§2799aa Nuclear Enrichment Transfers

Summary

The United States cannot use money from the Foreign Assistance Act or related programs to give economic help, military aid, training, or credit guarantees to any country that sends or receives nuclear enrichment equipment, materials, or technology on or after August 4, 1977. An exception is allowed only if, before the transfer, the sender and receiver agree to put those items under multilateral management when available, and the receiving country agrees with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to put the equipment, materials, technology, nuclear fuel, and facilities under IAEA safeguards. The President can override the ban by sending a written certification to the Speaker of the House, the House Foreign Affairs Committee, and the Senate Foreign Relations Committee saying that stopping aid would seriously hurt vital U.S. interests and that he has reliable assurances the country will not get or help others get nuclear weapons. The certification takes effect when Congress receives it. If Congress passes a joint resolution disapproving the certification within 30 days, the certification ends and the aid must stop immediately. The Senate will consider such a resolution under the procedures of the International Security Assistance and Arms Export Control Act of 1976.