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113TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 893 
To provide for the imposition of sanctions with respect to foreign persons 
who transfer to or acquire from Iran, North Korea, or Syria certain 
goods, services, or technology that contribute to the proliferation activities 
of Iran, North Korea, or Syria, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 28, 2013 
Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN (for herself and Mr. SHERMAN) introduced the following 
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in ad-
dition to the Committees on Oversight and Government Reform, the Judi-
ciary, Science, Space, and Technology, Financial Services, and Transpor-
tation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by 
the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall with-
in the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To provide for the imposition of sanctions with respect to 
foreign persons who transfer to or acquire from Iran, 
North Korea, or Syria certain goods, services, or tech-
nology that contribute to the proliferation activities of 
Iran, North Korea, or 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 AND TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 
‘‘Iran, North Korea, and Syria Nonproliferation Account-
ability Act of 2013’’. 
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for 
this Act is as follows: 
Sec. 1. Short title and table of contents. 
Sec. 2. Statement of policy. 
Sec. 3. Imposition of sanctions against certain foreign persons. 
Sec. 4. Determination exempting a foreign person from the imposition of cer-
tain sanctions. 
Sec. 5. Restrictions on nuclear cooperation with countries aiding proliferation 
by Iran, North Korea, or Syria. 
Sec. 6. Identification of countries that enable proliferation to or from Iran, 
North Korea, or Syria. 
Sec. 7. Prohibition on United States assistance to countries assisting prolifera-
tion activities by Iran, North Korea, or Syria. 
Sec. 8. Restriction on extraordinary payments in connection with the Inter-
national Space Station. 
Sec. 9. Exclusion from the United States of senior officials of foreign persons 
who have aided proliferation relating to Iran, North Korea, and 
Syria. 
Sec. 10. Prohibition on certain vessels landing in the United States; enhanced 
inspections. 
Sec. 11. Sanctions with respect to critical defense resources provided to or ac-
quired from Iran, North Korea, or Syria. 
Sec. 12. Multilateral actions against Iran, North Korea, or Syria. 
Sec. 13. Repeal of waiver of sanctions relating to development of weapons of 
mass destruction or other military capabilities. 
Sec. 14. Definitions. 
Sec. 15. Repeal of Iran, North Korea, and Syria Nonproliferation Act. 
Sec. 16. Rule of construction. 
SEC. 2. STATEMENT OF POLICY. 
It shall be the policy of the United States to fully 
implement and enforce sanctions against any person, enti-
ty, or country that assists the proliferation activities or 
policies of Iran, North Korea, or Syria. 
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SEC. 3. IMPOSITION OF SANCTIONS AGAINST CERTAIN FOR-
EIGN PERSONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after the 
day of the enactment of this Act, the President shall im-
pose, for a period of not less than two years, the sanctions 
specified in subsection (c) with respect to a foreign person 
if the President determines and certifies to the appro-
priate congressional committees that the person— 
(1)(A) on or after September 1, 2007, trans-
ferred to or acquired from Iran, North Korea, or 
Syria— 
(i) goods, services, or technology listed 
on— 
(I) the Nuclear Suppliers Group 
Guidelines for the Export of Nuclear 
Material, Equipment and Technology 
(published by the International Atom-
ic Energy Agency as Information Cir-
cular INFCIRC/254/Rev. 3/Part 1, 
and subsequent revisions) and Guide-
lines for Transfers of Nuclear-Related 
