Iran Nuclear Agreement Review Act of 2015
PL 114-17 (H.R.1191), enacted 05/22/2015

129 STAT. 201 
PUBLIC LAW 114–17—MAY 22, 2015 
Public Law 114–17 
114th Congress 
An Act 
To provide for congressional review and oversight of agreements relating to Iran’s 
nuclear program, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of 
the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Iran Nuclear Agreement Review 
Act of 2015’’. 
SEC. 2. CONGRESSIONAL REVIEW AND OVERSIGHT OF AGREEMENTS 
WITH IRAN RELATING TO THE NUCLEAR PROGRAM OF IRAN. 
The Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2011 et seq.) is 
amended by inserting after section 134 the following new section: 
‘‘SEC. 135. CONGRESSIONAL REVIEW AND OVERSIGHT OF AGREEMENTS 
WITH IRAN. 
‘‘(a) TRANSMISSION
TO CONGRESS
OF NUCLEAR AGREEMENTS 
WITH IRAN AND VERIFICATION ASSESSMENT WITH RESPECT TO SUCH 
AGREEMENTS.— 
‘‘(1) TRANSMISSION OF AGREEMENTS.—Not later than 5 cal-
endar days after reaching an agreement with Iran relating 
to the nuclear program of Iran, the President shall transmit 
to the appropriate congressional committees and leadership— 
‘‘(A) the agreement, as defined in subsection (h)(1), 
including all related materials and annexes; 
‘‘(B) a verification assessment report of the Secretary 
of State prepared under paragraph (2) with respect to 
the agreement; and 
‘‘(C) a certification that— 
‘‘(i) the agreement includes the appropriate terms, 
conditions, and duration of the agreement’s require-
ments with respect to Iran’s nuclear activities and 
provisions describing any sanctions to be waived, sus-
pended, or otherwise reduced by the United States, 
and any other nation or entity, including the United 
Nations; and 
‘‘(ii) the President determines the agreement meets 
United States non-proliferation objectives, does not 
jeopardize the common defense and security, provides 
an adequate framework to ensure that Iran’s nuclear 
activities permitted thereunder will not be inimical 
to or constitute an unreasonable risk to the common 
defense and security, and ensures that Iran’s nuclear 
activities permitted thereunder will not be used to 
Determination. 
Certification. 
Deadline. 
President. 
42 USC 2160e. 
Iran Nuclear 
Agreement 
Review Act 
of 2015. 
42 USC 2011 
note. 
May 22, 2015 
[H.R. 1191] 
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129 STAT. 202 
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further any nuclear-related military or nuclear explo-
sive purpose, including for any research on or develop-
ment of any nuclear explosive device or any other 
nuclear-related military purpose. 
‘‘(2) VERIFICATION ASSESSMENT REPORT.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of State shall pre-
pare, with respect to an agreement described in paragraph 
(1), a report assessing— 
‘‘(i) the extent to which the Secretary will be able 
to verify that Iran is complying with its obligations 
and commitments under the agreement; 
‘‘(ii) the adequacy of the safeguards and other con-
trol mechanisms and other assurances contained in 
the agreement with respect to Iran’s nuclear program 
to ensure Iran’s activities permitted thereunder will 
not be used to further any nuclear-related military 
or nuclear explosive purpose, including for any research 
on or development of any nuclear explosive device or 
any other nuclear-related military purpose; and 
‘‘(iii) the capacity and capability of the Inter-
national Atomic Energy Agency to effectively imple-
ment the verification regime required by or related 
to the agreement, including whether the International 
Atomic Energy Agency will have sufficient access to 
investigate suspicious sites or allegations of covert 
nuclear-related activities and whether it has the 
required funding, manpower, and authority to under-
take the verification regime required by or related 
to the agreement. 
