Title: Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps Economic Exclusion Act
Policy area: International Affairs

Summary:
Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps Economic Exclusion Act
This bill expands sanctions against Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC).
The President shall report to Congress regarding:
The bill states that it is U.S. policy to prevent Iran's membership in the World Trade Organization and similar international bodies as long as Iran remains a state sponsor of terrorism.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5132 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 5132

  To impose additional sanctions with respect to Iran's Revolutionary 
                  Guard Corps, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 1, 2018

  Mr. Royce of California (for himself and Mr. Engel) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, 
and in addition to the Committees on Financial Services, Oversight and 
 Government Reform, the Judiciary, and Ways and Means, for a period to 
      be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the 
                          committee concerned

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                                 A BILL


 
  To impose additional sanctions with respect to Iran's Revolutionary 
                  Guard Corps, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps 
Economic Exclusion Act''.

SEC. 2. ADDITIONAL SANCTIONS WITH RESPECT TO FOREIGN PERSONS THAT ARE 
              OFFICIALS, AGENTS, OR AFFILIATES OF, OR OWNED OR 
              CONTROLLED BY, IRAN'S REVOLUTIONARY GUARD CORPS.

    (a) In General.--Section 301(a) of the Iran Threat Reduction and 
Syria Human Rights Act of 2012 (22 U.S.C. 8741(a)) is amended--
            (1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking 
        ``Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of 
        this Act, and as appropriate thereafter,'' and inserting ``Not 
        later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of the 
        Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps Economic Exclusion Act, and 
        every 180 days thereafter,'';
            (2) in paragraph (1)--
                    (A) by inserting ``, or owned or controlled by,'' 
                after ``affiliates of''; and
                    (B) by striking ``and'' at the end;
            (3) in paragraph (2), by striking the period at the end and 
        inserting ``; and''; and
            (4) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(3) identify foreign persons with respect to which there 
        is a reasonable basis to determine that the foreign persons 
        have, directly or indirectly, conducted one or more sensitive 
        transactions or activities described in subsection (c) for or 
        on behalf of a foreign person described in paragraph (1).''.
    (b) Authorization; Priority for Investigation; Reports.--Section 
301(b) of the Iran Threat Reduction and Syria Human Rights Act of 2012 
(22 U.S.C. 8741(b)) is amended to read as follows:
    ``(b) Authorization; Priority for Investigation; Reports.--
            ``(1) Authorization.--In identifying foreign persons 
        pursuant to subsection (a)(1) as officials, agents, or 
        affiliates of Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps, the President 
        is authorized to identify foreign persons in which Iran's 
        Revolutionary Guard Corps has an ownership interest in such 
        foreign person of less than 50 percent.
            ``(2) Priority for investigation.--In identifying foreign 
        persons pursuant to subsection (a)(1) as officials, agents, or 
        affiliates of Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps, the President 
        shall investigate--
                    ``(A) foreign persons or entities identified under 
                section 560.304 of title 31, Code of Federal 
                Regulations (relating to the definition of the 
                Government of Iran); and
                    ``(B) foreign persons for which there is a 
                reasonable basis to find that the person has conducted 
                or attempted to conduct one or more sensitive 
                transactions or activities described in subsection (c).
            ``(3) Report.--
                    ``(A) Determination.--
                            ``(i) In general.--The President shall 
                        determine whether each foreign person on the 
                        list described in clause (ii) is a foreign 
                        person that is owned or controlled by Iran's 
                        Revolutionary Guard Corps.
                            ``(ii) List.--The list of foreign persons 
                        described in this clause are the following:
                                    ``(I) The Telecommunication Company 
                                of Iran.
                                    ``(II) The Mobile Telecommunication 
                                Company of Iran (MTCI).
                                    ``(III) The Calcimin Public 
                                Company.
                                    ``(IV) The Iran Tractor 
                                Manufacturing Company of Iran.
                                    ``(V) The Iran Tractor Motors 
                                Manufacturing Company.
                                    ``(VI) The Iran Zinc Mines 
                                Development Company.
                                    ``(VII) The National Iranian Lead 
                                and Zinc Company.
                                    ``(VIII) Iran Mineral Products 
                                Company.
                                    ``(IX) Tosee Energy Paivaran 
                                Company.
                    ``(B) Report.--
                            ``(i) In general.--Not later than 90 days 
                        after the date of the enactment of this 
                        subsection, the President shall submit to the 
                        appropriate congressional committees a report 
                        on the determinations made under subparagraph 
                        (A) together with the reasons for those 
                        determinations.
