H. Res. 750 
In the House of Representatives, U. S., 
August 1, 2012. 
Resolved, That upon the adoption of this resolution the 
bill (H.R. 1905) entitled ‘‘An Act to strengthen Iran sanc-
tions laws for the purpose of compelling Iran to abandon its 
pursuit of nuclear weapons and other threatening activities, 
and for other purposes.’’, with the Senate amendment there-
to, shall be considered to have been taken from the Speaker’s 
table to the end that the Senate amendment thereto be, and 
the same is hereby, agreed to with the following amendment: 
In lieu of the matter proposed to be inserted by the 
amendment of the Senate, insert the following: 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Iran 
Threat Reduction and Syria Human Rights Act of 2012’’. 
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for 
this Act is as follows: 
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 
Sec. 2. Definitions. 
TITLE I—EXPANSION OF MULTILATERAL SANCTIONS REGIME 
WITH RESPECT TO IRAN
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Sec. 101. Sense of Congress on enforcement of multilateral sanctions regime 
and expansion and implementation of sanctions laws. 
Sec. 102. Diplomatic efforts to expand multilateral sanctions regime. 
TITLE II—EXPANSION OF SANCTIONS RELATING TO THE EN-
ERGY SECTOR OF IRAN AND PROLIFERATION OF WEAPONS OF 
MASS DESTRUCTION BY IRAN 
Subtitle A—Expansion of the Iran Sanctions Act of 1996 
Sec. 201. Expansion of sanctions with respect to the energy sector of Iran. 
Sec. 202. Imposition of sanctions with respect to transportation of crude oil 
from Iran and evasion of sanctions by shipping companies. 
Sec. 203. Expansion of sanctions with respect to development by Iran of weap-
ons of mass destruction. 
Sec. 204. Expansion of sanctions available under the Iran Sanctions Act of 
1996. 
Sec. 205. Modification of waiver standard under the Iran Sanctions Act of 
1996. 
Sec. 206. Briefings on implementation of the Iran Sanctions Act of 1996. 
Sec. 207. Expansion of definitions under the Iran Sanctions Act of 1996. 
Sec. 208. Sense of Congress on energy sector of Iran. 
Subtitle B—Additional Measures Relating to Sanctions Against Iran 
Sec. 211. Imposition of sanctions with respect to the provision of vessels or 
shipping services to transport certain goods related to pro-
liferation or terrorism activities to Iran. 
Sec. 212. Imposition of sanctions with respect to provision of underwriting serv-
ices or insurance or reinsurance for the National Iranian Oil 
Company or the National Iranian Tanker Company. 
Sec. 213. Imposition of sanctions with respect to purchase, subscription to, or 
facilitation of the issuance of Iranian sovereign debt. 
Sec. 214. Imposition of sanctions with respect to subsidiaries and agents of per-
sons sanctioned by United Nations Security Council resolu-
tions. 
Sec. 215. Imposition of sanctions with respect to transactions with persons 
sanctioned for certain activities relating to terrorism or pro-
liferation of weapons of mass destruction. 
Sec. 216. Expansion of, and reports on, mandatory sanctions with respect to 
financial institutions that engage in certain activities relating 
to Iran. 
Sec. 217. Continuation in effect of sanctions with respect to the Government 
of Iran, the Central Bank of Iran, and sanctions evaders. 
Sec. 218. Liability of parent companies for violations of sanctions by foreign 
subsidiaries. 
Sec. 219. Disclosures to the Securities and Exchange Commission relating to 
sanctionable activities. 
Sec. 220. Reports on, and authorization of imposition of sanctions with respect 
to, the provision of specialized financial messaging services to 
the Central Bank of Iran and other sanctioned Iranian finan-
cial institutions. 
Sec. 221. Identification of, and immigration restrictions on, senior officials of 
the Government of Iran and their family members. 
Sec. 222. Sense of Congress and rule of construction relating to certain au-
thorities of State and local governments.
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Sec. 223. Government Accountability Office report on foreign entities that in-
vest in the energy sector of Iran or export refined petroleum 
products to Iran. 
Sec. 224. Reporting on the importation to and exportation from Iran of crude 
oil and refined petroleum products. 
TITLE III—SANCTIONS WITH RESPECT TO IRAN’S 
REVOLUTIONARY GUARD CORPS 
Subtitle A—Identification of, and Sanctions With Respect to, Officials, 
Agents, Affiliates, and Supporters of Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps and 
Other Sanctioned Persons 
Sec. 301. Identification of, and imposition of sanctions with respect to, officials, 
agents, and affiliates of Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps. 
Sec. 302. Identification of, and imposition of sanctions with respect to, persons 
that support or conduct certain transactions with Iran’s Revo-
lutionary Guard Corps or other sanctioned persons. 
Sec. 303. Identification of, and imposition of measures with respect to, foreign 
government agencies carrying out activities or transactions 
with certain Iran-affiliated persons. 
Sec. 304. Rule of construction. 
Subtitle B—Additional Measures Relating to Iran’s Revolutionary Guard 
Corps 
Sec. 311. Expansion of procurement prohibition to foreign persons that engage 
in certain transactions with Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps. 
Sec. 312. Determinations of whether the National Iranian Oil Company and the 
National Iranian Tanker Company are agents or affiliates of 
Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps. 
TITLE IV—MEASURES RELATING TO HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES IN 
IRAN 
Subtitle A—Expansion of Sanctions Relating to Human Rights Abuses in 
Iran 
Sec. 401. Imposition of sanctions on certain persons responsible for or complicit 
in human rights abuses committed against citizens of Iran or 
their family members after the June 12, 2009, elections in 
Iran. 
Sec. 402. Imposition of sanctions with respect to the transfer of goods or tech-
nologies to Iran that are likely to be used to commit human 
rights abuses. 
Sec. 403. Imposition of sanctions with respect to persons who engage in censor-
ship or other related activities against citizens of Iran. 
Subtitle B—Additional Measures to Promote Human Rights 
Sec. 411. Codification of sanctions with respect to grave human rights abuses 
by the governments of Iran and Syria using information tech-
nology. 
Sec. 412. Clarification of sensitive technologies for purposes of procurement 
ban under Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and 
Divestment Act of 2010.
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Sec. 413. Expedited consideration of requests for authorization of certain 
human rights-, humanitarian-, and democracy-related activities 
with respect to Iran. 
Sec. 414. Comprehensive strategy to promote Internet freedom and access to 
information in Iran. 
Sec. 415. Statement of policy on political prisoners. 
TITLE V—MISCELLANEOUS 
Sec. 501. Exclusion of citizens of Iran seeking education relating to the nuclear 
and energy sectors of Iran. 
Sec. 502. Interests in certain financial assets of Iran. 
Sec. 503. Technical correction to section 1245 of the National Defense Author-
ization Act for Fiscal Year 2012. 
Sec. 504. Expansion of sanctions under section 1245 of the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012. 
Sec. 505. Reports on natural gas exports from Iran. 
Sec. 506. Report on membership of Iran in international organizations. 
Sec. 507. Sense of Congress on exportation of goods, services, and technologies 
for aircraft produced in the United States. 
TITLE VI—GENERAL PROVISIONS 
Sec. 601. Implementation; penalties. 
Sec. 602. Applicability to certain intelligence activities. 
Sec. 603. Applicability to certain natural gas projects. 
Sec. 604. Rule of construction with respect to use of force against Iran and 
Syria. 
Sec. 605. Termination. 
TITLE VII—SANCTIONS WITH RESPECT TO HUMAN RIGHTS 
ABUSES IN SYRIA 
Sec. 701. Short title. 
Sec. 702. Imposition of sanctions with respect to certain persons who are re-
sponsible for or complicit in human rights abuses committed 
against citizens of Syria or their family members. 
Sec. 703. Imposition of sanctions with respect to the transfer of goods or tech-
nologies to Syria that are likely to be used to commit human 
rights abuses. 
Sec. 704. Imposition of sanctions with respect to persons who engage in censor-
ship or other forms of repression in Syria. 
Sec. 705. Waiver. 
Sec. 706. Termination. 
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 
Except as otherwise specifically provided, in this Act: 
(1) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES.— 
The term ‘‘appropriate congressional committees’’ has 
the meaning given that term in section 14 of the Iran
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Sanctions Act of 1996 (Public Law 104–172; 50 U.S.C. 
1701 note). 
(2) FINANCIAL TRANSACTION.—The term ‘‘financial 
transaction’’ means any transfer of value involving a fi-
nancial institution, including the transfer of forwards, 
futures, options, swaps, or precious metals, including 
gold, silver, platinum, and palladium. 
(3) KNOWINGLY.—The term ‘‘knowingly’’ has the 
meaning given that term in section 14 of the Iran Sanc-
tions Act of 1996 (Public Law 104–172; 50 U.S.C. 1701 
note). 
(4) UNITED STATES PERSON.—The term ‘‘United 
States person’’ has the meaning given that term in sec-
tion 101 of the Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, Account-
ability, and Divestment Act of 2010 (22 U.S.C. 8511). 
TITLE I—EXPANSION OF MULTI-
LATERAL SANCTIONS REGIME 
WITH RESPECT TO IRAN 
SEC. 101. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON ENFORCEMENT OF MULTI-
LATERAL SANCTIONS REGIME AND EXPANSION 
AND IMPLEMENTATION OF SANCTIONS LAWS. 
It is the sense of Congress that the goal of compelling 
Iran to abandon efforts to acquire a nuclear weapons capa-
bility and other threatening activities can be effectively 
achieved through a comprehensive policy that includes eco-
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nomic sanctions, diplomacy, and military planning, capabili-
ties and options, and that this objective is consistent with the 
one stated by President Barack Obama in the 2012 State of 
the Union Address: ‘‘Let there be no doubt: America is deter-
mined to prevent Iran from getting a nuclear weapon, and I 
will take no options off the table to achieve that goal’’. 
Among the economic measures to be taken are— 
(1) prompt enforcement of the current multilateral 
sanctions regime with respect to Iran; 
(2) full, timely, and vigorous implementation of all 
sanctions enacted into law, including sanctions imposed 
or expanded by this Act or amendments made by this 
Act, through— 
(A) intensified monitoring by the President 
and the designees of the President, including the 
Secretary of the Treasury, the Secretary of State, 
and senior officials in the intelligence community 
(as defined in section 3(4) of the National Security 
Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 401a(4)), as appropriate; 
(B) more extensive use of extraordinary au-
thorities provided for under the International Emer-
gency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et 
seq.) and other sanctions laws; 
(C) reallocation of resources to provide the per-
sonnel necessary, within the Department of the
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Treasury, the Department of State, and the De-
partment of Commerce, and, where appropriate, the 
intelligence community, to apply and enforce sanc-
tions; and 
(D) expanded cooperation with international 
sanctions enforcement efforts; 
(3) urgent consideration of the expansion of existing 
sanctions with respect to such areas as— 
(A) the provision of energy-related services to 
Iran; 
(B) the provision of insurance and reinsurance 
services to Iran; 
(C) the provision of shipping services to Iran; 
and 
(D) those Iranian financial institutions not yet 
designated for the imposition of sanctions that may 
be acting as intermediaries for Iranian financial in-
stitutions that are designated for the imposition of 
sanctions; and 
(4) a focus on countering Iran’s efforts to evade 
sanctions, including— 
(A) the activities of telecommunications, Inter-
net, and satellite service providers, in and outside of 
Iran, to ensure that such providers are not partici-
pating in or facilitating, directly or indirectly, the
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evasion of the sanctions regime with respect to Iran 
or violations of the human rights of the people of 
Iran; 
(B) the activities of financial institutions or 
other businesses or government agencies, in or out-
side of Iran, not yet designated for the imposition 
of sanctions; and 
(C) urgent and ongoing evaluation of Iran’s 
energy, national security, financial, and tele-
communications sectors, to gauge the effects of, and 
possible defects in, particular sanctions, with 
prompt efforts to correct any gaps in the existing 
sanctions regime with respect to Iran. 
SEC. 102. DIPLOMATIC EFFORTS TO EXPAND MULTILATERAL 
SANCTIONS REGIME. 
(a) MULTILATERAL
NEGOTIATIONS.—Congress urges 
the President to intensify diplomatic efforts, both in appro-
priate international fora such as the United Nations and bi-
laterally with allies of the United States, for the purpose of— 
(1) expanding the United Nations Security Council 
sanctions regime to include— 
(A) a prohibition on the issuance of visas to 
any official of the Government of Iran who is in-
volved in—
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(i) human rights violations in or outside of 
Iran; 
(ii) the development of a nuclear weapons 
program and a ballistic missile capability in 
Iran; or 
(iii) support by the Government of Iran 
for terrorist organizations, including Hamas 
and Hezbollah; and 
(B) a requirement that each member country 
of the United Nations— 
(i) prohibit the Islamic Republic of Iran 
Shipping Lines from landing at seaports, and 
cargo flights of Iran Air from landing at air-
ports, in that country because of the role of 
those organizations in proliferation and illegal 
arms sales; and 
(ii) apply the prohibitions described in 
clause (i) to other Iranian entities designated 
for the imposition of sanctions on or after the 
date of the enactment of this Act; 
(2) expanding the range of sanctions imposed with 
respect to Iran by allies of the United States; 
(3) expanding efforts to limit the development of 
petroleum resources and the importation of refined pe-
troleum products by Iran;
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(4) developing additional initiatives to— 
(A) increase the production of crude oil in 
countries other than Iran; and 
(B) assist countries that purchase or otherwise 
obtain crude oil or petroleum products from Iran to 
eliminate their dependence on crude oil and petro-
leum products from Iran; and 
(5) eliminating the revenue generated by the Gov-
ernment of Iran from the sale of petrochemical products 
produced in Iran to other countries. 
