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110TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. CON. RES. 19 

Expressing the sense of Congress on the nuclear program of Iran. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

MARCH 14, 2007 

Mr. GRAHAM (for himself and Mr. BROWNBACK) submitted the following concurrent resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations 

CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 

Expressing the sense of Congress on the nuclear program 

of Iran. 

Whereas President of Iran Mahmoud Ahmadinejad refuses to 

abandon the uranium enrichment program of the Government of Iran, and continues to work towards advancing 

that program; 

Whereas the United Nations Security Council unanimously 

passed Security Council Resolution 1737 on December 

23, 2006, which imposed sanctions on trade and expertise 

related to the nuclear infrastructure of Iran and the 

transfer to Iran of International Atomic Energy Agency 

technical aid; 

Whereas United Nations Security Council Resolution 1737 

(2006) states that if Iran refuses to comply with the Resolution within 60 days, the Security Council ‘‘shall adopt 


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further appropriate measures under Article 41 of Chapter 

VII of the Charter of the United Nations to persuade 

Iran to comply with this resolution and the requirements 

of the IAEA, and underlines that further decisions will 

be required should such additional measures be necessary’’; 

Whereas, according to a report issued by the International 

Atomic Energy Agency on February 21, 2007, Iran failed 

to comply with United Nations Resolution 1737 within 

60 days; 

Whereas the refusal of the Government of Iran to comply 

with International Atomic Energy Agency orders to prove 

the peaceful intent of its nuclear program and with 

United Nations Security Council Resolution 1737 (2006) 

indicates that the efforts of the Government of Iran toward uranium enrichment are not for peaceful means; 

Whereas the Government of Iran has contributed to instability in the Middle East and has shown itself unwilling 

to use its influence to support peaceful transformation in 

the region, including by demonstrating its ability to 

strike United States military forces and allies in the Middle East with missiles, by being either incapable or unwilling to stop the movement of weapons produced in 

Iran into Iraq and other countries in the region in support of violent religious extremism, and by the continued 

assertion of President Ahmadinejad that Israel will be 

‘‘wiped off the map’’ and the consistent denial by President Ahmadinejad of the existence of the holocaust, as 

evidenced through the hosting of an ‘‘International Conference to Review the Global Vision of the Holocaust’’ on 

December 11, 2006; 


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Whereas John Michael McConnell, Director of National Intelligence, indicated in a hearing of the Committee on 

Armed Services of the Senate on February 27, 2007, that 

economic sanctions on Iran uniformly applied by the 

international community could have a major effect on the 

economy of Iran; 

Whereas the placement and implementation of sanctions on 

countries such as North Korea and Libya have made 

progress in bringing about change; 

Whereas, despite the release of an internal European Union 

document dated February 7, 2007, which indicated that 

European Union officials believe that preventing Iran 

from developing a nuclear weapon is not likely, on February 12, 2007, the European Union agreed, in compliance with United Nations Security Council Resolution 

1737 (2006), to impose limited sanctions on Iran in 

order to prevent the sale of materials and technology that 

could be used in Iran’s nuclear program; and 

Whereas full economic sanctions on the part of the entire 

international community have not been applied to Iran: 

Now, therefore, be it 

1 Resolved by the Senate (the House of Representatives 

2 concurring), That it is the sense of Congress that— 

3 (1) the nuclear program of the Government of 

4 Iran continues to be of grave concern and should be 

5 considered a serious threat to the United States and 

6 its military forces and personnel in the Middle East, 

7 and to United States allies and interests in Europe, 

8 the Middle East, and Asia; 


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1 (2) as a result of the failure of Iran to comply 

2 with United Nations Security Resolution 1737 

3 (2006), the United Nations Security Council should 

4 implement additional sanctions in order to persuade 

5 Iran to comply with requirements imposed by the 

6 International Atomic Energy Agency; 

7 (3) full economic sanctions, uniformly imposed 

8 by the entire international community, including 

9 Russia and China, offer the best opportunity to 

10 bring about significant change in Iran to prevent the 

11 development of a nuclear weapon in Iran; and 

12 (4) the elimination of the threat of a nuclear 

13 Iran is in the long term interest of the people of 

14 Iran, the region, and the world. 

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