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Calendar No. 374 

118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 3235 

To require a strategy to counter the role of the People’s Republic of China 

in evasion of sanctions imposed by the United States with respect to 

Iran, and for other purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

NOVEMBER 7, 2023 

Mr. RISCH (for himself, Mr. RUBIO, Mr. MORAN, Mr. CRAPO, Mr. SCOTT of 

Florida, Mr. HAGERTY, Mrs. BLACKBURN, Mr. BARRASSO, Mr. BUDD, 

Mr. CASSIDY, Mrs. BRITT, Mr. GRASSLEY, Mr. BRAUN, Mr. KENNEDY, 

Mr. HOEVEN, and Mr. RICKETTS) introduced the following bill; which 

was read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations 

MAY 7, 2024 

Reported by Mr. CARDIN, with an amendment 

[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 

A BILL 

To require a strategy to counter the role of the People’s 

Republic of China in evasion of sanctions imposed by 

the United States with respect to 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, 


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1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

2 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘End Iranian Terrorism 

3 Act of 2023’’. 

4 SEC. 2. SENSE OF CONGRESS. 

5 It is the sense of Congress that— 

6 (1) the Islamic Republic of Iran has long pro7 vided hundreds of millions of dollars in material sup8 port to Hamas and other terrorist groups, such as 

9 Palestinian Islamic Jihad, that directly threaten 

10 Israel; 

11 (2) Iran poses a threat to regional and global 

12 security and has earned approximately 

13 $80,000,000,000 in oil revenues since 2021; 

14 (3) the People’s Republic of China, seeking to 

15 secure reliable sources of Middle Eastern energy, 

16 has purchased roughly $47,000,000,000 in Iranian 

17 petroleum products since 2021 and is undercutting 

18 the enforcement of sanctions imposed by the United 

19 States with respect to Iran; 

20 (4) illicit purchases of Iranian petroleum prod21 ucts by the People’s Republic of China and other 

22 countries fund the Iranian regime’s suppression of 

23 human rights in Iran, provide valuable resources for 

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1 tion in its unprovoked war in Ukraine, contrary to 

2 United States policy; 

3 (5) lack of sanctions and sanctions enforcement 

4 directly undercuts United States policy objectives in 

5 the Indo-Pacific region, Europe, the Middle East, 

6 and beyond; 

7 (6) increasing encroachment by the People’s 

8 Republic of China in the Middle East and North Af9 rica, include involvement of the People’s Republic of 

10 China in illicit oil trade, runs counter to the national 

11 security interests of the United States; and 

12 (7) the United States should immediately en13 force existing sanctions, including sanctions provided 

14 for in Executive Order 13846 (50 U.S.C. 1701 note; 

15 relating to reimposing certain sanctions with respect 

16 to Iran), and expand sanctions designations to in17 clude persons that store Iranian oil, ship-to-ship oil 

18 transfer operators, ports and port operators, refin19 eries and refinery operators, and other individuals 

20 and entities, particularly in the People’s Republic of 

21 China, dealing in Iranian-origin oil and petrochemi22 cals. 


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1 SEC. 3. APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES DE2 FINED. 

3 In this Act, the term ‘‘appropriate congressional com4 mittees’’ means— 

5 (1) the Committee on Foreign Relations and 

6 the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Af7 fairs of the Senate; and 

8 (2) the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the 

9 Committee on Financial Services of the House of 

10 Representatives. 

11 SEC. 4. STRATEGY TO COUNTER ROLE OF THE PEOPLE’S 

12 REPUBLIC OF CHINA IN EVASION OF SANC13 TIONS WITH RESPECT TO IRAN. 

14 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 120 days after the 

15 date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State, 

16 in consultation with the heads of other appropriate Fed17 eral agencies, shall submit to the appropriate congres18 sional committees a written strategy, and provide to those 

19 committees an accompanying briefing, on the role of the 

20 People’s Republic of China in evasion of sanctions imposed 

21 by the United States with respect to Iranian-origin petro22 leum products that includes an assessment of options— 

23 (1) to strengthen the enforcement of such sanc24 tions; and 

25 (2) to expand sanctions designations targeting 

26 the involvement of the People’s Republic of China in 


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1 the production, transportation, storage, refining, and 

2 sale of Iranian-origin petroleum products. 

