[Congressional Bills 107th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 434 Introduced in House (IH)]

  2d Session
H. RES. 434

  Condemning the continued sponsorship of international terrorism by 
                     Iran, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              June 4, 2002

 Mr. Lantos (for himself, Mr. Sherman, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. Ackerman, 
and Mr. Berman) submitted the following resolution; which was referred 
              to the Committee on International Relations

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                               RESOLUTION


 
  Condemning the continued sponsorship of international terrorism by 
                     Iran, and for other purposes.

Whereas Iran has been a state sponsor of terrorism by providing aid to such 
        terrorist groups as Hamas, Hizbollah, and the Palestinian Islamic Jihad 
        and is also providing assistance to terrorist groups in Africa, the 
        Persian Gulf region, Turkey, and Central Asia;
Whereas there continues to be mounting evidence that Iran sponsored the 1996 
        Khobar Towers bombing in Saudi Arabia which killed 19 United States 
        servicemen;
Whereas the most recent report by the Department of State on ``Global Patterns 
        of International Terrorism'' states that Iran ``remained the most active 
        state sponsor of terrorism in 2001'';
Whereas Iran continues its efforts to acquire weapons of mass destruction and 
        the means to deliver them, including the recent test of a Shahab-3 
        missile which has a range of 800 miles;
Whereas foreign investments in the Iranian energy sector result in increased 
        revenue for Iran that may be used to further its support for acts of 
        international terrorism and its development of weapons of mass 
        destruction and the means to deliver them;
Whereas in 2001, Congress overwhelmingly passed and the President signed a 5-
        year extension of the Iran and Libya Sanctions Act of 1996, which 
        imposes sanctions on companies that invest in the Iranian and Libyan 
        energy sectors;
Whereas on May 28, 2002, Sheer Energy, a Canadian oil company, announced an 
        $80,000,000 contract to develop an Iranian petroleum field in 
        conjunction with the state-owned National Iranian Oil Company, which 
        constitutes the first investment in the Iranian energy sector since 
        September 11, 2001, that is subject to sanctions under the Iran and 
        Libya Sanctions Act of 1996; and
Whereas the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001, demonstrate that 
        international terrorism is a direct threat to the lives of Americans and 
        all other people irrespective of their nationality, and that the United 
        States must take stronger measures to ensure the end of state support 
        for international terrorism: Now, therefore, be it

    Resolved, That the House of Representatives--
            (1) condemns the continued sponsorship of international 
        terrorism by Iran and its development of weapons of mass 
        destruction and the means to deliver them;
            (2) reiterates its concern that investment in Iran's energy 
        sector makes a dangerous contribution to those activities that 
        sponsor international terrorism by providing the Iranian regime 
        with a significant source of funds that can, directly or 
        indirectly, support such activities;
            (3) demands that Sheer Energy cancel its contract with the 
        Government of Iran, a state sponsor of international terrorism, 
        to develop Iranian oil fields; and
            (4) urges the President to impose sanctions on Sheer Energy 
        under the Iran and Libya Sanctions Act of 1996 as long as its 
        investments remain subject to sanctions under that Act.
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