(b) REPORTS TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, and every 180 
days thereafter, the President shall submit to the appropriate 
congressional committees a report on the extent to which dip-
lomatic efforts described in subsection (a) have been success-
ful that includes— 
(1) an identification of the countries that have 
agreed to impose sanctions or take other measures to 
further the policy set forth in subsection (a); 
(2) the extent of the implementation and enforce-
ment of those sanctions or other measures by those 
countries; 
(3) the criteria the President uses to determine 
whether a country has significantly reduced its crude oil 
purchases from Iran pursuant to section 1245(d)(4)(D)
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of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2012, as amended by section 504, including consid-
erations of reductions both in terms of volume and price; 
(4) an identification of the countries that have not 
agreed to impose such sanctions or measures, including 
such countries granted exceptions for significant reduc-
tions in crude oil purchases pursuant to such section 
1245(d)(4)(D); 
(5) recommendations for additional measures that 
the United States could take to further diplomatic ef-
forts described in subsection (a); and 
(6) the disposition of any decision with respect to 
sanctions imposed with respect to Iran by the World 
Trade Organization or its predecessor organization.
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TITLE II—EXPANSION OF SANC-
TIONS RELATING TO THE EN-
ERGY SECTOR OF IRAN AND 
PROLIFERATION OF WEAPONS 
OF 
MASS 
DESTRUCTION 
BY 
IRAN 
Subtitle A—Expansion of the Iran 
Sanctions Act of 1996 
SEC. 201. EXPANSION OF SANCTIONS WITH RESPECT TO THE 
ENERGY SECTOR OF IRAN. 
Section 5(a) of the Iran Sanctions Act of 1996 (Public 
Law 104–172; 50 U.S.C. 1701 note) is amended— 
(1) in the subsection heading, by striking ‘‘WITH 
RESPECT TO’’ and all that follows through ‘‘TO IRAN’’ 
and inserting ‘‘RELATING TO THE ENERGY SECTOR OF 
IRAN’’; 
(2) in paragraph (1)(A)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘3 or more’’ and inserting ‘‘5 
or more’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘the Comprehensive Iran Sanc-
tions, Accountability, and Divestment Act of 2010’’ 
and inserting ‘‘the Iran Threat Reduction and Syria 
Human Rights Act of 2012’’; 
(3) in paragraph (2)— 
(A) in subparagraph (A)—
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(i) by striking ‘‘3 or more’’ and inserting 
‘‘5 or more’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘the Comprehensive Iran 
Sanctions, Accountability, and Divestment Act 
of 2010’’ and inserting ‘‘the Iran Threat Re-
duction and Syria Human Rights Act of 
2012’’; and 
(B) in subparagraph (B), by inserting before 
the period at the end the following: ‘‘or directly as-
sociated infrastructure, including construction of 
port facilities, railways, and roads, the primary use 
of which is to support the delivery of refined petro-
leum products’’; 
(4) in paragraph (3)— 
(A) in subparagraph (A)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘3 or more’’ and inserting 
‘‘5 or more’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘the Comprehensive Iran 
Sanctions, Accountability, and Divestment Act 
of 2010’’ and inserting ‘‘the Iran Threat Re-
duction and Syria Human Rights Act of 
2012’’; and 
(B) in subparagraph (B)— 
(i) in clause (ii), by striking ‘‘; or’’ and in-
serting a semicolon;
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(ii) in clause (iii), by striking the period at 
the end and inserting a semicolon; and 
(iii) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(iv) bartering or contracting by which 
goods are exchanged for goods, including the 
insurance or reinsurance of such exchanges; or 
‘‘(v) purchasing, subscribing to, or facili-
tating the issuance of sovereign debt of the 
Government of Iran, including governmental 
bonds, issued on or after the date of the enact-
ment of the Iran Threat Reduction and Syria 
Human Rights Act of 2012.’’; and 
(5) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(4) JOINT VENTURES WITH IRAN RELATING TO 
DEVELOPING PETROLEUM RESOURCES.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in sub-
paragraph (B) or subsection (f), the President shall 
impose 5 or more of the sanctions described in sec-
tion 6(a) with respect to a person if the President 
determines that the person knowingly participates, 
on or after the date of the enactment of the Iran 
Threat Reduction and Syria Human Rights Act of 
2012, in a joint venture with respect to the develop-
ment of petroleum resources outside of Iran if—
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‘‘(i) the joint venture is established on or 
after January 1, 2002; and 
‘‘(ii)(I) the Government of Iran is a sub-
stantial partner or investor in the joint ven-
ture; or 
‘‘(II) Iran could, through a direct oper-
ational role in the joint venture or by other 
means, receive technological knowledge or 
equipment not previously available to Iran that 
could directly and significantly contribute to 
the enhancement of Iran’s ability to develop 
petroleum resources in Iran. 
‘‘(B) APPLICABILITY.—Subparagraph (A) shall 
not apply with respect to participation in a joint 
venture established on or after January 1, 2002, 
and before the date of the enactment of the Iran 
Threat Reduction and Syria Human Rights Act of 
2012, if the person participating in the joint ven-
ture terminates that participation not later than the 
date that is 180 days after such date of enactment. 
‘‘(5) SUPPORT FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF PETRO-
LEUM RESOURCES AND REFINED PETROLEUM PRODUCTS 
IN IRAN.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in sub-
section (f), the President shall impose 5 or more of
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the sanctions described in section 6(a) with respect 
to a person if the President determines that the 
person knowingly, on or after the date of the enact-
ment of the Iran Threat Reduction and Syria 
Human Rights Act of 2012, sells, leases, or pro-
vides to Iran goods, services, technology, or support 
described in subparagraph (B)— 
‘‘(i) any of which has a fair market value 
of $1,000,000 or more; or 
‘‘(ii) that, during a 12-month period, have 
an aggregate fair market value of $5,000,000 
or more. 
‘‘(B) GOODS, SERVICES, TECHNOLOGY, OR SUP-
PORT DESCRIBED.—Goods, services, technology, or 
support described in this subparagraph are goods, 
services, technology, or support that could directly 
and significantly contribute to the maintenance or 
enhancement of Iran’s— 
‘‘(i) ability to develop petroleum resources 
located in Iran; or 
‘‘(ii) domestic production of refined petro-
leum products, including any direct and signifi-
cant assistance with respect to the construc-
tion, modernization, or repair of petroleum re-
fineries or directly associated infrastructure,
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including construction of port facilities, rail-
ways, and roads, the primary use of which is 
to support the delivery of refined petroleum 
products. 
‘‘(6) DEVELOPMENT
AND
PURCHASE
OF
PETRO-
CHEMICAL PRODUCTS FROM IRAN.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in sub-
section (f), the President shall impose 5 or more of 
the sanctions described in section 6(a) with respect 
to a person if the President determines that the 
person knowingly, on or after the date of the enact-
ment of the Iran Threat Reduction and Syria 
Human Rights Act of 2012, sells, leases, or pro-
vides to Iran goods, services, technology, or support 
described in subparagraph (B)— 
‘‘(i) any of which has a fair market value 
of $250,000 or more; or 
‘‘(ii) that, during a 12-month period, have 
an aggregate fair market value of $1,000,000 
or more. 
‘‘(B) GOODS, SERVICES, TECHNOLOGY, OR SUP-
PORT DESCRIBED.—Goods, services, technology, or 
support described in this subparagraph are goods, 
services, technology, or support that could directly 
and significantly contribute to the maintenance or
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expansion of Iran’s domestic production of petro-
chemical products.’’. 
SEC. 202. IMPOSITION OF SANCTIONS WITH RESPECT TO 
TRANSPORTATION OF CRUDE OIL FROM IRAN AND 
EVASION OF SANCTIONS BY SHIPPING COMPA-
NIES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 5(a) of the Iran Sanctions 
Act of 1996, as amended by section 201, is further amended 
by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(7) TRANSPORTATION
OF
CRUDE
OIL
FROM 
IRAN.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in sub-
section (f), the President shall impose 5 or more of 
the sanctions described in section 6(a) with respect 
to a person if the President determines that— 
‘‘(i) the person is a controlling beneficial 
owner of, or otherwise owns, operates, or con-
trols, or insures, a vessel that, on or after the 
date that is 90 days after the date of the en-
actment of the Iran Threat Reduction and 
Syria Human Rights Act of 2012, was used to 
transport crude oil from Iran to another coun-
try; and 
‘‘(ii)(I) in the case of a person that is a 
controlling beneficial owner of the vessel, the
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person had actual knowledge the vessel was so 
used; or 
‘‘(II) in the case of a person that other-
wise owns, operates, or controls, or insures, the 
vessel, the person knew or should have known 
the vessel was so used. 
‘‘(B) APPLICABILITY OF SANCTIONS.— 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in 
clause (ii), subparagraph (A) shall apply with 
respect to the transportation of crude oil from 
Iran only if a determination of the President 
under section 1245(d)(4)(B) of the National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2012 (22 U.S.C. 8513a(d)(4)(B)) that there is 
a sufficient supply of petroleum and petroleum 
products produced in countries other than Iran 
to permit purchasers of petroleum and petro-
leum products from Iran to reduce significantly 
their purchases from Iran is in effect at the 
time of the transportation of the crude oil. 
‘‘(ii) EXCEPTION
FOR
CERTAIN
COUN-
TRIES.—Subparagraph (A) shall not apply with 
respect to the transportation of crude oil from 
Iran to a country to which the exception under 
paragraph (4)(D) of section 1245(d) of the
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National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2012 (22 U.S.C. 8513a(d)) to the imposi-
tion of sanctions under paragraph (1) of that 
section applies at the time of the transpor-
tation of the crude oil. 
‘‘(8) CONCEALING IRANIAN ORIGIN OF CRUDE OIL 
AND REFINED PETROLEUM PRODUCTS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in sub-
section (f), the President shall impose 5 or more of 
the sanctions described in section 6(a) with respect 
to a person if the President determines that the 
person is a controlling beneficial owner, or other-
wise owns, operates, or controls, a vessel that, on or 
after the date that is 90 days after the date of the 
enactment of the Iran Threat Reduction and Syria 
Human Rights Act of 2012, is used, with actual 
knowledge in the case of a person that is a control-
ling beneficial owner or knowingly in the case of a 
person that otherwise owns, operates, or controls 
the vessel, in a manner that conceals the Iranian 
origin of crude oil or refined petroleum products 
transported on the vessel, including by— 
‘‘(i) permitting the operator of the vessel 
to suspend the operation of the vessel’s sat-
ellite tracking device; or
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‘‘(ii) obscuring or concealing the owner-
ship, operation, or control of the vessel by— 
‘‘(I) the Government of Iran; 
‘‘(II) the National Iranian Tanker 
Company or the Islamic Republic of Iran 
Shipping Lines; or 
‘‘(III) any other entity determined by 
the President to be owned or controlled by 
the Government of Iran or an entity speci-
fied in subclause (II). 
‘‘(B) ADDITIONAL SANCTION.—Subject to such 
regulations as the President may prescribe and in 
addition to the sanctions imposed under subpara-
graph (A), the President may prohibit a vessel 
owned, operated, or controlled by a person, includ-
ing a controlling beneficial owner, with respect to 
which the President has imposed sanctions under 
that subparagraph and that was used for the activ-
ity for which the President imposed those sanctions 
from landing at a port in the United States for a 
period of not more than 2 years after the date on 
which the President imposed those sanctions. 
‘‘(C) VESSELS IDENTIFIED BY THE OFFICE OF 
FOREIGN ASSETS CONTROL.—For purposes of sub-
paragraph (A)(ii), a person shall be deemed to have
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actual knowledge that a vessel is owned, operated, 
or controlled by the Government of Iran or an enti-
ty specified in subclause (II) or (III) of subpara-
graph (A)(ii) if the International Maritime Organi-
zation vessel registration identification for the vessel 
is— 
‘‘(i) included on a list of specially des-
ignated nationals and blocked persons main-
tained by the Office of Foreign Assets Control 
of the Department of the Treasury for activi-
ties with respect to Iran; and 
‘‘(ii) identified by the Office of Foreign 
Assets Control as a vessel in which the Govern-
ment of Iran or any entity specified in sub-
clause (II) or (III) of subparagraph (A)(ii) has 
an interest. 
‘‘(D) DEFINITION
OF
IRANIAN
ORIGIN.—For 
purposes of subparagraph (A), the term ‘Iranian or-
igin’ means— 
‘‘(i) with respect to crude oil, that the 
crude oil was extracted in Iran; and 
‘‘(ii) with respect to a refined petroleum 
product, that the refined petroleum product 
was produced or refined in Iran.
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‘‘(9) EXCEPTION
FOR
PROVISION
OF
UNDER-
WRITING
SERVICES
AND
INSURANCE
AND
REINSUR-
ANCE.—The President may not impose sanctions under 
paragraph (7) or (8) with respect to a person that pro-
vides underwriting services or insurance or reinsurance 
if the President determines that the person has exercised 
due diligence in establishing and enforcing official poli-
cies, procedures, and controls to ensure that the person 
does not provide underwriting services or insurance or 
reinsurance for the transportation of crude oil or refined 
petroleum products from Iran in a manner for which 
sanctions may be imposed under either such para-
graph.’’. 
(b) REGULATIONS AND GUIDELINES.—Not later than 90 
days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Presi-
dent shall prescribe such regulations or guidelines as are nec-
essary to implement paragraphs (7), (8), and (9) of section 
5(a) of the Iran Sanctions Act of 1996, as added by this sec-
tion, including such regulations or guidelines as are necessary 
to implement subparagraph (B) of such paragraph (8).
