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118TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 6453 

To require reports on and impose sanctions with respect to Iran’s development 

of space-launch vehicles, intercontinental ballistic missiles, and unmanned 

aerial systems, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

NOVEMBER 17, 2023 

Ms. STEFANIK introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, Financial Services, Oversight and Accountability, Ways and 

Means, Armed Services, and Intelligence (Permanent Select), for a period 

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

concerned 

A BILL 

To require reports on and impose sanctions with respect 

to Iran’s development of space-launch vehicles, intercontinental ballistic missiles, and unmanned aerial systems, 

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; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 

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

5 ‘‘No ICBMs or Drones for Iran Act of 2023’’. 


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

2 this Act is as follows: 

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 

TITLE I—SANCTIONS AND REPORT ON IRANIAN SPACE-LAUNCH 

VEHICLES AND INTERCONTINENTAL BALLISTIC MISSILES 

Sec. 101. Findings; sense of Congress. 

Sec. 102. Determination and mandatory imposition of sanctions under Executive Order 13382. 

Sec. 103. Report on support for Iran’s space, aerospace, and ballistic missile 

sectors and United States capacity to deny intercontinental 

ballistic missile attacks from Iran. 

Sec. 104. Report on senior officials of Government of Iran responsible for 

space-launch vehicle or ballistic missile tests. 

TITLE II—SANCTIONS AND REPORTS RELATING TO IRANIAN 

UNMANNED AERIAL SYSTEMS 

Sec. 201. Findings; sense of Congress. 

Sec. 202. Inclusion of unmanned aerial systems and cruise missiles under Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and Divestment Act 

of 2010. 

Sec. 203. Inclusion of unmanned aerial systems in enforcement of arms 

embargos under Countering America’s Adversaries Through 

Sanctions Act. 

Sec. 204. Inclusion of unmanned aerial systems under Iran-Iraq Arms NonProliferation Act of 1992. 

Sec. 205. Strategy to counter Iranian unmanned aerial systems. 

Sec. 206. Report on support for Iran’s unmanned aerial system program and 

related technology transfers. 

Sec. 207. Unmanned aerial system defined. 

TITLE III—EXPANSION OF IRAN SANCTIONS ACT OF 1996 

Sec. 301. Expansion of Iran Sanctions Act of 1996. 

3 TITLE I—SANCTIONS AND RE4 PORT ON IRANIAN SPACE5 LAUNCH VEHICLES AND 

6 INTERCONTINENTAL BAL7 LISTIC MISSILES 

8 SEC. 101. FINDINGS; SENSE OF CONGRESS. 

9 (a) FINDINGS.—Congress makes the following find10 ings: 


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1 (1) The Islamic Republic of Iran has the largest 

2 ballistic missile arsenal in the Middle East, which 

3 Iran uses to threaten forces of the United States 

4 and partners of the United States in the region. 

5 (2) Iran is progressing toward developing an 

6 intercontinental ballistic missile (commonly referred 

7 to an ‘‘ICBM’’) capability. In 2023, the Defense In8 telligence Agency reported that Iran’s progress on 

9 its space-launch vehicles shortens the time needed 

10 for Iran to produce an ICBM since space-launch ve11 hicles and ICBMs use similar technologies. 

12 (3) Iran continues to rely on illicit foreign pro13 curement to support its long-range missile aspira14 tions. For example, Iran recently tried to purchase 

15 from the Russian Federation and the People’s Re16 public of China ammonium perchlorate, which is the 

17 main ingredient in solid propellants to power mis18 siles. 

19 (4) Iran relies at least in part on networks in 

20 Hong Kong and the People’s Republic of China to 

21 procure dual-use materials and equipment for its 

22 longer-range ballistic missile program. 

23 (5) North Korea historically has played a role 

24 in supporting longer-range Iranian ballistic missile 

25 capabilities. Specifically, North Korea provided the 


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1 Nodong-A to Iran in the 1990s, which Iran used to 

2 develop both its first nuclear-capable medium-range 

3 ballistic missile and liquid propellant engines for its 

4 space-launch vehicles. 

5 (6) While the Iran Space Agency, a government 

6 organization subject to sanctions, develops space ca7 pabilities for Iran’s ministry of defense as well as 

8 the communications sector, Iran’s Revolutionary 

9 Guard Corps Aerospace Force (commonly referred to 

10 as the ‘‘IRGC–AF’’) runs a parallel space program 

11 employing solid-propellant motors, which if used in 

12 ICBM technology, would enable launches with little 

13 warning. 

