113 HR 850 IH: Nuclear Iran Prevention Act of 2013
U.S. House of Representatives
2013-02-27
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1.Short title and table of
contents
(a)This Act may be cited
as the Nuclear Iran Prevention Act of
2013
.
(b)The table of
contents for this Act is as follows:
Sec. 1. Short title and table of contents.
Sec. 2. Findings and statement of policy.
Title I—Human rights and terrorism sanctions
Sec. 101. Designation of Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps as
foreign terrorist organization.
Sec. 102. Imposition of sanctions on certain persons
responsible for or complicit in human rights abuses, engaging in censorship, or
engaging in the diversion of goods intended for the people of Iran.
Sec. 103. Mandatory sanctions with respect to financial
institutions that engage in certain transactions on behalf of persons involved
in human rights abuses or that export sensitive technology to Iran.
Title II—Economic and financial sanctions
Sec. 201. Sanctions with respect to certain transactions with
Iran.
Sec. 202. Imposition of sanctions with respect to foreign
financial institutions that facilitate financial transactions on behalf of
persons owned or controlled by specially designated nationals.
Sec. 203. Imposition of sanctions with respect to the Central
Bank of Iran and other Iranian financial institutions.
Sec. 204. Sense of Congress regarding the European Central
Bank.
Title III—Miscellaneous provisions
Sec. 301. Report on Iranian nuclear and economic
capabilities.
Sec. 302. National Strategy on Iran.
Sec. 303. Government Accountability Office report on sanctions
enforcement.
2.Findings and
statement of policy
(a)Congress finds the following:
(1)Iran’s acquisition
of a nuclear weapons capability would—
(A)embolden its
already aggressive foreign policy, including its arming of terrorist
organizations and other groups, its efforts to destabilize countries in the
Middle East, and its efforts to target the United States, United States allies,
and United States interests globally;
(B)increase the risk
that Iran would share its nuclear technology and expertise with extremist
groups and rogue nations;
(C)destabilize global
energy markets, posing a direct and devastating threat to the American and
global economy; and
(D)likely lead other
governments in the region to pursue their own nuclear weapons programs,
increasing the prospect of nuclear proliferation throughout the region and
effectively ending the viability of the global nonproliferation regime,
including the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons.
(2)A
nuclear arms-capable Iran possessing intercontinental ballistic missiles, a
development most experts expect could occur within a decade, would pose a
direct nuclear threat to the United States.
(b)It shall be the policy of the United States to prevent
Iran from acquiring a nuclear weapons capability.
<enum>I</enum><header>Human
rights and terrorism sanctions </header>
<section commented="no" id="H9F64E37DCC8241CBB32DC20C07706C48" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>101.</enum><header>Designation of
Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps as foreign terrorist organization</header>
<subsection commented="no" id="HA99309A8DD3B4CC696306BBC32AF0C21"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subtitle A of title
III of the Iran Threat Reduction and Syria Human Rights Act of 2012 (22 U.S.C.
8741 et seq.) is amended—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" id="H066FB81842ED4C6099B502FCE84E575F"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by redesignating
section 304 as section 305; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H5BC3CCA5E9D14E6896CCBD1B24190E1E"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by inserting after
section 303 the following new section:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HFB33C8E648B940128AB5D044AEE84E90" style="OLC">
<section commented="no" id="H6564F09D60AE4A1588FB13CFA2DA89E4"><enum>304.</enum><header>Designation of
Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps as foreign terrorist organization</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H754BF1A3EBA345C687BBA176DCE9736F"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of
this section, the Secretary of State shall determine if Iran’s Revolutionary
Guard Corps meets the criteria for designation as a foreign terrorist
organization as set forth in section 219 of the Immigration and Nationality Act
(<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/8/1189">8 U.S.C. 1189</external-xref>).</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" id="H96848B409935400EAD0E883F0DEF21AA"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Affirmative
determination</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If the
Secretary of State determines under subsection (a) that Iran’s Revolutionary
Guard Corps meets the criteria set forth under such section 219, the Secretary
shall designate Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps as a foreign terrorist
organization under such section 219.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" id="H79BDCD37ED67499AAF0191EF431EB735"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Negative
determination</header>
<paragraph commented="no" id="H5CFE5B49D41747129FE55E99D8CFAF25"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>If the Secretary of State determines under subsection (a)
that Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps does not meet the criteria set forth
under such section 219, the Secretary shall submit to the committees of
Congress specified in subparagraph (C) a report that contains a detailed
justification as to which criteria have not been met.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="HAAA2117475B54F62A5224C9E1200473A"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Form</header><text>The
