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this section shall not apply with respect to an alien if admitting 
or paroling the alien into the United States is necessary— 
(A) to permit the United States to comply with the 
Agreement regarding the Headquarters of the United 
Nations, signed at Lake Success June 26, 1947, and entered 
into force November 21, 1947, between the United Nations 
and the United States, or other applicable international 
obligations; or 
(B) to carry out or assist authorized law enforcement 
activity in the United States. 
(3) HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Sanctions under this division shall 
not apply to— 
(i) the conduct or facilitation of a transaction for 
the provision of agricultural commodities, food, medi-
cine, medical devices, humanitarian assistance, or for 
humanitarian purposes; or 
(ii) transactions that are necessary for or related 
to the activities described in clause (i). 
(B) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection: 
(i) AGRICULTURAL COMMODITY.—The term ‘‘agricul-
tural commodity’’ has the meaning given that term 
in section 102 of the Agricultural Trade Act of 1978 
(7 U.S.C. 5602). 
(ii) MEDICAL DEVICE.—The term ‘‘medical device’’ 
has the meaning given the term ‘‘device’’ in section 
201 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 
U.S.C. 321). 
(iii) MEDICINE.—The term ‘‘medicine’’ has the 
meaning given the term ‘‘drug’’ in section 201 of the 
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 321). 
SEC. 5. DETERMINATIONS WITH RESPECT TO THE GOVERNMENT OF 
SYRIA, HIZBALLAH, AND NETWORKS AFFILIATED WITH THE 
GOVERNMENT OF SYRIA OR HIZBALLAH. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the date of 
the enactment of this division, the President shall— 
(1) determine whether each foreign person described in 
subsection (b) meets the criteria for sanctions under this divi-
sion; and 
(2) submit to the appropriate congressional committees a 
report containing— 
(A) a list of all foreign persons described in subsection 
(b) that meet the criteria for imposition of sanctions under 
this division; 
(B) for each foreign person identified pursuant to 
subparagraph (A), a statement of whether sanctions have 
been imposed or will be imposed within 30 days of the 
submission of the report; and 
(C) with respect to any person identified pursuant to 
subparagraph (A) for whom sanctions have not been 
imposed and will not be imposed within 30 days of the 
submission of the report, the specific authority under which 
otherwise applicable sanctions are being waived, have 
otherwise been determined not to apply, or are not being 
imposed and a complete justification of the decision to 
waive or otherwise not apply such sanctions.
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(b) 
FOREIGN
PERSONS
DESCRIBED.—The 
foreign 
persons 
described in this subsection are the following: 
(1) Maher Al Assad. 
(2) Imad Abu Zureiq. 
(3) Amer Taysir Khiti. 
(4) Taher al-Kayyali. 
(5) Raji Falhout. 
(6) Mohammed Asif Issa Shalish. 
(7) Abdellatif Hamid. 
(8) Mustafa Al Masalmeh. 
SEC. 6. DEFINITIONS. 
In this division: 
(1) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES.—The term 
‘‘appropriate congressional committees’’ means— 
(A) the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Committee 
on Financial Services, and the Committee on the Judiciary 
of the House of Representatives; and 
(B) the Committee on Foreign Relations, the Com-
mittee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, and the 
Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate. 
(2) CAPTAGON.—The term ‘‘captagon’’ means any compound, 
mixture, or preparation which contains any quantity of a stimu-
lant in schedule I or II of section 202 of the Controlled Sub-
stances Act (21 U.S.C. 812), including— 
(A) amphetamine, methamphetamine, and fenethylline; 
(B) any immediate precursor or controlled substance 
analogue of such a stimulant, as defined in section 102 
of the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 802); and 
(C) any isomers, esters, ethers, salts, and salts of iso-
mers, esters, and ethers of such a stimulant, whenever 
the existence of such isomers, esters, ethers, and salts 
is possible within the specific chemical designation. 
(3) FOREIGN PERSON.—The term ‘‘foreign person’’— 
(A) means an individual or entity that is not a United 
States person; and 
(B) includes a foreign state (as such term is defined 
in section 1603 of title 28, United States Code). 
(4) ILLICIT PROLIFERATION.—The term ‘‘illicit proliferation’’ 
refers to any illicit activity to produce, manufacture, distribute, 
sell, or knowingly finance or transport. 
(5) KNOWINGLY.—The term ‘‘knowingly’’ has the meaning 
given that term in section 14 of the Iran Sanctions Act of 
1996 (Public Law 104–172; 50 U.S.C. 1701 note). 
