I 
114TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5727 
To impose sanctions on persons that threaten the peace or stability of Iraq 
or the Government of Iraq. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 12, 2016 
Mr. KINZINGER of Illinois (for himself, Mrs. BLACKBURN, Mr. YOUNG of Indi-
ana, Mr. NUNES, Mr. SHIMKUS, Mr. ABRAHAM, Mr. MILLER of Florida, 
Mr. GIBSON, Mr. OLSON, Mr. HECK of Nevada, Mr. HUNTER, Mr. DIAZ- 
BALART, Mr. CURBELO of Florida, Mr. CULBERSON, Mrs. BLACK, Mr. 
CRAMER, Mrs. WAGNER, Mr. BOUSTANY, Mr. MESSER, Mr. HOLDING, 
Mr. ROONEY of Florida, and Mr. KING of New York) introduced the fol-
lowing bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and 
in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subse-
quently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To impose sanctions on persons that threaten the peace 
or stability of Iraq or the Government of Iraq. 
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 Iranian De-
stabilization of Iraq Act of 2016’’. 
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SEC. 2. STATEMENT OF POLICY. 
It shall be the policy of the United States to impose 
sanctions with respect to terrorist organizations and for-
eign countries, including the Government of Iran, that 
threaten the peace or stability of Iraq or the Government 
of Iraq. 
SEC. 3. IMPOSITION OF SANCTIONS WITH RESPECT TO CER-
TAIN 
FOREIGN 
PERSONS 
THREATENING 
PEACE OR STABILITY IN IRAQ. 
(a) SANCTIONS REQUIRED.—The President shall im-
pose the sanctions described in subsection (b)(1)(A) and 
the Secretary of State or the Secretary of Homeland Secu-
rity (or a designee of one of such Secretaries) shall impose 
the sanctions described in subsection (b)(1)(B) with re-
spect to any foreign person that the President, acting 
through the Secretary of State or the Secretary of Home-
land Security (or a designee of one of such Secretaries), 
as the case may be, determines— 
(1) to have knowingly committed, or to pose a 
significant risk of committing, an act or acts of vio-
lence that have the purpose or effect of— 
(A) threatening the peace or stability of 
Iraq or the Government of Iraq; or 
(B) undermining efforts to promote eco-
nomic reconstruction and political reform in 
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Iraq or to provide humanitarian assistance to 
the Iraqi people; 
(2) has knowingly materially assisted, spon-
sored, or provided financial, material, or techno-
logical support for, or goods or services to or in sup-
port of, any activity described in subparagraph (A) 
or (B) of paragraph (1); or 
(3) is owned or controlled by, or has acted or 
purported to act for or on behalf of, directly or indi-
rectly, a foreign person that has carried out any ac-
tivity described in subparagraph (A) or (B) of para-
graph (1) or paragraph (2). 
(b) SANCTIONS DESCRIBED.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The sanctions described in 
this subsection are the following: 
(A) ASSET BLOCKING.—The exercise of all 
powers granted to the President by 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 all prop-
erty and interests in property of a person deter-
mined by the President to be subject to sub-
section (a) if such property and interests in 
property are in the United States, come within 
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Security (or a designee of one of such 
Secretaries) shall revoke any visa or 
other entry documentation issued to 
an alien who meets any of the criteria 
described in subsection (a), regardless 
of when issued. 
(II) EFFECT OF REVOCATION.— 
A revocation under subclause (I) shall 
take effect immediately and shall 
automatically cancel any other valid 
visa or entry documentation that is in 
the alien’s possession. 
(2) INAPPLICABILITY
OF
NATIONAL
EMER-
GENCY REQUIREMENT.—The requirements of section 
202 of the International Emergency Economic Pow-
ers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701) shall not apply for pur-
poses of the imposition of sanctions under this sec-
tion. 
(3) PENALTIES.—A person that is subject to 
sanctions described in paragraph (1)(A) shall be 
subject to the penalties set forth in subsections (b) 
and (c) of section 206 of the International Emer-
gency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1705) to the 
same extent as a person that commits an unlawful 
act described in subsection (a) of that section. 
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(4) EXCEPTION TO COMPLY WITH UNITED NA-
TIONS
HEADQUARTERS
AGREEMENT.—Sanctions 
under paragraph (1)(B) shall not apply to an alien 
if admitting the alien into the United States is nec-
essary to permit the United States to comply with 
the Agreement regarding the Headquarters of the 
United Nations, signed at Lake Success June 26, 
1947, and entered into force November 21, 1947, 
between the United Nations and the United States, 
or other applicable international obligations. 
(c) WAIVER.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The President may, on a 
case-by-case basis and for periods not to exceed 90 
days, waive the application of sanctions in this sec-
tion with respect to a foreign person if the President 
certifies to the appropriate congressional committees 
at least 15 days before such waiver is to take effect 
that such waiver is vital to the national security in-
terests of the United States. 
(2) SUNSET.—The provisions of this subsection 
and any waivers issued pursuant to this subsection 
shall terminate on the date that is 3 years after the 
date of the enactment of this Act. 
(d) IMPLEMENTATION AUTHORITY.—The President 
may exercise all authorities provided to the President 
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under sections 203 and 205 of the International Emer-
gency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1702 and 1704) 
for purposes of carrying out this section. 
(e) REGULATORY AUTHORITY.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The President shall, not 
later than 90 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 less 
than 10 days before the promulgation of regulations 
under subsection (a), the President shall notify and 
provide to the appropriate congressional committees 
the proposed regulations and the provisions of this 
Act and the amendments made by this Act that the 
regulations are implementing. 
