112th CONGRESS
2d Session
H.R. 1905
In the Senate of the United
States,
May 21, 2012.
Amendment:
That the bill from the House of Representatives
(H.R. 1905) entitled An Act to strengthen Iran sanctions laws for the
purpose of compelling Iran to abandon its pursuit of nuclear weapons and other
threatening activities, and for other purposes.
, do pass with the
following
Strike all after
the enacting clause and insert the
following:
1.Short title; table of
contents
(a)This Act may be cited
as the Iran Sanctions, Accountability,
and Human Rights Act of 2012
.
(b)The table of contents for this Act is as follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of
contents.
Sec. 2. Findings.
Sec. 3.
Definitions.
TITLE I—Expansion of multilateral
sanctions regime with respect to Iran
Sec. 101. Policy of the United
States with respect to development of nuclear weapons capabilities by
Iran.
Sec. 102. Sense of Congress on enforcement of
multilateral sanctions regime and expansion and implementation of sanctions
laws.
Sec. 103. Diplomatic efforts to
expand multilateral sanctions regime.
Sec. 104. Sense of Congress
regarding the imposition of sanctions with respect to Iran.
TITLE II—Expansion of sanctions
relating to the energy sector of Iran and proliferation of weapons of mass
destruction by Iran
Subtitle A—Expansion of Iran
Sanctions Act of 1996
Sec. 201. Imposition of
sanctions with respect to joint ventures with the Government of Iran relating
to developing petroleum resources.
Sec. 202. Imposition of
sanctions with respect to the provision of goods, services, technology, or
support for the energy or petrochemical sectors of Iran.
Sec. 203. Imposition of
sanctions with respect to joint ventures with the Government of Iran relating
to mining, production, or transportation of uranium.
Sec. 204. Expansion of
sanctions available under the Iran Sanctions Act of 1996.
Sec. 205. Expansion of
definitions under the Iran Sanctions Act of 1996.
Subtitle B—Additional measures
relating to sanctions against Iran
Sec. 211. Imposition of
sanctions with respect to the provision of vessels or shipping services to
transport certain goods related to proliferation or terrorism activities to
Iran.
Sec. 212. Imposition of
sanctions with respect to subsidiaries and agents of persons sanctioned by
United Nations Security Council resolutions.
Sec. 213. Liability of parent
companies for violations of sanctions by foreign subsidiaries.
Sec. 214. Disclosures to the
Securities and Exchange Commission relating to sanctionable
activities.
Sec. 215. Identification of,
and immigration restrictions on, senior officials of the Government of Iran and
their family members.
Sec. 216. Reports on, and authorization of
imposition of sanctions with respect to, the provision of specialized financial
messaging services to the Central Bank of Iran and other sanctioned Iranian
financial institutions.
Sec. 217. Government
Accountability Office report on foreign entities that invest in the energy
sector of Iran or export refined petroleum products to Iran.
Sec. 218. Reporting on the
importation to and exportation from Iran of crude oil and refined petroleum
products.
TITLE III—Sanctions with respect
to Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps
Subtitle A—Identification of,
and sanctions with respect to, officials, agents, affiliates, and supporters of
Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps and other sanctioned persons
Sec. 301. Identification of,
and imposition of sanctions with respect to, officials, agents, and affiliates
of Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps.
Sec. 302. Identification of,
and imposition of sanctions with respect to, persons that support or conduct
certain transactions with Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps or other sanctioned
persons.
Sec. 303. Rule of
construction.
Subtitle B—Additional measures
relating to Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps
Sec. 311. Expansion of
procurement prohibition to foreign persons that engage in certain transactions
with Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps.
Sec. 312. Determinations of whether the
National Iranian Oil Company and the National Iranian Tanker Company are agents
or affiliates of Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps.
TITLE IV—Measures relating to
human rights abuses in Iran
Subtitle A—Expansion of
sanctions relating to human rights abuses in Iran
Sec. 401. Findings.
Sec. 402. Sense of Congress.
Sec. 403. Imposition of sanctions with respect
to the transfer of goods or technologies to Iran that are likely to be used to
commit human rights abuses.
Sec. 404. Imposition of Sanctions with respect
to persons who engage in censorship or other related activities against
citizens of Iran.
Subtitle B—Additional measures
to promote human rights in Iran
Sec. 411. Expedited
consideration of requests for authorization of certain human rights-,
humanitarian-, and democracy-related activities with respect to
Iran.
Sec. 412. Comprehensive
strategy to promote Internet freedom and access to information in
Iran.
Sec. 413. Sense of Congress on
political prisoners.
TITLE V—Miscellaneous
Sec. 501. Exclusion of citizens
of Iran seeking education relating to the nuclear and energy sectors of
Iran.
Sec. 502. Technical
correction.
Sec. 503. Interests in certain financial assets
of Iran.
Sec. 504. Report on membership
of Iran in international organizations.
Sec. 505. Increased capacity for efforts to
combat unlawful or terrorist financing.
TITLE VI—General
provisions
Sec. 601. Technical
implementation; penalties.
