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thority of that Government and any agency or instru-
mentality of that Government. 
(4) PERSON.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘‘person’’ means 
an individual or entity. 
(B) ENTITY.—The term ‘‘entity’’ means a 
partnership, association, trust, joint venture, cor-
poration, group, subgroup, or other organization. 
(5) TERRORIST PARTY.—The term ‘‘terrorist party’’ 
has the meaning given that term in section 201(d) of the 
Terrorism Risk Insurance Act of 2002 (28 U.S.C. 1610 
note). 
(6) UNITED STATES.—The term ‘‘United States’’ 
includes all territory and waters, continental, or insular, 
subject to the jurisdiction of the United States. 
(e) TECHNICAL CHANGES TO THE FOREIGN SOVEREIGN 
IMMUNITIES ACT.— 
(1) TITLE 28, UNITED STATES CODE.—Section 1610 
of title 28, United States Code, is amended— 
(A) in subsection (a)(7), by inserting after 
‘‘section 
1605A’’ 
the 
following: 
‘‘or 
section 
1605(a)(7) (as such section was in effect on Janu-
ary 27, 2008)’’; and 
(B) in subsection (b)— 
(i) in paragraph (2)—
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(I) by striking ‘‘(5), 1605(b), or 
1605A’’ and inserting ‘‘(5) or 1605(b)’’; 
and 
(II) by striking the period at the end 
and inserting ‘‘, or’’; and 
(ii) by adding after paragraph (2) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(3) the judgment relates to a claim for which the 
agency or instrumentality is not immune by virtue of 
section 1605A of this chapter or section 1605(a)(7) of 
this chapter (as such section was in effect on January 
27, 2008), regardless of whether the property is or was 
involved in the act upon which the claim is based.’’. 
(2) TERRORISM RISK INSURANCE ACT OF 2002.— 
Section 201(a) of the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act of 
2002 (28 U.S.C. 1610 note) is amended by striking 
‘‘section 1605(a)(7)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 1605A or 
1605(a)(7) (as such section was in effect on January 27, 
2008)’’. 
SEC. 503. TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS TO SECTION 1245 OF THE 
NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR 
FISCAL YEAR 2012. 
(a) EXCEPTION FOR SALES OF AGRICULTURAL COM-
MODITIES.—
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(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 1245(d)(2) of the Na-
tional Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 
(22 U.S.C. 8513a(d)(2)) is amended— 
(A) in the paragraph heading, by inserting 
‘‘AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES,’’ after ‘‘SALES OF’’; 
and 
(B) in the text, by inserting ‘‘agricultural com-
modities,’’ after ‘‘sale of’’. 
(2) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
paragraph (1) shall take effect as if included in the Na-
tional Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 
(Public Law 112–81; 125 Stat. 1298). 
(b) REPORT
OF ENERGY INFORMATION ADMINISTRA-
TION.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Section 1245(d)(4)(A) of the 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2012 (22 U.S.C. 8513a(d)(4)(A)) is amended— 
(A) by striking ‘‘60 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, and every 60 days there-
after’’ and inserting ‘‘October 25, 2012, and the 
last Thursday of every other month thereafter’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘60-day period’’ and inserting 
‘‘2-month period’’. 
(2) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
paragraph (1) shall take effect on September 1, 2012.
