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Supporting the commitment of the United States to lawfully protect international cultural sites.

H. Res. 795 · 116th Congress · Jan 14, 2020 · Lineage

RESOLUTION

That it is the sense of the House of Representatives that—
(1)
the intentional targeting or destruction of cultural property in the absence of imperative military necessity is a violation of the law of armed conflict and runs counter to the values of the United States;
(2)
the United States is committed to following the law of armed conflict and international agreements to which it is a party, including the 1954 Hague Convention for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict; and
(3)
the President should not order the United States military or other government agencies or employees to commit war crimes or other violations of the international law of armed conflict or threaten to do so.