                            ``(ii) Form.--A report submitted under 
                        clause (i) shall be submitted in unclassified 
                        form but may contain a classified annex.
            ``(4) Additional report.--
                    ``(A) In general.--Not later than 180 days after 
                the date of the enactment of this subsection, the 
                President shall submit to the appropriate congressional 
                committees a report that includes a detailed list of 
                foreign persons for which there is a reasonable basis 
                to determine that Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps has 
                an ownership interest in such foreign person of not 
                less than 33 percent.
                    ``(B) Form.--The report required under subparagraph 
                (A) shall be submitted in unclassified form but may 
                contain a classified annex.''.
    (c) Sensitive Transactions and Activities Described.--Section 
301(c) of the Iran Threat Reduction and Syria Human Rights Act of 2012 
(22 U.S.C. 8741(c)) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1)--
                    (A) by striking ``$1,000,000'' and inserting 
                ``$500,000''; and
                    (B) by inserting ``Iranian financial institution 
                or'' after ``involving a'';
            (2) by redesignating paragraphs (3), (4), and (5) as 
        paragraphs (6), (7), and (8), respectively; and
            (3) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following new 
        paragraphs:
            ``(3) a transaction to provide material support for an 
        organization designated as a foreign terrorist organization 
        under section 219(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 
        U.S.C. 1189(a)) or support for an act of international 
        terrorism (as defined in section 14 of the Iran Sanctions Act 
        of 1996 (Public Law 104-172; 50 U.S.C. 1701 note));
            ``(4) a transaction to provide material support to a 
        foreign person whose property and access to property has been 
        blocked pursuant to Executive Order 13224 (September 23, 2001; 
        relating to blocking property and prohibiting transactions with 
        persons who commit, threaten to commit, or support terrorism);
            ``(5) a transaction to provide material support for--
                    ``(A) the Government of Syria or any agency or 
                instrumentality thereof; or
                    ``(B) any entity owned or controlled by the 
                Government of Syria, including for purposes of post-
                conflict reconstruction;''.
    (d) Waiver of Imposition of Sanctions.--Section 301(e) of the Iran 
Threat Reduction and Syria Human Rights Act of 2012 (22 U.S.C. 8741(e)) 
is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1)--
                    (A) by striking ``(A) determines'' and inserting 
                ``(A)(i) determines'';
                    (B) by striking ``(B) submits'' and inserting 
                ``(ii) submits'';
                    (C) by striking ``(i) identifies'' and inserting 
                ``(I) identifies'';
                    (D) by striking ``(ii) sets'' and inserting ``(II) 
                sets'';
                    (E) by striking the period at the end and inserting 
                ``; and''; and
                    (F) by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(B) with respect to a foreign person identified 
                by reason of having conducted or attempted to conduct 
                one or more sensitive transactions or activities 
                described in subsection (c)(5), also certifies to the 
                appropriate congressional committees that Iran's 
                Revolutionary Guard Corps is significantly decreasing 
                provision of direct or indirect material support to the 
                Government of Syria or Hezbollah's operations in 
                Syria.''; and
            (2) in paragraph (2), by striking ``paragraph (1)(B)'' and 
        inserting ``paragraph (1)(A)(ii)''.
    (e) Regulations, Implementation, Penalties, and Definitions.--
Section 301 of the Iran Threat Reduction and Syria Human Rights Act of 
2012 (22 U.S.C. 8741) is amended--
            (1) by redesignating subsection (f) as subsection (h); and
            (2) by inserting after subsection (e) the following new 
        subsections:
    ``(f) Penalties.--A person that violates, attempts to violate, 
conspires to violate, or causes a violation of subsection (a) or any 
regulation, license, or order issued to carry out subsection (a) shall 
be subject to the penalties set forth in subsections (b) and (c) of 
section 206 of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 
U.S.C. 1705) to the same extent as a person that commits an unlawful 
act described in subsection (a) of that section.
    ``(g) Definitions.--In this section:
            ``(1) Foreign person.--The term `foreign person' means--
                    ``(A) an individual who is not a United States 
                person;
                    ``(B) a corporation, partnership, or other 
                nongovernmental entity which is not a United States 
                person; or
                    ``(C) any representative, agent or instrumentality 
                of, or an individual working on behalf of a foreign 
                government which is not a United States person.
            ``(2) Iran's revolutionary guard corps.--The term `Iran's 
        Revolutionary Guard Corps' includes any senior foreign 
        political figure (as defined in section 1010.605 of title 31, 
        Code of Federal Regulations) of Iran's Revolutionary Guard 
        Corps.
            ``(3) United states person.--The term `United States 
        person' means--
                    ``(A) a United States citizen or an alien lawfully 
                admitted for permanent residence to the United States; 
                or
                    ``(B) 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.''.
    (f) Conforming and Clerical Amendments.--The Iran Threat Reduction 
and Syria Human Rights Act of 2012 (22 U.S.C. 8701 et seq.) is 
amended--
            (1) by striking the heading of section 301 and inserting 
        the following:

``SEC. 301. IDENTIFICATION OF, AND IMPOSITION OF SANCTIONS WITH RESPECT 
              TO, FOREIGN PERSONS THAT ARE OFFICIALS, AGENTS OR 
              AFFILIATES OF, OR OWNED OR CONTROLLED BY, IRAN'S 
              REVOLUTIONARY GUARD CORPS.'';

        and
            (2) in the table of contents, by striking the item relating 
        to section 301 and inserting the following:

``Sec. 301. Identification of, and imposition of sanctions with respect 
                            to, foreign persons that are officials, 
                            agents or affiliates of, or owned or 
                            controlled by, Iran's Revolutionary Guard 
                            Corps.''.
    (g) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section take 
effect on the date of the enactment of this Act and apply with respect 
to conduct described in paragraph (3) of section 301(a) of the Iran 
Threat Reduction and Syria Human Rights Act of 2012, as added by this 
section, engaged in on or after such date of enactment.

SEC. 3. ADDITIONAL SANCTIONS WITH RESPECT TO FOREIGN PERSONS THAT 
              SUPPORT OR CONDUCT CERTAIN TRANSACTIONS WITH IRAN'S 
              REVOLUTIONARY GUARD CORPS OR OTHER SANCTIONED PERSONS.

    (a) Identification.--Section 302(a)(1) of the Iran Threat Reduction 
and Syria Human Rights Act of 2012 (22 U.S.C. 8742(a)(1))--
            (1) in subparagraph (B)--
                    (A) by inserting ``, or provide significant 
                financial services to,'' after ``transactions with''; 
                and
                    (B) by striking ``or'' at the end; and
            (2) in subparagraph (C)--
                    (A) in the matter preceding clause (i), by 
                inserting ``, provide significant financial services 
                to, or provide material support to'' after 
                ``transactions with'';
                    (B) in clause (i), by striking ``or'' at the end; 
                and
                    (C) by striking clause (ii) and inserting the 
                following:
                            ``(ii) an Iranian person or entity 
                        designated as foreign terrorist organizations 
                        under section 219(a) of the Immigration and 
                        Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1189(a)) or that has 
                        provided support for an act of international 
                        terrorism (as defined in section 14 of the Iran 
                        Sanctions Act of 1996 (Public Law 104-172; 50 
                        U.S.C. 1701 note));
                            ``(iii) an Iranian person whose property 
                        and access to property has been blocked 
                        pursuant to Executive Order 13224 (September 
                        23, 2001; relating to blocking property and 
                        prohibiting transactions with persons who 
                        commit, threaten to commit, or support 
                        terrorism);
                            ``(iv) an Iranian person whose property and 
                        access to property has been blocked pursuant 
                        to--
                                    ``(I) Executive Order 13608 (May 1, 
                                2012), relating to Prohibiting Certain 
                                Transactions with and Suspending Entry 
                                Into the United States of Foreign 
                                Sanctions Evaders with Respect to Iran 
                                and Syria;
                                    ``(II) Executive Order 13606 (April 
                                23, 2012), relating to Blocking the 
                                Property and Suspending Entry Into the 
                                United States of Certain Persons With 
                                Respect to Grave Human Rights Abuses by 
                                the Governments of Iran and Syria via 
                                Information Technology;
                                    ``(III) Executive Order 13582 
                                (August 18, 2011), relating to Blocking 
                                Property of the Government of Syria and 
                                Prohibiting Certain Transactions with 
                                Respect to Syria;
                                    ``(IV) Executive Order 13573 (May 
                                18, 2011), relating to Blocking 
                                Property of Senior Officials of the 
                                Government of Syria;
                                    ``(V) Executive Order 13572 (April 
                                29, 2011), relating to Blocking 
                                Property of Certain Persons with 
                                Respect to Human Rights Abuses in 
                                Syria;
                                    ``(VI) Executive Order 13460 
