[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1713 Engrossed in Senate (ES)]


  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
109th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1713

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                                 AN ACT


 
To make amendments to the Iran Nonproliferation Act of 2000 related to 
                 International Space Station payments.

    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 ``Iran Nonproliferation Amendments Act 
of 2005''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    Congress makes the following findings:
            (1) The Director of Central Intelligence's most recent 
        Unclassified Report to Congress on the Acquisition of 
        Technology Relating to Weapons of Mass Destruction and Advanced 
        Conventional Munitions, 1 July Through 31 December 2003, states 
        ``Russian entities during the reporting period continued to 
        supply a variety of ballistic missile-related goods and 
        technical know-how to countries such as Iran, India, and China. 
        Iran's earlier success in gaining technology and materials from 
        Russian entities helped accelerate Iranian development of the 
        Shahab-3 MRBM, and continuing Russian entity assistance has 
        supported Iranian efforts to develop new missiles and increase 
        Tehran's self-sufficiency in missile production.''
            (2) Vice Admiral Lowell E. Jacoby, the Director of the 
        Defense Intelligence Agency, stated in testimony before the 
        Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate on February 16, 
        2005, that ``Tehran probably will have the ability to produce 
        nuclear weapons early in the next decade''.
            (3) Iran has--
                    (A) failed to act in accordance with the Agreement 
                Between Iran and the International Atomic Energy Agency 
                for the Application of Safeguards in Connection with 
                the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, 
                done at Vienna June 19, 1973 (commonly referred to as 
                the ``Safeguards Agreement'');
                    (B) acted in a manner inconsistent with the 
                Protocol Additional to the Agreement Between Iran and 
                the International Atomic Energy Agency for the 
                Application of Safeguards, signed at Vienna December 
                18, 2003 (commonly referred to as the ``Additional 
                Protocol'');
                    (C) acted in a manner inconsistent with its 
                obligations under the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation 
                of Nuclear Weapons, done at Washington, London, and 
                Moscow July 1, 1968, and entered into force March 5, 
                1970 (commonly referred to as the ``Nuclear Non-
                Proliferation Treaty''); and
                    (D) resumed uranium enrichment activities, thus 
                ending the confidence building measures it adopted in 
                its November 2003 agreement with the foreign ministers 
                of the United Kingdom, France, and Germany.
            (4) The executive branch has on multiple occasions used the 
        authority provided under section 3 of the Iran Nonproliferation 
        Act of 2000 (Public Law 106-178; 50 U.S.C. 1701 note) to impose 
        sanctions on entities that have engaged in activities in 
        violation of restrictions in the Act relating to--
                    (A) the export of equipment and technology 
                controlled under multilateral export control lists, 
                including under the Australia Group, Chemical Weapons 
                Convention, Missile Technology Control Regime, Nuclear 
                Suppliers Group, and the Wassenaar Arrangement or 
                otherwise having the potential to make a material 
                contribution to the development of weapons of mass 
                destruction or cruise or ballistic missile systems to 
                Iran; and
                    (B) the export of other items to Iran with the 
                potential of making a material contribution to Iran's 
                weapons of mass destruction programs or on United 
                States national control lists for reasons related to 
                the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction or 
                missiles.
            (5) The executive branch has never made a determination 
        pursuant to section 6(b) of the Iran Nonproliferation Act of 
        2000 that--
                    (A) it is the policy of the Government of the 
                Russian Federation to oppose the proliferation to Iran 
                of weapons of mass destruction and missile systems 
                capable of delivering such weapons;
                    (B) the Government of the Russian Federation 
                (including the law enforcement, export promotion, 
                export control, and intelligence agencies of such 
                government) has demonstrated and continues to 
                demonstrate a sustained commitment to seek out and 
                prevent the transfer to Iran of goods, services, and 
                technology that could make a material contribution to 
                the development of nuclear, biological, or chemical 
                weapons, or of ballistic or cruise missile systems; and
                    (C) no entity under the jurisdiction or control of 
                the Government of the Russian Federation, has, during 
                the 1-year period prior to the date of the 
                determination pursuant to section 6(b) of such Act, 
                made transfers to Iran reportable under section 2(a) of 
                the Act.
            (6) On June 29, 2005, President George W. Bush issued 
        Executive Order 13382 blocking property of weapons of mass 
        destruction proliferators and their supporters, and used the 
        authority of such order against 4 Iranian entities, Aerospace 
        Industries Organization, Shahid Hemmat Industrial Group, Shahid 
        Bakeri Industrial Group, and the Atomic Energy Organization of 
        Iran, that have engaged, or attempted to engage, in activities 
        or transactions that have materially contributed to, or pose a 
        risk of materially contributing to, the proliferation of 
        weapons of mass destruction or their means of delivery 
        (including missiles capable of delivering such weapons), 
        including efforts to manufacture, acquire, possess, develop, 
        transport, transfer, or use such items.

SEC. 3. AMENDMENTS TO IRAN NONPROLIFERATION ACT OF 2000 RELATED TO 
              INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION PAYMENTS.

    (a) Treatment of Certain Payments.--Section 7(1)(B) of the Iran 
Nonproliferation Act of 2000 (Public Law 106-178; 50 U.S.C. 1701 note) 
is amended by inserting after ``such date'' the following: ``, except 
that such term does not mean payments in cash or in kind made or to be 
made by the United States Government, to meet the obligations of the 
United States under the Agreement Concerning Cooperation on the Civil 
International Space Station, with annex, signed at Washington January 
29, 1998, and entered into force March 27, 2001, or any protocol, 
agreement, memorandum of understanding, or contract related thereto, to 
January 1, 2012''.
    (b) Reporting Requirements.--Section 6 of such Act is amended by 
adding at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(i) Report on Certain Payments Related to International Space 
Station.--
            ``(1) In general.--The President shall, together with each 
        report submitted under section 2(a), submit to the Committee on 
        Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Committee on 
        International Relations of the House of Representatives a 
        report that identifies each Russian entity or person to whom 
        the United States Government has, since the date of the 
        enactment of the Iran Nonproliferation Amendments Act of 2005, 
        made a payment in cash or in kind to meet the obligations of 
        the United States under the Agreement Concerning Cooperation on 
        the Civil International Space Station, with annex, signed at 
        Washington January 29, 1998, and entered into force March 27, 
        2001, or any protocol, agreement, memorandum of understanding, 
        or contract related thereto.
            ``(2) Content.--Each report submitted under paragraph (1) 
        shall include--
                    ``(A) the specific purpose of each payment made to 
                each entity or person identified in the report; and
                    ``(B) with respect to each such payment, the 
                assessment of the President that the payment was not 
                prejudicial to the achievement of the objectives of the 
                United States Government to prevent the proliferation 
                of ballistic or cruise missile systems in Iran and 
                other countries that have repeatedly provided support 
                for acts of international terrorism, as determined by 
                the Secretary of State under section 620A(a) of the 
                Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2371(a)), 
                section 6(j) of the Export Administration Act of 1979 
                (50 U.S.C. App. 2405(j)), or section 40(d) of the Arms 
                Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2780(d)).''.

            Passed the Senate September 21, 2005.

            Attest:

                                                             Secretary.
109th CONGRESS

  1st Session

                                S. 1713

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 AN ACT

To make amendments to the Iran Nonproliferation Act of 2000 related to 
                 International Space Station payments.