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IB Union Calendar No. 128 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 850 [Report No. 113–177, Part I] IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 27, 2013 Mr. Royce (for himself, Mr. Engel, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. Deutch, Mr. Poe of Texas, Mr. Sherman, Mr. Chabot, Mr. Connolly, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Meeks, Mr. Wilson of South Carolina, Mr. Keating, Mr. McCaul, Mr. Cicilline, Mr. Salmon, Mr. Schneider, Mr. Duncan of South Carolina, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Kinzinger of Illinois, Ms. Meng, Mr. Cotton, Ms. Frankel of Florida, Mr. Cook, Mr. Holding, Mr. Weber of Texas, Mr. Perry, Mr. Radel, Mr. Collins of Georgia, Mr. Meadows, Mr. Messer, Mr. Marino, Mr. Sires, Mr. Higgins, Mr. Vargas, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Lowenthal, Mr. Stockman, and Ms. Gabbard) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, Financial Services, Oversight and Government Reform, and Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned July 30, 2013 Additional sponsors: Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. King of New York, Ms. Schwartz, Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas, Mr. Westmoreland, Mr. Murphy of Florida, Ms. Velázquez, Mr. Schiff, Mr. Schock, Mr. Ross, Mr. Yoho, Mr. Tipton, Ms. Titus, Mr. Bachus, Mr. Huizenga of Michigan, Mr. Murphy of Pennsylvania, Mr. Roskam, Mr. Frelinghuysen, Mr. Schweikert, Mr. Neugebauer, Mr. Long, Mr. Stivers, Ms. Hahn, Mr. Walden, Mr. Garrett, Mr. Walberg, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Quigley, Mr. Franks of Arizona, Ms. Bass, Mr. Diaz-Balart, Mr. Fincher, Mr. Hultgren, Mr. Pearce, Mr. Burgess, Mr. Rice of South Carolina, Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, Mr. Markey, Mr. Barr, Mrs. Miller of Michigan, Mr. Luetkemeyer, Mr. Marchant, Mr. Grimm, Mr. Campbell, Mr. Hensarling, Mr. Swalwell of California, Mr. Ryan of Ohio, Mr. Roe of Tennessee, Mr. Heck of Nevada, Mr. Williams, Mr. Rodney Davis of Illinois, Mr. Ribble, Ms. Speier, Mr. Young of Florida, Mrs. Hartzler, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Miller of Florida, Mr. Latta, Mr. Buchanan, Mr. Yoder, Mr. Nugent, Mr. Bridenstine, Mr. Gene Green of Texas, Mr. Al Green of Texas, Mr. Sarbanes, Mr. Andrews, Mr. LoBiondo, Mr. Michaud, Ms. Castor of Florida, Mr. Coffman, Mr. David Scott of Georgia, Mr. Fleischmann, Mr. Costa, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Chaffetz, Mr. Bishop of Utah, Mr. Culberson, Mr. Langevin, Mr. Kingston, Mrs. Ellmers, Mr. Bonner, Mr. Posey, Mr. Collins of New York, Ms. Sinema, Mr. Olson, Mr. Aderholt, Mr. Owens, Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. Braley of Iowa, Ms. Hanabusa, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Takano, Mr. Matheson, Mr. Barber, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Ruiz, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. Griffin of Arkansas, Mr. Mullin, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Pompeo, Mr. Rokita, Mr. Mulvaney, Mr. Pittenger, Mr. McKinley, Mr. Young of Indiana, Mr. Maffei, Mr. McKeon, Mr. Paulsen, Mr. Bishop of Georgia, Mr. McNerney, Mrs. Kirkpatrick, Mr. Amodei, Mr. Upton, Mr. Peters of Michigan, Mrs. Wagner, Mrs. Roby, Mr. McHenry, Mr. Smith of Texas, Mr. Sean Patrick Maloney of New York, Mr. Crawford, Mr. Harris, Mr. Tiberi, Mr. Peters of California, Ms. Foxx, Ms. Chu, Mr. Bentivolio, Mr. Cassidy, Mr. Daines, Mr. Veasey, Mr. Young of Alaska, Mr. Delaney, Mr. Gibbs, Mr. Hurt, Mr. Brooks of Alabama, Mr. Webster of Florida, Mr. Latham, Mr. Renacci, Mr. Reed, Mr. Forbes, Mr. Fitzpatrick, Mr. Lance, Mr. Womack, Mr. Schrader, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. Mica, Mrs. Carolyn B. Maloney of New York, Mr. Crowley, Ms. Loretta Sanchez of California, Mr. Jeffries, Mr. Hunter, Ms. Duckworth, Mr. Graves of Missouri, Mr. Woodall, Mrs. McCarthy of New York, Mrs. Brooks of Indiana, Mr. Rigell, Mr. Kelly of Pennsylvania, Mr. Scalise, Mrs. Capito, Mr. Denham, Mr. Valadao, Mr. Southerland, Mr. Wenstrup, Mr. Bishop of New York, Ms. Jenkins, Mr. Wolf, Mr. Lamborn, Mr. Horsford, Mr. Flores, Mr. Runyan, Mr. Coble, Mr. Cartwright, Mrs. Black, Mr. Richmond, Mr. Crenshaw, Mr. Vela, Mr. DeSantis, Mr. Cleaver, Mr. Israel, Mrs. Lummis, Mrs. Davis of California, Mr. Himes, Mr. Reichert, Mr. Gosar, Mr. Duffy, Mr. Joyce, Mr. Gary G. Miller of California, Mr. Nunnelee, Mr. McClintock, Mr. Carter, Mr. Bera of California, Ms. Brownley of California, Mr. Barrow of Georgia, Mr. Barletta, Mr. Gibson, Mr. DesJarlais, Mr. Larsen of Washington, Mrs. Walorski, Mr. Fleming, Mr. Ben Ray Luján of New Mexico, Ms. Matsui, Mr. King of Iowa, Mr. Whitfield, Mr. LaMalfa, Mr. Enyart, Mr. Gutiérrez, Mrs. Bustos, Mr. Kilmer, Ms. Wasserman Schultz, Ms. Bonamici, Mr. Kline, Ms. Herrera Beutler, Mr. Larson of Connecticut, Mr. Heck of Washington, Mr. Pitts, Mr. Gardner, Mr. Cole, Mr. Gingrey of Georgia, Mr. Broun of Georgia, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Price of Georgia, Mr. Issa, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Carney, Mr. Palazzo, Mr. Guthrie, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Garcia, Ms. Wilson of Florida, Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. Lucas, Mr. Cohen, Ms. Linda T. Sánchez of California, Mr. Harper, Mr. Garamendi, Mr. Petri, Mr. Alexander, Mr. Rothfus, Mr. Perlmutter, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Hoyer, Mr. Graves of Georgia, Mr. Hudson, Mr. Stewart, Mr. Johnson of Ohio, Mr. Rogers of Kentucky, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Foster, Mr. Ryan of Wisconsin, Mr. Gerlach, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Boustany, Mr. Cárdenas, Mr. Brady of Texas, Ms. DelBene, Mr. Smith of Washington, Ms. Fudge, Mr. Conaway, Mr. Stutzman, Mr. Calvert, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Ms. Esty, Mr. Hanna, Mrs. McMorris Rodgers, Mr. Hastings of Washington, Mr. Austin Scott of Georgia, Mr. Honda, Mr. Loebsack, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Jordan, Mr. Terry, Mr. Polis, Mr. Pastor of Arizona, Mr. Rogers of Alabama, Mr. Hinojosa, Mr. Griffith of Virginia, Mr. Benishek, Mr. Barton, Mr. Kind, Mr. Payne, Mr. Bucshon, Ms. Sewell of Alabama, Mrs. Beatty, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Levin, Mr. Huelskamp, Mr. McIntyre, Mr. Smith of Nebraska, Mr. Lankford, Mr. Thompson of California, Mr. Grayson, Mr. Gowdy, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Holt, Mr. Huffman, Mr. Rooney, Mrs. Noem, Mr. Cuellar, Mrs. Bachmann, Mr. Thompson of Pennsylvania, Mr. Scott of Virginia, Mr. Lewis, Mr. Castro of Texas, Mr. Butterfield, Mr. Courtney, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, Ms. DeGette, Mr. Cooper, Ms. Lofgren, Ms. Shea-Porter, Ms. Jackson Lee, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Mr. Shimkus, Mr. Yarmuth, Mr. Fortenberry, Mr. Turner, Mrs. Blackburn, Mr. Wittman, Mr. Tonko, Mr. Neal, Ms. Kelly of Illinois, Mr. Smith of Missouri, Mr. Doyle, Ms. Kuster, Mr. Nolan, Mr. Gallego, Mr. Rahall, Mr. Ruppersberger, Mr. Dent, Ms. Granger, Mr. Shuster, Mr. Walz, Ms. Michelle Lujan Grisham of New Mexico, Ms. Tsongas, Mr. McCarthy of California, Mrs. Napolitano, Mr. Pocan, Mr. Simpson, and Mr. Danny K. Davis of Illinois July 30, 2013 Reported from the Committee on Foreign Affairs with an amendment Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic July 30, 2013 The Committees on the Judiciary, Financial Services, Oversight and Government Reform, and Ways and Means discharged; committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on February 27, 2013 A BILL To impose additional human rights and economic and financial sanctions with respect to Iran, and for other purposes.
1.
Short title and table of contents
(a)
Short title
This Act may be cited as the Nuclear Iran Prevention Act of 2013. (b)
Table of contents
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. 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. Sec. 102. Prevention of diversion of certain goods, services and technologies to Iran. Sec. 103. Designation of Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps as foreign terrorist organization. Sec. 104. 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. 105. Sense of Congress on elections in Iran. Sec. 106. Sense of Congress on designation of a Special Coordinator for advancing human rights and political participation for women in Iran. Title II—Economic and financial sanctions Subtitle A—Amendments to Iran Sanctions Act of 1996 Sec. 201. Imposition of sanctions relating to transportation of crude oil from Iran and certain imports and exports to and from Iran. Sec. 202. Transfer to Iran of goods, services, or technology that would materially contribute to Iran’s ability to mine or mill uranium. Sec. 203. Repeal of waiver of sanctions relating to development of weapons of mass destruction or other military capabilities. Subtitle B—Amendments to Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and Divestment Act of 2010 and Iran Threat Reduction and Syria Human Rights Act of 2012 Sec. 211. Modifications to prohibition on procurement contracts with persons that export sensitive technology to Iran. Sec. 212. Authority of State and local governments to avoid exposure to sanctioned persons and sectors. Sec. 213. Sense of Congress regarding the European Central Bank. Sec. 214. Imposition of sanctions with respect to certain transactions in foreign currencies. Sec. 215. Sanctions with respect to certain transactions with Iran. Subtitle C—Other matters Sec. 221. Imposition of sanctions with respect to the Central Bank of Iran and other Iranian financial institutions. Sec. 222. Imposition of sanctions with respect to ports, special economic zones, free economic zones, and strategic sectors of Iran. Sec. 223. Report on determinations not to impose sanctions on persons who allegedly sell, supply, or transfer precious metals to or from Iran. Sec. 224. 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. 225. Repeal of exemptions under sanctions provisions of National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013. Sec. 226. Termination of government contracts with persons who sell goods, services, or technology to, or conduct any other transaction with, Iran. Sec. 227. Conditions for entry and operation of vessels. Title III—Additional authorities to prevent censorship activities in Iran Sec. 301. Report on implementation of sanctions against the Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting. Sec. 302. List of persons who are high-risk re-exporters of sensitive technologies. Sec. 303. Sense of Congress on provision of intercept technologies to Iran. Sec. 304. Sense of Congress on availability of consumer communication technologies in Iran. Sec. 305. Expedited consideration of requests for authorization of transfer of goods and services to Iran to facilitate the ability of Iranian persons to freely communicate. Title IV—Reports and other matters Sec. 401. National Strategy on Iran. Sec. 402. Report on Iranian nuclear and economic capabilities. Sec. 403. Report on plausibility of expanding sanctions on Iranian oil. Sec. 404. GAO report on Iranian strategy to evade current sanctions and other matters. Sec. 405. Authority to consolidate reports required under Iran sanctions laws. Sec. 406. Amendments to definitions under Iran Sanctions Act of 1996 and Iran Threat Reduction and Syria Human Rights Act of 2012. Sec. 407. Implementation; penalties. Sec. 408. Severability.
2.
