In the House of Representatives, U. S., 

August 1, 2012. 

Resolved, That the House agree to the amendment of the 

Senate to the bill (H.R. 1905) entitled ‘‘An Act to strengthen 

Iran sanctions laws for the purpose of compelling Iran to 

abandon its pursuit of nuclear weapons and other threatening 

activities, and for other purposes.’’, with the following 

HOUSE AMENDMENT TO SENATE AMENDMENT: 

In lieu of the matter proposed to be inserted by the 

amendment of the Senate, insert the following: 

1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 

2 (a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 

3 ‘‘Iran Threat Reduction and Syria Human Rights Act of 

4 2012’’. 

5 (b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for 

6 this Act is as follows: 

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 

Sec. 2. Definitions. 

TITLE I—EXPANSION OF MULTILATERAL SANCTIONS REGIME WITH 

RESPECT TO IRAN 

Sec. 101. Sense of Congress on enforcement of multilateral sanctions regime and 

expansion and implementation of sanctions laws. 

Sec. 102. Diplomatic efforts to expand multilateral sanctions regime. 

TITLE II—EXPANSION OF SANCTIONS RELATING TO THE ENERGY 

SECTOR OF IRAN AND PROLIFERATION OF WEAPONS OF MASS 

DESTRUCTION BY IRAN 

Subtitle A—Expansion of the Iran Sanctions Act of 1996 

Sec. 201. Expansion of sanctions with respect to the energy sector of Iran. 
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Sec. 202. Imposition of sanctions with respect to transportation of crude oil from 

Iran and evasion of sanctions by shipping companies. 

Sec. 203. Expansion of sanctions with respect to development by Iran of weapons 

of mass destruction. 

Sec. 204. Expansion of sanctions available under the Iran Sanctions Act of 1996. 

Sec. 205. Modification of waiver standard under the Iran Sanctions Act of 1996. 

Sec. 206. Briefings on implementation of the Iran Sanctions Act of 1996. 

Sec. 207. Expansion of definitions under the Iran Sanctions Act of 1996. 

Sec. 208. Sense of Congress on energy sector of Iran. 

Subtitle B—Additional Measures Relating to Sanctions Against Iran 

Sec. 211. Imposition of sanctions with respect to the provision of vessels or shipping services to transport certain goods related to proliferation 

or terrorism activities to Iran. 

Sec. 212. Imposition of sanctions with respect to provision of underwriting services or insurance or reinsurance for the National Iranian Oil 

Company or the National Iranian Tanker Company. 

Sec. 213. Imposition of sanctions with respect to purchase, subscription to, or facilitation of the issuance of Iranian sovereign debt. 

Sec. 214. Imposition of sanctions with respect to subsidiaries and agents of persons sanctioned by United Nations Security Council resolutions. 

Sec. 215. Imposition of sanctions with respect to transactions with persons sanctioned for certain activities relating to terrorism or proliferation 

of weapons of mass destruction. 

Sec. 216. Expansion of, and reports on, mandatory sanctions with respect to financial institutions that engage in certain activities relating to 

Iran. 

Sec. 217. Continuation in effect of sanctions with respect to the Government of 

Iran, the Central Bank of Iran, and sanctions evaders. 

Sec. 218. Liability of parent companies for violations of sanctions by foreign subsidiaries. 

Sec. 219. Disclosures to the Securities and Exchange Commission relating to 

sanctionable activities. 

Sec. 220. Reports on, and authorization of imposition of sanctions with respect 

to, the provision of specialized financial messaging services to 

the Central Bank of Iran and other sanctioned Iranian financial 

institutions. 

Sec. 221. Identification of, and immigration restrictions on, senior officials of the 

Government of Iran and their family members. 

Sec. 222. Sense of Congress and rule of construction relating to certain authorities of State and local governments. 

Sec. 223. Government Accountability Office report on foreign entities that invest 

in the energy sector of Iran or export refined petroleum products 

to Iran. 

Sec. 224. Reporting on the importation to and exportation from Iran of crude oil 

and refined petroleum products. 
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TITLE III—SANCTIONS WITH RESPECT TO IRAN’S REVOLUTIONARY 

GUARD CORPS 

Subtitle A—Identification of, and Sanctions With Respect to, Officials, Agents, 

Affiliates, and Supporters of Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps and Other 

Sanctioned Persons 

Sec. 301. Identification of, and imposition of sanctions with respect to, officials, 

agents, and affiliates of Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps. 

Sec. 302. Identification of, and imposition of sanctions with respect to, persons 

that support or conduct certain transactions with Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps or other sanctioned persons. 

Sec. 303. Identification of, and imposition of measures with respect to, foreign 

government agencies carrying out activities or transactions with 

certain Iran-affiliated persons. 

Sec. 304. Rule of construction. 

Subtitle B—Additional Measures Relating to Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps 

Sec. 311. Expansion of procurement prohibition to foreign persons that engage in 

certain transactions with Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps. 

Sec. 312. Determinations of whether the National Iranian Oil Company and the 

National Iranian Tanker Company are agents or affiliates of 

Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps. 

TITLE IV—MEASURES RELATING TO HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES IN 

IRAN 

Subtitle A—Expansion of Sanctions Relating to Human Rights Abuses in Iran 

Sec. 401. Imposition of sanctions on certain persons responsible for or complicit 

in human rights abuses committed against citizens of Iran or 

their family members after the June 12, 2009, elections in Iran. 

Sec. 402. Imposition of sanctions with respect to the transfer of goods or technologies to Iran that are likely to be used to commit human 

rights abuses. 

Sec. 403. Imposition of sanctions with respect to persons who engage in censorship or other related activities against citizens of Iran. 

Subtitle B—Additional Measures to Promote Human Rights 

Sec. 411. Codification of sanctions with respect to grave human rights abuses by 

the governments of Iran and Syria using information technology. 

Sec. 412. Clarification of sensitive technologies for purposes of procurement ban 

under Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and Divestment Act of 2010. 

Sec. 413. Expedited consideration of requests for authorization of certain human 

rights-, humanitarian-, and democracy-related activities with respect to Iran. 

Sec. 414. Comprehensive strategy to promote Internet freedom and access to information in Iran. 

Sec. 415. Statement of policy on political prisoners. 

TITLE V—MISCELLANEOUS 

Sec. 501. Exclusion of citizens of Iran seeking education relating to the nuclear 

and energy sectors of Iran. 
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Sec. 502. Interests in certain financial assets of Iran. 

Sec. 503. Technical correction to section 1245 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012. 

Sec. 504. Expansion of sanctions under section 1245 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012. 

Sec. 505. Reports on natural gas exports from Iran. 

Sec. 506. Report on membership of Iran in international organizations. 

Sec. 507. Sense of Congress on exportation of goods, services, and technologies for 

aircraft produced in the United States. 

TITLE VI—GENERAL PROVISIONS 

Sec. 601. Implementation; penalties. 

Sec. 602. Applicability to certain intelligence activities. 

Sec. 603. Applicability to certain natural gas projects. 

Sec. 604. Rule of construction with respect to use of force against Iran and Syria. 

Sec. 605. Termination. 

TITLE VII—SANCTIONS WITH RESPECT TO HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES 

IN SYRIA 

Sec. 701. Short title. 

Sec. 702. Imposition of sanctions with respect to certain persons who are responsible for or complicit in human rights abuses committed against 

citizens of Syria or their family members. 

Sec. 703. Imposition of sanctions with respect to the transfer of goods or technologies to Syria that are likely to be used to commit human 

rights abuses. 

Sec. 704. Imposition of sanctions with respect to persons who engage in censorship or other forms of repression in Syria. 

Sec. 705. Waiver. 

Sec. 706. Termination. 

1 SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 

2 Except as otherwise specifically provided, in this Act: 

3 (1) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMIT4 TEES.—The term ‘‘appropriate congressional commit5 tees’’ has the meaning given that term in section 14 

6 of the Iran Sanctions Act of 1996 (Public Law 104– 

7 172; 50 U.S.C. 1701 note). 

8 (2) FINANCIAL TRANSACTION.—The term ‘‘finan9 cial transaction’’ means any transfer of value involv10 ing a financial institution, including the transfer of 
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1 forwards, futures, options, swaps, or precious metals, 

2 including gold, silver, platinum, and palladium. 

3 (3) KNOWINGLY.—The term ‘‘knowingly’’ has the 

4 meaning given that term in section 14 of the Iran 

5 Sanctions Act of 1996 (Public Law 104–172; 50 

6 U.S.C. 1701 note). 

7 (4) UNITED STATES PERSON.—The term ‘‘United 

8 States person’’ has the meaning given that term in 

9 section 101 of the Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, Ac10 countability, and Divestment Act of 2010 (22 U.S.C. 

11 8511). 

12 TITLE I—EXPANSION OF MULTI13 LATERAL SANCTIONS REGIME 

14 WITH RESPECT TO IRAN 

15 SEC. 101. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON ENFORCEMENT OF MUL16 TILATERAL SANCTIONS REGIME AND EXPAN17 SION AND IMPLEMENTATION OF SANCTIONS 

18 LAWS. 

19 It is the sense of Congress that the goal of compelling 

20 Iran to abandon efforts to acquire a nuclear weapons capa21 bility and other threatening activities can be effectively 

22 achieved through a comprehensive policy that includes eco23 nomic sanctions, diplomacy, and military planning, capa24 bilities and options, and that this objective is consistent 

25 with the one stated by President Barack Obama in the 2012 
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1 State of the Union Address: ‘‘Let there be no doubt: America 

2 is determined to prevent Iran from getting a nuclear weap3 on, and I will take no options off the table to achieve that 

4 goal’’. Among the economic measures to be taken are— 

5 (1) prompt enforcement of the current multilat6 eral sanctions regime with respect to Iran; 

7 (2) full, timely, and vigorous implementation of 

8 all sanctions enacted into law, including sanctions 

9 imposed or expanded by this Act or amendments 

10 made by this Act, through— 

11 (A) intensified monitoring by the President 

12 and the designees of the President, including the 

13 Secretary of the Treasury, the Secretary of State, 

14 and senior officials in the intelligence commu15 nity (as defined in section 3(4) of the National 

16 Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 401a(4)), as ap17 propriate; 

18 (B) more extensive use of extraordinary au19 thorities provided for under the International 

20 Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 

21 1701 et seq.) and other sanctions laws; 

22 (C) reallocation of resources to provide the 

23 personnel necessary, within the Department of 

24 the Treasury, the Department of State, and the 

25 Department of Commerce, and, where appro-
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1 priate, the intelligence community, to apply and 

2 enforce sanctions; and 

3 (D) expanded cooperation with inter4 national sanctions enforcement efforts; 

5 (3) urgent consideration of the expansion of ex6 isting sanctions with respect to such areas as— 

7 (A) the provision of energy-related services 

8 to Iran; 

9 (B) the provision of insurance and reinsur10 ance services to Iran; 

11 (C) the provision of shipping services to 

12 Iran; and 

13 (D) those Iranian financial institutions not 

14 yet designated for the imposition of sanctions 

15 that may be acting as intermediaries for Iranian 

16 financial institutions that are designated for the 

17 imposition of sanctions; and 

18 (4) a focus on countering Iran’s efforts to evade 

19 sanctions, including— 

20 (A) the activities of telecommunications, 

21 Internet, and satellite service providers, in and 

22 outside of Iran, to ensure that such providers are 

23 not participating in or facilitating, directly or 

24 indirectly, the evasion of the sanctions regime 
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1 with respect to Iran or violations of the human 

2 rights of the people of Iran; 

3 (B) the activities of financial institutions or 

4 other businesses or government agencies, in or 

5 outside of Iran, not yet designated for the impo6 sition of sanctions; and 

7 (C) urgent and ongoing evaluation of Iran’s 

8 energy, national security, financial, and tele9 communications sectors, to gauge the effects of, 

10 and possible defects in, particular sanctions, 

11 with prompt efforts to correct any gaps in the 

12 existing sanctions regime with respect to Iran. 

13 SEC. 102. DIPLOMATIC EFFORTS TO EXPAND MULTILAT14 ERAL SANCTIONS REGIME. 

15 (a) MULTILATERAL NEGOTIATIONS.—Congress urges 

16 the President to intensify diplomatic efforts, both in appro17 priate international fora such as the United Nations and 

18 bilaterally with allies of the United States, for the purpose 

19 of— 

20 (1) expanding the United Nations Security 

21 Council sanctions regime to include— 

22 (A) a prohibition on the issuance of visas to 

23 any official of the Government of Iran who is in24 volved in— 
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1 (i) human rights violations in or out2 side of Iran; 

3 (ii) the development of a nuclear weap4 ons program and a ballistic missile capa5 bility in Iran; or 

6 (iii) support by the Government of 

7 Iran for terrorist organizations, including 

8 Hamas and Hezbollah; and 

9 (B) a requirement that each member coun10 try of the United Nations— 

11 (i) prohibit the Islamic Republic of 

12 Iran Shipping Lines from landing at sea13 ports, and cargo flights of Iran Air from 

14 landing at airports, in that country because 

15 of the role of those organizations in pro16 liferation and illegal arms sales; and 

17 (ii) apply the prohibitions described in 

18 clause (i) to other Iranian entities des19 ignated for the imposition of sanctions on 

20 or after the date of the enactment of this 

21 Act; 

22 (2) expanding the range of sanctions imposed 

23 with respect to Iran by allies of the United States; 
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1 (3) expanding efforts to limit the development of 

2 petroleum resources and the importation of refined 

3 petroleum products by Iran; 

4 (4) developing additional initiatives to— 

5 (A) increase the production of crude oil in 

6 countries other than Iran; and 

7 (B) assist countries that purchase or other8 wise obtain crude oil or petroleum products from 

9 Iran to eliminate their dependence on crude oil 

10 and petroleum products from Iran; and 

11 (5) eliminating the revenue generated by the 

12 Government of Iran from the sale of petrochemical 

13 products produced in Iran to other countries. 

14 (b) REPORTS TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 180 days 

15 after the date of the enactment of this Act, and every 180 

16 days thereafter, the President shall submit to the appro17 priate congressional committees a report on the extent to 

18 which diplomatic efforts described in subsection (a) have 

19 been successful that includes— 

20 (1) an identification of the countries that have 

21 agreed to impose sanctions or take other measures to 

22 further the policy set forth in subsection (a); 

23 (2) the extent of the implementation and enforce24 ment of those sanctions or other measures by those 

25 countries; 
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1 (3) the criteria the President uses to determine 

2 whether a country has significantly reduced its crude 

3 oil purchases from Iran pursuant to section 

4 1245(d)(4)(D) of the National Defense Authorization 

5 Act for Fiscal Year 2012, as amended by section 504, 

6 including considerations of reductions both in terms 

7 of volume and price; 

8 (4) an identification of the countries that have 

9 not agreed to impose such sanctions or measures, in10 cluding such countries granted exceptions for signifi11 cant reductions in crude oil purchases pursuant to 

12 such section 1245(d)(4)(D); 

13 (5) recommendations for additional measures 

14 that the United States could take to further diplo15 matic efforts described in subsection (a); and 

16 (6) the disposition of any decision with respect 

17 to sanctions imposed with respect to Iran by the 

18 World Trade Organization or its predecessor organi19 zation. 
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1 TITLE II—EXPANSION OF SANC2 TIONS RELATING TO THE EN3 ERGY SECTOR OF IRAN AND 

4 PROLIFERATION OF WEAPONS 

5 OF MASS DESTRUCTION BY 

6 IRAN 

7 Subtitle A—Expansion of the Iran 

8 Sanctions Act of 1996 

9 SEC. 201. EXPANSION OF SANCTIONS WITH RESPECT TO 

10 THE ENERGY SECTOR OF IRAN. 

11 Section 5(a) of the Iran Sanctions Act of 1996 (Public 

12 Law 104–172; 50 U.S.C. 1701 note) is amended— 

13 (1) in the subsection heading, by striking ‘‘WITH

14 RESPECT TO’’ and all that follows through ‘‘TO IRAN’’ 

15 and inserting ‘‘RELATING TO THE ENERGY SECTOR

16 OF IRAN’’; 

17 (2) in paragraph (1)(A)— 

18 (A) by striking ‘‘3 or more’’ and inserting 

19 ‘‘5 or more’’; and 

20 (B) by striking ‘‘the Comprehensive Iran 

21 Sanctions, Accountability, and Divestment Act 

22 of 2010’’ and inserting ‘‘the Iran Threat Reduc23 tion and Syria Human Rights Act of 2012’’; 

24 (3) in paragraph (2)— 

25 (A) in subparagraph (A)— 
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1 (i) by striking ‘‘3 or more’’ and insert2 ing ‘‘5 or more’’; and 

3 (ii) by striking ‘‘the Comprehensive 

4 Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and Divest5 ment Act of 2010’’ and inserting ‘‘the Iran 

6 Threat Reduction and Syria Human Rights 

7 Act of 2012’’; and 

8 (B) in subparagraph (B), by inserting be9 fore the period at the end the following: ‘‘or di10 rectly associated infrastructure, including con11 struction of port facilities, railways, and roads, 

12 the primary use of which is to support the deliv13 ery of refined petroleum products’’; 

14 (4) in paragraph (3)— 

15 (A) in subparagraph (A)— 

16 (i) by striking ‘‘3 or more’’ and insert17 ing ‘‘5 or more’’; and 

18 (ii) by striking ‘‘the Comprehensive 

19 Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and Divest20 ment Act of 2010’’ and inserting ‘‘the Iran 

21 Threat Reduction and Syria Human Rights 

22 Act of 2012’’; and 

23 (B) in subparagraph (B)— 

24 (i) in clause (ii), by striking ‘‘; or’’ 

25 and inserting a semicolon; 
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1 (ii) in clause (iii), by striking the pe2 riod at the end and inserting a semicolon; 

3 and 

4 (iii) by adding at the end the fol5 lowing: 

6 ‘‘(iv) bartering or contracting by which 

7 goods are exchanged for goods, including the 

8 insurance or reinsurance of such exchanges; 

9 or 

10 ‘‘(v) purchasing, subscribing to, or fa11 cilitating the issuance of sovereign debt of 

12 the Government of Iran, including govern13 mental bonds, issued on or after the date of 

14 the enactment of the Iran Threat Reduction 

15 and Syria Human Rights Act of 2012.’’; 

16 and 

17 (5) by adding at the end the following: 

18 ‘‘(4) JOINT VENTURES WITH IRAN RELATING TO

19 DEVELOPING PETROLEUM RESOURCES.— 

20 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in 

21 subparagraph (B) or subsection (f), the President 

22 shall impose 5 or more of the sanctions described 

23 in section 6(a) with respect to a person if the 

24 President determines that the person knowingly 

25 participates, on or after the date of the enact-
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1 ment of the Iran Threat Reduction and Syria 

2 Human Rights Act of 2012, in a joint venture 

3 with respect to the development of petroleum re4 sources outside of Iran if— 

5 ‘‘(i) the joint venture is established on 

6 or after January 1, 2002; and 

7 ‘‘(ii)(I) the Government of Iran is a 

8 substantial partner or investor in the joint 

9 venture; or 

10 ‘‘(II) Iran could, through a direct oper11 ational role in the joint venture or by other 

12 means, receive technological knowledge or 

13 equipment not previously available to Iran 

14 that could directly and significantly con15 tribute to the enhancement of Iran’s ability 

16 to develop petroleum resources in Iran. 

17 ‘‘(B) APPLICABILITY.—Subparagraph (A) 

18 shall not apply with respect to participation in 

19 a joint venture established on or after January 

20 1, 2002, and before the date of the enactment of 

21 the Iran Threat Reduction and Syria Human 

22 Rights Act of 2012, if the person participating 

23 in the joint venture terminates that participa24 tion not later than the date that is 180 days 

25 after such date of enactment. 
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1 ‘‘(5) SUPPORT FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF PE2 TROLEUM RESOURCES AND REFINED PETROLEUM

3 PRODUCTS IN IRAN.— 

4 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in 

5 subsection (f), the President shall impose 5 or 

6 more of the sanctions described in section 6(a) 

7 with respect to a person if the President deter8 mines that the person knowingly, on or after the 

9 date of the enactment of the Iran Threat Reduc10 tion and Syria Human Rights Act of 2012, sells, 

11 leases, or provides to Iran goods, services, tech12 nology, or support described in subparagraph 

13 (B)— 

14 ‘‘(i) any of which has a fair market 

15 value of $1,000,000 or more; or 

16 ‘‘(ii) that, during a 12-month period, 

17 have an aggregate fair market value of 

18 $5,000,000 or more. 