(6) UNITED STATES PERSON.—The term ‘‘United States per-
son’’ means— 
(A) a United States citizen; 
(B) a permanent resident alien of the United States; 
(C) an entity organized under the laws of the United 
States or of any jurisdiction within the United States, 
including a foreign branch of such an entity; or 
(D) a person in the United States.
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DIVISION 
Q—END 
FINANCING 
FOR 
HAMAS AND STATE SPONSORS OF 
TERRORISM ACT 
SEC. 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This division may be cited as the ‘‘End Financing for Hamas 
and State Sponsors of Terrorism Act’’. 
SEC. 2. REPORT ON FINANCING FOR HAMAS. 
Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of 
this division, the Secretary of the Treasury shall submit to the 
Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Committee on Financial 
Services of the House of Representatives and to the Committee 
on Foreign Relations and the Committee on Banking, Housing, 
and Urban Affairs of the Senate a report (which shall be in unclassi-
fied form but may include a classified annex) that includes— 
(1) an analysis of the major sources of financing to Hamas; 
(2) a description of United States and multilateral efforts 
to disrupt illicit financial flows involving Hamas; 
(3) an evaluation of United States efforts to undermine 
the ability of Hamas to finance armed hostilities against Israel; 
and 
(4) an implementation plan with respect to the multilateral 
strategy described in section 3. 
SEC. 3. MULTILATERAL STRATEGY TO DISRUPT HAMAS FINANCING. 
The Secretary of the Treasury, through participation in the 
G7, and other appropriate fora, shall develop a strategy in coordina-
tion with United States allies and partners to ensure that Hamas 
is incapable of financing armed hostilities against Israel. 
DIVISION R—HOLDING IRANIAN 
LEADERS ACCOUNTABLE ACT 
SEC. 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This division may be cited as the ‘‘Holding Iranian Leaders 
Accountable Act of 2024’’. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
The Congress finds the following: 
(1) Iran is characterized by high levels of official and 
institutional corruption, and substantial involvement by Iran’s 
security forces, particularly the Islamic Revolutionary Guard 
Corps (IRGC), in the economy. 
(2) The Department of Treasury in 2019 designated the 
Islamic Republic of Iran’s financial sector as a jurisdiction 
of primary money laundering concern, concluding, ‘‘Iran has 
developed covert methods for accessing the international finan-
cial system and pursuing its malign activities, including mis-
using banks and exchange houses, operating procurement net-
works that utilize front or shell companies, exploiting commer-
cial shipping, and masking illicit transactions using senior offi-
cials, including those at the Central Bank of Iran (CBI).’’.
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(3) In June 2019, the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) 
urged all jurisdictions to require increased supervisory exam-
ination for branches and subsidiaries of financial institutions 
based in Iran. The FATF later called upon its members to 
introduce enhanced relevant reporting mechanisms or system-
atic reporting of financial transactions, and require increased 
external audit requirements, for financial groups with respect 
to any of their branches and subsidiaries located in Iran. 
(4) According to the State Department’s ‘‘Country Reports 
on Terrorism’’ in 2021, ‘‘Iran continued to be the leading state 
sponsor of terrorism, facilitating a wide range of terrorist and 
other illicit activities around the world. Regionally, Iran sup-
ported acts of terrorism in Bahrain, Iraq, Lebanon, Syria, and 
Yemen through proxies and partner groups such as Hizballah 
and Hamas.’’. 
SEC. 3. REPORT ON FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS AND ASSETS CON-
NECTED TO CERTAIN IRANIAN OFFICIALS. 
(a) FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS AND ASSETS REPORT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the date 
of the enactment of this division, and every 2 years thereafter, 
the President shall submit a report to the appropriate Members 
of Congress containing— 
(A) the estimated total funds or assets that are under 
direct or indirect control by each of the natural persons 
described under subsection (b), and a description of such 
funds or assets, except that the President may limit cov-
erage of the report to not fewer than 5 of such natural 
persons in order to meet the submission deadline described 
under this paragraph; 
(B) a description of how such funds or assets were 
acquired, and how they have been used or employed; 
(C) a list of any non-Iranian financial institutions 
that— 
(i) maintain an account in connection with funds 
or assets described in subparagraph (A); or 
(ii) knowingly provide significant financial services 
to a natural person covered by the report; and 
(D) a description of any illicit or corrupt means 
employed to acquire or use such funds or assets. 