‘‘(B) ASSUMPTIONS.—In preparing a report under 
subparagraph (A) with respect to an agreement described 
in paragraph (1), the Secretary shall assume that Iran 
could— 
‘‘(i) use all measures not expressly prohibited by 
the agreement to conceal activities that violate its 
obligations and commitments under the agreement; 
and 
‘‘(ii) alter or deviate from standard practices in 
order to impede efforts to verify that Iran is complying 
with those obligations and commitments. 
‘‘(C) CLASSIFIED ANNEX.—A report under subparagraph 
(A) shall be transmitted in unclassified form, but shall 
include a classified annex prepared in consultation with 
the Director of National Intelligence, summarizing relevant 
classified information. 
‘‘(3) EXCEPTION.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Neither the requirements of sub-
paragraphs (B) and (C) of paragraph (1), nor subsections 
(b) through (g) of this section, shall apply to an agreement 
described in subsection (h)(5) or to the EU-Iran Joint State-
ment made on April 2, 2015. 
‘‘(B) 
ADDITIONAL
REQUIREMENT.—Notwithstanding 
subparagraph (A), any agreement as defined in subsection 
(h)(1) and any related materials, whether concluded before 
or after the date of the enactment of this section, shall 
not be subject to the exception in subparagraph (A). 
Consultation. 
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129 STAT. 203 
PUBLIC LAW 114–17—MAY 22, 2015 
‘‘(b) PERIOD FOR REVIEW BY CONGRESS OF NUCLEAR AGREE-
MENTS WITH IRAN.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—During the 30-calendar day period fol-
lowing transmittal by the President of an agreement pursuant 
to subsection (a), the Committee on Foreign Relations of the 
Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House 
of Representatives shall, as appropriate, hold hearings and 
briefings and otherwise obtain information in order to fully 
review such agreement. 
‘‘(2) EXCEPTION.—The period for congressional review under 
paragraph (1) shall be 60 calendar days if an agreement, 
including all materials required to be transmitted to Congress 
pursuant to subsection (a)(1), is transmitted pursuant to sub-
section (a) between July 10, 2015, and September 7, 2015. 
‘‘(3) LIMITATION ON ACTIONS DURING INITIAL CONGRESSIONAL 
REVIEW PERIOD.—Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
except as provided in paragraph (6), prior to and during the 
period for transmission of an agreement in subsection (a)(1) 
and during the period for congressional review provided in 
paragraph (1), including any additional period as applicable 
under the exception provided in paragraph (2), the President 
may not waive, suspend, reduce, provide relief from, or other-
wise limit the application of statutory sanctions with respect 
to Iran under any provision of law or refrain from applying 
any such sanctions pursuant to an agreement described in 
subsection (a). 
‘‘(4) LIMITATION ON ACTIONS DURING PRESIDENTIAL CONSID-
ERATION OF A JOINT RESOLUTION OF DISAPPROVAL.—Notwith-
standing any other provision of law, except as provided in 
paragraph (6), if a joint resolution of disapproval described 
in subsection (c)(2)(B) passes both Houses of Congress, the 
President may not waive, suspend, reduce, provide relief from, 
or otherwise limit the application of statutory sanctions with 
respect to Iran under any provision of law or refrain from 
applying any such sanctions pursuant to an agreement 
described in subsection (a) for a period of 12 calendar days 
following the date of such passage. 
‘‘(5) LIMITATION
ON
ACTIONS
DURING
CONGRESSIONAL 
RECONSIDERATION OF A JOINT RESOLUTION OF DISAPPROVAL.— 
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, except as provided 
in paragraph (6), if a joint resolution of disapproval described 
in subsection (c)(2)(B) passes both Houses of Congress, and 
the President vetoes such joint resolution, the President may 
not waive, suspend, reduce, provide relief from, or otherwise 
limit the application of statutory sanctions with respect to 
Iran under any provision of law or refrain from applying any 
such sanctions pursuant to an agreement described in sub-
section (a) for a period of 10 calendar days following the date 
of the President’s veto. 
