[Congressional Bills 104th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 381 Introduced in House (IH)]







104th CONGRESS
  2d Session
H. RES. 381

    Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding 
 sanctions on nations that assist in the development of nuclear weapon 
                 programs of nonnuclear weapon states.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 13, 1996

    Mr. Markey (for himself, Mr. Solomon, Mr. Kasich, Mr. Frank of 
Massachusetts, and Mr. Scarborough) 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 
 sanctions on nations that assist in the development of nuclear weapon 
                 programs of nonnuclear weapon states.

Whereas intelligence investigations by the United States have revealed transfers 
        from the People's Republic of China (hereafter in this preamble referred 
        to as the ``PRC'') to Pakistan of sophisticated equipment important to 
        the development of nuclear weapons;
Whereas the PRC acceded to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear 
        Weapons (hereafter in this preamble referred to as the ``NPT'') as a 
        nuclear-weapon state on March 9, 1992;
Whereas Article I of the NPT stipulates that a nuclear-weapon-state party to the 
        treaty shall not in any way encourage, assist, or induce any nonnuclear-
        weapon state to manufacture or otherwise acquire nuclear weapons;
Whereas the NPT establishes a nonnuclear weapon state as one which has not 
        manufactured and exploded a nuclear weapon by January 1, 1967;
Whereas Pakistan had not manufactured and exploded a nuclear weapon by January 
        1, 1967;
Whereas Article III of the NPT requires each party to the treaty not to provide 
        to any nonnuclear-weapon state equipment or material designed or 
        prepared for the processing, use, or production of special fissionable 
        material, unless the material is subject to the safeguards stipulated in 
        the treaty;
Whereas Pakistan has not acceded to the NPT, and nuclear-related equipment and 
        material provided to Pakistan is not subject to international 
        safeguards;
Whereas under the NPT, assisting a nonnuclear-weapon state to acquire 
        unsafeguarded nuclear material important to the manufacture of nuclear 
        weapons is a violation of Articles I and III of the NPT;
Whereas this transfer constitutes the latest example in a consistent pattern of 
        nuclear weapon-related exports by the PRC to nonnuclear-weapon states in 
        violation of international treaties and agreements and United States 
        laws relating to the nonproliferation of nuclear weapons; and
Whereas failure to enforce the applicable sanctions available under United 
        States law in this instance would compromise vital United States 
        security interests and undermine the credibility of United States and 
        international efforts to discourage commerce in nuclear-related 
        equipment, technology, and materials: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That it is the sense of the House of Representatives 
that--
            (1) in response to the transfers from the People's Republic 
        of China to Pakistan of equipment important to the development 
        of a nuclear weapons program, the President should impose the 
        strongest possible sanctions available under United States law 
        on all Chinese official and commercial entities associated 
        directly or indirectly with the research, development, sale, 
        transportation, or financing of any nuclear or military 
        industrial product or service made available for export since 
        March 9, 1992; and
            (2) the President should not exercise in this instance his 
        authority to waive sanctions provided under United States law.
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