IIB 
113TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 850 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
AUGUST 1, 2013 
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and 
Urban Affairs 
AN ACT 
To impose additional human rights and economic and finan-
cial sanctions with respect to Iran, and for other pur-
poses. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE AND TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 
‘‘Nuclear Iran Prevention Act of 2013’’. 
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for 
this Act is as follows: 
Sec. 1. Short title and table of contents. 
Sec. 2. Findings and statement of policy. 
TITLE I—HUMAN RIGHTS AND TERRORISM SANCTIONS 
Sec. 101. Mandatory sanctions with respect to financial institutions that engage 
in certain transactions on behalf of persons involved in human 
rights abuses or that export sensitive technology to Iran. 
Sec. 102. Prevention of diversion of certain goods, services and technologies to 
Iran. 
Sec. 103. Designation of Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps as foreign terrorist 
organization. 
Sec. 104. Imposition of sanctions on certain persons responsible for or complicit 
in human rights abuses, engaging in censorship, or engaging 
in the diversion of goods intended for the people of Iran. 
Sec. 105. Sense of Congress on elections in Iran. 
Sec. 106. Sense of Congress on designation of a Special Coordinator for ad-
vancing human rights and political participation for women in 
Iran. 
TITLE II—ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL SANCTIONS 
Subtitle A—Amendments to Iran Sanctions Act of 1996 
Sec. 201. Transfer to Iran of goods, services, or technology that would materi-
ally contribute to Iran’s ability to mine or mill uranium. 
Sec. 202. Repeal of waiver of sanctions relating to development of weapons of 
mass destruction or other military capabilities. 
Subtitle B—Amendments to Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, Accountability, 
and Divestment Act of 2010 and Iran Threat Reduction and Syria Human 
Rights Act of 2012 
Sec. 211. Modifications to prohibition on procurement contracts with persons 
that export sensitive technology to Iran. 
Sec. 212. Authority of State and local governments to avoid exposure to sanc-
tioned persons and sectors. 
Sec. 213. Sense of Congress regarding the European Central Bank. 
Sec. 214. Imposition of sanctions with respect to certain transactions in foreign 
currencies. 
Sec. 215. Sanctions with respect to certain transactions with Iran. 
Subtitle C—Other Matters 
Sec. 221. Imposition of sanctions with respect to the Central Bank of Iran and 
other Iranian financial institutions. 
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Sec. 222. Imposition of sanctions with respect to ports, special economic zones, 
free economic zones, and strategic sectors of Iran. 
Sec. 223. Report on determinations not to impose sanctions on persons who al-
legedly sell, supply, or transfer precious metals to or from Iran. 
Sec. 224. Imposition of sanctions with respect to foreign financial institutions 
that facilitate financial transactions on behalf of persons owned 
or controlled by specially designated nationals. 
Sec. 225. Repeal of exemptions under sanctions provisions of National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013. 
Sec. 226. Termination of government contracts with persons who sell goods, 
services, or technology to, or conduct any other transaction 
with, Iran. 
Sec. 227. Conditions for entry and operation of vessels. 
TITLE III—ADDITIONAL AUTHORITIES TO PREVENT CENSORSHIP 
ACTIVITIES IN IRAN 
Sec. 301. Report on implementation of sanctions against the Islamic Republic 
of Iran Broadcasting. 
Sec. 302. List of persons who are high-risk re-exporters of sensitive tech-
nologies. 
Sec. 303. Sense of Congress on provision of intercept technologies to Iran. 
Sec. 304. Sense of Congress on availability of consumer communication tech-
nologies in Iran. 
Sec. 305. Expedited consideration of requests for authorization of transfer of 
goods and services to Iran to facilitate the ability of Iranian 
persons to freely communicate. 
TITLE IV—REPORTS AND OTHER MATTERS 
Sec. 401. National Strategy on Iran. 
Sec. 402. Report on Iranian nuclear and economic capabilities. 
Sec. 403. Report on plausibility of expanding sanctions on Iranian oil. 
Sec. 404. GAO report on Iranian strategy to evade current sanctions and other 
matters. 
Sec. 405. Authority to consolidate reports required under Iran sanctions laws. 
Sec. 406. Amendments to definitions under Iran Sanctions Act of 1996 and 
Iran Threat Reduction and Syria Human Rights Act of 2012. 
Sec. 407. Rule of construction. 
Sec. 408. Implementation; penalties. 
Sec. 409. Severability. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND STATEMENT OF POLICY. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 
(1) Iran’s acquisition of a nuclear weapons ca-
pability would— 
(A) embolden its already aggressive foreign 
policy, including its arming of terrorist organi-
zations and other groups, its efforts to desta-
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bilize countries in the Middle East, and its ef-
forts to target the United States, United States 
allies, and United States interests globally; 
(B) increase the risk that Iran would share 
its nuclear technology and expertise with ex-
tremist groups and rogue nations; 
(C) destabilize global energy markets, pos-
ing a direct and devastating threat to the 
American and global economy; and 
(D) likely lead other governments in the 
region to pursue their own nuclear weapons 
programs, increasing the prospect of nuclear 
proliferation throughout the region and effec-
tively ending the viability of the global non-
proliferation regime, including the Treaty on 
the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, 
done at Washington, London, and Moscow July 
1, 1968, and entered into force on March 5, 
1970. 
(2) A nuclear arms-capable Iran possessing 
intercontinental ballistic missiles, a development 
most experts expect could occur within a decade, 
would pose a direct nuclear threat to the United 
States. 
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(b) STATEMENT OF POLICY.—It shall be the policy 
of the United States to prevent Iran from acquiring a nu-
clear weapons capability. 
TITLE I—HUMAN RIGHTS AND 
TERRORISM SANCTIONS 
SEC. 101. MANDATORY SANCTIONS WITH RESPECT TO FI-
NANCIAL INSTITUTIONS THAT ENGAGE IN 
CERTAIN TRANSACTIONS ON BEHALF OF 
PERSONS 
INVOLVED 
IN 
HUMAN 
RIGHTS 
ABUSES OR THAT EXPORT SENSITIVE TECH-
NOLOGY TO IRAN. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 104(c)(2) of the Com-
prehensive Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and Divestment 
Act of 2010 (22 U.S.C. 8513(c)(2)) is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (D), by striking ‘‘or’’ at 
the end; 
(2) in subparagraph (E), by striking the period 
at the end and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new sub-
paragraph: 
‘‘(F) facilitates a significant transaction or 
transactions or provides significant financial 
services for— 
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‘‘(i) a person that is subject to sanc-
tions 
under 
section 
105(c), 
105A(c), 
105B(c), or 105C(a); or 
‘‘(ii) a person that exports sensitive 
technology to Iran and is subject to the 
prohibition on procurement contracts as 
described in section 106.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
subsection (a) take effect on the date of the enactment 
of this Act and apply with respect to any activity described 
in subparagraph (F) of section 104(c)(2) of the Com-
prehensive Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and Divestment 
Act of 2010 (as added by subsection (a)(3) of this section) 
initiated on or after the date that is 90 days after such 
date of enactment. 