Findings and statement of policy
(a)
Findings
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, done at Washington, London, and Moscow July 1, 1968, and entered into force on March 5, 1970. (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)
Statement of policy
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 id="HE5AFBF6403CE4EF19FBDE503EA44F23B"><enum>101.</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="H5060517EB6F54329B75D983BCF293FFC"><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="HCB13128CFD22405F96DF828FA20A26B1"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subparagraph (D), by striking <quote>or</quote> at the end;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H800968A051874A4F9C8E7EAB27A0277F"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subparagraph (E), by striking the period at the end and inserting <quote>; or</quote>; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HCEFF74ECF89D474DA11488B3872BAEAF"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H0692A32677C145BE9B411F8CFC4AE56C" style="OLC"> <subparagraph id="H994C995FB7E741408F6BD245805E734A"><enum>(F)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">facilitates a significant transaction or transactions or provides significant financial services for—</text> <clause id="H110AC261F8FA45E4A6E56BD6863985AB"><enum>(i)</enum><text>a person that is subject to sanctions under section 105(c), 105A(c), 105B(c), or 105C(a); or</text></clause> <clause id="HF260759D5BAB4F2B81E7BA8FAFDC7C23"><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="H1DA0285608444626988026F1BA844814"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Effective date</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The amendments made by subsection (a) take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act and 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) of this section) initiated on or after the date that is 90 days after such date of enactment.</text></subsection> <subsection id="H8756B159267E4AEC883B7173F5CA63A4"><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> <section id="HB57922A163A946129B440BB8E8E70472"><enum>102.</enum><header>Prevention of diversion of certain goods, services and technologies to Iran</header> <subsection id="H4E5C7738F1494B1C96DBF2F70A5DECA3"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 301(1) of the Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and Divestment Act of 2010 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/22/8541">22 U.S.C. 8541(1)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>knows or has reason to know</quote> and inserting <quote>knows, has reason to know, or should have known</quote>. </text></subsection> <subsection id="H326999CDA3384CDA94225DDA34D23E81"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Identification of countries of concern with respect to the diversion of certain goods, services, and technologies to or through Iran</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 302(b) of the Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and Divestment Act of 2010 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/22/8542">22 U.S.C. 8542(b)</external-xref>) is amended—</text> <paragraph id="H7C60CBB03DC84A92A5DA51BABAE94231"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph (1), by striking <quote>or</quote> at the end; </text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H54398C6E86BD45DF8C956CABF3968087"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in paragraph (2), by striking the period at the end and inserting <quote>; or</quote>; and </text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HF69B73974F954ACD9DE081D0665DB09C"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following new paragraph:</text> <quoted-block style="OLC" id="H0CC6E9DA21E94C4B8A532CD7337B4020" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <paragraph id="HCF3A81527B56464283DD4366CFD3106D"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">that are—</text> <subparagraph id="H3D75BE16271948608A50525126FB99D9"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">items described in the Nuclear Suppliers Group Guidelines for the Export of Nuclear Material, Equipment and Technology (published by the International Atomic Energy Agency as Information Circular INFCIRC/254/Rev. 3/Part 1, and subsequent revisions) and Guidelines for Transfers of Nuclear-Related Dual-Use Equipment, Material, and Related Technology (published by the International Atomic Energy Agency as Information Circular INFCIRC/254/Rev. 3/Part 2, and subsequent revisions);</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H97B6827351624C5D9DEB3A85D5FAF222"><enum>(B)</enum><text>items on the Missile Technology Control Regime Equipment and Technology Annex of June 11, 1996, and subsequent revisions;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H72460EB3DCF0443397DFD161533EB7CE"><enum>(C)</enum><text>items and substances relating to biological and chemical weapons the export of which is controlled by the Australia Group;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HCD0094181F5248938E2EEA6E8C19F2D0"><enum>(D)</enum><text>items on the Schedule One or Schedule Two list of toxic chemicals and precursors the export of which is controlled pursuant to the Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production, Stockpiling and Use of Chemical Weapons and on Their Destruction; or</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H59249CCF003A4E6A8C8235B1F8387BB3"><enum>(E)</enum><text>items on the Wassenaar Arrangement list of Dual Use Goods and Technologies and Munitions list of July 12, 1996, and subsequent revisions.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H4C680490A35D4957A0877AFE5DC7785F"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Destinations of diversion concern</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 303(c) of the Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and Divestment Act of 2010 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/22/8543">22 U.S.C. 8543(c)</external-xref>) is amended—</text> <paragraph id="H224F13CC5F88434691D4ADF602B8DE0A" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking <quote>Not later than</quote> and inserting the following: </text> <quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HBAA695519B39479692AC679719BE4A24"> <paragraph id="HF15932A57A6F4C71BEDD84FB51EE5CEE"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph> <paragraph id="HBC3488EE20A54336ADEA5E475E03B17B"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following new paragraph:</text> <quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF85E121DC86A4A4E9D53B4EEB09EAA81"> <paragraph id="H4F0B1A8828FE4162B2A38E55705D3C33"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Additional measures</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The President may impose restrictions on United States foreign assistance or measures authorized under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act with respect to a country designated as a country of diversion concern if the President determines such restrictions or measures would prevent the transfer of United States-origin goods, services, and technology to Iran.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H3D7F5A0905DA470CB89748CBFD0A438D"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Effective date</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The amendments made by this section take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act and apply with respect to countries identified in any update to the report that is required under section 302(c) of the Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and Divestment Act of 2010 and submitted to Congress on or after such date of enactment.</text></subsection></section> <section commented="no" id="H9C6251693A6146B49935E9550AD2661A" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>103.</enum><header>Designation of Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps as foreign terrorist organization</header> <subsection commented="no" id="HC106057C30484278B891D3A33AECD8EB"><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 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/22/8741">22 U.S.C. 8741 et seq.</external-xref>) is amended—</text> <paragraph commented="no" id="H3E02ABCC9AA744C3A590A84F638DBA5D"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by redesignating section 304 as section 305; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph commented="no" id="H4FAFBE64025C446FA9DED9AEC0B6342B"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by inserting after section 303 the following new section:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8FB56B4520FC44CEA82B849FF65B1011" style="OLC"> <section commented="no" id="H3F3ED89EAE374B45B169581B596F3274"><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="HE2ED6EE3D28C489CB22855E84B5870A6"><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="H6E95769590B44179ADA7DE3A9AC20189"><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="HF22F1200A3B84802A57052999B75F8B9"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Negative determination</header> <paragraph commented="no" id="HA6585F115BA54863ABD9313B99EACB63"><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 subsection (e) a report that contains a detailed justification as to which criteria have not been met.</text></paragraph> <paragraph commented="no" id="H4394D1C35DDD4838B3A3064739A3EB16"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Form</header><text>The report required under paragraph (1) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may contain a classified annex, if necessary.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H95CC774A80434E02BD6BAF5A5BE3381E"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Applicability of sanctions to Quds Force</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The sanctions applied to any entity designated as a foreign terrorist organization as set forth in such section 219 shall be applied to the Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps Quds Force.</text></subsection> <subsection id="H883A7069094D496AA61A711DF3D5E1AC" commented="no"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Committees of Congress specified</header><text>The committees of Congress specified in this subsection are the following:</text> <paragraph id="H566A0993EA6C43259F8EFA98EDA55276" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><text>The Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Committee on the Judiciary, and the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HA5D74ECF8AC04BADB1528EBE2FB5041F" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><text>The Committee on Foreign Relations, the Committee on the Judiciary, and the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate.</text></paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection> <subsection commented="no" id="H52C98DF1D0C548ED86CF91CBE86BBA96"><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="H7F8C31983FCB46C691404E5683E8739B" 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="H9F0B144B413C40C5ADEFDB103B59598B"><enum>104.</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="H643D05788B8F4CAD937F23D27E1497BD"><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 (<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/112/158">Public Law 112–158</external-xref>; 126 Stat. 1251) is amended to read as follows:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE1CEACAE0E27442BBC21D3AF8C6BEDA2" style="OLC"> <subsection id="H0A5EB2E227DF4AF99D5FE8DA77B25F18"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Finding and sense of Congress</header> <paragraph id="H06D11F3A7E99449D856193198B3B7922"><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="H927D0404B8CC4E42934F4C735E6E96AC"><enum>(A)</enum><text>The Supreme Leader of Iran.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HFE1D21221AFA4C3FA49C29C65FBCFA45"><enum>(B)</enum><text>The President of Iran.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H3BF58C40F1784F85862F8BB75569E7BA"><enum>(C)</enum><text>Members of the Council of Guardians.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H767DCA449CAD441D8B6A9ACC50DA89D9"><enum>(D)</enum><text>Members of the Expediency Council.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HF9F287587C1D46068F169FC57360EA55"><enum>(E)</enum><text>The Minister of Intelligence and Security.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H1F4D09EB86E84E788717E74F40BDCEC9"><enum>(F)</enum><text>The Commander of the Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H93390798418D4CE38B8B70C492824231"><enum>(G)</enum><text>The Commander of the Basij-e-Mostaz’afin.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H65AC8B09D60D41099C83F6BA4FA81639"><enum>(H)</enum><text>The Commander of Ansar-e-Hezbollah.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H76C187B6DDD646778D076EBB64AEB9C9"><enum>(I)</enum><text>The Commander of the Quds Force.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HC26544E3C3D64627A05C9F52898FC453"><enum>(J)</enum><text>The Commander in Chief of the Police Force.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H19FA6AFE8D6549869ADA2DD0513F6179"><enum>(K)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Senior officials or key employees of an organization described in any of subparagraphs (C) through (J) or in the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran, the Islamic Consultative Assembly of Iran, the Council of Ministers of Iran, the Assembly of Experts of Iran, the Ministry of Defense and Armed Forces Logistics of Iran, the Ministry of Justice of Iran, the Ministry of Interior of Iran, the prison system of Iran, or the judicial system of Iran.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="HA376793CD891464D8365C0B32781C958"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Sense of Congress</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">It is the sense of Congress that—</text> <subparagraph id="H9ECBAA17A39040E995DC23A849278C81"><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 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/22/8514">22 U.S.C. 8514(b)</external-xref>, 8514a(b), 8514b(b), or 8514c(b)); and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H49F2AC9547CA420D86823AF7EDAD019A"><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="H56A994F855584AF381681D52BD4D4FC9"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Additional finding and sense of Congress</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 401 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) is amended—</text> <paragraph id="H11936EB6820449138F70CBC2044634F9"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by redesignating subsection (b) as subsection (c); and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HE2718CAADC774A018D68570F852F9234"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by inserting after subsection (a) the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H9D111F90A61740E588D75D76FEE66286" style="OLC"> <subsection id="H7AFDCD797D3C45588845F4F88E22402A"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Additional finding and sense of Congress</header> <paragraph id="HA0CB6515EF1947D6A4569BB35505D2BF"><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="H71A79A8B841F4B29940A1566D414EEA6"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Sense of Congress</header><text>It is the sense of Congress that—</text> <subparagraph id="HC80CAD426D7C4A48AA27731081E9C75D"><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, and implement gross violations of human rights of the Iranian people and the human rights of persons in other countries;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H27809EB83F4B4C7C800FB57BF6536219"><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 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/22/8514">22 U.S.C. 8514(b)</external-xref>, 8514a(b), 8514b(b), or 8514c(b)); and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H84D9F55BCCB54365A1EE40213F69763C"><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="H7AF81B4695854045A4A40A0CA7421A7B"><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="H57D2D9A4332142B3B3F0E57602390507"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking <quote>Not later than</quote> and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H122F8EF54A0B40A2ADDAC2C29203F301" style="OLC"> <subparagraph id="H4CC438C9975248BEB2A287E3D589D416"><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="H82981BEB00B046D4A77AB956D53EFC99"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking <quote>this Act</quote> and inserting <quote>the Nuclear Iran Prevention Act of 2013, and annually thereafter for 3 years</quote>;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H5370E5CCD9E94AE296D9D85F9F21582B"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by striking <quote>otherwise directing the commission of</quote> and inserting</text> <quoted-block display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H058D90CCCD5145349C70D9D921EFC6A4" style="OLC"><text>otherwise directing—</text> <clause id="H642870D62ED045C7BF80A478B9CE7239"><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="HB355CCD2E0AA44A0B42AB8DD3374F330"><enum>(4)</enum><text>by striking <quote>Iran.</quote> and inserting</text> <quoted-block display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H33EC6E8BBA13459BBA5ABEDA2809ADBD" style="OLC"><text>Iran;</text> <clause id="H4DB834DF47A247ED91ED509625A6D9CD"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">censorship or related activities with respect to Iran; or</text></clause> <clause id="HE7F64424AA3F49CA8A77E6758B0FA6C7"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the diversion of goods, food, medicine, medical devices, and agricultural commodities, intended for the people of Iran.