‘‘(6) EXCEPTION.—The prohibitions under paragraphs (3) 
through (5) do not apply to any new deferral, waiver, or other 
suspension of statutory sanctions pursuant to the Joint Plan 
of Action if that deferral, waiver, or other suspension is made— 
‘‘(A) consistent with the law in effect on the date of 
the enactment of the Iran Nuclear Agreement Review Act 
of 2015; and 
Hearings. 
Briefings. 
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‘‘(B) not later than 45 calendar days before the trans-
mission by the President of an agreement, assessment 
report, and certification under subsection (a). 
‘‘(7) DEFINITION.—In the House of Representatives, for pur-
poses of this subsection, the terms ‘transmittal,’ ‘transmitted,’ 
and ‘transmission’ mean transmittal, transmitted, and trans-
mission, respectively, to the Speaker of the House of Represent-
atives. 
‘‘(c) EFFECT
OF CONGRESSIONAL ACTION WITH RESPECT
TO 
NUCLEAR AGREEMENTS WITH IRAN.— 
‘‘(1) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress that— 
‘‘(A) the sanctions regime imposed on Iran by Congress 
is primarily responsible for bringing Iran to the table to 
negotiate on its nuclear program; 
‘‘(B) these negotiations are a critically important 
matter of national security and foreign policy for the United 
States and its closest allies; 
‘‘(C) this section does not require a vote by Congress 
for the agreement to commence; 
‘‘(D) this section provides for congressional review, 
including, as appropriate, for approval, disapproval, or no 
action on statutory sanctions relief under an agreement; 
and 
‘‘(E) even though the agreement may commence, 
because the sanctions regime was imposed by Congress 
and only Congress can permanently modify or eliminate 
that regime, it is critically important that Congress have 
the opportunity, in an orderly and deliberative manner, 
to consider and, as appropriate, take action affecting the 
statutory sanctions regime imposed by Congress. 
‘‘(2) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other provision of 
law, action involving any measure of statutory sanctions relief 
by the United States pursuant to an agreement subject to 
subsection (a) or the Joint Plan of Action— 
‘‘(A) may be taken, consistent with existing statutory 
requirements for such action, if, during the period for 
review provided in subsection (b), there is enacted a joint 
resolution stating in substance that the Congress does favor 
the agreement; 
‘‘(B) may not be taken if, during the period for review 
provided in subsection (b), there is enacted a joint resolu-
tion stating in substance that the Congress does not favor 
the agreement; or 
‘‘(C) may be taken, consistent with existing statutory 
requirements for such action, if, following the period for 
review provided in subsection (b), there is not enacted 
any such joint resolution. 
‘‘(3) DEFINITION.—For the purposes of this subsection, the 
phrase ‘action involving any measure of statutory sanctions 
relief by the United States’ shall include waiver, suspension, 
reduction, or other effort to provide relief from, or otherwise 
limit the application of statutory sanctions with respect to, 
Iran under any provision of law or any other effort to refrain 
from applying any such sanctions. 
‘‘(d) CONGRESSIONAL OVERSIGHT OF IRANIAN COMPLIANCE WITH 
NUCLEAR AGREEMENTS.— 
President. 
Deadline. 
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‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The President shall keep the appropriate 
congressional committees and leadership fully and currently 
informed of all aspects of Iranian compliance with respect to 
an agreement subject to subsection (a). 
‘‘(2) POTENTIALLY SIGNIFICANT BREACHES AND COMPLIANCE 
INCIDENTS.—The President shall, within 10 calendar days of 
receiving credible and accurate information relating to a poten-
tially significant breach or compliance incident by Iran with 
respect to an agreement subject to subsection (a), submit such 
information to the appropriate congressional committees and 
leadership. 
‘‘(3) MATERIAL BREACH REPORT.—Not later than 30 calendar 
days after submitting information about a potentially signifi-
cant breach or compliance incident pursuant to paragraph (2), 
the President shall make a determination whether such poten-
tially significant breach or compliance issue constitutes a mate-
rial breach and, if there is such a material breach, whether 
Iran has cured such material breach, and shall submit to the 
appropriate congressional committees and leadership such 
determination, accompanied by, as appropriate, a report on 
the action or failure to act by Iran that led to the material 
breach, actions necessary for Iran to cure the breach, and 
the status of Iran’s efforts to cure the breach. 
