In the Senate of the United States, 
May 21, 2012. 
Resolved, That the bill from the House of Representa-
tives (H.R. 1905) entitled ‘‘An Act to strengthen Iran sanc-
tions laws for the purpose of compelling Iran to abandon its 
pursuit of nuclear weapons and other threatening activities, 
and for other purposes.’’, do pass with the following 
AMENDMENT: 
Strike all after the enacting clause and insert the 
following: 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 
‘‘Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and 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. Findings. 
Sec. 3. Definitions.
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TITLE I—EXPANSION OF MULTILATERAL SANCTIONS REGIME WITH 
RESPECT TO IRAN 
Sec. 101. Policy of the United States with respect to development of nuclear 
weapons capabilities by Iran. 
Sec. 102. Sense of Congress on enforcement of multilateral sanctions regime and 
expansion and implementation of sanctions laws. 
Sec. 103. Diplomatic efforts to expand multilateral sanctions regime. 
Sec. 104. Sense of Congress regarding the imposition of sanctions with respect to 
Iran. 
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 Iran Sanctions Act of 1996 
Sec. 201. Imposition of sanctions with respect to joint ventures with the Govern-
ment of Iran relating to developing petroleum resources. 
Sec. 202. Imposition of sanctions with respect to the provision of goods, services, 
technology, or support for the energy or petrochemical sectors of 
Iran. 
Sec. 203. Imposition of sanctions with respect to joint ventures with the Govern-
ment of Iran relating to mining, production, or transportation 
of uranium. 
Sec. 204. Expansion of sanctions available under the Iran Sanctions Act of 1996. 
Sec. 205. Expansion of definitions under the Iran Sanctions Act of 1996. 
Subtitle B—Additional Measures Relating to Sanctions Against Iran 
Sec. 211. Imposition of sanctions with respect to the provision of vessels or ship-
ping services to transport certain goods related to proliferation 
or terrorism activities to Iran. 
Sec. 212. Imposition of sanctions with respect to subsidiaries and agents of per-
sons sanctioned by United Nations Security Council resolutions. 
Sec. 213. Liability of parent companies for violations of sanctions by foreign sub-
sidiaries. 
Sec. 214. Disclosures to the Securities and Exchange Commission relating to 
sanctionable activities. 
Sec. 215. Identification of, and immigration restrictions on, senior officials of the 
Government of Iran and their family members. 
Sec. 216. 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. 217. Government Accountability Office report on foreign entities that invest 
in the energy sector of Iran or export refined petroleum products 
to Iran. 
Sec. 218. Reporting on the importation to and exportation from Iran of crude oil 
and refined petroleum products.
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TITLE III—SANCTIONS WITH RESPECT TO IRAN’S REVOLUTIONARY 
GUARD CORPS 
Subtitle A—Identification of, and Sanctions With Respect to, Officials, Agents, 
Affiliates, 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 Revolu-
tionary Guard Corps or other sanctioned persons. 
Sec. 303. 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 Revolutionary 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. Findings. 
Sec. 402. Sense of Congress. 
Sec. 403. 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. 404. Imposition of Sanctions with respect to persons who engage in censor-
ship or other related activities against citizens of Iran. 
Subtitle B—Additional Measures to Promote Human Rights in Iran 
Sec. 411. Expedited consideration of requests for authorization of certain human 
rights-, humanitarian-, and democracy-related activities with re-
spect to Iran. 
Sec. 412. Comprehensive strategy to promote Internet freedom and access to infor-
mation in Iran. 
Sec. 413. Sense of Congress on political prisoners. 
TITLE V—MISCELLANEOUS 
Sec. 501. Exclusion of citizens of Iran seeking education relating to the nuclear 
and energy sectors of Iran. 
Sec. 502. Technical correction. 
Sec. 503. Interests in certain financial assets of Iran. 
Sec. 504. Report on membership of Iran in international organizations. 
Sec. 505. Increased capacity for efforts to combat unlawful or terrorist financing. 
TITLE VI—GENERAL PROVISIONS 
Sec. 601. Technical implementation; penalties. 
Sec. 602. Applicability to certain intelligence activities.
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Sec. 603. Rule of Construction with respect to use of force against Iran and 
Syria. 
Sec. 604. Termination. 
TITLE VII—SANCTIONS WITH RESPECT TO HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES 
IN SYRIA 
Sec. 701. Short title. 
Sec. 702. Imposition of sanctions with respect to certain persons who are respon-
sible for or complicit in human rights abuses committed against 
citizens of Syria or their family members. 
Sec. 703. Imposition of sanctions with respect to the transfer of goods or tech-
nologies to Syria that are likely to be used to commit human 
rights abuses. 
Sec. 704. Imposition of sanctions with respect to persons who engage in censor-
ship or other forms of repression in Syria. 
Sec. 705. Waiver. 
Sec. 706. Termination. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
Congress makes the following findings: 
(1) Successive Presidents of the United States 
have determined that the pursuit of nuclear weapons 
capabilities by the Government of Iran presents a 
danger to the United States, its friends and allies, 
and to global security. 
(2) Successive Congresses have recognized the 
threat that the Government of Iran and its policies 
present to the United States, its friends and allies, 
and to global security, and responded with successive 
bipartisan legislative initiatives, including most re-
cently the enactment of the Comprehensive Iran Sanc-
tions, Accountability, and Divestment Act of 2010 (22 
U.S.C. 8501 et seq.) on July 1, 2010. 
(3) If the Government of Iran achieves a nuclear 
weapons capability, it would pose a threat to the
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United States and allies and friends of the United 
States, particularly Israel, destabilize the Middle 
East, increase the threat of nuclear terrorism, and 
significantly undermine global nonproliferation ef-
forts. 
(4) The United States and its allies in the inter-
national community recognize the threat posed by the 
pursuit of nuclear weapons capabilities by the Gov-
ernment of Iran and have imposed significant sanc-
tions against the Government of Iran, including 
through the enactment of the Comprehensive Iran 
Sanctions, Accountability, and Divestment Act of 
2010 in the United States and the adoption of a se-
ries of successive, increasingly stringent United Na-
tions Security Council resolutions. While such efforts, 
together with others, have served to slow the develop-
ment of Iran’s nuclear program, they have not yet de-
terred Iran from its nuclear ambitions, and inter-
national efforts to do so must be intensified. 
SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) 
APPROPRIATE
CONGRESSIONAL
COMMIT-
TEES.—The term ‘‘appropriate congressional commit-
tees’’ has the meaning given that term in section 14
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of the Iran Sanctions Act of 1996 (Public Law 104– 
172; 50 U.S.C. 1701 note). 
(2) CREDIBLE INFORMATION.—The term ‘‘cred-
ible information’’ has the meaning given that term in 
section 14 of the Iran Sanctions Act of 1996, as 
amended by section 205 of this Act. 
(3) KNOWINGLY.—The term ‘‘knowingly’’ has the 
meaning given that term in section 14 of the Iran 
Sanctions Act of 1996 (Public Law 104–172; 50 
U.S.C. 1701 note). 
(4) UNITED STATES PERSON.—The term ‘‘United 
States person’’ has the meaning given that term in 
section 101 of the Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, Ac-
countability, and Divestment Act of 2010 (22 U.S.C. 
8511). 
TITLE I—EXPANSION OF MULTI-
LATERAL SANCTIONS REGIME 
WITH RESPECT TO IRAN 
SEC. 101. POLICY OF THE UNITED STATES WITH RESPECT 
TO DEVELOPMENT OF NUCLEAR WEAPONS 
CAPABILITIES BY IRAN. 
It shall be the policy of the United States— 
(1) to prevent the Government of Iran from— 
(A) acquiring or developing nuclear weap-
ons;
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(B) developing its advanced conventional 
weapons and ballistic missile capabilities; and 
(C) continuing its support for terrorist or-
ganizations and other activities aimed at under-
mining and destabilizing its neighbors and other 
countries; and 
(2) to fully implement all multilateral and bilat-
eral sanctions against Iran, as part of larger multi-
lateral and bilateral diplomatic efforts, in order to 
compel the Government of Iran— 
(A) to abandon efforts to acquire a nuclear 
weapons capability; 
(B) to abandon and dismantle its ballistic 
missile and unconventional weapons programs; 
and 
(C) to cease all support for terrorist organi-
zations and other terrorist activities aimed at 
undermining and destabilizing its neighbors and 
other countries. 
SEC. 102. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON ENFORCEMENT OF MUL-
TILATERAL SANCTIONS REGIME AND EXPAN-
SION AND IMPLEMENTATION OF SANCTIONS 
LAWS. 
