,,iii #aafth ,,congress #ast ,session ,s4 ,,res4 #bgg ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,july #ag1 #bjai ,mr4 ,menendez 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,rubio1 ,mr4 ,cardin1 ,mr4 ,cruz1 ,mr4 ,kaine1 and ,mr4 ,young7 submitted the following resolution2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,foreign ,relations ,,resolution ,remembering the #beth ,anniversary of the bombing of the ,argentine ,israelite ,mutual ,association 7,,amia7 ,jewish ,community ,center in ,buenos ,aires1 ,argentina1 and recommitting to efforts to uphold justice for the #he victims of the attack4 ,whereas1 on ,july #ah1 #aiid1 a car bomb detonated at the ,argentine ,israelite ,mutual ,association 7,,amia7 ,jewish ,community ,center building in ,buenos ,aires1 killing #he people and wounding more than #cjj others1 rendering it the deadliest terrorist attack in ,argentina's history2 ,whereas ,argentina is home to the largest ,jewish community in ,latin ,america--and the sixth largest in the world1 outside ,israel2 ,whereas1 for #be years1 the investigation into the bombing has been stymied by international inaction1 political interference1 investigative misconduct1 and allegations of cover-ups1 including the removal of the federal judge in charge of the case in #bjje for 8serious0 irregularities in his handling of the case2 ,whereas1 in ,november #bjje1 a joint investigation by the ,argentine ,secretariat of ,intelligence 7,,side7 and the ,federal ,bureau of ,investigations 7,,fbi7 concluded that the attack against ,,amia was a suicide bombing carried out by ,ibrahim ,hussein ,berro1 a #ba-year-old operative of ,hezbollah1 which is based in ,lebanon and sponsored by the ,government of the ,islamic ,republic of ,iran2 ,whereas1 in ,october #bjjf1 ,argentine prosecutors ,alberto ,nisman and ,marcelo ,martn ,burgos formally accused the ,government of ,iran of directing ,hezbollah to carry out the ,,amia bombing2 ,whereas the ,argentine prosecutors charged the following ,iranian nationals as suspects in the ,,amia bombing3 7#a7 ,ali ,fallahijan1 ,iran's former intelligence minister2 7#b7 ,mohsen ,rabbani1 ,iran's former cultural attach in ,buenos ,aires2 7#c7 ,ahmad ,reza ,asghari1 a former ,iranian diplomat posted to ,argentina2 7#d7 ,ahmad ,vahidi1 ,iran's former defense minister2 7#e7 ,ali ,akbar ,velayati1 ,iran's former foreign minister2 7#f7 ,mohsen ,rezaee1 former chief commander of the ,iranian ,islamic ,revolutionary ,guard ,corps2 7#g7 ,ali ,akbar ,hashemi ,rafsanjani1 former ,president of ,iran2 and 7#h7 ,hadi ,soleimanpour1 former ,iranian ambassador to ,argentina2 ,whereas1 in ,november #bjjg1 the ,international ,criminal ,police ,organization 7,,interpol7 published ,red ,notices on #e of the ,iranian nationals and ,hezbollah operative ,ibrahim ,hussein ,berro2 ,whereas1 in ,january #bjac1 the ,administration of then-,president ,cristina ,fernandez de ,kirchner signed a ,memorandum of ,understanding with ,iran to set up a 8truth commission0 to investigate who was responsible for the ,,amia bombing1 despite ,iran and its proxies' status as the only suspects in the attack2 ,whereas1 in ,january #bjac1 ,argentina's then-,minister of ,foreign ,relations1 ,hector ,timerman1 and his ,iranian counterpart1 ,ali ,akbar ,salehi1 sent a joint notice to ,,interpol that led the general secretariat to issue a 8caveat0 that in effect relaxed implementation of the ,red ,notices2 ,whereas1 in ,may #bjac1 ,argentine prosecutor ,alberto ,nisman published a #ejj-page report accusing the ,government of ,iran of establishing terrorist networks throughout ,latin ,america1 including in ,argentina1 ,brazil1 ,paraguay1 ,uruguay1 ,chile1 ,colombia1 ,guyana1 ,suriname1 and ,trinidad and ,tobago1 dating back to the #aihjs2 ,whereas1 in ,january #bjae1 ,mr4 ,nisman released the results of an investigation alleging that then-,president ,fernandez de ,kirchner and then-,foreign ,minister ,timerman conspired to cover up ,iranian involvement in the #aiid ,,amia bombing and that they had agreed to negotiate immunity for ,iranian suspects and secure the removal of the ,,interpol ,red ,notices2 ,whereas ,mr4 ,nisman's investigation had uncovered evidence1 including wire-taps of phone calls between people close to ,mrs4 ,kirchner and a number of ,iranians such as ,iran's then-,cultural ,attach ,mohsen ,rabbani1 of a secret #bjac deal between the ,governments of ,argentina and ,iran to normalize relations and trade ,iranian oil for ,argentine grain2 ,whereas ,mr4 ,nisman was scheduled to present his findings to a commission of the ,argentine ,national ,congress on ,january #ai1 #bjae1 but on ,january #ah1 #bjae1 was found dead as the result of a gunshot wound to his head in his apartment in ,buenos ,aires2 ,whereas officials