‘‘(4) SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT.—Not later than 180 calendar 
days after entering into an agreement described in subsection 
(a), and not less frequently than once every 180 calendar days 
thereafter, the President shall submit to the appropriate 
congressional committees and leadership a report on Iran’s 
nuclear program and the compliance of Iran with the agreement 
during the period covered by the report, including the following 
elements: 
‘‘(A) Any action or failure to act by Iran that breached 
the agreement or is in noncompliance with the terms of 
the agreement. 
‘‘(B) Any delay by Iran of more than one week in 
providing inspectors access to facilities, people, and docu-
ments in Iran as required by the agreement. 
‘‘(C) Any progress made by Iran to resolve concerns 
by the International Atomic Energy Agency about possible 
military dimensions of Iran’s nuclear program. 
‘‘(D) Any procurement by Iran of materials in violation 
of the agreement or which could otherwise significantly 
advance Iran’s ability to obtain a nuclear weapon. 
‘‘(E) Any centrifuge research and development con-
ducted by Iran that— 
‘‘(i) is not in compliance with the agreement; or 
‘‘(ii) may substantially reduce the breakout time 
of acquisition of a nuclear weapon by Iran, if deployed. 
‘‘(F) Any diversion by Iran of uranium, carbon-fiber, 
or other materials for use in Iran’s nuclear program in 
violation of the agreement. 
‘‘(G) Any covert nuclear activities undertaken by Iran, 
including any covert nuclear weapons-related or covert 
fissile material activities or research and development. 
‘‘(H) An assessment of whether any Iranian financial 
institutions are engaged in money laundering or terrorist 
Assessment. 
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129 STAT. 206 
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finance activities, including names of specific financial 
institutions if applicable. 
‘‘(I) Iran’s advances in its ballistic missile program, 
including developments related to its long-range and inter- 
continental ballistic missile programs. 
‘‘(J) An assessment of— 
‘‘(i) whether Iran directly supported, financed, 
planned, or carried out an act of terrorism against 
the United States or a United States person anywhere 
in the world; 
‘‘(ii) whether, and the extent to which, Iran sup-
ported acts of terrorism, including acts of terrorism 
against the United States or a United States person 
anywhere in the world; 
‘‘(iii) all actions, including in international fora, 
being taken by the United States to stop, counter, 
and condemn acts by Iran to directly or indirectly 
carry out acts of terrorism against the United States 
and United States persons; 
‘‘(iv) the impact on the national security of the 
United States and the safety of United States citizens 
as a result of any Iranian actions reported under this 
paragraph; and 
‘‘(v) all of the sanctions relief provided to Iran, 
pursuant to the agreement, and a description of the 
relationship between each sanction waived, suspended, 
or deferred and Iran’s nuclear weapon’s program. 
‘‘(K) An assessment of whether violations of inter-
nationally recognized human rights in Iran have changed, 
increased, or decreased, as compared to the prior 180- 
day period. 
‘‘(5) ADDITIONAL REPORTS AND INFORMATION.— 
‘‘(A) AGENCY
REPORTS.—Following submission of an 
agreement pursuant to subsection (a) to the appropriate 
congressional committees and leadership, the Department 
of State, the Department of Energy, and the Department 
of Defense shall, upon the request of any of those commit-
tees or leadership, promptly furnish to those committees 
or leadership their views as to whether the safeguards 
and other controls contained in the agreement with respect 
to Iran’s nuclear program provide an adequate framework 
to ensure that Iran’s activities permitted thereunder will 
not be inimical to or constitute an unreasonable risk to 
the common defense and security. 
