(b) SANCTIONS WITH RESPECT TO DEVELOPMENT 
OF WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION OR OTHER MILI-
TARY CAPABILITIES.—Section 5(b) of such Act (50 U.S.C. 
1701 note) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(b) MANDATORY SANCTIONS WITH RESPECT TO 
DEVELOPMENT OF WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION OR 
OTHER MILITARY CAPABILITIES.—The President shall 
impose two or more of the sanctions described in para-
graphs (1) through (6) of section 6 if the President deter-
mines that a person has, on or after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, exported, transferred, or otherwise pro-
vided to Iran any goods, services, technology, or other 
items knowing that the provision of such goods, services, 
technology, or other items would contribute materially to 
the ability of Iran to— 
‘‘(1) acquire or develop chemical, biological, or 
nuclear weapons or related technologies; or 
‘‘(2) acquire or develop destabilizing numbers 
and types of advanced conventional weapons.’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply with respect to actions taken on 
or after June 6, 2006. 
SEC. 203. TERMINATION OF SANCTIONS. 
Section 8(a) of the Iran and Libya Sanctions Act of 
1996 (50 U.S.C. 1701 note) is amended— 
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(1) in paragraph (1)(C), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 
the end; 
(2) in paragraph (2), by striking the period at 
the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(3) poses no significant threat to United 
States national security, interests, or allies.’’. 
SEC. 204. SUNSET. 
Section 13 of the Iran and Libya Sanctions Act of 
1996 (50 U.S.C. 1701 note) is amended by striking ‘‘on 
September 29, 2006’’ and inserting ‘‘on December 31, 
2011’’. 
SEC. 205. TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Section 2 of the Iran and Libya 
Sanctions Act of 1996 (50 U.S.C. 1701 note) is amended 
by striking paragraph (4). 
(b) DECLARATION OF POLICY.—Section 3 of the Iran 
and Libya Sanctions Act of 1996 (50 U.S.C. 1701 note) 
is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘(a) POLICY 
WITH RESPECT TO IRAN—’’; and 
(2) by striking subsection (b). 
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(c) TERMINATION OF SANCTIONS.—Section 8 of the 
Iran and Libya Sanctions Act of 1996 (50 U.S.C. 1701 
note) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘(a) IRAN— 
’’; and 
(2) by striking subsection (b). 
(d) DURATION OF SANCTIONS; PRESIDENTIAL WAIV-
ER.—Section 9(c)(2)(C) of the Iran and Libya Sanctions 
Act of 1996 (50 U.S.C. 1701 note) is amended to read 
as follows: 
‘‘(C) an estimate of the significance of the 
provision of the items described in section 5(a) 
or section 5(b) to Iran’s ability to, respectively, 
develop its petroleum resources or its weapons 
of mass destruction or other military capabili-
ties; and’’. 
(e) REPORTS REQUIRED.—Section 10(b)(1) of the 
Iran and Libya Sanctions Act of 1996 (50 U.S.C. 1701 
note) is amended by striking ‘‘and Libya’’ each place it 
appears. 
(f) DEFINITIONS.—Section 14 of the Iran and Libya 
Sanctions Act of 1996 (50 U.S.C. 1701 note) is amend-
ed— 
(1) in paragraph (9)— 
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(A) in the matter preceding subparagraph 
(A), by— 
(i) striking ‘‘, or with the Government 
of Libya or a nongovernmental entity in 
Libya,’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘nongovenmental’’ and 
inserting ‘‘nongovernmental’’; and 
(B) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘or 
Libya (as the case may be)’’; 
(2) by striking paragraph (12); and 
(3) by redesignating paragraphs (13), (14), 
(15), (16), and (17) as paragraphs (12), (13), (14), 
(15), and (16), respectively. 
(g) SHORT TITLE.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 1 of the Iran and 
Libya Sanctions Act of 1996 (50 U.S.C. 1701 note) 
is amended by striking ‘‘and Libya’’. 
(2) REFERENCES.—Any reference in any other 
provision of law, regulation, document, or other 
record of the United States to the ‘‘Iran and Libya 
Sanctions Act of 1996’’ shall be deemed to be a ref-
erence to the ‘‘Iran Sanctions Act of 1996’’. 
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TITLE III—PROMOTION OF 
DEMOCRACY IN IRAN 
SEC. 301. DECLARATION OF POLICY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Congress declares that it should 
be the policy of the United States— 
(1) to support efforts by the people of Iran to 
exercise self-determination over the form of govern-
ment of their country; and 
(2) to support independent human rights and 
peaceful pro-democracy forces in Iran. 
(b) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this Act 
shall be construed as authorizing the use of force against 
Iran. 
SEC. 302. ASSISTANCE TO SUPPORT DEMOCRACY IN IRAN. 
(a) AUTHORIZATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other 
provision of law, the President is authorized to pro-
vide financial and political assistance (including the 
award of grants) to foreign and domestic individuals, 
organizations, and entities in Iran or the United 
States working for the purpose of supporting and 
promoting democracy in Iran. Such assistance may 
include the award of grants to eligible independent 
pro-democracy radio and television broadcasting or-
ganizations that broadcast into Iran. 
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(2) LIMITATION
ON
ASSISTANCE.—In accord-
ance with the rule of construction described in sub-
section (b) of section 401, none of the funds author-
ized under this section shall be used to support the 
use of force against Iran. 
(b) ELIGIBILITY FOR ASSISTANCE.—Financial and 
political assistance under this section should be provided 
only to an individual, organization, or entity that— 
(1) officially opposes the use of violence and 
terrorism and has not been designated as a foreign 
terrorist organization under section 219 of the Im-
migration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1189) at 
any time during the preceding four years; 
(2) advocates the adherence by Iran to non-
proliferation regimes for nuclear, chemical, and bio-
logical weapons and materiel; 
(3) is dedicated to democratic values and sup-
ports the adoption of a democratic form of govern-
ment in Iran; 
(4) is dedicated to respect for human rights, in-
cluding the fundamental equality of women; 
(5) works to establish equality of opportunity 
for people; and 
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