It is the sense of Congress that the goal of compelling 
Iran to abandon efforts to acquire a nuclear weapons capa-
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bility and other threatening activities can be effectively 
achieved through a comprehensive policy that includes eco-
nomic sanctions, diplomacy, and military planning, capa-
bilities and options, and that this objective is consistent 
with the one stated by President Barack Obama in the 2012 
State of the Union Address: ‘‘Let there be no doubt: America 
is determined to prevent Iran from getting a nuclear weap-
on, and I will take no options off the table to achieve that 
goal’’. Among these economic sanctions are— 
(1) prompt enforcement of the current multilat-
eral sanctions regime with respect to Iran; 
(2) full, timely, and vigorous implementation of 
all sanctions enacted into law, including sanctions 
imposed or expanded by this Act or amendments 
made by this Act, through— 
(A) intensified monitoring by the President 
and his designees, including the Secretary of the 
Treasury and the Secretary of State, along with 
senior officials in the intelligence community, as 
appropriate; 
(B) more extensive use of extraordinary au-
thorities provided for under the International 
Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 
1701 et seq.) and other sanctions laws;
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(C) reallocation of resources to provide the 
personnel necessary, within the Department of 
the Treasury, the Department of State, and the 
Department of Defense, and, where appropriate, 
the intelligence community, to apply and enforce 
sanctions; and 
(D) 
expanded 
cooperation 
with 
inter-
national sanctions enforcement efforts; 
(3) urgent consideration of the expansion of ex-
isting sanctions with respect to such areas as— 
(A) the provision of energy-related services 
to Iran; 
(B) the provision of insurance and reinsur-
ance services to Iran; 
(C) the provision of shipping services to 
Iran; 
(D) those Iranian financial institutions not 
currently designated for the imposition of sanc-
tions that may be acting as intermediaries for 
Iranian financial institutions that are des-
ignated for the imposition of sanctions; and 
(4) a focus on countering Iran’s efforts to evade 
sanctions, including— 
(A) the activities of telecommunications, 
Internet, and satellite service providers, within
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and outside of Iran, to ensure that such pro-
viders are not participating in or facilitating, 
directly or indirectly, the evasion of the sanc-
tions regime with respect to Iran or violations of 
the human rights of the people of Iran; 
(B) the activities of financial institutions or 
other businesses or government agencies, within 
or outside of Iran, not yet designated for the im-
position of sanctions; and 
(C) urgent and ongoing evaluation of Iran’s 
energy, national security, financial, and tele-
communications sectors, to gauge the effects of, 
and possible defects in, particular sanctions, 
with prompt efforts to correct any gaps in the 
existing sanctions regime with respect to Iran. 
SEC. 103. DIPLOMATIC EFFORTS TO EXPAND MULTILAT-
ERAL SANCTIONS REGIME. 
(a) MULTILATERAL NEGOTIATIONS.—In order to fur-
ther the policy set forth in section 101, Congress urges the 
President to intensify diplomatic efforts, both in appro-
priate international fora such as the United Nations and 
bilaterally with allies of the United States, to expand the 
multilateral sanctions regime with respect to Iran, includ-
ing—
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(1) expanding the United Nations Security 
Council sanctions regime to include— 
(A) a prohibition on the issuance of visas to 
any official of the Government of Iran who is in-
volved in— 
(i) human rights violations in or out-
side of Iran; 
(ii) the development of a nuclear weap-
ons program and a ballistic missile capa-
bility in Iran; or 
(iii) support by the Government of 
Iran for terrorist organizations, including 
Hamas and Hezbollah; and 
(B) a requirement that each member coun-
try of the United Nations prohibit the Islamic 
Republic of Iran Shipping Lines from landing 
at seaports, and cargo flights of Iran Air from 
landing at airports, in that country because of 
the role of those organizations in proliferation 
and illegal arms sales; 
(2) expanding the range of sanctions imposed 
with respect to Iran by allies of the United States; 
(3) expanding efforts to limit the development of 
petroleum resources and the importation of refined 
petroleum products by Iran;
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(4) developing additional initiatives to— 
(A) increase the production of crude oil in 
countries other than Iran; and 
(B) assist countries that purchase or other-
wise obtain crude oil or petroleum products from 
Iran to reduce their dependence on crude oil and 
petroleum products from Iran; and 
(5) eliminating the revenue generated by the 
Government of Iran from the sale of petrochemical 
products produced in Iran to other countries. 
(b) REPORTS TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, and every 180 
days thereafter, the President shall submit to the appro-
priate congressional committees a report on the extent to 
which diplomatic efforts described in subsection (a) have 
been successful that includes— 
(1) an identification of the countries that have 
agreed to impose additional sanctions or take other 
measures to further the policy set forth in section 101 
and a description of those measures; 
(2) an identification of the countries that have 
not agreed to impose such sanctions or measures; 
(3) recommendations for additional measures 
that the United States could take to further the policy 
set forth in section 101; and
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(4) a description of any decision by the World 
Trade Organization with respect to whether the impo-
sition by any country of any sanction with respect to 
Iran is inconsistent with the obligations of that coun-
try as a member of the World Trade Organization or 
under the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade, 
done at Geneva October 30, 1947. 
SEC. 104. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING THE IMPOSI-
TION OF SANCTIONS WITH RESPECT TO IRAN. 
It is the sense of Congress that all efforts should be 
made by the President to maximize the effects of existing 
sanctions with respect to Iran and the United States should 
take all necessary measures to preserve robust information- 
sharing activities.
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TITLE II—EXPANSION OF SANC-
TIONS RELATING TO THE EN-
ERGY SECTOR OF IRAN AND 
PROLIFERATION OF WEAPONS 
OF MASS DESTRUCTION BY 
IRAN 
Subtitle A—Expansion of Iran 
Sanctions Act of 1996 
SEC. 201. IMPOSITION OF SANCTIONS WITH RESPECT TO 
JOINT VENTURES WITH THE GOVERNMENT 
OF IRAN RELATING TO DEVELOPING PETRO-
LEUM RESOURCES. 
Section 5(a) of the Iran Sanctions Act of 1996 (Public 
Law 104–172; 50 U.S.C. 1701 note) is amended— 
(1) in the subsection heading, by striking ‘‘WITH 
RESPECT TO’’ and all that follows through ‘‘TO IRAN’’ 
and inserting ‘‘RELATING TO THE ENERGY SECTOR 
OF IRAN’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(4) JOINT VENTURES WITH IRAN RELATING TO 
DEVELOPING PETROLEUM RESOURCES.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in 
subparagraph (B) and subsection (f), the Presi-
dent shall impose 3 or more of the sanctions de-
scribed in section 6(a) with respect to a person
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if the President determines that the person know-
ingly participates, on or after the date of the en-
actment of the Iran Sanctions, Accountability, 
and Human Rights Act of 2012, in a joint ven-
ture with respect to the development of petroleum 
resources outside of Iran if— 
‘‘(i) the joint venture is established on 
or after January 1, 2002; and 
‘‘(ii)(I) the Government of Iran is a 
substantial partner or investor in the joint 
venture; or 
‘‘(II) Iran could, through a direct oper-
ational role in the joint venture or by other 
means, receive technological knowledge or 
equipment not previously available to Iran 
that could directly and significantly con-
tribute to the enhancement of Iran’s ability 
to develop petroleum resources in Iran. 
‘‘(B) APPLICABILITY.—Subparagraph (A) 
shall not apply with respect to participation in 
a joint venture established on or after January 
1, 2002, and before the date of the enactment of 
the Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and Human 
Rights Act of 2012 if the person participating in 
the joint venture terminates that participation
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not later than the date that is 180 days after 
such date of enactment.’’. 
SEC. 202. IMPOSITION OF SANCTIONS WITH RESPECT TO 
THE PROVISION OF GOODS, SERVICES, TECH-
NOLOGY, OR SUPPORT FOR THE ENERGY OR 
PETROCHEMICAL SECTORS OF IRAN. 
Section 5(a) of the Iran Sanctions Act of 1996 (Public 
Law 104–172; 50 U.S.C. 1701 note), as amended by section 
201, is further amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(5) SUPPORT FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF PE-
TROLEUM
RESOURCES
AND
REFINED
PETROLEUM 
PRODUCTS IN IRAN.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in 
subsection (f), the President shall impose 3 or 
more of the sanctions described in section 6(a) 
with respect to a person if the President deter-
mines that the person knowingly, on or after the 
date of the enactment of the Iran Sanctions, Ac-
countability, and Human Rights Act of 2012, 
sells, leases, or provides to Iran goods, services, 
technology, or support described in subparagraph 
(B)— 
‘‘(i) any of which has a fair market 
value of $1,000,000 or more; or
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‘‘(ii) that, during a 12-month period, 
have an aggregate fair market value of 
$5,000,000 or more. 
