109TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 282

AN ACT

To hold the current regime in Iran accountable for its threatening behavior and to support a transition to democracy 

in Iran.

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

2 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Iran Freedom Support 

3 Act’’. 

4 SEC. 2. TABLE OF CONTENTS. 

5 The table of contents for this Act is as follows:

Sec. 1. Short title. 

Sec. 2. Table of contents. 

TITLE I—CODIFICATION OF SANCTIONS AGAINST IRAN 

Sec. 101. Codification of sanctions. 

Sec. 102. Liability of parent companies for violations of sanctions by foreign 

entities. 

TITLE II—AMENDMENTS TO THE IRAN AND LIBYA SANCTIONS 

ACT OF 1996 AND OTHER PROVISIONS RELATED TO INVESTMENT IN IRAN 

Sec. 201. Multilateral regime. 

Sec. 202. Imposition of sanctions. 

Sec. 203. Termination of sanctions. 

Sec. 204. Sunset. 

Sec. 205. Clarification and expansion of definitions. 

Sec. 206. United States pension plans. 

Sec. 207. Technical and conforming amendments. 

TITLE III—DIPLOMATIC EFFORTS TO CURTAIL IRANIAN NUCLEAR PROLIFERATION AND SPONSORSHIP OF INTERNATIONAL TERRORISM 

Sec. 301. Diplomatic efforts. 

Sec. 302. Strengthening the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty. 

TITLE IV—DEMOCRACY IN IRAN 

Sec. 401. Declaration of Congress regarding United States policy toward Iran. 

Sec. 402. Assistance to support democracy in Iran. 

Sec. 403. Waiver of certain export license requirements.

6 TITLE I—CODIFICATION OF 

7 SANCTIONS AGAINST IRAN 

8 SEC. 101. CODIFICATION OF SANCTIONS. 

9 (a) CODIFICATION OF SANCTIONS.—United States 

10 sanctions, controls, and regulations with respect to Iran 

11 imposed pursuant to Executive Order No. 12957, sections 
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1 1(b) through (1)(g) and sections (2) through (6) of Execu2 tive Order No. 12959, and sections 2 and 3 of Executive 

3 Order No. 13059 (relating to exports and certain other 

4 transactions with Iran) as in effect on January 1, 2006, 

5 shall remain in effect until the President certifies to the 

6 Committee on International Relations of the House of 

7 Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Relations 

8 of the Senate that the Government of Iran has verifiably 

9 dismantled its weapons of mass destruction programs. 

10 (b) NO EFFECT ON OTHER SANCTIONS RELATING TO

11 SUPPORT FOR ACTS OF INTERNATIONAL TERRORISM.—

12 Subsection (a) shall have no effect on United States sanc13 tions, controls, and regulations relating to a determination 

14 under section 6(j)(1)(A) of the Export Administration Act 

15 of 1979 (50 U.S.C. App. 2405(j)(1)(A)), section 620A(a) 

16 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 

17 2371(a)), or section 40(d) of the Arms Export Control Act 

18 (22 U.S.C. 2780(d)) relating to support for acts of inter19 national terrorism by the Government of Iran, as in effect 

20 on January 1, 2006. 

21 SEC. 102. LIABILITY OF PARENT COMPANIES FOR VIOLA22 TIONS OF SANCTIONS BY FOREIGN ENTITIES. 

23 (a) IN GENERAL.—In any case in which an entity en24 gages in an act outside the United States which, if com25 mitted in the United States or by a United States person, 
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1 would violate Executive Order No. 12959 of May 6, 1995, 

2 Executive Order No. 13059 of August 19, 1997, or any 

3 other prohibition on transactions with respect to Iran that 

4 is imposed under the International Emergency Economic 

5 Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) and if that entity 

6 was created or availed of for the purpose of engaging in 

7 such an act, the parent company of that entity shall be 

8 subject to the penalties for such violation to the same ex9 tent as if the parent company had engaged in that act. 