                                (February 15, 2008), relating to 
                                Blocking Property of Additional Persons 
                                in Connection with the National 
                                Emergency with Respect to Syria;
                                    ``(VII) Executive Order 13399 
                                (April 26, 2006), relating to Blocking 
                                Property of Additional Persons in 
                                Connection with the National Emergency 
                                with Respect to Syria;
                                    ``(VIII) Executive Order 13338 (May 
                                12, 2004), relating to Blocking 
                                Property of Certain Persons and 
                                Prohibiting the Export of Certain Goods 
                                to Syria; or
                                    ``(IX) any other Executive order 
                                adopted on or after the date of the 
                                enactment of the Iranian Revolutionary 
                                Guard Corps Economic Exclusion Act, to 
                                the extent that such Executive order 
                                imposes sanctions with respect to 
                                Syria; or
                            ``(v) a person acting on behalf of or at 
                        the direction of, or owned or controlled by, a 
                        person described in clauses (i) through 
                        (iv).''.
    (b) Imposition of Sanctions.--Section 302(b) of the Iran Threat 
Reduction and Syria Human Rights Act of 2012 (22 U.S.C. 8742(b)) is 
amended by striking ``the President--'' and all that follows and 
inserting ``the President shall block and prohibit all transactions in 
property and interests in property with respect to such foreign person 
if such property 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.''.
    (c) Waiver of Imposition of Sanctions.--Section 302(d) of the Iran 
Threat Reduction and Syria Human Rights Act of 2012 (22 U.S.C. 8742(d)) 
is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1)--
                    (A) by striking ``(A)(i) determines'' and inserting 
                ``(A)(i)(I) determines'';
                    (B) by striking ``(ii) determines'' and inserting 
                ``(II) determines'';
                    (C) by striking ``(B) submits'' and inserting 
                ``(ii) submits'';
                    (D) by striking ``(i) identifies'' and inserting 
                ``(I) identifies'';
                    (E) by striking ``(ii) describes'' and inserting 
                ``(II) describes'';
                    (F) by striking ``(iii) sets forth'' and inserting 
                ``(III) sets forth'';
                    (G) by striking the period at the end and inserting 
                ``and''; and
                    (H) by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(B) with respect to a foreign person identified 
                by reason of having engaged in a significant 
                transaction or transactions described in subsection 
                (a)(1)(C)(iv), also certifies to the appropriate 
                congressional committees that Iran's Revolutionary 
                Guard Corps is significantly decreasing provision of 
                direct or indirect material support to the Government 
                of Syria or Hezbollah's operations in Syria.''; and
            (2) in paragraph (2), by striking ``paragraph (1)(B)'' and 
        inserting ``paragraph (1)(A)(ii)''.
    (d) Waiver of Identifications and Designations.--Section 302(e) of 
the Iran Threat Reduction and Syria Human Rights Act of 2012 (22 U.S.C. 
8742(e)) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``and subject to paragraph (2)'';
            (2) by striking ``(1) determines'' and inserting ``(1)(A) 
        determines'';
            (3) by striking ``(2) notifies'' and inserting ``(B) 
        notifies'';
            (4) by striking the period at the end and inserting ``; 
        and''; and
            (5) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(2) with respect to a foreign person identified by reason 
        of having engaged in a significant transaction or transactions 
        described in subsection (a)(1)(C)(iv), also certifies to the 
        appropriate congressional committees that Iran's Revolutionary 
        Guard Corps is significantly decreasing provision of direct or 
        indirect material support to the Government of Syria or 
        Hezbollah's operations in Syria.''.
    (e) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section take 
effect on the date of the enactment of this Act and apply with respect 
to conduct described in subparagraphs (B), (C), and (D) of section 
302(a)(1) of the Iran Threat Reduction and Syria Human Rights Act of 
2012, as added by this section, engaged in on or after such date of 
enactment.

