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116TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. RES. 195 

Opposing the lifting of sanctions imposed with respect to Iran without addressing Iran’s nuclear program, ballistic missile development, support 

for terrorism, and other destabilizing activities. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

MAY 8, 2019 

Mr. COTTON (for himself, Mr. RUBIO, Mr. CRUZ, Mr. BRAUN, Mr. HAWLEY, 

Mrs. BLACKBURN, Mr. YOUNG, Mr. ROUNDS, Mr. TOOMEY, Mr. WICKER, 

Mr. CRAMER, Mr. SASSE, and Mr. INHOFE) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations 

RESOLUTION 

Opposing the lifting of sanctions imposed with respect to 

Iran without addressing Iran’s nuclear program, ballistic 

missile development, support for terrorism, and other 

destabilizing activities. 

Whereas the Joint Comprehensive Plan Of Action (JCPOA), 

an agreement that was finalized by the administration of 

President Obama and the respective governments of the 

United Kingdom, Germany, France, the People’s Republic of China, and the Russian Federation (P5+1) in July 

2015, provided Iran permanent sanctions relief and access to more than $100,000,000,000 in return for temporary restrictive measures on Iran’s nuclear program; 


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Whereas, under the JCPOA, restrictions on the number and 

types of centrifuges that Iran may manufacture, the 

number and types of enrichment facilities that Iran may 

construct, and the amount and level of enriched uranium 

and heavy water that Iran may stockpile, will expire; 

Whereas United Nations Security Council Resolution 

(UNSCR) 2231, unanimously adopted on July 20, 2015, 

contained an 8-year nonbinding restriction on Iranian nuclear-capable ballistic missile activities and a 5-year ban 

on conventional arms transfers to Iran; 

Whereas neither the JCPOA nor UNSCR 2231 adequately 

addressed the threat emanating from Iran’s ballistic missile program or support for terrorism, and the sunset 

provisions applied to prohibitions in UNSCR 2231 inadvertently legitimized that program and support; 

Whereas, based on the shortcomings of the JCPOA and 

UNSCR 2231, bipartisan majorities in both the Senate 

and the House of Representatives opposed the JCPOA 

and the sanctions relief for Iran contained in the agreement; 

Whereas the sanctions relief contained in the JCPOA provided resources necessary for Iran to continue developing 

ballistic missiles and supporting terrorism; 

Whereas the administration of President Trump has designated Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps as a 

foreign terrorist organization under section 219(a) of the 

Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1189(a)) and 

a Specially Designated Global Terrorist group under Executive Order 13224 (50 U.S.C. 1701 note; relating to 

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sons who commit, threaten to commit, or support terrorism); 

Whereas, on May 21, 2018, Secretary of State Pompeo outlined steps that the Iranian government must take to 

normalize relations with the United States, to include— 

(1) providing the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) a full account of the prior military dimensions 

of its nuclear program and permanently and verifiably 

abandoning such work; 

(2) ceasing all enrichment and vowing never to pursue plutonium reprocessing; 

(3) providing the IAEA with access to all sites 

throughout the entire country; 

(4) ending its development and proliferation of ballistic missiles; 

(5) releasing all United States citizens currently held 

hostage, as well as citizens of United States partners and 

allies; 

(6) ending support for terrorist groups, including 

Hezbollah, Hamas, and the Palestinian Islamic Jihad; 

(7) respecting the sovereignty of Iraq by demobilizing Iranian-controlled Shia militias in the country; 

(8) ending its military support for the Houthi militia 

in Yemen; 

(9) withdrawing all forces under Iranian command 

in Syria; 

(10) ending support for the Taliban in Afghanistan 

and for senior al Qaeda leaders around the region; 

(11) ending the IRGC’s support for terrorists and 

militant partners around the world; and 

(12) halting its threatening behavior against its 

neighbors; 


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Whereas President Trump announced the withdrawal of the 

United States from the JCPOA on May 8, 2018, and, 

since then, has gradually reimposed sanctions that were 

suspended by the Obama administration under the 

JCPOA; 

Whereas the JCPOA defined the sanctions that the Obama 

administration suspended under the JCPOA as ‘‘nuclearrelated’’, but ‘‘nuclear-related’’ is not a term recognized 

under existing statutory sanctions related to Iran; 

Whereas the Obama administration agreed to define the most 

significant bilateral sanctions imposed by the United 

States on Iran as ‘‘nuclear-related’’, waive the application 

of those sanctions under the JCPOA, and commit the executive branch to attempt to work with Congress and 

State and local governments in the United States to repeal the provisions of law providing for those sanctions 

upon the expiration of the JCPOA; 

Whereas, pursuant to the terms of the JCPOA, sanctions 

were lifted on Iranian financial institutions, cargo vessels, 

aircraft, and charities, which were not linked to Iran’s 

nuclear program but were sanctioned for illicit conduct; 

Whereas, pursuant to section 401(a) of the Comprehensive 

Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and Divestment Act of 

2010 (22 U.S.C. 8551(a)), in order to terminate sanctions against the Central Bank of Iran and other financial institutions of Iran, the President is required to certify that ‘‘the Government of Iran has ceased providing 

support for acts of international terrorism and no longer 

satisfies the requirements for designation as a state sponsor of terrorism’’, and that ‘‘Iran has ceased the pursuit, 

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tled its, nuclear, biological, and chemical weapons and 

ballistic missiles and ballistic missile launch technology’’; 

Whereas, pursuant to section 8 of the Iran Sanctions Act of 

1996 (Public Law 104–172; 50 U.S.C. 1701 note), in 

order to terminate sanctions imposed with respect to the 

energy sector of Iran, the President is required to certify 

‘‘that Iran— 

‘‘(1) has ceased its efforts to design, develop, manufacture, or acquire— 

‘‘(A) a nuclear explosive device or related materials and technology; 

‘‘(B) chemical and biological weapons; and 

‘‘(C) ballistic missiles and ballistic missile 

launch technology; 

‘‘(2) has been removed from the list of countries the 

governments of which have been determined . . . to have 

repeatedly provided support for acts of international terrorism; and 

‘‘(3) poses no significant threat to United States national security, interests, or allies.’’; and 

Whereas the concept of ‘‘nuclear-related’’ sanctions does not 

exist in statute and existing statutes likely require a treaty to terminate such sanctions: Now, therefore, be it 

1 Resolved, That the Senate— 

2 (1) reaffirms that it is the policy of the United 

3 States not to allow Iran to develop or otherwise ac4 quire a nuclear weapons capability; 

5 (2) resolves that the lifting or termination of 

6 sanctions with respect to Iran must take place only 

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1 prehensive Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and Di2 vestment Act (22 U.S.C. 8551(a)) and section 8 of 

3 the Iran Sanctions Act of 1996 (Public Law 104– 

4 172; 50 U.S.C. 1701 note); and 

5 (3) rejects the reapplication of sanctions relief 

6 provided for in the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Ac7 tion. 

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