10 (b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section—

11 (1) an entity is a ‘‘parent company’’ of another 

12 entity if it owns, directly or indirectly, more than 50 

13 percent of the equity interest in that other entity 

14 and is a United States person; and 

15 (2) the term ‘‘entity’’ means a partnership, as16 sociation, trust, joint venture, corporation, or other 

17 organization. 
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1 TITLE II—AMENDMENTS TO THE 

2 IRAN AND LIBYA SANCTIONS 

3 ACT OF 1996 AND OTHER PRO4 VISIONS RELATED TO INVEST5 MENT IN IRAN 

6 SEC. 201. MULTILATERAL REGIME. 

7 (a) REPORTS TO CONGRESS.—Section 4(b) of the 

8 Iran and Libya Sanctions Act of 1996 (50 U.S.C. 1701 

9 note) is amended to read as follows: 

10 ‘‘(b) REPORTS TO CONGRESS.—Not later than six 

11 months after the date of the enactment of the Iran Free12 dom Support Act and every six months thereafter, the 

13 President shall submit to the appropriate congressional 

14 committees a report regarding specific diplomatic efforts 

15 undertaken pursuant to subsection (a), the results of those 

16 efforts, and a description of proposed diplomatic efforts 

17 pursuant to such subsection. Each report shall include—

18 ‘‘(1) a list of the countries that have agreed to 

19 undertake measures to further the objectives of sec20 tion 3 with respect to Iran; 

21 ‘‘(2) a description of those measures, includ22 ing—

23 ‘‘(A) government actions with respect to 

24 public or private entities (or their subsidiaries) 
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1 located in their territories, that are engaged in 

2 Iran; 

3 ‘‘(B) any decisions by the governments of 

4 these countries to rescind or continue the provi5 sion of credits, guarantees, or other govern6 mental assistance to these entities; and 

7 ‘‘(C) actions taken in international fora to 

8 further the objectives of section 3; 

9 ‘‘(3) a list of the countries that have not agreed 

10 to undertake measures to further the objectives of 

11 section 3 with respect to Iran, and the reasons 

12 therefor; and 

13 ‘‘(4) a description of any memorandums of un14 derstanding, political understandings, or inter15 national agreements to which the United States has 

16 acceded which affect implementation of this section 

17 or section 5(a).’’. 

18 (b) WAIVER.—Section 4(c) of such Act (50 U.S.C. 

19 1701 note) is amended to read as follows: 

20 ‘‘(c) WAIVER.—

21 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The President may, on a 

22 case by case basis, waive for a period of not more 

23 than six months the application of section 5(a) with 

24 respect to a national of a country, if the President 

25 certifies to the appropriate congressional committees 
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1 at least 30 days before such waiver is to take effect 

2 that—

3 ‘‘(A) such waiver is vital to the national se4 curity interests of the United States; and 

5 ‘‘(B) the country of the national has un6 dertaken substantial measures to prevent the 

7 acquisition and development of weapons of mass 

8 destruction by the Government of Iran. 

9 ‘‘(2) SUBSEQUENT RENEWAL OF WAIVER.—If 

10 the President determines that, in accordance with 

11 paragraph (1), such a waiver is appropriate, the 

12 President may, at the conclusion of the period of a 

13 waiver under paragraph (1), renew such waiver for 

14 subsequent periods of not more than six months 

15 each.’’. 

16 (c) INVESTIGATIONS.—Section 4 of such Act (50 

17 U.S.C. 1701 note) is amended by adding at the end the 

18 following new subsection: 

19 ‘‘(f) INVESTIGATIONS.—

20 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The President shall initiate 

21 an investigation into the possible imposition of sanc22 tions against a person upon receipt by the United 

23 States of credible information indicating that such 

24 person is engaged in activity related to investment in 

25 Iran as described in section 5(a). 
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1 ‘‘(2) DETERMINATION AND NOTIFICATION.—

2 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 

3 days after an investigation is initiated in ac4 cordance with paragraph (1), the President 

5 shall determine, pursuant to section 5(a), 

6 whether or not to impose sanctions against a 

7 person engaged in activity related to investment 

8 in Iran as described in such section as a result 

9 of such activity and shall notify the appropriate 

10 congressional committees of the basis for such 

11 determination. 

