there is also an additional provision, which i think is new for any united nations sanction regime, and that is the prohibition, ahç mandatory provision, on providing what is called "bunkering" regarding to a vessel on the open seas, and that pertains to fuel and other support that a ship needs to carry on, and that is designed to make it more likely that a ship has to return to port, at which point, it would face that mandatory instruction. the fourth element of the regime is a decision to add additional companies, entities, goods, and individuals to the list of entities and individuals that are subject to an assets freeze under the prior resolution, so within 30 days, we and other states will add to that list other companies from north korea, new individuals, new goods that will be prohibited from trade and things that will be frozen, as in the case of individuals, and finally, the fifth element is a stepped up implementation and monitoring mechanism so that the united nations and we and others have the ability to more effectively track implementation of potential violations and bring

prohibit regime members from entering the united states of america, we must seek a united nations security council resolution denouncing the regime, demanding a monitored election and tightening the sanctions against said regime until the selection occurs in its outcome's integrity verified. we must work with labor organizations to establish a support fund for iranian workers striking in protest of the regime. finally, we must link all of our relations with iran and with those nations abetting the regime's defines of its people's freedom to human rights. if we fail to take these measures, we will be haunted by the cries abandoned to preserve our neutrality in this time of moral crisis. but when we act, we will expand freedom to be oppressed and enslaved and ensure it for our children and ourselves. only then will we have honorably performed our duty of liberty to generations of americans and iranians. we are free. i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the chair lays before the house a communication. the clerk: the speaker, house of representatives, dear madam speaker, this letter is to alert you that i have sent a letter to governor ar naled schwartz nager of califo

impose economic and travel sanctions, frozen assets and enabled divestment from companies linked to the sudanese regime. the united states has led efforts at the united nations with bilateral partners to meet humanitarian needs while pressing for the full deployment of peacekeeping missions to help protect civilians. in addition to supporting efforts to negotiate and implement the darfur peace agreement, the united states also was at the forefront of efforts to resolve the conflict in southern sudan, a conflict which has left over two million people dead and another four million displaced. today, there's universal acknowledgment that if the comprehensive peace agreement between the north and south fails there can be little help -- hope for darfur. unfortunately, the terms of this peace agreement have not yet been fully implemented and observers consistently warn that it could fail at any time. with the national elections due this year and reports of deadly conflict within and among various armed groups on the rise, the stakes cannot be higher. during the presidential campaign, each of the candidates assured voters that sudan would be a major priority for the