19 ‘‘(B) GOODS, SERVICES, TECHNOLOGY, OR

20 SUPPORT DESCRIBED.—Goods, services, tech21 nology, or support described in this subpara22 graph are goods, services, technology, or support 

23 that could directly and significantly contribute 

24 to the maintenance or enhancement of Iran’s— 
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1 ‘‘(i) ability to develop petroleum re2 sources located in Iran; or 

3 ‘‘(ii) domestic production of refined pe4 troleum products, including any direct and 

5 significant assistance with respect to the 

6 construction, modernization, or repair of 

7 petroleum refineries or directly associated 

8 infrastructure, including construction of 

9 port facilities, railways, and roads, the pri10 mary use of which is to support the delivery 

11 of refined petroleum products. 

12 ‘‘(6) DEVELOPMENT AND PURCHASE OF PETRO13 CHEMICAL PRODUCTS FROM IRAN.— 

14 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in 

15 subsection (f), the President shall impose 5 or 

16 more of the sanctions described in section 6(a) 

17 with respect to a person if the President deter18 mines that the person knowingly, on or after the 

19 date of the enactment of the Iran Threat Reduc20 tion and Syria Human Rights Act of 2012, sells, 

21 leases, or provides to Iran goods, services, tech22 nology, or support described in subparagraph 

23 (B)— 

24 ‘‘(i) any of which has a fair market 

25 value of $250,000 or more; or 
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1 ‘‘(ii) that, during a 12-month period, 

2 have an aggregate fair market value of 

3 $1,000,000 or more. 

4 ‘‘(B) GOODS, SERVICES, TECHNOLOGY, OR

5 SUPPORT DESCRIBED.—Goods, services, tech6 nology, or support described in this subpara7 graph are goods, services, technology, or support 

8 that could directly and significantly contribute 

9 to the maintenance or expansion of Iran’s do10 mestic production of petrochemical products.’’. 

11 SEC. 202. IMPOSITION OF SANCTIONS WITH RESPECT TO 

12 TRANSPORTATION OF CRUDE OIL FROM IRAN 

13 AND EVASION OF SANCTIONS BY SHIPPING 

14 COMPANIES. 

15 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 5(a) of the Iran Sanctions 

16 Act of 1996, as amended by section 201, is further amended 

17 by adding at the end the following: 

18 ‘‘(7) TRANSPORTATION OF CRUDE OIL FROM

19 IRAN.— 

20 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in 

21 subsection (f), the President shall impose 5 or 

22 more of the sanctions described in section 6(a) 

23 with respect to a person if the President deter24 mines that— 
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1 ‘‘(i) the person is a controlling bene2 ficial owner of, or otherwise owns, operates, 

3 or controls, or insures, a vessel that, on or 

4 after the date that is 90 days after the date 

5 of the enactment of the Iran Threat Reduc6 tion and Syria Human Rights Act of 2012, 

7 was used to transport crude oil from Iran 

8 to another country; and 

9 ‘‘(ii)(I) in the case of a person that is 

10 a controlling beneficial owner of the vessel, 

11 the person had actual knowledge the vessel 

12 was so used; or 

13 ‘‘(II) in the case of a person that other14 wise owns, operates, or controls, or insures, 

15 the vessel, the person knew or should have 

16 known the vessel was so used. 

17 ‘‘(B) APPLICABILITY OF SANCTIONS.— 

18 ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided 

19 in clause (ii), subparagraph (A) shall apply 

20 with respect to the transportation of crude 

21 oil from Iran only if a determination of the 

22 President under section 1245(d)(4)(B) of the 

23 National Defense Authorization Act for Fis24 cal Year 2012 (22 U.S.C. 8513a(d)(4)(B)) 

25 that there is a sufficient supply of petro-
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1 leum and petroleum products produced in 

2 countries other than Iran to permit pur3 chasers of petroleum and petroleum prod4 ucts from Iran to reduce significantly their 

5 purchases from Iran is in effect at the time 

6 of the transportation of the crude oil. 

7 ‘‘(ii) EXCEPTION FOR CERTAIN COUN8 TRIES.—Subparagraph (A) shall not apply 

9 with respect to the transportation of crude 

10 oil from Iran to a country to which the ex11 ception under paragraph (4)(D) of section 

12 1245(d) of the National Defense Authoriza13 tion Act for Fiscal Year 2012 (22 U.S.C. 

14 8513a(d)) to the imposition of sanctions 

15 under paragraph (1) of that section applies 

16 at the time of the transportation of the 

17 crude oil. 

18 ‘‘(8) CONCEALING IRANIAN ORIGIN OF CRUDE OIL

19 AND REFINED PETROLEUM PRODUCTS.— 

20 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in 

21 subsection (f), the President shall impose 5 or 

22 more of the sanctions described in section 6(a) 

23 with respect to a person if the President deter24 mines that the person is a controlling beneficial 

25 owner, or otherwise owns, operates, or controls, a 
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1 vessel that, on or after the date that is 90 days 

2 after the date of the enactment of the Iran Threat 

3 Reduction and Syria Human Rights Act of 

4 2012, is used, with actual knowledge in the case 

5 of a person that is a controlling beneficial owner 

6 or knowingly in the case of a person that other7 wise owns, operates, or controls the vessel, in a 

8 manner that conceals the Iranian origin of crude 

9 oil or refined petroleum products transported on 

10 the vessel, including by— 

11 ‘‘(i) permitting the operator of the ves12 sel to suspend the operation of the vessel’s 

13 satellite tracking device; or 

14 ‘‘(ii) obscuring or concealing the own15 ership, operation, or control of the vessel 

16 by— 

17 ‘‘(I) the Government of Iran; 

18 ‘‘(II) the National Iranian Tank19 er Company or the Islamic Republic of 

20 Iran Shipping Lines; or 

21 ‘‘(III) any other entity deter22 mined by the President to be owned or 

23 controlled by the Government of Iran 

24 or an entity specified in subclause (II). 
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1 ‘‘(B) ADDITIONAL SANCTION.—Subject to 

2 such regulations as the President may prescribe 

3 and in addition to the sanctions imposed under 

4 subparagraph (A), the President may prohibit a 

5 vessel owned, operated, or controlled by a person, 

6 including a controlling beneficial owner, with re7 spect to which the President has imposed sanc8 tions under that subparagraph and that was 

9 used for the activity for which the President im10 posed those sanctions from landing at a port in 

11 the United States for a period of not more than 

12 2 years after the date on which the President im13 posed those sanctions. 

14 ‘‘(C) VESSELS IDENTIFIED BY THE OFFICE

15 OF FOREIGN ASSETS CONTROL.—For purposes of 

16 subparagraph (A)(ii), a person shall be deemed 

17 to have actual knowledge that a vessel is owned, 

18 operated, or controlled by the Government of 

19 Iran or an entity specified in subclause (II) or 

20 (III) of subparagraph (A)(ii) if the International 

21 Maritime Organization vessel registration identi22 fication for the vessel is— 

23 ‘‘(i) included on a list of specially des24 ignated nationals and blocked persons 

25 maintained by the Office of Foreign Assets 
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1 Control of the Department of the Treasury 

2 for activities with respect to Iran; and 

3 ‘‘(ii) identified by the Office of Foreign 

4 Assets Control as a vessel in which the Gov5 ernment of Iran or any entity specified in 

6 subclause (II) or (III) of subparagraph 

7 (A)(ii) has an interest. 

8 ‘‘(D) DEFINITION OF IRANIAN ORIGIN.—For 

9 purposes of subparagraph (A), the term ‘Iranian 

10 origin’ means— 

11 ‘‘(i) with respect to crude oil, that the 

12 crude oil was extracted in Iran; and 

13 ‘‘(ii) with respect to a refined petro14 leum product, that the refined petroleum 

15 product was produced or refined in Iran. 

16 ‘‘(9) EXCEPTION FOR PROVISION OF UNDER17 WRITING SERVICES AND INSURANCE AND REINSUR18 ANCE.—The President may not impose sanctions 

19 under paragraph (7) or (8) with respect to a person 

20 that provides underwriting services or insurance or 

21 reinsurance if the President determines that the per22 son has exercised due diligence in establishing and en23 forcing official policies, procedures, and controls to 

24 ensure that the person does not provide underwriting 

25 services or insurance or reinsurance for the transpor-
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1 tation of crude oil or refined petroleum products from 

2 Iran in a manner for which sanctions may be im3 posed under either such paragraph.’’. 

4 (b) REGULATIONS AND GUIDELINES.—Not later than 

5 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 

6 President shall prescribe such regulations or guidelines as 

7 are necessary to implement paragraphs (7), (8), and (9) 

8 of section 5(a) of the Iran Sanctions Act of 1996, as added 

9 by this section, including such regulations or guidelines as 

10 are necessary to implement subparagraph (B) of such para11 graph (8). 

12 SEC. 203. EXPANSION OF SANCTIONS WITH RESPECT TO DE13 VELOPMENT BY IRAN OF WEAPONS OF MASS 

14 DESTRUCTION. 

15 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 5(b) of the Iran Sanctions 

16 Act of 1996 (Public Law 104–172; 50 U.S.C. 1701 note) 

17 is amended— 

18 (1) by redesignating paragraph (2) as para19 graph (3); and 

20 (2) by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the 

21 following: 

22 ‘‘(1) EXPORTS, TRANSFERS, AND TRANS23 SHIPMENTS.—Except as provided in subsection (f), 

24 the President shall impose 5 or more of the sanctions 
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1 described in section 6(a) with respect to a person if 

2 the President determines that the person— 

3 ‘‘(A) on or after the date of the enactment 

4 of the Iran Threat Reduction and Syria Human 

5 Rights Act of 2012, exported or transferred, or 

6 permitted or otherwise facilitated the trans7 shipment of, any goods, services, technology, or 

8 other items to any other person; and 

9 ‘‘(B) knew or should have known that— 

10 ‘‘(i) the export, transfer, or trans11 shipment of the goods, services, technology, 

12 or other items would likely result in another 

13 person exporting, transferring, trans14 shipping, or otherwise providing the goods, 

15 services, technology, or other items to Iran; 

16 and 

17 ‘‘(ii) the export, transfer, trans18 shipment, or other provision of the goods, 

19 services, technology, or other items to Iran 

20 would contribute materially to the ability of 

21 Iran to— 

22 ‘‘(I) acquire or develop chemical, 

23 biological, or nuclear weapons or re24 lated technologies; or 
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1 ‘‘(II) acquire or develop desta2 bilizing numbers and types of ad3 vanced conventional weapons. 

4 ‘‘(2) JOINT VENTURES RELATING TO THE MIN5 ING, PRODUCTION, OR TRANSPORTATION OF URA6 NIUM.— 

7 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in 

8 subparagraph (B) or subsection (f), the President 

9 shall impose 5 or more of the sanctions described 

10 in section 6(a) with respect to a person if the 

11 President determines that the person knowingly 

12 participated, on or after the date of the enact13 ment of the Iran Threat Reduction and Syria 

14 Human Rights Act of 2012, in a joint venture 

15 that involves any activity relating to the mining, 

16 production, or transportation of uranium— 

17 ‘‘(i)(I) established on or after February 

18 2, 2012; and 

19 ‘‘(II) with— 

20 ‘‘(aa) the Government of Iran; 

21 ‘‘(bb) an entity incorporated in 

22 Iran or subject to the jurisdiction of 

23 the Government of Iran; or 

24 ‘‘(cc) a person acting on behalf of 

25 or at the direction of, or owned or con-
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1 trolled by, the Government of Iran or 

2 an entity described in item (bb); or 

3 ‘‘(ii)(I) established before February 2, 

4 2012; 

5 ‘‘(II) with the Government of Iran, an 

6 entity described in item (bb) of clause 

7 (i)(II), or a person described in item (cc) of 

8 that clause; and 

9 ‘‘(III) through which— 

10 ‘‘(aa) uranium is transferred di11 rectly to Iran or indirectly to Iran 

12 through a third country; 

13 ‘‘(bb) the Government of Iran re14 ceives significant revenue; or 

15 ‘‘(cc) Iran could, through a direct 

16 operational role or by other means, re17 ceive technological knowledge or equip18 ment not previously available to Iran 

19 that could contribute materially to the 

20 ability of Iran to develop nuclear 

21 weapons or related technologies. 

22 ‘‘(B) APPLICABILITY OF SANCTIONS.—Sub23 paragraph (A) shall not apply with respect to 

24 participation in a joint venture established be25 fore the date of the enactment of the Iran Threat 
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1 Reduction and Syria Human Rights Act of 2012 

2 if the person participating in the joint venture 

3 terminates that participation not later than the 

4 date that is 180 days after such date of enact5 ment.’’. 

6 (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—The Iran Sanctions 

7 Act of 1996, as amended by this section and sections 201 

8 and 202, is further amended— 

9 (1) in section 5— 

10 (A) in paragraph (3) of subsection (b), as 

11 redesignated by subsection (a)(1) of this sec12 tion— 

13 (i) by striking ‘‘paragraph (1)’’ each 

14 place it appears and inserting ‘‘paragraph 

15 (1) or (2)’’; and 

16 (ii) in subparagraph (F)— 

17 (I) by striking ‘‘that paragraph’’ 

18 and inserting ‘‘paragraph (1) or (2), 

19 as the case may be’’; and 

20 (II) by striking ‘‘the Comprehen21 sive Iran Sanctions, Accountability, 

22 and Divestment Act of 2010’’ and in23 serting ‘‘the Iran Threat Reduction 

24 and Syria Human Rights Act of 

25 2012’’; 
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1 (B) in subsection (c)— 

2 (i) in the matter preceding paragraph 

3 (1), by striking ‘‘subsections (a) and (b)(1)’’ 

4 and inserting ‘‘subsection (a) and para5 graphs (1) and (2) of subsection (b)’’; and 

6 (ii) in paragraph (1), by striking 

7 ‘‘subsection (a) or (b)(1)’’ and inserting 

8 ‘‘subsection (a) or paragraph (1) or (2) of 

9 subsection (b)’’; and 

10 (C) in subsection (f)— 

11 (i) in the matter preceding paragraph 

12 (1), by striking ‘‘subsection (a) or (b)(1)’’ 

13 and inserting ‘‘subsection (a) or paragraph 

14 (1) or (2) of subsection (b)’’; and 

15 (ii) by redesignating paragraphs (6) 

16 and (7) as paragraphs (5) and (6), respec17 tively; and 

18 (2) in section 9, by striking ‘‘section 5(a) or 

19 5(b)(1)’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘sub20 section (a) or paragraph (1) or (2) of subsection (b) 

21 of section 5’’. 
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1 SEC. 204. EXPANSION OF SANCTIONS AVAILABLE UNDER 

2 THE IRAN SANCTIONS ACT OF 1996. 

3 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 6(a) of the Iran Sanctions 

4 Act of 1996 (Public Law 104–172; 50 U.S.C. 1701 note) 

5 is amended— 

6 (1) by redesignating paragraph (9) as para7 graph (12); and 

8 (2) by inserting after paragraph (8) the fol9 lowing: 

10 ‘‘(9) BAN ON INVESTMENT IN EQUITY OR DEBT

11 OF SANCTIONED PERSON.—The President may, pursu12 ant to such regulations or guidelines as the President 

13 may prescribe, prohibit any United States person 

14 from investing in or purchasing significant amounts 

15 of equity or debt instruments of a sanctioned person. 

16 ‘‘(10) EXCLUSION OF CORPORATE OFFICERS.— 

17 The President may direct the Secretary of State to 

18 deny a visa to, and the Secretary of Homeland Secu19 rity to exclude from the United States, any alien that 

20 the President determines is a corporate officer or 

21 principal of, or a shareholder with a controlling in22 terest in, a sanctioned person. 

23 ‘‘(11) SANCTIONS ON PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OF24 FICERS.—The President may impose on the principal 

25 executive officer or officers of any sanctioned person, 

26 or on persons performing similar functions and with 
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1 similar authorities as such officer or officers, any of 

2 the sanctions under this subsection.’’. 

3 (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by sub4 section (a) shall take effect on the date of the enactment 

5 of this Act and apply with respect to activities described 

6 in subsections (a) and (b) of section 5 of the Iran Sanctions 

7 Act of 1996, as amended by this title, commenced on or 

8 after such date of enactment. 

9 SEC. 205. MODIFICATION OF WAIVER STANDARD UNDER 

10 THE IRAN SANCTIONS ACT OF 1996. 

11 Section 9(c) of the Iran Sanctions Act of 1996, as 

12 amended by section 203, is further amended by striking 

13 paragraph (1) and inserting the following: 

14 ‘‘(1) AUTHORITY.— 

15 ‘‘(A) SANCTIONS RELATING TO THE ENERGY

16 SECTOR OF IRAN.—The President may waive, on 

17 a case-by-case basis and for a period of not more 

18 than one year, the requirement in section 5(a) to 

19 impose a sanction or sanctions on a person de20 scribed in section 5(c), and may waive the con21 tinued imposition of a sanction or sanctions 

22 under subsection (b) of this section, 30 days or 

23 more after the President determines and so re24 ports to the appropriate congressional commit25 tees that it is essential to the national security 
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1 interests of the United States to exercise such 

2 waiver authority. 

3 ‘‘(B) SANCTIONS RELATING TO DEVELOP4 MENT OF WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION OR

5 OTHER MILITARY CAPABILITIES.—The President 

6 may waive, on a case-by-case basis and for a pe7 riod of not more than one year, the requirement 

8 in paragraph (1) or (2) of section 5(b) to impose 

9 a sanction or sanctions on a person described in 

10 section 5(c), and may waive the continued impo11 sition of a sanction or sanctions under sub12 section (b) of this section, 30 days or more after 

13 the President determines and so reports to the 

14 appropriate congressional committees that it is 

15 vital to the national security interests of the 

16 United States to exercise such waiver authority. 

17 ‘‘(C) RENEWAL OF WAIVERS.—The Presi18 dent may renew, on a case-by-case basis, a waiv19 er with respect to a person under subparagraph 

20 (A) or (B) for additional one-year periods if, not 

21 later than 30 days before the waiver expires, the 

22 President makes the determination and submits 

23 to the appropriate congressional committees the 

24 report described in subparagraph (A) or (B), as 

25 applicable.’’. 
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1 SEC. 206. BRIEFINGS ON IMPLEMENTATION OF THE IRAN 

2 SANCTIONS ACT OF 1996. 

3 Section 4 of the Iran Sanctions Act of 1996 (Public 

4 Law 104–172; 50 U.S.C. 1701 note) is amended by adding 

5 at the end the following: 

6 ‘‘(f) BRIEFINGS ON IMPLEMENTATION.—Not later than 

7 90 days after the date of the enactment of the Iran Threat 

8 Reduction and Syria Human Rights Act of 2012, and every 

9 120 days thereafter, the President, acting through the Sec10 retary of State, shall provide to the appropriate congres11 sional committees a comprehensive briefing on efforts to im12 plement this Act.’’. 

13 SEC. 207. EXPANSION OF DEFINITIONS UNDER THE IRAN 

14 SANCTIONS ACT OF 1996. 

15 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 14 of the Iran Sanctions 

16 Act of 1996 (Public Law 104–172; 50 U.S.C. 1701 note) 

17 is amended— 

18 (1) by redesignating paragraphs (17) and (18) 

19 as paragraphs (20) and (21), respectively; 

20 (2) by redesignating paragraphs (15) and (16) 

21 as paragraphs (17) and (18), respectively; 

22 (3) by redesignating paragraphs (4) through (14) 

23 as paragraphs (5) through (15), respectively; 

24 (4) by inserting after paragraph (3) the fol25 lowing: 
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1 ‘‘(4) CREDIBLE INFORMATION.—The term ‘cred2 ible information’, with respect to a person— 

3 ‘‘(A) includes— 

4 ‘‘(i) a public announcement by the per5 son that the person has engaged in an activ6 ity described in subsection (a) or (b) of sec7 tion 5; and 

8 ‘‘(ii) information set forth in a report 

9 to stockholders of the person indicating that 

10 the person has engaged in such an activity; 

11 and 

12 ‘‘(B) may include, in the discretion of the 

13 President— 

14 ‘‘(i) an announcement by the Govern15 ment of Iran that the person has engaged in 

16 such an activity; or 

17 ‘‘(ii) information indicating that the 

18 person has engaged in such an activity that 

19 is set forth in— 

20 ‘‘(I) a report of the Government 

21 Accountability Office, the Energy In22 formation Administration, or the Con23 gressional Research Service; or 

24 ‘‘(II) a report or publication of a 

25 similarly reputable governmental orga-
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1 nization or trade or industry organiza2 tion.’’; 

3 (5) by inserting after paragraph (15), as redesig4 nated by paragraph (3), the following: 

5 ‘‘(16) PETROCHEMICAL PRODUCT.—The term 

6 ‘petrochemical product’ includes any aromatic, olefin, 

7 or synthesis gas, and any derivative of such a gas, in8 cluding ethylene, propylene, butadiene, benzene, tol9 uene, xylene, ammonia, methanol, and urea.’’; and 

10 (6) by inserting after paragraph (18), as redesig11 nated by paragraph (2), the following: 

12 ‘‘(19) SERVICES.—The term ‘services’ includes 

13 software, hardware, financial, professional consulting, 

14 engineering, and specialized energy information serv15 ices, energy-related technical assistance, and mainte16 nance and repairs.’’. 

