[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Con. Res. 158 Introduced in House (IH)]






109th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. CON. RES. 158

Calling for the adoption of a Sensible, Multilateral American Response 
      to Terrorism (SMART) security platform for the 21st century.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 18, 2005

 Ms. Woolsey (for herself, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Owens, Ms. Lee, Mr. Honda, 
Mr. McGovern, Mr. Grijalva, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. George Miller of California, 
  Mr. McDermott, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. Thompson of 
    Mississippi, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Farr, Ms. Solis, Ms. McCollum of 
  Minnesota, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Holt, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Emanuel, Mr. 
   DeFazio, Mr. Filner, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Ms. Kilpatrick of 
Michigan, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Oberstar, 
 Mr. Olver, Mr. Payne, Mr. Rangel, Ms. Linda T. Sanchez of California, 
 Ms. Schakowsky, Ms. Waters, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mrs. Christensen, 
  Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Clay, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. Markey, Mr. 
  Moran of Virginia, Mrs. Napolitano, Mr. Sanders, Ms. McKinney, Mr. 
Brown of Ohio, Mr. Tierney, Ms. Carson, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, Mrs. 
Maloney, and Ms. Norton) submitted the following concurrent resolution; 
     which was referred to the Committee on International Relations

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                         CONCURRENT RESOLUTION


 
Calling for the adoption of a Sensible, Multilateral American Response 
      to Terrorism (SMART) security platform for the 21st century.

Whereas the procurement or development of weapons of mass destruction, acts of 
        terrorism, abusive governmental regimes, and global instability 
        represent urgent threats to peace and security in the 21st century;
Whereas such threats are fueled in large part by poverty, disease, and resource 
        scarcity;
Whereas the over-reliance of the United States on unilateral military force and 
        the use of preventive military action undermine international law and 
        contribute to anti-American sentiment;
Whereas United States foreign and domestic policies and budget priorities should 
        promote global peace, stability, and security through a balance between 
        diplomatic, informational, military, and economic instruments of power;
Whereas a Sensible, Multilateral American Response to Terrorism (SMART) security 
        platform for the 21st century embraces international law and 
        cooperation, reduces the proliferation of weapons, demonstrates respect 
        for human rights, promotes democracy and sustainable development, and 
        addresses emerging threats early and effectively before they reach 
        crisis levels; and
Whereas to effectively implement such a response to terrorism, the United States 
        needs a SMART security platform for the 21st century that--

    (1) prevents future acts of terrorism by strengthening international 
institutions and respect for the rule of law;

    (2) reduces the threat and stops the spread of weapons of mass 
destruction and reduces the proliferation of conventional weapons;

    (3) addresses root causes of terrorism and violent conflict;

    (4) shifts United States budget priorities to more effectively meet the 
security needs of the United States; and

    (5) pursues to the fullest extent alternatives to war: Now, therefore, 
be it

    Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concurring), 
That Congress calls for the adoption of a Sensible, Multilateral 
American Response to Terrorism (SMART) security platform for the 21st 
century that--
            (1) prevents future acts of terrorism by strengthening 
        international institutions and respect for the rule of law by--
                    (A) working with the United Nations, the North 
                Atlantic Treaty Organization, other international 
                institutions, and other countries to root out terrorist 
                networks and strengthen international law;
                    (B) strengthening intelligence and law enforcement 
                cooperation, while respecting human and civil rights, 
                aimed at tracking, arresting, and bringing to justice 
                individuals involved in terrorist acts; and
                    (C) enhancing international efforts to cut off 
                financing for terrorist organizations;
            (2) reduces the threat and stops the spread of weapons of 
        mass destruction and reduces proliferation of conventional 
        weapons by--
                    (A) adhering to and supporting existing 
                nonproliferation treaties, including the Nuclear Non-
                Proliferation Treaty (entered into force with respect 
                to the United States in 1970), the Biological Weapons 
                Convention (entered into force with respect to the 
                United States in 1975), the Comprehensive Test Ban 
                Treaty (signed by the United States in 1996), and the 
                Chemical Weapons Convention (entered into force with 
                respect to the United States in 1997);
                    (B) setting an example for the rest of the world by 
                renouncing the development of new nuclear weapons and 
                the testing of nuclear weapons;
                    (C) prioritizing and providing adequate funding for 
                the Cooperative Threat Reduction program of the 
                Department of Defense, the Defense Nuclear 
                Nonproliferation Program of the Department of Energy, 
                and similar or related programs of other Federal 
                departments and agencies to work with the Russian 
                Federation and the states of the former Soviet Union to 
                dismantle nuclear warheads, reduce nuclear stockpiles, 
                and secure nuclear weapons and materials in, and 
                prevent the outflow of nuclear weapons expertise from, 
                Russia and those states;
                    (D) replicating in other countries and regions of 
                the world the Cooperative Threat Reduction program, the 
                Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation program, and similar 
                or related programs of other Federal departments and 
                agencies;
                    (E) pursuing diplomacy, enhanced inspection 
                regimes, and regional security arrangements to reduce 
                proliferation;
                    (F) working to ensure that highly enriched uranium 
                is stored only in secure locations around the world 
                by--
                            (i) providing adequate funding for the 
                        Global Threat Reduction Initiative of the 
                        Department of Energy to provide for the 
                        removal, or temporary adequate security where 
                        removal is not yet feasible, of highly enriched 
                        uranium from its many locations around the 
                        world; and
                            (ii) carrying out the necessary provisions 
                        of the Global Threat Reduction Initiative, 
                        including the authority to provide adequate 
                        incentives for the removal of highly enriched 
                        uranium to secure locations; and
                    (G) enhancing arms exports controls for 
                conventional weapons, including restricting the sale 
                and transfer of weapons to governmental regimes 
                involved in human rights abuses and to regions of 
                conflict;
            (3) addresses root causes of terrorism and violent conflict 
        by--
                    (A) increasing development aid to and debt relief 
                for the poorest countries and integrating peace-
                building and conflict prevention into development 
                programs;
                    (B) working with the international community to 
                address the growing problem of resource scarcity;
                    (C) supporting programs that promote sustainable 
                development, democracy-building, human rights 
                education, conflict resolution, the strengthening of 
                civil society in the developing world, and educational 
                opportunities for women and girls; and
                    (D) engaging the international community in post-
                conflict reconstruction and political transition 
                processes;
            (4) shifts United States budget priorities to more 
        effectively meet the security needs of the United States by--
                    (A) creating a more effective national security 
                strategy focused on multilateralism, nonproliferation, 
                diplomacy, and conflict prevention;
                    (B) ceasing to pay for outdated weapons systems 
                that do not address today's security threats;
                    (C) reducing dependence on foreign oil by promoting 
                long-term energy security through greater investment in 
                sustainable and renewable alternatives; and
                    (D) providing adequate peacekeeping, 
                reconstruction, and development funding to secure long-
                term peace and stability in troubled countries and 
                regions; and
            (5) pursues to the fullest extent alternatives to war by--
                    (A) increasing United States and international 
                capacities for the prevention of armed conflict, 
                including more effective conflict assessment and early 
                warning systems, multilateral rapid response 
                mechanisms, human rights monitoring, civilian policing, 
                and effective justice systems;
                    (B) strengthening United States diplomacy and 
                international and regional institutions to prevent and 
                resolve violent conflict; and
                    (C) supporting civil society programs as a critical 
                component in the prevention and resolution of violent 
                conflict.
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