SEC. 213. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING THE EURO-
PEAN CENTRAL BANK. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 
(1) The Government of Iran, its agencies and 
instrumentalities, continue to have access to, and 
utilize, euro-denominated transactions, including for 
goods and services that are subject to sanctions im-
posed by the United States, the European Union 
and its member states and by the United Nations. 
(2) The Guidelines of the European Central 
Bank (Article 39(1)) states that: ‘‘Participants shall 
be deemed to be aware of, and shall comply with, all 
obligations on them relating to legislation on data 
protection, prevention of money laundering and the 
financing of terrorism, proliferation-sensitive nuclear 
activities and the development of nuclear weapons 
delivery systems, in particular in terms of imple-
menting appropriate measures concerning any pay-
ments debited or credited on their PM accounts.’’ 
(3) United States and European convergence 
with respect to United States sanctions efforts to-
ward the Government of Iran is a vital component 
of United States policy aimed at preventing the Gov-
ernment of Iran from acquiring a nuclear weapons 
capability.
(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con-
gress that the President should continue to closely coordi-
nate and cooperate with the European Union and its mem-
ber states to restrict access to and use of the euro cur-
rency by the Government of Iran, its agencies and instru-
mentalities, for transactions with the exception of food, 
medicine, medical devices, and agricultural commodities. 
SEC. 214. IMPOSITION OF SANCTIONS WITH RESPECT TO 
CERTAIN TRANSACTIONS IN FOREIGN CUR-
RENCIES. 
(a) IMPOSITION OF SANCTIONS.—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 in-
serting after section 220 the following: 
‘‘SEC. 220A. IMPOSITION OF SANCTIONS WITH RESPECT TO 
CERTAIN TRANSACTIONS IN FOREIGN CUR-
RENCIES. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in this sec-
tion, the President— 
‘‘(1) 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 is a person described in subsection (c); and
‘‘(2) may impose sanctions pursuant to the 
International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 
U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) with respect to any other per-
son described in subsection (c). 
‘‘(b) EXCEPTION.—The authority to impose sanctions 
under subsection (a)(2) shall not include the authority to 
impose sanctions relating to the importation of goods. 
‘‘(c) PERSON DESCRIBED.—A person described in 
this subsection is a person the President determines has— 
‘‘(1) knowingly conducted or facilitated a sig-
nificant transaction involving the currency of a coun-
try other than the country in which the person is op-
erating at the time of the transaction with, for, or 
on behalf of— 
‘‘(A) the Central Bank of Iran or another 
Iranian financial institution designated by the 
Secretary of the Treasury for the imposition of 
sanctions pursuant to the International Emer-
gency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et 
seq.); or 
‘‘(B) 
a 
person 
described 
in 
section 
1244(c)(2) of the Iran Freedom and Counter- 
Proliferation Act (22 U.S.C. 8803(c)(2)) (other 
than a person described in subparagraph 
(C)(iii) of that section); or
‘‘(2) knowingly conducted or facilitated a sig-
nificant transaction by another person involving the 
currency of a country other than the country in 
which that other person is operating at the time of 
the transaction, with, for, or on behalf of a person 
described in subparagraph (A) or (B) of paragraph 
(1). 
‘‘(d) WAIVER.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The President may waive 
the application of subsection (a) with respect to a 
person for a period of not more than 180 days, and 
may renew that waiver for additional periods of not 
more than 180 days, if the President— 
‘‘(A) determines that the waiver is vital to 
the national security of the United States; and 
‘‘(B) not less than 7 days before the waiv-
er or the renewal of the waiver, as the case may 
be, takes effect, submits a report to the appro-
priate congressional committees on the waiver 
and the reason for the waiver. 
‘‘(2) FORM
OF
REPORT.—Each report sub-
mitted under paragraph (1)(B) shall be submitted in 
unclassified form but may include a classified annex. 
‘‘(e) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this sec-
tion shall be construed to prohibit any person from, or
authorize or require the imposition of sanctions with re-
spect to any person for, conducting or facilitating any 
transaction in the currency of the country in which the 
person is operating at the time of the transaction for the 
sale of agricultural commodities, food, medicine, or med-
ical devices. 
‘‘(f) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) ACCOUNT; 
CORRESPONDENT
ACCOUNT; 
PAYABLE-THROUGH
ACCOUNT.—The 
terms 
‘ac-
count’, 
‘correspondent 
account’, 
and 
‘payable- 
through account’ have the meanings given those 
terms in section 5318A of title 31, United States 
Code. 
‘‘(2) AGRICULTURAL
COMMODITY.—The term 
‘agricultural commodity’ has the meaning given that 
term in section 102 of the Agricultural Trade Act of 
1978 (7 U.S.C. 5602). 
‘‘(3) FOREIGN FINANCIAL INSTITUTION.—The 
term ‘foreign financial institution’ has the meaning 
given that term in section 561.308 of title 31, Code 
of Federal Regulations (or any corresponding similar 
regulation or ruling). 
‘‘(4) GOOD.—The term ‘good’ has the meaning 
given that term in section 16 of the Export Adminis-
tration Act of 1979 (50 U.S.C. App. 2415) (as con-
tinued in effect pursuant to the International Emer-
gency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et 
seq.)). 
‘‘(5) 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)). 
‘‘(6) MEDICAL DEVICE.—The term ‘medical de-
vice’ has the meaning given the term ‘device’ in sec-
tion 201 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic 
Act (21 U.S.C. 321). 
‘‘(7) MEDICINE.—The term ‘medicine’ has the 
meaning given the term ‘drug’ in section 201 of the 
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 
321). 
‘‘(8) TRANSACTION.—The term ‘transaction’ in-
cludes a foreign exchange swap, a foreign exchange 
forward, and any other type of similar currency ex-
change or conversion or similar derivative instru-
ment.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) IMPLEMENTATION.—Section 601(a)(1) of 
the Iran Threat Reduction and Syria Human Rights
‘‘SEC. 225. SANCTIONS WITH RESPECT TO CERTAIN TRANS-
ACTIONS WITH IRAN. 
