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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 con-
current 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 com-
mittee 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 mod-
ernize 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 tun-
nel 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 com-
plete development in as little as a year of the Shahab-
3 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 sanc-
tions on any organization that has provided any form of
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assistance to Iran’s missile program: Now, therefore, be
it
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate
concurring), That the President should—
(1) impose sanctions under the Arms Export
Control Act and the Iran-Iraq Arms Non-Prolifera-
tion Act of 1992, to the fullest possible extent, in-
cluding, when applicable, the freezing of assets and
seizing of property in the United States of those en-
tities involved in illegal transactions with Iran;
(2) 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 threat, including accelerating develop-
ment of the Navy Upper Tier program and improv-
ing the integration of the Patriot, AEGIS, and
THAAD missile radar systems; and
(3) provide assistance to Israel to acquire a
third Arrow missile battery to ensure that all of
Israel would be protected by a missile defense sys-
tem against the Iranian missile threat.
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