(2) EXEMPTIONS.—The requirements described under para-
graph (1) may not be applied with respect to a natural person 
or a financial institution, as the case may be, if the President 
determines: 
(A) The funds or assets described under subparagraph 
(A) of paragraph (1) were acquired through legal or noncor-
rupt means. 
(B) The natural person has agreed to provide signifi-
cant cooperation to the United States for an important 
national security or law enforcement purpose with respect 
to Iran. 
(C) A financial institution that would otherwise be 
listed in the report required by paragraph (1) has agreed 
to— 
(i) no longer maintain an account described under 
subparagraph (C)(i) of paragraph (1);
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(ii) no longer provide significant financial services 
to a natural person covered by the report; or 
(iii) provide significant cooperation to the United 
States for an important national security or law 
enforcement purpose with respect to Iran. 
(3) WAIVER.—The President may waive for up to 1 year 
at a time any requirement under paragraph (1) with respect 
to a natural person or a financial institution after reporting 
in writing to the appropriate Members of Congress that the 
waiver is in the national interest of the United States, with 
a detailed explanation of the reasons therefor. 
(b) PERSONS DESCRIBED.—The natural persons described in this 
subsection are the following: 
(1) The Supreme Leader of Iran. 
(2) The President of Iran. 
(3) The members of the Council of Guardians. 
(4) The members of the Expediency Council. 
(5) The Minister of Intelligence and Security. 
(6) The Commander and the Deputy Commander of the 
IRGC. 
(7) The Commander and the Deputy Commander of the 
IRGC Ground Forces. 
(8) The Commander and the Deputy Commander of the 
IRGC Aerospace Force. 
(9) The Commander and the Deputy Commander of the 
IRGC Navy. 
(10) The Commander of the Basij-e Mostaz’afin. 
(11) The Commander of the Qods Force. 
(12) The Commander in Chief of the Police Force. 
(13) The head of the IRGC Joint Staff. 
(14) The Commander of the IRGC Intelligence. 
(15) The head of the IRGC Imam Hussein University. 
(16) The Supreme Leader’s Representative at the IRGC. 
(17) The Chief Executive Officer and the Chairman of the 
IRGC Cooperative Foundation. 
(18) The Commander of the Khatam-al-Anbia Construction 
Head Quarter. 
(19) The Chief Executive Officer of the Basij Cooperative 
Foundation. 
(20) The head of the Political Bureau of the IRGC. 
(21) The senior leadership as determined by the President 
of the following groups: 
(A) Hizballah. 
(B) Hamas. 
(C) Palestinian Islamic Jihad. 
(D) Kata’ib Hizballah. 
(c) FORM OF REPORT; PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.— 
(1) FORM.—The report required under subsection (a) and 
any waiver under subsection (a)(3) shall be submitted in 
unclassified form but may contain a classified annex. 
(2) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.—The Secretary shall make the 
unclassified portion of such report public if the Secretary noti-
fies the appropriate Members of Congress that the publication 
is in the national interest of the United States and would 
substantially promote— 
(A) deterring or sanctioning official corruption in Iran;
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(B) holding natural persons or financial institutions 
listed in the report accountable to the people of Iran; 
(C) combating money laundering or the financing of 
terrorism; or 
(D) achieving any other strategic objective with respect 
to the Government of Iran. 
(3) FORMAT OF PUBLICLY AVAILABLE REPORTS.—If the Sec-
retary makes the unclassified portion of a report public pursu-
ant to paragraph (2), the Secretary shall make it available 
to the public on the website of the Department of the 
Treasury— 
(A) in English, Farsi, Arabic, and Azeri; and 
(B) in precompressed, easily downloadable versions 
that are made available in all appropriate formats. 
(d) REPORT AND BRIEFING ON IRANIAN ASSETS AND LICENSES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 30 days after the date 
of the enactment of this division, the Secretary of the Treasury 
shall submit to the appropriate members of Congress a report 
and provide to the appropriate congressional committees a 
briefing— 
(A) identifying— 
(i) all assets of the Government of Iran or covered 
persons valued at more than $5,000,000 and blocked 
by the United States pursuant to any provision of 
law; and 
(ii) for each such asset— 
(I) the country in which the asset is held; 
(II) the financial institution in which the asset 
is held; and 
(III) the approximate value of the asset; and 
(B) setting forth a list of all general licenses, specific 
licenses, action letters, comfort letters, statements of 
licensing policy, answers to frequently asked questions, 
or other exemptions issued by the Secretary with respect 
to sanctions relating to Iran that are in effect as of the 
date of the report. 
