A bill to terminate certain waivers of sanctions with respect to Iran issued in connection with the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, and for other purposes.

Bill: 118-s-256
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Cruz, Ted [R-TX]
Introduced: 2023-02-02
Policy area: International Affairs
Latest action: action_date: 2023-02-02
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

Summaries:
action_date: 2023-02-02
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p>This bill revokes certain waivers of sanctions relating to Iran's nuclear activity, including for (1) the modernization or redesign of the Arak reactor, and (2) the preparation or modification of centrifuge cascades at the Fordow facility. The bill also prohibits the President from issuing a new waiver relating to such activities.</p>

tv_txt: II 118th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 256 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES February 2, 2023 Mr. Cruz (for himself, Mr. Braun , Mr. Cassidy , Mr. Cotton , Mr. Cramer , Mr. Hagerty , Mr. Hoeven , Mr. Rubio , Mr. Scott of Florida , Ms. Ernst , Mr. Daines , and Mrs. Blackburn ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs A BILL To terminate certain waivers of sanctions with respect to Iran issued in connection with the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, and for other purposes.

1. Termination of certain waivers of sanctions with respect to nuclear activities in or with Iran (a) In general Effective on the date of the enactment of this Act, any waiver of the application of sanctions provided for under sections 1244, 1245, 1246, and 1247 of the Iran Freedom and Counter-Proliferation Act of 2012 ( 22 U.S.C. 8803 , 8804, 8805, and 8806) for or to enable an activity described in subsection (b) is terminated, and the President may not issue a new such waiver for such an activity on or after such date of enactment. (b) Activities described An activity described in this subsection is an activity in or with Iran with respect to which a waiver described in subsection (a) was issued in connection with the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, including the following: (1) Modernization or redesign of the Arak reactor. (2) Preparation or modification of centrifuge cascades at the Fordow facility for stable isotope production. (3) Operations, training, or services related to the Bushehr Nuclear Power Plant, including fuel delivery and take-back. (4) Transfer of uranium into or outside Iran, including natural uranium, enriched uranium, or nuclear fuel scrap. (5) Transfer or storage of Iranian heavy water, inside or outside of Iran. (c) 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.