17 (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by sub18 section (a) shall take effect on the date of the enactment 

19 of this Act and apply with respect to activities described 

20 in subsections (a) and (b) of section 5 of the Iran Sanctions 

21 Act of 1996, as amended by this title, commenced on or 

22 after such date of enactment. 

23 SEC. 208. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON ENERGY SECTOR OF 

24 IRAN. 

25 It is the sense of Congress that— 
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1 (1) the energy sector of Iran remains a zone of 

2 proliferation concern since the Government of Iran 

3 continues to divert substantial revenues derived from 

4 sales of petroleum resources to finance its illicit nu5 clear and missile activities; and 

6 (2) the President should apply the full range of 

7 sanctions under the Iran Sanctions Act of 1996, as 

8 amended by this Act, to address the threat posed by 

9 the Government of Iran. 

10 Subtitle B—Additional Measures 

11 Relating to Sanctions Against Iran 

12 SEC. 211. IMPOSITION OF SANCTIONS WITH RESPECT TO 

13 THE PROVISION OF VESSELS OR SHIPPING 

14 SERVICES TO TRANSPORT CERTAIN GOODS 

15 RELATED TO PROLIFERATION OR TERRORISM 

16 ACTIVITIES TO IRAN. 

17 (a) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in subsection 

18 (c), if the President determines that a person, on or after 

19 the date of the enactment of this Act, knowingly sells, leases, 

20 or provides a vessel or provides insurance or reinsurance 

21 or any other shipping service for the transportation to or 

22 from Iran of goods that could materially contribute to the 

23 activities of the Government of Iran with respect to the pro24 liferation of weapons of mass destruction or support for acts 

25 of international terrorism, the President shall, pursuant to 
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1 Executive Order No. 13382 (70 Fed. Reg. 38567; relating 

2 to blocking of property of weapons of mass destruction 

3 proliferators and their supporters) or Executive Order No. 

4 13224 (66 Fed. Reg. 49079; relating to blocking property 

5 and prohibiting transactions with persons who commit, 

6 threaten to commit, or support terrorism), or otherwise pur7 suant to the International Emergency Economic Powers Act 

8 (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.), block and prohibit all transactions 

9 in all property and interests in property of the persons 

10 specified in subsection (b) if such property and interests 

11 in property are in the United States, come within the 

12 United States, or are or come within the possession or con13 trol of a United States person. 

14 (b) PERSONS SPECIFIED.—The persons specified in 

15 this subsection are— 

16 (1) the person that sold, leased, or provided a 

17 vessel or provided insurance or reinsurance or an18 other shipping service described in subsection (a); and 

19 (2) any person that— 

20 (A) is a successor entity to the person re21 ferred to in paragraph (1); 

22 (B) owns or controls the person referred to 

23 in paragraph (1), if the person that owns or con24 trols the person referred to in paragraph (1) had 

25 actual knowledge or should have known that the 
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1 person referred to in paragraph (1) sold, leased, 

2 or provided the vessel or provided the insurance 

3 or reinsurance or other shipping service; or 

4 (C) is owned or controlled by, or under 

5 common ownership or control with, the person 

6 referred to in paragraph (1), if the person owned 

7 or controlled by, or under common ownership or 

8 control with (as the case may be), the person re9 ferred to in paragraph (1) knowingly engaged in 

10 the sale, lease, or provision of the vessel or the 

11 provision of the insurance or reinsurance or 

12 other shipping service. 

13 (c) WAIVER.—The President may waive the require14 ment to impose sanctions with respect to a person under 

15 subsection (a) on or after the date that is 30 days after 

16 the President— 

17 (1) determines that such a waiver is vital to the 

18 national security interests of the United States; and 

19 (2) submits to the appropriate congressional 

20 committees a report that contains the reasons for that 

21 determination. 

22 (d) REPORT REQUIRED.— 

23 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after 

24 the date of the enactment of this Act, and every 90 

25 days thereafter, the Secretary of the Treasury, in co-
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1 ordination with the Secretary of State, shall submit 

2 to the appropriate congressional committees a report 

3 identifying operators of vessels and other persons that 

4 conduct or facilitate significant financial transactions 

5 with persons that manage ports in Iran that have 

6 been designated for the imposition of sanctions pursu7 ant to the International Emergency Economic Powers 

8 Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.). 

9 (2) FORM OF REPORT.—A report submitted 

10 under paragraph (1) shall be submitted in unclassi11 fied form but may contain a classified annex. 

12 (e) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this section 

13 shall be construed to limit the authority of the President 

14 to designate persons for the imposition of sanctions pursu15 ant to Executive Order No. 13382 (70 Fed. Reg. 38567; re16 lating to the blocking of property of weapons of mass de17 struction proliferators and their supporters) or Executive 

18 Order No. 13224 (66 Fed. Reg. 49079; relating to blocking 

19 property and prohibiting transactions with persons who 

20 commit, threaten to commit, or support terrorism), or oth21 erwise pursuant to the International Emergency Economic 

22 Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.). 
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1 SEC. 212. IMPOSITION OF SANCTIONS WITH RESPECT TO 

2 PROVISION OF UNDERWRITING SERVICES OR 

3 INSURANCE OR REINSURANCE FOR THE NA4 TIONAL IRANIAN OIL COMPANY OR THE NA5 TIONAL IRANIAN TANKER COMPANY. 

6 (a) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in subsection 

7 (b), not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment 

8 of this Act, the President shall impose 5 or more of the sanc9 tions described in section 6(a) of the Iran Sanctions Act 

10 of 1996, as amended by section 204, with respect to a person 

11 if the President determines that the person knowingly, on 

12 or after such date of enactment, provides underwriting serv13 ices or insurance or reinsurance for the National Iranian 

14 Oil Company, the National Iranian Tanker Company, or 

15 a successor entity to either such company. 

16 (b) EXCEPTIONS.— 

17 (1) UNDERWRITERS AND INSURANCE PROVIDERS

18 EXERCISING DUE DILIGENCE.—The President is au19 thorized not to impose sanctions under subsection (a) 

20 with respect to a person that provides underwriting 

21 services or insurance or reinsurance if the President 

22 determines that the person has exercised due diligence 

23 in establishing and enforcing official policies, proce24 dures, and controls to ensure that the person does not 

25 provide underwriting services or insurance or rein26 surance for the National Iranian Oil Company, the 
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1 National Iranian Tanker Company, or a successor 

2 entity to either such company. 

3 (2) FOOD; MEDICINE; HUMANITARIAN ASSIST4 ANCE.—The President may not impose sanctions 

5 under subsection (a) for the provision of underwriting 

6 services or insurance or reinsurance for any activity 

7 relating solely to— 

8 (A) the provision of agricultural commod9 ities, food, medicine, or medical devices to Iran; 

10 or 

11 (B) the provision of humanitarian assist12 ance to the people of Iran. 

13 (3) TERMINATION PERIOD.—The President is au14 thorized not to impose sanctions under subsection (a) 

15 with respect to a person if the President receives reli16 able assurances that the person will terminate the 

17 provision of underwriting services or insurance or re18 insurance for the National Iranian Oil Company, the 

19 National Iranian Tanker Company, and any suc20 cessor entity to either such company, not later than 

21 the date that is 120 days after the date of the enact22 ment of this Act. 

23 (c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

24 (1) AGRICULTURAL COMMODITY.—The term ‘‘ag25 ricultural commodity’’ has the meaning given that 
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1 term in section 102 of the Agricultural Trade Act of 

2 1978 (7 U.S.C. 5602). 

3 (2) MEDICAL DEVICE.—The term ‘‘medical de4 vice’’ has the meaning given the term ‘‘device’’ in sec5 tion 201 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act 

6 (21 U.S.C. 321). 

7 (3) MEDICINE.—The term ‘‘medicine’’ has the 

8 meaning given the term ‘‘drug’’ in section 201 of the 

9 Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 

10 321). 

11 (d) APPLICATION OF PROVISIONS OF IRAN SANCTIONS

12 ACT OF 1996.—The following provisions of the Iran Sanc13 tions Act of 1996, as amended by this Act, apply with re14 spect to the imposition of sanctions under subsection (a) 

15 to the same extent that such provisions apply with respect 

16 to the imposition of sanctions under section 5(a) of the Iran 

17 Sanctions Act of 1996: 

18 (1) Subsection (c) of section 4. 

19 (2) Subsections (c), (d), and (f) of section 5. 

20 (3) Section 8. 

21 (4) Section 9. 

22 (5) Section 11. 

23 (6) Section 12. 

24 (7) Subsection (b) of section 13. 

25 (8) Section 14. 
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1 (e) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION AND IMPLEMENTATION.— 

2 Nothing in this section shall be construed to limit the au3 thority of the President to impose sanctions pursuant to the 

4 Iran Sanctions Act of 1996 (Public Law 104–172; 50 

5 U.S.C. 1701 note), the Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, Ac6 countability, and Divestment Act of 2010 (22 U.S.C. 8501 

7 et seq.), the International Emergency Economic Powers Act 

8 (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.), section 1245 of the National De9 fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 (22 U.S.C. 

10 8513a), or any other provision of this Act. 

11 SEC. 213. IMPOSITION OF SANCTIONS WITH RESPECT TO 

12 PURCHASE, SUBSCRIPTION TO, OR FACILITA13 TION OF THE ISSUANCE OF IRANIAN SOV14 EREIGN DEBT. 

15 (a) IN GENERAL.—The President shall impose 5 or 

16 more of the sanctions described in section 6(a) of the Iran 

17 Sanctions Act of 1996, as amended by section 204, with 

18 respect to a person if the President determines that the per19 son knowingly, on or after the date of the enactment of this 

20 Act, purchases, subscribes to, or facilitates the issuance of— 

21 (1) sovereign debt of the Government of Iran 

22 issued on or after such date of enactment, including 

23 governmental bonds; or 
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1 (2) debt of any entity owned or controlled by the 

2 Government of Iran issued on or after such date of 

3 enactment, including bonds. 

4 (b) APPLICATION OF PROVISIONS OF IRAN SANCTIONS

5 ACT OF 1996.—The following provisions of the Iran Sanc6 tions Act of 1996, as amended by this Act, apply with re7 spect to the imposition of sanctions under subsection (a) 

8 to the same extent that such provisions apply with respect 

9 to the imposition of sanctions under section 5(a) of the Iran 

10 Sanctions Act of 1996: 

11 (1) Subsection (c) of section 4. 

12 (2) Subsections (c), (d), and (f) of section 5. 

13 (3) Section 8. 

14 (4) Section 9. 

15 (5) Section 11. 

16 (6) Section 12. 

17 (7) Subsection (b) of section 13. 

18 (8) Section 14. 

19 SEC. 214. IMPOSITION OF SANCTIONS WITH RESPECT TO 

20 SUBSIDIARIES AND AGENTS OF PERSONS 

21 SANCTIONED BY UNITED NATIONS SECURITY 

22 COUNCIL RESOLUTIONS. 

23 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 104(c)(2)(B) of the Com24 prehensive Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and Divestment 

25 Act of 2010 (22 U.S.C. 8513(c)(2)(B)) is amended— 
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1 (1) by striking ‘‘of a person subject’’ and insert2 ing the following: ‘‘of— 

3 ‘‘(i) a person subject’’; 

4 (2) in clause (i), as designated by paragraph (1), 

5 by striking the semicolon and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and 

6 (3) by adding at the end the following: 

7 ‘‘(ii) a person acting on behalf of or at 

8 the direction of, or owned or controlled by, 

9 a person described in clause (i);’’. 

10 (b) REGULATIONS.—Not later than 90 days after the 

11 date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Treas12 ury shall make such revisions to the regulations prescribed 

13 under section 104 of the Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, Ac14 countability, and Divestment Act of 2010 (22 U.S.C. 8513) 

15 as are necessary to carry out the amendments made by sub16 section (a). 

17 SEC. 215. IMPOSITION OF SANCTIONS WITH RESPECT TO 

18 TRANSACTIONS WITH PERSONS SANCTIONED 

19 FOR CERTAIN ACTIVITIES RELATING TO TER20 RORISM OR PROLIFERATION OF WEAPONS OF 

21 MASS DESTRUCTION. 

22 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 104(c)(2)(E)(ii) of the 

23 Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and Divest24 ment Act of 2010 (22 U.S.C. 8513(c)(2)(E)(ii)) is amended 
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1 in the matter preceding subclause (I) by striking ‘‘financial 

2 institution’’ and inserting ‘‘person’’. 

3 (b) REGULATIONS.—Not later than 90 days after the 

4 date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Treas5 ury shall make such revisions to the regulations prescribed 

6 under section 104 of the Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, Ac7 countability, and Divestment Act of 2010 (22 U.S.C. 8513) 

8 as are necessary to carry out the amendment made by sub9 section (a). 

10 SEC. 216. EXPANSION OF, AND REPORTS ON, MANDATORY 

11 SANCTIONS WITH RESPECT TO FINANCIAL IN12 STITUTIONS THAT ENGAGE IN CERTAIN AC13 TIVITIES RELATING TO IRAN. 

14 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Comprehensive Iran Sanc15 tions, Accountability, and Divestment Act of 2010 (22 

16 U.S.C. 8501 et seq.) is amended by inserting after section 

17 104 the following: 

18 ‘‘SEC. 104A. EXPANSION OF, AND REPORTS ON, MANDATORY 

19 SANCTIONS WITH RESPECT TO FINANCIAL IN20 STITUTIONS THAT ENGAGE IN CERTAIN AC21 TIVITIES. 

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

23 date of the enactment of the Iran Threat Reduction and 

24 Syria Human Rights Act of 2012, the Secretary of the 

25 Treasury shall revise the regulations prescribed under sec-
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1 tion 104(c)(1) to apply to a foreign financial institution 

2 described in subsection (b) to the same extent and in the 

3 same manner as those regulations apply to a foreign finan4 cial institution that the Secretary of the Treasury finds 

5 knowingly engages in an activity described in section 

6 104(c)(2). 

7 ‘‘(b) FOREIGN FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS DE8 SCRIBED.—A foreign financial institution described in this 

9 subsection is a foreign financial institution, including an 

10 Iranian financial institution, that the Secretary of the 

11 Treasury finds— 

12 ‘‘(1) knowingly facilitates, or participates or as13 sists in, an activity described in section 104(c)(2), in14 cluding by acting on behalf of, at the direction of, or 

15 as an intermediary for, or otherwise assisting, an16 other person with respect to the activity; 

17 ‘‘(2) attempts or conspires to facilitate or par18 ticipate in such an activity; or 

19 ‘‘(3) is owned or controlled by a foreign finan20 cial institution that the Secretary finds knowingly 

21 engages in such an activity. 

22 ‘‘(c) REPORTS REQUIRED.— 

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

24 after the date of the enactment of the Iran Threat Re25 duction and Syria Human Rights Act of 2012, and 
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1 every 180 days thereafter, the Secretary of the Treas2 ury shall submit to the appropriate congressional 

3 committees a report that contains a detailed descrip4 tion of— 

5 ‘‘(A) the effect of the regulations prescribed 

6 under section 104(c)(1) on the financial system 

7 and economy of Iran and capital flows to and 

8 from Iran; and 

9 ‘‘(B) the ways in which funds move into 

10 and out of financial institutions described in sec11 tion 104(c)(2)(E)(ii), with specific attention to 

12 the use of other Iranian financial institutions 

13 and other foreign financial institutions to receive 

14 and transfer funds for financial institutions de15 scribed in that section. 

16 ‘‘(2) FORM OF REPORT.—Each report submitted 

17 under paragraph (1) shall be submitted in unclassi18 fied form but may contain a classified annex. 

19 ‘‘(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

20 ‘‘(1) FINANCIAL INSTITUTION.—The term ‘finan21 cial institution’ means a financial institution speci22 fied in subparagraph (A), (B), (C), (D), (E), (F), (G), 

23 (H), (I), (J), (K), (M), (N), (R), or (Y) of section 

24 5312(a)(2) of title 31, United States Code. 
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1 ‘‘(2) FOREIGN FINANCIAL INSTITUTION.—The 

2 term ‘foreign financial institution’ has the meaning 

3 of that term as determined by the Secretary of the 

4 Treasury pursuant to section 104(i). 

5 ‘‘(3) IRANIAN FINANCIAL INSTITUTION.—The 

6 term ‘Iranian financial institution’ means— 

7 ‘‘(A) a financial institution organized 

8 under the laws of Iran or any jurisdiction with9 in Iran, including a foreign branch of such an 

10 institution; 

11 ‘‘(B) a financial institution located in Iran; 

12 ‘‘(C) a financial institution, wherever lo13 cated, owned or controlled by the Government of 

14 Iran; and 

15 ‘‘(D) a financial institution, wherever lo16 cated, owned or controlled by a financial institu17 tion described in subparagraph (A), (B), or 

18 (C).’’. 

19 (b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents for 

20 the Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and Di21 vestment Act of 2010 is amended by inserting after the item 

22 relating to section 104 the following: 

‘‘Sec. 104A. Expansion of, and reports on, mandatory sanctions with respect to 

financial institutions that engage in certain activities.’’. 
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1 SEC. 217. CONTINUATION IN EFFECT OF SANCTIONS WITH 

2 RESPECT TO THE GOVERNMENT OF IRAN, 

3 THE CENTRAL BANK OF IRAN, AND SANC4 TIONS EVADERS. 

5 (a) SANCTIONS RELATING TO BLOCKING OF PROPERTY

6 OF THE GOVERNMENT OF IRAN AND IRANIAN FINANCIAL IN7 STITUTIONS.—United States sanctions with respect to Iran 

8 provided for in Executive Order No. 13599 (77 Fed. Reg. 

9 6659), as in effect on the day before the date of the enact10 ment of this Act, shall remain in effect until the date that 

11 is 90 days after the date on which the President submits 

12 to the appropriate congressional committees the certifi13 cation described in subsection (d). 

14 (b) SANCTIONS RELATING TO FOREIGN SANCTIONS

15 EVADERS.—United States sanctions with respect to Iran 

16 provided for in Executive Order No. 13608 (77 Fed. Reg. 

17 26409), as in effect on the day before the date of the enact18 ment of this Act, shall remain in effect until the date that 

19 is 30 days after the date on which the President submits 

20 to the appropriate congressional committees the certifi21 cation described in section 401(a) of the Comprehensive 

22 Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and Divestment Act of 

23 2010 (22 U.S.C. 8551(a)). 

24 (c) CONTINUATION OF SANCTIONS WITH RESPECT TO

25 THE CENTRAL BANK OF IRAN.—In addition to the sanc26 tions referred to in subsection (a), the President shall con-
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1 tinue to apply to the Central Bank of Iran sanctions pursu2 ant to the International Emergency Economic Powers Act 

3 (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.), including blocking of property and 

4 restrictions or prohibitions on financial transactions and 

5 the exportation of property, until the date that is 90 days 

6 after the date on which the President submits to Congress 

7 the certification described in subsection (d). 

