I 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4591 
To impose sanctions with respect to Iranian persons that threaten the peace 
or stability of Iraq or the Government of Iraq. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
DECEMBER 7, 2017 
Mr. KINZINGER (for himself, Mr. SUOZZI, Mrs. WAGNER, Mr. DIAZ-BALART, 
Mr. NUNES, Mr. WEBER of Texas, Mr. ZELDIN, Mr. OLSON, Mr. HUN-
TER, Mr. KING of New York, Mr. GALLAGHER, Mr. RUSSELL, Mr. 
THOMPSON of Pennsylvania, Ms. STEFANIK, and Mr. GOTTHEIMER) in-
troduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on For-
eign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a 
period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the com-
mittee concerned 
A BILL 
To impose sanctions with respect to Iranian persons that 
threaten the peace or stability of Iraq or the Government 
of Iraq. 
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 ‘‘Preventing Iranian De-
stabilization of Iraq Act of 2017’’. 
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SEC. 2. STATEMENT OF POLICY. 
It shall be the policy of the United States to impose 
sanctions with respect to terrorist organizations and for-
eign countries, including the Government of Iran, that 
threaten the peace or stability and impede the democratic 
processes of Iraq or the Government of Iraq. 
SEC. 3. IMPOSITION OF SANCTIONS WITH RESPECT TO IRA-
NIAN PERSONS THREATENING PEACE OR 
STABILITY IN IRAQ. 
(a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con-
gress that the Secretary of the Treasury and the Secretary 
of State should continue to implement Executive Order 
13438 (50 U.S.C. 1701 note; relating to blocking property 
of certain persons who threaten stabilization efforts in 
Iraq). 
(b) IMPOSITION OF SANCTIONS.—The President shall 
impose the sanctions described in subsection (c)(1)(A) and 
the Secretary of State or the Secretary of Homeland Secu-
rity (or a designee of one of such Secretaries) shall impose 
the sanctions described in subsection (c)(1)(B) with re-
spect to any Iranian person that the President, acting 
through the Secretary of State or the Secretary of Home-
land Security (or a designee of one of such Secretaries), 
as the case may be, determines— 
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(1) to have knowingly committed, or to pose a 
significant risk of committing, an act or acts of vio-
lence that have the purpose or effect of— 
(A) threatening the peace or stability of 
Iraq or the Government of Iraq; 
(B) undermining or attempting to under-
mine, co-opt, or confound the democratic proc-
ess in Iraq; or 
(C) undermining efforts to promote eco-
nomic reconstruction and political reform in 
Iraq or to provide humanitarian assistance to 
the Iraqi people; 
(2) has knowingly materially assisted, spon-
sored, or provided financial, material, or techno-
logical support for, or goods or services to or in sup-
port of, any activity described in subparagraph (A), 
(B), or (C) of paragraph (1); or 
(3) is owned or controlled by, or has acted or 
purported to act for or on behalf of, directly or indi-
rectly, a foreign person that has carried out any ac-
tivity described in subparagraph (A), (B), or (C) of 
paragraph (1) or paragraph (2). 
(c) SANCTIONS DESCRIBED.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The sanctions described in 
this subsection are the following: 
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(A) ASSET BLOCKING.—The exercise of all 
powers granted to the President by the Inter-
national Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 
U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) to the extent necessary to 
block and prohibit all transactions in all prop-
erty and interests in property of an entity de-
termined by the President to be subject to sub-
section (b) if such property and interests in 
property are in the United States, come within 
the United States, or are or come within the 
possession or control of a United States person. 
(B) ALIENS INELIGIBLE FOR VISAS, AD-
MISSION, OR PAROLE.— 
(i) VISAS, ADMISSION, OR PAROLE.— 
An alien who the Secretary of State or the 
Secretary of Homeland Security (or a des-
ignee of one of such Secretaries) knows or 
has reasonable grounds to believe meets 
any of the criteria described in subsection 
(b) is— 
(I) inadmissible to the United 
States; 
(II) ineligible to receive a visa or 
other documentation to enter the 
United States; and 
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(III) otherwise ineligible to be 
admitted or paroled into the United 
States or to receive any other benefit 
under the Immigration and Nation-
ality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101 et seq.). 
(ii) CURRENT VISAS REVOKED.— 
(I) IN
GENERAL.—Any visa or 
other documentation issued to an 
alien who is an Iranian person on the 
list required under subsection (b), re-
gardless of when such visa or other 
documentation was issued, shall be re-
voked and such alien shall be denied 
admission to the United States. 
(II) EFFECT OF REVOCATION.— 
A revocation under subclause (I) shall 
take effect immediately and shall 
automatically cancel any other valid 
visa or entry documentation that is in 
the alien’s possession. 
(2) INAPPLICABILITY
OF
NATIONAL
EMER-
GENCY REQUIREMENT.—The requirements of section 
202 of the International Emergency Economic Pow-
ers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701) shall not apply for pur-
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poses of the imposition of sanctions under this sec-
tion. 
(3) PENALTIES.—A person that is subject to 
sanctions described in paragraph (1)(A) shall be 
subject to the penalties set forth in subsections (b) 
and (c) of section 206 of the International Emer-
gency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1705) to the 
same extent as a person that commits an unlawful 
act described in subsection (a) of that section. 
