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Union Calendar No. 128 

113TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 850 

[Report No. 113–177, Part I] 

To impose additional human rights and economic and financial sanctions 

with respect to Iran, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

FEBRUARY 27, 2013 

Mr. ROYCE (for himself, Mr. ENGEL, Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN, Mr. DEUTCH, Mr. 

POE of Texas, Mr. SHERMAN, Mr. CHABOT, Mr. CONNOLLY, Mr. SMITH

of New Jersey, Mr. MEEKS, Mr. WILSON of South Carolina, Mr. 

KEATING, Mr. MCCAUL, Mr. CICILLINE, Mr. SALMON, Mr. SCHNEIDER, 

Mr. DUNCAN of South Carolina, Mr. KENNEDY, Mr. KINZINGER of Illinois, Ms. MENG, Mr. COTTON, Ms. FRANKEL of Florida, Mr. COOK, Mr. 

HOLDING, Mr. WEBER of Texas, Mr. PERRY, Mr. RADEL, Mr. COLLINS

of Georgia, Mr. MEADOWS, Mr. MESSER, Mr. MARINO, Mr. SIRES, Mr. 

HIGGINS, Mr. VARGAS, Mr. ROHRABACHER, Mr. LOWENTHAL, Mr. 

STOCKMAN, and Ms. GABBARD) 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 Government Reform, and Ways and Means, 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 

JULY 30, 2013 

Additional sponsors: Mr. BILIRAKIS, Mr. KING of New York, Ms. SCHWARTZ, 

Mr. SAM JOHNSON of Texas, Mr. WESTMORELAND, Mr. MURPHY of Florida, Ms. VELA ́ZQUEZ, Mr. SCHIFF, Mr. SCHOCK, Mr. ROSS, Mr. YOHO, 

Mr. TIPTON, Ms. TITUS, Mr. BACHUS, Mr. HUIZENGA of Michigan, Mr. 

MURPHY of Pennsylvania, Mr. ROSKAM, Mr. FRELINGHUYSEN, Mr. 

SCHWEIKERT, Mr. NEUGEBAUER, Mr. LONG, Mr. STIVERS, Ms. HAHN, 

Mr. WALDEN, Mr. GARRETT, Mr. WALBERG, Mr. WAXMAN, Mr. 

QUIGLEY, Mr. FRANKS of Arizona, Ms. BASS, Mr. DIAZ-BALART, Mr. 

FINCHER, Mr. HULTGREN, Mr. PEARCE, Mr. BURGESS, Mr. RICE of 

South Carolina, Mr. BRADY of Pennsylvania, Mr. MARKEY, Mr. BARR, 

Mrs. MILLER of Michigan, Mr. LUETKEMEYER, Mr. MARCHANT, Mr. 

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GRIMM, Mr. CAMPBELL, Mr. HENSARLING, Mr. SWALWELL of California, 

Mr. RYAN of Ohio, Mr. ROE of Tennessee, Mr. HECK of Nevada, Mr. 

WILLIAMS, Mr. RODNEY DAVIS of Illinois, Mr. RIBBLE, Ms. SPEIER, Mr. 

YOUNG of Florida, Mrs. HARTZLER, Mr. SENSENBRENNER, Mr. MEEHAN, Mr. MILLER of Florida, Mr. LATTA, Mr. BUCHANAN, Mr. YODER, 

Mr. NUGENT, Mr. BRIDENSTINE, Mr. GENE GREEN of Texas, Mr. AL

GREEN of Texas, Mr. SARBANES, Mr. ANDREWS, Mr. LOBIONDO, Mr. 

MICHAUD, Ms. CASTOR of Florida, Mr. COFFMAN, Mr. DAVID SCOTT of 

Georgia, Mr. FLEISCHMANN, Mr. COSTA, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, Mr. 

CHAFFETZ, Mr. BISHOP of Utah, Mr. CULBERSON, Mr. LANGEVIN, Mr. 

KINGSTON, Mrs. ELLMERS, Mr. BONNER, Mr. POSEY, Mr. COLLINS of 

New York, Ms. SINEMA, Mr. OLSON, Mr. ADERHOLT, Mr. OWENS, Mr. 

GOODLATTE, Mr. BRALEY of Iowa, Ms. HANABUSA, Mr. PASCRELL, Mr. 

TAKANO, Mr. MATHESON, Mr. BARBER, Mrs. LOWEY, Mr. RUIZ, Mr. 

HASTINGS of Florida, Mr. GRIFFIN of Arkansas, Mr. MULLIN, Mr. 

LIPINSKI, Mr. POMPEO, Mr. ROKITA, Mr. MULVANEY, Mr. PITTENGER, 

Mr. MCKINLEY, Mr. YOUNG of Indiana, Mr. MAFFEI, Mr. MCKEON, Mr. 

PAULSEN, Mr. BISHOP of Georgia, Mr. MCNERNEY, Mrs. KIRKPATRICK, 

Mr. AMODEI, Mr. UPTON, Mr. PETERS of Michigan, Mrs. WAGNER, Mrs. 

ROBY, Mr. MCHENRY, Mr. SMITH of Texas, Mr. SEAN PATRICK MALONEY of New York, Mr. CRAWFORD, Mr. HARRIS, Mr. TIBERI, Mr. 

PETERS of California, Ms. FOXX, Ms. CHU, Mr. BENTIVOLIO, Mr. CASSIDY, Mr. DAINES, Mr. VEASEY, Mr. YOUNG of Alaska, Mr. DELANEY, 

Mr. GIBBS, Mr. HURT, Mr. BROOKS of Alabama, Mr. WEBSTER of Florida, Mr. LATHAM, Mr. RENACCI, Mr. REED, Mr. FORBES, Mr. 

FITZPATRICK, Mr. LANCE, Mr. WOMACK, Mr. SCHRADER, Mr. VAN HOLLEN, Mr. MICA, Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New York, Mr. CROWLEY, Ms. LORETTA SANCHEZ of California, Mr. JEFFRIES, Mr. HUNTER, 

Ms. DUCKWORTH, Mr. GRAVES of Missouri, Mr. WOODALL, Mrs. MCCARTHY of New York, Mrs. BROOKS of Indiana, Mr. RIGELL, Mr. KELLY of 

Pennsylvania, Mr. SCALISE, Mrs. CAPITO, Mr. DENHAM, Mr. VALADAO, 

Mr. SOUTHERLAND, Mr. WENSTRUP, Mr. BISHOP of New York, Ms. 

JENKINS, Mr. WOLF, Mr. LAMBORN, Mr. HORSFORD, Mr. FLORES, Mr. 

RUNYAN, Mr. COBLE, Mr. CARTWRIGHT, Mrs. BLACK, Mr. RICHMOND, 

Mr. CRENSHAW, Mr. VELA, Mr. DESANTIS, Mr. CLEAVER, Mr. ISRAEL, 

Mrs. LUMMIS, Mrs. DAVIS of California, Mr. HIMES, Mr. REICHERT, Mr. 

GOSAR, Mr. DUFFY, Mr. JOYCE, Mr. GARY G. MILLER of California, Mr. 

NUNNELEE, Mr. MCCLINTOCK, Mr. CARTER, Mr. BERA of California, 

Ms. BROWNLEY of California, Mr. BARROW of Georgia, Mr. BARLETTA, 

Mr. GIBSON, Mr. DESJARLAIS, Mr. LARSEN of Washington, Mrs. 

WALORSKI, Mr. FLEMING, Mr. BEN RAY LUJA ́N of New Mexico, Ms. 

MATSUI, Mr. KING of Iowa, Mr. WHITFIELD, Mr. LAMALFA, Mr. 

ENYART, Mr. GUTIE ́RREZ, Mrs. BUSTOS, Mr. KILMER, Ms. WASSERMAN

SCHULTZ, Ms. BONAMICI, Mr. KLINE, Ms. HERRERA BEUTLER, Mr. 

LARSON of Connecticut, Mr. HECK of Washington, Mr. PITTS, Mr. 

GARDNER, Mr. COLE, Mr. GINGREY of Georgia, Mr. BROUN of Georgia, 

Ms. ESHOO, Mr. PRICE of Georgia, Mr. ISSA, Mr. PALLONE, Mr. CARNEY, Mr. PALAZZO, Mr. GUTHRIE, Mr. SESSIONS, Mr. GARCIA, Ms. WILSON of Florida, Ms. BROWN of Florida, Mr. LUCAS, Mr. COHEN, Ms. 

LINDA T. SA ́NCHEZ of California, Mr. HARPER, Mr. GARAMENDI, Mr. 

PETRI, Mr. ALEXANDER, Mr. ROTHFUS, Mr. PERLMUTTER, Ms. 

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DELAURO, Mr. HOYER, Mr. GRAVES of Georgia, Mr. HUDSON, Mr. 

STEWART, Mr. JOHNSON of Ohio, Mr. ROGERS of Kentucky, Mr. 

FATTAH, Mr. FOSTER, Mr. RYAN of Wisconsin, Mr. GERLACH, Mr. NADLER, Mr. BOUSTANY, Mr. CA ́RDENAS, Mr. BRADY of Texas, Ms. 

DELBENE, Mr. SMITH of Washington, Ms. FUDGE, Mr. CONAWAY, Mr. 

STUTZMAN, Mr. CALVERT, Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD, Ms. ESTY, Mr. HANNA, 

Mrs. MCMORRIS RODGERS, Mr. HASTINGS of Washington, Mr. AUSTIN

SCOTT of Georgia, Mr. HONDA, Mr. LOEBSACK, Ms. SLAUGHTER, Mr. 

JORDAN, Mr. TERRY, Mr. POLIS, Mr. PASTOR of Arizona, Mr. ROGERS

of Alabama, Mr. HINOJOSA, Mr. GRIFFITH of Virginia, Mr. BENISHEK, 

Mr. BARTON, Mr. KIND, Mr. PAYNE, Mr. BUCSHON, Ms. SEWELL of Alabama, Mrs. BEATTY, Mr. CRAMER, Mr. LEVIN, Mr. HUELSKAMP, Mr. 

MCINTYRE, Mr. SMITH of Nebraska, Mr. LANKFORD, Mr. THOMPSON of 

California, Mr. GRAYSON, Mr. GOWDY, Mr. RANGEL, Mr. HOLT, Mr. 

HUFFMAN, Mr. ROONEY, Mrs. NOEM, Mr. CUELLAR, Mrs. BACHMANN, 

Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania, Mr. SCOTT of Virginia, Mr. LEWIS, Mr. 

CASTRO of Texas, Mr. BUTTERFIELD, Mr. COURTNEY, Mr. THOMPSON

of Mississippi, Ms. DEGETTE, Mr. COOPER, Ms. LOFGREN, Ms. SHEAPORTER, Ms. JACKSON LEE, Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia, Mr. SHIMKUS, 

Mr. YARMUTH, Mr. FORTENBERRY, Mr. TURNER, Mrs. BLACKBURN, Mr. 

WITTMAN, Mr. TONKO, Mr. NEAL, Ms. KELLY of Illinois, Mr. SMITH of 

Missouri, Mr. DOYLE, Ms. KUSTER, Mr. NOLAN, Mr. GALLEGO, Mr. 

RAHALL, Mr. RUPPERSBERGER, Mr. DENT, Ms. GRANGER, Mr. SHUSTER, Mr. WALZ, Ms. MICHELLE LUJAN GRISHAM of New Mexico, Ms. 

TSONGAS, Mr. MCCARTHY of California, Mrs. NAPOLITANO, Mr. POCAN, 

Mr. SIMPSON, and Mr. DANNY K. DAVIS of Illinois 

JULY 30, 2013 

Reported from the Committee on Foreign Affairs with an amendment 

[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 

JULY 30, 2013 

The Committees on the Judiciary, Financial Services, Oversight and Government Reform, and Ways and Means discharged; committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be 

printed 

[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on February 27, 2013] 

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A BILL 

To impose additional human rights and economic and financial sanctions with respect to Iran, and for other purposes. 

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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 AND TABLE OF CONTENTS. 

4 (a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Nu5 clear Iran Prevention Act of 2013’’. 

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

7 this Act is as follows: 

Sec. 1. Short title and table of contents. 

Sec. 2. Findings and statement of policy. 

TITLE I—HUMAN RIGHTS AND TERRORISM SANCTIONS 

Sec. 101. Mandatory sanctions with respect to financial institutions that engage 

in certain transactions on behalf of persons involved in human 

rights abuses or that export sensitive technology to Iran. 

Sec. 102. Prevention of diversion of certain goods, services and technologies to 

Iran. 

Sec. 103. Designation of Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps as foreign terrorist 

organization. 

Sec. 104. Imposition of sanctions on certain persons responsible for or complicit 

in human rights abuses, engaging in censorship, or engaging in 

the diversion of goods intended for the people of Iran. 

Sec. 105. Sense of Congress on elections in Iran. 

