,,ii #aadth ,,congress #b;d ,session ,s4 #ccbi ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,september #ad1 #bjaf ,mr4 ,perdue 7for himself and ,mr4 ,lankford7 introduced the following bill2 which was read twice and referred to the ,committee on ,foreign ,relations ,a ,,bill ,to ensure transparent enforcement of the ,joint ,comprehensive ,plan of ,action4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,,jcpoa ,enforcement ,transparency ,act of #bjaf4 #b4 ,findings ,congress makes the following findings3 7#a7 ,the ,united ,states entered into the ,joint ,comprehensive ,plan of ,action 7,,jcpoa7 on ,july #ad1 #bjae1 without the approval of ,congress4 7#b7 ,the ,,jcpoa established the ,joint ,commission in ,annex ,,iv of the agreement4 7#c7 ,the ,,jcpoa placed detailed limitations on components of ,iran's nuclear agreement1 and required those limitations to be met by ,implementation ,day1 which took place on ,january #af1 #bjaf4 7#d7 ,the ,joint ,commission provided alternate arrangements regarding some ,iranian nuclear stocks and facilities prior to ,january #af1 #bjaf4 7#e7 ,the ,,jcpoa capped ,iran's stockpile of low enriched uranium 7,,leu7 at #cjj kilograms 7kg74 7#f7 ,iran was granted an exemption to retain more than #cjj kg of ,,leu by the ,joint ,commission4 7#g7 ,the ,,jcpoa required all ,iranian uranium oxide enriched to between #e percent and #bj percent to be fabricated into fuel plates for the ,tehran ,research ,reactor or transferred outside of ,iran or diluted to an enrichment level of #c4fg percent or less4 7#h7 ,the ,joint ,commission found near #bj percent ,,leu in lab contaminant that was judged as unrecoverable4 7#i7 ,under the ,,jcpoa1 ,iran committed to only develop1 acquire1 build1 or operate hot cells1 shielded cells1 or shielded glove boxes with dimensions less than #f cubic meters for #ae years4 7#aj7 ,prior to ,implementation ,day1 the ,joint ,commission agreed to allow ,iran to continue operating #ai large hot cells in three ,tehran locations and one ,karaj location which are in excess of the #f cubic meter limitation4 7#aa7 ,in ,july #bjaf1 the ,joint ,commission established a ,technical ,working ,group to evaluate stocks of ,iranian #c4fg percent ,,leu and other stocks4 7#ab7 ,ensuring ,iranian compliance with the ,,jcpoa is tantamount to restricting breakout times for the development of a nuclear weapon4 7#ac7 ,the current ,administration's policy to maintain secrecy on the decisions of the ,joint ,commission and its ,technical ,working ,group interferes in the process of establishing adequate congressional and public oversight of the ,,jcpoa4 #c4 ,notification and justification requirement for decisions issued by the ,joint ,commission and ,technical ,working ,group 7a7 ,in general ,the ,president1 in consultation with the ,secretary of ,state1 the ,secretary of ,energy1 and the heads of other relevant agencies1 shall-- 7#a7 not later than #cj days after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 notify the appropriate congressional committees of all past decisions made by the ,joint ,commission or the ,technical ,working ,group2 and 7#b7 not later than #cj days after each subsequent decision made by the ,joint ,commission1 the ,technical ,working ,group1 or any subsequent working group established by the ,,jcpoa1 notify the appropriate congressional committees of such decision4 7b7 ,elements ,the notification required under subsection 7a7 shall include the following elements3 7#a7 ,a description of the decision4 7#b7 ,a justification for the decision4 7#c7 ,an unclassified summary of the decision1 with a classified annex if necessary4 #d4 ,publication of decisions ,the ,secretary of ,state shall publish on a publicly available ,internet website a description of the decision-making process and a summary of all decisions granted by the ,joint ,commission1 the ,technical ,working ,group1 or any subsequent working group established under the auspices of the ,,jcpoa4 #e4 ,sense of ,congress ,it is the sense of ,congress that-- 7#a7 the ,united ,states representative to the ,joint ,commission1 the ,technical ,working ,group1 or any subsequent working group established under the auspices of the ,,jcpoa should oppose any exemptions or modifications to requirements for ,iran under the ,,jcpoa2 and 7#b7 the workings of the ,joint ,commission1 the ,technical ,working ,group1 and any subsequent working group established under the auspices of the ,,jcpoa to evaluate ,iranian compliance to ,,jcpoa requirements should proceed in an open and transparent manner4 #f4 ,definitions ,in this ,act3 7#a7 ,appropriate congressional committees ,the term appropriate congressional committees means-- 7,a7 the ,committee on ,foreign ,relations1 the ,committee on ,armed ,services1 the ,select ,committee on ,intelligence1 and the ,committee on ,appropriations of the ,senate2 and 7,b7 the ,committee on ,foreign ,affairs1 the ,committee on ,armed ,services1 the ,permanent ,select ,committee on ,intelligence1 and the ,committee on ,appropriations of the ,house of ,representatives4 7#b7 ,joint commission ,the term ,joint ,commission means the group comprised of representatives of ,iran and the ,e#c_/;,,eu#c1 as defined in ,annex ,,iv of the ,,jcpoa4 7#c7 ,joint comprehensive plan of action and jcpoa ,the terms ,joint ,comprehensive ,plan of ,action and ,,jcpoa mean the ,joint ,comprehensive ,plan of ,action signed at ,vienna on ,july #ad1 #bjae1 by ,iran and by ,france1 ,germany1 the ,russian ,federation1 the ,people's ,republic of ,china1 the ,united ,kingdom1 and the ,united ,states1 all implementing materials and agreements related to the ,joint ,comprehensive ,plan of ,action1 and any other subsequent agreement with ,iran that addresses the ,iran nuclear issue4 7#d7 ,technical working group ,the term ,technical ,working ,group means the ,technical ,working ,group established by the ,joint ,commission in ,july #bjaf to consider further exemptions under the ,,jcpoa relating to ,iran's stock of #c4e percent low enriched uranium4