14 (7) Iran continues work on larger diameter 

15 solid-propellant motors, like the Rafa’e, and is now 

16 reportedly in the possession of an all-solid-propellant 

17 space-launch vehicle called the Qaem–100. The 

18 Qaem–100 was reportedly tested twice, once in No19 vember 2022 and again in March 2023. 

20 (8) The IRGC–AF last successfully launched a 

21 satellite into orbit in September 2023 using its 

22 Qased rocket, fueled by both liquid- and solid-fueled 

23 stages. 

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1 nology violated Annex B of United Nations Security 

2 Council Resolution 2231 (2015), which enshrined 

3 certain restrictions under the Joint Comprehensive 

4 Plan of Action. Those restrictions expired on Octo5 ber 18, 2023. 

6 (b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con7 gress that— 

8 (1) Iran’s space program continues to function 

9 as a cover for Iran’s quest for an ICBM; 

10 (2) the possession by Iran of an ICBM would 

11 pose a direct threat to the United States homeland 

12 and partners of the United States in Europe; and 

13 (3) the United States should work to deny Iran 

14 the ability to hold the United States homeland or 

15 European partners of the United States at risk with 

16 an ICBM. 

17 SEC. 102. DETERMINATION AND MANDATORY IMPOSITION 

18 OF SANCTIONS UNDER EXECUTIVE ORDER 

19 13382. 

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

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

22 (1) determine whether each individual or entity 

23 specified in subsection (b) meets the criteria for the 

24 imposition of sanctions under Executive Order 

25 13382 (50 U.S.C. 1701 note; relating to blocking 


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1 property of weapons of mass destruction 

2 proliferators and their supporters); and 

3 (2) with respect to any such individual or entity 

4 the President determines does meet such criteria, 

5 impose such sanctions. 

6 (b) INDIVIDUALS AND ENTITIES SPECIFIED.—The 

7 individuals and entities specified in this subsection are the 

8 following: 

9 (1) The Space Division of the IRGC–AF. 

10 (2) All senior officers of the IRGC–AF. 

11 (3) Brigadier General Amir-Ali Hajizadeh, the 

12 commander of the IRGC–AF. 

13 (4) General Majid Mousavi, the deputy com14 mander of the IRGC–AF. 

15 (5) Second Brigadier General Ali-Jafarabadi, 

16 the commander of the Space Division of the IRGC– 

17 AF. 

18 SEC. 103. REPORT ON SUPPORT FOR IRAN’S SPACE, AERO19 SPACE, AND BALLISTIC MISSILE SECTORS 

20 AND UNITED STATES CAPACITY TO DENY 

21 INTERCONTINENTAL BALLISTIC MISSILE AT22 TACKS FROM IRAN. 

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

24 date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of De25 fense, in coordination with the Secretary of the Treasury, 


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1 the Secretary of State, the Secretary of Commerce, and 

2 the Director of National Intelligence, shall submit to the 

3 congressional defense committees a report that includes 

4 the following: 

5 (1) An identification of entities in Iran not sub6 ject to sanctions imposed by the United States as of 

7 the date of the report that are helping to support 

8 Iran’s space, aerospace, and ballistic missile sectors, 

9 including public and private entities making a mate10 rial contribution to Iran’s development of space11 launch vehicles or ICBMs. 

12 (2) An identification of the countries the gov13 ernments of which continue to support Iran’s space, 

14 aerospace, and ballistic missile activities. 

15 (3) With respect to each country identified 

16 under paragraph (2), the following: 

17 (A) Actions taken by the government of 

18 the country or other entities within the country 

19 to support Iran’s space, aerospace, and ballistic 

20 missile activities, including the transfer of mis21 siles, engines, propellant or materials that can 

22 be used for fuel, or other technologies that 

23 could make a material contribution to develop24 ment of space-launch vehicles or ICBMs. 


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1 (B) Any actions described in subparagraph 

2 (A) or proposals for such actions being nego3 tiated or discussed as of the date of the report. 

4 (4) An assessment of Iran’s ICBM technology, 

5 including the following: 

6 (A) Key steps Iran would need to take to 

7 develop an ICBM. 