‘‘(a) AUTHORIZATION OF SANCTIONS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in this 
section, the President may impose sanctions pursu-
ant to the International Emergency Economic Pow-
ers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) on a foreign person 
that the President determines has, on or after the 
date that is 60 days after the date of the enactment 
of the Nuclear Iran Prevention Act of 2013, know-
ingly conducted or facilitated a significant financial 
transaction with the Central Bank of Iran or other 
Iranian financial institution that has been des-
ignated by the Secretary of the Treasury for the im-
position of sanctions pursuant to the International 
Emergency Economic Powers Act, for— 
‘‘(A) the purchase of goods or services by 
a person in Iran or on behalf of a person in 
Iran; or 
‘‘(B) the purchase of goods or services 
from a person in Iran or on behalf of a person 
in Iran. 
‘‘(2) EXCEPTION.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The authority to im-
pose sanctions under paragraph (1) shall not
include the authority to impose sanctions relat-
ing to the importation of goods. 
‘‘(B) GOOD.—In this paragraph, the term 
‘good’ has the meaning given that term in sec-
tion 16 of the Export Administration Act of 
1979 (50 U.S.C. App. 2415) (as continued in 
effect pursuant to the International Emergency 
Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et 
seq.)). 
‘‘(3) 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 of the Na-
tional Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2012 (Public Law 112–81; 125 Stat. 1648). 
‘‘(b) EXCEPTION FOR OVERALL REDUCTIONS OF EX-
PORTS TO AND IMPORTS FROM IRAN.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The President is author-
ized not to impose sanctions under subsection (a) on 
a foreign person if the President determines and 
submits to the appropriate congressional committees 
a report that contains a determination of the Presi-
dent that the country with primary jurisdiction over 
the foreign person has, during the time period de-
scribed in paragraph (2), significantly reduced the 
value and volume of imports and exports of goods 
(other than petroleum or petroleum products) and 
services between such country and Iran. 
‘‘(2) TIME PERIOD DESCRIBED.—The time pe-
riod referred to in paragraph (1) is the 60-day pe-
riod ending on the date on which the President 
makes the determination under paragraph (1) as 
compared to the immediately preceding 60-day pe-
riod. 
‘‘(c) EXCEPTION
FOR SALES
OF AGRICULTURAL 
COMMODITIES, FOOD, MEDICINE
AND MEDICAL DE-
VICES.—The President may not impose sanctions under 
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.’’. 
Subtitle C—Other Matters 
SEC. 221. 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; 22 U.S.C. 8513a(d)(4)(D)(i)(I)) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘reduced reduced’’ and inserting 
‘‘reduced’’; 
(2) by inserting ‘‘value and’’ before ‘‘volume’’; 
(3) by inserting ‘‘or of Iranian origin’’ after 
‘‘from Iran’’; and 
(4) by adding at the end before the semicolon 
the following: ‘‘, and the President certifies in writ-
ing to Congress that the President has based such 
determination on accurate information on that coun-
try’s total purchases of crude oil from Iran or of Ira-
nian origin’’. 
(b) FINANCIAL TRANSACTIONS DESCRIBED.—Sec-
tion 1245(d)(4)(D)(ii)(II) of the National Defense Au-
thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 (Public Law 112– 
81; 125 Stat. 1648) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘(II)’’ and inserting ‘‘(II)(aa)’’; 
(2) in item (aa) (as designated by paragraph 
(1) of this subsection), by striking the period at the 
end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new 
item: 
‘‘(bb) the foreign financial insti-
tution holding the account described 
in item (aa) does not knowingly facili-
tate any significant financial transfers 
for, with, or on behalf of the Govern-
ment of Iran, unless the transaction is 
excepted from sanctions under para-
graph (2) or is a transaction described 
in subclause (I) and item (aa).’’. 
(c) STRATEGY TO REDUCE CRUDE OIL PURCHASES 
FROM IRAN OR OF IRANIAN ORIGIN.— 
(1) STATEMENT OF POLICY.—It is the policy of 
the United States to seek to ensure that countries
that have received an exception under subparagraph 
(D)(i)(I) of section 1245(d)(4) of the National De-
fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 (Pub-
lic Law 112–81; 125 Stat. 1648) shall reduce their 
crude oil purchases from Iran or of Iranian origin so 
that the aggregate amount of such purchases is re-
duced by not less than an average of 1,000,000 bar-
rels of crude oil per day by the end of the 1-year pe-
riod beginning on the date of submission of the 
strategy described in subparagraph (E)(ii) of such 
section (as added by paragraph (2) of this sub-
section). 
(2) AMENDMENT.—Section 1245(d)(4) of the 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2012 (Public Law 112–81; 125 Stat. 1648) is 
amended by adding at the end the following new 
subparagraph: 
‘‘(E) STRATEGY TO REDUCE CRUDE OIL 
PURCHASES FROM IRAN OR OF IRANIAN ORI-
GIN.— 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 30 
days after the date of the enactment of the 
Nuclear Iran Prevention Act of 2013, the 
President shall make a determination, 
based on the information contained in the
committees a strategy to seek to ensure 
that the requirements of clause (i) are met 
by the end of the 1-year period beginning 
on such date of submission. 
‘‘(iii) FUTURE EXCEPTIONS.— 
‘‘(I) AFFIRMATIVE
DETERMINA-
TION.—If the President determines 
that the strategy described in clause 
(ii) was achieved, then each country 
described in clause (i) shall be eligible 
to receive one or more further excep-
tions under subparagraph (D)(i)(I) in 
accordance with the provisions of such 
subparagraph. 
‘‘(II) 
NEGATIVE
DETERMINA-
TION.—Except as provided in sub-
clause (III), if the President deter-
mines that the strategy described in 
clause (ii) was not achieved, then each 
country described in clause (i) shall be 
ineligible to receive any further excep-
tion under subparagraph (D)(i)(I) in 
accordance with the provisions of such 
subparagraph. 
‘‘(III) EXCEPTION.—
‘‘(aa) IN
GENERAL.—Sub-
clause (II) shall not apply with 
respect to a country described in 
clause (i) if the country— 
‘‘(AA) dramatically re-
duced its crude oil purchases 
from Iran or of Iranian ori-
gin during the 1-year period 
described in clause (ii); and 
‘‘(BB) has committed 
itself to continue to reduce 
its crude oil purchases from 
Iran or of Iranian origin to 
a de minimis level. 
‘‘(bb) DATA.—The President 
shall submit to the appropriate 
congressional committees all data 
used to make a determination 
under item (aa) not later than 15 
days before issuing an exception 
under item (aa). 
