Work Begins on Legislative Changes Needed to Implement U.S.-India Nuclear Agreement

The Bush administration has begun work on legislative changes necessary to implement a civil nuclear cooperation agreement signed last month by the United States and India, the Financial Express reported Monday (see GSN, July 29).

The White House hopes to complete these changes before the 2006 midterm congressional elections, according to an administration official.

Government officials said U.S. nuclear experts are reviewing Section 129 of the U.S. Atomic Energy Act and the Nuclear Nonproliferation Act of 1978, both of which must be amended if nuclear energy technology is to be transferred to India. India presently cannot receive this technology because it is not a signatory to the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty, according to the Express.

Opinions of Nuclear Suppliers Group members on the deal will likely be evaluated (Huma Siddiqui, Financial Express, Aug. 15).

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