8 (d) CERTIFICATION DESCRIBED.— 

9 (1) IN GENERAL.—The certification described in 

10 this subsection is the certification of the President to 

11 Congress that the Central Bank of Iran is not— 

12 (A) providing financial services in support 

13 of, or otherwise facilitating, the ability of Iran 

14 to— 

15 (i) acquire or develop chemical, biologi16 cal, or nuclear weapons, or related tech17 nologies; 

18 (ii) construct, equip, operate, or main19 tain nuclear facilities that could aid Iran’s 

20 effort to acquire a nuclear capability; or 

21 (iii) acquire or develop ballistic mis22 siles, cruise missiles, or destabilizing types 

23 and amounts of conventional weapons; or 

24 (B) facilitating transactions or providing 

25 financial services for— 
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1 (i) Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps; 

2 or 

3 (ii) financial institutions the property 

4 or interests in property of which are blocked 

5 pursuant to the International Emergency 

6 Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et 

7 seq.) in connection with— 

8 (I) Iran’s proliferation of weapons 

9 of mass destruction or delivery systems 

10 for weapons of mass destruction; or 

11 (II) Iran’s support for inter12 national terrorism. 

13 (2) SUBMISSION TO CONGRESS.— 

14 (A) IN GENERAL.—The President shall sub15 mit the certification described in paragraph (1) 

16 to the appropriate congressional committees in 

17 writing and shall include a justification for the 

18 certification. 

19 (B) FORM OF CERTIFICATION.—The certifi20 cation described in paragraph (1) shall be sub21 mitted in unclassified form but may contain a 

22 classified annex. 

23 (e) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this section 

24 shall be construed to limit the authority of the President 

25 pursuant to the International Emergency Economic Powers 
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1 Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) or the Comprehensive Iran 

2 Sanctions, Accountability, and Divestment Act of 2010 (22 

3 U.S.C. 8501 et seq.). 

4 SEC. 218. LIABILITY OF PARENT COMPANIES FOR VIOLA5 TIONS OF SANCTIONS BY FOREIGN SUBSIDI6 ARIES. 

7 (a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

8 (1) ENTITY.—The term ‘‘entity’’ means a part9 nership, association, trust, joint venture, corporation, 

10 or other organization. 

11 (2) OWN OR CONTROL.—The term ‘‘own or con12 trol’’ means, with respect to an entity— 

13 (A) to hold more than 50 percent of the eq14 uity interest by vote or value in the entity; 

15 (B) to hold a majority of seats on the board 

16 of directors of the entity; or 

17 (C) to otherwise control the actions, policies, 

18 or personnel decisions of the entity. 

19 (b) PROHIBITION.—Not later than 60 days after the 

20 date of the enactment of this Act, the President shall pro21 hibit an entity owned or controlled by a United States per22 son and established or maintained outside the United States 

23 from knowingly engaging in any transaction directly or in24 directly with the Government of Iran or any person subject 

25 to the jurisdiction of the Government of Iran that would 
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1 be prohibited by an order or regulation issued pursuant to 

2 the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 

3 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) if the transaction were engaged in by 

4 a United States person or in the United States. 

5 (c) CIVIL PENALTY.—The civil penalties provided for 

6 in section 206(b) of the International Emergency Economic 

7 Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1705(b)) shall apply to a United 

8 States person to the same extent that such penalties apply 

9 to a person that commits an unlawful act described in sec10 tion 206(a) of that Act if an entity owned or controlled 

11 by the United States person and established or maintained 

12 outside the United States violates, attempts to violate, con13 spires to violate, or causes a violation of any order or regu14 lation issued to implement subsection (b). 

15 (d) APPLICABILITY.—Subsection (c) shall not apply 

16 with respect to a transaction described in subsection (b) by 

17 an entity owned or controlled by a United States person 

18 and established or maintained outside the United States if 

19 the United States person divests or terminates its business 

20 with the entity not later than the date that is 180 days 

21 after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
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1 SEC. 219. DISCLOSURES TO THE SECURITIES AND EX2 CHANGE COMMISSION RELATING TO 

3 SANCTIONABLE ACTIVITIES. 

4 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 13 of the Securities Ex5 change Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78m) is amended by adding 

6 at the end the following new subsection: 

7 ‘‘(r) DISCLOSURE OF CERTAIN ACTIVITIES RELATING

8 TO IRAN.— 

9 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Each issuer required to file 

10 an annual or quarterly report under subsection (a) 

11 shall disclose in that report the information required 

12 by paragraph (2) if, during the period covered by the 

13 report, the issuer or any affiliate of the issuer— 

14 ‘‘(A) knowingly engaged in an activity de15 scribed in subsection (a) or (b) of section 5 of the 

16 Iran Sanctions Act of 1996 (Public Law 104– 

17 172; 50 U.S.C. 1701 note); 

18 ‘‘(B) knowingly engaged in an activity de19 scribed in subsection (c)(2) of section 104 of the 

20 Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, Accountability, 

21 and Divestment Act of 2010 (22 U.S.C. 8513) or 

22 a transaction described in subsection (d)(1) of 

23 that section; 

24 ‘‘(C) knowingly engaged in an activity de25 scribed in section 105A(b)(2) of that Act; or 
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1 ‘‘(D) knowingly conducted any transaction 

2 or dealing with— 

3 ‘‘(i) any person the property and in4 terests in property of which are blocked pur5 suant to Executive Order No. 13224 (66 

6 Fed. Reg. 49079; relating to blocking prop7 erty and prohibiting transactions with per8 sons who commit, threaten to commit, or 

9 support terrorism); 

10 ‘‘(ii) any person the property and in11 terests in property of which are blocked pur12 suant to Executive Order No. 13382 (70 

13 Fed. Reg. 38567; relating to blocking of 

14 property of weapons of mass destruction 

15 proliferators and their supporters); or 

16 ‘‘(iii) any person or entity identified 

17 under section 560.304 of title 31, Code of 

18 Federal Regulations (relating to the defini19 tion of the Government of Iran) without the 

20 specific authorization of a Federal depart21 ment or agency. 

22 ‘‘(2) INFORMATION REQUIRED.—If an issuer or 

23 an affiliate of the issuer has engaged in any activity 

24 described in paragraph (1), the issuer shall disclose a 

25 detailed description of each such activity, including— 
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1 ‘‘(A) the nature and extent of the activity; 

2 ‘‘(B) the gross revenues and net profits, if 

3 any, attributable to the activity; and 

4 ‘‘(C) whether the issuer or the affiliate of the 

5 issuer (as the case may be) intends to continue 

6 the activity. 

7 ‘‘(3) NOTICE OF DISCLOSURES.—If an issuer re8 ports under paragraph (1) that the issuer or an affil9 iate of the issuer has knowingly engaged in any activ10 ity described in that paragraph, the issuer shall sepa11 rately file with the Commission, concurrently with the 

12 annual or quarterly report under subsection (a), a 

13 notice that the disclosure of that activity has been in14 cluded in that annual or quarterly report that identi15 fies the issuer and contains the information required 

16 by paragraph (2). 

17 ‘‘(4) PUBLIC DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION.— 

18 Upon receiving a notice under paragraph (3) that an 

19 annual or quarterly report includes a disclosure of an 

20 activity described in paragraph (1), the Commission 

21 shall promptly— 

22 ‘‘(A) transmit the report to— 

23 ‘‘(i) the President; 
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1 ‘‘(ii) the Committee on Foreign Affairs 

2 and the Committee on Financial Services of 

3 the House of Representatives; and 

4 ‘‘(iii) the Committee on Foreign Rela5 tions and the Committee on Banking, Hous6 ing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate; and 

7 ‘‘(B) make the information provided in the 

8 disclosure and the notice available to the public 

9 by posting the information on the Internet 

10 website of the Commission. 

11 ‘‘(5) INVESTIGATIONS.—Upon receiving a report 

12 under paragraph (4) that includes a disclosure of an 

13 activity described in paragraph (1) (other than an 

14 activity described in subparagraph (D)(iii) of that 

15 paragraph), the President shall— 

16 ‘‘(A) initiate an investigation into the pos17 sible imposition of sanctions under the Iran 

18 Sanctions Act of 1996 (Public Law 104–172; 50 

19 U.S.C. 1701 note), section 104 or 105A of the 

20 Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, Accountability, 

21 and Divestment Act of 2010, an Executive order 

22 specified in clause (i) or (ii) of paragraph 

23 (1)(D), or any other provision of law relating to 

24 the imposition of sanctions with respect to Iran, 

25 as applicable; and 
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1 ‘‘(B) not later than 180 days after initi2 ating such an investigation, make a determina3 tion with respect to whether sanctions should be 

4 imposed with respect to the issuer or the affiliate 

5 of the issuer (as the case may be). 

6 ‘‘(6) SUNSET.—The provisions of this subsection 

7 shall terminate on the date that is 30 days after the 

8 date on which the President makes the certification 

9 described in section 401(a) of the Comprehensive Iran 

10 Sanctions, Accountability, and Divestment Act of 

11 2010 (22 U.S.C. 8551(a)).’’. 

12 (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by sub13 section (a) shall take effect with respect to reports required 

14 to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission 

15 after the date that is 180 days after the date of the enact16 ment of this Act. 

17 SEC. 220. REPORTS ON, AND AUTHORIZATION OF IMPOSI18 TION OF SANCTIONS WITH RESPECT TO, THE 

19 PROVISION OF SPECIALIZED FINANCIAL MES20 SAGING SERVICES TO THE CENTRAL BANK OF 

21 IRAN AND OTHER SANCTIONED IRANIAN FI22 NANCIAL INSTITUTIONS. 

23 (a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress 

24 that— 
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1 (1) providers of specialized financial messaging 

2 services are a critical link to the international finan3 cial system; 

4 (2) the European Union is to be commended for 

5 strengthening the multilateral sanctions regime 

6 against Iran by deciding that specialized financial 

7 messaging services may not be provided to the Central 

8 Bank of Iran and other sanctioned Iranian financial 

9 institutions by persons subject to the jurisdiction of 

10 the European Union; and 

11 (3) the loss of access by sanctioned Iranian fi12 nancial institutions to specialized financial mes13 saging services must be maintained. 

14 (b) REPORTS REQUIRED.— 

15 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 60 days after 

16 the date of the enactment of this Act, and every 90 

17 days thereafter, the Secretary of the Treasury shall 

18 submit to the appropriate congressional committees a 

19 report that contains— 

20 (A) a list of all persons that the Secretary 

21 has identified that directly provide specialized fi22 nancial messaging services to, or enable or facili23 tate direct or indirect access to such messaging 

24 services for, the Central Bank of Iran or a finan25 cial institution described in section 
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1 104(c)(2)(E)(ii) of the Comprehensive Iran 

2 Sanctions, Accountability, and Divestment Act 

3 of 2010 (22 U.S.C. 8513(c)(2)(E)(ii)); and 

4 (B) a detailed assessment of the status of ef5 forts by the Secretary to end the direct provision 

6 of such messaging services to, and the enabling 

7 or facilitation of direct or indirect access to such 

8 messaging services for, the Central Bank of Iran 

9 or a financial institution described in that sec10 tion. 

11 (2) ENABLING OR FACILITATION OF ACCESS TO

12 SPECIALIZED FINANCIAL MESSAGING SERVICES

13 THROUGH INTERMEDIARY FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS.— 

14 For purposes of paragraph (1) and subsection (c), en15 abling or facilitating direct or indirect access to spe16 cialized financial messaging services for the Central 

17 Bank of Iran or a financial institution described in 

18 section 104(c)(2)(E)(ii) of the Comprehensive Iran 

19 Sanctions, Accountability, and Divestment Act of 

20 2010 (22 U.S.C. 8513(c)(2)(E)(ii)) includes doing so 

21 by serving as an intermediary financial institution 

22 with access to such messaging services. 

23 (3) FORM OF REPORT.—A report submitted 

24 under paragraph (1) shall be submitted in unclassi25 fied form but may contain a classified annex. 
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1 (c) AUTHORIZATION OF IMPOSITION OF SANCTIONS.— 

2 (1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para3 graph (2), if, on or after the date that is 90 days after 

4 the date of the enactment of this Act, a person con5 tinues to knowingly and directly provide specialized 

6 financial messaging services to, or knowingly enable 

7 or facilitate direct or indirect access to such mes8 saging services for, the Central Bank of Iran or a fi9 nancial institution described in paragraph (2)(E)(ii) 

10 of section 104(c) of the Comprehensive Iran Sanc11 tions, Accountability, and Divestment Act of 2010 (22 

12 U.S.C. 8513(c)), the President may impose sanctions 

13 pursuant to that section or the International Emer14 gency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) 

15 with respect to the person. 

16 (2) EXCEPTION.—The President may not impose 

17 sanctions pursuant to paragraph (1) with respect to 

18 a person for directly providing specialized financial 

19 messaging services to, or enabling or facilitating di20 rect or indirect access to such messaging services for, 

21 the Central Bank of Iran or a financial institution 

22 described in section 104(c)(2)(E)(ii) of the Com23 prehensive Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and Di24 vestment Act of 2010 (22 U.S.C. 8513(c)(2)(E)(ii)) 

25 if— 
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1 (A) the person is subject to a sanctions re2 gime under its governing foreign law that re3 quires it to eliminate the knowing provision of 

4 such messaging services to, and the knowing ena5 bling and facilitation of direct or indirect access 

6 to such messaging services for— 

7 (i) the Central Bank of Iran; and 

8 (ii) a group of Iranian financial insti9 tutions identified under such governing for10 eign law for purposes of that sanctions re11 gime if the President determines that— 

12 (I) the group is substantially 

13 similar to the group of financial insti14 tutions described in section 

15 104(c)(2)(E)(ii) of the Comprehensive 

16 Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and 

17 Divestment Act of 2010 (22 U.S.C. 

18 8513(c)(2)(E)(ii)); and 

19 (II) the differences between those 

20 groups of financial institutions do not 

21 adversely affect the national interest of 

22 the United States; and 

23 (B) the person has, pursuant to that sanc24 tions regime, terminated the knowing provision 

25 of such messaging services to, and the knowing 
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1 enabling and facilitation of direct or indirect ac2 cess to such messaging services for, the Central 

3 Bank of Iran and each Iranian financial insti4 tution identified under such governing foreign 

5 law for purposes of that sanctions regime. 

6 (d) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this section 

7 shall be construed to limit the authority of the President 

8 pursuant to the International Emergency Economic Powers 

9 Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) or the Comprehensive Iran 

10 Sanctions, Accountability, and Divestment Act of 2010 (22 

11 U.S.C. 8501 et seq.). 

12 SEC. 221. IDENTIFICATION OF, AND IMMIGRATION RESTRIC13 TIONS ON, SENIOR OFFICIALS OF THE GOV14 ERNMENT OF IRAN AND THEIR FAMILY MEM15 BERS. 

16 (a) IDENTIFICATION.—Not later than 180 days after 

17 the date of the enactment of this Act, and annually there18 after, the President shall publish a list of each individual 

19 the President determines is— 

20 (1) a senior official of the Government of Iran 

21 described in subsection (b) that is involved in 

22 Iran’s— 

23 (A) illicit nuclear activities or proliferation 

24 of weapons of mass destruction or delivery sys25 tems for weapons of mass destruction; 
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1 (B) support for international terrorism; or 

2 (C) commission of serious human rights 

3 abuses against citizens of Iran or their family 

4 members; or 

5 (2) a family member of such an official. 

6 (b) SENIOR OFFICIALS OF THE GOVERNMENT OF IRAN

7 DESCRIBED.—A senior official of the Government of Iran 

8 described in this subsection is any senior official of that 

9 Government, including— 

10 (1) the Supreme Leader of Iran; 

11 (2) the President of Iran; 

12 (3) a member of the Cabinet of the Government 

13 of Iran; 

14 (4) a member of the Assembly of Experts; 

15 (5) a senior member of the Intelligence Ministry 

16 of Iran; or 

17 (6) a senior member of Iran’s Revolutionary 

18 Guard Corps, including a senior member of a para19 military organization such as Ansar-e-Hezbollah or 

20 Basij-e Motaz’afin. 

21 (c) EXCLUSION FROM UNITED STATES.—Except as 

22 provided in subsection (d), the Secretary of State shall deny 

23 a visa to, and the Secretary of Homeland Security shall 

24 exclude from the United States, any alien who is on the 

25 list required by subsection (a). 
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1 (d) EXCEPTION TO COMPLY WITH UNITED NATIONS

2 HEADQUARTERS AGREEMENT.—Subsection (c) shall not 

3 apply to an individual if admitting the individual to the 

4 United States is necessary to permit the United States to 

5 comply with the Agreement between the United Nations and 

6 the United States of America regarding the Headquarters 

7 of the United Nations, signed June 26, 1947, and entered 

8 into force November 21, 1947, and other applicable inter9 national obligations. 

10 (e) WAIVER.—The President may waive the applica11 tion of subsection (a) or (c) with respect to an individual 

12 if the President— 

13 (1) determines that such a waiver is essential to 

14 the national interests of the United States; and 

15 (2) not less than 7 days before the waiver takes 

16 effect, notifies Congress of the waiver and the reason 

17 for the waiver. 

18 SEC. 222. SENSE OF CONGRESS AND RULE OF CONSTRUC19 TION RELATING TO CERTAIN AUTHORITIES 

20 OF STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS. 

21 (a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress 

22 that the United States should support actions by States or 

23 local governments that are within their authority, including 

24 determining how investment assets are valued for purposes 

25 of safety and soundness of financial institutions and insur-
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1 ers, that are consistent with and in furtherance of the pur2 poses of this Act and other Acts that are amended by this 

3 Act. 

4 (b) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Section 202 of the 

5 Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and Divest6 ment Act of 2010 (22 U.S.C. 8532) is amended by adding 

7 at the end the following: 

8 ‘‘(j) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this Act or 

9 any other provision of law authorizing sanctions with re10 spect to Iran shall be construed to abridge the authority 

11 of a State to issue and enforce rules governing the safety, 

12 soundness, and solvency of a financial institution subject 

13 to its jurisdiction or the business of insurance pursuant to 

14 the Act of March 9, 1945 (15 U.S.C. 1011 et seq.) (com15 monly known as the ‘McCarran-Ferguson Act’).’’. 

16 SEC. 223. GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE REPORT 

17 ON FOREIGN ENTITIES THAT INVEST IN THE 

18 ENERGY SECTOR OF IRAN OR EXPORT RE19 FINED PETROLEUM PRODUCTS TO IRAN. 

20 (a) INITIAL REPORT.— 

21 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 120 days after 

22 the date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller 

23 General of the United States shall submit to the ap24 propriate congressional committees a report— 
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1 (A) listing all foreign investors in the en2 ergy sector of Iran during the period specified in 

3 paragraph (2), including— 

4 (i) entities that exported gasoline and 

5 other refined petroleum products to Iran; 

6 (ii) entities involved in providing re7 fined petroleum products to Iran, includ8 ing— 

9 (I) entities that provided ships to 

10 transport refined petroleum products to 

11 Iran; and 

12 (II) entities that provided insur13 ance or reinsurance for shipments of 

14 refined petroleum products to Iran; 

15 and 

16 (iii) entities involved in commercial 

17 transactions of any kind, including joint 

18 ventures anywhere in the world, with Ira19 nian energy companies; and 

20 (B) identifying the countries in which gaso21 line and other refined petroleum products ex22 ported to Iran during the period specified in 

23 paragraph (2) were produced or refined. 

24 (2) PERIOD SPECIFIED.—The period specified in 

25 this paragraph is the period beginning on January 1, 
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1 2009, and ending on the date that is 150 days after 

2 the date of the enactment of this Act. 

3 (b) UPDATED REPORT.—Not later than one year after 

4 submitting the report required by subsection (a), the Comp5 troller General of the United States shall submit to the ap6 propriate congressional committees a report containing the 

7 matters required in the report under subsection (a)(1) for 

8 the one-year period beginning on the date that is 30 days 

9 before the date on which the preceding report was required 

10 to be submitted by this section. 