12 ‘‘(B) EXTENSION.—If the President is un13 able to make a determination under subpara14 graph (A), the President shall notify the appro15 priate congressional committees and shall ex16 tend such investigation for a subsequent period, 

17 not to exceed 180 days, after which the Presi18 dent shall make the determination required 

19 under such subparagraph and shall notify the 

20 appropriate congressional committees of the 

21 basis for such determination in accordance with 

22 such subparagraph. 

23 ‘‘(3) DETERMINATIONS REGARDING PENDING

24 INVESTIGATIONS.—Not later than 90 days after the 

25 date of the enactment of this Act, the President 
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1 shall, with respect to any investigation that was 

2 pending as of January 1, 2006, concerning a person 

3 engaged in activity related to investment in Iran as 

4 described in section 5(a), determine whether or not 

5 to impose sanctions against such person as a result 

6 of such activity and shall notify the appropriate con7 gressional committees of the basis for such deter8 mination. 

9 ‘‘(4) PUBLICATION.—Not later than 10 days 

10 after the President notifies the appropriate congres11 sional committees under paragraphs (2) and (3), the 

12 President shall ensure publication in the Federal 

13 Register of the identification of the persons against 

14 which the President has made a determination that 

15 the imposition of sanctions is appropriate, together 

16 with an explanation for such determination.’’. 

17 SEC. 202. IMPOSITION OF SANCTIONS. 

18 (a) SANCTIONS WITH RESPECT TO DEVELOPMENT

19 OF PETROLEUM RESOURCES.—Section 5(a) of the Iran 

20 and Libya Sanctions Act of 1996 (50 U.S.C. 1701 note) 

21 is amended—

22 (1) in the heading, by striking ‘‘TO IRAN’’ and 

23 inserting ‘‘TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF PETROLEUM

24 RESOURCES OF IRAN’’; 

25 (2) by striking ‘‘(6)’’ and inserting ‘‘(5)’’; and 
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1 (3) by striking ‘‘with actual knowledge,’’. 

2 (b) SANCTIONS WITH RESPECT TO DEVELOPMENT

3 OF WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION OR OTHER MILI4 TARY CAPABILITIES.—Section 5(b) of such Act (50 U.S.C. 

5 1701 note) is amended to read as follows: 

6 ‘‘(b) MANDATORY SANCTIONS WITH RESPECT TO

7 DEVELOPMENT OF WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION OR

8 OTHER MILITARY CAPABILITIES.—Notwithstanding any 

9 other provision of law, the President shall impose two or 

10 more of the sanctions described in paragraphs (1) through 

11 (5) of section 6 if the President determines that a person 

12 has, on or after the date of the enactment of this Act, 

13 exported, transferred, or otherwise provided to Iran any 

14 goods, services, technology, or other items knowing that 

15 the provision of such goods, services, technology, or other 

16 items would contribute to the ability of Iran to—

17 ‘‘(1) acquire or develop chemical, biological, or 

18 nuclear weapons or related technologies; or 

19 ‘‘(2) acquire or develop destabilizing numbers 

20 and types of advanced conventional weapons.’’. 

21 (c) PERSONS AGAINST WHICH THE SANCTIONS ARE

22 TO BE IMPOSED.—Section 5(c)(2) of such Act (50 U.S.C. 

23 1701 note) is amended—

24 (1) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘, with ac25 tual knowledge,’’ and by striking ‘‘or’’ at the end; 
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1 (2) in subparagraph (C), by striking ‘‘, with ac2 tual knowledge,’’ and by striking the period at the 

3 end and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and 

4 (3) by adding after subparagraph (C) the fol5 lowing new subparagraph: 

6 ‘‘(D) is a private or government lender, in7 surer, underwriter, or guarantor of the person 

8 referred to in paragraph (1) if that private or 

9 government lender, insurer, underwriter, or 

10 guarantor engaged in the activities referred to 

11 in paragraph (1).’’. 

12 (d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 

13 this section shall apply with respect to actions taken on 

14 or after March 15, 2006. 

