Pub. L. 94-329, tit. III, sec. 305

nuclear transfers

EnactedYear: 1976Length: 421 wordsOfficial source
nuclear transfers Sec. 305. Chapter 3 of part III of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1061 is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new section: “Sec. 669. Nuclear Transfers.— (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), no funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act or the Arms Export Control Act may be used for the, purpose of— “(1) providing economic assistance; “(2) providing military or security supporting assistance or grant military education and training; or “(3) extending military credits or making guarantees; to any country which— “(A) delivers nuclear reprocessing or enrichment equipment, materials, or technology to any other country; or 90 STAT. 756 “(B) receives such equipment, materials or technology from any other country; unless before such delivery— “(i) the supplying country and receiving country have reached agreement to place all such equipment, materials, and technology, upon delivery, under multilateral auspices and management when available; and “(ii) the recipient country has entered into an agreement with the International Atomic Energy Agency to place all such equipment, materials, technology, and all nuclear fuel and facilities in such country under the safeguards system of such Agency. “(b) (1) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (a) of this section, the President may, by Executive order effective not less than 30 days following its date of promulgation, furnish assistance which would otherwise be prohibited under paragraph (1), (2), or (3) of such subsection if he determines and certifies in writing to the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate that.— “(A) the termination of such assistance would have a serious adverse effect on vital United States interests; and “(B) he has received reliable assurances that the country in question will not acquire or develop nuclear weapons or assist other nations in doing so. Such certification shall set forth the reasons supporting such determination in each particular case. “(2) (A) The Congress may by joint resolution terminate or restrict assistance described in paragraphs (1) through (3) of subsection (a) with respect to a country to which the prohibition in such subsection applies or take any other action with respect to such assistance for such country as it deems appropriate. “(B) Any such joint resolution with respect to a country shall, if introduced within 30 days after the transmittal of a certification under paragraph (1) with respect to such country, be considered in the Senate in accordance with the provisions of section 601(b) of the International Security Assistance and Arms Export Control Act of 1976.”.
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