Sec. 602. Applicability to
certain intelligence activities.
Sec. 603. Rule of Construction
with respect to use of force against Iran and Syria.
Sec. 604. Termination.
TITLE VII—Sanctions with respect
to human rights abuses in Syria
Sec. 701. Short
title.
Sec. 702. Imposition of
sanctions with respect to certain persons who are responsible for or complicit
in human rights abuses committed against citizens of Syria or their family
members.
Sec. 703. Imposition of
sanctions with respect to the transfer of goods or technologies to Syria that
are likely to be used to commit human rights abuses.
Sec. 704. Imposition of
sanctions with respect to persons who engage in censorship or other forms of
repression in Syria.
Sec. 705. Waiver.
Sec. 706.
Termination.
2.Congress makes the following
findings:
(1)Successive Presidents of
the United States have determined that the pursuit of nuclear weapons
capabilities by the Government of Iran presents a danger to the United States,
its friends and allies, and to global security.
(2)Successive Congresses
have recognized the threat that the Government of Iran and its policies present
to the United States, its friends and allies, and to global security, and
responded with successive bipartisan legislative initiatives, including most
recently the enactment of the Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and
Divestment Act of 2010 (22 U.S.C. 8501 et seq.) on July 1, 2010.
(3)If the Government of Iran
achieves a nuclear weapons capability, it would pose a threat to the United
States and allies and friends of the United States, particularly Israel,
destabilize the Middle East, increase the threat of nuclear terrorism, and
significantly undermine global nonproliferation efforts.
(4)The United States and its
allies in the international community recognize the threat posed by the pursuit
of nuclear weapons capabilities by the Government of Iran and have imposed
significant sanctions against the Government of Iran, including through the
enactment of the Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and Divestment
Act of 2010 in the United States and the adoption of a series of successive,
increasingly stringent United Nations Security Council resolutions. While such
efforts, together with others, have served to slow the development of Iran’s
nuclear program, they have not yet deterred Iran from its nuclear ambitions,
and international efforts to do so must be intensified.
3.In this Act:
(1)Appropriate
congressional committeesThe term appropriate congressional
committees has the meaning given that term in section 14 of the Iran
Sanctions Act of 1996 (Public Law 104–172; 50 U.S.C. 1701 note).
(2)The term credible information has the
meaning given that term in section 14 of the Iran Sanctions Act of 1996, as
amended by section 205 of this Act.
(3)The
term knowingly has the meaning given that term in section 14 of
the Iran Sanctions Act of 1996 (Public Law 104–172; 50 U.S.C. 1701
note).
(4)The term United States person has the meaning
given that term in section 101 of the Comprehensive Iran Sanctions,
Accountability, and Divestment Act of 2010 (22 U.S.C. 8511).
<enum>I</enum><header>Expansion of multilateral
sanctions regime with respect to Iran</header>
<section id="idFA7C0B4CC0D94069BED982235AE78013"><enum>101.</enum><header> Policy of the United
States with respect to development of nuclear weapons capabilities by
Iran</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">It shall be the policy of
the United States—</text>
<paragraph id="IDd76a741918644795b30059b15584ecf5"><enum>(1)</enum><text>to prevent the Government
of Iran from—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID68cffb4639854237990502adce2567fb"><enum>(A)</enum><text>acquiring or developing
nuclear weapons;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID79f53405e06f4914bb4db758bcd53c16"><enum>(B)</enum><text>developing its advanced
conventional weapons and ballistic missile capabilities; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID3f7707fc9b09473cb6980e8b19540a3f"><enum>(C)</enum><text>continuing its support
for terrorist organizations and other activities aimed at undermining and
destabilizing its neighbors and other countries; and</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDf5b4ec41724347518a859988b8270599"><enum>(2)</enum><text>to fully implement all
multilateral and bilateral sanctions against Iran, as part of larger
multilateral and bilateral diplomatic efforts, in order to compel the
Government of Iran—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID62492fad979447848e0c6710357fc31e"><enum>(A)</enum><text>to abandon efforts to
acquire a nuclear weapons capability;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID268aaaf5f5f94389b01f4f5bdc52c694"><enum>(B)</enum><text>to abandon and dismantle
its ballistic missile and unconventional weapons programs; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID51aaa73866a44dbcab015dc95770a1a7"><enum>(C)</enum><text>to cease all support for
terrorist organizations and other terrorist activities aimed at undermining and
destabilizing its neighbors and other countries.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></section><section commented="no" id="iddea3522a52784e46be87b22e9f73024e"><enum>102.</enum><header>Sense of Congress on
enforcement of multilateral sanctions regime and expansion and implementation
of sanctions laws</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">It is the
sense of Congress that the goal of compelling Iran to abandon efforts to
acquire a nuclear weapons capability and other threatening activities can be
effectively achieved through a comprehensive policy that includes economic
sanctions, diplomacy, and military planning, capabilities and options, and that
this objective is consistent with the one stated by President Barack Obama in
the 2012 State of the Union Address: <quote>Let there be no doubt: America is
determined to prevent Iran from getting a nuclear weapon, and I will take no
options off the table to achieve that goal</quote>. Among these economic
sanctions are—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" id="idf0e7c0ed2ada43f088822c124fcbfc6c"><enum>(1)</enum><text>prompt enforcement of the
current multilateral sanctions regime with respect to Iran;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="idc3e77a3747c449039a26b8367477e5d3"><enum>(2)</enum><text>full, timely, and