(c) REGULATIONS.—Not later than 90 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the 
Treasury shall prescribe regulations to carry out the 
amendments made by subsection (a). 
SEC. 102. PREVENTION OF DIVERSION OF CERTAIN GOODS, 
SERVICES AND TECHNOLOGIES TO IRAN. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—Section 301(1) of the Com-
prehensive Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and Divestment 
Act of 2010 (22 U.S.C. 8541(1)) is amended by striking 
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‘‘knows or has reason to know’’ and inserting ‘‘knows, has 
reason to know, or should have known’’. 
(b) IDENTIFICATION OF COUNTRIES OF CONCERN 
WITH RESPECT TO THE DIVERSION OF CERTAIN GOODS, 
SERVICES, AND TECHNOLOGIES TO OR THROUGH IRAN.— 
Section 302(b) of the Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, Ac-
countability, and Divestment Act of 2010 (22 U.S.C. 
8542(b)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘or’’ at the 
end; 
(2) in paragraph (2), by striking the period at 
the end and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(3) that are— 
‘‘(A) items described in the Nuclear Sup-
pliers Group Guidelines for the Export of Nu-
clear Material, Equipment and Technology 
(published by the International Atomic Energy 
Agency as Information Circular INFCIRC/254/ 
Rev. 3/Part 1, and subsequent revisions) and 
Guidelines for Transfers of Nuclear-Related 
Dual-Use Equipment, Material, and Related 
Technology (published by the International 
Atomic Energy Agency as Information Circular 
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INFCIRC/254/Rev. 3/Part 2, and subsequent 
revisions); 
‘‘(B) items on the Missile Technology Con-
trol Regime Equipment and Technology Annex 
of June 11, 1996, and subsequent revisions; 
‘‘(C) items and substances relating to bio-
logical and chemical weapons the export of 
which is controlled by the Australia Group; 
‘‘(D) items on the Schedule One or Sched-
ule Two list of toxic chemicals and precursors 
the export of which is controlled pursuant to 
the Convention on the Prohibition of the Devel-
opment, Production, Stockpiling and Use of 
Chemical Weapons and on Their Destruction; 
or 
‘‘(E) items on the Wassenaar Arrangement 
list of Dual Use Goods and Technologies and 
Munitions list of July 12, 1996, and subsequent 
revisions.’’. 
(c) DESTINATIONS OF DIVERSION CONCERN.—Sec-
tion 303(c) of the Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, Ac-
countability, and Divestment Act of 2010 (22 U.S.C. 
8543(c)) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘Not later than’’ and inserting 
the following: 
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‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(2) ADDITIONAL MEASURES.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in 
this section, the President may impose restric-
tions on United States foreign assistance or 
measures authorized under the International 
Emergency Economic Powers Act with respect 
to a country designated as a country of diver-
sion concern if the President determines such 
restrictions or measures would prevent the 
transfer of United States-origin goods, services, 
and technology to Iran. 
‘‘(B) EXCEPTION.—The authority to im-
pose sanctions under subparagraph (A) shall 
not include the authority to impose sanctions 
relating to the importation of goods. 
‘‘(C) GOOD DEFINED.—In this paragraph, 
the term ‘good’ has the meaning given that 
term in section 16 of the Export Administration 
Act of 1979 (50 U.S.C. App. 2415) (as contin-
ued in effect pursuant to the International 
Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 
1701 et seq.)).’’. 
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(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section take effect on the date of the enactment of 
this Act and apply with respect to countries identified in 
any update to the report that is required under section 
302(c) of the Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, Account-
ability, and Divestment Act of 2010 and submitted to 
Congress on or after such date of enactment. 
SEC. 
103. 
DESIGNATION 
OF 
IRAN’S 
REVOLUTIONARY 
GUARD CORPS AS FOREIGN TERRORIST OR-
GANIZATION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subtitle A of title III of the Iran 
Threat Reduction and Syria Human Rights Act of 2012 
(22 U.S.C. 8741 et seq.) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating section 304 as section 305; 
and 
(2) by inserting after section 303 the following 
new section: 
‘‘SEC. 
304. 
DESIGNATION 
OF 
IRAN’S 
REVOLUTIONARY 
GUARD CORPS AS FOREIGN TERRORIST OR-
GANIZATION. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 30 days after the 
date of the enactment of this section, the Secretary of 
State shall determine if Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps 
meets the criteria for designation as a foreign terrorist 
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organization as set forth in section 219 of the Immigration 
and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1189). 
‘‘(b) AFFIRMATIVE DETERMINATION.—If the Sec-
retary of State determines under subsection (a) that 
Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps meets the criteria set 
forth under such section 219, the Secretary shall designate 
Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps as a foreign terrorist 
organization under such section 219. 
‘‘(c) NEGATIVE DETERMINATION.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—If the Secretary of State 
determines under subsection (a) that Iran’s Revolu-
tionary Guard Corps does not meet the criteria set 
forth under such section 219, the Secretary shall 
submit to the committees of Congress specified in 
subsection (e) a report that contains a detailed jus-
tification as to which criteria have not been met. 
‘‘(2) FORM.—The report required under para-
graph (1) shall be submitted in unclassified form, 
but may contain a classified annex, if necessary. 
‘‘(d) APPLICABILITY
OF
SANCTIONS
TO
QUDS 
FORCE.—The sanctions applied to any entity designated 
as a foreign terrorist organization as set forth in such sec-
tion 219 shall be applied to the Iran’s Revolutionary 
Guard Corps Quds Force. 
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‘‘(e) COMMITTEES OF CONGRESS SPECIFIED.—The 
committees of Congress specified in this subsection are the 
following: 
‘‘(1) The Committee on Foreign Affairs, the 
Committee on the Judiciary, and the Committee on 
Homeland Security of the House of Representatives. 
‘‘(2) The Committee on Foreign Relations, the 
Committee on the Judiciary, and the Committee on 
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the 
Senate.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents 
for the Iran Threat Reduction and Syria Human Rights 
Act of 2012 is amended by striking the item relating to 
section 304 and inserting the following: 
‘‘Sec. 304. Designation of Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps as foreign ter-
rorist organization. 
‘‘Sec. 305. Rule of construction.’’. 
SEC. 104. IMPOSITION OF SANCTIONS ON CERTAIN PER-
SONS RESPONSIBLE FOR OR COMPLICIT IN 
HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES, ENGAGING IN CEN-
SORSHIP, OR ENGAGING IN THE DIVERSION 
OF GOODS INTENDED FOR THE PEOPLE OF 
IRAN. 
