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 on January 15, 2009.
The Obama Administration has not submitted the proposed agreement
to Congress for the required review period. 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. The
agreement text states the intent of both governments to cooperate
in a number of areas including, but not limited to, the development
of the UAE's "civilian nuclear energy use in a manner that
contributes to global efforts to prevent nuclear proliferation"
and, "the establishment of reliable sources of nuclear fuel for ...
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