15 SEC. 203. TERMINATION OF SANCTIONS. 

16 Section 8(a) of the Iran and Libya Sanctions Act of 

17 1996 (50 U.S.C. 1701 note) is amended—

18 (1) in paragraph (1)(C), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 

19 the end; 

20 (2) in paragraph (2), by striking the period at 

21 the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

22 (3) by adding at the end the following new 

23 paragraph: 

24 ‘‘(3) poses no significant threat to United 

25 States national security, interests, or allies.’’. 
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1 SEC. 204. SUNSET. 

2 Section 13 of the Iran and Libya Sanctions Act of 

3 1996 (50 U.S.C. 1701 note) is amended—

4 (1) in the section heading, by striking ‘‘; SUN5 SET’’; 

6 (2) in subsection (a), by striking the subsection 

7 designation and heading; and 

8 (3) by striking subsection (b). 

9 SEC. 205. CLARIFICATION AND EXPANSION OF DEFINI10 TIONS. 

11 (a) PERSON.—Section 14(14)(B) of the Iran and 

12 Libya Sanctions Act of 1996 (50 U.S.C. 1701 note) is 

13 amended—

14 (1) by inserting after ‘‘trust,’’ the following: ‘‘fi15 nancial institution, insurer, underwriter, guarantor, 

16 any other business organization, including any for17 eign subsidiaries of the foregoing,’’; and 

18 (2) by inserting before the semicolon the fol19 lowing: ‘‘, such as an export credit agency’’. 

20 (b) PETROLEUM RESOURCES.—Section 14(15) of the 

21 Iran and Libya Sanctions Act of 1996 (50 U.S.C. 1701 

22 note) is amended by inserting after ‘‘petroleum’’ the sec23 ond place it appears, the following: ‘‘, petroleum by-prod24 ucts,’’. 

25 SEC. 206. UNITED STATES PENSION PLANS. 

26 (a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 
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1 (1) The United States and the international 

2 community face no greater threat to their security 

3 than the prospect of rogue regimes who support 

4 international terrorism obtaining weapons of mass 

5 destruction, and particularly nuclear weapons. 

6 (2) Iran is the leading state sponsor of inter7 national terrorism and is close to achieving nuclear 

8 weapons capability but has paid no price for nearly 

9 twenty years of deception over its nuclear program. 

10 Foreign entities that have invested in Iran’s energy 

11 sector, despite Iran’s support of international ter12 rorism and its nuclear program, have afforded Iran 

13 a free pass while many United States entities have 

14 unknowingly invested in those same foreign entities. 

15 (3) United States investors have a great deal at 

16 stake in preventing Iran from acquiring nuclear 

17 weapons. 

18 (4) United States investors can have consider19 able influence over the commercial decisions of the 

20 foreign entities in which they have invested. 

21 (b) PUBLICATION IN FEDERAL REGISTER.—Not 

22 later than six months after the date of the enactment of 

23 this Act and every six months thereafter, the Secretary 

24 of State shall ensure publication in the Federal Register 

25 of a list of all United States and foreign entities that have 
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1 invested more than $20,000,000 in Iran’s energy sector 

2 between August 5, 1996, and the date of such publication. 

3 Such list shall include an itemization of individual invest4 ments of each such entity, including the dollar value, in5 tended purpose, and current status of each such invest6 ment. 

7 (c) SENSE OF CONGRESS RELATING TO DIVESTI8 TURE FROM IRAN.—It is the sense of Congress that, upon 

9 publication of a list in the relevant Federal Register under 

10 subsection (b), managers of United States Government 

11 pension plans or thrift savings plans, managers of pension 

12 plans maintained in the private sector by plan sponsors 

13 in the United States, and managers of mutual funds sold 

14 or distributed in the United States should, to the extent 

15 consistent with the legal and fiduciary duties otherwise im16 posed on them, immediately initiate efforts to divest all 

17 investments of such plans or funds in any entity included 

18 on the list. 

19 (d) SENSE OF CONGRESS RELATING TO PROHIBI20 TION ON FUTURE INVESTMENT.—It is the sense of Con21 gress that, upon publication of a list in the relevant Fed22 eral Register under subsection (b), there should be, to the 

23 extent consistent with the legal and fiduciary duties other24 wise imposed on them, no future investment in any entity 

25 included on the list by managers of United States Govern-
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1 ment pension plans or thrift savings plans, managers of 

2 pension plans maintained in the private sector by plan 

3 sponsors in the United States, and managers of mutual 

4 funds sold or distributed in the United States. 

