Condems North Korea for: (1) its long-range rocket launch of internationally banned missile technology on February 6, 2016, and (2) its restart of a plutonium reactor on February 9, 2016.
[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Con. Res. 116 Introduced in House (IH)]
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114th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. CON. RES. 116
Condemning North Korea's February 6, 2016, long-range rocket launch and
North Korea's February 9, 2016, restart of a plutonium reactor.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
February 12, 2016
Mr. Ashford submitted the following concurrent resolution; which was
referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs
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CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
Condemning North Korea's February 6, 2016, long-range rocket launch and
North Korea's February 9, 2016, restart of a plutonium reactor.
Whereas United Nations Security Council Resolution 1695 also required all Member
States, in accordance with their national legal authorities and
legislation and consistent with international law, to exercise vigilance
and prevent missile and missile-related items, materials, goods, and
technology being transferred to North Korea's missile or weapons of mass
destruction (WMD) programmes, and to prevent the procurement of missiles
or missile related-items, materials, goods, and technology from North
Korea, and the transfer of any financial resources in relation to North
Korea's missile or WMD programmes;
Whereas United Nations Security Council Resolution 1718, adopted on October 14,
2006, decided that North Korea shall suspend all activities related to
its ballistic missile programme and in this context re-establish its
pre-existing commitments to a moratorium on missile launching;
Whereas United Nations Security Council Resolution 1718 also imposed a ban on
the sales of military equipment and luxury goods to North Korea as well
as a ban on technology transfers;
Whereas United Nations Security Council Resolution 1718 further required Member
States to prevent the travel of North Korean officials connected to the
ballistic missile or nuclear programs, the inspection of cargo from
North Korea to assure it was not missile, WMD, or nuclear-related, and
the immediate freezing of funds, other financial assets, and economic
resources that support these illicit North Korean activities;
Whereas United Nations Security Council Resolution 1874, adopted on June 12,
2009, called upon Member States to inspect, seize, and dispose of
proscribed illicit North Korea items related to its missile, nuclear,
and WMD programmes and to prevent the provision of financial services or
the transfer to, through, or from their territory of any financial or
other assets or resources that could contribute to North Korea's
nuclear-related, ballistic missile-related, or other WMD-related
programmes or activities, and by denying fuel or supplies to service the
vessels carrying them;
Whereas, on October 9, 2006, North Korea conducted an underground nuclear test
in violation of previous United Nations Security Council resolutions;
Whereas, on May 25, 2009, North Korea conducted an underground nuclear test in
violation of previous United Nations Security Council resolutions;
Whereas, on December 12, 2012, North Korea launched a three-stage, long-range
missile in violation of previous United Nations Security Council
resolutions;
Whereas, on February 12, 2013, North Korea conducted an underground nuclear test
in violation of previous United Nations Security Council resolutions;
Whereas, on January 6, 2015, North Korea claimed to have detonated a hydrogen
bomb in clear violation of previous United Nations Security Council
resolutions;
Whereas North Korea stated the purpose of testing this bomb was a claim of self-
defense against the United States;
Whereas scientific consensus doubts the validity of this claim because
monitoring stations showed it not consistent with a test of hydrogen
bomb;
Whereas what is known is that North Korea has detonated a large-scale weapons
systems in violation of the United Nations sanctions;
Whereas North Korea's most recent detonation of a large-scale weapon represents
a clear violation of United Nations Security Council resolutions 825
(1993), 1540 (2004), 1695 (2006), 1718 (2006), and 1874 (2009), that
North Korea continues to defy the United Nations, its Six-Party
partners, and the international community, and that the Member States
should immediately impose sanctions covered by these resolutions and
censure North Korea;
Whereas North Korea tested a nuclear bomb on January 6, 2016;
Whereas the January 6, 2016, nuclear test was the fourth nuclear device North
Korea has tested;
Whereas United States Commanders of the North American Aerospace Defense Command
determined North Korea has the ability to launch rockets that have a
range to reach the United States, and that North Korea possesses the
technology to launch a nuclear weapon from a rocket;
Whereas the North Korea launch of a long-range rocket is a test of
internationally banned missile technology;
Whereas, on February 9, 2016, shortly after the February 6, 2016, rocket launch,
North Korea restarted a plutonium rector which was shut down in 2007;
and
Whereas the United States Congress has condemned North Korea's nuclear test on
January 6, 2016: Now, therefore, be it
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concurring),
That Congress condemns North Korea's February 6, 2016, long-range
rocket launch and North Korea's February 9, 2016, restart of a
plutonium reactor.
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Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific.
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