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‘‘drug’’ in section 201 of the Federal Food, 
Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 321). 
(h) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—The authority to im-
pose measures under this section with respect to a foreign 
state is in addition to the authority to impose measures 
under any other provision of law with respect to foreign 
states that directly or indirectly support acts of inter-
national terrorism. 
SEC. 5. REPORTS ON ACTIVITIES TO DISRUPT GLOBAL 
FUNDRAISING, 
FINANCING, 
AND 
MONEY 
LAUNDERING ACTIVITIES OF HAMAS, PALES-
TINIAN ISLAMIC JIHAD, AL-AQSA MARTYRS 
BRIGADE, THE LION’S DEN OR ANY AFFIL-
IATE OR SUCCESSOR THEREOF. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after the 
date of enactment of this Act, and every 180 days there-
after, the President shall submit to the appropriate con-
gressional committees a report that includes— 
(1) an assessment of the disposition of the as-
sets and activities of Hamas, the Palestinian Islamic 
Jihad, Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigade, the Lion’s Den, or 
any affiliate or successor thereof related to fund-
raising, financing, and money laundering worldwide; 
(2) a list of foreign states that knowingly pro-
viding material, financial, or technical support for, 
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or goods or services to Hamas, the Palestinian Is-
lamic Jihad, Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigade, the Lion’s 
Den, or any affiliate or successor thereof; 
(3) a list of foreign states in which Hamas, the 
Palestinian Islamic Jihad, Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigade, 
the Lion’s Den, or any affiliate or successor thereof 
conducts significant fundraising, financing, or money 
laundering activities; 
(4) a list of foreign states from which Hamas, 
the Palestinian Islamic Jihad, Al-Aqsa Martyrs Bri-
gade, the Lion’s Den, or any affiliate or successor 
thereof knowingly engaged in the transfer of surveil-
lance equipment, electronic monitoring equipment, 
or other means to inhibit communication or the free 
flow of information in Gaza; and 
(5) with respect to each foreign state listed in 
paragraph (2), (3), or (4)— 
(A) a description of the steps the foreign 
state identified is taking adequate measures to 
restrict financial flows to Hamas, the Pales-
tinian Islamic Jihad, Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigade, 
the Lion’s Den, or any affiliates or successors 
thereof; and 
(B) in the case of a foreign state failing to 
take adequate measures to restrict financial 
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flows to Hamas, Palestinian Islamic Jihad, Al- 
Aqsa Martyrs Brigade, the Lion’s Den or any 
other designated entity engaged in significant 
act of terrorism threatening the peace and secu-
rity of Israel— 
(i) an assessment of the reasons that 
government is not taking adequate meas-
ures to restrict financial flows to those en-
tities; and 
(ii) a description of measures being 
taken by the United States Government to 
encourage the foreign state to restrict fi-
nancial flows to those entities; and 
(b) FORM.—Each report required by subsection (a) 
shall be submitted in unclassified form to the greatest ex-
tent possible, and may contain a classified annex. 
SEC. 6. TERMINATION. 
This division shall terminate on the earlier of— 
(1) the date that is 7 years after the date of the 
enactment of this Act; or 
(2) the date that is 30 days after the date on 
which the President certifies to the appropriate con-
gressional committees that— 
(A) Hamas or any successor or affiliate 
thereof is no longer designated as a foreign ter-
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rorist organization pursuant to section 219 of 
the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 
1189); 
(B) Hamas, the Palestinian Islamic Jihad, 
Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigade, the Lion’s Den, and 
any successor or affiliate thereof are no longer 
subject to sanctions pursuant to— 
(i) Executive Order No. 12947 (Janu-
ary 23, 1995; relating to prohibiting trans-
actions with terrorists who threaten to dis-
rupt the Middle East peace process); and 
(ii) Executive Order No. 13224 (Sep-
tember 23, 2001; relating to blocking prop-
erty and prohibiting transactions with per-
sons who commit, threaten to commit, or 
support terrorism); and 
(C) Hamas, the Palestinian Islamic Jihad, 
Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigade, the Lion’s Den, and 
any successor or affiliate thereof meet the cri-
teria described in paragraphs (1) through (4) of 
section 9 of the Palestinian Anti-Terrorism Act 
of 2006 (22 U.S.C. 2378b note). 
SEC. 7. DEFINITIONS. 
In this division: 
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(1) ACT OF TERRORISM.—The term ‘‘act of ter-
rorism’’ means an activity that— 
(A) involves a violent act or an act dan-
gerous to human life, property, or infrastruc-
ture; and 
(B) appears to be intended to— 
(i) intimidate or coerce a civilian pop-
ulation; 
(ii) influence the policy of a govern-
ment by intimidation or coercion; or 
(iii) affect the conduct of a govern-
ment by mass destruction, assassination, 
kidnapping, or hostage-taking. 
(2) ADMITTED.—The term ‘‘admitted’’ has the 
meaning given such term in section 101(a)(13)(A) of 
the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 
1101(a)(13)(A)). 
(3) 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 
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(B) the Committee on Foreign Relations 
and the Committee on Banking, Housing, and 
Urban Affairs of the Senate. 
(4) FOREIGN STATE.—The term ‘‘foreign state’’ 
has the meaning given such term in section 1603 of 
title 28, United States Code. 
(5) HUMANITARIAN AID.—The term ‘‘humani-
tarian aid’’ means food, medicine, and medical sup-
plies. 
(6) MATERIAL SUPPORT.—The term ‘‘material 
support’’ has the meaning given the term ‘‘material 
support or resources’’ in section 2339A of title 18, 
United States Code. 
(7) 
UNITED
STATES
PERSON.—The 
term 
‘‘United States person’’ means— 
(A) a United States citizen or an alien law-
fully admitted for permanent residence to the 
United States; or 
(B) an entity organized under the laws of 
the United States or of any jurisdiction within 
the United States, including a foreign branch of 
such an entity. 
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DIVISION J—NO TECHNOLOGY 
FOR TERROR ACT 
SEC. 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘No Technology for 
Terror Act’’. 