(a) FINDING AND SENSE OF CONGRESS.—Section 
401(a) of the Iran Threat Reduction and Syria Human 
Rights Act of 2012 (Public Law 112–158; 126 Stat. 
1251) is amended to read as follows: 
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‘‘(a) FINDING AND SENSE OF CONGRESS.— 
‘‘(1) FINDING.—Congress finds that Iranian 
persons holding the following positions in the Gov-
ernment of Iran are ultimately responsible for and 
have and continue to knowingly order, control, direct 
and implement gross violations of the human rights 
of the Iranian people, the human rights of persons 
in other countries, censorship, and the diversion of 
food, medicine, medical devices, agricultural com-
modities and other goods intended for the Iranian 
people: 
‘‘(A) The Supreme Leader of Iran. 
‘‘(B) The President of Iran. 
‘‘(C) Members of the Council of Guard-
ians. 
‘‘(D) Members of the Expediency Council. 
‘‘(E) The Minister of Intelligence and Se-
curity. 
‘‘(F) The Commander of the Iran’s Revo-
lutionary Guard Corps. 
‘‘(G) The Commander of the Basij-e- 
Mostaz’afin. 
‘‘(H) 
The 
Commander 
of 
Ansar-e- 
Hezbollah. 
‘‘(I) The Commander of the Quds Force. 
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‘‘(J) The Commander in Chief of the Po-
lice Force. 
‘‘(K) Senior officials or key employees of 
an organization described in any of subpara-
graphs (C) through (J) or in the Atomic En-
ergy Organization of Iran, the Islamic Consult-
ative Assembly of Iran, the Council of Ministers 
of Iran, the Assembly of Experts of Iran, the 
Ministry of Defense and Armed Forces Logis-
tics of Iran, the Ministry of Justice of Iran, the 
Ministry of Interior of Iran, the prison system 
of Iran, or the judicial system of Iran. 
‘‘(2) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of 
Congress that— 
‘‘(A) the President should include any Ira-
nian person holding a position in the Govern-
ment of Iran described in paragraph (1) on one 
or more of the lists of persons subject to sanc-
tions pursuant to section 105(b), 105A(b), 
105B(b), or 105C(b) of the Comprehensive Iran 
Sanctions, Accountability, and Divestment Act 
of 
2010 
(22 
U.S.C. 
8514(b), 
8514a(b), 
8514b(b), or 8514c(b)); and 
‘‘(B) the President should impose sanc-
tions on such Iranian person pursuant to sec-
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tion 105, 105A, 105B, or 105C of such Act (as 
the case may be).’’. 
(b) ADDITIONAL FINDING
AND SENSE
OF CON-
GRESS.—Section 401 of the Iran Threat Reduction and 
Syria Human Rights Act of 2012 (Public Law 112–158; 
126 Stat. 1251) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating subsection (b) as sub-
section (c); and 
(2) by inserting after subsection (a) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(b) ADDITIONAL FINDING
AND SENSE
OF CON-
GRESS.— 
‘‘(1) FINDING.—Congress finds that other sen-
ior officials of the Government of Iran, its agencies 
and instrumentalities, also have and continue to 
knowingly order, control, direct, and implement 
gross violations of the human rights of the Iranian 
people and the human rights of persons in other 
countries. 
‘‘(2) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of 
Congress that— 
‘‘(A) the President should investigate viola-
tions of human rights described in paragraph 
(1) to identify other senior officials of the Gov-
ernment of Iran that also have or continue to 
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knowingly order, control, direct, and implement 
gross violations of human rights of the Iranian 
people and the human rights of persons in other 
countries; 
‘‘(B) the President should include any such 
official on one or more of the lists of persons 
subject to sanctions pursuant to section 105(b), 
105A(b), 105B(b), or 105C(b) of the Com-
prehensive Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and 
Divestment Act of 2010 (22 U.S.C. 8514(b), 
8514a(b), 8514b(b), or 8514c(b)); and 
‘‘(C) the President should impose sanctions 
on any such official pursuant to section 105, 
105A, 105B, or 105C of such Act (as the case 
may be).’’. 
(c) REPORT.—Section 401(c)(1) of the Iran Threat 
Reduction and Syria Human Rights Act of 2012 (Public 
Law 112–158; 126 Stat. 1251) (as redesignated by sub-
section (b) of this section) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘Not later than’’ and inserting 
the following: 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than’’; 
(2) by striking ‘‘this Act’’ and inserting ‘‘the 
Nuclear Iran Prevention Act of 2013, and annually 
thereafter for 3 years’’; 
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(3) by striking ‘‘otherwise directing the commis-
sion of’’ and inserting ‘‘otherwise directing— 
‘‘(i) the commission of’’; 
(4) by striking ‘‘Iran.’’ and inserting ‘‘Iran; 
‘‘(ii) censorship or related activities 
with respect to Iran; or 
‘‘(iii) the diversion of goods, food, 
medicine, medical devices, and agricultural 
commodities, intended for the people of 
Iran.’’; 
(5) by striking ‘‘For any such person’’ and in-
serting the following: 
‘‘(B) REQUIREMENT
RELATING
TO
PER-
SONS NOT INCLUDED.—For any such person’’; 
and 
(6) by adding at the end the following new sub-
paragraph: 
‘‘(C) REQUIREMENT RELATING TO FINAN-
CIAL NET WORTH.—For each such person de-
scribed in subparagraph (A) and each such per-
son described in subparagraph (B), the Sec-
retary of State shall include in the report a de-
scription of the estimated net worth of the per-
son.’’. 
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(d) ADDITIONAL REPORT.—Section 401 of the Iran 
Threat Reduction and Syria Human Rights Act of 2012 
(Public Law 112–158; 126 Stat. 1251), as amended by 
this section, is further amended by adding at the end the 
following new subsection: 
‘‘(d) ADDITIONAL REPORT.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of the enactment of the Nuclear Iran 
Prevention Act of 2013, and annually thereafter for 
3 years, the Secretary of State shall submit to the 
appropriate congressional committees a detailed re-
port with respect to whether each person described 
in subsection (a) or any family member of such per-
son has facilitated deceptive transactions for or on 
behalf of any person subject to United States sanc-
tions concerning Iran in violation of Executive Order 
13608 of May 1, 2012 (77 Fed. Reg. 26409; 50 
U.S.C. 1701 note) or any other provision of law. 
‘‘(2) FAMILY MEMBER DEFINED.—In this sub-
section, the term ‘family member’ includes, with re-
spect to a person, any relative of such person to the 
third degree of consanguinity.’’. 
(e) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The heading for 
section 401 of the Iran Threat Reduction and Syria 
Human Rights Act of 2012 (Public Law 112–158; 126 
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Stat. 1251) is amended by striking ‘‘COMMITTED 
AGAINST’’ and all that follows and inserting ‘‘, ENGAG-
ING IN CENSORSHIP, OR ENGAGING IN THE DIVER-
SION OF GOODS INTENDED FOR THE PEOPLE OF 
IRAN.’’. 
