I 
113TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 850 
To impose additional human rights and economic and financial sanctions 
with respect to Iran, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 27, 2013 
Mr. ROYCE (for himself, Mr. ENGEL, Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN, Mr. DEUTCH, Mr. 
POE of Texas, Mr. SHERMAN, Mr. CHABOT, Mr. CONNOLLY, Mr. SMITH 
of New Jersey, Mr. MEEKS, Mr. WILSON of South Carolina, Mr. 
KEATING, Mr. MCCAUL, Mr. CICILLINE, Mr. SALMON, Mr. SCHNEIDER, 
Mr. DUNCAN of South Carolina, Mr. KENNEDY, Mr. KINZINGER of Illi-
nois, Ms. MENG, Mr. COTTON, Ms. FRANKEL of Florida, Mr. COOK, Mr. 
HOLDING, Mr. WEBER of Texas, Mr. PERRY, Mr. RADEL, Mr. COLLINS 
of Georgia, Mr. MEADOWS, Mr. MESSER, Mr. MARINO, Mr. SIRES, Mr. 
HIGGINS, Mr. VARGAS, Mr. ROHRABACHER, Mr. LOWENTHAL, Mr. 
STOCKMAN, and Ms. GABBARD) introduced the following bill; which was 
referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the 
Committees on the Judiciary, Financial Services, Oversight and Govern-
ment Reform, and Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently de-
termined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions 
as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
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. Designation of Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps as foreign terrorist 
organization. 
Sec. 102. 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. 103. 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. 
TITLE II—ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL SANCTIONS 
Sec. 201. Sanctions with respect to certain transactions with Iran. 
Sec. 202. 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. 203. Imposition of sanctions with respect to the Central Bank of Iran and 
other Iranian financial institutions. 
Sec. 204. Sense of Congress regarding the European Central Bank. 
TITLE III—MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS 
Sec. 301. Report on Iranian nuclear and economic capabilities. 
Sec. 302. National Strategy on Iran. 
Sec. 303. Government Accountability Office report on sanctions enforcement. 
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-
bilize countries in the Middle East, and its ef-
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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. 
(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. 
(b) STATEMENT OF POLICY.—It shall be the policy 
of the United States to prevent Iran from acquiring a nu-
clear weapons capability. 
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TITLE I—HUMAN RIGHTS AND 
TERRORISM SANCTIONS 
SEC. 
101. 
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 
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 
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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 
subparagraph (C) a report that contains a detailed 
justification 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 classified annex, if necessary. 
‘‘(3) COMMITTEES OF CONGRESS SPECIFIED.— 
The committees of Congress referred to in para-
graph (1) are the following: 
‘‘(A) The Committee on Foreign Affairs 
and the Committee on the Judiciary of the 
House of Representatives. 
‘‘(B) The Committee on Foreign Relations 
and the Committee on the Judiciary of the Sen-
ate.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents 
for the Iran Threat Reduction and Syria Human Rights 
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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. 102. 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: 
‘‘(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. 
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‘‘(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. 
‘‘(J) The Commander in Chief of the Po-
lice Force. 
‘‘(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; and 
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‘‘(B) the President should impose sanc-
tions on such Iranian person pursuant to sec-
tion 105, 105A, 105B, or 105C of such Act (as 
the case may be).’’. 
(b) ADDITIONAL FINDING
AND SENSE
OF CON-
GRESS.—Section 401of 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) inserting after subsection (a) the following: 
‘‘(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-
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ernment of Iran that also have or continue to 
knowingly order, control, direct, or 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; 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 
Iran Sanctions Enforcement and Augmentation Act, 
and every 180 days thereafter’’; 
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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, and medical devices, and agricul-
tural commodities, intended for the people 
of Iran.’’; and 
(5) by striking ‘‘For any such person’’ and in-
serting the following: 
‘‘(B) ADDITIONAL
REQUIREMENT.—For 
any such person’’. 
(d) 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.’’. 
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SEC. 103. 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— 
‘‘(i) a person that is subject to sanc-
tions 
under 
section 
105(c), 
105A(c), 
105B(c), or 105C(c); or 
‘‘(ii) a person that exports sensitive 
technology to Iran and is subject to the 
prohibition on procurement contracts as 
described in section 106.’’. 
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(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
subsection (a) shall take effect on the date of the enact-
ment of this Act and shall apply with respect to any activ-
ity described in subparagraph (F) of section 104(c)(2) of 
the Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and 
Divestment Act of 2010 (as added by subsection (a)(3)) 
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). 
TITLE II—ECONOMIC AND 
FINANCIAL SANCTIONS 
SEC. 201. 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: 
‘‘SEC. 225. SANCTIONS WITH RESPECT TO CERTAIN TRANS-
ACTIONS WITH IRAN. 