‘‘(iv) APPROPRIATE
CONGRESSIONAL 
COMMITTEES.—In this subparagraph, the 
term ‘appropriate congressional commit-
tees’ means—
‘‘(I) the Committee on Foreign 
Affairs and the Committee on Finan-
cial Services of the House of Rep-
resentatives; and 
‘‘(II) the Committee on Foreign 
Relations and the Committee on 
Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs 
of the Senate.’’. 
(d) 
DEFINITION
OF
CRUDE
OIL.—Section 
1245(d)(4)(D) of the National Defense Authorization Act 
for Fiscal Year 2012 (22 U.S.C. 8513a(d)(4)(D)) is 
amended by adding at the end the following new clause: 
‘‘(iii) CRUDE OIL.—In this subpara-
graph, the term ‘crude oil’ includes unfin-
ished oils, liquefied petroleum gases, dis-
tillate fuel oil, and residual fuel oil.’’. 
(e) WAIVER.—Section 1245(d)(5)(A) of the National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 (22 
U.S.C. 8513a(d)(5)(A)) is amended by striking ‘‘in the na-
tional’’ and inserting ‘‘vital to the national’’. 
(f) DEFINITIONS OF ‘‘SIGNIFICANT REDUCTION’’.— 
Section 1245(h)(3) of the National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2012 (22 U.S.C. 8513a(h)(3)) is 
amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘price or volume’’ and inserting 
‘‘price and volume’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end before the period the 
following: ‘‘and at least a pro rata amount totaling, 
in the aggregate, not less than an average of 
1,000,000 barrels of crude oil per day by the end of 
the 1-year period beginning on the date of submis-
sion of the strategy described in subsection 
(d)(4)(E)(ii)’’. 
(g) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section take effect beginning on the date that is 180 
days after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 222. IMPOSITION OF SANCTIONS WITH RESPECT TO 
PORTS, SPECIAL ECONOMIC ZONES, FREE 
ECONOMIC ZONES, AND STRATEGIC SECTORS 
OF IRAN. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Subsection (a)(1) of section 1244 of 
the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2013 (22 U.S.C. 8803) is amended by striking ‘‘and ship-
building’’ and inserting ‘‘shipbuilding, automotive, con-
struction, engineering, or mining’’. 
(b) DESIGNATION OF PORTS, SPECIAL ECONOMIC 
ZONES, FREE ECONOMIC ZONES, AND ENTITIES IN STRA-
TEGIC SECTORS AS ENTITIES OF PROLIFERATION CON-
CERN.—Subsection (b) of such section is amended—
(1) in the subsection heading, by striking ‘‘AND 
ENTITIES IN THE ENERGY, SHIPPING, AND SHIP-
BUILDING SECTORS’’ and inserting ‘‘, SPECIAL ECO-
NOMIC ZONES, FREE ECONOMIC ZONES, AND ENTI-
TIES IN STRATEGIC SECTORS’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘and entities in the energy, 
shipping, and shipbuilding sectors’’ and inserting ‘‘, 
entities that operate special economic zones or free 
economic zones, and entities in strategic sectors (as 
defined in subsection (c)(4))’’. 
(c) BLOCKING OF PROPERTY OF PORTS, SPECIAL 
ECONOMIC ZONES, FREE ECONOMIC ZONES, AND ENTI-
TIES IN STRATEGIC SECTORS.—Subsection (c) of such 
section is amended— 
(1) in the subsection heading, by striking ‘‘EN-
TITIES IN ENERGY, SHIPPING, AND SHIPBUILDING 
SECTORS’’ and inserting ‘‘PORTS, SPECIAL ECO-
NOMIC ZONES, FREE ECONOMIC ZONES, AND ENTI-
TIES IN STRATEGIC SECTORS’’; 
(2) in paragraph (2)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘the energy, shipping, or 
shipbuilding sectors’’ each place it appears and 
inserting ‘‘a strategic sector (as defined in 
paragraph (4)(A))’’; and
(B) by inserting ‘‘, special economic zone, 
or free economic zone’’ after ‘‘port’’ each place 
it appears; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraphs: 
‘‘(4) STRATEGIC
SECTOR
DEFINED.—In this 
section, the term ‘strategic sector’ means— 
‘‘(A) the energy, shipping, shipbuilding, 
automotive, or mining sector of Iran; and 
‘‘(B) the construction or engineering sector 
of Iran if the President determines and reports 
to Congress not later than 45 days after the 
date of the enactment of the Nuclear Iran Pre-
vention Act of 2013 that the construction or en-
gineering sector of Iran, as the case may be, is 
of strategic importance to Iran. 
‘‘(5) NOTIFICATION AND REPORT RELATING TO 
STRATEGIC SECTORS.— 
‘‘(A) NOTIFICATION.—The President shall 
submit to Congress a notification of the des-
ignation of a sector as a strategic sector of Iran 
for purposes of paragraph (4)(C) not later than 
30 days after the date on which the President 
makes such designation.
‘‘(B) REPORT.—Not later than 90 days 
after the date on which the President submits 
to Congress a notification of the designation of 
a sector as a strategic sector of Iran under sub-
paragraph (A), the Comptroller General of the 
United States shall submit to Congress a report 
that contains— 
‘‘(i) a review and comment on such 
designation; and 
‘‘(ii) recommendations regarding the 
designation of additional sectors as stra-
tegic sectors of Iran for purposes of para-
graph (4).’’. 
(d) ADDITIONAL SANCTIONS WITH RESPECT
TO 
STRATEGIC SECTORS.—Subsection (d) of such section is 
amended— 
(1) in the subsection heading, by striking ‘‘THE 
ENERGY, SHIPPING, AND SHIPBUILDING SECTORS’’ 
and inserting ‘‘STRATEGIC SECTORS’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘the energy, 
shipping, or shipbuilding sectors’’ and inserting ‘‘a 
strategic 
sector 
(as 
defined 
in 
subsection 
(c)(4)(A))’’. 
(e) EXCEPTION
FOR AFGHANISTAN RECONSTRUC-
TION.—Subsection (f) of such section is amended—
(1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by 
inserting ‘‘for a period of not more than 1 year, and 
may renew that exception for additional periods of 
not more than 1 year’’ after ‘‘economic development 
for Afghanistan’’; 
(2) in paragraph (1)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘to the extent that’’ and 
inserting ‘‘if’’; 
(B) by inserting ‘‘or the renewal of the ex-
ception, as the case may be,’’ after ‘‘such an ex-
ception’’; and 
(C) by striking ‘‘in the national interest’’ 
and inserting ‘‘in the national security inter-
est’’; and 
(3) in paragraph (2)— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘or the renewal of the ex-
ception, as the case may be,’’ before ‘‘not later 
than 15 days’’; and 
(B) by inserting at the end before the pe-
riod the following: ‘‘or the renewal of the excep-
tion’’. 
