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118TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 450 

To strengthen export controls for emerging and foundational technologies 

that bolster the destabilizing activities of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 

and for other purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

FEBRUARY 15, 2023 

Mr. LANKFORD introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 

referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs 

A BILL 

To strengthen export controls for emerging and foundational 

technologies that bolster the destabilizing activities of 

the Islamic Republic of Iran, and for other purposes. 

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

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Sanctioning Transfers 

5 and Outbound Products to Iran Act of 2023’’ or the 

6 ‘‘STOP Iran Act of 2023’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. REQUIREMENT FOR LICENSES FOR EXPORTS OF 

2 EMERGING AND FOUNDATIONAL TECH3 NOLOGIES TO IRANIAN ENTITIES SUBJECT 

4 TO SANCTIONS IMPOSED BY THE UNITED 

5 STATES. 

6 (a) IN GENERAL.—On and after the date that is 120 

7 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec8 retary of Commerce shall require, pursuant to subsection 

9 (b) of section 1753 of the Export Control Reform Act of 

10 2018 (50 U.S.C. 4817), a license for the export, reexport, 

11 or in-country transfer of emerging and foundational tech12 nologies identified pursuant to subsection (a) of that sec13 tion to any Iranian person described in subsection (b). 

14 (b) IRANIAN PERSONS DESCRIBED.— 

15 (1) IN GENERAL.—An Iranian person is de16 scribed in this subsection if the Iranian person— 

17 (A) is— 

18 (i) on a list specified in paragraph 

19 (2); or 

20 (ii) otherwise subject to sanctions im21 posed by the United States pursuant to the 

22 International Emergency Economic Powers 

23 Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) or any other 

24 provision of law; and 

25 (B) provides material, tactical, operational, 

26 developmental, or financial support to— 


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1 (i) the Islamic Revolutionary Guard 

2 Corps; 

3 (ii) any agency or instrumentality of 

4 the Armed Forces of Iran; 

5 (iii) any agency or instrumentality re6 lated to the nuclear program of Iran; 

7 (iv) any organization designated as a 

8 foreign terrorist organization under section 

9 219 of the Immigration and Nationality 

10 Act (8 U.S.C. 1189), including Hamas, 

11 Hezbollah, Palestinian Islamic Jihad, al12 Qa’ida, and al-Shabaab; or 

13 (v) any entity engaged in hostilities 

14 with a country that is a partner or ally of 

15 the United States, including the Houthis 

16 and Shia militias in Iraq. 

17 (2) LISTS SPECIFIED.—A list specified in this 

18 paragraph is any of the following lists maintained by 

19 the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the Depart20 ment of the Treasury: 

21 (A) The SDN List. 

22 (B) The List of Foreign Financial Institu23 tions Subject to Correspondent Account or Pay24 able-Through Account Sanctions. 


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1 (C) The Non-SDN Menu-Based Sanctions 

2 List. 

3 (c) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than 30 days 

4 after issuing a license under subsection (a) for the export, 

5 reexport, or in-country transfer of emerging and 

6 foundational technologies to an Iranian person described 

7 in subsection (b), the Secretary of Commerce shall submit 

8 to the appropriate congressional committees a report that 

9 includes— 

10 (1) a list of Iranian persons described in sub11 section (b); 

12 (2) the rationale for issuing the license, includ13 ing any findings or evidence relating to support de14 scribed in subsection (b)(1)(B) provided by the Ira15 nian person; and 

16 (3) an explanation of why the Iranian person 

17 was not subject to export controls under section 

18 1753(b) of the Export Control Reform Act of 2018 

19 (50 U.S.C. 4817(b)) before the date that is 120 

20 days after date of the enactment of this Act that ad21 dresses any partial or inconclusive evidence that the 

22 person provided support described in subsection 

23 (b)(1)(B). 

24 (d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 


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1 (1) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMIT2 TEES.—The term ‘‘appropriate congressional com3 mittees’’ means— 

4 (A) the Committee on Banking, Housing, 

5 and Urban Affairs and the Committee on For6 eign Relations of the Senate; and 

7 (B) the Committee on Financial Services 

8 and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the 

9 House of Representatives. 

10 (2) EXPORT; IN-COUNTRY TRANSFER; REEX11 PORT.—The terms ‘‘export’’, ‘‘in-country transfer’’, 

12 and ‘‘reexport’’ have the meanings given those terms 

13 in section 1742 of the Export Control Reform Act 

14 of 2018 (50 U.S.C. 4801). 

15 (3) IRANIAN PERSON.—The term ‘‘Iranian per16 son’’ means— 

17 (A) an individual who is a citizen or na18 tional of Iran; and 

19 (B) an entity organized under the laws of 

20 Iran or otherwise subject to the jurisdiction of 

21 the Government of Iran. 

22 (4) SDN LIST.—The term ‘‘SDN list’’ means 

23 the list of specially designated nationals and blocked 


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1 persons maintained by the Office of Foreign Assets 

2 Control of the Department of the Treasury. 

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