Amended in Senate June 9, 2015

Senate Joint Resolution No. 6

Introduced by Senator Stone

(Coauthors: Senators Allen, Anderson, Bates, Berryhill, Fuller, Hertzberg, Huff, Morrell, Nguyen, and Vidak)

March 17, 2015

Senate Joint Resolution No. 6—Relative to Iran.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL’S DIGEST

SJR 6, as amended, Stone. Iran: negotiations: nuclear program.

This measure would declare that the Legislature of the State of California supports finding the best long-term solution for peace and begin delete disarmament end delete begin insert security end insert in the Middle East and a nuclear-free Iran, and believes that any agreement signed with Iran should provide for ongoing international oversight.

Fiscal committee: no.

WHEREAS, The people of the State of California support efforts
to promote peace and prosperity across the globe; and

WHEREAS, The Legislature of the State of California
recognizes the importance of maintaining a diplomatic dialogue
in the Middle East, especially as it pertains to Israel and Iran; and

WHEREAS, The proliferation of nuclear capability in the Middle
East will certainly present additional complications in an already
diplomatically tense region; and

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WHEREAS, The Nuclear Weapon Free Iran Act of 2015 was
designed to strengthen American diplomatic efforts with Iran; and

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WHEREAS, The Nuclear Weapon Free Iran Act of 2015
complies with the commitment the President made that the United
States would impose no new sanctions during the course of
negotiations with Iran; and

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WHEREAS, The goal and intent of negotiations with Iran begin delete was end delete
begin insert is end insert to require that Iran dismantle its nuclear program; begin delete and end delete begin insert now,
therefore, be it end insert

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WHEREAS, The proposed agreement being presently negotiated
will have a sunset period after which the future of international
oversight on Iran’s nuclear ambitions may be unclear; now,
therefore, be it

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Resolved by the Senate and the Assembly of the State of
California, jointly, That the Legislature of the State of California
supports finding the best long-term solution for peace and
begin delete disarmament end delete begin insert security end insert in the Middle East and a nuclear-free Iran;
and be it further

Resolved, That the Legislature of the State of California believes
if any agreement is signed with Iran, the agreement should provide
for ongoing international oversight and Iran’s cooperation in
maintaining transparency with its nuclear ambitions; and be it
further

Resolved, That the Secretary of the Senate transmit copies of
this resolution to the President and the Vice President of the United
States, to the Speaker of the House of Representatives, to the
Majority Leader of the Senate, to each Senator and Representative
from California in the Congress of the United States, and to the
author for appropriate distribution.