WASHINGTON, May 15 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. House of
Representatives passed a bill Thursday that requires President George W. Bush to
certify that the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) has not involved
in nuclear proliferation before the Asian country is deleted from a U.S.
terrorism blacklist.
Under the adopted bill, Bush also has to certify that
Pyongyang has provided a "complete and correct" and verifiable declaration of
all its nuclear programs.
The measure demonstrates the unease some lawmakers
feel with the direction of the DPRK nuclear negotiations. It might interfere
with the Bush administration's effort to settle a nuclear disarmament deal with
Pyongyang, local mass media said.
The U.S. Senate must pass it before sending it to
Bush for his signature.
The DPRK handed over its nuclear documents to U.S.
envoy Sung Kim in Pyongyang on May 8. The documents are believed to be detailed
technical logs from the DPRK's shuttered plutonium reactor.
Under an agreement reached at the six-party talks in
Beijing in February 2007, the DPRK agreed to abandon all nuclear weapons and
programs and declare all its nuclear programs and facilities by the end of 2007,
in exchange for diplomatic and economic incentives.
However, the DPRK missed the deadline despite
reported progress in its nuclear disablement and declaration. It was also
accused of transferring nuclear technology to Iran and Syria, both have tense
relations with Washington. The U.S. accusations are always denied by the three
countries.