3 (b) ELEMENTS.—The strategy required by subsection 

4 (a) shall include— 

5 (1) a description of the use of sanctions in ef6 fect before the date of the enactment of this Act to 

7 target individuals and entities of the People’s Re8 public of China that are directly or indirectly associ9 ated with smuggling of Iranian-origin petroleum 

10 products; 

11 (2) an assessment of— 

12 (A) the People’s Republic of China’s petro13 leum refining capabilities; 

14 (B) which of the People’s Republic of Chi15 na’s refineries are at high risk of processing 

16 Iranian-origin petroleum products and why; 

17 (C) Iranian-owned entities operating in the 

18 People’s Republic of China and involved in pe19 troleum refining supply chains; 

20 (D) the People’s Republic of China’s role 

21 in global petroleum refining supply chains; 

22 (E) how the People’s Republic of China 

23 leverages its role in global petroleum supply 

24 chains to achieve political objectives; 


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1 (F) the People’s Republic of China’s petro2 leum importing and exporting partners; 

3 (G) what percent of the People’s Republic 

4 of China’s energy consumption is linked to ille5 gally imported Iranian-origin petroleum prod6 ucts; 

7 (H) the amount of money the People’s Re8 public of China saves by illegally importing dis9 counted Iranian-origin petroleum products rath10 er than paying market price; 

11 (I) what level of influence the Chinese 

12 Communist Party holds over non-state, semi13 independent ‘‘teapot’’ refineries; and 

14 (J) the challenges limiting the ability of 

15 the United States to impose or enforce sanc16 tions with respect to such refineries, includ17 ing— 

18 (i) Lawen Namu Petroleum Trading 

19 Company; 

20 (ii) Qihang Energy; and 

21 (iii) Shangang Guomao; 

22 (3) a detailed plan for— 

23 (A) monitoring the maritime domain for 

24 smuggling of Iranian-origin petroleum products 


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1 in violation of sanctions imposed by the United 

2 States, including through— 

3 (i) automatic identification system 

4 monitoring; 

5 (ii) satellite imagery; 

6 (iii) vessel comparison and tanker 

7 classification; 

8 (iv) receiving tips from operators; and 

9 (v) creating a database of reported 

10 potential sanctions violations; 

11 (B) identifying the individuals, entities, 

12 and vessels responsible for such smuggling, in13 cluding— 

14 (i) vessels— 

15 (I) operated by the National Ira16 nian Tanker Company or any other 

17 Chinese or Iranian entity subject to 

18 sanctions imposed by the United 

19 States; 

20 (II) transporting petrochemicals 

21 subject to sanctions; 

22 (III) conducting ship-to-ship 

23 transfers of such petrochemicals; 

24 (IV) with deactivated automatic 

25 identification systems; or 


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1 (V) that engage in ‘‘flag hop2 ping’’ by changing national registries; 

3 (ii) individuals or entities— 

4 (I) storing petrochemicals subject 

5 to sanctions; or 

6 (II) refining or otherwise proc7 essing such petrochemicals; and 

8 (iii) through the use of port entry and 

9 docking permission of vessels subject to 

10 sanctions; 

11 (C) assessing the viability of seizing tar12 gets identified as belonging to entities smug13 gling Iranian-origin petroleum products in vio14 lation of sanctions imposed by the United 

15 States, including— 

16 (i) location; 

17 (ii) origin and destination; 

18 (iii) seaworthiness; and 

19 (iv) asset value; 

20 (D) seizing, prosecuting, and, if appro21 priate, liquidating viable targets identified as 

22 belonging to entities involved in such smug23 gling; 


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1 (E) deterring individuals and entities from 

2 violating sanctions by educating and engag3 ing— 

4 (i) insurance providers; 

5 (ii) parent companies; and 

6 (iii) vessel operators; 

7 (F) collaborating with allies and partners 

8 of the United States engaged in the Arabian 

9 Peninsula, including through standing or new 

10 maritime task forces, to build sanctions enforce11 ment capacity through assistance and training 

12 to defense and law enforcement services; and 

13 (G) using public communications and glob14 al diplomatic engagements to highlight the role 

15 of petroleum product smuggling in supporting 

16 Iran’s human rights abuses and destabilizing 

17 terrorism activities; and 

18 (4) an assessment of— 

19 (A) the total number of vessels smuggling 

20 Iranian-origin petroleum products; 

21 (B) the total number of vessels smuggling 

22 such petroleum products destined for the Peo23 ple’s Republic of China; 


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1 (C) the number of vessels smuggling such 

