1.This Act may be cited as the
Iran Freedom and Support Act of
2005
.
2.
Sec. 1. Short title.
Sec. 2. Table of contents.
TITLE I—Codification of sanctions against Iran
Sec. 101. Codification of sanctions.
TITLE II—Amendments to the Iran and Libya Sanctions Act of
1996
Sec. 201. Multilateral regime.
Sec. 202. Imposition of sanctions.
Sec. 203. Termination of sanctions.
Sec. 204. Sunset.
Sec. 205. Clarification and expansion of
definitions.
TITLE III—Democracy in Iran
Sec. 301. Findings.
Sec. 302. Declaration of Congress regarding United States
policy toward Iran.
Sec. 303. Assistance to support democracy in Iran.
Sec. 304. Reporting requirement regarding designation of
democratic opposition organizations.
<enum>I</enum><header>Codification of
sanctions against Iran</header>
<section id="H8C7F9E1830FF4630BCBF60B8DB2000EC"><enum>101.</enum><header>Codification of
sanctions</header>
<subsection id="HF0DAFF14E5634BF6826102D4D2D59465"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Codification of
sanctions related to weapons of mass destruction</header><text>United States
sanctions, controls, and regulations relating to weapons of mass destruction
with respect to Iran, as in effect on the date of the enactment of this Act,
shall remain in effect until the President certifies to the Committee on
International Relations of the House of Representatives and the Committee on
Foreign Relations of the Senate that the Government of Iran has permanently and
verifiably dismantled its weapons of mass destruction programs and has
committed to combating the proliferation of such weapons.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="ID0395E7BEFDF74945AA5E9B6BC63E059A">
<enum>(b)</enum>
<header>No effect on other sanctions relating to support for acts of
international terrorism</header>
<paragraph id="ID4E1C323A26354238A8802916CEF8B3FA">
<enum>(1)</enum>
<header>In general</header>
<text>Notwithstanding a certification by the President under subsection
(a), United States sanctions, controls, and regulations described in paragraph
(2) as in effect on the date of the enactment of this Act shall remain in
effect.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDD629C1DF3BE74169B041F0D2E6A7053F"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Covered
sanctions</header><text>The sanctions, controls, and regulations referred to in
paragraph (1) are sanctions, controls, and regulations related to
determinations under section 6(j)(1)(A) of the <act-name parsable-cite="EAA79">Export Administration Act of 1979</act-name> (as in
effect pursuant to the International Emergency Economic Powers Act;
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/50/1701">50 U.S.C.
1701</external-xref> et seq.), section 620A(a) of the
<act-name parsable-cite="FAA61">Foreign Assistance Act of 1961</act-name>
(<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/22/2371(a)">22 U.S.C.
2371(a)</external-xref>), and
<external-xref legal-doc="act" parsable-cite="AECA/40(d)">section
40(d)</external-xref> of the <act-name parsable-cite="AECA">Arms Export Control
Act</act-name> (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/22/2780(d)">22 U.S.C. 2780(d)</external-xref>) regarding
support by the Government of Iran for acts of international terrorism.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><enum>II</enum><header>Amendments to the
Iran and Libya Sanctions Act of 1996</header>
<section id="H708B48D7B8BB440AA6147710D3699351"><enum>201.</enum><header>Multilateral
regime</header>
<subsection id="H801ADD097BA94666A644006E50AB7273"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Reports to
Congress</header><text>Section 4(b) of the Iran and Libya Sanctions Act of 1996
(50 U.S.C. 1701 note) is amended to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block id="H89C534234FC649CBBF48283DC37C0087">
<subsection id="H29C06235D0154E96B678702291321650"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Reports to
Congress</header><text>Not later than six months after the date of the
enactment of the <short-title>Iran Freedom and Support Act
of 2005</short-title> and every six months thereafter, the President shall
submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report regarding specific
diplomatic efforts undertaken pursuant to subsection (a), the results of those
efforts, and a description of proposed diplomatic efforts pursuant to such
subsection. Each report shall include—</text>
<paragraph id="H2D543F16793442F2899902E6A669C2B7"><enum>(1)</enum><text>a list of the
countries that have agreed to undertake measures to further the objectives of
section 3(a);</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H6EDAAAD9BAAF4282985C6209319E7B07"><enum>(2)</enum><text>a description of
those measures, including—</text>
<subparagraph id="HCE5A9E612D6C47D8BDDB60A4EF5EBFA3"><enum>(A)</enum><text>government actions
with respect to public or private entities (or their subsidiaries) located in
their countries that are engaged in business in Iran;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H3B679A36C0E24BEBB09040F501C118D1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>any decisions by
the governments of such countries to rescind or continue the provision of
credits, guarantees, or other governmental assistance to such entities;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H759EEDFF69E2464CAF67BA4900A215CF"><enum>(C)</enum><text>actions taken in
