I 
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3646 
To direct the Secretary of State to submit to Congress a report on the 
designation of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps as a foreign 
terrorist organization, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 29, 2015 
Mr. MCCAUL (for himself, Mr. PETERSON, Mr. ROSKAM, Mr. COFFMAN, Mr. 
WESTMORELAND, Mr. POE of Texas, Mrs. MILLER of Michigan, Mr. 
CARTER of Texas, Mr. LATTA, Mr. WEBER of Texas, Mr. OLSON, Mr. 
MCCLINTOCK, Mr. ROHRABACHER, and Mr. DUNCAN of South Carolina) 
introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the 
Judiciary 
A BILL 
To direct the Secretary of State to submit to Congress a 
report on the designation of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary 
Guard Corps as a foreign terrorist organization, and 
for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘IRGC Terrorist Des-
ignation Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. REPORT ON DESIGNATION OF IRAN’S ISLAMIC REV-
OLUTIONARY GUARD CORPS AS A FOREIGN 
TERRORIST ORGANIZATION. 
(a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con-
gress that— 
(1) Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps 
meets the criteria for designation as a foreign ter-
rorist organization as set forth in section 219 of the 
Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1189); 
and 
(2) the Secretary of State should so designate 
Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps as a for-
eign terrorist organization under such section 219. 
(b) REPORT.— 
(1) REPORT
REQUIRED.—Not later than 30 
days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
Secretary of State, in consultation with the Director 
of National Intelligence, shall submit to the appro-
priate committees of Congress— 
(A) a detailed report on whether Iran’s Is-
lamic Revolutionary Guard Corps meets the cri-
teria for designation as a foreign terrorist orga-
nization as set forth in section 219 of the Im-
migration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1189); 
and 
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(B) if the Secretary determines that Iran’s 
Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps does not 
meet the criteria set forth under such section 
219, a detailed justification as to which criteria 
have not been met. 
(2) FORM.—The report required by paragraph 
(1) shall— 
(A) be submitted in unclassified form, but 
may include a classified annex; and 
(B) be made available only in electronic 
form and shall not be printed, except if a print-
ed copy is requested by an office of the legisla-
tive branch. 
(3) APPROPRIATE COMMITTEES OF CONGRESS 
DEFINED.—In this subsection, the term ‘‘appro-
priate committees of Congress’’ means— 
(A) the Committee on Armed Services, the 
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban 
Affairs, the Committee on Foreign Relations, 
the Committee on the Judiciary, the Committee 
on Homeland Security and Governmental Af-
fairs, and the Select Committee on Intelligence 
of the Senate; and 
(B) the Committee on Armed Services, the 
Committee on Financial Services, the Com-
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mittee on Foreign Affairs, the Committee on 
the Judiciary, the Committee on Homeland Se-
curity, and the Permanent Select Committee on 
Intelligence of the House of Representatives. 
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