(1) IN GENERAL.—Beginning on the date that 
is 60 days after the date of the enactment of this 
Act, the President shall impose the sanctions de-
scribed in subsection (b) with respect to— 
(A) each foreign person listed in the most 
recent report submitted in accordance with sec-
tion 4, except as provided in subsection (d); and 
(B) each foreign person the President de-
termines, on or after such date of enactment, 
engages in an activity described in paragraph 
(2). 
(2) ACTIVITY
DESCRIBED.—An activity de-
scribed in this paragraph is any of the following, 
with respect to a foreign person: 
(A) Any activity that materially contrib-
utes to the supply, sale, or transfer, directly or 
indirectly, to or from Iran, or for the use in or 
benefit of Iran, of arms or related materiel, in-
cluding spare parts. 
(B) The provision to the Government of 
Iran any technical training, financial resources 
or services, advice, other services, or assistance 
related to the supply, sale, transfer, manufac-
ture, maintenance, or use of arms and related 
materiel described in subparagraph (A). 
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(C) Any activity that materially contributes 
to, or poses a risk of materially contributing to, 
the proliferation of arms or related materiel or 
items intended for military end-uses or military 
end-users, including any efforts to manufacture, 
acquire, possess, develop, transport, transfer, or 
use such items, by the Government of Iran (in-
cluding persons owned or controlled by, or act-
ing for or on behalf of the Government of Iran) 
or paramilitary organizations financially or mili-
tarily supported by the Government of Iran. 
(D) Materially assisting, sponsoring, or 
providing financial, material, or technological 
support for, or goods or services to or in sup-
port of, any person whose property and inter-
ests in property are blocked pursuant to this 
Act. 
(E) Making any contribution or provision 
of funds, goods, or services by, to, or for the 
benefit of any person whose property and inter-
ests in property are blocked pursuant to this 
Act. 
(F) Receiving any contribution or provision 
of funds, goods, or services from any such per-
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son whose property and interests in property 
are blocked pursuant to this Act. 
(G) Being owned or controlled by, or act-
ing or purporting to act for or on behalf of, di-
rectly or indirectly, any person whose property 
and interests in property are blocked pursuant 
to this Act. 
(b) SANCTIONS DESCRIBED.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The sanctions described in 
this subsection are the following: 
(A) BLOCKING OF PROPERTY.—The Presi-
dent shall exercise all of the powers granted to 
the President under the International Emer-
gency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et 
seq.) to the extent necessary to block and pro-
hibit all transactions in property and interests 
in property of the foreign person if such prop-
erty and interests in property are in the United 
States, come within the United States, or are or 
come within the possession or control of a 
United States person. 
(B) ALIENS INELIGIBLE FOR VISAS, AD-
MISSION, OR PAROLE.— 
(i) VISAS, ADMISSION, OR PAROLE.— 
An alien who the Secretary of State or the 
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Secretary of Homeland Security (or a des-
ignee of one of such Secretaries) knows, or 
has reason to believe, has knowingly en-
gaged in any activity described in sub-
section (a)(2) is— 
(I) inadmissible to the United 
States; 
(II) ineligible to receive a visa or 
other documentation to enter the 
United States; and 
(III) otherwise ineligible to be 
admitted or paroled into the United 
States or to receive any other benefit 
under the Immigration and Nation-
ality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101 et seq.). 
(ii) CURRENT VISAS REVOKED.— 
(I) IN
GENERAL.—The issuing 
consular officer, the Secretary of 
State, or the Secretary of Homeland 
Security (or a designee of one of such 
Secretaries) shall, in accordance with 
section 221(i) of the Immigration and 
Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1201(i)), 
revoke any visa or other entry docu-
mentation issued to an alien described 
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in clause (i) regardless of when the 
visa or other entry documentation is 
issued. 
(II) EFFECT OF REVOCATION.— 
A revocation under subclause (I) shall 
take effect immediately and shall 
automatically cancel any other valid 
visa or entry documentation that is in 
the alien’s possession. 
(2) EXCEPTIONS.— 
(A) UN HEADQUARTERS
AGREEMENT.— 
Sanctions under paragraph (1)(B) shall not 
apply with respect to an alien if admitting or 
paroling the alien into the United States is nec-
essary to permit the United States to comply 
with the Agreement regarding the Head-
quarters of the United Nations, signed at Lake 
Success June 26, 1947, and entered into force 
November 21, 1947, between the United Na-
tions and the United States, or other applicable 
international obligations. 
(B) PRIOR TRANSFER DIRECTIVE.—Sanc-
tions under paragraph (1)(B) shall not apply 
with respect to property and interests in prop-
erty of the Government of Iran that were 
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blocked pursuant to Executive Order 12170 of 
November 14, 1979 (Blocking Iranian Govern-
ment Property), and thereafter made subject to 
the transfer directives set forth in Executive 
Order 12281 of January 19, 1981 (Direction to 
Transfer Certain Iranian Government Assets), 
and any implementing regulations with respect 
to such Executive Order 12281. 
(C) HUMANITARIAN
EXCEPTION.—Sanc-
tions under paragraph (1)(B) shall not apply 
with respect to any person for conducting or fa-
cilitating a transaction for the provision (includ-
ing any sale) of agricultural commodities, food, 
medicine, or medical devices to Iran. 
(c) PENALTIES.—The penalties provided for in sub-
sections (b) and (c) of section 206 of the International 
Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1705) shall 
apply to a person that violates, attempts to violate, con-
spires to violate, or causes a violation of regulations pro-
mulgated to carry out this section or the sanctions im-
posed pursuant to this section to the same extent that 
such penalties apply to a person that commits an unlawful 
act described in section 206(a) of that Act. 
(d) TERMINATION.— 
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