104TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 3107
AN ACT
To impose sanctions on persons making certain in-
vestments directly and significantly contributing
to the enhancement of the ability of Iran or
Libya to develop its petroleum resources, and on
persons exporting certain items that enhance
Libya’s weapons or aviation capabilities or en-
hance Libya’s ability to develop its petroleum re-
sources, and for other purposes.
104TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 3107
AN ACT
To impose sanctions on persons making certain investments
directly and significantly contributing to the enhance-
ment of the ability of Iran or Libya to develop its petro-
leum resources, and on persons exporting certain items
that enhance Libya’s weapons or aviation capabilities
or enhance Libya’s ability to develop its petroleum re-
sources, and for other purposes.
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 ‘‘Iran and Libya Sanc-
tions Act of 1996’’.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress makes the following findings:
(1) The efforts of the Government of Iran to
acquire weapons of mass destruction and the means
to deliver them and its support of acts of inter-
national terrorism endanger the national security
and foreign policy interests of the United States and
those countries with which the United States shares
common strategic and foreign policy objectives.
(2) The objective of preventing the proliferation
of weapons of mass destruction and acts of inter-
national terrorism through existing multilateral and
bilateral initiatives requires additional efforts to
deny Iran the financial means to sustain its nuclear,
chemical, biological, and missile weapons programs.
(3) The Government of Iran uses its diplomatic
facilities and quasi-governmental institutions outside
of Iran to promote acts of international terrorism
and assist its nuclear, chemical, biological, and mis-
sile weapons programs.
(4) The failure of the Government of Libya to
comply with Resolutions 731, 748, and 883 of the
Security Council of the United Nations, its support
of international terrorism, and its efforts to acquire
weapons of mass destruction constitute a threat to
international peace and security that endangers the
national security and foreign policy interests of the
United States and those countries with which it
shares common strategic and foreign policy objec-
tives.
SEC. 3. DECLARATION OF POLICY.
(a) POLICY WITH RESPECT TO IRAN.—The Congress
declares that it is the policy of the United States to deny
Iran the ability to support acts of international terrorism
and to fund the development and acquisition of weapons
of mass destruction and the means to deliver them by lim-
iting the development of Iran’s ability to explore for, ex-
tract, refine, or transport by pipeline petroleum resources
of Iran.
(b) POLICY WITH RESPECT TO LIBYA.—The Con-
gress further declares that it is the policy of the United
States to seek full compliance by Libya with its obligations
under Resolutions 731, 748, and 883 of the Security
Council of the United Nations, including ending all sup-
port for acts of international terrorism and efforts to de-
velop or acquire weapons of mass destruction.
SEC. 4. MULTILATERAL REGIME.
(a) MULTILATERAL NEGOTIATIONS.—In order to
further the objectives of section 3, the Congress urges the
President to commence immediately diplomatic efforts,
both in appropriate international fora such as the United
Nations, and bilaterally with allies of the United States,
to establish a multilateral sanctions regime against Iran,
including provisions limiting the development of petroleum
resources, that will inhibit Iran’s efforts to carry out ac-
tivities described in section 2.
(b) REPORTS TO CONGRESS.—The President shall re-
port to the appropriate congressional committees, not later
than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act,
and periodically thereafter, on the extent that diplomatic
efforts described in subsection (a) have been successful.
Each report shall include—
(1) the countries that have agreed to undertake
measures to further the objectives of section 3 with
respect to Iran, and a description of those measures;
and
(2) the countries that have not agreed to meas-
ures described in paragraph (1), and, with respect to
those countries, other measures (in addition to that
provided in subsection (d)) the President rec-
ommends that the United States take to further the
objectives of section 3 with respect to Iran.
(c) WAIVER.—The President may waive the applica-
tion of section 5(a) with respect to nationals of a country
if—
(1) that country has agreed to undertake sub-
stantial measures, including economic sanctions,
that will inhibit Iran’s efforts to carry out activities
described in section 2 and information required by
subsection (b)(1) has been included in a report sub-
mitted under subsection (b); and
(2) the President, at least 30 days before the
waiver takes effect, notifies the appropriate congres-
sional committees of his intention to exercise the
waiver.
(d) ENHANCED SANCTION.—
(1) SANCTION.—With respect to nationals of
countries except those with respect to which the
President has exercised the waiver authority of sub-
section (c), at any time after the first report is re-
quired to be submitted under subsection (b), section
5(a) shall be applied by substituting ‘‘$20,000,000’’
for ‘‘$40,000,000’’ each place it appears, and by
substituting ‘‘$5,000,000’’ for ‘‘$10,000,000’’.