SEC. 2. APPLICATION OF FOREIGN-DIRECT PRODUCT 
RULES TO IRAN. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Beginning on the date that is 90 
days after the date of the enactment of this Act, a foreign- 
produced item shall be subject to the Export Administra-
tion Regulations (pursuant to the Export Control Reform 
Act of 2018 (50 U.S.C. 4801 et seq.)) if the item— 
(1) meets— 
(A) the product scope requirements de-
scribed in subsection (b); and 
(B) the destination scope requirements de-
scribed in subsection (c); and 
(2) is exported, reexported, or in-country trans-
ferred to Iran from abroad or involves the Govern-
ment of Iran. 
(b) PRODUCT SCOPE REQUIREMENTS.—A foreign- 
produced item meets the product scope requirements of 
this subsection if the item— 
(1) is a direct product of United States-origin 
technology or software subject to the Export Admin-
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istration Regulations that is specified in a covered 
Export Control Classification Number or is identi-
fied in supplement no. 7 to part 746 of the Export 
Administration Regulations; or 
(2) is produced by any plant or major compo-
nent of a plant that is located outside the United 
States, if the plant or major component of a plant, 
whether made in the United States or a foreign 
country, itself is a direct product of United States- 
origin technology or software subject to the Export 
Administration Regulations that is specified in a 
covered Export Control Classification Number. 
(c) DESTINATION SCOPE REQUIREMENTS.—A for-
eign-produced item meets the destination scope require-
ments of this subsection if there is knowledge that the for-
eign-produced item is destined to Iran or will be incor-
porated into or used in the production or development of 
any part, component, or equipment subject to the Export 
Administration Regulations and produced in or destined 
to Iran. 
(d) LICENSE REQUIREMENTS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—A license shall be required 
to export, reexport, or in-country transfer a foreign- 
produced item from abroad that meets the product 
scope requirements described in subsection (b) and 
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the destination scope requirements described in sub-
section (c) and is subject to the Export Administra-
tion Regulations pursuant to this section. 
(2) EXCEPTIONS.—The license requirements of 
paragraph (1) shall not apply to— 
(A) food, medicine, or medical devices that 
are— 
(i) designated as EAR99; or 
(ii) not designated under or listed on 
the Commerce Control List; or 
(B) services, software, or hardware (other 
than services, software, or hardware for end- 
users owned or controlled by the Government of 
Iran) that are— 
(i) necessarily and ordinarily incident 
to communications; or 
(ii) designated as— 
(I) EAR99; or 
(II) Export Control Classification 
Number 5A992.c or 5D992.c, and 
classified in accordance with section 
740.17 of title 15 Code of Federal 
Regulations; and 
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(iii) subject to a general license issued 
by the Department of Commerce or De-
partment of Treasury. 
(e) NATIONAL INTEREST WAIVER.—The Secretary of 
Commerce may waive the requirements imposed under this 
section if the Secretary— 
(1) determines that the waiver is in the national 
interests of the United States; and 
(2) submits to the Committee on Foreign Af-
fairs of the House of Representatives and the Com-
mittee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of 
the Senate a report explaining which requirements 
are being waived and the reasons for the waiver. 
(f) SUNSET.—The authority provided under this sec-
tion shall terminate on the date that is 7 years after the 
date of the enactment of this Act. 
(g) DEFINITIONS.—In this section— 
(1) the term ‘‘Commerce Control List’’ means 
the list maintained pursuant to part 744 of the Ex-
port Administration Regulations; 
(2) the term ‘‘covered Export Control Classi-
fication Number’’ means an Export Control Classi-
fication Number in product group D or E of Cat-
egory 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, or 9 of the Commerce Control 
List; 
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(3) the terms ‘‘Export Administration Regula-
tions’’, ‘‘export’’, ‘‘reexport’’, and ‘‘in-country trans-
fer’’ have the meanings given those terms in section 
1742 of the Export Control Reform Act of 2018 (50 
U.S.C. 4801); and 
(4) the terms ‘‘direct product’’, ‘‘technology’’, 
‘‘software’’, ‘‘major component’’, ‘‘knowledge’’, ‘‘pro-
duction’’, ‘‘development’’, ‘‘part’’, ‘‘component’’, 
‘‘equipment’’, and ‘‘government end users’’ have the 
meanings given those terms in section 734.9 or part 
772 of the Export Administration Regulations, as 
the case may be. 
DIVISION 
K—STRENGTHENING 
TOOLS TO COUNTER THE USE 
OF HUMAN SHIELDS ACT 
SEC. 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Strengthening Tools 
to Counter the Use of Human Shields Act’’. 
SEC. 2. STATEMENT OF POLICY. 
It shall be the policy of the United States to fully 
implement and enforce sanctions against terrorist organi-
zations and other malign actors that use innocent civilians 
as human shields. 
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SEC. 3. MODIFICATION AND EXTENSION OF SANCTIONING 
THE USE OF CIVILIANS AS DEFENSELESS 
SHIELDS ACT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 3 of the Sanctioning the 
Use of Civilians as Defenseless Shields Act (Public Law 
115–348; 50 U.S.C. 1701 note) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (b)— 
(A) by redesignating paragraph (3) as 
paragraph (4); and 
(B) by inserting after paragraph (2) the 
following: 
‘‘(3) Each foreign person that the President de-
termines, on or after the date of the enactment of 
the Strengthening Tools to Counter the Use of 
Human Shields Act— 
‘‘(A) is a member of Palestine Islamic 
Jihad or is knowingly acting on behalf of Pal-
estine Islamic Jihad; and 
‘‘(B) knowingly orders, controls, or other-
wise directs the use of civilians protected as 
such by the law of war to shield military objec-
tives from attack.’’; 
(2) by redesignating subsections (e), (f), (g), 
(h), and (i) as subsections (f), (g), (h), (i), and (j), 
respectively; and 
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(3) by inserting after subsection (d) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(e) CONGRESSIONAL REQUESTS.—Not later than 
120 days after receiving a request from the chairman and 
ranking member of one of the appropriate congressional 
committees with respect to whether a foreign person meets 
the criteria of a person described in subsection (b) or (c), 
the President shall— 
‘‘(1) determine if the person meets such cri-
teria; and 
‘‘(2) submit a written justification to the chair-
man and ranking member detailing whether or not 
the President imposed or intends to impose sanc-
tions described in subsection (b) or (c) with respect 
to such person.’’. 