</text></clause><after-quoted-block>; </after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph> <paragraph id="HE361090DF8464E35B20DB988FF225A6B"><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="H3054298B3D6643B89AB1EF22E34EE2CE" style="OLC"> <subparagraph id="HDA04DEF674184116B622A66178D7F690"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Requirement relating to persons not included</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For any such person</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph> <paragraph id="HFEFC5274DC574B0CA7F7640772056DA5"><enum>(6)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:</text> <quoted-block style="OLC" id="H59913E16DD0C42AAAE945CCDC743C1E5" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <subparagraph id="HE7F6A024EA484F54BE7CCE0F5097E242"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Requirement relating to financial net worth</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For each such person described in subparagraph (A) and each such person described in subparagraph (B), the Secretary of State shall include in the report a description of the estimated net worth of the person. </text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H1EE724FF014C41AF82B1B7A53D9AAB8E"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Conforming amendment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The heading for section 401 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) is amended by striking <quote><header-in-text level="section" style="OLC">committed against</header-in-text></quote> and all that follows and inserting <quote><header-in-text level="section" style="OLC">, engaging in censorship, or engaging in the diversion of goods intended for the people of Iran.</header-in-text></quote>. </text></subsection> <subsection id="HF5AAE10BDDC846F2BDAF036CFB40B4F8"><enum>(e)</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="HE17E78E152924768A32F4DDFCAB31CD8" 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="HBA043CAA71A249CBBECEE2C985818199"><enum>105.</enum><header>Sense of Congress on elections in Iran</header> <subsection id="HD911310596144848AF25AECE0EB230F5"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Findings</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Congress makes the following findings:</text> <paragraph id="H61793E89D0564C97A14777A79C659D39"><enum>(1)</enum><text>The Iranian people are systematically denied free, fair, and credible elections by the Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H7609A6F200924E8491764C2374A29569"><enum>(2)</enum><text>The unelected and unaccountable Guardian Council disqualifies hundreds of qualified candidates, including women and most religious minorities, while the regime intimidates others into staying out of elections completely.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H7F07ADBC91BB4CCFBB55CF82BAE2293A"><enum>(3)</enum><text>Voting inconsistencies, including an absence of international observers, and fraud are commonplace.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H2AF56F85273F4248AB923759FF358CED"><enum>(4)</enum><text>The 2009 presidential elections proved that the regime will engage in large scale vote-rigging to ensure a specific result.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HC99CDFD4322F427A871314B744126253"><enum>(5)</enum><text>The Iranian regime combines electoral manipulation with the ruthless suppression of dissent. Following the 2009 elections, peaceful demonstrators were met with violence by the regime’s security apparatus, including arbitrary detentions, beatings, kidnappings, rapes, and murders.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H40E78BBD38264E1E840AB8FA29D62E08"><enum>(6)</enum><text>The electoral manipulation and human rights violations are in violation of the Government of Iran’s agreed to obligations under the United Nations International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H3832BA7D2F6F492998009EC1442E35E7"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Sense of Congress</header><text>It is the sense of the Congress that—</text> <paragraph id="H14C85FDE445D43228197F68E85B21C35"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the Iranian people are deprived by their government of free, fair, and credible elections;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HC042B2BD55B441E38FBF513CA6DA4D01"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the United States should support freedom, human rights, civil liberties, and the rule of law in Iran, and elections that are free and fair, meet international standards, and allow independent international and domestic electoral observers unrestricted access to polling and counting stations; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H5B325E10D0E94863B93BE5E638BF9F02"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the United States should support the people of Iran in their peaceful calls for a representative and responsive democratic government that respects human rights, civil liberties, and the rule of law.</text></paragraph></subsection></section> <section id="H7A9B77A2FD3D475F8BB2C240AD8303B7"><enum>106.</enum><header>Sense of Congress on designation of a Special Coordinator for advancing human rights and political participation for women in Iran</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">It is the sense of Congress that the Secretary of State should designate a Special Coordinator position in the Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs whose primary function is to facilitate cooperation across departments for the purpose of advancing human rights and political participation for women in Iran, as well as to prepare evidence and information to be used in identifying Iranian officials for designation as human rights violators for their involvement in violating the human rights of women in Iran.</text></section> <enum>II</enum><header>Economic and financial sanctions</header> <subtitle id="H777D124BD6894EE6B6CFD724CE129DDE"><enum>A</enum><header>Amendments to Iran Sanctions Act of 1996</header> <section id="HF9BE76AC73AD410EB5621317C40FCF68"><enum>201.</enum><header>Imposition of sanctions relating to transportation of crude oil from Iran and certain imports and exports to and from Iran</header> <subsection id="HEF2B2A636A5647B6994BFCDFB81EBF56"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 5(a)(7)(A) 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) is amended—</text> <paragraph id="HA842001AC9ED412AB82ADB6B7BFD8D01"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in clause (i)—</text> <subparagraph id="H1660D30A87614019AE7BFEE9828AAE1B"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking <quote>a vessel that, on or after</quote> and inserting the following: </text> <quoted-block id="HF4E015500B7040D68A4629C12AB75F4C" style="OLC" display-inline="yes-display-inline"><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a vessel that—</text> <subclause id="H2ED8023F508C47BFA94BDD3856EA0364"><enum>(I)</enum><text>on or after</text></subclause><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H43E7734447B5448D849CDB639775829E"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end and inserting <quote>or</quote>; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HB6EC8B91083243B6994391017F95DB7A"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block id="HE9546E7409E64BC6A962C7D3E9D0C2F0" style="OLC"> <subclause id="H82EE04BA30A9446B9C7CF082FEB7DFB4"><enum>(II)</enum> <item id="H2E5B757FAD7C4AC48E5A51C91E9292CB" display-inline="yes-display-inline"><enum>(aa)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">knowingly transports to or from Iran any good if the importation to Iran or exportation from Iran, as the case may be, of that good is subject to sanctions under this Act; or</text></item> <item id="H420CBB81DE3F478EAA5F49F0730A8EDB" indent="up1"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>knowingly engages in a vessel-to-vessel transfer of crude oil transported from Iran;</text></item></subclause><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="HA0CA8BEE019443EA8282221CEE0F3C98"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in clause (ii), by striking the period at the end and inserting <quote>; or</quote>; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H6E11424B77304B0AB9FFDD4F9CDC8110"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following new clause:</text> <quoted-block style="OLC" id="H1BD39DE349F541C2886E4331A327959D" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <clause id="H1E10B47F1DAA4A2185A54A7E2D839455"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the person is a person who knowingly sells, leases, or otherwise facilitates the transfer of ownership of a vessel to the Government of Iran, or any agencies or affiliates thereof, for the purpose of transportation of crude oil from Iran to another country. </text></clause><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H23CAAE0423804AA890660D7E67CF6469"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Conforming amendment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 5(a)(7) 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) is amended in the paragraph heading by striking <quote><header-in-text level="paragraph" style="OLC">from iran</header-in-text></quote> and inserting <quote><header-in-text level="paragraph" style="OLC">from iran and certain imports and exports to and from iran</header-in-text></quote>.</text></subsection> <subsection id="H523A27FFB6C447F4910B14C39836D744"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Effective date</header><text>The amendments made by subsection (a) apply with respect to actions described in subclause (II) of section 5(a)(7)(A)(i) of the Iran Sanctions Act of 1996 (as added by such subsection) and actions described in clause (iii) of section 5(a)(7)(A) of the Iran Sanctions Act of 1996 (as added by such subsection), as the case may be, that occur on or after the date that is 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.</text></subsection></section> <section id="HCF20254794F84B889B5F96CF9F8F494D"><enum>202.</enum><header>Transfer to Iran of goods, services, or technology that would materially contribute to Iran’s ability to mine or mill uranium</header> <subsection id="HEBFD4A03BE5D40208F027487CA2BFAE5"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Section 5(b)(2) 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) is amended by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:</text> <quoted-block style="OLC" id="H13413C2F27744C70BF7BC29128DDC86A" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <subparagraph id="H5BB4EC9E90B34B1DBE1D58C526A4EAB0"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Transfer to Iran of goods, services, or technology that can be used for mining or milling of uranium</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Except as provided in subsection (f), the President shall impose 5 or more of the sanctions described in section 6(a) with respect to a person if the President determines that the person knowingly transferred, on or after the date of the enactment of the Nuclear Iran Prevention Act of 2013, to Iran goods, services, or technology that would materially contribute to Iran’s ability to mine or mill uranium.</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection> <subsection id="HEC66784042F743BD8CD976FB2F8C9EA1"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Conforming amendment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 5(b) of such Act is amended in the heading for paragraph (2) by adding at the end before the period the following: <quote><header-in-text level="paragraph" style="OLC">and other related activities</header-in-text></quote>.</text></subsection></section> <section id="H81FFE976025047008A83BD5DDFE6A19A"><enum>203.</enum><header>Repeal of waiver of sanctions relating to development of weapons of mass destruction or other military capabilities</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 9(c)(1) 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) is amended—</text> <paragraph id="HA0A16533B9CF4C60ADC46ECAA93E0E01"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking subparagraph (B);</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H2538A66A455145BABB1167F2C9941B00"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by redesignating subparagraph (C) as subparagraph (B); and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H1B8554AE2B4548E69D8FB79CC5143B35"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in subparagraph (B) (as redesignated by paragraph (2) of this section)—</text> <subparagraph id="HC59202B1A71E479D8A5D1A28B368E013"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking <quote>or (B)</quote> each place it appears; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HE6FCC22DB314432D9DEFFCD88A582281"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking <quote>, as applicable</quote>.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></section></subtitle> <subtitle id="H366EB654CCED4AF085EC2CB4682693AC"><enum>B</enum><header>Amendments to Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and Divestment Act of 2010 and Iran Threat Reduction and Syria Human Rights Act of 2012 </header> <section id="HE6B9C56F0E43456C96AA6B77DB0C6EBB"><enum>211.</enum><header>Modifications to prohibition on procurement contracts with persons that export sensitive technology to Iran</header> <subsection id="H2D0843E101304D4AA1C3C3A8931B2619"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Application to owners and subsidiaries</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subsection (a) of section 106 of the Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and Divestment Act of 2010 (<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/111/195">Public Law 111–195</external-xref>; <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/22/8515">22 U.S.C. 8515</external-xref>) is amended—</text> <paragraph id="H4F2D7BBEB52C43BA81562A7FDFABE556"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking <quote>goods or services with a person</quote> and inserting the following: </text> <quoted-block style="OLC" id="H8BCDB1DA778E44CDA5EB229025D796CC" display-inline="yes-display-inline"><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">goods or services—</text> <paragraph id="HF216CF24FEA1499A803849464E974E57"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">with a person</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph> <paragraph id="HD055189A61D44A17AB9DFDB3D7750E5B"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in paragraph (1), as added by paragraph (1) of this subsection, by striking the period at the end and inserting and inserting <quote>; or</quote>; and </text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H0081917A78F846D9B1081AAD34975EF3"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following new paragraph:</text> <quoted-block style="OLC" id="H5D1CECC5BEF742B2860E45B20753A77B" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <paragraph id="H8AF612B185474FE591DF11267D667665"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">with respect to a person acting on behalf of or at the direction of, or owned or controlled by, a person described in paragraph (1) or a person who owns or controls a person described in paragraph (1).</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H9D436CA44B2C4AC8846293F21751C5B2"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Sensitive technology defined</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subsection (c)(1) of such section is amended by striking <quote>is to be used specifically</quote> and inserting <quote>has been designed or specifically modified</quote>. </text></subsection> <subsection id="H8FBFDDDDC42A4C59AB4868A45F47ADC9"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Presidential determination and imposition of additional sanctions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Such section, as so amended, is further amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:</text> <quoted-block style="OLC" id="H99F1E0F73AB249839706F1E99F71AFCC" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <subsection id="HC24AB50DFF1F46948CAC110FC183A224"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Presidential determination and imposition of additional sanctions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The President shall impose 5 or more of the sanctions described in section 6(a) 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) with respect to—</text> <paragraph id="HD2E032B8AC7D48F7847931C65F1D5CD2"><enum>(1)</enum><text>a person if the President determines that the person knowingly exports sensitive technology to Iran; or</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H5B7B5A75BC0749BC980AC8AA0A029C35"><enum>(2)</enum><text>a person acting on behalf of or at the direction of, or owned or controlled by, a person described in paragraph (1) or a person who owns or controls a person described in paragraph (1).</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection> <subsection id="H76A9D5AE081043B59DA0CCFA7AE35C2D"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Conforming amendment</header><text>The heading of such section is amended by inserting <quote><header-in-text level="section" style="OLC">and imposition of sanctions against</header-in-text></quote> after <quote><header-in-text level="section" style="OLC">with</header-in-text></quote>.</text></subsection> <subsection id="HFAF5A30352DF4A08BBC5BC3C5FF2BB39"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Clerical amendment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The table of contents for the Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and Divestment Act of 2010 is amended by striking the item relating to section 106 and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block style="OLC" id="H6AE1C1FB0AA54ECE932BFBC29484795A" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <toc regeneration="no-regeneration"> <toc-entry level="section">Sec. 106. Prohibition on procurement contracts with and imposition of sanctions against persons that export sensitive technology to Iran.