Amendment: 1) urged the President to negotiate a mutual halt to United States-Soviet plutonium production; 2) urged the President to establish a United States-Soviet technical working group to examine the technical aspects of the issue; 3) required a working group to be established by December 31, 1989, to look at verification and technical aspects of the issue; and 4) required the U.S. working group to report to Congress on the technical issues by April 30, 1989.

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Amendment Number
200
Description
Amendment: 1) urged the President to negotiate a mutual halt to United States-Soviet plutonium production; 2) urged the President to establish a United States-Soviet technical working group to examine the technical aspects of the issue; 3) required a working group to be established by December 31, 1989, to look at verification and technical aspects of the issue; and 4) required the U.S. working group to report to Congress on the technical issues by April 30, 1989.
Purpose
An amendment urging the President to enter into negotiations with the Soviet Union for a verifiable ban on the production of plutonium and highly enriched uranium. The amendment expresses the sense of Congress that such a ban should include mutual on-site inspection of all production facilities and requires the President to establish an advisory group to examine the technical aspects of a verification ban and to have that group report its findings to Congress.
Congress
101
Type
HAMDT
Latest Action Date
Jul 27, 1989
Latest Action Text
On agreeing to the Wyden amendment (A036) Agreed to by recorded vote: 284 - 138 (Roll no. 174).
Latest Action Time
11:24:53
Submitted Date
Jul 27, 1989
Chamber
House of Representatives
Update Date
Jul 10, 2021
Amendment 200 — Informed