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103D CONGRESS

1ST SESSION H. CON. RES. 130

Expressing the sense of the Congress regarding the formulation of an arms

security policy for the United States.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

AUGUST 2, 1993

Mr. CONYERS submitted the following concurrent resolution; which was

referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs

CONCURRENT RESOLUTION

Expressing the sense of the Congress regarding the

formulation of an arms security policy for the United States.

1 Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate

2 concurring),

3 SECTION 1. FINDINGS.

4 The Congress finds the following:

5 (1) The post-cold war world demands a drastic

6 reevaluation of what means are necessary for the

7 common defense of the United States.

8 (2) Significant progress has been made in in9 spection and verification processes relating to con10 ventional and nonconventional weapons and related
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1 technology, but curbing the continuing proliferation

2 of such weapons and technology requires further ad3 justments in policy.

4 (3) Article 6 of the Treaty on the Non-Pro5 liferation of Nuclear Weapons (1970) mandates that

6 ‘‘Each of the Parties to the Treaty undertakes to

7 pursue negotiations in good faith on effective meas8 ures relating to cessation of the nuclear arms race

9 at an early date and to nuclear disarmament, and on

10 a treaty on general and complete disarmament under

11 strict and effective international control.’’.

12 (4) The United States is signatory to such

13 Treaty and to the following treaties and agreements

14 that commit the United States to negotiating an

15 agreement for general and complete disarmament:

16 The Treaty Banning Nuclear Weapon Tests in the

17 Atmosphere, in Outer Space and Under Water

18 (1963), Additional Protocol I (1981) and Additional

19 Protocol II (1971) to the Treaty for the Prohibition

20 of Nuclear Weapons in Latin America, the Treaty

21 Between the United States of America and the

22 Union of Soviet Socialist Republics on the Limita23 tion of Anti-Ballistic Missile Systems (1972), the

24 Treaty Between the United States of America and

25 the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics on the Limi-
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1 tation of Underground Nuclear Weapon Tests

2 (1974), the Convention on the Prohibition of Mili3 tary or Any other Hostile Use of Environmental

4 Modification Techniques (1978), and the Treaty Be5 tween the United States and the Union of Soviet So6 cialist Republics on the Limitation of Strategic Of7 fensive Arms (1979).

8 (5) Article VI, section 2, of the United States

9 Constitution gives the aforementioned treaties and

10 agreements the force of law in the United States.

11 SEC. 2. SENSE OF THE CONGRESS REGARDING FORMULA12 TION OF ARMS SECURITY POLICY FOR THE

13 UNITED STATES.

14 It is the sense of the Congress that the Director of

15 the United States Arms Control and Disarmament Agen16 cy, in consultation with the heads of appropriate Federal

17 agencies and after opportunity for public comment, should

18 formulate an arms security policy for the United States

19 that—

20 (1) is consistent with the legal commitment of

21 the United States to general and complete disar22 mament of conventional and nonconventional weap23 ons and related technology;

24 (2) will serve as the basis for entering into mul25 tilateral negotiations to conclude treaties and agree-
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1 ments relating to such general and complete disar2 mament; and

3 (3) gives the highest priority to developing ef4 fective mechanisms for the non-violent resolution of

5 disputes relating to conventional and

6 nonconventional weapons and related technology as

7 an alternative to war.

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