IB
Union Calendar No. 220
105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2709
[Report No. 105–375]
To impose certain sanctions on foreign persons who transfer items
contributing to Iran’s efforts to acquire, develop, or produce ballistic missiles.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
OCTOBER 23, 1997
Mr. GILMAN (for himself, Mr. GINGRICH, Mr. BOEHNER, Mr. COX of Califor-
nia, Mr. SOLOMON, Mr. HYDE, Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN, Mr. ROHRABACHER,
Mr. KING, Mr. CHABOT, Mr. FOX of Pennsylvania, Mr. WELLER, Mr.
SAXTON, Mr. NETHERCUTT, Mr. DEUTSCH, Mr. SCHUMER, Mr.
GUTIERREZ, and Mr. BORSKI) introduced the following bill; which was re-
ferred to the Committee on International Relations
NOVEMBER 4, 1997
Additional sponsors: Mr. MCINTYRE, Mr. ENGEL, Mr. LOBIONDO, Mr. WOLF,
Mr. GEPHARDT, Mr. NEUMANN, Mr. BLUNT, Mr. HAYWORTH, Mr. LIV-
INGSTON, Mr. BROWN of Ohio, Mr. FOLEY, Mr. HILL, Mr. EHRLICH, Mr.
BACHUS, Mr. BAKER, Mr. ROEMER, Mr. MCNULTY, Mr. ROTHMAN, Mr.
MENEDEZ, Mr. VISCLOSKY, Mr. FROST, Mr. LATHAM, Mr. KENNEDY of
Rhode Island, Ms. HARMAN, Mr. SHAYS, Mr. LEWIS of California, Mr.
BURR of North Carolina, Mr. LAZIO of New York, Mr. SMITH of New
Jersey, Mr. HOYER, Mr. PETERSON of Minnesota, Mr. YOUNG of Alaska,
Mr. KUCINICH, Mr. MEEHAN, Mr. NADLER, Mr. CARDIN, Mr. THOMAS,
Mr. BLAGOJEVICH, Mr. BENTSEN, Mr. KNOLLENBERG, Mr. BILIRAKIS,
Mr. FORD, Mr. HOSTETTLER, Mr. KASICH, Mr. LATOURETTE, Mr. FARR
of California, Mr. PORTER, Mr. COOKSEY, Mr. COSTELLO, Mr. WYNN,
Ms. WOOLSEY, Mr. DOOLITTLE, Mr. SANFORD, Mr. SHADEGG, Mrs.
MORELLA, Mr. RODRIGUEZ, Mr. STUPAK, Mr. BERMAN, Mr. CAMPBELL,
Mr. BAESLER, Mr. GREEN, Mr. CUNNINGHAM, Mr. LEWIS of Georgia,
Mrs. LOWEY, Mr. WEXLER, Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas,
Mr. PASCRELL, Mr. COYNE, Mr. BARTLETT of Maryland, Mr. SHERMAN,
Mr. KIND, Mr. SNOWBARGER, Mr. FRANKS of New Jersey, Mr. BARR of
Georgia, Mrs. MALONEY of New York, Mr. WAMP, Mr. PAPPAS, Mr.
NEAL Massachusetts, Mrs. NORTHUP, Mr. SALMON, Mr. PARKER, Mr.
REYES, Mr. MALONEY of Connecticut, Mr. HUTCHINSON, Mr. PICKER-
ING, Mrs. THURMAN, Mr. SHAW, Mr. WEYGARD, Mr. FRELINGHUYSEN,
Mr. DIXON, Mr. JONES, Mr. PITTS, Mr. ENGLISH of Pennsylvania, Mr.
CANNON, Mr. SESSIONS, Ms. BROWN of Florida, Mr. GORDON, Mr. TAU-
ZIN, Mr. SAM JOHNSON of Texas, and Mrs. EMERSON
NOVEMBER 4, 1997
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole
House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic]
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on October 23, 1997]
A BILL
To impose certain sanctions on foreign persons who transfer
items contributing to Iran’s efforts to acquire, develop,
or produce ballistic missiles.
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 ‘‘Iran Missile Prolifera-
tion Sanctions Act of 1997’’.
SEC. 2. REPORTS ON MISSILE PROLIFERATION TO IRAN.
(a) REPORTS.—Except as provided in subsection (c),
the President shall, at the times specified in subsection (b),
submit to the Committee on International Relations of the
House of Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Re-
lations of the Senate a report identifying every foreign per-
son with respect to whom there is credible information indi-
cating that that person, on or after August 8, 1995—
(1)(A) transferred items on the MTCR Annex, or
items that the United States proposes for addition to
the MTCR Annex, that contributed to Iran’s efforts to
acquire, develop, or produce ballistic missiles, or
(B) provided technical assistance or facilities
which the President deems to be of concern because of
their direct contribution to Iran’s efforts to acquire,
develop, or produce ballistic missiles; or
(2)(A) attempted to transfer items on the MTCR
Annex, or items that the United States proposes for
addition to the MTCR Annex, that would have con-
tributed to Iran’s efforts to acquire, develop, or
produce ballistic missiles, or
(B) attempted to provide technical assistance or
facilities which the President deems to be of concern
because of their direct contribution to Iran’s efforts to
acquire, develop, or produce ballistic missiles.
(b) TIMING OF REPORTS.—The reports under sub-
section (a) shall be submitted not later than 30 days after
the date of the enactment of this Act, not later than 180
days after such date of enactment, not later than 1 year
after such date of enactment, and not later than the end
of each 1-year period thereafter.
(c) EXCEPTIONS FOR PERSONS PREVIOUSLY IDENTI-
FIED, SANCTIONED, OR SUBJECT OF WAIVER.—Any foreign
person who—
(1) was identified in a previous report submitted
under subsection (a) on account of a particular trans-
fer, transaction, or attempt,
(2) has engaged in a transfer or transaction that
was the basis for the imposition of sanctions with re-
spect to that person under section 73 of the Arms Ex-
port Control Act or section 1604 of the Iran-Iraq
Arms Non-Proliferation Act of 1992, or
(3) may have engaged in a transfer or trans-
action, or made an attempt, that was the subject of
a waiver under section 4,
is not required to be identified on account of that same
transfer, transaction, or attempt in any report submitted
thereafter under this section.
SEC. 3. IMPOSITION OF SANCTIONS.
(a) REQUIREMENT TO IMPOSE SANCTIONS.—
(1) REQUIREMENT TO IMPOSE SANCTIONS.—The
sanctions described in subsection (b) shall be imposed
on—
(A) any foreign person identified under sub-
section (a)(1) of section 2 in a report submitted
under that section, and