[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 573 Introduced in House (IH)]







109th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. RES. 573

 Congratulating Mohamed ElBaradei and the United Nations International 
         Atomic Energy Agency on winning the Nobel Peace Prize.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           November 18, 2005

   Mr. Allen (for himself, Mr. Snyder, and Mr. Spratt) submitted the 
     following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on 
                        International Relations

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                               RESOLUTION


 
 Congratulating Mohamed ElBaradei and the United Nations International 
         Atomic Energy Agency on winning the Nobel Peace Prize.

Whereas on October 7, 2005, the Norwegian Nobel Committee awarded the Nobel 
        Peace Prize to Dr. Mohamed ElBaradei and the United Nations 
        International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) for ``their efforts to prevent 
        nuclear energy from being used for military purposes and to ensure that 
        nuclear energy for peaceful purposes is used in the safest possible 
        way'';
Whereas the IAEA was founded in 1957 with the mission of promoting the peaceful 
        uses of nuclear technologies and verifying that such technologies are 
        not used to build nuclear weapons;
Whereas in large part due to the work of the IAEA, the current number of nuclear 
        weapon states is half the number that the United States intelligence 
        community expected could emerge by 1968;
Whereas the IAEA has for almost 50 years served as a watchdog for nuclear 
        proliferation around the world while upholding the belief that ``nuclear 
        science should be used safely and securely in the service of 
        humankind'';
Whereas Dr. Mohamed ElBaradei has worked for the IAEA since 1984 and has served 
        as Director General since 1997;
Whereas the IAEA now consists of more than 2,200 professional and support 
        employees from 90 different countries;
Whereas the IAEA has trained more than 1,500 people to conduct more than 100 
        nuclear security field missions since September 11, 2001, as the Agency, 
        in working to control nuclear weapons and materials, has faced new 
        challenges brought by technological advances and a more open global 
        economy;
Whereas pursuant to United Nations Security Council Resolution 1441, the IAEA 
        oversaw weapons inspections in Iraq and conducted more than 750 
        inspections at 550 sites there from November 2002 to March 2003;
Whereas on March 7, 2003, Dr. ElBaradei stated that ``After three months of 
        intrusive inspections, we have to date found no evidence or plausible 
        indication of the revival of a nuclear weapons program in Iraq'';
Whereas the assessments of IAEA inspections in Iraq have been proven accurate by 
        subsequent United States-led investigations that revealed that Iraq did 
        not have an ongoing or recent nuclear weapons program; and
Whereas the Nobel Committee calls Dr. ElBaradei ``an unafraid advocate of new 
        measures to strengthen'' the nuclear nonproliferation regime, including 
        efforts to hold nations to their commitments under the Treaty on the 
        Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, promote multilateral solutions to 
        nuclear proliferation, achieve a treaty preventing the manufacturing of 
        fissile material for weapons purposes, and seek new methods for 
        supplying nuclear material for peaceful uses: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the House of Representatives--
            (1) congratulates Dr. Mohamed ElBaradei and the 
        International Atomic Energy Agency for winning the 2005 Nobel 
        Peace Prize;
            (2) commends the International Atomic Energy Agency on its 
        past accomplishments and commitment to its mission; and
            (3) recognizes the importance of the International Atomic 
        Energy Agency in promoting multilateral approaches to nuclear 
        nonproliferation.
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