Senator James Lankford has teamed up with Senator David Perdue to introduce the JCPOA Enforcement Transparency Act. It is meant to increase the oversight of the Iran Nuclear Agreement.
A report recently revealed the Joint Commission created to oversee the Agreement knew that some of Iran’s facilities were not in compliance when sanctions were lifted. The report also noted that the Joint Commission could be considering to allow other secret exemptions for Iran.
“The fact that the Obama Administration altered Iran’s nuclear-related obligations just days before sanctions on Iran were lifted is yet another sign that this deal is not what America believed it was,” said Lankford. “We discovered over the past several weeks that President Obama sent $1.7 billion in cash to Iran, which was used as leverage to secure the release of Americans held hostage in Iran, and now we know the President also made it easier for Iran to comply with its obligations. The bill that Senator Perdue and I wrote will shed more light on the Administration’s clandestine dealings with the Islamic Republic. Every American’s name was signed implicitly onto the Nuclear Deal when President Obama agreed to legitimize Iran’s nuclear program in July 2015, so every American is entitled to the details of this deal.”
The JCPOA Enforcement Transparency Act would require justification by the Obama Administration on why the U.S. representative to the Joint Commission deemed it appropriate to grant waivers to Iran on nuclear requirements. It also requires the decision making process of the Joint Commission to be made public. Additionally, the act would express that the Senate’s wish is for the U.S. representative on the Joint Commission oppose further exemptions for Iran and any work by the Commission should be open and transparent.