SEC. 4. REPORTS ON CERTAIN IRANIAN PERSONS.

    (a) Statement of Policy.--It shall be the policy of the United 
States to fully implement and enforce sanctions against Iran's 
Revolutionary Guard Corps, including its officials, agents, and 
affiliates.
    (b) In General.--Subtitle B of title III of the Iran Threat 
Reduction and Syria Human Rights Act of 2012 (Public Law 112-158; 126 
Stat. 1247) is amended by adding at the end the following:

``SEC. 313. REPORT ON CERTAIN IRANIAN PERSONS.

    ``(a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
enactment of this section, and annually thereafter for a period not to 
exceed two years, the President shall submit to the appropriate 
congressional committees a report that contains the following:
            ``(1) A list of foreign persons listed on the Tehran Stock 
        Exchange and, with respect to each such foreign person, a 
        determination of whether or not Iran's Revolutionary Guard 
        Corps or any foreign persons that are officials, agents, or 
        affiliates of Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps, directly or 
        indirectly, owns or controls the foreign person.
            ``(2) A list of foreign persons that are operating business 
        enterprises in Iran that have a valuation of more than 
        $100,000,000 in Iran and, with respect to each such foreign 
        person, a determination of whether or not Iran's Revolutionary 
        Guard Corps or any foreign persons that are officials, agents, 
        or affiliates of Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps, directly or 
        indirectly owns or controls the foreign person.
            ``(3) A list of Iranian financial institutions that have a 
        valuation of more than $10,000,000 and, with respect to each 
        such Iranian financial institution, a determination of whether 
        or not--
                    ``(A) the institution has knowingly facilitated a 
                significant transaction directly or indirectly for, or 
                on behalf of, Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps during 
                the 2-year period beginning on the date of the 
                enactment of this section; or
                    ``(B) Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps or any 
                foreign persons that are officials, agents, or 
                affiliates of Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps, 
                directly or indirectly, owns or controls the 
                institution.
    ``(b) Form of Report; Public Availability.--
            ``(1) Form.--The report required by paragraph (1) shall be 
        submitted in unclassified form but may contain a classified 
        annex.
            ``(2) Public availability.--The unclassified portion of the 
        report required by paragraph (1) shall be posted on a publicly 
        available Internet website of the Department of the Treasury 
        and a publicly available Internet website of the Department of 
        State.
    ``(c) Definitions.--In this section:
            ``(1) Foreign person.--The term `foreign person' means--
                    ``(A) an individual who is not a United States 
                person;
                    ``(B) a corporation, partnership, or other 
                nongovernmental entity which is not a United States 
                person; or
                    ``(C) any representative, agent or instrumentality 
                of, or an individual working on behalf of a foreign 
                government.
            ``(2) Iran's revolutionary guard corps.--The term `Iran's 
        Revolutionary Guard Corps' includes any senior foreign 
        political figure (as defined in section 1010.605 of title 31, 
