No Sanctions Relief for Terrorists Act

Bill: 118-hr-3070
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Steil, Bryan [R-WI-1]
Introduced: 2023-05-02
Policy area: International Affairs
Latest action: action_date: 2023-05-02
text: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

Summaries:
action_date: 2023-05-02
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <html><body bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><p><b>No Sanctions Relief for Terrorists Act</b></p> <p>This bill prohibits granting a waiver or license to conduct transactions with certain Iranian individuals and entities unless the President certifies to Congress that the individual or entity has ceased involvement in terrorism.</p> <p>The bill's prohibition applies to Iranian individuals and entities included on the January 20, 2021, list of specially designated nationals and blocked persons pursuant to <a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2001/09/25/01-24205/blocking-property-and-prohibiting-transactions-with-persons-who-commit-threaten-to-commit-or-support">Executive Order 13224</a>. (U.S. persons are usually prohibited from transacting with individuals or entities on this list, also called the SDN list, although a license or waiver can allow transactions that would otherwise be prohibited.)</p></body></html>

tv_txt: I 118th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3070 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 2, 2023 Mr. Steil (for himself, Mr. Hern , and Mr. Armstrong ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs A BILL To prohibit the issuance of licenses or other waivers from sanctions imposed pursuant to certain authorities relating to the conduct of Iran, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the No Sanctions Relief for Terrorists Act . 2. Prohibition on licenses and waivers (a) In General No license or waiver may be granted with respect to any transaction with any foreign person described in subsection (b) unless the President certifies to the following committees that the foreign persons have ceased their involvement in terrorism: (1) The Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Committee on Financial Services of the House of Representatives. (2) The Committee on Foreign Relations and the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate. (b) Sanctioned persons The foreign persons described in this subsection are all Iranian individuals and entities included, as of January 20, 2021, on the list of specially designated nationals and blocked persons maintained by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the Department of the Treasury pursuant to Executive Order 13224 (66 Fed. Reg. 49079; relating to blocking property and prohibiting transactions with persons who commit, threaten to commit, or support terrorism). (c) Rule of construction The prohibition under subsection (a) may not be construed to restrict or modify any general license issued by the Office of Foreign Asset Control relating to transactions with persons described in subsection (b), as in effect on January 20, 2021.