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118TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 6323 

To modify the availability of certain waiver authorities with respect to sanctions imposed with respect to the financial sector of Iran, and for 

other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

NOVEMBER 9, 2023 

Mrs. KIM of California introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 

Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on 

Foreign Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 

A BILL 

To modify the availability of certain waiver authorities with 

respect to sanctions imposed with respect to the financial 

sector of Iran, and for other purposes. 

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

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Iran Counterterrorism 

5 Act of 2023’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. MODIFICATION OF WAIVER AUTHORITIES WITH RE2 SPECT TO SANCTIONS IMPOSED WITH RE3 SPECT TO THE FINANCIAL SECTOR OF IRAN. 

4 (a) FY 2013 NDAA.—Section 1247 of the National 

5 Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (22 

6 U.S.C. 8806) is amended as follows: 

7 (1) In subsection (f)(1)— 

8 (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘de9 termines that such a waiver’’ and inserting the 

10 following: ‘‘determines that— 

11 ‘‘(i) the Government of Iran has 

12 ceased to provide support for acts of inter13 national terrorism; or 

14 ‘‘(ii) such a waiver’’; and 

15 (B) in subparagraph (B), by inserting ‘‘be16 fore issuing a waiver pursuant to subparagraph 

17 (A)(ii),’’ before ‘‘submits’’. 

18 (2) By adding at the end the following: 

19 ‘‘(g) PERIOD FOR REVIEW BY CONGRESS.— 

20 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—During the period of 30 

21 calendar days beginning on the date on which the 

22 President submits a report under subsection 

23 (f)(1)(B), the appropriate congressional committees 

24 should, as appropriate, hold hearings and briefings 

25 and otherwise obtain information in order to fully 

26 review the report. 


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1 ‘‘(2) EXCEPTION.—The period for congressional 

2 review under paragraph (1) of a report required to 

3 be submitted under subsection (f)(1)(B) shall be 60 

4 calendar days if the report is submitted on or after 

5 July 10 and on or before September 7 in any cal6 endar year. 

7 ‘‘(3) LIMITATION ON ACTIONS DURING INITIAL

8 CONGRESSIONAL REVIEW PERIOD.—Notwithstanding 

9 any other provision of law, during the period for 

10 congressional review provided for under paragraph 

11 (1) of a report submitted under subsection (f)(1)(B) 

12 proposing a waiver of the imposition of sanctions 

13 under subsection (a), including any additional period 

14 for such review as applicable under the exception 

15 provided in paragraph (2), the President may not 

16 issue the waiver unless a joint resolution of approval 

17 with respect to that waiver is enacted in accordance 

18 with subsection (h). 

19 ‘‘(4) LIMITATION ON ACTIONS DURING PRESI20 DENTIAL CONSIDERATION OF A JOINT RESOLUTION

21 OF DISAPPROVAL.—Notwithstanding any other pro22 vision of law, if a joint resolution of disapproval re23 lating to a report submitted under subsection 

24 (f)(1)(B) proposing a waiver of the imposition of 

25 sanctions under subsection (a) passes both Houses 


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1 of Congress in accordance with subsection (h), the 

2 President may not issue the waiver for a period of 

3 12 calendar days after the date of passage of the 

4 joint resolution of disapproval. 

5 ‘‘(5) LIMITATION ON ACTIONS DURING CON6 GRESSIONAL RECONSIDERATION OF A JOINT RESO7 LUTION OF DISAPPROVAL.—Notwithstanding any 

8 other provision of law, if a joint resolution of dis9 approval relating to a report submitted under sub10 section (f)(1)(B) proposing a waiver of the imposi11 tion of sanctions under subsection (a) passes both 

12 Houses of Congress in accordance with subsection 

13 (h), and the President vetoes the joint resolution, 

14 the President may not issue the waiver for a period 

15 of 10 calendar days after the date of the President’s 

16 veto. 

17 ‘‘(6) EFFECT OF ENACTMENT OF A JOINT RES18 OLUTION OF DISAPPROVAL.—Notwithstanding any 

19 other provision of law, if a joint resolution of dis20 approval relating to a report submitted under sub21 section (f)(1)(B) proposing an action described in 

22 subsection (a)(2) is enacted in accordance with sub23 section (h), the President may not issue the waiver. 

24 ‘‘(h) JOINT RESOLUTIONS OF DISAPPROVAL OR AP25 PROVAL DEFINED.—In this subsection: 


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1 ‘‘(1) JOINT RESOLUTION OF APPROVAL.—The 

2 term ‘joint resolution of approval’ means only a joint 

3 resolution of either House of Congress— 

4 ‘‘(A) the title of which is as follows: ‘A 

5 joint resolution approving the President’s pro6 posal to issue a waiver relating to the applica7 tion of certain sanctions with respect to Iran.’; 

8 and 

9 ‘‘(B) the sole matter after the resolving 

10 clause of which is the following: ‘Congress ap11 proves of the issuance of a waiver relating to 

12 the application of sanctions imposed with re13 spect to Iran proposed by the President in the 

14 report submitted to Congress under section 

15 1247(f)(1)(B) of the National Defense Author16 ization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 on 

17 lllllll relating to 

18 llllllll.’, with the first blank space 

19 being filled with the appropriate date and the 

20 second blank space being filled with a short de21 scription of the proposed waiver. 

