[Congressional Bills 107th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5540 Introduced in House (IH)]







107th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 5540

To encourage respect for the rights of religious and ethnic minorities 
 in Iran and to deter Iran from supporting international terrorism and 
       from furthering its weapons of mass destruction programs.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            October 2, 2002

Mr. Sherman (for himself and Mr. Souder) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition 
    to the Committee on International Relations, 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

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                                 A BILL


 
To encourage respect for the rights of religious and ethnic minorities 
 in Iran and to deter Iran from supporting international terrorism and 
       from furthering its weapons of mass destruction programs.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. IMMEDIATELY ENDING THE UNITED STATES IMPORTATION OF IRANIAN 
              GOODS.

    Notwithstanding any other provision of law and except as provided 
in section 2, no textile or food article that is produced, grown, or 
manufactured in Iran shall enter or be imported into the United States.

SEC. 2. CONDITIONS FOR THE RESUMPTION OF UNITED STATES IMPORTATION OF 
              IRANIAN GOODS.

    The President may waive the prohibition on the importation of 
Iranian goods to the United States 10 days after submitting a 
certification to the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and 
the Committee on International Relations of the House of 
Representatives stating that--
            (1) Iran has shown substantial progress in respecting the 
        rights of ethnic and religious minorities and is meeting 
        internationally recognized human rights standards including due 
        process under law;
            (2) Iran has ceased its support for international 
        terrorism; and
            (3) Iran has terminated its weapons of mass destruction 
        programs.
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