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with appropriate consideration for the national security 
interests of the United States; and 
(4) to publicly call for the release of Iranian dissidents 
by name and raise awareness with respect to individual cases 
of Iranian dissidents and prisoners of conscience, as appropriate 
and if requested by the dissidents or prisoners themselves 
or their families. 
TITLE V—MISCELLANEOUS 
SEC. 501. EXCLUSION OF CITIZENS OF IRAN SEEKING EDUCATION 
RELATING TO THE NUCLEAR AND ENERGY SECTORS OF 
IRAN. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of State shall deny a visa 
to, and the Secretary of Homeland Security shall exclude from 
the United States, any alien who is a citizen of Iran that the 
Secretary of State determines seeks to enter the United States 
to participate in coursework at an institution of higher education 
(as defined in section 101(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 
(20 U.S.C. 1001(a))) to prepare the alien for a career in the energy 
sector of Iran or in nuclear science or nuclear engineering or a 
related field in Iran. 
(b) APPLICABILITY.—Subsection (a) applies with respect to visa 
applications filed on or after the date of the enactment of this 
Act. 
SEC. 502. INTERESTS IN CERTAIN FINANCIAL ASSETS OF IRAN. 
(a) INTERESTS IN BLOCKED ASSETS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (2), notwithstanding 
any other provision of law, including any provision of law 
relating to sovereign immunity, and preempting any incon-
sistent provision of State law, a financial asset that is— 
(A) held in the United States for a foreign securities 
intermediary doing business in the United States; 
(B) a blocked asset (whether or not subsequently 
unblocked) that is property described in subsection (b); 
and 
(C) equal in value to a financial asset of Iran, including 
an asset of the central bank or monetary authority of 
the Government of Iran or any agency or instrumentality 
of that Government, that such foreign securities inter-
mediary or a related intermediary holds abroad, 
shall be subject to execution or attachment in aid of execution 
in order to satisfy any judgment to the extent of any compen-
satory damages awarded against Iran for damages for personal 
injury or death caused by an act of torture, extrajudicial killing, 
aircraft sabotage, or hostage-taking, or the provision of material 
support or resources for such an act. 
(2) COURT DETERMINATION REQUIRED.—In order to ensure 
that Iran is held accountable for paying the judgments 
described in paragraph (1) and in furtherance of the broader 
goals of this Act to sanction Iran, prior to an award turning 
over any asset pursuant to execution or attachment in aid 
of execution with respect to any judgments against Iran 
described in paragraph (1), the court shall determine whether 
Iran holds equitable title to, or the beneficial interest in, the
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assets described in subsection (b) and that no other person 
possesses a constitutionally protected interest in the assets 
described in subsection (b) under the Fifth Amendment to the 
Constitution of the United States. To the extent the court 
determines that a person other than Iran holds— 
(A) equitable title to, or a beneficial interest in, the 
assets described in subsection (b) (excluding a custodial 
interest of a foreign securities intermediary or a related 
intermediary that holds the assets abroad for the benefit 
of Iran); or 
(B) a constitutionally protected interest in the assets 
described in subsection (b), 
such assets shall be available only for execution or attachment 
in aid of execution to the extent of Iran’s equitable title or 
beneficial interest therein and to the extent such execution 
or attachment does not infringe upon such constitutionally pro-
tected interest. 
(b) FINANCIAL
ASSETS
DESCRIBED.—The financial assets 
described in this section are the financial assets that are identified 
in and the subject of proceedings in the United States District 
Court for the Southern District of New York in Peterson et al. 
v. Islamic Republic of Iran et al., Case No. 10 Civ. 4518 (BSJ) 
(GWG), that were restrained by restraining notices and levies 
secured by the plaintiffs in those proceedings, as modified by court 
order dated June 27, 2008, and extended by court orders dated 
June 23, 2009, May 10, 2010, and June 11, 2010, so long as 
such assets remain restrained by court order. 
(c) RULES OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this section shall 
be construed— 
(1) to affect the availability, or lack thereof, of a right 
to satisfy a judgment in any other action against a terrorist 
party in any proceedings other than proceedings referred to 
in subsection (b); or 
(2) to apply to assets other than the assets described in 
subsection (b), or to preempt State law, including the Uniform 
Commercial Code, except as expressly provided in subsection 
(a)(1). 
