South Africa were 257-8 at close on Day 1 in the second Test against India.
Over 90 Indian-American community leaders and political activists, who were catalytic in pushing through the passage of the legislation, took part in the ceremony in the East Room of the White House.
President George W Bush signs the first part of the enabling legislation into law today.
Bush Sr is in Japan for business meetings.
It has been clear, these past three days, that the Indian delegation had, while following the economic agenda, in parallel made a push for a positive statement from Japan on the nuclear question.
The PM began his official trip to Japan but the real work begins tomorrow.
The Indo-US nuclear cooperation agreement will figure prominently in the talks, it is understood.
That Japan put high marquee value on the prime minister's visit is evident from the fact that Dr Singh has been invited to address a joint session of the Diet, Japanese Parliament.
She is the first Asian American appointed to the state bench.
>The formal signing ceremony, originally expected to take place on Monday December 11 in the Rose Garden at the White House, has been postponed to later in the week.
The passing of the rule means that when lawmakers debate the deal no new amendments will be allowed.
Administration sources said a signing ceremony would take place on Monday, December 11 with President George W Bush signing the bill into law.
Ambassador Sen will meet with the PM and other senior ministers, as well as scientists.
Meetings with nuclear scientists likely.
Rice's concerns were over the bills in their current form. India believed this was a case of 'moving the goal-posts.'
No dilution of language in the House and Senate bills is likely during the House-Senate conference that will meet on the United States-India civilian nuclear agreement when Congress reconvenes this week.
South Africa routed India by nine wickets in the fifth and final ODI to win the series 4-0.
South Africa beat India by 80 runs in the fourth ODI to take an unassailable 3-0 lead in the five-match series.
LTTE chief Velupillai Prabhakaran, in an annual speech on Monday, said the 2002 ceasefire agreement "defunct" and vowed to resume fighting.
The US said it does not see anything new in the nuclear defence treaties that were signed during the recent visit of the Chinese President Hu Jintao to Islamabad
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