international fora to further the objectives of section 3;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H274E2F51520D492692F544953E184115"><enum>(3)</enum><text>a list of the
countries that have not agreed to undertake measures to further the objectives
of section 3 with respect to Iran, and the reasons therefor; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HFDE218A00D974BA787D0004781F8DE10"><enum>(4)</enum><text>a description of
any memorandums of understanding, political understandings, or international
agreements to which the United States has acceded which affect implementation
of this section or section 5(a).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="HED6391C08E4E4243A686A3CE4157CB3F"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Waiver</header><text>Section
4(c) of such Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 note) is amended to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block id="H3898DDC007E34AB9AAC92814E47D7349">
<subsection id="HB25D2799063741D9AE2440D448DDF9FA"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Waiver</header>
<paragraph id="H7CF5A30C6E994EA88BBB06BDED80C742"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The President may, on a case by case basis, waive for a
period of not more than six months the application of section 5(a) with respect
to a national of a country, if the President certifies to the appropriate
congressional committees at least 30 days before such waiver is to take effect
that—</text>
<subparagraph id="HDF9003611BB347FB81B5C4E120C39D17"><enum>(A)</enum><text>such waiver is
vital to the national security of the United States; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H6D24973085D740138514E98EE5B550A7"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the country of the
national has undertaken substantial measures to prevent the acquisition and
development of weapons of mass destruction by the Government of Iran.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H1BC4E1F539A649D1B647D0E5461794B0"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Subsequent
renewal of waiver</header><text>If the President determines that a renewal of a
waiver is appropriate, the President may, at the conclusion of the period of a
waiver under paragraph (1), renew such waiver for a subsequent period of not
more than six months.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection></section><section id="H05D4AFB08AF14893931EB21136D9AFC9"><enum>202.</enum><header>Imposition of
sanctions</header>
<subsection id="H174E5C41BADF44C2BDC7B9AE46CE1202"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Sanctions with
respect to development of petroleum resources</header><text>Section 5(a) of the
Iran and Libya Sanctions Act of 1996 (50 U.S.C. 1701 note) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="HB633FD5EE47D41EE849E7BA0ECED4247"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in the heading, by
striking <quote><header-in-text level="subsection">to
Iran</header-in-text></quote> and inserting <quote><header-in-text level="subsection">to the Development of Petroleum Resources of
Iran</header-in-text></quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H7E35C6FFA9A147F298EF88812008A95C"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>(6)</quote> and inserting <quote>(5)</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H533ADD572EF04FAE943D2788E6607FA0"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>with actual knowledge,</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H05F1AE10E78549F7914743A82D3EE841"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Sanctions with
respect to development of weapons of mass destruction or other military
capabilities</header><text>Section 5(b) of such Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 note) is
amended to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block id="H7826884960F848C9929F19B9921E3738">
<subsection id="H180F9251540741178DFA6D34C7ED0098"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Mandatory
sanctions with respect to development of weapons of mass destruction or other
military capabilities</header><text>Notwithstanding any other provision of law,
the President shall impose two or more of the sanctions described in paragraphs
(1) through (5) of section 6 if the President determines that a person has, on
or after the date of the enactment of the Iran Freedom and Support Act of 2005,
exported, transferred, or otherwise provided to Iran any goods, services,
technology, or other items the provision of which has contributed to the
ability of Iran to—</text>
<paragraph id="H531F28AAFFE04589B2C7C6811DD4F17"><enum>(1)</enum><text>acquire or develop
chemical, biological, or nuclear weapons or related technologies; or</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H6EF5EAD92BC74E6EBE78C66764CE575E"><enum>(2)</enum><text>acquire or develop
destabilizing numbers and types of advanced conventional weapons.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="HE05109A5357C43969F6C8318DC2247E"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Persons against
which the sanctions are to be imposed</header><text>Section 5(c)(2) of such Act
(50 U.S.C. 1701 note) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H2D556C602A084082A23CC3BC7D3988D9"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(B), by striking <quote>or</quote> at the end;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H31A523FE86DB47369F18007CF219E0B1"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(C), by striking the period at the end and inserting <quote>; or</quote>;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H5B8479B3181D4310AA0000AFF060B447"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following new subparagraph:</text>
