[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2133 Introduced in House (IH)]
103d CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 2133
To increase the effectiveness of international nonproliferation
safeguards.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
May 17, 1993
Mr. Stark introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Foreign Affairs
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A BILL
To increase the effectiveness of international nonproliferation
safeguards.
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 ``International Nonproliferation
Safeguards Reform Act of 1993''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds that--
(1) commercial and scientific uses of nuclear energy offer
the potential both to serve and to destroy mankind;
(2) the International Atomic Energy Agency has served the
world community for almost 35 years in implementing safeguards
against the military uses of civilian nuclear facilities;
(3) the IAEA has served and continues to serve important
United States interests in ensuring the peaceful uses of
nuclear energy and in reducing the risk of nuclear weapons
proliferation;
(4) IAEA safeguards remain essential elements of United
States domestic legislation and international treaty
commitments which are intended to halt the global spread of
nuclear weapons;
(5) the ability of the IAEA to secure the peaceful uses of
nuclear energy will depend upon its ability to adapt to
changing political and technological conditions;
(6) the ability of the IAEA to achieve its safeguards
objectives is jeopardized by nations that pursue nuclear
weapons options in violation of their nuclear nonproliferation
treaty commitments;
(7) the ability of the IAEA to achieve its safeguards
objectives is further challenged by the persistent efforts by
some nations to make large-scale commercial uses of weapons-
grade nuclear material;
(8) in recent years, the IAEA has taken on significant new
safeguards responsibilities, including inspection activities in
Iraq, North Korea, South Africa, Brazil, and Argentina and the
implementation of safeguards on bulk-scale reprocessing
facilities;
(9) these safeguards responsibilities are growing while the
IAEA's budget and manpower resources have remained virtually
constant and even declined in some years;
(10) Iraq's technological advancement toward developing a
nuclear weapons capability underscores the need for reforms in
the implementation of IAEA safeguards; and
(11) the United States and other member states of the IAEA
must give the IAEA adequate political, technical, and financial
support if it is to implement these reforms successfully.
SEC. 3. PROGRAMS TO REFORM INTERNATIONAL NONPROLIFERATION SAFEGUARDS.
(a) Additional Assistance to IAEA.--Subject to the limitations and
requirements provided in this Act, the Secretary of State, under the
guidance of the President, shall, during fiscal year 1994 and fiscal
year 1995, provide to the IAEA, in addition to the United States annual
assessed contribution to the IAEA, assistance for the purposes set
forth in subsection (b).
(b) Purposes of Assistance.--The purposes for which assistance
under subsection (a) shall be provided are limited to--
(1) the implementation by the IAEA of reforms to strengthen
the effectiveness of IAEA safeguards; and
(2) contributions to the Technical Assistance and
Cooperation Fund of the IAEA.
(c) Restrictions.--Assistance authorized by subsection (a) for the
purpose set forth in subsection (b)(2) may be provided only if the
President certifies to the Congress that the IAEA is taking steps to
implement reforms to improve the effectiveness of IAEA safeguards,
including, but not limited to, those described in subsection (d).
(d) Reforms in IAEA Safeguards.--The President shall direct the
United States representatives to the IAEA to work toward the early
adoption of reforms in the implementation of the safeguards
responsibilities of the IAEA, including the following reforms:
(1) Improving the access of the IAEA within any non-
nuclear-weapon state to nuclear facilities, whether or not
declared by that state, that are capable of producing,
processing, or fabricating special fissionable material
suitable for use in a nuclear explosive device.
(2) Increasing the transparency of international nuclear
commerce.
(3) Examining the feasibility of increasing the scope of
safeguards to include all activities and facilities which could
significantly contribute to the acquisition or production of
nuclear explosive devices.
(4) Improving the access of the IAEA to information about
the nuclear activities of member states of the IAEA.
(5) Examining the practicality and advisability of the IAEA
conducting less frequent inspections at nuclear facilities in
member states which--
(A) provide advance consent for the IAEA to conduct
unrestricted, short notice inspections of any facility,
whether or not declared by the state;
(B) accept IAEA safeguards for the construction of
new facilities or the modification of existing
facilities which fall under the scope of IAEA
safeguards; and
(C) accept any inspectors of the IAEA who are
approved by the Board of Governors of the IAEA, agree
not to limit the number of such inspectors, and waive
visa requirements for such inspectors.
SEC. 4. AUTHORIZATION OF FUNDING.
In addition to amounts otherwise made available for the IAEA, there
are authorized to be appropriated $10,000,000 for fiscal year 1994 and
$10,000,000 for fiscal year 1995, to the Department of State to carry
out section 3(a), of which not more than $5,000,000 in each such fiscal
year may be made available for the purpose set forth in section
3(b)(2).
SEC. 5. REPORTING REQUIREMENT.
(a) Report to Congress.--The President shall, in the report
required by section 601(a) of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Act of
1978, describe--
(1) the steps he has taken and plans to take to implement
each of the objectives set forth in section 3(d);
(2) the progress that has been made and the obstacles that
have been encountered in seeking to meet the objectives set
forth in section 3(d);
(3) any other steps he has taken or plans to take to
strengthen the implementation of IAEA safeguards;
(4) the steps the IAEA has taken to implement each of the
objectives set forth in section 3(d); and
(5) any other steps the IAEA has taken to strengthen the
implementation of IAEA safeguards.
(b) Report on Funding.--Within one year after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the President shall submit to the Congress a
report assessing what additional funds are required for the IAEA to
implement the objectives set forth in section 3(d) and what funds the
United States plans to contribute to the IAEA over the next 5 fiscal
years.
SEC. 6. DEFINITIONS.
As used in this Act--
(1) the term ``IAEA'' means the International Atomic Energy
Agency;
(2) the term ``non-nuclear-weapon state'' means any country
which is not a nuclear-weapon state, as defined by Article
IX(3) of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear
Weapons, signed at Washington, London, and Moscow on July 1,
1968;
(3) the term ``nuclear-weapon state'' has the meaning given
to such term by Article IX(3) of such Treaty; and
(4) the term ``special fissionable material'' has the
meaning given to such term by Article XX(1) of the Statute of
the International Atomic Energy Agency, done at the
Headquarters of the United Nations on October 26, 1956.
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