[Congressional Bills 107th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.J. Res. 75 Introduced in House (IH)]







107th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. J. RES. 75

Regarding the monitoring of weapons development in Iraq, as required by 
    United Nations Security Council Resolution 687 (April 3, 1991).


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            December 4, 2001

    Mr. Graham (for himself, Mr. Goss, and Mr. Hyde) introduced the 
  following joint resolution; which was referred to the Committee on 
                        International Relations

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                            JOINT RESOLUTION


 
Regarding the monitoring of weapons development in Iraq, as required by 
    United Nations Security Council Resolution 687 (April 3, 1991).

Whereas Iraq engaged the Islamic Republic of Iran, a nation of more than 
        55,000,000 Muslims, in a 10-year war, during which Saddam Hussein used 
        chemical weapons against his own people;
Whereas on August 2, 1990, Iraq without provocation invaded the State of Kuwait, 
        a nation of more than 1,500,000 Muslims;
Whereas on January 17, 1991, Iraq without provocation fired 7 Scud missiles into 
        the State of Israel;
Whereas on January 17, 1991, Iraq fired Scud missiles into the Kingdom of Saudi 
        Arabia, a nation of more than 20,000,000 Muslims;
Whereas on January 29, 1991, Iraq attacked the city of Khafji in the Kingdom of 
        Saudi Arabia;
Whereas Iraq is a threat to its neighbors and has shown a willingness to use 
        weapons of mass destruction;
Whereas on February 24, 1991, an international coalition of nations, including 
        the United States, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern 
        Ireland, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and the Syrian Arab Republic, 
        began an allied ground assault against Iraq;
Whereas on March 3, 1991, a cease-fire was negotiated under United Nations 
        Security Council Resolution 687 (April 3, 1991) in Safwan, Iraq;
Whereas on April 6, 1991, Iraq accepted the terms of the Safwan Accords, 
        including the provisions of Security Council Resolution 687;
Whereas Security Council Resolution 687 requires Iraq to agree to the removal or 
        dismantling of its weapons of mass destruction and to end its programs 
        to develop such weapons, restricts imports into Iraq until the United 
        Nations Security Council is satisfied that Iraq is free of weapons of 
        mass destruction, and calls for the creation of a United Nations special 
        commission to monitor weapons activities in Iraq;
Whereas on October 31, 1998, Iraq banned almost all United Nations inspectors 
        despite its agreement to comply with Security Council Resolution 687;
Whereas on December 15, 1998, the chief United Nations weapons inspector 
        reported that Iraq was withholding cooperation;
Whereas Security Council Resolution 687 was adopted under chapter VII of the 
        United Nations Charter and therefore can be enforced through military 
        action;
Whereas substantial evidence indicates that Iraq may have been heavily involved 
        since 1998 in the development of chemical, biological, and nuclear 
        weapons, and their delivery systems;
Whereas such development is a threat to the United States and its allies in the 
        Middle East;
Whereas the attacks of September 11, 2001, illustrate the global reach of 
        terrorists;
Whereas United States intelligence agencies have reported that a high risk 
        exists that numerous terrorist groups are seeking weapons of mass 
        destruction;
Whereas Iraq is a sponsor of terrorism and has trained members of several 
        terrorist organizations;
Whereas the President has stated that ``any nation that continues to harbor or 
        support terrorism will be regarded by the United States as a hostile 
        regime'' and has committed to ``pursue nations that provide aid or safe 
        haven to terrorism''; and
Whereas United States intelligence agencies have reported that a high risk 
        exists that Iraq has continued to develop weapons of mass destruction 
        since the expulsion of the United Nations inspectors, in violation of 
        Security Council Resolution 687: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United 
States of America in Congress assembled, That--
            (1) the President and the United Nations should insist on 
        monitoring weapons development in Iraq, as required by United 
        Nations Security Council Resolution 687 (April 3, 1991);
            (2) Iraq should allow United Nations weapons inspectors 
        into Iraq, as required by Security Council Resolution 687;
            (3) Iraq remains in material and unacceptable breach of its 
        international obligations; and
            (4) the refusal by Iraq to admit United Nations weapons 
        inspectors into any facility covered by the provisions of 
        Security Council Resolution 687 should be considered an act of 
        aggression against the United States and its allies.
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