I 
118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3095 
To impose sanctions with respect to foreign persons that support or conduct 
certain transactions with Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps or other 
sanctioned persons, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 5, 2023 
Mr. JAMES (for himself, Mr. HERN, and Mr. FALLON) introduced the fol-
lowing bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and 
in addition to the Committees on Financial Services, Oversight and Ac-
countability, the Judiciary, and Ways and Means, for a period to be sub-
sequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of 
such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To impose sanctions with respect to foreign persons that 
support or conduct certain transactions with Iran’s Revo-
lutionary Guard Corps or other sanctioned persons, and 
for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Address Iran’s Malign 
Posture Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. SANCTIONS WITH RESPECT TO FOREIGN PERSONS 
THAT 
SUPPORT 
OR 
CONDUCT 
CERTAIN 
TRANSACTIONS 
WITH 
IRAN’S 
REVOLU-
TIONARY GUARD CORPS OR OTHER SANC-
TIONED PERSONS. 
(a) IDENTIFICATION.—Section 302(a)(1) of the Iran 
Threat Reduction and Syria Human Rights Act of 2012 
(22 U.S.C. 8742(a)(1))— 
(1) in subparagraph (B)— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘, provide significant fi-
nancial services to, or provide material support 
to’’ after ‘‘transactions with’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘or’’ at the end; 
(2) in subparagraph (C)— 
(A) in the matter preceding clause (i), by 
inserting ‘‘, provide significant financial services 
to, or provide material support to’’ after ‘‘trans-
actions with’’; 
(B) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘or’’ at the 
end; and 
(C) by striking clause (ii) and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘(ii) a person or entity designated as 
foreign terrorist organizations under sec-
tion 219(a) of the Immigration and Na-
tionality Act (8 U.S.C. 1189(a)) or that 
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has provided support for an act of inter-
national terrorism (as defined in section 14 
of the Iran Sanctions Act of 1996 (Public 
Law 104–172; 50 U.S.C. 1701 note)); or 
‘‘(iii) a foreign person whose property 
and access to property has been blocked 
pursuant to Executive Order 13224 (Sep-
tember 23, 2001; relating to blocking prop-
erty and prohibiting transactions with per-
sons who commit, threaten to commit, or 
support terrorism); or’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(D) a person acting on behalf of or at the 
direction of, or owned or controlled (as that 
term is defined in section 301) by, a person de-
scribed in subparagraph (A), (B), or (C).’’. 
(b) IMPOSITION OF SANCTIONS.—Section 302(b) of 
the Iran Threat Reduction and Syria Human Rights Act 
of 2012 (22 U.S.C. 8742(b)) is amended by striking ‘‘the 
President—’’ and all that follows and inserting ‘‘the Presi-
dent shall block and prohibit all transactions in property 
and interests in property with respect to such foreign per-
son if such property and interests in property are in the 
United States, come within the United States, or are or 
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come within the possession or control of a United States 
person.’’. 
(c) WAIVER OF IMPOSITION OF SANCTIONS.—Section 
302(d) of the Iran Threat Reduction and Syria Human 
Rights Act of 2012 (22 U.S.C. 8742(d)) is amended by 
adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(3) SUNSET.—The provisions of this sub-
section and any waivers issued pursuant to this sub-
section shall terminate at the close of December 31, 
2025.’’. 
(d) WAIVER
OF IDENTIFICATIONS
AND DESIGNA-
TIONS.—Section 302(e) of the Iran Threat Reduction and 
Syria Human Rights Act of 2012 (22 U.S.C. 8742(e)) is 
amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘Notwithstanding’’ and insert-
ing the following: 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding’’; 
(2) by striking ‘‘(1) determines’’ and inserting 
the following: 
‘‘(A) determines’’; 
(3) by striking ‘‘(2) notifies’’ and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘(B) notifies’’; and 
(4) by adding at the end the following: 
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‘‘(2) SUNSET.—The provisions of this sub-
section and any waivers issued pursuant to this sub-
section shall terminate at the close of December 31, 
2025.’’. 
(e) APPLICATION OF PROVISIONS OF IRAN SANC-
TIONS ACT OF 1996.—Section 302(f) of the Iran Threat 
Reduction and Syria Human Rights Act of 2012 (22 
U.S.C. 8742(f)) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘The following provisions’’ and 
inserting the following: 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (2), 
the following provisions’’; 
(2) by redesignating paragraphs (1) through 
(8) as subparagraphs (A) through (H), respectively, 
and moving the margins 2 ems to the right; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(2) SUNSET.—Sections 4(c) and 9(c) of the 
Iran Sanctions Act of 1996 shall not apply with re-
spect to the imposition under subsection (b)(1) of 
sanctions relating to activities described in sub-
section (a)(1), in accordance with the provision of 
paragraph (1) of this subsection, after December 31, 
2025.’’. 
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SEC. 3. AGREEMENTS RELATED TO NUCLEAR PROGRAM OF 
IRAN DEEMED TREATIES SUBJECT TO AD-
VICE AND CONSENT OF THE SENATE. 
(a) TREATY SUBJECT TO ADVICE AND CONSENT OF 
THE SENATE.—Notwithstanding any other provision of 
law, any agreement reached by the President with Iran 
relating to the nuclear program of Iran is deemed to be 
a treaty that is subject to the requirements of article II, 
section 2, clause 2 of the Constitution of the United States 
requiring that the treaty is subject to the advice and con-
sent of the Senate, with two-thirds of Senators concurring. 
(b) LIMITATION ON SANCTIONS RELIEF.—Notwith-
standing any other provision of law, the President may 
not waive, suspend, reduce, provide relief from, or other-
wise limit the application of sanctions under any other 
provision of law or refrain from applying any such sanc-
tions pursuant to an agreement related to the nuclear pro-
gram of Iran that includes the United States, unless the 
agreement is subject to the advice and consent of the Sen-
ate as a treaty and receives the concurrence of two-thirds 
of Senators. 
Æ 
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