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‘‘(e) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—The expedited proc-
ess for the consideration of complete requests for author-
ization to engage in the activities described in subsection 
(a) shall be construed to also apply to the transfer of 
goods and services to Iran to facilitate the ability of Ira-
nian persons to freely communicate, obtain information, 
and access the Internet and other communications sys-
tems.’’. 
(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 requests described 
in section 413 of the Iran Threat Reduction and Syria 
Human Rights Act of 2012, as so amended, that are sub-
mitted to the Office of Foreign Assets Control on or after 
such date of enactment. 
TITLE IV—REPORTS AND OTHER 
MATTERS 
SEC. 401. NATIONAL STRATEGY ON IRAN. 
(a) NATIONAL STRATEGY REQUIRED.—The Presi-
dent shall develop a strategy, to be known as the ‘‘Na-
tional Strategy on Iran’’, that provides strategic guidance 
for activities that support the objective of addressing the 
threats posed by Iran. 
(b) ANNUAL REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act or January 30, 2014, 
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whichever occurs first, and every January 30 thereafter, 
the President shall submit to the appropriate congres-
sional committees the National Strategy on Iran required 
under subsection (a). 
(c) MATTERS TO BE INCLUDED.—The report re-
quired under subsection (b) shall include, at a minimum, 
the following: 
(1) A description of Iran’s grand strategy and 
security strategy, including strategic objectives, and 
the security posture and objectives of Iran. 
(2) A description of the United States strategy 
to— 
(A) address and counter the capabilities of 
Iran’s conventional forces and Iran’s unconven-
tional forces; 
(B) disrupt and deny Iranian efforts to de-
velop or augment capabilities related to nuclear, 
unconventional, and missile forces development; 
(C) address the Government of Iran’s eco-
nomic strategy to enable the objectives de-
scribed in this subsection; 
(D) exploit key vulnerabilities; and 
(E) combat Iranian efforts to suppress 
Internet freedom, including actions of the 
United States to— 
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(i) work to promote expanded Internet 
access for democracy activists in Iran; 
(ii) add a public diplomacy page to 
the United States’ virtual embassy in Iran; 
and 
(iii) leverage multilateral organiza-
tions committed to Internet connectivity in 
Iran. 
(3) An implementation plan for the United 
States strategy described in paragraph (2). 
(d) FORM.—The report required under subsection (b) 
shall be submitted in unclassified form to the greatest ex-
tent possible, but may include a classified annex, if nec-
essary. 
(e) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES.— 
In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate congressional com-
mittees’’ means— 
(1) the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the 
Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on Fi-
nancial Services, the Committee on Ways and 
Means, and the Permanent Select Committee on In-
telligence of the House of Representatives; and 
(2) the Committee on Foreign Relations, the 
Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on 
Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, the Com-
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mittee on Finance, and the Permanent Select Com-
mittee on Intelligence of the Senate. 
SEC. 402. REPORT ON IRANIAN NUCLEAR AND ECONOMIC 
CAPABILITIES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 60 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the President shall sub-
mit to the appropriate congressional committees a report 
on the following: 
(1) An estimate of the timeline for Iranian ca-
pabilities to develop nuclear weapons, including— 
(A) an estimate of the period of time it 
would take Iran to produce enough weapons- 
grade uranium for a single implosion-type nu-
clear weapon, taking into account all known rel-
evant technical data; 
(B) an estimate of the period of time it 
would take Iran to produce sufficient separated 
plutonium for a single nuclear weapon; 
(C) a description of the assumptions un-
derlying the estimates referred to in subpara-
graphs (A) and (B), and any information about 
developments that might alter or otherwise af-
fect those assumptions; 
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(D) an estimate of the date by which the 
periods of time referred to in subparagraphs 
(A) and (B) will be less than 45 days; and 
(E) a description of any efforts by the 
United States to increase the frequency of in-
spections by the International Atomic Energy 
Agency of nuclear facilities in Iran. 
(2) An assessment of Iranian strategy and ca-
pabilities relating to development of nuclear weap-
ons, including— 
(A) a summary and analysis of current nu-
clear weapons capabilities; 
(B) an estimate of the amount and sources 
of funding expended by, and an analysis of pro-
curement networks utilized by, Iran to develop 
its nuclear weapons capabilities; 
(C) a summary of the capabilities of Iran’s 
unconventional weapons and Iran’s ballistic 
missile forces and Iran’s cruise missile forces; 
(D) a detailed analysis of the effectiveness 
of Iran’s unconventional weapons and Iran’s 
ballistic missile forces and Iran’s cruise missile 
forces as delivery systems for a nuclear device; 
(E) a description of all efforts of Iran to 
design and develop a nuclear weapon, including 
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efforts to design or fit warheads, and any other 
possible military dimensions of the nuclear pro-
gram of Iran; and 
(F) an analysis of the procurement net-
work, including the amount and sources of 
funding expended by Iran on programs to de-
velop a nuclear weapons capability. 