vigorous implementation of all sanctions enacted into law, including sanctions
imposed or expanded by this Act or amendments made by this Act, through—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="idad7b24a0b71c4d6790671c3c246402db"><enum>(A)</enum><text>intensified monitoring by
the President and his designees, including the Secretary of the Treasury and
the Secretary of State, along with senior officials in the intelligence
community, as appropriate;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="id0d9ddd96c5d4470eb148d57e32f12879"><enum>(B)</enum><text>more extensive use of
extraordinary authorities provided for under the International Emergency
Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) and other sanctions laws;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="id6aeea490d10947e3b4cf810cf381d1db"><enum>(C)</enum><text>reallocation of resources
to provide the personnel necessary, within the Department of the Treasury, the
Department of State, and the Department of Defense, and, where appropriate, the
intelligence community, to apply and enforce sanctions; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="id91821b4688eb46a2ac53ade689c6674b"><enum>(D)</enum><text>expanded cooperation with
international sanctions enforcement efforts;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="id96e625c01f5249aa9c222fb8de0ff948"><enum>(3)</enum><text>urgent consideration of
the expansion of existing sanctions with respect to such areas as—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="id425b61f0353840a5bc0504b792dd5494"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the provision of
energy-related services to Iran;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="id60ff191dd32c4e1ebd9e45101a7741e9"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the provision of
insurance and reinsurance services to Iran;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="iddf96003565904fdda1378b45d586215e"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the provision of shipping
services to Iran;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="id21d2a6002cd64873bb804100a39bfa3c"><enum>(D)</enum><text>those Iranian financial
institutions not currently designated for the imposition of sanctions that may
be acting as intermediaries for Iranian financial institutions that are
designated for the imposition of sanctions; and</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="id1c2c6e4300aa4e71a8bff2347af54c11"><enum>(4)</enum><text>a focus on countering
Iran’s efforts to evade sanctions, including—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="ide7e35733879f47078c9977bf3cd6442b"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the activities of
telecommunications, Internet, and satellite service providers, within and
outside of Iran, to ensure that such providers are not participating in or
facilitating, directly or indirectly, the evasion of the sanctions regime with
respect to Iran or violations of the human rights of the people of Iran;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="id97c3dfbffdcb41c0aa1ed3cbb46db68d"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the activities of
financial institutions or other businesses or government agencies, within or
outside of Iran, not yet designated for the imposition of sanctions; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="idca89f1a7f2784203932a6f9f0bffcd62"><enum>(C)</enum><text>urgent and ongoing
evaluation of Iran’s energy, national security, financial, and
telecommunications sectors, to gauge the effects of, and possible defects in,
particular sanctions, with prompt efforts to correct any gaps in the existing
sanctions regime with respect to Iran.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></section><section id="ID8a1a12f4d14b47e3a913cb9947aeb1ef"><enum>103.</enum><header>Diplomatic efforts to
expand multilateral sanctions regime</header>
<subsection id="ID380278651ed24797b5b65916f4d365fb"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Multilateral
negotiations</header><text>In order to further the policy set forth in section
101, Congress urges the President to intensify diplomatic efforts, both in
appropriate international fora such as the United Nations and bilaterally with
allies of the United States, to expand the multilateral sanctions regime with
respect to Iran, including—</text>
<paragraph id="IDdf731a06147b464499a1167e119bf14e"><enum>(1)</enum><text>expanding the United
Nations Security Council sanctions regime to include—</text>
<subparagraph id="IDafd249358f7b43c6a3fcb2da4c476569"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a prohibition on the
issuance of visas to any official of the Government of Iran who is involved
in—</text>
<clause id="IDdd46720b1cb24909baf77879e7a8bad5"><enum>(i)</enum><text>human rights violations
in or outside of Iran;</text>
</clause><clause id="IDbde25ae094c147a6b19e1cb33a89c80b"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the development of a
nuclear weapons program and a ballistic missile capability in Iran; or</text>
</clause><clause id="IDd6a6a19610d04760bc1dc6a1852be866"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>support by the
Government of Iran for terrorist organizations, including Hamas and Hezbollah;
and</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID1aae3bd7b015400b90e14274a162cfb5"><enum>(B)</enum><text>a requirement that each
member country of the United Nations prohibit the Islamic Republic of Iran
Shipping Lines from landing at seaports, and cargo flights of Iran Air from
landing at airports, in that country because of the role of those organizations
in proliferation and illegal arms sales;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID30c736e012914eedba7818c2466cced3"><enum>(2)</enum><text>expanding the range of
sanctions imposed with respect to Iran by allies of the United States;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDe5783ad0cdf149f3913e34c732482d55"><enum>(3)</enum><text>expanding efforts to
limit the development of petroleum resources and the importation of refined
petroleum products by Iran;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDa83eb0486a53408aadcbd459f3d0cfbd"><enum>(4)</enum><text>developing additional
initiatives to—</text>
<subparagraph id="IDabf4150451f8460a8bf58c8e6243cdc5"><enum>(A)</enum><text>increase the production
