I 
109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 282 
To hold the current regime in Iran accountable for its threatening behavior 
and to support a transition to democracy in Iran. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 6, 2005 
Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN (for herself, Mr. LANTOS, Mr. CHABOT, Mr. BERMAN, 
Mr. CANTOR, Mr. ACKERMAN, Mr. ANDREWS, Mr. BACHUS, Ms. BERK-
LEY, Mrs. BIGGERT, Mr. BOEHLERT, Mr. BURTON of Indiana, Mr. 
CHANDLER, Mr. COX, Mr. CROWLEY, Mrs. JO ANN DAVIS of Virginia, 
Mr. LINCOLN DIAZ-BALART of Florida, Mr. MARIO DIAZ-BALART of 
Florida, Mr. ENGEL, Mr. FALEOMAVAEGA, Mr. FOLEY, Mr. GARRETT of 
New Jersey, Mr. GREEN of Wisconsin, Ms. HARRIS, Mr. ISRAEL, Mr. 
JOHNSON of Illinois, Mr. KIRK, Mr. LARSEN of Washington, Mr. 
MCCOTTER, Mr. MENENDEZ, Mr. MICA, Mrs. MYRICK, Mr. NADLER, Mr. 
NORWOOD, Mr. NUNES, Mr. PENCE, Mr. PLATTS, Mr. PORTER, Mr. 
ROTHMAN, Mr. ROHRABACHER, Mr. RYAN of Wisconsin, Mr. SAXTON, 
Mr. SHERMAN, Mr. SHIMKUS, Mr. SMITH of New Jersey, Mr. SOUDER, 
Mr. SULLIVAN, Mr. TANCREDO, Mr. WELLER, Mr. WEXLER, and Mr. 
WILSON of South Carolina) introduced the following bill; which was re-
ferred to the Committee on International Relations 
A BILL 
To hold the current regime in Iran accountable for its threat-
ening behavior and to support a transition to democracy 
in Iran. 
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 ‘‘Iran Freedom Support 
Act’’. 
SEC. 2. TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
Sec. 1. Short title. 
Sec. 2. Table of contents. 
TITLE I—CODIFICATION OF SANCTIONS AGAINST IRAN 
Sec. 101. Codification of sanctions. 
TITLE II—AMENDMENTS TO THE IRAN AND LIBYA SANCTIONS 
ACT OF 1996 
Sec. 201. Multilateral regime. 
Sec. 202. Imposition of sanctions. 
Sec. 203. Termination of sanctions. 
Sec. 204. Sunset. 
Sec. 205. Clarification and expansion of definitions. 
TITLE III—DEMOCRACY IN IRAN 
Sec. 301. Declaration of Congress regarding United States policy toward Iran. 
Sec. 302. Assistance to support democracy in Iran. 
Sec. 303. Sense of Congress regarding designation of democratic opposition or-
ganizations. 
TITLE I—CODIFICATION OF 
SANCTIONS AGAINST IRAN 
SEC. 101. CODIFICATION OF SANCTIONS. 
(a) CODIFICATION
OF SANCTIONS RELATED
TO 
WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION.—United States sanc-
tions, controls, and regulations relating to weapons of 
mass destruction with respect to Iran, as in effect on the 
date of enactment of this Act, shall remain in effect, until 
the President certifies to the Committee on International 
Relations of the House of Representatives and the Com-
mittee on Foreign Relations of the Senate that the Gov-
ernment of Iran has permanently and verifiably disman-
tled its weapons of mass destruction programs and has 
committed to combating the proliferation of such weapons. 
(b) NO EFFECT ON OTHER SANCTIONS RELATING TO 
SUPPORT FOR ACTS OF INTERNATIONAL TERRORISM.— 
Notwithstanding a certification by the President under 
subsection (a), United States sanctions, controls, and reg-
ulations relating to a determination under section 
6(j)(1)(A) of the Export Administration Act of 1979 (50 
U.S.C. App. 2405(j)(1)(A)), section 620A(a) of the For-
eign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2371(a)), or sec-
tion 40(d) of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 
2780(d)) relating to support for acts of international ter-
rorism by the Government of Iran, as in effect on the date 
of the enactment of this Act, shall remain in effect. 
TITLE II—AMENDMENTS TO THE 
IRAN AND LIBYA SANCTIONS 
ACT OF 1996 
SEC. 201. MULTILATERAL REGIME. 
(a) REPORTS TO CONGRESS.—Section 4(b) of the 
Iran and Libya Sanctions Act of 1996 (50 U.S.C. 1701 
note) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(b) REPORTS TO CONGRESS.—Not later than six 
months after the date of the enactment of the Iran Free-
dom Support Act and every six months thereafter, the 
President shall submit to the appropriate congressional
committees a report regarding specific diplomatic efforts 
undertaken pursuant to subsection (a), the results of those 
efforts, and a description of proposed diplomatic efforts 
pursuant to such subsection. Each report shall include— 
‘‘(1) a list of the countries that have agreed to 
undertake measures to further the objectives of sec-
tion 3 with respect to Iran; 
‘‘(2) a description of those measures, includ-
ing— 
‘‘(A) government actions with respect to 
public or private entities (or their subsidiaries) 
located in their territories, that are engaged in 
Iran; 
‘‘(B) any decisions by the governments of 
these countries to rescind or continue the provi-
sion of credits, guarantees, or other govern-
mental assistance to these entities; and 
‘‘(C) actions taken in international fora to 
further the objectives of section 3; 
‘‘(3) a list of the countries that have not agreed 
to undertake measures to further the objectives of 
section 3 with respect to Iran, and the reasons 
therefor; and 
‘‘(4) a description of any memorandums of un-
derstanding, political understandings, or inter-
national agreements to which the United States has 
acceded which affect implementation of this section 
or section 5(a).’’. 
(b) WAIVER.—Section 4(c) of such Act (50 U.S.C. 
1701 note) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(c) WAIVER.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The President may, on a 
case by case basis, waive for a period of not more 
than six months the application of section 5(a) with 
respect to a national of a country, if the President 
certifies to the appropriate congressional committees 
at least 30 days before such waiver is to take effect 
that— 
‘‘(A) such waiver is vital to the national se-
curity of the United States; and 
‘‘(B) the country of the national has un-
dertaken substantial measures to prevent the 
acquisition and development of weapons of mass 
destruction by the Government of Iran. 
‘‘(2) SUBSEQUENT RENEWAL OF WAIVER.—If 
the President determines that such is appropriate, 
the President may, at the conclusion of the period 
of a waiver under paragraph (1), renew such waiver 
for a subsequent period of not more than six 
months.’’.
(c) INVESTIGATIONS.—Section 4 of such Act (50 
U.S.C. 1701 note) is amended by adding at the end the 
following new subsection: 
‘‘(f) INVESTIGATIONS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Upon public or private dis-
closure of activity related to investment in Iran by 
a person as described in this Act, the President shall 
direct the Secretary of the Treasury to initiate an 
investigation into the possible imposition of sanc-
tions against such person as a result of such activ-
ity, to notify such person of such investigation, and 
to provide a recommendation to the President for 
such purposes. 
‘‘(2) DETERMINATION
AND
NOTIFICATION.— 
Not later than 90 days after the date of the disclo-
sure of the activity described in paragraph (1), the 
President shall determine whether or not to impose 
sanctions against such person as a result of such ac-
tivity and shall notify the appropriate congressional 
committees of the basis for such determination. 
‘‘(3) PUBLICATION.—Not later than 10 days 
after the President notifies the appropriate congres-
sional committees under paragraph (2), the Presi-
dent shall ensure publication in the Federal Register 
of—