Iran Policy Oversight Act of 2015

OF IRAN'S PAST MILITARY DIMENSIONS OF 
              IRAN'S NUCLEAR PROGRAM.

    Not later than 30 calendar days after the IAEA submits its final 
assessment on the resolution on all past and present outstanding issues 
related to Iran's nuclear program to the Board of Governors, the 
President shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees and 
leadership a detailed report on the IAEA's report to the Board of 
Governors, and shall provide to the appropriate congressional 
committees and leadership a briefing, in a classified setting as 
necessary, on how outstanding issues were resolved by the IAEA.

SEC. 13. STATEMENT OF POLICY ON EFFECTIVE RE-IMPOSITION OF SANCTIONS.

    (a) Finding.--There is a wide range of national and multilateral 
tools, including the re-imposition of sanctions, available to the 
United States and United States partners, including European allies, 
should Iran fail to meet its JCPOA commitments.
    (b) Statements of Policy.--
            (1) The United States is prepared to enforce any violation 
        of the JCPOA.
            (2) The United States should continue to ensure that a 
        range of national and multilateral tools remain available to 
        respond to non-performance by Iran of its JCPOA commitments.
            (3) The United States will continue to leverage the 
        commitments of its European allies to join in re-imposing 
        sanctions in a calibrated manner as appropriate in the event 
        Iran violates the JCPOA incrementally.

SEC. 14. UNITED STATES COORDINATOR FOR THE JOINT COMPREHENSIVE PLAN OF 
              ACTION.

    (a) Designation.--The President shall designate within the 
Department of State a special coordinator for implementation of and 
compliance with the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action regarding the 
Iran's nuclear program (in this section referred to as the 
``Coordinator'').
    (b) Status.--The role of the Coordinator should be filled by an 
official of the Department of State appointed by and serving at the 
pleasure of the President.
    (c) Duties.--The Coordinator shall carry out the following duties:
            (1) Coordinate all activities related to implementation of 
        the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, including--
                    (A) activities of the United States Government 
                necessary for implementation of the Joint Comprehensive 
                Plan of Action;
                    (B) activities of the United States Government to 
                monitor all elements of the implementation of the JCPOA 
                by Iran and track all incidences of noncompliance with 
                the JCPOA; and
                    (C) with the Secretary of Energy, activities of the 
                United States Government with respect to the JCPOA that 
                involve the International Atomic Energy Agency and 
                other nongovernmental or multilateral organizations, as 
                appropriate.
            (2) Coordinate with the Department of the Treasury and 
        other agencies as appropriate--
                    (A) to ensure the continued comprehensive 
                investigation and designation of persons providing 
                support for, or otherwise facilitating, the ability of 
                the Government of Iran--
                            (i) to acquire, develop, or engage in the 
                        proliferation of ballistic missiles or cruise 
                        missiles;
                            (ii) to support, directly or indirectly, 
                        acts of international terrorism; or
                            (iii) to commit human rights abuses; and
                    (B) to assess and report on the use by the 
                Government of Iran of funds made available through 
                sanctions relief.
    (d) Consultations.--The Coordinator shall consult with Congress, 
domestic and international nongovernmental organizations, and 
multilateral organizations and institutions as the Coordinator 
considers appropriate to fulfill the purposes of this section.

SEC. 15. UNIFIED POLICY ON ARMS AND BALLISTIC AND CRUISE MISSILE SALES 
              TO IRAN.

    It is the sense of Congress that Iran should continue to be 
prohibited from undertaking any activity related to ballistic or cruise 
missiles capable of delivering nuclear weapons, including launches 
using ballistic or cruise missile technology, and United Nations member 
states should take all necessary measures to prevent the transfer of 
technology or technical assistance to Iran related to such activities.

SEC. 16. INTERNATIONAL ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY.

