[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 60 (Tuesday, May 16, 2006)]
[Senate]
[Page S4626]
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                         SUBMITTED RESOLUTIONS

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SENATE RESOLUTION 480--EXPRESSING THE SENSE OF THE SENATE REGARDING THE 
                      CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION

   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:

                              S. Res. 480

       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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