[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5902 Introduced in House (IH)]








109th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 5902

To prohibit the proposed sale to Pakistan of F-16 aircraft and related 
   defense articles and defense services unless Pakistan has halted 
        construction of a certain plutonium production reactor.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 26, 2006

  Mr. Markey introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                  Committee on International Relations

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                                 A BILL


 
To prohibit the proposed sale to Pakistan of F-16 aircraft and related 
   defense articles and defense services unless Pakistan has halted 
        construction of a certain plutonium production reactor.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. PROHIBITION ON SALE TO PAKISTAN OF F-16 AIRCRAFT AND RELATED 
              DEFENSE ARTICLES AND SERVICES UNLESS CONSTRUCTION OF 
              NUCLEAR REACTOR TERMINATED.

    (a) Prohibition.--The President may not sell to Pakistan the items 
described in subsection (b) unless the President has certified to the 
Congress that Pakistan has terminated construction of the plutonium 
production reactor in Khushab, Pakistan.
    (b) Description of Items.--The items referred to in subsection (a) 
are the following items, as set forth in the notifications to Congress 
on June 28, 2006, of the proposed sale of the items to Pakistan:
            (1) F-16C/D Block 50/52 aircraft, and associated equipment 
        and services.
            (2) F-16A/B Mid-Life Update Modification kits, and 
        associated equipment and services.
            (3) F-16 engine modifications and Falcon UP/STAR structural 
        upgrades, and associated equipment and services.
            (4) Weapons for F-16C/D Block 50/52 aircraft, and 
        associated equipment and services.
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