of crude oil in countries other than Iran; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDf87bdf5cac504f5ebb5ad1942a53103a"><enum>(B)</enum><text>assist countries that
purchase or otherwise obtain crude oil or petroleum products from Iran to
reduce their dependence on crude oil and petroleum products from Iran;
and</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="id7AD131116860453EB1238381612144F6"><enum>(5)</enum><text>eliminating the revenue
generated by the Government of Iran from the sale of petrochemical products
produced in Iran to other countries.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID0c19883515fd47e3abfd970810b72a4d"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Reports to
Congress</header><text>Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment
of this Act, and every 180 days thereafter, the President shall submit to the
appropriate congressional committees a report on the extent to which diplomatic
efforts described in subsection (a) have been successful that includes—</text>
<paragraph id="ID3c44389c5bf74dd4932dfa094da6aaa9"><enum>(1)</enum><text>an identification of the
countries that have agreed to impose additional sanctions or take other
measures to further the policy set forth in section 101 and a description of
those measures;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDff09762a57fb4fe1af5ab6a5ced3a972"><enum>(2)</enum><text>an identification of the
countries that have not agreed to impose such sanctions or measures;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idF631EE32346E4E1DAFDE723B2201697A"><enum>(3)</enum><text>recommendations for
additional measures that the United States could take to further the policy set
forth in section 101; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idB549E511E2344DBC8FC64AE75D9D432F"><enum>(4)</enum><text>a description of any
decision by the World Trade Organization with respect to whether the imposition
by any country of any sanction with respect to Iran is inconsistent with the
obligations of that country as a member of the World Trade Organization or
under the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade, done at Geneva October 30,
1947.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="id55B0CCDFBEB449FEBBEC47D603DBCD51"><enum>104.</enum><header>Sense of Congress
regarding the imposition of sanctions with respect to Iran</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">It is the sense of Congress that all efforts
should be made by the President to maximize the effects of existing sanctions
with respect to Iran and the United States should take all necessary measures
to preserve robust information-sharing activities.</text>
</section><enum>II</enum><header>Expansion of sanctions
relating to the energy sector of Iran and proliferation of weapons of mass
destruction by Iran</header>
<subtitle id="id4D703E12624F40EC81849F857D52C904"><enum>A</enum><header>Expansion of Iran
Sanctions Act of 1996</header>
<section id="id7E5C25FED7BC4AAEB046F4288712BD46"><enum>201.</enum><header>Imposition of
sanctions with respect to joint ventures with the Government of Iran relating
to developing petroleum resources</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 5(a) of the Iran Sanctions Act of
1996 (Public Law 104–172; 50 U.S.C. 1701 note) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="IDd1c74e8a40de435db1aff4222d91926d"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in the subsection
heading, by striking <quote><header-in-text level="subsection" style="OLC">with
respect to</header-in-text></quote> and all that follows through
<quote><header-in-text level="subsection" style="OLC">to
Iran</header-in-text></quote> and inserting <quote><header-in-text level="subsection" style="OLC">relating to the energy sector of
Iran</header-in-text></quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id2E4C786334CD4C9F937EEF13D8F04A51"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by adding at the end the
following:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idADDC7C479DCD492C936F0521073C9AA4" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="ID73d2d5233866472a92f6bcec58ed7ad6"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Joint ventures with
Iran relating to developing petroleum resources</header>
<subparagraph id="id13B28829F2214C538F8B8C9D536BA883"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Except as provided in subparagraph (B) and subsection
(f), the President shall impose 3 or more of the sanctions described in section
6(a) with respect to a person if the President determines that the person
knowingly participates, on or after the date of the enactment of the
<short-title>Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and Human
Rights Act of 2012</short-title>, in a joint venture with respect to the
development of petroleum resources outside of Iran if—</text>
<clause id="idE1CA746C96CD43668EC18F0719BF2876"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the joint venture is
established on or after January 1, 2002; and</text>
</clause><clause id="ID6d20e4642f5045398018fd337ee45e1c"><enum>(ii)</enum><subclause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="idF5846A0F1A5A41B2B5DDC06B0F3FB78B"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the Government of Iran
is a substantial partner or investor in the joint venture; or</text>
</subclause><subclause changed="added" id="id7D55B89BE7644E6C8BE16D5C731C3C75" indent="up1" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(II)</enum><text>Iran
could, through a direct operational role in the joint venture or by other
means, receive technological knowledge or equipment not previously available to
Iran that could directly and significantly contribute to the enhancement of
Iran's ability to develop petroleum resources in Iran.</text>
</subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id624C1C9C3381462F838F76A1AC05F3BA"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Applicability</header><text>Subparagraph
(A) shall not apply with respect to participation in a joint venture
established on or after January 1, 2002, and before the date of the enactment
of the <short-title>Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and
Human Rights Act of 2012</short-title> if the person participating in the joint
