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S 2429 109th Congress Senate International Affairs 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 cooperation Nuclear energy Nuclear exports Nuclear nonproliferation Nuclear reactors

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

Introduced: March 16, 2006 See on congress.gov
 Everywhere this bill has been 6 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
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
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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.

What's happening now April 5, 2006

Star Print ordered on the bill.

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