ARMS CONTROL

Appointments

Senate National Security Working Group, S1669 [11MR], S1715 [12MR], S4064 [10JN]

Articles and editorials

Israel’s Military Intelligence Chief Says Syria’s Assad Readying To Use Chemical Weapons, S1833 [14MR]

Modernize, Don’t Abandon Our Nuclear Arsenal, S5488 [27JN]

Bills and resolutions

Foreign aid: establish a framework for effective, transparent, and accountable U.S. foreign assistance (see H.R. 1793), H2392 [26AP]

Human rights: prohibit transfer of defense articles and defense services to foreign countries that are engaging in gross violations of internationally-recognized human rights (see H.R. 479), H342 [4FE] (see H.R. 599), H431 [8FE]

Iran: appoint a high-level U.S. representative or special envoy for the purpose of ensuring U.S. diplomatic efforts to prevent acquisition of nuclear weapons and avoid war (see H.R. 783), H595 [15FE]

——— ensure compliance with international agreements to abandon pursuit of nuclear weapons by protecting existing sanctions (see S. 1765), S8457 [21NO]

——— impose and expand sanctions for violations of interim Joint Plan of Action on nuclear weapons or failure to reach final agreement (see S. 1881), S9052 [19DE]

——— impose sanctions (see S. 1001), S3657 [21MY]

——— oppose development of nuclear weapons and possession of enrichment and reprocessing capabilities and provide relief from sanctions only upon complete abandonment of nuclear weapons program (see S. Res. 269), S7536 [16OC]

——— prevent acquisition of nuclear weapons, dismantle production facilities, allow inspections, suspend support for terrorists and Syria, reduce human rights violations, and allow additional sanctions (see H. Res. 445), H8109 [12DE]

——— prohibit the gaining of nuclear weapons capability and maximize U.S. diplomatic influence to achieve a negotiated settlement regarding Iran’s nuclear weapons program (see H.R. 3292), H6604 [15OC]

Israel: amend requirements relative to assessment of qualitative military edge over military threats (see H.R. 1992), H2653 [15MY]

Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of: prevent nuclear proliferation (see S. 298), S707 [13FE]

Next Generation Cooperative Threat Reduction Strategy: establish (see S. 1021), S3761 [22MY]

Nuclear energy: require congressional approval of agreements for peaceful nuclear cooperation with foreign countries (see H.R. 3766), H8109 [12DE]

Nuclear weapons: abolish and redirect resources to certain domestic initiatives while ensuring environmental restoration and clean-energy conversion (see H.R. 1650), H2158 [18AP]

Strategic Defense Initiative: anniversary (see S. Res. 82), S2026 [20MR]

U.N. Arms Trade Treaty: oppose (see S. Con. Res. 7), S1786 [13MR] (see H. Con. Res. 23), H1396 [13MR]

Weapons: increase sanctions on entities who transfer to Iran, Syria, or North Korea goods, services, or technology for chemical, biological, or advanced conventional weapons proliferation activities (see H.R. 893), H814 [28FE]

Factsheets

Key U.S. Redlines Relative to U.N. Arms Trade Treaty: Dept. of State, H5827 [25SE]

Messages

National Emergency Relative to Disposition of Russian Highly Enriched Uranium: President Obama, S4790 [20JN], H3984 [20JN]

Remarks in House

Dept. of Defense: end contracts with Rosoboronexport (company) relative to role in arms sales to Syria, H3620, H3623 [14JN], H4940 [23JY]

——— prohibit U.N. Arms Trade Treaty funding unless treaty has been signed by the President, ratified by the Senate, and implemented by congressional legislation, H3579 [13JN]

——— urge the President to utilize diplomatic means to limit transfer of arms from Russia, Lebanon, and Iran to Syria, H3639 [14JN]

Dept. of Energy: mixed oxide fuel (MOX) program Savannah River site construction funding, H4302, H4303 [9JY]

——— National Nuclear Security Administration B61 nuclear bomb funding, H4288–H4290 [9JY]

——— National Nuclear Security Administration W–76 nuclear warhead funding, H4299 [9JY]

Iran: impose sanctions on foreign financial institutions that deal with the Central Bank of Iran, H7494 [4DE]

——— oppose development of nuclear weapons and possession of enrichment and reprocessing capabilities and provide relief from sanctions only upon complete abandonment of nuclear weapons program, H6960 [12NO], H7037–H7040, H7048 [13NO], H7062 [14NO], H7255 [20NO], H7368, H7380 [2DE], H7439 [3DE], H7491, H7493–H7498 [4DE], H7560 [5DE], H7653 [11DE], H8098 [12DE]

——— oppose interim agreement allowing possession of nuclear enrichment and reprocessing capabilities and enhancement of nuclear technical capabilities, H7378–H7383 [2DE]