(3) Projected economic effects of international 
sanctions on Iran, including— 
(A) an estimate of the capital accounts, 
current accounts, and amounts of foreign ex-
change reserves (including access to foreign ex-
change reserves) of the Government of Iran, 
and other leading indicators of the status of the 
economy of Iran; 
(B) an estimate of timelines with respect 
to macroeconomic viability of Iran, including 
the time by which the Government of Iran will 
exhaust its foreign exchange reserves; 
(C) an estimate of the date by which the 
reserves of the Central Bank of Iran will be in-
sufficient for the Government of Iran to avoid 
a severe balance of payments crisis that pre-
vents it from maintaining a functioning econ-
omy, including— 
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(i) the inflation rate, exchange rates, 
unemployment rate, and budget deficits in 
Iran; and 
(ii) other leading macroeconomic indi-
cators used by the International Monetary 
Fund, professional rating agencies, and 
other credible sources to assess the eco-
nomic health of a country; 
(D) a description of the assumptions un-
derlying the estimate referred to in paragraph 
(3) and an indication of how changes in each of 
those assumptions could affect the estimate; 
(E) an assessment of the effect of sanc-
tions imposed with respect to Iran on moving 
forward the date referred to in subparagraph 
(C); and 
(F) a description of actions taken by the 
Government of Iran to delay the date referred 
to in subparagraph (C). 
(b) UPDATE.—The President shall submit to the ap-
propriate congressional committees an update of the re-
port required by subsection (a) every 60 days after the 
date of submission of the report that includes any perti-
nent developments to Iranian nuclear or economic capa-
bilities. 
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(c) FORM.—The report required under subsection (a) 
and the update required under subsection (b) shall be sub-
mitted in unclassified form to the greatest extent possible, 
but may include a classified annex, if necessary. 
(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) APPROPRIATE
CONGRESSIONAL
COMMIT-
TEES.—The term ‘‘appropriate congressional com-
mittees’’ means— 
(A) the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the 
Committee on Armed Services, the Committee 
on Financial Services, the Committee on Ways 
and Means, and the Permanent Select Com-
mittee on Intelligence of the House of Rep-
resentatives; and 
(B) the Committee on Foreign Relations, 
the Committee on Armed Services, the Com-
mittee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Af-
fairs, the Committee on Finance, and the Select 
Committee on Intelligence of the Senate. 
(2) NUCLEAR EXPLOSIVE DEVICE.—The term 
‘‘nuclear explosive device’’ means any device, wheth-
er assembled or disassembled, that is designed to 
produce an instantaneous release of an amount of 
nuclear energy from special nuclear material that is 
greater than the amount of energy that would be re-
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leased from the detonation of one pound of trinitro-
toluene (TNT). 
SEC. 403. REPORT ON PLAUSIBILITY OF EXPANDING SANC-
TIONS ON IRANIAN OIL. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the President shall sub-
mit to the appropriate congressional committees a report 
assessing the following: 
(1) Whether petroleum and petroleum products 
originating in and exported from Iran are refined 
and sold outside of Iran. 
(2) Whether products that contain Iranian-ori-
gin petroleum or petroleum products as part of their 
contents are imported into the United States and, if 
any such products are imported into the United 
States, whether such importation violates the ban on 
importation into the United States of Iranian-origin 
petroleum or petroleum products. 
(3) Whether it is feasible to ban the importa-
tion into the United States of products described in 
paragraph (2), regardless of whether the ban on im-
portation into the United States of Iranian-origin 
petroleum or petroleum products applies to such 
products. 
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(b) BASIS OF REPORT.—The report required under 
subsection (a) may be based on publicly-available informa-
tion and classified information. The information that is 
not classified information shall be made publically avail-
able. 
(c) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES.— 
In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate congressional com-
mittees’’ means— 
(1) the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the 
Committee on Financial Services, and the Com-
mittee on Ways and Means of the House of Rep-
resentatives; and 
(2) the Committee on Foreign Relations, the 
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Af-
fairs, and the Committee on Finance of the Senate. 
