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118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. RES. 717 

Calling on the Biden Administration to pursue censure of Iran at the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), refer the issue to the United 

Nations Security Council, and reaffirm that all measures will be taken 

to prevent the regime in Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

JUNE 3, 2024 

Mr. SCOTT of South Carolina (for himself, Mr. COTTON, Mr. CASSIDY, Mr. 

GRAHAM, Mr. CORNYN, Mr. TILLIS, Mr. CRAPO, Mr. SCOTT of Florida, 

Ms. LUMMIS, Mr. CRUZ, Mr. BUDD, and Mr. RICKETTS) submitted the 

following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations 

RESOLUTION 

Calling on the Biden Administration to pursue censure of 

Iran at the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), 

refer the issue to the United Nations Security Council, 

and reaffirm that all measures will be taken to prevent 

the regime in Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons. 

Whereas the Government of Iran is the leading state sponsor 

of terrorism, supporting proxies that undermine peace in 

the Middle East, seek the destruction of the State of 

Israel, target United States Armed Forces in the region, 

and threaten the freedom of navigation, including in the 

Red Sea; 


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Whereas Iran’s nuclear activities, including its enrichment of 

near weapons-grade uranium and installation of advanced 

centrifuges, and expanding missile and drone program 

pose a significant threat to international security; 

Whereas the Government of Iran has amassed large stockpiles of enriched uranium, including uranium enriched to 

60 percent purity, and has developed advanced centrifuge 

technology, significantly reducing the time required to 

produce weapons-grade uranium; 

Whereas, according to the Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Iran’s nuclear 

enrichment activities have accelerated to the point where 

the regime can now produce enough weapons-grade uranium for multiple nuclear weapons within days; 

Whereas missiles developed through the regime’s expanding 

missile program, including the development of long-range 

ballistic missiles, could serve as delivery vehicles for nuclear weapons, thereby increasing the threat posed by the 

nuclear capabilities of the regime; 

Whereas the Government of Iran’s acquisition of nuclear 

weapons would have catastrophic consequences for regional and global security and undermine the integrity of 

the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, 

done at Washington, London, and Moscow July 1, 1968 

(commonly referred to as the ‘‘Nuclear Nonproliferation 

Treaty’’ or the ‘‘NPT’’) ; 

Whereas the Government of Iran ratified the NPT in 1970 

and continues to be a state party to the treaty; 

Whereas Article III of the NPT states, ‘‘Each Non-nuclearweapon State Party to the Treaty undertakes to accept 

safeguards, as set forth in an agreement to be negotiated 


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and concluded with the International Atomic Energy 

Agency.’’; 

Whereas the IAEA has repeatedly reported on the non-compliance of the Government of Iran with its NPT-required 

safeguards agreement, including the discovery of 

undeclared nuclear materials and activities at various 

sites and a recent violation of modified code 3.1 by beginning construction of a new reactor known as IR–360; 

Whereas the regime in Iran has barred IAEA inspectors from 

fully monitoring its nuclear activities and continues to 

refuse to cooperate with investigations into its undeclared 

nuclear materials and activities; and 

Whereas the United States has a responsibility to use its 

voice and vote at international fora to advance global efforts to hold the Government of Iran accountable for its 

violations of international non-proliferation agreements 

including the NPT; Now, therefore, be it 

1 Resolved, That the Senate— 

2 (1) reaffirms that the United States Govern3 ment will take all necessary measures to prevent 

4 Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons; 

5 (2) calls on the Biden Administration to pursue 

6 a resolution at the International Atomic Energy 

7 Agency (IAEA) Board of Governors, formally cen8 suring the Government of Iran for its noncompliance 

9 with its Comprehensive Safeguard Agreement as re10 quired by the NPT, and to refer the issue to the 

11 United Nations Security Council; 


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1 (3) urges the Biden Administration to work 

2 with partners and allies of the United States to pur3 sue punitive actions in response to violations by the 

4 Government of Iran, including but not limited to 

5 working with the coalition of France, the United 

6 Kingdom, and Germany (known as the ‘‘E3’’) to 

7 prevent nuclear related restrictions under United 

8 Nations Security Council Resolution 2231 (2015) 

9 from lapsing, to re-impose sanctions that remain lift10 ed by such resolution, and other measures to enforce 

11 compliance with non-proliferation obligations; 

12 (4) condemns Iran’s continued obstruction of 

13 basic monitoring and verification activities by the 

14 IAEA, as well as its refusal to provide technically 

15 credible explanations for the presence of undeclared 

16 nuclear materials and activities at sites across Iran; 

17 (5) acknowledges the critical role of the IAEA 

18 in monitoring and verifying nuclear non-proliferation 

19 and calls for continued support for the IAEA to en20 sure robust oversight of Iran’s nuclear activities; 

21 (6) acknowledges the important foundation the 

22 NPT provides for the global non-proliferation regime 

23 and that any effort to normalize violations of the 

24 NPT by the Government of Iran will only serve to 

25 further erode global non-proliferation standards; 


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1 (7) supports the imposition of robust sanctions 

2 on the Government of Iran for it nuclear and missile 

3 programs and on entities and individuals involved in 

4 these programs to deter further proliferation efforts; 

5 and 

6 (8) emphasizes the need for a coordinated inter7 national response to address the threat posed by 

8 Iran’s nuclear program and calls on all nations to 

9 join the United States in taking decisive action to 

10 ensure Iran does not acquire nuclear weapons and to 

11 uphold nuclear non-proliferation standards in the 

12 Middle East and beyond. 

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