(f) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Such section is fur-
ther amended in the section heading by striking ‘‘THE EN-
ERGY, SHIPPING, AND SHIPBUILDING SECTORS’’ and
inserting ‘‘PORTS, SPECIAL ECONOMIC ZONES, FREE 
ECONOMIC ZONES, AND STRATEGIC SECTORS’’. 
(g) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section— 
(1) take effect on the date that is 90 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act; and 
(2)(A) with respect to subsection (c) of section 
1244 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2013, as so amended, apply with respect 
to all transactions in all property and interests in 
property of any person described in subsection (c)(2) 
of such section that occur on or after the date that 
is 180 days after such date of enactment; and 
(B)(i) with respect to subsection (d)(1) of sec-
tion 1244 of the National Defense Authorization Act 
for Fiscal Year 2013, apply with respect to the sale, 
supply, or transfer to or from Iran of goods or serv-
ices described in subsection (d)(3) of such section, as 
so amended, that occurs on or after the date that is 
180 days after such date of enactment; and 
(ii) with respect to subsection (d)(2) of section 
1244 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2013, apply with respect to the conduct 
or facilitation of a significant financial transaction 
for the sale, supply, or transfer to or from Iran of
goods or services described in subsection (d)(3) of 
such section, as so amended, that occurs on or after 
the date that is 180 days after such date of enact-
ment. 
SEC. 223. REPORT ON DETERMINATIONS NOT TO IMPOSE 
SANCTIONS ON PERSONS WHO ALLEGEDLY 
SELL, SUPPLY, OR TRANSFER PRECIOUS MET-
ALS TO OR FROM IRAN. 
Section 1245 of the National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (22 U.S.C. 8804) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating subsection (h) as sub-
section (i); and 
(2) by inserting after subsection (g) the fol-
lowing new subsection: 
‘‘(h) REPORT ON DETERMINATIONS NOT TO IMPOSE 
SANCTIONS ON PERSONS WHO ALLEGEDLY SELL, SUP-
PLY, OR TRANSFER PRECIOUS METALS
TO
OR FROM 
IRAN.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days 
after the date of the enactment of Nuclear Iran Pre-
vention Act of 2013, and every 90 days thereafter, 
the President shall submit to the appropriate con-
gressional committees a report on each determina-
tion of the President during the preceding 90-day 
period not to impose sanctions under subsection (a)
or (c) with respect to a person who allegedly sells, 
supplies, or transfers precious metals, directly or in-
directly, to or from Iran, together with the reasons 
for such determination. 
‘‘(2) FORM.—The report required by paragraph 
(1) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may 
contain a classified annex, if necessary.’’. 
SEC. 224. 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— 
(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, including but not lim-
ited to a foreign central bank, that the President de-
termines has, on or after the date that is 90 days
after the date of the enactment of the Nuclear Iran 
Prevention Act of 2013, knowingly facilitated a sig-
nificant financial transaction on behalf of any person 
determined by the President to be directly owned or 
controlled by an Iranian person included on the list 
of specially designated nationals and blocked persons 
maintained by the Office of Foreign Assets Control 
of the Department of the Treasury (other than an 
Iranian financial institution described in subsection 
(b)). 
‘‘(2) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of 
Congress that the President routinely should deter-
mine on or after the date of the enactment of the 
Nuclear Iran Prevention Act of 2013 those persons 
that are directly or indirectly owned or controlled by 
an Iranian person included on the list of specially 
designated nationals and blocked persons maintained 
by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the De-
partment of the Treasury (other than an Iranian fi-
nancial institution described in subsection (b)). 
‘‘(3) CONSIDERATION OF DATA FROM OTHER 
COUNTRIES
AND
NONGOVERNMENTAL
ORGANIZA-
TIONS.—The President shall consider credible data 
already obtained by other countries and nongovern-
mental organizations in making determinations de-
scribed in paragraph (1).’’. 
SEC. 225. REPEAL OF EXEMPTIONS UNDER SANCTIONS 
PROVISIONS OF NATIONAL DEFENSE AU-
THORIZATION ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2013. 
Subtitle D of title XII of the National Defense Au-
thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (22 U.S.C. 8801 et 
seq.) is amended— 
(1) in section 1244— 
(A) in subsection (c)(1)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘(1) BLOCKING
OF 
PROPERTY.—’’ and all that follows through 
‘‘On and after’’ and inserting ‘‘(1) BLOCK-
ING OF PROPERTY.—On and after’’; and 
(ii) by striking subparagraph (B); and 
(B) in subsection (d)(1)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘(1) SALE, SUPPLY, OR 
TRANSFER OF CERTAIN GOODS AND SERV-
ICES.—’’ and all that follows through ‘‘Ex-
cept as provided’’ and inserting ‘‘(1) SALE, 
SUPPLY, OR TRANSFER OF CERTAIN GOODS 
AND SERVICES.—Except as provided’’; and 
(ii) by striking subparagraph (B); 
(2) in section 1245(a)—
(A) by striking ‘‘(a) SALE, SUPPLY, OR 
TRANSFER OF CERTAIN MATERIALS.—’’ and all 
that follows through ‘‘The President’’ and in-
serting ‘‘(a) SALE, SUPPLY, OR TRANSFER OF 
CERTAIN MATERIALS.—The President’’; 
(B) by redesignating subparagraphs (A), 
(B), and (C) as paragraphs (1), (2), and (3), 
respectively (and by redesignating all sub-units 
therein accordingly); 
(C) in paragraph (3)(B) (as redesignated 
by subparagraph (B) of this paragraph)— 
(i) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘sub-
clause (I) of clause (i)’’ and inserting 
‘‘clause (i) of subparagraph (A)’’; 
(ii) in clause (ii), by striking ‘‘sub-
clause (II) of that clause’’ and inserting 
‘‘clause (ii) of that subparagraph’’; and 
(iii) in clause (iii), by striking ‘‘sub-
clause (III) of that clause’’ and inserting 
‘‘clause (iii) of that subparagraph’’; and 
(D) by striking ‘‘(2) EXCEPTION.—’’ and 
all that follows through ‘‘paragraph (1).’’; and 
(3) in section 1246(a)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘(a) IMPOSITION OF SANC-
TIONS.—’’ and all that follows through ‘‘Except
as provided’’ and inserting ‘‘(a) IMPOSITION OF 
SANCTIONS.—Except as provided’’; 
(B) by redesignating subparagraphs (A), 
(B), and (C) as paragraphs (1), (2), and (3), 
respectively (and by redesignating all sub-units 
therein accordingly); and 
(C) by striking ‘‘(2) EXCEPTION.—’’ and 
all that follows through ‘‘paragraph (1).’’; and 
SEC. 226. TERMINATION OF GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS 
WITH PERSONS WHO SELL GOODS, SERVICES, 
OR TECHNOLOGY TO, OR CONDUCT ANY 
OTHER TRANSACTION WITH, IRAN. 
