Union Calendar No. 189 
106TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 1883 
[Report No. 106–315, Part I] 
A BILL 
To provide for the application of measures to for-
eign persons who transfer to Iran certain goods, 
services, or technology, and for other purposes. 
SEPTEMBER 14, 1999 
Reported from the Committee on International Relations 
with an amendment 
SEPTEMBER 14, 1999 
Referral to the Committee on Science extended for a 
period ending not later than September 14, 1999 
SEPTEMBER 14, 1999 
Committee on Science discharged; committed to the Com-
mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union 
and ordered to be printed 
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IB 
Union Calendar No. 189 
106TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1883 
[Report No. 106–315, Part I] 
To provide for the application of measures to foreign persons who transfer 
to Iran certain goods, services, or technology, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 20, 1999 
Mr. GILMAN (for himself, Mr. GEJDENSON, Mr. SENSENBRENNER, and Mr. 
BERMAN) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on International Relations, and in addition to the Committee on 
Science, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in 
each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdic-
tion of the committee concerned 
SEPTEMBER 14, 1999 
Reported from the Committee on International Relations with an amendment 
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 
SEPTEMBER 14, 1999 
Referral to the Committee on Science extended for a period ending not later 
than September 14, 1999 
SEPTEMBER 14, 1999 
Additional sponsors: Mr. NORWOOD, Mr. SHOWS, Mr. PASTOR, Mr. BACHUS, 
Mr. FORBES, Mr. STUMP, Mr. CAMPBELL, Mr. KING, Mr. GORDON, Mr. 
ACKERMAN, Mr. BILIRAKIS, Mr. CROWLEY, Mr. SHERMAN, Mr. TIERNEY, 
Mr. GUTIERREZ, Mr. SALMON, Mr. MCGOVERN, Mr. GRAHAM, Mr. 
MCINTOSH, Mr. HOLT, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, Mr. FORD, Mr. PALLONE, Mr. 
DIXON, Mrs. MYRICK, Mrs. MORELLA, Mr. ARMEY, Ms. WOOLSEY, Mr. 
DOYLE, Mr. WYNN, Mr. WEINER, Mr. MCCOLLUM, Mr. SCARBOROUGH, 
Mr. COBLE, Mrs. NORTHUP, MR SHADEGG, Mr. GONZALEZ, Mr. FROST, 
Mr. MENENDEZ, Mr. HAYES, Mr. FOLEY, Mrs. LOWEY, Mr. WEXLER, 
Mr. DEUTSCH, Mr. MCNULTY, Mr. HAYWORTH, Mr. KINGSTON, Ms. 
DUNN, Mr. FARR of California, Mrs. THURMAN, Mr. ENGEL, Mr. MCIN-
TYRE, Ms. GRANGER, Mr. WELLER, Mr. SMITH of Washington, Mr. 
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MALONEY of Connecticut, Mr. WU, Mr. HORN, Mr. VISCLOSKY, Ms. 
ESHOO, Mr. ETHERIDGE, Mr. LUCAS of Oklahoma, Mr. ROTHMAN, Mr. 
CAMP, Mr. GREEN of Wisconsin, Mr. UNDERWOOD, Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN, 
Mr. STEARNS, Mr. SABO, Mr. PORTER, Mr. MCDERMOTT, Mr. LUCAS of 
Kentucky, Mr. THOMPSON of California, Mr. NETHERCUTT, Mr. KLINK, 
Mr. BLILEY, Mr. GOODLING, Mr. BAIRD, Mr. DEAL of Georgia, Mr. 
TURNER, Mr. WEYGAND, Mr. NADLER, Mr. SIMPSON, Mr. HOLDEN, Mr. 
HOEFFEL, Ms. RIVERS, Mr. BORSKI, Ms. BERKLEY, Mr. DELAY, Mr. 
SHIMKUS, Mr. POMBO, Mr. SESSIONS, Mr. CANNON, Mr. LEVIN, Ms. 
