3.0.0 3267 2023-01-11T13:33:11Z 2023-01-11T13:33:11Z Senate S 2016-07-14 114 ssfr00 Foreign Relations Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2016-07-14T21:11:54Z A bill to extend the Iran Sanctions Act of 1996. 114 3281 S 2016-07-14 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. (text of measure as introduced: CR S5171) Related bill CRS 2016-07-14 ssfr00 Foreign Relations Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. IntroReferral 2016-07-14 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress C001071 Sen. Corker, Bob [R-TN] Bob Corker R TN N M000639 Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ] Robert Menendez D NJ 2016-07-14 True R000595 Sen. Rubio, Marco [R-FL] Marco Rubio R FL 2016-07-14 True M001183 Sen. Manchin, Joe, III [D-WV] Joseph Manchin D WV 2016-07-14 True C001095 Sen. Cotton, Tom [R-AR] Tom Cotton R AR 2016-07-14 True S001198 Sen. Sullivan, Dan [R-AK] Dan Sullivan R AK 2016-07-14 True P000612 Sen. Perdue, David [R-GA] David Perdue R GA Alfred 2016-09-14 False B001236 Sen. Boozman, John [R-AR] John Boozman R AR 2016-09-14 False International Affairs Africa Alliances Arms control and nonproliferation Asia Aviation and airports Chemical and biological weapons Computer security and identity theft Congressional oversight Detention of persons Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad Europe European Union Foreign aid and international relief Foreign and international banking Foreign property Government ethics and transparency, public corruption Government information and archives Government lending and loan guarantees Government studies and investigations Gulf States Human rights Intelligence activities, surveillance, classified information International monetary system and foreign exchange International organizations and cooperation Iran Iraq Israel Lebanon Licensing and registrations Marine and inland water transportation Middle East Military assistance, sales, and agreements Military education and training Military operations and strategy Military procurement, research, weapons development North Korea Nuclear weapons Oil and gas Palestinians Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents Public contracts and procurement Reconstruction and stabilization Religion Sanctions Sovereignty, recognition, national governance and status Syria Terrorism Trade restrictions U.S. and foreign investments Visas and passports War and emergency powers Yemen International Affairs 00 2016-07-14 Introduced in Senate 2017-05-30T21:11:04Z Countering Iranian Threats Act of 2016

This bill directs the Departments of State, Defense, Treasury, and the Director of National Intelligence to submit a 10-year strategy to counter Iranian activities and threats.

The President shall impose against Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) sanctions with respect to: (1) blocking property of, and prohibiting transactions with, foreign persons who commit or support terrorism; and (2) an entity designated as a foreign terrorist organization.

The President shall impose asset blocking and U.S. exclusion sanctions against any person that: (1) materially contributes to the sale or transfer to Iran of specified military equipment or that provides related technical or financial assistance, or (2) materially contributes to Iran's ballistic missile or weapons of mass destruction programs.

The President shall impose specified sanctions against a person identified by the Department of State in an annual report as having acted to undermine, or as posing a risk of undermining: (1) the peace or stability in Bahrain, Iraq, Syria, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, or Yemen; or (2) the peace process in Syria.

Specified sanctions against Iran are continued until the President certifies that the following Iranian activities have ceased: (1) support for terrorism, (2) development of ballistic missile programs or delivery systems for weapons of mass destruction, (3) human rights abuses, and (4) undermining of cyber security.

The President shall impose property blocking sanctions against any person that has engaged in significant activities undermining cyber security by or on behalf of Iran.

The President may not issue any license under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act to an offshore dollar clearing entity to conduct a transaction with an Iranian financial institution in U.S. dollars.

The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 is amended to subject to sanctions: (1) u-turn transactions (fund transfers from a foreign bank that pass through a U.S. financial institution and are then transferred to a second foreign bank), and (2) book transfers (fund transfers for the benefit of an Iranian financial institution made between accounts of the same financial institution).

The President is authorized and encouraged to impose asset blocking and U.S. exclusion sanctions against any Iranian official who is responsible for, or complicit in, directing acts of significant corruption in Iran.

The Iran Sanctions Act of 1996 is extended through December 31, 2026.

The bill sets forth reporting requirements with respect to: (1) Iran's use of sanction relief funds, (2) offshore U.S. dollar clearing for Iranian transactions, (3) U.S.-European Union sanctions coordination, (4) Iranian nuclear weapons research and development, (5) Iran-North Korea nuclear cooperation, (6) Iranian use of commercial aircraft and related services for illicit military or other activities, and (7) U.S. citizens detained by Iran.

Treasury shall publish in the Federal Register an IRGC Watch List.

It is the sense of Congress that the President should engage with international partners to ensure that the International Atomic Energy Agency is fully funded in order to undertake its verification responsibilities.

The bill exempts certain humanitarian and national security activities from sanctions.

Upon receipt of credible information that a person is engaged in sanctionable activity, the President shall initiate an investigation to determine whether such person is subject to sanctions.

]]> Countering Iranian Threats Act of 2016 Display Title Countering Iranian Threats Act of 2016 Short Titles as Introduced Countering Iranian Threats Act of 2016 Official Title as Introduced A bill to protect against threats posed by Iran to the United States and allies of the United States, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate 2016-07-14T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114s3267is/xml/BILLS-114s3267is.xml 2016-07-14 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.