</toc-entry></toc><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection> <subsection id="H86A133DD24BF4E4EBD8178D8A3D61DAB"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Effective date</header><text>The amendments made by this section take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act and apply with respect to exports of sensitive technology to Iran that occur on or after such date of enactment.</text></subsection></section> <section id="HB4A7236C2A004666BA071484D68C675A"><enum>212.</enum><header>Authority of State and local governments to avoid exposure to sanctioned persons and sectors</header> <subsection id="H19C19436BB654EDA9E52ABCEA38E8DE5"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Section 202 of the Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and Divestment Act of 2010 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/22/8532">22 U.S.C. 8532</external-xref>) is amended by striking subsections (a), (b), and (c) and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block id="H749D109A23DD4E9F8DF947E0E749233B" style="OLC"> <subsection id="H5A19D0F390D04D2CA8AC30A41EE6CD5F"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Sense of congress</header><text>It is the sense of Congress that the United States should support the decision of any State or local government to divest from or prohibit the investment of assets of the State or local government, to prohibit the issuance of licenses to conduct business in the State or locality to, and to impose disclosure and transparency requirements on, a person that invests in or conducts transactions for or with a person or sector subject to sanctions with respect to Iran.</text></subsection> <subsection id="HFC61AE1E8CA94562A619739F9F3F9E2C"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Authority</header><text>Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a State or local government may adopt and enforce measures that meet the requirements of subsection (d)—</text> <paragraph id="HA59AA018A02A46F2BCE83D76B7D1DBB9"><enum>(1)</enum><text>to divest the assets of the State or local government from a person described in subsection (c);</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HA1929B101CF146DCB3C818FB546DC142"><enum>(2)</enum><text>to prohibit investment of the assets of the State or local government in any such person;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HAE0647B0D30D4085B3064863BC9189AD"><enum>(3)</enum><text>to prohibit the issuance of licenses to conduct business in the State or locality to any such person; or</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H9B6E1E22F7AE4FCF861F0103D2892E1E"><enum>(4)</enum><text>to impose disclosure and transparency requirements on any such person.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H629243B7C7CB49098B0949E9CBAA5422"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Persons described</header><text>A person described in this subsection is a person that invests in or engages in any transaction with or for any person engaged in any activity for which sanctions may be imposed under any provision of Federal law imposing sanctions with respect to Iran.</text></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection> <subsection id="H0FA73939564449A981869A4F1C86C887"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Conforming amendments</header><text>Section 202 of the Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and Divestment Act of 2010 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/22/8532">22 U.S.C. 8532</external-xref>) is amended—</text> <paragraph id="H65E7FE85D6B342E8AAC9D5130A739B2B"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (d)(4), by striking <quote>engages in investment activities in Iran described in subsection (c)</quote> and inserting <quote>is a person described in subsection (c)</quote>;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H48CB42E0C07F4C6CAD82BD0ECA835DCA"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (f), by striking <quote>or (i)</quote> and inserting <quote>or (g)</quote>;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H891D6180A33247C29B436F5E64E301A1"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by striking subsections (g) and (h) and by redesignating subsections (i) and (j) as subsections (g) and (h), respectively; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HAFE8972B743448FDA3251618A09DDBAD"><enum>(4)</enum><text>in paragraph (1) of subsection (g), as redesignated by paragraph (3), by striking <quote>(determined without regard to subsection (c))</quote>.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H541462DD227444378CA7EB17106AF2BD"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Effective date</header><text>The amendments made by this section apply to measures adopted by State and local governments on or after the date of the enactment of this Act.</text></subsection></section> <section id="H8D2B2EFC18C24A7EA4B4B30DE36CB42D"><enum>213.</enum><header>Sense of Congress regarding the European Central Bank</header> <subsection id="H6F88FB0997044BBD82CB7F6C7163C655"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Findings</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Congress finds the following:</text> <paragraph id="H9E96F84679DE4D8487C1A88242BC2785"><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="HD693B4F7DB694A1D8F7930030ECF1797"><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="H30521042445C447686FDF8B47A789BDE"><enum>(3)</enum><text>United States and European convergence with respect to United States sanctions efforts toward the Government of Iran is a vital component of United States policy aimed at preventing the Government of Iran from acquiring a nuclear weapons capability.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H2B2CD23A060D47C2B2AD212B521EAFEB"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Sense of Congress</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">It is the sense of Congress that the President should continue to closely coordinate and cooperate with the European Union and its member states to restrict access to 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 agricultural commodities.</text></subsection></section> <section id="H02CAFE76A91747FA92EAFDA1844FDCA8"><enum>214.</enum><header>Imposition of sanctions with respect to certain transactions in foreign currencies</header> <subsection id="HBD0F441FDDD8434AB302CA757DBB499D"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Imposition of sanctions</header><text>Subtitle B of title II of the Iran Threat Reduction and Syria Human Rights Act of 2012 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/22/8721">22 U.S.C. 8721 et seq.</external-xref>) is amended by inserting after section 220 the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA3A7EBF20A5E4AF0A5A595BF8B0C1643" style="OLC"> <section id="H3217740798AB4D42A3FDB2E4703850E1"><enum>220A.</enum><header>Imposition of sanctions with respect to certain transactions in foreign currencies</header> <subsection id="HC2871A7F2AF94B08AD6CD0B6979F17BC"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The President—</text> <paragraph id="H66BEE8F128AD4D93BDA6BA605970B862"><enum>(1)</enum><text>shall prohibit the opening, and prohibit or impose strict conditions on the maintaining, in the United States of a correspondent account or a payable-through account by a foreign financial institution that is a person described in subsection (b); and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H35C45E78F40B4657BB6B0B69F6436809"><enum>(2)</enum><text>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>) with respect to any other person described in subsection (b).</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="HB084869C18F74CCD98A9AA8EE32D2702"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Person described</header><text>A person described in this subsection is a person the President determines has—</text> <paragraph id="HFCC770C027E7468D855E0ADE47F3BBA8"><enum>(1)</enum><text>knowingly conducted or facilitated a significant transaction involving the currency of a country other than the country in which the person is operating at the time of the transaction with, for, or on behalf of—</text> <subparagraph id="H4FB5B10FDAD949AE82FD90938CAD936F"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the Central Bank of Iran or another Iranian financial institution designated by the Secretary of the Treasury for the imposition of 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>); or</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HC1799A0F61514E39ADEC8CBD6FDF8119"><enum>(B)</enum><text>a person described in section 1244(c)(2) of the Iran Freedom and Counter-Proliferation Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/22/8803">22 U.S.C. 8803(c)(2)</external-xref>) (other than a person described in subparagraph (C)(iii) of that section); or</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H540A3F5867F74D01AC65F239AAA0E06C"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">knowingly conducted or facilitated a significant transaction by another person involving the currency of a country other than the country in which that other person is operating at the time of the transaction, with, for, or on behalf of a person described in subparagraph (A) or (B) of paragraph (1).</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H78053A80B64B49438DBB1C68C4DB04CD"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Waiver</header> <paragraph id="HAFCF3995F42D458A8B67C951CF43EB92"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The President may waive the application of subsection (a) with respect to a person for a period of not more than 180 days, and may renew that waiver for additional periods of not more than 180 days, if the President—</text> <subparagraph id="H0CCD0767AA49478CB6A3CAB29E6A8FD8"><enum>(A)</enum><text>determines that the waiver is vital to the national security of the United States; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H2B37482C7D784A1AB77634005856A5F2"><enum>(B)</enum><text>not less than 7 days before the waiver or the renewal of the waiver, as the case may be, takes effect, submits a report to the appropriate congressional committees on the waiver and the reason for the waiver.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H45EAD28048C74E9AA06D993B11F507FA"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Form of report</header><text>Each report submitted under paragraph (1)(B) shall be submitted in unclassified form but may include a classified annex.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4252ECAE3A314A39A676FAE294EE78AE"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Rule of construction</header><text>Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit any person from, or authorize or require the imposition of sanctions with respect to any person for, conducting or facilitating any transaction in the currency of the country in which the person is operating at the time of the transaction for the sale of agricultural commodities, food, medicine, or medical devices.</text></subsection> <subsection id="H69BC2DAF24F74FE6A0F295B5741122E1"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In this section:</text> <paragraph id="HAB63FB30657840858E744E75FDD0F21E"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Account; correspondent account; payable-through account</header><text>The terms <term>account</term>, <term>correspondent account</term>, and <term>payable-through account</term> have the meanings given those terms in <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/31/5318A">section 5318A</external-xref> of title 31, United States Code.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H081F0C88D4FC4C47A39CEDB3C6DEA93C"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Agricultural commodity</header><text>The term <term>agricultural commodity</term> has the meaning given that term in section 102 of the Agricultural Trade Act of 1978 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/5602">7 U.S.C. 5602</external-xref>).</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HA40EB4A1F72A459B916E96AC07C97FFB"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Foreign financial institution</header><text>The term <term>foreign financial institution</term> has the meaning given that term in <external-xref legal-doc="regulation" parsable-cite="cfr/31/561.308">section 561.308</external-xref> of title 31, Code of Federal Regulations (or any corresponding similar regulation or ruling).</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H140800EE94E24B99B709D0D2AC49755E"><enum>(4)</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 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/22/8513b">22 U.S.C. 8513b(d)</external-xref>).</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HDC7010716619407195BA3BA3E680BA6D"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Medical device</header><text>The term <term>medical device</term> has the meaning given the term <term>device</term> in section 201 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/21/321">21 U.S.C. 321</external-xref>).</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HD86F3E7236864B36B5DB2B73DE9F0393"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Medicine</header><text>The term <term>medicine</term> has the meaning given the term <term>drug</term> in section 201 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/21/321">21 U.S.C. 321</external-xref>).</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H52FEBF35F6284244A3C19D5625E544DD"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Transaction</header><text>The term <term>transaction</term> includes a foreign exchange swap, a foreign exchange forward, and any other type of similar currency exchange or conversion or similar derivative instrument.</text></paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection> <subsection id="HBA76D43976BD4C88B0A38CEDB7C72D17"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Conforming amendments</header> <paragraph id="H045A542FA6D24FBF81833185A515EAD6"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Implementation</header><text>Section 601(a)(1) of the Iran Threat Reduction and Syria Human Rights Act of 2012 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/22/8781">22 U.S.C. 8781(a)(1)</external-xref>) is amended by inserting <quote>220A,</quote> after <quote>220,</quote>.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HD3BCDFDA877F41DAABC1DBBDBDCBF0B9"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Penalties</header><text>Section 601(b)(2)(A) of such Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/22/8781">22 U.S.C. 8781(b)(2)(A)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>and 220, </quote> and inserting <quote>220, and 220A,</quote>.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H3F99DC9A2ED2445BA26501A8EBD40DFD"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Termination</header><text>Section 605(a) of such Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/22/8785">22 U.S.C. 8785(a)</external-xref>) is amended by inserting <quote>220A,</quote> after <quote>220,</quote>.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="HFEA9045943394131AFFBD1496764A192"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Clerical amendment</header><text>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 220 the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HDBCE4EDAE16C47E4B51BAA0A3ACC4667" style="OLC"> <toc> <toc-entry bold="off" level="section">Sec. 220A. Imposition of sanctions with respect to certain transactions in foreign currencies.</toc-entry></toc><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection> <subsection id="HB95C33AB09D64EC7B62EAEDA7A7BEB25"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Effective date</header><text>The amendments made by this section take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act and apply with respect to transactions entered into on or after May 22, 2013.</text></subsection></section> <section id="H6D359EA8A0B34F1B8A272B935E3A048E"><enum>215.</enum><header>Sanctions with respect to certain transactions with Iran</header> <subsection id="HD953F5D16C9B4717B1136AF85C49DF1C"><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 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/22/8721">22 U.S.C. 8721 et seq.</external-xref>) is amended by adding at the end the following new section:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HECD922794BF14BA9A8E88BD28BD92DB0" style="OLC"> <section id="H2F79CEE7C9F548798E7A7C7027A8F922"><enum>225.</enum><header>Sanctions with respect to certain transactions with Iran</header> <subsection id="H7190D3E78AAE401B99A44CF3C4BD1809"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Authorization of sanctions</header> <paragraph id="HFCEF1722EA3B4E78861AF3061279C675"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 60 days after the date of the enactment of the Nuclear Iran Prevention Act of 2013, 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 the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, for—</text> <subparagraph id="H6274D0F9F8804A3C9E7E984A88914895"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the purchase of goods or services by a person in Iran or on behalf of a person in Iran; or</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HF5A7A5D363B3436C8AC1033C63B72A33"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the purchase of goods or services from a person in Iran or on behalf of a person in Iran.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H0C8A8F692B624E79A504A447088AB97E"><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 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="H132B65AE70704138A6DD87D5BB2C47DE"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Exception for overall reductions of exports to and imports from Iran</header> <paragraph id="H330D06D085A4422BAF4C0B5EB99CB864"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The President is authorized not to 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 the value and volume of imports and exports of goods (other than petroleum or petroleum products) and services between such country and Iran.