Dual-Use Equipment, Material, and 
Related Technology (published by the 
International Atomic Energy Agency 
as Information Circular INFCIRC/ 
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254/Rev. 3/Part 2, and subsequent re-
visions); 
(II) the Missile Technology Con-
trol Regime Equipment and Tech-
nology Annex of June 11, 1996, and 
subsequent revisions; 
(III) the lists of items and sub-
stances relating to biological and 
chemical weapons the export of which 
is controlled by the Australia Group; 
(IV) the Schedule One or Sched-
ule Two list of toxic chemicals and 
precursors the export of which is con-
trolled pursuant to the Convention on 
the Prohibition of the Development, 
Production, Stockpiling and Use of 
Chemical Weapons and on Their De-
struction; or 
(V) the Wassenaar Arrangement 
list of Dual Use Goods and Tech-
nologies and Munitions list of July 12, 
1996, and subsequent revisions; or 
(ii) goods, services, or technology not 
listed on any list specified in clause (i) but 
which nevertheless would be, if such goods, 
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services, or technology were United States 
goods, services, or technology, prohibited 
for export to Iran, North Korea, or Syria, 
as the case may be, because of the poten-
tial of such goods, services or technology to 
contribute to the development of nuclear, 
biological, or chemical weapons, or of bal-
listic or cruise missile systems or desta-
bilizing types and amounts of conventional 
weapons; and 
(B) with respect to the transfer of goods, 
services, or technology, knew or should have 
known that the transfer of goods, services, or 
technology, to Iran, North Korea, or Syria, as 
the case may be, would contribute to the ability 
of Iran, North Korea, or Syria, as the case may 
be, to— 
(i) acquire or develop chemical, bio-
logical, or nuclear weapons or related tech-
nologies; or 
(ii) acquire or develop advanced or de-
stabilizing types and numbers of conven-
tional weapons; 
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(2)(A) on or after September 1, 2007, trans-
ferred to another person goods, services, or tech-
nology described in paragraph (1)(A)(i) or (ii); and 
(B) knew or should have known that the trans-
fer of goods, services, or technology to another per-
son would likely result in such other person export-
ing, transferring, transshipping, or otherwise pro-
viding the goods, services, technology to the Govern-
ment of Iran, North Korea, or Syria, or to a person 
acting on behalf of or owned or controlled by, the 
Government of Iran, North Korea, or Syria, as the 
case may be; 
(3) on or after September 1, 2007, acquired 
materials mined or otherwise extracted within the 
territory or control of Iran, North Korea, or Syria, 
as the case may be, for purposes relating to the nu-
clear, biological, or chemical weapons, or ballistic or 
cruise missile development programs of Iran, North 
Korea, or Syria, as the case may be; 
(4) on or after September 1, 2007, transferred 
to Iran, Syria, or North Korea goods, services, or 
technology that could assist efforts to extract or mill 
uranium ore within the territory or control of Iran, 
North Korea, or Syria, as the case may be; 
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(5) on or after September 1, 2007, provided de-
stabilizing types and amounts of conventional weap-
ons and technical assistance to the Government of 
Iran, North Korea, or Syria, or to a person acting 
on behalf of or owned or controlled by, the Govern-
ment of Iran, North Korea, or Syria, as the case 
may be; or 
(6) on or after August 10, 2010, provided a 
vessel, insurance or reinsurance, or any other ship-
ping service for the transportation of goods to or 
from Iran, North Korea, or Syria for purposes relat-
ing to the nuclear, biological, or chemical weapons, 
or ballistic or cruise missile development programs 
of Iran, North Korea, or Syria, as the case may be. 