in the ,administration of then-,president ,fernandez de ,kirchner sought to discredit ,mr4 ,nisman after his suspicious death1 and in ,may #bjae1 an ,argentine federal court dismissed ,mr4 ,nisman's findings against ,ms4 ,fernandez de ,kirchner and other officials2 ,whereas1 in ,march #bjae1 an independent investigation launched by ,mr4 ,nisman's family released its own report by forensic experts and forensic pathologists showing that his death was not an accident or suicide1 and that his body had been moved after he was shot2 ,whereas1 in ,september #bjag1 forensic investigators of the ,argentine ,national ,gendarmerie submitted a new report to a federal court concluding that ,mr4 ,nisman did not commit suicide1 but that he was drugged1 beaten1 and fatally shot in the head on ,january #ah1 #bjae2 ,whereas1 in ,november #bjag1 ,argentine media revealed that ,iranian foreign minister ,mohammad ,javad ,zarif had sent a letter to the ,argentine foreign minister1 ,jorge ,faurie1 confirming that included in the #bjac oil-for-grain deal were efforts to have ,,interpol terminate the ,red ,notices for the ,iranian nationals2 ,whereas1 in ,march #bjah1 ,argentine authorities indicted former ,president ,fernandez de ,kirchner on charges that she helped cover up ,iran's role in the #aiid ,,amia bombing2 ,whereas no one yet has been brought to justice for the death of ,argentine prosecutor ,alberto ,nisman1 nor have any of the named ,iranian suspects faced prosecution for their role in the #aiid ,,amia bombing2 ,whereas the suspects continue to travel globally with impunity1 as demonstrated by the refusal of ,russian and ,chinese officials in ,july #bjah to comply with an ,argentine federal judge's request that they arrest and extradite former ,iranian foreign minister ,ali ,akbar ,velayati on the grounds he ordered the bombing1 and previous attempts by ,argentina to arrest ,velayati in ,singapore and ,malaysia in #bjaf that were also unsuccessful2 ,whereas1 in ,september #bjah1 ,argentine ,vice ,president ,gabriela ,michetti repeated the pleas of previous ,argentine officials seeking help from the international community to bring the ,iranian suspects to justice2 ,whereas1 in ,march #bjai1 the former ,argentine judge removed for misconduct in the early days of the ,,amia bombing investigation1 ,juan ,jose ,galeano1 was sentenced to #f years in prison and former ,argentine ,intelligence 7,,side7 chief ,hugo ,anzorreguy was sentenced to #da_/b years for their roles in a cover-up of ,iran's complicity2 and ,whereas1 in the days leading up to ,july #ah1 #bjai1 #be years after the ,,amia bombing1 the ,government of ,argentina indicated it would list ,hezbollah as a terrorist entity3 ,now1 therefore1 be it ,that the ,senate-- 7#a7 reiterates its strongest condemnation of the #aiid attack on the ,argentine ,israelite ,mutual ,association 7,,amia7 ,jewish ,community ,center in ,buenos ,aires1 ,argentina2 7#b7 honors the victims of the #aiid ,,amia bombing and expresses its sympathy to the relatives of the victims1 who are still waiting for justice2 7#c7 expresses serious concern about ,iran's influence networks in the ,western ,hemisphere and urges the ,president of the ,united ,states to continue to monitor ,iran's activities in the region as mandated by the ,countering ,iran in the ,western ,hemisphere ,act of #bjab 7,public ,law #aab-bbj72 7#d7 recognizes the work of ,argentine ,prosecutor ,alberto ,nisman and his dedication to investigating the ,,amia bombing and expresses serious concern regarding attempts by former ,president ,cristina ,fernandez de ,kirchner and her government to discredit ,mr4 ,nisman#8s findings on the ,,amia bombing2 7#e7 commends ,argentine ,president ,mauricio ,macri's continued call for a swift1 transparent1 and independent investigation into ,mr4 ,nisman's death1 recognizes the ,argentine ,national ,gendarmerie's extensive work to produce credible1 evidence-based findings1 and urges an independent inquiry into ,mr4 ,nisman's findings on the #bjac oil-for-grain deal between ,argentina and ,iran2 7#f7 underscores the concern of the ,united ,states regarding the continuing1 #be-year-long delay in resolving the bombing case and urges the ,president of the ,united ,states to offer technical assistance to the ,government of ,argentina to support the ongoing investigation and determine responsibility for the death of ,argentine prosecutor ,alberto ,nisman2 7#g7 commends the ,government of ,argentina for formally recognizing ,hezbollah's role in the ,,amia bombing and taking steps to hold the organization accountable for the attack2 and 7#h7 commemorates the #beth anniversary of the ,,amia bombing by recommitting to hold accountable those who planned and executed the #aiid ,,amia bombing until justice is served4