22 ‘‘(2) JOINT RESOLUTION OF DISAPPROVAL.— 

23 The term ‘joint resolution of disapproval’ means only 

24 a joint resolution of either House of Congress— 


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1 ‘‘(A) the title of which is as follows: ‘A 

2 joint resolution disapproving the President’s 

3 proposal to issue a waiver relating to the appli4 cation of certain sanctions with respect to 

5 Iran.’; and 

6 ‘‘(B) the sole matter after the resolving 

7 clause of which is the following: ‘Congress dis8 approves of the issuance of a waiver relating to 

9 the application of sanctions imposed with re10 spect to Iran proposed by the President in the 

11 report submitted to Congress under section 

12 1247(f)(1)(B) of the National Defense Author13 ization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 on 

14 lllllll relating to 

15 llllllll.’, with the first blank space 

16 being filled with the appropriate date and the 

17 second blank space being filled with a short de18 scription of the proposed action. 

19 ‘‘(3) INTRODUCTION.—During the period of 30 

20 calendar days provided for under subsection (g)(1), 

21 including any additional period as applicable under 

22 the exception provided in subsection (g)(2), a joint 

23 resolution of approval or joint resolution of dis24 approval may be introduced— 


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1 ‘‘(A) in the House of Representatives, by 

2 the majority leader or the minority leader; and 

3 ‘‘(B) in the Senate, by the majority leader 

4 (or the majority leader’s designee) or the mi5 nority leader (or the minority leader’s des6 ignee). 

7 ‘‘(4) FLOOR CONSIDERATION IN HOUSE OF

8 REPRESENTATIVES.—If a committee of the House of 

9 Representatives to which a joint resolution of ap10 proval or joint resolution of disapproval has been re11 ferred has not reported the joint resolution within 

12 10 calendar days after the date of referral, that 

13 committee shall be discharged from further consider14 ation of the joint resolution. 

15 ‘‘(5) CONSIDERATION IN THE SENATE.— 

16 ‘‘(A) COMMITTEE REFERRAL.—A joint res17 olution of approval or joint resolution of dis18 approval introduced in the Senate shall be re19 ferred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, 

20 and Urban Affairs. 

21 ‘‘(B) REPORTING AND DISCHARGE.—If the 

22 committee to which a joint resolution of ap23 proval or joint resolution of disapproval was re24 ferred has not reported the joint resolution 

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1 ral of the joint resolution, that committee shall 

2 be discharged from further consideration of the 

3 joint resolution and the joint resolution shall be 

4 placed on the appropriate calendar. 

5 ‘‘(C) PROCEEDING TO CONSIDERATION.— 

6 Notwithstanding Rule XXII of the Standing 

7 Rules of the Senate, it is in order at any time 

8 after the Committee on Banking, Housing, and 

9 Urban Affairs reports a joint resolution of ap10 proval or joint resolution of disapproval to the 

11 Senate or has been discharged from consider12 ation of such a joint resolution (even though a 

13 previous motion to the same effect has been dis14 agreed to) to move to proceed to the consider15 ation of the joint resolution, and all points of 

16 order against the joint resolution (and against 

17 consideration of the joint resolution) are 

18 waived. The motion to proceed is not debatable. 

19 The motion is not subject to a motion to post20 pone. A motion to reconsider the vote by which 

21 the motion is agreed to or disagreed to shall not 

22 be in order. 

23 ‘‘(D) RULINGS OF THE CHAIR ON PROCE24 DURE.—Appeals from the decisions of the Chair 

25 relating to the application of the rules of the 


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1 Senate, as the case may be, to the procedure re2 lating to a joint resolution of approval or joint 

3 resolution of disapproval shall be decided with4 out debate. 

5 ‘‘(E) CONSIDERATION OF VETO MES6 SAGES.—Debate in the Senate of any veto mes7 sage with respect to a joint resolution of ap8 proval or joint resolution of disapproval, includ9 ing all debatable motions and appeals in con10 nection with the joint resolution, shall be lim11 ited to 10 hours, to be equally divided between, 

12 and controlled by, the majority leader and the 

13 minority leader or their designees. 

14 ‘‘(6) RULES RELATING TO SENATE AND HOUSE

15 OF REPRESENTATIVES.— 

16 ‘‘(A) TREATMENT OF SENATE JOINT RESO17 LUTION IN HOUSE.—In the House of Rep18 resentatives, the following procedures shall 

19 apply to a joint resolution of approval or a joint 

20 resolution of disapproval received from the Sen21 ate (unless the House has already passed a 

22 joint resolution relating to the same proposed 

23 action): 


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1 ‘‘(i) The joint resolution shall be re2 ferred to the Committee on Financial Serv3 ices. 

