Title: Iran Nuclear Treaty Act
Policy area: International Affairs

Summary:
Iran Nuclear Treaty Act
This bill requires Senate approval of certain actions with respect to Iran's nuclear program.
Specifically, the bill deems any agreement reached between the President and Iran relating to Iran's nuclear program to be a treaty that is subject to the advice and consent of the Senate. Further, the bill prohibits the President from (1) limiting the application of certain sanctions, or (2) refraining to apply such sanctions pursuant to an agreement unless the agreement is subject to the advice and consent of the Senate as a treaty.

[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2030 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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117th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 2030

To declare that any agreement reached by the President relating to the 
   nuclear program of Iran is deemed a treaty that is subject to the 
       advice and consent of the Senate, and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             June 10, 2021

Mr. Johnson (for himself, Mr. Risch, Mr. Barrasso, Mr. Cruz, Mr. Rubio, 
Mr. Braun, Mr. Cotton, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Hoeven, Mrs. Hyde-Smith, Mr. Lee, 
 Ms. Lummis, Mr. Moran, Mr. Sasse, Mr. Sullivan, Mr. Scott of Florida, 
 Mr. Tillis, Mr. Young, Mr. Boozman, and Mr. Marshall) introduced the 
 following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on 
                           Foreign Relations

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                                 A BILL


 
To declare that any agreement reached by the President relating to the 
   nuclear program of Iran is deemed a treaty that is subject to the 
       advice and consent of the Senate, 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 ``Iran Nuclear Treaty Act''.

SEC. 2. AGREEMENTS RELATED TO NUCLEAR PROGRAM OF IRAN DEEMED TREATIES 
              SUBJECT TO ADVICE AND CONSENT OF THE SENATE.

    (a) Treaty Subject to Advice and Consent of the Senate.--
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any agreement reached by 
the President with Iran relating to the nuclear program of Iran is 
deemed to be a treaty that is subject to the requirements of article 
II, section 2, clause 2 of the Constitution of the United States 
requiring that the treaty is subject to the advice and consent of the 
Senate, with two-thirds of Senators concurring.
    (b) Limitation on Sanctions Relief.--Notwithstanding any other 
provision of law, the President may not waive, suspend, reduce, provide 
relief from, or otherwise limit the application of sanctions under any 
other provision of law or refrain from applying any such sanctions 
pursuant to an agreement related to the nuclear program of Iran that 
includes the United States, commits the United States to take action, 
or pursuant to which the United States commits or otherwise agrees to 
take action, regardless of the form it takes, whether a political 
commitment or otherwise, and regardless of whether it is legally 
binding or not, including any joint comprehensive plan of action 
entered into or made between Iran and any other parties, and any 
additional materials related thereto, including annexes, appendices, 
codicils, side agreements, implementing materials, documents, and 
guidance, technical or other understandings, and any related 
agreements, whether entered into or implemented prior to the agreement 
or to be entered into or implemented in the future, unless the 
agreement is subject to the advice and consent of the Senate as a 
treaty and receives the concurrence of two-thirds of Senators.
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