8 (B) An assessment of which rocket motors 

9 Iran would likely use to build an ICBM. 

10 (C) Technological hurdles Iran would still 

11 need to overcome to develop an ICBM. 

12 (D) Pathways to overcome the hurdles de13 scribed in subparagraph (C), including the po14 tential transfer of technologies from North 

15 Korea, the Russian Federation, or the People’s 

16 Republic of China. 

17 (E) An estimated timeline for Iran to de18 velop an ICBM if Iran chooses to do so. 

19 (5) An assessment of the missile defense capa20 bilities of the United States, as of the date of the 

21 report and anticipated for the future, with respect to 

22 denying an attack by Iran on the United States 

23 homeland, including the following: 

24 (A) An assessment of the ability of the 

25 Ground-Based Midcourse Defense System, as it 


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1 exists on the date of the enactment of this Act, 

2 to prevent such an attack. 

3 (B) An assessment of how the procurement 

4 of the Next Generation Interceptor would im5 prove the ability of the United States to inter6 cept ICBMs launched from Iran. 

7 (C) How a third missile defense site on the 

8 East Coast of the United States would improve 

9 the ability of the United States to intercept 

10 ICBMs launched from Iran. 

11 (b) UPDATES.—As new information becomes avail12 able and not less frequently than annually, the Secretary 

13 shall submit to the congressional defense committees an 

14 updated version of the report required by subsection (a) 

15 that includes updated information under paragraphs (1) 

16 through (4) of that subsection. 

17 (c) FORM.—Each report submitted under this section 

18 shall be submitting in unclassified form, but may include 

19 a classified annex. 

20 (d) CONGRESSIONAL DEFENSE COMMITTEES DE21 FINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘congressional defense 

22 committees’’ has the meaning given that term in section 

23 101(a)(16) of title 10, United States Code. 


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1 SEC. 104. REPORT ON SENIOR OFFICIALS OF GOVERNMENT 

2 OF IRAN RESPONSIBLE FOR SPACE-LAUNCH 

3 VEHICLE OR BALLISTIC MISSILE TESTS. 

4 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 30 days after the 

5 date on which the President determines that the Govern6 ment of Iran has conducted a test of a space-launch vehi7 cle or ballistic missile, the President shall submit to the 

8 appropriate congressional committees a notification that 

9 identifies each senior official of the Government of Iran 

10 that the President determines is responsible for ordering, 

11 controlling, or otherwise directing the test. 

12 (b) ELEMENTS.—The notification required by sub13 section (a) shall include— 

14 (1) available information on the ballistic missile 

15 or the generic class of ballistic missile or space rock16 et that was launched; 

17 (2) the trajectory, duration, range, and altitude 

18 of the flight of the missile or rocket; 

19 (3) the duration, range, and altitude of the 

20 flight of each stage of the missile or rocket; 

21 (4) the location of the launch point and impact 

22 point; 

23 (5) the payload; and 

24 (6) other technical information that is available. 


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1 (c) FORM.—The notification required by subsection 

2 (a) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may con3 tain a classified annex. 

4 (d) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES

5 DEFINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate con6 gressional committees’’ means— 

7 (1) the Committee on Armed Services, the 

8 Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Af9 fairs, the Committee on Foreign Relations, and Se10 lect Committee on Intelligence of the Senate; and 

11 (2) the Committee on Armed Services, the 

12 Committee on Financial Services, the Committee on 

13 Foreign Affairs, and the Permanent Select Com14 mittee on Intelligence of the House of Representa15 tives. 

16 TITLE II—SANCTIONS AND RE17 PORTS RELATING TO IRA18 NIAN UNMANNED AERIAL 

19 SYSTEMS 

20 SEC. 201. FINDINGS; SENSE OF CONGRESS. 

21 (a) FINDINGS.—Congress makes the following find22 ings: 

23 (1) Iran has a robust unmanned aerial system 

24 program under which Iran operates several un25 manned aerial systems, including combat drones, 


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1 drones capable of conducting intelligence, surveil2 lance, and reconnaissance, and suicide or kamikaze 

3 drones. 

4 (2) As of December 2022, Iran reportedly sup5 plied more than 1,700 unmanned aerial systems to 

6 the Russian Federation, including several hundred of 

7 the Shahed–136 suicide drone. 