(2) REPORT
TO
CONGRESS.—The President
shall report to the appropriate congressional commit-
tees any country with respect to which paragraph
(1) applies.
(e) INTERIM REPORT
ON MULTILATERAL SANC-
TIONS; MONITORING.—The President, not later than 90
days after the date of the enactment of this Act, shall re-
port to the appropriate congressional committees on—
(1) whether the member states of the European
Union, the Republic of Korea, Australia, Israel, or
Japan have legislative or administrative standards
providing for the imposition of trade sanctions on
persons or their affiliates doing business or having
investments in Iran or Libya;
(2) the extent and duration of each instance of
the application of such sanctions; and
(3) the disposition of any decision with respect
to such sanctions by the World Trade Organization
or its predecessor organization.
SEC. 5. IMPOSITION OF SANCTIONS.
(a) SANCTIONS WITH RESPECT TO IRAN.—Except as
provided in subsection (f), the President shall impose 2
or more of the sanctions described in paragraphs (1)
through (6) of section 6 if the President determines that
a person has, with actual knowledge, on or after the date
of the enactment of this Act, made an investment of
$40,000,000 or more (or any combination of investments
of at least $10,000,000 each, which in the aggregate
equals or exceeds $40,000,000 in any 12-month period),
that directly and significantly contributed to the enhance-
ment of Iran’s ability to develop petroleum resources of
Iran.
(b) SANCTIONS WITH RESPECT TO LIBYA.—
(1) TRIGGER OF MANDATORY SANCTIONS.—Ex-
cept as provided in subsection (f), the President
shall impose 2 or more of the sanctions described in
paragraphs (1) through (6) of section 6 if the Presi-
dent determines that a person has, with actual
knowledge, on or after the date of the enactment of
this Act, exported, transferred, or otherwise provided
to Libya any goods, services, technology, or other
items the provision of which is prohibited under
paragraph 4(b) or 5 of Resolution 748 of the Secu-
rity Council of the United Nations, adopted March
31, 1992, or under paragraph 5 or 6 of Resolution
883 of the Security Council of the United Nations,
adopted November 11, 1993, if the provision of such
items significantly and materially—
(A) contributed to Libya’s ability to ac-
quire chemical, biological, or nuclear weapons
or destabilizing numbers and types of advanced
conventional weapons or enhanced Libya’s mili-
tary or paramilitary capabilities;
(B) contributed to Libya’s ability to de-
velop its petroleum resources; or
(C) contributed to Libya’s ability to main-
tain its aviation capabilities.
(2) TRIGGER OF DISCRETIONARY SANCTIONS.—
Except as provided in subsection (f), the President
may impose 1 or more of the sanctions described in
paragraphs (1) through (6) of section 6 if the Presi-
dent determines that a person has, with actual
knowledge, on or after the date of the enactment of
this Act, made an investment of $40,000,000 or
more (or any combination of investments of at least
$10,000,000 each, which in the aggregate equals or
exceeds $40,000,000 in any 12-month period), that
directly and significantly contributed to the enhance-
ment of Libya’s ability to develop its petroleum re-
sources.
(c) PERSONS AGAINST WHICH THE SANCTIONS ARE
TO BE IMPOSED.—The sanctions described in subsections
(a) and (b) shall be imposed on—
(1) any person the President determines has
carried out the activities described in subsection (a)
or (b); and
(2) any person the President determines—
(A) is a successor entity to the person re-
ferred to in paragraph (1);
(B) is a parent or subsidiary of the person
referred to in paragraph (1) if that parent or
subsidiary, with actual knowledge, engaged in
the activities referred to in paragraph (1); or
(C) is an affiliate of the person referred to
in paragraph (1) if that affiliate, with actual
knowledge, engaged in the activities referred to
in paragraph (1) and if that affiliate is con-
trolled in fact by the person referred to in para-
graph (1).
For purposes of this Act, any person or entity described
in this subsection shall be referred to as a ‘‘sanctioned
person’’.
(d) PUBLICATION
IN FEDERAL REGISTER.—The
President shall cause to be published in the Federal Reg-
ister a current list of persons and entities on whom sanc-
tions have been imposed under this Act. The removal of
persons or entities from, and the addition of persons and
entities to, the list, shall also be so published.
(e) PUBLICATION
OF PROJECTS.—The President
shall cause to be published in the Federal Register a list
of all significant projects which have been publicly ten-
dered in the oil and gas sector in Iran.
