(1) ENTITY.—The term ‘‘entity’’ means a cor-
poration, business association, partnership, trust, so-
ciety, or any other entity. 
(2) PERSON.—The term ‘‘person’’ means an in-
dividual or entity. 
SEC. 11. SANCTIONS WITH RESPECT TO IRANIAN PERSONS 
THAT HOLD OR DETAIN UNITED STATES NA-
TIONALS OR ALIENS LAWFULLY ADMITTED 
FOR PERMANENT RESIDENCE. 
(a) IMPOSITION OF SANCTIONS.—Not later than 60 
days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Presi-
dent shall impose the sanctions described in subsection (b) 
with respect to— 
(1) any Iranian person involved in the kidnap-
ping or unjust detention of any individual who is a 
national of the United States or an alien who is law-
fully admitted for permanent residence in the United 
States; 
(2) any Iranian person that engages, or at-
tempts to engage, in an activity or transaction that 
materially contributes to, or poses a risk of materi-
ally contributing to, kidnapping or unjust detention 
described in paragraph (1); and 
(3) any Iranian person that—
(A) is owned or controlled by a person de-
scribed in paragraph (1) or (2); 
(B) is acting for or on behalf of such a 
person; or 
(C) provides, or attempts to provide— 
(i) financial, material, technological, 
or other support to a person described in 
paragraph (1) or (2); or 
(ii) goods or services in support of an 
activity or transaction described in para-
graph (1) or (2). 
(b) SANCTIONS DESCRIBED.—The President shall 
block, in accordance with the International Emergency 
Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.), all trans-
actions in all property and interests in property of any 
person subject to subsection (a) if such property and inter-
ests 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. 
(c) EXCEPTION; PENALTIES.— 
(1) 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-
poses of subsection (b).
(2) EXCEPTION RELATING TO IMPORTATION OF 
GOODS.—The requirement to block and prohibit all 
transactions in all property and interests in property 
under subsection (b) shall not include the authority 
to impose sanctions on the importation of goods. 
(3) PENALTIES.—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 regulations prescribed under subsection 
(b) to the same extent that such penalties apply to 
a person that commits an unlawful act described in 
subsection (a) of such section 206. 
(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) ENTITY.—The term ‘‘entity’’ means a cor-
poration, business association, partnership, trust, so-
ciety, or any other entity. 
(2) IRANIAN PERSON.—The term ‘‘Iranian per-
son’’ means— 
(A) an individual who is a citizen or na-
tional of the Islamic Republic of Iran; or 
(B) an entity organized under the laws of 
the Islamic Republic of Iran or otherwise sub-
ject to the jurisdiction of the Government of the 
Islamic Republic of Iran. 
(3) PERSON.—The term ‘‘person’’ means an in-
dividual or entity. 
(4) 
UNITED
STATES
PERSON.—The 
term 
‘‘United States person’’ means— 
(A) an individual who is a national of the 
United States or an alien who is lawfully admit-
ted for permanent residence in the United 
States; or 
(B) an entity organized under the laws of 
the United States or of any jurisdiction within 
the United States, including a foreign branch of 
such an entity. 
SEC. 12. PROHIBITION ON CASH PAYMENTS TO STATE 
SPONSORS OF TERRORISM. 
(a) PROHIBITION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other 
provision of law, beginning on the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the United States Government 
may not provide, directly or indirectly, to a govern-
ment of a state sponsor of terrorism, or an agent 
acting on behalf of such a government— 
(A) monetary instruments; or 
(B) precious metals.
(2) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection— 
(A) the term ‘‘monetary instruments’’ has 
the meaning given the term in paragraph (dd) 
of section 1010.100 of title 31, Code of Federal 
Regulations; and 
(B) the term ‘‘precious metal’’ has the 
meaning given the term in section 1027.100(d) 
of title 31, Code of Federal Regulations. 
(b) APPLICATION TO NORTH KOREA.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Subsection (a) shall apply 
with respect to a payment, or an agreement to make 
a payment, to an agency or instrumentality of the 
Government of the Democratic Peoples’ Republic of 
Korea, or an agent acting on behalf of such Govern-
ment, in the same manner and to the same extent 
as such subsection applies with respect to a pay-
ment, or an agreement to make a payment, to an 
agency or instrumentality of a state sponsor of ter-
rorism, subject to the termination provisions de-
scribed in paragraph (2). 
(2) TERMINATION.—Subsection (a) shall cease 
to apply with respect to a payment, or an agreement 
to make a payment, to an agency or instrumentality 
of the Government of the Democratic Peoples’ Re-
public of Korea, or an agent acting on behalf of such
Government, beginning on the date on which the 
President makes the certification to Congress under 
section 402 of the North Korea Sanctions and Policy 
Enhancement Act of 2016 (Public Law 114–122; 22 
U.S.C. 92512). 
(c) STATE SPONSOR OF TERRORISM DEFINED.—In 
this section, the term ‘‘state sponsor of terrorism’’ means 
a country the government of which the Secretary of State 
has determined, for purposes of section 6(j)(1)(A) of the 
Export Administration Act of 1979 (50 U.S.C. App. 
2405(j)(1)(A)) (as continued in effect pursuant to the 
International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 
U.S.C. 1701 et seq.)), section 620A(a) of the Foreign As-
sistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2371(a)), section 40(d) 
of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2780(d)), or 
any other provision of law, to be a government that has 
repeatedly provided support for acts of international ter-
rorism. 
Passed the House of Representatives September 22, 
2016. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
114TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5931 
AN ACT 
To provide for the prohibition on cash payments to 
the Government of Iran, and for other purposes.