report required under paragraph (1) shall be submitted in unclassified form,
but may contain classified annex, if necessary.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H7AAE73DD3324425B94B27101AC609542"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Committees of
Congress specified</header><text>The committees of Congress referred to in
paragraph (1) are the following:</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="HC4FDE068AB3746F48863D33DC0CC35FD"><enum>(A)</enum><text>The Committee on
Foreign Affairs and the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of
Representatives.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="HF7F5C65BFE0A4CF7AB5BAC4ED3176D0C"><enum>(B)</enum><text>The Committee on
Foreign Relations and the Committee on the Judiciary of the
Senate.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="HD199BBD0AAA147E3BBA9634C82155B57"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Clerical
amendment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The table of
contents for the Iran Threat Reduction and Syria Human Rights Act of 2012 is
amended by striking the item relating to section 304 and inserting the
following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC8503830CB1F475485F52E1D6AC9749E" style="OLC">
<toc regeneration="no-regeneration">
<toc-entry level="section">Sec. 304. Designation of Iran’s
Revolutionary Guard Corps as foreign terrorist organization.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">Sec. 305. Rule of
construction.</toc-entry>
</toc>
<after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection></section><section id="H7E10EE69BA4C4899810DF5964A021CEE"><enum>102.</enum><header>Imposition of
sanctions on certain persons responsible for or complicit in human rights
abuses, engaging in censorship, or engaging in the diversion of goods intended
for the people of Iran</header>
<subsection id="H20DB2E18523C4FDB8730041D8F7D4426"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Finding and
sense of Congress</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section
401(a) of the Iran Threat Reduction and Syria Human Rights Act of 2012 (Public
Law 112–158; 126 Stat. 1251) is amended to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HDC91A2BF98B84A9E8F499D4A5630A922" style="OLC">
<subsection id="H5E88B41DE2654614A1D0E5E857C81D32"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Finding and
sense of Congress</header>
<paragraph id="H6FFE9D0A5E7546D8AC4876ABC6E7C63B"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Finding</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Congress finds that Iranian persons holding
the following positions in the Government of Iran are ultimately responsible
for and have and continue to knowingly order, control, direct and implement
gross violations of the human rights of the Iranian people, the human rights of
persons in other countries, censorship, and the diversion of food, medicine,
medical devices, agricultural commodities and other goods intended for the
Iranian people:</text>
<subparagraph id="HC9B8E38B3AFD438A8C709EEEFC2CB76C"><enum>(A)</enum><text>The Supreme Leader
of Iran.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HCD1E36BFD28E424EA7AAEB63A3FDF03A"><enum>(B)</enum><text>The President of
Iran.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HCBB7AE24D1B0497AA1D154B861150F9B"><enum>(C)</enum><text>Members of the
Council of Guardians.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC95094A4254B4EE4AACD5F3A34221EC1"><enum>(D)</enum><text>Members of the
Expediency Council.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H55B4568901854A2AB45DB9DCB07DAF0E"><enum>(E)</enum><text>The Minister of
Intelligence and Security.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H991C21B2EF6B4A00807FDC6915227C86"><enum>(F)</enum><text>The Commander of
the Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB5842B161CFC4B67A33F71E3BCA67471"><enum>(G)</enum><text>The Commander of
the Basij-e-Mostaz’afin.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H577D902F3C6B47F09875E6E73A711D90"><enum>(H)</enum><text>The Commander of
Ansar-e-Hezbollah.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE67436860CE24AE29B1244EE29522C32"><enum>(I)</enum><text>The Commander of
the Quds Force.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H22F4C351C8A3438FBEB687697B10558A"><enum>(J)</enum><text>The Commander in
Chief of the Police Force.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H2F3852AFA97E4A3F88A651D0E06FC492"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Sense of
Congress</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">It is the sense of
Congress that—</text>
<subparagraph id="HCDDE63234F0649D39D83EE9ACD312A48"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the President
should include any Iranian person holding a position in the Government of Iran
described in paragraph (1) on one or more of the lists of persons subject to
sanctions pursuant to section 105(b), 105A(b), 105B(b), or 105C(b) of the
Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and Divestment Act of 2010;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H467CF497042B4F3AA6659153D772A26C"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the President should impose sanctions on
such Iranian person pursuant to section 105, 105A, 105B, or 105C of such Act
(as the case may
be).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="HBD4784CB70FE418B8ED9CC299E5ED2F5"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Additional
finding and sense of Congress</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 401of the Iran Threat Reduction and
Syria Human Rights Act of 2012 (<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/112/158">Public Law 112–158</external-xref>; 126 Stat. 1251) is
amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H7F7D15949B1946A0857A8F3DB19C24AF"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by redesignating
subsection (b) as subsection (c); and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HAD8349BBB96041D3A5B71AC0776C5447"><enum>(2)</enum><text>inserting after
subsection (a) the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB543E78025944D579E7814EBCB21DA4D" style="OLC">
<subsection id="HEBAE1F1DB2324AB684B4B5C6D0794E1A"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Additional
finding and sense of Congress</header>
<paragraph id="HD2EA5613C43E4BC996683E420BC20BB9"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Finding</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Congress finds that other senior officials
of the Government of Iran, its agencies and instrumentalities, also have and
continue to knowingly order, control, direct, and implement gross violations of
the human rights of the Iranian people and the human rights of persons in other
countries.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H1C4C3942ACCD45008F046AE98C6691F8"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Sense of
Congress</header><text>It is the sense of Congress that—</text>
<subparagraph id="H31D29DFF5722436F88B4AA93FF336722"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the President should investigate violations
of human rights described in paragraph (1) to identify other senior officials
of the Government of Iran that also have or continue to knowingly order,
control, direct, or implement gross violations of human rights of the Iranian
people and the human rights of persons in other countries;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H10E16E9DACCB43A28ED8CB323A6101E7"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the President should include any such
official on one or more of the lists of persons subject to sanctions pursuant
to section 105(b), 105A(b), 105B(b), or 105C(b) of the Comprehensive Iran
Sanctions, Accountability, and Divestment Act of 2010; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HFB02ACA5FE3C42B68F92A02D25F7A9FE"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the President should impose sanctions on
any such official pursuant to section 105, 105A, 105B, or 105C of such Act (as
the case may
be).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H1776940E747A43A4AD5FBB3469CCF0DB"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Report</header><text>Section
401(c)(1) of the Iran Threat Reduction and Syria Human Rights Act of 2012
(<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/112/158">Public Law 112–158</external-xref>; 126 Stat. 1251), as redesignated by subsection (b) of this
section, is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H36B8C51C2D6C429ABE224775D9A09816"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>Not later than</quote> and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA1429AC68AFA49A5B055CE155A45042E" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="H1209D54D1AA5424986175DABF3C82DB2"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later
than</text>
</subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6815A7A0036241ADA4056B84F8F859D8"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>this Act</quote> and inserting <quote>the
<short-title>Iran Sanctions Enforcement and Augmentation
Act</short-title>, and every 180 days thereafter</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H92E756D4826C4FDEB2CE028BB0727473"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>otherwise directing the commission of</quote> and
inserting</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H65ADA5193A004C188FBA5073C6199203" style="OLC">
<text>otherwise
directing—</text><clause id="H971B64610620437E80792A08EB19C1F0"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the commission
of</text>
</clause><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H1A8D5971C3E64C4BB51DD6D6554F15D7"><enum>(4)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>Iran.</quote> and
inserting</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H1B80E3025FA84EEAB62B827197A194A5" style="OLC">
<text>Iran;</text><clause id="H4702F2EE8631498A82EEE55D4BE92946"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">censorship or related activities with
respect to Iran; or</text>
</clause><clause id="H3ECDF02D8B9F4173AD436831B7C2B81B"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the diversion of goods, food, medicine, and
medical devices, and agricultural commodities, intended for the people of
Iran.</text>
</clause><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HE17A4240DFEA4F519A3295A39F233B95"><enum>(5)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>For any such person</quote> and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HAAD482E71DD240C7835B726DA171D807" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="H8B843BE174F441559FC6C6218F82E5A1"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Additional
requirement</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For any such
person</text>
</subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HA3FC0DA74B954246A4FA4814252D45EF"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Clerical
amendment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The table of
contents for the Iran Threat Reduction and Syria Human Rights Act of 2012 is
amended by striking the item relating to section 401 and inserting the
following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE63CFAD5819E42EDAB6D81AD6EC82542" style="OLC">
<toc regeneration="no-regeneration">
<toc-entry level="section">Sec. 401. Imposition of sanctions on
certain persons responsible for or complicit in human rights abuses, engaging
in censorship, or engaging in the diversion of goods intended for the people of