(b) DEFINITIONS.—Section 4 of the Sanctioning the 
Use of Civilians as Defenseless Shields Act (Public Law 
115–348; 50 U.S.C. 1701 note) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating paragraph (7) as para-
graph (8); and 
(2) by inserting after paragraph (6) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(7) PALESTINE
ISLAMIC
JIHAD.—The term 
‘Palestine Islamic Jihad’ means— 
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‘‘(A) the entity known as Palestine Islamic 
Jihad and designated by the Secretary of State 
as a foreign terrorist organization pursuant to 
section 219 of the Immigration and Nationality 
Act (8 U.S.C. 1189); or 
‘‘(B) any person identified as an agent or 
instrumentality of Palestine Islamic Jihad on 
the list of specially designated nationals and 
blocked persons maintained by the Office of 
Foreign Asset Control of the Department of the 
Treasury, the property or interests in property 
of which are blocked pursuant to the Inter-
national Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 
U.S.C. 1701 et seq.).’’. 
(c) SUNSET.—Section 5 of the Sanctioning the Use 
of Civilians as Defenseless Shields Act (Public Law 115– 
348; 50 U.S.C. 1701 note) is amended by striking ‘‘De-
cember 31, 2023’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2030’’. 
(d) SEVERABILITY.—The Sanctioning the Use of Ci-
vilians as Defenseless Shields Act (Public Law 115–348; 
50 U.S.C. 1701 note) is amended by adding at the end 
the following: 
‘‘SEC. 6. SEVERABILITY. 
‘‘If any provision of this Act, or the application of 
such provision to any person or circumstance, is found to 
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be unconstitutional, the remainder of this Act, or the ap-
plication of that provision to other persons or cir-
cumstances, shall not be affected.’’. 
SEC. 4. REPORT ON COUNTERING THE USE OF HUMAN 
SHIELDS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 120 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense 
shall submit to the congressional defense committees, the 
Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representa-
tives, and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Sen-
ate a report that contains the following: 
(1) A description of the lessons learned from 
the United States and its allies and partners in ad-
dressing the use of human shields by terrorist orga-
nizations such as Hamas, Hezbollah, Palestine Is-
lamic Jihad, and any other organization as deter-
mined by the Secretary of Defense. 
(2) A description of a specific plan and actions 
being taken by the Department of Defense to incor-
porate the lessons learned as identified in paragraph 
(1) into Department of Defense operating guidance, 
relevant capabilities, and tactics, techniques, and 
procedures to deter, counter, and address the chal-
lenge posed by the use of human shields and hold 
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accountable terrorist organizations for the use of 
human shields. 
(3) A description of specific measures being de-
veloped and implemented by the United States Gov-
ernment to mobilize and leverage allied nations, in-
cluding member nations of the North Atlantic Trea-
ty Organization (NATO), to deter, counter, and hold 
accountable terrorist organizations for the use of 
human shields. 
(4) The current status of joint exercises, doc-
trine development, education, and training on coun-
tering the use of human shields in multinational cen-
ters of excellence. 
(5) The current status of participation of mem-
bers of the Armed Forces and Department of De-
fense civilian personnel in any multinational center 
of excellence for the purposes of countering the use 
of human shields. 
(6) The feasibility and advisability of beginning 
or continuing participation of members of the Armed 
Forces and Department of Defense civilian per-
sonnel to promote the integration of joint exercises, 
doctrine development, education, and training on 
countering the use of human shields into multi-
national centers of excellence. 
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(b) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘‘multi-
national center of excellence’’ has the meaning given that 
term in section 344 of title 10, United States Code. 
SEC. 5. CONFRONTING ASYMMETRIC AND MALICIOUS 
CYBER ACTIVITIES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—On and after the date that is 180 
days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Presi-
dent may impose the sanctions described in subsection (b) 
with respect to any foreign person that the Secretary of 
the Treasury, in consultation with the Attorney General 
and the Secretary of State determine, on or after such 
date of enactment— 
(1) is responsible for or complicit in, or has en-
gaged knowingly in, significant cyber-enabled activi-
ties originating from, or directed by persons located, 
in whole or in substantial part, outside the United 
States that are reasonably likely to result in, or have 
materially contributed to, a significant threat to the 
national security, foreign policy, or economic health 
or financial stability of the United States; 
(2) materially assisted, sponsored, or provided 
financial, material, or technological support for, or 
goods or services to or in support of, any activity de-
scribed in this subsection or any person whose prop-
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erty and interests in property are blocked pursuant 
to this section; 
(3) is owned or controlled by, or has acted or 
purported to act for or on behalf of, directly or indi-
rectly, any person whose property and interests in 
property are blocked pursuant to this section; or 
(4) has attempted to engage in any of the ac-
tivities described in paragraph (1), (2), or (3). 
(b) SANCTIONS
DESCRIBED.—The sanctions de-
scribed in this subsection are the following: 
(1) INADMISSIBILITY TO UNITED STATES.—In 
the case of an alien— 
(A) ineligibility to receive a visa to enter 
the United States or to be admitted to the 
United States; or 
(B) if the individual has been issued a visa 
or other documentation, revocation, in accord-
ance with section 221(i) of the Immigration and 
Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1201(i)), of the visa 
or other documentation. 
(2) BLOCKING OF PROPERTY.—The blocking, in 
accordance with the International Emergency Eco-
nomic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.), of all 
transactions in all property and interests in property 
of a foreign person if such property and interests in 
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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. 
(c) REQUESTS
BY APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL 
COMMITTEES.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 120 days 
after receiving a request that meets the require-
ments of paragraph (2) with respect to whether a 
foreign person has engaged in an activity described 
in subsection (a), the Secretary of the Treasury, in 
consultation with the Attorney General and the Sec-
retary of State shall— 
(A) determine if that person has engaged 
in such an activity; and 
(B) submit a classified or unclassified re-
port to the chairperson and ranking member of 
the committee or committees that submitted the 
request with respect to that determination that 
includes— 
(i) a statement of whether or not the 
Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation 
with the Attorney General and the Sec-
retary of State imposed or intends to im-
pose sanctions with respect to the person; 
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(ii) if the President imposed or in-
tends to impose sanctions, a description of 
those sanctions; and 
(iii) if the President does not intend 
to impose sanctions, a description of ac-
tions that meet the threshold for the Presi-
dent to impose sanctions. 
