Reinforcing Sanctions on Iranian Terrorists Act

Subjects: International Affairs


<html><body><pre>[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3020 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3020

    To provide for the application of sanctions regarding Mahan Air.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 28, 2023

Mr. Mills (for himself, Mrs. Miller of Illinois, Mr. Hern, Ms. Salazar, 
 Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Wilson of South Carolina, Mr. Babin, and 
 Mr. LaMalfa) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                      Committee on Foreign Affairs

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                                 A BILL


 
    To provide for the application of sanctions regarding Mahan Air.

    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 ``Reinforcing Sanctions on Iranian 
Terrorists Act''.

SEC. 2. APPLICATION OF SANCTIONS REGARDING MAHAN AIR.

    (a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
            (1) Mahan Air was added on October 12, 2011, to the 
        Specially Designated Nationals list maintained by the Office of 
        Foreign Assets Control of the Department of the Treasury, 
        freezing its assets under United States jurisdiction and 
        prohibiting transactions with United States parties, 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), which 
        targets terrorists and their supporters.
            (2) In announcing additional sanctions against Mahan Air on 
        March 24, 2016, the Department of the Treasury stated that 
        ``Based in Tehran, Iran, Mahan Air has facilitated [Islamic 
        Revolutionary Guards Corps--Qods Force] transportation and arms 
        and funds shipments. Mahan Air also continues to support the 
        Iranian government's destabilizing actions in the region by 
        conducting flights to Syria in order to transport fighters. 
        Mahan Air regularly uses the same aircraft it flies to Syria to 
        fly commercial passenger routes to international destinations 
        in Europe, the Middle East, and Asia.''.
            (3) Mahan Air reportedly serves the following destinations 
        in Iran: Abadan Airport, Ahvaz International Airport, Ardabil 
        Airport, Persian Gulf Airport, Bandar Abbas International 
        Airport, Birjand International Airport, Bojnord International 
        Airport, Iranshahr Airport, Isfahan International Airport, 
        Kalaleh Airport, Kerman Airport, Shahid Ashrafi Esffahani 
        Airport, Khorramabad Airport, Kish Airport, Larestan 
        International Airport, Mashhad International Airport, Queshm 
        International Airport, Sahahdaj Airport, Dasht-e Naz Airport, 
        Shiraz International Airport, Sirjan Airport, Tabriz 
        International Airport, Tehran Imam Khomeini International 
        Airport, Mehrabad International Airport, Zabol Airport, Zahedan 
        International Airport, and Zanjan Airport.
            (4) The Iran Airports Company, a State-owned enterprise, is 
        the holding and operating company for civilian airports in Iran 
        that facilitates Mahan Air's operations.
            (5) Foreign persons that assist in, sponsor, or provide 
        financial, material, or technological support for, or financial 
        or other services to or in support of Mahan Air should be 
        subject to United States sanctions pursuant to Executive Order 
        13224.
    (b) Determination.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than 90 days after the date of 
        the enactment of this section, the President shall transmit to 
        the appropriate congressional committees a determination as to 
        whether to apply sanctions, in whole or in part, with respect 
        to the Iran Airports Company pursuant to Executive Order 13224.
            (2) Form.--The determination required by paragraph (1) 
        shall be submitted in unclassified form but may contain a 
        classified annex.
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