SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Stop Harboring Ira-
nian Petroleum Act’’ or the ‘‘SHIP Act’’. 
SEC. 2. STATEMENT OF POLICY. 
It is the policy of the United States— 
(1) to deny Iran the ability, by limiting Iran’s 
export of petroleum and petroleum products, to— 
(A) engage in destabilizing activities; 
(B) support international terrorism; or 
(C) fund the development and acquisition 
of weapons of mass destruction and weapons 
delivery systems; 
(2) to deny Iran funds to oppress and commit 
human rights violations against the Iranian people 
assembling to peacefully redress the Iranian regime; 
(3) to fully enforce sanctions against those enti-
ties which provide support to the Iranian energy sec-
tor; and 
(4) to counter Iran’s actions to finance and fa-
cilitate the participation of foreign terrorist organi-
zations in ongoing conflicts and illicit activities due 
to the threat such actions pose to the vital national 
interests of the United States.
SEC. 3. IMPOSITION OF SANCTIONS WITH RESPECT TO IRA-
NIAN PETROLEUM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—On and after the date that is 90 
days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and ex-
cept as provided in subsection (e)(2), the President shall 
impose the sanctions described in subsection (c) with re-
spect to each foreign person that the President deter-
mines, on or after such date of enactment, engages in an 
activity described in subsection (b). 
(b) ACTIVITIES DESCRIBED.—A foreign person en-
gages in an activity described in this subsection if the for-
eign person— 
(1) owns or operates a foreign port and has 
knowingly facilitated or accommodated at least 1 
designated vessel in landing at such port on or after 
the date of enactment of this Act for the purpose of 
transporting Iranian crude oil; 
(2) knowingly transports, offloads, or otherwise 
engages in transactions involving petroleum or petro-
leum products, including petrochemicals, originating 
from Iran; 
(3) knowingly owns or operates a vessel used to 
conduct ship-to-ship transfers of petroleum or petro-
leum products, including petrochemicals, originating 
from Iran;
(4) owns or operates a refinery that knowingly 
processes, refines, or otherwise engages in trans-
actions involving petroleum or petroleum products, 
including petrochemicals, originating from Iran; 
(5) is an adult family member of a foreign per-
son described in any of paragraphs (1) through (4), 
unless the President determines there is clear and 
convincing evidence that such adult family member 
has disassociated themselves from the foreign person 
described in such paragraph and has not assisted 
such foreign person in concealing assets; or 
(6) is owned, as such term is defined by section 
510.411 of title 31, Code of Federal Regulations, by 
a foreign person described in any of paragraphs (1) 
through (5) that has been designated for such con-
duct. 
(c) SANCTIONS
DESCRIBED.—The sanctions de-
scribed in this subsection with respect to a foreign person 
described in subsection (a) are the following: 
(1) BLOCKING OF PROPERTY.—The President 
shall exercise all of the powers granted to the Presi-
dent under the International Emergency Economic 
Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) to the extent 
necessary to block and prohibit all transactions in 
property and interests in property of the foreign per-
son if such property and interests in property are in 
the United States, come within the United States, or 
are or come within the possession or control of a 
United States person. 
(2) INELIGIBILITY FOR VISAS, ADMISSION, OR 
PAROLE.— 
(A) VISAS, ADMISSION, OR PAROLE.—An 
alien described in subsection (a) is— 
(i) inadmissible to the United States; 
(ii) ineligible to receive a visa or other 
documentation to enter the United States; 
and 
(iii) otherwise ineligible to be admitted 
or paroled into the United States or to re-
ceive any other benefit under the Immigra-
tion and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101 et 
seq.). 
(B) CURRENT VISAS REVOKED.— 
(i) IN GENERAL.—An alien described 
in subsection (a) is subject to revocation of 
any visa or other entry documentation re-
gardless of when the visa or other entry 
documentation is or was issued. 