8 (3) Iran and the Russian Federation are report9 edly planning to build 6,000 Geran–2 drones, the 

10 Russian-made version of the Iranian Shahed–136, at 

11 a new facility in the Russian Federation. 

12 (4) The Iranian supply of unmanned aerial sys13 tems to the Russian Federation has fueled the Rus14 sian Federation’s murderous invasion of Ukraine 

15 and caused countless civilian deaths. 

16 (5) The United States found parts made by 

17 more than a dozen United States or western compa18 nies in an Iranian unmanned aerial system downed 

19 in Ukraine, which are likely transferred to Iran ille20 gally. 

21 (6) Iran is also responsible for the proliferation 

22 of unmanned aerial systems to terrorist groups in 

23 the Middle East, including Hamas in Gaza, 

24 Hezbollah in Lebanon, and the Houthis in Yemen, 

25 which have all employed drones in their murderous 


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1 attacks on Israel following the October 7, 2023, ter2 rorist attacks by Hamas in Israel, which killed more 

3 than 1,400 innocent civilians. 

4 (7) Iran’s transfer of unmanned aerial systems 

5 to other governments and terrorist groups has vio6 lated Annex B of United Nations Security Council 

7 Resolution 2231 (2015) and restrictions imposed 

8 under the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, 

9 which expired on October 18, 2023. 

10 (8) Upon the expiration of those restrictions, 

11 Iran’s transfer of deadly unmanned aerial systems 

12 and ballistic missiles to actors like Hamas and the 

13 Russian Federation became legal under international 

14 law. 

15 (b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con16 gress that— 

17 (1) Iran’s unmanned aerial system program 

18 contributes significantly to the instability of the Mid19 dle East and threatens the security of the United 

20 States and its partners in the Middle East, including 

21 Israel; 

22 (2) the provision of Iranian unmanned aerial 

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1 gerous partnership between Iran and the Russian 

2 Federation; 

3 (3) the expiration of restrictions under the 

4 Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action and Annex B of 

5 United Nations Security Council Resolution 2231 on 

6 October 18, 2023, helps facilitate Iran’s development 

7 and transfer of deadly unmanned aerial systems and 

8 ballistic missiles to actors like Hamas and the Rus9 sian Federation; and 

10 (4) the United States should seek to hinder 

11 Iran’s unmanned aerial system production, its trans12 fer of such systems to the Russian Federation, 

13 Hamas, and other hostile state and non-state actors, 

14 and to prevent the further use of United States com15 ponents in Iranian unmanned aerial systems. 

16 SEC. 202. INCLUSION OF UNMANNED AERIAL SYSTEMS AND 

17 CRUISE MISSILES UNDER COMPREHENSIVE 

18 IRAN SANCTIONS, ACCOUNTABILITY, AND DI19 VESTMENT ACT OF 2010. 

20 (a) FINDINGS.—Section 2(1) of the Comprehensive 

21 Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and Divestment Act of 

22 2010 (22 U.S.C. 8501(1)) is amended by striking ‘‘and 

23 ballistic missiles’’ and inserting ‘‘, ballistic missiles, and 

24 unmanned aerial systems and cruise missiles’’. 


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1 (b) INCLUSION IN GOODS, SERVICES, AND TECH2 NOLOGIES OF DIVERSION CONCERN.—Section 

3 302(b)(1)(B) of the Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, Ac4 countability, and Divestment Act of 2010 (22 U.S.C. 

5 8542(b)(1)(B)) is amended— 

6 (1) in clause (ii), by striking ‘‘; or’’ and insert7 ing a semicolon; 

8 (2) by redesignating clause (iii) as clause (iv); 

9 and 

10 (3) by inserting after clause (ii) the following: 

11 ‘‘(iii) unmanned aerial system (as de12 fined in section 207 of the No ICBMs or 

13 Drones for Iran Act of 2023) or cruise 

14 missile program; or’’. 

