Shoulder-fired Missile Threat Reduction Act of 2006

Bill: 109-hr-5333
Sponsor: Rep. Royce, Edward R. [R-CA-40]
Introduced: 2006-05-09 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Armed Forces and National Security
Arms control
Arms control agreements
Arms control negotiations
Arms control verification
Arms sales
Aviation safety
Black market
Congress
Congress and foreign policy
Congressional oversight
Congressional reporting requirements
Conventional weapons
Crime and Law Enforcement
Diplomacy
Economic assistance
Foreign Trade and International Finance
Grenades
International agencies
International cooperation
Land mines
Military assistance
Ordnance
Sanctions (International law)
Security measures
State-sponsored terrorism
Storage
Surface-to-air missiles
Terrorism
Transportation and Public Works

Summary:
action_date: 2006-05-09
text: 
Shoulder-Fired Missile Threat Reduction Act of 2006 - Defines &quot;MANPADS&quot; as: (1) a surface-to-air missile system designed to be man-portable and carried and fired by a single individual; or (2) any other surface-to-air missile system designed to be operated and fired by more than one individual acting as a crew and portable by several individuals.
 
States that it is U.S. policy to assist foreign governments to secure, remove, or eliminate stocks of MANPADS and other conventional weapons that pose a proliferation, security, or humanitarian threat. 
 
Authorizes the Secretary of State to carry out an accelerated global program to secure, remove, or eliminate stocks of MANPADS and other conventional weapons that pose a proliferation, security, or humanitarian threat.
 
States that it should be U.S. policy to hold foreign governments accountable for knowingly transferring MANPADS to state-sponsors of terrorism or terrorist organizations. 
 
Directs the President, upon a determination that a foreign government which has repeatedly supported acts of international terrorism knowingly transfers MANPADS to a foreign government or a terrorist organization, to: (1) report such information to the appropriate congressional committees; and (2) impose specified foreign assistance and military assistance sanctions on the transferring government. Exempts humanitarian assistance from such prohibition. Authorizes a national security waiver.
 
Expresses the sense of Congress that the U.S. government should pursue strengthened international diplomatic efforts to: (1) limit the availability and proliferation of MANPADS; and (2) exert diplomatic pressure to influence member country compliance with such efforts. 
 
Directs the Secretary to report to the appropriate congressional committees respecting MANPADS and conventional weapons threat reduction.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2006-05-25
text: Committee Agreed to Seek Consideration Under Suspension of the Rules, by Unanimous Consent.
action_date: 2006-05-25
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2006-05-18
text: Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote .
action_date: 2006-05-18
text: Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2006-05-17
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on International Terrorism and Nonproliferation.
action_date: 2006-05-09
text: Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.
action_date: 2006-05-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2006-05-09
text: Introduced in House