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114TH CONGRESS REPORT " ! HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 2d Session 114–778 

PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF THE BILL (H.R. 5461) TO REQUIRE 

THE SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY TO SUBMIT A REPORT TO THE APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES ON THE ESTIMATED TOTAL 

ASSETS UNDER DIRECT OR INDIRECT CONTROL BY CERTAIN SENIOR 

IRANIAN LEADERS AND OTHER FIGURES, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES 

SEPTEMBER 20, 2016.—Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed 

Mr. WOODALL, from the Committee on Rules, 

submitted the following 

R E P O R T 

[To accompany H. Res. 876] 

The Committee on Rules, having had under consideration House 

Resolution 876, by a nonrecord vote, report the same to the House 

with the recommendation that the resolution be adopted. 

SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS OF THE RESOLUTION

The resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 5461, the Iranian Leadership Asset Transparency Act, under a structured rule. 

The resolution provides one hour of general debate equally divided 

and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the 

Committee on Financial Services. The resolution waives all points 

of order against consideration of the bill. The resolution provides 

that the bill shall be considered as read. The resolution waives all 

points of order against provisions in the bill. The resolution makes 

in order only those amendments printed in this report. Each such 

amendment may be offered only in the order printed in this report, 

may be offered only by a Member designated in this report, shall 

be considered as read, shall be debatable for the time specified in 

this report equally divided and controlled by the proponent and an 

opponent, shall not be subject to amendment, and shall not be subject to a demand for division of the question in the House or in the 

Committee of the Whole. The resolution waives all points of order 

against the amendments printed in this report. The resolution provides one motion to recommit with or without instructions. 

EXPLANATION OF WAIVERS

Although the resolution waives all points of order against consideration of the bill, the Committee is not aware of any points of 

order. The waiver is prophylactic in nature. 


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Although the resolution waives all points of order against provisions in the bill, the Committee is not aware of any points of order. 

The waiver is prophylactic in nature. 

Although the resolution waives all points of order against the 

amendments printed in this report, the Committee is not aware of 

any points of order. The waiver is prophylactic in nature. 

COMMITTEE VOTES

The results of each record vote on an amendment or motion to 

report, together with the names of those voting for and against, are 

printed below: 

Rules Committee record vote No. 213 

Motion by Ms. Slaughter to report an open rule. Defeated: 3–8 

Majority Members Vote Minority Members Vote 

Ms. Foxx ............................................................ Nay Ms. Slaughter .................................................. Yea 

Mr. Cole ............................................................ Nay Mr. McGovern ................................................... Yea 

Mr. Woodall ...................................................... Nay Mr. Hastings of Florida ................................... Yea 

Mr. Burgess ...................................................... Nay Mr. Polis.

Mr. Stivers ........................................................ Nay 

Mr. Collins ........................................................ Nay 

Mr. Byrne .......................................................... Nay 

Mr. Newhouse ................................................... Nay 

Mr. Sessions, Chairman.

SUMMARY OF THE AMENDMENTS MADE IN ORDER

1. Poliquin (ME): MANAGER’S Adds Committee on Foreign Affairs to the reporting requirements in the Bill. (10 minutes) 

2. Young (IN): Adds three additional provisions to the bill’s required report on Iranian leadership financial assets. (10 minutes) 

3. Lance (NJ): Adds head of Atomic Energy Organization of Iran 

to list of Iranian leaders. (10 minutes) 

TEXT OF AMENDMENTS MADE IN ORDER

1. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE POLIQUIN

OF MAINE OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

Page 9, line 23, strike ‘‘Committee on Financial Services’’ and insert ‘‘Committees on Financial Services and Foreign Affairs’’. 

Page 9, line 24, strike ‘‘Committee’’ and insert ‘‘Committees’’. 

Page 10, line 1, after ‘‘Affairs’’ insert the following: ‘‘and Foreign 

Relations’’. 

2. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE YOUNG OF

INDIANA OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

Page 7, line 7, strike ‘‘and’’. 

Page 7, line 13, strike the period and insert a semicolon. 

Page 7, after line 13, insert the following: 

(5) recommendations for how U.S. economic sanctions 

against Iran may be revised to prevent the funds or assets described under this subsection from being used by the natural 

persons described in subsection (b) to contribute to the continued development, testing, and procurement of ballistic missile 

technology by Iran; 


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(6) a description of how the Department of the Treasury assesses the impact and effectiveness of U.S. economic sanctions 

programs against Iran; and 

(7) recommendations for improving the ability of the Department of the Treasury to rapidly and effectively develop, implement, and enforce additional economic sanctions against Iran 

if so ordered by the President under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act or other corresponding legislation. 

3. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE LANCE OF

NEW JERSEY OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

Page 8, after line 23, insert the following: 

(21) The head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran. 

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