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HCD5F1E67068044EFA88813C9BD8A8B18"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Time period described</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The time period referred to in paragraph (1) is the 60-day period ending on the date on which the President makes the determination under paragraph (1) as compared to the immediately preceding 60-day period.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H4910600ADEDF424A8F5244B12D81993C"><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="H6FC8B209728C4BA7AC06C5AEAAFA870B"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this section:</text> <paragraph id="HF3E9E564DB4C4BD5AB5C988C69E89E77"><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="H9842118ABD344E8DA020042442E13BC8"><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 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/22/8513b">22 U.S.C. 8513b(d)</external-xref>).</text></paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection> <subsection id="H0FE710F1FE34458EAF0223637935A36C"><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="H18B97B5DC0FB47EB83D28631B532C397" 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></subtitle> <subtitle id="H3ED072B4BF944DF09ADE15B1BEBBED83"><enum>C</enum><header>Other matters</header> <section id="H4E38985F0AA04D33A9860C7175507FE6"><enum>221.</enum><header>Imposition of sanctions with respect to the Central Bank of Iran and other Iranian financial institutions</header> <subsection id="HA800CD19E38744C9A6C09FE7A1D55E95" commented="no"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Exception to applicability of sanctions with respect to petroleum transactions</header><text>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; <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/22/8513a">22 U.S.C. 8513a(d)(4)(D)(i)(I)</external-xref>) is amended—</text> <paragraph id="H6003B69400C8412E9EAA1C69D4EC8D6B"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking <quote>reduced reduced</quote> and inserting <quote>reduced</quote>;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H9F1F131E4E6A4B7784758E2EFE5A65F3"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by inserting <quote>value and</quote> before <quote>volume</quote>; </text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H57FCB464417A44A79E8C8DCAF23CADCF"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by inserting <quote>or of Iranian origin</quote> after <quote>from Iran</quote>; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H1DC08D9868E840908C43DF7B728636C3"><enum>(4)</enum><text>by adding at the end before the semicolon the following: <quote>, 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</quote>.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="HBD327838369446F88F04D5BE8FEB8F83"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Financial transactions described</header><text>Section 1245(d)(4)(D)(ii)(II) 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—</text> <paragraph id="H1B19307B152F48908B01DBB8B70B7EB4"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking <quote>(II)</quote> and inserting <quote>(II)(aa)</quote>;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H6D8FBF226E4A48A197E106EDF8FF8FF8"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in item (aa) (as designated by paragraph (1) of this subsection), by striking the period at the end and inserting <quote>; and</quote>; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HA5D31686ABD64E31B555718EFBA99606"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following new item:</text> <quoted-block style="OLC" id="HDADF11BC32374893A416A6FFB1EBD168" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <item id="H26A32BD2155448E8872C41DF6150DCAD" indent="up1"><enum>(bb)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the foreign financial institution holding the account described in item (aa) does not knowingly facilitate any significant financial transfers for, with, or on behalf of the Government of Iran, unless the transaction is excepted from sanctions under paragraph (2) or is a transaction described in subclause (I) and item (aa).</text></item><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H58B5C17ADFF14122B28A6E57E3B2E57C" commented="no"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Strategy to reduce crude oil purchases from Iran or of Iranian origin</header> <paragraph id="HE3D3B352F9BA4E62A31DE378BAC9A778"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Statement of policy</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">It is the policy of the United States to seek to ensure that countries that have received an exception under subparagraph (D)(i)(I) of 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) shall reduce their crude oil purchases from Iran or of Iranian origin so that the aggregate amount of such purchases is reduced by not less than an average of 1,000,000 barrels of crude oil per day by the end of the 1-year period beginning on the date of submission of the strategy described in subparagraph (E)(ii) of such section (as added by paragraph (2) of this subsection).</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HBF249039A1644C36BA9620843EF17F8A"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Amendment</header><text>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) is amended by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:</text> <quoted-block style="OLC" id="H89D34CC9DA3747979B383616A3CD9E3B" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <subparagraph id="HD8CBF337D4DB48F184DA03D1A56501BE"><enum>(E)</enum><header>Strategy to reduce crude oil purchases from Iran or of Iranian origin</header> <clause id="HB6FF1BB42D1C465EB2C7B3AF1D13DEDD"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of the Nuclear Iran Prevention Act of 2013, the President shall make a determination, based on the information contained in the most recent report required under subparagraph (A), of whether each country that received an exception under subparagraph (D)(i)(I) before such date of enactment is able to reduce its crude oil purchases from Iran or of Iranian origin so that the aggregate amount of such purchases is reduced by not less than an average of 1,000,000 barrels of crude oil per day by the end of the 1-year period beginning on the date of submission of the strategy described in clause (ii). If the President makes an initial determination under this clause that the requirements of this clause cannot be met, then the President shall continue to make a determination under this clause every 90 days thereafter as to whether or not the requirements of this clause can be met.</text></clause> <clause id="HB14E2557AA9D492A86AE1BB7D50771B5"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Strategy</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If the President determines that the requirements of clause (i) can be met, then not later than 60 days after the date of such affirmative determination, the President shall develop and submit to the appropriate congressional committees a strategy to seek to ensure that the requirements of clause (i) are met by the end of the 1-year period beginning on such date of submission.</text></clause> <clause id="H896C5EC8DB144AE285C40D10386FCC07"><enum>(iii)</enum><header>Future exceptions</header> <subclause id="HDE02E83CFF424AD4B1C9BAA64F5FF497"><enum>(I)</enum><header>Affirmative determination</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If the President determines that the strategy described in clause (ii) was achieved, then each country described in clause (i) shall be eligible to receive one or more further exceptions under subparagraph (D)(i)(I) in accordance with the provisions of such subparagraph.</text></subclause> <subclause id="H3F79470F9BAB44B08BFF6A80F5E3F155"><enum>(II)</enum><header>Negative determination</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Except as provided in subclause (III), if the President determines that the strategy described in clause (ii) was not achieved, then each country described in clause (i) shall be ineligible to receive any further exception under subparagraph (D)(i)(I) in accordance with the provisions of such subparagraph.</text></subclause> <subclause id="H4CBD480806BE4E31AD193328D49CCCE9"><enum>(III)</enum><header>Exception</header> <item id="HAAF61EA649CF42669EC785C80E0E1CC5"><enum>(aa)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Subclause (II) shall not apply with respect to a country described in clause (i) if the country—</text> <subitem id="H35E5E8ECAE77433C8769B7553266A5D7"><enum>(AA)</enum><text>dramatically reduced its crude oil purchases from Iran or of Iranian origin during the 1-year period described in clause (ii); and</text></subitem> <subitem id="HAC632B13205946628032A51FC16CD7F8"><enum>(BB)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">has committed itself to continue to reduce its crude oil purchases from Iran or of Iranian origin to a de minimis level.</text></subitem></item> <item id="HAF6A6C5FC63A42C5867D8CC98CCB1B75"><enum>(bb)</enum><header>Data</header><text>The President shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees all data used to make a determination under item (aa) not later than 15 days before issuing an exception under item (aa).</text></item></subclause></clause> <clause id="H69880A7BECF14791B150B75F678822BF"><enum>(iv)</enum><header>Appropriate congressional committees</header><text>In this subparagraph, the term <term>appropriate congressional committees</term> means—</text> <subclause id="H1D3CAE34C9BB4E84A4794E912B78EC12"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Committee on Financial Services of the House of Representatives; and</text></subclause> <subclause id="HEDE4BEA3BA3A4AE3BE951FA9CC61D0A2"><enum>(II)</enum><text>the Committee on Foreign Relations and the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate.</text></subclause></clause></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="HAE0CF6F835AE4AFE914D18283CBBF7B6"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Definition of crude oil</header><text>Section 1245(d)(4)(D) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/22/8513a">22 U.S.C. 8513a(d)(4)(D)</external-xref>) is amended by adding at the end the following new clause:</text> <quoted-block style="OLC" id="H2EA7E4F3665E4C76BA4AD6F2D07C867D" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <clause id="HC752A39C81304D628393854DF79844F2"><enum>(iii)</enum><header>Crude oil</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this subparagraph, the term <quote>crude oil</quote> includes unfinished oils, liquefied petroleum gases, distillate fuel oil, and residual fuel oil.</text></clause><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection> <subsection id="HE09A1F27759D40B18D3CFE943BBBFFA9"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Waiver</header><text>Section 1245(d)(5)(A) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/22/8513a">22 U.S.C. 8513a(d)(5)(A)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>in the national</quote> and inserting <quote>vital to the national</quote>.</text></subsection> <subsection id="H5E4C6D9681414D22BC48580CAC50847C"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Definitions of <quote>significant reduction</quote></header><text>Section 1245(h)(3) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/22/8513a">22 U.S.C. 8513a(h)(3)</external-xref>) is amended—</text> <paragraph id="H6FF29E43380F457ABCA697463A0891D6"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking <quote>price or volume</quote> and inserting <quote>price and volume</quote>; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H3F90CA4D62A34AE68A31BA9D74640743"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by adding at the end before the period the following: <quote>and at least a pro rata amount totaling, in the aggregate, not less than an average of 1,000,000 barrels of crude oil per day by the end of the 1-year period beginning on the date of submission of the strategy described in subsection (d)(4)(E)(ii)</quote>.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="HC8F285AA97E4491AB80F74C7128720C2"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Effective date</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The amendments made by this section take effect beginning on the date that is 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.</text></subsection></section> <section id="HB373A65F515E44B9BDC3579DE1CA2180"><enum>222.</enum><header>Imposition of sanctions with respect to ports, special economic zones, free economic zones, and strategic sectors of Iran</header> <subsection id="H1C554579B83A4A5BA193AE3C108C56F2"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Findings</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subsection (a)(1) of section 1244 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/22/8803">22 U.S.C. 8803</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>and shipbuilding</quote> and inserting <quote>shipbuilding, automotive, construction, engineering, or mining</quote>. </text></subsection> <subsection id="H38CD942DA0134EF39683400DCCEABB39"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Designation of ports, special economic zones, free economic zones, and entities in strategic sectors as entities of proliferation concern</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subsection (b) of such section is amended—</text> <paragraph id="HE2E93DC3A5654BBAAD63ADC2160EF70C"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in the subsection heading, by striking <quote><header-in-text level="subsection" style="OLC">and entities in the energy, shipping, and shipbuilding sectors</header-in-text></quote> and inserting <quote><header-in-text level="subsection" style="OLC">, special economic zones, free economic zones, and entities in strategic sectors</header-in-text></quote>; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H163A6EA1ECA34CBA88F26BC45E686358"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking <quote>and entities in the energy, shipping, and shipbuilding sectors</quote> and inserting <quote>, entities that operate special economic zones or free economic zones, and entities in strategic sectors (as defined in subsection (c)(4))</quote>. </text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H56DC14321ECA49629274F174D6174E4F"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Blocking of property of ports, special economic zones, free economic zones, and entities in strategic sectors</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subsection (c) of such section is amended—</text> <paragraph id="HED6A63C5AE604108A5DCCE7A9E47FDE8"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the subsection heading, by striking <quote><header-in-text level="subsection" style="OLC">entities in energy, shipping, and shipbuilding sectors</header-in-text></quote> and inserting <quote><header-in-text level="subsection" style="OLC">ports, special economic zones, free economic zones, and entities in strategic sectors</header-in-text></quote>;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H79D6C78E6A1B4BD589E7EC66B54FB629"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in paragraph (2)—</text> <subparagraph id="HB868CD0F4BDC4349B21DF405ABF668BC"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking <quote>the energy, shipping, or shipbuilding sectors</quote> each place it appears and inserting <quote>a strategic sector (as defined in paragraph (4)(A))</quote>; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HAB1D6E7C7B304DC09F751552541442CC"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by inserting <quote>, special economic zone, or free economic zone</quote> after <quote>port</quote> each place it appears; and </text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H834E6CA12F0F40D0A70C38F3522D3E04"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following new paragraphs:</text> <quoted-block style="OLC" id="H029CA69DA7664B53A1FF2AB7E609DA81" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <paragraph id="H2B0203D8B5F54343A810855B481F348C"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Strategic sector defined</header><text>In this section, the term <quote>strategic sector</quote> means—</text> <subparagraph id="H764F4FD212604BE7A3B091AA571380C6"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the energy, shipping, shipbuilding, automotive, or mining sector of Iran;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HB84994D0CC554507935C55633E20BF96"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the construction or engineering sector of Iran if the President determines and reports to Congress not later than 45 days after the date of the enactment of the Nuclear Iran Prevention Act of 2013 that the construction or engineering sector of Iran, as the case may be, is of strategic importance to Iran; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H31D5E19438D44ED1A16AD35A7225B6A6"><enum>(C)</enum><text>any other sector that the President designates as of strategic importance to Iran.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H051DB06FB70749D6BABF7484C7FF8866"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Notification and report relating to strategic sectors</header> <subparagraph id="H357C8A4FA934401DA50461F63C4E3331"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Notification</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The President shall submit to Congress a notification of the designation of a sector as a strategic sector of Iran for purposes of paragraph (4)(C) not later than 30 days after the date on which the President makes such designation.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H8F34F08E978C4F0EA4220922CF712438"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Report</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 90 days after the date on which the President submits to Congress a notification of the designation of a sector as a strategic sector of Iran under subparagraph (A), the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to Congress a report that contains—</text> <clause id="H7B01BD9F33B64884AD098260CAEE1DF7"><enum>(i)</enum><text>a review and comment on such designation; and</text></clause> <clause id="HA969ECCB5333414482EB1234F28A3132"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>recommendations regarding the designation of additional sectors as strategic sectors of Iran for purposes of paragraph (4).