I 
118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 6453 
To require reports on and impose sanctions with respect to Iran’s development 
of space-launch vehicles, intercontinental ballistic missiles, and unmanned 
aerial systems, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 17, 2023 
Ms. STEFANIK introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on the Ju-
diciary, Financial Services, Oversight and Accountability, Ways and 
Means, Armed Services, and Intelligence (Permanent Select), for a period 
to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consider-
ation of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
concerned 
A BILL 
To require reports on and impose sanctions with respect 
to Iran’s development of space-launch vehicles, interconti-
nental ballistic missiles, and unmanned aerial systems, 
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; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 
‘‘No ICBMs or Drones for Iran Act of 2023’’. 
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(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for 
this Act is as follows: 
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 
TITLE I—SANCTIONS AND REPORT ON IRANIAN SPACE-LAUNCH 
VEHICLES AND INTERCONTINENTAL BALLISTIC MISSILES 
Sec. 101. Findings; sense of Congress. 
Sec. 102. Determination and mandatory imposition of sanctions under Execu-
tive Order 13382. 
Sec. 103. Report on support for Iran’s space, aerospace, and ballistic missile 
sectors and United States capacity to deny intercontinental 
ballistic missile attacks from Iran. 
Sec. 104. Report on senior officials of Government of Iran responsible for 
space-launch vehicle or ballistic missile tests. 
TITLE II—SANCTIONS AND REPORTS RELATING TO IRANIAN 
UNMANNED AERIAL SYSTEMS 
Sec. 201. Findings; sense of Congress. 
Sec. 202. Inclusion of unmanned aerial systems and cruise missiles under Com-
prehensive Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and Divestment Act 
of 2010. 
Sec. 203. Inclusion of unmanned aerial systems in enforcement of arms 
embargos under Countering America’s Adversaries Through 
Sanctions Act. 
Sec. 204. Inclusion of unmanned aerial systems under Iran-Iraq Arms Non- 
Proliferation Act of 1992. 
Sec. 205. Strategy to counter Iranian unmanned aerial systems. 
Sec. 206. Report on support for Iran’s unmanned aerial system program and 
related technology transfers. 
Sec. 207. Unmanned aerial system defined. 
TITLE III—EXPANSION OF IRAN SANCTIONS ACT OF 1996 
Sec. 301. Expansion of Iran Sanctions Act of 1996. 
TITLE I—SANCTIONS AND RE-
PORT 
ON 
IRANIAN 
SPACE- 
LAUNCH 
VEHICLES 
AND 
INTERCONTINENTAL 
BAL-
LISTIC MISSILES 
SEC. 101. FINDINGS; SENSE OF CONGRESS. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress makes the following find-
ings: 
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(1) The Islamic Republic of Iran has the largest 
ballistic missile arsenal in the Middle East, which 
Iran uses to threaten forces of the United States 
and partners of the United States in the region. 
(2) Iran is progressing toward developing an 
intercontinental ballistic missile (commonly referred 
to an ‘‘ICBM’’) capability. In 2023, the Defense In-
telligence Agency reported that Iran’s progress on 
its space-launch vehicles shortens the time needed 
for Iran to produce an ICBM since space-launch ve-
hicles and ICBMs use similar technologies. 
(3) Iran continues to rely on illicit foreign pro-
curement to support its long-range missile aspira-
tions. For example, Iran recently tried to purchase 
from the Russian Federation and the People’s Re-
public of China ammonium perchlorate, which is the 
main ingredient in solid propellants to power mis-
siles. 
(4) Iran relies at least in part on networks in 
Hong Kong and the People’s Republic of China to 
procure dual-use materials and equipment for its 
longer-range ballistic missile program. 
(5) North Korea historically has played a role 
in supporting longer-range Iranian ballistic missile 
capabilities. Specifically, North Korea provided the 
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nology violated Annex B of United Nations Security 
Council Resolution 2231 (2015), which enshrined 
certain restrictions under the Joint Comprehensive 
Plan of Action. Those restrictions expired on Octo-
ber 18, 2023. 
