House-Passed Bill Would Require Foreign Nuke Export Control Exams for Cooperation Agreements
On September 9, 2011, the House passed the Intelligence Authorization Act of Fiscal Year 2012 (H.R. 1892), to authorize FY 2012 appropriations for intelligence and intelligence-related activities of the U.S. government, including the Department of Homeland Security, Department of Defense, etc. This bill would require each Nuclear Proliferation Assessment Statement accompanying a civil nuclear cooperation agreement to contain an analysis of the country’s export control system regarding nuclear matters.
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Analysis of Export Control Systems for Nuclear Cooperation Agreements
As passed by the House, H.R. 1892 would require the Director of National Intelligence, in consultation with the heads of the appropriate elements of the intelligence community and the Secretary of State, to provide to the President and selected congressional committees an addendum to each Nuclear Proliferation Assessment Statement accompanying a civilian nuclear cooperation agreement, containing a comprehensive analysis of the country’s export control system with respect to nuclear-related matters, including interactions with other countries of proliferation concern and the actual or suspected nuclear, dual-use, or missile-related transfers to such countries.
OMB Statement of Administration Policy, which outlines the Administration’s concerns about H.R. 1892 available here