Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
TITLE I—IRAN MISSILE
PROLIFERATION SANCTIONS
SEC. 101. SHORT TITLE.
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Iran Missile Prolifera-
tion Sanctions Act of 1997’’.
SEC. 102. REPORTS ON MISSILE PROLIFERATION TO IRAN.
(a) REPORTS.—Except as provided in subsection (c),
the President shall, at the times specified in subsection
(b), submit to the Committee on International Relations
of the House of Representatives and the Committee on
Foreign Relations of the Senate a report identifying every
foreign person with respect to whom there is credible in-
formation indicating that that person, on or after August
8, 1995—
(1)(A) transferred items on the MTCR Annex,
or items that the United States proposes for addi-
tion to the MTCR Annex, that contributed to Iran’s
efforts to acquire, develop, or produce ballistic mis-
siles, or
(B) provided technical assistance or facilities
which the President deems to be of concern because
of their direct contribution to Iran’s efforts to ac-
quire, develop, or produce ballistic missiles; or
(2)(A) attempted to transfer items on the
MTCR Annex, or items that the United States pro-
poses for addition to the MTCR Annex, that would
have contributed to Iran’s efforts to acquire, de-
velop, or produce ballistic missiles, or
(B) attempted to provide technical assistance or
facilities which the President deems to be of concern
because of their direct contribution to Iran’s efforts
to acquire, develop, or produce ballistic missiles.
(b) TIMING OF REPORTS.—The reports under sub-
section (a) shall be submitted not later than 30 days after
the date of the enactment of this Act, not later than 180
days after such date of enactment, not later than 1 year
after such date of enactment, and not later than the end
of each 1-year period thereafter.
(c) EXCEPTIONS.—Any foreign person who—
(1) was identified in a previous report submit-
ted under subsection (a) on account of a particular
transfer, transaction, or attempt,
(2) has engaged in a transfer or transaction
that was the basis for the imposition of sanctions
with respect to that person under section 73 of the
Arms Export Control Act or section 1604 of the
Iran-Iraq Arms Non-Proliferation Act of 1992,
(3) may have engaged in a transfer or trans-
action, or made an attempt, that was the subject of
a waiver under section 104, or
(4) has engaged in a transfer or transaction, or
made an attempt, on behalf of, or in concert with,
the Government of the United States,
is not required to be identified on account of that same
transfer, transaction, or attempt in any report submitted
thereafter under this section.
(d) SUBMISSION IN CLASSIFIED FORM.—When the
President considers it appropriate, reports submitted
under subsection (a), or appropriate parts thereof, may
be submitted in classified form.
SEC. 103. IMPOSITION OF SANCTIONS.
(a) REQUIREMENT TO IMPOSE SANCTIONS.—
(1) REQUIREMENT
TO
IMPOSE
SANCTIONS.—
The sanctions described in subsection (b) shall be
imposed on—
(A) any foreign person identified under
subsection (a)(1) of section 102 in a report sub-
mitted under that section, and
(B) any foreign person identified under
subsection (a)(2) of section 102 in a report sub-
mitted under that section, if that person has
been identified in that report or a previous re-
port as having made at least 1 other attempt
described in subsection (a)(2) of that section.
(2) EFFECTIVE
DATE
OF
SANCTIONS.—The
sanctions shall be effective—
(A) 30 days after the report triggering the
sanction is submitted, if the report is submitted
on or before the date required by section
102(b);
(B) 30 days after the date required by sec-
tion 102(b) for submitting the report, if the re-
port triggering the sanction is submitted within
30 days after that date; and
(C) on the date that the report triggering
the sanction is submitted, if that report is sub-
mitted more than 30 days after the date re-
quired by section 102(b).
(b) DESCRIPTION OF SANCTIONS.—The sanctions re-
ferred to in subsection (a) that are to be imposed on a
foreign person described in that subsection are the follow-
ing:
(1) ARMS EXPORT SANCTION.—For a period of
not less than 2 years, the United States Government
shall not sell to that person any item on the United
States Munitions List as in effect on August 8,
1995, and shall terminate sales to that person of
any defense articles, defense services, or design and
construction services under the Arms Export Control
Act.
(2) DUAL USE SANCTION.—For a period of not
less than 2 years, the authorities of section 6 of the
Export Administration Act of 1979 shall be used to
prohibit the export to that person of any goods or
technology on the control list established under sec-
tion 5(c)(1) of that Act.
(3) UNITED STATES ASSISTANCE.—For a pe-
riod of not less than 2 years, the United States Gov-
ernment shall not provide any assistance in the form
of grants, loans, credits, guarantees, or otherwise, to
that person.
SEC. 104. WAIVER ON BASIS OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The President may waive the im-
position of any sanction that would otherwise be required
under section 103 on any foreign person 15 days after
the President determines and reports to the Committee
on International Relations of the House of Representa-
tives and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Sen-
ate that, on the basis of information provided by that per-
son, or otherwise obtained by the President, the President
is persuaded that the person did not, on or after August
8, 1995—