2 petroleum products specifically from the Islamic 

3 Revolutionary Guard Corps; 

4 (D) the most strategic locations for inter5 cepting smuggled Iranian-origin petroleum 

6 products destined for the People’s Republic of 

7 China; 

8 (E) interference from the People’s Repub9 lic of China in attempts by the United States 

10 to investigate or enforce sanctions on Iranian 

11 petroleum product exports; 

12 (F) the effectiveness of the use of sanc13 tions with respect to insurers of entities that 

14 own or operate vessels involved in smuggling 

15 Iranian-origin petroleum products; 

16 (G) the distinction between the total num17 ber of suspected violations of sanctions related 

18 to smuggling of Iranian-origin petroleum prod19 ucts and the number of vessels legally viable to 

20 seize and prosecute in litigation, if any, and an 

21 accompanying explanation for each; 

22 (H) the personnel and resources needed to 

23 enforce sanctions with respect to Iranian-origin 

24 petroleum products; and 


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1 (I) the impact of smuggled Iranian-origin 

2 petroleum products on global energy markets. 

3 (c) FORM.—The strategy required by subsection (a) 

4 shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include 

5 a classified index. 

6 SEC. 5. IMPOSITION OF SANCTIONS. 

7 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the 

8 date of the enactment of this Act, the President shall— 

9 (1) identify each foreign entity, including any 

10 member of the Chinese Communist Party or an enti11 ty organized under the laws of the People’s Republic 

12 of China or otherwise subject to the jurisdiction of 

13 the People’s Republic of China, that the President 

14 determines meets the criteria for the imposition of 

15 sanctions under— 

16 (A) the Iran Sanctions Act of 1996 (Public 

17 Law 104–172;50 U.S.C. 1701 note); 

18 (B) the Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, Ac19 countability, and Divestment Act of 2010 (22 

20 U.S.C. 8501 et seq.); 

21 (C) section 1245 of the National Defense 

22 Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 (22 

23 U.S.C. 8513a); 


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1 (D) the Iran Threat Reduction and Syria 

2 Human Rights Act of 2012 (22 U.S.C. 8701 et 

3 seq.); 

4 (E) the Iran Freedom and Counter-Pro5 liferation Act of 2012 (22 U.S.C. 8801 et seq.); 

6 (F) title I of the Countering America’s Ad7 versaries Through Sanctions Act (22 U.S.C. 

8 9401 et seq.); 

9 (G) any Executive order imposing sanc10 tions with respect to Iran issued under the au11 thority provided by the International Emer12 gency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et 

13 seq.); or 

14 (H) any other provision of law imposing 

15 sanctions with respect to Iran; and 

16 (2) impose sanctions applicable under existing 

17 law with respect to each such entity. 

18 (b) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than 30 days 

19 after the imposition of sanctions under subsection (a) with 

20 respect to a foreign entity, the President shall submit to 

21 the appropriate congressional committees a report on the 

22 sanctions imposed. 

23 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

24 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘End Iranian Terrorism 

25 Act of 2024’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. SENSE OF CONGRESS. 

2 It is the sense of Congress that— 

3 (1) the Islamic Republic of Iran has long pro4 vided hundreds of millions of dollars in material sup5 port to Hamas and other terrorist groups, such as 

6 Palestinian Islamic Jihad, that directly threaten 

7 Israel; 

8 (2) Iran poses a threat to regional and global se9 curity and has earned approximately $80,000,000,000 

10 in oil revenues since 2021; 

11 (3) the People’s Republic of China, seeking to se12 cure reliable sources of Middle Eastern energy, has 

13 purchased roughly $47,000,000,000 in Iranian petro14 leum products since 2021 and is undercutting the en15 forcement of sanctions imposed by the United States 

16 with respect to Iran; 

17 (4) illicit purchases of Iranian petroleum prod18 ucts by the People’s Republic of China and other 

19 countries fund the Iranian regime’s suppression of 

20 human rights in Iran, provide valuable resources for 

21 Iran’s terrorist proxies, and provide additional re22 sources for support by Iran for the Russian Federa23 tion in its unprovoked war in Ukraine, contrary to 

24 United States policy; 

25 (5) lack of sanctions and sanctions enforcement 

26 directly undercuts United States policy objectives in 


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1 the Indo-Pacific region, Europe, the Middle East, and 

2 beyond; 

3 (6) increasing encroachment by the People’s Re4 public of China in the Middle East and North Africa, 

5 including involvement of the People’s Republic of 

6 China in illicit oil trade, runs counter to the national 

7 security interests of the United States; and 

8 (7) the United States should immediately enforce 

9 existing sanctions, including sanctions provided for 

10 in Executive Order 13846 (50 U.S.C. 1701 note; re11 lating to reimposing certain sanctions with respect to 

12 Iran), and expand sanctions designations to include 

13 persons that store Iranian oil, ship-to-ship oil trans14 fer operators, ports and port operators, refineries and 

15 refinery operators, and other individuals and entities, 

16 particularly in the People’s Republic of China, deal17 ing in Iranian-origin oil and petrochemicals. 