(b) JOINT VENTURES RELATING TO THE MINING, 
PRODUCTION, OR TRANSPORTATION OF URANIUM.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the President 
shall impose, for a period of not less than two years, 
the sanctions specified in subsection (c) with respect 
to a foreign person if the President determines that 
the person knowingly participated, on or after Au-
gust 10, 2012, in a joint venture that involves any 
activity relating to the mining, production, or trans-
portation of uranium— 
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(A)(i) established on or after February 2, 
2012; and 
(ii) with— 
(I) the Government of Iran, the Gov-
ernment of North Korea, or the Govern-
ment of Syria; 
(II) an entity incorporated and sub-
ject to the jurisdiction of the Government 
of Iran, in North Korea or subject to the 
jurisdiction of the Government of North 
Korea, or Syria or subject to the jurisdic-
tion of the Government of Syria, as the 
case may be; or 
(III) a person acting on behalf of or 
at the direction of, or owned or controlled 
by, the Government of Iran or an entity 
described in subclause (II) with respect to 
Iran, the Government of North Korea or 
an entity described in subclause (II) with 
respect to North Korea, or the Government 
of Syria or an entity described in subclause 
(II) with respect to Syria, as the case may 
be; or 
(B)(i) established before February 2, 2012; 
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(ii) with the Government of Iran, an entity 
described in subclause (II) of subparagraph 
(A)(ii) with respect to Iran, or a person de-
scribed in subclause (III) of that subparagraph 
with respect to Iran, the Government of North 
Korea, an entity described in subclause (II) of 
subparagraph (A)(ii) with respect to North 
Korea, or a person described in subclause (III) 
of that subparagraph with respect to North 
Korea, or the Government of Syria, an entity 
described in subclause (II) of subparagraph 
(A)(ii) with respect to Syria, or a person de-
scribed in subclause (III) of that subparagraph 
with respect to Syria, as the case may; and 
(iii) through which— 
(I) uranium is transferred directly to 
Iran, North Korea, or Syria, as the case 
may be, or indirectly to Iran, North Korea, 
or Syria, as the case may be, through a 
third country; 
(II) the Government of Iran, the Gov-
ernment of North Korea, or the Govern-
ment of Syria, as the case may be, receives 
significant revenue; or 
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(III) Iran, North Korea, or Syria, as 
the case may be, could, through a direct 
operational role or by other means, receive 
technological knowledge or equipment not 
previously available to such country that 
could contribute materially to the ability of 
such country to develop nuclear weapons 
or related technologies. 
(2) APPLICABILITY OF SANCTIONS.—Paragraph 
(1) shall not apply with respect to participation in 
a joint venture established before August 10, 2012, 
if the person participating in the joint venture termi-
nated, with respect to Iran, that participation not 
later than the date that is 180 days after such such 
date with respect to North Korea and Syria, termi-
nates that participation not later than the date that 
is 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act. 
(c) DESCRIPTION OF SANCTIONS.—The sanctions re-
ferred to in subsections (a) and (b) are the following: 
(1) EXECUTIVE ORDER 12938 PROHIBITIONS.— 
The measures specified in the first sentence of sub-
section (b) and subsections (c) and (d) of section 4 
of Executive Order 12938 (50 U.S.C. 1701 note; re-
lating to proliferation of weapons of mass destruc-
tion). 
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(2) ARMS EXPORT PROHIBITION.—Prohibition 
on United States Government sales to a person de-
scribed in subsection (a) or subsection (b) of any 
item on the United States Munitions List and termi-
nation of sales to such person of any defense arti-
cles, defense services, or design and construction 
services under the Arms Export Control Act (22 
U.S.C. 2751 et seq.). 
(3) DUAL USE EXPORT PROHIBITION.—Denial 
of licenses and suspension of existing licenses for the 
transfer to a foreign person described in subsection 
(a) or subsection (b) of items the export of which is 
controlled under the Export Administration Act of 
1979 (50 U.S.C. App. 2401 et seq.), as in effect 
pursuant to the International Emergency Economic 
Powers Act, or the Export Administration Regula-
tions. 
(4) INVESTMENT PROHIBITION.—Prohibition on 
any investment by a United States person in prop-
erty, including entities, owned or controlled by a for-
eign person described in subsection (a) or subsection 
(b). 
(5) FINANCING PROHIBITION.—Prohibition on 
any approval, financing, or guarantee by a United 
States person, wherever located, of a transaction by 
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a foreign person described in subsection (a) or sub-
section (b). 
(6) FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PROHIBITION.—De-
nial by the United States Government of any credit, 
credit guarantees, grants, or other financial assist-
ance by any agency of the United States Govern-
ment to a foreign person described in subsection (a) 
or subsection (b). 
(7) BAN ON INVESTMENT IN EQUITY OR DEBT 
OF
SANCTIONED
PERSON.—Prohibition on any 
United States person from investing in or pur-
chasing significant amounts of equity or debt instru-
ments of a foreign person described in subsection (a) 
or subsection (b). 
