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biological, and chemical weapons and ballistic mis-
siles and ballistic missile launch technology. 
(f) EXCEPTION RELATING TO IMPORTATION OF 
GOODS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The authorities and require-
ments to impose sanctions authorized under this Act 
shall not include the authority or requirement to im-
pose sanctions on the importation of goods. 
(2) GOOD
DEFINED.—In this subsection, the 
term ‘‘good’’ means any article, natural or man- 
made substance, material, supply, or manufactured 
product, including inspection and test equipment, 
and excluding technical data. 
SEC. 4. SENSE OF CONGRESS. 
It is the sense of Congress that the terrorist-funding, 
human rights-violating Iranian regime should receive no 
additional funds but that basic humanitarian assistance 
for the people of Iran is important. 
SEC. 5. LIMITATION OF APPLICABILITY OF CERTAIN LI-
CENSES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other provi-
sion of law, on and after the date of the enactment of 
this Act, the President may not— 
(1) exercise the waiver authority described in 
section 1245(d)(5) of the National Defense Author-
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ization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 and sections 
1244(i) and 1247(f) of the Iran Freedom and 
Counter-Proliferation Act of 2012 permitting the 
Government of Iran or any Iranian person access to 
any account established or maintained pursuant to 
or in accordance with section 1245(d)(4)(D)(ii)(II) 
of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2012; or 
(2) issue a general or specific license, frequently 
asked question, or any other licensing action or 
guidance permitting the Government of Iran or any 
Iranian person access to or to benefit directly or in-
directly from any account established pursuant to or 
in accordance with any account described in 
1245(d)(4)(D)(ii)(II) of the National Defense Au-
thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012. 
(b) IMPORTATION OF GOODS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The exercise of the authori-
ties and requirements under paragraph (1) or (2) of 
subsection (a)— 
(A) shall not include the authority or re-
quirement to impose sanctions on the importa-
tion of goods; and 
(B) shall not apply to any procurement 
sanctions. 
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(2) GOOD
DEFINED.—In this subsection, the 
term ‘‘good’’ means any article, natural or manmade 
substance, material, supply or manufactured prod-
uct, including inspection and test equipment, and ex-
cluding technical data. 
SEC. 6. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) APPROPRIATE
CONGRESSIONAL
COMMIT-
TEES.—The term ‘‘appropriate congressional com-
mittees’’ means— 
(A) the Committee on Foreign Affairs and 
the Committee on Financial Services of the 
House of Representatives; and 
(B) the Committee on Foreign Relations 
and the Committee on Banking, Housing, and 
Urban Affairs of the Senate. 
(2) COVERED IRANIAN FUNDS.—The term ‘‘cov-
ered Iranian funds’’ means any funds transferred 
from accounts in the Republic of Korea to Qatar 
pursuant to or under the authority or guaranty of 
a waiver, license, assurance letter, or other guidance 
issued pursuant to or in furtherance of the waiver 
determination made pursuant to sections 1244(i) 
(22 U.S.C. 8803(i)) and 1247(f) of the Iran Free-
dom and Counter-Proliferation Act of 2012 (22 
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U.S.C. 8806(f)) and section 1245(d)(5) of the Na-
tional Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2012 (22 U.S.C. 8513a(d)(5)) that is the subject of 
the document entitled ‘‘Waiver of Sanctions with Re-
spect to the Transfer of Funds from the Republic of 
Korea to Qatar’’ and was transmitted to Congress in 
September 2023. 
(3) FOREIGN
FINANCIAL
INSTITUTION.—The 
term ‘‘foreign financial institution’’ has the meaning 
given such term under section 561.308 of title 31, 
Code of Federal Regulations. 
SEC. 7. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON QATAR. 
It is the sense of Congress that the Government of 
Qatar should publicly condemn Hamas, turn Hamas lead-
ership over the United States or Israeli control, and pledge 
never to facilitate the transfer of any covered Iranian 
funds to Iran or any agency or instrumentality of Iran. 
SEC. 8. REPORT ON IRANIAN INTERNET CENSORSHIP. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the Treasury 
and the Secretary of State shall jointly submit to Congress 
a report regarding Iranian internet censorship and appli-
cable United States licensing requirements. Such report 
shall include the following: 
(1) An assessment of the Iranian Government’s 
ability to impose internet shutdowns, censor the 
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internet, and track Iranian dissidents, labor orga-
nizers, political activists, or human rights defenders 
inside Iran through targeted digital surveillance or 
other digital means. 
(2) An assessment of the impact of General Li-
cense D-2, issued on September 23, 2022, on the 
availability of private communications tools inside 
Iran, including encryption tools to assist the people 
of Iran in circumventing targeted digital surveillance 
by the Iranian Government. 
(3) A determination of whether additional up-
dates to General License D-2 or other licenses are 
needed to keep up with the pace of technology and 
ensure that United States restrictions do not unin-
tentionally inhibit the flow of vital communication 
tools to the people of Iran, including cloud tech-
nology, hardware, software, and services incident to 
personal communications, including set-top boxes 
(STB), satellites, and web developer tools. 
(4) A strategy to ensure that resources are 
available for digital rights experts to study Iran’s 
online repression and identify opportunities to 
counter it. 
(5) A strategy to prevent the Government of 
Iran from acquiring or developing tools that could be 
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