Sec. 3119. Limitation on authorization of production of special nuclear material outside the United States by foreign country with nuclear naval propulsion program
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Section 57 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 ( 42 U.S.C. 2077 ), as amended by section 3118, is further amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: The Secretary may not make an authorization under subsection b.(2) with respect to a foreign country with a nuclear naval propulsion program unless— the Director of National Intelligence and the Chief of Naval Operations jointly submit to the appropriate congressional committees an assessment of the risks of diversion, and the likely consequences of such diversion, of the technology and material covered by such authorization; following the date on which such assessment is submitted, the Administrator for Nuclear Security certifies to the appropriate congressional committees that— there is sufficient diversion control as part of such transfer; and such transfer presents a minimal risk of diversion of such technology to a military program that would degrade the technical advantage of the United States; and a period of 90 days has elapsed following the date of such certification.
In this subsection, the term appropriate congressional committees means the following: The congressional defense committees (as defined in section 101(a)(16) of title 10, United States Code). The Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate and the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives. The Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives. .
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Sec. 3119
Limitation on authorization of production of special nuclear material outside the United States by foreign country with nuclear naval propulsion program
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