SEC. 404. GAO REPORT ON IRANIAN STRATEGY TO EVADE 
CURRENT SANCTIONS AND OTHER MATTERS. 
Not later than 90 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United 
States shall submit to Congress a report that— 
(1) evaluates the strategy of the Government of 
Iran to evade current economic and financial sanc-
tions; and 
(2) specifically evaluates the ability of Iran to 
successfully diversify its economy beyond its energy 
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sector, thereby lessening the impact and effective-
ness of economic and financial sanctions. 
SEC. 405. AUTHORITY TO CONSOLIDATE REPORTS RE-
QUIRED UNDER IRAN SANCTIONS LAWS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Any or all reports required to be 
submitted to Congress under the provisions of law de-
scribed in subsection (c) that are subject to a deadline for 
submission consisting of the same unit of time may be con-
solidated into a single report that is submitted to Congress 
pursuant to such deadline. 
(b) EXCEPTION.—Subsection (a) shall not apply with 
respect to the initial report of any report described in sub-
section (a). 
(c) PROVISIONS OF LAW DESCRIBED.—The provi-
sions of law referred to in this section are the following: 
(1) This Act and the amendments made by this 
Act. 
(2) The Iran Freedom and Counter-Prolifera-
tion Act of 2012 (22 U.S.C. 8801 et seq.). 
(3) The Iran Threat Reduction and Syria 
Human Rights Act of 2012 (22 U.S.C. 8701 et 
seq.). 
(4) The Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, Ac-
countability, and Divestment Act of 2010 (22 U.S.C. 
8501 et seq.). 
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(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section takes effect on 
the date of the enactment of this Act and applies with 
respect to reports required to be submitted to Congress 
under the provisions of law described in subsection (c) on 
or after such date of enactment. 
SEC. 406. AMENDMENTS TO DEFINITIONS UNDER IRAN 
SANCTIONS ACT OF 1996 AND IRAN THREAT 
REDUCTION AND SYRIA HUMAN RIGHTS ACT 
OF 2012. 
(a) IRAN
SANCTIONS
ACT
OF
1996.—Section 
14(4)(B) of the Iran Sanctions Act of 1996 (Public Law 
104–172; 50 U.S.C. 1701 note) is amended by striking 
‘‘may include, in the discretion of the President’’ and in-
serting ‘‘includes’’. 
(b) IRAN THREAT REDUCTION AND SYRIA HUMAN 
RIGHTS ACT OF 2012.—Section 211 of the Iran Threat 
Reduction and Syria Human Rights Act of 2012 (22 
U.S.C. 8721) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new subsection: 
‘‘(f) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘appro-
priate congressional committees’ includes the Committee 
on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of 
Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, 
Science, and Transportation of the Senate.’’. 
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SEC. 407. RULE OF CONSTRUCTION. 
Nothing in this Act or any amendment made by this 
Act shall be construed to apply with respect to— 
(1) any activity relating to a project described 
in subsection (a) of section 603 of the Iran Threat 
Reduction and Syria Human Rights Act of 2012 (22 
U.S.C. 8783) to which the exception under that sec-
tion applies at the time of the activity; or 
(2) any authorized intelligence activity of the 
United States. 
SEC. 408. IMPLEMENTATION; PENALTIES. 
(a) IMPLEMENTATION.—The President may exercise 
all authorities provided under sections 203 and 205 of the 
International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 
U.S.C. 1702 and 1704) to carry out this Act and the 
amendments made by this Act. 
(b) PENALTIES.—The penalties provided for in sub-
sections (b) and (c) of section 206 of the International 
Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1705) shall 
apply to a person that violates, attempts to violate, con-
spires to violate, or causes a violation of this Act or any 
amendment made by this Act or regulations prescribed 
under this Act to the same extent that such penalties 
apply to a person that commits an unlawful act described 
in section 206(a) of the International Emergency Eco-
nomic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1705(a)). 
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SEC. 409. SEVERABILITY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—If any provision of this Act, or 
the application of such provision to any person or cir-
cumstance, is found to be unconstitutional, the remainder 
of this Act, or the application of that provision to other 
persons or circumstances, shall not be affected. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE UNDER SECTION 214.—If sub-
section (d) of section 214 is found to be unconstitutional 
in accordance with subsection (a), the amendments made 
by such section 214 take effect on the date of the enact-
ment of this Act and apply with respect to transactions 
entered into on or after such date of enactment. 
Passed the House of Representatives July 31, 2013. 
Attest: 
KAREN L. HAAS, 
Clerk. 
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