        Code of Federal Regulations) of Iran's Revolutionary Guard 
        Corps.
            ``(3) Iranian financial institution.--The term `Iranian 
        financial institution' means--
                    ``(A) a financial institution organized under the 
                laws of Iran or any jurisdiction within Iran, including 
                a foreign branch of such an institution;
                    ``(B) a financial institution located in Iran;
                    ``(C) a financial institution, wherever located, 
                owned or controlled by the Government of Iran; or
                    ``(D) a financial institution, wherever located, 
                owned or controlled by a financial institution 
                described in subparagraph (A), (B), or (C).
            ``(4) Significant transaction.--A transaction shall be 
        determined to be a `significant transaction' in accordance with 
        section 561.404 of title 31, Code of Federal Regulations.
            ``(5) United states person.--The term `United States 
        person' means--
                    ``(A) a United States citizen or an alien lawfully 
                admitted for permanent residence to the United States; 
                or
                    ``(B) 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.

``SEC. 314. REPORT ON THE FOREIGN SUPPLY CHAIN AND DOMESTIC SUPPLY 
              CHAIN INSIDE AND OUTSIDE OF IRAN THAT AIDS IRAN'S 
              REVOLUTIONARY GUARD CORPS.

    ``(a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
enactment of this section, the President shall submit to the 
appropriate congressional committees a report on the foreign supply 
chain and domestic supply chain inside and outside of Iran that 
directly or indirectly significantly facilitates, supports, or 
otherwise aids Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps.
    ``(b) Matters To Be Included.--The report required under subsection 
(a) shall include the following:
            ``(1) An analysis of the foreign supply chain and domestic 
        supply chain described in subsection (a).
            ``(2) Persons and entities that conduct both primary 
        activities and support activities for the Iran's Revolutionary 
        Guards Corps.
            ``(3) A description of the geographic distribution of the 
        foreign supply chain and domestic supply chain described in 
        subsection (a).
    ``(c) Form.--The report required under subsection (a) shall be 
submitted in unclassified form but may contain a classified annex.
    ``(d) Definition.--In this section, the term `appropriate 
congressional committees' means--
            ``(1) the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Committee on 
        Financial Services of the House of Representatives; and
            ``(2) the Committee on Foreign Relations and the Committee 
        on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate.''.
    (c) Clerical Amendment.--The table of contents for the Iran Threat 
Reduction and Syria Human Rights Act of 2012 is amended by inserting 
after the item relating to section 312 the following:

``Sec. 313. Report on certain Iranian persons.
``Sec. 314. Report on the foreign supply chain and domestic supply 
                            chain inside and outside of Iran that aids 
                            Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps.''.

SEC. 5. APPLICATION OF SANCTIONS REGARDING MAHAN AIR.

    (a) In General.--Subtitle B of title III of the Iran Threat 
Reduction and Syria Human Rights Act of 2012 (Public Law 112-158; 126 
Stat. 1247), as amended by section 2 of this Act, is further amended by 
adding at the end the following:

``SEC. 315. APPLICATION OF SANCTIONS REGARDING MAHAN AIR.