Sec. 106. Sense of Congress on designation of a Special Coordinator for advancing human rights and political participation for women in 

Iran. 

TITLE II—ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL SANCTIONS 

Subtitle A—Amendments to Iran Sanctions Act of 1996 

Sec. 201. Imposition of sanctions relating to transportation of crude oil from 

Iran and certain imports and exports to and from Iran. 

Sec. 202. Transfer to Iran of goods, services, or technology that would materially 

contribute to Iran’s ability to mine or mill uranium. 

Sec. 203. Repeal of waiver of sanctions relating to development of weapons of 

mass destruction or other military capabilities. 

Subtitle B—Amendments to Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and 

Divestment Act of 2010 and Iran Threat Reduction and Syria Human 

Rights Act of 2012 

Sec. 211. Modifications to prohibition on procurement contracts with persons that 

export sensitive technology to Iran. 

Sec. 212. Authority of State and local governments to avoid exposure to sanctioned persons and sectors. 

Sec. 213. Sense of Congress regarding the European Central Bank. 

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Sec. 214. Imposition of sanctions with respect to certain transactions in foreign 

currencies. 

Sec. 215. Sanctions with respect to certain transactions with Iran. 

Subtitle C—Other Matters 

Sec. 221. Imposition of sanctions with respect to the Central Bank of Iran and 

other Iranian financial institutions. 

Sec. 222. Imposition of sanctions with respect to ports, special economic zones, 

free economic zones, and strategic sectors of Iran. 

Sec. 223. Report on determinations not to impose sanctions on persons who allegedly sell, supply, or transfer precious metals to or from Iran. 

Sec. 224. Imposition of sanctions with respect to foreign financial institutions 

that facilitate financial transactions on behalf of persons owned 

or controlled by specially designated nationals. 

Sec. 225. Repeal of exemptions under sanctions provisions of National Defense 

Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013. 

Sec. 226. Termination of government contracts with persons who sell goods, services, or technology to, or conduct any other transaction with, 

Iran. 

Sec. 227. Conditions for entry and operation of vessels. 

TITLE III—ADDITIONAL AUTHORITIES TO PREVENT CENSORSHIP 

ACTIVITIES IN IRAN 

Sec. 301. Report on implementation of sanctions against the Islamic Republic of 

Iran Broadcasting. 

Sec. 302. List of persons who are high-risk re-exporters of sensitive technologies. 

Sec. 303. Sense of Congress on provision of intercept technologies to Iran. 

Sec. 304. Sense of Congress on availability of consumer communication technologies in Iran. 

Sec. 305. Expedited consideration of requests for authorization of transfer of 

goods and services to Iran to facilitate the ability of Iranian 

persons to freely communicate. 

TITLE IV—REPORTS AND OTHER MATTERS 

Sec. 401. National Strategy on Iran. 

Sec. 402. Report on Iranian nuclear and economic capabilities. 

Sec. 403. Report on plausibility of expanding sanctions on Iranian oil. 

Sec. 404. GAO report on Iranian strategy to evade current sanctions and other 

matters. 

Sec. 405. Authority to consolidate reports required under Iran sanctions laws. 

Sec. 406. Amendments to definitions under Iran Sanctions Act of 1996 and Iran 

Threat Reduction and Syria Human Rights Act of 2012. 

Sec. 407. Implementation; penalties. 

Sec. 408. Severability. 

1 SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND STATEMENT OF POLICY. 

2 (a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 

3 (1) Iran’s acquisition of a nuclear weapons ca4 pability would— 

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1 (A) embolden its already aggressive foreign 

2 policy, including its arming of terrorist organi3 zations and other groups, its efforts to destabilize 

4 countries in the Middle East, and its efforts to 

5 target the United States, United States allies, 

6 and United States interests globally; 

7 (B) increase the risk that Iran would share 

8 its nuclear technology and expertise with extrem9 ist groups and rogue nations; 

10 (C) destabilize global energy markets, pos11 ing a direct and devastating threat to the Amer12 ican and global economy; and 

13 (D) likely lead other governments in the re14 gion to pursue their own nuclear weapons pro15 grams, increasing the prospect of nuclear pro16 liferation throughout the region and effectively 

17 ending the viability of the global nonprolifera18 tion regime, including the Treaty on the Non19 Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, done at Wash20 ington, London, and Moscow July 1, 1968, and 

21 entered into force on March 5, 1970. 

22 (2) A nuclear arms-capable Iran possessing 

23 intercontinental ballistic missiles, a development most 

24 experts expect could occur within a decade, would 

25 pose a direct nuclear threat to the United States. 

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1 (b) STATEMENT OF POLICY.—It shall be the policy of 

2 the United States to prevent Iran from acquiring a nuclear 

3 weapons capability. 

4 TITLE I—HUMAN RIGHTS AND 

5 TERRORISM SANCTIONS 

6 SEC. 101. MANDATORY SANCTIONS WITH RESPECT TO FI7 NANCIAL INSTITUTIONS THAT ENGAGE IN 

8 CERTAIN TRANSACTIONS ON BEHALF OF PER9 SONS INVOLVED IN HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES 

10 OR THAT EXPORT SENSITIVE TECHNOLOGY 

11 TO IRAN. 

12 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 104(c)(2) of the Com13 prehensive Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and Divestment 

14 Act of 2010 (22 U.S.C. 8513(c)(2)) is amended— 

15 (1) in subparagraph (D), by striking ‘‘or’’ at the 

16 end; 

17 (2) in subparagraph (E), by striking the period 

18 at the end and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and 

19 (3) by adding at the end the following new sub20 paragraph: 

21 ‘‘(F) facilitates a significant transaction or 

22 transactions or provides significant financial 

23 services for— 

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1 ‘‘(i) a person that is subject to sanc2 tions under section 105(c), 105A(c), 

3 105B(c), or 105C(a); or 

4 ‘‘(ii) a person that exports sensitive 

5 technology to Iran and is subject to the pro6 hibition on procurement contracts as de7 scribed in section 106.’’. 

8 (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by sub9 section (a) take effect on the date of the enactment of this 

10 Act and apply with respect to any activity described in sub11 paragraph (F) of section 104(c)(2) of the Comprehensive 

12 Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and Divestment Act of 

13 2010 (as added by subsection (a)(3) of this section) initiated 

14 on or after the date that is 90 days after such date of enact15 ment. 

16 (c) REGULATIONS.—Not later than 90 days after the 

17 date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Treas18 ury shall prescribe regulations to carry out the amendments 

19 made by subsection (a). 

20 SEC. 102. PREVENTION OF DIVERSION OF CERTAIN GOODS, 

21 SERVICES AND TECHNOLOGIES TO IRAN. 

22 (a) DEFINITIONS.—Section 301(1) of the Comprehen23 sive Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and Divestment Act of 

24 2010 (22 U.S.C. 8541(1)) is amended by striking ‘‘knows 

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1 or has reason to know’’ and inserting ‘‘knows, has reason 

2 to know, or should have known’’. 

3 (b) IDENTIFICATION OF COUNTRIES OF CONCERN

4 WITH RESPECT TO THE DIVERSION OF CERTAIN GOODS, 

5 SERVICES, AND TECHNOLOGIES TO OR THROUGH IRAN.— 

6 Section 302(b) of the Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, Ac7 countability, and Divestment Act of 2010 (22 U.S.C. 

8 8542(b)) is amended— 

9 (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘or’’ at the 

10 end; 

11 (2) in paragraph (2), by striking the period at 

12 the end and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and 

13 (3) by adding at the end the following new para14 graph: 

15 ‘‘(3) that are— 

16 ‘‘(A) items described in the Nuclear Sup17 pliers Group Guidelines for the Export of Nu18 clear Material, Equipment and Technology (pub19 lished by the International Atomic Energy Agen20 cy as Information Circular INFCIRC/254/Rev. 

21 3/Part 1, and subsequent revisions) and Guide22 lines for Transfers of Nuclear-Related Dual-Use 

23 Equipment, Material, and Related Technology 

24 (published by the International Atomic Energy 

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1 Agency as Information Circular INFCIRC/254/ 

2 Rev. 3/Part 2, and subsequent revisions); 

3 ‘‘(B) items on the Missile Technology Con4 trol Regime Equipment and Technology Annex 

5 of June 11, 1996, and subsequent revisions; 

6 ‘‘(C) items and substances relating to bio7 logical and chemical weapons the export of which 

8 is controlled by the Australia Group; 

9 ‘‘(D) items on the Schedule One or Schedule 

10 Two list of toxic chemicals and precursors the ex11 port of which is controlled pursuant to the Con12 vention on the Prohibition of the Development, 

13 Production, Stockpiling and Use of Chemical 

14 Weapons and on Their Destruction; or 

15 ‘‘(E) items on the Wassenaar Arrangement 

16 list of Dual Use Goods and Technologies and 

17 Munitions list of July 12, 1996, and subsequent 

18 revisions.’’. 

19 (c) DESTINATIONS OF DIVERSION CONCERN.—Section 

20 303(c) of the Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, Account21 ability, and Divestment Act of 2010 (22 U.S.C. 8543(c)) 

22 is amended— 

23 (1) by striking ‘‘Not later than’’ and inserting 

24 the following: 

25 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than’’; and 

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1 (2) by adding at the end the following new para2 graph: 

3 ‘‘(2) ADDITIONAL MEASURES.—The President 

4 may impose restrictions on United States foreign as5 sistance or measures authorized under the Inter6 national Emergency Economic Powers Act with re7 spect to a country designated as a country of diver8 sion concern if the President determines such restric9 tions or measures would prevent the transfer of 

10 United States-origin goods, services, and technology to 

11 Iran.’’. 

12 (d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by this 

13 section take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act 

14 and apply with respect to countries identified in any up15 date to the report that is required under section 302(c) of 

16 the Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and Di17 vestment Act of 2010 and submitted to Congress on or after 

18 such date of enactment. 

19 SEC. 103. DESIGNATION OF IRAN’S REVOLUTIONARY GUARD 

20 CORPS AS FOREIGN TERRORIST ORGANIZA21 TION. 

22 (a) IN GENERAL.—Subtitle A of title III of the Iran 

23 Threat Reduction and Syria Human Rights Act of 2012 

24 (22 U.S.C. 8741 et seq.) is amended— 

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1 (1) by redesignating section 304 as section 305; 

2 and 

3 (2) by inserting after section 303 the following 

4 new section: 

5 ‘‘SEC. 304. DESIGNATION OF IRAN’S REVOLUTIONARY 

6 GUARD CORPS AS FOREIGN TERRORIST OR7 GANIZATION. 

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

9 date of the enactment of this section, the Secretary of State 

10 shall determine if Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps meets 

11 the criteria for designation as a foreign terrorist organiza12 tion as set forth in section 219 of the Immigration and Na13 tionality Act (8 U.S.C. 1189). 

14 ‘‘(b) AFFIRMATIVE DETERMINATION.—If the Secretary 

15 of State determines under subsection (a) that Iran’s Revolu16 tionary Guard Corps meets the criteria set forth under such 

17 section 219, the Secretary shall designate Iran’s Revolu18 tionary Guard Corps as a foreign terrorist organization 

19 under such section 219. 

20 ‘‘(c) NEGATIVE DETERMINATION.— 

21 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—If the Secretary of State de22 termines under subsection (a) that Iran’s Revolu23 tionary Guard Corps does not meet the criteria set 

24 forth under such section 219, the Secretary shall sub25 mit to the committees of Congress specified in submstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with BILLS

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1 section (e) a report that contains a detailed justifica2 tion as to which criteria have not been met. 

3 ‘‘(2) FORM.—The report required under para4 graph (1) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but 

5 may contain a classified annex, if necessary. 

6 ‘‘(d) APPLICABILITY OF SANCTIONS TO QUDS

7 FORCE.—The sanctions applied to any entity designated as 

8 a foreign terrorist organization as set forth in such section 

9 219 shall be applied to the Iran’s Revolutionary Guard 

10 Corps Quds Force. 

11 ‘‘(e) COMMITTEES OF CONGRESS SPECIFIED.—The 

12 committees of Congress specified in this subsection are the 

13 following: 

14 ‘‘(1) The Committee on Foreign Affairs, the 

15 Committee on the Judiciary, and the Committee on 

16 Homeland Security of the House of Representatives. 

17 ‘‘(2) The Committee on Foreign Relations, the 

18 Committee on the Judiciary, and the Committee on 

19 Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the 

20 Senate.’’. 

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

22 the Iran Threat Reduction and Syria Human Rights Act 

23 of 2012 is amended by striking the item relating to section 

24 304 and inserting the following: 

‘‘Sec. 304. Designation of Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps as foreign terrorist 

organization. 

‘‘Sec. 305. Rule of construction.’’. 

