I 
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5132 
To impose additional sanctions with respect to Iran’s Revolutionary Guard 
Corps, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 1, 2018 
Mr. ROYCE of California (for himself and Mr. ENGEL) introduced the fol-
lowing bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and 
in addition to the Committees on Financial Services, Oversight and Gov-
ernment Reform, the Judiciary, and Ways and Means, 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 committee con-
cerned 
A BILL 
To impose additional sanctions with respect to Iran’s 
Revolutionary Guard Corps, and for other purposes. 
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 ‘‘Iranian Revolutionary 
Guard Corps Economic Exclusion Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. ADDITIONAL SANCTIONS WITH RESPECT TO FOR-
EIGN 
PERSONS 
THAT 
ARE 
OFFICIALS, 
AGENTS, OR AFFILIATES OF, OR OWNED OR 
CONTROLLED BY, IRAN’S REVOLUTIONARY 
GUARD CORPS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 301(a) of the Iran Threat 
Reduction and Syria Human Rights Act of 2012 (22 
U.S.C. 8741(a)) is amended— 
(1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by 
striking ‘‘Not later than 90 days after the date of 
the enactment of this Act, and as appropriate there-
after,’’ and inserting ‘‘Not later than 180 days after 
the date of the enactment of the Iranian Revolu-
tionary Guard Corps Economic Exclusion Act, and 
every 180 days thereafter,’’; 
(2) in paragraph (1)— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘, or owned or controlled 
by,’’ after ‘‘affiliates of’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(3) in paragraph (2), by striking the period at 
the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(4) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(3) identify foreign persons with respect to 
which there is a reasonable basis to determine that 
the foreign persons have, directly or indirectly, con-
ducted one or more sensitive transactions or activi-
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‘‘(B) foreign persons for which there is a 
reasonable basis to find that the person has 
conducted or attempted to conduct one or more 
sensitive transactions or activities described in 
subsection (c). 
‘‘(3) REPORT.— 
‘‘(A) DETERMINATION.— 
‘‘(i) IN
GENERAL.—The President 
shall determine whether each foreign per-
son on the list described in clause (ii) is a 
foreign person that is owned or controlled 
by Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps. 
‘‘(ii) LIST.—The list of foreign per-
sons described in this clause are the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(I) 
The 
Telecommunication 
Company of Iran. 
‘‘(II) The Mobile Telecommuni-
cation Company of Iran (MTCI). 
‘‘(III) The Calcimin Public Com-
pany. 
‘‘(IV) The Iran Tractor Manufac-
turing Company of Iran. 
‘‘(V) The Iran Tractor Motors 
Manufacturing Company. 
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‘‘(VI) The Iran Zinc Mines De-
velopment Company. 
‘‘(VII) The National Iranian 
Lead and Zinc Company. 
‘‘(VIII) Iran Mineral Products 
Company. 
‘‘(IX) Tosee Energy Paivaran 
Company. 
‘‘(B) REPORT.— 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 
days after the date of the enactment of 
this subsection, the President shall submit 
to the appropriate congressional commit-
tees a report on the determinations made 
under subparagraph (A) together with the 
reasons for those determinations. 
‘‘(ii) 
FORM.—A 
report 
submitted 
under clause (i) shall be submitted in un-
classified form but may contain a classified 
annex. 
‘‘(4) ADDITIONAL REPORT.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 180 
days after the date of the enactment of this 
subsection, the President shall submit to the 
appropriate congressional committees a report 
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that includes a detailed list of foreign persons 
for which there is a reasonable basis to deter-
mine that Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps 
has an ownership interest in such foreign per-
son of not less than 33 percent. 
‘‘(B) FORM.—The report required under 
subparagraph (A) shall be submitted in unclas-
sified form but may contain a classified 
annex.’’. 