    (a) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that the 
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) must have sufficient funding, 
manpower, and authority to undertake its verification responsibilities 
related to the JCPOA or any other related agreement, and the President 
should engage with international partners to ensure that the IAEA 
receives the full additional $10,600,000 per year necessary to fulfill 
its verification responsibilities under the JCPOA or any other related 
agreement.
    (b) Report.--Not later than January 10, 2016, and every 180 days 
thereafter, the President shall submit to the appropriate congressional 
committees a report outlining efforts with international partners to 
achieve the goal in subsection (a) and identifying impediments to 
achieving the goal.
    (c) Authorization.--There are authorized to be appropriated for 
fiscal years 2016 through 2026 such sums as may be necessary to meet 
the United States annual funding commitments to the IAEA as well as the 
United States portion of additional funds needed for the IAEA to 
fulfill its verification responsibilities under the JCPOA or any other 
related agreement.

SEC. 17. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
            (1) Appropriate congressional committees.--The term 
        ``appropriate congressional committees'' means--
                    (A) the Committee on Foreign Relations, the 
                Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, and 
                the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate; and
                    (B) the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Committee 
                on Financial Services, and the Permanent Select 
                Committee on Intelligence of the House of 
                Representatives.
            (2) Appropriate congressional committees and leadership.--
        The term ``appropriate congressional committees and 
        leadership'' means the appropriate congressional committees, 
        the Majority and Minority Leaders of the Senate, and the 
        Speaker, Majority Leader, and Minority Leader of the House of 
        Representatives.
            (3) Joint comprehensive plan of action.--The term ``Joint 
        Comprehensive Plan of Action'' means the Joint Comprehensive 
        Plan of Action signed at Vienna on July 14, 2015, by Iran and 
        by France, Germany, the Russian Federation, the People's 
        Republic of China, the United Kingdom, and the United States, 
        and all implementing materials and agreements related to the 
        Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action.
            (4) Intelligence community.--The term ``intelligence 
        community'' means the intelligence community specified in or 
        designated under section 3(4) of the National Security Act of 
        1947 (50 U.S.C. 3003(4)).

Summary: Iran Policy Oversight Act of 2015 This bill directs the Department of State, the Department of Defense, the Department of the Treasury, and the Director of National Intelligence to submit to Congress every two years a joint 10-year strategy to counter Iranian activities in the Middle East, North Africa, and beyond. The President is authorized to:   take appropriate measures to enhance Israel's qualitative military edge, deter Iranian conventional and nuclear threats, and counter non-peaceful Iranian nuclear activities;  provide any additional foreign military financing to Israel in FY2018-FY2028 to address Iranian threats; and  accelerate co-development and support Israeli development of missile defense systems, and to engage in discussions to bolster Israel's conventional deterrent and deepen intelligence cooperation.   The President shall provide assistance to ensure Israel's qualitative military edge and deter Iranian conventional and nuclear threats.  It is the sense of Congress that Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control should be fully funded to ensure strict enforcement of sanctions against Iranian actors in the areas of ballistic or cruise missile proliferation, terrorism, and human rights abuses, and to ensure effective re-imposition of sanctions in the event of Iran's violation or breach of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA).   U.S. property sanctions shall be continued against Iranian persons/entities engaged in the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, including missile proliferation, terrorism, or human rights abuses, until the President makes public a notification that justifies lifting sanctions.  The President shall report to Congress every 180 days regarding specified uses of funds by Iran received as part of sanctions relief under the JCPOA. If the President determines that Iran has directed or conducted an act of terrorism against the United States or that Iran has substantially increased its operational or financial support for a terrorist organization that threatens U.S. interests or allies, there shall be an expedited procedure for congressional approval of new sanctions against Iran.  The Atomic Energy Act of 1954 is amended to require the President to report to Congress every 180 days regarding Iranian research and development and breakout times. The President shall designate within the State Department a special coordinator for implementation of and compliance with the JCPOA regarding the Iran's nuclear program.  It is the sense of Congress that:   Iran should continue to be prohibited from undertaking any activity related to ballistic or cruise missiles capable of delivering nuclear weapons; and   the International Atomic Energy Agency must have sufficient funding, manpower, and authority to undertake its verification responsibilities related to the JCPOA or any other related agreement.