15 (c) SUNSET.—Section 401(a)(2) of the Comprehen16 sive Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and Divestment Act 

17 of 2010 (22 U.S.C. 8551(a)(2)) is amended by striking 

18 ‘‘and ballistic missiles and ballistic missile launch tech19 nology’’ and inserting ‘‘, ballistic missiles and ballistic mis20 sile launch technology, and unmanned aerial system (as 

21 defined in section 207 of the No ICBMs or Drones for 

22 Iran Act of 2023) and cruise missile programs.’’. 


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1 SEC. 203. INCLUSION OF UNMANNED AERIAL SYSTEMS IN 

2 ENFORCEMENT OF ARMS EMBARGOS UNDER 

3 COUNTERING AMERICA’S ADVERSARIES 

4 THROUGH SANCTIONS ACT. 

5 Section 107(a)(1) of the Countering America’s Ad6 versaries Through Sanctions Act (22 U.S.C. 9406(a)(1)) 

7 is amended by inserting ‘‘unmanned aerial systems (as de8 fined in section 207 of the No ICBMs or Drones for Iran 

9 Act of 2023),’’ after ‘‘warships,’’. 

10 SEC. 204. INCLUSION OF UNMANNED AERIAL SYSTEMS 

11 UNDER IRAN-IRAQ ARMS NON-PROLIFERA12 TION ACT OF 1992. 

13 Section 1608(1) of the Iran-Iraq Arms Non-Pro14 liferation Act of 1992 (Public Law 102–484; 50 U.S.C. 

15 1701 note) is amended by inserting ‘‘unmanned aerial sys16 tems (as defined in section 207 of the No ICBMs or 

17 Drones for Iran Act of 2023),’’ after ‘‘cruise missiles,’’. 

18 SEC. 205. STRATEGY TO COUNTER IRANIAN UNMANNED 

19 AERIAL SYSTEMS. 

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

21 date of the enactment of this Act, the President shall sub22 mit to the appropriate congressional committees a report 

23 (with a classified annex) that includes a strategy for coun24 tering Iran’s growing unmanned aerial systems program 

25 and its transfer of unmanned aerial systems and related 

26 technology to foreign states and non-state actors. 


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1 (b) PLAN TO PREVENT IRAN OBTAINING UNITED

2 STATES MATERIALS.— 

3 (1) IN GENERAL.—The strategy required by 

4 subsection (a) shall draw upon the work of the 

5 President Biden’s interagency task force inves6 tigating the presence of United States parts in Ira7 nian unmanned aerial systems to develop a plan for 

8 preventing Iran from obtaining United States mate9 rials for its unmanned aerial system program. 

10 (2) ELEMENTS.—The plan required by para11 graph (1) shall include the following: 

12 (A) A list of identified United States com13 ponents found in Iranian unmanned aerial sys14 tems and a list of United States suppliers of 

15 those components. 

16 (B) An assessment of existing export con17 trols for components described in subparagraph 

18 (A) and a plan to strengthen those export con19 trols, including through any necessary legisla20 tive action by Congress. 

21 (C) An investigation into and identification 

22 of foreign actors, including individuals and gov23 ernment and nongovernmental entities, that are 

24 supplying components to the Iranian unmanned 

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1 (D) Strategies to deny supply chains for 

2 such components, including any sanctions or 

3 other actions to target the individuals or enti4 ties identified under subparagraph (C). 

5 (E) An identification of any additional au6 thorities or funding needed to enable the inves7 tigation of how Iran is obtaining United States 

8 components for its unmanned aerial system pro9 gram. 

10 (F) An assessment of how the Bureau of 

11 Industry and Security of the Department of 

12 Commerce is monitoring compliance with their 

13 restrictions on Iranian unmanned aerial system 

14 producers aimed at ensuring United States and 

15 other foreign-made components are not being 

16 used in Iranian unmanned aerial systems. 

17 (G) An investigation into Iran’s use of 

18 shell companies to evade sanctions and restric19 tions on the use of United States or other for20 eign-made components in Iranian unmanned 

21 aerial system production. 

22 (H) Strategies to ensure United States 

23 manufacturers of critical components for un24 manned aerial systems can verify the end users 

25 of those components. 


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1 (I) Any other actions that could be use to 

2 disrupt Iran’s unmanned aerial system and 

3 weapons programs and its transfers to foreign 

4 states and non-state actors. 

5 (c) DIPLOMATIC STRATEGY.—The strategy required 

6 by subsection (a) shall include a diplomatic strategy to co7 ordinate with allies of the United States to counter Iran’s 

8 unmanned aerial system production and transfer of un9 manned aerial systems and related technologies to foreign 

10 states and non-state actors, including the following: 

11 (1) Coordination with respect to sanctions com12 parable to the sanctions the United States is re13 quired to apply under the amendments made by this 

14 title. 

