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107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. J. RES. 75
Regarding the monitoring of weapons development in Iraq, as required by
United Nations Security Council Resolution 687 (April 3, 1991).
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
DECEMBER 4, 2001
Mr. GRAHAM (for himself, Mr. GOSS, and Mr. HYDE) introduced the following
joint resolution; which was referred to the Committee on International
Relations
JOINT RESOLUTION
Regarding the monitoring of weapons development in Iraq,
as required by United Nations Security Council Resolu-
tion 687 (April 3, 1991).
Whereas Iraq engaged the Islamic Republic of Iran, a nation
of more than 55,000,000 Muslims, in a 10-year war, dur-
ing which Saddam Hussein used chemical weapons
against his own people;
Whereas on August 2, 1990, Iraq without provocation in-
vaded the State of Kuwait, a nation of more than
1,500,000 Muslims;
Whereas on January 17, 1991, Iraq without provocation fired
7 Scud missiles into the State of Israel;
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Whereas on January 17, 1991, Iraq fired Scud missiles into
the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, a nation of more than
20,000,000 Muslims;
Whereas on January 29, 1991, Iraq attacked the city of
Khafji in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia;
Whereas Iraq is a threat to its neighbors and has shown a
willingness to use weapons of mass destruction;
Whereas on February 24, 1991, an international coalition of
nations, including the United States, the United King-
dom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, the Kingdom
of Saudi Arabia, and the Syrian Arab Republic, began an
allied ground assault against Iraq;
Whereas on March 3, 1991, a cease-fire was negotiated under
United Nations Security Council Resolution 687 (April 3,
1991) in Safwan, Iraq;
Whereas on April 6, 1991, Iraq accepted the terms of the
Safwan Accords, including the provisions of Security
Council Resolution 687;
Whereas Security Council Resolution 687 requires Iraq to
agree to the removal or dismantling of its weapons of
mass destruction and to end its programs to develop such
weapons, restricts imports into Iraq until the United Na-
tions Security Council is satisfied that Iraq is free of
weapons of mass destruction, and calls for the creation
of a United Nations special commission to monitor weap-
ons activities in Iraq;
Whereas on October 31, 1998, Iraq banned almost all United
Nations inspectors despite its agreement to comply with
Security Council Resolution 687;
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Whereas on December 15, 1998, the chief United Nations
weapons inspector reported that Iraq was withholding co-
operation;
Whereas Security Council Resolution 687 was adopted under
chapter VII of the United Nations Charter and therefore
can be enforced through military action;
Whereas substantial evidence indicates that Iraq may have
been heavily involved since 1998 in the development of
chemical, biological, and nuclear weapons, and their deliv-
ery systems;
Whereas such development is a threat to the United States
and its allies in the Middle East;
Whereas the attacks of September 11, 2001, illustrate the
global reach of terrorists;
Whereas United States intelligence agencies have reported
that a high risk exists that numerous terrorist groups are
seeking weapons of mass destruction;
Whereas Iraq is a sponsor of terrorism and has trained mem-
bers of several terrorist organizations;
Whereas the President has stated that ‘‘any nation that con-
tinues to harbor or support terrorism will be regarded by
the United States as a hostile regime’’ and has com-
mitted to ‘‘pursue nations that provide aid or safe haven
to terrorism’’; and
Whereas United States intelligence agencies have reported
that a high risk exists that Iraq has continued to develop
weapons of mass destruction since the expulsion of the
United Nations inspectors, in violation of Security Coun-
cil Resolution 687: Now, therefore, be it
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Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives
of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
That—
(1) the President and the United Nations
should insist on monitoring weapons development in
Iraq, as required by United Nations Security Coun-
cil Resolution 687 (April 3, 1991);
(2) Iraq should allow United Nations weapons
inspectors into Iraq, as required by Security Council
Resolution 687;
(3) Iraq remains in material and unacceptable
breach of its international obligations; and
(4) the refusal by Iraq to admit United Nations
weapons inspectors into any facility covered by the
provisions of Security Council Resolution 687 should
be considered an act of aggression against the
United States and its allies.
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