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SEC. 203. EXPANSION OF SANCTIONS WITH RESPECT TO DEVEL-
OPMENT BY IRAN OF WEAPONS OF MASS DE-
STRUCTION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 5(b) of the Iran Sanctions 
Act of 1996 (Public Law 104–172; 50 U.S.C. 1701 note) is 
amended— 
(1) by redesignating paragraph (2) as paragraph 
(3); and 
(2) by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(1) 
EXPORTS, 
TRANSFERS, 
AND
TRANS-
SHIPMENTS.—Except as provided in subsection (f), the 
President shall impose 5 or more of the sanctions de-
scribed in section 6(a) with respect to a person if the 
President determines that the person— 
‘‘(A) on or after the date of the enactment of 
the Iran Threat Reduction and Syria Human 
Rights Act of 2012, exported or transferred, or per-
mitted or otherwise facilitated the transshipment of, 
any goods, services, technology, or other items to 
any other person; and 
‘‘(B) knew or should have known that— 
‘‘(i) the export, transfer, or transshipment 
of the goods, services, technology, or other 
items would likely result in another person ex-
porting, transferring, transshipping, or other-
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wise providing the goods, services, technology, 
or other items to Iran; and 
‘‘(ii) the export, transfer, transshipment, 
or other provision of the goods, services, tech-
nology, or other items to Iran would contribute 
materially to the ability of Iran to— 
‘‘(I) acquire or develop chemical, bio-
logical, or nuclear weapons or related 
technologies; or 
‘‘(II) acquire or develop destabilizing 
numbers and types of advanced conven-
tional weapons. 
‘‘(2) JOINT VENTURES RELATING TO THE MINING, 
PRODUCTION, OR TRANSPORTATION OF URANIUM.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in sub-
paragraph (B) or subsection (f), the President shall 
impose 5 or more of the sanctions described in sec-
tion 6(a) with respect to a person if the President 
determines that the person knowingly participated, 
on or after the date of the enactment of the Iran 
Threat Reduction and Syria Human Rights Act of 
2012, in a joint venture that involves any activity 
relating to the mining, production, or transportation 
of uranium—
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‘‘(i)(I) established on or after February 2, 
2012; and 
‘‘(II) with— 
‘‘(aa) the Government of Iran; 
‘‘(bb) an entity incorporated in Iran 
or subject to the jurisdiction of the Gov-
ernment of Iran; or 
‘‘(cc) a person acting on behalf of or 
at the direction of, or owned or controlled 
by, the Government of Iran or an entity 
described in item (bb); or 
‘‘(ii)(I) established before February 2, 
2012; 
‘‘(II) with the Government of Iran, an en-
tity described in item (bb) of clause (i)(II), or 
a person described in item (cc) of that clause; 
and 
‘‘(III) through which— 
‘‘(aa) uranium is transferred directly 
to Iran or indirectly to Iran through a 
third country; 
‘‘(bb) the Government of Iran re-
ceives significant revenue; or 
‘‘(cc) Iran could, through a direct 
operational role or by other means, receive
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technological knowledge or equipment not 
previously available to Iran that could 
contribute materially to the ability of Iran 
to develop nuclear weapons or related 
technologies. 
‘‘(B) APPLICABILITY
OF
SANCTIONS.—Sub-
paragraph (A) shall not apply with respect to par-
ticipation in a joint venture established before the 
date of the enactment of the Iran Threat Reduction 
and Syria Human Rights Act of 2012 if the person 
participating in the joint venture terminates that 
participation not later than the date that is 180 
days after such date of enactment.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—The Iran Sanctions 
Act of 1996, as amended by this section and sections 201 
and 202, is further amended— 
(1) in section 5— 
(A) in paragraph (3) of subsection (b), as re-
designated by subsection (a)(1) of this section— 
(i) by striking ‘‘paragraph (1)’’ each place 
it appears and inserting ‘‘paragraph (1) or 
(2)’’; and 
(ii) in subparagraph (F)—
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(I) by striking ‘‘that paragraph’’ and 
inserting ‘‘paragraph (1) or (2), as the 
case may be’’; and 
(II) by striking ‘‘the Comprehensive 
Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and Di-
vestment Act of 2010’’ and inserting ‘‘the 
Iran Threat Reduction and Syria Human 
Rights Act of 2012’’; 
(B) in subsection (c)— 
(i) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), 
by striking ‘‘subsections (a) and (b)(1)’’ and 
inserting ‘‘subsection (a) and paragraphs (1) 
and (2) of subsection (b)’’; and 
(ii) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘sub-
section (a) or (b)(1)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection 
(a) or paragraph (1) or (2) of subsection (b)’’; 
and 
(C) in subsection (f)— 
(i) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), 
by striking ‘‘subsection (a) or (b)(1)’’ and in-
serting ‘‘subsection (a) or paragraph (1) or (2) 
of subsection (b)’’; and 
(ii) by redesignating paragraphs (6) and 
(7) as paragraphs (5) and (6), respectively; 
and
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(2) in section 9, by striking ‘‘section 5(a) or 
5(b)(1)’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘subsection 
(a) or paragraph (1) or (2) of subsection (b) of section 
5’’. 
SEC. 204. EXPANSION OF SANCTIONS AVAILABLE UNDER THE 
IRAN SANCTIONS ACT OF 1996. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 6(a) of the Iran Sanctions 
Act of 1996 (Public Law 104–172; 50 U.S.C. 1701 note) is 
amended— 
(1) by redesignating paragraph (9) as paragraph 
(12); and 
(2) by inserting after paragraph (8) the following: 
‘‘(9) BAN ON INVESTMENT IN EQUITY OR DEBT OF 
SANCTIONED PERSON.—The President may, pursuant to 
such regulations or guidelines as the President may pre-
scribe, prohibit any United States person from investing 
in or purchasing significant amounts of equity or debt 
instruments of a sanctioned person. 
‘‘(10) EXCLUSION OF CORPORATE OFFICERS.—The 
President may direct the Secretary of State to deny a 
visa to, and the Secretary of Homeland Security to ex-
clude from the United States, any alien that the Presi-
dent determines is a corporate officer or principal of, or 
a shareholder with a controlling interest in, a sanctioned 
person.
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‘‘(11) SANCTIONS ON PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFI-
CERS.—The President may impose on the principal exec-
utive officer or officers of any sanctioned person, or on 
persons performing similar functions and with similar 
authorities as such officer or officers, any of the sanc-
tions under this subsection.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by sub-
section (a) shall take effect on the date of the enactment of 
this Act and apply with respect to activities described in sub-
sections (a) and (b) of section 5 of the Iran Sanctions Act 
of 1996, as amended by this title, commenced on or after 
such date of enactment. 
SEC. 205. MODIFICATION OF WAIVER STANDARD UNDER THE 
IRAN SANCTIONS ACT OF 1996. 
Section 9(c) of the Iran Sanctions Act of 1996, as 
amended by section 203, is further amended by striking para-
graph (1) and inserting the following: 
‘‘(1) AUTHORITY.— 
‘‘(A) SANCTIONS RELATING TO THE ENERGY 
SECTOR OF IRAN.—The President may waive, on a 
case-by-case basis and for a period of not more than 
one year, the requirement in section 5(a) to impose 
a sanction or sanctions on a person described in 
section 5(c), and may waive the continued imposi-
tion of a sanction or sanctions under subsection (b)
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of this section, 30 days or more after the President 
determines and so reports to the appropriate con-
gressional committees that it is essential to the na-
tional security interests of the United States to ex-
ercise such waiver authority. 
‘‘(B) SANCTIONS RELATING TO DEVELOPMENT 
OF
WEAPONS
OF
MASS
DESTRUCTION
OR
OTHER 
MILITARY
CAPABILITIES.—The 
President 
may 
waive, on a case-by-case basis and for a period of 
not more than one year, the requirement in para-
graph (1) or (2) of section 5(b) to impose a sanc-
tion or sanctions on a person described in section 
5(c), and may waive the continued imposition of a 
sanction or sanctions under subsection (b) of this 
section, 30 days or more after the President deter-
mines and so reports to the appropriate congres-
sional committees that it is vital to the national se-
curity interests of the United States to exercise 
such waiver authority. 
‘‘(C) RENEWAL OF WAIVERS.—The President 
may renew, on a case-by-case basis, a waiver with 
respect to a person under subparagraph (A) or (B) 
for additional one-year periods if, not later than 30 
days before the waiver expires, the President makes 
the determination and submits to the appropriate
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congressional committees the report described in 
subparagraph (A) or (B), as applicable.’’. 
SEC. 206. BRIEFINGS ON IMPLEMENTATION OF THE IRAN SANC-
TIONS ACT OF 1996. 
Section 4 of the Iran Sanctions Act of 1996 (Public Law 
104–172; 50 U.S.C. 1701 note) is amended by adding at the 
end the following: 
‘‘(f) BRIEFINGS ON IMPLEMENTATION.—Not later than 
90 days after the date of the enactment of the Iran Threat 
Reduction and Syria Human Rights Act of 2012, and every 
120 days thereafter, the President, acting through the Sec-
retary of State, shall provide to the appropriate congressional 
committees a comprehensive briefing on efforts to implement 
this Act.’’. 
SEC. 207. EXPANSION OF DEFINITIONS UNDER THE IRAN SANC-
TIONS ACT OF 1996. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 14 of the Iran Sanctions Act 
of 1996 (Public Law 104–172; 50 U.S.C. 1701 note) is 
amended— 
(1) by redesignating paragraphs (17) and (18) as 
paragraphs (20) and (21), respectively; 
(2) by redesignating paragraphs (15) and (16) as 
paragraphs (17) and (18), respectively; 
(3) by redesignating paragraphs (4) through (14) 
as paragraphs (5) through (15), respectively;
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(4) by inserting after paragraph (3) the following: 
‘‘(4) CREDIBLE INFORMATION.—The term ‘credible 
information’, with respect to a person— 
‘‘(A) includes— 
‘‘(i) a public announcement by the person 
that the person has engaged in an activity de-
scribed in subsection (a) or (b) of section 5; 
and 
‘‘(ii) information set forth in a report to 
stockholders of the person indicating that the 
person has engaged in such an activity; and 
‘‘(B) may include, in the discretion of the 
President— 
‘‘(i) an announcement by the Government 
of Iran that the person has engaged in such an 
activity; or 
‘‘(ii) information indicating that the per-
son has engaged in such an activity that is set 
forth in— 
‘‘(I) a report of the Government Ac-
countability Office, the Energy Informa-
tion Administration, or the Congressional 
Research Service; or
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‘‘(II) a report or publication of a 
similarly reputable governmental organiza-
tion or trade or industry organization.’’; 
(5) by inserting after paragraph (15), as redesig-
nated by paragraph (3), the following: 
‘‘(16) PETROCHEMICAL PRODUCT.—The term ‘pe-
trochemical product’ includes any aromatic, olefin, or 
synthesis gas, and any derivative of such a gas, includ-
ing ethylene, propylene, butadiene, benzene, toluene, xy-
lene, ammonia, methanol, and urea.’’; and 
(6) by inserting after paragraph (18), as redesig-
nated by paragraph (2), the following: 
‘‘(19) SERVICES.—The term ‘services’ includes soft-
ware, hardware, financial, professional consulting, engi-
neering, and specialized energy information services, en-
ergy-related technical assistance, and maintenance and 
repairs.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by sub-
section (a) shall take effect on the date of the enactment of 
this Act and apply with respect to activities described in sub-
sections (a) and (b) of section 5 of the Iran Sanctions Act 
of 1996, as amended by this title, commenced on or after 
such date of enactment. 
SEC. 208. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON ENERGY SECTOR OF IRAN. 
It is the sense of Congress that—
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(1) the energy sector of Iran remains a zone of pro-
liferation concern since the Government of Iran con-
tinues to divert substantial revenues derived from sales 
of petroleum resources to finance its illicit nuclear and 
missile activities; and 
(2) the President should apply the full range of 
sanctions under the Iran Sanctions Act of 1996, as 
amended by this Act, to address the threat posed by the 
Government of Iran. 
Subtitle B—Additional Measures 
Relating to Sanctions Against Iran 
SEC. 211. IMPOSITION OF SANCTIONS WITH RESPECT TO THE 
PROVISION OF VESSELS OR SHIPPING SERVICES 
TO TRANSPORT CERTAIN GOODS RELATED TO 
PROLIFERATION OR TERRORISM ACTIVITIES TO 
IRAN. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in subsection (c), 
if the President determines that a person, on or after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, knowingly sells, leases, or 
provides a vessel or provides insurance or reinsurance or any 
other shipping service for the transportation to or from Iran 
of goods that could materially contribute to the activities of 
the Government of Iran with respect to the proliferation of 
weapons of mass destruction or support for acts of inter-
national terrorism, the President shall, pursuant to Executive
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Order 13382 (70 Fed. Reg. 38567; relating to blocking of 
property of weapons of mass destruction proliferators and 
their supporters) or Executive Order 13224 (66 Fed. Reg. 
49079; relating to blocking property and prohibiting trans-
actions with persons who commit, threaten to commit, or sup-
port terrorism), or otherwise pursuant to the International 
Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.), 
block and prohibit all transactions in all property and inter-
ests in property of the persons specified in subsection (b) 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. 
(b) PERSONS SPECIFIED.—The persons specified in this 
subsection are— 
(1) the person that sold, leased, or provided a vessel 
or provided insurance or reinsurance or another shipping 
service described in subsection (a); and 
(2) any person that— 
(A) is a successor entity to the person referred 
to in paragraph (1); 
(B) owns or controls the person referred to in 
paragraph (1), if the person that owns or controls 
the person referred to in paragraph (1) had actual 
knowledge or should have known that the person re-
ferred to in paragraph (1) sold, leased, or provided
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the vessel or provided the insurance or reinsurance 
or other shipping service; or 
(C) is owned or controlled by, or under com-
mon ownership or control with, the person referred 
to in paragraph (1), if the person owned or con-
trolled by, or under common ownership or control 
with (as the case may be), the person referred to in 
paragraph (1) knowingly engaged in the sale, lease, 
or provision of the vessel or the provision of the in-
surance or reinsurance or other shipping service. 
(c) WAIVER.—The President may waive the requirement 
to impose sanctions with respect to a person under subsection 
(a) on or after the date that is 30 days after the President— 
(1) determines that such a waiver is vital to the na-
tional security interests of the United States; and 
(2) submits to the appropriate congressional com-
mittees a report that contains the reasons for that deter-
mination. 