‘‘(B) GOODS, SERVICES, TECHNOLOGY, OR 
SUPPORT
DESCRIBED.—Goods, services, tech-
nology, or support described in this subpara-
graph are goods, services, technology, or support 
that could directly and significantly contribute 
to the maintenance or enhancement of Iran’s— 
‘‘(i) ability to develop petroleum re-
sources located in Iran; or 
‘‘(ii) domestic production of refined pe-
troleum products, including any direct and 
significant assistance with respect to the 
construction, modernization, or repair of 
petroleum refineries or directly associated 
infrastructure, including port facilities, 
railroads, or roads, if the predominant use 
of those facilities, railroads, or roads is for 
the transportation of refined petroleum 
products. 
‘‘(6) DEVELOPMENT AND PURCHASE OF PETRO-
CHEMICAL PRODUCTS FROM IRAN.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in 
subsection (f), the President shall impose 3 or
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more of the sanctions described in section 6(a) 
with respect to a person if the President deter-
mines that the person knowingly, on or after the 
date of the enactment of Iran Sanctions, Ac-
countability, and Human Rights Act of 2012, 
sells, leases, or provides to Iran goods, services, 
technology, or support described in subparagraph 
(B)— 
‘‘(i) any of which has a fair market 
value of $250,000 or more; or 
‘‘(ii) that, during a 12-month period, 
have an aggregate fair market value of 
$1,000,000 or more. 
‘‘(B) GOODS, SERVICES, TECHNOLOGY, OR 
SUPPORT
DESCRIBED.—Goods, services, tech-
nology, or support described in this subpara-
graph are goods, services, technology, or support 
that could directly and significantly contribute 
to the maintenance or expansion of Iran’s do-
mestic production of petrochemical products.’’.
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SEC. 203. IMPOSITION OF SANCTIONS WITH RESPECT TO 
JOINT VENTURES WITH THE GOVERNMENT 
OF IRAN RELATING TO MINING, PRODUCTION, 
OR TRANSPORTATION OF URANIUM. 
Section 5(b) of the Iran Sanctions Act of 1996 (Public 
Law 104–172; 50 U.S.C. 1701 note) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1)— 
(A) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) 
and (B) as clauses (i) and (ii), respectively, and 
moving such clauses, as so redesignated, 2 ems to 
the right; 
(B) by striking ‘‘a person has, on or after’’ 
and inserting the following: ‘‘a person has— 
‘‘(A) on or after’’; 
(C) in subparagraph (A)(ii), as redesig-
nated, by striking the period and inserting ‘‘; 
or’’; and 
(D) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(B) except as provided in paragraph (3), 
knowingly participated, on or after the date of 
the enactment of the Iran Sanctions, Account-
ability, and Human Rights Act of 2012, in a 
joint venture— 
‘‘(i) with— 
‘‘(I) the Government of Iran;
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‘‘(II) an entity incorporated in 
Iran or subject to the jurisdiction of 
the Government of Iran; or 
‘‘(III) a person acting on behalf of 
or at the direction of, or owned or con-
trolled by, the Government of Iran or 
an entity described in subclause (II); 
and 
‘‘(ii) that involves any activity relat-
ing to the mining, production, or transpor-
tation of uranium.’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(3) APPLICABILITY
OF
SANCTIONS
WITH
RE-
SPECT TO JOINT VENTURES RELATING TO THE MIN-
ING, PRODUCTION, OR
TRANSPORTATION
OF
URA-
NIUM.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Paragraph (1)(B) shall 
apply with respect to participation, on or after 
the date of the enactment of the Iran Sanctions, 
Accountability, and Human Rights Act of 2012, 
in— 
‘‘(i) a joint venture established on or 
after such date of enactment; and
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‘‘(ii) except as provided in subpara-
graph (B), a joint venture established before 
such date of enactment. 
‘‘(B) EXCEPTION.—Paragraph (1)(B) shall 
not apply with respect to participation in a 
joint venture described in subparagraph (A)(ii) 
if the person participating in the joint venture 
terminates that participation not later than the 
date that is 180 days after the date of the enact-
ment of the Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and 
Human Rights Act of 2012.’’. 
SEC. 204. EXPANSION OF SANCTIONS AVAILABLE UNDER 
THE IRAN SANCTIONS ACT OF 1996. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 6(a) of the Iran Sanctions 
Act of 1996 (Public Law 104–172; 50 U.S.C. 1701 note) 
is amended— 
(1) by redesignating paragraph (9) as para-
graph (11); and 
(2) by inserting after paragraph (8) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(9) EXCLUSION OF CORPORATE OFFICERS.—The 
President may direct the Secretary of State to deny 
a visa to, and the Secretary of Homeland Security to 
exclude from the United States, any alien that the 
President determines is a corporate officer or prin-
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cipal of, or a shareholder with a controlling interest 
in, a sanctioned person. 
‘‘(10) SANCTIONS ON PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OF-
FICERS.—The President may impose on the principal 
executive officer or officers of any sanctioned person, 
or on persons performing similar functions and with 
similar authorities as such officer or officers, any of 
the sanctions under this subsection.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by sub-
section (a) shall take effect on the date of the enactment 
of this Act and apply with respect to activities described 
in section 5 of the Iran Sanctions Act of 1996, as amended 
by this Act, commenced on or after such date of enactment. 
SEC. 205. EXPANSION OF DEFINITIONS UNDER THE IRAN 
SANCTIONS ACT OF 1996. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 14 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: 
‘‘(19) CREDIBLE INFORMATION.—The term ‘cred-
ible information’, with respect to a person— 
‘‘(A) includes— 
‘‘(i) a public announcement by the per-
son that the person has engaged in an activ-
ity described in section 5; and
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‘‘(ii) information set forth in a report 
to stockholders of the person indicating that 
the person has engaged in such an activity; 
and 
‘‘(B) may include, in the discretion of the 
President— 
‘‘(i) an announcement by the Govern-
ment of Iran that the person has engaged in 
such an activity; or 
‘‘(ii) information indicating that the 
person has engaged in such an activity that 
is set forth in— 
‘‘(I) a report of the Government 
Accountability Office, the Energy In-
formation Administration, or the Con-
gressional Research Service; or 
‘‘(II) a report or publication of a 
similarly reputable governmental orga-
nization. 
‘‘(20) PETROCHEMICAL
PRODUCT.—The term 
‘petrochemical product’ includes any aromatic, olefin, 
or synthesis gas, and any derivative of such a gas, in-
cluding ethylene, propylene, butadiene, benzene, tol-
uene, xylene, ammonia, methanol, and urea.’’.
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(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by sub-
section (a) shall take effect on the date of the enactment 
of this Act and apply with respect to activities described 
in section 5 of the Iran Sanctions Act of 1996, as amended 
by this Act, commenced on or after such date of enactment. 
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. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in subsection 
(c), if the President determines that a person, on or after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, knowingly provides 
a vessel, insurance or reinsurance, or any other shipping 
service for the transportation to or from Iran of goods that 
could materially contribute to the activities of the Govern-
ment of Iran with respect to the proliferation of weapons 
of mass destruction or support for acts of international ter-
rorism, the President shall, pursuant to Executive Order 
13382 (70 Fed. Reg. 38567; relating to blocking of property 
of weapons of mass destruction proliferators and their sup-
porters) or Executive Order 13224 (66 Fed. Reg. 49079; re-
lating to blocking property and prohibiting transactions
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with persons who commit, threaten to commit, or support 
terrorism), or otherwise pursuant to the International 
Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.), 
block and prohibit all transactions in all property and in-
terests in property of the persons specified in subsection (b) 
if such property and interests in property are in the United 
States, come within the United States, or are or come with-
in the possession or control of a United States person. 
(b) PERSONS SPECIFIED.—The persons specified in 
this subsection are— 
(1) the person that provided a vessel, insurance 
or reinsurance, or other shipping service described in 
subsection (a); and 
(2) any person that— 
(A) is a successor entity to the person re-
ferred to in paragraph (1); 
(B) owns or controls the person referred to 
in paragraph (1), if the person that owns or con-
trols the person referred to in paragraph (1) had 
actual knowledge or should have known that the 
person referred to in paragraph (1) provided the 
vessel, insurance or reinsurance, or other ship-
ping service; or 
(C) is owned or controlled by, or under 
common ownership or control with, the person
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referred to in paragraph (1), if the person owned 
or controlled by, or under common ownership or 
control with (as the case may be), the person re-
ferred to in paragraph (1) knowingly engaged in 
the provision of the vessel, insurance or reinsur-
ance, or other shipping service. 
