Iran Nuclear Verification Act

Bill: 117-hr-1203
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. McClain, Lisa C. [R-MI-10]
Introduced: 2021-02-22
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Arms control and nonproliferation

Congressional oversight

International law and treaties

Iran

Middle East

Nuclear power

Nuclear weapons

Sanctions

Trade restrictions

United Nations
Latest action: action_date: 2021-02-22
text: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

Summaries:
action_date: 2021-02-22
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Iran Nuclear Verification Act</b></p> <p>This bill prohibits the United States from becoming a party to the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) or any other agreement with Iran that relates to Iran's nuclear program until the President makes certain certifications.</p> <p>The JCPOA is an agreement, signed by Iran and several other world powers (including the United States), that places restrictions on Iran's nuclear program in exchange for certain sanctions relief. The United States withdrew from the JCPOA in 2018. </p> <p>The United States may not become a party to any such agreement until the President certifies to Congress that United Nations nuclear inspectors are allowed full access to all of Iran's nuclear facilities, and that they have completed their comprehensive report relating to those facilities.</p>

tv_txt: I 117th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1203 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 22, 2021 Mrs. McClain (for herself, Ms. Herrell , Mr. Jackson , Mr. Crawford , Mr. Lamborn , and Mr. Carl ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs A BILL To limit the United States from rejoining the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Iran Nuclear Verification Act . 2. Limitation on United States from rejoining the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (a) In general Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the United States may not become a party to the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action or to any other agreement with Iran relating to the nuclear program of Iran until the President certifies to Congress that nuclear inspectors of the United Nations— (1) are allowed full access to all of Iran’s nuclear facilities; and (2) have completed their comprehensive report relating to Iran’s nuclear facilities. (b) Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action defined In this section, 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.