[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 782 Introduced in House (IH)]
111th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. RES. 782
Demanding that the Government of Iran immediately disclose the
existence of any additional nuclear-related facilities and provide
unfettered access to its Qom enrichment facility.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
September 29, 2009
Mr. Johnson of Georgia (for himself, Ms. Clarke, Mr. Connolly of
Virginia, Mr. Davis of Alabama, Ms. Giffords, Mr. Griffith, Mr. Hall of
New York, Mr. Himes, Ms. Hirono, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. Minnick,
Ms. Moore of Wisconsin, Mr. Payne, Mr. Pierluisi, Ms. Loretta Sanchez
of California, Mr. Scott of Georgia, Mr. Meek of Florida, Mr. Smith of
Texas, Mr. Perlmutter, Mr. Davis of Tennessee, Mr. Miller of North
Carolina, Mr. Andrews, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Broun of Georgia, Mr. Hare, Mr.
Meeks of New York, Ms. Berkley, Mr. Engel, Ms. Wasserman Schultz, Ms.
Bordallo, Mr. Al Green of Texas, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Delahunt,
and Mr. McGovern) submitted the following resolution; which was
referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs
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RESOLUTION
Demanding that the Government of Iran immediately disclose the
existence of any additional nuclear-related facilities and provide
unfettered access to its Qom enrichment facility.
Whereas the Government of Iran's nuclear weapons program threatens the United
States, U.S. allies, the global nonproliferation regime, and stability
in the Middle East and Central Asia;
Whereas the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has repeatedly called
attention to Iran's unlawful nuclear activities, and, as a result, the
United Nations Security Council has adopted sanctions to encourage the
Government of Iran to cease those activities and comply with its
obligations under the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons
(commonly known as the ``Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty'');
Whereas Iran has engaged in a pattern of deception and evasion while the
international community has sought to ensure in good faith that Iran
does not develop nuclear weapons;
Whereas not until September 21, 2009, did the Government of Iran inform the IAEA
of its covert enrichment facility near Qom;
Whereas the Government of Iran has labored to conceal the existence and purpose
of the Qom facility while at the same time claiming that its nuclear
program has been fully disclosed to the IAEA; and
Whereas the size and configuration of the Qom facility raises credible suspicion
that it is designed for enrichment associated with a military nuclear
program: Now, therefore, be it
Resolved, That the House of Representatives--
(1) demands that the Government of Iran immediately
disclose the existence of any additional nuclear-related
facilities;
(2) urges the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to
proceed as soon as possible with inspections of the Qom
enrichment facility; and
(3) insists that the Government of Iran provide IAEA
inspectors immediate and unfettered access to its Qom facility
and any other such facilities not yet disclosed.
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