(c) WAIVER.—The President may waive the require-
ment to impose sanctions with respect to a person under 
subsection (a) on or after the date that is 30 days after 
the President— 
(1) determines that such a waiver is in the na-
tional security interests of the United States; and 
(2) submits to the appropriate congressional 
committees a report that contains the reasons for that 
determination. 
(d) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this section 
shall be construed to limit the authority of the President 
to designate persons for the imposition of sanctions pursu-
ant to Executive Order 13382 (70 Fed. Reg. 38567; relating 
to the blocking of property of weapons of mass destruction 
proliferators and their supporters) or Executive Order 
13224 (66 Fed. Reg. 49079; relating to blocking property 
and prohibiting transactions with persons who commit, 
threaten to commit, or support terrorism), or otherwise pur-
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suant to the International Emergency Economic Powers Act 
(50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.). 
SEC. 212. IMPOSITION OF SANCTIONS WITH RESPECT TO 
SUBSIDIARIES AND AGENTS OF PERSONS 
SANCTIONED BY UNITED NATIONS SECURITY 
COUNCIL RESOLUTIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 104(c)(2)(B) of the Com-
prehensive Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and Divestment 
Act of 2010 (22 U.S.C. 8513(c)(2)(B)) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘of a person subject’’ and insert-
ing the following: ‘‘of— 
‘‘(i) a person subject’’; 
(2) in clause (i), as redesignated, by striking the 
semicolon and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(ii) a person acting on behalf of or at 
the direction of, or owned or controlled by, 
a person described in clause (i);’’. 
(b) REGULATIONS.—Not later than 90 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Treas-
ury shall make such revisions to the regulations prescribed 
under section 104 of the Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, Ac-
countability, and Divestment Act of 2010 (22 U.S.C. 8513) 
as are necessary to carry out the amendments made by sub-
section (a).
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SEC. 213. LIABILITY OF PARENT COMPANIES FOR VIOLA-
TIONS OF SANCTIONS BY FOREIGN SUBSIDI-
ARIES. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) ENTITY.—The term ‘‘entity’’ means a part-
nership, association, trust, joint venture, corporation, 
or other organization. 
(2) OWN OR CONTROL.—The term ‘‘own or con-
trol’’ means, with respect to an entity— 
(A) to hold more than 50 percent of the eq-
uity interest by vote or value in the entity; 
(B) to hold a majority of seats on the board 
of directors of the entity; or 
(C) to otherwise control the actions, policies, 
or personnel decisions of the entity. 
(b) PROHIBITION.—Not later than 60 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the President shall pro-
hibit an entity owned or controlled by a United States per-
son and established or maintained outside the United States 
from engaging in any transaction directly or indirectly 
with the Government of Iran or any person subject to the 
jurisdiction of that Government that would be prohibited 
by an order or regulation issued pursuant to the Inter-
national Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 
et seq.) if the transaction were engaged in by a United 
States person or in the United States.
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(c) CIVIL PENALTY.—The civil penalties provided for 
in section 206(b) of the International Emergency Economic 
Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1705(b)) shall apply to a United 
States person to the same extent that such penalties apply 
to a person that commits an unlawful act described in sec-
tion 206(a) of that Act if an entity owned or controlled 
by the United States person and established or maintained 
outside the United States violates, attempts to violate, con-
spires to violate, or causes a violation of any order or regu-
lation issued to implement subsection (b). 
(d) APPLICABILITY.—Subsection (c) shall not apply 
with respect to a transaction described in subsection (b) by 
an entity owned or controlled by a United States person 
and established or maintained outside the United States if 
the United States person divests or terminates its business 
with the entity not later than the date that is 180 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 214. DISCLOSURES TO THE SECURITIES AND EX-
CHANGE 
COMMISSION 
RELATING 
TO 
SANCTIONABLE ACTIVITIES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 13 of the Securities Ex-
change Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78m) is amended by adding 
at the end the following new subsection: 
‘‘(r) DISCLOSURE OF CERTAIN ACTIVITIES RELATING 
TO IRAN.—
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‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Each issuer required to file 
an annual or quarterly report under subsection (a) 
shall disclose in that report the information required 
by paragraph (2) if, during the period covered by the 
report, the issuer or any affiliate of the issuer— 
‘‘(A) knowingly engaged in an activity de-
scribed in section 5 of the Iran Sanctions Act of 
1996 (Public Law 104–172; 50 U.S.C. 1701 
note); 
‘‘(B) knowingly engaged in an activity de-
scribed in subsection (c)(2) of section 104 of the 
Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, Accountability, 
and Divestment Act of 2010 (22 U.S.C. 8513) or 
a transaction described in subsection (d)(1) of 
that section; 
‘‘(C) knowingly engaged in an activity de-
scribed in section 105A(b)(2) of that Act; or 
‘‘(D) knowingly conducted any transaction 
or dealing with— 
‘‘(i) any person the property and in-
terests in property of which are blocked pur-
suant to Executive Order 13224 (66 Fed. 
Reg. 49079; relating to blocking property 
and prohibiting transactions with persons
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who commit, threaten to commit, or support 
terrorism); 
‘‘(ii) any person the property and in-
terests in property of which are blocked pur-
suant to Executive Order 13382 (70 Fed. 
Reg. 38567; relating to blocking of property 
of weapons of mass destruction proliferators 
and their supporters); or 
‘‘(iii) any person identified under sec-
tion 560.304 of title 31, Code of Federal 
Regulations (relating to the definition of the 
Government of Iran). 
‘‘(2) INFORMATION REQUIRED.—If an issuer or 
an affiliate of the issuer has engaged in any activity 
described in paragraph (1), the issuer shall disclose a 
detailed description of each such activity, including— 
‘‘(A) the nature and extent of the activity; 
‘‘(B) the gross revenues and net profits, if 
any, attributable to the activity; and 
‘‘(C) whether the issuer or the affiliate of the 
issuer (as the case may be) intends to continue 
the activity. 
‘‘(3) NOTICE OF DISCLOSURES.—If an issuer re-
ports under paragraph (1) that the issuer or an affil-
iate of the issuer has knowingly engaged in any activ-
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ity described in that paragraph, the issuer shall sepa-
rately file with the Commission, concurrently with the 
annual or quarterly report under subsection (a), a 
notice that the disclosure of that activity has been in-
cluded in that annual or quarterly report that identi-
fies the issuer and contains the information required 
by paragraph (2). 
‘‘(4) PUBLIC
DISCLOSURE
OF
INFORMATION.— 
Upon receiving a notice under paragraph (3) that an 
annual or quarterly report includes a disclosure of an 
activity described in paragraph (1), the Commission 
shall promptly— 
‘‘(A) transmit the report to— 
‘‘(i) the President; 
‘‘(ii) the Committee on Foreign Affairs 
and the Committee on Financial Services of 
the House of Representatives; and 
‘‘(iii) the Committee on Foreign Rela-
tions and the Committee on Banking, Hous-
ing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate; and 
‘‘(B) make the information provided in the 
disclosure and the notice available to the public 
by posting the information on the Internet 
website of the Commission.
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‘‘(5) INVESTIGATIONS.—Upon receiving a report 
under paragraph (4) that includes a disclosure of an 
activity described in paragraph (1) (other than an 
activity described in subparagraph (D)(iii) of that 
paragraph), the President shall— 
‘‘(A) initiate an investigation into the pos-
sible imposition of sanctions under the Iran 
Sanctions Act of 1996 (Public Law 104–172; 50 
U.S.C. 1701 note), section 104 or 105A of the 
Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, Accountability, 
and Divestment Act of 2010, an Executive Order 
specified in clause (i) or (ii) of paragraph 
(1)(D), or any other provision of law relating to 
the imposition of sanctions with respect to Iran, 
as applicable; and 
‘‘(B) not later than 180 days after initi-
ating such an investigation, make a determina-
tion with respect to whether sanctions should be 
imposed with respect to the issuer or the affiliate 
of the issuer (as the case may be). 
‘‘(6) SUNSET.—The provisions of this subsection 
shall terminate on the date that is 30 days after the 
date on which the President makes the certification 
described in section 401(a) of the Comprehensive Iran
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Sanctions, Accountability, and Divestment Act of 
2010 (22 U.S.C. 8551(a)).’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by sub-
section (a) shall take effect with respect to reports required 
to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission 
after the date that is 180 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act. 
