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Article: Rep. Ros-Lehtinen Introduces Western Hemisphere Counterterrorism and Nonproliferation Act
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- US Fed News Service, Including US State News
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- January 29, 2009
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AMBRESH RANJAN
US Fed News
WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 -- Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, R-Florida, has introduced the Western Hemisphere Counterterrorism and Nonproliferation Act of 2009 (H.R. 375), legislation that would "enhance the security of the Western Hemisphere and bolster regional capacity and cooperation to counter current and emerging threats, to promote cooperation in the Western Hemisphere to prevent the proliferation of nuclear, chemical, and biological weapons, to secure universal adherence to agreements regarding nuclear nonproliferation."
The bill, introduced on Jan. 9, was co-sponsored by Reps. Dan Burton, R-Indiana, and Connie Mack, R-Florida. It was referred to the House Foreign ...