; Whereas, in 2017, the United Nations Security Council condemned the unlawful destruction of cultural property in Resolution 2347, a resolution for which the United States voted, and affirmed that directing unlawful attacks against cultural sites and buildings may constitute a war crime; Whereas section 1279C of the National Defense Authorization Act of 2018 ( Public Law 115–91 ; 10 U.S.C. 113 note) designated a Coordinator for Cultural Heritage Protection at the Department of Defense to help ensure the protection of cultural property, including adherence to the Hague Convention; Whereas, on January 7, 2020, when asked about the prospect of targeting cultural sites in Iran, Secretary of Defense Mark Esper stated that we will follow the law of armed conflict ; Whereas, on January 7, 2020, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo stated that every target that’s being reviewed, every effort that’s being made will always be conducted inside the international laws of war ; and Whereas, it is the established policy of the United States to protect international cultural property abroad, including that of religious communities and ethnic minorities: Now, therefore, be it