(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con-
gress that— 
(1) Iran’s space program continues to function 
as a cover for Iran’s quest for an ICBM; 
(2) the possession by Iran of an ICBM would 
pose a direct threat to the United States homeland 
and partners of the United States in Europe; and 
(3) the United States should work to deny Iran 
the ability to hold the United States homeland or 
European partners of the United States at risk with 
an ICBM. 
SEC. 102. DETERMINATION AND MANDATORY IMPOSITION 
OF SANCTIONS UNDER EXECUTIVE ORDER 
13382. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the President shall— 
(1) determine whether each individual or entity 
specified in subsection (b) meets the criteria for the 
imposition of sanctions under Executive Order 
13382 (50 U.S.C. 1701 note; relating to blocking 
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property 
of 
weapons 
of 
mass 
destruction 
proliferators and their supporters); and 
(2) with respect to any such individual or entity 
the President determines does meet such criteria, 
impose such sanctions. 
(b) INDIVIDUALS AND ENTITIES SPECIFIED.—The 
individuals and entities specified in this subsection are the 
following: 
(1) The Space Division of the IRGC–AF. 
(2) All senior officers of the IRGC–AF. 
(3) Brigadier General Amir-Ali Hajizadeh, the 
commander of the IRGC–AF. 
(4) General Majid Mousavi, the deputy com-
mander of the IRGC–AF. 
(5) Second Brigadier General Ali-Jafarabadi, 
the commander of the Space Division of the IRGC– 
AF. 
SEC. 103. REPORT ON SUPPORT FOR IRAN’S SPACE, AERO-
SPACE, AND BALLISTIC MISSILE SECTORS 
AND UNITED STATES CAPACITY TO DENY 
INTERCONTINENTAL BALLISTIC MISSILE AT-
TACKS FROM IRAN. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of De-
fense, in coordination with the Secretary of the Treasury, 
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the Secretary of State, the Secretary of Commerce, and 
the Director of National Intelligence, shall submit to the 
congressional defense committees a report that includes 
the following: 
(1) An identification of entities in Iran not sub-
ject to sanctions imposed by the United States as of 
the date of the report that are helping to support 
Iran’s space, aerospace, and ballistic missile sectors, 
including public and private entities making a mate-
rial contribution to Iran’s development of space- 
launch vehicles or ICBMs. 
(2) An identification of the countries the gov-
ernments of which continue to support Iran’s space, 
aerospace, and ballistic missile activities. 
(3) With respect to each country identified 
under paragraph (2), the following: 
(A) Actions taken by the government of 
the country or other entities within the country 
to support Iran’s space, aerospace, and ballistic 
missile activities, including the transfer of mis-
siles, engines, propellant or materials that can 
be used for fuel, or other technologies that 
could make a material contribution to develop-
ment of space-launch vehicles or ICBMs. 
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(B) Any actions described in subparagraph 
(A) or proposals for such actions being nego-
tiated or discussed as of the date of the report. 
(4) An assessment of Iran’s ICBM technology, 
including the following: 
(A) Key steps Iran would need to take to 
develop an ICBM. 
(B) An assessment of which rocket motors 
Iran would likely use to build an ICBM. 
(C) Technological hurdles Iran would still 
need to overcome to develop an ICBM. 
(D) Pathways to overcome the hurdles de-
scribed in subparagraph (C), including the po-
tential transfer of technologies from North 
Korea, the Russian Federation, or the People’s 
Republic of China. 
(E) An estimated timeline for Iran to de-
velop an ICBM if Iran chooses to do so. 
(5) An assessment of the missile defense capa-
bilities of the United States, as of the date of the 
report and anticipated for the future, with respect to 
denying an attack by Iran on the United States 
homeland, including the following: 
(A) An assessment of the ability of the 
Ground-Based Midcourse Defense System, as it 
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exists on the date of the enactment of this Act, 
to prevent such an attack. 