<quoted-block id="HA579D09C155948CAA708F1A27E19D3BE">
<subparagraph id="HE02BA0F2B2764977BFA43E9FDD85D8FA"><enum>(D)</enum><text>is a private or
government lender, insurer, underwriter, re-insurer, or guarantor of the person
referred to in paragraph (1) if that private or government lender, insurer,
underwriter, re-insurer, or guarantor, with actual knowledge, engaged in the
activities referred to in paragraph (1).</text>
</subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H38F21F55A64A42DE8E35C36DD78E90C8"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Investigations</header><text>Section
5 of such Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 note) is further amended by adding at the end the
following new subsection:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H5F1E58923EB346BB8787239CE452D0E4" style="OLC">
<subsection id="H3499B3589D664936B7DC889182DA1830"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Investigations</header>
<paragraph id="H9D801B339BF547B9922F38E896C656EB"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Upon public or private disclosure of activity related to
investment in Iran by a person, the President shall direct the Secretary of the
Treasury to initiate an investigation into the possible imposition of sanctions
against such person as a result of such activity, to notify such person of such
investigation, and to provide a recommendation to the President for such
purposes.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HD1BA76CCB14F4D8BA5670004E0D0AB69"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Determination
and notification</header><text>Not later than 90 days after the date of the
disclosure of the activity described in paragraph (1), the President shall
determine whether or not to impose sanctions against such person as a result of
such activity and shall notify the appropriate congressional committees of the
basis for such determination.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H43602096AE5A4952A208142CAF0280FA"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Publication</header><text>Not
later than 10 days after the President notifies the appropriate congressional
committees under paragraph (2), the President shall ensure publication in the
Federal Register of—</text>
<subparagraph id="HE3FBB47BFDF34EE5AAC8FD4169265DD5"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the identification
of the persons against which the President has made a determination that the
imposition of sanctions is appropriate, together with an explanation for such
determination; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H081DCBD1EA8A47D40074313C98B37F59"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the identification
of the persons against which the President has made a determination that the
imposition of sanctions is not appropriate, together with an explanation for
such determination.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="H64ACE93058444B5700D38382C14D5152"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Effective
date</header><text>Sanctions imposed pursuant to the amendments made by this
section shall apply with respect to investments made in Iran on or after the
date of the enactment of this Act.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="H3FECC7A839274E1195F4C32EB0A7EA00"><enum>203.</enum><header>Termination of
sanctions</header>
<subsection id="HE8B5235F58D84975858F2B97AC8847C6"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Removal of Libya
sanctions</header><text>Section 8 of the Iran and Libya Sanctions Act 1996 (50
U.S.C. 1701 note) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H45F72E181D0C49BFB1129BAC4E572FDD"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (a),
by striking the subsection designation and heading; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H047663255D4B4B46A740ED9F23DCB2A5"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking
subsection (b).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H80284B6B0049461596EF5700BA43EA2B"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Additional
condition for removal of iran sanctions</header><text>Such section, as amended
by subsection (a), is further amended—</text>
<paragraph id="HCD2A1AB459FB4E049547E9F771491C3C"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph
(1)(C), by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H683012DF055B4A6EB0213000AF6C7B6D"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in paragraph (2),
by striking the period at the end and inserting <quote>; and</quote>;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H905135AAF02D472000A43CD004BE277B"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following new paragraph:</text>
<quoted-block id="HEC106E4002B141DAB9E8D036A5184B85">
<paragraph id="H278C62B566F447529F0715342593E0BD"><enum>(3)</enum><text>poses no threat to
United States national security, interests, or allies.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="HE8B5AB781EDB4EA59C5157004EC6162C"><enum>204.</enum><header>Sunset</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 13 of the Iran and Libya Sanctions
Act of 1996 (50 U.S.C. 1701 note) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="HB32EDDF716C545E7A0DEA7703B80FEF5"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in the section