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1 SEC. 104. IMPOSITION OF SANCTIONS ON CERTAIN PER2 SONS RESPONSIBLE FOR OR COMPLICIT IN 

3 HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES, ENGAGING IN CEN4 SORSHIP, OR ENGAGING IN THE DIVERSION 

5 OF GOODS INTENDED FOR THE PEOPLE OF 

6 IRAN. 

7 (a) FINDING AND SENSE OF CONGRESS.—Section 

8 401(a) of the Iran Threat Reduction and Syria Human 

9 Rights Act of 2012 (Public Law 112–158; 126 Stat. 1251) 

10 is amended to read as follows: 

11 ‘‘(a) FINDING AND SENSE OF CONGRESS.— 

12 ‘‘(1) FINDING.—Congress finds that Iranian per13 sons holding the following positions in the Govern14 ment of Iran are ultimately responsible for and have 

15 and continue to knowingly order, control, direct and 

16 implement gross violations of the human rights of the 

17 Iranian people, the human rights of persons in other 

18 countries, censorship, and the diversion of food, medi19 cine, medical devices, agricultural commodities and 

20 other goods intended for the Iranian people: 

21 ‘‘(A) The Supreme Leader of Iran. 

22 ‘‘(B) The President of Iran. 

23 ‘‘(C) Members of the Council of Guardians. 

24 ‘‘(D) Members of the Expediency Council. 

25 ‘‘(E) The Minister of Intelligence and Secu26 rity. 

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1 ‘‘(F) The Commander of the Iran’s Revolu2 tionary Guard Corps. 

3 ‘‘(G) The Commander of the Basij-e4 Mostaz’afin. 

5 ‘‘(H) The Commander of Ansar-e-Hezbollah. 

6 ‘‘(I) The Commander of the Quds Force. 

7 ‘‘(J) The Commander in Chief of the Police 

8 Force. 

9 ‘‘(K) Senior officials or key employees of an 

10 organization described in any of subparagraphs 

11 (C) through (J) or in the Atomic Energy Orga12 nization of Iran, the Islamic Consultative Assem13 bly of Iran, the Council of Ministers of Iran, the 

14 Assembly of Experts of Iran, the Ministry of De15 fense and Armed Forces Logistics of Iran, the 

16 Ministry of Justice of Iran, the Ministry of Inte17 rior of Iran, the prison system of Iran, or the ju18 dicial system of Iran. 

19 ‘‘(2) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of 

20 Congress that— 

21 ‘‘(A) the President should include any Ira22 nian person holding a position in the Govern23 ment of Iran described in paragraph (1) on one 

24 or more of the lists of persons subject to sanctions 

25 pursuant to section 105(b), 105A(b), 105B(b), or 

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1 105C(b) of the Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, 

2 Accountability, and Divestment Act of 2010 (22 

3 U.S.C. 8514(b), 8514a(b), 8514b(b), or 8514c(b)); 

4 and 

5 ‘‘(B) the President should impose sanctions 

6 on such Iranian person pursuant to section 105, 

7 105A, 105B, or 105C of such Act (as the case 

8 may be).’’. 

9 (b) ADDITIONAL FINDING AND SENSE OF CONGRESS.— 

10 Section 401 of the Iran Threat Reduction and Syria 

11 Human Rights Act of 2012 (Public Law 112–158; 126 Stat. 

12 1251) is amended— 

13 (1) by redesignating subsection (b) as subsection 

14 (c); and 

15 (2) by inserting after subsection (a) the fol16 lowing: 

17 ‘‘(b) ADDITIONAL FINDING AND SENSE OF CON18 GRESS.— 

19 ‘‘(1) FINDING.—Congress finds that other senior 

20 officials of the Government of Iran, its agencies and 

21 instrumentalities, also have and continue to know22 ingly order, control, direct, and implement gross vio23 lations of the human rights of the Iranian people and 

24 the human rights of persons in other countries. 

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1 ‘‘(2) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of 

2 Congress that— 

3 ‘‘(A) the President should investigate viola4 tions of human rights described in paragraph (1) 

5 to identify other senior officials of the Govern6 ment of Iran that also have or continue to know7 ingly order, control, direct, and implement gross 

8 violations of human rights of the Iranian people 

9 and the human rights of persons in other coun10 tries; 

11 ‘‘(B) the President should include any such 

12 official on one or more of the lists of persons sub13 ject to sanctions pursuant to section 105(b), 

14 105A(b), 105B(b), or 105C(b) of the Comprehen15 sive Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and Divest16 ment Act of 2010 (22 U.S.C. 8514(b), 8514a(b), 

17 8514b(b), or 8514c(b)); and 

18 ‘‘(C) the President should impose sanctions 

19 on any such official pursuant to section 105, 

20 105A, 105B, or 105C of such Act (as the case 

21 may be).’’. 

22 (c) REPORT.—Section 401(c)(1) of the Iran Threat Re23 duction and Syria Human Rights Act of 2012 (Public Law 

24 112–158; 126 Stat. 1251), as redesignated by subsection (b) 

25 of this section, is amended— 

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1 (1) by striking ‘‘Not later than’’ and inserting 

2 the following: 

3 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than’’; 

4 (2) by striking ‘‘this Act’’ and inserting ‘‘the Nu5 clear Iran Prevention Act of 2013, and annually 

6 thereafter for 3 years’’; 

7 (3) by striking ‘‘otherwise directing the commis8 sion of’’ and inserting ‘‘otherwise directing— 

9 ‘‘(i) the commission of’’; 

10 (4) by striking ‘‘Iran.’’ and inserting ‘‘Iran; 

11 ‘‘(ii) censorship or related activities 

12 with respect to Iran; or 

13 ‘‘(iii) the diversion of goods, food, med14 icine, medical devices, and agricultural 

15 commodities, intended for the people of 

16 Iran.’’; 

17 (5) by striking ‘‘For any such person’’ and in18 serting the following: 

19 ‘‘(B) REQUIREMENT RELATING TO PERSONS

20 NOT INCLUDED.—For any such person’’; and 

21 (6) by adding at the end the following new sub22 paragraph: 

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1 son described in subparagraph (B), the Secretary 

2 of State shall include in the report a description 

3 of the estimated net worth of the person.’’. 

4 (d) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The heading for sec5 tion 401 of the Iran Threat Reduction and Syria Human 

6 Rights Act of 2012 (Public Law 112–158; 126 Stat. 1251) 

7 is amended by striking ‘‘COMMITTED AGAINST’’ and all 

8 that follows and inserting ‘‘, ENGAGING IN CENSOR9 SHIP, OR ENGAGING IN THE DIVERSION OF GOODS

10 INTENDED FOR THE PEOPLE OF IRAN.’’. 

11 (e) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents for 

12 the Iran Threat Reduction and Syria Human Rights Act 

13 of 2012 is amended by striking the item relating to section 

14 401 and inserting the following: 

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

in human rights abuses, engaging in censorship, or engaging in 

the diversion of goods intended for the people of Iran.’’. 

15 SEC. 105. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON ELECTIONS IN IRAN. 

16 (a) FINDINGS.—Congress makes the following findings: 

17 (1) The Iranian people are systematically denied 

18 free, fair, and credible elections by the Government of 

19 the Islamic Republic of Iran. 

20 (2) The unelected and unaccountable Guardian 

21 Council disqualifies hundreds of qualified candidates, 

22 including women and most religious minorities, while 

23 the regime intimidates others into staying out of elec24 tions completely. 

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1 (3) Voting inconsistencies, including an absence 

2 of international observers, and fraud are common3 place. 

4 (4) The 2009 presidential elections proved that 

5 the regime will engage in large scale vote-rigging to 

6 ensure a specific result. 

7 (5) The Iranian regime combines electoral ma8 nipulation with the ruthless suppression of dissent. 

9 Following the 2009 elections, peaceful demonstrators 

10 were met with violence by the regime’s security appa11 ratus, including arbitrary detentions, beatings, 

12 kidnappings, rapes, and murders. 

13 (6) The electoral manipulation and human 

14 rights violations are in violation of the Government 

15 of Iran’s agreed to obligations under the United Na16 tions International Covenant on Civil and Political 

17 Rights. 

18 (b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of the Con19 gress that— 

20 (1) the Iranian people are deprived by their gov21 ernment of free, fair, and credible elections; 

22 (2) the United States should support freedom, 

23 human rights, civil liberties, and the rule of law in 

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1 national and domestic electoral observers unrestricted 

2 access to polling and counting stations; and 

3 (3) the United States should support the people 

4 of Iran in their peaceful calls for a representative and 

5 responsive democratic government that respects 

6 human rights, civil liberties, and the rule of law. 

7 SEC. 106. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON DESIGNATION OF A SPE8 CIAL COORDINATOR FOR ADVANCING HUMAN 

9 RIGHTS AND POLITICAL PARTICIPATION FOR 

10 WOMEN IN IRAN. 

11 It is the sense of Congress that the Secretary of State 

12 should designate a Special Coordinator position in the Bu13 reau of Near Eastern Affairs whose primary function is to 

14 facilitate cooperation across departments for the purpose of 

15 advancing human rights and political participation for 

16 women in Iran, as well as to prepare evidence and informa17 tion to be used in identifying Iranian officials for designa18 tion as human rights violators for their involvement in vio19 lating the human rights of women in Iran. 

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1 TITLE II—ECONOMIC AND 

2 FINANCIAL SANCTIONS 

3 Subtitle A—Amendments to Iran 

4 Sanctions Act of 1996 

5 SEC. 201. IMPOSITION OF SANCTIONS RELATING TO TRANS6 PORTATION OF CRUDE OIL FROM IRAN AND 

7 CERTAIN IMPORTS AND EXPORTS TO AND 

8 FROM IRAN. 

9 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 5(a)(7)(A) of the Iran 

10 Sanctions Act of 1996 (Public Law 104–172; 50 U.S.C. 

11 1701 note) is amended— 

12 (1) in clause (i)— 

13 (A) by striking ‘‘a vessel that, on or after’’ 

14 and inserting the following: ‘‘a vessel that— 

15 ‘‘(I) on or after’’; and 

16 (B) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end and in17 serting ‘‘or’’; and 

18 (C) by adding at the end the following: 

19 ‘‘(II)(aa) knowingly transports to 

20 or from Iran any good if the importa21 tion to Iran or exportation from Iran, 

22 as the case may be, of that good is sub23 ject to sanctions under this Act; or 

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1 ‘‘(bb) knowingly engages in a ves2 sel-to-vessel transfer of crude oil trans3 ported from Iran;’’; 

4 (2) in clause (ii), by striking the period at the 

5 end and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and 

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

7 clause: 

8 ‘‘(iii) the person is a person who know9 ingly sells, leases, or otherwise facilitates the 

10 transfer of ownership of a vessel to the Gov11 ernment of Iran, or any agencies or affili12 ates thereof, for the purpose of transpor13 tation of crude oil from Iran to another 

14 country.’’. 

15 (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 5(a)(7) of the 

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

17 U.S.C. 1701 note) is amended in the paragraph heading 

18 by striking ‘‘FROM IRAN’’ and inserting ‘‘FROM IRAN AND

19 CERTAIN IMPORTS AND EXPORTS TO AND FROM IRAN’’. 

20 (c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by sub21 section (a) apply with respect to actions described in sub22 clause (II) of section 5(a)(7)(A)(i) of the Iran Sanctions 

23 Act of 1996 (as added by such subsection) and actions de24 scribed in clause (iii) of section 5(a)(7)(A) of the Iran Sanc25 tions Act of 1996 (as added by such subsection), as the case 

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1 may be, that occur on or after the date that is 90 days 

2 after the date of the enactment of this Act. 

3 SEC. 202. TRANSFER TO IRAN OF GOODS, SERVICES, OR 

4 TECHNOLOGY THAT WOULD MATERIALLY 

5 CONTRIBUTE TO IRAN’S ABILITY TO MINE OR 

6 MILL URANIUM. 

7 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 5(b)(2) of the Iran Sanc8 tions Act of 1996 (Public Law 104–172; 50 U.S.C. 1701 

9 note) is amended by adding at the end the following new 

10 subparagraph: 

11 ‘‘(C) TRANSFER TO IRAN OF GOODS, SERV12 ICES, OR TECHNOLOGY THAT CAN BE USED FOR

13 MINING OR MILLING OF URANIUM.—Except as 

14 provided in subsection (f), the President shall 

15 impose 5 or more of the sanctions described in 

16 section 6(a) with respect to a person if the Presi17 dent determines that the person knowingly trans18 ferred, on or after the date of the enactment of 

19 the Nuclear Iran Prevention Act of 2013, to Iran 

20 goods, services, or technology that would materi21 ally contribute to Iran’s ability to mine or mill 

22 uranium.’’. 

23 (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 5(b) of such 

24 Act is amended in the heading for paragraph (2) by adding 

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1 at the end before the period the following: ‘‘AND OTHER RE2 LATED ACTIVITIES’’. 