(B) An assessment of how the procurement 
of the Next Generation Interceptor would im-
prove the ability of the United States to inter-
cept ICBMs launched from Iran. 
(C) How a third missile defense site on the 
East Coast of the United States would improve 
the ability of the United States to intercept 
ICBMs launched from Iran. 
(b) UPDATES.—As new information becomes avail-
able and not less frequently than annually, the Secretary 
shall submit to the congressional defense committees an 
updated version of the report required by subsection (a) 
that includes updated information under paragraphs (1) 
through (4) of that subsection. 
(c) FORM.—Each report submitted under this section 
shall be submitting in unclassified form, but may include 
a classified annex. 
(d) CONGRESSIONAL DEFENSE COMMITTEES DE-
FINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘congressional defense 
committees’’ has the meaning given that term in section 
101(a)(16) of title 10, United States Code. 
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SEC. 104. REPORT ON SENIOR OFFICIALS OF GOVERNMENT 
OF IRAN RESPONSIBLE FOR SPACE-LAUNCH 
VEHICLE OR BALLISTIC MISSILE TESTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 30 days after the 
date on which the President determines that the Govern-
ment of Iran has conducted a test of a space-launch vehi-
cle or ballistic missile, the President shall submit to the 
appropriate congressional committees a notification that 
identifies each senior official of the Government of Iran 
that the President determines is responsible for ordering, 
controlling, or otherwise directing the test. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—The notification required by sub-
section (a) shall include— 
(1) available information on the ballistic missile 
or the generic class of ballistic missile or space rock-
et that was launched; 
(2) the trajectory, duration, range, and altitude 
of the flight of the missile or rocket; 
(3) the duration, range, and altitude of the 
flight of each stage of the missile or rocket; 
(4) the location of the launch point and impact 
point; 
(5) the payload; and 
(6) other technical information that is available. 
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(c) FORM.—The notification required by subsection 
(a) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may con-
tain a classified annex. 
(d) APPROPRIATE
CONGRESSIONAL
COMMITTEES 
DEFINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate con-
gressional committees’’ means— 
(1) the Committee on Armed Services, the 
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Af-
fairs, the Committee on Foreign Relations, and Se-
lect Committee on Intelligence of the Senate; and 
(2) the Committee on Armed Services, the 
Committee on Financial Services, the Committee on 
Foreign Affairs, and the Permanent Select Com-
mittee on Intelligence of the House of Representa-
tives. 
TITLE II—SANCTIONS AND RE-
PORTS 
RELATING 
TO 
IRA-
NIAN 
UNMANNED 
AERIAL 
SYSTEMS 
SEC. 201. FINDINGS; SENSE OF CONGRESS. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress makes the following find-
ings: 
(1) Iran has a robust unmanned aerial system 
program under which Iran operates several un-
manned aerial systems, including combat drones, 
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drones capable of conducting intelligence, surveil-
lance, and reconnaissance, and suicide or kamikaze 
drones. 
(2) As of December 2022, Iran reportedly sup-
plied more than 1,700 unmanned aerial systems to 
the Russian Federation, including several hundred of 
the Shahed–136 suicide drone. 
(3) Iran and the Russian Federation are report-
edly planning to build 6,000 Geran–2 drones, the 
Russian-made version of the Iranian Shahed–136, at 
a new facility in the Russian Federation. 
(4) The Iranian supply of unmanned aerial sys-
tems to the Russian Federation has fueled the Rus-
sian Federation’s murderous invasion of Ukraine 
and caused countless civilian deaths. 
(5) The United States found parts made by 
more than a dozen United States or western compa-
nies in an Iranian unmanned aerial system downed 
in Ukraine, which are likely transferred to Iran ille-
gally. 