(4) EXCEPTION TO COMPLY WITH UNITED NA-
TIONS
HEADQUARTERS
AGREEMENT.—Sanctions 
under paragraph (1)(B) shall not apply to an alien 
if admitting the alien into the United States is nec-
essary to permit the United States to comply with 
the Agreement regarding the Headquarters of the 
United Nations, signed at Lake Success June 26, 
1947, and entered into force November 21, 1947, 
between the United Nations and the United States, 
or other applicable international obligations. 
(d) WAIVER.—The President may, on a case-by-case 
basis and for periods not to exceed 90 days, waive the 
application of sanctions in this section with respect to an 
Iranian person if the President certifies to the appropriate 
congressional committees at least 15 days before such 
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waiver is to take effect that such waiver is vital to the 
national security interests of the United States. 
(e) IMPLEMENTATION AUTHORITY.—The President 
may exercise all authorities provided to the President 
under sections 203 and 205 of the International Emer-
gency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1702 and 1704) 
for purposes of carrying out this section. 
(f) REGULATORY AUTHORITY.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The President shall, not 
later than 90 days after the date of the enactment 
of this Act, promulgate regulations as necessary for 
the implementation of this section. 
(2) NOTIFICATION
TO
CONGRESS.—Not less 
than 10 days before the promulgation of regulations 
under paragraph (1), the President shall notify and 
provide to the appropriate congressional committees 
the proposed regulations and the provisions of this 
section that the regulations are implementing. 
(g) 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 the Judiciary, the Committee on 
Ways and Means, and the Committee on Finan-
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cial Services of the House of Representatives; 
and 
(B) the Committee on Foreign Relations 
and the Committee on Banking, Housing, and 
Urban Affairs of the Senate. 
(2) IRANIAN PERSON.—The term ‘‘Iranian per-
son’’ means— 
(A) an individual who is a citizen or na-
tional of Iran; and 
(B) an entity organized under the laws of 
Iran or otherwise subject to the jurisdiction of 
the Government of Iran. 
(3) 
UNITED
STATES
PERSON.—The 
term 
‘‘United States person’’ has the meaning given that 
term in section 576.317 of title 31, Code of Federal 
Regulations, as in effect on June 22, 2016. 
(4) ADMITTED; ALIEN.—The terms ‘‘admitted’’ 
and ‘‘alien’’ have the meanings given those terms in 
section 101(3) of the Immigration and Nationality 
Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(3)). 
(5) KNOWINGLY.—The term ‘‘knowingly’’, with 
respect to conduct, a circumstance, or a result, 
means that a person has actual knowledge, or should 
have known, of the conduct, the circumstance, or the 
result. 
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(6) GOVERNMENT OF IRAQ.—The term ‘‘Gov-
ernment of Iraq’’ has the meaning given that term 
in section 576.310 of title 31, Code of Federal Reg-
ulations, as in effect on June 22, 2016. 
(7) PERSON.—The term ‘‘person’’ has the 
meaning given that term in section 576.311 of title 
31, Code of Federal Regulations, as in effect on 
June 22, 2016. 
(8) PROPERTY; 
PROPERTY
INTEREST.—The 
terms ‘‘property’’ and ‘‘property interest’’ have the 
meanings given those terms in section 576.312 of 
title 31, Code of Federal Regulations, as in effect on 
June 22, 2016. 
(h) SUNSET.—This section shall cease to be effective 
beginning on January 1, 2022. 
SEC. 4. REPORT ON ACTIVITIES OF THE GOVERNMENT OF 
IRAN IN IRAQ. 
(a) REPORT.—Not later than 90 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, and every 180 days there-
after for a period not to exceed 5 years, the President shall 
submit to the appropriate congressional committees a re-
port on activities of the Government of Iran in Iraq. 
(b) MATTERS TO BE INCLUDED.—The report re-
quired by subsection (a) shall include a description of the 
following: 
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(1) The Government of Iran’s support for Iraqi 
militias or political parties, including weapons, fi-
nancing, and other forms of material support. 
(2) A list of referrals to the relevant United 
Nations Security Council sanctions committees by 
the United States Permanent Representative to the 
United Nations. 
(3) Iranian persons that are in Iraq despite the 
asset freeze and visa ban sanctions imposed against 
such entities pursuant to United Nations Security 
Council Resolution 2231. 
(4) Iraqi persons that have aided, abetted, or 
facilitated the Government of Iran’s transport of 
personnel, money, and munitions into Syria to aid 
the regime of Bashar al-Assad. 
(5) Iraqi financial institutions that are pro-
viding credit, loans, or other assistance to Govern-
ment of Iran-backed irregular or militia forces re-
sponsible for engaging in activities described in sec-
tion 3(b). 
(6) Actions taken by the Government of Iran to 
influence Shia institutions in Najaf, Iraq. 
(c) FORM.—The report required by subsection (a) 
shall be submitted in classified form if it is determined 
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that it is necessary for the national security interests of 
the United States to do so. 
(d) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘‘appro-
priate congressional committees’’ means— 
(1) the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the 
Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on 
Ways and Means, and the Committee on Financial 
Services of the House of Representatives; and 
(2) the Committee on Foreign Relations, the 
Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on Fi-
nance, and the Committee on Banking, Housing, 
and Urban Affairs of the Senate. 
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