Iran.</toc-entry>
</toc>
<after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection></section><section id="HE5125C3A656B44FB8A1971B9EE7487F0"><enum>103.</enum><header>Mandatory
sanctions with respect to financial institutions that engage in certain
transactions on behalf of persons involved in human rights abuses or that
export sensitive technology to Iran</header>
<subsection display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1B31FF6F1EAF456CA06471CC33BE4464"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 104(c)(2) of
the Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and Divestment Act of 2010
(<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/22/8513">22 U.S.C. 8513(c)(2)</external-xref>) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H4743AA889B8B44F987B587A145758017"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(D), by striking <quote>or</quote> at the end;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HA6913738E304441D9B2406BE0B5F2843"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(E), by striking the period at the end and inserting <quote>; or</quote>;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H3BD2CDD8235946079F398B2025BA2B74"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following new subparagraph:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1F5279E012C7400893EA636C8CCFFF47" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="HA5A744C67BBB43F8B3D7806CDC248D4C"><enum>(F)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">facilitates a significant transaction or
transactions or provides significant financial services for—</text>
<clause id="H006BAF7869C14E02A936B06157454A5C"><enum>(i)</enum><text>a
person that is subject to sanctions under section 105(c), 105A(c), 105B(c), or
105C(c); or</text>
</clause><clause id="HEEDC4ECF6DE34BEAB02CE87B08F34E31"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>a
person that exports sensitive technology to Iran and is subject to the
prohibition on procurement contracts as described in section
106.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8E15A3600D8542A3B7FC88E34CEC2237"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Effective
date</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The amendments made by
subsection (a) shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act and
shall apply with respect to any activity described in subparagraph (F) of
section 104(c)(2) of the Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and
Divestment Act of 2010 (as added by subsection (a)(3)) initiated on or after
the date that is 90 days after such date of enactment.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H946BA6418239447C86D219E129B9D459"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Regulations</header><text>Not
later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary
of the Treasury shall prescribe regulations to carry out the amendments made by
subsection (a).</text>
</subsection></section><enum>II</enum><header>Economic and
financial sanctions</header>
<section id="H9D7C0EC95C684EF2B9DD023909B1C94B"><enum>201.</enum><header>Sanctions with
respect to certain transactions with Iran</header>
<subsection id="H4EE4E99F13F54FD7BADAE5FF63055037"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subtitle B of title
II of the Iran Threat Reduction and Syria Human Rights Act of 2012 (22 U.S.C.
8721 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following new section:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H65487AFDF39747A5B0E708ADE0A93721" style="OLC">
<section id="H744099E1DB924D95860FE534338A6F6D"><enum>225.</enum><header>Sanctions with
respect to certain transactions with Iran</header>
<subsection id="H2A9FAA35B6D84535B560D999742B04F9"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Authorization of
sanctions</header>
<paragraph id="H2FFA4BCC3EC44047935655548F1CD633"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Except as specifically provided in this section, the
President may impose sanctions pursuant to the International Emergency Economic
Powers Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/50/1701">50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.</external-xref>) on a foreign person that the President
determines has, on or after the date that is 180 days after the date of the
enactment of this section, knowingly conducted or facilitated a significant
financial transaction with the Central Bank of Iran or other Iranian financial
institution that has been designated by the Secretary of the Treasury for the
imposition of sanctions pursuant to such Act, for—</text>
<subparagraph id="H27EDB9DED3F94297BDC6237238BE3DCA"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the purchase of goods (other than petroleum
or petroleum products) or services by a person in Iran or on behalf of a person
in Iran; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC72ABFD209C94AC885C883858FB9500D"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the purchase of goods (other than petroleum
or petroleum products) or services from a person in Iran or on behalf of a
person in Iran.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H2B0B53FD7A9A41DB834A2CD3791DD26A"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Rule of
construction</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Nothing in this
section shall be construed to affect the imposition of sanctions with respect
to a financial transaction for the purchase of petroleum or petroleum products
from Iran under section 1245(d)(4) of the National Defense Authorization Act
for Fiscal Year 2012 (<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/112/81">Public Law 112–81</external-xref>; 125 Stat. 1648).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HF66704C216D942B7BC3A7FE3B0FC38BB"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Exception for
