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117TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 2117 

To require the President to make a determination with respect to the application of sanctions with respect to certain officials of the Government 

of Iran, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MARCH 19, 2021 

Mr. WILSON of South Carolina (for himself, Mr. STEUBE, and Mr. BANKS) 

introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 

Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for 

a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 

consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 

A BILL 

To require the President to make a determination with respect to the application of sanctions with respect to 

certain officials of the Government 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 ‘‘Iran Human Rights 

5 and Accountability Act of 2021’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 

2 Congress finds the following: 

3 (1) In response to protests that broke out on 

4 November 15, 2019, the Government of Iran blocked 

5 almost all internet traffic in Iran and used deadly 

6 force against nonviolent protesters, killing approxi7 mately 1,500 persons, according to the Department 

8 of State’s 2019 Human Rights Report. 

9 (2) The Government of Iran is regularly en10 gaged in widespread torture, extrajudicial killings, 

11 the prosecution of journalists, the taking of political 

12 prisoners, severe restrictions on the freedom of reli13 gion, and the severe repression of women and reli14 gious minorities. 

15 (3) The Government of Iran is involved in the 

16 unlawful recruitment of child soldiers by government 

17 actors to support the brutal Assad regime in Syria, 

18 according to the Department of State’s 2019 

19 Human Rights Report. The Government of Iran is 

20 also altering the demographic composition of Syria. 

21 SEC. 3. STATEMENT OF POLICY. 

22 It shall be the policy of the United States to— 

23 (1) support democracy and human rights in 

24 Iran, including the robust exercise by Iranians of the 

25 rights to free speech and assembly and where pos26 sible to support the free flow of information into 


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1 Iran and make it easier for Iranian citizens to com2 municate with one another and with the outside 

3 world; 

4 (2) hold the Government of Iran accountable 

5 for severe human rights abuses against its own peo6 ple and the peoples of the Middle East, including the 

7 people of Syria, Iraq, Yemen, and Lebanon; and 

8 (3) condemn any and all attacks on protesters 

9 by the Government of Iran or its sponsored militias. 

10 SEC. 4. DETERMINATION WITH RESPECT TO APPLICATION 

11 OF SANCTIONS WITH RESPECT TO CERTAIN 

12 OFFICIALS OF THE GOVERNMENT OF IRAN. 

13 (a) DETERMINATION WITH RESPECT TO THE IMPO14 SITION OF SANCTIONS.—Not later than 180 days after the 

15 date of the enactment of this Act, the President shall sub16 mit to the appropriate congressional committees a deter17 mination, including a detailed justification, of whether any 

18 person listed in subsection (b) meets the criteria for— 

19 (1) the application of sanctions with respect to 

20 a person pursuant to section 105 of the Comprehen21 sive Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and Divestment 

22 Act of 2010 (22 U.S.C. 8514); or 

23 (2) the application of sanctions pursuant to Ex24 ecutive Order 13553 (50 U.S.C. 1701 note; relating 

25 to blocking property of certain persons with respect 


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1 to serious human rights abuses by the Government 

2 of Iran). 

3 (b) PERSONS LISTED.—The persons described in this 

4 subsection are the following: 

5 (1) Ayatollah Ali Khamanei, the Supreme Lead6 er of Iran. 

7 (2) Asghar Jahangir, the head of Iran’s Prisons 

8 Organization. 

9 (3) Seyyed Alireza Avaie, Iran’s Minister of 

10 Justice. 

11 (4) Mansour Gholami, Iran’s Minister of 

12 Science. 

13 (5) Abbas Salehi, Iran’s Minister of Culture. 

14 (6) Hassan Hassanzadeh, Commander of the 

15 Tehran Mohammad Rasoolallah Corps of Iran’s Is16 lamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC). 

17 (7) Mohammad Reza Yazdi, Commander of the 

18 Tehran Mohammad Rasoolallah Corps of the IRGC. 

19 (8) Amin Vaziri, Deputy Prosecutor of Tehran 

20 and assistant supervisor of political prisoners in 

21 Evin prison. 

22 (9) Heshmatollah Hayat Al-Ghayb, Tehran’s 

23 Director-General of Prisons. 

24 (10) Allahkaram Azizi, Head of the Rajaie25 Shahr prison in Karaj, Iran. 


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1 (11) Mohammadmehdi Hajmohammadi, Head 

2 of Iran’s prisons and guidance prosecutor’s office. 

3 (12) Ali Hemmatian, IRGC interrogator. 

4 (13) Masoud Safdari, IRGC interrogator. 