15 (2) Intelligence sharing with allies of the United 

16 States to determine how Iran is obtaining western 

17 components for its unmanned aerial system pro18 gram. 

19 (3) Intelligence sharing with allies of the United 

20 States to track, monitor, and disrupt Iranian trans21 fers of its unmanned aerial system technology to for22 eign states and non-state actors. 

23 (4) A plan to cooperate with allies of the United 

24 States to develop or advance anti-unmanned aerial 

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1 (d) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES

2 DEFINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate con3 gressional committees’’ means— 

4 (1) the Committee on Armed Services, the 

5 Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Af6 fairs, the Committee on Foreign Relations, and Se7 lect Committee on Intelligence of the Senate; and 

8 (2) the Committee on Armed Services, the 

9 Committee on Financial Services, the Committee on 

10 Foreign Affairs, and the Permanent Select Com11 mittee on Intelligence of the House of Representa12 tives. 

13 SEC. 206. REPORT ON SUPPORT FOR IRAN’S UNMANNED 

14 AERIAL SYSTEM PROGRAM AND RELATED 

15 TECHNOLOGY TRANSFERS. 

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

17 date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of De18 fense, in coordination with the Secretary of State, the Di19 rector of National Intelligence, the Secretary of the Treas20 ury, and the Secretary of Commerce, shall submit to the 

21 congressional defense committees a report that outlines 

22 the following: 

23 (1) Domestic industries, individuals, or entities 

24 in Iran not subject to sanctions imposed by the 

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1 helping to support Iran’s unmanned aerial system 

2 program, including both public and private entities 

3 making a material contribution to Iran’s production 

4 of unmanned aerial systems. 

5 (2) A list of foreign states or non-state actors 

6 using Iranian unmanned aerial system technology or 

7 looking to purchase it, including any negotiations or 

8 discussions ongoing as of the date of the enactment 

9 of this Act between Iran and a foreign state or non10 state actor to acquire such technology from Iran. 

11 (3) An assessment of cooperation between Iran 

12 and the People’s Republic of China to develop, 

13 produce, acquire, or export unmanned aerial system 

14 technology. 

15 (4) An assessment of cooperation between Iran 

16 and the Russian Federation to develop, produce, ac17 quire, or export unmanned aerial system technology, 

18 including a status update on Russian capabilities to 

19 produce Iranian unmanned aerial systems. 

20 (5) An assessment on how the October 18, 

21 2023, expiration of sanctions and other restrictions 

22 under Annex B of United Nations Security Council 

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1 lating to transactions previously restricted under 

2 that resolution. 

3 (b) FORM.—The report required by subsection (a) 

4 shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include 

5 a classified annex. 

6 (c) CONGRESSIONAL DEFENSE COMMITTEES DE7 FINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘congressional defense 

8 committees’’ has the meaning given that term in section 

9 101(a)(16) of title 10, United States Code. 

10 SEC. 207. UNMANNED AERIAL SYSTEM DEFINED. 

11 In this title, the term ‘‘unmanned aerial system’’— 

12 (1) means an aircraft without a human pilot 

13 onboard that is controlled by an operator remotely 

14 or programmed to fly autonomously; and 

15 (2) includes— 

16 (A) unmanned vehicles that conduct intel17 ligence, surveillance, or reconnaissance oper18 ations; 

19 (B) unmanned vehicles that can loiter, 

20 such as suicide or kamikaze drones; and 

21 (C) unmanned combat aerial vehicles. 


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1 TITLE III—EXPANSION OF IRAN 

2 SANCTIONS ACT OF 1996 

3 SEC. 301. EXPANSION OF IRAN SANCTIONS ACT OF 1996. 

4 (a) EXPANSION OF SANCTIONS WITH RESPECT TO

5 WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION AND CONVENTIONAL

6 WEAPONS.—Section 5(b)(1) of the Iran Sanctions Act of 

7 1996 (Public Law 104–172; 50 U.S.C. 1701 note) is 

8 amended— 

9 (1) in the paragraph heading, by striking ‘‘EX10 PORTS, TRANSFERS, AND TRANSSHIPMENTS’’ and in11 serting ‘‘WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION AND

