I 
114TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5677 
To establish the United States-Israel joint commission to address Iranian 
compliance with the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 7, 2016 
Mr. RUIZ introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Foreign Affairs 
A BILL 
To establish the United States-Israel joint commission to 
address Iranian compliance with the Joint Comprehen-
sive Plan of Action. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘U.S.-Israel Partner-
ship to Hold Iran Accountable Act’’. 
SEC. 2. UNITED STATES-ISRAEL JOINT COMMISSION TO AD-
DRESS 
IRANIAN 
COMPLIANCE 
WITH 
THE 
JCPOA. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 
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(1) Enforcement of the Joint Comprehensive 
Plan of Action (JCPOA) is of mutual concern to the 
United States and Israel. 
(2) There is particular concern that as the 
world turns elsewhere, Iran will exploit inattention, 
violate the JCPOA, and eventually obtain a nuclear 
weapon. Iran is already violating the letter and spirit 
of United Nations Security Council Resolution 2231 
through ballistic missile launches. 
(3) Invigorating high-level dialogue between the 
United States and Israel on a joint strategy to pre-
vent a nuclear armed Iran would strengthen mutual 
efforts to accomplish that goal. 
(4) A joint commission between the United 
States and Israel could engage in senior-level dia-
logue on implementing the JCPOA, working to-
gether to detect cheating by Iran and preparing con-
tingency responses in the event Iran has begun a 
breakout to a nuclear weapon. 
(5) Both the United States and Israel have de-
veloped highly capable nuclear experts who can help 
each other refine their plans to respond if Iran has 
begun a breakout to a nuclear weapon, as well as 
‘‘red team’’ vulnerabilities in response plans. 
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(6) Detecting covert weaponization activities is 
extraordinarily difficult and most indicative of a 
change in Iran’s calculus with respect to pursuing a 
nuclear weapon. It is critical that the United States 
and Israel coordinate among security professionals 
and political leadership to discuss how to identify 
and reach consensus on such a development. 
(b) AUTHORIZATION.—The President, acting through 
the Secretary of State, is authorized to establish a joint 
commission with the Government of Israel to address Ira-
nian compliance with the JCPOA. 
(c) ACTIVITIES.—The commission should undertake 
the following activities: 
(1) Support professional dialogues to detect vio-
lations of the JCPOA by Iran, respond to such viola-
tions, and enhance technical monitoring capabilities. 
Such support may include travel and convening of 
conferences for meetings of nongovernmental ex-
perts. 
(2) Coordinate subcabinet level political discus-
sions on contingency responses to violations of the 
JCPOA by Iran and responses to Iran’s desta-
bilizing, non-nuclear activities, including its launch-
ing of missiles in violation of United Nations Secu-
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rity Council Resolution 2231, support for terrorism, 
and human rights violations. 
(3) Coordinate technical discussions among the 
Department of State, the Department of the Treas-
ury, and the Department of Energy, and counter-
part Israeli ministries on technical aspects of imple-
mentation of the JCPOA, including— 
(A) determining what constitutes a mar-
ginal violation of the JCPOA that would require 
international consultations and a flexible re-
sponse and what constitutes a blatant violation 
of the JCPOA that should be challenged rapidly 
and decisively, such as the discovery of an 
undeclared nuclear facility or militarization ac-
tivities; 
(B) determining ‘‘red team’’ technical con-
clusions regarding compliance with the JCPOA 
by Iran; 
(C) coordinating with the Department of 
Defense and the Israeli Ministry of Defense to 
facilitate joint military planning; and 
(D) providing recommendations to the De-
partment of State regarding appropriate weap-
ons sales to Israel to facilitate preparations by 
the United States and Israel to counter a seri-
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ous violation of the JCPOA by Iran through 
military means. 
(d) COMPOSITION.— 
(1) UNITED STATES MEMBERS.—The following 
officials of the United States Government should be 
appointed as members of the commission: 
(A) The Secretary of State, who should 
serve as chairperson of the commission. 
(B) The Secretary of the Treasury. 
(C) The Secretary of Energy. 
(D) The Secretary of Defense. 
(2) ISRAELI MEMBERS.—It is the sense of Con-
gress that officials of the Government of Israel who 
are counterparts to the United States Government 
officials described in paragraph (1) should be ap-
pointed as members of the commission. 
(3) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of 
Congress that the President should ensure participa-
tion by senior officials in the Executive Office of the 
President in the commission and ensure participa-
tion of relevant counterparts in the Office of the 
Prime Minister of Israel in the commission. 
(e) COORDINATION OF MILITARY PLANNING.—It is 
the sense of Congress that the Secretary of Defense should 
conduct joint military planning with the Government of 
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Israel based on contingency scenarios identified by the 
commission under subsection (c), such as responding to 
the detection of a covert Iranian enrichment facility, new 
Iranian efforts at weaponization, or other clear indicators 
that Iran has begun a breakout to a nuclear weapon. 
(f) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘‘Joint 
Comprehensive Plan of Action’’ or ‘‘JCPOA’’ means the 
Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, signed at Vienna 
July 14, 2015, by Iran and by the People’s Republic of 
China, France, Germany, the Russian Federation, the 
United Kingdom and the United States, with the High 
Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs 
and Security Policy, and all implementing materials and 
agreements related to the Joint Comprehensive Plan of 
Action. 
(g) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
for fiscal year 2017 such sums as may be necessary. 
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