Congress 109 - S 2429 - A bill to authorize the President to waive the application of certain requirements under the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 with respect to India.

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Armed Forces and National Security Arms control Arms control agreements Ballistic missiles Congress Congress and foreign policy Congressional reporting requirements Energy Export controls Fissionable materials Foreign Trade and International Finance Government Operations and Politics Guided missiles India International Affairs International cooperation Nuclear energy Nuclear exports Nuclear nonproliferation Nuclear reactors Nuclear security measures President and foreign policy Sanctions (International law) Science, Technology, Communications South Asia Technology transfer Trade agreements Uranium enrichment

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Authorizes the President, upon making specified determinations, to exempt a certain proposed cooperation agreement with India from requirements of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (AEC) regarding: (1) mandatory maintenance of International Atomic Energy Agency safeguards for nuclear materials in peaceful nuclear activities; (2) certain additional export criteria and procedures; and (3) conduct resulting in termination of nuclear exports.

Renders any such determinations without effect if the President finds that India has detonated a nuclear explosive device after enactment of this Act.

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Apr 5, 2006

Star Print ordered on the bill.
Apr 5, 2006

Committee on Foreign Relations. Hearings held.
Mar 29, 2006

Committee on Foreign Relations. Hearings held.
Mar 16, 2006

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Mar 16, 2006

Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S2321)
Mar 16, 2006

Introduced in Senate

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