——— prohibit the gaining of nuclear weapons capability and maximize U.S. diplomatic influence to achieve a negotiated settlement regarding Iran’s nuclear weapons program, H7263, H7266 [20NO], H7696, H7699, H7701 [12DE]

——— prohibit the gaining of nuclear weapons capability and maximize U.S. diplomatic influence to achieve a negotiated settlement regarding Iran’s nuclear weapons program (H.R. 3292), H6669 [22OC], H6891 [29OC]

Israel: amend requirements relative to assessment of qualitative military edge over military threats (H.R. 1992), H2706 [16MY], H7381 [2DE], H7650–H7653 [11DE], E1867 [12DE]

Kazakhstan: tribute to efforts in international relations, E988 [28JN]

National security: call for adoption of smart security platform for the 21st century, H2335, H2336 [25AP]

Nuclear weapons: abolish and redirect resources to certain domestic initiatives while ensuring environmental restoration and clean-energy conversion (H.R. 1650), E499 [18AP]

Obama, President: evaluation of administration, H4148 [28JN]

Russia: require the President to convey to Congress any proposed deals concerning domestic missile defense systems or nuclear arms, H3555, H3556 [13JN]

U.N. Arms Trade Treaty: oppose, H6558 [12OC]

——— oppose (H. Con. Res. 23), E1395 [27SE]

——— prohibit ratification if such treaty restricts the right to keep and bear arms, H5827–H5831 [25SE], H5897 [27SE], H6445 [9OC]

——— signing, H5825, H5827–H5831 [25SE], H5896, H5897 [27SE]

U.S.-Russian Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START): funding through reduction in Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency funding, H3571 [13JN]

——— prohibit funding to reduce nuclear weapon stockpiles below newly negotiated levels, H4342–H4344 [10JY], H4970, H4971, H4973 [23JY]

Remarks in Senate

al-Assad, Bashar: alleged use by Syrian President of chemical weapons against Syrian population, S3288 [9MY]

——— preparations by Syrian President to use chemical weapons against Syrian population, S1833 [14MR]

Dept. of Defense: end contracts with Rosoboronexport (company) relative to role in arms sales to Syria, S4568 [18JN], S5767 [18JY], S6191 [1AU]

Dept. of Energy: mixed oxide fuel (MOX) program Savannah River site construction funding, S3548–S3550 [16MY]

——— National Nuclear Security Administration funding, S2123 [21MR]

Iran: assessment of interim agreement allowing possession of nuclear enrichment and reprocessing capabilities and enhancement of nuclear technical capabilities, S9005–S9007 [19DE]

——— express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear weapons capability, S7483 [15OC]

——— impose and expand sanctions for violations of interim Joint Plan of Action on nuclear weapons or failure to reach final agreement (S. 1881), S9069 [19DE], S9115 [20DE]

——— impose sanctions, S8784 [13DE]

——— impose sanctions (S. 1001), S3661 [21MY], S3742 [22MY]

——— oppose development of nuclear weapons and possession of enrichment and reprocessing capabilities and provide relief from sanctions only upon complete abandonment of nuclear weapons program, S7978–S7980 [13NO], S8613 [11DE], S8702 [12DE], S8797 [13DE], S9005–S9007 [19DE]

Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of: prevent nuclear proliferation (S. 298), S816, S817 [25FE], S3320 [9MY]

Next Generation Cooperative Threat Reduction Strategy: establish, S8341 [20NO]

——— establish (S. 1021), S3765–S3767 [22MY]

Russia: condemn support of and transfer of weapons to Syrian Government and call for sanctions against and transfer of leadership in Syria, S3289 [9MY]

U.N. Arms Trade Treaty: prohibit negotiation if such treaty restricts the right to keep and bear arms, S2262, S2318, S2319 [22MR]

U.S.-Russian Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START): prohibit funding to reduce nuclear weapon stockpiles below newly negotiated levels, S8819 [15DE], S8962 [18DE]

——— renewal, S4742 [20JN], S5109 [25JN]

Reports filed

North Korea Nonproliferation and Accountability Act: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. 298), S771 [14FE]

Texts of

H.R. 1992, Israel QME Enhancement Act, H7650 [11DE]

S. 298, North Korea Nonproliferation and Accountability Act, S816 [25FE]

S. 1001, Iran Export Embargo Act, S3661 [21MY]

S. Con. Res. 7, oppose U.N. Arms Trade Treaty, S1793 [13MR]

S. Res. 82, Strategic Defense Initiative anniversary, S2035 [20MR]

S. Res. 269, oppose Iranian development of nuclear weapons and possession of enrichment and reprocessing capabilities and provide relief from sanctions only upon complete abandonment of nuclear weapons program, S7536 [16OC]