(c) SENSITIVE TRANSACTIONS AND ACTIVITIES DE-
SCRIBED.—Section 301(c) of the Iran Threat Reduction 
and Syria Human Rights Act of 2012 (22 U.S.C. 8741(c)) 
is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘$1,000,000’’ and inserting 
‘‘$500,000’’; and 
(B) by inserting ‘‘Iranian financial institu-
tion or’’ after ‘‘involving a’’; 
(2) by redesignating paragraphs (3), (4), and 
(5) as paragraphs (6), (7), and (8), respectively; and 
(3) by inserting after paragraph (2) the fol-
lowing new paragraphs: 
‘‘(3) a transaction to provide material support 
for an organization designated as a foreign terrorist 
organization under section 219(a) of the Immigra-
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tion and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1189(a)) or sup-
port for an act of international terrorism (as defined 
in section 14 of the Iran Sanctions Act of 1996 
(Public Law 104–172; 50 U.S.C. 1701 note)); 
‘‘(4) a transaction to provide material support 
to a foreign person whose property and access to 
property has been blocked pursuant to Executive 
Order 13224 (September 23, 2001; relating to 
blocking property and prohibiting transactions with 
persons who commit, threaten to commit, or support 
terrorism); 
‘‘(5) a transaction to provide material support 
for— 
‘‘(A) the Government of Syria or any agen-
cy or instrumentality thereof; or 
‘‘(B) any entity owned or controlled by the 
Government of Syria, including for purposes of 
post-conflict reconstruction;’’. 
(d) WAIVER OF IMPOSITION OF SANCTIONS.—Section 
301(e) of the Iran Threat Reduction and Syria Human 
Rights Act of 2012 (22 U.S.C. 8741(e)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘(A) determines’’ and in-
serting ‘‘(A)(i) determines’’; 
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(B) by striking ‘‘(B) submits’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘(ii) submits’’; 
(C) by striking ‘‘(i) identifies’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘(I) identifies’’; 
(D) by striking ‘‘(ii) sets’’ and inserting 
‘‘(II) sets’’; 
(E) by striking the period at the end and 
inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(F) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(B) with respect to a foreign person iden-
tified by reason of having conducted or at-
tempted to conduct one or more sensitive trans-
actions or activities described in subsection 
(c)(5), also certifies to the appropriate congres-
sional committees that Iran’s Revolutionary 
Guard Corps is significantly decreasing provi-
sion of direct or indirect material support to the 
Government of Syria or Hezbollah’s operations 
in Syria.’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘paragraph 
(1)(B)’’ and inserting ‘‘paragraph (1)(A)(ii)’’. 
(e) REGULATIONS, IMPLEMENTATION, PENALTIES, 
AND DEFINITIONS.—Section 301 of the Iran Threat Re-
duction and Syria Human Rights Act of 2012 (22 U.S.C. 
8741) is amended— 
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(1) by redesignating subsection (f) as sub-
section (h); and 
(2) by inserting after subsection (e) the fol-
lowing new subsections: 
‘‘(f) PENALTIES.—A person that violates, attempts to 
violate, conspires to violate, or causes a violation of sub-
section (a) or any regulation, license, or order issued to 
carry out subsection (a) shall be subject to the penalties 
set forth in subsections (b) and (c) of section 206 of the 
International Emergency 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. 
‘‘(g) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) FOREIGN PERSON.—The term ‘foreign per-
son’ means— 
‘‘(A) an individual who is not a United 
States person; 
‘‘(B) a corporation, partnership, or other 
nongovernmental entity which is not a United 
States person; or 
‘‘(C) any representative, agent or instru-
mentality of, or an individual working on behalf 
of a foreign government which is not a United 
States person. 
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‘‘(2) IRAN’S REVOLUTIONARY GUARD CORPS.— 
The term ‘Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps’ in-
cludes any senior foreign political figure (as defined 
in section 1010.605 of title 31, Code of Federal 
Regulations) of Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps. 
‘‘(3) UNITED
STATES
PERSON.—The term 
‘United States person’ means— 
‘‘(A) a United States citizen or an alien 
lawfully admitted for permanent residence to 
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.’’. 
(f) CONFORMING AND CLERICAL AMENDMENTS.— 
The Iran Threat Reduction and Syria Human Rights Act 
of 2012 (22 U.S.C. 8701 et seq.) is amended— 
(1) by striking the heading of section 301 and 
inserting the following: 
‘‘SEC. 301. IDENTIFICATION OF, AND IMPOSITION OF SANC-
TIONS WITH RESPECT TO, FOREIGN PERSONS 
THAT ARE OFFICIALS, AGENTS OR AFFILI-
ATES OF, OR OWNED OR CONTROLLED BY, 
IRAN’S REVOLUTIONARY GUARD CORPS.’’; 
and 
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(2) in the table of contents, by striking the item 
relating to section 301 and inserting the following: 
‘‘Sec. 301. Identification of, and imposition of sanctions with respect to, foreign 
persons that are officials, agents or affiliates of, or owned or 
controlled by, Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps.’’. 