(2) REQUIREMENTS.—A request under para-
graph (1) with respect to whether a foreign person 
has engaged in an activity described in subsection 
(a) shall be submitted to the President in writing 
jointly by the chairperson and ranking member of 
one of the appropriate congressional committees. 
(d) APPROPRIATE
CONGRESSIONAL
COMMITTEES 
DEFINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate con-
gressional committees’’ means— 
(1) the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the 
Committee on Financial Services, and the Com-
mittee on the Judiciary of the House of Representa-
tives; and 
(2) the Committee on Foreign Relations, the 
Committee on the Judiciary, and the Committee on 
Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate. 
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SEC. 6. SANCTIONS WITH RESPECT TO THREATS TO CUR-
RENT OR FORMER UNITED STATES OFFI-
CIALS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—On and after the date that is 180 
days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Presi-
dent shall impose the sanctions described in subsection (b) 
with respect to any foreign person the President deter-
mines has, on or after such date of enactment, ordered, 
directed, or taken material steps to carry out any use of 
violence or has attempted or threatened to use violence 
against any current or former official of the Government 
of the United States. 
(b) SANCTIONS
DESCRIBED.—The sanctions de-
scribed in this subsection are the following: 
(1) INADMISSIBILITY TO UNITED STATES.—In 
the case of a foreign person who is an individual— 
(A) ineligibility to receive a visa to enter 
the United States or to be admitted to the 
United States; or 
(B) if the individual has been issued a visa 
or other documentation, revocation, in accord-
ance with section 221(i) of the Immigration and 
Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1201(i)), of the visa 
or other documentation. 
(2) BLOCKING OF PROPERTY.—The blocking, in 
accordance with the International Emergency Eco-
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nomic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.), of all 
transactions in all property and interests in property 
of a 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 control of a United States person. 
(c) ENFORCEMENT OF BLOCKING OF PROPERTY.— 
A person that violates, attempts to violate, conspires to 
violate, or causes a violation of a sanction described in 
subsection (b)(2) that is imposed by the President or any 
regulation, license, or order issued to carry out such a 
sanction shall be subject to the penalties set forth in sub-
sections (b) and (c) of section 206 of the International 
Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1705) to the 
same extent as a person that commits an unlawful act de-
scribed in subsection (a) of that section. 
(d) WAIVER.—The President may waive the applica-
tion of sanctions under this section for renewable periods 
not to exceed 180 days if the President— 
(1) determines that such a waiver is in the vital 
national security interests of the United States; and 
(2) not less than 15 days before the granting 
of the waiver, submits to the appropriate congres-
sional committees a notice of and justification for 
the waiver. 
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(e) TERMINATION AND SUNSET.— 
(1) TERMINATION OF SANCTIONS.—The Presi-
dent may terminate the application of sanctions 
under this section with respect to a person if the 
President determines and reports to the appropriate 
congressional committees not later than 15 days be-
fore the termination of the sanctions that— 
(A) credible information exists that the 
person did not engage in the activity for which 
sanctions were imposed; 
(B) the person has credibly demonstrated 
a significant change in behavior, has paid an 
appropriate consequence for the activity for 
which sanctions were imposed, and has credibly 
committed to not engage in an activity de-
scribed in subsection (a) in the future; or 
(C) the termination of the sanctions is in 
the vital national security interests of the 
United States. 
(2) SUNSET.—The requirement to impose sanc-
tions under this section shall terminate on the date 
that is 4 years after the date of the enactment of 
this Act. 
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(f) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES DE-
FINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate congres-
sional committees’’ means— 
(1) the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the 
Committee on the Judiciary; and 
(2) the Committee on Foreign Relations and 
the Committee on the Judiciary. 
DIVISION L—ILLICIT CAPTAGON 
TRAFFICKING 
SUPPRESSION 
ACT 
SEC. 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Illicit Captagon Traf-
ficking Suppression Act of 2023’’. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
Congress finds the following: 
(1) Industrial scale production of the amphet-
amine-type stimulant also known as captagon, and 
the illicit production of precursor chemicals, in terri-
tories held by the regime of President Bashar al 
Assad in Syria are becoming more sophisticated and 
pose a severe challenge to regional and international 
security. 
(2) Elements of the Government of Syria are 
key drivers of illicit trafficking in captagon, with 
ministerial-level complicity in production and smug-
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gling, using other armed groups such as Hizballah 
for technical and logistical support in captagon pro-
duction and trafficking. 
(3) As affiliates of the Government of Syria and 
other actors seek to export captagon, they under-
mine regional security by empowering a broad range 
of criminal networks, militant groups, mafia syn-
dicates, and autocratic governments. 
SEC. 3. STATEMENT OF POLICY. 
It is the policy of the United States to target individ-
uals, entities, and networks associated with the Govern-
ment of Syria to dismantle and degrade the transnational 
criminal organizations, including narcotics trafficking net-
works, associated with the regime of President Bashar al 
Assad in Syria and Hizballah. 
SEC. 4. IMPOSITION OF SANCTIONS WITH RESPECT TO IL-
LICIT CAPTAGON TRAFFICKING. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The sanctions described in sub-
section (b) shall be imposed with respect to any foreign 
person the President determines, on or after the date of 
enactment of this Act— 
(1) engages in, or attempts to engage in, activi-
ties or transactions that have materially contributed 
to, or pose a significant risk of materially contrib-
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uting to, the illicit production and international il-
licit proliferation of captagon; or 
(2) knowingly receives any property or interest 
in property that the foreign person knows— 
(A) constitutes or is derived from proceeds 
of activities or transactions that have materially 
contributed to, or pose a significant risk of ma-
terially contributing to, the illicit production 
and 
international 
illicit 
proliferation 
of 
captagon; or 
(B) was used or intended to be used to 
commit or to facilitate activities or transactions 
that have materially contributed to, or pose a 
significant risk of materially contributing to, 
the illicit production and international illicit 
proliferation of captagon. 
