,h4 ,,res4 #hbe ,in the ,house of ,representatives1 ,u4 ,s41 ,november #ah1 #bjbj ,,resolution ,whereas on ,december #d1 #aifa1 the ,united ,nations ,general ,assembly unanimously approved a resolution supporting an international agreement to prevent the proliferation of nuclear weapons2 ,whereas the nonproliferation of nuclear weapons has been a bedrock principle of ,united ,states foreign policy since #aide2 ,whereas the ,october #aifb ,cuban ,missile ,crisis nearly led the ,united ,states and the former ,soviet ,union to a catastrophic nuclear exchange2 ,whereas the aftermath of the ,cuban ,missile ,crisis led to a series of bilateral and multilateral agreements to reduce the chances of nuclear war and prevent the spread of nuclear weapons2 ,whereas on ,august #ag1 #aife1 the ,united ,states submitted its first draft of such a treaty to the ,eighteen ,nation ,disarmament ,committee2 ,whereas in ,may #aiff1 the ,senate adopted ,s4 ,res4 #agi supporting the ,president's efforts to negotiate such a treaty2 ,whereas the ,united ,states1 the ,united ,kingdom1 and the ,union of ,soviet ,socialist ,republics signed the ,treaty on the ,non-,proliferation of ,nuclear ,weapons 7,,npt7 on its first day of opening for signature on ,july #a1 #aifh2 ,whereas the ,senate gave its advice and consent to ratification of the ,,npt on ,march #ac1 #aifi1 by a vote of #hc to #ae2 ,whereas the ,,npt entered into force on ,march #e1 #aigj1 the date it was ratified by the ,united ,states and the ,soviet ,union2 ,whereas the ,,npt provides stability that is critical for ,united ,states and international security1 and its success has and will continue to depend upon the full implementation by all ,state ,parties of the ,,npt's three mutually-reinforcing pillars3 nonproliferation1 access to peaceful uses of nuclear energy1 and disarmament2 ,whereas ,united ,states leadership has been and will continue to be indispensable to the development and success of the global nuclear nonproliferation regime2 ,whereas on ,may #aa1 #aiie1 the ,,npt was extended indefinitely2 ,whereas ,north ,korea is the only non-nuclear weapon state that was a party to the ,,npt before acquiring nuclear weapons2 ,whereas the ,united ,states has supported the ,,npt's disarmament goals by negotiating bilateral arms control agreements and achieving dramatic reductions in its own and other states' nuclear weapons stockpiles through these treaties1 including the #aigb ,,salt ,i ,treaty1 the #aihg ,,inf ,treaty1 the #aiia ,,start ,i ,treaty1 the #bjjb ,moscow ,treaty1 and the #bjaj ,new ,,start treaty2 ,whereas the ,united ,states has promoted the ,,npt's nonproliferation pillar by supporting states that relinquished their nuclear weapons and acceded to the ,,npt1 such as ,belarus1 ,kazakhstan1 ,ukraine1 and ,south ,africa2 ,whereas the ,united ,states has worked to ensure the peaceful uses of nuclear energy by supporting the ,international ,atomic ,energy ,agency and its safeguards programs1 including the ,additional ,protocol2 ,whereas the #bjah ,department of ,defense ,nuclear ,posture ,review affirms1 ,the ,nuclear ,non-,proliferation ,treaty 7,,npt7 is a cornerstone of the nuclear nonproliferation regime4 ,it plays a positive role in building consensus for non-proliferation and enhances international efforts to impose costs on those that would pursue nuclear weapons outside the ,treaty42 ,whereas on ,june #bh1 #bjah1 the ,united ,states1 ,united ,kingdom1 and ,russian governments released a joint statement1 reaffirming their commitment to work toward the ultimate goal of the elimination of nuclear weapons1 as set forth in the ,,npt2 and ,whereas ,congress has long been a leading voice for nonproliferation1 including through the ,export-,import ,bank ,act of #aide1 the ,mc,mahon ,act of #aidf1 the ,atomic ,energy ,act of #aied1 the ,nuclear ,non-,proliferation ,act of #aigh1 the ,export ,administration ,act of #aigi1 the ,nunn-,lugar ,soviet ,nuclear ,threat ,reduction ,act of #aiia1 the ,nuclear ,nonproliferation ,prevention ,act of #aiid1 and other legislative efforts3 ,now1 therefore1 be it ,that the ,house of ,representatives-- 7#a7 calls for continued support for the ,treaty on the ,non-,proliferation of ,nuclear ,weapons 7,,npt7 to prevent the spread of nuclear weapons1 to further reduce the number of nuclear weapons1 and to promote the peaceful use of nuclear energy as it has over the past #ej years2 7#b7 reaffirms that a strong nonproliferation regime is in the ,united ,states interest2 7#c7 recognizes that the ,united ,states1 through its network of alliances1 has led the world upholding the pillars of the ,,npt and continues to work together to strengthen the ,,npt2 and 7#d7 urges the ,united ,states to continue to be a leader in supporting the ,,npt and the global nonproliferation regime1 by-- 7,a7 continuing to encourage all ,states ,party to the ,,npt to comply fully with the ,,npt2 7,b7 maintaining support for the ,international ,atomic ,energy ,agency through its assessed and voluntary contributions and promote the universal adoption of the ,,iaea ,additional ,protocol2 7,c7 continuing to encourage opportunities for cooperation with other nuclear weapons states to reduce the number and role of nuclear weapons2 7,d7 encouraging universality of the ,,npt and the ,additional ,protocol2 7,e7 discouraging the unlawful spread of uranium enrichment technologies and ensuring such technologies covered under the ,,npt are properly verified2 7,f7 developing policies to prevent withdrawal of additional states parties from the ,treaty2 7,g7 maintaining global moratoria on nuclear explosive testing1 which is in the national security interest of the ,united ,states2 and 7,h7 working towards a successful #bjba ,,npt ,review ,conference4 ,clerk4