</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H7E2B9195EBE549C7807B72B2A589BF20"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Additional sanctions with respect to strategic sectors</header><text>Subsection (d) of such section is amended—</text> <paragraph id="H856B5120355D4D2181DE30EE67C07058"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in the subsection heading, by striking <quote><header-in-text level="subsection" style="OLC">the energy, shipping, and shipbuilding sectors</header-in-text></quote> and inserting <quote><header-in-text level="subsection" style="OLC">strategic sectors</header-in-text></quote>; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H509C9B7223104D8094693692D4D5DF0F"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in paragraph (3), by striking <quote>the energy, shipping, or shipbuilding sectors</quote> and inserting <quote>a strategic sector (as defined in subsection (c)(4)(A))</quote>.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="HD2E5EBE1CAD54E8A947314C41149A528"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Exception for Afghanistan reconstruction</header><text>Subsection (f) of such section is amended—</text> <paragraph id="H3B63B4895F0F41D8A653E9432588C8D2"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by inserting <quote>for a period of not more than 1 year, and may renew that exception for additional periods of not more than 1 year</quote> after <quote>economic development for Afghanistan</quote>;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HE52F1B3AE1594ABEA11FC40DEE88434A"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in paragraph (1)—</text> <subparagraph id="H018B9460578D405DAAF2755FACB74133"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking <quote>to the extent that</quote> and inserting <quote>if</quote>;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HD94778194F4B4D5DB80640D472130B68"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by inserting <quote>or the renewal of the exception, as the case may be,</quote> after <quote>such an exception</quote>; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H5EE5861EF43A48FA95FA16A8829F247E"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by striking <quote>in the national interest</quote> and inserting <quote>in the national security interest</quote>; and</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H8AB7031A6F7C4BE8B64D613644F07A41"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (2)—</text> <subparagraph id="HB0D00915D7D14FD3998F65A49F3FD1E5"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by inserting <quote>or the renewal of the exception, as the case may be,</quote> before <quote>not later than 15 days</quote>; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H601DF9B51DF745F1BEF917A05BF91B52" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by inserting at the end before the period the following: <quote>or the renewal of the exception</quote>. </text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="HB92E9C9060EC4CDBA2CC43384E409616"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Conforming amendment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Such section is further amended in the section heading by striking <quote><header-in-text level="section" style="OLC">the energy, shipping, and shipbuilding sectors</header-in-text></quote> and inserting <quote><header-in-text level="section" style="OLC">ports, special economic zones, free economic zones, and strategic sectors</header-in-text></quote>.</text></subsection> <subsection id="H8C574191E56D4989ABE371FB3CB0326F"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Effective date</header><text>The amendments made by this section—</text> <paragraph id="HA2F7ECFA35644A0B83732BC4F27FEECF"><enum>(1)</enum><text>take effect on the date that is 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H8F992993D245458D85727934E206DE04"><enum>(2)</enum> <subparagraph id="H14C8A0B89176460EB655B5E4C823C6DD" display-inline="yes-display-inline"><enum>(A)</enum><text>with respect to subsection (c) of section 1244 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013, as so amended, apply with respect to all transactions in all property and interests in property of any person described in subsection (c)(2) of such section that occur on or after the date that is 180 days after such date of enactment; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HDBBFEA8ED5A04B00BB78D6CB32C63114" indent="up1"><enum>(B)</enum> <clause id="H303F50744A3F4EB490C156673FA9839E" display-inline="yes-display-inline"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">with respect to subsection (d)(1) of section 1244 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013, apply with respect to the sale, supply, or transfer to or from Iran of goods or services described in subsection (d)(3) of such section, as so amended, that occurs on or after the date that is 180 days after such date of enactment; and</text></clause> <clause id="HD24715905DD841AB9964E39206EF780C" indent="up1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">with respect to subsection (d)(2) of section 1244 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013, apply with respect to the conduct or facilitation of a significant financial transaction for the sale, supply, or transfer to or from Iran of goods or services described in subsection (d)(3) of such section, as so amended, that occurs on or after the date that is 180 days after such date of enactment.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section> <section id="HA373143736B94CC892FCFF7F87AFF39C"><enum>223.</enum><header>Report on determinations not to impose sanctions on persons who allegedly sell, supply, or transfer precious metals to or from Iran</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 1245 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/22/8804">22 U.S.C. 8804</external-xref>) is amended—</text> <paragraph id="H2B804EA4019E4D2597C08CDBEAB0AAF1"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by redesignating subsection (h) as subsection (i); and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H6E0F84B0B56946C1A37E9902AB2EA584"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by inserting after subsection (g) the following new subsection:</text> <quoted-block style="OLC" id="HF4B4F5B1C35F4DB5959DB1F633D2CA43" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <subsection id="HFE3FEBE0062A47B48BB380B8C7EB77D4"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Report on determinations not to impose sanctions on persons who allegedly sell, supply, or transfer precious metals to or from Iran</header> <paragraph id="HFD451CD275D647F799612D664DF17C51"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of Nuclear Iran Prevention Act of 2013, and every 90 days thereafter, the President shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report on each determination of the President during the preceding 90-day period not to impose sanctions under subsection (a) or (c) with respect to a person who allegedly sells, supplies, or transfers precious metals, directly or indirectly, to or from Iran, together with the reasons for such determination.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HCB169D6B38664D139AA78C23965AC71C"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Form</header><text>The report required by paragraph (1) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may contain a classified annex, if necessary.</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></section> <section id="HBF9FE674EB3C4E6A8BC1F23FEFB8D87E"><enum>224.</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 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/22/8806">22 U.S.C. 8806</external-xref>) is amended—</text> <paragraph id="H04388D64F9EA49DE9B46735688340CE3"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by redesignating subsection (f) as subsection (g); and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HDD2A38D3883241158743D4051051B86F"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by inserting after subsection (e) the following new subsection:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H21CAF37B7D714D9EB33A7D96A8C83BCA" style="OLC"> <subsection id="H1D40DC3586C34739AD03C84F409035EE"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Persons owned or controlled by specially designated nationals</header> <paragraph id="HDF397083586549A38E2319C949B55B1C"><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, including but not limited to a foreign central bank, that the President determines has, on or after the date that is 90 days after the date of the enactment of the Nuclear Iran Prevention Act of 2013, knowingly facilitated a significant financial transaction on behalf of any person determined by the President to be directly 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></paragraph> <paragraph id="H128B4F8834084891A35F2D2F8D96E594"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Sense of Congress</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">It is the sense of Congress that the President routinely should determine on or after the date of the enactment of the Nuclear Iran Prevention Act of 2013 those persons that 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></paragraph> <paragraph id="H277F6E103DDB42A1821098A9D3144FF5"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Consideration of data from other countries and nongovernmental organizations</header><text>The President shall consider credible data already obtained by other countries and nongovernmental organizations in making determinations described in paragraph (1).</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></section> <section id="H7C56C7395F014D0C806033B14DA5567A"><enum>225.</enum><header>Repeal of exemptions under sanctions provisions of National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Subtitle D of title XII of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/22/8801">22 U.S.C. 8801 et seq.</external-xref>) is amended—</text> <paragraph id="H5B4DFB731FFD4D7EAE86F940DE031DAB"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in section 1244—</text> <subparagraph id="HCED448F61663436E95337B0DBA0CB7E5"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in subsection (c)(1)—</text> <clause id="HBF4E6D7DE0964974875A6CACB761D728"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>(1) <header-in-text level="paragraph" style="OLC">Blocking of property</header-in-text>.—</quote> and all that follows through <quote>On and after</quote> and inserting <quote>(1) <header-in-text level="paragraph" style="OLC">Blocking of property</header-in-text>.—On and after</quote>; and</text></clause> <clause id="H15FBF90A035D42E4BE1A5022AD07F3A3"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by striking subparagraph (B); and</text></clause></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H9DA2A292FE6741E89931C126C87A7CF5"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subsection (d)(1)—</text> <clause id="HA8DBAB25885C46B8A5A9A006CEB9802A"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>(1) <header-in-text level="paragraph" style="OLC">Sale, supply, or transfer of certain goods and services</header-in-text>.—</quote> and all that follows through <quote>Except as provided</quote> and inserting <quote>(1) <header-in-text level="paragraph" style="OLC">Sale, supply, or transfer of certain goods and services</header-in-text>.—Except as provided</quote>; and</text></clause> <clause id="H4A56330C30164356B8F8AE0FA9BEC5CE"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by striking subparagraph (B);</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H78ABDE0B2CF44E8388DF85BE4936E59A"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in section 1245(a)—</text> <subparagraph id="H1E8A4F708E0749E3939407AA7BF2762B"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>(a) <header-in-text level="subsection" style="OLC">sale, supply, or transfer of certain materials</header-in-text>.—</quote> and all that follows through <quote>The President</quote> and inserting <quote>(a) <header-in-text level="subsection" style="OLC">sale, supply, or transfer of certain materials</header-in-text>.—The President</quote>;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HD36E5C5DB7A2498FBFCDE3813F43FADD"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by redesignating subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C) as paragraphs (1), (2), and (3), respectively (and by redesignating all sub-units therein accordingly);</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HC14463821D5A48238A1758851E5184D5"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in paragraph (3)(B) (as redesignated)—</text> <clause id="H7D54788153474AAE8AC7C543D55C0591"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in clause (i), by striking <quote>subclause (I) of clause (i)</quote> and inserting <quote>clause (i) of subparagraph (A)</quote>;</text></clause> <clause id="H1DC2AD86BEE24122B8982119C28E4EC2"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in clause (ii), by striking <quote>subclause (II) of that clause</quote> and inserting <quote>clause (ii) of that subparagraph</quote>; and</text></clause> <clause id="H4E04598A9DB6468094B6AE716591E7A8"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in clause (iii), by striking <quote>subclause (III) of that clause</quote> and inserting <quote>clause (iii) of that subparagraph</quote>; and</text></clause></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H868811E32ACB457BB7BDAD6D80904E61"><enum>(D)</enum><text>by striking <quote>(2) <header-in-text level="paragraph" style="OLC">exception</header-in-text>.—</quote> and all that follows through <quote>paragraph (1).</quote>; and</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H0BBA381CD4B6444AAE7D6B88DFD96F9F"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in section 1246(a)—</text> <subparagraph id="H10BCADE210DF4693B5EDA2E8CD304773"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>(a) <header-in-text level="subsection" style="OLC">imposition of sanctions</header-in-text>.—</quote> and all that follows through <quote>Except as provided</quote> and inserting <quote>(a) <header-in-text level="subsection" style="OLC">imposition of sanctions</header-in-text>.—Except as provided</quote>;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H52ABC794B0474D75A5B6A0E5B1321080"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by redesignating subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C) as paragraphs (1), (2), and (3), respectively (and by redesignating all sub-units therein accordingly); and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HAF9C57E29F3B48DD8F14A3D2AC886CFA"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by striking <quote>(2) <header-in-text level="paragraph" style="OLC">exception</header-in-text>.—</quote> and all that follows through <quote>paragraph (1).</quote>; and</text></subparagraph></paragraph></section> <section id="H708C067937FC40B59872C44F3ADB9056"><enum>226.</enum><header>Termination of government contracts with persons who sell goods, services, or technology to, or conduct any other transaction with, Iran</header> <subsection id="H741E53484D1A408EA4BC9C0720C69090"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Modification of federal acquisition regulation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Federal Acquisition Regulation shall be revised to require a certification from each person that is a prospective contractor that the person, and any person under common ownership or control with the person, does not sell goods, services, or technology to, or conduct any other transaction with, Iran for which sanctions may be imposed under this Act.</text></subsection> <subsection id="H2B70531F865E4686820D62E945DE9AA4"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Remedies</header> <paragraph id="HFB873E414A3F4F4190C2C0DB2D70DEFE"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>If the head of an executive agency determines that a person has submitted a false certification under subsection (a) on or after the date on which the applicable revision of the Federal Acquisition Regulation required by this section becomes effective, the head of that executive agency shall terminate a contract with such person or debar or suspend such person from eligibility for Federal contracts for a period of not less than 2 years. Any such debarment or suspension shall be subject to the procedures that apply to debarment and suspension under the Federal Acquisition Regulation under subpart 9.4 of part 9 of title 48, Code of Federal Regulations.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HB7CF57B6BF7A438281B27E16B2D0044A"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Inclusion on list of parties excluded from federal procurement and nonprocurement programs</header><text>The Administrator of General Services shall include on the List of Parties Excluded from Federal Procurement and Nonprocurement Programs maintained by the Administrator under part 9 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation each person that is debarred, suspended, or proposed for debarment or suspension by the head of an executive agency on the basis of a determination of a false certification under paragraph (1).</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="HFC0B0E876B8A4ADDA1F0CCF382BA270F"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Rule of construction</header><text>This section shall not be construed to limit the use of other remedies available to the head of an executive agency or any other official of the Federal Government on the basis of a determination of a false certification under subsection (a).