Strongly recommending that the United States renegotiate the return of the Iraqi Jewish Archive to Iraq.

strongly urges the Department of State to renegotiate with the Government of Iraq the provisions of the current agreement that establish the date by which the artifacts of Iraqi Jewish Archive are meant to return to Iraq in order to ensure that they are kept in a place where long-term preservation and care can be guaranteed;

recognizes that the Iraqi Jewish Archive should be housed in a location that is accessible to scholars and to Iraqi Jews and their descendants who have a personal interest in it;

recognizes that the initial agreement between the National Archives and Records Administration and the Coalition Provisional Authority was signed before knowing the complete history of the Iraqi Jewish Archive;

reaffirms the United States commitment to cultural property under international law; and

reaffirms the commitment of the United States to ensuring justice for victims of ethnic and religious persecution.