(8) EXCLUSION
OF
CORPORATE
OFFICERS.— 
The Secretary of State shall deny a visa to, and the 
Secretary of Homeland Security to exclude from the 
United States, any alien that the President deter-
mines is a corporate officer or principal of, or a 
shareholder with a controlling interest in, a foreign 
person described in subsection (a) or subsection (b). 
(9) SANCTIONS ON PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OF-
FICERS.—The President shall impose on the prin-
cipal executive officer or officers of a foreign person 
described in subsection (a) or subsection (b), or on 
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persons performing similar functions and with simi-
lar authorities as such officer or officers, any of the 
sanctions under this subsection. 
(d) PUBLICATION IN FEDERAL REGISTER.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the Treas-
ury shall publish in the Federal Register notice of 
the imposition against a foreign person of sanctions 
pursuant to subsection (a) or subsection (b). 
(2) CONTENT.—Each notice published in ac-
cordance with paragraph (1) shall include the name 
and address (where known) of each foreign person 
with respect to which sanctions have been imposed 
pursuant to subsection (a) of subsection (b). 
SEC. 4. DETERMINATION EXEMPTING A FOREIGN PERSON 
FROM THE IMPOSITION OF CERTAIN SANC-
TIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The imposition of any sanction 
described in section 3(c) to a foreign person described in 
subsection (a) or (b) of section 3 shall cease to be effective 
beginning 30 days after the date on which the President 
determines and certifies to the appropriate congressional 
committees that— 
(1) in the case of a transfer or acquisition of 
goods, services, or technology described in section 
3(a)(1)— 
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(A) such person did not, on or after Sep-
tember 1, 2007, knowingly transfer to or ac-
quire from Iran, North Korea, or Syria, as the 
case may be, such goods, services, or technology 
the apparent transfer of which caused such per-
son to be subject to sanctions under section 3; 
(B) such transfer did not contribute to the 
efforts of Iran, North Korea, or Syria, as the 
case may be, to develop— 
(i) nuclear, biological, or chemical 
weapons, or ballistic or cruise missile sys-
tems, or weapons listed on the Wassenaar 
Arrangement Munitions List of July 12, 
1996, or any subsequent revision of such 
List; or 
(ii) destabilizing types or amounts of 
conventional weapons or acquire technical 
assistance; 
(C) such person is subject to the primary 
jurisdiction of a government that is an adherent 
to one or more relevant nonproliferation re-
gimes or that has a sanctions regime under its 
governing foreign law concerning Iran, North 
Korea, or Syria, and such transfer was made in 
accordance with the guidelines and parameters 
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of all such relevant nonproliferation or sanc-
tions regimes; or 
(D) the government with primary jurisdic-
tion over such person has imposed meaningful 
penalties on such person on account of the 
transfer of such goods, services, or technology 
that caused such person to be subject to sanc-
tions under section 3; 
(2) in the case of an acquisition of materials 
mined or otherwise extracted within the territory of 
Iran, North Korea, or Syria, as the case may be, de-
scribed in section 3(a)(2) for purposes relating to 
the nuclear, biological, or chemical weapons, or bal-
listic or cruise missile development programs of 
Iran, North Korea, or Syria, as the case may be, 
such person did not acquire such materials; or 
(3) in the case of the provision of a vessel, in-
surance or reinsurance, or another shipping service 
for the transportation of goods to or from Iran, 
North Korea, or Syria, as the case may be, described 
in section 3(a)(3) for purposes relating to the nu-
clear, biological, or chemical weapons, or ballistic or 
cruise missile development programs of Iran, North 
Korea, or Syria, as the case may be, such person did 
not provide such a vessel or service. 
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(b) OPPORTUNITY TO PROVIDE INFORMATION.— 
Congress urges the President— 
(1) in every appropriate case, to contact in a 
timely fashion each person described in subsection 
(a) or (b) of section 3, or the government with pri-
mary jurisdiction over such person, in order to af-
ford such person, or such government, the oppor-
tunity to provide explanatory, exculpatory, or other 
additional information with respect to the transfer 
that caused such person to be subject to sanctions 
under section 3; and 
(2) to exercise the authority described in sub-
section (a) in all cases in which information obtained 
from each person described in subsection (a) or (b) 
of section 3, or from the government with primary 
jurisdiction over such person, establishes that the ex-
ercise of such authority is warranted. 
