US-INDIA-NUCLEAR 2

According to the report, the civilian nuclear act
requires that, before the licenses can be issued for nuclear
exports to India, the US President must determine and certify
to the Congress that New Delhi's International Atomic Energy
Agency (IAEA) safeguards agreement has entered into force.
It also requires that India's declaration of its
nuclear facilities to the agency "is not materially
inconsistent with the facilities and schedule" described in a
separation plan that New Delhi has provided to Washington.
India signed its safeguards agreement February 2,
2009, and it entered into force May 11, 2009. New Delhi filed
the declaration with the IAEA in October.
"The President, however, has not submitted the
required certifications to Congress," the 43-page report said.
"Furthermore, US firms will likely be very reluctant
to engage in nuclear trade with India if the government does
not become party to the Convention on Supplementary
Compensation for Nuclear Damage, which has not yet entered
into force. India also is reportedly insisting that New Delhi
and Washington conclude an agreement on a reprocessing
facility in India before New Delhi signs contracts with US
nuclear firms," it said.
The two counties are in advance stage if finalising
the agreement and it could be announced during the State Visit
of Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh later this month. MORE
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