(g) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section take effect on the date of the enactment of 
this Act and apply with respect to conduct described in 
paragraph (3) of section 301(a) of the Iran Threat Reduc-
tion and Syria Human Rights Act of 2012, as added by 
this section, engaged in on or after such date of enact-
ment. 
SEC. 3. ADDITIONAL SANCTIONS WITH RESPECT TO FOR-
EIGN PERSONS THAT SUPPORT OR CONDUCT 
CERTAIN TRANSACTIONS WITH IRAN’S REVO-
LUTIONARY GUARD CORPS OR OTHER SANC-
TIONED PERSONS. 
(a) IDENTIFICATION.—Section 302(a)(1) of the Iran 
Threat Reduction and Syria Human Rights Act of 2012 
(22 U.S.C. 8742(a)(1))— 
(1) in subparagraph (B)— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘, or provide significant 
financial services to,’’ after ‘‘transactions with’’; 
and 
(B) by striking ‘‘or’’ at the end; and 
(2) in subparagraph (C)— 
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(A) in the matter preceding clause (i), by 
inserting ‘‘, provide significant financial services 
to, or provide material support to’’ after ‘‘trans-
actions with’’; 
(B) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘or’’ at the 
end; and 
(C) by striking clause (ii) and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘(ii) an Iranian person or entity des-
ignated as foreign terrorist organizations 
under section 219(a) of the Immigration 
and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1189(a)) or 
that has provided support for an act of 
international terrorism (as defined in sec-
tion 14 of the Iran Sanctions Act of 1996 
(Public Law 104–172; 50 U.S.C. 1701 
note)); 
‘‘(iii) an Iranian person whose prop-
erty and access to property has been 
blocked pursuant to Executive Order 
13224 (September 23, 2001; relating to 
blocking property and prohibiting trans-
actions with persons who commit, threaten 
to commit, or support terrorism); 
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‘‘(iv) an Iranian person whose prop-
erty and access to property has been 
blocked pursuant to— 
‘‘(I) 
Executive 
Order 
13608 
(May 1, 2012), relating to Prohibiting 
Certain Transactions with and Sus-
pending Entry Into the United States 
of Foreign Sanctions Evaders with 
Respect to Iran and Syria; 
‘‘(II) Executive Order 13606 
(April 23, 2012), relating to Blocking 
the Property and Suspending Entry 
Into the United States of Certain Per-
sons With Respect to Grave Human 
Rights Abuses by the Governments of 
Iran and Syria via Information Tech-
nology; 
‘‘(III) Executive Order 13582 
(August 18, 2011), relating to Block-
ing Property of the Government of 
Syria and Prohibiting Certain Trans-
actions with Respect to Syria; 
‘‘(IV) Executive Order 13573 
(May 18, 2011), relating to Blocking 
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Property of Senior Officials of the 
Government of Syria; 
‘‘(V) Executive Order 13572 
(April 29, 2011), relating to Blocking 
Property of Certain Persons with Re-
spect to Human Rights Abuses in 
Syria; 
‘‘(VI) Executive Order 13460 
(February 15, 2008), relating to 
Blocking Property of Additional Per-
sons in Connection with the National 
Emergency with Respect to Syria; 
‘‘(VII) Executive Order 13399 
(April 26, 2006), relating to Blocking 
Property of Additional Persons in 
Connection with the National Emer-
gency with Respect to Syria; 
‘‘(VIII) Executive Order 13338 
(May 12, 2004), relating to Blocking 
Property of Certain Persons and Pro-
hibiting the Export of Certain Goods 
to Syria; or 
‘‘(IX) any other Executive order 
adopted on or after the date of the en-
actment of the Iranian Revolutionary 
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Guard Corps Economic Exclusion Act, 
to the extent that such Executive 
order imposes sanctions with respect 
to Syria; or 
‘‘(v) a person acting on behalf of or at 
the direction of, or owned or controlled by, 
a person described in clauses (i) through 
(iv).’’. 
(b) IMPOSITION OF SANCTIONS.—Section 302(b) of 
the Iran Threat Reduction and Syria Human Rights Act 
of 2012 (22 U.S.C. 8742(b)) is amended by striking ‘‘the 
President—’’ and all that follows and inserting ‘‘the Presi-
dent shall block and prohibit all transactions in property 
and interests in property with respect to such foreign per-
son 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.’’. 