SEC. 215. IDENTIFICATION OF, AND IMMIGRATION RESTRIC-
TIONS ON, SENIOR OFFICIALS OF THE GOV-
ERNMENT OF IRAN AND THEIR FAMILY MEM-
BERS. 
(a) IDENTIFICATION.—Not later than 180 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, and annually there-
after, the President shall publish a list of each individual 
the President determines is— 
(1) a senior official of the Government of Iran 
described in subsection (b) that is involved in 
Iran’s— 
(A) illicit nuclear activities or proliferation 
of weapons of mass destruction or delivery sys-
tems for weapons of mass destruction; 
(B) support for international terrorism; or 
(C) commission of serious human rights 
abuses against citizens of Iran or their family 
members; or
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(2) a family member of such an official. 
(b) SENIOR OFFICIALS OF THE GOVERNMENT OF IRAN 
DESCRIBED.—A senior official of the Government of Iran 
described in this subsection is any senior official of that 
Government, including— 
(1) the Supreme Leader of Iran, Ali Khamenei; 
(2) 
the 
President 
of 
Iran, 
Mahmoud 
Ahmadinejad; 
(3) a member of the Cabinet of the Government 
of Iran; 
(4) a member of the Assembly of Experts; 
(5) a senior member of the Intelligence Ministry 
of Iran; or 
(6) a member of Iran’s Revolutionary Guard 
Corps with the rank of brigadier general or higher, 
including a member of a paramilitary organization 
such as Ansar-e-Hezbollah or Basij-e Motaz’afin. 
(c) RESTRICTIONS ON VISAS AND ADJUSTMENTS IN IM-
MIGRATION STATUS.—Except as provided in subsection (d), 
the Secretary of State and the Secretary of Homeland Secu-
rity may not grant an individual on the list required by 
subsection (a) immigration status in, or admit the indi-
vidual to, the United States. 
(d) EXCEPTION TO COMPLY WITH UNITED NATIONS 
HEADQUARTERS AGREEMENT.—Subsection (c) shall not
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apply to an individual if admitting the individual to the 
United States is necessary to permit the United States to 
comply with the Agreement between the United Nations and 
the United States of America regarding the Headquarters 
of the United Nations, signed June 26, 1947, and entered 
into force November 21, 1947. 
(e) WAIVER.—The President may waive the applica-
tion of subsection (a) or (c) with respect to an individual 
if the President— 
(1) determines that such a waiver is in the na-
tional interest of the United States; and 
(2) not less than 7 days before the waiver takes 
effect, notifies Congress of the waiver and the reason 
for the waiver. 
SEC. 216. REPORTS ON, AND AUTHORIZATION OF IMPOSI-
TION OF SANCTIONS WITH RESPECT TO, THE 
PROVISION OF SPECIALIZED FINANCIAL MES-
SAGING SERVICES TO THE CENTRAL BANK OF 
IRAN AND OTHER SANCTIONED IRANIAN FI-
NANCIAL INSTITUTIONS. 
(a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress 
that— 
(1) providers of specialized financial messaging 
services are a critical link to the international finan-
cial system;
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(2) the European Union is to be commended for 
strengthening 
the 
multilateral 
sanctions 
regime 
against Iran by deciding that specialized financial 
messaging services may not be provided to the Central 
Bank of Iran and other sanctioned Iranian financial 
institutions by persons subject to the jurisdiction of 
the European Union; and 
(3) the loss of access by sanctioned Iranian fi-
nancial institutions to specialized financial mes-
saging services must be maintained. 
(b) REPORTS REQUIRED.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 60 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, and every 90 
days thereafter, the Secretary of the Treasury shall 
submit to the appropriate congressional committees a 
report that contains— 
(A) a list of all persons that the Secretary 
has identified that directly provide specialized fi-
nancial messaging services to, or enable or facili-
tate direct or indirect access to such messaging 
services for, the Central Bank of Iran or a finan-
cial 
institution 
described 
in 
section 
104(c)(2)(E)(ii) of the Comprehensive Iran 
Sanctions, Accountability, and Divestment Act 
of 2010 (22 U.S.C. 8513(c)(2)(E)(ii)); and
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(B) a detailed assessment of the status of ef-
forts by the Secretary to end the direct provision 
of such messaging services to, and the enabling 
or facilitation of direct or indirect access to such 
messaging services for, the Central Bank of Iran 
or a financial institution described in section 
104(c)(2)(E)(ii) of the Comprehensive Iran 
Sanctions, Accountability, and Divestment Act 
of 2010 (22 U.S.C. 8513(c)(2)(E)(ii)). 
(2) ENABLING OR FACILITATION OF ACCESS TO 
SPECIALIZED
FINANCIAL
MESSAGING
SERVICES 
THROUGH INTERMEDIARY FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS.— 
For purposes of paragraph (1) and subsection (c), en-
abling or facilitating direct or indirect access to spe-
cialized financial messaging services for the Central 
Bank of Iran or a financial institution described in 
section 104(c)(2)(E)(ii) of the Comprehensive Iran 
Sanctions, Accountability, and Divestment Act of 
2010 (22 U.S.C. 8513(c)(2)(E)(ii)) includes doing so 
by serving as an intermediary financial institution 
with access to such messaging services. 
(3) FORM
OF
REPORT.—A report submitted 
under paragraph (1) shall be submitted in unclassi-
fied form but may contain a classified annex.
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(c) AUTHORIZATION OF THE IMPOSITION OF SANC-
TIONS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para-
graph (2), if, on or after the date that is 90 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, a person con-
tinues to knowingly and directly provide specialized 
financial messaging services to, or knowingly enable 
or facilitate direct or indirect access to such mes-
saging services for, the Central Bank of Iran or a fi-
nancial institution described in paragraph (2)(E)(ii) 
of section 104(c) of the Comprehensive Iran Sanc-
tions, Accountability, and Divestment Act of 2010 (22 
U.S.C. 8513(c)), the President may impose sanctions 
pursuant to that section or the International Emer-
gency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) 
with respect to the person. 
(2) EXCEPTION.—The President may not impose 
sanctions pursuant to paragraph (1) with respect to 
a person for directly providing specialized financial 
messaging services to, or enabling or facilitating di-
rect or indirect access to such messaging services for, 
the Central Bank of Iran or a financial institution 
described in section 104(c)(2)(E)(ii) of the Com-
prehensive Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and Di-
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vestment Act of 2010 (22 U.S.C. 8513(c)(2)(E)(ii)) 
if— 
(A) the person is subject to a sanctions re-
gime under its governing foreign law that re-
quires it to eliminate the knowing provision of 
such messaging services to, and the knowing ena-
bling and facilitation of direct or indirect access 
to such messaging services for— 
(i) the Central Bank of Iran; and 
(ii) a group of Iranian financial insti-
tutions identified under such governing for-
eign law for purposes of that sanctions re-
gime if the President determines that— 
(I) the group is substantially 
similar to the group of financial insti-
tutions 
described 
in 
section 
104(c)(2)(E)(ii) of the Comprehensive 
Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and 
Divestment Act of 2010 (22 U.S.C. 
8513(c)(2)(E)(ii)); and 
(II) the differences between those 
groups of financial institutions do not 
adversely affect the national interest of 
the United States; and
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(B) the person has, pursuant to that sanc-
tions regime, terminated the knowing provision 
of such messaging services to, and the knowing 
enabling and facilitation of direct or indirect ac-
cess to such messaging services for, the Central 
Bank of Iran and each Iranian financial insti-
tution identified under such governing foreign 
law for purposes of that sanctions regime. 
SEC. 217. GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE REPORT 
ON FOREIGN ENTITIES THAT INVEST IN THE 
ENERGY SECTOR OF IRAN OR EXPORT RE-
FINED PETROLEUM PRODUCTS TO IRAN. 
(a) INITIAL REPORT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller 
General of the United States shall submit to the ap-
propriate congressional committees a report— 
(A) listing all foreign investors in the en-
ergy sector of Iran during the period specified in 
paragraph (2), including— 
(i) all entities that exported gasoline 
and other refined petroleum products to 
Iran;
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(ii) all entities involved in providing 
refined petroleum products to Iran, includ-
ing— 
(I) entities that provided ships to 
transport refined petroleum products to 
Iran; and 
(II) entities that provided insur-
ance or reinsurance for shipments of 
refined petroleum products to Iran; 
and 
(iii) all entities involved in commer-
cial transactions of any kind, including 
joint ventures anywhere in the world, with 
Iranian energy companies; and 
(B) identifying the countries in which gaso-
line and other refined petroleum products ex-
ported to Iran during the period specified in 
paragraph (2) were produced or refined. 