11 SEC. 224. REPORTING ON THE IMPORTATION TO AND EX12 PORTATION FROM IRAN OF CRUDE OIL AND 

13 REFINED PETROLEUM PRODUCTS. 

14 Section 110(b) of the Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, 

15 Accountability, and Divestment Act of 2010 (22 U.S.C. 

16 8518(b)) is amended by striking ‘‘a report containing the 

17 matters’’ and all that follows through the period at the end 

18 and inserting the following: ‘‘a report, covering the 180-day 

19 period beginning on the date that is 30 days before the date 

20 on which the preceding report was required to be submitted 

21 by this section, that— 

22 ‘‘(1) contains the matters required in the report 

23 under subsection (a)(1); and 

24 ‘‘(2) identifies— 
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1 ‘‘(A) the volume of crude oil and refined pe2 troleum products imported to and exported from 

3 Iran (including through swaps and similar ar4 rangements); 

5 ‘‘(B) the persons selling and transporting 

6 crude oil and refined petroleum products de7 scribed in subparagraph (A), the countries with 

8 primary jurisdiction over those persons, and the 

9 countries in which those products were refined; 

10 ‘‘(C) the sources of financing for imports to 

11 Iran of crude oil and refined petroleum products 

12 described in subparagraph (A); and 

13 ‘‘(D) the involvement of foreign persons in 

14 efforts to assist Iran in— 

15 ‘‘(i) developing upstream oil and gas 

16 production capacity; 

17 ‘‘(ii) importing advanced technology to 

18 upgrade existing Iranian refineries; 

19 ‘‘(iii) converting existing chemical 

20 plants to petroleum refineries; or 

21 ‘‘(iv) maintaining, upgrading, or ex22 panding existing refineries or constructing 

23 new refineries.’’. 
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1 TITLE III—SANCTIONS WITH RE2 SPECT TO IRAN’S REVOLU3 TIONARY GUARD CORPS 

4 Subtitle A—Identification of, and 

5 Sanctions With Respect to, Offi6 cials, Agents, Affiliates, and 

7 Supporters of Iran’s Revolu8 tionary Guard Corps and Other 

9 Sanctioned Persons 

10 SEC. 301. IDENTIFICATION OF, AND IMPOSITION OF SANC11 TIONS WITH RESPECT TO, OFFICIALS, 

12 AGENTS, AND AFFILIATES OF IRAN’S REVOLU13 TIONARY GUARD CORPS. 

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

15 date of the enactment of this Act, and as appropriate there16 after, the President shall— 

17 (1) identify foreign persons that are officials, 

18 agents, or affiliates of Iran’s Revolutionary Guard 

19 Corps; and 

20 (2) for each foreign person identified under 

21 paragraph (1) that is not already designated for the 

22 imposition of sanctions pursuant to the International 

23 Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et 

24 seq.)— 
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1 (A) designate that foreign person for the im2 position of sanctions pursuant to that Act; and 

3 (B) block and prohibit all transactions in 

4 all property and interests in property of that 

5 foreign person if such property and interests in 

6 property are in the United States, come within 

7 the United States, or are or come within the pos8 session or control of a United States person. 

9 (b) PRIORITY FOR INVESTIGATION.—In identifying 

10 foreign persons pursuant to subsection (a)(1) as officials, 

11 agents, or affiliates of Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps, 

12 the President shall give priority to investigating— 

13 (1) foreign persons or entities identified under 

14 section 560.304 of title 31, Code of Federal Regula15 tions (relating to the definition of the Government of 

16 Iran); and 

17 (2) foreign persons for which there is a reason18 able basis to find that the person has conducted or at19 tempted to conduct one or more sensitive transactions 

20 or activities described in subsection (c). 

21 (c) SENSITIVE TRANSACTIONS AND ACTIVITIES DE22 SCRIBED.—A sensitive transaction or activity described in 

23 this subsection is— 

24 (1) a financial transaction or series of trans25 actions valued at more than $1,000,000 in the aggre-
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1 gate in any 12-month period involving a non-Iranian 

2 financial institution; 

3 (2) a transaction to facilitate the manufacture, 

4 importation, exportation, or transfer of items needed 

5 for the development by Iran of nuclear, chemical, bio6 logical, or advanced conventional weapons, including 

7 ballistic missiles; 

8 (3) a transaction relating to the manufacture, 

9 procurement, or sale of goods, services, and technology 

10 relating to Iran’s energy sector, including a trans11 action relating to the development of the energy re12 sources of Iran, the exportation of petroleum products 

13 from Iran, the importation of refined petroleum to 

14 Iran, or the development of refining capacity avail15 able to Iran; 

16 (4) a transaction relating to the manufacture, 

17 procurement, or sale of goods, services, and technology 

18 relating to Iran’s petrochemical sector; or 

19 (5) a transaction relating to the procurement of 

20 sensitive technologies (as defined in section 106(c) of 

21 the Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, Accountability, 

22 and Divestment Act of 2010 (22 U.S.C. 8515(c))). 

23 (d) EXCLUSION FROM UNITED STATES.— 

24 (1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (2), the 

25 Secretary of State shall deny a visa to, and the Sec-
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1 retary of Homeland Security shall exclude from the 

2 United States, any alien who, on or after the date of 

3 the enactment of this Act, is a foreign person des4 ignated pursuant to subsection (a) for the imposition 

5 of sanctions pursuant to the International Emergency 

6 Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.). 

7 (2) REGULATORY EXCEPTIONS TO COMPLY WITH

8 INTERNATIONAL OBLIGATIONS.—The requirement to 

9 deny visas to and exclude aliens from the United 

10 States pursuant to paragraph (1) shall be subject to 

11 such regulations as the President may prescribe, in12 cluding regulatory exceptions to permit the United 

13 States to comply with the Agreement between the 

14 United Nations and the United States of America re15 garding the Headquarters of the United Nations, 

16 signed June 26, 1947, and entered into force Novem17 ber 21, 1947, and other applicable international obli18 gations. 

19 (e) WAIVER OF IMPOSITION OF SANCTIONS.— 

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

21 application of subsection (a) or (d) with respect to a 

22 foreign person if the President— 

23 (A) determines that it is vital to the na24 tional security interests of the United States to 

25 do so; and 
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1 (B) submits to the appropriate congres2 sional committees a report that— 

3 (i) identifies the foreign person with 

4 respect to which the waiver applies; and 

5 (ii) sets forth the reasons for the deter6 mination. 

7 (2) FORM OF REPORT.—A report submitted 

8 under paragraph (1)(B) shall be submitted in unclas9 sified form but may contain a classified annex. 

10 (f) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this section 

11 shall be construed to remove any sanction of the United 

12 States in force with respect to Iran’s Revolutionary Guard 

13 Corps as of the date of the enactment of this Act. 

14 SEC. 302. IDENTIFICATION OF, AND IMPOSITION OF SANC15 TIONS WITH RESPECT TO, PERSONS THAT 

16 SUPPORT OR CONDUCT CERTAIN TRANS17 ACTIONS WITH IRAN’S REVOLUTIONARY 

18 GUARD CORPS OR OTHER SANCTIONED PER19 SONS. 

20 (a) IDENTIFICATION.— 

21 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after 

22 the date of the enactment of this Act, and every 180 

23 days thereafter, the President shall submit to the ap24 propriate congressional committees a report identi25 fying foreign persons that the President determines, 
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1 on or after the date of the enactment of this Act, 

2 knowingly— 

3 (A) materially assist, sponsor, or provide fi4 nancial, material, or technological support for, 

5 or goods or services in support of, Iran’s Revolu6 tionary Guard Corps or any of its officials, 

7 agents, or affiliates the property and interests in 

8 property of which are blocked pursuant to the 

9 International Emergency Economic Powers Act 

10 (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.); 

11 (B) engage in a significant transaction or 

12 transactions with Iran’s Revolutionary Guard 

13 Corps or any of its officials, agents, or affili14 ates— 

15 (i) the property and interests in prop16 erty of which are blocked pursuant to that 

17 Act; or 

18 (ii) that are identified under section 

19 301(a)(1) or pursuant to paragraph (4)(A) 

20 of section 104(c) of the Comprehensive Iran 

21 Sanctions, Accountability, and Divestment 

22 Act of 2010, as added by section 312; or 

23 (C) engage in a significant transaction or 

24 transactions with— 
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1 (i) a person subject to financial sanc2 tions pursuant to United Nations Security 

3 Council Resolution 1737 (2006), 1747 

4 (2007), 1803 (2008), or 1929 (2010), or any 

5 other resolution that is adopted by the Secu6 rity Council and imposes sanctions with re7 spect to Iran or modifies such sanctions; or 

8 (ii) a person acting on behalf of or at 

9 the direction of, or owned or controlled by, 

10 a person described in clause (i). 

11 (2) FORM OF REPORT.—A report submitted 

12 under paragraph (1) shall be submitted in unclassi13 fied form but may contain a classified annex. 

14 (3) BARTER TRANSACTIONS.—For purposes of 

15 paragraph (1), the term ‘‘transaction’’ includes a bar16 ter transaction. 

17 (b) IMPOSITION OF SANCTIONS.—If the President de18 termines under subsection (a)(1) that a foreign person has 

19 knowingly engaged in an activity described in that sub20 section, the President— 

21 (1) shall impose 5 or more of the sanctions de22 scribed in section 6(a) of the Iran Sanctions Act of 

23 1996, as amended by section 204; and 
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1 (2) may impose additional sanctions pursuant to 

2 the International Emergency Economic Powers Act 

3 (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) with respect to the person. 

4 (c) TERMINATION.—The President may terminate a 

5 sanction imposed with respect to a foreign person pursuant 

6 to subsection (b) if the President determines that the per7 son— 

8 (1) no longer engages in the activity for which 

9 the sanction was imposed; and 

10 (2) has provided assurances to the President that 

11 the person will not engage in any activity described 

12 in subsection (a)(1) in the future. 

13 (d) WAIVER OF IMPOSITION OF SANCTIONS.— 

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

15 imposition of sanctions under subsection (b) with re16 spect to a foreign person if the President— 

17 (A)(i) determines that the person has ceased 

18 the activity for which sanctions would otherwise 

19 be imposed and has taken measures to prevent a 

20 recurrence of the activity; or 

21 (ii) determines that it is essential to the na22 tional security interests of the United States to 

23 do so; and 

24 (B) submits to the appropriate congres25 sional committees a report that— 
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1 (i) identifies the foreign person with 

2 respect to which the waiver applies; 

3 (ii) describes the activity that would 

4 otherwise subject the foreign person to the 

5 imposition of sanctions under subsection 

6 (b); and 

7 (iii) sets forth the reasons for the deter8 mination. 

9 (2) FORM OF REPORT.—A report submitted 

10 under paragraph (1)(B) shall be submitted in unclas11 sified form but may contain a classified annex. 

12 (e) WAIVER OF IDENTIFICATIONS AND DESIGNA13 TIONS.—Notwithstanding any other provision of this sub14 title and subject to paragraph (2), the President shall not 

15 be required to make any identification of a foreign person 

16 under subsection (a) or any identification or designation 

17 of a foreign person under section 301(a) if the President— 

18 (1) determines that doing so would cause damage 

19 to the national security of the United States; and 

20 (2) notifies the appropriate congressional com21 mittees of the exercise of the authority provided under 

22 this subsection. 

23 (f) APPLICATION OF PROVISIONS OF IRAN SANCTIONS

24 ACT OF 1996.—The following provisions of the Iran Sanc25 tions Act of 1996, as amended by this Act, apply with re-
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1 spect to the imposition under subsection (b)(1) of sanctions 

2 relating to activities described in subsection (a)(1) to the 

3 same extent that such provisions apply with respect to the 

4 imposition of sanctions under section 5(a) of the Iran Sanc5 tions Act of 1996: 

6 (1) Subsections (c) and (e) of section 4. 

7 (2) Subsections (c), (d), and (f) of section 5. 

8 (3) Section 8. 

9 (4) Section 9. 

10 (5) Section 11. 

11 (6) Section 12. 

12 (7) Subsection (b) of section 13. 

13 (8) Section 14. 

14 SEC. 303. IDENTIFICATION OF, AND IMPOSITION OF MEAS15 URES WITH RESPECT TO, FOREIGN GOVERN16 MENT AGENCIES CARRYING OUT ACTIVITIES 

17 OR TRANSACTIONS WITH CERTAIN IRAN-AF18 FILIATED PERSONS. 

19 (a) IDENTIFICATION.— 

20 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 120 days after 

21 the date of the enactment of this Act, and every 180 

22 days thereafter, the President shall submit to the ap23 propriate congressional committees a report that 

24 identifies each agency of the government of a foreign 

25 country (other than Iran) that the President deter-
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1 mines knowingly and materially assisted, sponsored, 

2 or provided financial, material, or technological sup3 port for, or goods or services in support of, or know4 ingly and materially engaged in a significant trans5 action with, any person described in paragraph (2). 

6 (2) PERSON DESCRIBED.—A person described in 

7 this paragraph is— 

8 (A) a foreign person that is an official, 

9 agent, or affiliate of Iran’s Revolutionary Guard 

10 Corps that is designated for the imposition of 

11 sanctions pursuant to the International Emer12 gency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et 

13 seq.); 

14 (B) a foreign person that is designated and 

15 subject to financial sanctions pursuant to— 

16 (i) the Annex of United Nations Secu17 rity Council Resolution 1737 (2006); 

18 (ii) Annex I of United Nations Secu19 rity Council Resolution 1747 (2007); 

20 (iii) Annex I, II, or III of United Na21 tions Security Council Resolution 1803 

22 (2008); 

23 (iv) Annex I, II, or III of United Na24 tions Security Council Resolution 1929 

25 (2010); or 
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1 (v) any subsequent and related United 

2 Nations Security Council resolution, or any 

3 annex thereto, that imposes new sanctions 

4 with respect to Iran or modifies existing 

5 sanctions with respect to Iran; or 

6 (C) a foreign person that the agency knows 

7 is acting on behalf of or at the direction of, or 

8 owned or controlled by, a person described in 

9 subparagraph (A) or (B). 

10 (3) FORM OF REPORT.—Each report submitted 

11 under paragraph (1) shall be submitted in unclassi12 fied form but may contain a classified annex. 

13 (b) IMPOSITION OF MEASURES.— 

14 (1) IN GENERAL.—The President may impose 

15 any of the following measures with respect to an 

16 agency identified pursuant to subsection (a) if the 

17 President determines that the assistance, exports, or 

18 other support to be prohibited by reason of the impo19 sition of the measures have contributed and would 

20 otherwise directly or indirectly contribute to the agen21 cy’s capability to continue the activities or trans22 actions for which the agency has been identified pur23 suant to subsection (a): 

24 (A) No assistance may be provided to the 

25 agency under the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 
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1 (22 U.S.C. 2151 et seq.) or the Arms Export 

2 Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2751 et seq.) other than 

3 humanitarian assistance or the provision of food 

4 or other agricultural commodities. 

5 (B) No sales of any defense articles, defense 

6 services, or design and construction services 

7 under the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 

8 2751 et seq.) may be made to the agency. 

9 (C) No licenses for export of any item on 

10 the United States Munitions List that include 

11 the agency as a party to the license may be 

12 granted. 

13 (D) No exports may be permitted to the 

14 agency of any goods or technologies controlled for 

15 national security reasons under the Export Ad16 ministration Regulations, except that such prohi17 bition shall not apply to any transaction subject 

18 to the reporting requirements of title V of the Na19 tional Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 413 et 

20 seq.; relating to congressional oversight of intel21 ligence activities). 

22 (E) The United States shall oppose any 

23 loan or financial or technical assistance to the 

24 agency by international financial institutions in 
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1 accordance with section 701 of the International 

2 Financial Institutions Act (22 U.S.C. 262d). 

3 (F) The United States shall deny to the 

4 agency any credit or financial assistance by any 

5 department, agency, or instrumentality of the 

6 United States Government, except that this para7 graph shall not apply— 

8 (i) to any transaction subject to the re9 porting requirements of title V of the Na10 tional Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 413 

11 et seq.; relating to congressional oversight of 

12 intelligence activities); 

13 (ii) to the provision of medicines, med14 ical equipment, and humanitarian assist15 ance; or 

16 (iii) to any credit, credit guarantee, or 

17 financial assistance provided by the Depart18 ment of Agriculture to support the purchase 

19 of food or other agricultural commodities. 

20 (G) Additional restrictions as may be im21 posed pursuant to the International Emergency 

22 Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.). 

23 (2) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this 

24 subsection shall be construed to impose measures with 

25 respect to programs under section 1501 of the Na-
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1 tional Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1997 

2 (50 U.S.C. 2632 note) and programs under the Atom3 ic Energy Defense Act (50 U.S.C. 2501 et seq.). 

4 (c) TERMINATION.—The President may terminate any 

5 measures imposed with respect to an agency pursuant to 

6 subsection (b) if the President determines and notifies the 

7 appropriate congressional committees that— 

8 (1)(A) a person described in subparagraph (A) 

9 or (B) of subsection (a)(2) with respect to which the 

10 agency is carrying out activities or transactions is no 

11 longer designated pursuant to subparagraph (A) or 

12 (B) of subsection (a)(2); or 

13 (B) any person described in subparagraph (C) of 

14 subsection (a)(2) with respect to which the agency is 

15 carrying out activities or transactions is no longer 

16 acting on behalf of or at the direction of, or owned 

17 or controlled by, any person described in subpara18 graph (A) or (B) of subsection (a)(2); 

19 (2) the agency is no longer carrying out activi20 ties or transactions for which the measures were im21 posed and has provided assurances to the United 

22 States Government that the agency will not carry out 

23 the activities or transactions in the future; or 

24 (3) it is essential to the national security interest 

25 of the United States to terminate such measures. 
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1 (d) WAIVER.—If the President does not impose one or 

2 more measures described in subsection (b) with respect to 

3 an agency identified in the report required by subsection 

4 (a), the President shall include in the subsequent report an 

5 explanation as to why the President did not impose such 

6 measures. 

7 (e) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘‘appro8 priate congressional committees’’ means— 

9 (1) the Committee on Foreign Relations, the 

10 Committee on Appropriations, the Committee on 

11 Armed Services, the Committee on Banking, Housing, 

12 and Urban Affairs, the Committee on Finance, and 

13 the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate; 

14 and 

15 (2) the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Com16 mittee on Appropriations, the Committee on Armed 

17 Services, the Committee on Financial Services, the 

18 Committee on Ways and Means, and the Permanent 

19 Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Rep20 resentatives. 

21 (f) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section shall take effect on 

22 the date of the enactment of this Act and apply with respect 

23 to activities and transactions described in subsection (a) 

24 that are carried out on or after the later of— 
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1 (1) the date that is 45 days after such date of 

2 enactment; or 

3 (2) the date that is 45 days after a person is des4 ignated as described in subparagraph (A) or (B) of 

5 subsection (a)(2). 

6 SEC. 304. RULE OF CONSTRUCTION. 

7 Nothing in this subtitle shall be construed to limit the 

8 authority of the President to designate foreign persons for 

9 the imposition of sanctions pursuant to the International 

10 Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.). 

11 Subtitle B—Additional Measures 

12 Relating to Iran’s Revolutionary 

13 Guard Corps 

14 SEC. 311. EXPANSION OF PROCUREMENT PROHIBITION TO 

15 FOREIGN PERSONS THAT ENGAGE IN CER16 TAIN TRANSACTIONS WITH IRAN’S REVOLU17 TIONARY GUARD CORPS. 

18 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 6(b)(1) of the Iran Sanc19 tions Act of 1996 (Public Law 104–172; 50 U.S.C. 1701 

20 note) is amended— 

21 (1) by striking ‘‘Not later than 90 days’’ and in22 serting the following: 

23 ‘‘(A) CERTIFICATIONS RELATING TO ACTIVI24 TIES DESCRIBED IN SECTION 5.—Not later than 

25 90 days’’; and 
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1 (2) by adding at the end the following: 

2 ‘‘(B) CERTIFICATIONS RELATING TO TRANS3 ACTIONS WITH IRAN’S REVOLUTIONARY GUARD

4 CORPS.—Not later than 120 days after the date 

5 of the enactment of the Iran Threat Reduction 

6 and Syria Human Rights Act of 2012, the Fed7 eral Acquisition Regulation shall be revised to 

8 require a certification from each person that is 

9 a prospective contractor that the person, and any 

10 person owned or controlled by the person, does 

11 not knowingly engage in a significant trans12 action or transactions with Iran’s Revolutionary 

13 Guard Corps or any of its officials, agents, or af14 filiates the property and interests in property of 

15 which are blocked pursuant to the International 

16 Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 

17 1701 et seq.).’’. 

18 (b) TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 

19 (1) Section 6(b) of the Iran Sanctions Act of 

20 1996, as amended by subsection (a), is further amend21 ed— 

22 (A) in subparagraph (A) of paragraph (1), 

23 as designated by subsection (a)(1), by striking 

24 ‘‘issued pursuant to section 25 of the Office of 
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1 Federal Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 

2 421)’’; 

3 (B) in paragraph (2)— 

4 (i) in subparagraph (A)— 

5 (I) by striking ‘‘the revision’’ and 

6 inserting ‘‘the applicable revision’’; 

7 and 

8 (II) by striking ‘‘not more than 3 

9 years’’ and inserting ‘‘not less than 2 

10 years’’; and 

11 (ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking 

12 ‘‘issued pursuant to section 25 of the Office 

13 of Federal Procurement Policy Act (41 

14 U.S.C. 421)’’; 

15 (C) in paragraph (5), by striking ‘‘in the 

16 national interest’’ and inserting ‘‘essential to the 

17 national security interests’’; 

18 (D) by striking paragraph (6) and insert19 ing the following: 

20 ‘‘(6) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection: 

21 ‘‘(A) EXECUTIVE AGENCY.—The term ‘exec22 utive agency’ has the meaning given that term in 

23 section 133 of title 41, United States Code. 