(b) SANCTIONS
DESCRIBED.—The sanctions de-
scribed in this subsection are the following: 
(1) BLOCKING OF PROPERTY.—The President 
shall exercise all authorities granted under the Inter-
national Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 
U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) to the extent necessary to block 
and prohibit all transactions in property and inter-
ests in property of the foreign person if such prop-
erty and interests in property are in the United 
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States, come within the United States, or come with-
in the possession or control of a United States per-
son. 
(2) INELIGIBILITY FOR VISAS, ADMISSION, OR 
PAROLE.— 
(A) VISAS, ADMISSION, OR PAROLE.—An 
alien described in subsection (a) shall be— 
(i) inadmissible to the United States; 
(ii) ineligible to receive a visa or other 
documentation to enter the United States; 
and 
(iii) otherwise ineligible to be admitted 
or paroled into the United States or to re-
ceive any other benefit under the Immigra-
tion and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101 et 
seq.). 
(B) CURRENT VISAS REVOKED.— 
(i) IN GENERAL.—The visa or other 
entry documentation of any alien described 
in subsection (a) is subject to revocation 
regardless of the issue date of the visa or 
other entry documentation. 
(ii) IMMEDIATE
EFFECT.—A revoca-
tion under clause (i) shall, in accordance 
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with section 221(i) of the Immigration and 
Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1201(i))— 
(I) take effect immediately; and 
(II) cancel any other valid visa or 
entry documentation that is in the 
possession of the alien. 
(c) PENALTIES.—Any person that violates, or at-
tempts to violate, subsection (b) or any regulation, license, 
or order issued pursuant to that subsection, shall be sub-
ject to the penalties set forth in subsections (b) and (c) 
of section 206 of the International Emergency Economic 
Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1705) to the same extent as a per-
son that commits an unlawful act described in subsection 
(a) of that section. 
(d) WAIVER.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The President may waive 
the application of sanctions under this section with 
respect to a foreign person only if, not later than 15 
days prior to the date on which the waiver is to take 
effect, the President submits to the appropriate con-
gressional committees a written determination and 
justification that the waiver is important to the na-
tional security interests of the United States. 
(2) BRIEFING.—Not later than 60 days after 
the issuance of a waiver under paragraph (1), and 
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every 180 days thereafter while the waiver remains 
in effect, the President shall brief the appropriate 
congressional committees on the reasons for the 
waiver. 
(e) IMPLEMENTATION.—The President may exercise 
all authorities provided under sections 203 and 205 of the 
International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 
U.S.C. 1702 and 1704) to carry out this section. 
(f) REGULATIONS.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The President shall, not 
later than 120 days after the date of the enactment 
of this Act, promulgate regulations as necessary for 
the implementation of this section. 
(2) NOTIFICATION
TO
CONGRESS.—Not later 
than 10 days before the promulgation of regulations 
under this subsection, the President shall notify the 
appropriate congressional committees of the pro-
posed regulations and the provisions of this section 
that the regulations are implementing. 
(g) EXCEPTIONS.— 
(1) EXCEPTION
FOR
INTELLIGENCE
ACTIVI-
TIES.—Sanctions under this section shall not apply 
to any activity subject to the reporting requirements 
under title V of the National Security Act of 1947 
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(50 U.S.C. 3091 et seq.) or any authorized intel-
ligence activities of the United States. 
(2) EXCEPTION
TO
COMPLY
WITH
INTER-
NATIONAL OBLIGATIONS AND FOR LAW ENFORCE-
MENT
ACTIVITIES.—Sanctions under this section 
shall not apply with respect to an alien if admitting 
or paroling the alien into the United States is nec-
essary— 
(A) to permit the United States to comply 
with the Agreement regarding the Head-
quarters of the United Nations, signed at Lake 
Success June 26, 1947, and entered into force 
November 21, 1947, between the United Na-
tions and the United States, or other applicable 
international obligations; or 
(B) to carry out or assist authorized law 
enforcement activity in the United States. 
(3) HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—Sanctions under this 
Act shall not apply to— 
(i) the conduct or facilitation of a 
transaction for the provision of agricultural 
commodities, food, medicine, medical de-
vices, humanitarian assistance, or for hu-
manitarian purposes; or 
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(ii) transactions that are necessary for 
or related to the activities described in 
clause (i). 
(B) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection: 
(i) AGRICULTURAL COMMODITY.—The 
term ‘‘agricultural commodity’’ has the 
meaning given that term in section 102 of 
the Agricultural Trade Act of 1978 (7 
U.S.C. 5602). 
(ii) 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). 
(iii) MEDICINE.—The term ‘‘medi-
cine’’ has the meaning given the term 
‘‘drug’’ in section 201 of the Federal Food, 
Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 321). 
SEC. 5. DETERMINATIONS WITH RESPECT TO THE GOVERN-
MENT OF SYRIA, HIZBALLAH, AND NETWORKS 
AFFILIATED WITH THE GOVERNMENT OF 
SYRIA OR HIZBALLAH. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the President shall— 
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(1) determine whether each foreign person de-
scribed in subsection (b) meets the criteria for sanc-
tions under this Act; and 
(2) submit to the appropriate congressional 
committees a report containing— 
(A) a list of all foreign persons described 
in subsection (b) that meet the criteria for im-
position of sanctions under this Act; 
(B) for each foreign person identified pur-
suant to subparagraph (A), a statement of 
whether sanctions have been imposed or will be 
imposed within 30 days of the submission of the 
report; and 
(C) with respect to any person identified 
pursuant to subparagraph (A) for whom sanc-
tions have not been imposed and will not be im-
posed within 30 days of the submission of the 
report, the specific authority under which other-
wise applicable sanctions are being waived, have 
otherwise been determined not to apply, or are 
not being imposed and a complete justification 
of the decision to waive or otherwise not apply 
such sanctions. 
(b) FOREIGN PERSONS DESCRIBED.—The foreign 
persons described in this subsection are the following: 
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(1) Maher Al Assad. 