(2) PERIOD SPECIFIED.—The period specified in 
this paragraph is the period beginning on January 1, 
2006, and ending on the date that is 150 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act. 
(b) UPDATED REPORTS.—Not later than one year after 
submitting the report required by subsection (a), and annu-
ally thereafter, the Comptroller General of the United States
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shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a 
report containing the matters required in the report under 
subsection (a)(1) for the one-year period beginning on the 
date that is 30 days before the date on which the preceding 
report was required to be submitted by this section. 
SEC. 218. REPORTING ON THE IMPORTATION TO AND EX-
PORTATION FROM IRAN OF CRUDE OIL AND 
REFINED PETROLEUM PRODUCTS. 
Section 110(b) of the Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, 
Accountability, and Divestment Act of 2010 (22 U.S.C. 
8518(b)) is amended by striking ‘‘a report containing the 
matters’’ and all that follows through the period at the end 
and inserting the following: ‘‘a report, covering the 180-day 
period beginning on the date that is 30 days before the date 
on which the preceding report was required to be submitted 
by this section, that— 
‘‘(1) contains the matters required in the report 
under subsection (a)(1); and 
‘‘(2) identifies— 
‘‘(A) the volume of crude oil and refined pe-
troleum products imported to and exported from 
Iran (including through swaps and similar ar-
rangements); 
‘‘(B) the persons selling and transporting 
crude oil and refined petroleum products de-
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scribed in subparagraph (A), the countries with 
primary jurisdiction over those persons, and the 
countries in which those products were refined; 
‘‘(C) the sources of financing for imports to 
Iran of crude oil and refined petroleum products 
described in subparagraph (A); and 
‘‘(D) the involvement of foreign persons in 
efforts to assist Iran in— 
‘‘(i) developing upstream oil and gas 
production capacity; 
‘‘(ii) importing advanced technology to 
upgrade existing Iranian refineries; 
‘‘(iii) converting existing chemical 
plants to petroleum refineries; or 
‘‘(iv) maintaining, upgrading, or ex-
panding refineries or constructing new re-
fineries.’’.
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TITLE III—SANCTIONS WITH RE-
SPECT TO IRAN’S REVOLU-
TIONARY GUARD CORPS 
Subtitle A—Identification of, and 
Sanctions With Respect to, Offi-
cials, 
Agents, 
Affiliates, 
and 
Supporters 
of 
Iran’s 
Revolu-
tionary Guard Corps and Other 
Sanctioned Persons 
SEC. 301. IDENTIFICATION OF, AND IMPOSITION OF SANC-
TIONS 
WITH 
RESPECT 
TO, 
OFFICIALS, 
AGENTS, AND AFFILIATES OF IRAN’S REVOLU-
TIONARY GUARD CORPS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, and as appropriate there-
after, the President shall— 
(1) identify foreign persons that are officials, 
agents, or affiliates of Iran’s Revolutionary Guard 
Corps; and 
(2) for each foreign person identified under 
paragraph (1) that is not already designated for the 
imposition of sanctions pursuant to the International 
Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et 
seq.)—
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(A) designate that foreign person for the im-
position of sanctions pursuant to that Act; and 
(B) block and prohibit all transactions in 
all property and interests in property of that 
foreign person if such property and interests in 
property are in the United States, come within 
the United States, or are or come within the pos-
session or control of a United States person. 
(b) PRIORITY
FOR INVESTIGATION.—In identifying 
foreign persons pursuant to subsection (a)(1) as officials, 
agents, or affiliates of Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps, 
the President shall give priority to investigating— 
(1) foreign persons identified under section 
560.304 of title 31, Code of Federal Regulations (re-
lating to the definition of the Government of Iran); 
and 
(2) foreign persons for which there is a reason-
able basis to find that the person has conducted or at-
tempted to conduct one or more sensitive transactions 
or activities described in subsection (c). 
(c) SENSITIVE TRANSACTIONS AND ACTIVITIES DE-
SCRIBED.—A sensitive transaction or activity described in 
this subsection is— 
(1) a financial transaction or series of trans-
actions valued at more than $1,000,000 in the aggre-
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gate in any 12-month period involving a non-Iranian 
financial institution; 
(2) a transaction to facilitate the manufacture, 
importation, exportation, or transfer of items needed 
for the development by Iran of nuclear, chemical, bio-
logical, or advanced conventional weapons, including 
ballistic missiles; 
(3) a transaction relating to the manufacture, 
procurement, or sale of goods, services, and technology 
relating to Iran’s energy sector, including a trans-
action relating to the development of the energy re-
sources of Iran, the exportation of petroleum products 
from Iran, the importation of refined petroleum to 
Iran, or the development of refining capacity avail-
able to Iran; 
(4) a transaction relating to the manufacture, 
procurement, or sale of goods, services, and technology 
relating to Iran’s petrochemical sector; or 
(5) a transaction relating to the procurement of 
sensitive technologies (as defined in section 106(c) of 
the Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, Accountability, 
and Divestment Act of 2010 (22 U.S.C. 8515(c))). 
(d) EXCLUSION FROM UNITED STATES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (2), the 
Secretary of State shall deny a visa to, and the Sec-
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retary of Homeland Security shall exclude from the 
United States, any alien who, on or after the date of 
the enactment of this Act, is a foreign person des-
ignated pursuant to subsection (a) for the imposition 
of sanctions pursuant to the International Emergency 
Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.). 
(2) REGULATORY EXCEPTIONS TO COMPLY WITH 
INTERNATIONAL
OBLIGATIONS.—The requirement to 
deny visas to and exclude aliens from the United 
States pursuant to paragraph (1) shall be subject to 
such regulations as the President may prescribe, in-
cluding regulatory exceptions to permit the United 
States to comply with the Agreement between the 
United Nations and the United States of America re-
garding the Headquarters of the United Nations, 
signed June 26, 1947, and entered into force Novem-
ber 21, 1947, and other applicable international obli-
gations. 
(e) WAIVER OF IMPOSITION OF SANCTIONS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The President may waive the 
application of subsection (a)(2) or (d) with respect to 
a foreign person if the President— 
(A) determines that it is in the national se-
curity interests of the United States to do so; 
and
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(B) submits to the appropriate congres-
sional committees a report that— 
(i) identifies the foreign person with 
respect to which the waiver applies; and 
(ii) sets forth the reasons for the deter-
mination. 
(2) FORM
OF
REPORT.—A report submitted 
under paragraph (1)(B) shall be submitted in unclas-
sified form but may contain a classified annex. 
(f) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this section 
shall be construed to remove any sanction of the United 
States in force with respect to Iran’s Revolutionary Guard 
Corps as of the date of the enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 302. IDENTIFICATION OF, AND IMPOSITION OF SANC-
TIONS WITH RESPECT TO, PERSONS THAT 
SUPPORT OR CONDUCT CERTAIN TRANS-
ACTIONS 
WITH 
IRAN’S 
REVOLUTIONARY 
GUARD CORPS OR OTHER SANCTIONED PER-
SONS. 
(a) IDENTIFICATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, and every 180 
days thereafter, the President shall submit to the ap-
propriate congressional committees a report identi-
fying foreign persons that the President determines,
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on or after the date of the enactment of this Act, 
knowingly— 
(A) materially assist, sponsor, or provide fi-
nancial, material, or technological support for, 
or goods or services in support of, Iran’s Revolu-
tionary Guard Corps or any of its officials, 
agents, or affiliates the property and interests in 
property of which are blocked pursuant to the 
International Emergency Economic Powers Act 
(50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.); 
(B) engage in a significant transaction or 
transactions with Iran’s Revolutionary Guard 
Corps or any such official, agent, or affiliate; or 
(C) engage in a significant transaction or 
transactions with— 
(i) a person subject to financial sanc-
tions pursuant to United Nations Security 
Council Resolution 1737 (2006), 1747 
(2007), 1803 (2008), or 1929 (2010), or any 
other resolution that is adopted by the Secu-
rity Council and imposes sanctions with re-
spect to Iran or modifies such sanctions; or 
(ii) a person acting on behalf of or at 
the direction of, or owned or controlled by, 
a person described in clause (i).
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(2) FORM
OF
REPORT.—A report submitted 
under paragraph (1) shall be submitted in unclassi-
fied form but may contain a classified annex. 