(c) WAIVER OF IMPOSITION OF SANCTIONS.—Section 
302(d) of the Iran Threat Reduction and Syria Human 
Rights Act of 2012 (22 U.S.C. 8742(d)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘(A)(i) determines’’ and in-
serting ‘‘(A)(i)(I) determines’’; 
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(B) by striking ‘‘(ii) determines’’ and in-
serting ‘‘(II) determines’’; 
(C) by striking ‘‘(B) submits’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘(ii) submits’’; 
(D) by striking ‘‘(i) identifies’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘(I) identifies’’; 
(E) by striking ‘‘(ii) describes’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘(II) describes’’; 
(F) by striking ‘‘(iii) sets forth’’ and in-
serting ‘‘(III) sets forth’’; 
(G) by striking the period at the end and 
inserting ‘‘and’’; and 
(H) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(B) with respect to a foreign person iden-
tified by reason of having engaged in a signifi-
cant transaction or transactions described in 
subsection (a)(1)(C)(iv), also certifies to the ap-
propriate congressional committees that Iran’s 
Revolutionary Guard Corps is significantly de-
creasing provision of direct or indirect material 
support to the Government of Syria or 
Hezbollah’s operations in Syria.’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘paragraph 
(1)(B)’’ and inserting ‘‘paragraph (1)(A)(ii)’’. 
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(d) WAIVER
OF IDENTIFICATIONS
AND DESIGNA-
TIONS.—Section 302(e) of the Iran Threat Reduction and 
Syria Human Rights Act of 2012 (22 U.S.C. 8742(e)) is 
amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘and subject to paragraph (2)’’; 
(2) by striking ‘‘(1) determines’’ and inserting 
‘‘(1)(A) determines’’; 
(3) by striking ‘‘(2) notifies’’ and inserting ‘‘(B) 
notifies’’; 
(4) by striking the period at the end and insert-
ing ‘‘; and’’; and 
(5) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(2) with respect to a foreign person identified 
by reason of having engaged in a significant trans-
action or transactions described in subsection 
(a)(1)(C)(iv), also certifies to the appropriate con-
gressional committees that Iran’s Revolutionary 
Guard Corps is significantly decreasing provision of 
direct or indirect material support to the Govern-
ment of Syria or Hezbollah’s operations in Syria.’’. 
(e) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section take effect on the date of the enactment of 
this Act and apply with respect to conduct described in 
subparagraphs (B), (C), and (D) of section 302(a)(1) of 
the Iran Threat Reduction and Syria Human Rights Act 
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of 2012, as added by this section, engaged in on or after 
such date of enactment. 
SEC. 4. REPORTS ON CERTAIN IRANIAN PERSONS. 
(a) STATEMENT OF POLICY.—It shall be the policy 
of the United States to fully implement and enforce sanc-
tions against Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps, including 
its officials, agents, and affiliates. 
(b) IN GENERAL.—Subtitle B of title III of the Iran 
Threat Reduction and Syria Human Rights Act of 2012 
(Public Law 112–158; 126 Stat. 1247) is amended by 
adding at the end the following: 
‘‘SEC. 313. REPORT ON CERTAIN IRANIAN PERSONS. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after 
the date of the enactment of this section, and annually 
thereafter for a period not to exceed two years, the Presi-
dent shall submit to the appropriate congressional com-
mittees a report that contains the following: 
‘‘(1) A list of foreign persons listed on the 
Tehran Stock Exchange and, with respect to each 
such foreign person, a determination of whether or 
not Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps or any foreign 
persons that are officials, agents, or affiliates of 
Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps, directly or indi-
rectly, owns or controls the foreign person. 
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‘‘(2) A list of foreign persons that are operating 
business enterprises in Iran that have a valuation of 
more than $100,000,000 in Iran and, with respect 
to each such foreign person, a determination of 
whether or not Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps or 
any foreign persons that are officials, agents, or af-
filiates of Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps, directly 
or indirectly owns or controls the foreign person. 