24 ‘‘(B) FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULA25 TION.—The term ‘Federal Acquisition Regula-
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1 tion’ means the regulation issued pursuant to 

2 section 1303(a)(1) of title 41, United States 

3 Code.’’; and 

4 (E) in paragraph (7)— 

5 (i) by striking ‘‘The revisions to the 

6 Federal Acquisition Regulation required 

7 under paragraph (1)’’ and inserting the fol8 lowing: 

9 ‘‘(A) CERTIFICATIONS RELATING TO ACTIVI10 TIES DESCRIBED IN SECTION 5.—The revisions to 

11 the Federal Acquisition Regulation required 

12 under paragraph (1)(A)’’; and 

13 (ii) by adding at the end the following: 

14 ‘‘(B) CERTIFICATIONS RELATING TO TRANS15 ACTIONS WITH IRAN’S REVOLUTIONARY GUARD

16 CORPS.—The revisions to the Federal Acquisition 

17 Regulation required under paragraph (1)(B) 

18 shall apply with respect to contracts for which 

19 solicitations are issued on or after the date that 

20 is 120 days after the date of the enactment of the 

21 Iran Threat Reduction and Syria Human 

22 Rights Act of 2012.’’. 

23 (2) Section 101(3) of the Comprehensive Iran 

24 Sanctions, Accountability, and Divestment Act of 

25 2010 (22 U.S.C. 8511(3)) is amended by striking 
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1 ‘‘section 4 of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy 

2 Act (41 U.S.C. 403)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 133 of 

3 title 41, United States Code’’. 

4 SEC. 312. DETERMINATIONS OF WHETHER THE NATIONAL 

5 IRANIAN OIL COMPANY AND THE NATIONAL 

6 IRANIAN TANKER COMPANY ARE AGENTS OR 

7 AFFILIATES OF IRAN’S REVOLUTIONARY 

8 GUARD CORPS. 

9 (a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress 

10 that the National Iranian Oil Company and the National 

11 Iranian Tanker Company are not only owned and con12 trolled by the Government of Iran but that those companies 

13 provide significant support to Iran’s Revolutionary Guard 

14 Corps and its affiliates. 

15 (b) DETERMINATIONS.—Section 104(c) of the Com16 prehensive Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and Divestment 

17 Act of 2010 (22 U.S.C. 8513(c)) is amended by adding at 

18 the end the following: 

19 ‘‘(4) DETERMINATIONS REGARDING NIOC AND

20 NITC.— 

21 ‘‘(A) DETERMINATIONS.—For purposes of 

22 paragraph (2)(E), the Secretary of the Treasury 

23 shall, not later than 45 days after the date of the 

24 enactment of the Iran Threat Reduction and 

25 Syria Human Rights Act of 2012— 
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1 ‘‘(i) determine whether the NIOC or 

2 the NITC is an agent or affiliate of Iran’s 

3 Revolutionary Guard Corps; and 

4 ‘‘(ii) submit to the appropriate con5 gressional committees a report on the deter6 minations made under clause (i), together 

7 with the reasons for those determinations. 

8 ‘‘(B) FORM OF REPORT.—A report sub9 mitted under subparagraph (A)(ii) shall be sub10 mitted in unclassified form but may contain a 

11 classified annex. 

12 ‘‘(C) APPLICABILITY WITH RESPECT TO PE13 TROLEUM TRANSACTIONS.— 

14 ‘‘(i) APPLICATION OF SANCTIONS.—Ex15 cept as provided in clause (ii), if the Sec16 retary of the Treasury determines that the 

17 NIOC or the NITC is a person described in 

18 clause (i) or (ii) of paragraph (2)(E), the 

19 regulations prescribed under paragraph (1) 

20 shall apply with respect to a significant 

21 transaction or transactions or significant 

22 financial services knowingly facilitated or 

23 provided by a foreign financial institution 

24 for the NIOC or the NITC, as applicable, 

25 for the purchase of petroleum or petroleum 
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1 products from Iran, only if a determination 

2 of the President under section 1245(d)(4)(B) 

3 of the National Defense Authorization Act 

4 for Fiscal Year 2012 (22 U.S.C. 

5 8513a(d)(4)(B)) that there is a sufficient 

6 supply of petroleum and petroleum products 

7 produced in countries other than Iran to 

8 permit purchasers of petroleum and petro9 leum products from Iran to reduce signifi10 cantly their purchases from Iran is in effect 

11 at the time of the transaction or the provi12 sion of the service. 

13 ‘‘(ii) EXCEPTION FOR CERTAIN COUN14 TRIES.—If the Secretary of the Treasury de15 termines that the NIOC or the NITC is a 

16 person described in clause (i) or (ii) of 

17 paragraph (2)(E), the regulations pre18 scribed under paragraph (1) shall not apply 

19 to a significant transaction or transactions 

20 or significant financial services knowingly 

21 facilitated or provided by a foreign finan22 cial institution for the NIOC or the NITC, 

23 as applicable, for the purchase of petroleum 

24 or petroleum products from Iran if an ex25 ception under paragraph (4)(D) of section 
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1 1245(d) of the National Defense Authoriza2 tion Act for Fiscal Year 2012 (22 U.S.C. 

3 8513a(d)) applies to the country with pri4 mary jurisdiction over the foreign financial 

5 institution at the time of the transaction or 

6 the provision of the service. 

7 ‘‘(iii) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—The 

8 exceptions in clauses (i) and (ii) shall not 

9 be construed to limit the authority of the 

10 Secretary of the Treasury to impose sanc11 tions pursuant to the regulations prescribed 

12 under paragraph (1) for an activity de13 scribed in paragraph (2) to the extent the 

14 activity would meet the criteria described in 

15 that paragraph in the absence of the in16 volvement of the NIOC or the NITC. 

17 ‘‘(D) DEFINITIONS.—In this paragraph: 

18 ‘‘(i) NIOC.—The term ‘NIOC’ means 

19 the National Iranian Oil Company. 

20 ‘‘(ii) NITC.—The term ‘NITC’ means 

21 the National Iranian Tanker Company.’’. 

22 (c) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 

23 (1) WAIVER.—Section 104(f) of the Comprehen24 sive Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and Divestment 
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1 Act of 2010 (22 U.S.C. 8513(f)) is amended by insert2 ing ‘‘or section 104A’’ after ‘‘subsection (c)’’. 

3 (2) CLASSIFIED INFORMATION.—Section 104(g) 

4 of the Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, Accountability, 

5 and Divestment Act of 2010 (22 U.S.C. 8513(g)) is 

6 amended by striking ‘‘subsection (c)(1)’’ and inserting 

7 ‘‘paragraph (1) or (4) of subsection (c) or section 

8 104A’’ both places it appears. 

9 (d) APPLICABILITY.— 

10 (1) IN GENERAL.—If an exception to sanctions 

11 described in clause (i) or (ii) of paragraph (4)(C) of 

12 section 104(c) of the Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, 

13 Accountability, and Divestment Act of 2010, as added 

14 by subsection (b), applies to a person that engages in 

15 a transaction described in paragraph (2) at the time 

16 of the transaction, the President is authorized not to 

17 impose sanctions with respect to the transaction 

18 under— 

19 (A) section 302(b)(1); 

20 (B) section 104A of the Comprehensive Iran 

21 Sanctions, Accountability, and Divestment Act 

22 of 2010, as added by section 216; or 

23 (C) any other applicable provision of law 

24 authorizing the imposition of sanctions with re25 spect to Iran. 
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1 (2) TRANSACTION DESCRIBED.—A transaction 

2 described in this paragraph is a transaction— 

3 (A) solely for the purchase of petroleum or 

4 petroleum products from Iran; and 

5 (B) for which sanctions may be imposed 

6 solely as a result of the involvement of the Na7 tional Iranian Oil Company or the National 

8 Iranian Tanker Company in the transaction 

9 under— 

10 (i) section 302(b)(1); 

11 (ii) section 104A of the Comprehensive 

12 Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and Divest13 ment Act of 2010, as added by section 216; 

14 or 

15 (iii) any other applicable provision of 

16 law authorizing the imposition of sanctions 

17 with respect to Iran. 
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1 TITLE IV—MEASURES RELATING 

2 TO HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES 

3 IN IRAN 

4 Subtitle A—Expansion of Sanctions 

5 Relating to Human Rights 

6 Abuses in Iran 

7 SEC. 401. IMPOSITION OF SANCTIONS ON CERTAIN PER8 SONS RESPONSIBLE FOR OR COMPLICIT IN 

9 HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES COMMITTED 

10 AGAINST CITIZENS OF IRAN OR THEIR FAM11 ILY MEMBERS AFTER THE JUNE 12, 2009, 

12 ELECTIONS IN IRAN. 

13 (a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress 

14 that the Supreme Leader of Iran, the President of Iran, sen15 ior members of the Intelligence Ministry of Iran, senior 

16 members of Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps, Ansar-e17 Hezbollah and Basij-e-Mostaz’afin, and the Ministers of De18 fense, Interior, Justice, and Telecommunications are ulti19 mately responsible for ordering, controlling, or otherwise di20 recting a pattern and practice of serious human rights 

21 abuses against the Iranian people, and thus the President 

22 should include such persons on the list of persons who are 

23 responsible for or complicit in committing serious human 

24 rights abuses and subject to sanctions pursuant to section 
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1 105 of the Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, Accountability, 

2 and Divestment Act of 2010 (22 U.S.C. 8514). 

3 (b) REPORT.— 

4 (1) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than 180 

5 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 

6 Secretary of State shall submit to the appropriate 

7 congressional committees a detailed report with re8 spect to whether each person described in subsection 

9 (a) is responsible for or complicit in, or responsible 

10 for ordering, controlling, or otherwise directing the 

11 commission of serious human rights abuses against 

12 citizens of Iran or their family members on or after 

13 June 12, 2009, regardless of whether such abuses oc14 curred in Iran. For any such person who is not in15 cluded in such report, the Secretary of State should 

16 describe in the report the reasons why the person was 

17 not included, including information on whether suffi18 cient credible evidence of responsibility for such 

19 abuses was found. 

20 (2) FORM.—The report required by paragraph 

21 (1) shall be submitted in unclassified form but may 

22 contain a classified annex. 

23 (3) DEFINITION.—In this subsection, the term 

24 ‘‘appropriate congressional committees’’ means— 
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1 (A) the Committee on Foreign Relations 

2 and the Committee on Banking, Housing, and 

3 Urban Affairs of the Senate; and 

4 (B) the Committee on Foreign Affairs and 

5 the Committee on Financial Services of the 

6 House of Representatives. 

7 SEC. 402. IMPOSITION OF SANCTIONS WITH RESPECT TO 

8 THE TRANSFER OF GOODS OR TECH9 NOLOGIES TO IRAN THAT ARE LIKELY TO BE 

10 USED TO COMMIT HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES. 

11 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Comprehensive Iran Sanc12 tions, Accountability, and Divestment Act of 2010 (22 

13 U.S.C. 8501 et seq.) is amended by inserting after section 

14 105 the following: 

15 ‘‘SEC. 105A. IMPOSITION OF SANCTIONS WITH RESPECT TO 

16 THE TRANSFER OF GOODS OR TECH17 NOLOGIES TO IRAN THAT ARE LIKELY TO BE 

18 USED TO COMMIT HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES. 

19 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The President shall impose sanc20 tions in accordance with subsection (c) with respect to each 

21 person on the list required by subsection (b). 

22 ‘‘(b) LIST.— 

23 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after 

24 the date of the enactment of the Iran Threat Reduc25 tion and Syria Human Rights Act of 2012, the Presi-
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1 dent shall submit to the appropriate congressional 

2 committees a list of persons that the President deter3 mines have knowingly engaged in an activity de4 scribed in paragraph (2) on or after such date of en5 actment. 

6 ‘‘(2) ACTIVITY DESCRIBED.— 

7 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—A person engages in an 

8 activity described in this paragraph if the per9 son— 

10 ‘‘(i) transfers, or facilitates the transfer 

11 of, goods or technologies described in sub12 paragraph (C) to Iran, any entity orga13 nized under the laws of Iran or otherwise 

14 subject to the jurisdiction of the Government 

15 of Iran, or any national of Iran, for use in 

16 or with respect to Iran; or 

17 ‘‘(ii) provides services (including serv18 ices relating to hardware, software, and spe19 cialized information, and professional con20 sulting, engineering, and support services) 

21 with respect to goods or technologies de22 scribed in subparagraph (C) after such 

23 goods or technologies are transferred to 

24 Iran. 
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1 ‘‘(B) APPLICABILITY TO CONTRACTS AND

2 OTHER AGREEMENTS.—A person engages in an 

3 activity described in subparagraph (A) without 

4 regard to whether the activity is carried out pur5 suant to a contract or other agreement entered 

6 into before, on, or after the date of the enactment 

7 of the Iran Threat Reduction and Syria Human 

8 Rights Act of 2012. 

9 ‘‘(C) GOODS OR TECHNOLOGIES DE10 SCRIBED.—Goods or technologies described in 

11 this subparagraph are goods or technologies that 

12 the President determines are likely to be used by 

13 the Government of Iran or any of its agencies or 

14 instrumentalities (or by any other person on be15 half of the Government of Iran or any of such 

16 agencies or instrumentalities) to commit serious 

17 human rights abuses against the people of Iran, 

18 including— 

19 ‘‘(i) firearms or ammunition (as those 

20 terms are defined in section 921 of title 18, 

21 United States Code), rubber bullets, police 

22 batons, pepper or chemical sprays, stun gre23 nades, electroshock weapons, tear gas, water 

24 cannons, or surveillance technology; or 
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1 ‘‘(ii) sensitive technology (as defined in 

2 section 106(c)). 

3 ‘‘(3) SPECIAL RULE TO ALLOW FOR TERMINATION

4 OF SANCTIONABLE ACTIVITY.—The President shall not 

5 be required to include a person on the list required 

6 by paragraph (1) if the President certifies in writing 

7 to the appropriate congressional committees that— 

8 ‘‘(A) the person is no longer engaging in, or 

9 has taken significant verifiable steps toward 

10 stopping, the activity described in paragraph (2) 

11 for which the President would otherwise have in12 cluded the person on the list; and 

13 ‘‘(B) the President has received reliable as14 surances that the person will not knowingly en15 gage in any activity described in paragraph (2) 

16 in the future. 

17 ‘‘(4) UPDATES OF LIST.—The President shall 

18 submit to the appropriate congressional committees 

19 an updated list under paragraph (1)— 

20 ‘‘(A) each time the President is required to 

21 submit an updated list to those committees under 

22 section 105(b)(2)(A); and 

23 ‘‘(B) as new information becomes available. 

24 ‘‘(5) FORM OF REPORT; PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.— 
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1 ‘‘(A) FORM.—The list required by para2 graph (1) shall be submitted in unclassified form 

3 but may contain a classified annex. 

4 ‘‘(B) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.—The unclassi5 fied portion of the list required by paragraph (1) 

6 shall be made available to the public and posted 

7 on the websites of the Department of the Treas8 ury and the Department of State. 

9 ‘‘(c) APPLICATION OF SANCTIONS.— 

10 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (2), the 

11 President shall impose sanctions described in section 

12 105(c) with respect to a person on the list required 

13 by subsection (b). 

14 ‘‘(2) TRANSFERS TO IRAN’S REVOLUTIONARY

15 GUARD CORPS.—In the case of a person on the list re16 quired by subsection (b) for transferring, or facili17 tating the transfer of, goods or technologies described 

18 in subsection (b)(2)(C) to Iran’s Revolutionary Guard 

19 Corps, or providing services with respect to such 

20 goods or technologies after such goods or technologies 

21 are transferred to Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps, 

22 the President shall— 

23 ‘‘(A) impose sanctions described in section 

24 105(c) with respect to the person; and 
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1 ‘‘(B) impose such other sanctions from 

2 among the sanctions described in section 6(a) of 

3 the Iran Sanctions Act of 1996 (Public Law 

4 104–172; 50 U.S.C. 1701 note) as the President 

5 determines appropriate.’’. 

6 (b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents for 

7 the Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and Di8 vestment Act of 2010 is amended by inserting after the item 

9 relating to section 105 the following: 

‘‘Sec. 105A. Imposition of sanctions with respect to the transfer of goods or technologies to Iran that are likely to be used to commit human 

rights abuses.’’. 

10 SEC. 403. IMPOSITION OF SANCTIONS WITH RESPECT TO 

11 PERSONS WHO ENGAGE IN CENSORSHIP OR 

12 OTHER RELATED ACTIVITIES AGAINST CITI13 ZENS OF IRAN. 

14 (a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress 

15 that— 

16 (1) satellite service providers and other entities 

17 that have direct contractual arrangements to provide 

18 satellite services to the Government of Iran or entities 

19 owned or controlled by that Government should cease 

20 providing broadcast services to that Government and 

21 those entities unless that Government ceases activities 

22 intended to jam or restrict satellite signals; and 

23 (2) the United States should address the illegal 

24 jamming of satellite signals by the Government of 
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1 Iran through the voice and vote of the United States 

2 in the United Nations International Telecommuni3 cations Union. 

4 (b) IMPOSITION OF SANCTIONS.—The Comprehensive 

5 Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and Divestment Act of 

6 2010 (22 U.S.C. 8501 et seq.), as amended by section 402, 

7 is further amended by inserting after section 105A the fol8 lowing: 

9 ‘‘SEC. 105B. IMPOSITION OF SANCTIONS WITH RESPECT TO 

10 PERSONS WHO ENGAGE IN CENSORSHIP OR 

11 OTHER RELATED ACTIVITIES AGAINST CITI12 ZENS OF IRAN. 

13 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The President shall impose sanc14 tions described in section 105(c) with respect to each person 

15 on the list required by subsection (b). 

16 ‘‘(b) LIST OF PERSONS WHO ENGAGE IN CENSOR17 SHIP.— 

18 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after 

19 the date of the enactment of the Iran Threat Reduc20 tion and Syria Human Rights Act of 2012, the Presi21 dent shall submit to the appropriate congressional 

22 committees a list of persons that the President deter23 mines have, on or after June 12, 2009, engaged in 

24 censorship or other activities with respect to Iran 

25 that— 
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1 ‘‘(A) prohibit, limit, or penalize the exercise 

2 of freedom of expression or assembly by citizens 

3 of Iran; or 

4 ‘‘(B) limit access to print or broadcast 

5 media, including the facilitation or support of 

6 intentional frequency manipulation by the Gov7 ernment of Iran or an entity owned or controlled 

8 by that Government that would jam or restrict 

9 an international signal. 

10 ‘‘(2) UPDATES OF LIST.—The President shall 

11 submit to the appropriate congressional committees 

12 an updated list under paragraph (1)— 

13 ‘‘(A) each time the President is required to 

14 submit an updated list to those committees under 

15 section 105(b)(2)(A); and 

16 ‘‘(B) as new information becomes available. 

17 ‘‘(3) FORM OF REPORT; PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.— 

18 ‘‘(A) FORM.—The list required by para19 graph (1) shall be submitted in unclassified form 

20 but may contain a classified annex. 

21 ‘‘(B) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.—The unclassi22 fied portion of the list required by paragraph (1) 

23 shall be made available to the public and posted 

24 on the websites of the Department of the Treas25 ury and the Department of State.’’. 
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1 (c) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents for 

2 the Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and Di3 vestment Act of 2010, as amended by section 402, is further 

4 amended by inserting after the item relating to section 105A 

5 the following: 

‘‘Sec. 105B. Imposition of sanctions with respect to persons who engage in censorship or other related activities against citizens of Iran.’’. 

6 (d) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Section 401(b)(1) of 

7 the Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and Di8 vestment Act of 2010 (22 U.S.C. 8551(b)(1)) is amended— 

9 (1) by inserting ‘‘, 105A(a), or 105B(a)’’ after 

10 ‘‘105(a)’’; and 

11 (2) by inserting ‘‘, 105A(b), or 105B(b)’’ after 

12 ‘‘105(b)’’. 