(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) BLOCKED ASSET.—The term ‘‘blocked asset’’— 
(A) means any asset seized or frozen by the United 
States under section 5(b) of the Trading With the Enemy 
Act (50 U.S.C. App. 5(b)) or under section 202 or 203 
of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 
U.S.C. 1701 and 1702); and 
(B) does not include property that— 
(i) is subject to a license issued by the United 
States Government for final payment, transfer, or dis-
position by or to a person subject to the jurisdiction 
of the United States in connection with a transaction 
for which the issuance of the license has been specifi-
cally required by a provision of law other than the 
International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 
U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) or the United Nations Participa-
tion Act of 1945 (22 U.S.C. 287 et seq.); or 
(ii) is property subject to the Vienna Convention 
on Diplomatic Relations or the Vienna Convention on 
Consular Relations, or that enjoys equivalent privileges
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and immunities under the laws of the United States, 
and is being used exclusively for diplomatic or consular 
purposes. 
(2) FINANCIAL
ASSET; 
SECURITIES
INTERMEDIARY.—The 
terms ‘‘financial asset’’ and ‘‘securities intermediary’’ have the 
meanings given those terms in the Uniform Commercial Code, 
but the former includes cash. 
(3) IRAN.—The term ‘‘Iran’’ means the Government of Iran, 
including the central bank or monetary authority of that 
Government and any agency or instrumentality of that Govern-
ment. 
(4) PERSON.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘‘person’’ means an indi-
vidual or entity. 
(B) ENTITY.—The term ‘‘entity’’ means a partnership, 
association, trust, joint venture, corporation, group, sub-
group, or other organization. 
(5) TERRORIST PARTY.—The term ‘‘terrorist party’’ has the 
meaning given that term in section 201(d) of the Terrorism 
Risk Insurance Act of 2002 (28 U.S.C. 1610 note). 
(6) UNITED
STATES.—The term ‘‘United States’’ includes 
all territory and waters, continental, or insular, subject to the 
jurisdiction of the United States. 
(e) TECHNICAL CHANGES TO THE FOREIGN SOVEREIGN IMMUNI-
TIES ACT.— 
(1) TITLE 28, UNITED STATES CODE.—Section 1610 of title 
28, United States Code, is amended— 
(A) in subsection (a)(7), by inserting after ‘‘section 
1605A’’ the following: ‘‘or section 1605(a)(7) (as such section 
was in effect on January 27, 2008)’’; and 
(B) in subsection (b)— 
(i) in paragraph (2)— 
(I) by striking ‘‘(5), 1605(b), or 1605A’’ and 
inserting ‘‘(5) or 1605(b)’’; and 
(II) by striking the period at the end and 
inserting ‘‘, or’’; and 
(ii) by adding after paragraph (2) the following: 
‘‘(3) the judgment relates to a claim for which the agency 
or instrumentality is not immune by virtue of section 1605A 
of this chapter or section 1605(a)(7) of this chapter (as such 
section was in effect on January 27, 2008), regardless of 
whether the property is or was involved in the act upon which 
the claim is based.’’. 
(2) TERRORISM RISK INSURANCE ACT OF 2002.—Section 201(a) 
of the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act of 2002 (28 U.S.C. 1610 
note) is amended by striking ‘‘section 1605(a)(7)’’ and inserting 
‘‘section 1605A or 1605(a)(7) (as such section was in effect 
on January 27, 2008)’’. 
SEC. 503. TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS TO SECTION 1245 OF THE 
NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR FISCAL 
YEAR 2012. 
(a) EXCEPTION FOR SALES OF AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 1245(d)(2) of the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 (22 U.S.C. 8513a(d)(2)) 
is amended—
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(A) in the paragraph heading, by inserting ‘‘AGRICUL-
TURAL COMMODITIES,’’ after ‘‘SALES OF’’; and 
(B) in the text, by inserting ‘‘agricultural commodities,’’ 
after ‘‘sale of’’. 
(2) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by paragraph 
(1) shall take effect as if included in the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 (Public Law 112–81; 
125 Stat. 1298). 
(b) REPORT OF ENERGY INFORMATION ADMINISTRATION.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Section 1245(d)(4)(A) of the National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 (22 U.S.C. 
8513a(d)(4)(A)) is amended— 
(A) by striking ‘‘60 days after the date of the enactment 
of this Act, and every 60 days thereafter’’ and inserting 
‘‘October 25, 2012, and the last Thursday of every other 
month thereafter’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘60-day period’’ and inserting ‘‘2-month 
period’’. 
(2) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by paragraph 
(1) shall take effect on September 1, 2012. 
SEC. 504. EXPANSION OF SANCTIONS UNDER SECTION 1245 OF THE 
NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR FISCAL 
YEAR 2012. 
