I 
117TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 8947 
To continue in effect certain Executive orders imposing sanctions with respect 
to Iran, to prevent the waiver of certain sanctions imposed by the 
United States with respect to Iran until the Government of Iran ceases 
to attempt to assassinate United States officials, other United States 
citizens, and Iranian nationals residing in the United States, and for 
other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 21, 2022 
Mr. WALTZ (for himself, Mr. GIMENEZ, Mr. LAMBORN, Mr. MAST, Ms. SALA-
ZAR, Mr. GARCIA of California, Ms. MALLIOTAKIS, Mr. TAYLOR, Mr. 
ELLZEY, Mrs. CAMMACK, Mr. WILSON of South Carolina, Ms. STEFANIK, 
Mr. WEBER of Texas, Mr. ROUZER, Mr. JACKSON, Mr. CRENSHAW, Mr. 
BOST, Mr. BUDD, Mr. RESCHENTHALER, Mrs. MILLER-MEEKS, Mrs. 
MCCLAIN, Mr. RUTHERFORD, and Mr. DIAZ-BALART) introduced the fol-
lowing bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and 
in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, Financial Services, Over-
sight and Reform, and Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently 
determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provi-
sions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To continue in effect certain Executive orders imposing sanc-
tions with respect to Iran, to prevent the waiver of 
certain sanctions imposed by the United States with 
respect to Iran until the Government of Iran ceases 
to attempt to assassinate United States officials, other 
United States citizens, and Iranian nationals residing 
in the United States, and for other purposes. 
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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 ‘‘Preventing Under-
handed and Nefarious Iranian Supported Homicides Act 
of 2022’’ or the ‘‘PUNISH Act of 2022’’. 
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) APPROPRIATE
CONGRESSIONAL
COMMIT-
TEES.—The term ‘‘appropriate congressional com-
mittees’’ means— 
(A) the Committee on Armed Services, the 
Committee on Foreign Relations, the Com-
mittee on Appropriations, and the Select Com-
mittee on Intelligence of the Senate; and 
(B) the Committee on Armed Services, the 
Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Committee 
on Appropriations, and the Permanent Select 
Committee on Intelligence of the House of Rep-
resentatives. 
(2) COVERED
EXECUTIVE
ORDER.—The term 
‘‘covered Executive order’’ means any of the fol-
lowing: 
(A) Executive Order 13871 (50 U.S.C. 
1701 note; relating to imposing sanctions with 
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respect to the iron, steel, aluminum, and copper 
sectors of Iran), as in effect on May 10, 2019. 
(B) Executive Order 13876 (50 U.S.C. 
1701 note; relating to imposing sanctions with 
respect to Iran), as in effect on June 24, 2019. 
(C) Executive Order 13902 (50 U.S.C. 
1701 note; relating to imposing sanctions with 
respect to additional sectors of Iran), as in ef-
fect on January 10, 2020. 
(D) Executive Order 13949 (50 U.S.C. 
1701 note; relating to blocking property of cer-
tain persons with respect to the conventional 
arms activities of Iran), as in effect on Sep-
tember 21, 2020. 
(3) COVERED PROVISION OF LAW.—The term 
‘‘covered provision of law’’ means any of the fol-
lowing: 
(A) This Act. 
(B) Each covered Executive order. 
(C) The Iran Sanctions Act of 1996 (Pub-
lic Law 104–172; 50 U.S.C. 1701 note). 
(D) The Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, 
Accountability, and Divestment Act of 2010 (22 
U.S.C. 8501 et seq.). 
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(E) Section 1245 of the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 (22 
U.S.C. 8513a). 
(F) The Iran Threat Reduction and Syria 
Human Rights Act of 2012 (22 U.S.C. 8701 et 
seq.). 
(G) The Iran Freedom and Counter-Pro-
liferation Act of 2012 (22 U.S.C. 8801 et seq.). 
(H) Title I of the Countering America’s 
Adversaries Through Sanctions Act (22 U.S.C. 
9401 et seq.). 
(I) The International Emergency Economic 
Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq). 
