,i #aaith ,,congress #ast ,session ,h4 ,r4 #dbha ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,july #b1 #bjbe,mr4 ,gottheimer 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,lawler1 ,mr4 ,moskowitz1 ,mr4 ,suozzi1 and ,mr4 ,vargas7 introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,foreign ,affairs ,a ,,bill ,to authorize the ,president to take actions to ensure ,israel is prepared for all contingencies if ,iran seeks to develop a nuclear weapon1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,bunker ,buster ,act of #bjbe4 #b4 ,findings ,congress finds the following3 7#a7 ,the ,united ,states ,nuclear ,regulatory ,commission defines high-enriched uranium as uranium enriched to at least #bj percent uranium-#bce4 7#b7 ,under the #bjae ,joint ,comprehensive ,plan of ,action1 ,iran agreed to refrain from producing enriched uranium containing more than #c4fg percent uranium-#bce for #ae years4 7#c7 ,on ,january #ac1 #bjai1 the head of the ,atomic ,energy ,organization of ,iran1 ,dr4 ,ali ,akbar ,salehi1 told the ,fars ,news ,agency1 ,if we want to come out of the nuclear deal and produce1 within four days we could start our #bj percent44 7#d7 ,on ,april #af1 #bjba1 ,dr4 ,salehi told the state television that ,iran had begun enriching uranium to #fj percent4 7#e7 ,on ,july #ad1 #bjba1 the former ,president of ,iran1 ,president ,hassan ,rouhani1 said during a press conference that ,iran has the knowledge and ability to enrich weapons-grade uranium at #ij percent4 7#f7 ,according to an ,international ,atomic ,energy ,agency 7,,iaea7 report1 as of ,may #aa1 #bjbd1 ,iran has #adb4a kilograms 7#cac4b pounds7 of uranium enriched up to #fj percent1 an increase of #bj4f kilograms 7#de4d pounds7 since the last report by the ,united ,nations watchdog in ,february4 ,uranium enriched at #fj percent purity is just a short1 technical step away from weapons-grade levels of #ij percent4 ,iran's overall stockpile of enriched uranium stands at #f1bja4c kilograms 7#a1cfga4e pounds71 which represents an increase of #fge4h kilograms 7#a1dhi4h pounds7 since the ,,iaea's previous report4 7#g7 ,the current stockpile is enough to make several nuclear bombs according to the criteria the ,,iaea uses to make such determinations4 7#h7 ,reports indicate the ,iran may be constructing new facilities to help expand its nuclear program4 7#i7 ,in ,june #bjbd1 the ,,iaea elected to censure ,iran for its violation of international responsibilities under its nuclear agreement and demanded its cooperation1 including the readmittance of inspectors and the restoration of camera surveillance at nuclear sites4 7#aj7 ,in ,june the ,,iaea announced ,iran is installing #a1djj new advanced centrifuges at its ,fordow facility4 7#aa7 ,since ,october #g1 #bjbc1 ,israel has been at war with ,hamas in the ,gaza strip1 which has used ,iranian funding and direction to target the ,jewish state4 7#ab7 ,hamas continues to hide within civilian infrastructure1 fire rockets at humanitarian crossings1 and steal international aid and resources that are only further hurting the ,palestinian civilians4 ,hamas has built tunnels under ,united ,nations ,relief and ,works ,agency for ,palestine ,refugees in the ,near ,east 7,,unrwa7 buildings1 including a large data center under ,,unrwa's ,gaza base1 and stores weapons in ,,unrwa schools4 7#ac7 ,as of ,june #bjbd1 ,ansarullah1 or otherwise known as the ,houthis1 have launched at least #fj attacks at ships4 ,they have seized #a vessel1 killed #d sailors1 and sunk #b ships since ,november #bjbc4 ,the ,houthis have also launched drones1 missiles1 and mortars toward ,israel and at ,united ,states and its allies4 ,the ,houthis operate with ,iranian funds4 7#ad7 ,since ,october #g1 #bjbc1 ,hezbollah has launched over #e1jjj rockets1 missiles1 and drones at ,israel4 ,iran has1 provided ,hezbollah with more than #ajj1jjj missiles and rockets4 7#ae7 ,iran is expanding its missile capacity and weaponization program to further assist their proxies across the region4 7#af7 ,on ,june #ab1 #bjbe1 #fj days had lapsed without an agreement in diplomatic negotiations to prevent ,iran from attaining a nuclear weapon4 7#ag7 ,on ,june #ab1 #bjbe1 ,,iaea board declared ,iran in violation of its non-proliferation obligations4 7#ah7 ,on ,june #ac1 #bjbe1 ,israel launched a coordinated series of strikes against ,iranian military and government targets in efforts to disrupt ,iran's development of a nuclear weapon based on ,israeli intelligence assessment that ,iran had taken steps putting them closer to achieving nuclear latency4 #c4 ,sense of ,congress ,it is the sense of ,congress that the ,united ,states should-- 7#a7 seek to extend the limitations on ,iran's enriched uranium1 including through engagement in multilateral diplomatic initiatives2 7#b7 ensure that ,israel and other allies are prepared for all contingencies if ,iran pursues development of a nuclear weapon2 7#c7 send a clear signal to ,iran that development of a nuclear weapon will never be tolerated2 and 7#d7 reaffirm the ,united ,states commitment to deter ,iranian nuclear development with a credible military threat4 #d4 ,actions to ensure ,israel is prepared for all contingencies if ,iran seeks to develop a nuclear weapon 7a7 ,in general ,subject to the preliminary conditions described in subsection 7b71 the ,president is authorized to take the actions described in subsection 7c71 upon the request of the ,government of ,israel1 to ensure ,israel is prepared for all contingencies if ,iran seeks to develop a nuclear weapon4 7b7 ,preliminary conditions ,the ,president may exercise the authority of subsection 7a7 only if the ,president first determines and certifies to ,congress that it is vital to the national security interests of the ,united ,states to do so and the conditions in subsection 7c77#b77;,b7 are met4 7c7 ,actions described ,the actions described in this subsection are the following3 7#a7 ,to provide for the construction of infrastructure in ,israel to accommodate large ordnance systems that are designed to destroy underground nuclear infrastructure1 including-- 7,a7 construction of extended runways for aircraft that carry the ,massive ,ordnance ,penetrator 7,,mop72 7,b7 aircraft to carry and deliver the ,,mop2 7,c7 basing options for such aircraft2 and 7,d7 munition storage facilities4 7#b7 7,a7 ,to store in the territory of ,israel the ,,mop or related munitions described in paragraph 7#a71 to be used by the ,united ,states except as provided in subparagraph 7,b74 7,b7 ,to transfer the ,,mop or related munitions described in paragraph 7#a7 to ,israeli custody if the ,president determines and certifies to ,congress that-- 7i7 ,iran-- 7,i7 is in noncompliance with the ,,npt ,safeguards ,agreement2 7,,ii7 has modified its implementation of the ,,npt ,safeguards ,agreement 7including modified ,code #c4a72 or 7,,iii7 as determined by the ,president1 has reduced access of inspectors of the ,,iaea in such a manner so as to be prejudicial to the ,,iaea's ability to provide confidence as to the non-diversion of declared nuclear material and absence of undeclared nuclear activities2 7ii7 it is vital to the national security of the ,united ,states to do so2 7iii7 ,israel has no other means to achieve a mutual national security objective of destroying ,iran's underground nuclear infrastructure or facilities2 and 7iv7 a dual key control system is in place requiring approval by the ,president1 acting through the ,secretary of ,defense 7which may not be further delegated7 for deployment of the ,,mop or related munitions described in paragraph 7#a7 prior to ,israeli deployment of such munitions4 7#c7 ,to provide for training of ,israeli personnel with respect to the ,,mop or related munitions described in paragraph 7#a74 7#d7 ,to conduct joint research and development with ,israel to-- 7,a7 enhance ,united ,states ordnance2 and 7,b7 develop ,israeli capability for ordnance to destroy underground infrastructure1 including ,hezbollah rocket storage and manufacturing facilities and underground ,iranian nuclear facilities4 7d7 ,,npt safeguards agreement defined ,in this section1 the term ,,npt ,safeguards ,agreement means the ,agreement between ,iran and the ,international ,atomic ,energy ,agency for the ,application of ,safeguards in ,connection with the ,treaty on the ,non-,proliferation of ,nuclear ,weapons1 which entered into force on ,may #ae1 #aigd4 #e4 ,rule of construction ,nothing in this ,act may be construed to serve as an authorization for the use of military force against ,iran4