(a) IN
GENERAL.—Section 1245 of the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 (22 U.S.C. 8513a), as 
amended by section 503, is further amended— 
(1) in subsection (d)— 
(A) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘a foreign financial 
institution owned or controlled by the government of a 
foreign country, including’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (4)(D)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘Sanctions imposed’’ and inserting 
the following: 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—Sanctions imposed’’; 
(ii) in clause (i), as designated by clause (i) of 
this subparagraph— 
(I) by striking ‘‘a foreign financial institution’’ 
and inserting ‘‘a financial transaction described 
in clause (ii) conducted or facilitated by a foreign 
financial institution’’; 
(II) by striking ‘‘institution has significantly’’ 
and inserting ‘‘institution— 
‘‘(I) has significantly reduced’’; 
(III) by striking the period at the end and 
inserting ‘‘; or’’; and 
(IV) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(II) in the case of a country that has pre-
viously received an exception under this subpara-
graph, has, after receiving the exception, reduced 
its crude oil purchases from Iran to zero.’’; and 
(iii) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(ii) 
FINANCIAL
TRANSACTIONS
DESCRIBED.—A 
financial transaction conducted or facilitated by a for-
eign financial institution is described in this clause 
if—
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‘‘(I) the financial transaction is only for trade 
in goods or services between the country with pri-
mary jurisdiction over the foreign financial institu-
tion and Iran; and 
‘‘(II) any funds owed to Iran as a result of 
such trade are credited to an account located in 
the country with primary jurisdiction over the for-
eign financial institution.’’; 
(2) in subsection (h)— 
(A) by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (4); 
and 
(B) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following: 
‘‘(3) SIGNIFICANT REDUCTIONS.—The terms ‘reduce signifi-
cantly’, ‘significant reduction’, and ‘significantly reduced’, with 
respect to purchases from Iran of petroleum and petroleum 
products, include a reduction in such purchases in terms of 
price or volume toward a complete cessation of such purchases.’’; 
and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(i) TERMINATION.—The provisions of this section shall termi-
nate on the date that is 30 days after the date on which the 
President submits to Congress the certification described in section 
401(a) of the Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and 
Divestment Act of 2010 (22 U.S.C. 8551(a)).’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by paragraphs 
(1) and (2) of subsection (a) shall apply with respect to financial 
transactions conducted or facilitated on or after the date that is 
180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 505. REPORTS ON NATURAL GAS EXPORTS FROM IRAN. 
(a) REPORT
BY ENERGY INFORMATION ADMINISTRATION.—Not 
later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, 
the Administrator of the Energy Information Administration shall 
submit to the President and the appropriate congressional commit-
tees a report on the natural gas sector of Iran that includes— 
(1) an assessment of exports of natural gas from Iran; 
(2) an identification of the countries that purchase the 
most natural gas from Iran; 
(3) an assessment of alternative supplies of natural gas 
available to those countries; 
(4) an assessment of the impact a reduction in exports 
of natural gas from Iran would have on global natural gas 
supplies and the price of natural gas, especially in countries 
identified under paragraph (2); and 
(5) such other information as the Administrator considers 
appropriate. 
(b) REPORT BY PRESIDENT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 60 days after receiving 
the report required by subsection (a), the President shall, 
relying on information in that report, submit to the appropriate 
congressional committees a report that includes— 
(A) an assessment of— 
(i) the extent to which revenues from exports of 
natural gas from Iran are still enriching the Govern-
ment of Iran; 
(ii) whether a sanctions regime similar to the sanc-
tions regime imposed with respect to purchases of
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petroleum and petroleum products from Iran pursuant 
to section 1245 of the National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2012, as amended by sections 503 
and 504, or other measures could be applied effectively 
to exports of natural gas from Iran; 
(iii) the geostrategic implications of a reduction 
in exports of natural gas from Iran, including the 
impact of such a reduction on the countries identified 
under subsection (a)(2); 
(iv) alternative supplies of natural gas available 
to those countries; and 
(v) the impact a reduction in exports of natural 
gas from Iran would have on global natural gas sup-
plies and the price of natural gas and the impact, 
if any, on swap arrangements for natural gas in place 
between Iran and neighboring countries; and 
(B) specific recommendations with respect to measures 
designed to limit the revenue received by the Government 
of Iran from exports of natural gas; and 
(C) any other information the President considers 
appropriate. 
(2) FORM OF REPORT.—Each report required by paragraph 
(1) shall be submitted in unclassified form but may contain 
a classified annex. 
