,,iv  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,h4 ,,res4 #acg  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of
 ,,representatives  ,february #ae1      
#bjai,mr4 ,foster 7for himself1 ,mr4    
,fortenberry1 ,mr4 ,lujn1 and ,mr4      
,fleischmann7 submitted the following   
resolution2 which was referred to the   
,committee on ,foreign ,affairs         
,,resolution  ,expressing the sense of  
the ,house of ,representatives in       
support of the ,international ,atomic   
,energy ,agency's 7,,iaea7 nuclear      
security role4  ,whereas the            
,international ,atomic ,energy ,agency  
7,,iaea71 created in #aieg for the      
purpose of assisting states in the      
development and use of nuclear          
technology for peaceful purposes1 plays 
a critical role in the global nuclear   
security regime2 ,whereas the agency's  
activities in nuclear security date back
 to the #aigjs1 when the agency began   
providing ad hoc training courses in    
physical protection2 ,whereas these     
responsibilities expanded following the 

collapse of the former ,soviet ,union1  
reports of nuclear smuggling in the late
 #aiijs1 and again after the devastating
 terror attacks on ,september #aa1      
#bjja2 ,whereas the agency established  
the ,nuclear ,security ,fund to assist  
countries in protecting their nuclear   
and radiological materials and          
facilities2 ,whereas the agency's       
nuclear security efforts are sustained  
by its technical expertise1 experience1 
transparency1 and confidentiality2      
,whereas rogue regimes and clandestine  
organizations continue to exhibit the   
ambition to acquire nuclear materials   
that can be used to build crude         
radiological and nuclear weapons2       
,whereas the ,,iaea ,division of        
,nuclear ,security relies almost        
exclusively on voluntary funding1 which 
is inherently unpredictable and         
inconsistent2 and ,whereas the #bjaf    
,nuclear ,security ,summit in           
,washington1 ,,dc1 issued an ,action    
,plan on ,april #a1 #bjaf1 citing the   

agency's need for reliable and          
sufficient resources3 ,now1 therefore1  
be it  ,that the ,house of              
,representatives-- 7#a7 maintains that  
the ,international ,atomic ,energy      
,agency 7,,iaea7 plays an indispensable 
role in strengthening nuclear security  
and safety around the globe2  7#b7      
reaffirms that the ,united ,states has a
 vital interest in preventing the spread
 of nuclear weapons and securing nuclear
 materials2 and  7#c7 encourages the    
,united ,states and other member states 
of the ,,iaea to take steps to ensure   
that the ,,iaea has the resources needed
 to successfully carry out its duties1  
including--  7,a7 supporting the ,,iaea 
to continue convening ministerial       
meetings on nuclear security to promote 
political commitment2  7,b7 contributing
 to the implementation of the ,,iaea's  
,nuclear ,security ,plan through        
reliable and sufficient resources2  7,c7
 providing appropriate political1       
technical1 and financial support to the 

,nuclear ,security ,fund2 and  7,d7     
developing a comprehensive strategy to  
encourage non-state1 private sector     
contributions to the ,nuclear ,security 
,fund4