[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 179 (Thursday, December 10, 2015)]
[Senate]
[Page S8610]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         SUBMITTED RESOLUTIONS

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SENATE RESOLUTION 333--TO DIRECT THE SENATE LEGAL COUNSEL TO APPEAR AS 
 AMICUS CURIAE IN THE NAME OF THE SENATE IN BANK MARKAZI, THE CENTRAL 
          BANK OF IRAN V. DEBORAH D. PETERSON, ET AL. (S. CT.)

  Mr. McCONNELL (for himself and Mr. Reid of Nevada) submitted the 
following resolution; which was considered and agreed to:

                              S. Res. 333

       Whereas, in the case of Bank Markazi, The Central Bank of 
     Iran v. Deborah D. Peterson, et al., No. 14-770, pending in 
     the Supreme Court of the United States, the constitutionality 
     of section 502 of the Iran Threat Reduction and Syria Human 
     Rights Act of 2012, Pub. L. No. 112-158, 126 Stat. 1214, 1258 
     (2012), codified at 22 U.S.C. Sec. 8772, has been placed in 
     issue;
       Whereas, pursuant to sections 703(c), 706(a), and 713(a) of 
     the Ethics in Government Act of 1978, 2 U.S.C. 288b(c), 
     288e(a), and 288l(a), the Senate may direct its counsel to 
     appear as amicus curiae in the name of the Senate in any 
     legal action in which the powers and responsibilities of 
     Congress under the Constitution are placed in issue: Now, 
     therefore, be it
       Resolved, That the Senate Legal Counsel is directed to 
     appear as amicus curiae on behalf of the Senate in the case 
     of Bank Markazi, The Central Bank of Iran v. Deborah D. 
     Peterson, et al., to defend the constitutionality of section 
     502 of the Iran Threat Reduction and Syria Human Rights Act 
     of 2012.

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