Address Iran’s Malign Posture Act

Subjects: International Affairs


<html><body><pre>[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3095 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3095

  To impose sanctions with respect to foreign persons that support or 
 conduct certain transactions with Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps or 
           other sanctioned persons, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 5, 2023

   Mr. James (for himself, Mr. Hern, and Mr. Fallon) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, 
and in addition to the Committees on Financial Services, Oversight and 
 Accountability, the Judiciary, 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

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                                 A BILL


 
  To impose sanctions with respect to foreign persons that support or 
 conduct certain transactions with Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps or 
           other sanctioned persons, and for other purposes.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Address Iran's Malign Posture Act''.

SEC. 2. SANCTIONS WITH RESPECT TO FOREIGN PERSONS THAT SUPPORT OR 
              CONDUCT CERTAIN TRANSACTIONS WITH IRAN'S REVOLUTIONARY 
              GUARD CORPS OR OTHER SANCTIONED PERSONS.

    (a) Identification.--Section 302(a)(1) of the Iran Threat Reduction 
and Syria Human Rights Act of 2012 (22 U.S.C. 8742(a)(1))--
            (1) in subparagraph (B)--
                    (A) by inserting ``, provide significant financial 
                services to, or provide material support to'' after 
                ``transactions with''; and
                    (B) by striking ``or'' at the end;
            (2) in subparagraph (C)--
                    (A) in the matter preceding clause (i), by 
                inserting ``, provide significant financial services 
                to, or provide material support to'' after 
                ``transactions with'';
                    (B) in clause (i), by striking ``or'' at the end; 
                and
                    (C) by striking clause (ii) and inserting the 
                following:
                            ``(ii) a person or entity designated as 
                        foreign terrorist organizations under section 
                        219(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act 
                        (8 U.S.C. 1189(a)) or that has provided support 
                        for an act of international terrorism (as 
                        defined in section 14 of the Iran Sanctions Act 
                        of 1996 (Public Law 104-172; 50 U.S.C. 1701 
                        note)); or
                            ``(iii) a foreign person whose property and 
                        access to property has been blocked pursuant to 
                        Executive Order 13224 (September 23, 2001; 
                        relating to blocking property and prohibiting 
                        transactions with persons who commit, threaten 
                        to commit, or support terrorism); or''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(D) a person acting on behalf of or at the 
                direction of, or owned or controlled (as that term is 
                defined in section 301) by, a person described in 
                subparagraph (A), (B), or (C).''.
    (b) Imposition of Sanctions.--Section 302(b) of the Iran Threat 
Reduction and Syria Human Rights Act of 2012 (22 U.S.C. 8742(b)) is 
amended by striking ``the President--'' and all that follows and 
inserting ``the President shall block and prohibit all transactions in 
property and interests in property with respect to such foreign person 
if such property and interests in property are in the United States, 
come within the United States, or are or come within the possession or 
control of a United States person.''.
    (c) Waiver of Imposition of Sanctions.--Section 302(d) of the Iran 
Threat Reduction and Syria Human Rights Act of 2012 (22 U.S.C. 8742(d)) 
is amended by adding at the end the following:
            ``(3) Sunset.--The provisions of this subsection and any 
        waivers issued pursuant to this subsection shall terminate at 
        the close of December 31, 2025.''.
    (d) Waiver of Identifications and Designations.--Section 302(e) of 
the Iran Threat Reduction and Syria Human Rights Act of 2012 (22 U.S.C. 
8742(e)) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``Notwithstanding'' and inserting the 
        following:
            ``(1) In general.--Notwithstanding'';
            (2) by striking ``(1) determines'' and inserting the 
        following:
                    ``(A) determines'';
            (3) by striking ``(2) notifies'' and inserting the 
        following:
                    ``(B) notifies''; and
            (4) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(2) Sunset.--The provisions of this subsection and any 
        waivers issued pursuant to this subsection shall terminate at 
        the close of December 31, 2025.''.
    (e) Application of Provisions of Iran Sanctions Act of 1996.--
Section 302(f) of the Iran Threat Reduction and Syria Human Rights Act 
of 2012 (22 U.S.C. 8742(f)) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``The following provisions'' and inserting 
        the following:
            ``(1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2), the following 
        provisions'';
            (2) by redesignating paragraphs (1) through (8) as 
        subparagraphs (A) through (H), respectively, and moving the 
        margins 2 ems to the right; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(2) Sunset.--Sections 4(c) and 9(c) of the Iran Sanctions 
        Act of 1996 shall not apply with respect to the imposition 
        under subsection (b)(1) of sanctions relating to activities 
        described in subsection (a)(1), in accordance with the 
        provision of paragraph (1) of this subsection, after December 
        31, 2025.''.

SEC. 3. AGREEMENTS RELATED TO NUCLEAR PROGRAM OF IRAN DEEMED TREATIES 
              SUBJECT TO ADVICE AND CONSENT OF THE SENATE.

    (a) Treaty Subject To Advice And Consent Of The Senate.--
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any agreement reached by 
the President with Iran relating to the nuclear program of Iran is 
deemed to be a treaty that is subject to the requirements of article 
II, section 2, clause 2 of the Constitution of the United States 
requiring that the treaty is subject to the advice and consent of the 
Senate, with two-thirds of Senators concurring.
    (b) Limitation On Sanctions Relief.--Notwithstanding any other 
provision of law, the President may not waive, suspend, reduce, provide 
relief from, or otherwise limit the application of sanctions under any 
other provision of law or refrain from applying any such sanctions 
pursuant to an agreement related to the nuclear program of Iran that 
includes the United States, unless the agreement is subject to the 
advice and consent of the Senate as a treaty and receives the 
concurrence of two-thirds of Senators.
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