‘‘(B) PROVISION OF INFORMATION ON NUCLEAR INITIA-
TIVES WITH IRAN.—The President shall keep the appropriate 
congressional committees and leadership fully and cur-
rently informed of any initiative or negotiations with Iran 
relating to Iran’s nuclear program, including any new or 
amended agreement. 
‘‘(6) COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATION.—After the review period 
provided in subsection (b), the President shall, not less than 
every 90 calendar days— 
‘‘(A) determine whether the President is able to certify 
that— 
Determination. 
President. 
President. 
Assessment. 
Assessment. 
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129 STAT. 207 
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‘‘(i) Iran is transparently, verifiably, and fully 
implementing the agreement, including all related 
technical or additional agreements; 
‘‘(ii) Iran has not committed a material breach 
with respect to the agreement or, if Iran has committed 
a material breach, Iran has cured the material breach; 
‘‘(iii) Iran has not taken any action, including 
covert activities, that could significantly advance its 
nuclear weapons program; and 
‘‘(iv) suspension of sanctions related to Iran pursu-
ant to the agreement is— 
‘‘(I) appropriate and proportionate to the spe-
cific and verifiable measures taken by Iran with 
respect to terminating its illicit nuclear program; 
and 
‘‘(II) vital to the national security interests 
of the United States; and 
‘‘(B) if the President determines he is able to make 
the certification described in subparagraph (A), make such 
certification to the appropriate congressional committees 
and leadership. 
‘‘(7) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress that— 
‘‘(A) United States sanctions on Iran for terrorism, 
human rights abuses, and ballistic missiles will remain 
in place under an agreement, as defined in subsection 
(h)(1); 
‘‘(B) issues not addressed by an agreement on the 
nuclear program of Iran, including fair and appropriate 
compensation for Americans who were terrorized and sub-
jected to torture while held in captivity for 444 days after 
the seizure of the United States Embassy in Tehran, Iran, 
in 1979 and their families, the freedom of Americans held 
in Iran, the human rights abuses of the Government of 
Iran against its own people, and the continued support 
of terrorism worldwide by the Government of Iran, are 
matters critical to ensure justice and the national security 
of the United States, and should be expeditiously 
addressed; 
‘‘(C) the President should determine the agreement 
in no way compromises the commitment of the United 
States to Israel’s security, nor its support for Israel’s right 
to exist; and 
‘‘(D) in order to responsibly implement any long-term 
agreement reached between the P5+1 countries and Iran, 
it is critically important that Congress have the opportunity 
to review any agreement and, as necessary, take action 
to modify the statutory sanctions regime imposed by Con-
gress. 
‘‘(e) EXPEDITED CONSIDERATION OF LEGISLATION.— 
‘‘(1) INITIATION.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—In the event the President does 
not submit a certification pursuant to subsection (d)(6) 
during each 90-day period following the review period pro-
vided in subsection (b), or submits a determination pursu-
ant to subsection (d)(3) that Iran has materially breached 
an agreement subject to subsection (a) and the material 
breach has not been cured, qualifying legislation introduced 
Time period. 
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within 60 calendar days of such event shall be entitled 
to expedited consideration pursuant to this subsection. 
‘‘(B) DEFINITION.—In the House of Representatives, for 
purposes of this paragraph, the terms ‘submit’ and ‘submits’ 
mean submit and submits, respectively, to the Speaker 
of the House of Representatives. 
‘‘(2) QUALIFYING LEGISLATION DEFINED.—For purposes of 
this subsection, the term ‘qualifying legislation’ means only 
a bill of either House of Congress— 
‘‘(A) the title of which is as follows: ‘A bill reinstating 
statutory sanctions imposed with respect to Iran.’; and 
‘‘(B) the matter after the enacting clause of which 
is: ‘Any statutory sanctions imposed with respect to Iran 
pursuant to llllll that were waived, suspended, 
reduced, or otherwise relieved pursuant to an agreement 
submitted pursuant to section 135(a) of the Atomic Energy 
Act of 1954 are hereby reinstated and any action by the 
United States Government to facilitate the release of funds 
or assets to Iran pursuant to such agreement, or provide 
any further waiver, suspension, reduction, or other relief 
pursuant to such agreement is hereby prohibited.’, with 
the blank space being filled in with the law or laws under 
which sanctions are to be reinstated. 
