Iranian Military and Terror Financing Reporting Act

To require the Secretary of State, in coordination with the Director of National Intelligence, to report on Iranian expenditures supporting foreign military and terrorist activities, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Iranian Military and Terror Financing Reporting Act 2. Findings Congress finds the following: (1) The Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action ( JCPOA (2) According to statements by Iranian officials, Iran entered into the agreement in order to improve its domestic economic situation, brought about, according to experts, by economic mismanagement on the part of Iran’s leadership and by highly successful sanctions targeting Iran’s energy and banking sectors. (3) Notwithstanding the implementation of the JCPOA and the aspirations of Iran’s clerical leadership to moderate its behavior, Iran continues to engage in regionally destabilizing activities, including support for terrorist proxies and illegal testing of ballistic missiles. (4) Meanwhile, Iran’s economy continued to sputter after the implementation of the JCPOA, according to experts, despite the lifting or easing of many sanctions. (5) On December 29, 2017, peaceful protests broke out in several Iranian cities against Iran’s leadership based on economic discontent. (6) In response to the protests, Iran’s political leadership criticized the United States for failing to uphold enemies (7) However, according to the Financial Action Task Force, Iran has failed to improve its banking system or establish adequate accountability measures with respect to money laundering to attract foreign investment. (8) Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, an entity included on the list of specially designated nationals and blocked persons maintained by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the Department of the Treasury for its destabilizing activities, also controls major aspects of Iran’s economy, which has a further chilling effect on foreign investment in Iran. 3. Sense of Congress It is the sense of Congress that— (1) in the absence of sanctions relating to nuclear activity, Iran’s economic woes are a function of poor management, sclerotic policies, the control of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps ( IRGC (2) Iranian leaders should dedicate resources to domestic spending instead of foreign adventurism and implement the financial recommendations made by the Financial Action Task Force with respect to money laundering; and (3) the United States and its partners should have a firm sense of how much Iran spends, including spending by the IRGC, on hostile foreign activities. 4. Report (a) In general Not later than 90 days after the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter until the date described in subsection (c) (1) The amount spent in such calendar year on activities by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, including activities providing support for— (A) Hezbollah; (B) Houthi rebels in Yemen; (C) Hamas; (D) proxy forces in Iraq and Syria; or (E) any other entity or country the Secretary determines to be relevant. (2) The amount spent in such calendar year for ballistic missile research and testing or other activities that the Secretary of State determines are destabilizing to the Middle East region. (b) Form (1) In general The report required under subsection (a) (2) Inclusion in annual country reports on terrorism The Secretary of State may issue the reports required under subsection (a) 22 U.S.C. 2656f (c) Expiration date The date described in this subsection is the date on which the Secretary of State determines that the government of Iran no longer provides support for international terrorism pursuant to the following: (1) Section 6(j) of the Export Administration Act of 1979 (as continued in effect under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act ( 50 U.S.C. 1701 (2) Section 620A of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 ( 22 U.S.C. 2371 (3) Section 40 of the Arms Export Control Act ( 22 U.S.C. 2780

Summary: Iranian Military and Terror Financing Reporting Act This bill directs the Department of State to report to Congress annually on Iranian expenditures supporting foreign military and terrorist activities outside Iran.