(f) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents 
for the Iran Threat Reduction and Syria Human Rights 
Act of 2012 is amended by striking the item relating to 
section 401 and inserting the following: 
‘‘Sec. 401. Imposition of sanctions on certain persons responsible for or 
complicit in human rights abuses, engaging in censorship, or 
engaging in the diversion of goods intended for the people of 
Iran.’’. 
SEC. 105. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON ELECTIONS IN IRAN. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress makes the following find-
ings: 
(1) The Iranian people are systematically de-
nied free, fair, and credible elections by the Govern-
ment of the Islamic Republic of Iran. 
(2) The unelected and unaccountable Guardian 
Council disqualifies hundreds of qualified candidates, 
including women and most religious minorities, while 
the regime intimidates others into staying out of 
elections completely. 
(3) Voting inconsistencies, including an absence 
of international observers, and fraud are common-
place. 
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(4) The 2009 presidential elections proved that 
the regime will engage in large scale vote-rigging to 
ensure a specific result. 
(5) The Iranian regime combines electoral ma-
nipulation with the ruthless suppression of dissent. 
Following the 2009 elections, peaceful demonstrators 
were met with violence by the regime’s security ap-
paratus, including arbitrary detentions, beatings, 
kidnappings, rapes, and murders. 
(6) The electoral manipulation and human 
rights violations are in violation of the Government 
of Iran’s agreed to obligations under the United Na-
tions International Covenant on Civil and Political 
Rights. 
(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of the 
Congress that— 
(1) the Iranian people are deprived by their 
government of free, fair, and credible elections; 
(2) the United States should support freedom, 
human rights, civil liberties, and the rule of law in 
Iran, and elections that are free and fair, meet inter-
national standards, and allow independent inter-
national and domestic electoral observers unre-
stricted access to polling and counting stations; and 
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(3) the United States should support the people 
of Iran in their peaceful calls for a representative 
and responsive democratic government that respects 
human rights, civil liberties, and the rule of law. 
SEC. 106. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON DESIGNATION OF A SPE-
CIAL COORDINATOR FOR ADVANCING HUMAN 
RIGHTS AND POLITICAL PARTICIPATION FOR 
WOMEN IN IRAN. 
It is the sense of Congress that the Secretary of State 
should designate a Special Coordinator position in the Bu-
reau of Near Eastern Affairs whose primary function is 
to facilitate cooperation across departments for the pur-
pose of advancing human rights and political participation 
for women in Iran, as well as to prepare evidence and in-
formation to be used in identifying Iranian officials for 
designation as human rights violators for their involve-
ment in violating the human rights of women in Iran. 
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TITLE II—ECONOMIC AND 
FINANCIAL SANCTIONS 
Subtitle A—Amendments to Iran 
Sanctions Act of 1996 
SEC. 201. TRANSFER TO IRAN OF GOODS, SERVICES, OR 
TECHNOLOGY 
THAT 
WOULD 
MATERIALLY 
CONTRIBUTE TO IRAN’S ABILITY TO MINE OR 
MILL URANIUM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 5(b) of the Iran Sanctions 
Act of 1996 (Public Law 104–172; 50 U.S.C. 1701 note) 
is amended by adding at the end the following new para-
graph: 
‘‘(3) TRANSFER TO IRAN OF GOODS, SERVICES, 
OR TECHNOLOGY THAT CAN BE USED FOR MINING 
OR MILLING OF URANIUM.—Except as provided in 
subsection (f), the President shall impose 5 or more 
of the sanctions described in section 6(a) with re-
spect to a person if the President determines that 
the person knowingly transferred, on or after the 
date of the enactment of the Nuclear Iran Preven-
tion Act of 2013, to Iran goods, services, or tech-
nology that would materially contribute to Iran’s 
ability to mine or mill uranium.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Section 5 of such 
Act is amended in subsection (b)(3), (c), and (f) by strik-
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ing ‘‘paragraph (1) or (2)’’ each place it appears and in-
serting ‘‘paragraph (1), (2), or (3)’’. 
SEC. 202. REPEAL OF WAIVER OF SANCTIONS RELATING TO 
DEVELOPMENT OF WEAPONS OF MASS DE-
STRUCTION OR OTHER MILITARY CAPABILI-
TIES. 
Section 9(c)(1) of the Iran Sanctions Act of 1996 
(Public Law 104–172; 50 U.S.C. 1701 note) is amend-
ed— 
(1) by striking subparagraph (B); 
(2) by redesignating subparagraph (C) as sub-
paragraph (B); and 
(3) in subparagraph (B) (as redesignated by 
paragraph (2) of this section)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘or (B)’’ each place it ap-
pears; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘, as applicable’’. 
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Subtitle B—Amendments to Com-
prehensive Iran Sanctions, Ac-
countability, 
and 
Divestment 
Act of 2010 and Iran Threat Re-
duction 
and 
Syria 
Human 
Rights Act of 2012 
SEC. 211. MODIFICATIONS TO PROHIBITION ON PROCURE-
MENT CONTRACTS WITH PERSONS THAT EX-
PORT SENSITIVE TECHNOLOGY TO IRAN. 
(a) APPLICATION TO OWNERS AND SUBSIDIARIES.— 
Subsection (a) of section 106 of the Comprehensive Iran 
Sanctions, Accountability, and Divestment Act of 2010 
(Public Law 111–195; 22 U.S.C. 8515) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘goods or services with a per-
son’’ and inserting the following: ‘‘goods or serv-
ices— 
‘‘(1) with a person’’; 
(2) in paragraph (1), as added by paragraph 
(1) of this subsection, by striking the period at the 
end and inserting and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(2) with respect to a person acting on behalf 
of or at the direction of, or owned or controlled by, 
a person described in paragraph (1) or a person who 
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(e) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents 
for the Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and 
Divestment Act of 2010 is amended by striking the item 
relating to section 106 and inserting the following: 
‘‘Sec. 106. Prohibition on procurement contracts with and imposition of sanc-
tions against persons that export sensitive technology to Iran.’’. 
(f) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section take effect on the date of the enactment of 
this Act and apply with respect to exports of sensitive 
technology to Iran that occur on or after such date of en-
actment. 
SEC. 212. AUTHORITY OF STATE AND LOCAL GOVERN-
MENTS TO AVOID EXPOSURE TO SANCTIONED 
PERSONS AND SECTORS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 202 of the Comprehensive 
Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and Divestment Act of 
2010 (22 U.S.C. 8532) is amended by striking subsections 
(a), (b), and (c) and inserting the following: 
‘‘(a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con-
gress that the United States should respect the decision 
of any State or local government to divest from or prohibit 
the investment of assets of the State or local government 
in a person described in subsection (c) or to impose disclo-
sure and transparency requirements on any person subject 
to the jurisdiction of such government, except with respect 
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to an activity that is exempt, licensed, or otherwise author-
ized by a Federal department or agency. 
