II

104TH CONGRESS

2D SESSION S. 1562

To require the President to give notice of the intention of the United States

to withdraw from the Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty, and for other purposes.

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

FEBRUARY 6, 1996

Mr. HELMS introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred

to the Committee on Foreign Relations

A BILL

To require the President to give notice of the intention

of the United States to withdraw from the Anti-Ballistic

Missile Treaty, and for other purposes.

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 ‘‘Strategic Anti-Missile

5 Revitalization and Security Act of 1996’’.

6 SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

7 Congress makes the following findings:

8 (1) The Constitution vests in the Government

9 of the United States responsibility to provide for the
2

•S 1562 IS

1 common defense and promote the general welfare of

2 the American people.

3 (2) Due to limitations imposed by the Anti-Bal4 listic Missile Treaty, the United States is prohibited

5 from deploying a national missile defense capable of

6 defending America against even the most limited of

7 ballistic missile attack.

8 (3) The concept of mutual assured destruction

9 which underlies the Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty is

10 technologically and geostrategically outdated and

11 cannot serve as a basis for stability in a multipolar

12 world characterized by rampant proliferation of

13 weapons of mass destruction and ballistic missile

14 technology.

15 (4) The possibility of ballistic missile attack

16 upon the United States by a rogue country con17 stitutes a clear, present, and growing threat to the

18 supreme interests of the United States.

19 SEC. 3. REQUIREMENT TO GIVE NOTICE OF WITHDRAWAL.

20 No later than 30 days after the date of the enactment

21 of this Act, the President shall give notice to the Russian

22 Federation of the intention of the United States to with23 draw from the Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty, as permitted

24 under article XV of that treaty.
3

•S 1562 IS

1 SEC. 4. PROHIBITIONS.

2 Beginning 210 days after the date of the enactment

3 of this Act, appropriated funds shall not be obligated or

4 expended for the purpose of proscribing, enforcing, or im5 plementing any provision of the Anti-Ballistic Missile

6 Treaty.

7 SEC. 5. ACTIONS OF THE PRESIDENT.

8 On the date that is 180 days after the date of the

9 notification of the President to the Russian Federation

10 under section 3, the President shall certify to Congress

11 that the Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty is no longer inter12 preted to apply to the development, deployment, or oper13 ation of any missile defense system or air defense system

14 of the United States, including any component of such a

15 system or upgrade of such a system or component.

16 SEC. 6. DEFINITION.

17 As used in this Act, the term ‘‘Anti-Ballistic Missile

18 Treaty’’ means the Treaty Between the United States of

19 America and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics on

20 the Limitation of Anti-Ballistic Missile Systems, signed at

21 Moscow on May 26, 1972, with related protocol, signed

22 at Moscow on July 3, 1974.

Æ