(d) REPORT REQUIRED.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, and every 90 days 
thereafter, the Secretary of the Treasury, in coordination 
with the Secretary of State, shall submit to the appro-
priate congressional committees a report identifying op-
erators of vessels and other persons that conduct or fa-
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cilitate significant financial transactions with persons 
that manage ports in Iran that have been designated for 
the imposition of sanctions pursuant to the International 
Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et 
seq.). 
(2) FORM OF REPORT.—A report submitted under 
paragraph (1) shall be submitted in unclassified form 
but may contain a classified annex. 
(e) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this section 
shall be construed to limit the authority of the President to 
designate persons for the imposition of sanctions pursuant to 
Executive Order 13382 (70 Fed. Reg. 38567; relating to the 
blocking of property of weapons of mass destruction 
proliferators and their supporters) or Executive Order 13224 
(66 Fed. Reg. 49079; relating to blocking property and pro-
hibiting transactions with persons who commit, threaten to 
commit, or support terrorism), or otherwise pursuant to the 
International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 
1701 et seq.).
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SEC. 212. IMPOSITION OF SANCTIONS WITH RESPECT TO PROVI-
SION OF UNDERWRITING SERVICES OR INSUR-
ANCE OR REINSURANCE FOR THE NATIONAL IRA-
NIAN OIL COMPANY OR THE NATIONAL IRANIAN 
TANKER COMPANY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in subsection (b), 
not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this 
Act, the President shall impose 5 or more of the sanctions 
described in section 6(a) of the Iran Sanctions Act of 1996, 
as amended by section 204, with respect to a person if the 
President determines that the person knowingly, on or after 
such date of enactment, provides underwriting services or in-
surance or reinsurance for the National Iranian Oil Com-
pany, the National Iranian Tanker Company, or a successor 
entity to either such company. 
(b) EXCEPTIONS.— 
(1) UNDERWRITERS
AND
INSURANCE
PROVIDERS 
EXERCISING DUE DILIGENCE.—The President is author-
ized not to impose sanctions under subsection (a) with 
respect to a person that provides underwriting services 
or insurance or reinsurance if the President determines 
that the person has exercised due diligence in estab-
lishing and enforcing official policies, procedures, and 
controls to ensure that the person does not provide un-
derwriting services or insurance or reinsurance for the 
National Iranian Oil Company, the National Iranian
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Tanker Company, or a successor entity to either such 
company. 
(2) FOOD; 
MEDICINE; 
HUMANITARIAN
ASSIST-
ANCE.—The President may not impose sanctions under 
subsection (a) for the provision of underwriting services 
or insurance or reinsurance for any activity relating sole-
ly to— 
(A) the provision of agricultural commodities, 
food, medicine, or medical devices to Iran; or 
(B) the provision of humanitarian assistance to 
the people of Iran. 
(3) TERMINATION PERIOD.—The President is au-
thorized not to impose sanctions under subsection (a) 
with respect to a person if the President receives reliable 
assurances that the person will terminate the provision 
of underwriting services or insurance or reinsurance for 
the National Iranian Oil Company, the National Iranian 
Tanker Company, and any successor entity to either 
such company, not later than the date that is 120 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) AGRICULTURAL COMMODITY.—The term ‘‘agri-
cultural commodity’’ has the meaning given that term in 
section 102 of the Agricultural Trade Act of 1978 (7 
U.S.C. 5602).
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(2) MEDICAL DEVICE.—The term ‘‘medical device’’ 
has the meaning given the term ‘‘device’’ in section 201 
of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 
321). 
(3) MEDICINE.—The term ‘‘medicine’’ has the 
meaning given the term ‘‘drug’’ in section 201 of the 
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 321). 
(d) APPLICATION OF PROVISIONS OF IRAN SANCTIONS 
ACT OF 1996.—The following provisions of the Iran Sanc-
tions Act of 1996, as amended by this Act, apply with respect 
to the imposition of sanctions under subsection (a) to the 
same extent that such provisions apply with respect to the 
imposition of sanctions under section 5(a) of the Iran Sanc-
tions Act of 1996: 
(1) Subsection (c) of section 4. 
(2) Subsections (c), (d), and (f) of section 5. 
(3) Section 8. 
(4) Section 9. 
(5) Section 11. 
(6) Section 12. 
(7) Subsection (b) of section 13. 
(8) Section 14. 
(e) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION AND IMPLEMENTATION.— 
Nothing in this section shall be construed to limit the author-
ity of the President to impose sanctions pursuant to the Iran
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Sanctions Act of 1996 (Public Law 104–172; 50 U.S.C. 1701 
note), the Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and 
Divestment Act of 2010 (22 U.S.C. 8501 et seq.), the Inter-
national Emergency Economic Powers Act (50U.S.C. 1701 et 
seq.), section 1245 of the National Defense Authorization Act 
for Fiscal Year 2012 (22 U.S.C. 8513a), or any other provi-
sion of this Act. 
SEC. 213. IMPOSITION OF SANCTIONS WITH RESPECT TO PUR-
CHASE, SUBSCRIPTION TO, OR FACILITATION OF 
THE ISSUANCE OF IRANIAN SOVEREIGN DEBT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The President shall impose 5 or more 
of the sanctions described in section 6(a) of the Iran Sanc-
tions Act of 1996, as amended by section 204, with respect 
to a person if the President determines that the person know-
ingly, on or after the date of the enactment of this Act, pur-
chases, subscribes to, or facilitates the issuance of— 
(1) sovereign debt of the Government of Iran issued 
on or after such date of enactment, including govern-
mental bonds; or 
(2) debt of any entity owned or controlled by the 
Government of Iran issued on or after such date of en-
actment, including bonds. 
(b) APPLICATION OF PROVISIONS OF IRAN SANCTIONS 
ACT OF 1996.—The following provisions of the Iran Sanc-
tions Act of 1996, as amended by this Act, apply with respect
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to the imposition of sanctions under subsection (a) to the 
same extent that such provisions apply with respect to the 
imposition of sanctions under section 5(a) of the Iran Sanc-
tions Act of 1996: 
(1) Subsection (c) of section 4. 
(2) Subsections (c), (d), and (f) of section 5. 
(3) Section 8. 
(4) Section 9. 
(5) Section 11. 
(6) Section 12. 
(7) Subsection (b) of section 13. 
(8) Section 14. 
SEC. 214. IMPOSITION OF SANCTIONS WITH RESPECT TO SUB-
SIDIARIES 
AND 
AGENTS 
OF 
PERSONS 
SANC-
TIONED BY UNITED NATIONS SECURITY COUNCIL 
RESOLUTIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 104(c)(2)(B) of the Com-
prehensive Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and Divestment 
Act of 2010 (22 U.S.C. 8513(c)(2)(B)) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘of a person subject’’ and inserting 
the following: ‘‘of— 
‘‘(i) a person subject’’; 
(2) in clause (i), as designated by paragraph (1), by 
striking the semicolon and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following:
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‘‘(ii) a person acting on behalf of or at the 
direction of, or owned or controlled by, a per-
son described in clause (i);’’. 
(b) REGULATIONS.—Not later than 90 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Treas-
ury shall make such revisions to the regulations prescribed 
under section 104 of the Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, Ac-
countability, and Divestment Act of 2010 (22 U.S.C. 8513) 
as are necessary to carry out the amendments made by sub-
section (a). 
SEC. 215. IMPOSITION OF SANCTIONS WITH RESPECT TO 
TRANSACTIONS WITH PERSONS SANCTIONED FOR 
CERTAIN ACTIVITIES RELATING TO TERRORISM 
OR PROLIFERATION OF WEAPONS OF MASS DE-
STRUCTION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 104(c)(2)(E)(ii) of the Com-
prehensive Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and Divestment 
Act of 2010 (22 U.S.C. 8513(c)(2)(E)(ii)) is amended in the 
matter preceding subclause (I) by striking ‘‘financial institu-
tion’’ and inserting ‘‘person’’. 
(b) REGULATIONS.—Not later than 90 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Treas-
ury shall make such revisions to the regulations prescribed 
under section 104 of the Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, Ac-
countability, and Divestment Act of 2010 (22 U.S.C. 8513)
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as are necessary to carry out the amendment made by sub-
section (a). 
SEC. 216. EXPANSION OF, AND REPORTS ON, MANDATORY SANC-
TIONS WITH RESPECT TO FINANCIAL INSTITU-
TIONS THAT ENGAGE IN CERTAIN ACTIVITIES RE-
LATING TO IRAN. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, 
Accountability, and Divestment Act of 2010 (22 U.S.C. 8501 
et seq.) is amended by inserting after section 104 the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘SEC. 104A. EXPANSION OF, AND REPORTS ON, MANDATORY 
SANCTIONS WITH RESPECT TO FINANCIAL INSTI-
TUTIONS THAT ENGAGE IN CERTAIN ACTIVITIES. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after the 
date of the enactment of the Iran Threat Reduction and 
Syria Human Rights Act of 2012, the Secretary of the Treas-
ury shall revise the regulations prescribed under section 
104(c)(1) to apply to a foreign financial institution described 
in subsection (b) to the same extent and in the same manner 
as those regulations apply to a foreign financial institution 
that the Secretary of the Treasury finds knowingly engages 
in an activity described in section 104(c)(2). 
‘‘(b) FOREIGN FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS DESCRIBED.— 
A foreign financial institution described in this subsection is
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a foreign financial institution, including an Iranian financial 
institution, that the Secretary of the Treasury finds— 
‘‘(1) knowingly facilitates, or participates or assists 
in, an activity described in section 104(c)(2), including 
by acting on behalf of, at the direction of, or as an inter-
mediary for, or otherwise assisting, another person with 
respect to the activity; 
‘‘(2) attempts or conspires to facilitate or partici-
pate in such an activity; or 
‘‘(3) is owned or controlled by a foreign financial in-
stitution that the Secretary finds knowingly engages in 
such an activity. 
‘‘(c) REPORTS REQUIRED.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after 
the date of the enactment of the Iran Threat Reduction 
and Syria Human Rights Act of 2012, and every 180 
days thereafter, the Secretary of the Treasury shall sub-
mit to the appropriate congressional committees a report 
that contains a detailed description of— 
‘‘(A) the effect of the regulations prescribed 
under section 104(c)(1) on the financial system and 
economy of Iran and capital flows to and from Iran; 
and 
‘‘(B) the ways in which funds move into and 
out of financial institutions described in section
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104(c)(2)(E)(ii), with specific attention to the use 
of other Iranian financial institutions and other for-
eign financial institutions to receive and transfer 
funds for financial institutions described in that 
section. 
‘‘(2) FORM
OF
REPORT.—Each report submitted 
under paragraph (1) shall be submitted in unclassified 
form but may contain a classified annex. 
‘‘(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) FINANCIAL INSTITUTION.—The term ‘financial 
institution’ means a financial institution specified in sub-
paragraph (A), (B), (C), (D), (E), (F), (G), (H), (I), 
(J), (K), (M), (N), (R), or (Y) of section 5312(a)(2) of 
title 31, United States Code. 
‘‘(2) FOREIGN FINANCIAL INSTITUTION.—The term 
‘foreign financial institution’ has the meaning of that 
term as determined by the Secretary of the Treasury 
pursuant to section 104(i). 
‘‘(3) IRANIAN FINANCIAL INSTITUTION.—The term 
‘Iranian financial institution’ means— 
‘‘(A) a financial institution organized under the 
laws of Iran or any jurisdiction within Iran, includ-
ing a foreign branch of such an institution; 
‘‘(B) a financial institution located in Iran;
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‘‘(C) a financial institution, wherever located, 
owned or controlled by the Government of Iran; and 
‘‘(D) a financial institution, wherever located, 
owned or controlled by a financial institution de-
scribed in subparagraph (A), (B), or (C).’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents for 
the Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and Di-
vestment Act of 2010 is amended by inserting after the item 
relating to section 104 the following: 
‘‘Sec. 104A. Expansion of, and reports on, mandatory sanctions with respect to 
financial institutions that engage in certain activities.’’. 
SEC. 217. CONTINUATION IN EFFECT OF SANCTIONS WITH RE-
SPECT TO THE GOVERNMENT OF IRAN, THE CEN-
TRAL BANK OF IRAN, AND SANCTIONS EVADERS. 
(a) SANCTIONS RELATING TO BLOCKING OF PROPERTY 
OF THE GOVERNMENT OF IRAN AND IRANIAN FINANCIAL IN-
STITUTIONS.—United States sanctions with respect to Iran 
provided for in Executive Order 13599 (77 Fed. Reg. 6659), 
as in effect on the day before the date of the enactment of 
this Act, shall remain in effect until the date that is 90 days 
after the date on which the President submits to the appro-
priate congressional committees the certification described in 
subsection (d). 
(b) SANCTIONS RELATING
TO FOREIGN SANCTIONS 
EVADERS.—United States sanctions with respect to Iran pro-
vided for in Executive Order 13608 (77 Fed. Reg. 26409),
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as in effect on the day before the date of the enactment of 
this Act, shall remain in effect until the date that is 30 days 
after the date on which the President submits to the appro-
priate congressional committees the certification described in 
section 401(a) of the Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, Ac-
countability, and Divestment Act of 2010 (22 U.S.C. 
8551(a)). 
(c) CONTINUATION OF SANCTIONS WITH RESPECT TO 
THE CENTRAL BANK OF IRAN.—In addition to the sanctions 
referred to in subsection (a), the President shall continue to 
apply to the Central Bank of Iran sanctions pursuant to the 
International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 
1701 et seq.), including blocking of property and restrictions 
or prohibitions on financial transactions and the exportation 
of property, until the date that is 90 days after the date on 
which the President submits to Congress the certification de-
scribed in subsection (d). 
