IV 
109TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. CON. RES. 425 
Expressing the sense of Congress that the crisis regarding Iran’s nuclear 
program should be resolved primarily through diplomatic means. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 8, 2006 
Mr. KIRK (for himself and Mr. ANDREWS) submitted the following concurrent 
resolution; which was referred to the Committee on International Relations 
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 
Expressing the sense of Congress that the crisis regarding 
Iran’s nuclear program should be resolved primarily 
through diplomatic means. 
Whereas the Islamic Republic of Iran is a signatory to the 
Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons 
(NPT); 
Whereas Iran is a member of the International Atomic En-
ergy Agency (IAEA); 
Whereas Iran agreed to safeguards to ensure compliance with 
its nonproliferation commitments under the NPT, but 
subsequently withdrew from these voluntary measures 
and removed IAEA seals from its facilities in January 
2006; 
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Whereas the IAEA reported numerous concerns with the im-
plementation of such safeguards to ensure Iran’s compli-
ance with its nonproliferation commitments; 
Whereas international inspections in 2003 and 2004 of Iran’s 
nuclear program revealed significant undeclared activities 
with potential application for the development of nuclear 
weapons, especially with regard to its centrifuge program; 
Whereas in 2003 and 2004, the IAEA found instances of 
undeclared nuclear fuel cycle activities in conflict with 
Iran’s obligations under the NPT; 
Whereas on September 24, 2005, the IAEA Board of Gov-
ernors found Iran to be in noncompliance with its NPT 
safeguards agreement; 
Whereas on February 4, 2006, the IAEA voted to report Iran 
to the United Nations Security Council; 
Whereas in a January 23, 2006, interview, IAEA Director 
General Mohammed El-Baradei said ‘‘even after three 
years I am not yet in a position to make a judgment on 
the peaceful nature of [Iran’s nuclear] program’’; 
Whereas the United Nations Security Council unanimously 
approved a statement on March 29, 2006, urging Iran to 
suspend its uranium enrichment research activities; 
Whereas Iran has declared its success in enriching uranium 
and its continued research on both P–1 and P–2 cen-
trifuges; 
Whereas Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadenijad has de-
clared his desire to ‘‘wipe Israel off the map’’ and imag-
ine ‘‘a world without America’’; 
Whereas Iran has continually rebuked efforts of the Euro-
pean Union and the Russian Federation to offer eco-
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nomic and political incentives to Iran in exchange for full 
compliance with its nonproliferation commitments; 
Whereas countries are reviewing military options in response 
to Iran’s noncompliance with its nonproliferation commit-
ments; 
Whereas Iran is highly dependent on the international sale of 
oil for its export earnings; 
Whereas Iran is also highly dependent on the importation of 
foreign gasoline to supply its energy needs; 
Whereas mismanagement of Iran’s economy has resulted in 
a sprawling, inefficient state sector, high unemployment 
and inflation, and flight of foreign investment; 
Whereas, if the supply of gasoline to Iran is restricted, the 
impact on Iran’s economy would be considerable; and 
Whereas diplomatic means present the most effective way to 
defuse the crisis regarding Iran’s nuclear program: Now, 
therefore, be it 
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 
concurring), That it is the sense of Congress that— 
(1) diplomatic engagement should continue to 
be the primary means to resolve the crisis regarding 
Iran’s nuclear program; 
(2) as part of the diplomatic effort, the United 
States should consider other options, including the 
restriction of the supply of gasoline to Iran, to pre-
vent the acquisition of nuclear weapons by Iran 
under cover of its nuclear program; and 
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(3) such restriction should be administered by 
a multilateral coalition of countries to enforce Iran’s 
nonproliferation 
commitments, 
including 
non-
proliferation commitments under the Treaty on the 
Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons. 
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