109TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6198
AN ACT 
To hold the current regime in Iran accountable for its threat-
ening behavior and to support a transition to democracy 
in Iran.
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 ‘‘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 INVEST-
MENT 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 other-
wise 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 and 
certain other transactions with Iran) as in effect on Janu-
ary 1, 2006, shall remain in effect. The President may 
terminate such sanctions, in whole or in part, if the Presi-
dent 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 pre-
ceding sentence without regard to the notification require-
ment 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 sanc-
tion, 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 PRO-
VISIONS RELATED TO INVEST-
MENT 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 congressional committees 
at least 30 days before such waiver is to take effect 
that such waiver is vital to the national security in-
terests 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 ini-
tiate an investigation 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 ini-
tiated in accordance with paragraph (1), the Presi-
dent should determine, pursuant to section 5(a), if 
a person has engaged in investment activity in Iran 
as described in such section and shall notify the ap-
propriate congressional committees of the basis for 
any such determination.’’. 
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 RE-
SOURCES OF IRAN’’.
(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—