US Energy Secretary delegated powers on Indo-US Nuclear Act

Washington, May 5 (PTI) US President Barack Obama has
delegated some of his authority to Energy Secretary to report
to the Congress about implementation of the US-India Nuclear
Cooperation Approval and Non-proliferation Enhancement Act.
"I hereby delegate to you the certification and reporting
functions conferred upon the President by section 201(b) of
the United States-India Nuclear Cooperation Approval and
Nonproliferation Enhancement Act (Public Law 110-369)," Obama
said in a memorandum to the Energy Secretary.
The United States-India Nuclear Cooperation Approval and
Nonproliferation Enhancement Act (Public Law 110-369), was
signed into law by the then US President George Bush on
October 8, 2008.
Under Section 201 (b), the US President is mandated to
submit to the US Congress procedures regarding arrangement on
reprocessing a detailed description, including the text, of
such proposed subsequent arrangement.
The president is also asked to submit a certificate to
the Congress about the US' efforts to ensure that any other
nation that permits India to reprocess or otherwise alter in
form.
It also seeks content of nuclear material that the nation
has transferred to India or nuclear material and by-product
material.
This pertains to material used in or produced through the
use of nuclear material, non-nuclear material, or equipment
that the country has transferred to India and requires India
to do so under similar arrangements and procedures. PTI