H. R. 1905 
One Hundred Twelfth Congress 
of the 
United States of America 
AT THE SECOND SESSION 
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Tuesday, 
the third day of January, two thousand and twelve 
An Act 
To strengthen Iran sanctions laws for the purpose of compelling Iran to abandon 
its pursuit of nuclear weapons and other threatening activities, and for other 
purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of 
the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Iran Threat 
Reduction and Syria Human Rights Act of 2012’’. 
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for this Act 
is as follows: 
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 
Sec. 2. Definitions. 
TITLE I—EXPANSION OF MULTILATERAL SANCTIONS REGIME WITH 
RESPECT TO IRAN 
Sec. 101. Sense of Congress on enforcement of multilateral sanctions regime and 
expansion and implementation of sanctions laws. 
Sec. 102. Diplomatic efforts to expand multilateral sanctions regime. 
TITLE II—EXPANSION OF SANCTIONS RELATING TO THE ENERGY SECTOR 
OF IRAN AND PROLIFERATION OF WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION BY 
IRAN 
Subtitle A—Expansion of the Iran Sanctions Act of 1996 
Sec. 201. Expansion of sanctions with respect to the energy sector of Iran. 
Sec. 202. Imposition of sanctions with respect to transportation of crude oil from 
Iran and evasion of sanctions by shipping companies. 
Sec. 203. Expansion of sanctions with respect to development by Iran of weapons 
of mass destruction. 
Sec. 204. Expansion of sanctions available under the Iran Sanctions Act of 1996. 
Sec. 205. Modification of waiver standard under the Iran Sanctions Act of 1996. 
Sec. 206. Briefings on implementation of the Iran Sanctions Act of 1996. 
Sec. 207. Expansion of definitions under the Iran Sanctions Act of 1996. 
Sec. 208. Sense of Congress on energy sector of Iran. 
Subtitle B—Additional Measures Relating to Sanctions Against Iran 
Sec. 211. Imposition of sanctions with respect to the provision of vessels or shipping 
services to transport certain goods related to proliferation or terrorism 
activities to Iran. 
Sec. 212. Imposition of sanctions with respect to provision of underwriting services 
or insurance or reinsurance for the National Iranian Oil Company or 
the National Iranian Tanker Company. 
Sec. 213. Imposition of sanctions with respect to purchase, subscription to, or facili-
tation of the issuance of Iranian sovereign debt. 
Sec. 214. Imposition of sanctions with respect to subsidiaries and agents of persons 
sanctioned by United Nations Security Council resolutions. 
Sec. 215. Imposition of sanctions with respect to transactions with persons sanc-
tioned for certain activities relating to terrorism or proliferation of 
weapons of mass destruction.
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Sec. 216. Expansion of, and reports on, mandatory sanctions with respect to finan-
cial institutions that engage in certain activities relating to Iran. 
Sec. 217. Continuation in effect of sanctions with respect to the Government of 
Iran, the Central Bank of Iran, and sanctions evaders. 
Sec. 218. Liability of parent companies for violations of sanctions by foreign sub-
sidiaries. 
Sec. 219. Disclosures to the Securities and Exchange Commission relating to 
sanctionable activities. 
Sec. 220. Reports on, and authorization of imposition of sanctions with respect to, 
the provision of specialized financial messaging services to the Central 
Bank of Iran and other sanctioned Iranian financial institutions. 
Sec. 221. Identification of, and immigration restrictions on, senior officials of the 
Government of Iran and their family members. 
Sec. 222. Sense of Congress and rule of construction relating to certain authorities 
of State and local governments. 
Sec. 223. Government Accountability Office report on foreign entities that invest in 
the energy sector of Iran or export refined petroleum products to Iran. 
Sec. 224. Reporting on the importation to and exportation from Iran of crude oil 
and refined petroleum products. 
TITLE III—SANCTIONS WITH RESPECT TO IRAN’S REVOLUTIONARY GUARD 
CORPS 
Subtitle A—Identification of, and Sanctions With Respect to, Officials, Agents, Affili-
ates, and Supporters of Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps and Other Sanctioned 
Persons 
Sec. 301. Identification of, and imposition of sanctions with respect to, officials, 
agents, and affiliates of Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps. 
Sec. 302. Identification of, and imposition of sanctions with respect to, persons that 
support or conduct certain transactions with Iran’s Revolutionary Guard 
Corps or other sanctioned persons. 
Sec. 303. Identification of, and imposition of measures with respect to, foreign gov-
ernment agencies carrying out activities or transactions with certain 
Iran-affiliated persons. 
Sec. 304. Rule of construction. 
Subtitle B—Additional Measures Relating to Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps 
Sec. 311. Expansion of procurement prohibition to foreign persons that engage in 
certain transactions with Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps. 
Sec. 312. Determinations of whether the National Iranian Oil Company and the 
National Iranian Tanker Company are agents or affiliates of Iran’s Rev-
olutionary Guard Corps. 
TITLE IV—MEASURES RELATING TO HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES IN IRAN 
Subtitle A—Expansion of Sanctions Relating to Human Rights Abuses in Iran 
Sec. 401. Imposition of sanctions on certain persons responsible for or complicit in 
human rights abuses committed against citizens of Iran or their family 
members after the June 12, 2009, elections in Iran. 
Sec. 402. Imposition of sanctions with respect to the transfer of goods or tech-
nologies to Iran that are likely to be used to commit human rights 
abuses. 
Sec. 403. Imposition of sanctions with respect to persons who engage in censorship 
or other related activities against citizens of Iran. 
Subtitle B—Additional Measures to Promote Human Rights 
Sec. 411. Codification of sanctions with respect to grave human rights abuses by 
the governments of Iran and Syria using information technology. 
Sec. 412. Clarification of sensitive technologies for purposes of procurement ban 
under Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and Divestment 
Act of 2010. 
Sec. 413. Expedited consideration of requests for authorization of certain human 
rights-, humanitarian-, and democracy-related activities with respect to 
Iran. 
Sec. 414. Comprehensive strategy to promote Internet freedom and access to infor-
mation in Iran. 
Sec. 415. Statement of policy on political prisoners. 
TITLE V—MISCELLANEOUS 
Sec. 501. Exclusion of citizens of Iran seeking education relating to the nuclear and 
energy sectors of Iran.