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HR 3537 99th Congress House

Sino-American Nuclear Verification Act of 1985

Official title: A bill to ensure adequate verification of peaceful uses of nuclear exports from the United States to the People's Republic of China, and for other purposes.

Introduced: December 2, 1985 See on congress.gov
Energy ChinaCongress and Members of CongressCongressional oversightExport controls
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ExportsForeign Trade and InvestmentsInternational control of nuclear powerLicensesNuclear energyNuclear exportsNuclear fuelsNuclear nonproliferationNuclear security measuresScience and technologyTechnology transferTrade agreementsTreaties
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It never became law before the 99th Congress (1985–1986) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Passed Senate
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Became law
Oct 18, 1985
Referred to Subcommittee on Asian and Pacific Affairs.
Oct 18, 1985
Referred to Subcommittee on International Economic Policy and Trade.
Oct 18, 1985
Referred to Subcommittee on Arms Control, International Security and Science.
Oct 9, 1985
Referred to House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Oct 9, 1985
Introduced in House
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 Latest action October 18, 1985

Referred to Subcommittee on Asian and Pacific Affairs.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Sino-American Nuclear Verification Act of 1985 - Prohibits issuing a license for the export to China of any nuclear equipment, material, or technology and prohibits approving the transfer or retransfer to China of such equipment, material, or technology until 30 days after the President has certified to the Congress that: (1) the verification of peaceful uses on exported items covered by the Agreement for Cooperation Between the United States and China will be essentially equivalent to that provided by the International Atomic Energy Agency; (2) China has communicated its recognition that the Agreement neither favorably nor unfavorably disposes the United States toward approving any alteration of material transferred pursuant to the Agreement or material used in or produced through the use of any material or facility transferred pursuant to the Agreement; (3) China has provided a statement of its nuclear nonproliferation policies, and those policies correspond to the description of such policies contained in a specified State Department document relating to China's nuclear nonproliferation policy; and (4) China has communicated its recognition that all proposed exports of nuclear materials, equipment, or technology under such agreement are subject to U.S. laws and regulations.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3537: Sino-American Nuclear Verification Act of 1985. 99th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HR-3537/
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