I 
109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4003 
To make amendments to the Iran Nonproliferation Act of 2000 related 
to International Space Station payments. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
OCTOBER 6, 2005 
Mr. PAUL introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on International Relations, and in addition to the Committee on Science, 
for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case 
for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the 
committee concerned 
A BILL 
To make amendments to the Iran Nonproliferation Act of 
2000 related to International Space Station payments. 
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 Nonproliferation 
Amendments Act of 2005’’.
SEC. 2. AMENDMENTS TO IRAN NONPROLIFERATION ACT 
OF 2000 RELATED TO INTERNATIONAL SPACE 
STATION PAYMENTS. 
(a) TREATMENT OF CERTAIN PAYMENTS.—Section 
7(1)(B) of the Iran Nonproliferation Act of 2000 (Public 
Law 106–178; 50 U.S.C. 1701 note) is amended— 
(1) by striking the period at the end and insert-
ing a comma; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘except that such term does not mean payments in 
cash or in kind made or to be made by the United 
States Government prior to January 1, 2012, to 
meet the obligations of the United States under the 
Agreement Concerning Cooperation on the Civil 
International Space Station, with annex, signed at 
Washington January 29, 1998, and entered into 
force March 27, 2001, or any protocol, agreement, 
memorandum of understanding, or contract related 
thereto.’’. 
(b) REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.—Section 6 of such 
Act is amended by adding at the end the following new 
subsection: 
‘‘(i) REPORT ON CERTAIN PAYMENTS RELATED TO 
INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—The President shall, to-
gether with each report submitted under section
2(a), submit to the Committee on Foreign Relations 
of the Senate and the Committee on International 
Relations of the House of Representatives a report 
that identifies each Russian entity or person to 
whom the United States Government has, since the 
date of the enactment of the Iran Nonproliferation 
Amendments Act of 2005, made a payment in cash 
or in kind to meet the obligations of the United 
States under the Agreement Concerning Cooperation 
on the Civil International Space Station, with annex, 
signed at Washington January 29, 1998, and en-
tered into force March 27, 2001, or any protocol, 
agreement, memorandum of understanding, or con-
tract related thereto. 
‘‘(2) CONTENT.—Each report submitted under 
paragraph (1) shall include— 
‘‘(A) the specific purpose of each payment 
made to each entity or person identified in the 
report; and 
‘‘(B) with respect to each such payment, 
the assessment of the President that the pay-
ment was not prejudicial to the achievement of 
the objectives of the United States Government 
to prevent the proliferation of ballistic or cruise 
missile systems in Iran and other countries that
have repeatedly provided support for acts of 
international terrorism, as determined by the 
Secretary of State under section 620A(a) of the 
Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 
2371(a)), section 6(j) of the Export Adminis-
tration Act of 1979 (50 U.S.C. App. 2405(j)), 
or section 40(d) of the Arms Export Control 
Act (22 U.S.C. 2780(d)).’’. 
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