‘‘(3) INTRODUCTION.—During the 60-calendar day period 
provided for in paragraph (1), qualifying legislation may be 
introduced— 
‘‘(A) in the House of Representatives, by the majority 
leader or the minority leader; and 
‘‘(B) in the Senate, by the majority leader (or the 
majority leader’s designee) or the minority leader (or the 
minority leader’s designee). 
‘‘(4) FLOOR
CONSIDERATION
IN
HOUSE
OF
REPRESENTA-
TIVES.— 
‘‘(A) REPORTING AND DISCHARGE.—If a committee of 
the House to which qualifying legislation has been referred 
has not reported such qualifying legislation within 10 legis-
lative days after the date of referral, that committee shall 
be discharged from further consideration thereof. 
‘‘(B) PROCEEDING
TO
CONSIDERATION.—Beginning on 
the third legislative day after each committee to which 
qualifying legislation has been referred reports it to the 
House or has been discharged from further consideration 
thereof, it shall be in order to move to proceed to consider 
the qualifying legislation in the House. All points of order 
against the motion are waived. Such a motion shall not 
be in order after the House has disposed of a motion 
to proceed on the qualifying legislation with regard to 
the same agreement. The previous question shall be consid-
ered as ordered on the motion to its adoption without 
intervening motion. The motion shall not be debatable. 
A motion to reconsider the vote by which the motion is 
disposed of shall not be in order. 
‘‘(C) CONSIDERATION.—The qualifying legislation shall 
be considered as read. All points of order against the quali-
fying legislation and against its consideration are waived. 
The previous question shall be considered as ordered on 
Effective date. 
Deadline. 
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the qualifying legislation to final passage without inter-
vening motion except two hours of debate equally divided 
and controlled by the sponsor of the qualifying legislation 
(or a designee) and an opponent. A motion to reconsider 
the vote on passage of the qualifying legislation shall not 
be in order. 
‘‘(5) CONSIDERATION IN THE SENATE.— 
‘‘(A) COMMITTEE
REFERRAL.—Qualifying legislation 
introduced in the Senate shall be referred to the Committee 
on Foreign Relations. 
‘‘(B) REPORTING AND DISCHARGE.—If the Committee on 
Foreign Relations has not reported such qualifying legisla-
tion within 10 session days after the date of referral of 
such legislation, that committee shall be discharged from 
further consideration of such legislation and the qualifying 
legislation shall be placed on the appropriate calendar. 
‘‘(C) 
PROCEEDING
TO
CONSIDERATION.—Notwith-
standing Rule XXII of the Standing Rules of the Senate, 
it is in order at any time after the committee authorized 
to consider qualifying legislation reports it to the Senate 
or has been discharged from its consideration (even though 
a previous motion to the same effect has been disagreed 
to) to move to proceed to the consideration of qualifying 
legislation, and all points of order against qualifying legis-
lation (and against consideration of the qualifying legisla-
tion) are waived. The motion to proceed is not debatable. 
The motion is not subject to a motion to postpone. A motion 
to reconsider the vote by which the motion is agreed to 
or disagreed to shall not be in order. If a motion to proceed 
to the consideration of the qualifying legislation is agreed 
to, the qualifying legislation shall remain the unfinished 
business until disposed of. 
‘‘(D) DEBATE.—Debate on qualifying legislation, and 
on all debatable motions and appeals in connection there-
with, shall be limited to not more than 10 hours, which 
shall be divided equally between the majority and minority 
leaders or their designees. A motion to further limit debate 
is in order and not debatable. An amendment to, or a 
motion to postpone, or a motion to proceed to the consider-
ation of other business, or a motion to recommit the quali-
fying legislation is not in order. 