‘‘(b) AUTHORITY.—Notwithstanding any other provi-
sion of law, a State or local government may adopt and 
enforce measures that meet the requirements of subsection 
(d)— 
‘‘(1) to divest the assets of the State or local 
government from a person described in subsection 
(c); 
‘‘(2) to prohibit investment of the assets of the 
State or local government in any such person; or 
‘‘(3) to impose disclosure and transparency re-
quirements on any person subject to the jurisdiction 
of such government, except with respect to an activ-
ity that is exempt, licensed, or otherwise authorized 
by a Federal department or agency. 
‘‘(c) PERSONS DESCRIBED.—A person described in 
this subsection is a person with respect to which sanctions 
have been, and continue to be, imposed pursuant to— 
‘‘(1) section 104(c) of this Act; 
‘‘(2) section 5 of the Iran Sanctions Act of 
1996 (50 U.S.C. 1701 note); 
‘‘(3) section 1245(d) of the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 (22 U.S.C. 
8513a(d)); or 
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‘‘(4) sections 1244, 1245, 1246 or 1247 of the 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2013 (22 U.S.C. 8803, 8804, 8805, or 8806).’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Section 202 of the 
Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and Di-
vestment Act of 2010 (22 U.S.C. 8532) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (d)(4), by striking ‘‘engages in 
investment activities in Iran described in subsection 
(c)’’ and inserting ‘‘is a person described in sub-
section (c)’’; 
(2) in subsection (f), by striking ‘‘or (i)’’ and 
inserting ‘‘or (g)’’; 
(3) by striking subsection (h) and by redesig-
nating subsections (i) and (j) as subsections (h) and 
(i), respectively; and 
(4) in paragraph (1) of subsection (i) (as redes-
ignated by paragraph (3) of this subsection), by 
striking ‘‘(determined without regard to subsection 
(c))’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section apply to measures adopted by State and local 
governments on or after the date of the enactment of this 
Act. 
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SEC. 213. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING THE EURO-
PEAN CENTRAL BANK. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 
(1) The Government of Iran, its agencies and 
instrumentalities, continue to have access to, and 
utilize, euro-denominated transactions, including for 
goods and services that are subject to sanctions im-
posed by the United States, the European Union 
and its member states and by the United Nations. 
(2) The Guidelines of the European Central 
Bank (Article 39(1)) states that: ‘‘Participants shall 
be deemed to be aware of, and shall comply with, all 
obligations on them relating to legislation on data 
protection, prevention of money laundering and the 
financing of terrorism, proliferation-sensitive nuclear 
activities and the development of nuclear weapons 
delivery systems, in particular in terms of imple-
menting appropriate measures concerning any pay-
ments debited or credited on their PM accounts.’’ 
(3) United States and European convergence 
with respect to United States sanctions efforts to-
ward the Government of Iran is a vital component 
of United States policy aimed at preventing the Gov-
ernment of Iran from acquiring a nuclear weapons 
capability. 
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(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con-
gress that the President should continue to closely coordi-
nate and cooperate with the European Union and its mem-
ber states to restrict access to and use of the euro cur-
rency by the Government of Iran, its agencies and instru-
mentalities, for transactions with the exception of food, 
medicine, medical devices, and agricultural commodities. 
SEC. 214. IMPOSITION OF SANCTIONS WITH RESPECT TO 
CERTAIN TRANSACTIONS IN FOREIGN CUR-
RENCIES. 
(a) IMPOSITION OF SANCTIONS.—Subtitle B of title 
II of the Iran Threat Reduction and Syria Human Rights 
Act of 2012 (22 U.S.C. 8721 et seq.) is amended by in-
serting after section 220 the following: 
‘‘SEC. 220A. IMPOSITION OF SANCTIONS WITH RESPECT TO 
CERTAIN TRANSACTIONS IN FOREIGN CUR-
RENCIES. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in this sec-
tion, the President— 
‘‘(1) shall prohibit the opening, and prohibit or 
impose strict conditions on the maintaining, in the 
United States of a correspondent account or a pay-
able-through account by a foreign financial institu-
tion that is a person described in subsection (c); and 
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‘‘(2) may impose sanctions pursuant to the 
International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 
U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) with respect to any other per-
son described in subsection (c). 
‘‘(b) EXCEPTION.—The authority to impose sanctions 
under subsection (a)(2) shall not include the authority to 
impose sanctions relating to the importation of goods. 
‘‘(c) PERSON DESCRIBED.—A person described in 
this subsection is a person the President determines has— 
‘‘(1) knowingly conducted or facilitated a sig-
nificant transaction involving the currency of a coun-
try other than the country in which the person is op-
erating at the time of the transaction with, for, or 
on behalf of— 
‘‘(A) the Central Bank of Iran or another 
Iranian financial institution designated by the 
Secretary of the Treasury for the imposition of 
sanctions pursuant to the International Emer-
gency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et 
seq.); or 
‘‘(B) 
a 
person 
described 
in 
section 
1244(c)(2) of the Iran Freedom and Counter- 
Proliferation Act (22 U.S.C. 8803(c)(2)) (other 
than a person described in subparagraph 
(C)(iii) of that section); or 
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‘‘(2) knowingly conducted or facilitated a sig-
nificant transaction by another person involving the 
currency of a country other than the country in 
which that other person is operating at the time of 
the transaction, with, for, or on behalf of a person 
described in subparagraph (A) or (B) of paragraph 
(1). 
‘‘(d) WAIVER.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The President may waive 
the application of subsection (a) with respect to a 
person for a period of not more than 180 days, and 
may renew that waiver for additional periods of not 
more than 180 days, if the President— 
‘‘(A) determines that the waiver is vital to 
the national security of the United States; and 
‘‘(B) not less than 7 days before the waiv-
er or the renewal of the waiver, as the case may 
be, takes effect, submits a report to the appro-
priate congressional committees on the waiver 
and the reason for the waiver. 
‘‘(2) FORM
OF
REPORT.—Each report sub-
mitted under paragraph (1)(B) shall be submitted in 
unclassified form but may include a classified annex. 
‘‘(e) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this sec-
tion shall be construed to prohibit any person from, or 
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authorize or require the imposition of sanctions with re-
spect to any person for, conducting or facilitating any 
transaction in the currency of the country in which the 
person is operating at the time of the transaction for the 
sale of agricultural commodities, food, medicine, or med-
ical devices. 
