Prohibits any such agreement, export license, or transfer of any such items unless Congress approves the President's report by enactment of a joint resolution.
Subjects to the same prohibition and approval requirements any export license for, or transfer or retransfer to North Korea of, any nuclear material, facilities, goods, services, or technology controlled under the Export Trigger List of the Nuclear Suppliers Group.
Declares that in supporting the provision of nuclear reactors to North Korea pursuant to the Agreed Framework, neither the President nor any U.S. agency may enter into any international agreement, contract, or other arrangement to impose liability on the U.S. Government for nuclear accidents that may occur at nuclear reactors provided to North Korea.
[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2752 Placed on Calendar Senate (PCS)]
Calendar No. 610
106th CONGRESS
2d Session
S. 2752
To amend the North Korea Threat Reduction Act of 1999 to enhance
congressional oversight of nuclear transfers to North Korea and to
prohibit the assumption by the United States Government of liability
for nuclear accidents that may occur at nuclear reactors provided to
North Korea.
_______________________________________________________________________
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
June 19, 2000
Mr. Thompson introduced the following bill; which was read the first
time
June 20, 2000
Read the second time and placed on the calendar
_______________________________________________________________________
A BILL
To amend the North Korea Threat Reduction Act of 1999 to enhance
congressional oversight of nuclear transfers to North Korea and to
prohibit the assumption by the United States Government of liability
for nuclear accidents that may occur at nuclear reactors provided to
North Korea.
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 ``Accountability to Congress for
Nuclear Transfers to North Korea Act of 2000''.
SEC. 2. ENHANCEMENT OF CONGRESSIONAL OVERSIGHT OF NUCLEAR TRANSFERS TO
NORTH KOREA.
(a) Establishing Requirement for Congressional Action by Joint
Resolution.--The North Korea Threat Reduction Act of 1999 (subtitle B
of title VIII of division A of H.R. 3427, as enacted into law by
section 1000(a)(7) of Public Law 106-113, and as contained in appendix
G to such Public Law) is amended in section 822(a)--
(1) by redesignating paragraphs (1) through (7) as
subparagraphs (A) through (G), respectively, and by indenting
each such subparagraph 2 ems to the right;
(2) by striking ``until the President'' and inserting
``until--
``(1) the President''; and
(3) at the end of subparagraph (G) (as redesignated in
paragraph (1)) by striking the period and inserting ``; and
``(2) a joint resolution described in section 823 is
enacted into law pursuant to the provisions of such section.''.
(b) Description and Procedures for Joint Resolution.--The North
Korea Threat Reduction Act of 1999 is amended--
(1) by redesignating section 823 as section 824; and
(2) by inserting after section 822 the following new
section:
``SEC. 823. JOINT RESOLUTION PURSUANT TO SECTION 822(A)(2).
``(a) Terms of Joint Resolution.--For purposes of section
822(a)(2), the term `joint resolution' means only a joint resolution of
the two Houses of Congress---
``(1) the matter after the resolving clause of which is as
follows: `That the Congress hereby concurs in the determination
and report of the President relating to compliance by North
Korea with certain international obligations transmitted
pursuant to section 822(a)(1) of the North Korea Threat
Reduction Act of 1999.';
``(2) which does not have a preamble; and
``(3) the title of which is as follows: `Joint Resolution
relating to compliance by North Korea with certain
international obligations pursuant to the North Korea Threat
Reduction Act of 1999.'.
``(b) Congressional Review Procedures.--
``(1) Rulemaking.--The provisions of this section are
enacted by the Congress--
``(A) as an exercise of the rulemaking power of the
House of Representatives and the Senate, respectively,
and, as such, shall be considered as part of the rules
of either House and shall supersede other rules only to
the extent they are inconsistent therewith; and
``(B) with full recognition of the constitutional
right of either House to change the rules so far as
they relate to the procedures of that House at any
time, in the same manner, and to the same extent as in
the case of any other rule of that House.
``(2) Introduction and referral.--
``(A) Introduction.--A joint resolution described
in subsection (a)--
``(i) shall be introduced in the House of
Representatives by the majority leader or
minority leader or by a Member of the House of
Representatives designated by the majority
leader or minority leader; and
``(ii) shall be introduced in the Senate by
the majority leader or minority leader or a
Member of the Senate designated by the majority
leader or minority leader.
``(B) Referral.--The joint resolution shall be
referred to the Committee on International Relations of
the House of Representatives and the Committee on
Foreign Relations of the Senate.
``(3) Discharge of committees.--If a committee to which a
joint resolution described in subsection (a) is referred has
not reported such joint resolution by the end of 30 days
beginning on the date of its introduction, such committee shall
be discharged from further consideration of such joint
resolution, and such joint resolution shall be placed on the
appropriate calendar of the House involved.
