[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Con. Res. 342 Introduced in House (IH)]


105th CONGRESS
  2d Session
H. CON. RES. 342

  Expressing the sense of the Congress that the United States should 
 impose sanctions under the Arms Export Control Act and the Iran-Iraq 
 Arms Non-Proliferation Act of 1992 with respect to the acquisition by 
  Iran of advanced missile technology from other countries and should 
take steps to expedite the development of a missile defense system for 
  the United States and for United States forces wherever deployed to 
 deal with the Iranian missile threat, and should assist Israel in the 
   acquisition of a missile defense system capable of defending all 
           Israeli territory against Iranian missile attack.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            October 8, 1998

  Mr. DeLay (for himself, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Hefley, Mr. Weldon of 
 Pennsylvania, Mr. Forbes, Mr. Bachus, Mr. Aderholt, Mr. Gibbons, Mr. 
Talent, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. Miller of Florida, Mr. 
Hayworth, and Mr. Crane) submitted the following concurrent resolution; 
which was referred to the Committee on International Relations, and in 
  addition to the Committee on National Security, for a period to be 
subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration 
  of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
                               concerned

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                         CONCURRENT RESOLUTION


 
  Expressing the sense of the Congress that the United States should 
 impose sanctions under the Arms Export Control Act and the Iran-Iraq 
 Arms Non-Proliferation Act of 1992 with respect to the acquisition by 
  Iran of advanced missile technology from other countries and should 
take steps to expedite the development of a missile defense system for 
  the United States and for United States forces wherever deployed to 
 deal with the Iranian missile threat, and should assist Israel in the 
   acquisition of a missile defense system capable of defending all 
           Israeli territory against Iranian missile attack.

Whereas for several years Iran has possessed Scud missiles capable of 
        threatening its immediate neighbors;
Whereas Iran has several programs to develop longer-range missiles and has 
        received assistance and material to modernize and improve those programs 
        from Russia, North Korea, and other foreign countries, including the 
        sale of SS-4 missile components, the construction of a wind tunnel for 
        missile design, the manufacture of missile models, the sale of missile 
        design software, and the sale of missile guidance and propulsion 
        components with the necessary advice and equipment to produce these 
        components in Iran;
Whereas the New York Times reported early in 1998, that a shipment of 22 tons of 
        specialty steel used in making fuel tanks for Scud missiles was 
        intercepted by custom officials in Azerbaijan en route to Iran;
Whereas intelligence estimates indicate that Iran could complete development in 
        as little as a year of the Shahab-3 missile with a range of 800 miles 
        that could target Israel and American forces in the region;
Whereas intelligence estimates also indicate that Iran could complete 
        development within 3 years of the Shahab-4 missile with a range of over 
        1,200 miles that could target Central Europe; and
Whereas on June 23 of this year the President vetoed the Iran Missile Sanctions 
        Act which would have placed sanctions on any organization that has 
        provided any form of assistance to Iran's missile program: Now, 
        therefore, be it
    Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concurring), 
That the President should--
            (1) impose sanctions under the Arms Export Control Act and 
        the Iran-Iraq Arms Non-Proliferation Act of 1992, to the 
        fullest possible extent, including, when applicable, the 
        freezing of assets and seizing of property in the United States 
        of those entities involved in illegal transactions with Iran;
            (2) take steps to expedite the development of a missile 
        defense system for the United States and for United States 
        forces wherever deployed to deal with the Iranian threat, 
        including accelerating development of the Navy Upper Tier 
        program and improving the integration of the Patriot, AEGIS, 
        and THAAD missile radar systems; and
            (3) provide assistance to Israel to acquire a third Arrow 
        missile battery to ensure that all of Israel would be protected 
        by a missile defense system against the Iranian missile threat.
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