SEC. 506. REPORT ON MEMBERSHIP OF IRAN IN INTERNATIONAL 
ORGANIZATIONS. 
Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of 
this Act, and not later than September 1 of each year thereafter, 
the Secretary of State shall submit to the appropriate congressional 
committees a report listing the international organizations of which 
Iran is a member and detailing the amount that the United States 
contributes to each such organization on an annual basis. 
SEC. 507. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON EXPORTATION OF GOODS, SERV-
ICES, AND TECHNOLOGIES FOR AIRCRAFT PRODUCED IN 
THE UNITED STATES. 
It is the sense of Congress that licenses to export or reexport 
goods, services, or technologies for aircraft produced in the United 
States should be provided only in situations in which such licenses 
are truly essential and in a manner consistent with the laws and 
foreign policy goals of the United States. 
TITLE VI—GENERAL PROVISIONS 
SEC. 601. IMPLEMENTATION; PENALTIES. 
(a) IMPLEMENTATION.—The President may exercise all authori-
ties provided under sections 203 and 205 of the International Emer-
gency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1702 and 1704) to carry 
out— 
(1) sections 211, 212, 213, 217, 218, 220, 312, and 411, 
subtitle A of title III, and title VII; 
(2) section 104A of the Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, 
Accountability, and Divestment Act of 2010, as added by section 
312; and
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(3) sections 105A and 105B of the Comprehensive Iran 
Sanctions, Accountability, and Divestment Act of 2010, as added 
by subtitle A of title IV. 
(b) PENALTIES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The penalties provided for in subsections 
(b) and (c) of section 206 of the International Emergency Eco-
nomic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1705) shall apply to a person 
that violates, attempts to violate, conspires to violate, or causes 
a violation of a provision specified in paragraph (2) of this 
subsection, or an order or regulation prescribed under such 
a provision, to the same extent that such penalties apply to 
a person that commits an unlawful act described in section 
206(a) of that Act. 
(2) PROVISIONS SPECIFIED.—The provisions specified in this 
paragraph are the following: 
(A) Sections 211, 212, 213, and 220, subtitle A of title 
III, and title VII. 
(B) Sections 105A and 105B of the Comprehensive 
Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and Divestment Act of 2010, 
as added by subtitle A of title IV. 
SEC. 602. APPLICABILITY TO CERTAIN INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES. 
Nothing in this Act or the amendments made by this Act 
shall apply to the authorized intelligence activities of the United 
States. 
SEC. 603. APPLICABILITY TO CERTAIN NATURAL GAS PROJECTS. 
(a) EXCEPTION FOR CERTAIN NATURAL GAS PROJECTS.—Nothing 
in this Act or the amendments made by this Act shall apply to 
any activity relating to a project— 
(1) for the development of natural gas and the construction 
and operation of a pipeline to transport natural gas from Azer-
baijan to Turkey and Europe; 
(2) that provides to Turkey and countries in Europe energy 
security and energy independence from the Government of the 
Russian Federation and other governments with jurisdiction 
over persons subject to sanctions imposed under this Act or 
amendments made by this Act; and 
(3) that was initiated before the date of the enactment 
of this Act pursuant to a production-sharing agreement, or 
an ancillary agreement necessary to further a production- 
sharing agreement, entered into with, or a license granted 
by, the government of a country other than Iran before such 
date of enactment. 
(b) TERMINATION OF EXCEPTION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The exception under subsection (a) shall 
not apply with respect to a project described in that subsection 
on or after the date on which the President certifies to the 
appropriate congressional committees that— 
(A) the percentage of the equity interest in the project 
held by or on behalf of an entity described in paragraph 
(2) has increased relative to the percentage of the equity 
interest in the project held by or on behalf of such an 
entity on January 1, 2002; or 
(B) an entity described in paragraph (2) has assumed 
an operational role in the project. 
(2) ENTITY DESCRIBED.—An entity described in this para-
graph is—
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(A) an entity— 
(i) owned or controlled by the Government of Iran 
or identified under section 560.304 of title 31, Code 
of Federal Regulations (relating to the definition of 
the Government of Iran); or 
(ii) organized under the laws of Iran or with the 
participation or approval of the Government of Iran; 
(B) an entity owned or controlled by an entity described 
in subparagraph (A); or 
(C) a successor entity to an entity described in subpara-
graph (A). 
SEC. 604. RULE OF CONSTRUCTION WITH RESPECT TO USE OF FORCE 
AGAINST IRAN AND SYRIA. 