(c) FORM OF TRANSMISSION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para-
graph (2), the determination and report of the 
President under subsection (a) shall be transmitted 
in unclassified form. 
(2) EXCEPTION.—The determination and report 
of the President under subsection (a) may be trans-
mitted in classified form if the President certifies to 
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the appropriate congressional committees that it is 
vital to the national security interests of the United 
States to do so. 
SEC. 5. RESTRICTIONS ON NUCLEAR COOPERATION WITH 
COUNTRIES 
AIDING 
PROLIFERATION 
BY 
IRAN, NORTH KOREA, OR SYRIA. 
(a) IN GENERAL.— 
(1) RESTRICTIONS.—Notwithstanding any other 
provision of law, on or after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act— 
(A) no agreement for cooperation between 
the United States and the government of any 
country that is assisting the nuclear program of 
Iran, North Korea, or Syria, or transferring ad-
vanced conventional weapons or missiles to 
Iran, North Korea, or Syria may be submitted 
to the President or to Congress pursuant to 
section 123 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 
(42 U.S.C. 2153), 
(B) no such agreement may enter into 
force with respect to such country, 
(C) no license may be issued for export di-
rectly or indirectly to such country of any nu-
clear material, facilities, components, or other 
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goods, services, or technology that would be 
subject to such agreement, and 
(D) no approval may be given for the 
transfer or retransfer directly or indirectly to 
such country of any nuclear material, facilities, 
components, or other goods, services, or tech-
nology that would be subject to such agreement, 
until the President makes the determination and re-
port under paragraph (2). 
(2) DETERMINATION AND REPORT.—The deter-
mination and report referred to in paragraph (1) are 
a determination and report by the President, sub-
mitted to the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the 
House of Representatives and the Committee on 
Foreign Relations of the Senate, that— 
(A) Iran, North Korea, or Syria, as the 
case may, has ceased its efforts to design, de-
velop, or acquire a nuclear explosive device or 
related materials or technology; or 
(B) the government of the country that is 
assisting the nuclear programs of Iran, North 
Korea, or Syria, as the case may be, or trans-
ferring advanced conventional weapons or mis-
siles to Iran, North Korea, or Syria, as the case 
may be— 
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(i) has suspended all nuclear assist-
ance to Iran, North Korea, or Syria, as the 
case may be, and all transfers of advanced 
conventional weapons and missiles to Iran, 
North Korea, or Syria, as the case may be; 
and 
(ii) is committed to maintaining that 
suspension until Iran, North Korea, or 
Syria, as the case may be, has imple-
mented measures that would permit the 
President to make the determination de-
scribed in subparagraph (A). 
(b) RULES OF CONSTRUCTION.—The restrictions de-
scribed in subsection (a)(1)— 
(1) shall apply in addition to all other applica-
ble procedures, requirements, and restrictions de-
scribed in the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 and other 
applicable Acts; 
(2) shall not be construed as affecting the valid-
ity of an agreement for cooperation between the 
United States and the government of a country that 
is in effect on the date of the enactment of this Act; 
and 
(3) shall not be construed as applying to assist-
ance for the Bushehr nuclear reactor, unless such 
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assistance is determined by the President to be con-
tributing to the efforts of Iran to develop nuclear 
weapons. 
(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) AGREEMENT FOR COOPERATION.—The term 
‘‘agreement for cooperation’’ has the meaning given 
that term in section 11 b. of the Atomic Energy Act 
of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2014 b.). 
