WASHINGTON [MENL] -- The House has demanded a U.S. report that details Indian assistance to the nuclear programs of Iran and Syria.

House members said the Bush administration has refused to release an intelligence report of India's proliferation of weapons of mass destruction. They said the report detailed the supply of Indian dual-use components to the chemical weapons and nuclear programs of Damascus and Teheran.

"It is staggering that the State Department could be failing to provide Congress with information about illicit transfers of nuclear and chemical weapons-related technology and goods from entities located in the state of India," Rep. Barbara Lee, a California Democrat, said.

In a letter to Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, House members demanded an explanation for the failure of the State Department to submit its report of foreign nuclear aid to Iran and Syria. By law, the department must provide the report to Congress every six months.