(4) GOVERNMENT OF IRAN.—The term ‘‘Gov-
ernment of Iran’’ includes— 
(A) any agency or instrumentality of the 
Government of Iran; and 
(B) any person owned or controlled by that 
Government. 
SEC. 3. CONTINUATION IN EFFECT OF CERTAIN EXECUTIVE 
ORDERS IMPOSING SANCTIONS WITH RE-
SPECT TO IRAN. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Each covered Executive order 
shall remain in effect and continue to apply, and may not 
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be modified, until the termination date described in section 
10. 
(b) CONTINUATION IN EFFECT OF SANCTIONS DES-
IGNATIONS.—With respect to each person designated for 
the imposition of sanctions pursuant to a covered Execu-
tive order before the date of the enactment of this Act, 
the designation of the person, and sanctions applicable to 
the person pursuant to the designation, shall remain in 
effect and continue to apply, and may not be modified, 
until the termination date described in section 10. 
(c) PUBLICATION.—In publishing this Act in slip 
form and in the United States Statutes at Large pursuant 
to section 112 of title 1, United States Code, the Archivist 
of the United States shall include at the end an appendix 
setting forth the text of each covered Executive order. 
SEC. 4. CONTINUATION IN EFFECT OF NATIONAL EMER-
GENCIES DECLARED WITH RESPECT TO IRAN. 
(a) 
IN
GENERAL.—Notwithstanding 
subsection 
(a)(2) or (d) of section 202 of the National Emergencies 
Act (50 U.S.C. 1622), the national emergencies specified 
in subsection (b) shall remain in effect and continue to 
apply, and may not be modified, until the termination date 
described in section 10. 
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(b) NATIONAL EMERGENCIES SPECIFIED.—The na-
tional emergencies specified in this subsection are the fol-
lowing national emergencies declared with respect to Iran: 
(1) The national emergency declared by Execu-
tive Order 12170 (50 U.S.C. 1701 note; relating to 
blocking Iranian Government property) and most re-
cently continued by the Notice of the President 
issued November 9, 2021 (86 Fed. Reg. 62,709). 
(2) The national emergency declared by Execu-
tive Order 12957 (50 U.S.C. 1701 note; relating to 
prohibiting certain transactions with respect to the 
development of Iranian petroleum resources) and 
most recently continued by the Notice of the Presi-
dent issued March 3, 2022 (87 Fed. Reg. 12,555). 
SEC. 5. CONTINUATION IN EFFECT OF SANCTIONS WITH RE-
SPECT TO THE CENTRAL BANK OF IRAN, THE 
NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT FUND OF IRAN, 
THE ETEMAD TEJARTE PARS COMPANY, THE 
NATIONAL IRANIAN OIL COMPANY, AND THE 
NATIONAL 
IRANIAN 
TANKER 
COMPANY 
UNDER EXECUTIVE ORDER 13224. 
With respect to each Iranian person designated on 
January 1, 2021, for the imposition of sanctions under 
Executive Order 13224 (50 U.S.C. 1701 note; relating to 
blocking property and prohibiting transactions with per-
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sons who commit, threaten to commit, or support ter-
rorism), as in effect on September 9, 2019, the designa-
tion of the person, and sanctions applicable to the person 
pursuant to the designation, shall remain in effect and 
continue to apply, and may not be modified, until the ter-
mination date described in section 10. 
SEC. 6. CONTINUATION IN EFFECT OF FOREIGN TER-
RORIST 
ORGANIZATION 
DESIGNATION 
OF 
THE 
ISLAMIC 
REVOLUTIONARY 
GUARD 
CORPS. 
The designation of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard 
Corps as a foreign terrorist organization under section 
219 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 
1189), and sanctions applicable to the Islamic Revolu-
tionary Guard Corps pursuant to that designation, shall 
remain in effect and continue to apply, and may not be 
modified, until the termination date described in section 
10. 
SEC. 7. PROHIBITION ON SANCTIONS RELIEF FOR IRANIAN 
FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS, INCLUDING WITH 
RESPECT TO PETROLEUM PURCHASES FROM 
IRAN. 
Section 1245(d) of the National Defense Authoriza-
tion Act for Fiscal Year 2012 (22 U.S.C. 8513a(d)) is 
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