[Congressional Bills 107th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1954 Received in Senate (RDS)]
1st Session
H. R. 1954
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
July 26, 2001
Received
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AN ACT
To extend the authorities of the Iran and Libya Sanctions Act of 1996
until 2006, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``ILSA Extension Act of 2001''.
SEC. 2. IMPOSITION OF SANCTIONS WITH RESPECT TO LIBYA.
(a) In General.--Section 5(b)(2) of the Iran and Libya Sanctions
Act of 1996 (50 U.S.C. 1701 note; 110 Stat. 1543) is amended by
striking ``$40,000,000'' each place it appears and inserting
``$20,000,000''.
(b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsection (a) shall
apply to investments made on or after June 13, 2001.
SEC. 3. REPORTS REQUIRED.
Section 10 of the Iran and Libya Sanctions Act of 1996 (Public Law
104-172; 50 U.S.C. 1701 note) is amended--
(1) by redesignating subsection (b) as subsection (c); and
(2) by inserting after subsection (a) the following:
``(b) Report on Effectiveness of Actions Under This Act.--Not
earlier than 24 months, and not later than 30 months, after the date of
the enactment of the ILSA Extension Act of 2001, the President shall
transmit to Congress a report that describes--
``(1) the extent to which actions relating to trade taken
pursuant to this Act--
``(A) have been effective in achieving the
objectives of section 3 and any other foreign policy or
national security objectives of the United States with
respect to Iran and Libya; and
``(B) have affected humanitarian interests in Iran
and Libya, the country in which the sanctioned person
is located, or in other countries; and
``(2) the impact of actions relating to trade taken
pursuant to this Act on other national security, economic, and
foreign policy interests of the United States, including
relations with countries friendly to the United States, and on
the United States economy.
The President may include in the report the President's recommendation
on whether or not this Act should be terminated or modified.''.
SEC. 4. EXTENSION OF IRAN AND LIBYA SANCTIONS ACT OF 1996.
Section 13(b) of the Iran and Libya Sanctions Act of 1996 (Public
Law 104-172; 50 U.S.C. 1701 note) is amended by striking ``5 years''
and inserting ``10 years''.
SEC. 5. REVISED DEFINITION OF INVESTMENT.
Section 14(9) of the Iran and Libya Sanctions Act of 1996 (50
U.S.C. 1701 note; 110 Stat. 1549) is amended by adding at the end the
following new sentence: ``For purposes of this paragraph, an amendment
or other modification that is made, on or after June 13, 2001, to an
agreement or contract shall be treated as the entry of an agreement or
contract.''.
Passed the House of Representatives July 26, 2001.
Attest:
JEFF TRANDAHL,
Clerk.