A bill to terminate certain waivers of sanctions with respect to Iran issued in connection with the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, and for other purposes.

Subjects: International Affairs

Summary:  <p>This bill revokes certain waivers of sanctions relating to Iran's nuclear activity, including for (1) the modernization or redesign of the Arak reactor, and (2) the preparation or modification of centrifuge cascades at the Fordow facility. The bill also prohibits the President from issuing a new waiver relating to such activities.</p>

<html><body><pre>[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 256 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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118th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 256

 To terminate certain waivers of sanctions with respect to Iran issued 
  in connection with the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, and for 
                            other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            February 2, 2023

Mr. Cruz (for himself, Mr. Braun, Mr. Cassidy, Mr. Cotton, Mr. Cramer, 
 Mr. Hagerty, Mr. Hoeven, Mr. Rubio, Mr. Scott of Florida, Ms. Ernst, 
 Mr. Daines, and Mrs. Blackburn) introduced the following bill; which 
 was read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and 
                             Urban Affairs

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                                 A BILL


 
 To terminate certain waivers of sanctions with respect to Iran issued 
  in connection with the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, 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. TERMINATION OF CERTAIN WAIVERS OF SANCTIONS WITH RESPECT TO 
              NUCLEAR ACTIVITIES IN OR WITH IRAN.

    (a) In General.--Effective on the date of the enactment of this 
Act, any waiver of the application of sanctions provided for under 
sections 1244, 1245, 1246, and 1247 of the Iran Freedom and Counter-
Proliferation Act of 2012 (22 U.S.C. 8803, 8804, 8805, and 8806) for or 
to enable an activity described in subsection (b) is terminated, and 
the President may not issue a new such waiver for such an activity on 
or after such date of enactment.
    (b) Activities Described.--An activity described in this subsection 
is an activity in or with Iran with respect to which a waiver described 
in subsection (a) was issued in connection with the Joint Comprehensive 
Plan of Action, including the following:
            (1) Modernization or redesign of the Arak reactor.
            (2) Preparation or modification of centrifuge cascades at 
        the Fordow facility for stable isotope production.
            (3) Operations, training, or services related to the 
        Bushehr Nuclear Power Plant, including fuel delivery and take-
        back.
            (4) Transfer of uranium into or outside Iran, including 
        natural uranium, enriched uranium, or nuclear fuel scrap.
            (5) Transfer or storage of Iranian heavy water, inside or 
        outside of Iran.
    (c) Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action Defined.--In this section, 
the term ``Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action'' means the Joint 
Comprehensive Plan of Action signed at Vienna on July 14, 2015, by Iran 
and by France, Germany, the Russian Federation, the People's Republic 
of China, the United Kingdom, and the United States, and all 
implementing materials and agreements related to the Joint 
Comprehensive Plan of Action.
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