A bill to restrict nuclear cooperation with the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Latest action · Jun 25, 2008 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedJun 25, 2008
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Affirms the strong and historic ties between the United States and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Disapproves of the May 2008 Memorandum of Understanding between the government of the United States of America and the government of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Concerning Cooperation in Nuclear Energy and Other Energy Fields.
Reiterates that the United States is committed to nuclear weapons nonproliferation and to preventing the Islamic Republic of Iran's acquisition of nuclear weapons.
States that: (1) no agreement for nuclear cooperation between the United States and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia may enter into force on or after the date of the enactment of this Act; and (2) no nuclear materials and equipment or sensitive nuclear technology shall be exported or reexported, or transferred or retransferred, and no federal agency shall issue any license or authorization for the export or reexport, or transfer or retransfer of these items or assistance to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia if the end user is a nuclear production or utilization facility, or if the President determines that the material, equipment, technology, or item may be diverted to such a facility.
Cosponsors 1
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Jun 25, 2008.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-NV | John Ensign | Original | Jun 25, 2008 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jun 25, 2008Introduced in Senate
- Jun 25, 2008Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 6298 | To restrict nuclear cooperation with the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. | Related bill | Jun 18, 2008 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: International Affairs.
- Armed Forces and National Security
- Energy
- Export controls
- Foreign Trade and International Finance
- International Affairs
- International cooperation
- Iran
- Law
- Licenses
- Middle East and North Africa
- Nuclear energy
- Nuclear exports
- Nuclear nonproliferation
- Saudi Arabia
- Science, Technology, Communications
- Technology transfer
- Treaties
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jun 25, 2008Introduced in Senate
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