(6) Iran is also responsible for the proliferation 
of unmanned aerial systems to terrorist groups in 
the Middle East, including Hamas in Gaza, 
Hezbollah in Lebanon, and the Houthis in Yemen, 
which have all employed drones in their murderous 
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attacks on Israel following the October 7, 2023, ter-
rorist attacks by Hamas in Israel, which killed more 
than 1,400 innocent civilians. 
(7) Iran’s transfer of unmanned aerial systems 
to other governments and terrorist groups has vio-
lated Annex B of United Nations Security Council 
Resolution 2231 (2015) and restrictions imposed 
under the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, 
which expired on October 18, 2023. 
(8) Upon the expiration of those restrictions, 
Iran’s transfer of deadly unmanned aerial systems 
and ballistic missiles to actors like Hamas and the 
Russian Federation became legal under international 
law. 
(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con-
gress that— 
(1) Iran’s unmanned aerial system program 
contributes significantly to the instability of the Mid-
dle East and threatens the security of the United 
States and its partners in the Middle East, including 
Israel; 
(2) the provision of Iranian unmanned aerial 
systems gives the Russian Federation an advantage 
in its war in Ukraine and contributes to the dan-
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gerous partnership between Iran and the Russian 
Federation; 
(3) the expiration of restrictions under the 
Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action and Annex B of 
United Nations Security Council Resolution 2231 on 
October 18, 2023, helps facilitate Iran’s development 
and transfer of deadly unmanned aerial systems and 
ballistic missiles to actors like Hamas and the Rus-
sian Federation; and 
(4) the United States should seek to hinder 
Iran’s unmanned aerial system production, its trans-
fer of such systems to the Russian Federation, 
Hamas, and other hostile state and non-state actors, 
and to prevent the further use of United States com-
ponents in Iranian unmanned aerial systems. 
SEC. 202. INCLUSION OF UNMANNED AERIAL SYSTEMS AND 
CRUISE MISSILES UNDER COMPREHENSIVE 
IRAN SANCTIONS, ACCOUNTABILITY, AND DI-
VESTMENT ACT OF 2010. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Section 2(1) of the Comprehensive 
Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and Divestment Act of 
2010 (22 U.S.C. 8501(1)) is amended by striking ‘‘and 
ballistic missiles’’ and inserting ‘‘, ballistic missiles, and 
unmanned aerial systems and cruise missiles’’. 
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(b) INCLUSION IN GOODS, SERVICES, AND TECH-
NOLOGIES
OF
DIVERSION
CONCERN.—Section 
302(b)(1)(B) of the Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, Ac-
countability, and Divestment Act of 2010 (22 U.S.C. 
8542(b)(1)(B)) is amended— 
(1) in clause (ii), by striking ‘‘; or’’ and insert-
ing a semicolon; 
(2) by redesignating clause (iii) as clause (iv); 
and 
(3) by inserting after clause (ii) the following: 
‘‘(iii) unmanned aerial system (as de-
fined in section 207 of the No ICBMs or 
Drones for Iran Act of 2023) or cruise 
missile program; or’’. 
(c) SUNSET.—Section 401(a)(2) of the Comprehen-
sive Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and Divestment Act 
of 2010 (22 U.S.C. 8551(a)(2)) is amended by striking 
‘‘and ballistic missiles and ballistic missile launch tech-
nology’’ and inserting ‘‘, ballistic missiles and ballistic mis-
sile launch technology, and unmanned aerial system (as 
defined in section 207 of the No ICBMs or Drones for 
Iran Act of 2023) and cruise missile programs.’’. 
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SEC. 203. INCLUSION OF UNMANNED AERIAL SYSTEMS IN 
ENFORCEMENT OF ARMS EMBARGOS UNDER 
COUNTERING 
AMERICA’S 
ADVERSARIES 
THROUGH SANCTIONS ACT. 
Section 107(a)(1) of the Countering America’s Ad-
versaries Through Sanctions Act (22 U.S.C. 9406(a)(1)) 
is amended by inserting ‘‘unmanned aerial systems (as de-
fined in section 207 of the No ICBMs or Drones for Iran 
Act of 2023),’’ after ‘‘warships,’’. 