3 SEC. 203. REPEAL OF WAIVER OF SANCTIONS RELATING TO 

4 DEVELOPMENT OF WEAPONS OF MASS DE5 STRUCTION OR OTHER MILITARY CAPABILI6 TIES. 

7 Section 9(c)(1) of the Iran Sanctions Act of 1996 (Pub8 lic Law 104–172; 50 U.S.C. 1701 note) is amended— 

9 (1) by striking subparagraph (B); 

10 (2) by redesignating subparagraph (C) as sub11 paragraph (B); and 

12 (3) in subparagraph (B) (as redesignated by 

13 paragraph (2) of this section)— 

14 (A) by striking ‘‘or (B)’’ each place it ap15 pears; and 

16 (B) by striking ‘‘, as applicable’’. 

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1 Subtitle B—Amendments to Com2 prehensive Iran Sanctions, Ac3 countability, and Divestment Act 

4 of 2010 and Iran Threat Reduc5 tion and Syria Human Rights 

6 Act of 2012 

7 SEC. 211. MODIFICATIONS TO PROHIBITION ON PROCURE8 MENT CONTRACTS WITH PERSONS THAT EX9 PORT SENSITIVE TECHNOLOGY TO IRAN. 

10 (a) APPLICATION TO OWNERS AND SUBSIDIARIES.— 

11 Subsection (a) of section 106 of the Comprehensive Iran 

12 Sanctions, Accountability, and Divestment Act of 2010 

13 (Public Law 111–195; 22 U.S.C. 8515) is amended— 

14 (1) by striking ‘‘goods or services with a person’’ 

15 and inserting the following: ‘‘goods or services— 

16 ‘‘(1) with a person’’; 

17 (2) in paragraph (1), as added by paragraph (1) 

18 of this subsection, by striking the period at the end 

19 and inserting and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and 

20 (3) by adding at the end the following new para21 graph: 

22 ‘‘(2) with respect to a person acting on behalf of 

23 or at the direction of, or owned or controlled by, a 

24 person described in paragraph (1) or a person who 

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1 owns or controls a person described in paragraph 

2 (1).’’. 

3 (b) SENSITIVE TECHNOLOGY DEFINED.—Subsection 

4 (c)(1) of such section is amended by striking ‘‘is to be used 

5 specifically’’ and inserting ‘‘has been designed or specifi6 cally modified’’. 

7 (c) PRESIDENTIAL DETERMINATION AND IMPOSITION

8 OF ADDITIONAL SANCTIONS.—Such section, as so amended, 

9 is further amended by adding at the end the following new 

10 subsection: 

11 ‘‘(e) PRESIDENTIAL DETERMINATION AND IMPOSITION

12 OF ADDITIONAL SANCTIONS.—The President shall impose 

13 5 or more of the sanctions described in section 6(a) of the 

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

15 U.S.C. 1701 note) with respect to— 

16 ‘‘(1) a person if the President determines that 

17 the person knowingly exports sensitive technology to 

18 Iran; or 

19 ‘‘(2) a person acting on behalf of or at the direc20 tion of, or owned or controlled by, a person described 

21 in paragraph (1) or a person who owns or controls 

22 a person described in paragraph (1).’’. 

23 (d) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The heading of such 

24 section is amended by inserting ‘‘AND IMPOSITION OF

25 SANCTIONS AGAINST’’ after ‘‘WITH’’. 

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1 (e) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents for 

2 the Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and Di3 vestment Act of 2010 is amended by striking the item relat4 ing to section 106 and inserting the following: 

‘‘Sec. 106. Prohibition on procurement contracts with and imposition of sanctions 

against persons that export sensitive technology to Iran.’’. 

5 (f) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by this 

6 section take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act 

7 and apply with respect to exports of sensitive technology 

8 to Iran that occur on or after such date of enactment. 

9 SEC. 212. AUTHORITY OF STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS 

10 TO AVOID EXPOSURE TO SANCTIONED PER11 SONS AND SECTORS. 

12 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 202 of the Comprehensive 

13 Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and Divestment Act of 

14 2010 (22 U.S.C. 8532) is amended by striking subsections 

15 (a), (b), and (c) and inserting the following: 

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

17 that the United States should support the decision of any 

18 State or local government to divest from or prohibit the in19 vestment of assets of the State or local government, to pro20 hibit the issuance of licenses to conduct business in the State 

21 or locality to, and to impose disclosure and transparency 

22 requirements on, a person that invests in or conducts trans23 actions for or with a person or sector subject to sanctions 

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1 ‘‘(b) AUTHORITY.—Notwithstanding any other provi2 sion of law, a State or local government may adopt and 

3 enforce measures that meet the requirements of subsection 

4 (d)— 

5 ‘‘(1) to divest the assets of the State or local gov6 ernment from a person described in subsection (c); 

7 ‘‘(2) to prohibit investment of the assets of the 

8 State or local government in any such person; 

9 ‘‘(3) to prohibit the issuance of licenses to con10 duct business in the State or locality to any such per11 son; or 

12 ‘‘(4) to impose disclosure and transparency re13 quirements on any such person. 

14 ‘‘(c) PERSONS DESCRIBED.—A person described in 

15 this subsection is a person that invests in or engages in 

16 any transaction with or for any person engaged in any ac17 tivity for which sanctions may be imposed under any provi18 sion of Federal law imposing sanctions with respect to 

19 Iran.’’. 

20 (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Section 202 of the 

21 Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and Divest22 ment Act of 2010 (22 U.S.C. 8532) is amended— 

23 (1) in subsection (d)(4), by striking ‘‘engages in 

24 investment activities in Iran described in subsection 

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1 (c)’’ and inserting ‘‘is a person described in sub2 section (c)’’; 

3 (2) in subsection (f), by striking ‘‘or (i)’’ and in4 serting ‘‘or (g)’’; 

5 (3) by striking subsections (g) and (h) and by re6 designating subsections (i) and (j) as subsections (g) 

7 and (h), respectively; and 

8 (4) in paragraph (1) of subsection (g), as redes9 ignated by paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘(determined 

10 without regard to subsection (c))’’. 

11 (c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by this 

12 section apply to measures adopted by State and local gov13 ernments on or after the date of the enactment of this Act. 

14 SEC. 213. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING THE EURO15 PEAN CENTRAL BANK. 

16 (a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 

17 (1) The Government of Iran, its agencies and in18 strumentalities, continue to have access to, and uti19 lize, euro-denominated transactions, including for 

20 goods and services that are subject to sanctions im21 posed by the United States, the European Union and 

22 its member states and by the United Nations. 

23 (2) The Guidelines of the European Central 

24 Bank (Article 39(1)) states that: ‘‘Participants shall 

25 be deemed to be aware of, and shall comply with, all 

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1 obligations on them relating to legislation on data 

2 protection, prevention of money laundering and the 

3 financing of terrorism, proliferation-sensitive nuclear 

4 activities and the development of nuclear weapons de5 livery systems, in particular in terms of imple6 menting appropriate measures concerning any pay7 ments debited or credited on their PM accounts.’’ 

8 (3) United States and European convergence 

9 with respect to United States sanctions efforts toward 

10 the Government of Iran is a vital component of 

11 United States policy aimed at preventing the Govern12 ment of Iran from acquiring a nuclear weapons capa13 bility. 

14 (b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress 

15 that the President should continue to closely coordinate and 

16 cooperate with the European Union and its member states 

17 to restrict access to and use of the euro currency by the 

18 Government of Iran, its agencies and instrumentalities, for 

19 transactions with the exception of food, medicine, medical 

20 devices, and agricultural commodities. 

21 SEC. 214. IMPOSITION OF SANCTIONS WITH RESPECT TO 

22 CERTAIN TRANSACTIONS IN FOREIGN CUR23 RENCIES. 

24 (a) IMPOSITION OF SANCTIONS.—Subtitle B of title II 

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1 of 2012 (22 U.S.C. 8721 et seq.) is amended by inserting 

2 after section 220 the following: 

3 ‘‘SEC. 220A. IMPOSITION OF SANCTIONS WITH RESPECT TO 

4 CERTAIN TRANSACTIONS IN FOREIGN CUR5 RENCIES. 

6 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The President— 

7 ‘‘(1) shall prohibit the opening, and prohibit or 

8 impose strict conditions on the maintaining, in the 

9 United States of a correspondent account or a pay10 able-through account by a foreign financial institu11 tion that is a person described in subsection (b); and 

12 ‘‘(2) may impose sanctions pursuant to the 

13 International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 

14 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) with respect to any other person 

15 described in subsection (b). 

16 ‘‘(b) PERSON DESCRIBED.—A person described in this 

17 subsection is a person the President determines has— 

18 ‘‘(1) knowingly conducted or facilitated a signifi19 cant transaction involving the currency of a country 

20 other than the country in which the person is oper21 ating at the time of the transaction with, for, or on 

22 behalf of— 

23 ‘‘(A) the Central Bank of Iran or another 

24 Iranian financial institution designated by the 

25 Secretary of the Treasury for the imposition of 

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1 sanctions pursuant to the International Emer2 gency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et 

3 seq.); or 

4 ‘‘(B) a person described in section 

5 1244(c)(2) of the Iran Freedom and Counter6 Proliferation Act (22 U.S.C. 8803(c)(2)) (other 

7 than a person described in subparagraph (C)(iii) 

8 of that section); or 

9 ‘‘(2) knowingly conducted or facilitated a signifi10 cant transaction by another person involving the cur11 rency of a country other than the country in which 

12 that other person is operating at the time of the 

13 transaction, with, for, or on behalf of a person de14 scribed in subparagraph (A) or (B) of paragraph (1). 

15 ‘‘(c) WAIVER.— 

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

17 application of subsection (a) with respect to a person 

18 for a period of not more than 180 days, and may 

19 renew that waiver for additional periods of not more 

20 than 180 days, if the President— 

21 ‘‘(A) determines that the waiver is vital to 

22 the national security of the United States; and 

23 ‘‘(B) not less than 7 days before the waiver 

24 or the renewal of the waiver, as the case may be, 

25 takes effect, submits a report to the appropriate 

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1 congressional committees on the waiver and the 

2 reason for the waiver. 

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

4 under paragraph (1)(B) shall be submitted in unclas5 sified form but may include a classified annex. 

6 ‘‘(d) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this sec7 tion shall be construed to prohibit any person from, or au8 thorize or require the imposition of sanctions with respect 

9 to any person for, conducting or facilitating any trans10 action in the currency of the country in which the person 

11 is operating at the time of the transaction for the sale of 

12 agricultural commodities, food, medicine, or medical de13 vices. 

14 ‘‘(e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

15 ‘‘(1) ACCOUNT; CORRESPONDENT ACCOUNT; PAY16 ABLE-THROUGH ACCOUNT.—The terms ‘account’, ‘cor17 respondent account’, and ‘payable-through account’ 

18 have the meanings given those terms in section 5318A 

19 of title 31, United States Code. 

20 ‘‘(2) AGRICULTURAL COMMODITY.—The term ‘ag21 ricultural commodity’ has the meaning given that 

22 term in section 102 of the Agricultural Trade Act of 

23 1978 (7 U.S.C. 5602). 

24 ‘‘(3) FOREIGN FINANCIAL INSTITUTION.—The 

25 term ‘foreign financial institution’ has the meaning 

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1 given that term in section 561.308 of title 31, Code 

2 of Federal Regulations (or any corresponding similar 

3 regulation or ruling). 

4 ‘‘(4) IRANIAN FINANCIAL INSTITUTION.—The 

5 term ‘Iranian financial institution’ has the meaning 

6 given that term in section 104A(d) of the Comprehen7 sive Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and Divestment 

8 Act of 2010 (22 U.S.C. 8513b(d)). 

9 ‘‘(5) MEDICAL DEVICE.—The term ‘medical de10 vice’ has the meaning given the term ‘device’ in sec11 tion 201 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act 

12 (21 U.S.C. 321). 

13 ‘‘(6) MEDICINE.—The term ‘medicine’ has the 

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

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

16 321). 

17 ‘‘(7) TRANSACTION.—The term ‘transaction’ in18 cludes a foreign exchange swap, a foreign exchange 

19 forward, and any other type of similar currency ex20 change or conversion or similar derivative instru21 ment.’’. 

22 (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 

23 (1) IMPLEMENTATION.—Section 601(a)(1) of the 

24 Iran Threat Reduction and Syria Human Rights Act 

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1 of 2012 (22 U.S.C. 8781(a)(1)) is amended by insert2 ing ‘‘220A,’’ after ‘‘220,’’. 

3 (2) PENALTIES.—Section 601(b)(2)(A) of such 

4 Act (22 U.S.C. 8781(b)(2)(A)) is amended by striking 

5 ‘‘and 220,’’ and inserting ‘‘220, and 220A,’’. 

6 (3) TERMINATION.—Section 605(a) of such Act 

7 (22 U.S.C. 8785(a)) is amended by inserting ‘‘220A,’’ 

8 after ‘‘220,’’. 