(f) EXCEPTIONS.—The President shall not be re-
quired to apply or maintain the sanctions under subsection
(a) or (b)—
(1) in the case of procurement of defense arti-
cles or defense services—
(A) under existing contracts or sub-
contracts, including the exercise of options for
production quantities to satisfy requirements
essential to the national security of the United
States;
(B) if the President determines in writing
that the person to which the sanctions would
otherwise be applied is a sole source supplier of
the defense articles or services, that the defense
articles or services are essential, and that alter-
native sources are not readily or reasonably
available; or
(C) if the President determines in writing
that such articles or services are essential to the
national security under defense coproduction
agreements;
(2) in the case of procurement, to eligible prod-
ucts, as defined in section 308(4) of the Trade
Agreements Act of 1979 (19 U.S.C. 2518(4)), of
any foreign country or instrumentality designated
under section 301(b)(1) of that Act (19 U.S.C.
2511(b)(1));
(3) to products, technology, or services provided
under contracts entered into before the date on
which the President publishes in the Federal Reg-
ister the name of the person on whom the sanctions
are to be imposed;
(4) to—
(A) spare parts which are essential to
United States products or production;
(B) component parts, but not finished
products, essential to United States products or
production; or
(C) routine servicing and maintenance of
products, to the extent that alternative sources
are not readily or reasonably available;
(6) to information and technology essential to
United States products or production; or
(7) to medicines, medical supplies, or other hu-
manitarian items.
SEC. 6. DESCRIPTION OF SANCTIONS.
The sanctions to be imposed on a sanctioned person
under section 5 are as follows:
(1) EXPORT-IMPORT
BANK
ASSISTANCE
FOR
EXPORTS TO SANCTIONED PERSONS.—The President
may direct the Export-Import Bank of the United
States not to give approval to the issuance of any
guarantee, insurance, extension of credit, or partici-
pation in the extension of credit in connection with
the export of any goods or services to any sanctioned
person.
(2) EXPORT
SANCTION.—The President may
order the United States Government not to issue
any specific license and not to grant any other spe-
cific permission or authority to export any goods or
technology to a sanctioned person under—
(i) the Export Administration Act of 1979;
(ii) the Arms Export Control Act;
(iii) the Atomic Energy Act of 1954; or
(iv) any other statute that requires the
prior review and approval of the United States
Government as a condition for the export or re-
export of goods or services.
(3) LOANS FROM UNITED STATES FINANCIAL
INSTITUTIONS.—The United States Government
may prohibit any United States financial institution
from making loans or providing credits to any sanc-
tioned person totaling more than $10,000,000 in
any 12-month period unless such person is engaged
in activities to relieve human suffering and the loans
or credits are provided for such activities.
(4) PROHIBITIONS
ON
FINANCIAL
INSTITU-
TIONS.—The following prohibitions may be imposed
against a sanctioned person that is a financial insti-
tution:
(A) PROHIBITION
ON
DESIGNATION
AS
PRIMARY DEALER.—Neither the Board of Gov-
ernors of the Federal Reserve System nor the
Federal Reserve Bank of New York may des-
ignate, or permit the continuation of any prior
designation of, such financial institution as a
primary dealer in United States Government
debt instruments.
(B) PROHIBITION ON SERVICE AS A RE-
POSITORY OF GOVERNMENT FUNDS.—Such fi-
nancial institution may not serve as agent of
the United States Government or serve as re-
pository for United States Government funds.
The imposition of either sanction under subpara-
graph (A) or (B) shall be treated as 1 sanction for
purposes of section 5, and the imposition of both
such sanctions shall be treated as 2 sanctions for
purposes of section 5.
(5) PROCUREMENT
SANCTION.—The United
States Government may not procure, or enter into
any contract for the procurement of, any goods or
services from a sanctioned person.
(6) ADDITIONAL
SANCTIONS.—The President
may impose sanctions, as appropriate, to restrict im-
ports with respect to a sanctioned person, in accord-
ance with the International Emergency Economic
Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 and following).
SEC. 7. ADVISORY OPINIONS.
The Secretary of State may, upon the request of any
person, issue an advisory opinion to that person as to
whether a proposed activity by that person would subject
that person to sanctions under this Act. Any person who
relies in good faith on such an advisory opinion which
states that the proposed activity would not subject a per-
son to such sanctions, and any person who thereafter en-
gages in such activity, will not be made subject to such
sanctions on account of such activity.
SEC. 8. TERMINATION OF SANCTIONS.