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SEC. 504. EXPANSION OF SANCTIONS UNDER SECTION 1245 OF 
THE NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT 
FOR FISCAL YEAR 2012. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1245 of the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 (22 U.S.C. 8513a), 
as amended by section 503, is further amended— 
(1) in subsection (d)— 
(A) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘a foreign fi-
nancial institution owned or controlled by the gov-
ernment of a foreign country, including’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (4)(D)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘Sanctions imposed’’ and 
inserting the following: 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—Sanctions imposed’’; 
(ii) in clause (i), as designated by clause 
(i) of this subparagraph— 
(I) by striking ‘‘a foreign financial in-
stitution’’ and inserting ‘‘a financial 
transaction described in clause (ii) con-
ducted or facilitated by a foreign financial 
institution’’; 
(II) by striking ‘‘institution has sig-
nificantly’’ and inserting ‘‘institution— 
‘‘(I) has significantly reduced’’; 
(III) by striking the period at the end 
and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and
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(IV) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(II) in the case of a country that 
has previously received an exception under 
this subparagraph, has, after receiving the 
exception, reduced its crude oil purchases 
from Iran to zero.’’; and 
(iii) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(ii) 
FINANCIAL
TRANSACTIONS
DE-
SCRIBED.—A financial transaction conducted 
or facilitated by a foreign financial institution 
is described in this clause if— 
‘‘(I) the financial transaction is only 
for trade in goods or services between the 
country with primary jurisdiction over the 
foreign financial institution and Iran; and 
‘‘(II) any funds owed to Iran as a re-
sult of such trade are credited to an ac-
count located in the country with primary 
jurisdiction over the foreign financial in-
stitution.’’; 
(2) in subsection (h)— 
(A) by redesignating paragraph (3) as para-
graph (4); and
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(B) by inserting after paragraph (2) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(3) SIGNIFICANT
REDUCTIONS.—The terms ‘re-
duce significantly’, ‘significant reduction’, and ‘signifi-
cantly reduced’, with respect to purchases from Iran of 
petroleum and petroleum products, include a reduction 
in such purchases in terms of price or volume toward a 
complete cessation of such purchases.’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(i) TERMINATION.—The provisions of this section shall 
terminate on the date that is 30 days after the date on which 
the President submits to Congress the certification described 
in section 401(a) of the Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, Ac-
countability, and Divestment Act of 2010 (22 U.S.C. 
8551(a)).’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by para-
graphs (1) and (2) of subsection (a) shall apply with respect 
to financial transactions conducted or facilitated on or after 
the date that is 180 days after the date of the enactment of 
this Act. 
SEC. 505. REPORTS ON NATURAL GAS EXPORTS FROM IRAN. 
(a) REPORT
BY ENERGY INFORMATION ADMINISTRA-
TION.—Not later than 60 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the Administrator of the Energy Informa-
tion Administration shall submit to the President and the ap-
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propriate congressional committees a report on the natural 
gas sector of Iran that includes— 
(1) an assessment of exports of natural gas from 
Iran; 
(2) an identification of the countries that purchase 
the most natural gas from Iran; 
(3) an assessment of alternative supplies of natural 
gas available to those countries; 
(4) an assessment of the impact a reduction in ex-
ports of natural gas from Iran would have on global nat-
ural gas supplies and the price of natural gas, especially 
in countries identified under paragraph (2); and 
(5) such other information as the Administrator 
considers appropriate. 
(b) REPORT BY PRESIDENT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 60 days after re-
ceiving the report required by subsection (a), the Presi-
dent shall, relying on information in that report, submit 
to the appropriate congressional committees a report 
that includes— 
(A) an assessment of— 
(i) the extent to which revenues from ex-
ports of natural gas from Iran are still enrich-
ing the Government of Iran;
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(ii) whether a sanctions regime similar to 
the sanctions regime imposed with respect to 
purchases of petroleum and petroleum products 
from Iran pursuant to section 1245 of the Na-
tional Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2012, as amended by sections 503 and 
504, or other measures could be applied effec-
tively to exports of natural gas from Iran; 
(iii) the geostrategic implications of a re-
duction in exports of natural gas from Iran, in-
cluding the impact of such a reduction on the 
countries identified under subsection (a)(2); 
(iv) alternative supplies of natural gas 
available to those countries; and 
(v) the impact a reduction in exports of 
natural gas from Iran would have on global 
natural gas supplies and the price of natural 
gas and the impact, if any, on swap arrange-
ments for natural gas in place between Iran 
and neighboring countries; and 
(B) specific recommendations with respect to 
measures designed to limit the revenue received by 
the Government of Iran from exports of natural 
gas; and
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(C) any other information the President con-
siders appropriate. 
(2) FORM OF REPORT.—Each report required by 
paragraph (1) shall be submitted in unclassified form 
but may contain a classified annex. 
SEC. 506. REPORT ON MEMBERSHIP OF IRAN IN INTER-
NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS. 
Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment 
of this Act, and not later than September 1 of each year 
thereafter, the Secretary of State shall submit to the appro-
priate congressional committees a report listing the inter-
national organizations of which Iran is a member and detail-
ing the amount that the United States contributes to each 
such organization on an annual basis. 
SEC. 507. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON EXPORTATION OF GOODS, 
SERVICES, AND TECHNOLOGIES FOR AIRCRAFT 
PRODUCED IN THE UNITED STATES. 
It is the sense of Congress that licenses to export or re-
export goods, services, or technologies for aircraft produced 
in the United States should be provided only in situations in 
which such licenses are truly essential and in a manner con-
sistent with the laws and foreign policy goals of the United 
States.