4 ‘‘(ii) If a committee to which a joint 

5 resolution has been referred has not re6 ported the joint resolution within 2 cal7 endar days after the date of referral, that 

8 committee shall be discharged from further 

9 consideration of the joint resolution. 

10 ‘‘(iii) Beginning on the third legisla11 tive day after each committee to which a 

12 joint resolution has been referred reports 

13 the joint resolution to the House or has 

14 been discharged from further consideration 

15 thereof, it shall be in order to move to pro16 ceed to consider the joint resolution in the 

17 House. All points of order against the mo18 tion are waived. Such a motion shall not be 

19 in order after the House has disposed of a 

20 motion to proceed on the joint resolution. 

21 The previous question shall be considered 

22 as ordered on the motion to its adoption 

23 without intervening motion. The motion 

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1 sider the vote by which the motion is dis2 posed of shall not be in order. 

3 ‘‘(iv) The joint resolution shall be con4 sidered as read. All points of order against 

5 the joint resolution and against its consid6 eration are waived. The previous question 

7 shall be considered as ordered on the joint 

8 resolution to final passage without inter9 vening motion except 2 hours of debate 

10 equally divided and controlled by the spon11 sor of the joint resolution (or a designee) 

12 and an opponent. A motion to reconsider 

13 the vote on passage of the joint resolution 

14 shall not be in order. 

15 ‘‘(B) TREATMENT OF HOUSE JOINT RESO16 LUTION IN SENATE.— 

17 ‘‘(i) If, before the passage by the Sen18 ate of a joint resolution of approval or 

19 joint resolution of disapproval, the Senate 

20 receives an identical joint resolution from 

21 the House of Representatives, the following 

22 procedures shall apply: 

23 ‘‘(I) That joint resolution shall 

24 not be referred to a committee. 


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1 ‘‘(II) With respect to that joint 

2 resolution— 

3 ‘‘(aa) the procedure in the 

4 Senate shall be the same as if no 

5 joint resolution had been received 

6 from the House of Representa7 tives; but 

8 ‘‘(bb) the vote on passage 

9 shall be on the joint resolution 

10 from the House of Representa11 tives. 

12 ‘‘(ii) If, following passage of a joint 

13 resolution of approval or joint resolution of 

14 disapproval in the Senate, the Senate re15 ceives an identical joint resolution from the 

16 House of Representatives, that joint reso17 lution shall be placed on the appropriate 

18 Senate calendar. 

19 ‘‘(iii) If a joint resolution of approval 

20 or a joint resolution of disapproval is re21 ceived from the House, and no companion 

22 joint resolution has been introduced in the 

23 Senate, the Senate procedures under this 

24 subsection shall apply to the House joint 

25 resolution. 


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1 ‘‘(C) APPLICATION TO REVENUE MEAS2 URES.—The provisions of this paragraph shall 

3 not apply in the House of Representatives to a 

4 joint resolution of approval or joint resolution 

5 of disapproval that is a revenue measure. 

6 ‘‘(7) RULES OF HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

7 AND SENATE.—This subsection is enacted by Con8 gress— 

9 ‘‘(A) as an exercise of the rulemaking 

10 power of the Senate and the House of Rep11 resentatives, respectively, and as such is deemed 

12 a part of the rules of each House, respectively, 

13 and supersedes other rules only to the extent 

14 that it is inconsistent with such rules; and 

15 ‘‘(B) with full recognition of the constitu16 tional right of either House to change the rules 

17 (so far as relating to the procedure of that 

18 House) at any time, in the same manner, and 

19 to the same extent as in the case of any other 

20 rule of that House.’’. 

21 (b) FY 2012 NDAA.—Section 1245(d)(5) of the Na22 tional Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 (22 

23 U.S.C. 8513a(d)(5)) is amended as follows: 


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1 (1) In subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘deter2 mines that such a waiver’’ and inserting the fol3 lowing: ‘‘determines that— 

4 ‘‘(i) the Government of Iran has 

5 ceased to provide support for acts of inter6 national terrorism; or 

7 ‘‘(ii) such a waiver’’. 

8 (2) In subparagraph (B), by inserting ‘‘before 

9 issuing a waiver pursuant to subparagraph (A)(ii),’’ 

10 before ‘‘submits’’. 

11 (3) By adding at the end the following: 

12 ‘‘The provisions relating to period for review by Con13 gress described in subsections (g) and (h) of section 

14 1247 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 

15 Fiscal Year 2013 (22 U.S.C. 8806) shall apply with 

16 respect to a report submitted under subparagraph 

17 (B) proposing a waiver of the imposition of sanc18 tions under paragraph (1) in the same manner and 

19 to the same extent as such provisions apply with re20 spect to a report submitted under subsection 

21 (f)(1)(B) of such section 1247 proposing a waiver of 

22 the imposition of sanctions under subsection (a) of 

23 such section.’’. 

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