Title: A resolution expressing the Senate's opposition to the current, ineffective JCPOA.
Policy area: International Affairs

Summary:
This resolution urges the President not to return the United States to the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action—commonly known as the Iran nuclear deal—unless the agreement is revised and Iran meets specified conditions. Further, the resolution recommends that U.S. sanctions against Iran remain in place until Iran has complied with all elements of a revised agreement.

[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Res. 31 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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117th CONGRESS
  1st Session
S. RES. 31

 Expressing the Senate's opposition to the current, ineffective JCPOA.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            February 3, 2021

Mr. Scott of Florida (for himself, Mr. Cramer, and Ms. Ernst) submitted 
   the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on 
                           Foreign Relations

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                               RESOLUTION


 
 Expressing the Senate's opposition to the current, ineffective JCPOA.

Whereas the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (referred to in this preamble as 
        the ``JCPOA'') was agreed to in July 2015 by the Islamic Republic of 
        Iran, the United States, and 5 other major world powers, and was 
        formally adopted in October 2015;
Whereas in October 2015, Iran conducted a ballistic missile test in violation of 
        United Nations Security Council Resolution 2231 (2015);
Whereas in November 2015, Iran tested 2 medium-range ballistic missile capable 
        of carrying multiple warheads;
Whereas in March 2016, Iran launched 2 ballistic missiles;
Whereas in April 2018, Iran issued one of its many threats to annihilate Israel;
Whereas in May 2019, Iran, while still obligated to the terms of the JCPOA, 
        announced that it will not be bound to limits on heavy water and 
        enriched uranium stockpiles;
Whereas in July 2019--

    (1) Iran exceeded limitations imposed by the JCPOA on its enriched 
uranium stockpile; and

    (2) the International Atomic Energy Agency (referred to in this 
preamble as the ``IAEA'') verified that Iran had stockpiled enriched 
uranium in excess of the 300 kilograms limit;

Whereas in September 2019--

    (1) Iran announced that it will continue to advance centrifuges, which 
is a violation of the JCPOA; and

    (2) the IAEA verified that Iran had started to install advanced 
centrifuges that exceeds the permitted amount under the JCPOA;

Whereas in November 2019--

    (1) the IAEA verified that Iranian technicians began to enrich uranium 
up to 4.5 percent, which is greater than the JCPOA limit of 3.67 percent; 
and

    (2) Iran breached the heavy water stockpile cap that was imposed by the 
JCPOA; and

Whereas in January 2021, Iran started installing equipment for the production of 
        uranium metal, which violates the JCPOA:
Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the Senate--
            (1) urges the President not to return the United States to 
        the JCPOA unless--
                    (A) the JCPOA is revised to verifiably and 
                permanently remove Iran's ability to develop nuclear 
                weapons and produce ballistic missiles;
                    (B) the JCPOA is revised to require Iran to 
                eliminate its nuclear infrastructure because Iranian 
                ability to enrich uranium (even if enrichment is 
                ostensibly for peaceful purposes) inevitably leads to a 
                nuclear weapons capable regime and spurs proliferation 
                in the region;
                    (C) Israel and other United States allies in the 
                Middle East are consulted and their views are 
                incorporated into the revised JCPOA;
                    (D) Iran is required to refrain from sponsoring, 
                aiding, or abetting terrorist proxies and militias;
                    (E) international inspectors are provided with 
                unlimited and immediate access to any suspect 
                enrichment or weaponization site; and
                    (F) Iran--
                            (i) verifiably and completely reveals all 
                        of its undeclared nuclear activities discovered 
                        in the ``Iran Nuclear Archives'' and publicized 
                        in April 2018; and
                            (ii) ceases to develop missiles capable of 
                        carrying nuclear warheads;
            (2) strongly recommends that United States sanctions 
        against the Iranian regime remain in place until Iran has 
        complied with all the elements of the revised JCPOA; and
            (3) condemns any attempt by the President to circumvent 
        Congress on this issue.
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