‘‘(E) VOTE ON PASSAGE.—The vote on passage shall 
occur immediately following the conclusion of the debate 
on the qualifying legislation and a single quorum call at 
the conclusion of the debate, if requested in accordance 
with the rules of the Senate. 
‘‘(F) RULINGS OF THE CHAIR ON PROCEDURE.—Appeals 
from the decisions of the Chair relating to the application 
of the rules of the Senate, as the case may be, to the 
procedure relating to qualifying legislation shall be decided 
without debate. 
‘‘(G) CONSIDERATION OF VETO MESSAGES.—Debate in 
the Senate of any veto message with respect to qualifying 
legislation, including all debatable motions and appeals 
Deadline. 
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in connection with such qualifying legislation, shall be lim-
ited to 10 hours, to be equally divided between, and con-
trolled by, the majority leader and the minority leader 
or their designees. 
‘‘(6) RULES RELATING TO SENATE AND HOUSE OF REPRESENT-
ATIVES.— 
‘‘(A) COORDINATION WITH ACTION BY OTHER HOUSE.— 
If, before the passage by one House of qualifying legislation 
of that House, that House receives qualifying legislation 
from the other House, then the following procedures shall 
apply: 
‘‘(i) The qualifying legislation of the other House 
shall not be referred to a committee. 
‘‘(ii) With respect to qualifying legislation of the 
House receiving the legislation— 
‘‘(I) the procedure in that House shall be the 
same as if no qualifying legislation had been 
received from the other House; but 
‘‘(II) the vote on passage shall be on the quali-
fying legislation of the other House. 
‘‘(B) TREATMENT OF A BILL OF OTHER HOUSE.—If one 
House fails to introduce qualifying legislation under this 
section, the qualifying legislation of the other House shall 
be entitled to expedited floor procedures under this section. 
‘‘(C) TREATMENT
OF
COMPANION
MEASURES.—If, fol-
lowing passage of the qualifying legislation in the Senate, 
the Senate then receives a companion measure from the 
House of Representatives, the companion measure shall 
not be debatable. 
‘‘(D) APPLICATION TO REVENUE MEASURES.—The provi-
sions of this paragraph shall not apply in the House of 
Representatives to qualifying legislation which is a revenue 
measure. 
‘‘(f) RULES OF HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AND SENATE.—Sub-
section (e) is enacted by Congress— 
‘‘(1) as an exercise of the rulemaking power of the Senate 
and the House of Representatives, respectively, and as such 
are deemed a part of the rules of each House, respectively, 
but applicable only with respect to the procedure to be followed 
in that House in the case of legislation described in those 
sections, and supersede other rules only to the extent that 
they are inconsistent with such rules; and 
‘‘(2) with full recognition of the constitutional right of either 
House to change the rules (so far as relating to the procedure 
of that House) at any time, in the same manner, and to the 
same extent as in the case of any other rule of that House. 
‘‘(g) RULES OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in the section shall 
be construed as— 
‘‘(1) modifying, or having any other impact on, the Presi-
dent’s authority to negotiate, enter into, or implement appro-
priate executive agreements, other than the restrictions on 
implementation of the agreements specifically covered by this 
section; 
‘‘(2) allowing any new waiver, suspension, reduction, or 
other relief from statutory sanctions with respect to Iran under 
any provision of law, or allowing the President to refrain from 
applying any such sanctions pursuant to an agreement 
Applicability. 
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PUBLIC LAW 114–17—MAY 22, 2015 
described in subsection (a) during the period for review provided 
in subsection (b); 
‘‘(3) revoking or terminating any statutory sanctions 
imposed on Iran; or 
‘‘(4) authorizing the use of military force against Iran. 