(f) DEFINITIONS.—In this section— 
(1) FOREIGN PERSON.—The term ‘‘foreign per-
son’’ means— 
(A) an individual who is not a United 
States person; 
(B) a corporation, partnership, or other 
nongovernmental entity which is not a United 
States person; or 
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(C) any representative, agent or instru-
mentality of, or an individual working on behalf 
of a foreign government. 
(2) 
UNITED
STATES
PERSON.—The 
term 
‘‘United States person’’ has the meaning given that 
term in section 576.317 of title 31, Code of Federal 
Regulations, as in effect on June 22, 2016. 
(3) ADMITTED; ALIEN.—The terms ‘‘admitted’’ 
and ‘‘alien’’ have the meanings given those terms in 
section 101(3) of the Immigration and Nationality 
Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(3)). 
(4) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term 
‘‘appropriate congressional committees’’ means— 
(A) the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the 
Committee on the Judiciary, the Committee on 
Ways and Means, and the Committee on Finan-
cial 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. 
(5) KNOWINGLY.—The term ‘‘knowingly’’, with 
respect to conduct, a circumstance, or a result, 
means that a person has actual knowledge, or should 
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have known, of the conduct, the circumstance, or the 
result. 
(6) GOVERNMENT OF IRAQ.—The term ‘‘Gov-
ernment of Iraq’’ has the meaning given that term 
in section 576.310 of title 31, Code of Federal Reg-
ulations, as in effect on June 22, 2016. 
(7) PERSON.—The term ‘‘person’’ has the 
meaning given that term in section 576.311 of title 
31, Code of Federal Regulations, as in effect on 
June 22, 2016. 
(8) PROPERTY; 
PROPERTY
INTEREST.—The 
terms ‘‘property’’ and ‘‘property interest’’ have the 
meanings given those terms in section 576.312 of 
title 31, Code of Federal Regulations, as in effect on 
June 22, 2016. 
(g) SUNSET.—This section shall cease to be effective 
beginning on January 1, 2022. 
SEC. 4. DETERMINATIONS WITH RESPECT TO CERTAIN IRA-
NIAN PERSONS. 
(a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con-
gress that the Government of Iran has committed acts of 
violence, and pose a significant risk of committing further 
acts of violence that have the purpose of threatening the 
peace or stability of Iraq or the Government of Iraq. 
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(b) DETERMINATIONS WITH RESPECT TO CERTAIN 
IRANIAN PERSONS.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The President shall, not 
later than 45 days after the date of the enactment 
of this Act, determine whether the Iranian persons 
listed in paragraph (2) are responsible for engaging 
in activities described in section 3(a). 
(2) IRANIAN
PERSONS
LISTED.—The Iranian 
persons referenced in paragraph (1) are the fol-
lowing: 
(A) The Supreme Leader of Iran. 
(B) The President of Iran. 
(C) Members of the Council of Guardians. 
(D) Members of the Expediency Council. 
(E) The Minister of Intelligence and Secu-
rity. 
(F) The Commander of the Iran’s Revolu-
tionary Guard Corps. 
(G) The Minister of Defense. 
(3) REPORT.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—The President shall 
submit to the appropriate congressional com-
mittees a report on the determinations made 
under paragraph (1) together with the reasons 
for those determinations and an identification 
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of the Iranian persons that the President deter-
mines are responsible for engaging in activities 
described in section 3(a). 
(B) FORM.—A report submitted under 
subparagraph (A) shall be submitted in unclas-
sified form but may contain a classified annex. 
(4) EFFECT OF DETERMINATION BY REASON 
OF REPORT OR REQUEST UNDER THIS SECTION.—If 
an Iranian person listed in paragraph (2) is deter-
mined by the President to be responsible for engag-
ing in activities described in section 3(a), the Presi-
dent shall impose the sanctions described in section 
3(b) on the Iranian person. 
(5) DEFINITION.—In this subsection, the term 
‘‘appropriate congressional committees’’ means— 
(A) the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the 
Committee on Ways and Means, and the Com-
mittee on Financial Services of the House of 
Representatives; and 
(B) the Committee on Foreign Relations, 
the Committee on Finance, and the Committee 
on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the 
Senate. 
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SEC. 5. REPORT ON IRANIAN ACTIVITIES IN IRAQ. 
(a) REPORT.—Not later than 60 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, and every 180 days there-
after for a period not to exceed 5 years, the President shall 
submit to the appropriate congressional committees a re-
port on Iranian activities in Iraq. 
(b) MATTERS TO BE INCLUDED.—The report re-
quired by subsection (a) shall include a description of the 
following: 
(1) Iran’s support for Iraqi militias or political 
parties, including weapons, financing, and other 
forms of material support. 
(2) A list of referrals to the relevant United 
Nations Security Council sanctions committees by 
the United States Permanent Representative to the 
United Nations. 
(c) FORM.—The President may submit the report re-
quired by subsection (a) in classified form if the President 
determines that it is necessary for the national security 
interests of the United States to do so. 
(d) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘‘appro-
priate congressional committees’’ means— 
(1) the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the 
Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on 
Ways and Means, and the Committee on Financial 
Services of the House of Representatives; and 
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(2) the Committee on Foreign Relations, the 
Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on Fi-
nance, and the Committee on Banking, Housing, 
and Urban Affairs of the Senate. 
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