Nothing in this Act or the amendments made by this Act 
shall be construed as a declaration of war or an authorization 
of the use of force against Iran or Syria. 
SEC. 605. TERMINATION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The provisions of sections 211, 212, 213, 
218, 220, 221, and 501, title I, and subtitle A of title III shall 
terminate on the date that is 30 days after the date on which 
the President makes the certification described in section 401(a) 
of the Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and Divest-
ment Act of 2010 (22 U.S.C. 8551(a)). 
(b) AMENDMENT
TO TERMINATION DATE
OF COMPREHENSIVE 
IRAN SANCTIONS, ACCOUNTABILITY, AND DIVESTMENT ACT OF 2010.— 
Section 401(a)(2) of the Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, Account-
ability, and Divestment Act of 2010 (22 U.S.C. 8551(a)(2)) is 
amended by inserting ‘‘, and verifiably dismantled its,’’ after 
‘‘development of’’. 
TITLE VII—SANCTIONS WITH RESPECT 
TO HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES IN SYRIA 
SEC. 701. SHORT TITLE. 
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Syria Human Rights Account-
ability Act of 2012’’. 
SEC. 702. IMPOSITION OF SANCTIONS WITH RESPECT TO CERTAIN PER-
SONS WHO ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR OR COMPLICIT IN 
HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES COMMITTED AGAINST CITIZENS 
OF SYRIA OR THEIR FAMILY MEMBERS. 
(a) IN
GENERAL.—The President shall impose sanctions 
described in subsection (c) with respect to each person on the 
list required by subsection (b). 
(b) LIST OF PERSONS WHO ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR OR COMPLICIT 
IN CERTAIN HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 120 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the President shall submit to 
the appropriate congressional committees a list of persons who 
are officials of the Government of Syria or persons acting on 
behalf of that Government that the President determines, based 
on credible evidence, are responsible for or complicit in, or 
responsible for ordering, controlling, or otherwise directing, the 
commission of serious human rights abuses against citizens
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of Syria or their family members, regardless of whether such 
abuses occurred in Syria. 
(2) UPDATES OF LIST.—The President shall submit to the 
appropriate congressional committees an updated list under 
paragraph (1)— 
(A) not later than 300 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act and every 180 days thereafter; and 
(B) as new information becomes available. 
(3) FORM OF REPORT; PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.— 
(A) FORM.—The list required by paragraph (1) shall 
be submitted in unclassified form but may contain a classi-
fied annex. 
(B) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.—The unclassified portion of 
the list required by paragraph (1) shall be made available 
to the public and posted on the websites of the Department 
of the Treasury and the Department of State. 
(4) CONSIDERATION OF DATA FROM OTHER COUNTRIES AND 
NONGOVERNMENTAL
ORGANIZATIONS.—In preparing the list 
required by paragraph (1), the President shall consider credible 
data already obtained by other countries and nongovernmental 
organizations, including organizations in Syria, that monitor 
the human rights abuses of the Government of Syria. 
(c) SANCTIONS DESCRIBED.—The sanctions described in this sub-
section are sanctions pursuant to the International Emergency Eco-
nomic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.), including blocking of 
property and restrictions or prohibitions on financial transactions 
and the exportation of property, subject to such regulations as 
the President may prescribe. 
SEC. 703. IMPOSITION OF SANCTIONS WITH RESPECT TO THE 
TRANSFER OF GOODS OR TECHNOLOGIES TO SYRIA THAT 
ARE LIKELY TO BE USED TO COMMIT HUMAN RIGHTS 
ABUSES. 
(a) IN
GENERAL.—The President shall impose sanctions 
described in section 702(c) with respect to— 
(1) each person on the list required by subsection (b); 
and 
(2) any person that— 
(A) is a successor entity to a person on the list; 
(B) owns or controls a person on the list, if the person 
that owns or controls the person on the list had actual 
knowledge or should have known that the person on the 
list engaged in the activity described in subsection (b)(2) 
for which the person was included in the list; or 
(C) is owned or controlled by, or under common owner-
ship or control with, the person on the list, if the person 
owned or controlled by, or under common ownership or 
control with (as the case may be), the person on the list 
knowingly engaged in the activity described in subsection 
(b)(2) for which the person was included in the list. 
(b) LIST.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 120 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the President shall submit to 
the appropriate congressional committees a list of persons that 
the President determines have knowingly engaged in an activity 
described in paragraph (2) on or after such date of enactment. 
(2) ACTIVITY DESCRIBED.—