SANCHEZ, Mr. HILL
of Montana, Mr. PAYNE, Mr. VENTO, Mr. 
PASCRELL, Mr. METCALF, Mr. HALL of Texas, Mr. CUNNINGHAM, Mr. 
MILLER of Florida, Mr. TANCREDO, Ms. DELAURO, Mrs. MALONEY of 
New York, Mr. ADERHOLT, Mr. DICKS, Mrs. TAUSCHER, Mr. BURR of 
North Carolina, Mr. SWEENEY, Mr. ABERCROMBIE, Mr. DUNCAN, Mr. 
HUNTER, Mr. CLYBURN, Mr. SKELTON, Mr. RODRIGUEZ, Mr. GARY MIL-
LER of California, Mr. LOBIONDO, Mr. LAZIO, Mr. BAKER, Mr. GREEN 
of Texas, Mr. KLECZKA, Mr. LATOURETTE, Mr. BATEMAN, Mr. MAS-
CARA, Ms. BALDWIN, Mr. LINDER, Mr. WHITFIELD, Mr. HINCHEY, Mr. 
KNOLLENBERG, Mr. BEREUTER, Mr. WICKER, Mr. BARTON of Texas, 
Mr. SUNUNU, Mr. TERRY, Mr. COSTELLO, Mr. COOK, Mr. BILBRAY, Mr. 
WAXMAN, Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts, Mr. KILDEE, Mr. VITTER, Ms. 
LEE, Mrs. KELLY, Mr. BOEHLERT, Mr. STRICKLAND, Mr. CARDIN, Ms. 
PRYCE of Ohio, Mrs. MCCARTHY of New York, Mr. WATTS of Oklahoma, 
Mr. FLETCHER, Mr. BRYANT, Mr. LARGENT, Ms. DEGETTE, Mr. 
TOWNS, Mr. WOLF, Mrs. CUBIN, Mr. BRADY of Pennsylvania, Mr. STU-
PAK, Mr. MARKEY, Ms. STABENOW, Mr. BLAGOJEVICH, Mr. HEFLEY, 
Mr. DAVIS of Illinois, Mr. KENNEDY of Rhode Island, Mr. KIND, Mr. 
MATSUI, Mr. ANDREWS, Mr. TIAHRT, Mr. WELDON of Florida, Mr. RYAN 
of Wisconsin, Mr. WAMP, Mr. REYNOLDS, Ms. PELOSI, Mr. DEMINT, Mr. 
DELAHUNT, Mr. FOSSELLA, Mrs. NAPOLITANO, Mr. MINGE, Mr. 
PHELPS, Mr. DREIER, Mr. LEWIS of Georgia, Mr. LEACH, Mr. SOUDER, 
Mr. ISAKSON, Mr. TANNER, Mr. KOLBE, Mr. CALVERT, Mr. CRAMER, 
Mr. COYNE, Mr. PICKERING, Mr. BARCIA, Mr. SISISKY, Mrs. MEEK of 
Florida, Mr. FRANKS of New Jersey, Mrs. JONES of Ohio, Mr. SMITH 
of Michigan, Mr. ALLEN, Ms. BROWN of Florida, Mr. INSLEE, Mr. 
MOORE, Mr. LARSON, Mr. LUTHER, Mr. SANFORD, Mr. KUYKENDALL, 
Mr. RYUN of Kansas, Mr. CHABOT, Mr. OBERSTAR, Mr. NUSSLE, Mr. 
GILCHREST, Mr. BOYD, Mr. HASTINGS of Florida, Mr. BECERRA, Mr. 
STENHOLM, Mr. RAMSTAD, Mr. OSE, Mr. YOUNG of Alaska, Mr. CLEM-
ENT, Ms. KAPTUR, Mr. LANTOS, Mr. GEPHARDT, Ms. MCCARTHY of Mis-
souri, Mr. WALDEN of Oregon, Mr. HUTCHINSON, AND Mr. SHAYS 
SEPTEMBER 14, 1999 
Committee on Science discharged; committed to the Committee of the Whole 
House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed 
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[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on May 20, 1999] 
A BILL 
To provide for the application of measures to foreign persons 
who transfer to Iran certain goods, services, or tech-
nology, and for other purposes. 
