Congressional approval required for civilian nuclear cooperation agreement

Notwithstanding any other requirements under section 123 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2153), a civilian nuclear cooperation agreement with Saudi Arabia may only enter into effect on or after the date on which each of the following has occurred: (1) The President has submitted a proposed agreement with Saudi Arabia in accordance with the requirements of such section 123. (2) In conjunction with such submission, the President has submitted to Congress a report that describes each of the following: (A) The extent to which Saudi Arabia has renounced uranium enrichment and reprocessing on its territory or will commit to renouncing such enrichment and reprocessing as part of the proposed agreement with the United States. (B) Whether Saudi Arabia has agreed to sign an Additional Protocol with the International Atomic Energy Agency. (3) On or after the date of the submission of the proposed agreement and report required by paragraphs (1) and (2), Congress has adopted, and there is enacted, a joint resolution stating that Congress does favor such agreement.