"Congress Finds...."

United States of America: H.R.5703 -- Protect and Preserve International Cultural Property Act "To protect and preserve international cultural property at risk of destruction due to political instability, armed conflict, or natural or other disasters, and for other purposes". (IH November 13, 2014)

SEC. 3. FINDINGS AND STATEMENT OF POLICY.
(a) Findings- Congress finds the following:[...]
(6) In Iraq and Syria, the militant group ISIS/ISIL has destroyed cultural sites and artifacts, such as the Tomb of Jonah in July 2014, in an effort to eradicate ethnic and religious minorities from contested territories. Concurrently, cultural antiquities that escape demolition are looted and illicitly trafficked to help fund ISIS/ISIL's militant operations.