Washington: A final bill on the implementation of the landmark Indo-US civilian nuclear deal was approved by the House-Senate Conference Committee and sent to the House of Representatives for its approval.

The reconciled bill stressed that India and the US share common democratic values and that commerce in civil nuclear energy between the two countries and others has the potential to benefit the peoples of all countries.

The legislation Henry J Hyde United States-India Peaceful Atomic Energy Cooperation Act of 2006 has been billed as a piece of work that has sought to retain the main provisions of the earlier bills passed in the House and the Senate but the one that addresses concerns of the US administration, Congress and India.

The US, the legislation said, will secure "India's full and active participation in the United States' efforts to dissuade, isolate and if necessary sanction and contain Iran for its efforts to acquire weapons of mass destruction, including a nuclear weapons capability and the capability to enrich uranium or reprocess nuclear fuel and the means to deliver weapons of mass destruction".

The reference to Iran in the non-binding Statements of Policy also finds a place in the set of Presidential determinations to the Congress on the description and assessment of the specific measures taken by India vis-a-vis Iran.

In the Sense of Congress section, the Conferees have said, "The United States should not seek to facilitate or encourage the continuation of nuclear exports to India by any other party if such exports are terminated under United States law".