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118TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 6865 

To provide for additional sanctions and other measures relating to Iran, 

and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

DECEMBER 19, 2023 

Ms. LEE of California introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 

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

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

each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 

A BILL 

To provide for additional sanctions and other measures 

relating to Iran, and for other purposes. 

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

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Allyship Act’’. 

5 SEC. 2. COMPREHENSIVE POLICY AND STRATEGY. 

6 Not later than 60 days after the date of the enact7 ment of this Act, the President shall issue a comprehensive 

8 policy and strategy with respect to Iran that includes the 

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1 manner in which the United States will achieve the fol2 lowing: 

3 (1) Counter threats posed to regional and glob4 al security posed by the Islamic Republic of Iran. 

5 (2) Support the human rights and humani6 tarian needs of the people of Iran. 

7 (3) Increase the ability of Iranians to access 

8 free and open information, particularly through the 

9 internet. 

10 (4) Employ frozen Iranian assets for the benefit 

11 of the people of Iran. 

12 SEC. 3. COMPTROLLER GENERAL EVALUATION OF STRAT13 EGY. 

14 Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment 

15 of this Act, the Comptroller General shall submit to Con16 gress a report assessing the impact of United States ef17 forts to achieve the goals described in section 2. Such re18 port shall be submitted in unclassified form but may in19 clude a classified annex. 

20 SEC. 4. IMPOSITION OF TARGETED SANCTIONS. 

21 Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment 

22 of this Act, the President shall determine whether any of 

23 the following persons meet the criteria for the imposition 

24 of sanctions pursuant to section 105 of the Comprehensive 

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1 Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and Divestment Act of 

2 2010 (22 U.S.C. 8514): 

3 (1) Any Iranian person who had a role in estab4 lishing or implementing the legal framework respon5 sible for the detention, prosecution, harassment, in6 jury, or murder of peaceful participants in Iranian 

7 protests beginning September 16, 2022. 

8 (2) Any Iranian person who had a role in estab9 lishing or implementing the systems responsible 

10 for— 

11 (A) denying Iranians access to free infor12 mation; 

13 (B) actively promoting misinformation or 

14 disinformation; or 

15 (C) engagement in cybercrime. 

16 SEC. 5. MATERIAL SUPPORT FOR THE PEOPLE OF IRAN. 

17 (a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other provi18 sion of law, the Secretary of the Treasury shall, subject 

19 to subsection (c), establish a mechanism to facilitate the 

20 ability of United States persons to transfer up to $6,000 

21 per year to any citizen of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 

22 as well as promoting the availability of technology to help 

23 Iranians circumvent restrictions on free and open commu24 nication. 

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1 (b) ELIGIBLE TECHNOLOGY.—Technologies eligible 

2 for promotion under the authority provided by subsection 

3 (a) may include virtual private networks, Bluetooth, sat4 ellite technology, and shortwave radio. 

5 (c) PREVENTING MATERIAL SUPPORT FOR CRIMINAL

6 ACTIONS.—The Secretary shall ensure that the mecha7 nism described in subsection (a) shall not directly benefit 

8 any citizen of the Islamic Republic of Iran who the Sec9 retary determines is— 

10 (1) guilty of a gross violation of human rights; 

11 (2) subject to sanctions imposed pursuant to 

12 the authority provided by the Global Magnitsky 

13 Human Rights Accountability Act (22 U.S.C. 10101 

14 et seq.); 

15 (3) currently included in the List of Specially 

16 Designated Nationals or Blocked Persons main17 tained by the Office of Foreign Assets control of the 

18 Department of the Treasury; or 

19 (4) an employee of the Government of the Is20 lamic Republic of Iran, or of any security force of 

21 the Islamic Republic of Iran. 

22 SEC. 6. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

23 There are authorized to be appropriated for each of 

24 fiscal years 2025 through 2029 $50,000,000, for pro25 grams, projects, and activities consistent with the goals 

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1 described in section 2. Amounts appropriated pursuant to 

2 the authorization under this section are authorized to re3 main available for a period of 2 fiscal years. 

4 SEC. 7. PAROLE FOR VICTIMS OF POLITICAL PERSECU5 TION. 

6 (a) PROCESS REQUIRED.—The Secretary of Home7 land Security shall establish a process for determining eli8 gibility for humanitarian parole subject to 212(d)(5) of 

9 the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 

10 1182(d)(5)) for any eligible individual as defined in sub11 section (b). The Secretary shall not impose a fee for any 

12 such request. 

13 (b) ELIGIBLE INDIVIDUALS.—For the purposes of 

14 this section, an eligible individual is any of the following: 

15 (1) An individual that the Secretary, in con16 sultation with the Secretary of State, determines 

17 was unjustly imprisoned by the Islamic Republic of 

18 Iran. 

19 (2) A child or spouse of an individual that the 

20 Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of 

21 State, determines was unjustly imprisoned by the Is22 lamic Republic of Iran. 

23 (3) A child or spouse of an individual that the 

24 Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of 

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1 State, determines was killed by the Islamic Republic 

2 of Iran. 

3 SEC. 8. SENIOR ADVISOR FOR POLITICAL PRISONERS IN 

4 IRAN. 

5 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The President, acting in co6 ordination with the Secretary of State, shall designate an 

7 individual to serve as Senior Advisor for Political Pris8 oners in Iran. 

9 (b) DUTIES.—The Senior Advisor for Political Pris10 oners in Iran shall— 

11 (1) advise the Secretary of State, the relevant 

12 heads of other Federal departments and independent 

13 agencies, and other entities within the Executive Of14 fice of the President, regarding the establishment 

15 of— 

16 (A) policies, goals, objectives, and priorities 

17 for supporting individuals unjustly imprisoned 

18 by the Islamic Republic of Iran, and their fam19 ily members; and 

20 (B) mechanisms to improve the effective21 ness, coordination, impact, and outcomes of 

22 programs relating to individuals unjustly im23 prisoned by the Islamic Republic of Iran, and 

24 their family members; and 

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1 (2) identify and assist in the resolution of any 

2 disputes that arise between Federal agencies relating 

3 to policies and programs to support individuals un4 justly imprisoned by the Islamic Republic of Iran, 

5 and their family members. 

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