‘‘(h) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) AGREEMENT.—The term ‘agreement’ means an agree-
ment related to the nuclear program of Iran that includes 
the United States, commits the United States to take action, 
or pursuant to which the United States commits or otherwise 
agrees to take action, regardless of the form it takes, whether 
a political commitment or otherwise, and regardless of whether 
it is legally binding or not, including any joint comprehensive 
plan of action entered into or made between Iran and any 
other parties, and any additional materials related thereto, 
including annexes, appendices, codicils, side agreements, imple-
menting materials, documents, and guidance, technical or other 
understandings, and any related agreements, whether entered 
into or implemented prior to the agreement or to be entered 
into or implemented in the future. 
‘‘(2) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES.—The term 
‘appropriate congressional committees’ means the Committee 
on Finance, the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban 
Affairs, the Select Committee on Intelligence, and the Com-
mittee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Committee 
on Ways and Means, the Committee on Financial Services, 
the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, and the Com-
mittee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives. 
‘‘(3) 
APPROPRIATE
CONGRESSIONAL
COMMITTEES
AND 
LEADERSHIP.—The term ‘appropriate congressional committees 
and leadership’ means the Committee on Finance, the Com-
mittee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, the Select 
Committee on Intelligence, and the Committee on Foreign Rela-
tions, and the Majority and Minority Leaders of the Senate 
and the Committee on Ways and Means, the Committee on 
Financial Services, the Permanent Select Committee on Intel-
ligence, and the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and the Speaker, 
Majority Leader, and Minority Leader of the House of Rep-
resentatives. 
‘‘(4) IRANIAN FINANCIAL INSTITUTION.—The term ‘Iranian 
financial institution’ has the meaning given the term in section 
104A(d) of the Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, Accountability, 
and Divestment Act of 2010 (22 U.S.C. 8513b(d)). 
‘‘(5) JOINT PLAN OF ACTION.—The term ‘Joint Plan of Action’ 
means the Joint Plan of Action, signed at Geneva November 
24, 2013, by Iran and by France, Germany, the Russian Federa-
tion, the People’s Republic of China, the United Kingdom, and 
the United States, and all implementing materials and agree-
ments related to the Joint Plan of Action, including the tech-
nical understandings reached on January 12, 2014, the exten-
sion thereto agreed to on July 18, 2014, the extension agreed 
to on November 24, 2014, and any materially identical extension 
that is agreed to on or after the date of the enactment of 
the Iran Nuclear Agreement Review Act of 2015. 
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PUBLIC LAW 114–17—MAY 22, 2015 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.R. 1191: 
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 161 (2015): 
Mar. 16, 17, considered and passed House. 
Apr. 23, 27–30, May 5–7, considered and passed Senate, amended. 
May 14, House concurred in Senate amendments. 
‘‘(6) EU-IRAN JOINT STATEMENT.—The term ‘EU-Iran Joint 
Statement’ means only the Joint Statement by EU High Rep-
resentative Federica Mogherini and Iranian Foreign Minister 
Javad Zarif made on April 2, 2015, at Lausanne, Switzerland. 
‘‘(7) MATERIAL BREACH.—The term ‘material breach’ means, 
with respect to an agreement described in subsection (a), any 
breach of the agreement, or in the case of non-binding commit-
ments, any failure to perform those commitments, that substan-
tially— 
‘‘(A) benefits Iran’s nuclear program; 
‘‘(B) decreases the amount of time required by Iran 
to achieve a nuclear weapon; or 
‘‘(C) deviates from or undermines the purposes of such 
agreement. 
‘‘(8) NONCOMPLIANCE DEFINED.—The term ‘noncompliance’ 
means any departure from the terms of an agreement described 
in subsection (a) that is not a material breach. 
‘‘(9) P5+1 COUNTRIES.—The term ‘P5+1 countries’ means 
the United States, France, the Russian Federation, the People’s 
Republic of China, the United Kingdom, and Germany. 
‘‘(10) UNITED
STATES
PERSON.—The term ‘United States 
person’ has the meaning given that term in section 101 of 
the Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and Divest-
ment Act of 2010 (22 U.S.C. 8511).’’. 
Approved May 22, 2015. 
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