‘‘(a) AUTHORIZATION OF SANCTIONS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as specifically pro-
vided in this section, the President may impose sanc-
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tions pursuant to the International Emergency Eco-
nomic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) on a for-
eign person that the President determines has, on or 
after the date that is 180 days after the date of the 
enactment of this section, knowingly conducted or 
facilitated a significant financial transaction with the 
Central Bank of Iran or other Iranian financial in-
stitution that has been designated by the Secretary 
of the Treasury for the imposition of sanctions pur-
suant to such Act, for— 
‘‘(A) the purchase of goods (other than pe-
troleum or petroleum products) or services by a 
person in Iran or on behalf of a person in Iran; 
or 
‘‘(B) the purchase of goods (other than pe-
troleum or petroleum products) or services from 
a person in Iran or on behalf of a person in 
Iran. 
‘‘(2) 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(d)(4) of the 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2012 (Public Law 112–81; 125 Stat. 1648). 
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‘‘(b) EXCEPTION FOR OVERALL REDUCTIONS OF EX-
PORTS TO AND IMPORTS FROM IRAN.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The President may not im-
pose sanctions under subsection (a) on a foreign per-
son if the President determines and submits to the 
appropriate congressional committees a report that 
contains a determination of the President that the 
country with primary jurisdiction over the foreign 
person has, during the time period described in 
paragraph (2), significantly reduced— 
‘‘(A) the value of exports of goods (other 
than petroleum or petroleum products) and 
services from such country to Iran; and 
‘‘(B) the value of imports of goods (other 
than petroleum or petroleum products) and 
services to such country from Iran. 
‘‘(2) TIME PERIOD DESCRIBED.—The time pe-
riod referred to in paragraph (1) is the 180-day pe-
riod ending on the date on which the President 
makes the determination under paragraph (1) as 
compared to the immediately preceding 180-day pe-
riod. 
‘‘(c) EXCEPTION
FOR SALES
OF AGRICULTURAL 
COMMODITIES, FOOD, MEDICINE
AND MEDICAL DE-
VICES.—The President may not impose sanctions under 
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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-
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.’’. 
SEC. 202. IMPOSITION OF SANCTIONS WITH RESPECT TO 
FOREIGN FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS THAT FA-
CILITATE FINANCIAL TRANSACTIONS ON BE-
HALF OF PERSONS OWNED OR CONTROLLED 
BY SPECIALLY DESIGNATED NATIONALS. 
Section 1247 of the National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (22 U.S.C. 8806) is amended— 
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(1) by redesignating subsection (f) as sub-
section (g); and 
(2) by inserting after subsection (e) the fol-
lowing new subsection: 
‘‘(f) PERSONS OWNED OR CONTROLLED BY SPE-
CIALLY DESIGNATED NATIONALS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The President shall impose 
sanctions described in subsection (a) with respect to 
a foreign financial institution that the President de-
termines has, on or after the date that is 90 days 
after the date of the enactment of this subsection, 
knowingly facilitated a significant financial trans-
action on behalf of any person on the list required 
by paragraph (2). 
‘‘(2) LIST.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 60 
days after the date of the enactment of this 
subsection, the President shall submit to the 
appropriate congressional committees list of 
persons that the President determines on or 
after the date of the enactment of this sub-
section are directly or indirectly owned or con-
trolled by an Iranian person included on the list 
of specially designated nationals and blocked 
persons maintained by the Office of Foreign 
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Assets Control of the Department of the Treas-
ury (other than an Iranian financial institution 
described in subsection (b)). 
‘‘(B) UPDATES OF LIST.—The President 
shall submit to the appropriate congressional 
committees an update of the list required by 
subparagraph (A)— 
‘‘(i) not less than once every 180 days 
after the date of submission of such list; 
and 
‘‘(ii) as new information becomes 
available. 
‘‘(C) FORM
OF
REPORT; PUBLIC
AVAIL-
ABILITY.— 
‘‘(i) FORM.—The list required by sub-
paragraph (A) shall be submitted in un-
classified form, but may contain a classi-
fied annex, if necessary. 
‘‘(ii) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.—The un-
classified portion of the list required by 
clause (i) shall be made available to the 
public and posted on the websites of the 
Department of the Treasury and the De-
partment of State. 
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‘‘(D) CONSIDERATION
OF
DATA
FROM 
OTHER
COUNTRIES
AND
NONGOVERNMENTAL 
ORGANIZATIONS.—In preparing the list required 
by subparagraph (A), the President shall con-
sider credible data already obtained by other 
countries and nongovernmental organizations.’’. 
SEC. 203. 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) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(I) has significantly reduced its 
volume of crude oil purchases from 
Iran, and volume of purchases of 
crude oil of Iranian origin, from the 
volume purchased in the immediately 
preceding 180-day period, and the 
President certifies in writing to Con-
gress that the President has based 
such determination on accurate infor-
mation on that country’s total pur-
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