‘‘(A) the identification of the persons 
against which the President has made a deter-
mination that the imposition of sanctions is ap-
propriate, together with an explanation for such 
determination; and 
‘‘(B) the identification of the persons 
against which the President has made a deter-
mination that the imposition of sanctions is not 
appropriate, together with an explanation for 
such determination.’’. 
SEC. 202. IMPOSITION OF SANCTIONS. 
(a) SANCTIONS WITH RESPECT TO DEVELOPMENT 
OF PETROLEUM RESOURCES.—Section 5(a) of the Iran 
and Libya Sanctions Act of 1996 (50 U.S.C. 1701 note) 
is amended— 
(1) in the heading, by striking ‘‘to Iran’’ and 
inserting ‘‘to the Development of Petroleum Re-
sources of Iran’’; 
(2) by striking ‘‘(6)’’ and inserting ‘‘(5)’’; and 
(3) by striking ‘‘with actual knowledge,’’. 
(b) SANCTIONS WITH RESPECT TO DEVELOPMENT 
OF WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION OR OTHER MILI-
TARY CAPABILITIES.—Section 5(b) of such Act (50 U.S.C. 
1701 note) is amended to read as follows:
‘‘(b) MANDATORY SANCTIONS WITH RESPECT TO 
DEVELOPMENT OF WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION OR 
OTHER MILITARY CAPABILITIES.—Notwithstanding any 
other provision of law, the President shall impose two or 
more of the sanctions described in paragraphs (1) through 
(5) of section 6 if the President determines that a person 
has, on or after the date of the enactment of this Act, 
exported, transferred, or otherwise provided to Iran any 
goods, services, technology, or other items the provision 
of which has contributed to the ability of Iran to— 
‘‘(1) acquire or develop chemical, biological, or 
nuclear weapons or related technologies; or 
‘‘(2) acquire or develop destabilizing numbers 
and types of advanced conventional weapons.’’. 
(c) PERSONS AGAINST WHICH THE SANCTIONS ARE 
TO BE IMPOSED.—Section 5(c)(2) of such Act (50 U.S.C. 
1701 note) is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘or’’ at 
the end; 
(2) in subparagraph (C), by striking the period 
at the end and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new sub-
paragraph: 
‘‘(D) is a private or government lender, in-
surer, underwriter, re-insurer, or guarantor of
the person referred to in paragraph (1) if that 
private or government lender, insurer, under-
writer, re-insurer, or guarantor, with actual 
knowledge, engaged in the activities referred to 
in paragraph (1).’’. 
(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—Sanctions imposed pursuant 
to the amendments made by this section shall apply with 
respect to investments made in Iran on or after the date 
of the enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 203. TERMINATION OF SANCTIONS. 
(a) REMOVAL OF LIBYA.—Section 8 of the Iran and 
Libya Sanctions Act 1996 (50 U.S.C. 1701 note) is 
amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), by striking the subsection 
designation and heading; and 
(2) by striking subsection (b). 
(b) NO THREAT POSED.—Such section, as amended 
by subsection (a), is further amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1)(C), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 
the end; 
(2) in paragraph (2), by striking the period at 
the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph:
‘‘(3) poses no threat to United States national 
security, interests, or allies.’’. 
SEC. 204. SUNSET. 
Section 13 of the Iran and Libya Sanctions Act of 
1996 (50 U.S.C. 1701 note) is amended— 
(1) in the section heading, by striking ‘‘; SUN-
SET’’; 
(2) in subsection (a), by striking the subsection 
designation and heading; and 
(3) by striking subsection (b). 
SEC. 205. CLARIFICATION AND EXPANSION OF DEFINI-
TIONS. 
(a) PERSON.—Section 14(14)(B) of the Iran and 
Libya Sanctions Act of 1996 (50 U.S.C. 1701 note) is 
amended— 
(1) by inserting after ‘‘trust’’ the following: 
‘‘, financial institution, insurer, underwriter, re-in-
surer, guarantor’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘operating as a business enter-
prise’’. 
(b) PETROLEUM RESOURCES.—Section 14(15) of the 
Iran and Libya Sanctions Act of 1996 (50 U.S.C. 1701 
note) is amended by inserting after ‘‘petroleum’’ the fol-
lowing: ‘‘, petroleum by-products,’’.
TITLE III—DEMOCRACY IN IRAN 
SEC. 
301. 
DECLARATION 
OF 
CONGRESS 
REGARDING 
UNITED STATES POLICY TOWARD IRAN. 