overall reductions of exports to and imports from Iran</header>
<paragraph id="HF5843AE35D1640DF97EA2277DC3C9466"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The President may not impose sanctions under subsection
(a) on a foreign person if the President determines and submits to the
appropriate congressional committees a report that contains a determination of
the President that the country with primary jurisdiction over the foreign
person has, during the time period described in paragraph (2), significantly
reduced—</text>
<subparagraph id="HCE521E525E9D4C0B92C3C605F385DDCD"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the value of exports of goods (other than
petroleum or petroleum products) and services from such country to Iran;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HCA52371EAFCA43E5B0875D6960BF88B4"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the value of imports of goods (other than
petroleum or petroleum products) and services to such country from Iran.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HFEA46149B5C540379274A4732CCB6532"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Time period
described</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The time period
referred to in paragraph (1) is the 180-day period ending on the date on which
the President makes the determination under paragraph (1) as compared to the
immediately preceding 180-day period.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H10C152D7777B4A908161ED94E2AB16C9"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Exception for
sales of agricultural commodities, food, medicine and medical
devices</header><text>The President may not impose sanctions under subsection
(a) on a foreign person with respect to a transaction for the sale of
agricultural commodities, food, medicine or medical devices to Iran.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H79A1778F041B47C3BA25C388C3B09AC6"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this section:</text>
<paragraph id="HCD5EE324AAB7454EAA963A7C7DC674A0"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Foreign
person</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>foreign
person</term> has the meaning given that term in section 14 of the Iran
Sanctions Act of 1996 (<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/104/172">Public Law 104–172</external-xref>; <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/50/1701">50 U.S.C. 1701</external-xref> note).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H9CC925D0791E48609041A40255FF689C"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Iranian
financial institution</header><text>The term <term>Iranian financial
institution</term> has the meaning given that term in section 104A(d) of the
Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and Divestment Act of 2010 (22
U.S.C.
8513b(d)).</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="H4AF734A87CA744B4A81F7777C7513037"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Clerical
amendment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The table of
contents for the Iran Threat Reduction and Syria Human Rights Act of 2012 is
amended by inserting after the item relating to section 224 the
following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H2D6DFD34590B44528AE583E5FE9CAC4C" style="OLC">
<toc regeneration="no-regeneration">
<toc-entry level="section">Sec. 225. Sanctions with respect to
certain transactions with
Iran.</toc-entry>
</toc>
<after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection></section><section id="H67DEFF3E14F944FEA4C935493BAC7D3E"><enum>202.</enum><header>Imposition of
sanctions with respect to foreign financial institutions that facilitate
financial transactions on behalf of persons owned or controlled by specially
designated nationals</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section
1247 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (22 U.S.C.
8806) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H3A298DAB74A74B2FA3B5E76068B5E2C8"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by redesignating
subsection (f) as subsection (g); and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H063CFDF09DCC447EAD67CFD98656EC19"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by inserting after
subsection (e) the following new subsection:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H29FAC8751F8146C0A7B729FEE7CACA73" style="OLC">
<subsection id="HDEAD9F68C95C4DACBA2E56852F23CFF0"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Persons owned or
controlled by specially designated nationals</header>
<paragraph id="HEE0FF23133E34FC983A7F9FAE5D07A1F"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The President shall
impose sanctions described in subsection (a) with respect to a foreign
financial institution that the President determines has, on or after the date
that is 90 days after the date of the enactment of this subsection, knowingly
facilitated a significant financial transaction on behalf of any person on the
list required by paragraph (2).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HD5125981497E496A8725B8C261A88591"><enum>(2)</enum><header>List</header>
<subparagraph id="HB226194DB9D14F908388AE43BECE578E"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 60
days after the date of the enactment of this subsection, the President shall
submit to the appropriate congressional committees list of persons that the
President determines on or after the date of the enactment of this subsection
are directly or indirectly owned or controlled by an Iranian person included on
the list of specially designated nationals and blocked persons maintained by
the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the Department of the Treasury (other