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TITLE VI—GENERAL PROVISIONS 
SEC. 601. IMPLEMENTATION; PENALTIES. 
(a) IMPLEMENTATION.—The President may exercise all 
authorities provided under sections 203 and 205 of the Inter-
national Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1702 
and 1704) to carry out— 
(1) sections 211, 212, 213, 217, 218, 220, 312, and 
411, subtitle A of title III, and title VII; 
(2) section 104A of the Comprehensive Iran Sanc-
tions, Accountability, and Divestment Act of 2010, as 
added by section 312; and 
(3) sections 105A and 105B of the Comprehensive 
Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and Divestment Act of 
2010, as added by subtitle A of title IV. 
(b) PENALTIES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—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 a 
provision specified in paragraph (2) of this subsection, 
or an order or regulation prescribed under such a provi-
sion, to the same extent that such penalties apply to a 
person that commits an unlawful act described in section 
206(a) of that Act.
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(2) PROVISIONS SPECIFIED.—The provisions speci-
fied in this paragraph are the following: 
(A) Sections 211, 212, 213, and 220, subtitle 
A of title III, and title VII. 
(B) Sections 105A and 105B of the Com-
prehensive Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and Di-
vestment Act of 2010, as added by subtitle A of 
title IV. 
SEC. 602. APPLICABILITY TO CERTAIN INTELLIGENCE ACTIVI-
TIES. 
Nothing in this Act or the amendments made by this Act 
shall apply to the authorized intelligence activities of the 
United States. 
SEC. 
603. 
APPLICABILITY 
TO 
CERTAIN 
NATURAL 
GAS 
PROJECTS. 
(a) 
EXCEPTION
FOR
CERTAIN
NATURAL
GAS 
PROJECTS.—Nothing in this Act or the amendments made by 
this Act shall apply to any activity relating to a project— 
(1) for the development of natural gas and the con-
struction and operation of a pipeline to transport natural 
gas from Azerbaijan to Turkey and Europe; 
(2) that provides to Turkey and countries in Eu-
rope energy security and energy independence from the 
Government of the Russian Federation and other gov-
ernments with jurisdiction over persons subject to sanc-
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tions imposed under this Act or amendments made by 
this Act; and 
(3) that was initiated before the date of the enact-
ment of this Act pursuant to a production-sharing agree-
ment, or an ancillary agreement necessary to further a 
production-sharing agreement, entered into with, or a li-
cense granted by, the government of a country other 
than Iran before such date of enactment. 
(b) TERMINATION OF EXCEPTION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The exception under subsection 
(a) shall not apply with respect to a project described in 
that subsection on or after the date on which the Presi-
dent certifies to the appropriate congressional commit-
tees that— 
(A) the percentage of the equity interest in the 
project held by or on behalf of an entity described 
in paragraph (2) has increased relative to the per-
centage of the equity interest in the project held by 
or on behalf of such an entity on January 1, 2002; 
or 
(B) an entity described in paragraph (2) has 
assumed an operational role in the project. 
(2) ENTITY
DESCRIBED.—An entity described in 
this paragraph is— 
(A) an entity—
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(i) owned or controlled by the Government 
of Iran or identified under section 560.304 of 
title 31, Code of Federal Regulations (relating 
to the definition of the Government of Iran); or 
(ii) organized under the laws of Iran or 
with the participation or approval of the Gov-
ernment of Iran; 
(B) an entity owned or controlled by an entity 
described in subparagraph (A); or 
(C) a successor entity to an entity described in 
subparagraph (A). 
SEC. 604. RULE OF CONSTRUCTION WITH RESPECT TO USE OF 
FORCE AGAINST IRAN AND SYRIA. 
Nothing in this Act or the amendments made by this Act 
shall be construed as a declaration of war or an authorization 
of the use of force against Iran or Syria. 
SEC. 605. TERMINATION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The provisions of sections 211, 212, 
213, 218, 220, 221, and 501, title I, and subtitle A of title 
III shall terminate on the date that is 30 days after the date 
on which the President makes the certification described in 
section 401(a) of the Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, Ac-
countability, and Divestment Act of 2010 (22 U.S.C. 
8551(a)).