heading, by striking <quote><header-in-text level="section">;
sunset</header-in-text></quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H71AF2234005148A2A64C4704F8923954"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (a),
by striking the subsection designation and heading; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H2EB7FFF5F4C34C15B6B28EB3BA12C458"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by striking
subsection (b).</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="H257704E0F5BE476CA6587E7B47F85200"><enum>205.</enum><header>Clarification
and expansion of definitions</header>
<subsection id="H6252C3230D8D414EB238BCF014DBCF56"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Person</header><text>Section
14(14)(B) of the Iran and Libya Sanctions Act of 1996 (50 U.S.C. 1701 note) is
amended—</text>
<paragraph id="HFF4E2DFE99D8473AB50033E77DAC3404"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by inserting after
<quote>trust</quote> the following: <quote>, financial institution, insurer,
underwriter, re-insurer, guarantor</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H59991A7BBA9244B281808CEDF9E6F828"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>operating as a business enterprise</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HD9699120B18B452A9971378514221F88"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Petroleum
resources</header><text>Section 14(15) of the Iran and Libya Sanctions Act of
1996 (50 U.S.C. 1701 note) is amended by inserting after <quote>includes
petroleum</quote> the following: <quote>, petroleum
by-products,</quote>.</text>
</subsection></section><enum>III</enum><header>Democracy in
Iran</header>
<section id="ID431DC71EF3C44EE48ACAECA4C434E2FE">
<enum>301.</enum>
<header>Findings</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">Congress makes the following
findings:</text>
<paragraph id="ID981D9FFF2BDA44F3AF3124920A20AB05">
<enum>(1)</enum>
<text>The people of the United States have long demonstrated an
interest in the well-being of the people of Iran, dating back to the
1830s.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDF1918E97157D4776BDF357F6495CE936">
<enum>(2)</enum>
<text>Famous Americans such as Howard Baskerville, Dr. Samuel Martin,
Jane E. Doolittle, and Louis G. Dreyfus, Jr., made significant contributions to
Iranian society by furthering the educational opportunities of the people of
Iran and improving the opportunities of the less fortunate citizens of
Iran.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID63D467E82E2341ED936E85B917872ED8">
<enum>(3)</enum>
<text>Iran and the United States were allies following World War II,
and through the late 1970s Iran was as an important regional ally of the United
States and a key bulwark against Soviet influence.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID7091E21C95484BA58E5B74AF45303890">
<enum>(4)</enum>
<text>In November 1979, following the arrival of Mohammed Reza Shah
Pahlavi in the United States, a mob of students and extremists seized the
United States Embassy in Tehran, Iran, holding United States diplomatic
personnel hostage until January 1981.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID68B29CA6F1284660B10B9148C281B6AF">
<enum>(5)</enum>
<text>Following the seizure of the United States Embassy, Ayatollah
Ruhollah Khomeini, leader of the repressive revolutionary movement in Iran,
expressed support for the actions of the students in taking American citizens
hostage.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID9715E9C525D247BE97F35A952FE8F804">
<enum>(6)</enum>
<text>Despite the presidential election of May 1997, an election in
which an estimated 91 percent of the electorate participated, control of the
internal and external affairs of the Islamic Republic of Iran is still
exercised by the courts in Iran and the Revolutionary Guards, Supreme Leader,
and Council of Guardians of the Government of Iran.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID303700E37CB5415A8A8270F691B8A46B">
<enum>(7)</enum>
<text>The election results of the May 1997 election and the high level
of voter participation in that election demonstrate that the people of Iran
favor economic and political reforms and greater interaction with the United
States and the Western world in general.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id5314B49620F84A2DBF443FD88513049A"><enum>(8)</enum><text>Efforts by the
United States to improve relations with Iran have been rebuffed by the
Government of Iran.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDF1BBB2261AD34225BE389738C008A69D">
<enum>(9)</enum>
<text>The Clinton Administration eased sanctions against Iran and
promoted people-to-people exchanges, but the Leader of the Islamic Revolution
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, the Militant Clerics’ Society, the Islamic Coalition
Organization, and Supporters of the Party of God have all opposed efforts to
open Iranian society to Western influences and have opposed efforts to change
the dynamic of relations between the United States and Iran.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDF6FCC0CA6D154204867896FD250FB05F">
<enum>(10)</enum>
<text>For the past two decades, the Department of State has found Iran
to be the leading sponsor of international terrorism in the world.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDCBD92A02883A4F588946DED31375BEAC">
<enum>(11)</enum>
