To require as a precondition to United States-India peaceful atomic energy cooperation a determination by the President that India has committed to certain basic provisions consistent with United States non-proliferation goals and the obligations and political commitments undertaken by State Parties to the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty.

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   (6) India is supporting international efforts to prevent the spread of enrichment and reprocessing technology to any state that does not already possess full-scale, functioning enrichment or reprocessing plants;

   (7) India has secured nuclear and other sensitive materials and technology through the application of comprehensive export control legislation and regulations, including through effective enforcement actions, and through harmonization of its control lists with, and adherence to, the guidelines of the Missile Technology Control Regime and the Nuclear Suppliers Group;[struck: and]

   Struck: (8) the Nuclear Suppliers Group has decided to permit civil nuclear commerce with India pursuant to a decision taken by the Nuclear Suppliers Group that--

   Inserted: (8) India has committed to--

   Inserted: (A) the development of a credible separation plan between civilian and military facilities by ensuring all reactors that supply electricity to the civilian sector are declared and are subject to permanent IAEA standards and practices;

   Inserted: (B) a binding obligation to the same extent as nuclear-weapon State Parties under the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty--

   Inserted: (i) not to transfer to any recipient whatsoever nuclear weapons or nuclear explosive devices or control over such devices directly or indirectly; and

   Inserted: (ii) not in any way to assist, encourage, or induce any non-nuclear-weapon State Party to manufacture or otherwise acquire nuclear weapons or other nuclear explosive devices or acquire control over such weapons or explosive devices; and

   Inserted: (C) consistent with the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty--

   Inserted: (i) pursuing negotiations in good faith on effective measures relating to cessation of the nuclear arms race at an early date and to nuclear disarmament, including ending fissile material production for nuclear weapons;

   Inserted: (ii) joining a legally-binding nuclear test moratorium;

   Inserted: (iii) verifiably reducing its nuclear weapons stockpile; and

   Inserted: (iv) eventually eliminating all nuclear weapons; and

   Inserted: (9) the Nuclear Suppliers Group has decided to permit civil nuclear commerce with India pursuant to a decision taken by the Nuclear Suppliers Group that--

   (A) was made by consensus; and

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