreed to sign an 
                Additional Protocol with the International Atomic 
                Energy Agency.
                    (E) The extent to which Saudi Arabia has made 
                substantial progress on improving the protection of 
                human rights, including through the release of 
                political prisoners.
            (3) On or after the date of the submission of the proposed 
        agreement and report required by paragraphs (1) and (2), 
        Congress has adopted, and there is enacted, a joint resolution 
        stating that Congress does favor such agreement.
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