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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; 
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(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 
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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 
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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 
under paragraph (2), the President shall brief and 
provide written notification to the appropriate con-
gressional committees regarding— 
(A) the proposed regulations; and 
(B) the specific provisions of this Act that 
the regulations are implementing. 
(f) WAIVER.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The President may, on a 
case-by-case basis and for periods not to exceed 180 
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days each, waive the application of sanctions im-
posed with respect to a foreign person under this 
section if the President certifies to the appropriate 
congressional committees, not later than 15 days be-
fore such waiver is to take effect, that the waiver is 
vital to the national interests of the United States. 
(2) SPECIAL RULE.—The President shall not be 
required to impose sanctions under this section with 
respect to a foreign person described in subsection 
(a) if the President certifies in writing to the appro-
priate congressional committees that the foreign per-
son— 
(A) is no longer engaging in activities de-
scribed in subsection (b); or 
(B) has taken and is continuing to take 
significant, verifiable steps toward permanently 
terminating such activities. 
(f) TERMINATION.—The authorities provided by this 
section shall cease to have effect on and after the date 
that is 30 days after the date on which the President cer-
tifies to the appropriate congressional committees that— 
(1) the Government of Iran no longer repeat-
edly provides support for international terrorism as 
determined by the Secretary of State pursuant to— 
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(A) section 1754(c)(1)(A) of the Export 
Control Reform Act of 2018 (50 U.S.C. 
4318(c)(1)(A)); 
(B) section 620A of the Foreign Assistance 
Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2371); 
(C) section 40 of the Arms Export Control 
Act (22 U.S.C. 2780); or 
(D) any other provision of law; and 
(2) Iran has ceased the pursuit, acquisition, 
and development of, and verifiably dismantled, its 
nuclear, biological, and chemical weapons, ballistic 
missiles, and ballistic missile launch technology. 
SEC. 4. REPORT ON IRANIAN PETROLEUM AND PETRO-
LEUM PRODUCTS EXPORTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 120 days after the 
date of enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter 
until the date described in subsection (d), the Adminis-
trator of the Energy Information Administration shall 
submit to the appropriate congressional committees a re-
port describing Iran’s growing exports of petroleum and 
petroleum products, that includes the following: 
(1) An analysis of Iran’s exports and sale of pe-
troleum and petroleum products, including— 
(A) an estimate of Iran’s petroleum export 
and sale revenue per year since 2018; 
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(B) an estimate of Iran’s petroleum export 
and sale revenue to China per year since 2018; 
(C) the amount of petroleum and crude oil 
barrels exported per year since 2018; 
(D) the amount of petroleum and crude oil 
barrels exported to China per year since 2018; 
(E) the amount of petroleum and crude oil 
barrels exported to countries other than China 
per year since 2018; 
(F) the average price per petroleum and 
crude oil barrel exported per year since 2018; 
and 
(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. 
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(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. 
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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: 
KEVIN F. MCCUMBER, 
Clerk. 
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Calendar No. 240 
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. 
NOVEMBER 7, 2023 
Read the second time and placed on the calendar 
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