[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 3 (Friday, January 20, 2006)]
[Senate]
[Pages S25-S28]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         SUBMITTED RESOLUTIONS

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SENATE RESOLUTION 349--CONDEMNING THE GOVERNMENT OF IRAN FOR VIOLATING 
   THE TERMS OF THE 2004 PARIS AGREEMENT, AND EXPRESSING SUPPORT FOR 
 EFFORTS TO REFER IRAN TO THE UNITED NATIONS SECURITY COUNCIL FOR ITS 
   NONCOMPLIANCE WITH INTERNATIONAL ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY OBLIGATIONS

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

                              S. Res. 349

       Whereas the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) 
     reported in November 2003 that Iran had been developing an 
     undeclared nuclear enrichment program for 18 years and had 
     covertly imported nuclear material and equipment, carried out 
     over 110 unreported experiments to produce uranium metal, 
     separated plutonium, and concealed many other aspects of its 
     nuclear facilities;
       Whereas, in November 2004, the Governments of the United 
     Kingdom, France, and Germany entered into an agreement with 
     Iran on Iran's nuclear program (commonly known as the ``Paris 
     Agreement''), successfully securing a commitment from the 
     Government of Iran to voluntarily suspend uranium enrichment 
     operations in exchange for discussions on economic, 
     technological, political, and security issues;
       Whereas Article XII.C of the Statute of the IAEA requires 
     the IAEA Board of Governors to report the noncompliance of 
     any member of the IAEA with its IAEA obligations to all 
     members and to the Security Council and General Assembly of 
     the United Nations;
       Whereas Article III.B-4 of the Statute of the IAEA 
     specifies that ``if in connection with the activities of the 
     Agency there should arise questions that are within the 
     competence of the Security Council, the Agency shall notify 
     the Security Council, as the organ bearing the main 
     responsibility for the maintenance of international peace and 
     security'';
       Whereas, in September 2005, the IAEA Board of Governors 
     adopted a resolution declaring that Iran's many failures and 
     breaches constitute noncompliance in the context of Article 
     XII.C of the Statute of the IAEA;
       Whereas, on January 3, 2006, the Government of Iran 
     announced that it planned to restart its nuclear research 
     efforts in direct violation of the Paris Agreement;
       Whereas, in January 2006, Iranian officials, in the 
     presence of IAEA inspectors, began to remove United Nations 
     seals from the enrichment facility in Natanz, Iran;

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       Whereas Foreign Secretary of the United Kingdom Jack Straw 
     warned Iranian officials that they were ``pushing their 
     luck'' by removing the United Nations seals that were placed 
     on the Natanz facility by the IAEA 2 years earlier;
       Whereas President of France Jacques Chirac said that the 
     Governments of Iran and North Korea risk making a ``serious 
     error'' by pursuing nuclear activities in defiance of 
     international agreements;
       Whereas Foreign Minister of Germany Frank-Walter Steinmeier 
     said that the Government of Iran had ``crossed lines which it 
     knew would not remain without consequences'';
       Whereas Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice stated, ``It is 
     obvious that if Iran cannot be brought to live up to its 
     international obligations, in fact, the IAEA Statute would 
     indicate that Iran would have to be referred to the U.N. 
     Security Council.'';
       Whereas President of Iran Mahmoud Ahmadinejad stated, ``The 
     Iranian government and nation has no fear of the Western 
     ballyhoo and will continue its nuclear programs with 
     decisiveness and wisdom.'';
       Whereas the United States has joined with the Governments 
     of Britain, France, and Germany in calling for a meeting of 
     the IAEA to discuss Iran's non-compliance with its IAEA 
     obligations;
       Whereas President Ahmadinejad has stated that Israel should 
     be ``wiped off the map''; and
       Whereas the international community is in agreement that 
     the Government of Iran should not seek the development of 
     nuclear weapons:
       Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved, That the Senate--
       (1) condemns the decisions of the Government of Iran to 
     remove United Nations seals from its uranium enrichment 
     facilities and to resume nuclear research efforts;
       (2) commends the Governments of Britain, France, and 
     Germany for their efforts to secure the 2004 Paris Agreement, 
     which resulted in the brief suspension in Iran of nuclear 
     enrichment activities;
       (3) supports the referral of Iran to the United Nations 
     Security Council under Article XII.C and Article III.B-4 of 
     the Statute of the IAEA for violating the Paris Agreement; 
     and
       (4) condemns actions by the Government of Iran to develop, 
     produce, or acquire nuclear weapons.

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