(2) Imad Abu Zureiq. 
(3) Amer Taysir Khiti. 
(4) Taher al-Kayyali. 
(5) Raji Falhout. 
(6) Mohammed Asif Issa Shalish. 
(7) Abdellatif Hamid. 
(8) Mustafa Al Masalmeh. 
SEC. 6. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) APPROPRIATE
CONGRESSIONAL
COMMIT-
TEES.—The term ‘‘appropriate congressional com-
mittees’’ means— 
(A) the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the 
Committee on Financial Services, and the Com-
mittee on the Judiciary of the House of Rep-
resentatives; and 
(B) the Committee on Foreign Relations, 
the Committee on Banking, Housing, and 
Urban Affairs, and the Committee on the Judi-
ciary of the Senate. 
(2) CAPTAGON.—The term ‘‘captagon’’ means 
any compound, mixture, or preparation which con-
tains any quantity of a stimulant in schedule I or II 
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of section 202 of the Controlled Substances Act (21 
U.S.C. 812), including— 
(A) amphetamine, methamphetamine, and 
fenethylline; 
(B) any immediate precursor or controlled 
substance analogue of such a stimulant, as de-
fined in section 102 of the Controlled Sub-
stances Act (21 U.S.C. 802); and 
(C) any isomers, esters, ethers, salts, and 
salts of isomers, esters, and ethers of such a 
stimulant, whenever the existence of such iso-
mers, esters, ethers, and salts is possible within 
the specific chemical designation. 
(3) FOREIGN PERSON.—The term ‘‘foreign per-
son’’— 
(A) means an individual or entity that is 
not a United States person; and 
(B) includes a foreign state (as such term 
is defined in section 1603 of title 28, United 
States Code). 
(4) ILLICIT PROLIFERATION.—The term ‘‘illicit 
proliferation’’ refers to any illicit activity to produce, 
manufacture, distribute, sell, or knowingly finance or 
transport. 
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(5) KNOWINGLY.—The term ‘‘knowingly’’ has 
the meaning given that term in section 14 of the 
Iran Sanctions Act of 1996 (Public Law 104–172; 
50 U.S.C. 1701 note). 
(6) 
UNITED
STATES
PERSON.—The 
term 
‘‘United States person’’ means— 
(A) a United States citizen; 
(B) a permanent resident alien of the 
United States; 
(C) an entity organized under the laws of 
the United States or of any jurisdiction within 
the United States, including a foreign branch of 
such an entity; or 
(D) a person in the United States. 
DIVISION 
M—END 
FINANCING 
FOR 
HAMAS 
AND 
STATE 
SPONSORS 
OF 
TERRORISM 
ACT 
SEC. 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘End Financing for 
Hamas and State Sponsors of Terrorism Act’’. 
SEC. 2. REPORT ON FINANCING FOR HAMAS. 
Not later than 180 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the Secretary of the Treasury shall sub-
mit to the Committee on Financial Services of the House 
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of Representatives and the Committee on Banking, Hous-
ing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate a report (which shall 
be in unclassified form but may include a classified annex) 
that includes— 
(1) an analysis of the major sources of financ-
ing to Hamas; 
(2) a description of United States and multilat-
eral efforts to disrupt illicit financial flows involving 
Hamas; 
(3) an evaluation of United States efforts to 
undermine the ability of Hamas to finance armed 
hostilities against Israel; and 
(4) an implementation plan with respect to the 
multilateral strategy described in section 3. 
SEC. 3. MULTILATERAL STRATEGY TO DISRUPT HAMAS FI-
NANCING. 
The Secretary of the Treasury, through participation 
in the G7, and other appropriate fora, shall develop a 
strategy in coordination with United States allies and 
partners to ensure that Hamas is incapable of financing 
armed hostilities against Israel. 
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DIVISION N—HOLDING IRANIAN 
LEADERS ACCOUNTABLE ACT 
SEC. 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Holding Iranian Lead-
ers Accountable Act of 2024’’. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
The Congress finds the following: 
(1) Iran is characterized by high levels of offi-
cial and institutional corruption, and substantial in-
volvement by Iran’s security forces, particularly the 
Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), in the 
economy. 
(2) The Department of Treasury in 2019 des-
ignated the Islamic Republic of Iran’s financial sec-
tor as a jurisdiction of primary money laundering 
concern, concluding, ‘‘Iran has developed covert 
methods for accessing the international financial sys-
tem and pursuing its malign activities, including 
misusing banks and exchange houses, operating pro-
curement networks that utilize front or shell compa-
nies, exploiting commercial shipping, and masking il-
licit transactions using senior officials, including 
those at the Central Bank of Iran (CBI).’’. 
(3) In June 2019, the Financial Action Task 
Force (FATF) urged all jurisdictions to require in-
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creased supervisory examination for branches and 
subsidiaries of financial institutions based in Iran. 
The FATF later called upon its members to intro-
duce enhanced relevant reporting mechanisms or 
systematic reporting of financial transactions, and 
require increased external audit requirements, for fi-
nancial groups with respect to any of their branches 
and subsidiaries located in Iran. 
(4) According to the State Department’s 
‘‘Country Reports on Terrorism’’ in 2021, ‘‘Iran 
continued to be the leading state sponsor of ter-
rorism, facilitating a wide range of terrorist and 
other illicit activities around the world. Regionally, 
Iran supported acts of terrorism in Bahrain, Iraq, 
Lebanon, Syria, and Yemen through proxies and 
partner groups such as Hizballah and Hamas.’’. 
SEC. 3. REPORT ON FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS AND ASSETS 
CONNECTED TO CERTAIN IRANIAN OFFI-
CIALS. 
(a) FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
AND ASSETS RE-
PORT.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, and 
every 2 years thereafter, the President shall submit 
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a report to the appropriate Members of Congress 
containing— 
(A) the estimated total funds or assets 
that are under direct or indirect control by each 
of the natural persons described under sub-
section (b), and a description of such funds or 
assets, except that the President may limit cov-
erage of the report to not fewer than 5 of such 
natural persons in order to meet the submission 
deadline described under this paragraph; 
(B) a description of how such funds or as-
sets were acquired, and how they have been 
used or employed; 
(C) a list of any non-Iranian financial in-
stitutions that— 
(i) maintain an account in connection 
with funds or assets described in subpara-
graph (A); or 
(ii) knowingly provide significant fi-
nancial services to a natural person cov-
ered by the report; and 
(D) a description of any illicit or corrupt 
means employed to acquire or use such funds or 
assets. 