18 SEC. 3. APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES DE19 FINED. 

20 In this Act, the term ‘‘appropriate congressional com21 mittees’’ means— 

22 (1) the Committee on Foreign Relations and the 

23 Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs 

24 of the Senate; and 


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1 (2) the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the 

2 Committee on Financial Services of the House of Rep3 resentatives. 

4 SEC. 4. STRATEGY TO COUNTER ROLE OF THE PEOPLE’S RE5 PUBLIC OF CHINA IN EVASION OF SANCTIONS 

6 WITH RESPECT TO IRAN. 

7 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 120 days after the 

8 date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State, 

9 in consultation with the heads of other appropriate Federal 

10 agencies, shall submit to the appropriate congressional com11 mittees a written strategy, and provide to those committees 

12 an accompanying briefing, on the role of the People’s Re13 public of China in evasion of sanctions imposed by the 

14 United States with respect to Iranian-origin petroleum 

15 products that includes an assessment of options— 

16 (1) to strengthen the enforcement of such sanc17 tions; and 

18 (2) to expand sanctions designations targeting 

19 the involvement of the People’s Republic of China in 

20 the production, transportation, storage, refining, and 

21 sale of Iranian-origin petroleum products. 

22 (b) ELEMENTS.—The strategy required by subsection 

23 (a) shall include— 

24 (1) a description and assessment of the use of 

25 sanctions in effect before the date of the enactment of 


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1 this Act to target individuals and entities of the Peo2 ple’s Republic of China that are directly or indirectly 

3 associated with smuggling of Iranian-origin petro4 leum products; 

5 (2) an assessment of— 

6 (A) Iranian-owned entities operating in the 

7 People’s Republic of China and involved in pe8 troleum refining supply chains; 

9 (B) the People’s Republic of China’s role in 

10 global petroleum refining supply chains; 

11 (C) how the People’s Republic of China 

12 leverages its role in global petroleum supply 

13 chains to achieve political objectives; 

14 (D) the People’s Republic of China’s petro15 leum importing and exporting partners; 

16 (E) what percent of the People’s Republic of 

17 China’s energy consumption is linked to illegally 

18 imported Iranian-origin petroleum products; 

19 and 

20 (F) what level of influence the Chinese Com21 munist Party holds over non-state, semi-inde22 pendent ‘‘teapot’’ refineries; 

23 (3) a detailed plan for— 


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1 (A) monitoring the maritime domain for 

2 sanctionable activity related to smuggling of Ira3 nian-origin petroleum products; 

4 (B) identifying the individuals, entities, 

5 and vessels engaging in sanctionable activity re6 lated to Iranian-origin petroleum products, in7 cluding— 

8 (i) vessels— 

9 (I) transporting petrochemicals 

10 subject to sanctions; 

11 (II) conducting ship-to-ship trans12 fers of such petrochemicals; 

13 (III) with deactivated automatic 

14 identification systems; or 

15 (IV) that engage in ‘‘flag hop16 ping’’ by changing national registries; 

17 (ii) individuals or entities— 

18 (I) storing petrochemicals subject 

19 to sanctions; or 

20 (II) refining or otherwise proc21 essing such petrochemicals; and 

22 (iii) through the use of port entry and 

23 docking permission of vessels subject to 

24 sanctions; 


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1 (C) deterring individuals and entities from 

2 violating sanctions by educating and engaging— 

3 (i) insurance providers; 

4 (ii) parent companies; and 

5 (iii) vessel operators; 

6 (D) collaborating with allies and partners 

7 of the United States engaged in the Arabian Pe8 ninsula, including through standing or new 

9 maritime task forces, to build sanctions enforce10 ment capacity through assistance and training 

11 to defense and law enforcement services; and 

12 (E) using public communications and glob13 al diplomatic engagements to highlight the role 

