3.0.0 3870 2023-01-12T17:52:07Z 2023-01-12T17:52:07Z Senate S S 2006-09-07 109 ssfr00 Foreign Relations Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2006-09-07T19:53:22Z 2006-09-07 ssfr00 Foreign Relations Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. IntroReferral 2006-09-07 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress B000953 Sen. Brownback, Sam [R-KS] SAM BROWNBACK R KS N International Affairs Armed Forces and National Security Arms control Arts, Culture, Religion Biological warfare Books Chemical warfare Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues Commerce Congress Congress and foreign policy Congressional reporting requirements Crime and Law Enforcement Democracy Diplomats Dissenters Economic assistance Economics and Public Finance Europe European Union Foreign Trade and International Finance Free enterprise Freedom of association Freedom of speech Freedom of the press Government Operations and Politics Grants-in-aid Health Human rights Immigration International agencies International broadcasting Internet Iran Law Middle East and North Africa Military intervention Negotiations Nongovernmental organizations Nuclear nonproliferation Opposition (Political science) Referendum Regionalism (International organization) Religion Religious liberty Rule of law Sanctions (International law) Science, Technology, Communications State-sponsored terrorism Technical assistance Terrorism Translating and interpreting United Nations United Nations delegations Video tape recording Visas Web sites Women Women's rights World health International Affairs 00 2006-09-07 Introduced in Senate 2006-10-26T16:54:52Z Iran Human Rights Act of 2006 - Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) there is a direct relationship between the state of freedom and democracy within Iran and the efforts of the Iranian regime to acquire nuclear weapons and the long-term success of the global war on terror; and (2) it is essential that the issue of human rights violations in Iran should remain a top U.S. foreign policy priority independent of efforts to address the nuclear threat in Iran.

Directs the President to appoint a special envoy for human rights in Iran within the Department of State to coordinate efforts to improve respect for the fundamental human rights of the people of Iran and work with organizations committed to promoting democracy in Iran.

Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) the U.S. government should explore the possibility of a regional human rights dialogue with Iran; (2) the United Nations has a significant role to play in improving human rights in Iran; and (3) the commitment to human rights and democracy of an Iranian national who has applied for a U.S. entry visa should be considered when determining visa eligibility.

Authorizes the President to provide financial and political assistance to eligible foreign and domestic individuals, organizations, and entities that support human rights and the promotion of democracy in Iran and that are opposed to the non-democratic government of Iran.

Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) U.S. nonhumanitarian assistance to Iran should be contingent on substantial human rights progress and transition to democracy; and (2) U.S. humanitarian assistance to any department, agency, or entity of the government of Iran should be delivered, distributed, and monitored according to internationally recognized humanitarian standards, be provided on a needs basis, and beneficiaries should be informed of the assistance's source.

Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) communicating democratic ideals to the people of Iran is essential to fostering change in that country; and (2) U.S. public broadcasting into Iran has in the past been intentionally undermined by foreign governments.

Sets forth new requirements for Radio Farda and Voice of American Persian Service, including prohibiting the employment of persons by such services who have worked within the previous ten years for the Iranian Information Ministry or any official news agency of the government of Iran, including the Islamic Republic News Agency.

Authorizes the special envoy to award grants to eligible entities for broadcasting programs and activities to promote democratic transition in Iran.

Authorizes the President to impose diplomatic and economic sanctions on foreign governments or entities that assist the government of Iran in blocking the free transmission of U.S. government radio and television broadcasts into Iran.

]]> Iran Human Rights Act of 2006 Display Title Iran Human Rights Act of 2006 Official Title as Introduced A bill to hold the current regime in Iran accountable for its human rights record and to support a transition to democracy in Iran. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Iran Human Rights Act of 2006 Introduced in Senate 2006-09-07T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-109s3870is/xml/BILLS-109s3870is.xml 2006-09-07 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.