(a) MODIFICATION OF FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGU-
LATION.—Not later than 90 days after the date of the en-
actment of this Act, the Federal Acquisition Regulation 
shall be revised to require a certification from each person 
that is a prospective contractor that the person, and any 
person under common ownership or control with the per-
son, does not sell goods, services, or technology to, or con-
duct any other transaction with, Iran for which sanctions 
may be imposed under this Act. 
(b) REMEDIES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—If the head of an executive 
agency determines that a person has submitted a 
false certification under subsection (a) on or after
the date on which the applicable revision of the Fed-
eral Acquisition Regulation required by this section 
becomes effective, the head of that executive agency 
shall terminate a contract with such person or debar 
or suspend such person from eligibility for Federal 
contracts for a period of not less than 2 years. Any 
such debarment or suspension shall be subject to the 
procedures that apply to debarment and suspension 
under the Federal Acquisition Regulation under sub-
part 9.4 of part 9 of title 48, Code of Federal Regu-
lations. 
(2) INCLUSION ON LIST OF PARTIES EXCLUDED 
FROM FEDERAL PROCUREMENT AND NONPROCURE-
MENT
PROGRAMS.—The Administrator of General 
Services shall include on the List of Parties Ex-
cluded from Federal Procurement and Nonprocure-
ment Programs maintained by the Administrator 
under part 9 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation 
each person that is debarred, suspended, or proposed 
for debarment or suspension by the head of an exec-
utive agency on the basis of a determination of a 
false certification under paragraph (1). 
(c) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—This section shall not 
be construed to limit the use of other remedies available 
to the head of an executive agency or any other official
of the Federal Government on the basis of a determination 
of a false certification under subsection (a). 
(d) WAIVERS.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The President may on a 
case-by-case basis waive the requirement that a per-
son make a certification under subsection (a) if the 
President determines and certifies in writing to the 
congressional committees described in paragraph (2) 
that it is essential to the national security interests 
of the United States to do so. 
(2) 
CONGRESSIONAL
COMMITTEES
DE-
SCRIBED.—The congressional committees referred to 
in paragraph (1) are— 
(A) the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the 
Committee on Armed Services, and the Com-
mittee on Oversight and Government Reform of 
the House of Representatives; and 
(B) the Committee on Foreign Relations, 
the Committee on Armed Services, and the 
Committee on Homeland Security and Govern-
mental Affairs of the Senate. 
(e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) EXECUTIVE AGENCY.—The term ‘‘executive 
agency’’ has the meaning given that term in section 
133 of title 41, United States Code.
(2) FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION.—The 
term ‘‘Federal Acquisition Regulation’’ means the 
regulation issued pursuant to section 1303(a)(1) of 
title 41, United States Code. 
(f) APPLICABILITY.—The revisions to the Federal 
Acquisition Regulation required under subsection (a) shall 
apply with respect to contracts for which solicitations are 
issued on or after the date that is 90 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 227. CONDITIONS FOR ENTRY AND OPERATION OF 
VESSELS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Ports and Waters Safety Act 
(33 U.S.C. 1221 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end 
the following: 
‘‘SEC. 16. PROHIBITION ON ENTRY AND OPERATION. 
‘‘(a) PROHIBITION.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—No foreign vessel described 
in subsection (b) shall enter or operate in the navi-
gable waters of the United States or transfer cargo 
in any port or place under the jurisdiction of the 
United States. 
‘‘(2) LIMITATION ON APPLICATION.—Paragraph 
(1) shall not apply with respect to a vessel described 
in subsection (b)(2) on and after any date on which 
the Secretary of State determines that the vessel is
no longer registered as described in that subsection. 
The Secretary of State shall publish a notice of each 
such determination in the Federal Register. 
‘‘(b) VESSELS DESCRIBED.—A vessel referred to in 
subsection (a) is a foreign vessel for which a Notice of 
Arrival is required to be filed under section 160 of title 
33, Code of Federal Regulations, as in effect on the date 
of enactment of the Nuclear Iran Prevention Act of 2013, 
and that— 
‘‘(1) is on a list of vessels published in Federal 
Register under subsection (c)(2); or 
‘‘(2) more than 180 days after the publication 
of such a list, is registered, pursuant to the Geneva 
Convention on the High Seas (13 U.S.T. 2312; 
TIAS 5200; 450 UNTS 82), by a government the 
agents or instrumentalities of which are maintaining 
a registration of a vessel that is included in such 
list. 
‘‘(c) INFORMATION
AND PUBLICATION.—The Sec-
retary of Transportation, in consultation with the Sec-
retary of State, shall— 
‘‘(1) maintain timely information on registra-
tions of all foreign vessels over 300 gross tons that 
are—
‘‘(A) owned or operated by or on behalf 
of— 
‘‘(i) the National Iran Tanker Com-
pany or the Islamic Republic of Iran Ship-
ping Line; or 
‘‘(ii) any successor to an entity re-
ferred to in clause (i); or 
‘‘(B) otherwise owned or operated by or on 
behalf of Iran; and 
‘‘(2) publish in the Federal Register a list of 
vessels described in paragraph (1), including periodic 
updates of such list. 