14 of illicit petroleum product smuggling in bol15 stering Iran’s support for terrorism and its nu16 clear program; and 

17 (4) an assessment of— 

18 (A) the total number of vessels smuggling 

19 Iranian-origin petroleum products; 

20 (B) the total number of vessels smuggling 

21 such petroleum products destined for the People’s 

22 Republic of China; 

23 (C) the number of vessels smuggling such 

24 petroleum products specifically from the Islamic 

25 Revolutionary Guard Corps; 


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1 (D) interference by the People’s Republic of 

2 China with attempts by the United States to in3 vestigate or enforce sanctions on illicit Iranian 

4 petroleum product exports; 

5 (E) the effectiveness of the use of sanctions 

6 with respect to insurers of entities that own or 

7 operate vessels involved in smuggling Iranian-or8 igin petroleum products; 

9 (F) the personnel and resources needed to 

10 enforce sanctions with respect to Iranian-origin 

11 petroleum products; and 

12 (G) the impact of smuggled illicit Iranian13 origin petroleum products on global energy mar14 kets. 

15 (c) FORM.—The strategy required by subsection (a) 

16 shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include 

17 a classified index. 

18 SEC. 5. IMPOSITION OF SANCTIONS. 

19 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the 

20 date of the enactment of this Act, the President shall— 

21 (1) identify each foreign entity, including any 

22 member of the Chinese Communist Party or any enti23 ty organized under the laws of the People’s Republic 

24 of China or otherwise subject to the jurisdiction of the 

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1 mines meets the criteria for the imposition of sanc2 tions under— 

3 (A) the Iran Sanctions Act of 1996 (Public 

4 Law 104–172; 50 U.S.C. 1701 note); 

5 (B) the Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, Ac6 countability, and Divestment Act of 2010 (22 

7 U.S.C. 8501 et seq.); 

8 (C) section 1245 of the National Defense 

9 Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 (22 

10 U.S.C. 8513a); 

11 (D) the Iran Threat Reduction and Syria 

12 Human Rights Act of 2012 (22 U.S.C. 8701 et 

13 seq.); 

14 (E) the Iran Freedom and Counter-Pro15 liferation Act of 2012 (22 U.S.C. 8801 et seq.); 

16 (F) title I of the Countering America’s Ad17 versaries Through Sanctions Act (22 U.S.C. 9401 

18 et seq.); 

19 (G) any Executive order imposing sanctions 

20 with respect to Iran issued under the authority 

21 provided by the International Emergency Eco22 nomic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.); or 

23 (H) any other provision of law imposing 

24 sanctions with respect to Iran; and 


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1 (2) impose sanctions applicable under existing 

2 law with respect to each such entity. 

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

4 the imposition of sanctions under subsection (a) with re5 spect to a foreign entity, the President shall submit to the 

6 appropriate congressional committees a report on the sanc7 tions imposed. 

8 (c) WAIVER.— 

9 (1) IN GENERAL.—The President may waive the 

10 application of sanctions under this section for renew11 able periods not to exceed 180 days if the President— 

12 (A) determines that such a waiver is in the 

13 national security interests of the United States; 

14 and 

15 (B) not less than 15 days before the grant16 ing of the waiver, submits to the appropriate 

17 congressional committees a notice of and jus18 tification for the waiver. 

19 (2) FORM.—A notice described in paragraph 

20 (1)(B) may be submitted in classified form. 

21 SEC. 6. REPORT ON IMPACTS ON THE ISLAMIC REPUBLIC 

22 OF IRAN OF SANCTIONS IMPOSED BY THE 

23 UNITED STATES. 

24 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after the 

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1 consultation with the Secretary of the Treasury and draw2 ing on subject-matter experts including economists and stat3 isticians from the Department of State and the Department 

4 of the Treasury, shall submit to the appropriate congres5 sional committees a report on the impacts on the Islamic 

6 Republic of Iran of sanctions imposed by the United States. 

7 (b) ELEMENTS.—The report required by subsection (a) 

8 shall include an assessment of the following: 

9 (1) The impact of sanctions imposed by the 

10 United States on the following: 

11 (A) Problematic activities and policies of 

12 the Islamic Republic of Iran, including ballistic 

13 missile development, proliferation of Iranian 

14 drones and missiles to state and non-state actors, 

15 uranium enrichment, and funding of terrorist 

16 groups in the ‘‘Axis of Resistance’’, and how 

17 sanctions have meaningfully impacted the ability 

18 of such groups to operate. 

