Whereas on January 2, 2020, the United States military killed Qasem Soleimani the leader of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps-Quds Force (IRGC–QF) terrorist organization in a decisive operation to disrupt the planning of ongoing attacks and deter future attacks against Americans; Whereas the IRGC–QF is a global terrorism threat to the United States and the international community; Whereas Qasem Soleimani was the architect of terrorist attacks in Iraq that killed at least 600 Americans and wounded many others, and planned or supported numerous other deadly terrorist attacks against the United States and its allies; Whereas the IRGC–QF, designated pursuant to Executive Order 13224 for providing material support to the Taliban and other terrorist organizations on October 25, 2007, is a branch of the IRGC responsible for external operations and has provided material support to numerous terrorist groups, including the Taliban, Lebanese Hizballah, HAMAS, and Palestinian Islamic Jihad, making it a key component of Iran’s destabilizing regional activities; Whereas President Obama designated the IRGC–QF pursuant to Executive Order 13572 for human rights abuses in Syria, including torture and arbitrary arrests of peaceful protests; Whereas the IRGC–QF’s parent organization, the IRGC, was designated as a terrorism-supporting entity pursuant to Executive Order 13224 on October 13, 2017, and on April 15, 2019, was designated as a Foreign Terrorist Organization by the Secretary of State; Whereas the Department of State designated the IRGC, and Qasem Soleimani based on his relationship to the IRGC, for proliferation activities related to nuclear capabilities under Executive Order 13382; Whereas United Nations Security Council Resolution 1747 designated Qasem Soleimani as being engaged in, directly associated with or providing support for Iran’s proliferation of nuclear activities