(d) CERTIFICATION DESCRIBED.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The certification described in 
this subsection is the certification of the President to 
Congress that the Central Bank of Iran is not— 
(A) providing financial services in support of, 
or otherwise facilitating, the ability of Iran to— 
(i) acquire or develop chemical, biological, 
or nuclear weapons, or related technologies;
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(ii) construct, equip, operate, or maintain 
nuclear facilities that could aid Iran’s effort to 
acquire a nuclear capability; or 
(iii) acquire or develop ballistic missiles, 
cruise missiles, or destabilizing types and 
amounts of conventional weapons; or 
(B) facilitating transactions or providing finan-
cial services for— 
(i) Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps; or 
(ii) financial institutions the property or 
interests in property of which are blocked pur-
suant to the International Emergency Eco-
nomic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) in 
connection with— 
(I) Iran’s proliferation of weapons of 
mass destruction or delivery systems for 
weapons of mass destruction; or 
(II) Iran’s support for international 
terrorism. 
(2) SUBMISSION TO CONGRESS.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The President shall submit 
the certification described in paragraph (1) to the 
appropriate congressional committees in writing and 
shall include a justification for the certification.
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(B) FORM
OF
CERTIFICATION.—The certifi-
cation described in paragraph (1) shall be submitted 
in unclassified form but may contain a classified 
annex. 
(e) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this section 
shall be construed to limit the authority of the President pur-
suant to the International Emergency Economic Powers Act 
(50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) or the Comprehensive Iran Sanc-
tions, Accountability, and Divestment Act of 2010 (22 U.S.C. 
8501 et seq.). 
SEC. 218. LIABILITY OF PARENT COMPANIES FOR VIOLATIONS 
OF SANCTIONS BY FOREIGN SUBSIDIARIES. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) ENTITY.—The term ‘‘entity’’ means a partner-
ship, association, trust, joint venture, corporation, or 
other organization. 
(2) OWN OR CONTROL.—The term ‘‘own or control’’ 
means, with respect to an entity— 
(A) to hold more than 50 percent of the equity 
interest by vote or value in the entity; 
(B) to hold a majority of seats on the board 
of directors of the entity; or 
(C) to otherwise control the actions, policies, or 
personnel decisions of the entity.
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(b) PROHIBITION.—Not later than 60 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the President shall prohibit 
an entity owned or controlled by a United States person and 
established or maintained outside the United States from 
knowingly engaging in any transaction directly or indirectly 
with the Government of Iran or any person subject to the ju-
risdiction of the Government of Iran that would be prohibited 
by an order or regulation issued pursuant to the Inter-
national Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 
et seq.) if the transaction were engaged in by a United States 
person or in the United States. 
(c) CIVIL PENALTY.—The civil penalties provided for in 
section 206(b) of the International Emergency Economic 
Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1705(b)) shall apply to a United 
States person to the same extent that such penalties apply 
to a person that commits an unlawful act described in section 
206(a) of that Act if an entity owned or controlled by the 
United States person and established or maintained outside 
the United States violates, attempts to violate, conspires to 
violate, or causes a violation of any order or regulation issued 
to implement subsection (b). 
(d) APPLICABILITY.—Subsection (c) shall not apply with 
respect to a transaction described in subsection (b) by an en-
tity owned or controlled by a United States person and estab-
lished or maintained outside the United States if the United
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States person divests or terminates its business with the enti-
ty not later than the date that is 180 days after the date of 
the enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 219. DISCLOSURES TO THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE 
COMMISSION RELATING TO SANCTIONABLE AC-
TIVITIES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 13 of the Securities Ex-
change Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78m) is amended by adding 
at the end the following new subsection: 
‘‘(r) DISCLOSURE OF CERTAIN ACTIVITIES RELATING 
TO IRAN.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Each issuer required to file an 
annual or quarterly report under subsection (a) shall dis-
close in that report the information required by para-
graph (2) if, during the period covered by the report, the 
issuer or any affiliate of the issuer— 
‘‘(A) knowingly engaged in an activity de-
scribed in subsection (a) or (b) of section 5 of the 
Iran Sanctions Act of 1996 (Public Law 104–172; 
50 U.S.C. 1701 note); 
‘‘(B) knowingly engaged in an activity de-
scribed in subsection (c)(2) of section 104 of the 
Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and 
Divestment Act of 2010 (22 U.S.C. 8513) or a
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transaction described in subsection (d)(1) of that 
section; 
‘‘(C) knowingly engaged in an activity de-
scribed in section 105A(b)(2) of that Act; or 
‘‘(D) knowingly conducted any transaction or 
dealing with— 
‘‘(i) any person the property and interests 
in property of which are blocked pursuant to 
Executive Order 13224 (66 Fed. Reg. 49079; 
relating to blocking property and prohibiting 
transactions with persons who commit, threat-
en to commit, or support terrorism); 
‘‘(ii) any person the property and interests 
in property of which are blocked pursuant to 
Executive Order 13382 (70 Fed. Reg. 38567; 
relating to blocking of property of weapons of 
mass destruction proliferators and their sup-
porters); or 
‘‘(iii) any person or entity identified under 
section 560.304 of title 31, Code of Federal 
Regulations (relating to the definition of the 
Government of Iran) without the specific au-
thorization of a Federal department or agency. 
‘‘(2) INFORMATION REQUIRED.—If an issuer or an 
affiliate of the issuer has engaged in any activity de-
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scribed in paragraph (1), the issuer shall disclose a de-
tailed description of each such activity, including— 
‘‘(A) the nature and extent of the activity; 
‘‘(B) the gross revenues and net profits, if any, 
attributable to the activity; and 
‘‘(C) whether the issuer or the affiliate of the 
issuer (as the case may be) intends to continue the 
activity. 
‘‘(3) NOTICE OF DISCLOSURES.—If an issuer re-
ports under paragraph (1) that the issuer or an affiliate 
of the issuer has knowingly engaged in any activity de-
scribed in that paragraph, the issuer shall separately file 
with the Commission, concurrently with the annual or 
quarterly report under subsection (a), a notice that the 
disclosure of that activity has been included in that an-
nual or quarterly report that identifies the issuer and 
contains the information required by paragraph (2). 
‘‘(4) PUBLIC DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION.—Upon 
receiving a notice under paragraph (3) that an annual 
or quarterly report includes a disclosure of an activity 
described in paragraph (1), the Commission shall 
promptly— 
‘‘(A) transmit the report to— 
‘‘(i) the President;
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‘‘(ii) the Committee on Foreign Affairs 
and the Committee on Financial Services of 
the House of Representatives; and 
‘‘(iii) the Committee on Foreign Relations 
and the Committee on Banking, Housing, and 
Urban Affairs of the Senate; and 
‘‘(B) make the information provided in the dis-
closure and the notice available to the public by 
posting the information on the Internet website of 
the Commission. 
‘‘(5) INVESTIGATIONS.—Upon receiving a report 
under paragraph (4) that includes a disclosure of an ac-
tivity described in paragraph (1) (other than an activity 
described in subparagraph (D)(iii) of that paragraph), 
the President shall— 
‘‘(A) initiate an investigation into the possible 
imposition of sanctions under the Iran Sanctions 
Act of 1996 (Public Law 104–172; 50 U.S.C. 1701 
note), section 104 or 105A of the Comprehensive 
Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and Divestment Act 
of 2010, an Executive Order specified in clause (i) 
or (ii) of paragraph (1)(D), or any other provision 
of law relating to the imposition of sanctions with 
respect to Iran, as applicable; and
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‘‘(B) not later than 180 days after initiating 
such an investigation, make a determination with 
respect to whether sanctions should be imposed with 
respect to the issuer or the affiliate of the issuer (as 
the case may be). 
‘‘(6) SUNSET.—The provisions of this subsection 
shall terminate on the date that is 30 days after the date 
on which the President makes the certification described 
in section 401(a) of the Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, 
Accountability, and Divestment Act of 2010 (22 U.S.C. 
8551(a)).’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by sub-
section (a) shall take effect with respect to reports required 
to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission 
after the date that is 180 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act. 
SEC. 220. REPORTS ON, AND AUTHORIZATION OF IMPOSITION 
OF SANCTIONS WITH RESPECT TO, THE PROVI-
SION OF SPECIALIZED FINANCIAL MESSAGING 
SERVICES TO THE CENTRAL BANK OF IRAN AND 
OTHER SANCTIONED IRANIAN FINANCIAL INSTI-
TUTIONS. 
(a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress 
that—
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(1) providers of specialized financial messaging 
services are a critical link to the international financial 
system; 
(2) the European Union is to be commended for 
strengthening the multilateral sanctions regime against 
Iran by deciding that specialized financial messaging 
services may not be provided to the Central Bank of 
Iran and other sanctioned Iranian financial institutions 
by persons subject to the jurisdiction of the European 
Union; and 
(3) the loss of access by sanctioned Iranian finan-
cial institutions to specialized financial messaging serv-
ices must be maintained. 
(b) REPORTS REQUIRED.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 60 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, and every 90 days 
thereafter, the Secretary of the Treasury shall submit to 
the appropriate congressional committees a report that 
contains— 
(A) a list of all persons that the Secretary has 
identified that directly provide specialized financial 
messaging services to, or enable or facilitate direct 
or indirect access to such messaging services for, 
the Central Bank of Iran or a financial institution 
described in section 104(c)(2)(E)(ii) of the Com-
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prehensive Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and Di-
vestment 
Act 
of 
2010 
(22 
U.S.C. 
8513(c)(2)(E)(ii)); and 
(B) a detailed assessment of the status of ef-
forts by the Secretary to end the direct provision of 
such messaging services to, and the enabling or fa-
cilitation of direct or indirect access to such mes-
saging services for, the Central Bank of Iran or a 
financial institution described in that section. 
(2) ENABLING
OR
FACILITATION
OF
ACCESS
TO 
SPECIALIZED
FINANCIAL
MESSAGING
SERVICES 
THROUGH
INTERMEDIARY
FINANCIAL
INSTITUTIONS.— 
For purposes of paragraph (1) and subsection (c), ena-
bling or facilitating direct or indirect access to special-
ized financial messaging services for the Central Bank of 
Iran or a financial institution described in section 
104(c)(2)(E)(ii) of the Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, 
Accountability, and Divestment Act of 2010 (22 U.S.C. 
8513(c)(2)(E)(ii)) includes doing so by serving as an 
intermediary financial institution with access to such 
messaging services. 
(3) FORM OF REPORT.—A report submitted under 
paragraph (1) shall be submitted in unclassified form 
but may contain a classified annex. 
(c) AUTHORIZATION OF IMPOSITION OF SANCTIONS.—
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(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in paragraph 
(2), if, on or after the date that is 90 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, a person continues to 
knowingly and directly provide specialized financial mes-
saging services to, or knowingly enable or facilitate di-
rect or indirect access to such messaging services for, 
the Central Bank of Iran or a financial institution de-
scribed in paragraph (2)(E)(ii) of section 104(c) of the 
Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and Di-
vestment Act of 2010 (22 U.S.C. 8513(c)), the Presi-
dent may impose sanctions pursuant to that section or 
the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 
U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) with respect to the person. 
(2) EXCEPTION.—The President may not impose 
sanctions pursuant to paragraph (1) with respect to a 
person for directly providing specialized financial mes-
saging services to, or enabling or facilitating direct or in-
direct access to such messaging services for, the Central 
Bank of Iran or a financial institution described in sec-
tion 104(c)(2)(E)(ii) of the Comprehensive Iran Sanc-
tions, Accountability, and Divestment Act of 2010 (22 
U.S.C. 8513(c)(2)(E)(ii)) if— 
(A) the person is subject to a sanctions regime 
under its governing foreign law that requires it to 
eliminate the knowing provision of such messaging
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services to, and the knowing enabling and facilita-
tion of direct or indirect access to such messaging 
services for— 
(i) the Central Bank of Iran; and 
(ii) a group of Iranian financial institu-
tions identified under such governing foreign 
law for purposes of that sanctions regime if the 
President determines that— 
(I) the group is substantially similar 
to the group of financial institutions de-
scribed in section 104(c)(2)(E)(ii) of the 
Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, Account-
ability, and Divestment Act of 2010 (22 
U.S.C. 8513(c)(2)(E)(ii)); and 
(II) the differences between those 
groups of financial institutions do not ad-
versely affect the national interest of the 
United States; and 
(B) the person has, pursuant to that sanctions 
regime, terminated the knowing provision of such 
messaging services to, and the knowing enabling 
and facilitation of direct or indirect access to such 
messaging services for, the Central Bank of Iran 
and each Iranian financial institution identified
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under such governing foreign law for purposes of 
that sanctions regime. 
(d) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this section 
shall be construed to limit the authority of the President pur-
suant to the International Emergency Economic Powers Act 
(50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) or the Comprehensive Iran Sanc-
tions, Accountability, and Divestment Act of 2010 (22 U.S.C. 
8501 et seq.). 
SEC. 221. IDENTIFICATION OF, AND IMMIGRATION RESTRIC-
TIONS ON, SENIOR OFFICIALS OF THE GOVERN-
MENT OF IRAN AND THEIR FAMILY MEMBERS. 
(a) IDENTIFICATION.—Not later than 180 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, 
the President shall publish a list of each individual the Presi-
dent determines is— 
(1) a senior official of the Government of Iran de-
scribed in subsection (b) that is involved in Iran’s— 
(A) illicit nuclear activities or proliferation of 
weapons of mass destruction or delivery systems for 
weapons of mass destruction; 
(B) support for international terrorism; or 
(C) commission of serious human rights abuses 
against citizens of Iran or their family members; or 
(2) a family member of such an official.
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(b) SENIOR OFFICIALS OF THE GOVERNMENT OF IRAN 
DESCRIBED.—A senior official of the Government of Iran de-
scribed in this subsection is any senior official of that Gov-
ernment, including— 
(1) the Supreme Leader of Iran; 
(2) the President of Iran; 
(3) a member of the Cabinet of the Government of 
Iran; 
(4) a member of the Assembly of Experts; 
(5) a senior member of the Intelligence Ministry of 
Iran; or 
(6) a senior member of Iran’s Revolutionary Guard 
Corps, including a senior member of a paramilitary orga-
nization 
such 
as 
Ansar-e-Hezbollah 
or 
Basij-e 
Motaz’afin. 
