A bill to extend the sunset of the Iran Sanctions Act of 1996 in order to effectuate the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action in guaranteeing that all nuclear material in Iran remains in peaceful activities.

Bill: 114-s-2988
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Kaine, Tim [D-VA]
Introduced: 2016-05-25
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Arms control and nonproliferation

Congressional oversight

Iran

Middle East

Nuclear weapons

Sanctions

Trade restrictions
Latest action: action_date: 2016-05-25
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S3174)

Summaries:
action_date: 2016-05-25
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p>This bill amends the Iran Sanctions Act of 1996 to provide that such Act shall cease to be effective on the date the President certifies to Congress that the International Atomic Energy Agency has reached a broader conclusion that all nuclear material in Iran remains in peaceful activities. </p>

tv_txt: II 114th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 2988 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES May 25, 2016 Mr. Kaine (for himself and Mr. Murphy ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs A BILL To extend the sunset of the Iran Sanctions Act of 1996 in order to effectuate the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action in guaranteeing that all nuclear material in Iran remains in peaceful activities.

1. Extension of sunset of Iran Sanctions Act of 1996 in order to effectuate the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action in guaranteeing that all nuclear material in Iran remains in peaceful activities Subsection (b) of section 13 of the Iran Sanctions Act of 1996 ( Public Law 104–172 ; 50 U.S.C. 1701 note) is amended to read as follows: (b) Sunset This Act shall cease to be effective on the date on which the President certifies to Congress that the Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency has reached a broader conclusion (as defined by the Director General) that all nuclear material in Iran remains in peaceful activities. .