5 SEC. 207. TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS. 

6 (a) FINDINGS.—Section 2 of the Iran and Libya 

7 Sanctions Act of 1996 (50 U.S.C. 1701 note) is amended 

8 by striking paragraph (4). 

9 (b) DECLARATION OF POLICY.—Section 3 of the Iran 

10 and Libya Sanctions Act of 1996 (50 U.S.C. 1701 note) 

11 is amended—

12 (1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘(a) POLICY

13 WITH RESPECT TO IRAN.—’’; and 

14 (2) by striking subsection (b). 

15 (c) TERMINATION OF SANCTIONS.—Section 8 of the 

16 Iran and Libya Sanctions Act of 1996 (50 U.S.C. 1701 

17 note) is amended—

18 (1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘(a) IRAN.—

19 ’’; and 

20 (2) by striking subsection (b). 

21 (d) DURATION OF SANCTIONS; PRESIDENTIAL WAIV22 ER.—Section 9(c)(2)(C) of the Iran and Libya Sanctions 

23 Act of 1996 (50 U.S.C. 1701 note) is amended to read 

24 as follows: 
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1 ‘‘(C) an estimate of the significance of the 

2 provision of the items described in section 5(a) 

3 or section 5(b) to Iran’s ability to, respectively, 

4 develop its petroleum resources or its weapons 

5 of mass destruction or other military capabili6 ties; and’’. 

7 (e) REPORTS REQUIRED.—Section 10(b)(1) of the 

8 Iran and Libya Sanctions Act of 1996 (50 U.S.C. 1701 

9 note) is amended by striking ‘‘and Libya’’ each place it 

10 appears. 

11 (f) DEFINITIONS.—Section 14 of the Iran and Libya 

12 Sanctions Act of 1996 (50 U.S.C. 1701 note) is amend13 ed—

14 (1) in paragraph (9)—

15 (A) in the matter preceding subparagraph 

16 (A), by—

17 (I) striking ‘‘, or with the Government 

18 of Libya or a nongovernmental entity in 

19 Libya,’’; and 

20 (ii) by striking ‘‘nongovenmental’’ and 

21 inserting ‘‘nongovernmental’’; and 

22 (B) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘or 

23 Libya (as the case may be)’’; 

24 (2) by striking paragraph (12); and 
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1 (3) by redesignating paragraphs (13), (14), 

2 (15), (16), and (17) as paragraphs (12), (13), (14), 

3 (15), and (16), respectively. 

4 (g) SHORT TITLE.—

5 (1) IN GENERAL.—Section 1 of the Iran and 

6 Libya Sanctions Act of 1996 (50 U.S.C. 1701 note) 

7 is amended by striking ‘‘and Libya’’. 

8 (2) REFERENCES.—Any reference in any other 

9 provision of law, regulation, document, or other 

10 record of the United States to the ‘‘Iran and Libya 

11 Sanctions Act of 1996’’ shall be deemed to be a ref12 erence to the ‘‘Iran Sanctions Act of 1996’’. 

13 TITLE III—DIPLOMATIC EF14 FORTS TO CURTAIL IRANIAN 

15 NUCLEAR PROLIFERATION 

16 AND SPONSORSHIP OF INTER17 NATIONAL TERRORISM 

18 SEC. 301. DIPLOMATIC EFFORTS. 

19 (a) SENSE OF CONGRESS RELATING TO UNITED NA20 TIONS SECURITY COUNCIL AND THE INTERNATIONAL

21 ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY.—It is the sense of Congress 

22 that the President should instruct the United States Per23 manent Representative to the United Nations to work to 

24 secure support at the United Nations Security Council for 

25 a resolution that would impose sanctions on Iran as a re-
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1 sult of its repeated breaches of its nuclear nonproliferation 

2 obligations, to remain in effect until Iran has verifiably 

3 dismantled its weapons of mass destruction programs. 