    ``(a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
            ``(1) Mahan Air was added on October 12, 2011, to the 
        Specially Designated Nationals list maintained by the Office of 
        Foreign Assets Control of the Department of the Treasury, 
        freezing its assets under United States jurisdiction and 
        prohibiting transactions with United States parties, pursuant 
        to Executive Order 13224 (September 23, 2001; relating to 
        blocking property and prohibiting transactions with persons who 
        commit, threaten to commit, or support terrorism), which 
        targets terrorists and their supporters.
            ``(2) Executive Order 13224 imposes sanctions on persons 
        that `assist in, sponsor, or provide financial, material, or 
        technological support for, or financial or other services to or 
        in support of, such acts of terrorism or those persons listed 
        in the Annex to this order or determined to be subject to this 
        order'.
            ``(3) In announcing additional sanctions against Mahan Air 
        on March 24, 2016, the Department of the Treasury stated that 
        `Based in Tehran, Iran, Mahan Air has facilitated [Islamic 
        Revolutionary Guards Corps--Qods Force] transportation and arms 
        and funds shipments. Mahan Air also continues to support the 
        Iranian government's destabilizing actions in the region by 
        conducting flights to Syria in order to transport fighters. 
        Mahan Air regularly uses the same aircraft it flies to Syria to 
        fly commercial passenger routes to international destinations 
        in Europe, the Middle East, and Asia.'.
            ``(4) Mahan Air reportedly serves the following 
        destinations in Iran: Abadan Airport, Ahvaz International 
        Airport, Ardabil Airport, Persian Gulf Airport, Bandar Abbas 
        International Airport, Birjand International Airport, Bojnord 
        International Airport, Iranshahr Airport, Isfahan International 
        Airport, Kalaleh Airport, Kerman Airport, Shahid Ashrafi 
        Esffahani Airport, Khorramabad Airport, Kish Airport, Larestan 
        International Airport, Mashhad International Airport, Queshm 
        International Airport, Sahahdaj Airport, Dasht-e Naz Airport, 
        Shiraz International Airport, Sirjan Airport, Tabriz 
        International Airport, Tehran Imam Khomeini International 
        Airport, Mehrabad International Airport, Zabol Airport, Zahedan 
        International Airport, and Zanjan Airport.
            ``(5) Iranian state-owned enterprises, including the Iran 
        Airports Company, which is the holding and operating company 
        for civilian airports in Iran, reportedly facilitate Mahan 
        Air's operations.
    ``(b) Report.--
            ``(1) In general.--Not later than 90 days after the date of 
        the enactment of this section, the President shall transmit to 
        the appropriate congressional committees a report on any 
        activities of Iranian state-owned enterprises that violate 
        Executive Order 13224.
            ``(2) Form.--The determination required by paragraph (1) 
        shall be submitted in unclassified form but may contain a 
        classified annex.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of contents for the Iran Threat 
Reduction and Syria Human Rights Act of 2012, as amended by section 2 
of this Act, is further amended by inserting after the item relating to 
section 314 the following:

``Sec. 315. Application of sanctions regarding Mahan Air.''.

SEC. 6. STATEMENT OF POLICY ON PREVENTION OF ACCESSION OF IRAN TO WORLD 
              TRADE ORGANIZATION.

    (a) In General.--It shall be the policy of the United States to 
work to prevent Iran's membership in the World Trade Organization and 
similar international bodies until the date on which the determination 
of the Secretary of State that the Government of Iran has repeatedly 
provided support for acts of international terrorism under the 
provisions of law described in subsection (b) is rescinded.
    (b) Provisions of Law Described.--The provisions of law described 
in this subsection are--
            (1) section 6(j) of the Export Administration Act of 1979 
        (as continued in effect pursuant to the International Emergency 
        Economic Powers Act);
            (2) section 40 of the Arms Export Control Act;
            (3) section 620A of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961; or
            (4) any other provision of law.
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