[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 188 Introduced in House (IH)]







105th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. RES. 188

Urging the executive branch to take action regarding the acquisition by 
                     Iran of C-802 cruise missiles.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 17, 1997

Mr. Gilman (for himself, Mr. Solomon, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Smith of New 
Jersey, Mr. Cox of California, and Mr. Markey) submitted the following 
   resolution; which was referred to the Committee on International 
                               Relations

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                               RESOLUTION


 
Urging the executive branch to take action regarding the acquisition by 
                     Iran of C-802 cruise missiles.

Whereas the United States escort vessel U.S.S. Stark was struck by a cruise 
        missile in the Persian Gulf, causing the death of 37 United States 
        sailors;
Whereas the China National Precision Machinery Import-Export Corporation is 
        marketing the C-802 model cruise missile for use against escort vessels 
        such as the U.S.S. Stark;
Whereas the China National Precision Machinery Import-Export Corporation 
        delivered 60 C-802 cruise missiles to Iran for use by vessels of the 
        Iranian Revolutionary Guard Navy;
Whereas Iran is constructing sites and equipment to launch C-802 cruise missiles 
        which will provide its armed forces with a weapon of greater range, 
        reliability, accuracy, and mobility than before;
Whereas 15,000 members of the United States Armed Forces are stationed within 
        the range of the C-802 cruise missiles acquired by Iran;
Whereas the Department of State believes that ``[t]hese cruise missiles pose 
        new, direct threats to deployed United States forces'';
Whereas the delivery of cruise missiles to Iran is a violation of the Iran-Iraq 
        Arms Non-Proliferation Act of 1992 (50 U.S.C. 1701 note); and
Whereas the executive branch has concluded at present that the known types (of 
        C-802 cruise missiles) are not of a ``destabilizing number and type'': 
        Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the House of Representatives--
            (1) finds that the delivery of cruise missiles to Iran is 
        of a destabilizing number and type and, therefore, is a 
        violation of the Iran-Iraq Arms Non-Proliferation Act of 1992 
        (50 U.S.C. 1701 note); and
            (2) urges the executive branch to enforce the Iran-Iraq 
        Arms Non-Proliferation Act of 1992 (50 U.S.C. 1701 note) with 
        respect to the acquisition by Iran of C-802 model cruise 
        missiles.
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