North Korea and Iran Sanctions Act

Bill: 114-s-2485
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Thune, John [R-SD]
Introduced: 2016-02-03
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Arms control and nonproliferation

Asia

Congressional oversight

Intelligence activities, surveillance, classified information

International law and treaties

Iran

Middle East

Military assistance, sales, and agreements

North Korea

Nuclear weapons

Sanctions

Trade restrictions
Latest action: action_date: 2016-02-03
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

Summaries:
action_date: 2016-02-03
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><strong>North Korea and Iran Sanctions Act</strong></p> <p>This bill requires the President to reinstate immediately all sanctions against Iran that were waived or suspended by the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (agreed to at Vienna July 14, 2015) if the Director of National Intelligence certifies that Iran has acquired, or is attempting to acquire, nuclear weapons technology from North Korea.</p>

tv_txt: II 114th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 2485 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES February 3, 2016 Mr. Thune (for himself, Mr. Rounds , Mr. Cornyn , and Mr. Toomey ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations A BILL To provide for the immediate reinstatement of sanctions against Iran if Iran attempts to acquire nuclear weapons technology from North Korea.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the North Korea and Iran Sanctions Act . 2. Reinstatement of sanctions against Iran (a) Findings Congress makes the following findings: (1) In the Preface of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, agreed to at Vienna, July 14, 2015, Iran reaffirms that under no circumstances will Iran ever seek, develop or acquire any nuclear weapons. . (2) Any attempt by Iran to design, pursue, build or otherwise seek a nuclear weapon would be— (A) an explicit and detectable violation of the Treaty on Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, agreed to at Washington, London, and Moscow, July 1, 1968; and (B) a violation of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action. (b) Sanctions If the Director of National Intelligence certifies that the Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran has acquired, or is attempting to acquire, nuclear weapons technology from the Government of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (commonly known as North Korea ) after the date of the enactment of this Act, the President shall immediately reinstate all sanctions against Iran that were waived or suspended by the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, agreed to at Vienna July 14, 2015.