‘‘(d) NOTIFICATION OF GOVERNMENTS.—The Sec-
retary of State shall notify each government the agents 
or instrumentalities of which are maintaining a registra-
tion of a foreign vessel that is included on the list pub-
lished under subsection (c)(2), that all vessels registered 
under such government’s authority are subject to the pro-
hibition under subsection (a) if more than 180 days after 
such publication the government continues to maintain a 
registration for a vessel that is included on the list pub-
lished under subsection (c)(2). 
‘‘(e) NOTIFICATION OF VESSELS.—Upon receiving a 
Notice of Arrival under section 160 of title 33, Code of 
Federal Regulations (as in effect on the date of enactment
of the Nuclear Iran Prevention Act of 2013) from a vessel 
described in (b), the Secretary shall notify the master of 
such vessel that the vessel may not enter or operate in 
the navigable waters of the United States or transfer 
cargo in any port or place under the jurisdiction of the 
United States, unless— 
‘‘(1) the Secretary has made a determination 
described in subsection (a)(2); or 
‘‘(2) the Secretary allows provisional entry of 
the vessel, or transfer of cargo from the vessel, 
under subsection (f). 
‘‘(f) PROVISIONAL ENTRY OR CARGO TRANSFER.— 
Notwithstanding subsection (e), the Secretary may allow 
provisional entry of, or transfer of cargo from, a foreign 
vessel described in subsection (b), if such entry or transfer 
is necessary for the safety of the vessel or persons aboard. 
‘‘(g) RIGHT OF INNOCENT PASSAGE.—This section 
shall not be construed as authority to restrict the right 
of innocent passage as recognized under international law. 
‘‘(h) FOREIGN VESSEL DEFINED.—In this section 
the term ‘foreign vessel’ has the meaning given that term 
in section 110 of title 46, United States Code.’’. 
(b) DEADLINE FOR PUBLICATION.—The Secretary 
shall publish a list under section 16(c)(2) of the Ports and 
Waterways Safety Act, as amended by this section, by not
later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of 
this Act. 
(c) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) Section 13(e) of the Ports and Waterways 
Safety Act (33 U.S.C. 1232(e)) is amended by strik-
ing ‘‘section 9’’ and inserting ‘‘sections 9 and 16’’. 
(2) Section 4(b)(2) of the Ports and Waterways 
Safety Act (33 U.S.C. 1223(b)(2)) is amended by 
striking ‘‘section 9’’ and inserting ‘‘section 9 or 16’’. 
TITLE 
III—ADDITIONAL 
AU-
THORITIES TO PREVENT CEN-
SORSHIP ACTIVITIES IN IRAN 
SEC. 301. REPORT ON IMPLEMENTATION OF SANCTIONS 
AGAINST THE ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAN 
BROADCASTING. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State 
shall submit to Congress a report on the following: 
(1) The current status of availability of the Is-
lamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB) on 
international satellites, entities that facilitate its op-
eration by providing services or equipment, and the 
technical means that it engages in jamming. 
(2) The instances, since January 1, 2012, in 
which the IRIB engaged in activities that violated
Article 19 of the International Covenant on Civil 
and Political Rights, including broadcasting forced 
confessions and hate speech against minorities. 
(3) The instances, since January 1, 2012, in 
which international broadcasting programs origi-
nating from the United States and Europe have 
been subject to disruption in Iran, with relevant de-
tails such as which programs were disrupted, avail-
able location information on the origin of the disrup-
tion, and the extent of the disruption. 
(b) COORDINATION.—In developing the report re-
quired by subsection (a), the Secretary of State shall co-
ordinate with the Broadcasting Board of Governors, the 
Secretary of the Treasury, and the heads of other relevant 
Federal departments and agencies. 
(c) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.—All unclassified portions 
of the report required by subsection (a) shall be made pub-
licly available on the Internet web site of the Department 
of State. 
SEC. 302. LIST OF PERSONS WHO ARE HIGH-RISK RE-EX-
PORTERS OF SENSITIVE TECHNOLOGIES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, and every 90 days there-
after, the Secretary of Commerce, in conjunction with the 
Secretary of State and the Secretary of the Treasury, shall
make publicly available and update as appropriate a list 
of persons who are high-risk re-exporters of sensitive tech-
nologies in order to seek to ensure that the Government 
of Iran or an entity owned or controlled by that Govern-
ment is unable to obtain sensitive technologies through the 
re-export of such sensitive technologies by third-party 
intermediaries. 
(b) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘‘sensitive 
technology’’ has the meaning given that term in section 
106 of the Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, Accountability, 
and Divestment Act of 2010 (22 U.S.C. 8515). 
SEC. 303. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON PROVISION OF INTER-
CEPT TECHNOLOGIES TO IRAN. 
It is the sense of Congress that— 
(1) those that provide intercept technologies 
that limit freedom of speech or expression to the 
Government of Iran should be held accountable for 
the repression of the Iranian people; and 
(2) no person should use an existing contract 
with the Government of Iran as a justification to 
continue to supply intercept technologies to the Gov-
ernment of Iran for purposes of restricting the free 
flow of information.
SEC. 304. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON AVAILABILITY OF CON-
SUMER COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES IN 
IRAN. 
It is the sense of Congress that— 
(1) the Department of State should encourage 
the free flow of information in Iran to counter the 
Government of Iran’s repression of its own people; 
and 
(2) in order to facilitate the free flow of infor-
mation in Iran, the Department of State should pro-
mote the availability of certain consumer commu-
nication technologies to Iranian civil society and the 
Iranian people. 
SEC. 305. EXPEDITED CONSIDERATION OF REQUESTS FOR 
AUTHORIZATION OF TRANSFER OF GOODS 
AND SERVICES TO IRAN TO FACILITATE THE 
ABILITY OF IRANIAN PERSONS TO FREELY 
COMMUNICATE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 413 of the Iran Threat 
Reduction and Syria Human Rights Act of 2012 (22 
U.S.C. 8753) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating subsection (e) as sub-
section (f); and 
(2) by inserting after subsection (d) the fol-
lowing new subsection:
‘‘(e) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—The expedited proc-
ess for the consideration of complete requests for author-
ization to engage in the activities described in subsection 
(a) shall be construed to also apply to the transfer of 
goods and services to Iran to facilitate the ability of Ira-
nian persons to freely communicate, obtain information, 
and access the Internet and other communications sys-
tems.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
subsection (a) take effect on the date of the enactment 
of this Act and apply with respect to requests described 
in section 413 of the Iran Threat Reduction and Syria 
Human Rights Act of 2012, as so amended, that are sub-
mitted to the Office of Foreign Assets Control on or after 
such date of enactment. 
