H. R. 6198
One Hundred Ninth Congress
of the
United States of America 
AT THE SECOND SESSION 
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Tuesday, 
the third day of January, two thousand and six 
An Act 
To hold the current regime in Iran accountable for its threatening behavior and 
to support a transition to democracy in Iran.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives 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. 
The table of contents for this Act is as follows:
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 AND OTHER PROVISIONS RELATED TO INVESTMENT IN IRAN 
Sec. 201. Multilateral regime. 
Sec. 202. Imposition of sanctions. 
Sec. 203. Termination of sanctions. 
Sec. 204. Sunset. 
Sec. 205. Technical and conforming amendments. 
TITLE III—PROMOTION OF DEMOCRACY FOR IRAN 
Sec. 301. Declaration of policy. 
Sec. 302. Assistance to support democracy for Iran. 
TITLE IV—POLICY OF THE UNITED STATES TO FACILITATE THE NUCLEAR 
NONPROLIFERATION OF IRAN 
Sec. 401. Sense of Congress. 
TITLE V—PREVENTION OF MONEY LAUNDERING FOR WEAPONS OF MASS 
DESTRUCTION 
Sec. 501. Prevention of money laundering for weapons of mass destruction.
TITLE I—CODIFICATION OF SANCTIONS 
AGAINST IRAN 
SEC. 101. CODIFICATION OF SANCTIONS. 
(a) CODIFICATION OF SANCTIONS.—Except as otherwise provided 
in this section, United States sanctions with respect to Iran imposed 
pursuant to sections 1 and 3 of Executive Order No. 12957, sections 
1(e), (1)(g), and (3) of Executive Order No. 12959, and sections 
2, 3, and 5 of Executive Order No. 13059 (relating to exports
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and certain other transactions with Iran) as in effect on January 
1, 2006, shall remain in effect. The President may terminate such 
sanctions, in whole or in part, if the President notifies Congress 
at least 15 days in advance of such termination. In the event 
of exigent circumstances, the President may exercise the authority 
set forth in the preceding sentence without regard to the notification 
requirement stated therein, except that such notification shall be 
provided as early as practicable, but in no event later than three 
working days after such exercise of authority. 
(b) NO EFFECT ON OTHER SANCTIONS RELATING TO SUPPORT 
FOR ACTS OF INTERNATIONAL TERRORISM.—Nothing in this Act shall 
affect any United States sanction, control, or regulation as in effect 
on January 1, 2006, 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 Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 
(22 U.S.C. 2371(a)), or section 40(d) of the Arms Export Control 
Act (22 U.S.C. 2780(d)) that the Government of Iran has repeatedly 
provided support for acts of international terrorism. 
TITLE II—AMENDMENTS TO THE IRAN 
AND LIBYA SANCTIONS ACT OF 1996 
AND OTHER PROVISIONS RELATED 
TO INVESTMENT IN IRAN 
SEC. 201. MULTILATERAL REGIME. 
(a) WAIVER.—Section 4(c) of the Iran and Libya Sanctions Act 
of 1996 (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 congres-
sional committees at least 30 days before such waiver is to 
take effect that such waiver is vital to the national security 
interests of the United States. 
‘‘(2) SUBSEQUENT RENEWAL OF WAIVER.—If the President 
determines that, in accordance with paragraph (1), such a 
waiver is appropriate, the President may, at the conclusion 
of the period of a waiver under paragraph (1), renew such 
waiver for subsequent periods of not more than six months 
each.’’. 
(b) 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.—The President should initiate an inves-
tigation into the possible imposition of sanctions under section 
5(a) against a person upon receipt by the United States of 
credible information indicating that such person is engaged 
in investment activity in Iran as described in such section. 
‘‘(2) DETERMINATION
AND
NOTIFICATION.—Not later than 
180 days after an investigation is initiated in accordance with 
paragraph (1), the President should determine, pursuant to 
section 5(a), if a person has engaged in investment activity
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in Iran as described in such section and shall notify the appro-
priate congressional committees of the basis for any such deter-
mination.’’. 
SEC. 202. IMPOSITION OF SANCTIONS. 
(a) SANCTIONS WITH RESPECT TO DEVELOPMENT OF PETROLEUM 
RESOURCES.—Section 5(a) of the Iran and Libya Sanctions Act 
of 1996 (50 U.S.C. 1701 note) is amended in the heading, by striking 
‘‘TO IRAN’’ and inserting ‘‘TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF PETROLEUM 
RESOURCES OF IRAN’’. 
(b) SANCTIONS WITH RESPECT TO DEVELOPMENT OF WEAPONS 
OF MASS DESTRUCTION OR OTHER MILITARY 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 CAPABILI-
TIES.—The President shall impose two or more of the sanctions 
described in paragraphs (1) through (6) of section 6 if the President 
determines that a person has, on or after the date of the enactment 
of this Act, exported, transferred, or otherwise provided 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—
(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). 
(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).
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(d) DURATION OF SANCTIONS; PRESIDENTIAL WAIVER.—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 mili-
tary capabilities; 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 amended—
(1) in paragraph (9)—
(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 reference to the ‘‘Iran Sanctions Act of 
1996’’. 
TITLE III—PROMOTION OF DEMOCRACY 
FOR 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 government 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 con-
strued as authorizing the use of force against Iran. 
SEC. 302. ASSISTANCE TO SUPPORT DEMOCRACY FOR IRAN. 
(a) AUTHORIZATION.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other provision of 
law, the President is authorized to provide financial and polit-
ical assistance (including the award of grants) to foreign and 
domestic individuals, organizations, and entities working for 
the purpose of supporting and promoting democracy for Iran. 
