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S. 3010 (114th)

U.S.-China Nuclear Cooperation and Nonproliferation Act of 2016

referredUnited States· United States Congress· EN

Introduced

26 May 2016

Last action

26 May 2016 · Introduced

Status

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

Sponsors

Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA], Sen. Rubio, Marco [R-FL]

Subjects

Defence, Nuclear energy

Source updated

12 August 2025

Defence · Nuclear energy

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Summary

U.S.-China Nuclear Cooperation and Nonproliferation Act of 2016 This bill directs the Department of Energy to notify Congress within five days after receiving an application to transfer nuclear technology to China. A request for authorization to transfer U.S.-origin technology from China, or with the significant participation of Chinese persons not located in the United States, to a country other than the United States or China, shall be: (1) subject to authorization requirements specified in the Atomic Energy Act of 1954; and (2) denied unless the applicant demonstrates significant participation by U.S. persons in the transfer, significant U.S. content involved in the transfer in the case of nuclear reactors and components, and timely reimbursement for grants or loans provided by the U.S. government to entities involved in the technology's development. The bill states that it is U.S. policy to: oppose China's provision of assistance in the construction of any additional nuclear reactors in Pakistan, and assist Pakistan in acquiring and developing sufficient electrical power through means other than nuclear power. The President shall determine if China has: violated the U.S.-China Nuclear Cooperation Agreement; re-transferred U.S. nuclear items without U.S. permission; stolen or diverted U.S. nuclear items to military use; failed to prevent transfer of proliferation-sensitive items pursuant to the Iran, North Korea, and Syria Nonproliferation Act; or failed to enforce sanctions against North Korea. The President shall, if such violations occur, suspend nuclear cooperation with China until a corrective plan of action is implemented. It is the sense of Congress that the United States should encourage countries in East Asia to forgo new spent fuel reprocessing activities. The President shall not agree to the reprocessing, recycling, or other alteration of nuclear material at any individual facility to which International Atomic Energy Agency safeguards are not applied, unless, for each proposed facility at which such activity will take place, the President certifies that the nuclear material will be adequately safeguarded and available for inspection.

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Timeline

  1. 26 May 2016

    Introduced

    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 26 May 2016

    Introduced

    Introduced in Senate

    Source: IntroReferral

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