SJ0031 99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

SJ0031 LRB099 13868 GRL 37848 r

SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, Iran remains the world's leading state-sponsor of terrorism; and

WHEREAS, The Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) does not definitively block all of Iran's pathways to a nuclear bomb; and

WHEREAS, The 24-day window for inspecting undeclared facilities will allow Iran to hide most weaponization activity, centrifuge manufacturing, centrifuge components, computer modeling to simulate nuclear explosive devices, work on firing systems, experiments with explosive lenses, uranium stockpiles, incriminating documentation, computers and hard drives, and missile components; and

WHEREAS, The JCPOA fails to achieve "anytime, anywhere" inspections necessary for monitoring Iran's nuclear program; the JCPOA also forbids American inspectors from verifying Iran's nuclear program; and

WHEREAS, Iranian leaders have proudly boasted that the JCPOA provides for no inspections on Iran's military sites; and

WHEREAS, The "managed access" allowed in this deal will be insufficient for ensuring that Iran not acquire nuclear weapons; this deal also does not require Iran to come clean on the past military dimensions of its nuclear program, which would be necessary to accurately gauge Iran's breakout capacity; and

WHEREAS, The JCPOA will give Iran access to up to $150 billion - nearly half of Iran's annual gross domestic product - which will embolden the autocratic regime to confront the United States, destabilize the Middle East, and discourage Iranian moderates; and

WHEREAS, The agreement puts in place temporary restrictions on Iran's nuclear program in exchange for near-immediate permanent sanctions relief for Iran; and

WHEREAS, The JCPOA legitimizes Iran's nuclear program and enables the Ayatollah's Iran to become a nuclear threshold state in 15 years, while leaving almost all of Iran's extensive nuclear infrastructure intact; and

WHEREAS, The human rights situation in Iran continues to deteriorate, according to a June 2015 State Department report; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES CONCURRING HEREIN, that we support the finding of the best long-term solution for peace and security in the Middle East and a nuclear-free Iran and call upon Congress to oppose the current inadequate deal and press for a new deal that will prevent all of Iran's pathways to a nuclear bomb; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be delivered to the members of the Illinois congressional delegation.