SEC. 204. INCLUSION OF UNMANNED AERIAL SYSTEMS 
UNDER IRAN-IRAQ ARMS NON-PROLIFERA-
TION ACT OF 1992. 
Section 1608(1) of the Iran-Iraq Arms Non-Pro-
liferation Act of 1992 (Public Law 102–484; 50 U.S.C. 
1701 note) is amended by inserting ‘‘unmanned aerial sys-
tems (as defined in section 207 of the No ICBMs or 
Drones for Iran Act of 2023),’’ after ‘‘cruise missiles,’’. 
SEC. 205. STRATEGY TO COUNTER IRANIAN UNMANNED 
AERIAL SYSTEMS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the President shall sub-
mit to the appropriate congressional committees a report 
(with a classified annex) that includes a strategy for coun-
tering Iran’s growing unmanned aerial systems program 
and its transfer of unmanned aerial systems and related 
technology to foreign states and non-state actors. 
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(b) PLAN TO PREVENT IRAN OBTAINING UNITED 
STATES MATERIALS.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The strategy required by 
subsection (a) shall draw upon the work of the 
President Biden’s interagency task force inves-
tigating the presence of United States parts in Ira-
nian unmanned aerial systems to develop a plan for 
preventing Iran from obtaining United States mate-
rials for its unmanned aerial system program. 
(2) ELEMENTS.—The plan required by para-
graph (1) shall include the following: 
(A) A list of identified United States com-
ponents found in Iranian unmanned aerial sys-
tems and a list of United States suppliers of 
those components. 
(B) An assessment of existing export con-
trols for components described in subparagraph 
(A) and a plan to strengthen those export con-
trols, including through any necessary legisla-
tive action by Congress. 
(C) An investigation into and identification 
of foreign actors, including individuals and gov-
ernment and nongovernmental entities, that are 
supplying components to the Iranian unmanned 
aerial system and weapons programs. 
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(D) Strategies to deny supply chains for 
such components, including any sanctions or 
other actions to target the individuals or enti-
ties identified under subparagraph (C). 
(E) An identification of any additional au-
thorities or funding needed to enable the inves-
tigation of how Iran is obtaining United States 
components for its unmanned aerial system pro-
gram. 
(F) An assessment of how the Bureau of 
Industry and Security of the Department of 
Commerce is monitoring compliance with their 
restrictions on Iranian unmanned aerial system 
producers aimed at ensuring United States and 
other foreign-made components are not being 
used in Iranian unmanned aerial systems. 
(G) An investigation into Iran’s use of 
shell companies to evade sanctions and restric-
tions on the use of United States or other for-
eign-made components in Iranian unmanned 
aerial system production. 
(H) Strategies to ensure United States 
manufacturers of critical components for un-
manned aerial systems can verify the end users 
of those components. 
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(I) Any other actions that could be use to 
disrupt Iran’s unmanned aerial system and 
weapons programs and its transfers to foreign 
states and non-state actors. 
(c) DIPLOMATIC STRATEGY.—The strategy required 
by subsection (a) shall include a diplomatic strategy to co-
ordinate with allies of the United States to counter Iran’s 
unmanned aerial system production and transfer of un-
manned aerial systems and related technologies to foreign 
states and non-state actors, including the following: 
(1) Coordination with respect to sanctions com-
parable to the sanctions the United States is re-
quired to apply under the amendments made by this 
title. 
(2) Intelligence sharing with allies of the United 
States to determine how Iran is obtaining western 
components for its unmanned aerial system pro-
gram. 
(3) Intelligence sharing with allies of the United 
States to track, monitor, and disrupt Iranian trans-
fers of its unmanned aerial system technology to for-
eign states and non-state actors. 
(4) A plan to cooperate with allies of the United 
States to develop or advance anti-unmanned aerial 
system equipment. 