(a) IRAN.—The requirement under section 5(a) to
impose sanctions shall no longer have force or effect with
respect to Iran if the President determines and certifies
to the appropriate congressional committees that Iran—
(1) has ceased its efforts to design, develop,
manufacture, or acquire—
(A) a nuclear explosive device or related
materials and technology;
(B) chemical and biological weapons; and
(C) ballistic missiles and ballistic missile
launch technology; and
(2) has been removed from the list of countries
the governments of which have been determined, for
purposes of section 6(j) of the Export Administra-
tion Act of 1979, to have repeatedly provided sup-
port for acts of international terrorism.
(b) LIBYA.—The requirement under section 5(b) to
impose sanctions shall no longer have force or effect with
respect to Libya if the President determines and certifies
to the appropriate congressional committees that Libya
has fulfilled the requirements of United Nations Security
Council Resolution 731, adopted January 21, 1992, Unit-
ed Nations Security Council Resolution 748, adopted
March 31, 1992, and United Nations Security Council
Resolution 883, adopted November 11, 1993.
SEC. 9. DURATION OF SANCTIONS; PRESIDENTIAL WAIVER.
(a) DELAY OF SANCTIONS.—
(1) CONSULTATIONS.—If the President makes a
determination described in section 5(a) or 5(b) with
respect to a foreign person, the Congress urges the
President to initiate consultations immediately with
the government with primary jurisdiction over that
foreign person with respect to the imposition of
sanctions under this Act.
(2) ACTIONS
BY
GOVERNMENT
OF
JURISDIC-
TION.—In order to pursue consultations under para-
graph (1) with the government concerned, the Presi-
dent may delay imposition of sanctions under this
Act for up to 90 days. Following such consultations,
the President shall immediately impose sanctions un-
less the President determines and certifies to the
Congress that the government has taken specific and
effective actions, including, as appropriate, the impo-
sition of appropriate penalties, to terminate the in-
volvement of the foreign person in the activities that
resulted in the determination by the President under
section 5(a) or 5(b) concerning such person.
(3) ADDITIONAL
DELAY
IN
IMPOSITION
OF
SANCTIONS.—The President may delay the imposi-
tion of sanctions for up to an additional 90 days if
the President determines and certifies to the Con-
gress that the government with primary jurisdiction
over the person concerned is in the process of taking
the actions described in paragraph (2).
(4) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 90
days after making a determination under section
5(a) or 5(b), the President shall submit to the ap-
propriate congressional committees a report on the
status of consultations with the appropriate foreign
government under this subsection, and the basis for
any determination under paragraph (3).
(b) DURATION OF SANCTIONS.—A sanction imposed
under section 5 shall remain in effect—
(1) for a period of not less than 2 years from
the date on which it is imposed; or
(2) until such time as the President determines
and certifies to the Congress that the person whose
activities were the basis for imposing the sanction is
no longer engaging in such activities and that the
President has received reliable assurances that such
person will not knowingly engage in such activities
in the future, except that such sanction shall remain
in effect for a period of at least 1 year.
(c) PRESIDENTIAL WAIVER.—
(1) AUTHORITY.—The President may waive the
requirement in section 5 to impose a sanction or
sanctions on a person described in section 5(c), and
may waive the continued imposition of a sanction or
sanctions under subsection (b) of this section, 30
days or more after the President determines and so
reports to the appropriate congressional committees
that it is important to the national interest of the
United States to exercise such waiver authority.
(2) CONTENTS OF REPORT.—Any report under
paragraph (1) shall provide a specific and detailed
rationale for the determination under paragraph (1),
including—
(A) a description of the conduct that re-
sulted in the determination under section 5(a)
or (b), as the case may be;
(B) in the case of a foreign person, an ex-
planation of the efforts to secure the coopera-
tion of the government with primary jurisdic-
tion over the sanctioned person to terminate or,
as appropriate, penalize the activities that re-
sulted in the determination under section 5(a)
or (b), as the case may be;
(C) an estimate as to the significance—
(i) of the provision of the items de-
scribed in section 5(a) to Iran’s ability to
develop its petroleum resources, or
(ii) of the provision of the items de-
scribed in section 5(b)(1) to the abilities of
Libya described in subparagraph (A), (B),
or (C) of section 5(b)(1), or of the invest-
ment described in section 5(b)(2) on
Libya’s ability to develop its petroleum re-
sources,
as the case may be; and
(D) a statement as to the response of the
United States in the event that the person con-
cerned engages in other activities that would be
subject to section 5(a) or (b).
