To maintain in effect certain sanctions imposed with respect to Iraq in the event of a termination of the applicable declared national emergency, and for other purposes.

Bill: 118-hr-5185
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Crane, Elijah [R-AZ-2]
Introduced: 2023-08-11
Policy area: International Affairs
Latest action: action_date: 2023-08-11
text: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

Summaries:

tv_txt: I 118th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 5185 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES August 11, 2023 Mr. Crane introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs A BILL To maintain in effect certain sanctions imposed with respect to Iraq in the event of a termination of the applicable declared national emergency, and for other purposes.

1. Continuation of sanctions imposed Notwithstanding any termination of the national emergency declared by the finding of the President on May 22, 2003, in Executive Order 13303 (68 Fed. Reg. 31929; relating to protecting the development fund for Iraq and certain other property in which Iraq has an interest), including a statutory termination taking effect on or after the date of this Act— (1) no person included in the List of Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons maintained by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the Department of the Treasury under the IRAQ2 or IRAQ3 programs may be removed from such List solely as a result of such termination; and (2) no sanction imposed with respect to a person described in paragraph (1) may be waived solely as a result of such termination.