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103D CONGRESS

1ST SESSION H. R. 866

Entitled, ‘‘United States-Japan Partnership Act of 1993’’.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

FEBRUARY 4, 1993

Mr. STARK introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee

on Foreign Affairs

A BILL

Entitled, ‘‘United States-Japan Partnership Act of 1993’’.

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘United States-Japan

5 Partnership Act of 1993’’.

6 SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

7 The Congress finds that—

8 (1) the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nu9 clear Weapons of 1968 calls for an end to the nu10 clear arms race and an abolition of all nuclear weap11 ons at an early date;
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1 (2) pursuing a policy of significant and continu2 ous reductions in the nuclear arsenals of all coun3 tries will help reduce the likelihood of nuclear pro4 liferation;

5 (3) with the end of the Cold War and the col6 lapse of the Soviet Union, nuclear proliferation is

7 now the leading threat to United States national se8 curity;

9 (4) the revelations of Iraq’s clandestine nuclear

10 weapons program demonstrate the necessity of

11 strengthening international measures to prevent nu12 clear proliferation;

13 (5) Japan is the only nation that has endured

14 the nightmare of nuclear explosions;

15 (6) Japan has a consistently strong record of

16 upholding the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of

17 Nuclear Weapons of 1968 and has made important

18 contributions to International Atomic Energy Agen19 cy safeguards and to addressing proliferation threats

20 through diplomatic initiatives;

21 (7) 1995 is the 50th anniversary of the found22 ing of the United Nations, the 50th remembrance of

23 the destruction of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the

24 50th anniversary of the end of World War II, and

25 the date for the extension conference for the Treaty
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1 on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons of

2 1968; and

3 (8) it is appropriate to mark these anniversaries

4 with a rededication to the cause of peace.

5 SEC. 3. UNITED STATES POLICY.

6 The United States, in consultation with Japan, and

7 other nuclear and nonnuclear weapon states, shall seek to

8 convene a World Nuclear Disarmament Conference in

9 1995, with the goal of achieving a worldwide, verifiable

10 agreement to phase-out nuclear weapons from the arsenals

11 of all countries, through a long-term, stage-by-stage proc12 ess. If acceptable to participants, such conference shall be

13 held in whole or in part at sites in Hiroshima and/or Na14 gasaki. This denuclearization process shall include such

15 steps as—

16 (1) a verifiable, comprehensive nuclear test ban

17 agreement;

18 (2) a verifiable, worldwide agreement, to end

19 production of plutonium and highly enriched ura20 nium for weapons purposes, with existing stockpiles

21 put under bilateral or multilateral controls;

22 (3) phasing out of the use of plutonium and

23 highly enriched uranium for civilian purposes;

24 (4) strengthening, and greatly expanding inter25 national regimes to prevent countries from develop-
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1 ing or assisting others to develop nuclear weapons or

2 their components, and strengthening and creating

3 international mechanisms, such as the United Na4 tions Security Council, to enforce these regimes;

5 (5) significantly increased investment in the re6 search and development of nuclear safeguard and

7 verification methods and technologies; and

8 (6) phased reductions in the nuclear arsenals of

9 the United States, the Russian Federation, the Peo10 ple’s Republic of China, the United Kingdom,

11 France, and, eventually, the nuclear threshold

12 states.

13 SEC. 4. REPORTS.

14 (a) By January 1 and July 1 of each year, the Presi15 dent shall report to the Congress on the actions taken to

16 date and the actions planned for the next six months to

17 carry out each of the policies outlined in section 3.

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