(3) EFFECT OF REPORT ON WAIVER.—If the
President makes a report under paragraph (1) with
respect to a waiver of sanctions on a person de-
scribed in section 5(c), sanctions need not be im-
posed under section 5(a) or (b) on that person dur-
ing the 30-day period referred to in paragraph (1).
SEC. 10. REPORTS REQUIRED.
(a) REPORT ON CERTAIN INTERNATIONAL INITIA-
TIVES.—Not later than 6 months after the date of the en-
actment of this Act, and every 6 months thereafter, the
President shall transmit a report to the appropriate con-
gressional committees describing—
(1) the efforts of the President to mount a mul-
tilateral campaign to persuade all countries to pres-
sure Iran to cease its nuclear, chemical, biological,
and missile weapons programs and its support of
acts of international terrorism;
(2) the efforts of the President to persuade
other governments to ask Iran to reduce the pres-
ence of Iranian diplomats and representatives of
other government and military or quasi-govern-
mental institutions of Iran and to withdraw any
such diplomats or representatives who participated
in the takeover of the United States embassy in
Tehran on November 4, 1979, or the subsequent
holding of United States hostages for 444 days;
(3) the extent to which the International Atom-
ic Energy Agency has established regular inspections
of all nuclear facilities in Iran, including those pres-
ently under construction; and
(4) Iran’s use of Iranian diplomats and rep-
resentatives of other government and military or
quasi-governmental institutions of Iran to promote
acts of international terrorism or to develop or sus-
tain Iran’s nuclear, chemical, biological, and missile
weapons programs.
(b) OTHER REPORTS.—The President shall ensure
the continued transmittal to the Congress of reports de-
scribing—
(1) the nuclear and other military capabilities
of Iran, as required by section 601(a) of the Nuclear
Non-Proliferation Act of 1978 and section 1607 of
the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal
Year 1993; and
(2) the support provided by Iran for acts of
international terrorism, as part of the Department
of State’s annual report on international terrorism.
SEC. 11. DETERMINATIONS NOT REVIEWABLE.
A determination to impose sanctions under this Act
shall not be reviewable in any court.
SEC. 12. EXCLUSION OF CERTAIN ACTIVITIES.
Nothing in this Act shall apply to any activities sub-
ject to the reporting requirements of title V of the Na-
tional Security Act of 1947.
SEC. 13. EFFECTIVE DATE; SUNSET.
(a) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This Act shall take effect on
the date of the enactment of this Act.
(b) SUNSET.—This Act shall cease to be effective on
the date that is 5 years after the date of the enactment
of this Act.
SEC. 14. DEFINITIONS.
As used in this Act:
(1) ACT OF INTERNATIONAL TERRORISM.—The
term ‘‘act of international terrorism’’ means an
act—
(A) which is violent or dangerous to
human life and that is a violation of the crimi-
nal laws of the United States or of any State
or that would be a criminal violation if commit-
ted within the jurisdiction of the United States
or any State; and
(B) which appears to be intended—
(i) to intimidate or coerce a civilian
population;
(ii) to influence the policy of a govern-
ment by intimidation or coercion; or
(iii) to affect the conduct of a govern-
ment by assassination or kidnapping.
(2) APPROPRIATE
CONGRESSIONAL
COMMIT-
TEES.—The term ‘‘appropriate congressional com-
mittees’’ means the Committee on Finance, the
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Af-
fairs, and the Committee on Foreign Relations of
the Senate and the Committee on Ways and Means,
the Committee on Banking and Financial Services,
and the Committee on International Relations of the
House of Representatives.
(3) COMPONENT PART.—The term ‘‘component
part’’ has the meaning given that term in section
11A(e)(1) of the Export Administration Act of 1979
(50 U.S.C. App. 2410a(e)(1)).
(4) DEVELOP
AND
DEVELOPMENT.—To ‘‘de-
velop’’, or the ‘‘development’’ of, petroleum resources
means the exploration for, or the extraction, refin-
ing, or transportation by pipeline of, petroleum re-
sources.
(5) FINANCIAL
INSTITUTION.—The term ‘‘fi-
nancial institution’’ includes—
(A) a depository institution (as defined in
section 3(c)(1) of the Federal Deposit Insur-
ance Act), including a branch or agency of a
foreign bank (as defined in section 1(b)(7) of
the International Banking Act of 1978);
(B) a credit union;
(C) a securities firm, including a broker or
dealer;
(D) an insurance company, including an
agency or underwriter; and
(E) any other company that provides fi-
nancial services.