<text>In 1983, the Iran-sponsored Hezbollah terrorist organization
conducted suicide terrorist operations against United States military and
civilian personnel in Beirut, Lebanon, resulting in the deaths of hundreds of
Americans.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDC664D66B37D74C919FC347B0DFCB8B54">
<enum>(12)</enum>
<text>The United States intelligence community and law enforcement
personnel have linked Iran to attacks against American military personnel at
Khobar Towers in Saudi Arabia in 1996 and to al Qaeda attacks against civilians
in Saudi Arabia in 2004.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDA6FAEBC0EA55472E814C10B1F1685FC4">
<enum>(13)</enum>
<text>According to the Department of State's Patterns of Global
Terrorism 2001 report, <quote>Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and
Ministry of Intelligence and Security continued to be involved in the planning
and support of terrorist acts and supported a variety of groups that use
terrorism to pursue their goals,</quote> and <quote>Iran continued to provide
Lebanese Hizballah and the Palestinian rejectionist groups—notably HAMAS, the
Palestinian Islamic Jihad, and the [Popular Front for the Liberation of
Palestine-General Command]—with varying amounts of funding, safehaven, training
and weapons</quote>.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDA5052D54B6F64103BA5C1883AC39F068">
<enum>(14)</enum>
<text>Iran currently operates more than 10 radio and television
stations broadcasting in Iraq that incite violent actions against United States
and coalition personnel in Iraq.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDF1F048676FD947DCA77188E314FA38B3">
<enum>(15)</enum>
<text>The current leaders of Iran, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and Hashemi
Rafsanjani, have repeatedly called upon Muslims to kill Americans in Iraq and
install a theocratic regime in Iraq.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID1FA12D90B0004220AE8F8613E4B38640">
<enum>(16)</enum>
<text>The Government of Iran has admitted pursuing a clandestine
nuclear program, which the United States intelligence community believes may
include a nuclear weapons program.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDCF590DCD445B4010983F1E30030BA0A5">
<enum>(17)</enum>
<text>The Government of Iran has failed to meet repeated pledges to
arrest and extradite foreign terrorists in Iran.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID7E8CAC22EC3A4084B72DAA922B7C361B">
<enum>(18)</enum>
<text>The United States Government believes that the Government of Iran
supports terrorists and extremist religious leaders in Iraq with the clear
intention of subverting coalition efforts to bring peace and democracy to
Iraq.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDC9CCAC8B54C845EBB8F26023167045B8"><enum>(19)</enum><text>The Ministry of
Defense of Iran confirmed in July 2003 that it had successfully conducted the
final test of the Shahab-3 missile, giving Iran an operational
intermediate-range ballistic missile capable of striking both Israel and United
States troops throughout the Middle East and Afghanistan.</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="HDF6D9512846C46958B384BFE44C2116B"><enum>302.</enum><header>Declaration of
Congress regarding United States policy toward Iran</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Congress declares that it should be the
policy of the United States—</text>
<paragraph id="id1B633069B15A4B7ABEDC29D7A799138B"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to support efforts by the people of Iran to
exercise self-determination over the form of government of their country;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id8C6B69752A7E4465BBD013C38552E558"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to actively support a national referendum
in Iran with oversight by international observers and monitors to certify the
integrity and fairness of the referendum.</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="HC6838596D165424CA0518B1DF16DF3C0"><enum>303.</enum><header>Assistance to
support democracy in Iran</header>
<subsection id="H13754C9108F646CD90E91EAD2423A1F1"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Authorization</header><text>The
President is authorized, notwithstanding any other provision of law, to provide
financial and political assistance (including the award of grants) to foreign
and domestic individuals, organizations, and entities that support democracy
and the promotion of democracy in Iran. Such assistance may include the award
of grants to eligible independent pro-democracy radio and television
broadcasting organizations that broadcast into Iran.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HD5477607193E4D47A1782D19CA7EB6C0"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Sense of
congress on eligibility for assistance</header><text>It is the sense of
Congress that financial and political assistance under this section be provided
to an individual, organization, or entity that—</text>
<paragraph id="HB8847D86FAA04636B9BB0300939124E4"><enum>(1)</enum><text>opposes the use of
terrorism;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H861E3EDE1FAB491F8CD9295E713BBE11"><enum>(2)</enum><text>advocates the
adherence by Iran to nonproliferation regimes for nuclear, chemical, and
biological weapons and materiel;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H94A3D66015D54D0991A3C0C98B5FC2C5"><enum>(3)</enum><text>is dedicated to
