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ID-77-7 1 (1977-01-06)

handle is hein.gao/gaobaabxu0001 and id is 1 raw text is: DOCUMENT RESUME 00574 - [A05909131 A Comparison of GAO and Executive Branch Positions; U.S. Nuclear Non-Proliferation Policy. ID-77-7. January 6, 1977. 2 pp. + enclosure (9 pp.) . Report to the House Committee on International Relations; Joint Committee on Atomic Energy; the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations; the Senate Committee on Government Operations; by Elmer B. Staats, Comptroller General. Contact: international Div. Budget Function: International Affairs: Conduct cf Foreign Affairs (152). Organization Concerned: Department of Commerce; Department of State; Energy Research and Development Administration; Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Ccngressional Relevance: House Committee on International Relations; Joint Committee on Atomic Energy; Senate Committee on Foreign Relations: Senate Committee on Government Operations. A comparison was made of an Administration policy statement on nuclear proliferation wi*h a GAO Report Assessment of U.S. and International Ccntrols over the Peaceful Uses of Nuclear Energy, ID-76-60. Theze was general agreement on the need for more effective controls to curb nuclear weapons proliferation, but the executive branch response did not indicate plans for action on specific GAO recommendations. Recommendations in the GAO report were designed to strengthen U.S. agreements for cooperation, upgrade nuclear safeguards, control exports, and guide future U.S. strategy. Findinqs/Conclusions: Although the Administration statement took a positive approach by directing negotiations that would bring existing agreements into conformity with international and new U.S. criteria, the statement was not specific encugh. The Administration supported recommendations for upgrading safeguards, but disagreed with the need for some of the procedures for inspection evaluation and monitoring. The Administration agreed with the need for export controls, but legislation to this effect was not enacted. Peccommendations: Agreements for nuclear cooperation should stress adherence to the Non-Proliferation Ireaty and submission to full fuel cycle safeguards. U.S. nuclear export policy should be more clearly defined. (HTV)

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