or necessary staff of that head of state, if ad-
mission to the United States is necessary 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. 
‘‘(3) 
FACILITATION
OF
CERTAIN
TRANS-
ACTIONS.—Except as provided in this section, the 
President shall prohibit the opening, and prohibit or 
impose strict conditions on the maintaining, in the 
United States of a correspondent account or a pay-
able-through account by a foreign financial institu-
tion that the President determines knowingly, on or 
after the date that is 180 days after the date of the 
enactment of the Iran Ballistic Missile Sanctions Act 
of 2016, conducts or facilitates a significant finan-
cial transaction for a person described in paragraph 
(4). 
‘‘(4) PERSONS
DESCRIBED.—A person is de-
scribed in this paragraph if the President determines 
that the person, on or after the date that is 180 
days after the date of the enactment of the Iran 
Ballistic Missile Sanctions Act of 2016— 
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‘‘(A) operates in a sector of the economy 
of Iran included in the most recent list pub-
lished by the President under subsection (a); 
‘‘(B) knowingly provides significant finan-
cial, material, technological, or other support to, 
or goods or services in support of, any activity 
or transaction on behalf of or for the benefit of 
a person described in subparagraph (A); or 
‘‘(C) is owned or controlled by a person de-
scribed in subparagraph (A). 
‘‘(c) HUMANITARIAN EXCEPTION.—The President 
may not impose sanctions under this section with respect 
to any person for conducting or facilitating a transaction 
for the sale of agricultural commodities, food, medicine, 
or medical devices to Iran or for the provision of humani-
tarian assistance to the people of Iran. 
‘‘SEC. 236. IDENTIFICATION OF FOREIGN PERSONS THAT 
SUPPORT THE BALLISTIC MISSILE PROGRAM 
OF IRAN IN CERTAIN SECTORS OF IRAN. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 120 days after 
the date of the enactment of the Iran Ballistic Missile 
Sanctions Act of 2016, and not less frequently than annu-
ally thereafter, the President shall submit to the appro-
priate committees of Congress and publish in the Federal 
Register a list of all foreign persons that have, based on 
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credible information, directly or indirectly facilitated, sup-
ported, or been involved with the development of ballistic 
missiles or technology, parts, components, or technology 
information related to ballistic missiles in the following 
sectors of the economy of Iran during the period specified 
in subsection (b): 
‘‘(1) Automotive. 
‘‘(2) Chemical. 
‘‘(3) Computer Science. 
‘‘(4) Construction. 
‘‘(5) Electronic. 
‘‘(6) Energy. 
‘‘(7) Metallurgy. 
‘‘(8) Mining. 
‘‘(9) Petrochemical. 
‘‘(10) Research (including universities and re-
search institutions). 
‘‘(11) Telecommunications. 
‘‘(12) Any other sector of the economy of Iran 
identified under section 235(a). 
‘‘(b) PERIOD SPECIFIED.—The period specified in 
this subsection is— 
‘‘(1) with respect to the first list submitted 
under subsection (a), the period beginning on the 
date of the enactment of the Iran Ballistic Missile 
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Sanctions Act of 2016 and ending on the date that 
is 120 days after such date of enactment; and 
‘‘(2) with respect to each subsequent list sub-
mitted under such subsection, the one-year period 
preceding the submission of the list. 
‘‘(c) COMPTROLLER GENERAL REPORT.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—With respect to each list 
submitted under subsection (a), not later than 120 
days after the list is submitted under that sub-
section, the Comptroller General of the United 
States shall submit to the appropriate committees of 
Congress— 
‘‘(A) an assessment of the processes fol-
lowed by the President in preparing the list; 
‘‘(B) an assessment of the foreign persons 
included in the list; and 
‘‘(C) a list of persons not included in the 
list that qualify for inclusion in the list, as de-
termined by the Comptroller General. 
‘‘(2) CONSULTATIONS.—In preparing the report 
required by paragraph (1), the Comptroller General 
shall consult with nongovernmental organizations. 
‘‘(d) CREDIBLE INFORMATION DEFINED.—In this 
section, the term ‘credible information’ has the meaning 
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given that term in section 14 of the Iran Sanctions Act 
of 1996 (Public Law 104–172; 50 U.S.C. 1701 note).’’. 
(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: 
‘‘Subtitle C—Measures Relating to Ballistic Missile Program of Iran 
‘‘Sec. 231. Definitions. 
‘‘Sec. 232. Imposition of sanctions with respect to persons that support the bal-
listic missile program of Iran. 
‘‘Sec. 233. Blocking of property of persons affiliated with certain Iranian enti-
ties. 
‘‘Sec. 234. Imposition of sanctions with respect to certain persons involved in 
ballistic missile activities. 
‘‘Sec. 235. Imposition of sanctions with respect to certain sectors of Iran that 
support the ballistic missile program of Iran. 
‘‘Sec. 236. Identification of foreign persons that support the ballistic missile 
program of Iran in certain sectors of Iran.’’. 
SEC. 7. EXPANSION OF MANDATORY SANCTIONS WITH RE-
SPECT TO FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS THAT 
ENGAGE IN CERTAIN TRANSACTIONS RELAT-
ING TO BALLISTIC MISSILE CAPABILITIES OF 
IRAN. 
Section 104 of the Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, 
Accountability, and Divestment Act of 2010 (22 U.S.C. 
8513) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (c)(2)— 
(A) in subparagraph (A)— 
(i) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘; or’’ and 
inserting a semicolon; 
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