venture terminates that participation not later than the date that is 180 days
after such date of
enactment.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></section><section id="id103495FA7E1044C292CAEE240B5EE355"><enum>202.</enum><header>Imposition of
sanctions with respect to the provision of goods, services, technology, or
support for the energy or petrochemical sectors of Iran</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 5(a) of the Iran Sanctions Act of
1996 (Public Law 104–172; 50 U.S.C. 1701 note), as amended by section 201, is
further amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idC55B5DF716AC435FA7C69FEF326CB044" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="IDd660a1fc497549318335088dd4402f97"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Support for the
development of petroleum resources and refined petroleum products in
Iran</header>
<subparagraph id="id24B5068DA5314E57A18DC56149950171"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Except as provided in subsection (f), the President shall
impose 3 or more of the sanctions described in section 6(a) with respect to a
person if the President determines that the person knowingly, on or after the
date of the enactment of the <short-title>Iran Sanctions,
Accountability, and Human Rights Act of 2012</short-title>, sells, leases, or
provides to Iran goods, services, technology, or support described in
subparagraph (B)—</text>
<clause id="ID1942da5ab1904948afda612e3f56d94d"><enum>(i)</enum><text>any of which has a fair
market value of $1,000,000 or more; or</text>
</clause><clause id="IDd72a248d31c54d5bb1067293a9193db1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>that, during a 12-month
period, have an aggregate fair market value of $5,000,000 or more.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID2279abd0ecbd41319b8494cd3d63fa4e"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Goods, services,
technology, or support described</header><text>Goods, services, technology, or
support described in this subparagraph are goods, services, technology, or
support that could directly and significantly contribute to the maintenance or
enhancement of Iran's—</text>
<clause id="idECFBA980D5B84970BFE1698A49B81EC9"><enum>(i)</enum><text>ability to develop
petroleum resources located in Iran; or</text>
</clause><clause id="id0AF2E90D594248F4BB1A460B7EBEA300"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>domestic production of
refined petroleum products, including any direct and significant assistance
with respect to the construction, modernization, or repair of petroleum
refineries or directly associated infrastructure, including port facilities,
railroads, or roads, if the predominant use of those facilities, railroads, or
roads is for the transportation of refined petroleum products.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id6D9CCC40C564416E8061ABB65374F96D"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Development and
purchase of petrochemical products from Iran</header>
<subparagraph id="id710D0ABA157746CDB650C628D4370E6E"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Except as provided in subsection (f), the President shall
impose 3 or more of the sanctions described in section 6(a) with respect to a
person if the President determines that the person knowingly, on or after the
date of the enactment of <short-title>Iran Sanctions,
Accountability, and Human Rights Act of 2012</short-title>, sells, leases, or
provides to Iran goods, services, technology, or support described in
subparagraph (B)—</text>
<clause id="idD83244AE25C94164B734DDDF32189EEF"><enum>(i)</enum><text>any of which has a fair
market value of $250,000 or more; or</text>
</clause><clause id="idEC7B880B6D15486D838AEB295CBECFD7"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>that, during a 12-month
period, have an aggregate fair market value of $1,000,000 or more.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idE74084CF5135488F977D683591461363"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Goods, services,
technology, or support described</header><text>Goods, services, technology, or
support described in this subparagraph are goods, services, technology, or
support that could directly and significantly contribute to the maintenance or
expansion of Iran’s domestic production of petrochemical
products.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section><section id="id824582C219C742F88FB7CFB7D10AB5A4"><enum>203.</enum><header>Imposition of
sanctions with respect to joint ventures with the Government of Iran relating
to mining, production, or transportation of uranium</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 5(b) of the Iran Sanctions Act of
1996 (Public Law 104–172; 50 U.S.C. 1701 note) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="id0AE9E468D34946F381620CD703DC4C14"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph (1)—</text>
<subparagraph id="id31BB8D37B3A3402E959AECD2D875AC37"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by redesignating
subparagraphs (A) and (B) as clauses (i) and (ii), respectively, and moving
such clauses, as so redesignated, 2 ems to the right;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idB4752B2180CF44C085ACED37D46DD2D2"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking <quote>a
person has, on or after</quote> and inserting the following: “a person
has—</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idF976FE0252DF4C949CE4135C96DB8A28" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="id350E861330D74619A042A08B97A723F2"><enum>(A)</enum><text>on or
after</text>
</subparagraph><after-quoted-block>; </after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id61557CEF052F4446A722A12592DC4CCA"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in subparagraph (A)(ii),
as redesignated, by striking the period and inserting <quote>; or</quote>;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id87A9E99C0C214C5589DBD6F042FE578B"><enum>(D)</enum><text>by adding at the end the
following:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id57B6D735ABC24B1193B696676F49E8E1" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<subparagraph commented="no" id="idC279E1709CCD4CC49269A4F6385FFD2D"><enum>(B)</enum><text>except as provided in
paragraph (3), knowingly participated, on or after the date of the enactment of
