A concurrent resolution expressing the concern of Congress over Iran's development of the means to produce nuclear weapons.

Bill: 108-sconres-81
Sponsor: Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA]
Introduced: 2003-11-13 in the Senate
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Summary:
action_date: 2003-11-13
text: 
 Deplores the development by Iran of a nuclear weapons program and the failure of the Government of Iran to report material, facilities, and activities to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) in contravention of its obligations under Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty.
 
Concurs with the conclusion of the Department of State that Iran is pursuing a program to develop nuclear weapons. 
Calls on the President to use all appropriate means to prevent Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons, with particular attention to the needs of the IAEA for information and access, including information concerning gas centrifuges and the conduct of uranium conversion experiments. 
Calls on Russia to suspend all nuclear cooperation with Iran until Iran fully complies with a specified IAEA resolution, with particular attention to spent fuel. 
Calls on the United Nations Security Council to consider immediately the passage of a Security Council resolution or the taking of other actions that may be necessary to impose diplomatic and economic sanctions against Iran if it fails to meet its obligations to the IAEA. 
 
 
Calls on the Government of Iran to cease all efforts to acquire nuclear fuel cycle capabilities and to end the enrichment and processing of uranium until it is able to provide specific, verifiable assurances that it is not engaged in a clandestine nuclear weapons program.
action_date: 2004-07-22
text: 
States that Congress condemns: (1) the failure of the Government of Iran for nearly two decades to report material, facilities, and activities to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) in contravention of its obligations under its Safeguards Agreement; and (2) Iran's continuing nuclear program deceptions to the IAEA and the international community.
 
Urges the President to provide to the IAEA the resources necessary to enable it to fully investigate Iran's nuclear activities.
 
Commends (and contrasts) Libya's decision to renounce and dismantle its nuclear weapons program and to provide full, complete, and transparent disclosure of all its nuclear activities.
 
Calls upon other nations (including, specifically, members of the European Union, Japan, Malaysia, Russia, Pakistan, and the United Arab Emirates) and the United Nations (UN) Security Council to take a variety of measures to prevent the development of nuclear weapons by Iran, including through trade and investment restrictions and suspension of nuclear cooperation arrangements, and achieve Iranian compliance with the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty.
 
Urges UN Security Council sanctions on nonnuclear weapon states that commit significant violations of their safeguards agreements regarding uranium enrichment or plutonium reprocessing or engage in activities intended to support a military nuclear program.
 
Urges the UN Security Council, the Nuclear Suppliers Group, the Zangger Committee, the IAEA, other relevant international entities, and all states party to the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty to seek consensus, no later than the 2005 Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty Review Conference, on the best means to limit the right of nonnuclear weapons states to engage in those nuclear fuel cycle activities that could contribute to nuclear weapons development.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2004-09-07
text: Held at the desk.
action_date: 2004-09-07
text: Message on Senate action sent to the House.
action_date: 2004-09-07
text: Received in the House.
action_date: 2004-07-22
text: Resolution agreed to in Senate with an amendment and an amendment to the Title and an amended preamble by Unanimous Consent.
action_date: 2004-07-22
text: Passed/agreed to in Senate: Resolution agreed to in Senate with an amendment and an amendment to the Title and an amended preamble by Unanimous Consent.
action_date: 2004-07-22
text: Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S8795-8798)
action_date: 2004-07-22
text: Senate Committee on Foreign Relations discharged by Unanimous Consent.
action_date: 2004-07-22
text: Senate Committee on Foreign Relations discharged by Unanimous Consent.
action_date: 2003-11-13
text: Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text of measure as introduced: CR 11/14/2003 S14818-14819)
action_date: 2003-11-13
text: Introduced in Senate