TITLE IV—REPORTS AND OTHER 
MATTERS 
SEC. 401. NATIONAL STRATEGY ON IRAN. 
(a) NATIONAL STRATEGY REQUIRED.—The Presi-
dent shall develop a strategy, to be known as the ‘‘Na-
tional Strategy on Iran’’, that provides strategic guidance 
for activities that support the objective of addressing the 
threats posed by Iran. 
(b) ANNUAL REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act or January 30, 2014,
whichever occurs first, and every January 30 thereafter, 
the President shall submit to the appropriate congres-
sional committees the National Strategy on Iran required 
under subsection (a). 
(c) MATTERS TO BE INCLUDED.—The report re-
quired under subsection (b) shall include, at a minimum, 
the following: 
(1) A description of Iran’s grand strategy and 
security strategy, including strategic objectives, and 
the security posture and objectives of Iran. 
(2) A description of the United States strategy 
to— 
(A) address and counter the capabilities of 
Iran’s conventional forces and Iran’s unconven-
tional forces; 
(B) disrupt and deny Iranian efforts to de-
velop or augment capabilities related to nuclear, 
unconventional, and missile forces development; 
(C) address the Government of Iran’s eco-
nomic strategy to enable the objectives de-
scribed in this subsection; 
(D) exploit key vulnerabilities; and 
(E) combat Iranian efforts to suppress 
Internet freedom, including actions of the 
United States to—
(i) work to promote expanded Internet 
access for democracy activists in Iran; 
(ii) add a public diplomacy page to 
the United States’ virtual embassy in Iran; 
and 
(iii) leverage multilateral organiza-
tions committed to Internet connectivity in 
Iran. 
(3) An implementation plan for the United 
States strategy described in paragraph (2). 
(d) FORM.—The report required under subsection (b) 
shall be submitted in unclassified form to the greatest ex-
tent possible, but may include a classified annex, if nec-
essary. 
(e) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES.— 
In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate congressional com-
mittees’’ means— 
(1) the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the 
Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on Fi-
nancial Services, the Committee on Ways and 
Means, and the Permanent Select Committee on In-
telligence of the House of Representatives; and 
(2) the Committee on Foreign Relations, the 
Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on 
Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, the Com-
mittee on Finance, and the Permanent Select Com-
mittee on Intelligence of the Senate. 
SEC. 402. REPORT ON IRANIAN NUCLEAR AND ECONOMIC 
CAPABILITIES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 60 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the President shall sub-
mit to the appropriate congressional committees a report 
on the following: 
(1) An estimate of the timeline for Iranian ca-
pabilities to develop nuclear weapons, including— 
(A) an estimate of the period of time it 
would take Iran to produce enough weapons- 
grade uranium for a single implosion-type nu-
clear weapon, taking into account all known rel-
evant technical data; 
(B) an estimate of the period of time it 
would take Iran to produce sufficient separated 
plutonium for a single nuclear weapon; 
(C) a description of the assumptions un-
derlying the estimates referred to in subpara-
graphs (A) and (B), and any information about 
developments that might alter or otherwise af-
fect those assumptions;
(D) an estimate of the date by which the 
periods of time referred to in subparagraphs 
(A) and (B) will be less than 45 days; and 
(E) a description of any efforts by the 
United States to increase the frequency of in-
spections by the International Atomic Energy 
Agency of nuclear facilities in Iran. 
(2) An assessment of Iranian strategy and ca-
pabilities relating to development of nuclear weap-
ons, including— 
(A) a summary and analysis of current nu-
clear weapons capabilities; 
(B) an estimate of the amount and sources 
of funding expended by, and an analysis of pro-
curement networks utilized by, Iran to develop 
its nuclear weapons capabilities; 
(C) a summary of the capabilities of Iran’s 
unconventional weapons and Iran’s ballistic 
missile forces and Iran’s cruise missile forces; 
(D) a detailed analysis of the effectiveness 
of Iran’s unconventional weapons and Iran’s 
ballistic missile forces and Iran’s cruise missile 
forces as delivery systems for a nuclear device; 
(E) a description of all efforts of Iran to 
design and develop a nuclear weapon, including
efforts to design or fit warheads, and any other 
possible military dimensions of the nuclear pro-
gram of Iran; and 
(F) an analysis of the procurement net-
work, including the amount and sources of 
funding expended by Iran on programs to de-
velop a nuclear weapons capability. 
(3) Projected economic effects of international 
sanctions on Iran, including— 
(A) an estimate of the capital accounts, 
current accounts, and amounts of foreign ex-
change reserves (including access to foreign ex-
change reserves) of the Government of Iran, 
and other leading indicators of the status of the 
economy of Iran; 
(B) an estimate of timelines with respect 
to macroeconomic viability of Iran, including 
the time by which the Government of Iran will 
exhaust its foreign exchange reserves; 
(C) an estimate of the date by which the 
reserves of the Central Bank of Iran will be in-
sufficient for the Government of Iran to avoid 
a severe balance of payments crisis that pre-
vents it from maintaining a functioning econ-
omy, including—
(i) the inflation rate, exchange rates, 
unemployment rate, and budget deficits in 
Iran; and 
(ii) other leading macroeconomic indi-
cators used by the International Monetary 
Fund, professional rating agencies, and 
other credible sources to assess the eco-
nomic health of a country; 
(D) a description of the assumptions un-
derlying the estimate referred to in paragraph 
(3) and an indication of how changes in each of 
those assumptions could affect the estimate; 
(E) an assessment of the effect of sanc-
tions imposed with respect to Iran on moving 
forward the date referred to in subparagraph 
(C); and 
(F) a description of actions taken by the 
Government of Iran to delay the date referred 
to in subparagraph (C). 
(b) UPDATE.—The President shall submit to the ap-
propriate congressional committees an update of the re-
port required by subsection (a) every 60 days after the 
date of submission of the report that includes any perti-
nent developments to Iranian nuclear or economic capa-
bilities.
(c) FORM.—The report required under subsection (a) 
and the update required under subsection (b) shall be sub-
mitted in unclassified form to the greatest extent possible, 
but may include a classified annex, if necessary. 