‘‘(3) A list of Iranian financial institutions that 
have a valuation of more than $10,000,000 and, 
with respect to each such Iranian financial institu-
tion, a determination of whether or not— 
‘‘(A) the institution has knowingly facili-
tated a significant transaction directly or indi-
rectly for, or on behalf of, Iran’s Revolutionary 
Guard Corps during the 2-year period begin-
ning on the date of the enactment of this sec-
tion; or 
‘‘(B) Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps or 
any foreign persons that are officials, agents, or 
affiliates of Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps, 
directly or indirectly, owns or controls the insti-
tution. 
‘‘(b) FORM OF REPORT; PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.— 
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‘‘(1) FORM.—The report required by paragraph 
(1) shall be submitted in unclassified form but may 
contain a classified annex. 
‘‘(2) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.—The unclassified 
portion of the report required by paragraph (1) shall 
be posted on a publicly available Internet website of 
the Department of the Treasury and a publicly 
available Internet website of the Department of 
State. 
‘‘(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) FOREIGN PERSON.—The term ‘foreign per-
son’ means— 
‘‘(A) an individual who is not a United 
States person; 
‘‘(B) a corporation, partnership, or other 
nongovernmental entity which is not a United 
States person; or 
‘‘(C) any representative, agent or instru-
mentality of, or an individual working on behalf 
of a foreign government. 
‘‘(2) IRAN’S REVOLUTIONARY GUARD CORPS.— 
The term ‘Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps’ in-
cludes any senior foreign political figure (as defined 
in section 1010.605 of title 31, Code of Federal 
Regulations) of Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps. 
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‘‘(3) IRANIAN
FINANCIAL
INSTITUTION.—The 
term ‘Iranian financial institution’ means— 
‘‘(A) a financial institution organized 
under the laws of Iran or any jurisdiction with-
in Iran, including a foreign branch of such an 
institution; 
‘‘(B) a financial institution located in Iran; 
‘‘(C) a financial institution, wherever lo-
cated, owned or controlled by the Government 
of Iran; or 
‘‘(D) a financial institution, wherever lo-
cated, owned or controlled by a financial insti-
tution described in subparagraph (A), (B), or 
(C). 
‘‘(4) SIGNIFICANT
TRANSACTION.—A trans-
action shall be determined to be a ‘significant trans-
action’ in accordance with section 561.404 of title 
31, Code of Federal Regulations. 
‘‘(5) UNITED
STATES
PERSON.—The term 
‘United States person’ means— 
‘‘(A) a United States citizen or an alien 
lawfully admitted for permanent residence to 
the United States; or 
‘‘(B) an entity organized under the laws of 
the United States or of any jurisdiction within 
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the United States, including a foreign branch of 
such an entity. 
‘‘SEC. 314. REPORT ON THE FOREIGN SUPPLY CHAIN AND 
DOMESTIC SUPPLY CHAIN INSIDE AND OUT-
SIDE OF IRAN THAT AIDS IRAN’S REVOLU-
TIONARY GUARD CORPS. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after 
the date of enactment of this section, the President shall 
submit to the appropriate congressional committees a re-
port on the foreign supply chain and domestic supply 
chain inside and outside of Iran that directly or indirectly 
significantly facilitates, supports, or otherwise aids Iran’s 
Revolutionary Guard Corps. 
‘‘(b) MATTERS TO BE INCLUDED.—The report re-
quired under subsection (a) shall include the following: 
‘‘(1) An analysis of the foreign supply chain 
and domestic supply chain described in subsection 
(a). 
‘‘(2) Persons and entities that conduct both pri-
mary activities and support activities for the Iran’s 
Revolutionary Guards Corps. 
‘‘(3) A description of the geographic distribu-
tion of the foreign supply chain and domestic supply 
chain described in subsection (a). 
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‘‘(c) FORM.—The report required under subsection 
(a) shall be submitted in unclassified form but may con-
tain a classified annex. 
‘‘(d) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘appro-
priate congressional committees’ means— 
‘‘(1) the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the 
Committee on Financial Services of the House of 
Representatives; and 
‘‘(2) the Committee on Foreign Relations and 
the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Af-
fairs of the Senate.’’. 
(c) 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 312 the following: 
‘‘Sec. 313. Report on certain Iranian persons. 
‘‘Sec. 314. Report on the foreign supply chain and domestic supply chain inside 
and outside of Iran that aids Iran’s Revolutionary Guard 
Corps.’’. 
