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109TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 282 

To hold the current regime in Iran accountable for its threatening behavior 

and to support a transition to democracy in Iran. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JANUARY 6, 2005 

Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN (for herself, Mr. LANTOS, Mr. CHABOT, Mr. BERMAN, 

Mr. CANTOR, Mr. ACKERMAN, Mr. ANDREWS, Mr. BACHUS, Ms. BERKLEY, Mrs. BIGGERT, Mr. BOEHLERT, Mr. BURTON of Indiana, Mr. 

CHANDLER, Mr. COX, Mr. CROWLEY, Mrs. JO ANN DAVIS of Virginia, 

Mr. LINCOLN DIAZ-BALART of Florida, Mr. MARIO DIAZ-BALART of 

Florida, Mr. ENGEL, Mr. FALEOMAVAEGA, Mr. FOLEY, Mr. GARRETT of 

New Jersey, Mr. GREEN of Wisconsin, Ms. HARRIS, Mr. ISRAEL, Mr. 

JOHNSON of Illinois, Mr. KIRK, Mr. LARSEN of Washington, Mr. 

MCCOTTER, Mr. MENENDEZ, Mr. MICA, Mrs. MYRICK, Mr. NADLER, Mr. 

NORWOOD, Mr. NUNES, Mr. PENCE, Mr. PLATTS, Mr. PORTER, Mr. 

ROTHMAN, Mr. ROHRABACHER, Mr. RYAN of Wisconsin, Mr. SAXTON, 

Mr. SHERMAN, Mr. SHIMKUS, Mr. SMITH of New Jersey, Mr. SOUDER, 

Mr. SULLIVAN, Mr. TANCREDO, Mr. WELLER, Mr. WEXLER, and Mr. 

WILSON of South Carolina) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on International Relations 

A BILL 

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. 

Sec. 1. Short title. 

Sec. 2. Table of contents. 

TITLE I—CODIFICATION OF SANCTIONS AGAINST IRAN 

Sec. 101. Codification of sanctions. 

TITLE II—AMENDMENTS TO THE IRAN AND LIBYA SANCTIONS 

ACT OF 1996 

Sec. 201. Multilateral regime. 

Sec. 202. Imposition of sanctions. 

Sec. 203. Termination of sanctions. 

Sec. 204. Sunset. 

Sec. 205. Clarification and expansion of definitions. 

TITLE III—DEMOCRACY IN IRAN 

Sec. 301. Declaration of Congress regarding United States policy toward Iran. 

Sec. 302. Assistance to support democracy in Iran. 

Sec. 303. Sense of Congress regarding designation of democratic opposition organizations. 

5 TITLE I—CODIFICATION OF 

6 SANCTIONS AGAINST IRAN 

7 SEC. 101. CODIFICATION OF SANCTIONS. 

8 (a) CODIFICATION OF SANCTIONS RELATED TO

9 WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION.—United States sanc10 tions, controls, and regulations relating to weapons of 

11 mass destruction with respect to Iran, as in effect on the 

12 date of enactment of this Act, shall remain in effect, until 

13 the President certifies to the Committee on International 

14 Relations of the House of Representatives and the Com15 mittee on Foreign Relations of the Senate that the Gov16 ernment of Iran has permanently and verifiably disman-
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1 tled its weapons of mass destruction programs and has 

2 committed to combating the proliferation of such weapons. 

3 (b) NO EFFECT ON OTHER SANCTIONS RELATING TO

4 SUPPORT FOR ACTS OF INTERNATIONAL TERRORISM.— 

5 Notwithstanding a certification by the President under 

6 subsection (a), United States sanctions, controls, and reg7 ulations relating to a determination under section 

8 6(j)(1)(A) of the Export Administration Act of 1979 (50 

9 U.S.C. App. 2405(j)(1)(A)), section 620A(a) of the For10 eign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2371(a)), or sec11 tion 40(d) of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 

12 2780(d)) relating to support for acts of international ter13 rorism by the Government of Iran, as in effect on the date 

14 of the enactment of this Act, shall remain in effect. 

15 TITLE II—AMENDMENTS TO THE 

16 IRAN AND LIBYA SANCTIONS 

17 ACT OF 1996 

18 SEC. 201. MULTILATERAL REGIME. 

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

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

21 note) is amended to read as follows: 

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

23 months after the date of the enactment of the Iran Free24 dom Support Act and every six months thereafter, the 

25 President shall submit to the appropriate congressional 
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1 committees a report regarding specific diplomatic efforts 

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

3 efforts, and a description of proposed diplomatic efforts 

4 pursuant to such subsection. Each report shall include— 

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

6 undertake measures to further the objectives of sec7 tion 3 with respect to Iran; 

8 ‘‘(2) a description of those measures, includ9 ing— 

10 ‘‘(A) government actions with respect to 

11 public or private entities (or their subsidiaries) 

12 located in their territories, that are engaged in 

13 Iran; 

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

15 these countries to rescind or continue the provi16 sion of credits, guarantees, or other govern17 mental assistance to these entities; and 

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

19 further the objectives of section 3; 

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

21 to undertake measures to further the objectives of 

22 section 3 with respect to Iran, and the reasons 

23 therefor; and 

24 ‘‘(4) a description of any memorandums of un25 derstanding, political understandings, or inter-
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1 national agreements to which the United States has 

2 acceded which affect implementation of this section 

3 or section 5(a).’’. 

