The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has embarked on a program to build
civilian nuclear power plants and is seeking cooperation and
technical assistance from the United States and others. During 2008
and early 2009, the Bush Administration and the UAE government
negotiated and signed a memorandum of understanding and a proposed
bilateral agreement on peaceful nuclear cooperation pursuant to
Section 123 of the Atomic Energy Act (AEA) of 1954. Then-U.S.
Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice signed the proposed agreement
on peaceful nuclear cooperation with the UAE January 15, 2009.
Deputy Secretary of State James Steinberg signed a new version of
the agreement May 21; the Obama Administration submitted the
proposed agreement to Congress the same day. Under the AEA,
Congress has the opportunity to review such a proposed agreement
for 90 days of continuous session, after which the agreement
becomes effective unless, during that time, Congress adopts a joint
resolution disapproving the agreement and the resolution becomes
law. According to the Office of the Parliamentarian of the House of
Representatives, the 90 days of continuous session for the proposed
U.S.-UAE agreement expired October 17, 2009. The UAE cabinet
approved the agreement October 26. The two governments need to
exchange diplomatic ...
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