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1947, and entered into force November 21, 1947, 
between the United Nations and the United States. 
(2) Section 6 of Public Law 80–357 (commonly 
known as the ‘‘United Nations Headquarters Agree-
ment Act’’) provides ‘‘Nothing in the agreement 
shall be construed as in any way diminishing, 
abridging, or weakening the right of the United 
States to safeguard its own security.’’. 
(3) Congress has directed the President to use 
the President’s authority, including the authorities 
contained in section 6 of Public Law 80–357, to 
deny any individual’s admission to the United States 
as a representative to the United Nations if the 
President determines that such individual has been 
found to have been engaged in espionage activities 
or a terrorist activity directed against the United 
States or its allies and may pose a threat to United 
States national security interests. 
(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con-
gress that Iran’s longstanding hostage-taking and wrong-
ful detention of United States nationals, assassination 
plots against United States nationals outside and within 
the United States, and intelligence activities are a security 
or terrorist threat to the United States and United States 
interests and shall be a primary consideration in limiting 
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travel of Iranian diplomats seeking admission to the 
United States for United Nations activities and their fam-
ily members. 
(c) DENIAL OF VISAS.—Section 407(a)(1) of the For-
eign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1990 and 
1991 (8 U.S.C. 1102 note) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘(1)’’ and inserting ‘‘(1)(A)’’; 
(2) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end and inserting 
‘‘or’’; and 
(3) by adding further at the end the following: 
‘‘(B) has been sanctioned pursuant to Ex-
ecutive Order 13224 (66 Fed. Reg. 49079; re-
lating to blocking property and prohibiting 
transactions with persons who commit, threaten 
to commit, or support terrorism) or Executive 
Order 13382 (70 Fed. Reg. 38567; relating to 
blocking property of weapons of mass destruc-
tion proliferators and their supporters) as of 
the date of the enactment of the No Paydays 
for Hostage-Takers Act; and’’. 
(d) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter for 
3 years, the President shall submit to the appropriate con-
gressional committees a report on whether the President 
has taken action to restrict the travel of Iranian diplomats 
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seeking admission to the United States for United Nations 
activities and their family members and identifying each 
such instance in which visas were denied or travel was re-
stricted. 
SEC. 7. REPORT ON BLOCKED IRANIAN ASSETS. 
Not later than 180 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, and annually thereafter for 3 years, the 
President shall submit to the appropriate congressional 
committees a report that includes the following: 
(1) An itemized list of any identifiable assets 
with a valuation of more than $100,000 belonging to 
Iranian individuals and entities that are or have 
been blocked or otherwise frozen pursuant to any 
sanctions program under any jurisdiction globally, in 
the prior 2 years. 
(2) Any changes to the status of such assets, 
including unblocking, unfreezing, or transferring 
such assets, in the prior 2 years. 
(3) With respect to any changes identified in 
paragraph (2), whether the United States Govern-
ment took any action, including waiving of sanc-
tions, that related to such unblocking or unfreezing, 
and a justification for any such United States ac-
tions. 
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SEC. 8. REPORT ON INTERNATIONAL EFFORTS TO FREEZE 
AND SEIZE IRANIAN ASSETS. 
(a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con-
gress that the Secretary of State, the Secretary of the 
Treasury, and the Attorney General should, to the extent 
practicable— 
(1) carry out a coordinated international effort 
to find, restrain, freeze, and where appropriate and 
legally authorized, seize, confiscate or forfeit the as-
sets of those individuals and entities that have been 
sanctioned in connection with Iran’s malign activi-
ties, including hostage-taking, wrongful detention, 
and human rights violations; and 
(2) work with foreign governments— 
(A) to share intelligence of financial inves-
tigations, as appropriate; 
(B) to oversee the assets identified pursu-
ant to paragraph (1); and 
(C) to provide technical assistance to help 
governments establish the necessary legal 
framework to carry out asset forfeitures. 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter for 
3 years, the President shall submit to the appropriate con-
gressional committees a report on actions described in 
subsection (a). 
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SEC. 9. DETERMINATION AND REPORT ON INVALIDATING 
UNITED STATES PASSPORTS FOR TRAVEL TO 
IRAN. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 
(1) The Secretary of State maintains authority 
to restrict the use of United States passports for 
travel to or use in a country or area which the Sec-
retary has determined is a country or area in which 
there is imminent danger to the public health or 
physical safety of United States travelers, in accord-
ance with section 51.63 of title 22, Code of Federal 
Regulations. 
(2) In 2017, the Secretary of State declared 
United States passports invalid for travel to, in, or 
through North Korea, unless specially validated for 
such travel, after United States citizen Otto 
Warmbier suffered grievous injuries in North Ko-
rean custody, which led to his death. 
(3) The ban on use of United States passports 
for travel to North Korea was renewed in 2023. 
(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con-
gress that the Secretary of State should declare United 
States passports invalid for travel to, in, or through Iran 
due to the imminent danger to the public health and phys-
ical safety of United States travelers stemming from the 
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