To state the policy of the United States on the nuclear programs of Iran.

SA 4257. Mr. BIDEN (for himself, Mr. Hagel, Mr. Dodd, Mr. Levin, Mr.
Kerry, and Mrs. Feinstein) proposed an amendment to the bill S. 2766,
to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2007 for military
activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and
for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe
personnel strengths for such fiscal year for the Armed Forces, and for
other purposes; as follows:

At the appropriate place, insert the following:

SEC. 1231. UNITED STATE'S POLICY ON THE NUCLEAR PROGRAMS OF
IRAN.

(a) Findings.--Congress finds that:
(1) The pursuit by the Iranian regime of a capability to
produce nuclear weapons represents a threat to the United
States, the Middle East region, and international peace and
security.
(2) On May 31, 2006, Secretary of State Rice announced that
the United States would join negotiations with Iran, along
with the United Kingdom, France, and Germany, provided that
Iran fully and verifiably suspends its enrichment and
reprocessing activities.
(3) On June 1, 2006, President George W. Bush stated that
``Secretary Rice, at my instructions, said to the world that
we want to solve the problem of the Iranian nuclear issue
diplomatically. And we made it very clear publicly that we're
willing to come to the table, so long as the Iranians
verifiably suspend their program. In other words, we said to
the Iranians [that] the United States of America wants to
work with our partners to solve the problem''.
(4) On June 1, 2006, the United States, the United Kingdom,
France, Germany, the People's Republic of China, and the
Russian Federation agreed upon a package of incentives and
disincentives, which was subsequently presented to Iran by
the High Representative of the European Union, Javier Solana.

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(b) Sense of Congress.--Congress--
(1) endorses the policy of the United States, announced May
31, 2006, to achieve a successful diplomatic outcome, in
coordination with leading members of the international
community, with respect to the threat posed by the efforts of
the Iranian regime to acquire a capability to produce nuclear
weapons;
(2) calls on Iran to suspend fully and verifiably its
enrichment and reprocessing activities, cooperate fully with
the International Atomic Energy Agency, and enter into
negotiations, including with the United States, pursuant to
the package presented to Iran by the High Representative of
the European Union; and
(3) urges the President and the Secretary of State to keep
Congress fully and currently informed about the progress of
this vital diplomatic initiative.
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