IV 

114TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. RES. 411 

Finding that the President has not complied with section 2 of the Iran 

Nuclear Agreement Review Act of 2015. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

SEPTEMBER 9, 2015 

Mr. POMPEO (for himself and Mr. ZELDIN) submitted the following resolution; 

which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition 

to the Committees on Financial Services, the Judiciary, Oversight and 

Government Reform, and Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 

provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 

RESOLUTION 

Finding that the President has not complied with section 

2 of the Iran Nuclear Agreement Review Act of 2015. 

Whereas section 135(h)(1) of the Atomic Energy Act of 

1954, as enacted by section 2 of the Iran Nuclear Agreement Review Act of 2015, defined the term ‘‘agreement’’ 

as meaning ‘‘an agreement related to the nuclear program of Iran that includes the United States, commits 

the United States to take action, or pursuant to which 

the United States commits or otherwise agrees to take 

action, regardless of the form it takes, whether a political 

commitment or otherwise, and regardless of whether it is 

legally binding or not, including any joint comprehensive 

plan of action entered into or made between Iran and any 


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other parties, and any additional materials related thereto, including annexes, appendices, codicils, side agreements, implementing materials, documents, and guidance, 

technical or other understandings, and any related agreements, whether entered into or implemented prior to the 

agreement or to be entered into or implemented in the 

future.’’; 

Whereas section C(14) of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of 

Action requires Iran to implement the ‘‘Roadmap for 

Clarification of Past and Present Outstanding Issues regarding Iran’s Nuclear Program’’ (referred to as the 

‘‘Roadmap’’) which was agreed to with the IAEA; 

Whereas the Roadmap identifies two separate, confidential 

agreements between the IAEA and Iran, one to address 

remaining outstanding issues related to ‘‘Possible Military Dimensions’’ of Iran’s nuclear program, and another 

‘‘regarding the issue of Parchin’’; 

Whereas both of those agreements constitute side agreements 

within the meaning of section 135(h)(1); 

Whereas section 135(a)(1)(A) requires the President to 

transmit the agreement, including any side agreements, 

as defined by section 135(h)(1) to the appropriate congressional committees and leadership; 

Whereas the Executive Communication numbered 2307 and 

captioned ‘‘A letter from the Assistant Secretary, Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting a letter 

and attachments satisfying all requirements of Sec. 

135(a) of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended 

by the Iran Nuclear Agreement Review Act of 2015 

(Pub. L. 114–17), as received July 19, 2015’’, did not 


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include the text of either side agreement with the IAEA; 

and 

Whereas the President has not subsequently transmitted to 

the appropriate congressional committees and leadership 

the text of the separate agreements identified in the 

Roadmap: Now, therefore, be it 

1 Resolved, That— 

2 (1) the President has not complied with section 

3 2 of the Iran Nuclear Agreement Review Act of 

4 2015 because the communication from the President 

5 did not constitute the agreement as defined by sec6 tion 135(h)(1) of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954; 

7 and 

8 (2) the period for review by Congress of nuclear 

9 agreements with Iran under section 135(b) of the 

10 Atomic Energy Act of 1954 has not commenced be11 cause the agreement has not yet been transmitted to 

12 the appropriate congressional committees and lead13 ership. 

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