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tinian terror groups such as Palestinian Islamic Jihad 
and the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine- 
General Command; 
Whereas there have been reports of Iranian involvement in 
the planning and execution of the October 7th Hamas 
terrorist attack against Israel; 
Whereas, on September 11, 2023, the Biden administration 
notified Congress about an agreement to release 
$6,000,000,000 in sanctioned Iranian funds and give 
clemency to 5 Iranian criminals in exchange for the re-
lease of 5 American hostages; 
Whereas the Biden administration’s negotiations with the ter-
rorist Iranian regime incentivizes hostage taking and 
delegitimizes United States sanctions; 
Whereas the Biden administration has defended this ill- 
thought-out 
agreement 
by 
arguing 
that 
the 
$6,000,000,000 does not include any taxpayer dollars 
and are merely ‘‘Iranian funds’’ that will go toward hu-
manitarian aid; 
Whereas at a House Foreign Affairs Committee hearing on 
September 14, 2023, experts confirmed the clear concept 
that money is fungible, and releasing frozen dollars to 
Iran will free up other money to be spent on other activi-
ties, such as Iran’s support for terrorist groups like 
Hamas; 
Whereas, in direct contradiction of the Biden administration’s 
talking points, Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi stated 
‘‘This money belongs to the Iranian people, the Iranian 
Government, so the Islamic Republic of Iran will decide 
what to do with this money’’, according to his translator; 
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Whereas, on March 23, 2018, President Donald Trump 
signed into law the Taylor Force Act (22 U.S.C. 2346), 
which prohibits United States assistance from directly 
benefitting the Palestinian Authority until the Palestinian 
Authority halts payments from their Martyr’s Fund to 
individuals who commit acts of terrorism against Israel; 
Whereas the Taylor Force Act also urges United States offi-
cials to highlight this pay-to-slay policy at United Na-
tions meetings and to urge other countries to halt pay-
ments to the Palestinian Authority; 
Whereas the Palestinian Authority continues to operate the 
Martyr’s Fund and subsidize terrorism; 
Whereas, despite the passage and continued standing of the 
Taylor Force Act, the Biden administration increased aid 
to Palestinians, refrains from highlighting the existence 
of the Martyr’s Fund at the United Nations, and encour-
ages other countries to provide assistance to the Pales-
tinian Authority; 
Whereas, while the fault of the attack lays on Hamas and its 
terrorist allies, the Biden administration’s continued ap-
peasement of terrorist regimes and soft-on-terrorism poli-
cies have emboldened these barbarians; and 
Whereas, in light of Israel’s war, it is critical that the United 
States supports our ally by halting all funding to Hamas, 
the Palestinian Authority, Iran, and their terrorist allies 
complicit in the attack: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
(1) condemns the Biden administration’s re-
lease of $6,000,000,000 in sanctioned Iranian funds 
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to Iran and urges the immediate rescission of the 
waiver that allowed for the transfer of these assets; 
(2) condemns the Biden administration’s viola-
tions of the Taylor Force Act and urges the law be 
carried out in full; and 
(3) supports our ally Israel in its war against 
terror. 
Æ 
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