9 (c) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents for 

10 the Iran Threat Reduction and Syria Human Rights Act 

11 of 2012 is amended by inserting after the item relating to 

12 section 220 the following: 

‘‘Sec. 220A. Imposition of sanctions with respect to certain transactions in foreign currencies.’’. 

13 (d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by this 

14 section take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act 

15 and apply with respect to transactions entered into on or 

16 after May 22, 2013. 

17 SEC. 215. SANCTIONS WITH RESPECT TO CERTAIN TRANS18 ACTIONS WITH IRAN. 

19 (a) IN GENERAL.—Subtitle B of title II of the Iran 

20 Threat Reduction and Syria Human Rights Act of 2012 

21 (22 U.S.C. 8721 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end 

22 the following new section: 

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1 ‘‘SEC. 225. SANCTIONS WITH RESPECT TO CERTAIN TRANS2 ACTIONS WITH IRAN. 

3 ‘‘(a) AUTHORIZATION OF SANCTIONS.— 

4 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as specifically pro5 vided in this section, the President may impose sanc6 tions pursuant to the International Emergency Eco7 nomic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) on a for8 eign person that the President determines has, on or 

9 after the date that is 60 days after the date of the en10 actment of the Nuclear Iran Prevention Act of 2013, 

11 knowingly conducted or facilitated a significant fi12 nancial transaction with the Central Bank of Iran or 

13 other Iranian financial institution that has been des14 ignated by the Secretary of the Treasury for the impo15 sition of sanctions pursuant to the International 

16 Emergency Economic Powers Act, for— 

17 ‘‘(A) the purchase of goods or services by a 

18 person in Iran or on behalf of a person in Iran; 

19 or 

20 ‘‘(B) the purchase of goods or services from 

21 a person in Iran or on behalf of a person in 

22 Iran. 

23 ‘‘(2) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this 

24 section shall be construed to affect the imposition of 

25 sanctions with respect to a financial transaction for 

26 the purchase of petroleum or petroleum products from 

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1 Iran under section 1245 of the National Defense Au2 thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 (Public Law 

3 112–81; 125 Stat. 1648). 

4 ‘‘(b) EXCEPTION FOR OVERALL REDUCTIONS OF EX5 PORTS TO AND IMPORTS FROM IRAN.— 

6 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The President is authorized 

7 not to impose sanctions under subsection (a) on a for8 eign person if the President determines and submits 

9 to the appropriate congressional committees a report 

10 that contains a determination of the President that 

11 the country with primary jurisdiction over the foreign 

12 person has, during the time period described in para13 graph (2), significantly reduced the value and volume 

14 of imports and exports of goods (other than petroleum 

15 or petroleum products) and services between such 

16 country and Iran. 

17 ‘‘(2) TIME PERIOD DESCRIBED.—The time pe18 riod referred to in paragraph (1) is the 60-day period 

19 ending on the date on which the President makes the 

20 determination under paragraph (1) as compared to 

21 the immediately preceding 60-day period. 

22 ‘‘(c) EXCEPTION FOR SALES OF AGRICULTURAL COM23 MODITIES, FOOD, MEDICINE AND MEDICAL DEVICES.—The 

24 President may not impose sanctions under subsection (a) 

25 on a foreign person with respect to a transaction for the 

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1 sale of agricultural commodities, food, medicine or medical 

2 devices to Iran. 

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

4 ‘‘(1) FOREIGN PERSON.—The term ‘foreign per5 son’ 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) IRANIAN FINANCIAL INSTITUTION.—The 

9 term ‘Iranian financial institution’ has the meaning 

10 given that term in section 104A(d) of the Comprehen11 sive Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and Divestment 

12 Act of 2010 (22 U.S.C. 8513b(d)).’’. 

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

14 the Iran Threat Reduction and Syria Human Rights Act 

15 of 2012 is amended by inserting after the item relating to 

16 section 224 the following: 

‘‘Sec. 225. Sanctions with respect to certain transactions with Iran.’’. 

17 Subtitle C—Other Matters 

18 SEC. 221. IMPOSITION OF SANCTIONS WITH RESPECT TO 

19 THE CENTRAL BANK OF IRAN AND OTHER 

20 IRANIAN FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS. 

21 (a) EXCEPTION TO APPLICABILITY OF SANCTIONS

22 WITH RESPECT TO PETROLEUM TRANSACTIONS.—Section 

23 1245(d)(4)(D)(i)(I) of the National Defense Authorization 

24 Act for Fiscal Year 2012 (Public Law 112–81; 125 Stat. 

25 1648; 22 U.S.C. 8513a(d)(4)(D)(i)(I)) is amended— 

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1 (1) by striking ‘‘reduced reduced’’ and inserting 

2 ‘‘reduced’’; 

3 (2) by inserting ‘‘value and’’ before ‘‘volume’’; 

4 (3) by inserting ‘‘or of Iranian origin’’ after 

5 ‘‘from Iran’’; and 

6 (4) by adding at the end before the semicolon the 

7 following: ‘‘, and the President certifies in writing to 

8 Congress that the President has based such determina9 tion on accurate information on that country’s total 

10 purchases of crude oil from Iran or of Iranian ori11 gin’’. 

12 (b) FINANCIAL TRANSACTIONS DESCRIBED.—Section 

13 1245(d)(4)(D)(ii)(II) of the National Defense Authorization 

14 Act for Fiscal Year 2012 (Public Law 112–81; 125 Stat. 

15 1648) is amended— 

16 (1) by striking ‘‘(II)’’ and inserting ‘‘(II)(aa)’’; 

17 (2) in item (aa) (as designated by paragraph (1) 

18 of this subsection), by striking the period at the end 

19 and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

20 (3) by adding at the end the following new item: 

21 ‘‘(bb) the foreign financial institu22 tion holding the account described in 

23 item (aa) does not knowingly facilitate 

24 any significant financial transfers for, 

25 with, or on behalf of the Government of 

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1 Iran, unless the transaction is excepted 

2 from sanctions under paragraph (2) or 

3 is a transaction described in subclause 

4 (I) and item (aa).’’. 

5 (c) STRATEGY TO REDUCE CRUDE OIL PURCHASES

6 FROM IRAN OR OF IRANIAN ORIGIN.— 

7 (1) STATEMENT OF POLICY.—It is the policy of 

8 the United States to seek to ensure that countries that 

9 have received an exception under subparagraph 

10 (D)(i)(I) of section 1245(d)(4) of the National Defense 

11 Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 (Public Law 

12 112–81; 125 Stat. 1648) shall reduce their crude oil 

13 purchases from Iran or of Iranian origin so that the 

14 aggregate amount of such purchases is reduced by not 

15 less than an average of 1,000,000 barrels of crude oil 

16 per day by the end of the 1-year period beginning on 

17 the date of submission of the strategy described in 

18 subparagraph (E)(ii) of such section (as added by 

19 paragraph (2) of this subsection). 

20 (2) AMENDMENT.—Section 1245(d)(4) of the Na21 tional Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 

22 (Public Law 112–81; 125 Stat. 1648) is amended by 

23 adding at the end the following new subparagraph: 

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1 ‘‘(E) STRATEGY TO REDUCE CRUDE OIL

2 PURCHASES FROM IRAN OR OF IRANIAN ORI3 GIN.— 

4 ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 30 

5 days after the date of the enactment of the 

6 Nuclear Iran Prevention Act of 2013, the 

7 President shall make a determination, based 

8 on the information contained in the most 

9 recent report required under subparagraph 

10 (A), of whether each country that received 

11 an exception under subparagraph (D)(i)(I) 

12 before such date of enactment is able to re13 duce its crude oil purchases from Iran or of 

14 Iranian origin so that the aggregate amount 

15 of such purchases is reduced by not less 

16 than an average of 1,000,000 barrels of 

17 crude oil per day by the end of the 1-year 

18 period beginning on the date of submission 

19 of the strategy described in clause (ii). If the 

20 President makes an initial determination 

21 under this clause that the requirements of 

22 this clause cannot be met, then the Presi23 dent shall continue to make a determination 

24 under this clause every 90 days thereafter 

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1 as to whether or not the requirements of this 

2 clause can be met. 

3 ‘‘(ii) STRATEGY.—If the President de4 termines that the requirements of clause (i) 

5 can be met, then not later than 60 days 

6 after the date of such affirmative determina7 tion, the President shall develop and submit 

8 to the appropriate congressional committees 

9 a strategy to seek to ensure that the require10 ments of clause (i) are met by the end of the 

11 1-year period beginning on such date of 

12 submission. 

13 ‘‘(iii) FUTURE EXCEPTIONS.— 

14 ‘‘(I) AFFIRMATIVE DETERMINA15 TION.—If the President determines that 

16 the strategy described in clause (ii) 

17 was achieved, then each country de18 scribed in clause (i) shall be eligible to 

19 receive one or more further exceptions 

20 under subparagraph (D)(i)(I) in ac21 cordance with the provisions of such 

22 subparagraph. 

23 ‘‘(II) NEGATIVE DETERMINA24 TION.—Except as provided in sub25 clause (III), if the President determines 

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1 that the strategy described in clause 

2 (ii) was not achieved, then each coun3 try described in clause (i) shall be in4 eligible to receive any further exception 

5 under subparagraph (D)(i)(I) in ac6 cordance with the provisions of such 

7 subparagraph. 

8 ‘‘(III) EXCEPTION.— 

9 ‘‘(aa) IN GENERAL.—Sub10 clause (II) shall not apply with 

11 respect to a country described in 

12 clause (i) if the country— 

13 ‘‘(AA) dramatically re14 duced its crude oil purchases 

15 from Iran or of Iranian ori16 gin during the 1-year period 

17 described in clause (ii); and 

18 ‘‘(BB) has committed 

19 itself to continue to reduce its 

20 crude oil purchases from 

21 Iran or of Iranian origin to 

22 a de minimis level. 

23 ‘‘(bb) DATA.—The President 

24 shall submit to the appropriate 

25 congressional committees all data 

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1 used to make a determination 

2 under item (aa) not later than 15 

3 days before issuing an exception 

4 under item (aa). 

5 ‘‘(iv) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL

6 COMMITTEES.—In this subparagraph, the 

7 term ‘appropriate congressional committees’ 

8 means— 

9 ‘‘(I) the Committee on Foreign Af10 fairs and the Committee on Financial 

11 Services of the House of Representa12 tives; and 

13 ‘‘(II) the Committee on Foreign 

14 Relations and the Committee on Bank15 ing, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the 

16 Senate.’’. 

17 (d) DEFINITION OF CRUDE OIL.—Section 

18 1245(d)(4)(D) of the National Defense Authorization Act for 

19 Fiscal Year 2012 (22 U.S.C. 8513a(d)(4)(D)) is amended 

20 by adding at the end the following new clause: 

21 ‘‘(iii) CRUDE OIL.—In this subpara22 graph, the term ‘crude oil’ includes unfin23 ished oils, liquefied petroleum gases, dis24 tillate fuel oil, and residual fuel oil.’’. 

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1 (e) WAIVER.—Section 1245(d)(5)(A) of the National 

2 Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 (22 U.S.C. 

3 8513a(d)(5)(A)) is amended by striking ‘‘in the national’’ 

4 and inserting ‘‘vital to the national’’. 

5 (f) DEFINITIONS OF ‘‘SIGNIFICANT REDUCTION’’.— 

6 Section 1245(h)(3) of the National Defense Authorization 

7 Act for Fiscal Year 2012 (22 U.S.C. 8513a(h)(3)) is amend8 ed— 

9 (1) by striking ‘‘price or volume’’ and inserting 

10 ‘‘price and volume’’; and 

11 (2) by adding at the end before the period the fol12 lowing: ‘‘and at least a pro rata amount totaling, in 

13 the aggregate, not less than an average of 1,000,000 

14 barrels of crude oil per day by the end of the 1-year 

15 period beginning on the date of submission of the 

16 strategy described in subsection (d)(4)(E)(ii)’’. 

17 (g) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by this 

18 section take effect beginning on the date that is 180 days 

19 after the date of the enactment of this Act. 

20 SEC. 222. IMPOSITION OF SANCTIONS WITH RESPECT TO 

21 PORTS, SPECIAL ECONOMIC ZONES, FREE 

22 ECONOMIC ZONES, AND STRATEGIC SECTORS 

23 OF IRAN. 

24 (a) FINDINGS.—Subsection (a)(1) of section 1244 of 

25 the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 

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1 2013 (22 U.S.C. 8803) is amended by striking ‘‘and ship2 building’’ and inserting ‘‘shipbuilding, automotive, con3 struction, engineering, or mining’’. 

