I 
114TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4333 
To authorize expedited consideration of sanctions in the event that the Gov-
ernment of Iran commits acts of terror or uses ballistic missile technology 
in violation of international law. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 6, 2016 
Mr. KENNEDY (for himself, Mr. DEUTCH, Ms. GABBARD, Mr. VARGAS, Mr. 
DELANEY, Mr. WILSON of South Carolina, and Mr. BRIDENSTINE) intro-
duced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign 
Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Rules, for a period to be 
subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration 
of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee con-
cerned 
A BILL 
To authorize expedited consideration of sanctions in the event 
that the Government of Iran commits acts of terror 
or uses ballistic missile technology in violation of inter-
national law. 
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 ‘‘Zero Tolerance for 
Terror Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. STATEMENT OF POLICY AND SENSE OF CONGRESS 
WITH RESPECT TO IRANIAN ENTITIES AND 
INDIVIDUALS ENGAGED IN BALLISTIC MIS-
SILE PROLIFERATION OR TERRORISM. 
(a) STATEMENT OF POLICY.—It shall be the policy 
of the United States, in interpreting the Joint Comprehen-
sive Plan of Action (JCPOA), and any other related agree-
ment, that— 
(1) any action by the Government of Iran to 
treat the legitimate imposition of sanctions by the 
United States or its international partners based on 
support for terrorism, abuses of human rights, or 
Iran’s ballistic missile activities as grounds to cease 
performing on its commitments under the JCPOA in 
whole or in part would not be valid and would be in-
consistent with the terms of the JCPOA; and 
(2) nothing in the JCPOA limits or curtails the 
ability of Congress to pass additional sanctions legis-
lation to address Iranian terrorism activities, human 
rights violations, and ballistic missile activities. 
(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con-
gress that— 
(1) the Department of the Treasury’s Office of 
Foreign Assets Control should be fully funded to en-
sure strict enforcement of sanctions against Iranian 
actors in the areas of ballistic missile proliferation 
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and terrorism, and to ensure effective re-imposition 
of sanctions in the event of violation or breach by 
Iran of the JCPOA; and 
(2) Iran should continue to be prohibited from 
undertaking any activity related to ballistic missiles 
capable of delivering nuclear weapons, including 
launches using ballistic missile technology, and 
United Nations member states should take all nec-
essary measures to prevent the transfer of tech-
nology or technical assistance to Iran related to such 
activities. 
SEC. 3. EXPEDITED CONSIDERATION OF NEW TERRORISM 
AND MISSILE-RELATED SANCTIONS AGAINST 
IRAN. 
(a) DETERMINATION.—If the President determines 
that a person or entity— 
(1) commits an act of international terrorism, 
at the direction of an official of the Government of 
Iran, that threatens the security of nationals of the 
United States or the national security, foreign pol-
icy, or economy of the United States, 
(2) knowingly assists in, sponsors, or provides 
financial, material, or technological support for, or 
financial or other services to or in support of— 
(A) an act described in paragraph (1), 
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(B) a foreign terrorist organization that 
receives financial support from the Government 
of Iran, or 
(3) commits an act in violation of United Na-
tions Security Council Resolution 1929 before Imple-
mentation Day, or an act in violation of United Na-
tions Security Council Resolution 2231 after Imple-
mentation Day, to undertake any activity related to 
ballistic missiles capable of delivering nuclear weap-
ons, including launches using such ballistic missile 
technology, 
the President shall immediately notify Congress. 
(b) QUALIFYING LEGISLATION DEFINED.—For pur-
poses of this section, the term ‘‘qualifying legislation’’ 
means only a bill of either House of Congress that author-
izes or requires the President to impose sanctions on a 
person or entity with respect to which the President noti-
fies Congress of a determination under subsection (a). 
(c) INTRODUCTION.—During the 60-calendar day pe-
riod after the President notifies Congress of a determina-
tion under subsection (a), qualifying legislation may be in-
troduced— 
(1) in the House of Representatives, by the Ma-
jority Leader or the Minority Leader; and 
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(2) in the Senate, by the Majority Leader (or 
the Majority leader’s designee) or the Minority 
Leader (or the Minority Leader’s designee). 
(d) FLOOR CONSIDERATION
IN HOUSE
OF REP-
RESENTATIVES.— 
(1) REPORTING AND DISCHARGE.—If a com-
mittee of the House to which qualifying legislation 
has been referred has not reported such qualifying 
legislation within 10 legislative days after the date 
of referral, that committee shall be discharged from 
further consideration thereof. 