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 Nonproliferation 
Act of 1999’’. 
SEC. 2. REPORTS ON PROLIFERATION TO IRAN. 
(a) REPORTS.—The President shall, at the times speci-
fied in subsection (b), submit to the Committee on Inter-
national Relations of the House of Representatives and the 
Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate a report 
identifying every foreign person with respect to whom there 
is credible information indicating that that person, on or 
after January 1, 1999, transferred to Iran— 
(1) goods, services, or technology listed on— 
(A) 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 subsequent revi-
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sions) and Guidelines for Transfers of Nuclear- 
Related Dual-Use Equipment, Material, and Re-
lated Technology (published by the International 
Atomic Energy Agency as Information Circular 
INFCIRC/254/Rev.3/Part 2, and subsequent revi-
sions); 
(B) the Missile Technology Control Regime 
Equipment and Technology Annex of June 11, 
1996, and subsequent revisions; 
(C) the lists of items and substances relat-
ing to biological and chemical weapons the ex-
port of which is controlled by the Australia 
Group; 
(D) the Schedule One or Schedule Two list 
of toxic chemicals and precursors the export of 
which is controlled pursuant to the Convention 
on the Prohibition of the Development, Produc-
tion, Stockpiling and Use of Chemical Weapons 
and on Their Destruction; or 
(E) the Wassenaar Arrangement list of 
Dual Use Goods and Technologies and Munitions 
list of July 12, 1996, and subsequent revisions; 
or 
(2) goods, services, or technology not listed on 
any list identified in paragraph (1) but which never-
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theless would be, if they were United States goods, 
services, or technology, prohibited for export to Iran 
because of their potential to make a material con-
tribution to the development of nuclear, biological, or 
chemical weapons, or of ballistic or cruise missile sys-
tems. 
(b) TIMING OF REPORTS.—The reports under sub-
section (a) shall be submitted not later than 90 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, not later than 6 
months after such date of enactment, and not later than 
the end of each 6-month period thereafter. 
(c) EXCEPTIONS.—Any foreign person who— 
(1) was identified in a previous report submitted 
under subsection (a) on account of a particular trans-
fer, or 
(2) has engaged in a transfer on behalf of, or in 
concert with, the Government of the United States, 
is not required to be identified on account of that same 
transfer in any report submitted thereafter under this sec-
tion, except to the degree that new information has emerged 
indicating that the particular transfer may have continued, 
or been larger, more significant, or different in nature than 
previously reported under this section. 
(d) SUBMISSION
IN CLASSIFIED FORM.—When the 
President considers it appropriate, reports submitted under 
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subsection (a), or appropriate parts thereof, may be sub-
mitted in classified form. 
SEC. 3. APPLICATION OF MEASURES TO CERTAIN FOREIGN 
PERSONS. 
(a) APPLICATION OF MEASURES.—Subject to sections 
4 and 5, the President is authorized to apply with respect 
to each foreign person identified in a report submitted pur-
suant to section 2(a), for such period of time as he may 
determine, any or all of the measures described in sub-
section (b). 
(b) DESCRIPTION OF MEASURES.—The measures re-
ferred to in subsections (a) are the following: 
(1) EXECUTIVE
ORDER
12938
PROHIBITIONS.— 
The measures set forth in subsections (b) and (c) of 
section 4 of Executive Order 12938 shall be applied 
with respect to that person. 
(2) ARMS
EXPORT
PROHIBITION.—The United 
States Government shall not sell to that foreign per-
son any item on the United States Munitions List as 
in effect on August 8, 1995, and shall terminate sales 
to that person of any defense articles, defense services, 
or design and construction services under the Arms 
Export Control Act. 