(ii) IMMEDIATE
EFFECT.—A revoca-
tion under clause (i) shall take effect im-
mediately and automatically cancel any 
other valid visa or entry documentation 
that is in the alien’s possession. 
(C) EXCEPTIONS.—Sanctions under this 
paragraph shall not apply with respect to an 
alien if admitting or paroling the alien into the 
United States is necessary— 
(i) to permit the United States to 
comply with the Agreement regarding the 
Headquarters of the United Nations, 
signed at Lake Success June 26, 1947, 
and entered into force November 21, 1947, 
between the United Nations and the 
United States, or other applicable inter-
national obligations; or 
(ii) to carry out or assist law enforce-
ment activity in the United States. 
(3) PENALTIES.—The penalties provided for in 
subsections (b) and (c) of section 206 of the Inter-
national Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 
U.S.C. 1705) shall apply to a person that violates, 
attempts to violate, conspires to violate, or causes a 
violation of this section or any regulations promul-
gated to carry out this section to the same extent 
that such penalties apply to a person that commits
an unlawful act described in section 206(a) of that 
Act. 
(d) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—For purposes of de-
terminations under subsection (a) that a foreign person 
engaged in activities described in subsection (b), a foreign 
person shall not be determined to know that petroleum 
or petroleum products originated from Iran if such person 
relied on a certificate of origin or other documentation 
confirming that the origin of the petroleum or petroleum 
products was a country other than Iran, unless such per-
son knew or had reason to know that such documentation 
was falsified. 
(e) IMPLEMENTATION; REGULATIONS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The President may exercise 
all authorities under sections 203 and 205 of the 
International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 
U.S.C. 1702 and 1704) for purposes of carrying out 
this section. 
(2) DEADLINE FOR REGULATIONS.—Not later 
than 180 days after the date of the enactment of 
this Act, the President shall prescribe such regula-
tions as may be necessary for the implementation of 
this Act. 
(3) NOTIFICATION
TO
CONGRESS.—Not later 
than 10 days before the prescription of regulations
(G) the average price per petroleum and 
crude oil barrel exported to China per year 
since 2018. 
(2) An analysis of Iran’s labeling practices of 
exported petroleum and petroleum products. 
(3) A description of companies involved in the 
exporting and sale of Iranian petroleum and petro-
leum products. 
(4) A description of ships involved in the ex-
porting and sale of Iranian petroleum and petroleum 
products. 
(5) A description of ports involved in the ex-
porting and sale of Iranian petroleum and petroleum 
products. 
(b) FORM.—The report required by subsection (a) 
shall be submitted in unclassified form but may include 
a classified annex. 
(c) PUBLICATION.—The unclassified portion of the 
report required by subsection (a) shall be posted on a pub-
licly available website of the Energy Information Adminis-
tration. 
(d) TERMINATION.—The requirement to submit re-
ports under this section shall be terminated on the date 
on which the President makes the certification described 
in section 3(f).
SEC. 
5. 
EXCEPTION 
RELATING 
TO 
IMPORTATION 
OF 
GOODS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The authorities and requirements 
to impose sanctions authorized under this Act shall not 
include the authority or requirement to impose sanctions 
on the importation of goods. 
(b) GOOD DEFINED.—In this section, the term 
‘‘good’’ means any article, natural or man-made sub-
stance, material, supply or manufactured product, includ-
ing inspection and test equipment, and excluding technical 
data. 
SEC. 6. APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES DE-
FINED. 
In this Act, the term ‘‘appropriate congressional com-
mittees’’ means— 
(1) the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the 
Committee on the Judiciary, and the Committee on 
Financial Services of the House of Representatives; 
and
(2) the Committee on Foreign Relations, the 
Committee on the Judiciary, and the Committee on 
Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate. 
Passed the House of Representatives November 3, 
2023. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 3774 
AN ACT 
To impose additional sanctions with respect to the 
importation or facilitation of the importation of 
petroleum products from Iran, and for other pur-
poses.