democratic values and supports the adoption of a democratic form of government
in Iran;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H9275C0EF7C3443B583AC2599F2DC5428"><enum>(4)</enum><text>is dedicated to
respect for human rights, including the fundamental equality of women;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HE182BEC8FB474D5081698407628B7300"><enum>(5)</enum><text>works to establish
equality of opportunity for people; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HDAB01589DB214AF5ABB68C33B170D286"><enum>(6)</enum><text>supports freedom
of the press, freedom of speech, freedom of association, and freedom of
religion.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H986F7175B7204858BF832891853DADC6"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Funding</header><text>The
President may provide assistance under this section using amounts made
available pursuant to the authorization of appropriations under subsection
(g).</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H362486B8E3D942189006B5F4D1C2F8A0"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Notification</header><text>Not
later than 15 days before each obligation of assistance under this section, and
in accordance with the procedures under section 634A of the
<act-name parsable-cite="FAA61">Foreign Assistance Act of 1961</act-name> (22
U.S.C. 2394–l), the President shall notify the Committee on Foreign Relations
and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate and the Committee on
International Relations and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of
Representatives.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H2EE3EFF12C4340C19C6BA65D6E991D10"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Sense of
Congress regarding coordination of policy and appointment</header><text>It is
the sense of Congress that in order to ensure maximum coordination among
Federal agencies, if the President provides the assistance under this section,
the President should appoint an individual who shall—</text>
<paragraph id="H1F7491C13C274ECA8191BF9FDA4555E8"><enum>(1)</enum><text>serve as special
assistant to the President on matters relating to Iran; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H68D1EC9F1040495DBD9CCDF7A13F308F"><enum>(2)</enum><text>coordinate among
the appropriate directors of the National Security Council on issues regarding
such matters.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H7F28E6350B3D4DDF9036B45EEF874C46"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Sense of
Congress regarding diplomatic assistance</header><text>It is the sense of
Congress that—</text>
<paragraph id="H3FD1FFF1BF0944C7B56322E767459C4B"><enum>(1)</enum><text>support for a
transition to democracy in Iran should be expressed by United States
representatives and officials in all appropriate international fora;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HD21602D4CAA043C5B3A18F00FD3E4972"><enum>(2)</enum><text>representatives of
the Government of Iran should be denied access to all United States Government
buildings;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H308C61F6E04240CA88C425D68B046DBD"><enum>(3)</enum><text>efforts to bring a
halt to the nuclear weapons program of Iran, including steps to end the supply
of nuclear components or fuel to Iran, should be intensified, with particular
attention focused on the cooperation regarding such program—</text>
<subparagraph id="H72AC81D5E179415B9176745765C96038"><enum>(A)</enum><text>between the
Government of Iran and the Government of the Russian Federation; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE48B260D5F3F49DDA72B2EAF7984FE2E"><enum>(B)</enum><text>between the
Government of Iran and individuals from China, Malaysia, and Pakistan,
including the network of Dr. Abdul Qadeer (A. Q.) Khan; and</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H7497D06C369B4D36B2275EDE883950D"><enum>(4)</enum><text>officials and
representatives of the United States should—</text>
<subparagraph id="HBFC9E01407F04F44A7B50939DE0D579"><enum>(A)</enum><text>strongly and
unequivocally support indigenous efforts in Iran calling for free, transparent,
and democratic elections; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB94195E1D66C4F80A5EE00001E85B7D2"><enum>(B)</enum><text>draw international
attention to violations by the Government of Iran of human rights, freedom of
religion, freedom of assembly, and freedom of the press.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H6948E4328A544E8C8C976D2858F772E6"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Authorization of
appropriations</header><text>There is authorized to be appropriated to the
Department of State $10,000,000 to carry out activities under this
section.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="H04812616041B460695CBF7AFB700C1D4"><enum>304.</enum><header>Reporting
requirement regarding designation of democratic opposition
organizations</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Not later than
15 days before designating a democratic opposition organization as eligible to
receive assistance under section 302, the President shall notify the Committee
on Foreign Relations and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate and the
Committee on International Relations and the Committee on Appropriations of the
House of Representatives of the proposed designation. The notification may be
in classified form.</text>
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