[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 42 (Monday, March 17, 2003)]
[Senate]
[Page S3808]
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                         SUBMITTED RESOLUTIONS

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   SENATE RESOLUTION 90--EXPRESSING THE SENSE OF THE SENATE THAT THE 
 SENATE STRONGLY SUPPORTS THE NONPROLIFERATION PROGRAMS OF THE UNITED 
                                 STATES

  Mr. BYRD (for himself, and Mr. Lugar) submitted the following 
resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations:

                               S. Res. 90

       Whereas on March 6, 2003, the Senate gave its advice and 
     consent to the Treaty Between the United States of America 
     and the Russian Federation on Strategic Offensive Reductions, 
     done at Moscow on May 24, 2002 (the Moscow Treaty), which 
     treaty will result in the draw down of thousands of strategic 
     nuclear weapons by December 31, 2012;
       Whereas the lack of strict and effective control over and 
     security of all weapons of mass destruction by the 
     governments having jurisdiction over such weapons continues 
     to be of grave concern to all nations that are threatened by 
     terrorism, especially after the catastrophic terrorist 
     attacks of September 11, 2001; and
       Whereas despite some recent improvements in cooperation at 
     the highest levels of the Russian Federation, various 
     officials and agencies of the Russian Federation have been 
     counter-productive in barring access and information to the 
     United States with respect to nonproliferation programs and 
     activities, thereby needlessly hindering the progress of such 
     programs and activities: Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved, That it is the sense of the Senate that--
       (1) the Senate strongly supports the nonproliferation 
     programs of the Department of Defense, the Department of 
     Energy, and the Department of State, which programs are 
     intended to reduce the worldwide threat posed by nuclear, 
     chemical, and biological weapons that remain unsecured in the 
     Russian Federation and elsewhere;
       (2) the Russian Federation should continue to improve the 
     access of the United States to key facilities, and the 
     sharing of information with the United States, so as to bring 
     a successful and timely conclusion to various 
     nonproliferation programs and activities; and
       (3) the United States should redouble its efforts to 
     achieve full implementation of the nonproliferation programs 
     of the Department of Defense, the Department of Energy, and 
     the Department of State under effective management, and make 
     full use of all funds that Congress appropriates or otherwise 
     makes available for such programs.

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