4 (b) PROHIBITION ON ASSISTANCE TO COUNTRIES

5 THAT INVEST IN THE ENERGY SECTOR OF IRAN.—

6 (1) WITHHOLDING OF ASSISTANCE.—If, on or 

7 after April 13, 2005, a foreign person (as defined in 

8 section 14 of the Iran Sanctions Act of 1996 (50 

9 U.S.C. 1701 note), as renamed pursuant to section 

10 208(g)(1)) or an agency or instrumentality of a for11 eign government has more than $20,000,000 in12 vested in Iran’s energy sector, the President shall, 

13 until the date on which such person or agency or in14 strumentality of such government terminates such 

15 investment, withhold assistance under the Foreign 

16 Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2151 et seq.) to 

17 the government of the country to which such person 

18 owes allegiance or to which control is exercised over 

19 such agency or instrumentality. 

20 (2) WAIVER.—Assistance prohibited by this sec21 tion may be furnished to the government of a for22 eign country described in subsection (a) if the Presi23 dent determines that furnishing such assistance is 

24 important to the national security interests of the 

25 United States, furthers the goals described in this 
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1 Act, and, not later that 15 days before obligating 

2 such assistance, notifies the Committee on Inter3 national Relations of the House of Representatives, 

4 the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate, 

5 the Committee on Appropriations of the House of 

6 Representatives, and the Committee on Appropria7 tions of the Senate of such determination and sub8 mits to such committees a report that includes—

9 (A) a statement of the determination; 

10 (B) a detailed explanation of the assistance 

11 to be provided; 

12 (C) the estimated dollar amount of the as13 sistance; and 

14 (D) an explanation of how the assistance 

15 furthers United States national security inter16 ests. 

17 SEC. 302. STRENGTHENING THE NUCLEAR NONPROLIFERA18 TION TREATY. 

19 (a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 

20 (1) Article IV of the Treaty on the Non-Pro21 liferation of Nuclear Weapons (commonly referred to 

22 as the ‘‘Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty’’ or 

23 ‘‘NPT’’) states that countries that are parties to the 

24 Treaty have the ‘‘inalienable right . . . to develop re25 search, production and use of nuclear energy for 
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1 peaceful purposes without discrimination and in con2 formity with articles I and II of this Treaty.’’. 

3 (2) Iran has manipulated Article IV of the Nu4 clear Nonproliferation Treaty to acquire technologies 

5 needed to manufacture nuclear weapons under the 

6 guise of developing peaceful nuclear technology. 

7 (3) Legal authorities, diplomatic historians, and 

8 officials closely involved in the negotiation and ratifi9 cation of the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty state 

10 that the Treaty neither recognizes nor protects such 

11 a per se right to all nuclear technology, such as en12 richment and reprocessing, but rather affirms that 

13 the right to the use of peaceful nuclear energy is 

14 qualified. 

15 (b) DECLARATION OF CONGRESS REGARDING

16 UNITED STATES POLICY TO STRENGTHEN THE NUCLEAR

17 NONPROLIFERATION TREATY.—Congress declares that it 

18 should be the policy of the United States to support diplo19 matic efforts to end the manipulation of Article IV of the 

20 Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty, as undertaken by Iran, 

21 without undermining the Treaty itself. 
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1 TITLE IV—DEMOCRACY IN IRAN 

2 SEC. 401. DECLARATION OF CONGRESS REGARDING 

3 UNITED STATES POLICY TOWARD IRAN. 

4 (a) IN GENERAL.—Congress declares that it should 

5 be the policy of the United States to support independent 

6 human rights and peaceful pro-democracy forces in Iran. 

7 (b) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this Act 

8 shall be construed as authorizing the use of force against 

9 Iran. 

10 SEC. 402. ASSISTANCE TO SUPPORT DEMOCRACY IN IRAN. 

11 (a) AUTHORIZATION.—

12 (1) IN GENERAL.—The President is authorized 

13 to provide financial and political assistance (includ14 ing the award of grants) to foreign and domestic in15 dividuals, organizations, and entities that support 

16 democracy and the promotion of democracy in Iran. 