than an Iranian financial institution described in subsection (b)).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H7E515A06B42043B88287BA5A6113FCF5"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Updates of
list</header><text>The President shall submit to the appropriate congressional
committees an update of the list required by subparagraph (A)—</text>
<clause id="H7EFF11C82B2541939241F49E3FF06389"><enum>(i)</enum><text>not less than once
every 180 days after the date of submission of such list; and</text>
</clause><clause id="H46A80178996C412A9866B9C46CFD2582"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>as new
information becomes available.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H16E7E5E2FDEE44D8A87F4A87076B3B11"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Form of report;
public availability</header>
<clause id="HFE7A600CC63D409C8758EC015886D5D6"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Form</header><text>The
list required by subparagraph (A) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but
may contain a classified annex, if necessary.</text>
</clause><clause id="H424FE7BDAD394B62A2FD2545BB6A2294"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Public
availability</header><text>The unclassified portion of the list required by
clause (i) shall be made available to the public and posted on the websites of
the Department of the Treasury and the Department of State.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC6C4745B5AA242AD9475A7461141A944"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Consideration of
data from other countries and nongovernmental organizations</header><text>In
preparing the list required by subparagraph (A), the President shall consider
credible data already obtained by other countries and nongovernmental
organizations.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></section><section id="H957E3BB3A54F4FD49431A73D282ECB1F"><enum>203.</enum><header>Imposition of
sanctions with respect to the Central Bank of Iran and other Iranian financial
institutions</header>
<subsection id="HCA5C5FE7BEC2450187F210EAFE9BEDDD"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Exception to
applicability of sanctions with respect to petroleum transactions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 1245(d)(4)(D)(i)(I) of the National
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 (<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/112/81">Public Law 112–81</external-xref>; 125 Stat.
1648) is amended to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HBB8F68B7A3E2401187F35AF3A47B4FB3" style="OLC">
<subclause id="HD58D3A10E00E41EEB34F531828ED3213"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">has significantly reduced its volume of
crude oil purchases from Iran, and volume of purchases of crude oil of Iranian
origin, from the volume purchased in the immediately preceding 180-day period,
and the President certifies in writing to Congress that the President has based
such determination on accurate information on that country’s total purchases of
crude oil from Iran or of Iranian origin;
or</text>
</subclause><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="HE00F0D204A254161981CF8B9EBDDABB9"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Effective
date</header><text>The amendment made by this section shall take effect
beginning on the date that is 30 days after the date of the enactment of this
Act.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="H3D43363107A9444AA577949C3994F76C"><enum>204.</enum><header>Sense of
Congress regarding the European Central Bank</header>
<subsection id="HC6FC49B4643D4E6EBCFACD8B0036A6F4"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Findings</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Congress finds the following:</text>
<paragraph id="H9AC67125960242359B9013FAE2A47561"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Government of Iran, its agencies and
instrumentalities, continue to have access to, and utilize, euro-denominated
transactions, including for goods and services that are subject to sanctions
imposed by the United States, the European Union and its member states and by
the United Nations.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H143D242A2C644ED2BB85527BF84325AC"><enum>(2)</enum><text>The Guidelines of
the European Central Bank (Article 39(1)) states that: <quote>Participants
shall be deemed to be aware of, and shall comply with, all obligations on them
relating to legislation on data protection, prevention of money laundering and
the financing of terrorism, proliferation-sensitive nuclear activities and the
development of nuclear weapons delivery systems, in particular in terms of
implementing appropriate measures concerning any payments debited or credited
on their PM accounts.</quote></text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H3C1B9E4834564FD39A99C51FF16B7282"><enum>(3)</enum><text>United States and
European convergence with respect to United States sanctions efforts toward the
Iranian regime is a vital component of United States policy aimed at preventing
the Iranian regime from acquiring a nuclear weapons capability.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H31DA2B929FB84C9AAC7C6E3B8231FD5D"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Sense of
Congress</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">It is the sense of
Congress that the President should closely coordinate and cooperate with the
European Union and its member states to restrict access and use of the euro
currency by the Government of Iran, its agencies and instrumentalities, for
transactions (with the exception of food, medicine, medical devices and other
humanitarian goods), including through the payment systems of the European
Central Bank, such as its second generation Trans-European Automated Real-time
Gross Settlement Express Transfer System, and local and regional Euro