‘‘(f) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) ACCOUNT; 
CORRESPONDENT
ACCOUNT; 
PAYABLE-THROUGH
ACCOUNT.—The 
terms 
‘ac-
count’, 
‘correspondent 
account’, 
and 
‘payable- 
through account’ have the meanings given those 
terms in section 5318A of title 31, United States 
Code. 
‘‘(2) AGRICULTURAL
COMMODITY.—The term 
‘agricultural commodity’ has the meaning given that 
term in section 102 of the Agricultural Trade Act of 
1978 (7 U.S.C. 5602). 
‘‘(3) FOREIGN FINANCIAL INSTITUTION.—The 
term ‘foreign financial institution’ has the meaning 
given that term in section 561.308 of title 31, Code 
of Federal Regulations (or any corresponding similar 
regulation or ruling). 
‘‘(4) GOOD.—The term ‘good’ has the meaning 
given that term in section 16 of the Export Adminis-
tration Act of 1979 (50 U.S.C. App. 2415) (as con-
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tinued in effect pursuant to the International Emer-
gency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et 
seq.)). 
‘‘(5) IRANIAN
FINANCIAL
INSTITUTION.—The 
term ‘Iranian financial institution’ has the meaning 
given that term in section 104A(d) of the Com-
prehensive Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and Di-
vestment Act of 2010 (22 U.S.C. 8513b(d)). 
‘‘(6) MEDICAL DEVICE.—The term ‘medical de-
vice’ has the meaning given the term ‘device’ in sec-
tion 201 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic 
Act (21 U.S.C. 321). 
‘‘(7) MEDICINE.—The term ‘medicine’ has the 
meaning given the term ‘drug’ in section 201 of the 
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 
321). 
‘‘(8) TRANSACTION.—The term ‘transaction’ in-
cludes a foreign exchange swap, a foreign exchange 
forward, and any other type of similar currency ex-
change or conversion or similar derivative instru-
ment.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) IMPLEMENTATION.—Section 601(a)(1) of 
the Iran Threat Reduction and Syria Human Rights 
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Act of 2012 (22 U.S.C. 8781(a)(1)) is amended by 
inserting ‘‘220A,’’ after ‘‘220,’’. 
(2) PENALTIES.—Section 601(b)(2)(A) of such 
Act (22 U.S.C. 8781(b)(2)(A)) is amended by strik-
ing ‘‘and 220,’’ and inserting ‘‘220, and 220A,’’. 
(3) TERMINATION.—Section 605(a) of such Act 
(22 U.S.C. 8785(a)) is amended by inserting 
‘‘220A,’’ after ‘‘220,’’. 
(c) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents 
for the Iran Threat Reduction and Syria Human Rights 
Act of 2012 is amended by inserting after the item relat-
ing to section 220 the following: 
‘‘Sec. 220A. Imposition of sanctions with respect to certain transactions in for-
eign currencies.’’. 
(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section take effect on the date of the enactment of 
this Act and apply with respect to transactions entered 
into on or after May 22, 2013. 
SEC. 215. SANCTIONS WITH RESPECT TO CERTAIN TRANS-
ACTIONS WITH IRAN. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subtitle B of title II of the Iran 
Threat Reduction and Syria Human Rights Act of 2012 
(22 U.S.C. 8721 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end 
the following new section: 
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‘‘SEC. 225. SANCTIONS WITH RESPECT TO CERTAIN TRANS-
ACTIONS WITH IRAN. 
‘‘(a) AUTHORIZATION OF SANCTIONS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in this 
section, the President may impose sanctions pursu-
ant to the International Emergency Economic Pow-
ers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) on a foreign person 
that the President determines has, on or after the 
date that is 60 days after the date of the enactment 
of the Nuclear Iran Prevention Act of 2013, know-
ingly conducted or facilitated a significant financial 
transaction with the Central Bank of Iran or other 
Iranian financial institution that has been des-
ignated by the Secretary of the Treasury for the im-
position of sanctions pursuant to the International 
Emergency Economic Powers Act, for— 
‘‘(A) the purchase of goods or services by 
a person in Iran or on behalf of a person in 
Iran; or 
‘‘(B) the purchase of goods or services 
from a person in Iran or on behalf of a person 
in Iran. 
‘‘(2) EXCEPTION.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The authority to im-
pose sanctions under paragraph (1) shall not 
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include the authority to impose sanctions relat-
ing to the importation of goods. 
‘‘(B) GOOD.—In this paragraph, the term 
‘good’ has the meaning given that term in sec-
tion 16 of the Export Administration Act of 
1979 (50 U.S.C. App. 2415) (as continued in 
effect pursuant to the International Emergency 
Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et 
seq.)). 
‘‘(3) RULE
OF
CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in 
this section shall be construed to affect the imposi-
tion of sanctions with respect to a financial trans-
action for the purchase of petroleum or petroleum 
products from Iran under section 1245 of the Na-
tional Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2012 (Public Law 112–81; 125 Stat. 1648). 
‘‘(b) EXCEPTION FOR OVERALL REDUCTIONS OF EX-
PORTS TO AND IMPORTS FROM IRAN.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The President is author-
ized not to impose sanctions under subsection (a) on 
a foreign person if the President determines and 
submits to the appropriate congressional committees 
a report that contains a determination of the Presi-
dent that the country with primary jurisdiction over 
the foreign person has, during the time period de-
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scribed in paragraph (2), significantly reduced the 
value and volume of imports and exports of goods 
(other than petroleum or petroleum products) and 
services between such country and Iran. 
‘‘(2) TIME PERIOD DESCRIBED.—The time pe-
riod referred to in paragraph (1) is the 60-day pe-
riod ending on the date on which the President 
makes the determination under paragraph (1) as 
compared to the immediately preceding 60-day pe-
riod. 
‘‘(c) EXCEPTION
FOR SALES
OF AGRICULTURAL 
COMMODITIES, FOOD, MEDICINE
AND MEDICAL DE-
VICES.—The President may not impose sanctions under 
subsection (a) on a foreign person with respect to a trans-
action for the sale of agricultural commodities, food, medi-
cine or medical devices to Iran. 
‘‘(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) FOREIGN PERSON.—The term ‘foreign per-
son’ has the meaning given that term in section 14 
of the Iran Sanctions Act of 1996 (Public Law 104– 
172; 50 U.S.C. 1701 note). 
‘‘(2) IRANIAN
FINANCIAL
INSTITUTION.—The 
term ‘Iranian financial institution’ has the meaning 
given that term in section 104A(d) of the Com-
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prehensive Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and Di-
vestment Act of 2010 (22 U.S.C. 8513b(d)).’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents 
for the Iran Threat Reduction and Syria Human Rights 
Act of 2012 is amended by inserting after the item relat-
ing to section 224 the following: 
‘‘Sec. 225. Sanctions with respect to certain transactions with Iran.’’. 
