Title: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives in support of the International Atomic Energy Agency's (IAEA) nuclear security role.
Policy area: International Affairs

Summary:
This resolution (1) expresses support for the role of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) in strengthening global nuclear security, (2) affirms that the United States has a vital interest in preventing the spread of nuclear weapons and securing nuclear materials, and (3) encourages the United States and other IAEA member states to ensure that the IAEA has the necessary resources carry out its duties.

[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 137 Introduced in House (IH)]

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116th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. RES. 137

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives in support of the 
   International Atomic Energy Agency's (IAEA) nuclear security role.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           February 15, 2019

     Mr. Foster (for himself, Mr. Fortenberry, Mr. Lujan, and Mr. 
Fleischmann) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to 
                    the Committee on Foreign Affairs

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                               RESOLUTION


 
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives in support of the 
   International Atomic Energy Agency's (IAEA) nuclear security role.

Whereas the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), created in 1957 for the 
        purpose of assisting states in the development and use of nuclear 
        technology for peaceful purposes, plays a critical role in the global 
        nuclear security regime;
Whereas the agency's activities in nuclear security date back to the 1970s, when 
        the agency began providing ad hoc training courses in physical 
        protection;
Whereas these responsibilities expanded following the collapse of the former 
        Soviet Union, reports of nuclear smuggling in the late 1990s, and again 
        after the devastating terror attacks on September 11, 2001;
Whereas the agency established the Nuclear Security Fund to assist countries in 
        protecting their nuclear and radiological materials and facilities;
Whereas the agency's nuclear security efforts are sustained by its technical 
        expertise, experience, transparency, and confidentiality;
Whereas rogue regimes and clandestine organizations continue to exhibit the 
        ambition to acquire nuclear materials that can be used to build crude 
        radiological and nuclear weapons;
Whereas the IAEA Division of Nuclear Security relies almost exclusively on 
        voluntary funding, which is inherently unpredictable and inconsistent; 
        and
Whereas the 2016 Nuclear Security Summit in Washington, DC, issued an Action 
        Plan on April 1, 2016, citing the agency's need for ``reliable and 
        sufficient resources'': Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the House of Representatives--
            (1) maintains that the International Atomic Energy Agency 
        (IAEA) plays an indispensable role in strengthening nuclear 
        security and safety around the globe;
            (2) reaffirms that the United States has a vital interest 
        in preventing the spread of nuclear weapons and securing 
        nuclear materials; and
            (3) encourages the United States and other member states of 
        the IAEA to take steps to ensure that the IAEA has the 
        resources needed to successfully carry out its duties, 
        including--
                    (A) supporting the IAEA to continue convening 
                ministerial meetings on nuclear security to promote 
                political commitment;
                    (B) contributing to the implementation of the 
                IAEA's Nuclear Security Plan through reliable and 
                sufficient resources;
                    (C) providing appropriate political, technical, and 
                financial support to the Nuclear Security Fund; and
                    (D) developing a comprehensive strategy to 
                encourage non-state, private sector contributions to 
                the Nuclear Security Fund.
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