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110TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 5084 

To require the Secretary of State to conduct ongoing assessments of the 

effectiveness of sanctions against Iran, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JANUARY 18, 2008 

Mr. SHAYS introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 

on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on Financial Services, Oversight and Government Reform, Ways and Means, and Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in 

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

A BILL 

To require the Secretary of State to conduct ongoing assessments of the effectiveness of sanctions against Iran, and 

for other purposes. 

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

3 SECTION 1. ASSESSMENTS OF THE EFFECTIVENESS OF 

4 SANCTIONS AGAINST IRAN. 

5 (a) IMPROVED DATA COLLECTION AND REQUIRED

6 ASSESSMENTS.—The Secretary of State, in conjunction 

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1 merce, the Secretary of Defense, and the intelligence com2 munity, shall— 

3 (1) collect, analyze, and improve data on ac4 tions by the United States Government to enforce 

5 sanctions against Iran, including data on— 

6 (A) the number of goods seized, penalties 

7 imposed, and convictions obtained under sanc8 tions that prohibit trade with Iran; 

9 (B) sensitive items diverted to Iran 

10 through transshipment points; 

11 (C) the extent to which repeat foreign vio12 lators of Iran-specific sanctions have ended 

13 their sale of sensitive items to Iran; 

14 (D) the amount of assets frozen resulting 

15 from financial sanctions; and 

16 (E) the extent of delays in foreign invest17 ment in Iran’s energy sector; 

18 (2) complete an overall baseline assessment of 

19 the impact and use of sanctions against Iran, includ20 ing factors that impair or strengthen such sanctions; 

21 (3) develop a framework for assessing the ongo22 ing impact of United States sanctions against Iran 

23 and the contribution of multilateral sanctions 

24 against Iran; and 


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1 (4) conduct annual assessments of the effective2 ness of sanctions against Iran in achieving United 

3 States foreign policy objectives. 

4 (b) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the date 

5 of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the 

6 Secretary of State shall submit to Congress a report that 

7 contains the results of the assessments conducted under 

8 subsection (a) for the prior year. 

9 (c) DEFINITIONS.—In this Act: 

10 (1) INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY.—The term 

11 ‘‘intelligence community’’ has the meaning given the 

12 term in section 3(4) of the National Security Act of 

13 1947 (50 U.S.C. 401a(4)). 

14 (2) SANCTIONS AGAINST IRAN.—The term 

15 ‘‘sanctions against Iran’’ means— 

16 (A) multilateral sanctions against Iran 

17 under international law, including United Na18 tions Security Council Resolutions 1696 (2006), 

19 1737 (2006), and 1747 (2007); and 

20 (B) bilateral sanctions against Iran under 

21 United States law, including— 

22 (i) the Iran Nonproliferation Act of 

23 2000 (Public Law 106–178; 50 U.S.C. 

24 1701 note); 


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1 (ii) the Iran Sanctions Act of 1996 

2 (Public Law 104–172; 50 U.S.C. 1701 

3 note); 

4 (iii) the Iran-Iraq Arms Nonprolifera5 tion Act of 1992 (Public Law 102–484; 50 

6 U.S.C. 1701 note); and 

7 (iv) Executive Order No. 12959 (May 

8 6, 1995), Executive Order No. 13059 (Au9 gust 19, 1997), Executive Order No. 

10 13224 (September 23, 2001), Executive 

11 Order No. 13382 (June 28, 2005), or any 

12 other blocking of property or prohibition 

13 on transactions with respect to Iran that is 

14 imposed under the International Emer15 gency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 

16 1701 et seq.). 

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