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

5 1701 note) is amended to read as follows: 

6 ‘‘(c) WAIVER.— 

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

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

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

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

11 certifies to the appropriate congressional committees 

12 at least 30 days before such waiver is to take effect 

13 that— 

14 ‘‘(A) such waiver is vital to the national se15 curity of the United States; and 

16 ‘‘(B) the country of the national has un17 dertaken substantial measures to prevent the 

18 acquisition and development of weapons of mass 

19 destruction by the Government of Iran. 

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

21 the President determines that such is appropriate, 

22 the President may, at the conclusion of the period 

23 of a waiver under paragraph (1), renew such waiver 

24 for a subsequent period of not more than six 

25 months.’’. 
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1 (c) INVESTIGATIONS.—Section 4 of such Act (50 

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

3 following new subsection: 

4 ‘‘(f) INVESTIGATIONS.— 

5 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Upon public or private dis6 closure of activity related to investment in Iran by 

7 a person as described in this Act, the President shall 

8 direct the Secretary of the Treasury to initiate an 

9 investigation into the possible imposition of sanc10 tions against such person as a result of such activ11 ity, to notify such person of such investigation, and 

12 to provide a recommendation to the President for 

13 such purposes. 

14 ‘‘(2) DETERMINATION AND NOTIFICATION.— 

15 Not later than 90 days after the date of the disclo16 sure of the activity described in paragraph (1), the 

17 President shall determine whether or not to impose 

18 sanctions against such person as a result of such ac19 tivity and shall notify the appropriate congressional 

20 committees of the basis for such determination. 

21 ‘‘(3) PUBLICATION.—Not later than 10 days 

22 after the President notifies the appropriate congres23 sional committees under paragraph (2), the Presi24 dent shall ensure publication in the Federal Register 

25 of— 
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1 ‘‘(A) the identification of the persons 

2 against which the President has made a deter3 mination that the imposition of sanctions is ap4 propriate, together with an explanation for such 

5 determination; and 

6 ‘‘(B) the identification of the persons 

7 against which the President has made a deter8 mination that the imposition of sanctions is not 

9 appropriate, together with an explanation for 

10 such determination.’’. 

11 SEC. 202. IMPOSITION OF SANCTIONS. 

12 (a) SANCTIONS WITH RESPECT TO DEVELOPMENT

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

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

15 is amended— 

16 (1) in the heading, by striking ‘‘to Iran’’ and 

17 inserting ‘‘to the Development of Petroleum Re18 sources of Iran’’; 

19 (2) by striking ‘‘(6)’’ and inserting ‘‘(5)’’; and 

20 (3) by striking ‘‘with actual knowledge,’’. 

21 (b) SANCTIONS WITH RESPECT TO DEVELOPMENT

22 OF WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION OR OTHER MILI23 TARY CAPABILITIES.—Section 5(b) of such Act (50 U.S.C. 

24 1701 note) is amended to read as follows: 
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1 ‘‘(b) MANDATORY SANCTIONS WITH RESPECT TO

2 DEVELOPMENT OF WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION OR

3 OTHER MILITARY CAPABILITIES.—Notwithstanding any 

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

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

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

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

8 exported, transferred, or otherwise provided to Iran any 

9 goods, services, technology, or other items the provision 

10 of which has contributed to the ability of Iran to— 

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

12 nuclear weapons or related technologies; or 

13 ‘‘(2) acquire or develop destabilizing numbers 

14 and types of advanced conventional weapons.’’. 

15 (c) PERSONS AGAINST WHICH THE SANCTIONS ARE

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

17 1701 note) is amended— 

18 (1) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘or’’ at 

19 the end; 

20 (2) in subparagraph (C), by striking the period 

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

22 (3) by adding at the end the following new sub23 paragraph: 

24 ‘‘(D) is a private or government lender, in25 surer, underwriter, re-insurer, or guarantor of 
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1 the person referred to in paragraph (1) if that 

2 private or government lender, insurer, under3 writer, re-insurer, or guarantor, with actual 

4 knowledge, engaged in the activities referred to 

5 in paragraph (1).’’. 

6 (d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—Sanctions imposed pursuant 

7 to the amendments made by this section shall apply with 

8 respect to investments made in Iran on or after the date 

9 of the enactment of this Act. 

10 SEC. 203. TERMINATION OF SANCTIONS. 

11 (a) REMOVAL OF LIBYA.—Section 8 of the Iran and 

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

13 amended— 

14 (1) in subsection (a), by striking the subsection 

15 designation and heading; and 

16 (2) by striking subsection (b). 