(c) EXCLUSION FROM UNITED STATES.—Except as pro-
vided in subsection (d), the Secretary of State shall deny a 
visa to, and the Secretary of Homeland Security shall exclude 
from the United States, any alien who is on the list required 
by subsection (a). 
(d) EXCEPTION TO COMPLY WITH UNITED NATIONS 
HEADQUARTERS
AGREEMENT.—Subsection (c) shall not 
apply to an individual if admitting the individual to the 
United States is necessary to permit the United States to 
comply with the Agreement between the United Nations and
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the United States of America regarding the Headquarters of 
the United Nations, signed June 26, 1947, and entered into 
force November 21, 1947, and other applicable international 
obligations. 
(e) WAIVER.—The President may waive the application 
of subsection (a) or (c) with respect to an individual if the 
President— 
(1) determines that such a waiver is essential to the 
national interests of the United States; and 
(2) not less than 7 days before the waiver takes ef-
fect, notifies Congress of the waiver and the reason for 
the waiver. 
SEC. 222. SENSE OF CONGRESS AND RULE OF CONSTRUCTION 
RELATING TO CERTAIN AUTHORITIES OF STATE 
AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS. 
(a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress 
that the United States should support actions by States or 
local governments that are within their authority, including 
determining how investment assets are valued for purposes of 
safety and soundness of financial institutions and insurers, 
that are consistent with and in furtherance of the purposes 
of this Act and other Acts that are amended by this Act. 
(b) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Section 202 of the Com-
prehensive Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and Divestment
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Act of 2010 (22 U.S.C. 8532) is amended by adding at the 
end the following: 
‘‘(j) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this Act or 
any other provision of law authorizing sanctions with respect 
to Iran shall be construed to abridge the authority of a State 
to issue and enforce rules governing the safety, soundness, 
and solvency of a financial institution subject to its jurisdic-
tion or the business of insurance pursuant to the Act of 
March 9, 1945 (15 U.S.C. 1011 et seq.) (commonly known 
as the ‘McCarran-Ferguson Act’).’’. 
SEC. 223. GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE REPORT ON 
FOREIGN ENTITIES THAT INVEST IN THE ENERGY 
SECTOR OF IRAN OR EXPORT REFINED PETRO-
LEUM PRODUCTS TO IRAN. 
(a) INITIAL REPORT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 120 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller 
General of the United States shall submit to the appro-
priate congressional committees a report— 
(A) listing all foreign investors in the energy 
sector of Iran during the period specified in para-
graph (2), including— 
(i) entities that exported gasoline and 
other refined petroleum products to Iran;
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(ii) entities involved in providing refined 
petroleum products to Iran, including— 
(I) entities that provided ships to 
transport refined petroleum products to 
Iran; and 
(II) entities that provided insurance 
or reinsurance for shipments of refined 
petroleum products to Iran; and 
(iii) entities involved in commercial trans-
actions of any kind, including joint ventures 
anywhere in the world, with Iranian energy 
companies; and 
(B) identifying the countries in which gasoline 
and other refined petroleum products exported to 
Iran during the period specified in paragraph (2) 
were produced or refined. 
(2) PERIOD
SPECIFIED.—The period specified in 
this paragraph is the period beginning on January 1, 
2009, and ending on the date that is 150 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act. 
(b) UPDATED REPORT.—Not later than one year after 
submitting the report required by subsection (a), the Comp-
troller General of the United States shall submit to the ap-
propriate congressional committees a report containing the 
matters required in the report under subsection (a)(1) for the
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one-year period beginning on the date that is 30 days before 
the date on which the preceding report was required to be 
submitted by this section. 
SEC. 224. REPORTING ON THE IMPORTATION TO AND EXPOR-
TATION FROM IRAN OF CRUDE OIL AND REFINED 
PETROLEUM PRODUCTS. 
Section 110(b) of the Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, Ac-
countability, and Divestment Act of 2010 (22 U.S.C. 
8518(b)) is amended by striking ‘‘a report containing the 
matters’’ and all that follows through the period at the end 
and inserting the following: ‘‘a report, covering the 180-day 
period beginning on the date that is 30 days before the date 
on which the preceding report was required to be submitted 
by this section, that— 
‘‘(1) contains the matters required in the report 
under subsection (a)(1); and 
‘‘(2) identifies— 
‘‘(A) the volume of crude oil and refined petro-
leum products imported to and exported from Iran 
(including through swaps and similar arrange-
ments); 
‘‘(B) the persons selling and transporting 
crude oil and refined petroleum products described 
in subparagraph (A), the countries with primary ju-
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risdiction over those persons, and the countries in 
which those products were refined; 
‘‘(C) the sources of financing for imports to 
Iran of crude oil and refined petroleum products de-
scribed in subparagraph (A); and 
‘‘(D) the involvement of foreign persons in ef-
forts to assist Iran in— 
‘‘(i) developing upstream oil and gas pro-
duction capacity; 
‘‘(ii) importing advanced technology to up-
grade existing Iranian refineries; 
‘‘(iii) converting existing chemical plants 
to petroleum refineries; or 
‘‘(iv) maintaining, upgrading, or expand-
ing existing refineries or constructing new re-
fineries.’’.
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TITLE III—SANCTIONS WITH RE-
SPECT 
TO 
IRAN’S 
REVOLU-
TIONARY GUARD CORPS 
Subtitle 
A—Identification 
of, 
and 
Sanctions With Respect to, Offi-
cials, Agents, Affiliates, and Sup-
porters of Iran’s Revolutionary 
Guard Corps and Other Sanc-
tioned Persons 
SEC. 301. IDENTIFICATION OF, AND IMPOSITION OF SANCTIONS 
WITH RESPECT TO, OFFICIALS, AGENTS, AND AF-
FILIATES OF IRAN’S REVOLUTIONARY GUARD 
CORPS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, and as appropriate thereafter, 
the President shall— 
(1) identify foreign persons that are officials, 
agents, or affiliates of Iran’s Revolutionary Guard 
Corps; and 
(2) for each foreign person identified under para-
graph (1) that is not already designated for the imposi-
tion of sanctions pursuant to the International Emer-
gency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.)— 
(A) designate that foreign person for the impo-
sition of sanctions pursuant to that Act; and
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(B) block and prohibit all transactions in all 
property and interests in property of that 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 con-
trol of a United States person. 
(b) PRIORITY FOR INVESTIGATION.—In identifying for-
eign persons pursuant to subsection (a)(1) as officials, 
agents, or affiliates of Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps, the 
President shall give priority to investigating— 
(1) foreign persons or entities identified under sec-
tion 560.304 of title 31, Code of Federal Regulations 
(relating to the definition of the Government of Iran); 
and 
(2) foreign persons for which there is a reasonable 
basis to find that the person has conducted or attempted 
to conduct one or more sensitive transactions or activi-
ties described in subsection (c). 
(c) SENSITIVE TRANSACTIONS
AND ACTIVITIES DE-
SCRIBED.—A sensitive transaction or activity described in 
this subsection is— 
(1) a financial transaction or series of transactions 
valued at more than $1,000,000 in the aggregate in any 
12-month period involving a non-Iranian financial insti-
tution;
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(2) a transaction to facilitate the manufacture, im-
portation, exportation, or transfer of items needed for 
the development by Iran of nuclear, chemical, biological, 
or advanced conventional weapons, including ballistic 
missiles; 
(3) a transaction relating to the manufacture, pro-
curement, or sale of goods, services, and technology re-
lating to Iran’s energy sector, including a transaction re-
lating to the development of the energy resources of 
Iran, the exportation of petroleum products from Iran, 
the importation of refined petroleum to Iran, or the de-
velopment of refining capacity available to Iran; 
(4) a transaction relating to the manufacture, pro-
curement, or sale of goods, services, and technology re-
lating to Iran’s petrochemical sector; or 
(5) a transaction relating to the procurement of 
sensitive technologies (as defined in section 106(c) of the 
Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and Di-
vestment Act of 2010 (22 U.S.C. 8515(c))). 
(d) EXCLUSION FROM UNITED STATES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (2), the 
Secretary of State shall deny a visa to, and the Sec-
retary of Homeland Security shall exclude from the 
United States, any alien who, on or after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, is a foreign person designated
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pursuant to subsection (a) for the imposition of sanc-
tions pursuant to the International Emergency Economic 
Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.). 
(2) REGULATORY
EXCEPTIONS
TO
COMPLY
WITH 
INTERNATIONAL
OBLIGATIONS.—The requirement to 
deny visas to and exclude aliens from the United States 
pursuant to paragraph (1) shall be subject to such regu-
lations as the President may prescribe, including regu-
latory exceptions to permit the United States to comply 
with the Agreement between the United Nations and the 
United States of America regarding the Headquarters of 
the United Nations, signed June 26, 1947, and entered 
into force November 21, 1947, and other applicable 
international obligations. 
(e) WAIVER OF IMPOSITION OF SANCTIONS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The President may waive the ap-
plication of subsection (a) or (d) with respect to a for-
eign person if the President— 
(A) determines that it is vital to the national 
security interests of the United States to do so; and 
(B) submits to the appropriate congressional 
committees a report that— 
(i) identifies the foreign person with re-
spect to which the waiver applies; and
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(ii) sets forth the reasons for the deter-
mination. 
(2) FORM OF REPORT.—A report submitted under 
paragraph (1)(B) shall be submitted in unclassified form 
but may contain a classified annex. 
(f) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this section 
shall be construed to remove any sanction of the United 
States in force with respect to Iran’s Revolutionary Guard 
Corps as of the date of the enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 302. IDENTIFICATION OF, AND IMPOSITION OF SANCTIONS 
WITH RESPECT TO, PERSONS THAT SUPPORT OR 
CONDUCT CERTAIN TRANSACTIONS WITH IRAN’S 
REVOLUTIONARY GUARD CORPS OR OTHER SANC-
TIONED PERSONS. 
(a) IDENTIFICATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, and every 180 days 
thereafter, the President shall submit to the appropriate 
congressional committees a report identifying foreign 
persons that the President determines, on or after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, knowingly— 
(A) materially assist, sponsor, or provide finan-
cial, material, or technological support for, or goods 
or services in support of, Iran’s Revolutionary 
Guard Corps or any of its officials, agents, or affili-
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ates the property and interests in property of which 
are blocked pursuant to the International Emer-
gency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et 
seq.); 
(B) engage in a significant transaction or 
transactions with Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps 
or any of its officials, agents, or affiliates— 
(i) the property and interests in property 
of which are blocked pursuant to that Act; or 
(ii) that are identified under section 
301(a)(1) or pursuant to paragraph (4)(A) of 
section 104(c) of the Comprehensive Iran 
Sanctions, Accountability, and Divestment Act 
of 2010, as added by section 312; or 
(C) engage in a significant transaction or 
transactions with— 
(i) a person subject to financial sanctions 
pursuant to United Nations Security Council 
Resolution 1737 (2006), 1747 (2007), 1803 
(2008), or 1929 (2010), or any other resolu-
tion that is adopted by the Security Council 
and imposes sanctions with respect to Iran or 
modifies such sanctions; or
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(ii) a person acting on behalf of or at the 
direction of, or owned or controlled by, a per-
son described in clause (i). 
(2) FORM OF REPORT.—A report submitted under 
paragraph (1) shall be submitted in unclassified form 
but may contain a classified annex. 
(3) BARTER
TRANSACTIONS.—For purposes of 
paragraph (1), the term ‘‘transaction’’ includes a barter 
transaction. 
(b) IMPOSITION OF SANCTIONS.—If the President deter-
mines under subsection (a)(1) that a foreign person has 
knowingly engaged in an activity described in that subsection, 
the President— 
(1) shall impose 5 or more of the sanctions de-
scribed in section 6(a) of the Iran Sanctions Act of 
1996, as amended by section 204; and 
(2) may impose additional sanctions pursuant to the 
International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 
U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) with respect to the person. 
(c) TERMINATION.—The President may terminate a 
sanction imposed with respect to a foreign person pursuant 
to subsection (b) if the President determines that the per-
son— 
(1) no longer engages in the activity for which the 
sanction was imposed; and
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(2) has provided assurances to the President that 
the person will not engage in any activity described in 
subsection (a)(1) in the future. 
(d) WAIVER OF IMPOSITION OF SANCTIONS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The President may waive the 
imposition of sanctions under subsection (b) with respect 
to a foreign person if the President— 
(A)(i) determines that the person has ceased 
the activity for which sanctions would otherwise be 
imposed and has taken measures to prevent a recur-
rence of the activity; or 
(ii) determines that it is essential to the na-
tional security interests of the United States to do 
so; and 
(B) submits to the appropriate congressional 
committees a report that— 
(i) identifies the foreign person with re-
spect to which the waiver applies; 
(ii) describes the activity that would other-
wise subject the foreign person to the imposi-
tion of sanctions under subsection (b); and 
(iii) sets forth the reasons for the deter-
mination.
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(2) FORM OF REPORT.—A report submitted under 
paragraph (1)(B) shall be submitted in unclassified form 
but may contain a classified annex. 
(e) WAIVER
OF
IDENTIFICATIONS
AND
DESIGNA-
TIONS.—Notwithstanding any other provision of this subtitle 
and subject to paragraph (2), the President shall not be re-
quired to make any identification of a foreign person under 
subsection (a) or any identification or designation of a for-
eign person under section 301(a) if the President— 
(1) determines that doing so would cause damage to 
the national security of the United States; and 
(2) notifies the appropriate congressional commit-
tees of the exercise of the authority provided under this 
subsection. 
(f) APPLICATION OF PROVISIONS OF IRAN SANCTIONS 
ACT OF 1996.—The following provisions of the Iran Sanc-
tions Act of 1996, as amended by this Act, apply with respect 
to the imposition under subsection (b)(1) of sanctions relat-
ing to activities described in subsection (a)(1) to the same ex-
tent that such provisions apply with respect to the imposition 
of sanctions under section 5(a) of the Iran Sanctions Act of 
1996: 
(1) Subsections (c) and (e) of section 4. 