Congress declares that it should be the policy of the 
United States to support independent human rights and 
pro-democracy forces in Iran. 
SEC. 302. ASSISTANCE TO SUPPORT DEMOCRACY IN IRAN. 
(a) AUTHORIZATION.—The President is authorized to 
provide financial and political assistance (including the 
award of grants) to foreign and domestic individuals, orga-
nizations, and entities that support democracy and the 
promotion of democracy in Iran and that are opposed to 
the non-democratic Government of Iran. Such assistance 
may include the award of grants to eligible independent 
pro-democracy radio and television broadcasting organiza-
tions that broadcast into Iran. 
(b) ELIGIBILITY FOR ASSISTANCE.—Financial and 
political assistance under this section may be provided to 
an individual, organization, or entity that— 
(1) officially opposes the use of terrorism; 
(2) advocates the adherence by Iran to non-
proliferation regimes for nuclear, chemical, and bio-
logical weapons and materiel;
(3) is dedicated to democratic values and sup-
ports the adoption of a democratic form of govern-
ment in Iran; 
(4) is dedicated to respect for human rights, in-
cluding the fundamental equality of women; 
(5) works to establish equality of opportunity 
for people; and 
(6) supports freedom of the press, freedom of 
speech, freedom of association, and freedom of reli-
gion. 
(c) FUNDING.—The President may provide assistance 
under this section using— 
(1) funds available to the Middle East Partner-
ship Initiative (MEPI), the Broader Middle East 
and North Africa Initiative, and the National En-
dowment for Democracy (NED); and 
(2) amounts made available pursuant to the au-
thorization of appropriations under subsection (g). 
(d) NOTIFICATION.—Not later than 15 days before 
each obligation of assistance under this section, and in ac-
cordance with the procedures under section 634A of the 
Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2394–l), the 
President shall notify the Committee on International Re-
lations and the Committee on Appropriations of the House
of Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Rela-
tions and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate. 
(e) SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING COORDINA-
TION OF POLICY AND APPOINTMENT.—It is the sense of 
Congress that in order to ensure maximum coordination 
among Federal agencies, if the President provides the as-
sistance under this section, the President should appoint 
an individual who shall— 
(1) serve as special assistant to the President 
on matters relating to Iran; and 
(2) coordinate among the appropriate directors 
of the National Security Council on issues regarding 
such matters. 
(f) SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING DIPLOMATIC 
ASSISTANCE.—It is the sense of Congress that— 
(1) contacts should be expanded with opposition 
groups in Iran that meet the criteria under sub-
section (b); 
(2) support for a transition to democracy in 
Iran should be expressed by United States rep-
resentatives and officials in all appropriate inter-
national fora; 
(3) representatives of the Government of Iran 
should be denied access to all United States Govern-
ment buildings;
(4) efforts to bring a halt to the nuclear weap-
ons program of Iran, including steps to end the sup-
ply of nuclear components or fuel to Iran, should be 
intensified, with particular attention focused on the 
cooperation regarding such program— 
(A) between the Government of Iran and 
the Government of the Russian Federation; and 
(B) between the Government of Iran and 
individuals from China, Malaysia, and Pakistan, 
including the network of Dr. Abdul Qadeer (A. 
Q.) Khan; and 
(5) officials and representatives of the United 
States should— 
(A) strongly and unequivocally support in-
digenous efforts in Iran calling for free, trans-
parent, and democratic elections; and 
(B) draw international attention to viola-
tions by the Government of Iran of human 
rights, freedom of religion, freedom of assem-
bly, and freedom of the press. 
(g) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated to the Department of State 
such sums as may be necessary to carry out this section.
SEC. 303. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING DESIGNATION 
OF 
DEMOCRATIC 
OPPOSITION 
ORGANIZA-
TIONS. 
(a) INITIAL DESIGNATION.—It is the sense of Con-
gress that, not later than 90 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the President should designate at 
least one democratic opposition organization as eligible to 
receive assistance under section 302. 
(b) NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENT.—Not later than 
15 days before designating a democratic opposition orga-
nization as eligible to receive assistance under section 302, 
the President shall notify the Committee on International 
Relations and the Committee on Appropriations of the 
House of Representatives and the Committee on Foreign 
Relations and the Committee on Appropriations of the 
Senate of the proposed designation. If the President deter-
mines that such is appropriate, such notification may be 
in classified form. 
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