12 CONVENTIONAL WEAPONS’’; 

13 (2) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘the Iran 

14 Threat Reduction and Syria Human Rights Act of 

15 2012’’ and inserting ‘‘the No ICBMs or Drones for 

16 Iran Act of 2023’’; 

17 (3) in subparagraph (B)— 

18 (A) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘would likely’’ 

19 and inserting ‘‘may’’; 

20 (B) in clause (ii)— 

21 (i) in subclause (I)— 

22 (I) by striking ‘‘or develop’’ and 

23 inserting ‘‘develop, or export’’; and 

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1 (ii) by redesignating subclause (II) as 

2 subclause (IV); and 

3 (iii) by inserting after subclause (I) 

4 the following: 

5 ‘‘(II) acquire or develop ballistic 

6 missiles or ballistic missile launch 

7 technologies; 

8 ‘‘(III) acquire or develop un9 manned aerial systems (as defined in 

10 section 207 of the No ICBMs or 

11 Drones for Iran Act of 2023); or’’. 

12 (b) SANCTIONS WITH RESPECT TO SPACE-LAUNCH

13 AND BALLISTIC MISSILE PROGRAMS.—Section 5(b) of the 

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

15 U.S.C. 1701 note) is amended by adding at the end the 

16 following: 

17 ‘‘(4) SPACE-LAUNCH AND BALLISTIC MISSILE

18 GOODS, SERVICES, OR TECHNOLOGY.— 

19 ‘‘(A) TRANSFER TO IRAN.—Except as pro20 vided in subsection (f), the President shall im21 pose 5 or more of the sanctions described in 

22 section 6(a) with respect to a person if the 

23 President determines that the person, on or 

24 after the date of the enactment of the No 

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1 ingly exports, transfers, or permits or otherwise 

2 facilitates the transshipment or reexport of 

3 goods, services, technology, or other items to 

4 Iran that may support Iran’s efforts to acquire, 

5 develop, or export its space-launch programs, 

6 space-launch vehicles, or ballistic missiles or 

7 ballistic missile launch technologies. 

8 ‘‘(B) DEVELOPMENT AND SUPPORT FOR

9 DEVELOPMENT.—Except as provided in sub10 section (f), the President shall impose 5 or 

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

12 with respect to— 

13 ‘‘(i) an agency or instrumentality of 

14 the Government of Iran if the President 

15 determines that the agency or instrumen16 tality knowingly, on or after the date of 

17 the enactment of the No ICBMs or Drones 

18 for Iran Act of 2023, seeks to develop, pro19 cure, or acquire goods, services, or tech20 nology that may support efforts by the 

21 Government of Iran with respect to space22 launch vehicle or ballistic missile-related 

23 goods, services, and items listed on the 

24 Equipment, Software, and Technology 

25 Annex of the Missile Technology Control 


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1 Regime (commonly referred to as the 

2 ‘MTCR Annex’); 

3 ‘‘(ii) a foreign person or an agency or 

4 instrumentality of a foreign state (as de5 fined in section 1603(b) of title 28, United 

6 States Code) if the President determines 

7 that the person or agency or instrumen8 tality knowingly, on or after such date of 

9 enactment, provides material support to 

10 the Government of Iran that may support 

11 efforts by the Government of Iran with re12 spect to space-launch vehicle or ballistic 

13 missile-related goods, services, and items 

14 listed on the MTCR Annex; and 

15 ‘‘(iii) a foreign person that the Presi16 dent determines knowingly, on or after 

17 such date of enactment, engages in a 

18 transaction or transactions with, or pro19 vides financial services for, a foreign per20 son or an agency or instrumentality of a 

21 foreign state described in clause (i) or (ii) 

22 with respect to space-launch vehicle or bal23 listic missile-related goods, services, and 

24 items listed on the MTCR Annex. 


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1 ‘‘(C) CONGRESSIONAL REQUESTS.—Not 

2 later than 30 days after receiving a request 

3 from the chairman or ranking member of the 

4 appropriate congressional committees with re5 spect to whether a person meets the criteria for 

6 the imposition of sanctions under subparagraph 

7 (A) or (B), the President shall— 

8 ‘‘(i) determine if the person meets 

9 such criteria; and 

10 ‘‘(ii) submit a report to the chairman 

11 or ranking member, as the case may be, 

12 who submitted the request with respect to 

13 that determination that includes a state14 ment of whether or not the President im15 posed or intends to impose sanctions with 

16 respect to the person.’’. 

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