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Calendar No. 240 
118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3774 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
NOVEMBER 6, 2023 
Received; read the first time 
NOVEMBER 7, 2023 
Read the second time and placed on the calendar 
AN ACT 
To impose additional sanctions with respect to the importa-
tion or facilitation of the importation of petroleum prod-
ucts from Iran, 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 ‘‘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— 
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(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). 
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(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 
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