(6) FINISHED PRODUCT.—The term ‘‘finished
product’’ has the meaning given that term in section
11A(e)(2) of the Export Administration Act of 1979
(50 U.S.C. App. 2410a(e)(2)).
(7) FOREIGN PERSON.—The term ‘‘foreign per-
son’’ means—
(A) an individual who is not a United
States person or an alien lawfully admitted for
permanent residence into the United States; or
(B) a corporation, partnership, or other
nongovernmental entity which is not a United
States person.
(8) GOODS
AND
TECHNOLOGY.—The terms
‘‘goods’’ and ‘‘technology’’ have the meanings given
those terms in section 16 of the Export Administra-
tion Act of 1979 (50 U.S.C. App. 2415).
(9) INVESTMENT.—The term ‘‘investment’’
means any of the following activities if such activity
is undertaken pursuant to an agreement, or pursu-
ant to the exercise of rights under such an agree-
ment, that is entered into with the Government of
Iran or a nongovenmental entity in Iran, or with the
Government of Libya or a nongovernmental entity in
Libya, on or after the date of the enactment of this
Act:
(A) The entry into a contract that includes
responsibility for the development of petroleum
resources located in Iran or Libya (as the case
may be), or the entry into a contract providing
for the general supervision and guarantee of an-
other person’s performance of such a contract.
(B) The purchase of a share of ownership,
including an equity interest, in that develop-
ment.
(C) The entry into a contract providing for
the participation in royalties, earnings, or prof-
its in that development, without regard to the
form of the participation.
The term ‘‘investment’’ does not include the entry
into, performance, or financing of a contract to sell
or purchase goods, services, or technology.
(10) IRAN.—The term ‘‘Iran’’ includes any
agency or instrumentality of Iran.
(11) IRANIAN
DIPLOMATS
AND
REPRESENTA-
TIVES OF OTHER GOVERNMENT AND MILITARY OR
QUASI-GOVERNMENTAL
INSTITUTIONS
OF
IRAN.—
The term ‘‘Iranian diplomats and representatives of
other government and military or quasi-govern-
mental institutions of Iran’’ includes employees, rep-
resentatives, or affiliates of Iran’s—
(A) Foreign Ministry;
(B) Ministry of Intelligence and Security;
(C) Revolutionary Guard Corps;
(D) Crusade for Reconstruction;
(E) Qods (Jerusalem) Forces;
(F) Interior Ministry;
(G) Foundation for the Oppressed and
Disabled;
(H) Prophet’s Foundation;
(I) June 5th Foundation;
(J) Martyr’s Foundation;
(K) Islamic Propagation Organization; and
(L) Ministry of Islamic Guidance.
(12) LIBYA.—The term ‘‘Libya’’ includes any
agency or instrumentality of Libya.
(13) NUCLEAR EXPLOSIVE DEVICE.—The term
‘‘nuclear explosive device’’ means any device, wheth-
er assembled or disassembled, that is designed to
produce an instantaneous release of an amount of
nuclear energy from special nuclear material (as de-
fined in section 11aa. of the Atomic Energy Act of
1954) that is greater than the amount of energy
that would be released from the detonation of one
pound of trinitrotoluene (TNT).
(14) PERSON.—The term ‘‘person’’ means—
(A) a natural person;
(B) a corporation, business association,
partnership, society, trust, any other non-
governmental entity, organization, or group,
and any governmental entity operating as a
business enterprise; and
(C) any successor to any entity described
in subparagraph (B).
(15) PETROLEUM RESOURCES.—The term ‘‘pe-
troleum resources’’ includes petroleum and natural
gas resources.
(16) UNITED
STATES
OR
STATE.—The term
‘‘United States’’ or ‘‘State’’ means the several
States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth
of Puerto Rico, the Commonwealth of the Northern
Mariana Islands, American Samoa, Guam, the Unit-
ed States Virgin Islands, and any other territory or
possession of the United States.
(17) UNITED
STATES
PERSON.—The term
‘‘United States person’’ means—
(A) a natural person who is a citizen of the
United States or who owes permanent alle-
giance to the United States; and
(B) a corporation or other legal entity
which is organized under the laws of the United
States, any State or territory thereof, or the
District of Columbia, if natural persons de-
scribed in subparagraph (A) own, directly or in-
directly, more than 50 percent of the outstand-
ing capital stock or other beneficial interest in
such legal entity.
Passed the House of Representatives June 19, 1996.
Attest:
Clerk.