17 Such assistance may include the award of grants to 

18 eligible independent pro-democracy radio and tele19 vision broadcasting organizations that broadcast into 

20 Iran. 

21 (2) LIMITATION ON ASSISTANCE.—In accord22 ance with the rule of construction described in sub23 section (b) of section 401, none of the funds author24 ized under this section shall be used to support the 

25 use of force against Iran. 
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1 (b) ELIGIBILITY FOR ASSISTANCE.—Financial and 

2 political assistance under this section may be provided 

3 only to an individual, organization, or entity that—

4 (1) officially opposes the use of violence and 

5 terrorism and has not been designated as a foreign 

6 terrorist organization under section 219 of the Im7 migration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1189) at 

8 any time during the preceding four years; 

9 (2) advocates the adherence by Iran to non10 proliferation regimes for nuclear, chemical, and bio11 logical weapons and materiel; 

12 (3) is dedicated to democratic values and sup13 ports the adoption of a democratic form of govern14 ment in Iran; 

15 (4) is dedicated to respect for human rights, in16 cluding the fundamental equality of women; 

17 (5) works to establish equality of opportunity 

18 for people; and 

19 (6) supports freedom of the press, freedom of 

20 speech, freedom of association, and freedom of reli21 gion. 

22 (c) FUNDING.—The President may provide assistance 

23 under this section using—

24 (1) funds available to the Middle East Partner25 ship Initiative (MEPI), the Broader Middle East 
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1 and North Africa Initiative, and the Human Rights 

2 and Democracy Fund; and 

3 (2) amounts made available pursuant to the au4 thorization of appropriations under subsection (g). 

5 (d) NOTIFICATION.—Not later than 15 days before 

6 each obligation of assistance under this section, and in ac7 cordance with the procedures under section 634A of the 

8 Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2394–l), the 

9 President shall notify the Committee on International Re10 lations and the Committee on Appropriations of the House 

11 of Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Rela12 tions and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate. 

13 Such notification shall include, as practicable, the types 

14 of programs supported by such assistance and the recipi15 ents of such assistance. 

16 (e) SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING DIPLOMATIC

17 ASSISTANCE.—It is the sense of Congress that—

18 (1) contacts should be expanded with opposition 

19 groups in Iran that meet the criteria under sub20 section (b); 

21 (2) support for a transition to democracy in 

22 Iran should be expressed by United States rep23 resentatives and officials in all appropriate inter24 national fora; 
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1 (3) efforts to bring a halt to the nuclear weap2 ons program of Iran, including steps to end the sup3 ply of nuclear components or fuel to Iran, should be 

4 intensified, with particular attention focused on the 

5 cooperation regarding such program—

6 (A) between the Government of Iran and 

7 the Government of the Russian Federation; and 

8 (B) between the Government of Iran and 

9 individuals from China and Pakistan, including 

10 the network of Dr. Abdul Qadeer (A. Q.) Khan; 

11 and 

12 (4) officials and representatives of the United 

13 States should—

14 (A) strongly and unequivocally support in15 digenous efforts in Iran calling for free, trans16 parent, and democratic elections; and 

17 (B) draw international attention to viola18 tions by the Government of Iran of human 

19 rights, freedom of religion, freedom of assem20 bly, and freedom of the press. 

21 (f) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 

22 authorized to be appropriated to the Department of State 

23 such sums as may be necessary to carry out this section. 
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1 SEC. 403. WAIVER OF CERTAIN EXPORT LICENSE REQUIRE2 MENTS. 

3 The Secretary of State may, in consultation with the 

4 Secretary of Commerce, waive the requirement to obtain 

5 a license for the export to, or by, any person to whom 

6 the Department of State has provided a grant under a 

7 program to promote democracy or human rights abroad, 

8 any item which is commercially available in the United 

9 States without government license or permit, to the extent 

10 that such export would be used exclusively for carrying 

11 out the purposes of the grant.

Passed the House of Representatives April 26, 2006. 

Attest:

Clerk. 
109TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 282

AN ACT

To hold the current regime in Iran accountable for 

tion to democracy in Iran.its threatening behavior and to support a transi-