19 (B) Key officials of the Iranian regime, in20 cluding their access to alternative financial mar21 kets, their standard of living, and impacts to 

22 their personal wealth. 

23 (C) The operations of independent civil so24 ciety organizations in Iran, including the ability 

25 of such organizations to access products that 


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1 would allow them to document and share human 

2 rights abuses, promote democratic norms, and 

3 engage in political dissent. 

4 (D) The efficacy of licensing actions aimed 

5 at ensuring the people of Iran have access to cir6 cumvention technologies around Iranian regime 

7 firewalls and censors to promote internet free8 dom, including General License D-2 of the De9 partment of the Treasury. 

10 (E) The standard of living of the people of 

11 Iran, including— 

12 (i) the impact on the purchasing power 

13 of the people of Iran and their ability to af14 ford and acquire food and medicine; and 

15 (ii) changes in the size of the working 

16 and middle classes in Iran, including im17 pacts to the poverty rate in Iran. 

18 (F) The growth of unofficial economies con19 trolled by officials of the Iranian regime and 

20 members of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard 

21 Corps. 

22 (2) What industries in Iran remain unaffected 

23 by such sanctions. 


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1 SEC. 7. EXCEPTIONS. 

2 (a) EXCEPTION RELATING TO IMPORTATION OF

3 GOODS.— 

4 (1) IN GENERAL.—A requirement to block and 

5 prohibit all transactions in all property and interests 

6 in property under this Act shall not include the au7 thority or a requirement to impose sanctions on the 

8 importation of goods. 

9 (2) GOOD.—In this subsection, the term ‘‘good’’ 

10 means any article, natural or manmade substance, 

11 material, supply, or manufactured product, including 

12 inspection and test equipment, and excluding tech13 nical data. 

14 (b) EXCEPTION TO COMPLY WITH UNITED NATIONS

15 HEADQUARTERS AGREEMENT AND LAW ENFORCEMENT AC16 TIVITIES.—Sanctions under this Act shall not apply with 

17 respect to the admission of an alien to the United States 

18 if admitting or paroling the alien into the United States 

19 is necessary— 

20 (1) to permit the United States to comply with 

21 the Agreement regarding the Headquarters of the 

22 United Nations, signed at Lake Success June 26, 

23 1947, and entered into force November 21, 1947, be24 tween the United Nations and the United States, or 

25 other applicable international obligations of the 

26 United States; or 


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1 (2) to carry out or assist authorized law enforce2 ment activity in the United States. 

3 (c) EXCEPTION TO COMPLY WITH INTELLIGENCE AC4 TIVITIES.—Sanctions under this Act shall not apply to any 

5 activity subject to the reporting requirements under title V 

6 of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3091 et 

7 seq.) or any authorized intelligence activities of the United 

8 States. 

9 (d) HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE.— 

10 (1) IN GENERAL.—Sanctions under this Act shall 

11 not apply to— 

12 (A) the conduct or facilitation of a trans13 action for the provision of agricultural commod14 ities, food, medicine, medical devices, humani15 tarian assistance, or for humanitarian purposes; 

16 or 

17 (B) transactions that are necessary for or 

18 related to the activities described in subpara19 graph (A). 

20 (2) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection: 

21 (A) AGRICULTURAL COMMODITY.—The term 

22 ‘‘agricultural commodity’’ has the meaning given 

23 that term in section 102 of the Agricultural 

24 Trade Act of 1978 (7 U.S.C. 5602). 


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1 (B) MEDICAL DEVICE.—The term ‘‘medical 

2 device’’ has the meaning given the term ‘‘device’’ 

3 in section 201 of the Federal Food, Drug, and 

4 Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 321). 

5 (C) MEDICINE.—The term ‘‘medicine’’ has 

6 the meaning given the term ‘‘drug’’ in section 

7 201 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act 

8 (21 U.S.C. 321). 

9 (e) REPORT ON EXCEPTIONS.—Not later than one year 

10 after the date of the enactment of this Act, and annually 

11 thereafter, the President shall submit to the appropriate 

12 congressional committees a report that describes each activ13 ity that would be subject to sanctions under this Act if not 

14 excepted pursuant to subsection (b) or (c). 


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Calendar No. 374 

118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 3235 

A BILL 

To require a strategy to counter the role of the 

to Iran, and for other purposes. tions imposed by the United States with respect People’s Republic of China in evasion of sancMAY 7, 2024 

Reported with an amendment 


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