(d) 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 Armed Services, the Committee 
on Financial Services, the Committee on Ways 
and Means, and the Permanent Select Com-
mittee on Intelligence of the House of Rep-
resentatives; and 
(B) the Committee on Foreign Relations, 
the Committee on Armed Services, the Com-
mittee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Af-
fairs, the Committee on Finance, and the Select 
Committee on Intelligence of the Senate. 
(2) NUCLEAR EXPLOSIVE DEVICE.—The term 
‘‘nuclear explosive device’’ means any device, wheth-
er assembled or disassembled, that is designed to 
produce an instantaneous release of an amount of 
nuclear energy from special nuclear material that is 
greater than the amount of energy that would be re-
leased from the detonation of one pound of trinitro-
toluene (TNT). 
SEC. 403. REPORT ON PLAUSIBILITY OF EXPANDING SANC-
TIONS ON IRANIAN OIL. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the President shall sub-
mit to the appropriate congressional committees a report 
assessing the following: 
(1) Whether petroleum and petroleum products 
originating in and exported from Iran are refined 
and sold outside of Iran. 
(2) Whether products that contain Iranian-ori-
gin petroleum or petroleum products as part of their 
contents are imported into the United States and, if 
any such products are imported into the United 
States, whether such importation violates the ban on 
importation into the United States of Iranian-origin 
petroleum or petroleum products. 
(3) Whether it is feasible to ban the importa-
tion into the United States of products described in 
paragraph (2), regardless of whether the ban on im-
portation into the United States of Iranian-origin 
petroleum or petroleum products applies to such 
products.
(b) BASIS OF REPORT.—The report required under 
subsection (a) may be based on publicly-available informa-
tion and classified information. The information that is 
not classified information shall be made publically avail-
able. 
(c) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES.— 
In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate congressional com-
mittees’’ means— 
(1) the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the 
Committee on Financial Services, and the Com-
mittee on Ways and Means of the House of Rep-
resentatives; and 
(2) the Committee on Foreign Relations, the 
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Af-
fairs, and the Committee on Finance of the Senate. 
SEC. 404. GAO REPORT ON IRANIAN STRATEGY TO EVADE 
CURRENT SANCTIONS AND OTHER MATTERS. 
Not later than 90 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United 
States shall submit to Congress a report that— 
(1) evaluates the strategy of the Government of 
Iran to evade current economic and financial sanc-
tions; and 
(2) specifically evaluates the ability of Iran to 
successfully diversify its economy beyond its energy
sector, thereby lessening the impact and effective-
ness of economic and financial sanctions. 
SEC. 405. AUTHORITY TO CONSOLIDATE REPORTS RE-
QUIRED UNDER IRAN SANCTIONS LAWS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Any or all reports required to be 
submitted to Congress under the provisions of law de-
scribed in subsection (c) that are subject to a deadline for 
submission consisting of the same unit of time may be con-
solidated into a single report that is submitted to Congress 
pursuant to such deadline. 
(b) EXCEPTION.—Subsection (a) shall not apply with 
respect to the initial report of any report described in sub-
section (a). 
(c) PROVISIONS OF LAW DESCRIBED.—The provi-
sions of law referred to in this section are the following: 
(1) This Act and the amendments made by this 
Act. 
(2) The Iran Freedom and Counter-Prolifera-
tion Act of 2012 (22 U.S.C. 8801 et seq.). 
(3) The Iran Threat Reduction and Syria 
Human Rights Act of 2012 (22 U.S.C. 8701 et 
seq.). 
(4) The Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, Ac-
countability, and Divestment Act of 2010 (22 U.S.C. 
8501 et seq.).
(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section takes effect on 
the date of the enactment of this Act and applies with 
respect to reports required to be submitted to Congress 
under the provisions of law described in subsection (c) on 
or after such date of enactment. 
SEC. 406. AMENDMENTS TO DEFINITIONS UNDER IRAN 
SANCTIONS ACT OF 1996 AND IRAN THREAT 
REDUCTION AND SYRIA HUMAN RIGHTS ACT 
OF 2012. 
(a) IRAN
SANCTIONS
ACT
OF
1996.—Section 
14(4)(B) of the Iran Sanctions Act of 1996 (Public Law 
104–172; 50 U.S.C. 1701 note) is amended by striking 
‘‘may include, in the discretion of the President’’ and in-
serting ‘‘includes’’. 
(b) IRAN THREAT REDUCTION AND SYRIA HUMAN 
RIGHTS ACT OF 2012.—Section 211 of the Iran Threat 
Reduction and Syria Human Rights Act of 2012 (22 
U.S.C. 8721) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new subsection: 
‘‘(f) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘appro-
priate congressional committees’ includes the Committee 
on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of 
Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, 
Science, and Transportation of the Senate.’’.
SEC. 407. RULE OF CONSTRUCTION. 
Nothing in this Act or any amendment made by this 
Act shall be construed to apply with respect to— 
(1) any activity relating to a project described 
in subsection (a) of section 603 of the Iran Threat 
Reduction and Syria Human Rights Act of 2012 (22 
U.S.C. 8783) to which the exception under that sec-
tion applies at the time of the activity; or 
(2) any authorized intelligence activity of the 
United States. 
SEC. 408. IMPLEMENTATION; PENALTIES. 
(a) IMPLEMENTATION.—The President may exercise 
all authorities provided under sections 203 and 205 of the 
International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 
U.S.C. 1702 and 1704) to carry out this Act and the 
amendments made by this Act. 
(b) PENALTIES.—The penalties provided for in sub-
sections (b) and (c) of section 206 of the International 
Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1705) shall 
apply to a person that violates, attempts to violate, con-
spires to violate, or causes a violation of this Act or any 
amendment made by this Act or regulations prescribed 
under this Act to the same extent that such penalties 
apply to a person that commits an unlawful act described 
in section 206(a) of the International Emergency Eco-
nomic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1705(a)).
SEC. 409. SEVERABILITY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—If any provision of this Act, or 
the application of such provision to any person or cir-
cumstance, is found to be unconstitutional, the remainder 
of this Act, or the application of that provision to other 
persons or circumstances, shall not be affected. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE UNDER SECTION 214.—If sub-
section (d) of section 214 is found to be unconstitutional 
in accordance with subsection (a), the amendments made 
by such section 214 take effect on the date of the enact-
ment of this Act and apply with respect to transactions 
entered into on or after such date of enactment. 
Passed the House of Representatives July 31, 2013. 
Attest: 
Clerk.