</text></subsection> <subsection id="HBDD2C858C0914A3AAC541D8C90634D3A"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Waivers</header> <paragraph id="HF1AA6B06E4724B21BCFB1089AC23E5D5"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The President may on a case-by-case basis waive the requirement that a person make a certification under subsection (a) if the President determines and certifies in writing to the congressional committees described in paragraph (2) that it is essential to the national security interests of the United States to do so.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H63F1CC43C4304EDB8CC7C052523C0E1D"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Congressional committees described</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The congressional committees referred to in paragraph (1) are—</text> <subparagraph id="H94FE94D458FC4730B8CA882BF0E8E44F"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Committee on Armed Services, and the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform of the House of Representatives; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HFBF744B8B3264AE9B1D4D8592E92E2EB"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the Committee on Foreign Relations, the Committee on Armed Services, and the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H0F1A38617CCA4CCE8AB609604B79A741" commented="no"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In this section:</text> <paragraph id="HBB9B928A902E4E00AA4CEFA3088A5DC4" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Executive agency</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>executive agency</term> has the meaning given that term in <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/41/133">section 133</external-xref> of title 41, United States Code.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H9CF7953AA845472BA959847B3B3B15F6" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Federal Acquisition Regulation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>Federal Acquisition Regulation</term> means the regulation issued pursuant to <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/41/1303">section 1303(a)(1)</external-xref> of title 41, United States Code.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="HD429E318D3E34E45A8F46A11E100B63A" commented="no"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Applicability</header><text>The revisions to the Federal Acquisition Regulation required under subsection (a) shall apply with respect to contracts for which solicitations are issued on or after the date that is 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.</text></subsection></section> <section id="HA8B394913C7E4D21BDE225F9F9BD233D"><enum>227.</enum><header>Conditions for entry and operation of vessels</header> <subsection id="H7454BCF15C4A4FE5B8BD7DF92E2DECCD"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Ports and Waterways Safety Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/1221">33 U.S.C. 1221 et seq.</external-xref>) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block id="H0DE8EBF62BFA47E492DE1D13721FBB76" style="OLC"> <section id="HC6FF843AA34B4063A7CB0B2E39D582B0"><enum>16.</enum><header>Prohibition on entry and operation</header> <subsection id="H29C852E4C0484CDDB879988DD81EEE2F"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>No foreign vessel described in subsection (b) shall enter or operate in the navigable waters of the United States or transfer cargo in any port or place under the jurisdiction of the United States.</text></subsection> <subsection id="H05157A88F6D54CF193486C0B88663488"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Vessels described</header><text>A vessel referred to in subsection (a) is a foreign vessel—</text> <paragraph id="H6257B83F5E1246D0A6E5E1676F358B40"><enum>(1)</enum><text>for which a Notice of Arrival is required to be filed under <external-xref legal-doc="regulation" parsable-cite="cfr/33/160">section 160</external-xref> of title 33, Code of Federal Regulations, as in effect on the date of enactment of the Nuclear Iran Prevention Act of 2013; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H26E72A7E71784B919DCBD63CFDB54AA2"><enum>(2)</enum><text>that is knowingly registered, pursuant to the Geneva Convention on the High Seas (13 U.S.T. 2312; TIAS 5200; 450 UNTS 82), by a ship registry that is maintaining a registration of a vessel that is included in the list published under subsection (c).</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H2983C9E607A142A2BE67FDA31830AFBD"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Notification of governments</header><text>The Secretary of Transportation, in consultation with the Secretary of State, shall—</text> <paragraph id="H88CAB5729F7542CBB02C9B0D9247FCF8"><enum>(1)</enum><text>maintain timely information on registrations of all foreign vessels over 300 gross tons that are—</text> <subparagraph id="HCE8C99529D9547ADBE8D63D87B8A266A"><enum>(A)</enum><text>owned or operated by or on behalf of—</text> <clause id="H1E28EBF7670F48DAA1139D10BAF03CEF"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the National Iran Tanker Company or the Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping Line; or</text></clause> <clause id="H1871DF5F310E4E09843E0AF306B446C5"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>any successor to an entity referred to in clause (i); or</text></clause></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H95F9DDA7221746E98FCE491F99911F49"><enum>(B)</enum><text>otherwise owned or operated by or on behalf of Iran;</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="HF9CF420A4535424E97DC5BDDDAB0ABD7"><enum>(2)</enum><text>notify each government the agents or instrumentalities of which are maintaining a registration of a foreign vessel described in paragraph (1), that all vessels registered under such government’s authority are prohibited from entering or operating in the navigable waters of the United States or transferring cargo in any port or place under the jurisdiction of the United States; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HEA9D9A1D0FC942B3984339E99E455282"><enum>(3)</enum><text>publish in the Federal Register a list of vessels described in paragraph (1), including periodic updates of such list.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H018EECA5C35C46678C3B9BC5344093CD"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Notification of vessels</header> <paragraph id="H91CC90F159C9467591B4EB39319258FD"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Except as provided in paragraphs (2) and (3), upon receiving a Notice of Arrival under <external-xref legal-doc="regulation" parsable-cite="cfr/33/160">section 160</external-xref> of title 33, Code of Federal Regulations (as in effect on the date of enactment of the Nuclear Iran Prevention Act of 2013) from a vessel described in (b), the Secretary shall notify the master of such vessel that the vessel may not enter or operate in the navigable waters of the United States or transfer cargo in any port or place under the jurisdiction of the United States.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HCF90C65CF3484594BF5DD3D2463F8357"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Provisional entry</header><text>The Secretary may allow provisional entry of, or transfer of cargo from, a foreign vessel described in subsection (b) if such entry or transfer is necessary for the safety of the vessel or persons aboard.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HB8D29BE3EE0646379A6158A2663B526B" commented="no"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Entry for due diligence</header><text>The Secretary may allow entry of, and transfer of cargo from, a vessel described in subsection (b) if the master shows the owner and operator of the vessel exercised due diligence to avoid registration of the vessel by a registry that registers vessels described in subsection (c).</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="HA0BFB0F4A08D4F8FA82FC714B694125C"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Right of innocent passage</header><text>This section shall not be construed as authority to restrict the right of innocent passage as recognized under international law.</text></subsection> <subsection id="H8CF438902E204945B655B42F7242A162"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Foreign vessel defined</header><text>In this section the term <quote>foreign vessel</quote> has the meaning given that term in <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/46/2101">section 2101</external-xref> of title 46, United States Code.</text></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>. </after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection> <subsection id="HDBDA6556178F4137867D5BD4FA39744F"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Deadline for publication</header><text>The Secretary shall publish a list under section 16(c)(3) of the Ports and Waters Safety Act, as amended by this section, by not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.</text></subsection> <subsection id="H43B5F4DB0FFE4F6B9345C672D593430A"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Limitation on application of prohibition</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subsection (a) of section 16 of the Ports and Waters Safety Act, as amended by this section, shall not apply until 90 days after the date of publication of the list required by subsection (c) of such section.</text></subsection></section></subtitle> <enum>III</enum><header>Additional authorities to prevent censorship activities in Iran </header> <section id="H3C4625E16AE540D4888229ED1FE76297"><enum>301.</enum><header>Report on implementation of sanctions against the Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting</header> <subsection id="HD97873C973354B219675A59C18D7DEC8"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit to Congress a report on the following:</text> <paragraph id="HB36B151F716B4FC5BB8D749AE3A46114"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The current status of availability of the Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB) on international satellites, entities that facilitate its operation by providing services or equipment, and the technical means that it engages in jamming.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HC616BCA47F4C4A1A90C2D53812BC928D"><enum>(2)</enum><text>The instances, since January 1, 2012, in which the IRIB engaged in activities that violated Article 19 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, including broadcasting forced confessions and hate speech against minorities.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HF46D9470594C464A806FA46C449A3C48"><enum>(3)</enum><text>The instances, since January 1, 2012, in which international broadcasting programs originating from the United States and Europe have been subject to disruption in Iran, with relevant details such as which programs were disrupted, available location information on the origin of the disruption, and the extent of the disruption.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="HC6782F298A954B9384424E7A018B3BF3"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Coordination</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In developing the report required by subsection (a), the Secretary of State shall coordinate with the Broadcasting Board of Governors, the Secretary of the Treasury, and the heads of other relevant Federal departments and agencies.</text></subsection> <subsection id="H61ACBED567DA48D3A432CA25B6C22170"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Public availability</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">All unclassified portions of the report required by subsection (a) shall be made publicly available on the Internet web site of the Department of State.</text></subsection></section> <section id="H9D842907081B4F8AB1B314DF7BFAEA00"><enum>302.</enum><header>List of persons who are high-risk re-exporters of sensitive technologies</header> <subsection id="H310A057FC49146AB83500865EFA09184"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and every 90 days thereafter, the Secretary of Commerce, in conjunction with the Secretary of State and the Secretary of the Treasury, shall make publicly available and update as appropriate a list of persons who are high-risk re-exporters of sensitive technologies in order to seek to ensure that the Government of Iran or an entity owned or controlled by that Government is unable to obtain sensitive technologies through the re-export of such sensitive technologies by third-party intermediaries.</text></subsection> <subsection id="H7B2AA1DAEEDE46B08CF1792A05F5CEC4"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Definition</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this section, the term <quote>sensitive technology</quote> has the meaning given that term in section 106 of the Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and Divestment Act of 2010 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/22/8515">22 U.S.C. 8515</external-xref>).</text></subsection></section> <section id="HD7BD534C40EE4F449E15959E7320A9D7"><enum>303.</enum><header>Sense of Congress on provision of intercept technologies to Iran</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">It is the sense of Congress that—</text> <paragraph id="HCC3EF8E1F4544BCDBCB9132656000D3E"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">those that provide intercept technologies that limit freedom of speech or expression to the Government of Iran should be held accountable for the repression of the Iranian people; and </text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H85B2B5D083C84CC29D2BB20AA020A586"><enum>(2)</enum><text>no person should use an existing contract with the Government of Iran as a justification to continue to supply intercept technologies to the Government of Iran for purposes of restricting the free flow of information.</text></paragraph></section> <section id="H154A22AE930F4D26896755994425F986"><enum>304.</enum><header>Sense of Congress on availability of consumer communication technologies in Iran</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">It is the sense of Congress that—</text> <paragraph id="HCF58C69C0ABC4872BAF7C91AF0EB4731"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the Department of the Treasury and Department of State should encourage the free flow of information in Iran to counter the Government of Iran’s repression of its own people; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H0959ED70306C4EDD8E26C57E898A1FFC"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in order to facilitate the free flow of information in Iran, the Department of Treasury should ensure that certain consumer communication technologies are available to Iranian civil society and the Iranian people.</text></paragraph></section> <section id="H16D69FE72C094C5CA158F6AAAE905A5A"><enum>305.</enum><header>Expedited consideration of requests for authorization of transfer of goods and services to Iran to facilitate the ability of Iranian persons to freely communicate</header> <subsection id="HDEA2402223254FBF8DDAEAC22E82C447"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 413 of the Iran Threat Reduction and Syria Human Rights Act of 2012 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/22/8753">22 U.S.C. 8753</external-xref>) is amended—</text> <paragraph id="H804AFD378F504AC8B9C857C7F4B82520"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by redesignating subsection (e) as subsection (f); and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HD5B5EDE8BDBA4A5D89FD7B081EDB4F37"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by inserting after subsection (d) the following new subsection:</text> <quoted-block style="OLC" id="H426F4C29D5C74DB19332FAF667AA627A" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <subsection id="HD4C6F79C2D924780A4F1E966DCEDB22C"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Rule of construction</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The expedited process for the consideration of complete requests for authorization to engage in the activities described in subsection (a) shall be construed to also apply to the transfer of goods and services to Iran to facilitate the ability of Iranian persons to freely communicate, obtain information, and access the Internet and other communications systems. </text></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H903D366DD27D45648BB619C8248EA6D3"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Effective date</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The amendments made by subsection (a) take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act and apply with respect to requests described in section 413 of the Iran Threat Reduction and Syria Human Rights Act of 2012, as so amended, that are submitted to the Office of Foreign Assets Control on or after such date of enactment.</text></subsection></section> <enum>IV</enum><header>Reports and other matters</header> <section id="HC829778A18AA467BAF9C1CE43519CB70"><enum>401.</enum><header>National Strategy on Iran</header> <subsection id="HFB111BB1C638414D8A0EE32FE14EA530"><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="H54618CF5FA3649048D0D25F62C558B10"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Annual report</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act or January 30, 2014, whichever occurs first, and every January 30 thereafter, the President shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees the National Strategy on Iran required under subsection (a).</text></subsection> <subsection id="HA354D46B4EC24BB6AC63AAED7C38711E"><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="HAFD90DCD9A724E7BA6094A363DA814AE"><enum>(1)</enum><text>A description of Iran’s grand strategy and security strategy, including strategic objectives, and the security posture and objectives of Iran.