Subtitle C—Other Matters 
SEC. 221. IMPOSITION OF SANCTIONS WITH RESPECT TO 
THE CENTRAL BANK OF IRAN AND OTHER 
IRANIAN FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS. 
(a) EXCEPTION TO APPLICABILITY OF SANCTIONS 
WITH RESPECT TO PETROLEUM TRANSACTIONS.—Sec-
tion 1245(d)(4)(D)(i)(I) of the National Defense Author-
ization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 (Public Law 112–81; 125 
Stat. 1648; 22 U.S.C. 8513a(d)(4)(D)(i)(I)) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘reduced reduced’’ and inserting 
‘‘reduced’’; 
(2) by inserting ‘‘value and’’ before ‘‘volume’’; 
(3) by inserting ‘‘or of Iranian origin’’ after 
‘‘from Iran’’; and 
(4) by adding at the end before the semicolon 
the following: ‘‘, and the President certifies in writ-
ing to Congress that the President has based such 
determination on accurate information on that coun-
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try’s total purchases of crude oil from Iran or of Ira-
nian origin’’. 
(b) FINANCIAL TRANSACTIONS DESCRIBED.—Sec-
tion 1245(d)(4)(D)(ii)(II) of the National Defense Au-
thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 (Public Law 112– 
81; 125 Stat. 1648) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘(II)’’ and inserting ‘‘(II)(aa)’’; 
(2) in item (aa) (as designated by paragraph 
(1) of this subsection), by striking the period at the 
end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new 
item: 
‘‘(bb) the foreign financial insti-
tution holding the account described 
in item (aa) does not knowingly facili-
tate any significant financial transfers 
for, with, or on behalf of the Govern-
ment of Iran, unless the transaction is 
excepted from sanctions under para-
graph (2) or is a transaction described 
in subclause (I) and item (aa).’’. 
(c) STRATEGY TO REDUCE CRUDE OIL PURCHASES 
FROM IRAN OR OF IRANIAN ORIGIN.— 
(1) STATEMENT OF POLICY.—It is the policy of 
the United States to seek to ensure that countries 
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that have received an exception under subparagraph 
(D)(i)(I) of section 1245(d)(4) of the National De-
fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 (Pub-
lic Law 112–81; 125 Stat. 1648) shall reduce their 
crude oil purchases from Iran or of Iranian origin so 
that the aggregate amount of such purchases is re-
duced by not less than an average of 1,000,000 bar-
rels of crude oil per day by the end of the 1-year pe-
riod beginning on the date of submission of the 
strategy described in subparagraph (E)(ii) of such 
section (as added by paragraph (2) of this sub-
section). 
(2) AMENDMENT.—Section 1245(d)(4) of the 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2012 (Public Law 112–81; 125 Stat. 1648) is 
amended by adding at the end the following new 
subparagraph: 
‘‘(E) STRATEGY TO REDUCE CRUDE OIL 
PURCHASES FROM IRAN OR OF IRANIAN ORI-
GIN.— 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 30 
days after the date of the enactment of the 
Nuclear Iran Prevention Act of 2013, the 
President shall make a determination, 
based on the information contained in the 
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most recent report required under subpara-
graph (A), of whether each country that 
received an exception under subparagraph 
(D)(i)(I) before such date of enactment is 
able to reduce its crude oil purchases from 
Iran or of Iranian origin so that the aggre-
gate amount of such purchases is reduced 
by not less than an average of 1,000,000 
barrels of crude oil per day by the end of 
the 1-year period beginning on the date of 
submission of the strategy described in 
clause (ii). If the President makes an ini-
tial determination under this clause that 
the requirements of this clause cannot be 
met, then the President shall continue to 
make a determination under this clause 
every 90 days thereafter as to whether or 
not the requirements of this clause can be 
met. 
‘‘(ii) STRATEGY.—If the President de-
termines that the requirements of clause 
(i) can be met, then not later than 60 days 
after the date of such affirmative deter-
mination, the President shall develop and 
submit to the appropriate congressional 
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committees a strategy to seek to ensure 
that the requirements of clause (i) are met 
by the end of the 1-year period beginning 
on such date of submission. 
‘‘(iii) FUTURE EXCEPTIONS.— 
‘‘(I) AFFIRMATIVE
DETERMINA-
TION.—If the President determines 
that the strategy described in clause 
(ii) was achieved, then each country 
described in clause (i) shall be eligible 
to receive one or more further excep-
tions under subparagraph (D)(i)(I) in 
accordance with the provisions of such 
subparagraph. 
‘‘(II) 
NEGATIVE
DETERMINA-
TION.—Except as provided in sub-
clause (III), if the President deter-
mines that the strategy described in 
clause (ii) was not achieved, then each 
country described in clause (i) shall be 
ineligible to receive any further excep-
tion under subparagraph (D)(i)(I) in 
accordance with the provisions of such 
subparagraph. 
‘‘(III) EXCEPTION.— 
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‘‘(aa) IN
GENERAL.—Sub-
clause (II) shall not apply with 
respect to a country described in 
clause (i) if the country— 
‘‘(AA) dramatically re-
duced its crude oil purchases 
from Iran or of Iranian ori-
gin during the 1-year period 
described in clause (ii); and 
‘‘(BB) has committed 
itself to continue to reduce 
its crude oil purchases from 
Iran or of Iranian origin to 
a de minimis level. 
‘‘(bb) DATA.—The President 
shall submit to the appropriate 
congressional committees all data 
used to make a determination 
under item (aa) not later than 15 
days before issuing an exception 
under item (aa). 
‘‘(iv) APPROPRIATE
CONGRESSIONAL 
COMMITTEES.—In this subparagraph, the 
term ‘appropriate congressional commit-
tees’ means— 
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‘‘(I) the Committee on Foreign 
Affairs and the Committee on Finan-
cial Services of the House of Rep-
resentatives; and 
‘‘(II) the Committee on Foreign 
Relations and the Committee on 
Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs 
of the Senate.’’. 
(d) 
DEFINITION
OF
CRUDE
OIL.—Section 
1245(d)(4)(D) of the National Defense Authorization Act 
for Fiscal Year 2012 (22 U.S.C. 8513a(d)(4)(D)) is 
amended by adding at the end the following new clause: 
‘‘(iii) CRUDE OIL.—In this subpara-
graph, the term ‘crude oil’ includes unfin-
ished oils, liquefied petroleum gases, dis-
tillate fuel oil, and residual fuel oil.’’. 
(e) WAIVER.—Section 1245(d)(5)(A) of the National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 (22 
U.S.C. 8513a(d)(5)(A)) is amended by striking ‘‘in the na-
tional’’ and inserting ‘‘vital to the national’’. 