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(b) AMENDMENT
TO TERMINATION DATE
OF COM-
PREHENSIVE IRAN SANCTIONS, ACCOUNTABILITY, AND DI-
VESTMENT ACT OF 2010.—Section 401(a)(2) of the Com-
prehensive Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and Divestment 
Act of 2010 (22 U.S.C. 8551(a)(2)) is amended by inserting 
‘‘, and verifiably dismantled its,’’ after ‘‘development of’’. 
TITLE VII—SANCTIONS WITH RE-
SPECT 
TO 
HUMAN 
RIGHTS 
ABUSES IN SYRIA 
SEC. 701. SHORT TITLE. 
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Syria Human Rights Ac-
countability Act of 2012’’. 
SEC. 702. IMPOSITION OF SANCTIONS WITH RESPECT TO CER-
TAIN PERSONS WHO ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR OR 
COMPLICIT IN HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES COM-
MITTED AGAINST CITIZENS OF SYRIA OR THEIR 
FAMILY MEMBERS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The President shall impose sanctions 
described in subsection (c) with respect to each person on the 
list required by subsection (b). 
(b) LIST OF PERSONS WHO ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR OR 
COMPLICIT IN CERTAIN HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 120 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the President shall 
submit to the appropriate congressional committees a
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list of persons who are officials of the Government of 
Syria or persons acting on behalf of that Government 
that the President determines, based on credible evi-
dence, are responsible for or complicit in, or responsible 
for ordering, controlling, or otherwise directing, the com-
mission of serious human rights abuses against citizens 
of Syria or their family members, regardless of whether 
such abuses occurred in Syria. 
(2) UPDATES OF LIST.—The President shall submit 
to the appropriate congressional committees an updated 
list under paragraph (1)— 
(A) not later than 300 days after the date of 
the enactment of this Act and every 180 days there-
after; and 
(B) as new information becomes available. 
(3) FORM OF REPORT; PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.— 
(A) FORM.—The list required by paragraph 
(1) shall be submitted in unclassified form but may 
contain a classified annex. 
(B) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.—The unclassified 
portion of the list required by paragraph (1) shall 
be made available to the public and posted on the 
websites of the Department of the Treasury and the 
Department of State.
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(4) CONSIDERATION OF DATA FROM OTHER COUN-
TRIES
AND
NONGOVERNMENTAL
ORGANIZATIONS.—In 
preparing the list required by paragraph (1), the Presi-
dent shall consider credible data already obtained by 
other countries and nongovernmental organizations, in-
cluding organizations in Syria, that monitor the human 
rights abuses of the Government of Syria. 
(c) SANCTIONS DESCRIBED.—The sanctions described in 
this subsection are sanctions pursuant to the International 
Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.), 
including blocking of property and restrictions or prohibitions 
on financial transactions and the exportation of property, 
subject to such regulations as the President may prescribe. 
SEC. 703. IMPOSITION OF SANCTIONS WITH RESPECT TO THE 
TRANSFER OF GOODS OR TECHNOLOGIES TO 
SYRIA THAT ARE LIKELY TO BE USED TO COMMIT 
HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The President shall impose sanctions 
described in section 702(c) with respect to— 
(1) each person on the list required by subsection 
(b); and 
(2) any person that— 
(A) is a successor entity to a person on the 
list;
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(B) owns or controls a person on the list, if the 
person that owns or controls the person on the list 
had actual knowledge or should have known that 
the person on the list engaged in the activity de-
scribed in subsection (b)(2) for which the person 
was included in the list; or 
(C) is owned or controlled by, or under com-
mon ownership or control with, the person on the 
list, if the person owned or controlled by, or under 
common ownership or control with (as the case may 
be), the person on the list knowingly engaged in the 
activity described in subsection (b)(2) for which the 
person was included in the list. 
(b) LIST.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 120 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the President shall 
submit to the appropriate congressional committees a 
list of persons that the President determines have know-
ingly engaged in an activity described in paragraph (2) 
on or after such date of enactment. 
(2) ACTIVITY DESCRIBED.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—A person engages in an ac-
tivity described in this paragraph if the person—
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(i) transfers, or facilitates the transfer of, 
goods or technologies described in subpara-
graph (C) to Syria; or 
(ii) provides services with respect to goods 
or technologies described in subparagraph (C) 
after such goods or technologies are trans-
ferred to Syria. 
