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118TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 472 

To declare that any agreement reached by the President relating to the 

nuclear program of Iran is deemed a treaty that is subject to the 

advice and consent of the Senate, and for other purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

FEBRUARY 16, 2023 

Mr. JOHNSON (for himself, Mr. BARRASSO, Mr. BOOZMAN, Mrs. BRITT, Mr. 

BRAUN, Mr. COTTON, Mr. CRAPO, Mr. CRUZ, Mr. DAINES, Ms. ERNST, 

Mrs. FISCHER, Mr. HAGERTY, Mr. HOEVEN, Mrs. HYDE-SMITH, Mr. 

LEE, Ms. LUMMIS, Mr. MARSHALL, Mr. ROUNDS, Mr. RUBIO, Mr. SCOTT

of Florida, Mr. SULLIVAN, Mr. TILLIS, and Mr. YOUNG) introduced the 

following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on 

Foreign Relations 

A BILL 

To declare that any agreement reached by the President 

relating to the nuclear program of Iran is deemed a 

treaty that is subject to the advice and consent of the 

Senate, 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 ‘‘Iran Nuclear Treaty 

5 Act’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. AGREEMENTS RELATED TO NUCLEAR PROGRAM OF 

2 IRAN DEEMED TREATIES SUBJECT TO AD3 VICE AND CONSENT OF THE SENATE. 

4 (a) TREATY SUBJECT TO ADVICE AND CONSENT OF

5 THE SENATE.—Notwithstanding any other provision of 

6 law, any agreement reached by the President with Iran 

7 relating to the nuclear program of Iran is deemed to be 

8 a treaty that is subject to the requirements of article II, 

9 section 2, clause 2 of the Constitution of the United States 

10 requiring that the treaty is subject to the advice and con11 sent of the Senate, with two-thirds of Senators concurring. 

12 (b) LIMITATION ON SANCTIONS RELIEF.—Notwith13 standing any other provision of law, the President may 

14 not waive, suspend, reduce, provide relief from, or other15 wise limit the application of sanctions under any other 

16 provision of law or refrain from applying any such sanc17 tions pursuant to an agreement related to the nuclear pro18 gram of Iran that includes the United States, commits the 

19 United States to take action, or pursuant to which the 

20 United States commits or otherwise agrees to take action, 

21 regardless of the form it takes, whether a political commit22 ment or otherwise, and regardless of whether it is legally 

23 binding or not, including any joint comprehensive plan of 

24 action entered into or made between Iran and any other 

25 parties, and any additional materials related thereto, in26 cluding annexes, appendices, codicils, side agreements, imVerDate Sep 11 2014 00:33 Mar 04, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S472.IS S472

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1 plementing materials, documents, and guidance, technical 

2 or other understandings, and any related agreements, 

3 whether entered into or implemented prior to the agree4 ment or to be entered into or implemented in the future, 

5 unless the agreement is subject to the advice and consent 

6 of the Senate as a treaty and receives the concurrence of 

7 two-thirds of Senators. 

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