105th Congress

1st Session

H. R. 827

To provide for nuclear disarmament and economic conversion in accordance with District of Columbia Initiative Measure Number 37 of 1993.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

February 25, 1997

Ms. NORTON introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on National Security, and in addition to the Committee on International Relations, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned


A BILL

To provide for nuclear disarmament and economic conversion in accordance with District of Columbia Initiative Measure Number 37 of 1993.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the `Nuclear Disarmament and Economic Conversion Act'.

SEC. 2. REQUIREMENT FOR NUCLEAR DISARMAMENT AND ECONOMIC CONVERSION.

The United States Government--

(1) shall disable and dismantle all its nuclear weapons and refrain from replacing them at any time with any weapons of mass destruction;

(2) shall undertake vigorous good faith efforts to eliminate war, armed conflict, and all military operations;

(3) shall actively promote policies to induce all other countries to join in these commitments for peace on earth; and

(4) shall redirect resources that are currently being used for nuclear weapons programs to use--

(A) in converting all nuclear weapons industry employees, processes, plants, and programs smoothly to constructive, ecologically beneficial peacetime activities during the 3 years following the effective date of this Act, and

(B) in addressing human needs such as housing, health care, education, agriculture, and environmental restoration.

SEC. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE.

This Act shall take effect when the President certifies to the Congress that all foreign countries possessing nuclear weapons have established legal requirements comparable to those set forth in section 2 and those requirements have taken effect.

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