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112TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4317 
To expand sanctions with respect to the energy sector of Iran, and for 
other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 29, 2012 
Mr. DEUTCH (for himself and Mr. DOLD) introduced the following bill; which 
was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs 
A BILL 
To expand sanctions with respect to the energy sector of 
Iran, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Iranian Energy Sector 
and Proliferation Sanctions Act’’. 
SEC. 2. EXPANSION OF SANCTIONS WITH RESPECT TO THE 
ENERGY SECTOR OF IRAN. 
(a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of the Con-
gress that— 
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(1) as noted in United Nations Security Council 
Resolution 1929 (2010), the revenues derived by the 
Government of Iran from the energy sector of Iran 
may be used to fund Iran’s proliferation-sensitive 
nuclear activities; and 
(2) the energy sector of Iran should be re-
garded as a zone of proliferation concern with which 
no legitimate international business should be con-
ducted. 
(b) IMPOSITION OF SANCTIONS WITH RESPECT TO 
CERTAIN ENTITIES IN THE ENERGY SECTOR OF IRAN.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as specifically pro-
vided in this section, beginning on the date that is 
60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, 
the President shall impose sanctions pursuant to the 
International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 
U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) with respect to any person that 
conducts any transaction with, or invests in, any en-
tity described in paragraph (2). 
(2) ENTITY DESCRIBED.—An entity described 
in this paragraph is— 
(A) any entity that— 
(i) is organized under the laws of Iran 
or otherwise subject to the jurisdiction of 
the Government of Iran; and 
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(ii)(I) is involved in the development, 
production, extraction, or transportation of 
petroleum, refined petroleum products, 
natural gas, or petrochemical products, 
without regard to whether such develop-
ment, production, extraction, or transpor-
tation occurs in Iran; or 
(II) provides financing or other serv-
ices with respect to such development, pro-
duction, extraction, or transportation; and 
(B) any entity that provides goods, serv-
ices, or technology to an entity described in 
subparagraph (A). 
(3) SERVICES DEFINED.—For purposes of this 
subsection, the term ‘‘services’’ includes transpor-
tation, insurance, reinsurance, software, hardware, 
financial, professional consulting, engineering, spe-
cialized energy information, and support services. 
(c) APPLICABILITY OF SANCTIONS WITH RESPECT 
TO CRUDE OIL PURCHASES FROM IRAN.—Sanctions im-
posed pursuant to subsection (b) shall not apply with re-
spect to a person that purchases crude oil from Iran, or 
with respect to a person that provides goods, services, or 
technology to facilitate or enable such a purchase, if an 
exemption under paragraph (4)(D) of section 1245(d) of 
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the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2012 (Public Law 112–81; 125 Stat. 1648) to the imposi-
tion of sanctions under paragraph (1) of that section ap-
plies with respect to the country with primary jurisdiction 
over the person that purchases crude oil from Iran at the 
time of the purchase. 
(d) WAIVER.—The President may waive the imposi-
tion of sanctions under subsection (b) for a period of not 
more than 120 days, and may renew that waiver for addi-
tional periods of not more than 120 days, if the Presi-
dent— 
(1) determines that such a waiver is vital to the 
national security of the United States; and 
(2) submits to Congress a report— 
(A) providing a justification for the waiver; 
and 
(B) that includes any concrete cooperation 
the President has received or expects to receive 
as a result of the waiver. 
(e) REPORT.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, and 
every 180 days thereafter, the Comptroller General 
of the United States shall submit to the appropriate 
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congressional committees a report that identifies 
each entity described in subsection (b)(2). 
(2) FORM OF REPORT.—Each report submitted 
under this subsection shall be submitted in unclassi-
fied form, but may contain a classified annex. 
(f) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this sec-
tion shall be construed to require or authorize the imposi-
tion of sanctions with respect to any person that partici-
pates in, or provides services to, a joint venture established 
before January 1, 2002, with respect to the development 
of petroleum resources outside of Iran. 
(g) DEFINITIONS.—In this section— 
(1) the term ‘‘appropriate congressional com-
mittees’’ has the meaning given the term in section 
14 of the Iran Sanctions Act of 1996 (Public Law 
104–172; 50 U.S.C. 1701 note); 
(2) the term ‘‘petrochemical product’’ includes 
any aromatic, olefin, or synthesis gas, and any deriv-
ative of such a gas, including ethylene, propylene, 
butadiene, benzene, toluene, xylene, ammonia, meth-
anol, and urea; and 
(3) the ‘‘refined petroleum products’’ has the 
meaning given the term in section 14 of the Iran 
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