(3) BARTER
TRANSACTIONS.—For purposes of 
paragraph (1), the term ‘‘transaction’’ includes a bar-
ter transaction. 
(b) IMPOSITION OF SANCTIONS.—If the President de-
termines under subsection (a)(1) that a foreign person has 
knowingly engaged in an activity described in that sub-
section, the President— 
(1) shall impose 3 or more of the sanctions de-
scribed in section 6(a) of the Iran Sanctions Act of 
1996, as amended by section 204 of this Act; and 
(2) may impose additional sanctions pursuant to 
the International Emergency Economic Powers Act 
(50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) with respect to the person. 
(c) TERMINATION.—The President may terminate a 
sanction imposed with respect to a foreign person pursuant 
to subsection (b) if the President determines that the per-
son— 
(1) no longer engages in the activity for which 
the sanction was imposed; and 
(2) has provided assurances to the President that 
the person will not engage in any activity described 
in subsection (a)(1) in the future.
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(d) WAIVER OF IMPOSITION OF SANCTIONS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The President may waive the 
imposition of sanctions under subsection (b) with re-
spect to a foreign person if the President— 
(A)(i) determines that the person has ceased 
the activity for which sanctions would otherwise 
be imposed and has taken measures to prevent a 
recurrence of the activity; or 
(ii) determines that it is in the national se-
curity interests of the United States to do so; 
and 
(B) submits to the appropriate congres-
sional committees a report that— 
(i) identifies the foreign person with 
respect to which the waiver applies; 
(ii) describes the activity that would 
otherwise subject the foreign person to the 
imposition of sanctions under subsection 
(b); and 
(iii) sets forth the reasons for the deter-
mination. 
(2) FORM
OF
REPORT.—A report submitted 
under paragraph (1)(B) shall be submitted in unclas-
sified form but may contain a classified annex.
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(e) WAIVER
OF
IDENTIFICATIONS
AND
DESIGNA-
TIONS.—Notwithstanding any other provision of this sub-
title and subject to paragraph (2), the President shall not 
be required to make any identification of a foreign person 
under subsection (a) or any identification or designation 
of a foreign person under section 301(a) if the President— 
(1) determines that doing so would cause damage 
to the national security of the United States, includ-
ing through the divulgence of sources or methods of 
obtaining intelligence or other critical classified infor-
mation; and 
(2) notifies the appropriate congressional com-
mittees of the exercise of the authority provided under 
this subsection. 
(f) APPLICATION OF PROVISIONS OF IRAN SANCTIONS 
ACT OF 1996.—The following provisions of the Iran Sanc-
tions Act of 1996, as amended by this Act, apply with re-
spect to the imposition under subsection (b)(1) of sanctions 
relating to activities described in subsection (a)(1) to the 
same extent that such provisions apply with respect to the 
imposition of sanctions under section 5(a) of the Iran Sanc-
tions Act of 1996: 
(1) Subsections (c) and (e) of section 4. 
(2) Subsections (c), (d), and (f) of section 5. 
(3) Section 8.
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(4) Section 9. 
(5) Section 11. 
(6) Section 12. 
(7) Subsection (b) of section 13. 
(8) Section 14. 
SEC. 303. RULE OF CONSTRUCTION. 
Nothing in this subtitle shall be construed to limit the 
authority of the President to designate foreign persons for 
the imposition of sanctions pursuant to the International 
Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.). 
Subtitle 
B—Additional 
Measures 
Relating to Iran’s Revolutionary 
Guard Corps 
SEC. 311. EXPANSION OF PROCUREMENT PROHIBITION TO 
FOREIGN PERSONS THAT ENGAGE IN CER-
TAIN TRANSACTIONS WITH IRAN’S REVOLU-
TIONARY GUARD CORPS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 6(b)(1) of the Iran Sanc-
tions Act of 1996 (Public Law 104–172; 50 U.S.C. 1701 
note) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘Not later than 90 days’’ and in-
serting the following: 
‘‘(A) CERTIFICATIONS RELATING TO ACTIVI-
TIES DESCRIBED IN SECTION 5.—Not later than 
90 days’’; and
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(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(B) CERTIFICATIONS RELATING TO TRANS-
ACTIONS
WITH
IRAN’S
REVOLUTIONARY
GUARD 
CORPS.—Not later than 90 days after the date of 
the enactment of the Iran Sanctions, Account-
ability, and Human Rights Act of 2012, the Fed-
eral Acquisition Regulation shall be revised to 
require a certification from each person that is 
a prospective contractor that the person, and any 
person owned or controlled by the person, does 
not knowingly engage in a significant trans-
action or transactions with Iran’s Revolutionary 
Guard Corps or any of its officials, agents, or af-
filiates the property and interests in property of 
which are blocked pursuant to the International 
Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 
1701 et seq.).’’. 
(b) TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) Section 6(b) of the Iran Sanctions Act of 
1996, as amended by subsection (a), is further amend-
ed— 
(A) in paragraph (1)(A), as redesignated, 
by striking ‘‘issued pursuant to section 25 of the 
Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act (41 
U.S.C. 421)’’;
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(B) in paragraph (2)— 
(i) in subparagraph (A), by striking 
‘‘the revision’’ and inserting ‘‘the applicable 
revision’’; and 
(ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking 
‘‘issued pursuant to section 25 of the Office 
of Federal Procurement Policy Act (41 
U.S.C. 421)’’; 
(C) by striking paragraph (6) and inserting 
the following: 
‘‘(6) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection: 
‘‘(A) EXECUTIVE AGENCY.—The term ‘exec-
utive agency’ has the meaning given that term in 
section 133 of title 41, United States Code. 
‘‘(B) 
FEDERAL
ACQUISITION
REGULA-
TION.—The term ‘Federal Acquisition Regula-
tion’ means the regulation issued pursuant to 
section 1303(a)(1) of title 41, United States 
Code.’’; and 
(D) in paragraph (7)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘The revisions to the 
Federal Acquisition Regulation required 
under paragraph (1)’’ and inserting the fol-
lowing:
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‘‘(A) CERTIFICATIONS RELATING TO ACTIVI-
TIES DESCRIBED IN SECTION 5.—The revisions to 
the Federal Acquisition Regulation required 
under paragraph (1)(A)’’; and 
(ii) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(B) CERTIFICATIONS RELATING TO TRANS-
ACTIONS
WITH
IRAN’S
REVOLUTIONARY
GUARD 
CORPS.—The revisions to the Federal Acquisition 
Regulation required under paragraph (1)(B) 
shall apply with respect to contracts for which 
solicitations are issued on or after the date that 
is 90 days after the date of the enactment of the 
Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and Human 
Rights Act of 2012.’’. 
(2) Section 101(3) of the Comprehensive Iran 
Sanctions, Accountability, and Divestment Act of 
2010 (22 U.S.C. 8511(3)) is amended by striking 
‘‘section 4 of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy 
Act (41 U.S.C. 403)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 133 of 
title 41, United States Code’’.
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SEC. 312. DETERMINATIONS OF WHETHER THE NATIONAL 
IRANIAN OIL COMPANY AND THE NATIONAL 
IRANIAN TANKER COMPANY ARE AGENTS OR 
AFFILIATES 
OF 
IRAN’S 
REVOLUTIONARY 
GUARD CORPS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 104(c) of the Comprehen-
sive Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and Divestment Act of 
2010 (22 U.S.C. 8513(c)) is amended by adding at the end 
the following: 
‘‘(4) DETERMINATIONS
REGARDING
NIOC
AND 
NITC.— 
‘‘(A) DETERMINATIONS.—For purposes of 
paragraph (2)(E)(i), the Secretary of the Treas-
ury shall, not later than 60 days after the date 
of the enactment of the Iran Sanctions, Account-
ability, and Human Rights Act of 2012— 
‘‘(i) determine whether the NIOC or 
the NITC is an agent or affiliate of Iran’s 
Revolutionary Guard Corps; and 
‘‘(ii) submit to the appropriate con-
gressional committees a report on the deter-
minations made under clause (i), together 
with the reasons for those determinations. 
‘‘(B) FORM
OF
REPORT.—A report sub-
mitted under subparagraph (A)(ii) shall be sub-
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mitted in unclassified form but may contain a 
classified annex. 
