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114TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. RES. 600 

Reaffirming the right for the United States to use all available options, 

including the use of military force, to prevent Iran from acquiring a 

nuclear weapon. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

FEBRUARY 3, 2016 

Mr. MOULTON (for himself, Mr. RIBBLE, Mr. KENNEDY, Mr. CONNOLLY, and 

Mr. DUNCAN of South Carolina) submitted the following resolution; which 

was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs 

RESOLUTION 

Reaffirming the right for the United States to use all available options, including the use of military force, to prevent Iran from acquiring a nuclear weapon. 

Whereas the Islamic Republic of Iran is a state sponsor of 

terrorism, poses a serious threat to the safety and security of the United States and its allies throughout the 

world, and regularly commits deplorable violations of 

human rights; 

Whereas the acquisition of a nuclear weapon by Iran would 

pose an immediate and profound threat to the United 

States, Israel, and the Middle East, by enabling it to act 

with impunity; 


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Whereas the Government of Iran has called for the destruction of the State of Israel, our most important ally in the 

Middle East bound by historic, economic, and military 

ties; 

Whereas Iran has provided terrorist organizations such as 

Hamas and Hezbollah with weapons and technology used 

to threaten Israel and Israeli civilians as well as committed destabilizing actions in other neighboring countries; 

Whereas Iran has propped up the Assad regime in Syria, 

which has killed more than 200,000 people through deliberate attacks on civilians and which has resulted in the 

worst humanitarian crisis since World War II with the 

displacement of roughly 12,000,000 Syrian refugees; 

Whereas the acquisition of a nuclear weapon by Iran would 

lead to a nuclear arms race and proliferation of nuclear 

capabilities throughout the Middle East, undermining efforts by the international community to bring peace and 

stability to an already volatile part of the world; 

Whereas Iran has a history of dishonesty with regards to its 

nuclear program; 

Whereas one United States citizen has disappeared in Iran; 

Whereas, on May 22, 2015, the President signed into law the 

Iran Nuclear Agreement Review Act of 2015 to continue 

the robust role of congressional oversight of United 

States policy to prevent Iran from acquiring a nuclear 

weapon; 

Whereas, on July 14, 2015, Iran and the P5+1 countries of 

the United States, France, the Russian Federation, the 

People’s Republic of China, the United Kingdom, and 

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tion to block Iran’s path towards obtaining a nuclear 

weapon; 

Whereas, on October 10, 2015, and November 21, 2015, Iran 

test-launched a medium-range ballistic missile capable of 

delivering a nuclear weapon in clear violation of United 

Nations Security Council Resolution 1929; and 

Whereas the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, which became effective on October 18, 2015, conditions financial 

sanctions relief on Iran’s ability to comply with intrusive 

and transparent inspections of its nuclear program, the 

removal of thousands of centrifuges, the reduction of its 

enriched uranium stockpile, and other measures to hold 

Iran to account: Now, therefore, be it 

1 Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 

2 (1) reaffirms the right for the United States to 

3 use all available options, including the use of mili4 tary force, to prevent Iran from acquiring a nuclear 

5 weapon; 

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

7 States to prevent Iran from acquiring a nuclear 

8 weapon for the life of the Joint Comprehensive Plan 

9 of Action and afterward; 

10 (3) expresses its concern over the lack of clarity 

11 from the Administration with regards to its response 

12 in the event of minor or incremental violations by 

13 Iran of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action; 

14 (4) makes clear its unwavering support for 

15 Israel’s right to ensure its survival and to defend 


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1 itself from nations and non-state actors that wish to 

2 do it harm; 

3 (5) calls on the Administration to provide Israel 

4 with military and intelligence support and coopera5 tion to confront new threats to Israel’s security by 

6 maintaining its strategic and qualitative military 

7 edge through— 

8 (A) transferring to the Government of 

9 Israel, as appropriate and consistent with 

10 United States treaty obligations, ordnance and 

11 delivery systems under such terms and condi12 tions as the President determines necessary to 

