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115TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. RES. 260 

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives in support of the 

International Atomic Energy Agency’s (IAEA) nuclear security role. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

APRIL 6, 2017 

Mr. FOSTER (for himself, Mr. VISCLOSKY, and Mr. FORTENBERRY) submitted 

the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign 

Affairs 

RESOLUTION 

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives in 

support of the International Atomic Energy Agency’s 

(IAEA) nuclear security role. 

Whereas the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), 

created in 1957 for the purpose of assisting states in the 

development and use of nuclear technology for peaceful 

purposes, plays a critical role in the global nuclear security regime; 

Whereas the agency’s activities in nuclear security date back 

to the 1970s when the agency began providing ad hoc 

training courses in physical protection; 

Whereas these responsibilities expanded following the collapse 

of the former Soviet Union, reports of nuclear smuggling 


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in the late 1990s, and again after the devastating terror 

attacks on September 11, 2001; 

Whereas the agency established the Nuclear Security Fund to 

assist countries in protecting their nuclear and radiological materials and facilities; 

Whereas the agency’s nuclear security efforts are sustained 

by its technical expertise, experience, transparency, and 

confidentiality; 

Whereas rogue regimes and clandestine organizations continue to exhibit the ambition to acquire nuclear materials 

that can be used to build crude radiological and nuclear 

weapons; 

Whereas the IAEA Office of Nuclear Security relies almost 

exclusively on voluntary funding, which is inherently unpredictable and inconsistent; and 

Whereas the 2016 Nuclear Security Summit in Washington, 

DC, issued an Action Plan on April 1, 2016, citing the 

agency’s need for ‘‘reliable and sufficient resources’’: 

Now, therefore, be it 

1 Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 

2 (1) maintains that the International Atomic 

3 Energy Agency (IAEA) plays an indispensable role 

4 in strengthening nuclear security and safety around 

5 the globe; 

6 (2) reaffirms that the United States has a vital 

7 interest in preventing the spread of nuclear weapons 

8 and securing nuclear materials; and 


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1 (3) encourages the United States and other 

2 member states of the IAEA to take steps to ensure 

3 that the IAEA has the resources needed to success4 fully carry out its duties, including— 

5 (A) supporting the IAEA to continue con6 vening ministerial meetings on nuclear security 

7 to promote political commitment; 

8 (B) contributing to the implementation of 

9 the IAEA’s Nuclear Security Plan through reli10 able and sufficient resources; 

11 (C) providing appropriate political, tech12 nical, and financial support to the Nuclear Se13 curity Fund; and 

14 (D) developing a comprehensive strategy to 

15 encourage non-state, private sector contribu16 tions to the Nuclear Security Fund. 

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