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 ‘‘Gulf Security and Iran 
Sanctions Enforcement Act’’. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
Congress makes the following findings: 
(1) The illicit nuclear activities of the Govern-
ment of Iran—combined with its development of un-
conventional weapons and ballistic missiles and sup-
port for international terrorism—represent a serious 
threat to the security of the United States and 
United States allies in Europe, the Middle East, and 
around the world. 
(2) Executive Order 12959, issued on May 8, 
1995, banned all new investment in Iran by United 
States individuals and companies. 
(3) On August 5, 1996, the Iran and Libya 
Sanctions Act of 1996 (later re-titled the Iran Sanc-
tions Act of 1996) was enacted in order, among 
other purposes, to encourage foreign persons to 
withdraw from the Iranian market. 
(4) United Nations Security Council Resolution 
1929 (June 9, 2010) notes, ‘‘the potential connec-
tion between Iran’s revenues derived from its energy 
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sector and the funding of Iran’s proliferation-sen-
sitive nuclear activities,’’ and further notes that 
‘‘chemical process equipment and materials required 
for the petrochemical industry have much in com-
mon with those required for certain sensitive nuclear 
fuel cycle activities’’. 
(5) Through its sanctions regime, the United 
States Government seeks to prevent the Iranian 
Government and engineers and scientists employed 
by state-owned Iranian energy companies or compa-
nies affiliated with Iran’s Revolutionary Guard 
Corps from gaining access to key domain expertise, 
technology and equipment that could aid the devel-
opment of Iran’s energy sector and also assist Iran 
in certain proliferation activities. 
(6) The Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, Ac-
countability, and Divestment Act of 2010, which was 
signed into law on July 1, 2010, included sanctions 
against goods, services, and technology to modernize 
Iran’s oil and natural gas sector. 
(7) The threat of sanctions has constrained the 
supply of capital, technology, and services to the Ira-
nian petroleum sector, and several companies have 
withdrawn their business from Iran. 
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(8) The Government of Iran is pursuing part-
nerships outside Iran with foreign energy-related 
companies, including joint ventures, investments, 
and partnerships. 
SEC. 3. SENSE OF CONGRESS. 
It is the sense of Congress that— 
(1) the United States should continue to sup-
port diplomatic efforts in the International Atomic 
Energy Agency and the United Nations Security 
Council to end the Government of Iran’s illicit nu-
clear activities; 
(2) international diplomatic efforts to address 
the Government of Iran’s illicit nuclear efforts and 
support for international terrorism are more likely to 
be effective if strong additional sanctions are im-
posed on the Government of Iran; 
(3) the concerns of the United States regarding 
the Government of Iran are strictly the result of the 
actions of the Government of Iran; 
(4) Iranian partnerships outside Iran with for-
eign energy-related companies, including joint ven-
tures, investments and partnerships, could give the 
Iranian Government and engineers and scientists 
employed by state-owned Iranian energy companies 
or companies affiliated with Iran’s Revolutionary 
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Guard Corps access to key domain expertise, tech-
nology and equipment that could aid the develop-
ment of Iran’s energy sector and also assist Iran in 
certain proliferation activities; 
(5) joint ventures with Iranian state-owned en-
ergy companies serve to interfere with international 
attempts to build a consensus for action regarding 
the Government of Iran’s ongoing refusal to comply 
with its international obligations regarding its nu-
clear program; and 
(6) in order for sanctions to be effective and en-
abling a diplomatic solution, the Government of Iran 
should be prevented from disregarding their inter-
national obligations by prohibiting foreign companies 
from receiving Iranian capital, technology, and ex-
pertise, and by blocking foreign energy-related com-
panies from entering into joint ventures, invest-
ments, and partnerships for energy and energy-re-
lated projects outside of Iran. 
SEC. 4. RESTRICTION ON PARTICIPATION IN OFFSHORE 
OIL AND GAS LEASING. 
(a) CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENT.—The Secretary 
of the Interior shall— 
(1) include in each lease issued after the date 
of enactment of this Act that authorizes drilling for 
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oil and gas on the Outer Continental Shelf a provi-
sion that requires that— 
(A) the person that is the lessee to certify 
annually to the Secretary that the person does 
not engage in any activity for which sanctions 
may be imposed under section 5 of the Iran 
Sanctions Act of 1996 (50 U.S.C. 1701 note); 
and 
(B) authorizes the Secretary to cancel the 
lease if the person fails to make such a certifi-
cation or makes such a certification that is 
false; and 
(2) upon determination by the Secretary, in 
consultation with the Secretary of the Treasury, that 
the person has failed to make a certification re-
quired under such provision or made such a certifi-
cation that is false, shall cancel the lease. 
(b) DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENT.—The Secretary of 
the Interior shall— 
(1) include in each lease issued after the date 
of enactment of this Act that authorizes drilling for 
oil and gas on the Outer Continental Shelf a provi-
sion that— 
(A) requires the person that is the lessee 
to disclose to the Secretary any participation by 
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the person in any energy-related joint venture, 
investment, or partnership located outside Iran 
that involves— 
(i) any person whose property and in-
terests in property are blocked pursuant to 
Executive Order 13224 (66 Fed. Reg. 
49079; relating to blocking property and 
prohibiting transacting with persons who 
commit, threaten to commit, or support 
terrorism); 
(ii) any person whose property and in-
terests in property are blocked pursuant to 
Executive Order 13382 (70 Fed. Reg. 
38567; relating to blocking of property of 
weapons of mass destruction proliferators 
and their supporters); or 
(iii) any entity listed on appendix A to 
part 560 of title 31, Code of Federal Regu-
lations (relating to the Iranian Trans-
actions Regulations); and 
(B) authorizes the Secretary to cancel the 
lease if the person fails to make such a disclo-
sure or makes such a disclosure that is false; 
and 
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(1) the term ‘‘appropriate congressional com-
mittees’’ means— 
(A) the Committee on Natural Resources 
and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the 
House of Representatives; and 
(B) the Committee on Energy and Natural 
Resources and the Committee on Foreign Rela-
tions of the Senate; and 
(2) the term ‘‘person’’ has the meaning given 
such term in section 14(14) of the Iran Sanctions 
Act of 1996 (50 U.S.C. 1701 note). 
SEC. 5. SUNSET. 
This Act shall terminate 30 days after the date on 
which the President certifies to Congress that the Govern-
ment of Iran— 
(1) has permanently ceased— 
(A) providing support for acts of inter-
national terrorism and no longer satisfies the 
requirements for designation as a state sponsor 
of terrorism for purposes of section 6(j) of the 
Export Administration Act of 1979, section 
620A of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, 
section 40 of the Arms Export Control Act, or 
any other provision of law; and 
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(B) the pursuit, acquisition, and develop-
ment of nuclear, biological, and chemical weap-
ons and missiles; and 
(2) poses no significant threat to United States 
national security, interests, or allies. 
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