the <short-title>Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and Human
Rights Act of 2012</short-title>, in a joint venture—</text>
<clause commented="no" id="id3B6168F2DCEF4420B2311910B8FD76D2"><enum>(i)</enum><text>with—</text>
<subclause commented="no" id="id07F19B73C4EF4F09BAF52FC33003C8CC"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the Government of
Iran;</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" id="id1716C56E97294C2489C00DE76AC7C811"><enum>(II)</enum><text>an entity incorporated
in Iran or subject to the jurisdiction of the Government of Iran; or</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" id="id1E08FD418F954D15AE18FB40BE9F2B99"><enum>(III)</enum><text>a person acting on
behalf of or at the direction of, or owned or controlled by, the Government of
Iran or an entity described in subclause (II); and</text>
</subclause></clause><clause commented="no" id="id445FE7F271824B229461726F5CF060E5"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>that involves any
activity relating to the mining, production, or transportation of
uranium.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id79A71B716F3F40309EEE342AFF0D7971"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by adding at the end the
following:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7A73702B6EAF488C9349C8E905525C6C" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="id76DC9E21E93F4C258AF7DE0AAB2F6874"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Applicability of
sanctions with respect to joint ventures relating to the mining, production, or
transportation of uranium</header>
<subparagraph id="id0C435109DDA14015915E2B8A68BC11AF"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Paragraph (1)(B) shall apply with respect to
participation, on or after the date of the enactment of the
<short-title>Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and Human
Rights Act of 2012</short-title>, in—</text>
<clause id="id04A8554F80BA406998618B6F208F0EDC"><enum>(i)</enum><text>a joint venture
established on or after such date of enactment; and</text>
</clause><clause id="id32CCAA24C9E54052995FC26837CCB605"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>except as provided in
subparagraph (B), a joint venture established before such date of
enactment.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id197815B1AFA346199BE97E390E7C0CD6"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Exception</header><text>Paragraph
(1)(B) shall not apply with respect to participation in a joint venture
described in subparagraph (A)(ii) if the person participating in the joint
venture terminates that participation not later than the date that is 180 days
after the date of the enactment of the <short-title>Iran
Sanctions, Accountability, and Human Rights Act of
2012</short-title>.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></section><section id="id44523BDAA07F40FFA6D6F0B583128B7F"><enum>204.</enum><header>Expansion of sanctions
available under the Iran Sanctions Act of 1996</header>
<subsection id="id5BC0E4A0A6DF4759A83F0C22A82BF994"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 6(a) of the
Iran Sanctions Act of 1996 (Public Law 104–172; 50 U.S.C. 1701 note) is
amended—</text>
<paragraph id="idFEF8C73203B847C49411B7F2AC8EAB60"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by redesignating
paragraph (9) as paragraph (11); and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idCDE7BDDB7DAF45409EC5926941BA8B37"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by inserting after
paragraph (8) the following:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id09AF4C4F7D4943F2B877EEE631C1E507" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<paragraph commented="no" id="ID40f960c6037c4508b4af3144a44685cf"><enum>(9)</enum><header>Exclusion of corporate
officers</header><text>The President may direct the Secretary of State to deny
a visa to, and the Secretary of Homeland Security to exclude from the United
States, any alien that the President determines is a corporate officer or
principal of, or a shareholder with a controlling interest in, a sanctioned
person.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="IDa3fa55d4497441cd96732fe9266e9618"><enum>(10)</enum><header>Sanctions on principal
executive officers</header><text>The President may impose on the principal
executive officer or officers of any sanctioned person, or on persons
performing similar functions and with similar authorities as such officer or
officers, any of the sanctions under this
subsection.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idBD63C4108B4547FB88D3DF58260892AC"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Effective
date</header><text>The amendments made by subsection (a) shall take effect on
the date of the enactment of this Act and apply with respect to activities
described in section 5 of the Iran Sanctions Act of 1996, as amended by this
Act, commenced on or after such date of enactment.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="idB4BC0FB131664E4CAE163F8E3A0EC804"><enum>205.</enum><header>Expansion of
definitions under the Iran Sanctions Act of 1996</header>
<subsection id="id0BD73819B4AE426CA796B3BAADAE69FB"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 14 of the
Iran Sanctions Act of 1996 (Public Law 104–172; 50 U.S.C. 1701 note) is amended
by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6744EA6D5F2D499A8B241C62AA78BAF1" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="id90EDEE3372534EEEA2E0616067E251E1"><enum>(19)</enum><header>Credible
information</header><text>The term <term>credible information</term>, with
respect to a person—</text>
<subparagraph id="id6FA3071D0B2E4C85B246BD6A94C707D6"><enum>(A)</enum><text>includes—</text>
<clause id="IDc0fc0ade189249d393acbc79270805ad"><enum>(i)</enum><text>a public announcement by
the person that the person has engaged in an activity described in section 5;
and</text>
</clause><clause id="idD85E91BAB01B479DA9A5F498399C0199"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>information set forth in
a report to stockholders of the person indicating that the person has engaged
in such an activity; and</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idCE6E1246AE5344189CD567DD64CC7B36"><enum>(B)</enum><text>may include, in the
discretion of the President—</text>
