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Prohibition on United States Government Liability for Nuclear Accidents in North Korea Act of 2000

Introduced: April 13, 2000 See on congress.gov
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Apr 13, 2000
Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.
Apr 13, 2000
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E563-564)
Apr 13, 2000
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Prohibition on United States Government Liability for Nuclear Accidents in North Korea Act of 2000 - Amends the North Korea Threat Reduction Act of 1999 to prohibit the President and any Federal department, agency, or instrumentality, in supporting the provision of nuclear reactors to North Korea pursuant to the Agreed Framework, from entering into any international agreement, contract, or other arrangement, the purpose or effect of which is to impose liability on the U.S. Government, or otherwise require financial indemnity by it, for nuclear accidents that may occur at nuclear reactors provided to North Korea pursuant to the Agreed Framework.

Exempts from this prohibition any treaty subject to approval by the Senate under the U.S. Constitution.

What's happening now April 13, 2000

Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.

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Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Apr 13, 2000
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4266: Prohibition on United States Government Liability for Nuclear Accidents in North Korea Act of 2000. 106th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-4266/
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"H.R. 4266: Prohibition on United States Government Liability for Nuclear Accidents in North Korea Act of 2000." 106th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-4266/.
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H.R. 4266, 106th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-4266/.
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