17 (b) NO THREAT POSED.—Such section, as amended 

18 by subsection (a), is further amended— 

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

20 the end; 

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

22 the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

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

24 paragraph: 
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1 ‘‘(3) poses no threat to United States national 

2 security, interests, or allies.’’. 

3 SEC. 204. SUNSET. 

4 Section 13 of the Iran and Libya Sanctions Act of 

5 1996 (50 U.S.C. 1701 note) is amended— 

6 (1) in the section heading, by striking ‘‘; SUN7 SET’’; 

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

9 designation and heading; and 

10 (3) by striking subsection (b). 

11 SEC. 205. CLARIFICATION AND EXPANSION OF DEFINI12 TIONS. 

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

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

15 amended— 

16 (1) by inserting after ‘‘trust’’ the following: 

17 ‘‘, financial institution, insurer, underwriter, re-in18 surer, guarantor’’; and 

19 (2) by striking ‘‘operating as a business enter20 prise’’. 

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

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

23 note) is amended by inserting after ‘‘petroleum’’ the fol24 lowing: ‘‘, petroleum by-products,’’. 
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1 TITLE III—DEMOCRACY IN IRAN 

2 SEC. 301. DECLARATION OF CONGRESS REGARDING 

3 UNITED STATES POLICY TOWARD IRAN. 

4 Congress declares that it should be the policy of the 

5 United States to support independent human rights and 

6 pro-democracy forces in Iran. 

7 SEC. 302. ASSISTANCE TO SUPPORT DEMOCRACY IN IRAN. 

8 (a) AUTHORIZATION.—The President is authorized to 

9 provide financial and political assistance (including the 

10 award of grants) to foreign and domestic individuals, orga11 nizations, and entities that support democracy and the 

12 promotion of democracy in Iran and that are opposed to 

13 the non-democratic Government of Iran. Such assistance 

14 may include the award of grants to eligible independent 

15 pro-democracy radio and television broadcasting organiza16 tions that broadcast into Iran. 

17 (b) ELIGIBILITY FOR ASSISTANCE.—Financial and 

18 political assistance under this section may be provided to 

19 an individual, organization, or entity that— 

20 (1) officially opposes the use of terrorism; 

21 (2) advocates the adherence by Iran to non22 proliferation regimes for nuclear, chemical, and bio23 logical weapons and materiel; 
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1 (3) is dedicated to democratic values and sup2 ports the adoption of a democratic form of govern3 ment in Iran; 

4 (4) is dedicated to respect for human rights, in5 cluding the fundamental equality of women; 

6 (5) works to establish equality of opportunity 

7 for people; and 

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

9 speech, freedom of association, and freedom of reli10 gion. 

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

12 under this section using— 

13 (1) funds available to the Middle East Partner14 ship Initiative (MEPI), the Broader Middle East 

15 and North Africa Initiative, and the National En16 dowment for Democracy (NED); and 

17 (2) amounts made available pursuant to the au18 thorization of appropriations under subsection (g). 

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

20 each obligation of assistance under this section, and in ac21 cordance with the procedures under section 634A of the 

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

23 President shall notify the Committee on International Re24 lations and the Committee on Appropriations of the House 
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1 of Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Rela2 tions and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate. 

3 (e) SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING COORDINA4 TION OF POLICY AND APPOINTMENT.—It is the sense of 

5 Congress that in order to ensure maximum coordination 

6 among Federal agencies, if the President provides the as7 sistance under this section, the President should appoint 

8 an individual who shall— 

9 (1) serve as special assistant to the President 

10 on matters relating to Iran; and 

11 (2) coordinate among the appropriate directors 

12 of the National Security Council on issues regarding 

13 such matters. 

14 (f) SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING DIPLOMATIC

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

16 (1) contacts should be expanded with opposition 

17 groups in Iran that meet the criteria under sub18 section (b); 

19 (2) support for a transition to democracy in 

20 Iran should be expressed by United States rep21 resentatives and officials in all appropriate inter22 national fora; 

23 (3) representatives of the Government of Iran 

24 should be denied access to all United States Govern25 ment buildings; 
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1 (4) 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, Malaysia, and Pakistan, 

10 including the network of Dr. Abdul Qadeer (A. 

11 Q.) Khan; and 

12 (5) 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 (g) 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. 303. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING DESIGNATION 

2 OF DEMOCRATIC OPPOSITION ORGANIZA3 TIONS. 

4 (a) INITIAL DESIGNATION.—It is the sense of Con5 gress that, not later than 90 days after the date of the 

6 enactment of this Act, the President should designate at 

7 least one democratic opposition organization as eligible to 

8 receive assistance under section 302. 

9 (b) NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENT.—Not later than 

10 15 days before designating a democratic opposition orga11 nization as eligible to receive assistance under section 302, 

12 the President shall notify the Committee on International 

13 Relations and the Committee on Appropriations of the 

14 House of Representatives and the Committee on Foreign 

15 Relations and the Committee on Appropriations of the 

16 Senate of the proposed designation. If the President deter17 mines that such is appropriate, such notification may be 

18 in classified form. 

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