1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Nuclear Cooperation Agreements Reform Act of 2018 . 2. Requirement for congressional approval of agreements for peaceful nuclear cooperation (a) Cooperation with other nations Section 123 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 ( 42 U.S.C. 2153 ) is amended— (1) in the matter preceding subsection a., by striking No cooperation and inserting Subject to subsection f., no cooperation ; (2) in subsection a.— (A) in paragraph (3), by inserting or acquired from any other source after pursuant to such agreement each place it appears; (B) in paragraph (4)— (i) by striking or terminates or and inserting , terminates, ; and (ii) by inserting , or violates or abrogates any provision contained within such agreement after IAEA safeguards ; (C) in paragraph (6), by inserting or acquired from any other source after agreement each place it appears; (D) in paragraph (8), by striking and at the end; (E) in paragraph (9), by striking the period at the end and inserting a semicolon; and (F) by inserting after paragraph (9) the following new paragraphs: (10) a guaranty by the cooperating party that no nationals of a third country shall be permitted access to any reactor, related equipment, or sensitive materials transferred under the agreement for cooperation without the prior consent of the United States; (11) a commitment to maintain and, in the case of a country without such a legal regime in place, a commitment to enact at the earliest possible date, and in no case later than one year after the agreement for cooperation enters into force, a legal regime providing for adequate protection from civil liability that will allow for the participation of United States suppliers in any effort by the country to develop civilian nuclear power