[20080730]RS22892_美俄民用核合作协议：国会议题.pdf

1 http:/www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2008/05/20080513-1.html.2 Under section 123.a., codified at 42 U.S.C. 2153(a), Atomic Energy Act of 1946, ch. 724,60 Stat. 755 (1946), as amended.3 Days on which either House is in a recess of more than three days (pursuant to a concurrentresolution authorizing the recess) do not count toward the total. If Congress adjourns its sessionsine die, continuity is broken, and the count starts anew when it reconvenes.4 See CRS Report RL34541, Nuclear Cooperation Agreement with Russia: Statutory Proceduresfor Congressional Consideration, by Richard Beth.Order Code RS22892Updated July 30, 2008U.S.-Russian Civilian Nuclear CooperationAgreement: Issues for CongressMary Beth NikitinAnalyst in NonproliferationForeign Affairs, Defense, and Trade DivisionSummaryThe United States and Russia signed a civilian nuclear cooperation agreement onMay 6, 2008. President Bush submitted the agreement to Congress on May 13. Thisreport discusses key policy issues related to that agreement, including future nuclearenergy cooperation with Russia, U.S.-Russian bilateral relations, nonproliferationcooperation and Russias policies toward Iran. This report will be updated.On