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III
116TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
S. RES. 509
Calling upon the United Nations Security Council to adopt a resolution
on Iran that extends the dates by which Annex B restrictions under
Resolution 2231 are currently set to expire.
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
FEBRUARY 27, 2020
Mr. TOOMEY (for himself, Ms. ROSEN, Mr. GARDNER, and Mr. COONS) sub-
mitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on
Foreign Relations
RESOLUTION
Calling upon the United Nations Security Council to adopt
a resolution on Iran that extends the dates by which
Annex B restrictions under Resolution 2231 are cur-
rently set to expire.
Whereas, on July 20, 2015, the United Nations Security
Council adopted Resolution 2231;
Whereas Annex B of Resolution 2231 imposed a number of
restrictions on Iran and on arms technology suppliers to
Iran that will soon begin expiring;
Whereas the Government of Iran has never accepted the
Annex B restrictions as legitimate and has not agreed to
abide by them;
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Whereas Annex B of Resolution 2231 imposed an arms em-
bargo on Iran that requires Security Council approval
for, among other things, the sale or transfer to Iran of
battle tanks, armored combat vehicles, large-caliber artil-
lery systems, combat aircraft, attack helicopters, war-
ships, missiles, and missile systems including man-port-
able air-defense systems;
Whereas the arms embargo has limited the flow of advanced
conventional weapons to Iran;
Whereas some United Nations member states are already
preparing to provide Iran with advanced weapons systems
upon expiration of the arms embargo;
Whereas Russian state news services have reported that the
Russian Federation and Iran are negotiating an arms
sale that will provide Iran with artillery systems, heli-
copters, combat aircraft, and tanks;
Whereas the arms embargo in Annex B of Resolution 2231
will expire on October 18, 2020;
Whereas Annex B of Resolution 2231 prohibits Iran from ex-
porting weapons and military equipment, including to for-
eign countries, its proxy militias throughout the region,
and terrorist organizations such as Hezbollah and
Katai’b Hezbollah;
Whereas
Hassan
Nasrallah,
the
Secretary-General
of
Hezbollah, which is estimated to possess at least 100,000
rockets and missiles, has stated that the terrorist group
receives all of its weapons and missiles from Iran;
Whereas the arms export ban on Iran in Annex B of Resolu-
tion 2231 will expire on October 18, 2020;
Whereas Annex B of Resolution 2231 banned travel and
froze financial assets for Iranian individuals and entities
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designated on a list established and maintained pursuant
to United Nations Security Council Resolution 1737
(2006) for their involvement in certain illicit behavior;
Whereas these travel bans and asset freezes will expire in Oc-
tober 2020 and October 2023, respectively;
Whereas Annex B of Resolution 2231 banned United Nations
member states from supplying Iran’s nuclear-capable bal-
listic missile program; and
Whereas this restriction in Annex B of Resolution 2231 will
expire in October 2023: Now, therefore, be it
Resolved, That the Senate—
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(1) asserts that the expiration of the aforemen-
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tioned restrictions on Iran and on arms technology
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suppliers to Iran in Annex B of United Nations Se-
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curity Council Resolution 2231 (2015) will enhance
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the ability of Iran to continue its destabilizing ac-
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tions in the Middle East that threaten the security
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of the United States and that of our allies;
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(2) urges the international community to fully
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enforce the aforementioned restrictions on Iran and
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on arms technology suppliers to Iran in Annex B of
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United Nations Security Council Resolution 2231;
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and
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(3) calls upon the United Nations Security
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Council to adopt a resolution on Iran that extends
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the dates by which the aforementioned restrictions
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on Iran and on arms technology suppliers to Iran in
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Annex B are currently set to expire.
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