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107TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. CON. RES. 517

Condemning the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea for its failure to 

comply with the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons 

and the U.S.-North Korea Agreed Framework of 1994. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

NOVEMBER 13, 2002

Mr. HASTINGS of Florida submitted the following concurrent resolution; which 

was referred to the Committee on International Relations 

CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 

Condemning the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea for 

its failure to comply with the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons and the U.S.-North Korea 

Agreed Framework of 1994.

Whereas the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear 

Weapons (commonly referred to as the ‘‘Non-Proliferation Treaty’’ or ‘‘NPT’’) is the most widely accepted 

international arms control agreement; 

Whereas the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear 

Weapons was signed on July 1, 1968, and entered into 

force on March 5, 1970; 

Whereas a total of 187 countries are parties to the Non-Proliferation Treaty and the Democratic People’s Republic of 
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Korea (North Korea) has been a signatory of the Treaty 

since 1985; 

Whereas Article II of the Non-Proliferation Treaty provides 

that ‘‘[e]ach non-nuclear-weapon State Party to the 

Treaty undertakes not to receive the transfer from any 

transferor whatsoever of nuclear weapons or other nuclear explosive devices or of control over such weapons or 

explosive devices directly, or indirectly; not to manufacture or otherwise acquire nuclear weapons or other nuclear explosive devices; and not to seek or receive any assistance in the manufacture of nuclear weapons or other 

nuclear explosive devices’’; 

Whereas section 1 of Article III of the Non-Proliferation 

Treaty provides that ‘‘[e]ach non-nuclear-weapon State 

Party to the Treaty undertakes to accept safeguards, as 

set forth in an agreement to be negotiated and concluded 

with the International Atomic Energy Agency in accordance with the Statute of the International Atomic Energy 

Agency and the Agency’s safeguards system, for the exclusive purpose of verification of the fulfillment of its obligations assumed under this Treaty with a view to preventing diversion of nuclear energy from peaceful uses to 

nuclear weapons or other nuclear explosive devices’’; 

Whereas North Korea has been a member state of the United 

Nations since September 17, 1991; 

Whereas in 1992 North Korea threatened to withdraw from 

the Non-Proliferation Treaty following a request from the 

International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) for special 

inspections to help resolve anomalies in North Korean 

nuclear facilities; 
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Whereas in the Agreed Framework Between the United 

States of America and the Democratic People’s Republic 

of Korea, signed in Geneva on October 21, 1994, North 

Korea pledged to freeze its existing nuclear program and 

allow the IAEA to carry out inspections designed to account for all its nuclear material and in return, North 

Korea would be provided with two light-water reactors 

and heavy fuel oil; 

Whereas since early 1993 North Korea has refused to allow 

inspections of its nuclear facilities by the IAEA; 

Whereas on March 21, 1994, the IAEA passed a resolution 

stating that it could not verify that North Korea had not 

used nuclear materials for the production of nuclear 

weapons and nuclear explosive devices; 

Whereas in the U.S.-North Korea Agreed Framework of 

1994, the United States pledged to organize, under its 

leadership, an international consortium to finance and 

supply the light water reactor project for North Korea; 

Whereas the Korean Peninsula Energy Development Organization (KEDO), an international consortium, was created 

in 1995 to advance the implementation of the Agreed 

Framework by providing North Korea with alternative 

sources of energy in the form of heavy fuel oil and a 

modern nuclear power plant; 

Whereas on April 11, 1995, the United Nations Security 

Council adopted Resolution 984 reaffirming the need for 

all states parties to the Non-Proliferation Treaty to comply fully with all their obligations; 

Whereas Security Council Resolution 984 urges all states, as 

provided for in Article VI of the Non-Proliferation Treaty, to pursue negotiations in good faith on effective meas-
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ures relating to nuclear disarmament and on a treaty on 

general and complete disarmament under strict and effective international control which remains a universal goal; 

Whereas on November 1, 1995, the United Nations General 

Assembly adopted Resolution 50/9 expressing concern 

over the continuing noncompliance of North Korea to cooperate fully with the IAEA to verify North Korea’s inventory of nuclear material subject to safeguards; 

Whereas in October 2002 North Korea admitted that it has 

been operating a covert nuclear weapons program; 

Whereas the United States and the Republic of Korea have 

long had a close relationship based on shared interests 

and shared security goals; 

Whereas there are nearly 38,000 United States Armed 

Forces currently stationed on the Korean Peninsula; 

Whereas the United States and Japan have long had a close 

relationship based on shared interests and shared security goals; 

Whereas there are nearly 40,000 United States Armed 

Forces currently stationed in Japan; and 

Whereas the existence of a North Korean nuclear weapons 

program poses a real and imminent threat to the populations of South Korea, Japan, and North Korea, and 

United States Armed Forces in that region: Now, therefore, be it

1 Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 

2 concurring), That Congress—

3 (1) calls on the Democratic People’s Republic of 

4 Korea (North Korea), as a signatory of the Treaty 
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1 on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, to 

2 comply with Articles II, III and VI of that Treaty; 

3 (2) calls on North Korea, as a signatory of the 

4 U.S.-North Korea Agreed Framework of 1994, to 

5 honor commitments to freeze nuclear programs; 

6 (3) calls on North Korea, as a signatory of the 

7 Agreed Framework of 1994, to allow the Inter8 national Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to carry out 

9 inspections under conditions stipulated in the Agreed 

10 Framework of 1994; 

11 (4) commends the members of the Korean Pe12 ninsula Energy Development Organization (KEDO) 

13 for honoring and upholding commitments to advance 

14 the implementation of the Agreed Framework of 

15 1994; 

16 (5) calls on North Korea to comply with United 

17 Nations Security Council Resolution 984 (April 11, 

18 1995) and comply fully with its obligations under 

19 the Non-Proliferation Treaty; 

20 (6) calls on North Korea, as a member of the 

21 United Nations, to comply with United Nations Gen22 eral Assembly Resolution 50/9 (November 1, 1995) 

23 to cooperate fully with the IAEA; 

24 (7) calls on the IAEA to report to the United 

25 Nations General Assembly, not later than one year 
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1 after the date of the adoption of this concurrent res2 olution, on the status of North Korea’s compliance 

3 with inspections; 

4 (8) calls on members of KEDO to suspend con5 struction of the light water reactor in North Korea, 

6 including to suspend funding of such construction, 

7 and to suspend shipment of heavy fuel oil to North 

8 Korea if the IAEA report submitted pursuant to 

9 paragraph (7) indicates non-compliance by North 

10 Korea; and 

11 (9) calls on the Russian Federation, the Peo12 ple’s Republic of China, Japan, the Republic of 

13 Korea, and other concerned countries to support the 

14 suspension of the commitment by the United States 

15 under the U.S.-North Korea Agreed Framework of 

16 1994 pending compliance by North Korea with in17 spections criteria by the IAEA.

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