IV 
109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 573 
Congratulating Mohamed ElBaradei and the United Nations International 
Atomic Energy Agency on winning the Nobel Peace Prize. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 18, 2005 
Mr. ALLEN (for himself, Mr. SNYDER, and Mr. SPRATT) submitted the fol-
lowing resolution; which was referred to the Committee on International 
Relations 
RESOLUTION 
Congratulating Mohamed ElBaradei and the United Nations 
International Atomic Energy Agency on winning the 
Nobel Peace Prize. 
Whereas on October 7, 2005, the Norwegian Nobel Com-
mittee awarded the Nobel Peace Prize to Dr. Mohamed 
ElBaradei and the United Nations International Atomic 
Energy Agency (IAEA) for ‘‘their efforts to prevent nu-
clear energy from being used for military purposes and 
to ensure that nuclear energy for peaceful purposes is 
used in the safest possible way’’; 
Whereas the IAEA was founded in 1957 with the mission of 
promoting the peaceful uses of nuclear technologies and 
verifying that such technologies are not used to build nu-
clear weapons;
•HRES 573 IH 
Whereas in large part due to the work of the IAEA, the cur-
rent number of nuclear weapon states is half the number 
that the United States intelligence community expected 
could emerge by 1968; 
Whereas the IAEA has for almost 50 years served as a 
watchdog for nuclear proliferation around the world while 
upholding the belief that ‘‘nuclear science should be used 
safely and securely in the service of humankind’’; 
Whereas Dr. Mohamed ElBaradei has worked for the IAEA 
since 1984 and has served as Director General since 
1997; 
Whereas the IAEA now consists of more than 2,200 profes-
sional and support employees from 90 different countries; 
Whereas the IAEA has trained more than 1,500 people to 
conduct more than 100 nuclear security field missions 
since September 11, 2001, as the Agency, in working to 
control nuclear weapons and materials, has faced new 
challenges brought by technological advances and a more 
open global economy; 
Whereas pursuant to United Nations Security Council Reso-
lution 1441, the IAEA oversaw weapons inspections in 
Iraq and conducted more than 750 inspections at 550 
sites there from November 2002 to March 2003; 
Whereas on March 7, 2003, Dr. ElBaradei stated that ‘‘After 
three months of intrusive inspections, we have to date 
found no evidence or plausible indication of the revival of 
a nuclear weapons program in Iraq’’; 
Whereas the assessments of IAEA inspections in Iraq have 
been proven accurate by subsequent United States-led in-
vestigations that revealed that Iraq did not have an ongo-
ing or recent nuclear weapons program; and
•HRES 573 IH 
Whereas the Nobel Committee calls Dr. ElBaradei ‘‘an 
unafraid advocate of new measures to strengthen’’ the 
nuclear nonproliferation regime, including efforts to hold 
nations to their commitments under the Treaty on the 
Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, promote multilat-
eral solutions to nuclear proliferation, achieve a treaty 
preventing the manufacturing of fissile material for weap-
ons purposes, and seek new methods for supplying nu-
clear material for peaceful uses: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
(1) congratulates Dr. Mohamed ElBaradei and 
the International Atomic Energy Agency for winning 
the 2005 Nobel Peace Prize; 
(2) commends the International Atomic Energy 
Agency on its past accomplishments and commit-
ment to its mission; and 
(3) recognizes the importance of the Inter-
national Atomic Energy Agency in promoting multi-
lateral approaches to nuclear nonproliferation. 
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