SEC. 5. APPLICATION OF SANCTIONS REGARDING MAHAN 
AIR. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subtitle B of title III of the Iran 
Threat Reduction and Syria Human Rights Act of 2012 
(Public Law 112–158; 126 Stat. 1247), as amended by 
section 2 of this Act, is further amended by adding at the 
end the following: 
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‘‘SEC. 
315. 
APPLICATION 
OF 
SANCTIONS 
REGARDING 
MAHAN AIR. 
‘‘(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 
‘‘(1) Mahan Air was added on October 12, 
2011, to the Specially Designated Nationals list 
maintained by the Office of Foreign Assets Control 
of the Department of the Treasury, freezing its as-
sets under United States jurisdiction and prohibiting 
transactions with United States parties, pursuant to 
Executive Order 13224 (September 23, 2001; relat-
ing to blocking property and prohibiting transactions 
with persons who commit, threaten to commit, or 
support terrorism), which targets terrorists and their 
supporters. 
‘‘(2) Executive Order 13224 imposes sanctions 
on persons that ‘assist in, sponsor, or provide finan-
cial, material, or technological support for, or finan-
cial or other services to or in support of, such acts 
of terrorism or those persons listed in the Annex to 
this order or determined to be subject to this order’. 
‘‘(3) In announcing additional sanctions against 
Mahan Air on March 24, 2016, the Department of 
the Treasury stated that ‘Based in Tehran, Iran, 
Mahan Air has facilitated [Islamic Revolutionary 
Guards Corps—Qods Force] transportation and 
arms and funds shipments. Mahan Air also con-
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tinues to support the Iranian government’s desta-
bilizing actions in the region by conducting flights to 
Syria in order to transport fighters. Mahan Air reg-
ularly uses the same aircraft it flies to Syria to fly 
commercial passenger routes to international des-
tinations in Europe, the Middle East, and Asia.’. 
‘‘(4) Mahan Air reportedly serves the following 
destinations in Iran: Abadan Airport, Ahvaz Inter-
national Airport, Ardabil Airport, Persian Gulf Air-
port, Bandar Abbas International Airport, Birjand 
International Airport, Bojnord International Airport, 
Iranshahr Airport, Isfahan International Airport, 
Kalaleh Airport, Kerman Airport, Shahid Ashrafi 
Esffahani Airport, Khorramabad Airport, Kish Air-
port, Larestan International Airport, Mashhad 
International Airport, Queshm International Airport, 
Sahahdaj Airport, Dasht-e Naz Airport, Shiraz 
International Airport, Sirjan Airport, Tabriz Inter-
national Airport, Tehran Imam Khomeini Inter-
national Airport, Mehrabad International Airport, 
Zabol Airport, Zahedan International Airport, and 
Zanjan Airport. 
‘‘(5) Iranian state-owned enterprises, including 
the Iran Airports Company, which is the holding and 
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operating company for civilian airports in Iran, re-
portedly facilitate Mahan Air’s operations. 
‘‘(b) REPORT.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days 
after the date of the enactment of this section, the 
President shall transmit to the appropriate congres-
sional committees a report on any activities of Ira-
nian state-owned enterprises that violate Executive 
Order 13224. 
‘‘(2) FORM.—The determination required by 
paragraph (1) shall be submitted in unclassified 
form but may contain a classified annex.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents 
for the Iran Threat Reduction and Syria Human Rights 
Act of 2012, as amended by section 2 of this Act, is fur-
ther amended by inserting after the item relating to sec-
tion 314 the following: 
‘‘Sec. 315. Application of sanctions regarding Mahan Air.’’. 
SEC. 6. STATEMENT OF POLICY ON PREVENTION OF ACCES-
SION OF IRAN TO WORLD TRADE ORGANIZA-
TION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—It shall be the policy of the United 
States to work to prevent Iran’s membership in the World 
Trade Organization and similar international bodies until 
the date on which the determination of the Secretary of 
State that the Government of Iran has repeatedly provided 
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support for acts of international terrorism under the pro-
visions of law described in subsection (b) is rescinded. 
(b) PROVISIONS OF LAW DESCRIBED.—The provi-
sions of law described in this subsection are— 
(1) section 6(j) of the Export Administration 
Act of 1979 (as continued in effect pursuant to the 
International Emergency Economic Powers Act); 
(2) section 40 of the Arms Export Control Act; 
(3) section 620A of the Foreign Assistance Act 
of 1961; or 
(4) any other provision of law. 
Æ 
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