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Shoulder-fired Missile Threat Reduction Act of 2006

Introduced: May 9, 2006 See on congress.gov
 Everywhere this bill has been 7 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 25, 2006
Committee Agreed to Seek Consideration Under Suspension of the Rules, by Unanimous Consent.
May 25, 2006
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
May 18, 2006
Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote .
May 18, 2006
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
May 17, 2006
Referred to the Subcommittee on International Terrorism and Nonproliferation.
May 9, 2006
Introduced in House
May 9, 2006
Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Shoulder-Fired Missile Threat Reduction Act of 2006 - Defines "MANPADS" as: (1) a surface-to-air missile system designed to be man-portable and carried and fired by a single individual; or (2) any other surface-to-air missile system designed to be operated and fired by more than one individual acting as a crew and portable by several individuals.

States that it is U.S. policy to assist foreign governments to secure, remove, or eliminate stocks of MANPADS and other conventional weapons that pose a proliferation, security, or humanitarian threat.

Authorizes the Secretary of State to carry out an accelerated global program to secure, remove, or eliminate stocks of MANPADS and other conventional weapons that pose a proliferation, security, or humanitarian threat.

States that it should be U.S. policy to hold foreign governments accountable for knowingly transferring MANPADS to state-sponsors of terrorism or terrorist organizations.

Directs the President, upon a determination that a foreign government which has repeatedly supported acts of international terrorism knowingly transfers MANPADS to a foreign government or a terrorist organization, to: (1) report such information to the appropriate congressional committees; and (2) impose specified foreign assistance and military assistance sanctions on the transferring government. Exempts humanitarian assistance from such prohibition. Authorizes a national security waiver.

Expresses the sense of Congress that the U.S. government should pursue strengthened international diplomatic efforts to: (1) limit the availability and proliferation of MANPADS; and (2) exert diplomatic pressure to influence member country compliance with such efforts.

Directs the Secretary to report to the appropriate congressional committees respecting MANPADS and conventional weapons threat reduction.

What's happening now May 25, 2006

Committee Agreed to Seek Consideration Under Suspension of the Rules, by Unanimous Consent.

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