4 (b) DESIGNATION OF PORTS, SPECIAL ECONOMIC

5 ZONES, FREE ECONOMIC ZONES, AND ENTITIES IN STRA6 TEGIC SECTORS AS ENTITIES OF PROLIFERATION CON7 CERN.—Subsection (b) of such section is amended— 

8 (1) in the subsection heading, by striking ‘‘AND

9 ENTITIES IN THE ENERGY, SHIPPING, AND SHIP10 BUILDING SECTORS’’ and inserting ‘‘, SPECIAL ECO11 NOMIC ZONES, FREE ECONOMIC ZONES, AND ENTI12 TIES IN STRATEGIC SECTORS’’; and 

13 (2) by striking ‘‘and entities in the energy, ship14 ping, and shipbuilding sectors’’ and inserting ‘‘, enti15 ties that operate special economic zones or free eco16 nomic zones, and entities in strategic sectors (as de17 fined in subsection (c)(4))’’. 

18 (c) BLOCKING OF PROPERTY OF PORTS, SPECIAL ECO19 NOMIC ZONES, FREE ECONOMIC ZONES, AND ENTITIES IN

20 STRATEGIC SECTORS.—Subsection (c) of such section is 

21 amended— 

22 (1) in the subsection heading, by striking ‘‘ENTI23 TIES IN ENERGY, SHIPPING, AND SHIPBUILDING SEC24 TORS’’ and inserting ‘‘PORTS, SPECIAL ECONOMIC

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1 ZONES, FREE ECONOMIC ZONES, AND ENTITIES IN

2 STRATEGIC SECTORS’’; 

3 (2) in paragraph (2)— 

4 (A) by striking ‘‘the energy, shipping, or 

5 shipbuilding sectors’’ each place it appears and 

6 inserting ‘‘a strategic sector (as defined in para7 graph (4)(A))’’; and 

8 (B) by inserting ‘‘, special economic zone, 

9 or free economic zone’’ after ‘‘port’’ each place it 

10 appears; and 

11 (3) by adding at the end the following new para12 graphs: 

13 ‘‘(4) STRATEGIC SECTOR DEFINED.—In this sec14 tion, the term ‘strategic sector’ means— 

15 ‘‘(A) the energy, shipping, shipbuilding, 

16 automotive, or mining sector of Iran; 

17 ‘‘(B) the construction or engineering sector 

18 of Iran if the President determines and reports 

19 to Congress not later than 45 days after the date 

20 of the enactment of the Nuclear Iran Prevention 

21 Act of 2013 that the construction or engineering 

22 sector of Iran, as the case may be, is of strategic 

23 importance to Iran; and 

24 ‘‘(C) any other sector that the President des25 ignates as of strategic importance to Iran. 

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1 ‘‘(5) NOTIFICATION AND REPORT RELATING TO

2 STRATEGIC SECTORS.— 

3 ‘‘(A) NOTIFICATION.—The President shall 

4 submit to Congress a notification of the designa5 tion of a sector as a strategic sector of Iran for 

6 purposes of paragraph (4)(C) not later than 30 

7 days after the date on which the President makes 

8 such designation. 

9 ‘‘(B) REPORT.—Not later than 90 days 

10 after the date on which the President submits to 

11 Congress a notification of the designation of a 

12 sector as a strategic sector of Iran under sub13 paragraph (A), the Comptroller General of the 

14 United States shall submit to Congress a report 

15 that contains— 

16 ‘‘(i) a review and comment on such 

17 designation; and 

18 ‘‘(ii) recommendations regarding the 

19 designation of additional sectors as strategic 

20 sectors of Iran for purposes of paragraph 

21 (4).’’. 

22 (d) ADDITIONAL SANCTIONS WITH RESPECT TO STRA23 TEGIC SECTORS.—Subsection (d) of such section is amend24 ed— 

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1 (1) in the subsection heading, by striking ‘‘THE

2 ENERGY, SHIPPING, AND SHIPBUILDING SECTORS’’ 

3 and inserting ‘‘STRATEGIC SECTORS’’; and 

4 (2) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘the energy, 

5 shipping, or shipbuilding sectors’’ and inserting ‘‘a 

6 strategic sector (as defined in subsection (c)(4)(A))’’. 

7 (e) EXCEPTION FOR AFGHANISTAN RECONSTRUC8 TION.—Subsection (f) of such section is amended— 

9 (1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by 

10 inserting ‘‘for a period of not more than 1 year, and 

11 may renew that exception for additional periods of 

12 not more than 1 year’’ after ‘‘economic development 

13 for Afghanistan’’; 

14 (2) in paragraph (1)— 

15 (A) by striking ‘‘to the extent that’’ and in16 serting ‘‘if’’; 

17 (B) by inserting ‘‘or the renewal of the ex18 ception, as the case may be,’’ after ‘‘such an ex19 ception’’; and 

20 (C) by striking ‘‘in the national interest’’ 

21 and inserting ‘‘in the national security interest’’; 

22 and 

23 (3) in paragraph (2)— 

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1 (A) by inserting ‘‘or the renewal of the ex2 ception, as the case may be,’’ before ‘‘not later 

3 than 15 days’’; and 

4 (B) by inserting at the end before the period 

5 the following: ‘‘or the renewal of the exception’’. 

6 (f) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Such section is fur7 ther amended in the section heading by striking ‘‘THE EN8 ERGY, SHIPPING, AND SHIPBUILDING SECTORS’’ and 

9 inserting ‘‘PORTS, SPECIAL ECONOMIC ZONES, FREE

10 ECONOMIC ZONES, AND STRATEGIC SECTORS’’. 

11 (g) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by this 

12 section— 

13 (1) take effect on the date that is 90 days after 

14 the date of the enactment of this Act; and 

15 (2)(A) with respect to subsection (c) of section 

16 1244 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 

17 Fiscal Year 2013, as so amended, apply with respect 

18 to all transactions in all property and interests in 

19 property of any person described in subsection (c)(2) 

20 of such section that occur on or after the date that is 

21 180 days after such date of enactment; and 

22 (B)(i) with respect to subsection (d)(1) of section 

23 1244 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 

24 Fiscal Year 2013, apply with respect to the sale, sup25 ply, or transfer to or from Iran of goods or services 

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1 described in subsection (d)(3) of such section, as so 

2 amended, that occurs on or after the date that is 180 

3 days after such date of enactment; and 

4 (ii) with respect to subsection (d)(2) of section 

5 1244 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 

6 Fiscal Year 2013, apply with respect to the conduct 

7 or facilitation of a significant financial transaction 

8 for the sale, supply, or transfer to or from Iran of 

9 goods or services described in subsection (d)(3) of such 

10 section, as so amended, that occurs on or after the 

11 date that is 180 days after such date of enactment. 

12 SEC. 223. REPORT ON DETERMINATIONS NOT TO IMPOSE 

13 SANCTIONS ON PERSONS WHO ALLEGEDLY 

14 SELL, SUPPLY, OR TRANSFER PRECIOUS MET15 ALS TO OR FROM IRAN. 

16 Section 1245 of the National Defense Authorization 

17 Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (22 U.S.C. 8804) is amended— 

18 (1) by redesignating subsection (h) as subsection 

19 (i); and 

20 (2) by inserting after subsection (g) the following 

21 new subsection: 

22 ‘‘(h) REPORT ON DETERMINATIONS NOT TO IMPOSE

23 SANCTIONS ON PERSONS WHO ALLEGEDLY SELL, SUPPLY, 

24 OR TRANSFER PRECIOUS METALS TO OR FROM IRAN.— 

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

2 the date of the enactment of Nuclear Iran Prevention 

3 Act of 2013, and every 90 days thereafter, the Presi4 dent shall submit to the appropriate congressional 

5 committees a report on each determination of the 

6 President during the preceding 90-day period not to 

7 impose sanctions under subsection (a) or (c) with re8 spect to a person who allegedly sells, supplies, or 

9 transfers precious metals, directly or indirectly, to or 

10 from Iran, together with the reasons for such deter11 mination. 

12 ‘‘(2) FORM.—The report required by paragraph 

13 (1) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may 

14 contain a classified annex, if necessary.’’. 

15 SEC. 224. IMPOSITION OF SANCTIONS WITH RESPECT TO 

16 FOREIGN FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS THAT FA17 CILITATE FINANCIAL TRANSACTIONS ON BE18 HALF OF PERSONS OWNED OR CONTROLLED 

19 BY SPECIALLY DESIGNATED NATIONALS. 

20 Section 1247 of the National Defense Authorization 

21 Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (22 U.S.C. 8806) is amended— 

22 (1) by redesignating subsection (f) as subsection 

23 (g); and 

24 (2) by inserting after subsection (e) the following 

25 new subsection: 

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1 ‘‘(f) PERSONS OWNED OR CONTROLLED BY SPECIALLY

2 DESIGNATED NATIONALS.— 

3 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The President shall impose 

4 sanctions described in subsection (a) with respect to 

5 a foreign financial institution, including but not lim6 ited to a foreign central bank, that the President de7 termines has, on or after the date that is 90 days 

8 after the date of the enactment of the Nuclear Iran 

9 Prevention Act of 2013, knowingly facilitated a sig10 nificant financial transaction on behalf of any person 

11 determined by the President to be directly owned or 

12 controlled by an Iranian person included on the list 

13 of specially designated nationals and blocked persons 

14 maintained by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of 

15 the Department of the Treasury (other than an Ira16 nian financial institution described in subsection 

17 (b)). 

18 ‘‘(2) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of 

19 Congress that the President routinely should deter20 mine on or after the date of the enactment of the Nu21 clear Iran Prevention Act of 2013 those persons that 

22 are directly or indirectly owned or controlled by an 

23 Iranian person included on the list of specially des24 ignated nationals and blocked persons maintained by 

25 the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the Department 

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1 of the Treasury (other than an Iranian financial in2 stitution described in subsection (b)). 

3 ‘‘(3) CONSIDERATION OF DATA FROM OTHER

4 COUNTRIES AND NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZA5 TIONS.—The President shall consider credible data al6 ready obtained by other countries and nongovern7 mental organizations in making determinations de8 scribed in paragraph (1).’’. 

9 SEC. 225. REPEAL OF EXEMPTIONS UNDER SANCTIONS PRO10 VISIONS OF NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZA11 TION ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2013. 

12 Subtitle D of title XII of the National Defense Author13 ization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (22 U.S.C. 8801 et seq.) 

14 is amended— 

15 (1) in section 1244— 

16 (A) in subsection (c)(1)— 

17 (i) by striking ‘‘(1) BLOCKING OF

18 PROPERTY.—’’ and all that follows through 

19 ‘‘On and after’’ and inserting ‘‘(1) BLOCK20 ING OF PROPERTY.—On and after’’; and 

21 (ii) by striking subparagraph (B); and 

22 (B) in subsection (d)(1)— 

23 (i) by striking ‘‘(1) SALE, SUPPLY, OR

24 TRANSFER OF CERTAIN GOODS AND SERV25 ICES.—’’ and all that follows through ‘‘Exmstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with BILLS

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1 cept as provided’’ and inserting ‘‘(1) SALE, 

2 SUPPLY, OR TRANSFER OF CERTAIN GOODS

3 AND SERVICES.—Except as provided’’; and 

4 (ii) by striking subparagraph (B); 

5 (2) in section 1245(a)— 

6 (A) by striking ‘‘(a) SALE, SUPPLY, OR

7 TRANSFER OF CERTAIN MATERIALS.—’’ and all 

8 that follows through ‘‘The President’’ and insert9 ing ‘‘(a) SALE, SUPPLY, OR TRANSFER OF CER10 TAIN MATERIALS.—The President’’; 

11 (B) by redesignating subparagraphs (A), 

12 (B), and (C) as paragraphs (1), (2), and (3), re13 spectively (and by redesignating all sub-units 

14 therein accordingly); 

15 (C) in paragraph (3)(B) (as redesig16 nated)— 

17 (i) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘subclause 

18 (I) of clause (i)’’ and inserting ‘‘clause (i) 

19 of subparagraph (A)’’; 

20 (ii) in clause (ii), by striking ‘‘sub21 clause (II) of that clause’’ and inserting 

22 ‘‘clause (ii) of that subparagraph’’; and 

23 (iii) in clause (iii), by striking ‘‘sub24 clause (III) of that clause’’ and inserting 

25 ‘‘clause (iii) of that subparagraph’’; and 

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1 (D) by striking ‘‘(2) EXCEPTION.—’’ and all 

2 that follows through ‘‘paragraph (1).’’; and 

3 (3) in section 1246(a)— 

4 (A) by striking ‘‘(a) IMPOSITION OF SANC5 TIONS.—’’ and all that follows through ‘‘Except 

6 as provided’’ and inserting ‘‘(a) IMPOSITION OF

7 SANCTIONS.—Except as provided’’; 

8 (B) by redesignating subparagraphs (A), 

9 (B), and (C) as paragraphs (1), (2), and (3), re10 spectively (and by redesignating all sub-units 

11 therein accordingly); and 

12 (C) by striking ‘‘(2) EXCEPTION.—’’ and all 

13 that follows through ‘‘paragraph (1).’’; and 

14 SEC. 226. TERMINATION OF GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS 

15 WITH PERSONS WHO SELL GOODS, SERVICES, 

16 OR TECHNOLOGY TO, OR CONDUCT ANY 

17 OTHER TRANSACTION WITH, IRAN. 

18 (a) MODIFICATION OF FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGU19 LATION.—Not later than 90 days after the date of the enact20 ment of this Act, the Federal Acquisition Regulation shall 

21 be revised to require a certification from each person that 

22 is a prospective contractor that the person, and any person 

23 under common ownership or control with the person, does 

24 not sell goods, services, or technology to, or conduct any 

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1 other transaction with, Iran for which sanctions may be 

2 imposed under this Act. 