(f) DEFINITIONS OF ‘‘SIGNIFICANT REDUCTION’’.— 
Section 1245(h)(3) of the National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2012 (22 U.S.C. 8513a(h)(3)) is 
amended— 
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(1) by striking ‘‘price or volume’’ and inserting 
‘‘price and volume’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end before the period the 
following: ‘‘and at least a pro rata amount totaling, 
in the aggregate, not less than an average of 
1,000,000 barrels of crude oil per day by the end of 
the 1-year period beginning on the date of submis-
sion of the strategy described in subsection 
(d)(4)(E)(ii)’’. 
(g) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section take effect beginning on the date that is 180 
days after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 222. IMPOSITION OF SANCTIONS WITH RESPECT TO 
PORTS, SPECIAL ECONOMIC ZONES, FREE 
ECONOMIC ZONES, AND STRATEGIC SECTORS 
OF IRAN. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Subsection (a)(1) of section 1244 of 
the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2013 (22 U.S.C. 8803) is amended by striking ‘‘and ship-
building’’ and inserting ‘‘shipbuilding, automotive, con-
struction, engineering, or mining’’. 
(b) DESIGNATION OF PORTS, SPECIAL ECONOMIC 
ZONES, FREE ECONOMIC ZONES, AND ENTITIES IN STRA-
TEGIC SECTORS AS ENTITIES OF PROLIFERATION CON-
CERN.—Subsection (b) of such section is amended— 
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(1) in the subsection heading, by striking ‘‘AND 
ENTITIES IN THE ENERGY, SHIPPING, AND SHIP-
BUILDING SECTORS’’ and inserting ‘‘, SPECIAL ECO-
NOMIC ZONES, FREE ECONOMIC ZONES, AND ENTI-
TIES IN STRATEGIC SECTORS’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘and entities in the energy, 
shipping, and shipbuilding sectors’’ and inserting ‘‘, 
entities that operate special economic zones or free 
economic zones, and entities in strategic sectors (as 
defined in subsection (c)(4))’’. 
(c) BLOCKING OF PROPERTY OF PORTS, SPECIAL 
ECONOMIC ZONES, FREE ECONOMIC ZONES, AND ENTI-
TIES IN STRATEGIC SECTORS.—Subsection (c) of such 
section is amended— 
(1) in the subsection heading, by striking ‘‘EN-
TITIES IN ENERGY, SHIPPING, AND SHIPBUILDING 
SECTORS’’ and inserting ‘‘PORTS, SPECIAL ECO-
NOMIC ZONES, FREE ECONOMIC ZONES, AND ENTI-
TIES IN STRATEGIC SECTORS’’; 
(2) in paragraph (2)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘the energy, shipping, or 
shipbuilding sectors’’ each place it appears and 
inserting ‘‘a strategic sector (as defined in 
paragraph (4)(A))’’; and 
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(B) by inserting ‘‘, special economic zone, 
or free economic zone’’ after ‘‘port’’ each place 
it appears; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraphs: 
‘‘(4) STRATEGIC
SECTOR
DEFINED.—In this 
section, the term ‘strategic sector’ means— 
‘‘(A) the energy, shipping, shipbuilding, 
automotive, or mining sector of Iran; and 
‘‘(B) the construction or engineering sector 
of Iran if the President determines and reports 
to Congress not later than 45 days after the 
date of the enactment of the Nuclear Iran Pre-
vention Act of 2013 that the construction or en-
gineering sector of Iran, as the case may be, is 
of strategic importance to Iran. 
‘‘(5) NOTIFICATION AND REPORT RELATING TO 
STRATEGIC SECTORS.— 
‘‘(A) NOTIFICATION.—The President shall 
submit to Congress a notification of the des-
ignation of a sector as a strategic sector of Iran 
for purposes of paragraph (4)(C) not later than 
30 days after the date on which the President 
makes such designation. 
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‘‘(B) REPORT.—Not later than 90 days 
after the date on which the President submits 
to Congress a notification of the designation of 
a sector as a strategic sector of Iran under sub-
paragraph (A), the Comptroller General of the 
United States shall submit to Congress a report 
that contains— 
‘‘(i) a review and comment on such 
designation; and 
‘‘(ii) recommendations regarding the 
designation of additional sectors as stra-
tegic sectors of Iran for purposes of para-
graph (4).’’. 
(d) ADDITIONAL SANCTIONS WITH RESPECT
TO 
STRATEGIC SECTORS.—Subsection (d) of such section is 
amended— 
(1) in the subsection heading, by striking ‘‘THE 
ENERGY, SHIPPING, AND SHIPBUILDING SECTORS’’ 
and inserting ‘‘STRATEGIC SECTORS’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘the energy, 
shipping, or shipbuilding sectors’’ and inserting ‘‘a 
strategic 
sector 
(as 
defined 
in 
subsection 
(c)(4)(A))’’. 
(e) EXCEPTION
FOR AFGHANISTAN RECONSTRUC-
TION.—Subsection (f) of such section is amended— 
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(1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by 
inserting ‘‘for a period of not more than 1 year, and 
may renew that exception for additional periods of 
not more than 1 year’’ after ‘‘economic development 
for Afghanistan’’; 
(2) in paragraph (1)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘to the extent that’’ and 
inserting ‘‘if’’; 
(B) by inserting ‘‘or the renewal of the ex-
ception, as the case may be,’’ after ‘‘such an ex-
ception’’; and 
(C) by striking ‘‘in the national interest’’ 
and inserting ‘‘in the national security inter-
est’’; and 
(3) in paragraph (2)— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘or the renewal of the ex-
ception, as the case may be,’’ before ‘‘not later 
than 15 days’’; and 
(B) by inserting at the end before the pe-
riod the following: ‘‘or the renewal of the excep-
tion’’. 
(f) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Such section is fur-
ther amended in the section heading by striking ‘‘THE EN-
ERGY, SHIPPING, AND SHIPBUILDING SECTORS’’ and 
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inserting ‘‘PORTS, SPECIAL ECONOMIC ZONES, FREE 
ECONOMIC ZONES, AND STRATEGIC SECTORS’’. 
(g) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section— 
(1) take effect on the date that is 90 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act; and 
(2)(A) with respect to subsection (c) of section 
1244 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2013, as so amended, apply with respect 
to all transactions in all property and interests in 
property of any person described in subsection (c)(2) 
of such section that occur on or after the date that 
is 180 days after such date of enactment; and 
(B)(i) with respect to subsection (d)(1) of sec-
tion 1244 of the National Defense Authorization Act 
for Fiscal Year 2013, apply with respect to the sale, 
supply, or transfer to or from Iran of goods or serv-
ices described in subsection (d)(3) of such section, as 
so amended, that occurs on or after the date that is 
180 days after such date of enactment; and 
(ii) with respect to subsection (d)(2) of section 
1244 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2013, apply with respect to the conduct 
or facilitation of a significant financial transaction 
for the sale, supply, or transfer to or from Iran of 
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