13 Subtitle B—Additional Measures to 

14 Promote Human Rights 

15 SEC. 411. CODIFICATION OF SANCTIONS WITH RESPECT TO 

16 GRAVE HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES BY THE GOV17 ERNMENTS OF IRAN AND SYRIA USING IN18 FORMATION TECHNOLOGY. 

19 United States sanctions with respect to Iran and 

20 Syria provided for in Executive Order No. 13606 (77 Fed. 

21 Reg. 24571), as in effect on the day before the date of the 

22 enactment of this Act, shall remain in effect— 

23 (1) with respect to Iran, until the date that is 

24 30 days after the date on which the President submits 
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1 to Congress the certification described in section 

2 401(a) of the Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, Account3 ability, and Divestment Act of 2010 (22 U.S.C. 

4 8551(a)); and 

5 (2) with respect to Syria, until the date on 

6 which the provisions of and sanctions imposed pursu7 ant to title VII terminate pursuant to section 706. 

8 SEC. 412. CLARIFICATION OF SENSITIVE TECHNOLOGIES 

9 FOR PURPOSES OF PROCUREMENT BAN 

10 UNDER COMPREHENSIVE IRAN SANCTIONS, 

11 ACCOUNTABILITY, AND DIVESTMENT ACT OF 

12 2010. 

13 The Secretary of State shall— 

14 (1) not later than 90 days after the date of the 

15 enactment of this Act, issue guidelines to further de16 scribe the technologies that may be considered ‘‘sen17 sitive technology’’ for purposes of section 106 of the 

18 Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and 

19 Divestment Act of 2010 (22 U.S.C. 8515), with spe20 cial attention to new forms of sophisticated jamming, 

21 monitoring, and surveillance technology relating to 

22 mobile telecommunications and the Internet, and pub23 lish those guidelines in the Federal Register; 

24 (2) determine the types of technologies that en25 able any indigenous capabilities that Iran has to dis-
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1 rupt and monitor information and communications 

2 in that country, and consider adding descriptions of 

3 those items to the guidelines; and 

4 (3) periodically review, but in no case less than 

5 once each year, the guidelines and, if necessary, 

6 amend the guidelines on the basis of technological de7 velopments and new information regarding transfers 

8 of technologies to Iran and the development of Iran’s 

9 indigenous capabilities to disrupt and monitor infor10 mation and communications in Iran. 

11 SEC. 413. EXPEDITED CONSIDERATION OF REQUESTS FOR 

12 AUTHORIZATION OF CERTAIN HUMAN 

13 RIGHTS-, HUMANITARIAN-, AND DEMOCRACY14 RELATED ACTIVITIES WITH RESPECT TO 

15 IRAN. 

16 (a) REQUIREMENT.—The Office of Foreign Assets Con17 trol, in consultation with the Department of State, shall 

18 establish an expedited process for the consideration of com19 plete requests for authorization to engage in human rights20 , humanitarian-, or democracy-related activities relating to 

21 Iran that are submitted by— 

22 (1) entities receiving funds from the Department 

23 of State to engage in the proposed activity; 

24 (2) the Broadcasting Board of Governors; and 
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1 (3) other appropriate agencies of the United 

2 States Government. 

3 (b) PROCEDURES.—Requests for authorization under 

4 subsection (a) shall be submitted to the Office of Foreign 

5 Assets Control in conformance with the Office’s regulations, 

6 including section 501.801 of title 31, Code of Federal Regu7 lations (commonly known as the Reporting, Procedures and 

8 Penalties Regulations). Applicants shall fully disclose the 

9 parties to the transactions as well as describe the activities 

10 to be undertaken. License applications involving the expor11 tation or reexportation of goods, technology, or software to 

12 Iran shall include a copy of an official Commodity Classi13 fication issued by the Department of Commerce, Bureau of 

14 Industry and Security, as part of the license application. 

15 (c) FOREIGN POLICY REVIEW.—The Department of 

16 State shall complete a foreign policy review of a request 

17 for authorization under subsection (a) not later than 30 

18 days after the request is referred to the Department by the 

19 Office of Foreign Assets Control. 

20 (d) LICENSE DETERMINATIONS.—License determina21 tions for complete requests for authorization under sub22 section (a) shall be made not later than 90 days after re23 ceipt by the Office of Foreign Assets Control, with the fol24 lowing exceptions: 
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1 (1) Any requests involving the exportation or re2 exportation to Iran of goods, technology, or software 

3 listed on the Commerce Control List maintained pur4 suant to part 774 of title 15, Code of Federal Regula5 tions, shall be processed in a manner consistent with 

6 the Iran-Iraq Arms Non-Proliferation Act of 1992 

7 (title XVI of Public Law 102–484) and other applica8 ble provisions of law. 

9 (2) Any other requests presenting unusual or ex10 traordinary circumstances. 

11 (e) REGULATIONS.—The Secretary of the Treasury 

12 may prescribe such regulations as are appropriate to carry 

13 out this section. 

14 SEC. 414. COMPREHENSIVE STRATEGY TO PROMOTE INTER15 NET FREEDOM AND ACCESS TO INFORMA16 TION IN IRAN. 

17 Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment 

18 of this Act, the Secretary of State, in consultation with the 

19 Secretary of the Treasury and the heads of other Federal 

20 agencies, as appropriate, shall submit to the appropriate 

21 congressional committees a comprehensive strategy to— 

22 (1) assist the people of Iran to produce, access, 

23 and share information freely and safely via the Inter24 net, including in Farsi and regional languages; 
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1 (2) support the development of counter-censor2 ship technologies that enable the citizens of Iran to 

3 undertake Internet activities without interference 

4 from the Government of Iran; 

5 (3) increase the capabilities and availability of 

6 secure mobile and other communications through con7 nective technology among human rights and democ8 racy activists in Iran; 

9 (4) provide resources for digital safety training 

10 for media and academic and civil society organiza11 tions in Iran; 

12 (5) provide accurate and substantive Internet 

13 content in local languages in Iran; 

14 (6) increase emergency resources for the most 

15 vulnerable human rights advocates seeking to orga16 nize, share information, and support human rights in 

17 Iran; 

18 (7) expand surrogate radio, television, live 

19 stream, and social network communications inside 

20 Iran, including— 

21 (A) by expanding Voice of America’s Per22 sian News Network and Radio Free Europe/ 

23 Radio Liberty’s Radio Farda to provide hourly 

24 live news update programming and breaking 
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1 news coverage capability 24 hours a day and 7 

2 days a week; and 

3 (B) by assisting telecommunications and 

4 software companies that are United States per5 sons to comply with the export licensing require6 ments of the United States for the purpose of ex7 panding such communications inside Iran; 

8 (8) expand activities to safely assist and train 

9 human rights, civil society, and democracy activists 

10 in Iran to operate effectively and securely; 

11 (9) identify and utilize all available resources to 

12 overcome attempts by the Government of Iran to jam 

13 or otherwise deny international satellite broadcasting 

14 signals; 

15 (10) expand worldwide United States embassy 

16 and consulate programming for and outreach to Ira17 nian dissident communities; 

18 (11) expand access to proxy servers for democ19 racy activists in Iran; and 

20 (12) discourage telecommunications and software 

21 companies from facilitating Internet censorship by 

22 the Government of Iran. 

23 SEC. 415. STATEMENT OF POLICY ON POLITICAL PRIS24 ONERS. 

25 It shall be the policy of the United States— 
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1 (1) to support efforts to research and identify 

2 prisoners of conscience and cases of human rights 

3 abuses in Iran; 

4 (2) to offer refugee status or political asylum in 

5 the United States to political dissidents in Iran if re6 quested and consistent with the laws and national se7 curity interests of the United States; 

8 (3) to offer to assist, through the United Nations 

9 High Commissioner for Refugees, with the relocation 

10 of such political prisoners to other countries if re11 quested, as appropriate and with appropriate consid12 eration for the national security interests of the 

13 United States; and 

14 (4) to publicly call for the release of Iranian dis15 sidents by name and raise awareness with respect to 

16 individual cases of Iranian dissidents and prisoners 

17 of conscience, as appropriate and if requested by the 

18 dissidents or prisoners themselves or their families. 

19 TITLE V—MISCELLANEOUS 

20 SEC. 501. EXCLUSION OF CITIZENS OF IRAN SEEKING EDU21 CATION RELATING TO THE NUCLEAR AND EN22 ERGY SECTORS OF IRAN. 

23 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of State shall deny 

24 a visa to, and the Secretary of Homeland Security shall 

25 exclude from the United States, any alien who is a citizen 
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1 of Iran that the Secretary of State determines seeks to enter 

2 the United States to participate in coursework at an insti3 tution of higher education (as defined in section 101(a) of 

4 the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001(a))) to 

5 prepare the alien for a career in the energy sector of Iran 

6 or in nuclear science or nuclear engineering or a related 

7 field in Iran. 

8 (b) APPLICABILITY.—Subsection (a) applies with re9 spect to visa applications filed on or after the date of the 

10 enactment of this Act. 

11 SEC. 502. INTERESTS IN CERTAIN FINANCIAL ASSETS OF 

12 IRAN. 

13 (a) INTERESTS IN BLOCKED ASSETS.— 

14 (1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (2), not15 withstanding any other provision of law, including 

16 any provision of law relating to sovereign immunity, 

17 and preempting any inconsistent provision of State 

18 law, a financial asset that is— 

19 (A) held in the United States for a foreign 

20 securities intermediary doing business in the 

21 United States; 

22 (B) a blocked asset (whether or not subse23 quently unblocked) that is property described in 

24 subsection (b); and 
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1 (C) equal in value to a financial asset of 

2 Iran, including an asset of the central bank or 

3 monetary authority of the Government of Iran or 

4 any agency or instrumentality of that Govern5 ment, that such foreign securities intermediary 

6 or a related intermediary holds abroad, 

7 shall be subject to execution or attachment in aid of 

8 execution in order to satisfy any judgment to the ex9 tent of any compensatory damages awarded against 

10 Iran for damages for personal injury or death caused 

11 by an act of torture, extrajudicial killing, aircraft 

12 sabotage, or hostage-taking, or the provision of mate13 rial support or resources for such an act. 

14 (2) COURT DETERMINATION REQUIRED.—In 

15 order to ensure that Iran is held accountable for pay16 ing the judgments described in paragraph (1) and in 

17 furtherance of the broader goals of this Act to sanction 

18 Iran, prior to an award turning over any asset pur19 suant to execution or attachment in aid of execution 

20 with respect to any judgments against Iran described 

21 in paragraph (1), the court shall determine whether 

22 Iran holds equitable title to, or the beneficial interest 

23 in, the assets described in subsection (b) and that no 

24 other person possesses a constitutionally protected in25 terest in the assets described in subsection (b) under 
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1 the Fifth Amendment to the Constitution of the 

2 United States. To the extent the court determines that 

3 a person other than Iran holds— 

4 (A) equitable title to, or a beneficial interest 

5 in, the assets described in subsection (b) (exclud6 ing a custodial interest of a foreign securities 

7 intermediary or a related intermediary that 

8 holds the assets abroad for the benefit of Iran); 

9 or 

10 (B) a constitutionally protected interest in 

11 the assets described in subsection (b), 

12 such assets shall be available only for execution or at13 tachment in aid of execution to the extent of Iran’s 

14 equitable title or beneficial interest therein and to the 

15 extent such execution or attachment does not infringe 

16 upon such constitutionally protected interest. 

17 (b) FINANCIAL ASSETS DESCRIBED.—The financial 

18 assets described in this section are the financial assets that 

19 are identified in and the subject of proceedings in the 

20 United States District Court for the Southern District of 

21 New York in Peterson et al. v. Islamic Republic of Iran 

22 et al., Case No. 10 Civ. 4518 (BSJ) (GWG), that were re23 strained by restraining notices and levies secured by the 

24 plaintiffs in those proceedings, as modified by court order 

25 dated June 27, 2008, and extended by court orders dated 
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1 June 23, 2009, May 10, 2010, and June 11, 2010, so long 

2 as such assets remain restrained by court order. 

3 (c) RULES OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this sec4 tion shall be construed— 

5 (1) to affect the availability, or lack thereof, of 

6 a right to satisfy a judgment in any other action 

7 against a terrorist party in any proceedings other 

8 than proceedings referred to in subsection (b); or 

9 (2) to apply to assets other than the assets de10 scribed in subsection (b), or to preempt State law, in11 cluding the Uniform Commercial Code, except as ex12 pressly provided in subsection (a)(1). 

13 (d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

14 (1) BLOCKED ASSET.—The term ‘‘blocked 

15 asset’’— 

16 (A) means any asset seized or frozen by the 

17 United States under section 5(b) of the Trading 

18 With the Enemy Act (50 U.S.C. App. 5(b)) or 

19 under section 202 or 203 of the International 

20 Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 

21 1701 and 1702); and 

22 (B) does not include property that— 

23 (i) is subject to a license issued by the 

24 United States Government for final pay25 ment, transfer, or disposition by or to a 
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1 person subject to the jurisdiction of the 

2 United States in connection with a trans3 action for which the issuance of the license 

4 has been specifically required by a provision 

5 of law other than the International Emer6 gency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 

7 1701 et seq.) or the United Nations Partici8 pation Act of 1945 (22 U.S.C. 287 et seq.); 

9 or 

10 (ii) is property subject to the Vienna 

11 Convention on Diplomatic Relations or the 

12 Vienna Convention on Consular Relations, 

13 or that enjoys equivalent privileges and im14 munities under the laws of the United 

15 States, and is being used exclusively for 

16 diplomatic or consular purposes. 

17 (2) FINANCIAL ASSET; SECURITIES INTER18 MEDIARY.—The terms ‘‘financial asset’’ and ‘‘securi19 ties intermediary’’ have the meanings given those 

20 terms in the Uniform Commercial Code, but the 

21 former includes cash. 

22 (3) IRAN.—The term ‘‘Iran’’ means the Govern23 ment of Iran, including the central bank or monetary 

24 authority of that Government and any agency or in25 strumentality of that Government. 
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1 (4) PERSON.— 

2 (A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘‘person’’ 

3 means an individual or entity. 

4 (B) ENTITY.—The term ‘‘entity’’ means a 

5 partnership, association, trust, joint venture, 

6 corporation, group, subgroup, or other organiza7 tion. 

8 (5) TERRORIST PARTY.—The term ‘‘terrorist 

9 party’’ has the meaning given that term in section 

10 201(d) of the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act of 2002 

11 (28 U.S.C. 1610 note). 

12 (6) UNITED STATES.—The term ‘‘United States’’ 

13 includes all territory and waters, continental, or in14 sular, subject to the jurisdiction of the United States. 

15 (e) TECHNICAL CHANGES TO THE FOREIGN SOV16 EREIGN IMMUNITIES ACT.— 

17 (1) TITLE 28, UNITED STATES CODE.—Section 

18 1610 of title 28, United States Code, is amended— 

19 (A) in subsection (a)(7), by inserting after 

20 ‘‘section 1605A’’ the following: ‘‘or section 

21 1605(a)(7) (as such section was in effect on Jan22 uary 27, 2008)’’; and 

23 (B) in subsection (b)— 

24 (i) in paragraph (2)— 
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1 (I) by striking ‘‘(5), 1605(b), or 

2 1605A’’ and inserting ‘‘(5) or 

3 1605(b)’’; and 

4 (II) by striking the period at the 

5 end and inserting ‘‘, or’’; and 

6 (ii) by adding after paragraph (2) the 

7 following: 

8 ‘‘(3) the judgment relates to a claim for which 

9 the agency or instrumentality is not immune by vir10 tue of section 1605A of this chapter or section 

11 1605(a)(7) of this chapter (as such section was in ef12 fect on January 27, 2008), regardless of whether the 

13 property is or was involved in the act upon which the 

14 claim is based.’’. 

15 (2) TERRORISM RISK INSURANCE ACT OF 2002.— 

16 Section 201(a) of the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act 

17 of 2002 (28 U.S.C. 1610 note) is amended by striking 

18 ‘‘section 1605(a)(7)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 1605A or 

19 1605(a)(7) (as such section was in effect on January 

20 27, 2008)’’. 

21 SEC. 503. TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS TO SECTION 1245 OF 

22 THE NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION 

23 ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2012. 

24 (a) EXCEPTION FOR SALES OF AGRICULTURAL COM25 MODITIES.— 
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1 (1) IN GENERAL.—Section 1245(d)(2) of the Na2 tional Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 

3 (22 U.S.C. 8513a(d)(2)) is amended— 

4 (A) in the paragraph heading, by inserting 

5 ‘‘AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES,’’ after ‘‘SALES

6 OF’’; and 

7 (B) in the text, by inserting ‘‘agricultural 

8 commodities,’’ after ‘‘sale of’’. 

9 (2) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made 

10 by paragraph (1) shall take effect as if included in 

11 the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 

12 Year 2012 (Public Law 112–81; 125 Stat. 1298). 

13 (b) REPORT OF ENERGY INFORMATION ADMINISTRA14 TION.— 

15 (1) IN GENERAL.—Section 1245(d)(4)(A) of the 

16 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 

17 2012 (22 U.S.C. 8513a(d)(4)(A)) is amended— 

18 (A) by striking ‘‘60 days after the date of 

19 the enactment of this Act, and every 60 days 

20 thereafter’’ and inserting ‘‘October 25, 2012, and 

21 the last Thursday of every other month there22 after’’; and 

23 (B) by striking ‘‘60-day period’’ and insert24 ing ‘‘2-month period’’. 
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1 (2) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made 

2 by paragraph (1) shall take effect on September 1, 

3 2012. 

4 SEC. 504. EXPANSION OF SANCTIONS UNDER SECTION 1245 

5 OF THE NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION 

6 ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2012. 

7 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1245 of the National De8 fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 (22 U.S.C. 

9 8513a), as amended by section 503, is further amended— 

10 (1) in subsection (d)— 

11 (A) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘a foreign 

12 financial institution owned or controlled by the 

13 government of a foreign country, including’’; and 

14 (B) in paragraph (4)(D)— 

15 (i) by striking ‘‘Sanctions imposed’’ 

16 and inserting the following: 

17 ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—Sanctions im18 posed’’; 

19 (ii) in clause (i), as designated by 

20 clause (i) of this subparagraph— 

21 (I) by striking ‘‘a foreign finan22 cial institution’’ and inserting ‘‘a fi23 nancial transaction described in clause 

24 (ii) conducted or facilitated by a for25 eign financial institution’’; 
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1 (II) by striking ‘‘institution has 

2 significantly’’ and inserting ‘‘institu3 tion— 

4 ‘‘(I) has significantly reduced’’; 

5 (III) by striking the period at the 

6 end and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and 

7 (IV) by adding at the end the fol8 lowing: 

9 ‘‘(II) in the case of a country that 

10 has previously received an exception 

11 under this subparagraph, has, after re12 ceiving the exception, reduced its crude 

13 oil purchases from Iran to zero.’’; and 

14 (iii) by adding at the end the fol15 lowing: 

16 ‘‘(ii) FINANCIAL TRANSACTIONS DE17 SCRIBED.—A financial transaction con18 ducted or facilitated by a foreign financial 

19 institution is described in this clause if— 

20 ‘‘(I) the financial transaction is 

21 only for trade in goods or services be22 tween the country with primary juris23 diction over the foreign financial insti24 tution and Iran; and 
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1 ‘‘(II) any funds owed to Iran as 

2 a result of such trade are credited to 

3 an account located in the country with 

4 primary jurisdiction over the foreign 

5 financial institution.’’; 

6 (2) in subsection (h)— 

7 (A) by redesignating paragraph (3) as 

8 paragraph (4); and 

9 (B) by inserting after paragraph (2) the fol10 lowing: 

11 ‘‘(3) SIGNIFICANT REDUCTIONS.—The terms ‘re12 duce significantly’, ‘significant reduction’, and ‘sig13 nificantly reduced’, with respect to purchases from 

14 Iran of petroleum and petroleum products, include a 

15 reduction in such purchases in terms of price or vol16 ume toward a complete cessation of such purchases.’’; 

17 and 

18 (3) by adding at the end the following: 

19 ‘‘(i) TERMINATION.—The provisions of this section 

20 shall terminate on the date that is 30 days after the date 

21 on which the President submits to Congress the certification 

22 described in section 401(a) of the Comprehensive Iran Sanc23 tions, Accountability, and Divestment Act of 2010 (22 

24 U.S.C. 8551(a)).’’. 
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1 (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 

2 paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (a) shall apply with 

3 respect to financial transactions conducted or facilitated on 

4 or after the date that is 180 days after the date of the enact5 ment of this Act. 

