[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4022 Reported in House (RH)]
Union Calendar No. 373
106th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 4022
[Report No. 106-667]
Regarding the sale and transfer of Moskit anti-ship missiles by the
Russian Federation.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
March 16, 2000
Mr. Rohrabacher (for himself, Mr. Spence, Mr. Rogan, Mr. Lipinski, Mr.
Bartlett of Maryland, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas, Mr.
Largent, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Hunter, Mr. Jones of North Carolina, Mrs.
Bono, Mr. McCollum, Mr. Tauzin, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, and Mr. Burton
of Indiana) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on International Relations
June 12, 2000
Additional sponsors: Mr. Scarborough, Mrs. Fowler, Mr. Kingston, Mr.
McIntosh, Mr. Hostettler, Mr. Ballenger, Mr. Campbell, Mr. Manzullo,
and Mr. Tancredo
June 12, 2000
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole
House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed
in italic]
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on March
16, 2000]
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A BILL
Regarding the sale and transfer of Moskit anti-ship missiles by the
Russian Federation.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Russian Anti-Ship Missile
Nonproliferation Act of 2000''.
SEC. 2. PURPOSE.
The purpose of this Act is to prohibit the forgiveness or
rescheduling of any bilateral debt owed by the Russian Federation to
the United States until the Russian Federation has terminated all sales
and transfers of Moskit anti-ship missiles that endanger United States
national security.
SEC. 3. FINDINGS.
The Congress makes the following findings:
(1) In February 2000, the first of two Russian-built
Sovremenny-class destroyers sold to the People's Republic of
China arrived in the Taiwan Strait, manned by a mixed Russian
and Chinese naval crew. Currently, the Russian and Chinese
Governments are discussing the sale of 2 additional Sovremenny
destroyers.
(2) Within weeks after the arrival of the destroyers, the
Russians are scheduled to transfer the first of several of the
ship's most lethal weapon, the radar-guided Moskit (also known
as Sunburn) anti-ship missile, which can carry either
conventional or nuclear warheads.
(3) The supersonic Moskit missile, which can be mounted on
a naval or mobile land platform, was designed specifically to
destroy American aircraft carriers and other warships equipped
with advanced Aegis radar and battle management systems. The
United States Navy considers the missile to be extremely
difficult to defend against.
(4) The Moskit missile has an over-the-horizon range of 65
miles and can deliver a 200-kiloton warhead in under 2 minutes.
One conventional Moskit missile can sink a warship or disable
an aircraft carrier, causing the deaths of hundreds of American
military personnel.
(5) The Russian Federation is helping the air force of the
People's Liberation Army to assemble Sukhoi Su-27 fighter
aircraft, which are capable of carrying an air-launched version
of the Moskit missile, which has a longer range than the sea-
launched version. The Russian Federation is reportedly
discussing the sale of air-launched Moskit missiles to the
People's Republic of China.
(6) Land-, sea-, or air-launched Moskit missiles raise the
potential for American casualties and could affect the outcome
in any future conflict in the Taiwan Strait or South China Sea.
The transfer of the missile by China to Iran or other
belligerent nations in the Persian Gulf region would increase
the potential for conflict and for American casualties. A
Moskit missile mounted on a mobile land platform would be
difficult to locate and could wreak havoc on the coastline of
the Straits of Hormuz.
SEC. 4. PROHIBITION OF DEBT FORGIVENESS.
(a) Prohibition.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the
President shall not reschedule or forgive any outstanding bilateral
debt owed to the United States by the Russian Federation, until the
President certifies to the Congress that the Russian Federation has
terminated all transfers of Moskit anti-ship missiles that endanger
United States national security, particularly transfers to the People's
Republic of China.
(b) Waiver.--The President may waive the application of subsection
(a) if the President determines and certifies to the Committee on
International Relations of the House of Representatives and the
Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate that such waiver is vital
to the national security interest of the United States.
SEC. 5. REPORTS ON THE TRANSFER BY RUSSIA OF MOSKIT MISSILES.
(a) In General.--Not later than 30 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act and every 6 months thereafter, until the
certification under section 4, the President shall submit to the
Committee on International relations of the House of Representatives
and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate a report
identifying the status of any contract and the date of the transfer of
any version of the Moskit missile, particularly transfers to the
People's Republic of China, occurring on or after February 1, 2000.
(b) Submission in Classified Form.--Reports submitted under
subsection (a), or appropriate parts thereof, may be submitted in
classified form.
Union Calendar No. 373
106th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 4022
[Report No. 106-667]
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A BILL
Regarding the sale and transfer of Moskit anti-ship missiles by the
Russian Federation.
_______________________________________________________________________
June 12, 2000
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole
House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed