[Congressional Bills 104th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 174 Introduced in House (IH)]







104th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. RES. 174

  Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding the 
   recent announcement by the Republic of France that it intends to 
  conduct a series of underground nuclear test explosions despite the 
          current international moratorium on nuclear testing.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             June 27, 1995

    Mr. Markey (for himself and Mr. Leach) submitted the following 
   resolution; which was referred to the Committee on International 
                               Relations

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                               RESOLUTION


 
  Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding the 
   recent announcement by the Republic of France that it intends to 
  conduct a series of underground nuclear test explosions despite the 
          current international moratorium on nuclear testing.
Whereas the President of France stated on June 13, 1995, that the Republic of 
        France plans to conduct 8 nuclear test explosions over the next several 
        months;
Whereas the United States, France, Russia, and Great Britain have observed a 
        moratorium on nuclear testing since 1992;
Whereas a resumption of testing by the Republic of France could result in the 
        disintegration of the current testing moratorium and a renewal of 
        underground testing by other nuclear weapon states;
Whereas the United Nations Conference on Disarmament presently is meeting in 
        Geneva, Switzerland, for the purpose of negotiating a Comprehensive 
        Nuclear Test Ban Treaty (CTBT), which would halt permanently the 
        practice of conducting nuclear test explosions; and
Whereas the announcement by the President of France severely undermines the 
        efforts of the international community to conclude a CTBT by 1996, a 
        goal endorsed by 175 nations, including France and the United States, at 
        the recently completed NPT Extension and Review Conference (the 
        conference for the extension and review of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation 
        Treaty): Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That it is the sense of the House of Representatives that 
the Republic of France should abide by the current international 
moratorium on nuclear test explosions, refrain from proceeding with its 
announced intention of conducting a series of nuclear tests in advance 
of a Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty, and initiate preparations to close 
its underground test sites at the Moruroa and Fangataufa atolls.
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