13 effectively deter conventional, unconventional, 

14 and nuclear threats from Iran and ensure that 

15 Israeli personnel have the opportunity and 

16 means to train with such defense systems, in17 cluding joint training exercises; 

18 (B) fulfilling the requirements of the War 

19 Reserves Stock Allies-Israel pursuant to the 

20 Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 for the pre-po21 sitioned storage of United States weapons in 

22 emergency situations; 

23 (C) supporting missile defense programs, 

24 including the Iron Dome Weapon System, the 


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1 David’s Sling Weapon System, Upper Tier In2 terceptor, and Arrow-3 Weapon; 

3 (D) identifying and advancing collaborative 

4 research between the United States and Israel 

5 in the development of an anti-tunneling defense 

6 system to detect, map, and destroy under7 ground tunnels used by Hamas, Hezbollah, and 

8 other terrorist groups to threaten the lives of 

9 Israeli civilians; and 

10 (E) finalizing negotiations on a new 10- 

11 year Memorandum of Understanding on pro12 viding additional foreign military financing to 

13 Israel; 

14 (6) calls on all United Nations member states 

15 to take all necessary measures to prevent the trans16 fer of ballistic or cruise missile technology or tech17 nical assistance to Iran related to such activities; 

18 (7) calls on the President to engage with Con19 gress and international partners to ensure that the 

20 International Atomic Energy Agency receives the full 

21 additional $10,600,000 per year necessary to fulfill 

22 its verification responsibilities under the Joint Com23 prehensive Plan of Action or any other related 

24 agreement; 


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1 (8) supports the full funding of the Department 

2 of State’s Coordinator for Iran Nuclear Implementa3 tion to ensure thorough and effective implementation 

4 of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action and calls 

5 for the Coordinator to regularly report to Congress 

6 on the status of Iranian compliance or non-compli7 ance with the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action; 

8 (9) supports the full funding of the Department 

9 of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control 

10 to ensure strict enforcement of sanctions against 

11 Iranian actors in the areas of ballistic or cruise mis12 sile proliferation and terrorism and to ensure effec13 tive re-imposition of sanctions in the event of any 

14 violation or breach of the Joint Comprehensive Plan 

15 of Action; 

16 (10) remains committed to confronting the Ira17 nian regime’s destabilizing actions in the Middle 

18 East through increased cooperation with United 

19 States regional partners; 

20 (11) demands immediate action by the Adminis21 tration to raise Iran’s recent ballistic missile testing 

22 with the United Nations Security Council and seek 

23 an appropriate response for Iran’s disregard for 

24 complying with United Nations Security Council 

25 Resolution 1929; 


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1 (12) calls on the Iranian Government to assist 

2 in the investigation of the disappearance of United 

3 States citizens within its borders; 

4 (13) condemns Iran’s reprehensible record of 

5 human rights violations and supports the Iranian 

6 people’s pursuit of civil liberties; 

7 (14) reaffirms that nothing in the Joint Com8 prehensive Plan of Action limits or curtails the abil9 ity of Congress to pass sanctions legislation to ad10 dress future Iranian terrorism activities, ballistic or 

11 cruise missile development, human rights abuses, or 

12 to reauthorize existing sanctions that are not lifted 

13 under the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action; 

14 (15) strongly urges the Administration to con15 tinue to enforce non-nuclear sanctions, including 

16 sanctions relating to human rights violations and 

17 support for terrorist organizations; 

18 (16) calls on the Administration to continue to 

19 keep Congress regularly informed through briefings, 

20 hearings, and reports about how it will work with 

21 other P5+1 countries to clarify, address, and imple22 ment a response to any and all violations of the 

23 Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action; and 

24 (17) calls for the creation of a bipartisan Iran 

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1 makers to report to Congress on a broader Middle 

2 East strategy to counter Iran and leverage more 

3 constructive Iranian behavior. 

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