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(d) APPROPRIATE
CONGRESSIONAL
COMMITTEES 
DEFINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate con-
gressional committees’’ means— 
(1) the Committee on Armed Services, the 
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Af-
fairs, the Committee on Foreign Relations, and Se-
lect Committee on Intelligence of the Senate; and 
(2) the Committee on Armed Services, the 
Committee on Financial Services, the Committee on 
Foreign Affairs, and the Permanent Select Com-
mittee on Intelligence of the House of Representa-
tives. 
SEC. 206. REPORT ON SUPPORT FOR IRAN’S UNMANNED 
AERIAL SYSTEM PROGRAM AND RELATED 
TECHNOLOGY TRANSFERS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of De-
fense, in coordination with the Secretary of State, the Di-
rector of National Intelligence, the Secretary of the Treas-
ury, and the Secretary of Commerce, shall submit to the 
congressional defense committees a report that outlines 
the following: 
(1) Domestic industries, individuals, or entities 
in Iran not subject to sanctions imposed by the 
United States as of the date of the report that are 
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helping to support Iran’s unmanned aerial system 
program, including both public and private entities 
making a material contribution to Iran’s production 
of unmanned aerial systems. 
(2) A list of foreign states or non-state actors 
using Iranian unmanned aerial system technology or 
looking to purchase it, including any negotiations or 
discussions ongoing as of the date of the enactment 
of this Act between Iran and a foreign state or non- 
state actor to acquire such technology from Iran. 
(3) An assessment of cooperation between Iran 
and the People’s Republic of China to develop, 
produce, acquire, or export unmanned aerial system 
technology. 
(4) An assessment of cooperation between Iran 
and the Russian Federation to develop, produce, ac-
quire, or export unmanned aerial system technology, 
including a status update on Russian capabilities to 
produce Iranian unmanned aerial systems. 
(5) An assessment on how the October 18, 
2023, expiration of sanctions and other restrictions 
under Annex B of United Nations Security Council 
Resolution 2231 (2015) have or have not increased 
cooperation between Iran and the Russian Federa-
tion or Iran and the People’s Republic of China re-
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lating to transactions previously restricted under 
that resolution. 
(b) FORM.—The report required by subsection (a) 
shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include 
a classified annex. 
(c) CONGRESSIONAL DEFENSE COMMITTEES DE-
FINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘congressional defense 
committees’’ has the meaning given that term in section 
101(a)(16) of title 10, United States Code. 
SEC. 207. UNMANNED AERIAL SYSTEM DEFINED. 
In this title, the term ‘‘unmanned aerial system’’— 
(1) means an aircraft without a human pilot 
onboard that is controlled by an operator remotely 
or programmed to fly autonomously; and 
(2) includes— 
(A) unmanned vehicles that conduct intel-
ligence, surveillance, or reconnaissance oper-
ations; 
(B) unmanned vehicles that can loiter, 
such as suicide or kamikaze drones; and 
(C) unmanned combat aerial vehicles. 
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TITLE III—EXPANSION OF IRAN 
SANCTIONS ACT OF 1996 
SEC. 301. EXPANSION OF IRAN SANCTIONS ACT OF 1996. 
(a) EXPANSION OF SANCTIONS WITH RESPECT TO 
WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION AND CONVENTIONAL 
WEAPONS.—Section 5(b)(1) of the Iran Sanctions Act of 
1996 (Public Law 104–172; 50 U.S.C. 1701 note) is 
amended— 
(1) in the paragraph heading, by striking ‘‘EX-
PORTS, TRANSFERS, AND TRANSSHIPMENTS’’ and in-
serting ‘‘WEAPONS
OF
MASS
DESTRUCTION
AND 
CONVENTIONAL WEAPONS’’; 
(2) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘the Iran 
Threat Reduction and Syria Human Rights Act of 
2012’’ and inserting ‘‘the No ICBMs or Drones for 
Iran Act of 2023’’; 
(3) in subparagraph (B)— 
(A) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘would likely’’ 
and inserting ‘‘may’’; 
(B) in clause (ii)— 
(i) in subclause (I)— 
(I) by striking ‘‘or develop’’ and 
inserting ‘‘develop, or export’’; and 
(II) by striking ‘‘; or’’ and insert-
ing a semicolon; 
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(ii) by redesignating subclause (II) as 
subclause (IV); and 
(iii) by inserting after subclause (I) 
the following: 
‘‘(II) acquire or develop ballistic 
missiles or ballistic missile launch 
technologies; 
‘‘(III) acquire or develop un-
manned aerial systems (as defined in 
section 207 of the No ICBMs or 
Drones for Iran Act of 2023); or’’. 
