[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Res. 480 Introduced in Senate (IS)]








109th CONGRESS
  2d Session
S. RES. 480

   Expressing the sense of the Senate regarding the Chemical Weapons 
                              Convention.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                              May 16, 2006

   Mr. Salazar (for himself, Mr. Allard, Mr. Bayh, Mr. Bunning, Mr. 
McConnell, and Mr. Wyden) submitted the following resolution; which was 
              referred to the Committee on Armed Services

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                               RESOLUTION


 
   Expressing the sense of the Senate regarding the Chemical Weapons 
                              Convention.

Whereas the Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production, 
        Stockpiling and Use of Chemical Weapons and on Their Destruction, done 
        at Paris on January 13, 1993 (commonly referred to as the ``Chemical 
        Weapons Convention''), requires all United States chemical weapons 
        stockpiles be destroyed by April 29, 2012;
Whereas, on April 10, 2006, the Department of Defense notified Congress that the 
        United States would not meet the deadline under the Chemical Weapons 
        Convention for destruction of United States chemical weapons stockpiles;
Whereas, destroying existing chemical weapons is a homeland security imperative, 
        an arms control priority, and required by United States law; and
Whereas, the elimination and nonproliferation of chemical weapons of mass 
        destruction is of utmost importance to the national security of the 
        United States: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That it is the sense of the Senate that--
            (1) the United States is committed to making every effort 
        to safely dispose of its chemical weapons stockpiles by the 
        Chemical Weapons Convention deadline of April 29, 2012, or as 
        soon thereafter as possible, and will carry out all of its 
        other obligations under the Convention; and
            (2) the Secretary of Defense should prepare a comprehensive 
        schedule for safely destroying the United States chemical 
        weapons stockpiles to prevent further delays in the destruction 
        of such stockpiles, and the schedule should be submitted 
        annually to the congressional defense committees separately or 
        as part of another required report.
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