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105TH CONGRESS

2D SESSION H. CON. RES. 342

Expressing the sense of the Congress that the United States should impose

sanctions under the Arms Export Control Act and the Iran-Iraq Arms

Non-Proliferation Act of 1992 with respect to the acquisition by Iran

of advanced missile technology from other countries and should take

steps to expedite the development of a missile defense system for the

United States and for United States forces wherever deployed to deal

with the Iranian missile threat, and should assist Israel in the acquisition

of a missile defense system capable of defending all Israeli territory

against Iranian missile attack.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

OCTOBER 8, 1998

Mr. DELAY (for himself, Mr. ROHRABACHER, Mr. HEFLEY, Mr. WELDON of

Pennsylvania, Mr. FORBES, Mr. BACHUS, Mr. ADERHOLT, Mr. GIBBONS,

Mr. TALENT, Mr. SESSIONS, Mr. WATTS of Oklahoma, Mr. MILLER of

Florida, Mr. HAYWORTH, and Mr. CRANE) submitted the following concurrent resolution; which was referred to the Committee on International

Relations, and in addition to the Committee on National Security, for a

period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for

consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned

CONCURRENT RESOLUTION

Expressing the sense of the Congress that the United States

should impose sanctions under the Arms Export Control

Act and the Iran-Iraq Arms Non-Proliferation Act of

1992 with respect to the acquisition by Iran of advanced

missile technology from other countries and should take

steps to expedite the development of a missile defense

system for the United States and for United States
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forces wherever deployed to deal with the Iranian missile

threat, and should assist Israel in the acquisition of

a missile defense system capable of defending all Israeli

territory against Iranian missile attack.

Whereas for several years Iran has possessed Scud missiles

capable of threatening its immediate neighbors;

Whereas Iran has several programs to develop longer-range

missiles and has received assistance and material to modernize and improve those programs from Russia, North

Korea, and other foreign countries, including the sale of

SS–4 missile components, the construction of a wind tunnel for missile design, the manufacture of missile models,

the sale of missile design software, and the sale of missile

guidance and propulsion components with the necessary

advice and equipment to produce these components in

Iran;

Whereas the New York Times reported early in 1998, that

a shipment of 22 tons of specialty steel used in making

fuel tanks for Scud missiles was intercepted by custom

officials in Azerbaijan en route to Iran;

Whereas intelligence estimates indicate that Iran could complete development in as little as a year of the Shahab3 missile with a range of 800 miles that could target

Israel and American forces in the region;

Whereas intelligence estimates also indicate that Iran could

complete development within 3 years of the Shahab-4

missile with a range of over 1,200 miles that could target

Central Europe; and

Whereas on June 23 of this year the President vetoed the

Iran Missile Sanctions Act which would have placed sanctions on any organization that has provided any form of
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assistance to Iran’s missile program: Now, therefore, be

it

1 Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate

2 concurring), That the President should—

3 (1) impose sanctions under the Arms Export

4 Control Act and the Iran-Iraq Arms Non-Prolifera5 tion Act of 1992, to the fullest possible extent, in6 cluding, when applicable, the freezing of assets and

7 seizing of property in the United States of those en8 tities involved in illegal transactions with Iran;

9 (2) take steps to expedite the development of a

10 missile defense system for the United States and for

11 United States forces wherever deployed to deal with

12 the Iranian threat, including accelerating develop13 ment of the Navy Upper Tier program and improv14 ing the integration of the Patriot, AEGIS, and

15 THAAD missile radar systems; and

16 (3) provide assistance to Israel to acquire a

17 third Arrow missile battery to ensure that all of

18 Israel would be protected by a missile defense sys19 tem against the Iranian missile threat.

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