settlement platforms.</text>
</subsection></section><enum>III</enum><header>Miscellaneous
provisions</header>
<section id="H777AEEDC9C0A43B4B8FA8B9B1D0FF7A5"><enum>301.</enum><header>Report on
Iranian nuclear and economic capabilities</header>
<subsection id="H67D271250BEB4B408D86DA1835EB35C7"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later that 60
days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and every 60 days thereafter,
the President shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report
on the following:</text>
<paragraph id="HCB201F997E594B11887F9F6BB33698B9"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An estimate of the timeline for Iranian
capabilities to develop nuclear weapons, including—</text>
<subparagraph id="H598492AC05BB44E58CFD34BEC9F1363A"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a nuclear
explosive device; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H8EB257C5080A4ABA9505F1D29B66A531"><enum>(B)</enum><text>breakout
capacity.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H4FF7CD5AA086496DBBBFEAC52D40A0F5"><enum>(2)</enum><text>An assessment of
Iranian strategy and capabilities relating to development of nuclear weapons,
including—</text>
<subparagraph id="H3A0D331332F54883ADF30552F58CFEDC"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a summary and
analysis of current nuclear weapons capabilities;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB30B2076CA5245D3BAD92E66B5B9C7F3"><enum>(B)</enum><text>an estimate of the
amount and sources of funding expended by, and an analysis of procurement
networks utilized by, Iran to develop its nuclear weapons capabilities;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA6BE4DED1D8F40EDA3E64C53BC2D3B87"><enum>(C)</enum><text>a summary of the
capabilities of Iran’s unconventional weapons and Iran’s ballistic missile
forces and Iran’s cruise missile forces;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF3765A82C5504199AB33E71DEEACA5BA"><enum>(D)</enum><text>a detailed
analysis of the effectiveness of Iran’s unconventional weapons and Iran’s
ballistic missile forces and Iran’s cruise missile forces as delivery systems
for a nuclear device; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H9AC33CBA115A466DBCDAF37A8AB12C02"><enum>(E)</enum><text>an estimate of the
amount and sources of funding expended by, and an analysis of procurement
networks utilized by, Iran on programs to develop a nuclear weapons
capability.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H125723A34A234BA18E7AD373E072F2BC"><enum>(3)</enum><text>Projected economic
effects of international sanctions on Iran, including—</text>
<subparagraph id="H58EACE29004B470F95888201C9DF8802"><enum>(A)</enum><text>sources of funding
for the activities of the Government of Iran described in paragraphs (1) and
(2);</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H1E347B5206024197B155E23572EE3E0F"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the role of the
Government of Iran in the formal and informal sector of the domestic Iranian
economy;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE26BFFDB180645F8B913889E0B7FFB5B"><enum>(C)</enum><text>evasive and other
efforts by the Government of Iran to circumvent international and bilateral
sanctions regimes; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC1EF2E7020B74A399A893DD467DDB94A"><enum>(D)</enum><text>Iran’s capital
accounts, current accounts, foreign exchange reserve levels (including access
to foreign exchange reserves), and other leading macroeconomic indicators, and
estimated timelines with respect to Iran’s macroeconomic viability, including
Iran’s exhaustion of foreign exchange reserves.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HB8C9D51674604E06B80F68C02C356028"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Form</header><text>The
report required under subsection (a) shall be submitted in unclassified form to
the greatest extent possible, but may include a classified annex, if
necessary.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H9B972C36F57F445BBF2D7C42B0CA9B49"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this section:</text>
<paragraph id="HEC91F259DA6C47498817849FB80E0F5E"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Nuclear
explosive device</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term
<term>nuclear explosive device</term> means any device, whether assembled or
disassembled, that is designed to produce an instantaneous release of an amount
of nuclear energy from special nuclear material that is greater than the amount
of energy that would be released from the detonation of one pound of
trinitrotoluene (TNT).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H139D250D7F9A413C95BF919EEA00179D"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Breakout
capacity</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term
<term>breakout capacity</term> means the point at which a country is able to
produce enough weapon-grade uranium (or sufficient separated plutonium) for one
or more nuclear explosive devices.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H94FCE52A1F794147B5C7DB7E36DB7795"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Appropriate
congressional committees</header><text>The term <term>appropriate congressional
committees</term> means—</text>
<subparagraph id="H9E3958DCF72F49A993C92455D51691EB"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the Committee on
Foreign Affairs, the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on Financial
Services, and the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of
Representatives; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD3179B48063F4A8AB9D0BB4495F556FB"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the Committee on