(2) ASSISTING
THE
NUCLEAR
PROGRAM
OF 
IRAN, NORTH KOREA, OR SYRIA.—The term ‘‘assist-
ing the nuclear program of Iran, North Korea, or 
Syria’’ means the intentional transfer to Iran, North 
Korea, or Syria by a government, or by a person 
subject to the jurisdiction of a government with the 
knowledge and acquiescence of that government, of 
goods, services, or technology listed on the Nuclear 
Suppliers Group Guidelines for the Export of Nu-
clear Material, Equipment and Technology (pub-
lished by the International Atomic Energy Agency as 
Information Circular INFCIRC/254/Rev. 3/Part 1, 
and subsequent revisions), or the Nuclear Suppliers 
Group Guidelines for Transfers of Nuclear-Related 
Dual-Use Equipment, Material, and Related Tech-
nology (published by the International Atomic En-
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ergy Agency as Information Circular INFCIR/254/ 
Rev. 3/Part 2, and subsequent revisions). 
(3) COUNTRY
THAT
IS
ASSISTING
THE
NU-
CLEAR PROGRAM OF IRAN, NORTH KOREA, OR SYRIA 
OR
TRANSFERRING
ADVANCED
CONVENTIONAL 
WEAPONS OR MISSILES TO IRAN, NORTH KOREA, OR 
SYRIA.—The term ‘‘country that is assisting the nu-
clear program of Iran, North Korea, or Syria or 
transferring advanced conventional weapons or mis-
siles to Iran, North Korea, or Syria’’ means any 
country determined by the President to be assisting 
the nuclear program of Iran, North Korea, or Syria 
or transferring advanced conventional weapons or 
missiles to Iran, North Korea, or Syria. 
(4) TRANSFER.—The term ‘‘transfer’’ means 
the conveyance of technological or intellectual prop-
erty, or the conversion of intellectual or technological 
advances into marketable goods, services, or articles 
of value, developed and generated in one place, to 
another through illegal or illicit means to a country, 
the government of which the Secretary of State has 
determined, for purposes of section 6(j)(1)(A) of the 
Export Administration Act of 1979 (as in effect pur-
suant to the International Emergency Economic 
Powers Act; 50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.), section 40(d) 
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of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 
2780(d)), and section 620A of the Foreign Assist-
ance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2371), is a government 
that has repeatedly provided support for acts of 
international terrorism. 
(5) TRANSFERRING ADVANCED CONVENTIONAL 
WEAPONS OR MISSILES TO IRAN, NORTH KOREA, OR 
SYRIA.—The term ‘‘transferring advanced conven-
tional weapons or missiles to Iran, North Korea, or 
Syria’’ means the intentional transfer to Iran, North 
Korea, or Syria by a government, or by a person 
subject to the jurisdiction of a government with the 
knowledge and acquiescence of that government, of 
goods, services, or technology listed on— 
(A) the Wassenaar Arrangement list of 
Dual Use Goods and Technologies and Muni-
tions list of July 12, 1996, and subsequent revi-
sions; or 
(B) the Missile Technology Control Regime 
Equipment and Technology Annex of June 11, 
1996, and subsequent revisions. 
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SEC. 6. IDENTIFICATION OF COUNTRIES THAT ENABLE 
PROLIFERATION TO OR FROM IRAN, NORTH 
KOREA, OR SYRIA. 
(a) ANNUAL REPORT.—Not later than 90 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, and every 120 days 
thereafter, the President shall transmit to the appropriate 
congressional committees and make available to the public 
a report that identifies each person subject to sanctions 
under section 3 and each foreign country that allows one 
or more persons under the jurisdiction of such country to 
engage in activities that are sanctionable under section 3 
despite requests by the United States Government to the 
government of such country to prevent such activities. 
(b) FORM.—The report required under subsection (a) 
shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may contain 
a classified annex if necessary to protect United States 
national security interests. 
SEC. 7. PROHIBITION ON UNITED STATES ASSISTANCE TO 
COUNTRIES ASSISTING PROLIFERATION AC-
TIVITIES BY IRAN, NORTH KOREA, OR SYRIA. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The President shall prohibit as-
sistance (other than humanitarian assistance) under the 
Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 and shall not issue export 
licenses for defense articles or defense services under the 
Arms Export Control Act to— 
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