,,iii #aadth ,,congress #ast ,session ,s4 ,,res4 #dj ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,january #bf1 #bjae ,mrs4 ,feinstein 7for herself1 ,mr4 ,murphy1 ,mr4 ,leahy1 ,mr4 ,whitehouse1 ,mr4 ,tester1 ,mr4 ,carper1 ,mr4 ,heinrich1 ,mr4 ,franken1 ,mr4 ,durbin1 ,mr4 ,merkley1 and ,mr4 ,king7 submitted the following resolution2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,foreign ,relations ,,resolution ,expressing the sense of the ,senate regarding efforts by the ,united ,states and others to prevent ,iran from developing a nuclear weapon4 ,whereas any acquisition by the ,government of the ,islamic ,republic of ,iran of a nuclear weapon would pose a grave threat to international peace and stability and the national security of the ,united ,states and ,united ,states allies1 including ,israel2 ,whereas the ,government of the ,islamic ,republic of ,iran is a leading state sponsor of terrorism1 continues to materially support the regime of ,bashar al-,assad1 and is responsible for continuing and gross violations of the human rights of the people of ,iran2 ,whereas1 since #bjjf1 the ,united ,nations ,security ,council has adopted multiple resolutions demanding an end to the ,government of the ,islamic ,republic of ,iran's illicit nuclear activities and ,iran's full cooperation with the ,international ,atomic ,energy ,agency 7,,iaea7 regarding its nuclear program and international commitments2 ,whereas the ,united ,states ,government has led the international community in imposing costly economic sanctions against the ,islamic ,republic of ,iran1 which have contributed to the decision of the ,government of the ,islamic ,republic of ,iran to return to the negotiating table and provided leverage to press ,iran's leaders to agree to end ,iran's illicit nuclear activities2 ,whereas the ,government of the ,islamic ,republic of ,iran entered the present negotiation with the five permanent ,member ,states of the ,united ,nations ,security ,council1 plus ,germany 7the ,p#ea71 having previously violated its commitments under the ,treaty on the ,non-,proliferation of ,nuclear ,weapons1 done at ,washington1 ,london1 and ,moscow ,july #a1 #aifh1 and not complied with multiple ,united ,nations ,security ,council ,resolutions2 ,whereas the ,joint ,plan of ,action1 also known as the interim agreement1 was entered into by the ,p#ea and ,iran on ,november #bd1 #bjac1 in order to facilitate good faith negotiations toward a final comprehensive agreement that prevents ,iran from developing a nuclear weapon2 ,whereas1 under the ,joint ,plan of ,action1 the ,government of the ,islamic ,republic of ,iran has ceased enrichment of near-#bj percent uranium gas1 eliminated its stockpile of near-#bj percent uranium gas1 halted significant construction activities at the ,arak nuclear reactor1 halted the installation of additional centrifuges and not operated its most advanced centrifuges to accumulate enriched uranium1 agreed to more intrusive international inspections of its enrichment sites and provided managed access to its centrifuge assembly workshops1 centrifuge rotor production workshops and storage facilities1 and uranium mines and mills2 ,whereas the ,international ,atomic ,energy ,agency concluded in a ,january #bj1 #bjae1 report that ,iran has not enriched uranium above #e percent at any of its declared facilities1 has not made any further advances to its activities at the ,natanz and ,fordow fuel enrichment plants or the ,arak reactor1 and has continued to provide managed access to uranium mines and mills1 daily access to the enrichment facilities at ,natanz and ,fordow1 and managed access to centrifuge assembly workshops1 rotor production workshops1 and storage facilities2 ,whereas the ,p#ea and ,iran have extended the terms of the ,joint ,plan of ,action and have set a target date for reaching a political framework agreement by the end of ,march #bjae and a deadline of ,july #a1 #bjae1 to reach a final comprehensive agreement1 including relevant technical annexes2 ,whereas1 in a public speech on ,january #ab1 #bjae1 ,united ,states ,permanent ,representative to the ,united ,nations ,samantha ,power stated that1 increasing sanctions would dramatically undermine our efforts to reach this shared goal ''' of getting ,iran to give up its nuclear program2 ,whereas1 during a press conference on ,january #af1 #bjae1 ,prime ,minister ,david ,cameron stated that1 it's the opinion of the ,united ,kingdom that further sanctions against ,iran or further threat of sanctions at this point won't actually help to bring the talks to a successful conclusion and they could fracture the international unity that there's been1 which has been so valuable in presenting a united front to ,iran2 ,whereas1 during a press conference on ,january #af1 #bjae1 ,president ,barack ,obama stated1 ,on ,iran1 we remain absolutely committed to ensuring that ,iran cannot develop a nuclear weapon4 ,the best way to achieve that now is to create the space for negotiations to succeed4 ,we should not impose further sanctions now2 that would be counterproductive and it could put at risk the valuable international unity that has been so crucial to our approach42 ,whereas any final comprehensive agreement with the ,government of the ,islamic ,republic of ,iran must prevent ,iran from developing a nuclear weapon in any manner2 ,whereas any final comprehensive agreement with the ,government of the ,islamic ,republic of ,iran must allow for the prompt reimposition of sanctions if the ,government of the ,islamic ,republic of ,iran fails to comply with the final comprehensive agreement2 and ,whereas ,congress retains the sole authority to repeal statutory sanctions against the ,government of the ,islamic ,republic of ,iran3 ,now1 therefore1 be it ,that it is the sense of the ,senate that the ,senate-- 7#a7 reaffirms that it is the policy of the ,united ,states that the ,government of the ,islamic ,republic of ,iran will not be allowed to develop a nuclear weapon and that all instruments of ,united ,states power and influence must remain on the table to prevent this outcome2 7#b7 supports the ongoing diplomatic efforts of the ,united ,states ,government and the members of the ,p#ea countries to reach a comprehensive agreement with ,iran that prevents ,iran from acquiring a nuclear weapon2 7#c7 affirms that support for the prompt reimposition of suspended sanctions as well as the imposition of additional sanctions against ,iran would be strong and widespread in the ,senate in the event-- 7,a7 negotiations fail to achieve a comprehensive agreement2 7,b7 ,iran violates the ,joint ,plan of ,action2 or 7,c7 ,iran violates any final comprehensive agreement on its nuclear program2 7#d7 agrees that future new sanctions against ,iran may include measures further targeting ,iran's energy1 financial1 and strategic economic sectors1 and its foreign currency transactions1 as well as the designation of additional ,government of the ,islamic ,republic of ,iran officials linked to its illicit nuclear program and sanctions evasion2 and 7#e7 supports the universal rights and democratic aspirations of the people of ,iran4