HEARINGS BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON LEGISLATION OF THE JOINT COMMITTEE ON ATOMIC ENERGY NINETIETH CONGRESS SECOND SESSION ON COMMERCIAL PLOWSHARE SERVICES AND JULY 19, 1968 Printed for the use of the Joint Committee on Atomic Energy 98-179 O U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE WASHINGTON: 1968 For sale by the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office 2-15 Excerpts from statement made by Chairman Glenn T. Seaborg before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on July 12, 1968, with respect to the Nonproliferation Treaty -- JCAE questions and AEC answers regarding international observation_ Principles related to nuclear explosion services suggested by the U.S. Soviet agreement on substance of five principles of March 21, 1967- Text of H.R. 18448 and S. 3783, identical bills. 1. Text of the Treaty on the Nonproliferation of Nuclear Weapons, July 1, 2. Remarks by Congressman Hosmer to the Commonwealth Club of Cali- 3. Explanatory remarks by Congressman Hosmer to the House of Repre- 11. Gasbuggy preliminary postshot summary report. 20. Nuclear quarrying feasibility study... 21. JCAE questions presented to AEC and the responses thereto. 22. Correspondence between Joint Committee and Arms Control and Dis- 441 COMMERCIAL PLOWSHARE SERVICES FRIDAY, JULY 19, 1968 CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES, SUBCOMMITTEE ON LEGISLATION, JOINT COMMITTEE ON ATOMIC ENERGY, Washington, D.C. The subcommittee met at 10 a.m., pursuant to call, in room H-403, the Capitol, Hon. Chet Holifield (chairman of the subcommittee) presiding. Present: Representatives Holifield, Morris, Hosmer, and Anderson, and Senator Aiken. Also present: John T. Conway, executive director; Edward J. Bauser, deputy director; George F. Murphy, Jr., assistant director; William T. England, staff counsel; and Francesco Costagliola, staff consultant. Representative HOLIFIELD. The committee will be in order. The purpose of this morning's meeting of the Subcommittee on Legislation is to consider testimony by representatives of the Department of State and the Atomic Energy Commission concerning H.R. 18448 and S. 3783. The House version of these companion bills was introduced on July 10, 1968, by Representative Hosmer for himself and the other House members of the Joint Committee. The Senate version was introduced on July 15 by Senator Pastore for himself and Senators Anderson and Bennett. (The text of the bills follows:) [H.R. 18448 and S. 3783, identical bills, 90th Cong., second sess.] A BILL To amend the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended, and for other purposes Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That subsection 11 b. of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended, is amended to read as follows: "b. The term 'agreement for cooperation' means any agreement with another nation or regional defense organization authorized or permitted by section 54, 57, 64, 82, 91 c., 103, 104, 144, or 161 w. and made pursuant to section 123." SEC. 2. Section 123 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended, is amended by striking out "or 144" and adding in lieu thereof "144, or 161 w." in the first sentence. SEC. 3. Section 161 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended, is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new subsection : "w. enter into contracts for such periods of time as the Commission may deem necessary or desirable for the provision by the Commission of services involving the detonation of nuclear explosive devices for peaceful purposes. The Commission shall establish prices to be paid for such services on such a nondiscriminatory basis as, in the opinion of the Commission, will provide reasonable compensation to the Government for such services: Provided, however, That such prices shall be consistent with the provisions of any applicable international arrangement. (1) |