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H7F917AFE7705403D954B7DF49E41B1F9"><enum>(2)</enum><text>A description of the United States strategy to—</text> <subparagraph id="HC8437B55A21F4FF9A77EE8DE7324A0C7"><enum>(A)</enum><text>address and counter the capabilities of Iran’s conventional forces and Iran’s unconventional forces;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H3514F58478EF4589AE9E0F5AD19890B9"><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="H9640AD01E6464B68918D83B369CE30D7"><enum>(C)</enum><text>address the Government of Iran’s economic strategy to enable the objectives described in this subsection; </text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H643BC47C15C847A0A3BC0A6069AE4B0E"><enum>(D)</enum><text>exploit key vulnerabilities; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H3930F622B2CB4839AC733F03D292C619"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">combat Iranian efforts to suppress Internet freedom, including actions of the United States to—</text> <clause id="HEFF90809EF16412BBC530FA56E917AAF"><enum>(i)</enum><text>work to promote expanded Internet access for democracy activists in Iran;</text></clause> <clause id="H55DCCFC33C3C4181B88E8BBA68E25B8D"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>add a public diplomacy page to the United States’ virtual embassy in Iran; and</text></clause> <clause id="H3158BBEE3E5D4D44BCB2D25F0CF4B04F"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>leverage multilateral organizations committed to Internet connectivity in Iran.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H76910559C80243399FEEBD3ADB4B09A3"><enum>(3)</enum><text>An implementation plan for the United States strategy described in paragraph (2).</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H0837746AB7B64DA3A39E388DA74C3F1E"><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="H52FE31EAD6DD4D74B3F4084BE7DAC358"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Appropriate congressional committees</header><text>In this section, the term <term>appropriate congressional committees</term> means—</text> <paragraph id="H1409C336CEE642769CBD221C6C37D81F"><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="H70B1090536BD4D0E96B250C4671D7B91"><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="H9714E344F40D45E1960123FC2A26AD7F"><enum>402.</enum><header>Report on Iranian nuclear and economic capabilities</header> <subsection id="HD013B64648C64282A4FF98A1D0B75662"><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 Act, the President shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report on the following:</text> <paragraph id="H52AAAFAB556B423FA43093C58760ABFF"><enum>(1)</enum><text>An estimate of the timeline for Iranian capabilities to develop nuclear weapons, including—</text> <subparagraph id="H28A990B09F324DD996BA857F5F1EF633"><enum>(A)</enum><text>an estimate of the period of time it would take Iran to produce enough weapons-grade uranium for a single implosion-type nuclear weapon, taking into account all known relevant technical data;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HADA10125ED0A43B6B7E542B28DBB1BCF"><enum>(B)</enum><text>an estimate of the period of time it would take Iran to produce sufficient separated plutonium for a single nuclear weapon;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HA5B9E101D070474BADFB0788BCF432D2"><enum>(C)</enum><text>a description of the assumptions underlying the estimates referred to in subparagraphs (A) and (B), and any information about developments that might alter or otherwise affect those assumptions;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H5B39935AE9C5406391F45B3C89551271"><enum>(D)</enum><text>an estimate of the date by which the periods of time referred to in subparagraphs (A) and (B) will be less than 45 days; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H60A4F69B39E140679E5B3FB8BA6EA24D"><enum>(E)</enum><text>a description of any efforts by the United States to increase the frequency of inspections by the International Atomic Energy Agency of nuclear facilities in Iran.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H34CA8BE4BE0140368FEDDBB5C8A5A9F4"><enum>(2)</enum><text>An assessment of Iranian strategy and capabilities relating to development of nuclear weapons, including—</text> <subparagraph id="HD971D65A730A41D4A27D786F7318FDB9"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a summary and analysis of current nuclear weapons capabilities;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H29856AC3956144C7A8FD2EBC72D0D2A4"><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="HF5032CFF2CE640EB92351CB1BD800328"><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="H1AD925F1692F42A280D46AAA44E97FE1"><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;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HEE4AA0E21A8A440084CE55D021EC96CA"><enum>(E)</enum><text>a description of all efforts of Iran to design and develop a nuclear weapon, including efforts to design or fit warheads, and any other possible military dimensions of the nuclear program of Iran; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H671187BA752D42E5A93BC7C232C7A062"><enum>(F)</enum><text>an analysis of the procurement network, including the amount and sources of funding expended by Iran on programs to develop a nuclear weapons capability.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H8D9B18F735994CF7A003CFA5B2A2516C"><enum>(3)</enum><text>Projected economic effects of international sanctions on Iran, including—</text> <subparagraph id="HACF7E76C1700468DA505F39D4CCF38FF"><enum>(A)</enum><text>an estimate of the capital accounts, current accounts, and amounts of foreign exchange reserves (including access to foreign exchange reserves) of the Government of Iran, and other leading indicators of the status of the economy of Iran;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H01AF11E1D12A4D80A4D56D824338CB18"><enum>(B)</enum><text>an estimate of timelines with respect to macroeconomic viability of Iran, including the time by which the Government of Iran will exhaust its foreign exchange reserves;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H96900258E31649618A01235C1DA39D71"><enum>(C)</enum><text>an estimate of the date by which the reserves of the Central Bank of Iran will be insufficient for the Government of Iran to avoid a severe balance of payments crisis that prevents it from maintaining a functioning economy, including—</text> <clause id="HCCEC7E453A104C04B34183F8E578FA26"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the inflation rate, exchange rates, unemployment rate, and budget deficits in Iran; and</text></clause> <clause id="H7AB79E65EFFD4697A1F6488868473EDE"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>other leading macroeconomic indicators used by the International Monetary Fund, professional rating agencies, and other credible sources to assess the economic health of a country;</text></clause></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HBF6A10EF06AF4C64A863A14E7D66A546"><enum>(D)</enum><text>a description of the assumptions underlying the estimate referred to in paragraph (3) and an indication of how changes in each of those assumptions could affect the estimate;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H48628FF271594BD091DE15316FE21099"><enum>(E)</enum><text>an assessment of the effect of sanctions imposed with respect to Iran on moving forward the date referred to in subparagraph (C); and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HD00F9FD1967A46C2B9351AD0FE5D3AEB"><enum>(F)</enum><text>a description of actions taken by the Government of Iran to delay the date referred to in subparagraph (C).</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="HBF9815892665415BBBF5839126C02CCF"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Update</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The President shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees an update of the report required by subsection (a) every 60 days after the date of submission of the report that includes any pertinent developments to Iranian nuclear or economic capabilities.</text></subsection> <subsection id="HCA71C7E4968C4647A24197640CF4966D"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Form</header><text>The report required under subsection (a) and the update 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="H435E7D3CCA9B4CE29FAF1045C44CA178"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In this section:</text> <paragraph id="HA24D6DAD3D7149E889287E217084E7F8"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Appropriate congressional committees</header><text>The term <quote>appropriate congressional committees</quote> means—</text> <subparagraph id="HA1E0E768F55748899A648F22AA027378"><enum>(A)</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></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HAA92D13AF0FD42B2B37B5884B58BBA70"><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> <paragraph id="H43DF6430209741BA9AB50F64B03AAB2A"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Nuclear explosive device</header><text>The term <quote>nuclear explosive device</quote> 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></subsection></section> <section id="H9F5A4FD088CF41B3835D749117BA1F16"><enum>403.</enum><header>Report on plausibility of expanding sanctions on Iranian oil</header> <subsection id="H7DCF439C1177413E8DE5AE718F40D6F9"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the President shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report assessing the following:</text> <paragraph id="H85C10FF17C4D44B1BBCEF41E31CB1648"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Whether petroleum and petroleum products originating in and exported from Iran are refined and sold outside of Iran.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HD69B91600E0241DEBACB8A80F674DC17"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Whether products that contain Iranian-origin petroleum or petroleum products as part of their contents are imported into the United States and, if any such products are imported into the United States, whether such importation violates the ban on importation into the United States of Iranian-origin petroleum or petroleum products.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HBA77B7767B944DBEA7E522F026C467DD"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Whether it is feasible to ban the importation into the United States of products described in paragraph (2), regardless of whether the ban on importation into the United States of Iranian-origin petroleum or petroleum products applies to such products.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H625D465CD65D4390B1E6EFD9822013FB"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Basis of report</header><text>The report required under subsection (a) may be based on publicly-available information and classified information. The information that is not classified information shall be made publically available.</text></subsection> <subsection id="H7EBDF156513B4E0D9EBA861B259036A8"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Appropriate congressional committees</header><text>In this section, the term <quote>appropriate congressional committees</quote> means—</text> <paragraph id="H1F1C451452AF496DB38349B6073CE4AB"><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="HAA29A9B8205C498487568AC497BB6A32"><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> <section id="HFB626D2A71D9466F88DC2D55AA2D6814"><enum>404.</enum><header>GAO report on Iranian strategy to evade current sanctions and other matters</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to Congress a report that—</text> <paragraph id="HCA6DA417ADEA44ACB2DFE8972077B9A9"><enum>(1)</enum><text>evaluates the strategy of the Government of Iran to evade current economic and financial sanctions; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H21DE4F5BE8E8453DB61B5B6ACFC7C95F"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">specifically evaluates the ability of Iran to successfully diversify its economy beyond its energy sector, thereby lessening the impact and effectiveness of economic and financial sanctions.</text></paragraph></section> <section id="H048171BFA3B0483A97B96F1C7383A610"><enum>405.</enum><header>Authority to consolidate reports required under Iran sanctions laws</header> <subsection id="HF40335E988A441C18D226D2290CF1840"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Any or all reports required to be submitted to Congress under the provisions of law described in subsection (c) on or after the date of the enactment of this Act may, notwithstanding the deadline requirements for submission under such provisions of law, be consolidated into a single report that is submitted to Congress on an annual basis.</text></subsection> <subsection id="H633AD5BE3C2148D1A7BB3F173E8A35BD"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Exception</header><text>Subsection (a) shall not apply with respect to the initial report of any report described in subsection (a).</text></subsection> <subsection id="H3BE5008449134008B866F73E15B8399A"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Provisions of law described</header><text>The provisions of law referred to in this section are the following:</text> <paragraph id="HA08042E349F24C18AFC02D5124087C2C"><enum>(1)</enum><text>This Act and the amendments made by this Act.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HAABEA99704C94322AA6EA30386ED9F08"><enum>(2)</enum><text>The Iran Freedom and Counter-Proliferation Act of 2012 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/22/8801">22 U.S.C. 8801 et seq.</external-xref>).</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H24311E975616499EA870DC16D9BAD4BE"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Iran Threat Reduction and Syria Human Rights Act of 2012 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/22/8701">22 U.S.C. 8701 et seq.</external-xref>).</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H2E2E9D6DC9FB4AD680EA393F51CB9CB8"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and Divestment Act of 2010 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/22/8501">22 U.S.C. 8501 et seq.</external-xref>).</text></paragraph></subsection></section> <section id="H8E5173CEF8EA4D25BFBC8AE5F5055D0B"><enum>406.</enum><header>Amendments to definitions under Iran Sanctions Act of 1996 and Iran Threat Reduction and Syria Human Rights Act of 2012</header> <subsection id="H6248994A15494DAB99F44A6EDF84277D"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Iran Sanctions Act of 1996</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 14(4)(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>; <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/50/1701">50 U.S.C. 1701</external-xref> note) is amended by striking <quote>may include, in the discretion of the President</quote> and inserting <quote>includes</quote>.</text></subsection> <subsection id="H50BFDD2F8CFD4B6DA0C39C3A53F83B57"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Iran Threat Reduction and Syria Human Rights Act of 2012</header><text>Section 211 of the Iran Threat Reduction and Syria Human Rights Act of 2012 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/22/8721">22 U.S.C. 8721</external-xref>) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:</text> <quoted-block style="OLC" id="H99D288CFC939437E810A531FE89B29A1" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <subsection id="H53DB0AF83E95400480565E1D71BB9EB3"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Definition</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this section, the term <quote>appropriate congressional committees</quote> includes the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate. </text></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection></section> <section id="H231C042EEB03487181E8C98214C0ACFB"><enum>407.</enum><header>Implementation; penalties</header> <subsection id="H3D52D11A676F48BFAFB310B719A9ED84"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Implementation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The President may exercise all authorities provided under sections 203 and 205 of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1702 and 1704) to carry out this Act and the amendments made by this Act.</text></subsection> <subsection id="HBA0DE58153A142188A9BF714EA896819"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Penalties</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The penalties provided for in subsections (b) and (c) of section 206 of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/50/1705">50 U.S.C. 1705</external-xref>) shall apply to a person that violates, attempts to violate, conspires to violate, or causes a violation of this Act or any amendment made by this Act or regulations prescribed under this Act to the same extent that such penalties apply to a person that commits an unlawful act described in section 206(a) of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/50/1705">50 U.S.C. 1705(a)</external-xref>).</text></subsection></section> <section id="H9C56B97D8FCF4B9D852A144A75D4B123"><enum>408.</enum><header>Severability</header> <subsection id="HB398F6A0EA234C3DA4B238837B2C4AAB"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If any provision of this Act, or the application of such provision to any person or circumstance, is found to be unconstitutional, the remainder of this Act, or the application of that provision to other persons or circumstances, shall not be affected.</text></subsection> <subsection id="H3328AF1681924A4DABAA99E385E38699"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Effective date under section 214</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If subsection (d) of section 214 is found to be unconstitutional in accordance with subsection (a), the amendments made by such section 214 take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act and apply with respect to transactions entered into on or after such date of enactment.</text></subsection></section> July 30, 2013 Reported from the Committee on Foreign Affairs with an amendment July 30, 2013 The Committees on the Judiciary, Financial Services, Oversight and Government Reform, and Ways and Means discharged; committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed