IV 
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 363 
Calling for the adoption of a smart security platform for the 21st century. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 23, 2009 
Ms. WOOLSEY (for herself, Ms. LEE of California, Mr. MARKEY of Massachu-
setts, Mr. CONYERS, and Ms. MOORE of Wisconsin) submitted the fol-
lowing resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Af-
fairs 
RESOLUTION 
Calling for the adoption of a smart security platform for 
the 21st century. 
Whereas the procurement or development of weapons of mass 
destruction, failed and fragile states, and global insta-
bility represent urgent threats to peace and security in 
the 21st century; 
Whereas former United States national security officials 
Henry Kissinger, Sam Nunn, George Schultz, and Bill 
Perry repeatedly have called for establishing a goal for 
the global elimination of nuclear weapons; 
Whereas the over-reliance of the United States on unilateral 
military force and the use of preventive military action 
undermine international law and contribute to anti-Amer-
ican sentiment; 
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Whereas institutions, such as a Department of Peace, could 
provide a platform for the SMART security plan; 
Whereas recent polls find that large majorities of Americans 
feel that the United States puts too much emphasis on 
military force and unilateral action, and there is majority 
support for a shift in the emphasis of United States for-
eign policy in favor of diplomacy, multilateral coopera-
tion, and investments in development programs to ad-
dress the root causes of terrorism; 
Whereas the 2006 National Security Strategy identifies devel-
opment, diplomacy, and defense as the three pillars of 
United States security, yet development and diplomacy 
efforts remain underutilized and underfunded; 
Whereas a smart security platform for the 21st century em-
braces international law and cooperation, reduces the 
proliferation of weapons, demonstrates respect for human 
rights, promotes democracy and sustainable development, 
and addresses emerging threats early and effectively be-
fore they reach crisis levels; 
Whereas to effectively implement such a response to ter-
rorism, the United States needs a smart security plat-
form for the 21st century that— 
(1) strengthens international institutions and respect 
for the rule of law; 
(2) reduces the threat and stops the spread of weap-
ons of mass destruction and reduces the proliferation of 
conventional weapons; 
(3) addresses root causes of instability and violent 
conflict; 
(4) shifts United States budget priorities to more ef-
fectively meet the security needs of the United States; 
and 
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(5) pursues to the fullest extent alternatives to war; 
and 
Whereas the nonpartisan HELP (Helping to Advance the 
Livelihood of People Around the Globe) Commission 
found that foreign assistance is critical; it conveys Amer-
ica’s humanitarian values; it helps protect America’s na-
tional security; and it helps countries address dire pov-
erty and develop so that they can better provide for their 
own people: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That Congress calls for the adoption of a 
smart security platform for the 21st century that— 
(1) promotes security by strengthening inter-
national institutions and respect for the rule of law 
by— 
(A) working with the United Nations, the 
North Atlantic Treaty Organization, other 
international institutions, and other countries to 
strengthen international law; and 
(B) strengthening intelligence and law en-
forcement cooperation, while respecting human 
and civil rights, aimed at tracking, arresting, 
and bringing to justice individuals involved in 
violent acts; 
(2) reduces the threat and stops the spread of 
weapons of mass destruction and reduces prolifera-
tion of conventional weapons by— 
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(A) adhering to, supporting, and strength-
ening existing and future nonproliferation trea-
ties, including the Nuclear Non-Proliferation 
Treaty (entered into force in 1970), the Biologi-
cal Weapons Convention (entered into force in 
1975), the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty 
(signed by the United States in 1996), and the 
Chemical Weapons Convention (entered into 
force in 1997); 
(B) setting an example for the rest of the 
world by renouncing the development of new 
nuclear weapons and the testing of nuclear 
weapons and work toward achieving Ronald 
Reagan’s vision of a world free of nuclear weap-
ons; 
(C) prioritizing and providing adequate 
funding for the Cooperative Threat Reduction 
program of the Department of Defense and 
programs within the Department of Energy to 
secure fissile materials in Russia and other 
countries to dismantle nuclear warheads, reduce 
nuclear stockpiles, and secure nuclear weapons 
and materials in, and prevent the outflow of nu-
clear weapons expertise from, Russia and those 
other countries; 
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(D) pursuing diplomacy, enhanced inspec-
tion regimes, and regional security arrange-
ments to reduce proliferation; 
(E) working to ensure that highly enriched 
uranium is stored only in secure locations 
around the world by— 
(i) providing adequate funding for the 
Global Threat Reduction Initiative of the 
Department of Energy to provide for the 
removal, or temporary adequate security 
where removal is not yet feasible, of highly 
enriched uranium from its many locations 
around the world; and 
(ii) carrying out the necessary provi-
sions of the Global Threat Reduction Ini-
tiative, including the authority to provide 
adequate incentives for the removal of 
highly enriched uranium to secure loca-
tions; and 
(F) enhancing arms exports controls for 
conventional weapons, including restricting the 
sale and transfer of weapons to governmental 
regimes involved in human rights abuses and to 
regions of conflict; 
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(3) addresses root causes of instability and vio-
lent conflict by— 
(A) increasing development aid to and debt 
relief for the poorest countries and integrating 
peace-building and conflict prevention into de-
velopment programs; 
(B) working with the international commu-
nity to address the growing problem of resource 
scarcity; 
(C) supporting programs that promote sus-
tainable 
development, 
democracy-building, 
human rights education, conflict resolution, the 
strengthening of civil society in the developing 
world, and educational opportunities for women 
and girls; and 
(D) engaging the international community 
in post-conflict reconstruction and political 
transition processes; 
(4) organizes United States foreign assistance 
in a manner that eliminates poverty, promotes secu-
rity and peace, and enhances livelihood worldwide; 
(5) shifts United States budget priorities to 
more effectively meet the security needs of the 
United States by— 
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(A) creating a more effective national secu-
rity strategy focused on multilateralism, non-
proliferation, diplomacy, and conflict preven-
tion; 
(B) ceasing to pay for outdated weapons 
systems that do not address today’s security 
threats; 
(C) reducing dependence on foreign oil and 
fossil fuels and confronting the threat of global 
warming by promoting long-term energy secu-
rity through greater investment in sustainable 
and renewable alternatives; and 
(D) providing adequate peacekeeping, re-
construction, and development funding to se-
cure long-term peace and stability in troubled 
countries and regions; and 
(6) pursues to the fullest extent alternatives to 
war by— 
(A) increasing United States and inter-
national capacities for the prevention of armed 
conflict, including more effective conflict assess-
ment and early warning systems, multilateral 
rapid response mechanisms, human rights mon-
itoring, civilian policing, and effective justice 
systems; 
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(B) strengthening United States diplomacy 
and international and regional institutions to 
prevent and resolve violent conflict; and 
(C) supporting civil society programs as a 
critical component in the prevention and resolu-
tion of violent conflict. 
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