A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress that attacks on cultural sites are war crimes.

III 116TH CONGRESS 2D SESSION S. CON. RES. 32 Expressing the sense of Congress that attacks on cultural sites are war crimes. IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES JANUARY 7, 2020 Mr. MARKEY (for himself, Ms. WARREN, Mr. LEAHY, Mr. REED, Mr. BOOK- ER, Mr. WYDEN, and Ms. KLOBUCHAR) submitted the following concur- rent resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Rela- tions CONCURRENT RESOLUTION Expressing the sense of Congress that attacks on cultural sites are war crimes. Whereas attacking cultural sites is illegal under the Geneva Conventions and the 1954 Hague Convention for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict; and Whereas, on January 6, 2020, Secretary of Defense Mark T. Esper expressed that the United States would not target Iranian cultural sites, as the United States ‘‘follow[s] the laws of armed conflict’’: Now, therefore, be it Resolved by the Senate (the House of Representatives 1 concurring), That attacks on cultural sites are war crimes. 2 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:54 Jan 07, 2020 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\SC32.IS SC32 pamtmann on DSKBC07HB2PROD with BILLS