(3) DUAL
USE
EXPORT
PROHIBITION.—The 
President shall deny licenses and suspend existing li-
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censes for the transfer to that person of items the ex-
port of which is controlled under the Export Adminis-
tration Act of 1979 or the Export Administration 
Regulations. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE OF MEASURES.—Measures ap-
plied pursuant to subsection (a) shall be effective with re-
spect to a foreign person no later than— 
(1) 90 days after the report identifying the for-
eign person is submitted, if the report is submitted on 
or before the date required by section 2(b); 
(2) 90 days after the date required by section 
2(b) for submitting the report, if the report identi-
fying the foreign person is submitted within 60 days 
after that date; or 
(3) on the date that the report identifying the 
foreign person is submitted, if that report is sub-
mitted more than 60 days after the date required by 
section 2(b). 
(d) PUBLICATION IN FEDERAL REGISTER.—The appli-
cation of measures to a foreign person pursuant to sub-
section (a) shall be announced by notice published in the 
Federal Register. 
SEC. 4. PROCEDURES IF MEASURES ARE NOT APPLIED. 
(a) REQUIREMENT TO NOTIFY CONGRESS.—Should 
the President not exercise the authority of section 3(a) to 
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apply any or all of the measures described in section 3(b) 
with respect to a foreign person identified in a report sub-
mitted pursuant to section 2(a), he shall so notify the Com-
mittee on International Relations of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the 
Senate no later than the effective date under section 3(c) 
for measures with respect to that person. 
(b) WRITTEN JUSTIFICATION.—Any notification sub-
mitted by the President under subsection (a) shall include 
a written justification describing in detail the facts and cir-
cumstances relating specifically to the foreign person identi-
fied in a report submitted pursuant to section 2(a) that 
support the President’s decision not to exercise the authority 
of section 3(a) with respect to that person. 
(c) SUBMISSION
IN CLASSIFIED FORM.—When the 
President considers it appropriate, the notification of the 
President under subsection (a), and the written justification 
under subsection (b), or appropriate parts thereof, may be 
submitted in classified form. 
SEC. 5. DETERMINATION EXEMPTING FOREIGN PERSON 
FROM SECTIONS 3 AND 4. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Sections 3 and 4 shall not apply 
to a foreign person 15 days after the President reports to 
the Committee on International Relations of the House of 
Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Relations of 
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services, or technology which caused that person to be 
identified in a report submitted pursuant to section 
2(a). 
(b) SUBMISSION
IN CLASSIFIED FORM.—When the 
President considers it appropriate, the determination and 
report of the President under subsection (a), or appropriate 
parts thereof, may be submitted in classified form. 
SEC. 6. RESTRICTION ON EXTRAORDINARY PAYMENTS IN 
CONNECTION 
WITH 
THE 
INTERNATIONAL 
SPACE STATION. 
(a) RESTRICTION ON EXTRAORDINARY PAYMENTS IN 
CONNECTION WITH
THE INTERNATIONAL SPACE STA-
TION.—Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no 
agency of the United States Government may make extraor-
dinary payments in connection with the International 
Space Station to the Russian Space Agency, any organiza-
tion or entity under the jurisdiction or control of the Rus-
sian Space Agency, or any other organization, entity, or 
element of the Government of the Russian Federation, un-
less, during the fiscal year in which the extraordinary pay-
ments in connection with the International Space Station 
are to be made, the President has made the determination 
described in subsection (b), and reported such determina-
tion to the Committee on International Relations and the 
Committee on Science of the House of Representatives and 
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the Committee on Foreign Relations and the Committee on 
Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate. 