3 (b) REMEDIES.— 

4 (1) IN GENERAL.—If the head of an executive 

5 agency determines that a person has submitted a false 

6 certification under subsection (a) on or after the date 

7 on which the applicable revision of the Federal Acqui8 sition Regulation required by this section becomes ef9 fective, the head of that executive agency shall termi10 nate a contract with such person or debar or suspend 

11 such person from eligibility for Federal contracts for 

12 a period of not less than 2 years. Any such debarment 

13 or suspension shall be subject to the procedures that 

14 apply to debarment and suspension under the Federal 

15 Acquisition Regulation under subpart 9.4 of part 9 of 

16 title 48, Code of Federal Regulations. 

17 (2) INCLUSION ON LIST OF PARTIES EXCLUDED

18 FROM FEDERAL PROCUREMENT AND NONPROCURE19 MENT PROGRAMS.—The Administrator of General 

20 Services shall include on the List of Parties Excluded 

21 from Federal Procurement and Nonprocurement Pro22 grams maintained by the Administrator under part 

23 9 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation each person 

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1 cy on the basis of a determination of a false certifi2 cation under paragraph (1). 

3 (c) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—This section shall not 

4 be construed to limit the use of other remedies available to 

5 the head of an executive agency or any other official of the 

6 Federal Government on the basis of a determination of a 

7 false certification under subsection (a). 

8 (d) WAIVERS.— 

9 (1) IN GENERAL.—The President may on a case10 by-case basis waive the requirement that a person 

11 make a certification under subsection (a) if the Presi12 dent determines and certifies in writing to the con13 gressional committees described in paragraph (2) that 

14 it is essential to the national security interests of the 

15 United States to do so. 

16 (2) CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES DESCRIBED.— 

17 The congressional committees referred to in para18 graph (1) are— 

19 (A) the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the 

20 Committee on Armed Services, and the Com21 mittee on Oversight and Government Reform of 

22 the House of Representatives; and 

23 (B) the Committee on Foreign Relations, 

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1 mittee on Homeland Security and Governmental 

2 Affairs of the Senate. 

3 (e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

4 (1) EXECUTIVE AGENCY.—The term ‘‘executive 

5 agency’’ has the meaning given that term in section 

6 133 of title 41, United States Code. 

7 (2) FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION.—The 

8 term ‘‘Federal Acquisition Regulation’’ means the reg9 ulation issued pursuant to section 1303(a)(1) of title 

10 41, United States Code. 

11 (f) APPLICABILITY.—The revisions to the Federal Ac12 quisition Regulation required under subsection (a) shall 

13 apply with respect to contracts for which solicitations are 

14 issued on or after the date that is 90 days after the date 

15 of the enactment of this Act. 

16 SEC. 227. CONDITIONS FOR ENTRY AND OPERATION OF 

17 VESSELS. 

18 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Ports and Waterways Safety 

19 Act (33 U.S.C. 1221 et seq.) is amended by adding at the 

20 end the following: 

21 ‘‘SEC. 16. PROHIBITION ON ENTRY AND OPERATION. 

22 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—No foreign vessel described in sub23 section (b) shall enter or operate in the navigable waters 

24 of the United States or transfer cargo in any port or place 

25 under the jurisdiction of the United States. 

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1 ‘‘(b) VESSELS DESCRIBED.—A vessel referred to in 

2 subsection (a) is a foreign vessel— 

3 ‘‘(1) for which a Notice of Arrival is required to 

4 be filed under section 160 of title 33, Code of Federal 

5 Regulations, as in effect on the date of enactment of 

6 the Nuclear Iran Prevention Act of 2013; and 

7 ‘‘(2) that is knowingly registered, pursuant to 

8 the Geneva Convention on the High Seas (13 U.S.T. 

9 2312; TIAS 5200; 450 UNTS 82), by a ship registry 

10 that is maintaining a registration of a vessel that is 

11 included in the list published under subsection (c). 

12 ‘‘(c) NOTIFICATION OF GOVERNMENTS.—The Secretary 

13 of Transportation, in consultation with the Secretary of 

14 State, shall— 

15 ‘‘(1) maintain timely information on registra16 tions of all foreign vessels over 300 gross tons that 

17 are— 

18 ‘‘(A) owned or operated by or on behalf of— 

19 ‘‘(i) the National Iran Tanker Com20 pany or the Islamic Republic of Iran Ship21 ping Line; or 

22 ‘‘(ii) any successor to an entity re23 ferred to in clause (i); or 

24 ‘‘(B) otherwise owned or operated by or on 

25 behalf of Iran; 

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1 ‘‘(2) notify each government the agents or instru2 mentalities of which are maintaining a registration 

3 of a foreign vessel described in paragraph (1), that all 

4 vessels registered under such government’s authority 

5 are prohibited from entering or operating in the navi6 gable waters of the United States or transferring 

7 cargo in any port or place under the jurisdiction of 

8 the United States; and 

9 ‘‘(3) publish in the Federal Register a list of ves10 sels described in paragraph (1), including periodic 

11 updates of such list. 

12 ‘‘(d) NOTIFICATION OF VESSELS.— 

13 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para14 graphs (2) and (3), upon receiving a Notice of Arrival 

15 under section 160 of title 33, Code of Federal Regula16 tions (as in effect on the date of enactment of the Nu17 clear Iran Prevention Act of 2013) from a vessel de18 scribed in (b), the Secretary shall notify the master 

19 of such vessel that the vessel may not enter or operate 

20 in the navigable waters of the United States or trans21 fer cargo in any port or place under the jurisdiction 

22 of the United States. 

23 ‘‘(2) PROVISIONAL ENTRY.—The Secretary may 

24 allow provisional entry of, or transfer of cargo from, 

25 a foreign vessel described in subsection (b) if such 

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1 entry or transfer is necessary for the safety of the ves2 sel or persons aboard. 

3 ‘‘(3) ENTRY FOR DUE DILIGENCE.—The Sec4 retary may allow entry of, and transfer of cargo from, 

5 a vessel described in subsection (b) if the master shows 

6 the owner and operator of the vessel exercised due 

7 diligence to avoid registration of the vessel by a reg8 istry that registers vessels described in subsection (c). 

9 ‘‘(e) RIGHT OF INNOCENT PASSAGE.—This section 

10 shall not be construed as authority to restrict the right of 

11 innocent passage as recognized under international law. 

12 ‘‘(f) FOREIGN VESSEL DEFINED.—In this section the 

13 term ‘foreign vessel’ has the meaning given that term in 

14 section 2101 of title 46, United States Code.’’. 

15 (b) DEADLINE FOR PUBLICATION.—The Secretary 

16 shall publish a list under section 16(c)(3) of the Ports and 

17 Waters Safety Act, as amended by this section, by not later 

18 than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act. 

19 (c) LIMITATION ON APPLICATION OF PROHIBITION.— 

20 Subsection (a) of section 16 of the Ports and Waters Safety 

21 Act, as amended by this section, shall not apply until 90 

22 days after the date of publication of the list required by 

23 subsection (c) of such section. 

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1 TITLE III—ADDITIONAL AU2 THORITIES TO PREVENT CEN3 SORSHIP ACTIVITIES IN IRAN 

4 SEC. 301. REPORT ON IMPLEMENTATION OF SANCTIONS 

5 AGAINST THE ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAN 

6 BROADCASTING. 

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

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

9 shall submit to Congress a report on the following: 

10 (1) The current status of availability of the Is11 lamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB) on inter12 national satellites, entities that facilitate its operation 

13 by providing services or equipment, and the technical 

14 means that it engages in jamming. 

15 (2) The instances, since January 1, 2012, in 

16 which the IRIB engaged in activities that violated 

17 Article 19 of the International Covenant on Civil and 

18 Political Rights, including broadcasting forced confes19 sions and hate speech against minorities. 

20 (3) The instances, since January 1, 2012, in 

21 which international broadcasting programs origi22 nating from the United States and Europe have been 

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1 cation information on the origin of the disruption, 

2 and the extent of the disruption. 

3 (b) COORDINATION.—In developing the report required 

4 by subsection (a), the Secretary of State shall coordinate 

5 with the Broadcasting Board of Governors, the Secretary 

6 of the Treasury, and the heads of other relevant Federal de7 partments and agencies. 

8 (c) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.—All unclassified portions 

9 of the report required by subsection (a) shall be made pub10 licly available on the Internet web site of the Department 

11 of State. 

12 SEC. 302. LIST OF PERSONS WHO ARE HIGH-RISK RE-EX13 PORTERS OF SENSITIVE TECHNOLOGIES. 

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

15 date of the enactment of this Act, and every 90 days there16 after, the Secretary of Commerce, in conjunction with the 

17 Secretary of State and the Secretary of the Treasury, shall 

18 make publicly available and update as appropriate a list 

19 of persons who are high-risk re-exporters of sensitive tech20 nologies in order to seek to ensure that the Government of 

21 Iran or an entity owned or controlled by that Government 

22 is unable to obtain sensitive technologies through the re-ex23 port of such sensitive technologies by third-party inter24 mediaries. 

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1 (b) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘‘sensitive 

2 technology’’ has the meaning given that term in section 106 

3 of the Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and 

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

5 SEC. 303. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON PROVISION OF INTER6 CEPT TECHNOLOGIES TO IRAN. 

7 It is the sense of Congress that— 

8 (1) those that provide intercept technologies that 

9 limit freedom of speech or expression to the Govern10 ment of Iran should be held accountable for the re11 pression of the Iranian people; and 

12 (2) no person should use an existing contract 

13 with the Government of Iran as a justification to con14 tinue to supply intercept technologies to the Govern15 ment of Iran for purposes of restricting the free flow 

16 of information. 

17 SEC. 304. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON AVAILABILITY OF CON18 SUMER COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES IN 

19 IRAN. 

20 It is the sense of Congress that— 

21 (1) the Department of the Treasury and Depart22 ment of State should encourage the free flow of infor23 mation in Iran to counter the Government of Iran’s 

24 repression of its own people; and 

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1 (2) in order to facilitate the free flow of informa2 tion in Iran, the Department of Treasury should en3 sure that certain consumer communication tech4 nologies are available to Iranian civil society and the 

5 Iranian people. 

6 SEC. 305. EXPEDITED CONSIDERATION OF REQUESTS FOR 

7 AUTHORIZATION OF TRANSFER OF GOODS 

8 AND SERVICES TO IRAN TO FACILITATE THE 

9 ABILITY OF IRANIAN PERSONS TO FREELY 

10 COMMUNICATE. 

11 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 413 of the Iran Threat Re12 duction and Syria Human Rights Act of 2012 (22 U.S.C. 

13 8753) is amended— 

14 (1) by redesignating subsection (e) as subsection 

15 (f); and 

16 (2) by inserting after subsection (d) the following 

17 new subsection: 

18 ‘‘(e) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—The expedited process 

19 for the consideration of complete requests for authorization 

20 to engage in the activities described in subsection (a) shall 

21 be construed to also apply to the transfer of goods and serv22 ices to Iran to facilitate the ability of Iranian persons to 

23 freely communicate, obtain information, and access the 

24 Internet and other communications systems.’’. 

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1 (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by sub2 section (a) take effect on the date of the enactment of this 

3 Act and apply with respect to requests described in section 

4 413 of the Iran Threat Reduction and Syria Human Rights 

5 Act of 2012, as so amended, that are submitted to the Office 

6 of Foreign Assets Control on or after such date of enactment. 

7 TITLE IV—REPORTS AND OTHER 

8 MATTERS 

9 SEC. 401. NATIONAL STRATEGY ON IRAN. 

10 (a) NATIONAL STRATEGY REQUIRED.—The President 

11 shall develop a strategy, to be known as the ‘‘National 

12 Strategy on Iran’’, that provides strategic guidance for ac13 tivities that support the objective of addressing the threats 

14 posed by Iran. 

15 (b) ANNUAL REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after 

16 the date of the enactment of this Act or January 30, 2014, 

17 whichever occurs first, and every January 30 thereafter, the 

18 President shall submit to the appropriate congressional 

19 committees the National Strategy on Iran required under 

20 subsection (a). 