(B) 
APPLICABILITY
TO
CONTRACTS
AND 
OTHER AGREEMENTS.—A person engages in an ac-
tivity described in subparagraph (A) without regard 
to whether the activity is carried out pursuant to a 
contract or other agreement entered into before, on, 
or after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
(C) GOODS OR TECHNOLOGIES DESCRIBED.— 
Goods or technologies described in this subpara-
graph are goods or technologies that the President 
determines are likely to be used by the Government 
of Syria or any of its agencies or instrumentalities 
to commit human rights abuses against the people 
of Syria, including— 
(i) firearms or ammunition (as those 
terms are defined in section 921 of title 18, 
United States Code), rubber bullets, police ba-
tons, pepper or chemical sprays, stun grenades,
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electroshock weapons, tear gas, water cannons, 
or surveillance technology; or 
(ii) sensitive technology. 
(D) SENSITIVE TECHNOLOGY DEFINED.— 
(i) IN GENERAL.—For purposes of sub-
paragraph (C), the term ‘‘sensitive technology’’ 
means hardware, software, telecommunications 
equipment, or any other technology, that the 
President determines is to be used specifi-
cally— 
(I) to restrict the free flow of unbi-
ased information in Syria; or 
(II) to disrupt, monitor, or otherwise 
restrict speech of the people of Syria. 
(ii) EXCEPTION.—The term ‘‘sensitive 
technology’’ does not include information or in-
formational materials the exportation of which 
the President does not have the authority to 
regulate or prohibit pursuant to section 
203(b)(3) of the International Emergency Eco-
nomic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1702(b)(3)). 
(3) SPECIAL RULE TO ALLOW FOR TERMINATION OF 
SANCTIONABLE ACTIVITY.—The President shall not be 
required to include a person on the list required by para-
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graph (1) if the President certifies in writing to the ap-
propriate congressional committees that— 
(A) the person is no longer engaging in, or has 
taken significant verifiable steps toward stopping, 
the activity described in paragraph (2) for which 
the President would otherwise have included the 
person on the list; and 
(B) the President has received reliable assur-
ances that the person will not knowingly engage in 
any activity described in paragraph (2) in the fu-
ture. 
(4) UPDATES OF LIST.—The President shall submit 
to the appropriate congressional committees an updated 
list under paragraph (1)— 
(A) not later than 300 days after the date of 
the enactment of this Act and every 180 days there-
after; and 
(B) as new information becomes available. 
(5) FORM OF REPORT; PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.— 
(A) FORM.—The list required by paragraph 
(1) shall be submitted in unclassified form but may 
contain a classified annex. 
(B) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.—The unclassified 
portion of the list required by paragraph (1) shall 
be made available to the public and posted on the
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websites of the Department of the Treasury and the 
Department of State. 
SEC. 704. IMPOSITION OF SANCTIONS WITH RESPECT TO PER-
SONS WHO ENGAGE IN CENSORSHIP OR OTHER 
FORMS OF REPRESSION IN SYRIA. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The President shall impose sanctions 
described in section 702(c) with respect to each person on the 
list required by subsection (b). 
(b) LIST OF PERSONS WHO ENGAGE IN CENSORSHIP.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 120 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the President shall 
submit to the appropriate congressional committees a 
list of persons that the President determines have en-
gaged in censorship, or activities relating to censorship, 
in a manner that prohibits, limits, or penalizes the legiti-
mate exercise of freedom of expression by citizens of 
Syria. 
(2) UPDATES OF LIST.—The President shall submit 
to the appropriate congressional committees an updated 
list under paragraph (1)— 
(A) not later than 300 days after the date of 
the enactment of this Act and every 180 days there-
after; and 
(B) as new information becomes available. 
(3) FORM OF REPORT; PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.—
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(A) FORM.—The list required by paragraph 
(1) shall be submitted in unclassified form but may 
contain a classified annex. 
(B) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.—The unclassified 
portion of the list required by paragraph (1) shall 
be made available to the public and posted on the 
websites of the Department of the Treasury and the 
Department of State. 
SEC. 705. WAIVER. 
The President may waive the requirement to include a 
person on a list required by section 702, 703, or 704 or to 
impose sanctions pursuant to any such section if the Presi-
dent— 
(1) determines that such a waiver is in the national 
security interests of the United States; and 
(2) submits to the appropriate congressional com-
mittees a report on the reasons for that determination. 
SEC. 706. TERMINATION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The provisions of this title and any 
sanctions imposed pursuant to this title shall terminate on 
the date on which the President submits to the appropriate 
congressional committees— 
(1) the certification described in subsection (b); and 
(2) a certification that—