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(2) EXEMPTIONS.—The requirements described 
under paragraph (1) may not be applied with re-
spect to a natural person or a financial institution, 
as the case may be, if the President determines: 
(A) The funds or assets described under 
subparagraph (A) of paragraph (1) were ac-
quired through legal or noncorrupt means. 
(B) The natural person has agreed to pro-
vide significant cooperation to the United 
States for an important national security or law 
enforcement purpose with respect to Iran. 
(C) A financial institution that would oth-
erwise be listed in the report required by para-
graph (1) has agreed to— 
(i) no longer maintain an account de-
scribed under subparagraph (C)(i) of para-
graph (1); 
(ii) no longer provide significant fi-
nancial services to a natural person cov-
ered by the report; or 
(iii) provide significant cooperation to 
the United States for an important na-
tional security or law enforcement purpose 
with respect to Iran. 
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(3) WAIVER.—The President may waive for up 
to 1 year at a time any requirement under para-
graph (1) with respect to a natural person or a fi-
nancial institution after reporting in writing to the 
appropriate Members of Congress that the waiver is 
in the national interest of the United States, with a 
detailed explanation of the reasons therefor. 
(b) PERSONS DESCRIBED.—The natural persons de-
scribed in this subsection are the following: 
(1) The Supreme Leader of Iran. 
(2) The President of Iran. 
(3) The members of the Council of Guardians. 
(4) The members of the Expediency Council. 
(5) The Minister of Intelligence and Security. 
(6) The Commander and the Deputy Com-
mander of the IRGC. 
(7) The Commander and the Deputy Com-
mander of the IRGC Ground Forces. 
(8) The Commander and the Deputy Com-
mander of the IRGC Aerospace Force. 
(9) The Commander and the Deputy Com-
mander of the IRGC Navy. 
(10) 
The 
Commander 
of 
the 
Basij-e 
Mostaz’afin. 
(11) The Commander of the Qods Force. 
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(12) The Commander in Chief of the Police 
Force. 
(13) The head of the IRGC Joint Staff. 
(14) The Commander of the IRGC Intelligence. 
(15) The head of the IRGC Imam Hussein Uni-
versity. 
(16) The Supreme Leader’s Representative at 
the IRGC. 
(17) The Chief Executive Officer and the 
Chairman of the IRGC Cooperative Foundation. 
(18) The Commander of the Khatam-al-Anbia 
Construction Head Quarter. 
(19) The Chief Executive Officer of the Basij 
Cooperative Foundation. 
(20) The head of the Political Bureau of the 
IRGC. 
(21) The senior leadership as determined by the 
President of the following groups: 
(A) Hizballah. 
(B) Hamas. 
(C) Palestinian Islamic Jihad. 
(D) Kata’ib Hizballah. 
(c) FORM OF REPORT; PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.— 
(1) FORM.—The report required under sub-
section (a) and any waiver under subsection (a)(3) 
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shall be submitted in unclassified form but may con-
tain a classified annex. 
(2) 
PUBLIC
AVAILABILITY.—The 
Secretary 
shall make the unclassified portion of such report 
public if the Secretary notifies the appropriate Mem-
bers of Congress that the publication is in the na-
tional interest of the United States and would sub-
stantially promote— 
(A) deterring or sanctioning official cor-
ruption in Iran; 
(B) holding natural persons or financial in-
stitutions listed in the report accountable to the 
people of Iran; 
(C) combating money laundering or the fi-
nancing of terrorism; or 
(D) achieving any other strategic objective 
with respect to the Government of Iran. 
(3) FORMAT
OF
PUBLICLY
AVAILABLE
RE-
PORTS.—If the Secretary makes the unclassified 
portion of a report public pursuant to paragraph 
(2), the Secretary shall make it available to the pub-
lic on the website of the Department of the Treas-
ury— 
(A) in English, Farsi, Arabic, and Azeri; 
and 
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(B) in precompressed, easily downloadable 
versions that are made available in all appro-
priate formats. 
SEC. 4. RESTRICTIONS ON CERTAIN FINANCIAL INSTITU-
TIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than the date that is 
90 days after submitting a report described under section 
3(a)(1), the Secretary shall undertake the following with 
respect to a financial institution that is described under 
section 3(a)(1)(C) and listed in the report: 
(1) If the financial institution is a United 
States financial institution, require the closure of 
any account described in section 3(a)(1)(C)(i), and 
prohibit the provision of significant financial serv-
ices, directly or indirectly, to a natural person cov-
ered by the report. 
(2) If the financial institution is a foreign fi-
nancial institution, actively seek the closure of any 
account described in section 3(a)(1)(C)(i), and the 
cessation of significant financial services to a natural 
person covered by the report, using any existing au-
thorities of the Secretary, as appropriate. 
(b) SUSPENSION.—The Secretary may suspend the 
application of subsection (a) with respect to a financial 
institution upon reporting to the appropriate Members of 
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Congress that the suspension is in the national interest 
of the United States, with a detailed explanation of the 
reasons therefor. 
SEC. 5. EXCEPTIONS FOR NATIONAL SECURITY; IMPLEMEN-
TATION AUTHORITY. 
The following activities shall be exempt from require-
ments under sections 3 and 4: 
(1) Any activity subject to the reporting re-
quirements under title V of the National Security 
Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3091 et seq.), or to any au-
thorized intelligence activities of the United States. 
(2) The admission of an alien to the United 
States if such admission is necessary to comply with 
United States obligations under the Agreement be-
tween the United Nations and the United States of 
America regarding the Headquarters of the United 
Nations, signed at Lake Success June 26, 1947, and 
entered into force November 21, 1947, or under the 
Convention on Consular Relations, done at Vienna 
April 24, 1963, and entered into force March 19, 
1967, or other applicable international obligations of 
the United States. 