(2) Subsections (c), (d), and (f) of section 5. 
(3) Section 8.
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(4) Section 9. 
(5) Section 11. 
(6) Section 12. 
(7) Subsection (b) of section 13. 
(8) Section 14. 
SEC. 303. IDENTIFICATION OF, AND IMPOSITION OF MEASURES 
WITH RESPECT TO, FOREIGN GOVERNMENT AGEN-
CIES 
CARRYING 
OUT 
ACTIVITIES 
OR 
TRANS-
ACTIONS WITH CERTAIN IRAN-AFFILIATED PER-
SONS. 
(a) IDENTIFICATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 120 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, and every 180 
days thereafter, the President shall submit to the appro-
priate congressional committees a report that identifies 
each agency of the government of a foreign country 
(other than Iran) that the President determines know-
ingly and materially assisted, sponsored, or provided fi-
nancial, material, or technological support for, or goods 
or services in support of, or knowingly and materially 
engaged in a significant transaction with, any person de-
scribed in paragraph (2). 
(2) PERSON
DESCRIBED.—A person described in 
this paragraph is—
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(A) a foreign person that is an official, agent, 
or affiliate of Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps 
that is designated for the imposition of sanctions 
pursuant to the International Emergency Economic 
Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.); 
(B) a foreign person that is designated and 
subject to financial sanctions pursuant to— 
(i) the Annex of United Nations Security 
Council Resolution 1737 (2006); 
(ii) Annex I of United Nations Security 
Council Resolution 1747 (2007); 
(iii) Annex I, II, or III of United Nations 
Security Council Resolution 1803 (2008); 
(iv) Annex I, II, or III of United Nations 
Security Council Resolution 1929 (2010); or 
(v) any subsequent and related United 
Nations Security Council resolution, or any 
annex thereto, that imposes new sanctions with 
respect to Iran or modifies existing sanctions 
with respect to Iran; or 
(C) a foreign person that the agency knows is 
acting on behalf of or at the direction of, or owned 
or controlled by, a person described in subpara-
graph (A) or (B).
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(3) FORM
OF
REPORT.—Each report submitted 
under paragraph (1) shall be submitted in unclassified 
form but may contain a classified annex. 
(b) IMPOSITION OF MEASURES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The President may impose any 
of the following measures with respect to an agency 
identified pursuant to subsection (a) if the President de-
termines that the assistance, exports, or other support to 
be prohibited by reason of the imposition of the meas-
ures have contributed and would otherwise directly or in-
directly contribute to the agency’s capability to continue 
the activities or transactions for which the agency has 
been identified pursuant to subsection (a): 
(A) No assistance may be provided to the 
agency under the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 
(22 U.S.C. 2151 et seq.) or the Arms Export Con-
trol Act (22 U.S.C. 2751 et seq.) other than hu-
manitarian assistance or the provision of food or 
other agricultural commodities. 
(B) No sales of any defense articles, defense 
services, or design and construction services under 
the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2751 et 
seq.) may be made to the agency.
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(C) No licenses for export of any item on the 
United States Munitions List that include the agen-
cy as a party to the license may be granted. 
(D) No exports may be permitted to the agen-
cy of any goods or technologies controlled for na-
tional security reasons under the Export Adminis-
tration Regulations, except that such prohibition 
shall not apply to any transaction subject to the re-
porting requirements of title V of the National Se-
curity Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 413 et seq.; relating 
to congressional oversight of intelligence activities). 
(E) The United States shall oppose any loan or 
financial or technical assistance to the agency by 
international financial institutions in accordance 
with section 701 of the International Financial In-
stitutions Act (22 U.S.C. 262d). 
(F) The United States shall deny to the agency 
any credit or financial assistance by any depart-
ment, agency, or instrumentality of the United 
States Government, except that this paragraph shall 
not apply— 
(i) to any transaction subject to the re-
porting requirements of title V of the National 
Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 413 et seq.;
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relating to congressional oversight of intel-
ligence activities); 
(ii) to the provision of medicines, medical 
equipment, and humanitarian assistance; or 
(iii) to any credit, credit guarantee, or fi-
nancial assistance provided by the Department 
of Agriculture to support the purchase of food 
or other agricultural commodities. 
(G) Additional restrictions as may be imposed 
pursuant to the International Emergency Economic 
Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.). 
(2) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this sub-
section shall be construed to impose measures with re-
spect to programs under section 1501 of the National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1997 (50 
U.S.C. 2632 note) and programs under the Atomic En-
ergy Defense Act (50 U.S.C. 2501 et seq). 
(c) TERMINATION.—The President may terminate any 
measures imposed with respect to an agency pursuant to sub-
section (b) if the President determines and notifies the appro-
priate congressional committees that— 
(1)(A) a person described in subparagraph (A) or 
(B) of subsection (a)(2) with respect to which the agency 
is carrying out activities or transactions is no longer des-
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ignated pursuant to subparagraph (A) or (B) of sub-
section (a)(2); or 
(B) any person described in subparagraph (C) of 
subsection (a)(2) with respect to which the agency is 
carrying out activities or transactions is no longer acting 
on behalf of or at the direction of, or owned or controlled 
by, any person described in subparagraph (A) or (B) of 
subsection (a)(2); 
(2) the agency is no longer carrying out activities 
or transactions for which the measures were imposed 
and has provided assurances to the United States Gov-
ernment that the agency will not carry out the activities 
or transactions in the future; or 
(3) it is essential to the national security interest of 
the United States to terminate such measures. 
(d) WAIVER.—If the President does not impose one or 
more measures described in subsection (b) with respect to an 
agency identified in the report required by subsection (a), the 
President shall include in the subsequent report an expla-
nation as to why the President did not impose such measures. 
(e) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate 
congressional committees’’ means— 
(1) the Committee on Foreign Relations, the Com-
mittee on Appropriations, the Committee on Armed 
Services, the Committee on Banking, Housing, and
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Urban Affairs, the Committee on Finance, and the Se-
lect Committee on Intelligence of the Senate; and 
(2) the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Com-
mittee on Appropriations, the Committee on Armed 
Services, the Committee on Financial Services, the Com-
mittee on Ways and Means, and the Permanent Select 
Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representa-
tives. 
(f) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section shall take effect on 
the date of the enactment of this Act and apply with respect 
to activities and transactions described in subsection (a) that 
are carried out on or after the later of— 
(1) the date that is 45 days after such date of en-
actment; or 
(2) the date that is 45 days after a person is des-
ignated as described in subparagraph (A) or (B) of sub-
section (a)(2). 
SEC. 304. RULE OF CONSTRUCTION. 
Nothing in this subtitle shall be construed to limit the 
authority of the President to designate foreign persons for 
the imposition of sanctions pursuant to the International 
Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.).
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Subtitle B—Additional Measures Re-
lating 
to 
Iran’s 
Revolutionary 
Guard Corps 
SEC. 311. EXPANSION OF PROCUREMENT PROHIBITION TO FOR-
EIGN PERSONS THAT ENGAGE IN CERTAIN TRANS-
ACTIONS WITH IRAN’S REVOLUTIONARY GUARD 
CORPS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 6(b)(1) of the Iran Sanctions 
Act of 1996 (Public Law 104–172; 50 U.S.C. 1701 note) is 
amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘Not later than 90 days’’ and insert-
ing the following: 
‘‘(A) CERTIFICATIONS
RELATING
TO
ACTIVI-
TIES DESCRIBED IN SECTION 5.—Not later than 90 
days’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(B) CERTIFICATIONS
RELATING
TO
TRANS-
ACTIONS
WITH
IRAN’S
REVOLUTIONARY
GUARD 
CORPS.—Not later than 120 days after the date of 
the enactment of the Iran Threat Reduction and 
Syria Human Rights Act of 2012, the Federal Ac-
quisition Regulation shall be revised to require a 
certification from each person that is a prospective 
contractor that the person, and any person owned 
or controlled by the person, does not knowingly en-
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gage in a significant transaction or transactions 
with Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps or any of its 
officials, agents, or affiliates the property and inter-
ests in property of which are blocked pursuant to 
the International Emergency Economic Powers Act 
(50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.).’’. 
(b) TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) Section 6(b) of the Iran Sanctions Act of 1996, 
as amended by subsection (a), is further amended— 
(A) in subparagraph (A) of paragraph (1), as 
designated by subsection (a)(1), by striking ‘‘issued 
pursuant to section 25 of the Office of Federal Pro-
curement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 421)’’; 
(B) in paragraph (2)— 
(i) in subparagraph (A)— 
(I) by striking ‘‘the revision’’ and in-
serting ‘‘the applicable revision’’; and 
(II) by striking ‘‘not more than 3 
years’’ and inserting ‘‘not less than 2 
years’’; and 
(ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking 
‘‘issued pursuant to section 25 of the Office of 
Federal Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 
421)’’;
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(C) in paragraph (5), by striking ‘‘in the na-
tional interest’’ and inserting ‘‘essential to the na-
tional security interests’’; 
(D) by striking paragraph (6) and inserting 
the following: 
‘‘(6) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection: 
‘‘(A) EXECUTIVE AGENCY.—The term ‘execu-
tive agency’ has the meaning given that term in sec-
tion 133 of title 41, United States Code. 
‘‘(B) FEDERAL
ACQUISITION
REGULATION.— 
The term ‘Federal Acquisition Regulation’ means 
the 
regulation 
issued 
pursuant 
to 
section 
1303(a)(1) of title 41, United States Code.’’; and 
(E) in paragraph (7)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘The revisions to the Fed-
eral Acquisition Regulation required under 
paragraph (1)’’ and inserting the following: 
‘‘(A) CERTIFICATIONS
RELATING
TO
ACTIVI-
TIES DESCRIBED IN SECTION 5.—The revisions to 
the Federal Acquisition Regulation required under 
paragraph (1)(A)’’; and 
(ii) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(B) CERTIFICATIONS
RELATING
TO
TRANS-
ACTIONS
WITH
IRAN’S
REVOLUTIONARY
GUARD 
CORPS.—The revisions to the Federal Acquisition
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Regulation required under paragraph (1)(B) shall 
apply with respect to contracts for which solicita-
tions are issued on or after the date that is 120 
days after the date of the enactment of the Iran 
Threat Reduction and Syria Human Rights Act of 
2012.’’. 
(2) Section 101(3) of the Comprehensive Iran Sanc-
tions, Accountability, and Divestment Act of 2010 (22 
U.S.C. 8511(3)) is amended by striking ‘‘section 4 of the 
Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 
403)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 133 of title 41, United 
States Code’’. 
SEC. 312. DETERMINATIONS OF WHETHER THE NATIONAL IRA-
NIAN OIL COMPANY AND THE NATIONAL IRANIAN 
TANKER COMPANY ARE AGENTS OR AFFILIATES 
OF IRAN’S REVOLUTIONARY GUARD CORPS. 
(a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress 
that the National Iranian Oil Company and the National Ira-
nian Tanker Company are not only owned and controlled by 
the Government of Iran but that those companies provide sig-
nificant support to Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps and its 
affiliates. 
(b) DETERMINATIONS.—Section 104(c) of the Com-
prehensive Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and Divestment
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Act of 2010 (22 U.S.C. 8513(c)) is amended by adding at 
the end the following: 
‘‘(4) DETERMINATIONS
REGARDING
NIOC
AND 
NITC.— 
‘‘(A) DETERMINATIONS.—For purposes of 
paragraph (2)(E), the Secretary of the Treasury 
shall, not later than 45 days after the date of the 
enactment of the Iran Threat Reduction and Syria 
Human Rights Act of 2012— 
‘‘(i) determine whether the NIOC or the 
NITC is an agent or affiliate of Iran’s Revolu-
tionary Guard Corps; and 
‘‘(ii) submit to the appropriate congres-
sional committees a report on the determina-
tions made under clause (i), together with the 
reasons for those determinations. 
‘‘(B) FORM OF REPORT.—A report submitted 
under subparagraph (A)(ii) shall be submitted in 
unclassified form but may contain a classified 
annex. 
‘‘(C) APPLICABILITY
WITH
RESPECT
TO
PE-
TROLEUM TRANSACTIONS.— 
‘‘(i) APPLICATION
OF
SANCTIONS.—Ex-
cept as provided in clause (ii), if the Secretary 
of the Treasury determines that the NIOC or
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the NITC is a person described in clause (i) or 
(ii) of paragraph (2)(E), the regulations pre-
scribed under paragraph (1) shall apply with 
respect to a significant transaction or trans-
actions or significant financial services know-
ingly facilitated or provided by a foreign finan-
cial institution for the NIOC or the NITC, as 
applicable, for the purchase of petroleum or pe-
troleum products from Iran, only if a deter-
mination of the President under section 
1245(d)(4)(B) of the National Defense Author-
ization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 (22 U.S.C. 
8513a(d)(4)(B)) that there is a sufficient sup-
ply of petroleum and petroleum products pro-
duced in countries other than Iran to permit 
purchasers of petroleum and petroleum prod-
ucts from Iran to reduce significantly their 
purchases from Iran is in effect at the time of 
the transaction or the provision of the service. 
‘‘(ii) EXCEPTION
FOR
CERTAIN
COUN-
TRIES.—If the Secretary of the Treasury de-
termines that the NIOC or the NITC is a per-
son described in clause (i) or (ii) of paragraph 
(2)(E), the regulations prescribed under para-
graph (1) shall not apply to a significant trans-
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action or transactions or significant financial 
services knowingly facilitated or provided by a 
foreign financial institution for the NIOC or 
the NITC, as applicable, for the purchase of 
petroleum or petroleum products from Iran if 
an exception under paragraph (4)(D) of section 
1245(d) of the National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2012 (22 U.S.C. 8513a(d)) 
applies to the country with primary jurisdiction 
over the foreign financial institution at the 
time of the transaction or the provision of the 
service. 