(2) PROCEEDING TO CONSIDERATION.—Begin-
ning on the third legislative day after each com-
mittee to which qualifying legislation has been re-
ferred reports it to the House or has been dis-
charged from further consideration thereof, it shall 
be in order to move to proceed to consider the quali-
fying legislation in the House. All points of order 
against the motion are waived. Such a motion shall 
not be in order after the House has disposed of a 
motion to proceed on the qualifying legislation with 
regard to the same agreement. The previous ques-
tion shall be considered as ordered on the motion to 
its adoption without intervening motion. The motion 
shall not be debatable. A motion to reconsider the 
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vote by which the motion is disposed of shall not be 
in order. 
(3) CONSIDERATION.—The qualifying legisla-
tion shall be considered as read. All points of order 
against the qualifying legislation and against its con-
sideration are waived. The previous question shall be 
considered as ordered on the qualifying legislation to 
final passage without intervening motion except two 
hours of debate equally divided and controlled by the 
sponsor of the qualifying legislation (or a designee) 
and an opponent. A motion to reconsider the vote on 
passage of the qualifying legislation shall not be in 
order. 
(e) CONSIDERATION IN THE SENATE.— 
(1) COMMITTEE REFERRAL.—Qualifying legisla-
tion introduced in the Senate shall be referred to the 
Committee on Foreign Relations. 
(2) REPORTING AND DISCHARGE.—If the Com-
mittee on Foreign Relations has not reported such 
qualifying legislation within 10 session days after 
the date of referral of such legislation, that com-
mittee shall be discharged from further consider-
ation of such legislation and the qualifying legisla-
tion shall be placed on the appropriate calendar. 
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(3) PROCEEDING
TO
CONSIDERATION.—Not-
withstanding Rule XXII of the Standing Rules of 
the Senate, it is in order at any time after the com-
mittee authorized to consider qualifying legislation 
reports it to the Senate or has been discharged from 
its consideration (even though a previous motion to 
the same effect has been disagreed to) to move to 
proceed to the consideration of qualifying legislation, 
and all points of order against qualifying legislation 
(and against consideration of the qualifying legisla-
tion) are waived. The motion to proceed is not de-
batable and shall be subject to a 60-vote affirmative 
threshold for adoption. The motion is not subject to 
a motion to postpone. A motion to reconsider the 
vote by which the motion is agreed to or disagreed 
to shall not be in order. If a motion to proceed to 
the consideration of the qualifying legislation is 
agreed to, the qualifying legislation shall remain the 
unfinished business until disposed of. 
(4) DEBATE.—Debate on qualifying legislation, 
and on all debatable motions and appeals in connec-
tion therewith, shall be limited to not more than 10 
hours, which shall be divided equally between the 
Majority and Minority Leaders or their designees. A 
motion to further limit debate is in order and not 
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debatable. An amendment to, or a motion to post-
pone, or a motion to proceed to the consideration of 
other business, or a motion to recommit the quali-
fying legislation is not in order. 
(5) VOTE ON PASSAGE.—The vote on passage 
shall occur immediately following the conclusion of 
the debate on the qualifying legislation and a single 
quorum call at the conclusion of the debate, if re-
quested in accordance with the rules of the Senate. 
(6) RULINGS OF THE CHAIR ON PROCEDURE.— 
Appeals from the decisions of the Chair relating to 
the application of the rules of the Senate, as the 
case may be, to the procedure relating to qualifying 
legislation shall be decided without debate. 
(7) CONSIDERATION OF VETO MESSAGES.—De-
bate in the Senate of any veto message with respect 
to qualifying legislation, including all debatable mo-
tions and appeals in connection with such qualifying 
legislation, shall be limited to 10 hours, to be equally 
divided between, and controlled by, the majority 
leader and the Minority Leader or their designees. 
(f) RULES RELATING TO SENATE AND HOUSE OF 
REPRESENTATIVES.— 
(1) COORDINATION
WITH
ACTION
BY
OTHER 
HOUSE.—If, before the passage by one House of 
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qualifying legislation of that House, that House re-
ceives qualifying legislation from the other House, 
then the following procedures shall apply: 
(A) The qualifying legislation of the other 
House shall not be referred to a committee. 
(B) With respect to qualifying legislation 
of the House receiving the legislation— 
(i) the procedure in that House shall 
be the same as if no qualifying legislation 
had been received from the other House; 
but 
(ii) the vote on passage shall be on 
the qualifying legislation of the other 
House. 
(2) TREATMENT
OF
A
BILL
OF
OTHER 
HOUSE.—If one House fails to introduce qualifying 
legislation under this section, the qualifying legisla-
tion of the other House shall be entitled to expedited 
floor procedures under this section. 
(3) TREATMENT OF COMPANION MEASURES.— 
If, following passage of the qualifying legislation in 
the Senate, the Senate then receives a companion 
measure from the House of Representatives, the 
companion measure shall not be debatable. 
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