(2) FORM.— 
(A) ASSETS.—The report and briefing required by para-
graph (1) shall be submitted or provided, as the case may 
be, in unclassified form. 
(B) EXEMPTIONS.—The report and briefing required by 
paragraph (1) shall be submitted or provided, as the case 
may be, in classified form. 
(3) COVERED PERSON DEFINED.—In this section, the term 
‘‘covered person’’ means— 
(A) an individual who is a citizen or national of Iran 
and is acting on behalf of the Government of Iran; 
(B) an entity organized under the laws of Iran or 
otherwise subject to the jurisdiction of the Government 
of Iran; and 
(C) an individual or entity that provides material, tac-
tical, operational, developmental, or financial support to— 
(i) the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps; 
(ii) any agency or instrumentality of the armed 
forces of Iran; 
(iii) any agency or instrumentality related to the 
nuclear program of Iran; or
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(iv) any organization designated as a foreign ter-
rorist organization under section 219 of the Immigra-
tion and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1189), including 
Hamas, Hezbollah, Palestinian Islamic Jihad, alQa’ida, 
and al-Shabaab. 
SEC. 4. RESTRICTIONS ON CERTAIN FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than the date that is 90 days 
after submitting a report described under section 3(a)(1), the Sec-
retary shall undertake the following with respect to a financial 
institution that is described under section 3(a)(1)(C) and listed 
in the report: 
(1) If the financial institution is a United States financial 
institution, require the closure of any account described in 
section 3(a)(1)(C)(i), and prohibit the provision of significant 
financial services, directly or indirectly, to a natural person 
covered by the report. 
(2) If the financial institution is a foreign financial institu-
tion, actively seek the closure of any account described in 
section 3(a)(1)(C)(i), and the cessation of significant financial 
services to a natural person covered by the report, using any 
existing authorities of the Secretary, as appropriate. 
(b) SUSPENSION.—The Secretary may suspend the application 
of subsection (a) with respect to a financial institution upon 
reporting to the appropriate Members of Congress that the suspen-
sion is in the national interest of the United States, with a detailed 
explanation of the reasons therefor. 
SEC. 5. EXCEPTIONS FOR NATIONAL SECURITY; IMPLEMENTATION 
AUTHORITY. 
The following activities shall be exempt from requirements 
under sections 3 and 4: 
(1) Any activity subject to the reporting requirements under 
title V of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3091 
et seq.), or to any authorized intelligence activities of the United 
States. 
(2) The admission of an alien to the United States if such 
admission is necessary to comply with United States obligations 
under the Agreement between the United Nations and the 
United States of America regarding the Headquarters of the 
United Nations, signed at Lake Success June 26, 1947, and 
entered into force November 21, 1947, or under the Convention 
on Consular Relations, done at Vienna April 24, 1963, and 
entered into force March 19, 1967, or other applicable inter-
national obligations of the United States. 
(3) The conduct or facilitation of a transaction for the 
sale of agricultural commodities, food, medicine, or medical 
devices to Iran or for the provision of humanitarian assistance 
to the people of Iran, including engaging in a financial trans-
action relating to humanitarian assistance or for humanitarian 
purposes or transporting goods or services that are necessary 
to carry out operations relating to humanitarian assistance 
or humanitarian purposes. 
SEC. 6. SUNSET. 
The provisions of this division shall have no force or effect 
on the earlier of—
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(1) the date that is 5 years after the date of enactment 
of this division; or 
(2) 30 days after the Secretary reports in writing to the 
appropriate Members of Congress that— 
(A) Iran is not a jurisdiction of primary money laun-
dering concern; or 
(B) the Government of Iran is providing significant 
cooperation to the United States for the purpose of pre-
venting acts of international terrorism, or for the promotion 
of any other strategic objective that is important to the 
national interest of the United States, as specified in the 
report by the Secretary. 
SEC. 7. DEFINITIONS. 
For purposes of this division: 
(1) APPROPRIATE MEMBERS OF CONGRESS.—The term ‘‘appro-
priate Members of Congress’’ means the Speaker and Minority 
Leader of the House of Representatives, the Majority Leader 
and Minority Leader of the Senate, the Chairman and Ranking 
Member of the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Com-
mittee on Financial Services of the House of Representatives, 
and the Chairman and Ranking Member of the Committee 
on Foreign Relations and the Committee on Banking, Housing, 
and Urban Affairs of the Senate. 
