[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
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[S. Res. 90 Reported in Senate (RS)]
Calendar No. 187
108th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. RES. 90
Expressing the sense of the Senate that the Senate strongly supports
the nonproliferation programs of the United States.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
March 17, 2003
Mr. Byrd (for himself, Mr. Lugar, and Mr. Akaka) submitted the
following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign
Relations
June 27, 2003
Reported by Mr. Lugar, without amendment and with an amendment to the
preamble
[Omit the part struck through and insert the part printed in italic]
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RESOLUTION
Expressing the sense of the Senate that the Senate strongly supports
the nonproliferation programs of the United States.
Whereas on March 6, 2003, the Senate gave its advice and consent to the Treaty
Between the United States of America and the Russian Federation on
Strategic Offensive Reductions, done at Moscow on May 24, 2002 (the
Moscow Treaty), which treaty will result in the withdrawal from operational deployment of thousands of
strategic nuclear weapons by December 31, 2012;
Whereas the lack of strict and effective control over and security of all
weapons of mass destruction by the governments having jurisdiction over
such weapons continues to be of grave concern to all nations that are
threatened by terrorism, especially after the catastrophic terrorist
attacks of September 11, 2001; and
Whereas despite some recent improvements in cooperation at the highest levels of
the Russian Federation, various officials and agencies of the Russian
Federation have been counter-productive in barring access and
information to the United States with respect to nonproliferation
programs and activities, thereby needlessly hindering the progress of
such programs and activities: Now, therefore, be it
Resolved, That it is the sense of the Senate that--
(1) the Senate strongly supports the nonproliferation
programs of the Department of Defense, the Department of
Energy, and the Department of State, which programs are
intended to reduce the worldwide threat posed by nuclear,
chemical, and biological weapons that remain unsecured in the
Russian Federation and elsewhere;
(2) the Russian Federation should continue to improve the
access of the United States to key facilities, and the sharing
of information with the United States, so as to bring a
successful and timely conclusion to various nonproliferation
programs and activities; and
(3) the United States should redouble its efforts to
achieve full implementation of the nonproliferation programs of
the Department of Defense, the Department of Energy, and the
Department of State under effective management, and make full
use of all funds that Congress appropriates or otherwise makes
available for such programs.
Calendar No. 187
108th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. RES. 90
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RESOLUTION
Expressing the sense of the Senate that the Senate strongly supports
the nonproliferation programs of the United States.
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June 27, 2003
Reported without amendment and with an amendment to the preamble