Such assistance may include the award of grants to eligible
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independent pro-democracy radio and television broadcasting 
organizations that broadcast into Iran. 
(2) LIMITATION ON ASSISTANCE.—In accordance with the 
rule of construction described in subsection (b) of section 301, 
none of the funds authorized under this section shall be used 
to support the use of force against Iran. 
(b) ELIGIBILITY FOR ASSISTANCE.—Financial and political assist-
ance 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 Immigration and Nationality Act (8 
U.S.C. 1189) at any time during the preceding four years; 
(2) advocates the adherence by Iran to nonproliferation 
regimes for nuclear, chemical, and biological weapons and mate-
riel; 
(3) is dedicated to democratic values and supports the 
adoption of a democratic form of government in Iran; 
(4) is dedicated to respect for human rights, including 
the fundamental equality of women; 
(5) works to establish equality of opportunity for people; 
and 
(6) supports freedom of the press, freedom of speech, 
freedom of association, and freedom of religion. 
(c) FUNDING.—The President may provide assistance under this 
section using—
(1) funds available to the Middle East Partnership Initia-
tive (MEPI), the Broader Middle East and North Africa Initia-
tive, and the Human Rights and Democracy Fund; and 
(2) amounts made available pursuant to the authorization 
of appropriations under subsection (g). 
(d) NOTIFICATION.—Not later than 15 days before each obliga-
tion of assistance under this section, and in accordance with the 
procedures under section 634A of the Foreign Assistance Act of 
1961 (22 U.S.C. 2394–l), the President shall notify the Committee 
on International Relations and the Committee on Appropriations 
of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Foreign 
Relations and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate. 
(e) SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING DIPLOMATIC ASSISTANCE.—
It is the sense of Congress that—
(1) support for a transition to democracy in Iran should 
be expressed by United States representatives and officials 
in all appropriate international fora; 
(2) officials and representatives of the United States 
should—
(A) strongly and unequivocally support indigenous 
efforts in Iran calling for free, transparent, and democratic 
elections; and 
(B) draw international attention to violations by the 
Government of Iran of human rights, freedom of religion, 
freedom of assembly, and freedom of the press. 
(f) DURATION.—The authority to provide assistance under this 
section shall expire on December 31, 2011. 
(g) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is authorized 
to be appropriated to the Secretary of State such sums as may 
be necessary to carry out this section.
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TITLE 
IV—POLICY 
OF 
THE 
UNITED 
STATES 
TO 
FACILITATE 
THE 
NU-
CLEAR NONPROLIFERATION OF IRAN 
SEC. 401. SENSE OF CONGRESS. 
(a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It should be the policy of the United 
States not to bring into force an agreement for cooperation with 
the government of any country that is assisting the nuclear program 
of Iran or transferring advanced conventional weapons or missiles 
to Iran unless the President has determined that—
(1) Iran has suspended all enrichment-related and 
reprocessing-related activity (including uranium conversion and 
research 
and 
development, 
manufacturing, 
testing, 
and 
assembly relating to enrichment and reprocessing), has com-
mitted to verifiably refrain permanently from such activity 
in the future (except potentially the conversion of uranium 
exclusively for export to foreign nuclear fuel production facilities 
pursuant to internationally agreed arrangements and subject 
to strict international safeguards), and is abiding by that 
commitment; or 
(2) the government of that country—
(A) has, either on its own initiative or pursuant to 
a binding decision of the United Nations Security Council, 
suspended all nuclear assistance to Iran and all transfers 
of advanced conventional weapons and missiles to Iran, 
pending a decision by Iran to implement measures that 
would permit the President to make the determination 
described in paragraph (1); and 
(B) is committed to maintaining that suspension until 
Iran has implemented measures that would permit the 
President to make such determination. 
(b) 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.—The term 
‘‘assisting the nuclear program of Iran’’ means the intentional 
transfer to Iran 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 tech-
nology listed on the Nuclear Suppliers Group Guidelines for 
the Export of Nuclear Material, Equipment and Technology 
(published by the International Atomic Energy Agency as 
Information Circular INFCIRC/254/Rev. 3/Part 1, and subse-
quent revisions) or Guidelines for Transfers of Nuclear-Related 
Dual-Use Equipment, Material and Related Technology (pub-
lished by the International Atomic Energy Agency as Informa-
tion Circular INFCIRC/254/Rev. 3/Part 2 and subsequent revi-
sions). 
(3) TRANSFERRING ADVANCED CONVENTIONAL WEAPONS OR 
MISSILES TO IRAN.—The term ‘‘transferring advanced conven-
tional weapons or missiles to Iran’’ means the intentional 
transfer to Iran by a government, or by a person subject to 
the jurisdiction of a government, with the knowledge and 
acquiescence of that government, of—
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(A) advanced conventional weapons; or 
(B) goods, services, or technology listed on the Missile 
Technology Control Regime Equipment and Technology 
Annex of June 11, 1996, and subsequent revisions. 
TITLE 
V—PREVENTION 
OF 
MONEY 
LAUNDERING FOR WEAPONS OF MASS 
DESTRUCTION 
SEC. 501. PREVENTION OF MONEY LAUNDERING FOR WEAPONS OF 
MASS DESTRUCTION. 
Section 5318A(c)(2) of title 31, United States Code, is 
amended—
(1) in subparagraph (A)(i), by striking ‘‘or both,’’ and 
inserting ‘‘or entities involved in the proliferation of weapons 
of mass destruction or missiles’’; and 
(2) in subparagraph (B)(i), by inserting ‘‘, including any 
money laundering activity by organized criminal groups, inter-
national terrorists, or entities involved in the proliferation of 
weapons of mass destruction or missiles’’ before the semicolon 
at the end.
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.