,,iv  #aadth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,h4 ,,con4 ,,res4 #aea  ,,in ,,the      
,,house ,,of ,,representatives          
,september #i1 #bjaf,mr4 ,donovan 7for  
himself1 ,mr4 ,fortenberry1 ,mr4        
,mulvaney1 and ,mr4 ,harris7 submitted  
the following concurrent resolution2    
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,foreign ,affairs  ,,concurrent         
,,resolution  ,expressing the sense of  
,congress that every effort should be   
made to assist in the reconstruction and
 development of communities against whom
 the ,islamic ,state of ,iraq and the   
,levant has committed acts of genocide1 
war crimes1 or crimes against humanity  
as determined by the ,united ,states    
,government4  ,whereas ,congress and the
 ,secretary of ,state have recognized   
that the ,islamic ,state of ,iraq and   
the ,levant 7,,isil7 has committed      
genocide1 crimes against humanity1 and  
other crimes against ,christians1       
,yazidis1 and other peoples2 ,whereas   
the national security and values of the 

,american people are advanced by the    
survival and sustainment of the many    
ethnic and religious minorities in the  
,middle ,east1 particularly those with  
no history of hostility toward ,american
 interests or its people2 ,whereas      
,,isil has inspired1 directed1 and      
committed international and domestic    
acts of terrorism against ,united       
,states nationals1 allies1 and          
interests2 ,whereas the ,united ,states 
is committed to defeating ,,isil and its
 affiliates and has identified          
disrupting the finances of ,,isil1 to   
include the flow of external donations  
as a key part of its strategy to defeat 
the organization2 ,whereas the ,united  
,nations ,security ,council unanimously 
adopted ,resolution #bbec to impose     
multilateral financial sanctions against
 ,,isil2 ,whereas the ,united ,states   
,government has imposed financial       
sanctions pursuant to its authority     
under the ,international ,emergency     
,economic ,powers ,act 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4   

#agja et seq47 to deal with an unusual  
and extraordinary threat posed by       
,,isil1 its members1 and affiliates2    
,whereas the ,international ,emergency  
,economic ,powers ,act provides the     
,president with the authority to block  
all property and interests in property  
of persons or entities designated       
pursuant to ,executive order that are   
within the jurisdiction of the ,united  
,states2 ,whereas section #bjf of the   
,international ,emergency ,economic     
,powers ,act 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #agje7      
provides for the imposition of civil and
 criminal penalties against any persons 
who violate1 attempt to violate1        
conspire to violate1 or cause a         
violation of any license1 order1        
regulation1 or prohibition issued       
pursuant to such ,act2 and ,whereas     
section #bjc7;a77#a77;,c7 of the        
,international ,emergency ,economic     
,powers ,act 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4             
#agjb7;a77#a77;,c77 allows the ,united  
,states ,government to confiscate any   

property1 subject to the jurisdiction of
 the ,united ,states1 of any foreign    
person1 foreign organization1 or foreign
 country that ''' has planned1          
authorized1 aided1 or engaged in such   
hostilities or attacks against the      
,united ,states2 and all right1 title1  
and interest in any property so         
confiscated shall vest ''' in such      
agency or person as the ,president may  
designate3 ,now1 therefore1 be it  ,that
 it is the sense of ,congress that--    
7#a7 any civil or criminal penalties    
levied on individuals and entities due  
to violations of ,united ,states        
,government or international sanctions  
on the ,islamic ,state of ,iraq and the 
,levant 7,,isil7 and its affiliates1 or 
funds seized or recovered from ,,isil   
and their affiliates1 should be directed
 by the ,united ,states ,government and 
its global partners for the             
reconstruction and development of       
communities against whom ,,isil has     
committed acts of genocide1 war crimes1 

or crimes against humanity as determined
 by the ,united ,states ,government2    
7#b7 the ,united ,states ,government    
should establish a fund1 consisting of  
any civil or criminal penalties levied  
on individuals and entities due to      
violations of ,united ,states           
,government or international sanctions  
on ,,isil and its affiliates1 and funds 
seized or recovered from ,,isil and     
their affiliates2  7#c7 the ,united     
,states ,government should use all      
available legal authorities1 including  
section #bjc7;a77#a77;,c7 of the        
,international ,emergency ,economic     
,powers ,act 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4             
#agjb7;a77#a77;,c771 to confiscate and  
vest all assets frozen pursuant to      
,united ,states economic sanctions      
against ,,isil1 its members1 and        
affiliates2  7#d7 the ,united ,states   
,government should use such recovered   
assets and any fines or penalties       
imposed against violators of ,united    
,states sanctions against ,,isil1 its   

members1 and affiliates for the         
reconstruction and development of       
communities against whom ,,isil has     
committed acts of genocide1 war crimes1 
or crimes against humanity as determined
 by the ,united ,states ,government2 and
  7#e7 the ,united ,states ,government  
should make every effort to encourage   
its international partners to similarly 
vest frozen assets of ,,isil1 its       
members1 and affiliates for the         
reconstruction and development of       
communities against whom ,,isil has     
committed acts of genocide1 war crimes1 
or crimes against humanity as determined
 by the ,united ,states ,government4