The final version of the Bill now goes for an up-and-down vote to both chambers of the Congress. This will, however, not be a time-consuming process as no amendments can now be introduced. With the Congress planning to wrap up business by Thursday, the vote may happen over the next few hours.
Once the law is in place, the US government will be enabled to enter into a historic bilateral civilian nuclear cooperation agreement with India.
US Secretary of State for Political Affairs Nicholas Burns will be here tomorrow for talks with Indian officials, indicating that both sides are not going to waste much time in concluding the remainder of the process.
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