‘‘(C) APPLICABILITY WITH RESPECT TO PE-
TROLEUM TRANSACTIONS.— 
‘‘(i) APPLICATION OF SANCTIONS.—Ex-
cept as provided in clause (ii), the regula-
tions prescribed under paragraph (1) shall 
apply to a transaction for the purchase of 
petroleum or petroleum products from, or to 
financial services relating to such a trans-
action for, the NIOC or the NITC on or 
after the date that is 180 days after the date 
of the enactment of the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 
(Public Law 112–81) only if the President 
has 
determined, 
pursuant 
to 
section 
1245(d)(4)(B) of that Act, that there is a 
sufficient supply of petroleum and petro-
leum products produced in countries other 
than Iran to permit purchasers of petro-
leum and petroleum products from Iran to 
reduce significantly in volume their pur-
chases from Iran. 
‘‘(ii) EXCEPTION FOR CERTAIN COUN-
TRIES.—The regulations prescribed under
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paragraph (1) shall not apply to a foreign 
financial institution that facilitates a sig-
nificant transaction or transactions for the 
purchase of petroleum or petroleum prod-
ucts from, or that provides significant fi-
nancial services relating to such a trans-
action for, the NIOC or the NITC if the 
President determines and reports to Con-
gress, not later than 90 days after the date 
on which the President makes the deter-
mination required by section 1245(d)(4)(B) 
of the National Defense Authorization Act 
for Fiscal Year 2012, and every 180 days 
thereafter, that the country with primary 
jurisdiction over the foreign financial insti-
tution has significantly reduced its volume 
of crude oil purchases from Iran during the 
period beginning on the date on which the 
President submitted the last report with re-
spect to the country under this clause. 
‘‘(D) DEFINITIONS.—In this paragraph: 
‘‘(i) NIOC.—The term ‘NIOC’ means 
the National Iranian Oil Company. 
‘‘(ii) NITC.—The term ‘NITC’ means 
the National Iranian Tanker Company.’’.
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(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Section 104(g) of the 
Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and Divest-
ment Act of 2010 (22 U.S.C. 8513(g)) is amended by strik-
ing ‘‘subsection (c)(1)’’ each place it appears and inserting 
‘‘paragraph (1) or (4) of subsection (c)’’. 
TITLE IV—MEASURES RELATING 
TO HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES 
IN IRAN 
Subtitle A—Expansion of Sanctions 
Relating 
to 
Human 
Rights 
Abuses in Iran 
SEC. 401. FINDINGS. 
Congress makes the following findings: 
(1) The Government of Iran continues to violate 
systematically the basic human rights of citizens of 
Iran, including by cutting off their access to informa-
tion and technology, suppressing their freedom of ex-
pression, and punishing severely, and sometimes bru-
tally, their attempts to exercise political rights. 
(2) In a March 20, 2012, speech celebrating 
Nowruz, the Iranian New Year, President Barack 
Obama described censorship of the Internet and moni-
toring of computers and cell phones by the Govern-
ment of Iran as depriving the people of Iran of ‘‘the 
information they want [and] stopping the free flow of
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information and ideas into the country’’. The Presi-
dent concluded that ‘‘in recent weeks, Internet restric-
tions have become so severe that Iranians cannot com-
municate freely with their loved ones within Iran, or 
beyond its borders, [so that] an electronic curtain has 
fallen around Iran.’’. 
(3) At a time when growing numbers of Iranians 
turn to the Internet as a source for news and political 
debate, the response of the Government of Iran has 
combined increasingly pervasive jamming and fil-
tering of the Internet, blocking of email, social net-
working and other websites, and interception of Inter-
net, telephonic, and mail communications. 
(4) The March 2012 Report of the United Na-
tions Human Rights Council Special Rapporteur on 
Iran details the Government of Iran’s widespread 
human rights abuses and censorship, its chronic dis-
regard of due process, and its equally chronic harass-
ment, abuse, and intimidation of the people of Iran. 
(5) There has been no independent investigation 
into the months of violence that followed Iran’s fraud-
ulent 2009 presidential election, violence that in-
cluded the beatings of scores of Tehran University stu-
dents by security forces using weapons, such as 
chains, metal rods, and electrified batons, and the
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subsequent imprisonment of many students, some of 
whom died in captivity. 
(6) The Government of Iran has failed to cooper-
ate with human rights investigations by the Special 
Rapporteur, and its failure to cooperate in those and 
similar investigations has been criticized in reports of 
the United Nations Secretary-General, General As-
sembly, and Human Rights Council, even as human 
rights abuses continue. 
SEC. 402. SENSE OF CONGRESS. 
It is the sense of Congress that— 
(1) the Government of Iran, especially Iran’s 
Revolutionary Guard Corps, continues to engage in 
serious, systematic, and ongoing violations of human 
rights and the rise in the level of such violations after 
the 2009 presidential elections has not abated; 
(2) the Government of Iran is engaging in a sys-
tematic campaign to prevent news, entertainment, 
and opinions from reaching media that are not sub-
ject to government control and to eliminate any free 
Internet or other electronic media discussion among 
the people of Iran; and 
(3) the Government of Iran has refused to co-
operate with international organizations, including
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the United Nations, seeking to investigate or to allevi-
ate those conditions. 
SEC. 403. 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. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Comprehensive Iran Sanc-
tions, Accountability, and Divestment Act of 2010 (22 
U.S.C. 8501 et seq.) is amended by inserting after section 
105 the following: 
‘‘SEC. 105A. 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. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The President shall impose sanc-
tions in accordance with subsection (c) with respect to each 
person on the list required by subsection (b). 
‘‘(b) LIST.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after 
the date of the enactment of the Iran Sanctions, Ac-
countability, and Human Rights Act of 2012, the 
President shall submit to the appropriate congres-
sional committees a list of persons that the President 
determines have knowingly engaged in an activity de-
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scribed in paragraph (2) on or after such date of en-
actment. 
‘‘(2) ACTIVITY DESCRIBED.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—A person engages in an 
activity described in this paragraph if the per-
son— 
‘‘(i) transfers, or facilitates the transfer 
of, goods or technologies described in sub-
paragraph (C) to Iran, any entity orga-
nized under the laws of Iran or otherwise 
subject to the jurisdiction of the Government 
of Iran, or any national of Iran, for use in 
or with respect to Iran; or 
‘‘(ii) provides services (including serv-
ices relating to hardware, software, and spe-
cialized information, and professional con-
sulting, engineering, and support services) 
with respect to goods or technologies de-
scribed in subparagraph (C) after such 
goods or technologies are transferred to 
Iran. 
‘‘(B) APPLICABILITY
TO
CONTRACTS
AND 
OTHER AGREEMENTS.—A person engages in an 
activity described in subparagraph (A) without 
regard to whether the activity is carried out pur-
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suant to a contract or other agreement entered 
into before, on, or after the date of the enactment 
of the Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and 
Human Rights Act of 2012. 
‘‘(C) 
GOODS
OR
TECHNOLOGIES
DE-
SCRIBED.—Goods or technologies described in 
this subparagraph are goods or technologies that 
the President determines are likely to be used by 
the Government of Iran or any of its agencies or 
instrumentalities (or by any other person on be-
half of the Government of Iran or any of such 
agencies or instrumentalities) to commit serious 
human rights abuses against the people of Iran, 
including— 
‘‘(i) firearms or ammunition (as those 
terms are defined in section 921 of title 18, 
United States Code), rubber bullets, police 
batons, pepper or chemical sprays, stun gre-
nades, electroshock weapons, tear gas, water 
cannons, or surveillance technology; or 
‘‘(ii) sensitive technology (as defined in 
section 106(c)). 
‘‘(3) SPECIAL RULE TO ALLOW FOR TERMINATION 
OF SANCTIONABLE ACTIVITY.—The President shall not 
be required to include a person on the list required
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by paragraph (1) if the President certifies in writing 
to the appropriate congressional committees that— 
‘‘(A) the person is no longer engaging in, or 
has taken significant verifiable steps toward 
stopping, the activity described in paragraph (2) 
for which the President would otherwise have in-
cluded the person on the list; and 
‘‘(B) the President has received reliable as-
surances that the person will not knowingly en-
gage in any activity described in paragraph (2) 
in the future. 
‘‘(4) UPDATES
OF
LIST.—The President shall 
submit to the appropriate congressional committees 
an updated list under paragraph (1)— 
‘‘(A) each time the President is required to 
submit an updated list to those committees under 
section 105(b)(2)(A); and 
‘‘(B) as new information becomes available. 
‘‘(5) FORM OF REPORT; PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.— 
‘‘(A) FORM.—The list required by para-
graph (1) shall be submitted in unclassified form 
but may contain a classified annex. 
‘‘(B) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.—The unclassi-
fied portion of the list required by paragraph (1) 
shall be made available to the public and posted