‘‘(iii) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—The ex-
ceptions in clauses (i) and (ii) shall not be con-
strued to limit the authority of the Secretary 
of the Treasury to impose sanctions pursuant 
to the regulations prescribed under paragraph 
(1) for an activity described in paragraph (2) 
to the extent the activity would meet the cri-
teria described in that paragraph in the ab-
sence of the involvement of the NIOC or the 
NITC. 
‘‘(D) DEFINITIONS.—In this paragraph: 
‘‘(i) NIOC.—The term ‘NIOC’ means the 
National Iranian Oil Company.
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‘‘(ii) NITC.—The term ‘NITC’ means the 
National Iranian Tanker Company.’’. 
(c) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) WAIVER.—Section 104(f) of the Comprehensive 
Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and Divestment Act of 
2010 (22 U.S.C. 8513(f)) is amended by inserting ‘‘or 
section 104A’’ after ‘‘subsection (c)’’. 
(2) CLASSIFIED INFORMATION.—Section 104(g) of 
the Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and 
Divestment Act of 2010 (22 U.S.C. 8513(g)) is amended 
by striking ‘‘subsection (c)(1)’’ and inserting ‘‘paragraph 
(1) or (4) of subsection (c) or section 104A’’ both places 
it appears. 
(d) APPLICABILITY.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—If an exception to sanctions de-
scribed in clause (i) or (ii) of paragraph (4)(C) of sec-
tion 104(c) of the Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, Ac-
countability, and Divestment Act of 2010, as added by 
subsection (b), applies to a person that engages in a 
transaction described in paragraph (2) at the time of the 
transaction, the President is authorized not to impose 
sanctions with respect to the transaction under— 
(A) section 302(b)(1);
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(B) section 104A of the Comprehensive Iran 
Sanctions, Accountability, and Divestment Act of 
2010, as added by section 216; or 
(C) any other applicable provision of law au-
thorizing the imposition of sanctions with respect to 
Iran. 
(2) TRANSACTION DESCRIBED.—A transaction de-
scribed in this paragraph is a transaction— 
(A) solely for the purchase of petroleum or pe-
troleum products from Iran; and 
(B) for which sanctions may be imposed solely 
as a result of the involvement of the National Ira-
nian Oil Company or the National Iranian Tanker 
Company in the transaction under— 
(i) section 302(b)(1); 
(ii) section 104A of the Comprehensive 
Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and Divestment 
Act of 2010, as added by section 216; or 
(iii) any other applicable provision of law 
authorizing the imposition of sanctions with re-
spect to Iran.
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TITLE 
IV—MEASURES 
RELATING 
TO HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES IN 
IRAN 
Subtitle A—Expansion of Sanctions 
Relating to Human Rights Abuses 
in Iran 
SEC. 401. IMPOSITION OF SANCTIONS ON CERTAIN PERSONS 
RESPONSIBLE FOR OR COMPLICIT IN HUMAN 
RIGHTS ABUSES COMMITTED AGAINST CITIZENS 
OF IRAN OR THEIR FAMILY MEMBERS AFTER THE 
JUNE 12, 2009, ELECTIONS IN IRAN. 
(a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress 
that the Supreme Leader of Iran, the President of Iran, sen-
ior members of the Intelligence Ministry of Iran, senior mem-
bers of Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps, Ansar-e-Hezbollah 
and Basij-e-Mostaz’afin, and the Ministers of Defense, Inte-
rior, Justice, and Telecommunications are ultimately respon-
sible for ordering, controlling, or otherwise directing a pat-
tern and practice of serious human rights abuses against the 
Iranian people, and thus the President should include such 
persons on the list of persons who are responsible for or 
complicit in committing serious human rights abuses and 
subject to sanctions pursuant to section 105 of the Com-
prehensive Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and Divestment 
Act of 2010 (22 U.S.C. 8514).
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(b) REPORT.— 
(1) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary of State shall submit to the appropriate congres-
sional committees a detailed report with respect to 
whether each person described in subsection (a) is re-
sponsible for or complicit in, or responsible for ordering, 
controlling, or otherwise directing the commission of se-
rious human rights abuses against citizens of Iran or 
their family members on or after June 12, 2009, regard-
less of whether such abuses occurred in Iran. For any 
such person who is not included in such report, the Sec-
retary of State should describe in the report the reasons 
why the person was not included, including information 
on whether sufficient credible evidence of responsibility 
for such abuses was found. 
(2) FORM.—The report required by paragraph (1) 
shall be submitted in unclassified form but may contain 
a classified annex. 
(3) DEFINITION.—In this subsection, the term ‘‘ap-
propriate congressional committees’’ means— 
(A) the Committee on Foreign Relations and 
the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban 
Affairs of the Senate; and
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(B) the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the 
Committee on Financial Services of the House of 
Representatives. 
SEC. 402. IMPOSITION OF SANCTIONS WITH RESPECT TO THE 
TRANSFER OF GOODS OR TECHNOLOGIES TO IRAN 
THAT ARE LIKELY TO BE USED TO COMMIT 
HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, 
Accountability, and Divestment Act of 2010 (22 U.S.C. 8501 
et seq.) is amended by inserting after section 105 the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘SEC. 105A. IMPOSITION OF SANCTIONS WITH RESPECT TO THE 
TRANSFER OF GOODS OR TECHNOLOGIES TO IRAN 
THAT ARE LIKELY TO BE USED TO COMMIT 
HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The President shall impose sanc-
tions in accordance with subsection (c) with respect to each 
person on the list required by subsection (b). 
‘‘(b) LIST.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after 
the date of the enactment of the Iran Threat Reduction 
and Syria Human Rights Act of 2012, the President 
shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees 
a list of persons that the President determines have
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knowingly engaged in an activity described in paragraph 
(2) on or after such date of enactment. 
‘‘(2) ACTIVITY DESCRIBED.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—A person engages in an 
activity described in this paragraph if the person— 
‘‘(i) transfers, or facilitates the transfer 
of, goods or technologies described in subpara-
graph (C) to Iran, any entity organized under 
the laws of Iran or otherwise subject to the ju-
risdiction of the Government of Iran, or any 
national of Iran, for use in or with respect to 
Iran; or 
‘‘(ii) provides services (including services 
relating to hardware, software, and specialized 
information, and professional consulting, engi-
neering, and support services) with respect to 
goods or technologies described in subpara-
graph (C) after such goods or technologies are 
transferred to Iran. 
‘‘(B) APPLICABILITY
TO
CONTRACTS
AND 
OTHER AGREEMENTS.—A person engages in an ac-
tivity described in subparagraph (A) without regard 
to whether the activity is carried out pursuant to a 
contract or other agreement entered into before, on, 
or after the date of the enactment of the Iran
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Threat Reduction and Syria Human Rights Act of 
2012. 
‘‘(C) GOODS OR TECHNOLOGIES DESCRIBED.— 
Goods or technologies described in this subpara-
graph are goods or technologies that the President 
determines are likely to be used by the Government 
of Iran or any of its agencies or instrumentalities 
(or by any other person on behalf of the Govern-
ment of Iran or any of such agencies or instrumen-
talities) to commit serious human rights abuses 
against the people of Iran, including— 
‘‘(i) firearms or ammunition (as those 
terms are defined in section 921 of title 18, 
United States Code), rubber bullets, police ba-
tons, pepper or chemical sprays, stun grenades, 
electroshock weapons, tear gas, water cannons, 
or surveillance technology; or 
‘‘(ii) sensitive technology (as defined in 
section 106(c)). 
‘‘(3) SPECIAL RULE TO ALLOW FOR TERMINATION 
OF SANCTIONABLE ACTIVITY.—The President shall not 
be required to include a person on the list required by 
paragraph (1) if the President certifies in writing to the 
appropriate congressional committees that—
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‘‘(A) the person is no longer engaging in, or 
has taken significant verifiable steps toward stop-
ping, the activity described in paragraph (2) for 
which the President would otherwise have included 
the person on the list; and 
‘‘(B) the President has received reliable assur-
ances that the person will not knowingly engage in 
any activity described in paragraph (2) in the fu-
ture. 
‘‘(4) UPDATES OF LIST.—The President shall sub-
mit to the appropriate congressional committees an up-
dated list under paragraph (1)— 
‘‘(A) each time the President is required to 
submit an updated list to those committees under 
section 105(b)(2)(A); and 
‘‘(B) as new information becomes available. 
‘‘(5) FORM OF REPORT; PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.— 
‘‘(A) FORM.—The list required by paragraph 
(1) shall be submitted in unclassified form but may 
contain a classified annex. 
‘‘(B) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.—The unclassified 
portion of the list required by paragraph (1) shall 
be made available to the public and posted on the 
websites of the Department of the Treasury and the 
Department of State.
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‘‘(c) APPLICATION OF SANCTIONS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (2), the 
President shall impose sanctions described in section 
105(c) with respect to a person on the list required by 
subsection (b). 
‘‘(2) 
TRANSFERS
TO
IRAN’S
REVOLUTIONARY 
GUARD CORPS.—In the case of a person on the list re-
quired by subsection (b) for transferring, or facilitating 
the transfer of, goods or technologies described in sub-
section (b)(2)(C) to Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps, 
or providing services with respect to such goods or tech-
nologies after such goods or technologies are transferred 
to Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps, the President 
shall— 
‘‘(A) impose sanctions described in section 
105(c) with respect to the person; and 
‘‘(B) impose such other sanctions from among 
the sanctions described in section 6(a) of the Iran 
Sanctions Act of 1996 (Public Law 104–172; 50 
U.S.C. 1701 note) as the President determines ap-
propriate.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents for 
the Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and Di-
vestment Act of 2010 is amended by inserting after the item 
relating to section 105 the following:
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‘‘Sec. 105A. Imposition of sanctions with respect to the transfer of goods or 
technologies to Iran that are likely to be used to commit 
human rights abuses.’’. 
SEC. 403. IMPOSITION OF SANCTIONS WITH RESPECT TO PER-
SONS WHO ENGAGE IN CENSORSHIP OR OTHER 
RELATED ACTIVITIES AGAINST CITIZENS OF IRAN. 
(a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress 
that— 
(1) satellite service providers and other entities that 
have direct contractual arrangements to provide satellite 
services to the Government of Iran or entities owned or 
controlled by that Government should cease providing 
broadcast services to that Government and those entities 
unless that Government ceases activities intended to jam 
or restrict satellite signals; and 
(2) the United States should address the illegal 
jamming of satellite signals by the Government of Iran 
through the voice and vote of the United States in the 
United 
Nations 
International 
Telecommunications 
Union. 
(b) IMPOSITION
OF SANCTIONS.—The Comprehensive 
Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and Divestment Act of 2010 
(22 U.S.C. 8501 et seq.), as amended by section 402, is fur-
ther amended by inserting after section 105A the following:
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‘‘SEC. 105B. IMPOSITION OF SANCTIONS WITH RESPECT TO PER-
SONS WHO ENGAGE IN CENSORSHIP OR OTHER 
RELATED ACTIVITIES AGAINST CITIZENS OF IRAN. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The President shall impose sanc-
tions described in section 105(c) with respect to each person 
on the list required by subsection (b). 
‘‘(b) LIST
OF PERSONS WHO ENGAGE
IN CENSOR-
SHIP.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after 
the date of the enactment of the Iran Threat Reduction 
and Syria Human Rights Act of 2012, the President 
shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees 
a list of persons that the President determines have, on 
or after June 12, 2009, engaged in censorship or other 
activities with respect to Iran that— 
‘‘(A) prohibit, limit, or penalize the exercise of 
freedom of expression or assembly by citizens of 
Iran; or 
‘‘(B) limit access to print or broadcast media, 
including the facilitation or support of intentional 
frequency manipulation by the Government of Iran 
or an entity owned or controlled by that Govern-
ment that would jam or restrict an international 
signal.
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‘‘(2) UPDATES OF LIST.—The President shall sub-
mit to the appropriate congressional committees an up-
dated list under paragraph (1)— 
‘‘(A) each time the President is required to 
submit an updated list to those committees under 
section 105(b)(2)(A); and 
‘‘(B) as new information becomes available. 
‘‘(3) FORM OF REPORT; PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.— 
‘‘(A) FORM.—The list required by paragraph 
(1) shall be submitted in unclassified form but may 
contain a classified annex. 
‘‘(B) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.—The unclassified 
portion of the list required by paragraph (1) shall 
be made available to the public and posted on the 
websites of the Department of the Treasury and the 
Department of State.’’. 
(c) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents for 
the Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and Di-
vestment Act of 2010, as amended by section 402, is further 
amended by inserting after the item relating to section 105A 
the following: 
‘‘Sec. 105B. Imposition of sanctions with respect to persons who engage in cen-
sorship or other related activities against citizens of Iran.’’. 
(d) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Section 401(b)(1) of 
the Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and Di-
vestment Act of 2010 (22 U.S.C. 8551(b)(1)) is amended—
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(10) expand worldwide United States embassy and 
consulate programming for and outreach to Iranian dis-
sident communities; 
(11) expand access to proxy servers for democracy 
activists in Iran; and 
(12) discourage telecommunications and software 
companies from facilitating Internet censorship by the 
Government of Iran. 
SEC. 415. STATEMENT OF POLICY ON POLITICAL PRISONERS. 
It shall be the policy of the United States— 
(1) to support efforts to research and identify pris-
oners of conscience and cases of human rights abuses in 
Iran; 
(2) to offer refugee status or political asylum in the 
United States to political dissidents in Iran if requested 
and consistent with the laws and national security inter-
ests of the United States; 
(3) to offer to assist, through the United Nations 
High Commissioner for Refugees, with the relocation of 
such political prisoners to other countries if requested, 
as appropriate and with appropriate consideration for 
the national security interests of the United States; and 
(4) to publicly call for the release of Iranian dis-
sidents by name and raise awareness with respect to in-
dividual cases of Iranian dissidents and prisoners of con-