IV 
114TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. CON. RES. 151 
Expressing the sense of Congress that every effort should be made to assist 
in the reconstruction and development of communities against whom 
the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant has committed acts of genocide, 
war crimes, or crimes against humanity as determined by the United 
States Government. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 9, 2016 
Mr. DONOVAN (for himself, Mr. FORTENBERRY, Mr. MULVANEY, and Mr. 
HARRIS) submitted the following concurrent resolution; which was re-
ferred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs 
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 
Expressing the sense of Congress that every effort should 
be made to assist in the reconstruction and development 
of communities against whom the Islamic State of Iraq 
and the Levant has committed acts of genocide, war 
crimes, or crimes against humanity as determined by 
the United States Government. 
Whereas Congress and the Secretary of State have recognized 
that the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) has 
committed genocide, crimes against humanity, and other 
crimes against Christians, Yazidis, and other peoples; 
Whereas the national security and values of the American 
people are advanced by the survival and sustainment of 
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the many ethnic and religious minorities in the Middle 
East, particularly those with no history of hostility to-
ward American interests or its people; 
Whereas ISIL has inspired, directed, and committed inter-
national and domestic acts of terrorism against United 
States nationals, allies, and interests; 
Whereas the United States is committed to defeating ISIL 
and its affiliates and has identified disrupting the fi-
nances of ISIL, to include the flow of external donations 
as a key part of its strategy to defeat the organization; 
Whereas the United Nations Security Council unanimously 
adopted Resolution 2253 to impose multilateral financial 
sanctions against ISIL; 
Whereas the United States Government has imposed financial 
sanctions pursuant to its authority under the Inter-
national Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 
1701 et seq.) ‘‘to deal with an unusual and extraordinary 
threat’’ posed by ISIL, its members, and affiliates; 
Whereas the International Emergency Economic Powers Act 
provides the President with the authority to block all 
property and interests in property of persons or entities 
designated pursuant to Executive order that are within 
the jurisdiction of the United States; 
Whereas section 206 of the International Emergency Eco-
nomic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1705) provides for the im-
position of civil and criminal penalties against any per-
sons who ‘‘violate, attempt to violate, conspire to violate, 
or cause a violation of any license, order, regulation, or 
prohibition’’ issued pursuant to such Act; and 
Whereas section 203(a)(1)(C) of the International Emergency 
Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1702(a)(1)(C)) allows 
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the United States Government to ‘‘confiscate any prop-
erty, subject to the jurisdiction of the United States, of 
any foreign person, foreign organization, or foreign coun-
try that . . . has planned, authorized, aided, or engaged 
in such hostilities or attacks against the United States; 
and all right, title, and interest in any property so con-
fiscated shall vest . . . in such agency or person as the 
President may designate’’: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 
concurring), That it is the sense of Congress that— 
(1) any civil or criminal penalties levied on indi-
viduals and entities due to violations of United 
States Government or international sanctions on the 
Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) and its 
affiliates, or funds seized or recovered from ISIL 
and their affiliates, should be directed by the United 
States Government and its global partners for the 
reconstruction and development of communities 
against whom ISIL has committed acts of genocide, 
war crimes, or crimes against humanity as deter-
mined by the United States Government; 
(2) the United States Government should estab-
lish a fund, consisting of any civil or criminal pen-
alties levied on individuals and entities due to viola-
tions of United States Government or international 
sanctions on ISIL and its affiliates, and funds seized 
or recovered from ISIL and their affiliates; 
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(3) the United States Government should use 
all available legal authorities, including section 
203(a)(1)(C) of the International Emergency Eco-
nomic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1702(a)(1)(C)), to 
confiscate and vest all assets frozen pursuant to 
United States economic sanctions against ISIL, its 
members, and affiliates; 
(4) the United States Government should use 
such recovered assets and any fines or penalties im-
posed against violators of United States sanctions 
against ISIL, its members, and affiliates for the re-
construction 
and 
development 
of 
communities 
against whom ISIL has committed acts of genocide, 
war crimes, or crimes against humanity as deter-
mined by the United States Government; and 
(5) the United States Government should make 
every effort to encourage its international partners 
to similarly vest frozen assets of ISIL, its members, 
and affiliates for the reconstruction and development 
of communities against whom ISIL has committed 
acts of genocide, war crimes, or crimes against hu-
manity as determined by the United States Govern-
ment. 
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