21 (c) MATTERS TO BE INCLUDED.—The report required 

22 under subsection (b) shall include, at a minimum, the fol23 lowing: 

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1 (1) A description of Iran’s grand strategy and 

2 security strategy, including strategic objectives, and 

3 the security posture and objectives of Iran. 

4 (2) A description of the United States strategy 

5 to— 

6 (A) address and counter the capabilities of 

7 Iran’s conventional forces and Iran’s unconven8 tional forces; 

9 (B) disrupt and deny Iranian efforts to de10 velop or augment capabilities related to nuclear, 

11 unconventional, and missile forces development; 

12 (C) address the Government of Iran’s eco13 nomic strategy to enable the objectives described 

14 in this subsection; 

15 (D) exploit key vulnerabilities; and 

16 (E) combat Iranian efforts to suppress 

17 Internet freedom, including actions of the United 

18 States to— 

19 (i) work to promote expanded Internet 

20 access for democracy activists in Iran; 

21 (ii) add a public diplomacy page to 

22 the United States’ virtual embassy in Iran; 

23 and 

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1 (iii) leverage multilateral organiza2 tions committed to Internet connectivity in 

3 Iran. 

4 (3) An implementation plan for the United 

5 States strategy described in paragraph (2). 

6 (d) FORM.—The report required under subsection (b) 

7 shall be submitted in unclassified form to the greatest extent 

8 possible, but may include a classified annex, if necessary. 

9 (e) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES.—In 

10 this section, the term ‘‘appropriate congressional commit11 tees’’ means— 

12 (1) the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Com13 mittee on Armed Services, the Committee on Finan14 cial Services, the Committee on Ways and Means, and 

15 the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the 

16 House of Representatives; and 

17 (2) the Committee on Foreign Relations, the 

18 Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on 

19 Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, the Committee 

20 on Finance, and the Permanent Select Committee on 

21 Intelligence of the Senate. 

22 SEC. 402. REPORT ON IRANIAN NUCLEAR AND ECONOMIC 

23 CAPABILITIES. 

24 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 60 days after the 

25 date of the enactment of this Act, the President shall submit 

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1 to the appropriate congressional committees a report on the 

2 following: 

3 (1) An estimate of the timeline for Iranian capa4 bilities to develop nuclear weapons, including— 

5 (A) an estimate of the period of time it 

6 would take Iran to produce enough weapons7 grade uranium for a single implosion-type nu8 clear weapon, taking into account all known rel9 evant technical data; 

10 (B) an estimate of the period of time it 

11 would take Iran to produce sufficient separated 

12 plutonium for a single nuclear weapon; 

13 (C) a description of the assumptions under14 lying the estimates referred to in subparagraphs 

15 (A) and (B), and any information about devel16 opments that might alter or otherwise affect those 

17 assumptions; 

18 (D) an estimate of the date by which the pe19 riods of time referred to in subparagraphs (A) 

20 and (B) will be less than 45 days; and 

21 (E) a description of any efforts by the 

22 United States to increase the frequency of inspec23 tions by the International Atomic Energy Agen24 cy of nuclear facilities in Iran. 

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1 (2) An assessment of Iranian strategy and capa2 bilities relating to development of nuclear weapons, 

3 including— 

4 (A) a summary and analysis of current nu5 clear weapons capabilities; 

6 (B) an estimate of the amount and sources 

7 of funding expended by, and an analysis of pro8 curement networks utilized by, Iran to develop 

9 its nuclear weapons capabilities; 

10 (C) a summary of the capabilities of Iran’s 

11 unconventional weapons and Iran’s ballistic 

12 missile forces and Iran’s cruise missile forces; 

13 (D) a detailed analysis of the effectiveness of 

14 Iran’s unconventional weapons and Iran’s bal15 listic missile forces and Iran’s cruise missile 

16 forces as delivery systems for a nuclear device; 

17 (E) a description of all efforts of Iran to de18 sign and develop a nuclear weapon, including ef19 forts to design or fit warheads, and any other 

20 possible military dimensions of the nuclear pro21 gram of Iran; and 

22 (F) an analysis of the procurement network, 

23 including the amount and sources of funding ex24 pended by Iran on programs to develop a nu25 clear weapons capability. 

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1 (3) Projected economic effects of international 

2 sanctions on Iran, including— 

3 (A) an estimate of the capital accounts, cur4 rent accounts, and amounts of foreign exchange 

5 reserves (including access to foreign exchange re6 serves) of the Government of Iran, and other 

7 leading indicators of the status of the economy of 

8 Iran; 

9 (B) an estimate of timelines with respect to 

10 macroeconomic viability of Iran, including the 

11 time by which the Government of Iran will ex12 haust its foreign exchange reserves; 

13 (C) an estimate of the date by which the re14 serves of the Central Bank of Iran will be insuf15 ficient for the Government of Iran to avoid a se16 vere balance of payments crisis that prevents it 

17 from maintaining a functioning economy, in18 cluding— 

19 (i) the inflation rate, exchange rates, 

20 unemployment rate, and budget deficits in 

21 Iran; and 

22 (ii) other leading macroeconomic indi23 cators used by the International Monetary 

24 Fund, professional rating agencies, and 

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1 other credible sources to assess the economic 

2 health of a country; 

3 (D) a description of the assumptions under4 lying the estimate referred to in paragraph (3) 

5 and an indication of how changes in each of 

6 those assumptions could affect the estimate; 

7 (E) an assessment of the effect of sanctions 

8 imposed with respect to Iran on moving forward 

9 the date referred to in subparagraph (C); and 

10 (F) a description of actions taken by the 

11 Government of Iran to delay the date referred to 

12 in subparagraph (C). 

13 (b) UPDATE.—The President shall submit to the ap14 propriate congressional committees an update of the report 

15 required by subsection (a) every 60 days after the date of 

16 submission of the report that includes any pertinent devel17 opments to Iranian nuclear or economic capabilities. 

18 (c) FORM.—The report required under subsection (a) 

19 and the update required under subsection (b) shall be sub20 mitted in unclassified form to the greatest extent possible, 

21 but may include a classified annex, if necessary. 

22 (d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

23 (1) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMIT24 TEES.—The term ‘‘appropriate congressional commit25 tees’’ means— 

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1 (A) the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the 

2 Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on 

3 Financial Services, the Committee on Ways and 

4 Means, and the Permanent Select Committee on 

5 Intelligence of the House of Representatives; and 

6 (B) the Committee on Foreign Relations, 

7 the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee 

8 on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, the 

9 Committee on Finance, and the Select Committee 

10 on Intelligence of the Senate. 

11 (2) NUCLEAR EXPLOSIVE DEVICE.—The term 

12 ‘‘nuclear explosive device’’ means any device, whether 

13 assembled or disassembled, that is designed to produce 

14 an instantaneous release of an amount of nuclear en15 ergy from special nuclear material that is greater 

16 than the amount of energy that would be released 

17 from the detonation of one pound of trinitrotoluene 

18 (TNT). 

19 SEC. 403. REPORT ON PLAUSIBILITY OF EXPANDING SANC20 TIONS ON IRANIAN OIL. 

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

22 date of the enactment of this Act, the President shall submit 

23 to the appropriate congressional committees a report assess24 ing the following: 

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1 (1) Whether petroleum and petroleum products 

2 originating in and exported from Iran are refined 

3 and sold outside of Iran. 

4 (2) Whether products that contain Iranian-ori5 gin petroleum or petroleum products as part of their 

6 contents are imported into the United States and, if 

7 any such products are imported into the United 

8 States, whether such importation violates the ban on 

9 importation into the United States of Iranian-origin 

10 petroleum or petroleum products. 

11 (3) Whether it is feasible to ban the importation 

12 into the United States of products described in para13 graph (2), regardless of whether the ban on importa14 tion into the United States of Iranian-origin petro15 leum or petroleum products applies to such products. 

16 (b) BASIS OF REPORT.—The report required under 

17 subsection (a) may be based on publicly-available informa18 tion and classified information. The information that is not 

19 classified information shall be made publically available. 

20 (c) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES.—In 

21 this section, the term ‘‘appropriate congressional commit22 tees’’ means— 

23 (1) the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Com24 mittee on Financial Services, and the Committee on 

25 Ways and Means of the House of Representatives; and 

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1 (2) the Committee on Foreign Relations, the 

2 Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, 

3 and the Committee on Finance of the Senate. 

4 SEC. 404. GAO REPORT ON IRANIAN STRATEGY TO EVADE 

5 CURRENT SANCTIONS AND OTHER MATTERS. 

6 Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment 

7 of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States 

8 shall submit to Congress a report that— 

9 (1) evaluates the strategy of the Government of 

10 Iran to evade current economic and financial sanc11 tions; and 

12 (2) specifically evaluates the ability of Iran to 

13 successfully diversify its economy beyond its energy 

14 sector, thereby lessening the impact and effectiveness 

15 of economic and financial sanctions. 

16 SEC. 405. AUTHORITY TO CONSOLIDATE REPORTS RE17 QUIRED UNDER IRAN SANCTIONS LAWS. 

18 (a) IN GENERAL.—Any or all reports required to be 

19 submitted to Congress under the provisions of law described 

20 in subsection (c) on or after the date of the enactment of 

21 this Act may, notwithstanding the deadline requirements 

22 for submission under such provisions of law, be consolidated 

23 into a single report that is submitted to Congress on an 

24 annual basis. 

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1 (b) EXCEPTION.—Subsection (a) shall not apply with 

2 respect to the initial report of any report described in sub3 section (a). 

4 (c) PROVISIONS OF LAW DESCRIBED.—The provisions 

5 of law referred to in this section are the following: 

6 (1) This Act and the amendments made by this 

7 Act. 

8 (2) The Iran Freedom and Counter-Proliferation 

9 Act of 2012 (22 U.S.C. 8801 et seq.). 

10 (3) The Iran Threat Reduction and Syria 

11 Human Rights Act of 2012 (22 U.S.C. 8701 et seq.). 

12 (4) The Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, Account13 ability, and Divestment Act of 2010 (22 U.S.C. 8501 

14 et seq.). 

15 SEC. 406. AMENDMENTS TO DEFINITIONS UNDER IRAN 

16 SANCTIONS ACT OF 1996 AND IRAN THREAT 

17 REDUCTION AND SYRIA HUMAN RIGHTS ACT 

18 OF 2012. 

19 (a) IRAN SANCTIONS ACT OF 1996.—Section 14(4)(B) 

20 of the Iran Sanctions Act of 1996 (Public Law 104–172; 

21 50 U.S.C. 1701 note) is amended by striking ‘‘may include, 

22 in the discretion of the President’’ and inserting ‘‘includes’’. 

23 (b) IRAN THREAT REDUCTION AND SYRIA HUMAN

24 RIGHTS ACT OF 2012.—Section 211 of the Iran Threat Re25 duction and Syria Human Rights Act of 2012 (22 U.S.C. 

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1 8721) is amended by adding at the end the following new 

2 subsection: 

3 ‘‘(f) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘appro4 priate congressional committees’ includes the Committee on 

5 Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Rep6 resentatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 

7 Transportation of the Senate.’’. 

8 SEC. 407. IMPLEMENTATION; PENALTIES. 

9 (a) IMPLEMENTATION.—The President may exercise 

10 all authorities provided under sections 203 and 205 of the 

11 International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 

12 1702 and 1704) to carry out this Act and the amendments 

13 made by this Act. 

14 (b) PENALTIES.—The penalties provided for in sub15 sections (b) and (c) of section 206 of the International 

16 Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1705) shall 

17 apply to a person that violates, attempts to violate, con18 spires to violate, or causes a violation of this Act or any 

19 amendment made by this Act or regulations prescribed 

20 under this Act to the same extent that such penalties apply 

21 to a person that commits an unlawful act described in sec22 tion 206(a) of the International Emergency Economic Pow23 ers Act (50 U.S.C. 1705(a)). 

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1 SEC. 408. SEVERABILITY. 

2 (a) IN GENERAL.—If any provision of this Act, or the 

3 application of such provision to any person or cir4 cumstance, is found to be unconstitutional, the remainder 

5 of this Act, or the application of that provision to other 

6 persons or circumstances, shall not be affected. 

7 (b) EFFECTIVE DATE UNDER SECTION 214.—If sub8 section (d) of section 214 is found to be unconstitutional 

9 in accordance with subsection (a), the amendments made 

10 by such section 214 take effect on the date of the enactment 

11 of this Act and apply with respect to transactions entered 

12 into on or after such date of enactment. 

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Union Calendar No. 128 

113TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 850 

[Report No. 113–177, Part I] 

A BILL 

To impose additional human rights and economic 

for other purposes. and financial sanctions with respect to Iran, and 

JULY 30, 2013 

Reported from the Committee on Foreign Affairs with an 

amendment 

JULY 30, 2013 

The Committees on the Judiciary, Financial Services, 

to be printed Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered Means discharged; committed to the Committee of the Oversight and Government Reform, and Ways and 

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