[Congressional Bills 113th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 445 Introduced in House (IH)]
113th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. RES. 445
Urging the P5+1 to only accept a final nuclear agreement with Iran that
definitively prevents Iran from acquiring a nuclear weapons capability,
ceases Iran's construction of advanced missiles and warheads, suspends
Iran's support for terrorist organizations, and reduces human rights
violations within Iran.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
December 12, 2013
Mr. Roskam (for himself, Mr. McCaul, Mr. Gene Green of Texas, and Mr.
Lipinski) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the
Committee on Foreign Affairs
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RESOLUTION
Urging the P5+1 to only accept a final nuclear agreement with Iran that
definitively prevents Iran from acquiring a nuclear weapons capability,
ceases Iran's construction of advanced missiles and warheads, suspends
Iran's support for terrorist organizations, and reduces human rights
violations within Iran.
Whereas a nuclear-capable Iran threatens United States national security and
global stability;
Whereas since at least the late 1980s, Iran has engaged in a sustained and well-
documented pattern of illicit and deceptive activities to acquire a
nuclear weapons capability;
Whereas United States policy is to prevent Iran from acquiring a nuclear weapons
capability;
Whereas in November 2013, the P5+1 and Iran announced an interim nuclear
agreement and the intent to reach a final comprehensive agreement over
Iran's nuclear program;
Whereas the United Nations Security Council has adopted multiple resolutions
since 2006 demanding of Iran its full and sustained suspension of all
uranium enrichment-related and reprocessing activities and its full
cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) on all
outstanding issues related to its nuclear activities, particularly those
concerning the possible military dimensions of its nuclear programs;
Whereas Secretary of State John Kerry has publicly stated that the United States
does not recognize Iran's self-proclaimed right to enrich uranium;
Whereas the United Nations Security Council has adopted multiple resolutions
demanding of Iran its full and sustained suspension of heavy-water
production efforts, including the heavy-water reactor at Arak;
Whereas Iran routinely denies international inspectors access to suspected
nuclear and weapons-testing facilities in violation of international
agreements, including the Parchin military complex;
Whereas Iran is developing an arsenal of advanced long-range ballistic missiles,
including some already capable of reaching India, North Africa, western
China, and parts of eastern Europe, and is expected to be able to
flight-test an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) capable of
reaching the United States by 2015;
Whereas, on June 9, 2010, the United Nations Security Council adopted Resolution
1929, which states that ``Iran shall not undertake any activity related
to ballistic missiles capable of delivering nuclear weapons.'';
Whereas the United States Department of State has designated Iran as a state
sponsor of terrorism since 1984 and has characterized Iran as the ``most
active state sponsor of terrorism'' in the world;
Whereas Iran is a world leader in human rights violations, including the
persecution of religious minorities and imprisonment of United States
citizens; and
Whereas economic sanctions have brought Iran's economy to the brink of collapse,
forcing the Government of Iran to enter serious negotiations over Iran's
nuclear program: Now, therefore, be it
Resolved, That the House of Representatives--
(1) reaffirms its commitment to prevent Iran from acquiring
a nuclear weapons capability, which threatens United States
national security and global stability;
(2) declares that Iran should completely dismantle all
enrichment facilities and cease all centrifuge production;
(3) declares that Iran should completely dismantle its
heavy-water plutonium reactor at Arak and cease all heavy-water
production efforts;
(4) declares that Iran should allow constant, intrusive
inspections and monitoring of all nuclear and weapons-testing
facilities and fully implement the Additional Protocol to the
nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT);
(5) declares that Iran should cease the development,
production, and testing of long-range ballistic missiles;
(6) declares that Iran should cease and dismantle the
development of a nuclear warhead and cease other weaponization
efforts;
(7) declares that Iran should suspend its support for
terrorist organizations including Hamas and Hezbollah, as well
as the Assad regime in Syria;
(8) declares that Iran should take dramatic steps to
significantly reduce human rights violations, including the
persecution of religious minorities and unjust imprisonment of
innocent United States citizens; and
(9) reaffirms the need for additional economic sanctions
against Iran should it fail to meet the negotiated terms of the
interim agreement within six months of implementing the deal.
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