``(4) Floor consideration in the house of
representatives.--
``(A) In general.--On or after the third calendar
day (excluding Saturdays, Sundays, or legal holidays,
except when the House of Representatives is in session
on such a day) after the date on which the committee to
which a joint resolution described in subsection (a) is
referred has reported, or has been discharged from
further consideration of, such a joint resolution, it
shall be in order for any Member of the House to move
to proceed to the consideration of the joint
resolution. A Member of the House may make the motion
only on the day after the calendar day on which the
Member announces to the House the Member's intention to
do so. Such motion is privileged and is not debatable.
The motion is not subject to amendment or to a motion
to postpone. A motion to reconsider the vote by which
the motion is agreed to shall not be in order. If a
motion to proceed to the consideration of the joint
resolution is agreed to, the House shall immediately
proceed to consideration of the joint resolution which
shall remain the unfinished business until disposed of.
``(B) Debate.--Debate on a joint resolution
described in subsection (a), and on all debatable
motions and appeals in connection therewith, shall be
limited to not more than two hours, which shall be
divided equally between those favoring and those
opposing the joint resolution. An amendment to the
joint resolution is not in order. A motion further to
limit debate is in order and is not debatable. A motion
to table, a motion to postpone, or a motion to recommit
the joint resolution is not in order. A motion to
reconsider the vote by which the joint resolution is
agreed to or disagreed to is not in order.
``(C) Appeals.--Appeals from the decisions of the
Chair to the procedure relating to a joint resolution
described in subsection (a) shall be decided without
debate.
``(5) Floor consideration in the senate.--Any joint
resolution described in subsection (a) shall be considered in
the Senate in accordance with the provisions of section
601(b)(4) of the International Security Assistance and Arms
Export Control Act of 1976.
``(6) Consideration by the other house.--If, before the
passage by one House of a joint resolution of that House
described in subsection (a), that House receives from the other
House a joint resolution described in subsection (a), then the
following procedures shall apply:
``(A) The joint resolution of the other House shall
not be referred to a committee and may not be
considered in the House receiving it except in the case
of final passage as provided in subparagraph (B)(ii).
``(B) With respect to a joint resolution described
in subsection (a) of the House receiving the joint
resolution--
``(i) the procedure in that House shall be
the same as if no joint resolution had been
received from the other House; but
``(ii) the vote on final passage shall be
on the joint resolution of the other House.
``(C) Upon disposition of the joint resolution
received from the other House, it shall no longer be in
order to consider the joint resolution that originated
in the receiving House.
``(7) Computation of days.--In the computation of the
period of 30 days referred to in paragraph (3), there shall be
excluded the days on which either House of Congress is not in
session because of an adjournment of more than 3 days to a day
certain or because of an adjournment of the Congress sine
die.''.
SEC. 3. EXPANSION OF RESTRICTIONS ON NUCLEAR COOPERATION WITH NORTH
KOREA.
Section 822(a) of the North Korea Threat Reduction Act of 1999 is
amended by striking ``such agreement,'' both places it appears and
inserting in both places ``such agreement (or that are controlled under
the Export Trigger List of the Nuclear Suppliers Group),''.
SEC. 4. PROHIBITION ON ASSUMPTION BY UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT OF
LIABILITY FOR NUCLEAR ACCIDENTS IN NORTH KOREA.
The North Korea Threat Reduction Act of 1999 is amended--
(1) by redesignating section 824 (as redesignated by
section 2(b)(1)) as section 825; and
(2) by inserting after section 823 (as added by section
2(b)(2)) the following new section:
``SEC. 824. PROHIBITION ON ASSUMPTION BY UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT OF
LIABILITY FOR NUCLEAR ACCIDENTS IN NORTH KOREA.
``(a) Prohibition.--In supporting the provision of nuclear reactors
to North Korea pursuant to the Agreed Framework, neither the President
nor any department, agency, or instrumentality of the United States
Government may enter into any international agreement, contract, or
other arrangement, the purpose or effect of which is to impose
liability on the United States Government, or otherwise require
financial indemnity by the United States Government, for nuclear
accidents that may occur at nuclear reactors provided to North Korea
pursuant to the Agreed Framework.
``(b) Construction.-- Except as provided in subsection (c), the
prohibition of subsection (a) shall apply notwithstanding any other
provision of law.
``(c) Exception.--Subsection (a) shall not apply to any treaty
subject to approval by the Senate pursuant to article II, section 2,
clause 2 of the Constitution of the United States.''.
Calendar No. 610
106th CONGRESS
2d Session
S. 2752
_______________________________________________________________________
A BILL
To amend the North Korea Threat Reduction Act of 1999 to enhance
congressional oversight of nuclear transfers to North Korea and to
prohibit the assumption by the United States Government of liability
for nuclear accidents that may occur at nuclear reactors provided to
North Korea.
_______________________________________________________________________
June 20, 2000
Read the second time and placed on the calendar
Introduced in Senate
Introduced in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time.
Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 610.
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