Foreign Relations, the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on Banking,
Housing, and Urban Affairs, the Committee on Finance, and the Select Committee
on Intelligence of the Senate.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H6319A833FD334827AA28A7DB27CC787F"><enum>302.</enum><header>National
Strategy on Iran</header>
<subsection id="HD0D214C9149E443598AD9DB3016088C6"><enum>(a)</enum><header>National
strategy required</header><text>The President shall develop a strategy, to be
known as the <quote>National Strategy on Iran</quote>, that provides strategic
guidance for activities that support the objective of addressing the threats
posed by Iran.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H6092947A6D7A4BC3A8F859AAA2D94242"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Annual
report</header><text>Not later than January 30 of each year, the President
shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees the National Strategy
on Iran required under subsection (a).</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H8967A22996544F68A7DF5B534F6A7BE5"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Matters To be
included</header><text>The report required under subsection (b) shall include,
at a minimum, the following:</text>
<paragraph id="H2823FD2C5D074273A7102B6D10F95953"><enum>(1)</enum><text>A
description Iran’s grand strategy and security strategy, including strategic
objectives, and the security posture and objectives of Iran.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H07E1024936FA4F3789B65CF36F3F47B1"><enum>(2)</enum><text>A
description of the United States strategy to—</text>
<subparagraph id="H602EF3C43EED44AFAF53FB1CF073FF56"><enum>(A)</enum><text>address and
counter the capabilities of Iran’s conventional forces and Iran’s
unconventional forces;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H01FDD15FFA6A43469B83E9AFF2C5C9BD"><enum>(B)</enum><text>disrupt and deny
Iranian efforts to develop or augment capabilities related to nuclear,
unconventional, and missile forces development;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H1674C7E6398A4954A2C7FF04FE75B95C"><enum>(C)</enum><text>address the
Government of Iran’s economic strategy to enable the objectives described in
this subsection; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H823FA6ECDD2242509E31F0EB069CB3CD"><enum>(D)</enum><text>exploit key
vulnerabilities.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HCC49032850664659A4F61477E2F1F508"><enum>(3)</enum><text>An implementation
plan for the United States strategy described in paragraph (2).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HCF1623EA533547E683CA545102031A17"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Form</header><text>The
report required under subsection (b) shall be submitted in unclassified form to
the greatest extent possible, but may include a classified annex, if
necessary.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H2A5E20F3C34E4BF6AD4032C98ABDECD5"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Appropriate
congressional committees</header><text>In this section, the term
<term>appropriate congressional committees</term> means—</text>
<paragraph id="H59D6B3AFCFE04A45A5D6C5A237C738E8"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the Committee on
Foreign Affairs, the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on Financial
Services, the Committee on Ways and Means, and the Permanent Select Committee
on Intelligence of the House of Representatives; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HD64715DA0EC54D618141A27DD09D71B5"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the Committee on
Foreign Relations, the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on Banking,
Housing, and Urban Affairs, the Committee on Finance, and the Permanent Select
Committee on Intelligence of the Senate.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H58B4497326E64CE6B6889B27FD37064A"><enum>303.</enum><header>Government
Accountability Office report on sanctions enforcement</header>
<subsection id="H812719E289A04CA48B9F78ADC7E2CAFD"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment
of this Act, and annually thereafter, the Comptroller General of the United
States shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report
assessing the extent to which the President is implementing section 5(a) and
(b) of the Iran Sanctions Act of 1996 (<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/104/172">Public Law 104–172</external-xref>; 50 U.S.C. 1701
note), sections 104 and 104A of the Comprehensive Iran Sanctions,
Accountability, and Divestment Act of 2010 (22 U.S.C. 8513 and 8513b) and title
III of the Iran Threat Reduction and Syria Human Rights Act of 2012 (22 U.S.C.
8741 et seq.).</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HBE90A9F58614423580A543F4734440C5"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Basis of
report</header><text>The report required under subsection (a) shall be based on
publicly-available information.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H9E6A46DA44464CD59CF2FFA20542113F"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Appropriate
congressional committees</header><text>In this section, the term
<term>appropriate congressional committees</term> means—</text>
<paragraph id="HB92058E10D714A84AD2889B449F3AE24"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the Committee on
Foreign Affairs, the Committee on Financial Services, and the Committee on Ways
and Means of the House of Representatives; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H0BE1FFEB687F471E93B4261657737D1F"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the Committee on
Foreign Relations, the Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs, and the
Committee on Finance of the Senate.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section>