[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Con. Res. 432 Introduced in House (IH)]








109th CONGRESS
  2d Session
H. CON. RES. 432

  Calling on the Government of North Korea to cease all production of 
   weapons of mass destruction, to cease proliferation of ballistic 
        missiles, and to uphold its 1999 pledge to refrain from 
  intercontinental ballistic missile testing, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             June 22, 2006

  Ms. Bordallo (for herself and Mr. McCotter) submitted the following 
     concurrent resolution; which was referred to the Committee on 
                        International Relations

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                         CONCURRENT RESOLUTION


 
  Calling on the Government of North Korea to cease all production of 
   weapons of mass destruction, to cease proliferation of ballistic 
        missiles, and to uphold its 1999 pledge to refrain from 
  intercontinental ballistic missile testing, and for other purposes.

Whereas on August 31, 1998, North Korea launched a 3-stage ballistic missile 
        over the territorial airspace and waters of Japan;
Whereas North Korea launched the missile in a reckless and provocative manner 
        over inhabited lands of Japan, a sovereign and independent nation, 
        without warning for the stated purpose of launching a satellite into 
        orbit;
Whereas the missile that was fired is a modified version of the Taepodong 1, 
        which has an estimated range of up to 6,000 kilometers;
Whereas the Taepodong 1 missile is a medium range ballistic missile capable of 
        delivering a nuclear, chemical, or biological weapon of mass 
        destruction;
Whereas the international community condemned the 1998 Taepodong 1 missile 
        launch;
Whereas the Government of North Korea imposed a moratorium on testing long-range 
        missiles in 1999, which, in turn, led the United States to lift most 
        United States economic sanctions against North Korea;
Whereas shortly after the signing of the 1994 agreed framework between the 
        United States and North Korea, North Korea instituted a secret program 
        to enrich uranium;
Whereas, since North Korea's 1993 successful test of its intermediate NoDong 
        missile, North Korea has significantly expanded sale and proliferation 
        of such missile to countries like Iran and Syria;
Whereas the North Korean military has engaged in numerous acts of aggression in 
        the waters in and around South Korea and Japan, including hostile 
        military actions against South Korean and Japanese naval vessels;
Whereas in 2003 North Korea resumed operation of its plutonium nuclear 
        facilities and informed the United States that it had resumed its 
        nuclear weapons development program;
Whereas in 2003 North Korea withdrew from the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of 
        Nuclear Weapons;
Whereas it is believed that North Korea has developed sufficient weapons grade 
        plutonium for at least six nuclear weapons;
Whereas it is believed that the Government of North Korea moved a Taepodong 2 
        missile into a launch posture and fully loaded the missile with fuel in 
        June 2006;
Whereas the success of any tests of the Taepodong 2 missile will further advance 
        the development of North Korea's long-range ballistic missile program;
Whereas a second stage Taepodong 2 missile is believed to be able to reach 
        United States locations in Guam, Alaska, and Hawaii with a sizeable 
        payload;
Whereas a third stage Taepodong 2 missile is believed to be able to reach most 
        locations in North America with a sizeable payload;
Whereas the Government of North Korea is willing to conduct its foreign policy 
        in a game of brinkmanship in order to satisfy the political and military 
        agenda of the North Korean military, boost morale, and improve its 
        bargaining leverage in international negotiations;
Whereas the Government of North Korea has twice boycotted the Six Party talks 
        between North Korea, the United States, Japan, the People's Republic of 
        China, South Korea, and the Russian Federation which are aimed at the 
        peaceful denuclearization of North Korea; and
Whereas the Government of North Korea is urged to resolve its security concerns 
        by returning to the Six Party talks and through other international 
        norms of negotiation and diplomacy: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concurring),  
That Congress--
            (1) calls on the Government of North Korea to cease all 
        production of weapons of mass destruction and cease 
        proliferation of ballistic missiles;
            (2) calls on the Government of North Korea to return to 
        international diplomatic negotiations and the Six Party talks;
            (3) expresses its concern at North Korea's renewed 
        threatening actions taken in the development of the Taepodong 2 
        missile;
            (4) calls on the Government of North Korea to abandon its 
        development of the Taepodong 2 missile; and
            (5) resolves to support United States allies, including 
        South Korea, Japan, New Zealand, Australia, and others, 
        threatened by North Korean provocations.
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