(2) FINANCIAL INSTITUTION.—The term ‘‘financial institu-
tion’’ means a United States financial institution or a foreign 
financial institution. 
(3) FOREIGN
FINANCIAL
INSTITUTION.—The term ‘‘foreign 
financial institution’’ has the meaning given that term in section 
561.308 of title 31, Code of Federal Regulations. 
(4) FUNDS.—The term ‘‘funds’’ means— 
(A) cash; 
(B) equity; 
(C) any other asset whose value is derived from a 
contractual claim, including bank deposits, bonds, stocks, 
a security as defined in section 2(a) of the Securities Act 
of 1933 (15 U.S.C. 77b(a)), or a security or an equity 
security as defined in section 3(a) of the Securities 
Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78c(a)); and 
(D) anything else that the Secretary determines appro-
priate. 
(5) KNOWINGLY.—The term ‘‘knowingly’’ with respect to 
conduct, a circumstance, or a result, means that a person 
has actual knowledge, or should have known, of the conduct, 
the circumstance, or the result. 
(6) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary 
of the Treasury. 
(7) UNITED
STATES
FINANCIAL
INSTITUTION.—The term 
‘‘United States financial institution’’ has the meaning given 
the term ‘‘U.S. financial institution’’ under section 561.309 of 
title 31, Code of Federal Regulations.
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DIVISION S—IRAN-CHINA ENERGY 
SANCTIONS ACT OF 2023 
SEC. 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This division may be cited as the ‘‘Iran-China Energy Sanctions 
Act of 2023’’. 
SEC. 2. SANCTIONS ON FOREIGN FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS WITH 
RESPECT TO THE PURCHASE OF PETROLEUM PRODUCTS 
AND UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLES FROM IRAN. 
Section 1245(d) of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2012 (22 U.S.C. 8513a(d)) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating paragraph (5) as paragraph (6); and 
(2) by inserting after paragraph (4) the following new para-
graph: 
‘‘(5) APPLICABILITY OF SANCTIONS WITH RESPECT TO CHINESE 
FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—For the purpose of paragraph (1)(A), 
a ‘significant financial transaction’ shall include, based on 
relevant facts and circumstances, any transaction— 
‘‘(i) by a Chinese financial institution (without 
regard to the size, number, frequency, or nature of 
the transaction) involving the purchase of petroleum 
or petroleum products from Iran; and 
‘‘(ii) by a foreign financial institution (without 
regard to the size, number, frequency, or nature of 
the transaction) involving the purchase of Iranian 
unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), UAV parts, or 
related systems. 
‘‘(B) DETERMINATION REQUIRED.—Not later than 180 
days after the date of the enactment of this paragraph 
and every year thereafter for 5 years, the President shall— 
‘‘(i) determine whether any— 
‘‘(I) Chinese financial institution has engaged 
in a significant financial transaction as described 
in paragraph (1)(A)(i); and 
‘‘(II) financial institution has engaged in a 
significant financial transaction as described in 
paragraph (1)(A)(ii); and 
‘‘(ii) transmit the determination under clause (i) 
to the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Com-
mittee on Financial Services of the House of Represent-
atives and to the Committee on Foreign Relations and 
the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban 
Affairs of the Senate.’’.
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DIVISION T—BUDGETARY EFFECTS 
SEC. 1. BUDGETARY EFFECTS. 
(a) STATUTORY PAYGO SCORECARDS.—The budgetary effects 
of division D and each subsequent division of this Act shall not 
be entered on either PAYGO scorecard maintained pursuant to 
section 4(d) of the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010. 
(b) SENATE PAYGO SCORECARDS.—The budgetary effects of 
division D and each subsequent division of this Act shall not be 
entered on any PAYGO scorecard maintained for purposes of section 
4106 of H. Con. Res. 71 (115th Congress). 
(c) CLASSIFICATION OF BUDGETARY EFFECTS.—Notwithstanding 
Rule 3 of the Budget Scorekeeping Guidelines set forth in the 
joint explanatory statement of the committee of conference accom-
panying Conference Report 105–217 and section 250(c)(8) of the 
Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, the 
budgetary effects of division D and each subsequent division of 
this Act shall not be estimated— 
(1) for purposes of section 251 of such Act; 
(2) for purposes of an allocation to the Committee on Appro-
priations pursuant to section 302(a) of the Congressional 
Budget Act of 1974; and 
(3) for purposes of paragraph (4)(C) of section 3 of the 
Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010 as being included in an 
appropriation Act. 
Speaker of the House of Representatives. 
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.