6 SEC. 505. REPORTS ON NATURAL GAS EXPORTS FROM IRAN. 

7 (a) REPORT BY ENERGY INFORMATION ADMINISTRA8 TION.—Not later than 60 days after the date of the enact9 ment of this Act, the Administrator of the Energy Informa10 tion Administration shall submit to the President and the 

11 appropriate congressional committees a report on the nat12 ural gas sector of Iran that includes— 

13 (1) an assessment of exports of natural gas from 

14 Iran; 

15 (2) an identification of the countries that pur16 chase the most natural gas from Iran; 

17 (3) an assessment of alternative supplies of nat18 ural gas available to those countries; 

19 (4) an assessment of the impact a reduction in 

20 exports of natural gas from Iran would have on global 

21 natural gas supplies and the price of natural gas, es22 pecially in countries identified under paragraph (2); 

23 and 

24 (5) such other information as the Administrator 

25 considers appropriate. 
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1 (b) REPORT BY PRESIDENT.— 

2 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 60 days after 

3 receiving the report required by subsection (a), the 

4 President shall, relying on information in that report, 

5 submit to the appropriate congressional committees a 

6 report that includes— 

7 (A) an assessment of— 

8 (i) the extent to which revenues from 

9 exports of natural gas from Iran are still 

10 enriching the Government of Iran; 

11 (ii) whether a sanctions regime similar 

12 to the sanctions regime imposed with re13 spect to purchases of petroleum and petro14 leum products from Iran pursuant to sec15 tion 1245 of the National Defense Author16 ization Act for Fiscal Year 2012, as amend17 ed by sections 503 and 504, or other meas18 ures could be applied effectively to exports 

19 of natural gas from Iran; 

20 (iii) the geostrategic implications of a 

21 reduction in exports of natural gas from 

22 Iran, including the impact of such a reduc23 tion on the countries identified under sub24 section (a)(2); 
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1 (iv) alternative supplies of natural gas 

2 available to those countries; and 

3 (v) the impact a reduction in exports 

4 of natural gas from Iran would have on 

5 global natural gas supplies and the price of 

6 natural gas and the impact, if any, on 

7 swap arrangements for natural gas in place 

8 between Iran and neighboring countries; 

9 and 

10 (B) specific recommendations with respect 

11 to measures designed to limit the revenue re12 ceived by the Government of Iran from exports 

13 of natural gas; and 

14 (C) any other information the President 

15 considers appropriate. 

16 (2) FORM OF REPORT.—Each report required by 

17 paragraph (1) shall be submitted in unclassified form 

18 but may contain a classified annex. 

19 SEC. 506. REPORT ON MEMBERSHIP OF IRAN IN INTER20 NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS. 

21 Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment 

22 of this Act, and not later than September 1 of each year 

23 thereafter, the Secretary of State shall submit to the appro24 priate congressional committees a report listing the inter25 national organizations of which Iran is a member and de-
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1 tailing the amount that the United States contributes to 

2 each such organization on an annual basis. 

3 SEC. 507. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON EXPORTATION OF 

4 GOODS, SERVICES, AND TECHNOLOGIES FOR 

5 AIRCRAFT PRODUCED IN THE UNITED 

6 STATES. 

7 It is the sense of Congress that licenses to export or 

8 reexport goods, services, or technologies for aircraft pro9 duced in the United States should be provided only in situa10 tions in which such licenses are truly essential and in a 

11 manner consistent with the laws and foreign policy goals 

12 of the United States. 

13 TITLE VI—GENERAL PROVISIONS 

14 SEC. 601. IMPLEMENTATION; PENALTIES. 

15 (a) IMPLEMENTATION.—The President may exercise 

16 all authorities provided under sections 203 and 205 of the 

17 International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 

18 1702 and 1704) to carry out— 

19 (1) sections 211, 212, 213, 217, 218, 220, 312, 

20 and 411, subtitle A of title III, and title VII; 

21 (2) section 104A of the Comprehensive Iran 

22 Sanctions, Accountability, and Divestment Act of 

23 2010, as added by section 312; and 
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1 (3) sections 105A and 105B of the Comprehen2 sive Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and Divestment 

3 Act of 2010, as added by subtitle A of title IV. 

4 (b) PENALTIES.— 

5 (1) IN GENERAL.—The penalties provided for in 

6 subsections (b) and (c) of section 206 of the Inter7 national Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 

8 1705) shall apply to a person that violates, attempts 

9 to violate, conspires to violate, or causes a violation 

10 of a provision specified in paragraph (2) of this sub11 section, or an order or regulation prescribed under 

12 such a provision, to the same extent that such pen13 alties apply to a person that commits an unlawful act 

14 described in section 206(a) of that Act. 

15 (2) PROVISIONS SPECIFIED.—The provisions 

16 specified in this paragraph are the following: 

17 (A) Sections 211, 212, 213, and 220, sub18 title A of title III, and title VII. 

19 (B) Sections 105A and 105B of the Com20 prehensive Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and 

21 Divestment Act of 2010, as added by subtitle A 

22 of title IV. 
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1 SEC. 602. APPLICABILITY TO CERTAIN INTELLIGENCE AC2 TIVITIES. 

3 Nothing in this Act or the amendments made by this 

4 Act shall apply to the authorized intelligence activities of 

5 the United States. 

6 SEC. 603. APPLICABILITY TO CERTAIN NATURAL GAS 

7 PROJECTS. 

8 (a) EXCEPTION FOR CERTAIN NATURAL GAS

9 PROJECTS.—Nothing in this Act or the amendments made 

10 by this Act shall apply to any activity relating to a 

11 project— 

12 (1) for the development of natural gas and the 

13 construction and operation of a pipeline to transport 

14 natural gas from Azerbaijan to Turkey and Europe; 

15 (2) that provides to Turkey and countries in Eu16 rope energy security and energy independence from 

17 the Government of the Russian Federation and other 

18 governments with jurisdiction over persons subject to 

19 sanctions imposed under this Act or amendments 

20 made by this Act; and 

21 (3) that was initiated before the date of the en22 actment of this Act pursuant to a production-sharing 

23 agreement, or an ancillary agreement necessary to 

24 further a production-sharing agreement, entered into 

25 with, or a license granted by, the government of a 
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1 country other than Iran before such date of enact2 ment. 

3 (b) TERMINATION OF EXCEPTION.— 

4 (1) IN GENERAL.—The exception under sub5 section (a) shall not apply with respect to a project 

6 described in that subsection on or after the date on 

7 which the President certifies to the appropriate con8 gressional committees that— 

9 (A) the percentage of the equity interest in 

10 the project held by or on behalf of an entity de11 scribed in paragraph (2) has increased relative 

12 to the percentage of the equity interest in the 

13 project held by or on behalf of such an entity on 

14 January 1, 2002; or 

15 (B) an entity described in paragraph (2) 

16 has assumed an operational role in the project. 

17 (2) ENTITY DESCRIBED.—An entity described in 

18 this paragraph is— 

19 (A) an entity— 

20 (i) owned or controlled by the Govern21 ment of Iran or identified under section 

22 560.304 of title 31, Code of Federal Regula23 tions (relating to the definition of the Gov24 ernment of Iran); or 
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1 (ii) organized under the laws of Iran 

2 or with the participation or approval of the 

3 Government of Iran; 

4 (B) an entity owned or controlled by an en5 tity described in subparagraph (A); or 

6 (C) a successor entity to an entity described 

7 in subparagraph (A). 

8 SEC. 604. RULE OF CONSTRUCTION WITH RESPECT TO USE 

9 OF FORCE AGAINST IRAN AND SYRIA. 

10 Nothing in this Act or the amendments made by this 

11 Act shall be construed as a declaration of war or an author12 ization of the use of force against Iran or Syria. 

13 SEC. 605. TERMINATION. 

14 (a) IN GENERAL.—The provisions of sections 211, 212, 

15 213, 218, 220, 221, and 501, title I, and subtitle A of title 

16 III shall terminate on the date that is 30 days after the 

17 date on which the President makes the certification de18 scribed in section 401(a) of the Comprehensive Iran Sanc19 tions, Accountability, and Divestment Act of 2010 (22 

20 U.S.C. 8551(a)). 

21 (b) AMENDMENT TO TERMINATION DATE OF COM22 PREHENSIVE IRAN SANCTIONS, ACCOUNTABILITY, AND DI23 VESTMENT ACT OF 2010.—Section 401(a)(2) of the Com24 prehensive Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and Divestment 
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1 Act of 2010 (22 U.S.C. 8551(a)(2)) is amended by inserting 

2 ‘‘, and verifiably dismantled its,’’ after ‘‘development of’’. 

3 TITLE VII—SANCTIONS WITH RE4 SPECT TO HUMAN RIGHTS 

5 ABUSES IN SYRIA 

6 SEC. 701. SHORT TITLE. 

7 This title may be cited as the ‘‘Syria Human Rights 

8 Accountability Act of 2012’’. 

9 SEC. 702. IMPOSITION OF SANCTIONS WITH RESPECT TO 

10 CERTAIN PERSONS WHO ARE RESPONSIBLE 

11 FOR OR COMPLICIT IN HUMAN RIGHTS 

12 ABUSES COMMITTED AGAINST CITIZENS OF 

13 SYRIA OR THEIR FAMILY MEMBERS. 

14 (a) IN GENERAL.—The President shall impose sanc15 tions described in subsection (c) with respect to each person 

16 on the list required by subsection (b). 

17 (b) LIST OF PERSONS WHO ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR

18 OR COMPLICIT IN CERTAIN HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES.— 

19 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 120 days after 

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

21 shall submit to the appropriate congressional commit22 tees a list of persons who are officials of the Govern23 ment of Syria or persons acting on behalf of that 

24 Government that the President determines, based on 

25 credible evidence, are responsible for or complicit in, 
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1 or responsible for ordering, controlling, or otherwise 

2 directing, the commission of serious human rights 

3 abuses against citizens of Syria or their family mem4 bers, regardless of whether such abuses occurred in 

5 Syria. 

6 (2) UPDATES OF LIST.—The President shall sub7 mit to the appropriate congressional committees an 

8 updated list under paragraph (1)— 

9 (A) not later than 300 days after the date 

10 of the enactment of this Act and every 180 days 

11 thereafter; and 

12 (B) as new information becomes available. 

13 (3) FORM OF REPORT; PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.— 

14 (A) FORM.—The list required by paragraph 

15 (1) shall be submitted in unclassified form but 

16 may contain a classified annex. 

17 (B) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.—The unclassi18 fied portion of the list required by paragraph (1) 

19 shall be made available to the public and posted 

20 on the websites of the Department of the Treas21 ury and the Department of State. 

22 (4) CONSIDERATION OF DATA FROM OTHER

23 COUNTRIES AND NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZA24 TIONS.—In preparing the list required by paragraph 

25 (1), the President shall consider credible data already 
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1 obtained by other countries and nongovernmental or2 ganizations, including organizations in Syria, that 

3 monitor the human rights abuses of the Government 

4 of Syria. 

5 (c) SANCTIONS DESCRIBED.—The sanctions described 

6 in this subsection are sanctions pursuant to the Inter7 national Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 

8 et seq.), including blocking of property and restrictions or 

9 prohibitions on financial transactions and the exportation 

10 of property, subject to such regulations as the President may 

11 prescribe. 

12 SEC. 703. IMPOSITION OF SANCTIONS WITH RESPECT TO 

13 THE TRANSFER OF GOODS OR TECH14 NOLOGIES TO SYRIA THAT ARE LIKELY TO BE 

15 USED TO COMMIT HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES. 

16 (a) IN GENERAL.—The President shall impose sanc17 tions described in section 702(c) with respect to— 

18 (1) each person on the list required by subsection 

19 (b); and 

20 (2) any person that— 

21 (A) is a successor entity to a person on the 

22 list; 

23 (B) owns or controls a person on the list, if 

24 the person that owns or controls the person on 

25 the list had actual knowledge or should have 
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1 known that the person on the list engaged in the 

2 activity described in subsection (b)(2) for which 

3 the person was included in the list; or 

4 (C) is owned or controlled by, or under 

5 common ownership or control with, the person 

6 on the list, if the person owned or controlled by, 

7 or under common ownership or control with (as 

8 the case may be), the person on the list know9 ingly engaged in the activity described in sub10 section (b)(2) for which the person was included 

11 in the list. 

12 (b) LIST.— 

13 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 120 days after 

14 the date of the enactment of this Act, the President 

15 shall submit to the appropriate congressional commit16 tees a list of persons that the President determines 

17 have knowingly engaged in an activity described in 

18 paragraph (2) on or after such date of enactment. 

19 (2) ACTIVITY DESCRIBED.— 

20 (A) IN GENERAL.—A person engages in an 

21 activity described in this paragraph if the per22 son— 

23 (i) transfers, or facilitates the transfer 

24 of, goods or technologies described in sub25 paragraph (C) to Syria; or 
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1 (ii) provides services with respect to 

2 goods or technologies described in subpara3 graph (C) after such goods or technologies 

4 are transferred to Syria. 

5 (B) APPLICABILITY TO CONTRACTS AND

6 OTHER AGREEMENTS.—A person engages in an 

7 activity described in subparagraph (A) without 

8 regard to whether the activity is carried out pur9 suant to a contract or other agreement entered 

10 into before, on, or after the date of the enactment 

11 of this Act. 

12 (C) GOODS OR TECHNOLOGIES DE13 SCRIBED.—Goods or technologies described in 

14 this subparagraph are goods or technologies that 

15 the President determines are likely to be used by 

16 the Government of Syria or any of its agencies 

17 or instrumentalities to commit human rights 

18 abuses against the people of Syria, including— 

19 (i) firearms or ammunition (as those 

20 terms are defined in section 921 of title 18, 

21 United States Code), rubber bullets, police 

22 batons, pepper or chemical sprays, stun gre23 nades, electroshock weapons, tear gas, water 

24 cannons, or surveillance technology; or 

25 (ii) sensitive technology. 
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1 (D) SENSITIVE TECHNOLOGY DEFINED.— 

2 (i) IN GENERAL.—For purposes of sub3 paragraph (C), the term ‘‘sensitive tech4 nology’’ means hardware, software, tele5 communications equipment, or any other 

6 technology, that the President determines is 

7 to be used specifically— 

8 (I) to restrict the free flow of un9 biased information in Syria; or 

10 (II) to disrupt, monitor, or other11 wise restrict speech of the people of 

12 Syria. 

13 (ii) EXCEPTION.—The term ‘‘sensitive 

14 technology’’ does not include information or 

15 informational materials the exportation of 

16 which the President does not have the au17 thority to regulate or prohibit pursuant to 

18 section 203(b)(3) of the International Emer19 gency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 

20 1702(b)(3)). 

21 (3) SPECIAL RULE TO ALLOW FOR TERMINATION

22 OF SANCTIONABLE ACTIVITY.—The President shall not 

23 be required to include a person on the list required 

24 by paragraph (1) if the President certifies in writing 

25 to the appropriate congressional committees that— 
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1 (A) the person is no longer engaging in, or 

2 has taken significant verifiable steps toward 

3 stopping, the activity described in paragraph (2) 

4 for which the President would otherwise have in5 cluded the person on the list; and 

6 (B) the President has received reliable as7 surances that the person will not knowingly en8 gage in any activity described in paragraph (2) 

9 in the future. 

10 (4) UPDATES OF LIST.—The President shall sub11 mit to the appropriate congressional committees an 

12 updated list under paragraph (1)— 

13 (A) not later than 300 days after the date 

14 of the enactment of this Act and every 180 days 

15 thereafter; and 

16 (B) as new information becomes available. 

17 (5) FORM OF REPORT; PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.— 

18 (A) FORM.—The list required by paragraph 

19 (1) shall be submitted in unclassified form but 

20 may contain a classified annex. 

21 (B) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.—The unclassi22 fied portion of the list required by paragraph (1) 

23 shall be made available to the public and posted 

24 on the websites of the Department of the Treas25 ury and the Department of State. 
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1 SEC. 704. IMPOSITION OF SANCTIONS WITH RESPECT TO 

2 PERSONS WHO ENGAGE IN CENSORSHIP OR 

3 OTHER FORMS OF REPRESSION IN SYRIA. 

4 (a) IN GENERAL.—The President shall impose sanc5 tions described in section 702(c) with respect to each person 

6 on the list required by subsection (b). 

7 (b) LIST OF PERSONS WHO ENGAGE IN CENSOR8 SHIP.— 

9 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 120 days after 

10 the date of the enactment of this Act, the President 

11 shall submit to the appropriate congressional commit12 tees a list of persons that the President determines 

13 have engaged in censorship, or activities relating to 

14 censorship, in a manner that prohibits, limits, or pe15 nalizes the legitimate exercise of freedom of expression 

16 by citizens of Syria. 

17 (2) UPDATES OF LIST.—The President shall sub18 mit to the appropriate congressional committees an 

19 updated list under paragraph (1)— 

20 (A) not later than 300 days after the date 

21 of the enactment of this Act and every 180 days 

22 thereafter; and 

23 (B) as new information becomes available. 

24 (3) FORM OF REPORT; PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.— 
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1 (A) FORM.—The list required by paragraph 

2 (1) shall be submitted in unclassified form but 

3 may contain a classified annex. 

4 (B) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.—The unclassi5 fied portion of the list required by paragraph (1) 

6 shall be made available to the public and posted 

7 on the websites of the Department of the Treas8 ury and the Department of State. 

9 SEC. 705. WAIVER. 

10 The President may waive the requirement to include 

11 a person on a list required by section 702, 703, or 704 or 

12 to impose sanctions pursuant to any such section if the 

13 President— 

14 (1) determines that such a waiver is in the na15 tional security interests of the United States; and 

16 (2) submits to the appropriate congressional 

17 committees a report on the reasons for that deter18 mination. 

19 SEC. 706. TERMINATION. 

20 (a) IN GENERAL.—The provisions of this title and any 

21 sanctions imposed pursuant to this title shall terminate on 

22 the date on which the President submits to the appropriate 

23 congressional committees— 

24 (1) the certification described in subsection (b); 

25 and 
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1 (2) a certification that— 

2 (A) the Government of Syria is democrat3 ically elected and representative of the people of 

4 Syria; or 

5 (B) a legitimate transitional government of 

6 Syria is in place. 

7 (b) CERTIFICATION DESCRIBED.—A certification de8 scribed in this subsection is a certification by the President 

9 that the Government of Syria— 

10 (1) has unconditionally released all political 

11 prisoners; 

12 (2) has ceased its practices of violence, unlawful 

13 detention, torture, and abuse of citizens of Syria en14 gaged in peaceful political activity; 

15 (3) has ceased its practice of procuring sensitive 

16 technology designed to restrict the free flow of unbi17 ased information in Syria, or to disrupt, monitor, or 

18 otherwise restrict the right of citizens of Syria to free19 dom of expression; 

20 (4) has ceased providing support for foreign ter21 rorist organizations and no longer allows such orga22 nizations, including Hamas, Hezbollah, and Pales23 tinian Islamic Jihad, to maintain facilities in terri24 tory under the control of the Government of Syria; 

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1 (5) has ceased the development and deployment 

2 of medium- and long-range surface-to-surface ballistic 

3 missiles; 

4 (6) is not pursuing or engaged in the research, 

5 development, acquisition, production, transfer, or de6 ployment of biological, chemical, or nuclear weapons, 

7 and has provided credible assurances that it will not 

8 engage in such activities in the future; and 

9 (7) has agreed to allow the United Nations and 

10 other international observers to verify that the Gov11 ernment of Syria is not engaging in such activities 

12 and to assess the credibility of the assurances pro13 vided by that Government. 

14 (c) SUSPENSION OF SANCTIONS AFTER ELECTION OF

15 DEMOCRATIC GOVERNMENT.—If the President submits to 

16 the appropriate congressional committees the certification 

17 described in subsection (a)(2), the President may suspend 

18 the provisions of this title and any sanctions imposed under 

19 this title for not more than 180 days to allow time for a 

20 certification described in subsection (b) to be submitted. 

Attest: 

Clerk. 

112TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H.R. 1905 

HOUSE AMENDMENT TO 

SENATE AMENDMENT