H*3622 Concurrent Resolution, By W.D. Smith
 A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION TO MEMORIALIZE THE CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES TO
 SUPPORT AND VOTE FOR ALL EFFORTS TO BUILD AND DEPLOY A NATIONAL MISSILE
 DEFENSE SYSTEM AS RAPIDLY AS POSSIBLE.

   02/18/03  House  Introduced HJ-3
   02/18/03  House  Referred to Committee on Invitations and Memorial
                     Resolutions HJ-3
   02/19/03  House  Committee report: Favorable Invitations and
                     Memorial Resolutions HJ-7
   02/20/03  House  Adopted, sent to Senate HJ-30
   02/20/03         Scrivener's error corrected
   02/25/03  Senate Introduced SJ-15
   02/25/03  Senate Referred to Committee on General SJ-15
   03/11/03  Senate Recalled from Committee on General SJ-20
   06/04/03  Senate Adopted, returned to House with concurrence SJ-110

RECALLED

March 11, 2003

H. 3622

S. Printed 3/11/03--S.

Read the first time February 25, 2003.

TO MEMORIALIZE THE CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES TO SUPPORT AND VOTE FOR ALL EFFORTS TO BUILD AND DEPLOY A NATIONAL MISSILE DEFENSE SYSTEM AS RAPIDLY AS POSSIBLE.

Whereas, the 1972 Anti Ballistic Missile (ABM) Treaty was signed with a nation that no longer exists; and

Whereas, an increasing number of nations, including North Korea, either currently possesses the capability to launch missile attacks against the United States or are working to achieve that capability; and

Whereas, due in part because of advances in technology, the possibility that a missile bearing a weapon of mass destruction will be used against United States forces or interests is more likely today than it was throughout most of the Cold War; and

Whereas, terrorist groups, not just states, may have the means to obtain intercontinental ballistic missiles; and

Whereas, our nation still cannot proactively defend against missile attack; and

Whereas, the Cold War policy of "mutual assured destruction" assumed in arms control treaties is not sufficient to deter terrorist missile attacks; and

Whereas, defending against an attack of any kind is the government's Constitutional obligation. Now, therefore,

Be it resolved by the House of Representatives, the Senate concurring:

That the members of the General Assembly, by this resolution, memorialize the Congress of the United States to support and vote for all efforts to build and deploy a national missile defense system as rapidly as possible.

Be it further resolved that a copy of this resolution be forwarded to the United States Senate, the United State House of Representatives, and to each member of the South Carolina Congressional Delegation.