Saudi Nuclear Nonproliferation Act of 2019

I 116TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION H. R. 1471 To require a joint resolution of approval for the entry into effect of a civilian nuclear cooperation agreement with Saudi Arabia, and for other purposes. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES FEBRUARY 28, 2019 Mr. SHERMAN (for himself and Mr. YOHO) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs A BILL To require a joint resolution of approval for the entry into effect of a civilian nuclear cooperation agreement with Saudi Arabia, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- 1 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 3 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Saudi Nuclear Non- 4 proliferation Act of 2019’’. 5 SEC. 2. SENSE OF CONGRESS. 6 It is the sense of Congress that— 7 VerDate Sep 11 2014 03:06 Mar 14, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H1471.IH H1471 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42 with BILLS 2 •HR 1471 IH (1) the United States should not approve a ci- 1 vilian nuclear cooperation agreement with Saudi 2 Arabia until the Government of Saudi Arabia— 3 (A) has been truthful and transparent with 4 regard to the death of Jamal Khashoggi; 5 (B) has renounced uranium enrichment 6 and reprocessing on its territory, as well as 7 agreed to an Additional Protocol with the Inter- 8 national Atomic Energy Agency; and 9 (C) has made significant progress on the 10 protection of human rights, including through 11 the release of political prisoners; 12 (2) the United States and Saudi Arabia have 13 traditionally shared an important strategic partner- 14 ship, which includes joint efforts— 15 (A) to combat terrorism; 16 (B) to ensure regional stability; and 17 (C) to address other common challenges; 18 (3) the strategic partnership between the 19 United States and Saudi Arabia should be based 20 on— 21 (A) the pursuit of shared national security 22 interests; and 23 (B) respect for human rights and the rule 24 of law; and 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 03:06 Mar 14, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H1471.IH H1471 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42 with BILLS 3 •HR 1471 IH (4) any decision by the Government of Saudi 1 Arabia to pursue civilian nuclear cooperation with 2 the Russian Federation or the People’s Republic of 3 China, or without signing a civilian nuclear coopera- 4 tion agreement with the United States, would— 5 (A) harm efforts to promote nuclear non- 6 proliferation; and 7 (B) seriously undermine the strategic part- 8 nership between the United States and Saudi 9 Arabia. 10 SEC. 3. STATEMENT OF POLICY. 11 It shall be the policy of the United States— 12 (1) to require the Government of Saudi Arabia 13 to renounce uranium enrichment and spent fuel re- 14 processing on its territory for the duration of a civil- 15 ian nuclear cooperation agreement with the United 16 States; 17 (2) to require the Government of Saudi Arabia 18 to sign and implement the Additional Protocol with 19 the International Atomic Energy Agency as part of 20 a civilian nuclear cooperation agreement with the 21 United States; 22 (3) to oppose, through the Nuclear Suppliers 23 Group, the sale of nuclear technology to Saudi Ara- 24 bia until the Government of Saudi Arabia has re- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 03:06 Mar 14, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H1471.IH H1471 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42 with BILLS 4 •HR 1471 IH nounced uranium enrichment and reprocessing on its 1 territory as part of a civilian nuclear cooperation 2 agreement with the United States; and 3 (4) to seek modification of the guidelines of the 4 Nuclear Suppliers Group relating to the transfer of 5 nuclear technology, as applied with respect to Saudi 6 Arabia, until Saudi Arabia has renounced enrich- 7 ment and reprocessing on its territory. 8 SEC. 4. CONGRESSIONAL APPROVAL REQUIRED FOR CIVIL- 9 IAN NUCLEAR COOPERATION AGREEMENT. 10 Notwithstanding any other requirements under sec- 11 tion 123 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 12 2153), a civilian nuclear cooperation agreement with 13 Saudi Arabia may only enter into effect on or after the 14 date on which each of the following has occurred: 15 (1) The President has submitted a proposed 16 agreement with Saudi Arabia in accordance with the 17 requirements of such section 123. 18 (2) In conjunction with the submission referred 19 to in paragraph (1), the President has submitted to 20 Congress an unclassified report (which may include 21 a classified annex) that describes each of the fol- 22 lowing: 23 (A) The extent to which the Government of 24 Saudi Arabia has been truthful and transparent 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 03:06 Mar 14, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H1471.IH H1471 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42 with BILLS 5 •HR 1471 IH in its investigation into the death of Jamal 1 Khashoggi. 2 (B) Whether those responsible for his 3 death have been prosecuted or otherwise held 4 accountable for such act. 5 (C) The extent to which Saudi Arabia has 6 renounced uranium enrichment and reprocess- 7 ing on its territory or will commit to renouncing 8 such enrichment and reprocessing as part of the 9 proposed agreement with the United States. 10 (D) Whether Saudi Arabia has agreed to 11 sign and implement an Additional Protocol with 12 the International Atomic Energy Agency. 13 (E) The extent to which Saudi Arabia has 14 cooperated, or is pursuing cooperation, with the 15 People’s Republic of China or with any other 16 foreign governments on advancing its missile 17 programs and acquiring missile and other asso- 18 ciated technologies that would be restricted 19 under the Missile Technology Control Regime. 20 (F) The extent to which Saudi Arabia has 21 made substantial progress on improving the 22 protection of human rights, including through 23 the release of political prisoners. 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 03:06 Mar 14, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00005 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H1471.IH H1471 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42 with BILLS 6 •HR 1471 IH (3) On or after the date of the submission of 1 the proposed agreement and report required under 2 paragraphs (1) and (2), a joint resolution stating 3 that Congress approves such agreement has been en- 4 acted. 5 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 03:06 Mar 14, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00006 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\H1471.IH H1471 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42 with BILLS