(3) The conduct or facilitation of a transaction 
for the sale of agricultural commodities, food, medi-
cine, or medical devices to Iran or for the provision 
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of humanitarian assistance to the people of Iran, in-
cluding engaging in a financial transaction relating 
to humanitarian assistance or for humanitarian pur-
poses or transporting goods or services that are nec-
essary to carry out operations relating to humani-
tarian assistance or humanitarian purposes. 
SEC. 6. SUNSET. 
The provisions of this Act shall have no force or effect 
on the earlier of— 
(1) the date that is 5 years after the date of en-
actment of this Act; or 
(2) 30 days after the Secretary reports in writ-
ing to the appropriate Members of Congress that— 
(A) Iran is not a jurisdiction of primary 
money laundering concern; or 
(B) the Government of Iran is providing 
significant cooperation to the United States for 
the purpose of preventing acts of international 
terrorism, or for the promotion of any other 
strategic objective that is important to the na-
tional interest of the United States, as specified 
in the report by the Secretary. 
SEC. 7. DEFINITIONS. 
For purposes of this Act: 
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(1) APPROPRIATE MEMBERS OF CONGRESS.— 
The term ‘‘appropriate Members of Congress’’ 
means the Speaker and Minority Leader of the 
House of Representatives, the Majority Leader and 
Minority Leader of the Senate, the Chairman and 
Ranking Member of the Committee on Financial 
Services of the House of Representatives, and the 
Chairman and Ranking Member of the Committee 
on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Sen-
ate. 
(2) FINANCIAL
INSTITUTION.—The term ‘‘fi-
nancial institution’’ means a United States financial 
institution or a foreign financial institution. 
(3) FOREIGN
FINANCIAL
INSTITUTION.—The 
term ‘‘foreign financial institution’’ has the meaning 
given that term in section 561.308 of title 31, Code 
of Federal Regulations. 
(4) FUNDS.—The term ‘‘funds’’ means— 
(A) cash; 
(B) equity; 
(C) any other asset whose value is derived 
from a contractual claim, including bank depos-
its, bonds, stocks, a security as defined in sec-
tion 2(a) of the Securities Act of 1933 (15 
U.S.C. 77b(a)), or a security or an equity secu-
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rity as defined in section 3(a) of the Securities 
Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78c(a)); and 
(D) anything else that the Secretary deter-
mines appropriate. 
(5) KNOWINGLY.—The term ‘‘knowingly’’ with 
respect to conduct, a circumstance, or a result, 
means that a person has actual knowledge, or should 
have known, of the conduct, the circumstance, or the 
result. 
(6) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of the Treasury. 
(7) UNITED STATES FINANCIAL INSTITUTION.— 
The term ‘‘United States financial institution’’ has 
the meaning given the term ‘‘U.S. financial institu-
tion’’ under section 561.309 of title 31, Code of 
Federal Regulations. 
DIVISION 
O—IRAN-CHINA 
EN-
ERGY SANCTIONS ACT OF 2023 
SEC. 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Iran-China Energy 
Sanctions Act of 2023’’. 
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SEC. 2. SANCTIONS ON FOREIGN FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS 
WITH RESPECT TO THE PURCHASE OF PE-
TROLEUM PRODUCTS AND UNMANNED AER-
IAL VEHICLES FROM IRAN. 
Section 1245(d) of the National Defense Authoriza-
tion Act for Fiscal Year 2012 (22 U.S.C. 8513a(d)) is 
amended— 
(1) by redesignating paragraph (5) as para-
graph (6); and 
(2) by inserting after paragraph (4) the fol-
lowing new paragraph: 
‘‘(5) APPLICABILITY OF SANCTIONS WITH RE-
SPECT TO CHINESE FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—For the purpose of 
paragraph (1)(A), a ‘significant financial trans-
action’ includes any transaction— 
‘‘(i) by a Chinese financial institution 
(without regard to the size, number, fre-
quency, or nature of the transaction) in-
volving the purchase of petroleum or petro-
leum products from Iran; and 
‘‘(ii) by a foreign financial institution 
(without regard to the size, number, fre-
quency, or nature of the transaction) in-
volving the purchase of Iranian unmanned 
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aerial vehicles (UAVs), UAV parts, or re-
lated systems. 
‘‘(B) DETERMINATION
REQUIRED.—Not 
later than 180 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this paragraph and every year there-
after for 5 years, the President shall— 
‘‘(i) determine whether any— 
‘‘(I) Chinese financial institution 
has engaged in a significant financial 
transaction as described in paragraph 
(1)(A)(i); and 
‘‘(II) financial institution has en-
gaged in a significant financial trans-
action as described in paragraph 
(1)(A)(ii); and 
‘‘(ii) transmit the determination under 
clause (i) to the Committee on Financial 
Services of the House of Representatives 
and the Committee on Banking, Housing, 
and Urban Affairs of the Senate.’’. 
DIVISION P—BUDGETARY 
EFFECTS 
SEC. 1. BUDGETARY EFFECTS. 
(a) STATUTORY PAYGO SCORECARDS.—The budg-
etary effects of division A and each subsequent division 
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of this Act shall not be entered on either PAYGO score-
card maintained pursuant to section 4(d) of the Statutory 
Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010. 
(b) SENATE PAYGO SCORECARDS.—The budgetary 
effects of division A and each subsequent division of this 
Act shall not be entered on any PAYGO scorecard main-
tained for purposes of section 4106 of H. Con. Res. 71 
(115th Congress). 
(c) CLASSIFICATION
OF BUDGETARY EFFECTS.— 
Notwithstanding Rule 3 of the Budget Scorekeeping 
Guidelines set forth in the joint explanatory statement of 
the committee of conference accompanying Conference Re-
port 105–217 and section 250(c)(8) of the Balanced 
Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, the 
budgetary effects of division A and each subsequent divi-
sion of this Act shall not be estimated— 
(1) for purposes of section 251 of such Act; 
(2) for purposes of an allocation to the Com-
mittee on Appropriations pursuant to section 302(a) 
of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974; and 
(3) for purposes of paragraph (4)(C) of section 
3 of the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010 as 
being included in an appropriation Act. 
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