,,iv #aafth ,,congress #b;d ,session ,h4 ,,res4 #hbe ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,january #cj1 #bjbj,mr4 ,sherman 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,banks1 ,mr4 ,foster1 ,mr4 ,fleischmann1 ,mr4 ,lujn1 ,mr4 ,rooney of ,florida1 ,mr4 ,bera1 ,mr4 ,newhouse1 ,mr4 ,visclosky1 ,mr4 ,yoho1 and ,ms4 ,spanberger7 submitted the following resolution2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,foreign ,affairs ,,resolution ,celebrating the #ejth anniversary of the entry into force of the ,treaty on the ,non-,proliferation of ,nuclear ,weapons 7,,npt71 recognizing the importance of the ,,npt's continued contributions to ,united ,states and international security1 and commemorating ,united ,states leadership in strengthening the nuclear nonproliferation regime since the dawn of the nuclear era4 ,this resolution may be cited as the ,,npt at #ej ,resolution4 ,whereas the nonproliferation of nuclear weapons has been a bedrock principle of ,united ,states foreign policy since #aide2 ,whereas the ,united ,states and the former ,soviet ,union averted a catastrophic nuclear exchange during the ,october #aifb ,cuban ,missile ,crisis1 which led to a series of bilateral and multilateral agreements to reduce the chances of nuclear war and prevent the spread of nuclear weapons2 ,whereas ,president ,john ,f4 ,kennedy predicted in #aifc that as many as #be countries would acquire nuclear weapons by #aigj absent a treaty to control nuclear weapons2 ,whereas the nuclear nonproliferation regime1 led by the ,united ,states1 has been strengthened by a complex network of complementary treaties1 and agreements1 the cornerstone of which is the ,,npt2 ,whereas the ,,npt was signed by the ,united ,states1 alongside the ,united ,kingdom and the ,soviet ,union1 on its first day of opening for signature1 ,july #a1 #aifh2 ,whereas the ,united ,states ratified the treaty on ,march #ac1 #aifi1 with a vote on ratification of #hc to #ae2 ,whereas the ,,npt entered into force on ,march #e1 #aigj2 ,whereas the ,,npt provides important stability 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 treaty's three mutually reinforcing pillars3 nonproliferation1 access to peaceful uses of nuclear energy1 and disarmament2 ,whereas ,united ,states leadership has been and will contribute to be indispensable to the development and success of the nuclear nonproliferation regime2 ,whereas1 on ,may #aa1 #aiie1 the ,,npt was extended indefinitely2 ,whereas the ,,npt has grown to include #aia ,state ,parties1 making an irreplaceable contribution to international security by preventing the spread of nuclear weapons2 ,whereas only one nonnuclear weapon state that was a party to the treaty has acquired nuclear weapons2 ,whereas the ,united ,states has led the ,,npt's disarmament pillar by negotiating bilateral arms control agreements1 achieving dramatic reductions in the nuclear weapons stockpile1 in support of ,article ,,vi and the disarmament aims of the ,,npt1 such as #aigb ,,salt ,i1 #aigi ,,salt ,,ii1 #aiia ,,start ,i1 #aiic ,,start ,,ii1 ,,sort1 and ,new ,,start2 ,whereas the ,united ,states has promoted the ,,npt's nonproliferation pillar by supporting states which relinquished their nuclear weapons and acceded to the ,,npt1 such as ,belarus1 ,kazakhstan1 ,ukraine1 and ,south ,africa2 ,whereas the ,united ,states has also been a lead supporter of many regional nuclear-weapons-free zones1 including ,latin ,america1 ,central ,asia1 the ,south ,pacific1 ,africa1 and ,southeast ,asia1 and bans on nuclear weapons on the seabed1 in outer space1 and on the ,moon2 ,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 every ,president has supported the ,,npt1 such as when ,president ,donald ,trump noted in a message to the ,international ,atomic ,energy ,agency's ,general ,conference ,september #af1 #bjai1 ,for nearly #ej years1 the ,nuclear ,non-,proliferation ,treaty has prevented the spread of nuclear weapons2 ,whereas1 on ,september #ah1 #bjah1 ,assistant ,secretary of ,state for ,international ,security and ,nonproliferation ,christopher ,ford recalled a ,president ,trump statement in which he called the ,additional ,protocol the international standard1 and then ,ford noted that consistent with that message1 the ,,ap should be universalized2 ,whereas the ,united ,states has been a strong supporter of the implementing bodies of the nonproliferation and export control regimes1 such as the ,zangger ,committee and the ,nuclear ,suppliers ,group2 ,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 ,treaty2 ,whereas1 on ,june #bh1 #bjah1 the #ejth anniversary of the treaty first being signed1 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 ,whereas ,congress has often been at the forefront of advocating 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 and the ,nuclear ,proliferation ,prevention ,act of #aiid2 and ,whereas the #ajth ,,npt ,review ,conference will occur during the treaty's #ejth year in ,new ,york1 from ,april #bg to ,may #bb1 #bjbj3 ,now1 therefore1 be it ,that the ,house of ,representatives-- 7#a7 reaffirms its 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 interests2 and 7#c7 urges the ,united ,states to continue to be a leader on supporting the ,,npt and the nonproliferation regime1 by-- 7,a7 continuing to encourage all ,state ,parties to the ,,npt to comply fully with the treaty2 7,b7 maintaining support for the ,international ,atomic ,energy ,agency 7,,iaea7 through its assessed and voluntary contributions and promoting the universal adoption of the ,,iaea ,additional ,protocol2 7,c7 continuing to encourage opportunities for cooperation with other nuclear possessing states to reduce the number and role of nuclear weapons in their national military strategies2 7,d7 encouraging universality of the ,,npt and the ,additional ,protocol2 7,e7 encouraging all states with nuclear energy programs to purchase nuclear fuel on the international market and discouraging national enrichment and reprocessing programs2 7,f7 encouraging the continuation of the global moratorium on nuclear testing2 and 7,g7 working toward a successful #bjbj ,,npt ,review ,conference4