(b) DETERMINATION REGARDING RUSSIAN COOPERA-
TION IN PREVENTING PROLIFERATION TO IRAN.—The deter-
mination referred to in subsection (a) is a determination 
by the President that— 
(1) it is the policy of the Government of the Rus-
sian Federation to oppose the proliferation to Iran of 
weapons of mass destruction and missile systems ca-
pable of delivering such weapons; 
(2) the Government of the Russian Federation 
(including the law enforcement, export promotion, ex-
port control, and intelligence agencies of such govern-
ment) has demonstrated and continues to demonstrate 
through the implementation of concrete steps a sus-
tained commitment to seek out and prevent the trans-
fer to Iran of goods, services, and technology that 
could make a material contribution to the develop-
ment of nuclear, biological, or chemical weapons, or 
of ballistic or cruise missile systems, including 
through the imposition of meaningful penalties on 
persons who make such transfers; and 
(3) neither the Russian Space Agency, nor any 
organization or entity under the jurisdiction or con-
trol of the Russian Space Agency, has, during the 1- 
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year period prior to the date of the determination 
pursuant to this subsection, made transfers to Iran 
reportable under section 2(a) of this Act (other than 
transfers with respect to which a determination pursu-
ant to section 5 has been or will be made). 
(c) PRIOR NOTIFICATION.—Not less than 30 days be-
fore making a determination under subsection (b), the 
President shall notify the Committee on International Rela-
tions and the Committee on Science of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the Committee on Foreign Relations and 
the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation 
of the Senate of his intention to make such determination. 
(d) WRITTEN JUSTIFICATION.—A determination of the 
President under subsection (b) and a prior notification 
under subsection (c) shall include a written justification de-
scribing in detail the facts and circumstances supporting 
the President’s conclusion. 
(e) SUBMISSION
IN CLASSIFIED FORM.—When the 
President considers it appropriate, a determination of the 
President under subsection (b), a prior notification under 
subsection (c), and a written justification under subsection 
(d), or appropriate parts thereof, may be submitted in clas-
sified form. 
(f) SERVICE MODULE EXCEPTION.—(1) The National 
Aeronautics and Space Administration may make extraor-
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dinary payments that would otherwise be prohibited under 
this section to the Russian Space Agency, any organization 
or entity under the jurisdiction of the Russian Space Agen-
cy, or any subcontractor thereof for the construction, test-
ing, preparation, delivery, launch, or maintenance of the 
Service Module if— 
(A) the President has notified Congress at least 
5 days before making such payments; 
(B) no report has been made under section 2 
with respect to an activity of the entity to receive 
such payment, and the President has no information 
of any activity that would require such a report; and 
(C) the United States will receive a share of 
ownership of the Service Module commensurate with 
the value of the extraordinary payments made. 
(2) For purposes of this subsection, the term ‘‘mainte-
nance’’ means activities which cannot be performed by the 
National Aeronautics and Space Administration and which 
must be performed in order for the Service Module to pro-
vide environmental control, life support, and orbital main-
tenance functions which cannot be performed by an alter-
native means at the time of payment. 
(3) This subsection shall cease to be effective 60 days 
after a United States propulsion module is in place at the 
International Space Station. 
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SEC. 7. DEFINITIONS. 
For purposes of this Act, the following terms have the 
following meanings: 
(1) EXTRAORDINARY PAYMENTS IN CONNECTION 
WITH
THE
INTERNATIONAL
SPACE
STATION.—The 
term ‘‘extraordinary payments in connection with the 
International Space Station’’ means payments in 
cash or in kind made or to be made by the United 
States Government— 
(A) for work on the International Space 
Station which the Russian Government pledged 
at any time to provide at its expense; or 
(B) for work on the International Space 
Station, or for the purchase of goods or services 
relating to human space flight, that are not re-
quired to be made under the terms of a contract 
or other agreement that was in effect on January 
1, 1999, as those terms were in effect on such 
date. 
(2) FOREIGN PERSON; PERSON.—The terms ‘‘for-
eign person’’ and ‘‘person’’ mean— 
(A) a natural person that is an alien; 
(B) a corporation, business association, 
partnership, society, trust, or any other non-
governmental entity, organization, or group, that 
is organized under the laws of a foreign country 
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