(b) SANCTIONS WITH RESPECT TO SPACE-LAUNCH 
AND BALLISTIC MISSILE PROGRAMS.—Section 5(b) of the 
Iran Sanctions Act of 1996 (Public Law 104–172; 50 
U.S.C. 1701 note) is amended by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘(4) SPACE-LAUNCH
AND
BALLISTIC
MISSILE 
GOODS, SERVICES, OR TECHNOLOGY.— 
‘‘(A) TRANSFER TO IRAN.—Except as pro-
vided in subsection (f), the President shall im-
pose 5 or more of the sanctions described in 
section 6(a) with respect to a person if the 
President determines that the person, on or 
after the date of the enactment of the No 
ICBMs or Drones for Iran Act of 2023, know-
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ingly exports, transfers, or permits or otherwise 
facilitates the transshipment or reexport of 
goods, services, technology, or other items to 
Iran that may support Iran’s efforts to acquire, 
develop, or export its space-launch programs, 
space-launch vehicles, or ballistic missiles or 
ballistic missile launch technologies. 
‘‘(B) DEVELOPMENT
AND
SUPPORT
FOR 
DEVELOPMENT.—Except as provided in sub-
section (f), the President shall impose 5 or 
more of the sanctions described in section 6(a) 
with respect to— 
‘‘(i) an agency or instrumentality of 
the Government of Iran if the President 
determines that the agency or instrumen-
tality knowingly, on or after the date of 
the enactment of the No ICBMs or Drones 
for Iran Act of 2023, seeks to develop, pro-
cure, or acquire goods, services, or tech-
nology that may support efforts by the 
Government of Iran with respect to space- 
launch vehicle or ballistic missile-related 
goods, services, and items listed on the 
Equipment, Software, and Technology 
Annex of the Missile Technology Control 
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Regime (commonly referred to as the 
‘MTCR Annex’); 
‘‘(ii) a foreign person or an agency or 
instrumentality of a foreign state (as de-
fined in section 1603(b) of title 28, United 
States Code) if the President determines 
that the person or agency or instrumen-
tality knowingly, on or after such date of 
enactment, provides material support to 
the Government of Iran that may support 
efforts by the Government of Iran with re-
spect to space-launch vehicle or ballistic 
missile-related goods, services, and items 
listed on the MTCR Annex; and 
‘‘(iii) a foreign person that the Presi-
dent determines knowingly, on or after 
such date of enactment, engages in a 
transaction or transactions with, or pro-
vides financial services for, a foreign per-
son or an agency or instrumentality of a 
foreign state described in clause (i) or (ii) 
with respect to space-launch vehicle or bal-
listic missile-related goods, services, and 
items listed on the MTCR Annex. 
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‘‘(C) 
CONGRESSIONAL
REQUESTS.—Not 
later than 30 days after receiving a request 
from the chairman or ranking member of the 
appropriate congressional committees with re-
spect to whether a person meets the criteria for 
the imposition of sanctions under subparagraph 
(A) or (B), the President shall— 
‘‘(i) determine if the person meets 
such criteria; and 
‘‘(ii) submit a report to the chairman 
or ranking member, as the case may be, 
who submitted the request with respect to 
that determination that includes a state-
ment of whether or not the President im-
posed or intends to impose sanctions with 
respect to the person.’’. 
Æ 
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