[Congressional Bills 103th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H. Con. Res. 66 Introduced in House (IH)] 103d CONGRESS 1st Session H. CON. RES. 66 Condemning North Korea's Decision to Withdraw from the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 16, 1993 Mr. Stark submitted the following concurrent resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs _______________________________________________________________________ CONCURRENT RESOLUTION Condemning North Korea's Decision to Withdraw from the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons. Whereas the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, to which 156 states are party, is the cornerstone of the international nuclear nonproliferation regime; Whereas nonnuclear weapon states that are party to the Treaty on the Non- Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons are obligated to accept International Atomic Energy Agency safeguards on all source or special fissionable material within their territory, under their jurisdiction, or carried out under their control anywhere; Whereas the International Atomic Energy Agency is permitted to conduct inspections in a nonnuclear weapon state party to the Treaty on the Non- Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons of any site, whether or not declared by that state, to ensure that all source or special fissionable material in that country is under safeguards; Whereas North Korea is a nonnuclear weapon state which acceded to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons in December 1985; Whereas North Korea, after acceding to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, refused until 1992 to accept International Atomic Energy Agency safeguards as required under the Treaty on the Non- Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons; Whereas International Atomic Energy Agency inspections of North Korea's nuclear materials strongly suggest that North Korea has produced more bomb-grade material than it has declared; Whereas North Korea has not given a scientifically satisfactory explanation of this discrepancy; Whereas North Korea refused to provide International Atomic Energy Agency inspectors full access to 2 sites for the purposes of verifying its compliance with the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons; Whereas, when called upon by the International Atomic Energy Agency to provide such full access as required by the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, North Korea announced its intention to withdraw from the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, effective after the required three months notice; and Whereas such withdrawal is unprecedented in the history of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons and undermines the strength of the international nuclear nonproliferation regime: Now, therefore, be it Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concurring), That the Congress-- (1) strongly supports the International Atomic Energy Agency's right to conduct inspections of any site in a nonnuclear weapon state party to the Treaty on the Non- Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons; (2) condemns North Korea's decision to withdraw from the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons; (3) urges the United Nations Security Council to insist that North Korea provide the International Atomic Energy Agency with full access before its official withdrawal from the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons takes place; (4) urges the United Nations Security Council to impose sanctions on North Korea, should it continue to refuse to provide this access; and (5) calls on the President of the United States and the international community to take steps to strengthen the international nuclear nonproliferation regime. <all>