5 SEC. 5. REPORT ON THE ESTIMATED NET WORTH AND 

6 KNOWN SOURCES OF INCOME OF IRANIAN 

7 SUPREME LEADER AYATOLLAH ALI 

8 KHAMANEI. 

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

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

11 in consultation with the Secretary of the Treasury and the 

12 Director of National Intelligence, shall submit to the ap13 propriate congressional committees a report on the esti14 mated net worth and known sources of income, including 

15 income from corrupt or illicit activities, of Iranian Su16 preme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamanei and his family 

17 members (including spouse, children, siblings, and pater18 nal and maternal cousins), including— 

19 (1) assets, investments, other business interests, 

20 and relevant beneficial ownership information; and 

21 (2) shares in and ties to Iranian parastatal in22 stitutions or bonyads, such as the Mostazafan Foun23 dation and the Astan Quds Razavi, and the total es24 timated value of the Mostazafan Foundation and the 

25 Astan Quds Razavi. 


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1 (b) FORM.— 

2 (1) IN GENERAL.—The report required by sub3 section (a) shall be submitted in unclassified form, 

4 but may contain a classified annex if necessary. 

5 (2) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY OF INFORMATION.— 

6 The unclassified portion of such report shall be 

7 made available on a publicly available internet 

8 website of the Federal Government. 

9 SEC. 6. REPORT ON HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES IN IRAN IN RE10 SPONSE TO THE PROTESTS IN IRAN SINCE 

11 2017. 

12 (a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con13 gress that it is imperative the United States Government 

14 should hold local Iranian law enforcement forces, Iran’s 

15 Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) officials, and 

16 other Iranian security officials accountable for the violent 

17 crackdown on protests in Iran since 2017, especially since 

18 protests in Iran have become geographically widespread 

19 and not limited solely to major urban centers. 

20 (b) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the 

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

22 in consultation with the Secretary of the Treasury, shall 

23 submit to the appropriate congressional committees a re24 port that includes the following: 


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1 (1) A list, by province and city, of local Iranian 

2 law enforcement forces, IRGC officials, and other 

3 Iranian security officials responsible for the violent 

4 crackdown on protests in Iran since 2017. 

5 (2) A list of judges and judicial officials, by 

6 province and city, responsible for gross violations of 

7 human rights in Iran, including facilitating the un8 just detainment of protesters and depriving them of 

9 their right to free speech. 

10 (3) A description of efforts by the United 

11 States to assist Iranians to access the internet dur12 ing periods in which the Government of Iran has se13 verely limited such access. 

14 (c) FORM.— 

15 (1) IN GENERAL.—The report required by sub16 section (b) shall be submitted in unclassified form, 

17 but may contain a classified annex if necessary. 

18 (2) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY OF INFORMATION.— 

19 The unclassified portion of such report shall be 

20 made available on a publicly available internet 

21 website of the Federal Government. 


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1 SEC. 7. DETERMINATION WITH RESPECT TO CRIMES 

2 AGAINST HUMANITY COMMITTED BY THE 

3 GOVERNMENT OF IRAN AND ITS SPONSORED 

4 MILITIAS IN SYRIA AND IRAQ. 

5 (a) DETERMINATION.—The Secretary of State shall 

6 make a determination with respect to each of the fol7 lowing: 

8 (1) Whether Iran, Hezbollah, and Iranian9 backed militias’ sectarian cleansing campaigns, espe10 cially in the Damascus suburbs and particularly 

11 against the Sunni Muslim population of Syria, can 

12 be considered systematic and widespread and there13 fore constitute an offense described in section 

14 1091(a) of title 18, United States Code. 

15 (2) Whether Iran and Iranian backed militias’ 

16 use of violence against peaceful protesters in Iraq in 

17 November 2019 and December 2019 constitutes a 

18 war crime (as such term is defined in section 

19 2441(c) of title 18, United States Code). 

20 (3) Whether excessive use of violence by forces 

21 of the Government of Iran against protesters in Iran 

22 in November 2019 constitutes an offense described 

23 in section 1091(a) of title 18, United States Code. 

24 (b) REPORT.— 

25 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days 

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1 retary of State shall submit to the appropriate con2 gressional committees a report that contains each 

3 determination made under subsection (a). 

4 (2) FORM.— 

5 (A) IN GENERAL.—The report required by 

6 paragraph (1) shall be submitted in unclassified 

7 form, but may contain a classified annex if nec8 essary. 

9 (B) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY OF INFORMA10 TION.—The unclassified portion of such report 

11 shall be made available on a publicly available 

12 internet website of the Federal Government. 

13 SEC. 8. APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES DE14 FINED. 

15 In this Act, the term ‘‘appropriate congressional com16 mittees’’ means— 

17 (1) the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the 

18 Committee on Financial Services of the House of 

19 Representatives; and 

20 (2) the Committee on Foreign Relations and 

21 the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Af22 fairs of the Senate. 

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