I 
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6774 
To require the Director of National Intelligence to seek to determine if 
the Government of Iran has used certain funds received by reason of 
sanctions relief pursuant to the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action 
or cash payments conveyed by the United States in early 2016 to sponsor 
foreign terrorist organizations, facilitate illicit narcotics activities, or con-
duct military operations in Syria, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 12, 2018 
Mr. BISHOP of Michigan (for himself and Mr. CONAWAY) introduced the fol-
lowing bill; which was referred to the Permanent Select Committee on In-
telligence, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, for a pe-
riod to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for con-
sideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the com-
mittee concerned 
A BILL 
To require the Director of National Intelligence to seek to 
determine if the Government of Iran has used certain 
funds received by reason of sanctions relief pursuant 
to the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action or cash pay-
ments conveyed by the United States in early 2016 to 
sponsor foreign terrorist organizations, facilitate illicit 
narcotics activities, or conduct military operations in 
Syria, and for other purposes. 
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. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Iran Payments Ac-
countability Act of 2018’’. 
SEC. 2. DETERMINATION AND REPORT ON USE OF FUNDS 
RECEIVED BY THE GOVERNMENT OF IRAN BY 
REASON OF SANCTIONS RELIEF PURSUANT 
TO THE JOINT COMPREHENSIVE PLAN OF AC-
TION OR CASH PAYMENTS CONVEYED BY THE 
UNITED STATES IN EARLY 2016. 
(a) DETERMINATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Director of National In-
telligence shall seek to determine if the Government 
of Iran has used any of the funds described in para-
graph (2)— 
(A) to sponsor any foreign terrorist organi-
zation, including Hamas, Hezbollah, or Iran’s 
Revolutionary Guard Corps; 
(B) to engage in violence or hostilities 
against United States nationals or members of 
the United States Armed Forces; 
(C) to conduct military operations in Syria; 
or 
(D) to facilitate illicit narcotics activities. 
(2) FUNDS
DESCRIBED.—Funds described in 
this paragraph are— 
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(A) funds received by reason of any action 
involving any measure of statutory sanctions re-
lief by the United States pursuant to the Joint 
Comprehensive Plan of Action; and 
(B) cash payments totaling $1,700,000,000 
conveyed by the United States Government to 
the Government of Iran in early 2016. 
(b) REPORT.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Di-
rector of National Intelligence shall submit to Con-
gress a report that contains— 
(A) the determination of the Director re-
quired under subsection (a) and a justification 
for the determination; and 
(B) a description of whether the cash pay-
ments described in subsection (a)(2)(B)— 
(i) constituted an exchange of cash 
payments for hostages; or 
(ii) were discussed as part of negotia-
tions for the Joint Comprehensive Plan of 
Action. 
(2) FORM.—The report required under para-
graph (1) shall be submitted in unclassified form, 
but may contain a classified annex. 
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