<clause id="ID6e3edd3116564d478d585890a3f88efb"><enum>(i)</enum><text>an announcement by the
Government of Iran that the person has engaged in such an activity; or</text>
</clause><clause id="ID0394050c0b85476394aac5c5dec110a8"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>information indicating
that the person has engaged in such an activity that is set forth in—</text>
<subclause id="ID98b6b889c0b74d0c82bb71cf4c368ac4"><enum>(I)</enum><text>a report of the
Government Accountability Office, the Energy Information Administration, or the
Congressional Research Service; or</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDff680688f96f470dbd2ecbea23878c7f"><enum>(II)</enum><text>a report or publication
of a similarly reputable governmental organization.</text>
</subclause></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id7E236C0774F9483C90269A5CCEE9AD7C"><enum>(20)</enum><header>Petrochemical
product</header><text>The term <term>petrochemical product</term> includes any
aromatic, olefin, or synthesis gas, and any derivative of such a gas, including
ethylene, propylene, butadiene, benzene, toluene, xylene, ammonia, methanol,
and
urea.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="id209F6B17C0334FEF9A17D13618214A4F"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Effective
date</header><text>The amendment made by subsection (a) shall take effect on
the date of the enactment of this Act and apply with respect to activities
described in section 5 of the Iran Sanctions Act of 1996, as amended by this
Act, commenced on or after such date of enactment.</text>
</subsection></section></subtitle><subtitle id="id74E1F70E9C4348B79D43630A92A2C3AE"><enum>B</enum><header>Additional measures
relating to sanctions against Iran</header>
<section commented="no" id="id39469735D1B64791BF652C110A62BCF6"><enum>211.</enum><header>Imposition of
sanctions with respect to the provision of vessels or shipping services to
transport certain goods related to proliferation or terrorism activities to
Iran</header>
<subsection commented="no" id="idEEDFC2068F4041BBBC6D31B0D3DCDD8E"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Except as provided in
subsection (c), if the President determines that a person, on or after the date
of the enactment of this Act, knowingly provides a vessel, insurance or
reinsurance, or any other shipping service for the transportation to or from
Iran of goods that could materially contribute to the activities of the
Government of Iran with respect to the proliferation of weapons of mass
destruction or support for acts of international terrorism, the President
shall, pursuant to Executive Order 13382 (70 Fed. Reg. 38567; relating to
blocking of property of weapons of mass destruction proliferators and their
supporters) or Executive Order 13224 (66 Fed. Reg. 49079; relating to blocking
property and prohibiting transactions with persons who commit, threaten to
commit, or support terrorism), or otherwise pursuant to the International
Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.), block and prohibit all
transactions in all property and interests in property of the persons specified
in subsection (b) if such property and interests in property are in the United
States, come within the United States, or are or come within the possession or
control of a United States person.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" id="id4C8DED0A23664413BAD6C1AF576FA95C"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Persons
specified</header><text>The persons specified in this subsection are—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" id="ID6964F95A9445491F9A1963B104BC7F11"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the person that provided
a vessel, insurance or reinsurance, or other shipping service described in
subsection (a); and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="ID978B766E35C044CE84B8BFB2944A227E"><enum>(2)</enum><text>any person that—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="ID19AC23F1467448618A02A83DBAF7615C"><enum>(A)</enum><text>is a successor entity to
the person referred to in paragraph (1);</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="ID0F1220984D284625B42125EDC70127EE"><enum>(B)</enum><text>owns or controls the
person referred to in paragraph (1), if the person that owns or controls the
person referred to in paragraph (1) had actual knowledge or should have known
that the person referred to in paragraph (1) provided the vessel, insurance or
reinsurance, or other shipping service; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="IDF0A9CF48EB40405A938C541486037475"><enum>(C)</enum><text>is owned or controlled
by, or under common ownership or control with, the person referred to in
paragraph (1), if the person owned or controlled by, or under common ownership
or control with (as the case may be), the person referred to in paragraph (1)
knowingly engaged in the provision of the vessel, insurance or reinsurance, or
other shipping service.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="idA1309E6065B04D3682B1C7A0ED23E4B3"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Waiver</header><text>The
President may waive the requirement to impose sanctions with respect to a
person under subsection (a) on or after the date that is 30 days after the
President—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8317E92EB32641698AA2A77CD2751A08"><enum>(1)</enum><text>determines that such a
waiver is in the national security interests of the United States; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idEFCB2138D4C44B81B59DB5BDCB13C1B6"><enum>(2)</enum><text>submits to the
appropriate congressional committees a report that contains the reasons for
that determination.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id6CA5BEFBA7704C199A1F643530986075"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Rule of
construction</header><text>Nothing in this section shall be construed to limit
the authority of the President to designate persons for the imposition of
sanctions pursuant to Executive Order 13382 (70 Fed. Reg. 38567; relating to
the blocking of property of weapons of mass destruction proliferators and their
supporters) or Executive Order 13224 (66 Fed. Reg. 49079; relating to blocking
property and prohibiting transactions with persons who commit, threaten to
commit, or support terrorism), or otherwise pursuant to the International
Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.).</text>
</subsection></section><section id="id689BE65DA78743F4AF2B5A10AC015E5F"><enum>212.</enum><header>Imposition of
sanctions with respect to subsidiaries and agents of persons sanctioned by
United Nations Security Council resolutions</header>
<subsection id="idCA85649D33B446A5B6B2A96D97CC1DAD"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 104(c)(2)(B)
of the Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and Divestment Act of 2010
(22 U.S.C. 8513(c)(2)(B)) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="id71B1156678FD4057B32C590D9F7F545E"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>of a person
subject</quote> and inserting the
following:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="id456390C8350143038F2A519C46FA503B" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<text>of—</text><clause id="idB2A62568ACF74FB5BF3B07C9AC10F525"><enum>(i)</enum><text>a person
subject</text>
</clause><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id95AA8D215F6143F9B6C9D353D82FF994"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in clause (i), as
redesignated, by striking the semicolon and inserting <quote>; or</quote>;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id187844AF8460434E876407325EE84687"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by adding at the end the
following:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id38284DA681D840489300ADFD5F9488E2" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<clause id="id1325DFCB0A1B4062BFB397C97149869A"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>a person acting on
behalf of or at the direction of, or owned or controlled by, a person described
in clause
(i);</text>
</clause><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id7C862E5CF4D548CBA2B0BB68751A4CDD"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Regulations</header><text>Not
later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary
of the Treasury shall make such revisions to the regulations prescribed under
section 104 of the Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and Divestment
Act of 2010 (22 U.S.C. 8513) as are necessary to carry out the amendments made
by subsection (a).</text>
</subsection></section><section id="HB7FDE52918A74C0099EB53D3541DCFC1"><enum>213.</enum><header>Liability of parent
companies for violations of sanctions by foreign subsidiaries</header>
<subsection id="H51CB31E79C96430281F10E18092889DB"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In
this section:</text>
<paragraph id="H63E7C2C036FF490BBDE845893F4AA129"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Entity</header><text>The
term <term>entity</term> means a partnership, association, trust, joint
venture, corporation, or other organization.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HB93D1579DDE44C649C7255C6DA5B5660"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Own or
control</header><text>The term <term>own or control</term> means, with respect
to an entity—</text>
<subparagraph id="HB14555CBC2FE464E971DA11B0681B439"><enum>(A)</enum><text>to hold more than 50
percent of the equity interest by vote or value in the entity;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H5DF41C207800485484E615292F14C7A9"><enum>(B)</enum><text>to hold a majority of
seats on the board of directors of the entity; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H6FF33345DF6B4BF5A73D5E19B23E250E"><enum>(C)</enum><text>to otherwise control the
actions, policies, or personnel decisions of the entity.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id2EB3774E9C04460BB8CEECFD3F279F03"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Prohibition</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 60 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the President shall prohibit an entity owned or
controlled by a United States person and established or maintained outside the
United States from engaging in any transaction directly or indirectly with the
Government of Iran or any person subject to the jurisdiction of that Government
that would be prohibited by an order or regulation issued pursuant to the
International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) if the
transaction were engaged in by a United States person or in the United
States.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="id70066DE071FA4078BA21604DA6BA8130"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Civil
penalty</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The civil penalties
provided for in section 206(b) of the International Emergency Economic Powers
Act (50 U.S.C. 1705(b)) shall apply to a United States person to the same
extent that such penalties apply to a person that commits an unlawful act
described in section 206(a) of that Act if an entity owned or controlled by the
United States person and established or maintained outside the United States
violates, attempts to violate, conspires to violate, or causes a violation of
any order or regulation issued to implement subsection (b).</text>
</subsection><subsection id="idEE954E80DD1A4B1393156643BA88B7FD"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Applicability</header><text>Subsection
(c) shall not apply with respect to a transaction described in subsection (b)
by an entity owned or controlled by a United States person and established or
maintained outside the United States if the United States person divests or
terminates its business with the entity not later than the date that is 180
days after the date of the enactment of this Act.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="IDed35501d1ea6475c82310143285e1a8d"><enum>214.</enum><header>Disclosures to the
Securities and Exchange Commission relating to sanctionable activities</header>
<subsection id="ID13e9af5bf3a2441e94d04f1d9bb78cfe"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Section 13 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15
U.S.C. 78m) is amended by adding at the end the following new
subsection:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id93B0C92805D74A429E3CEFD856A9CEB6" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<subsection id="ID0f205a78817a41b8ac022a17d28fd1a1"><enum>(r)</enum><header>Disclosure of certain
activities relating to Iran</header>
<paragraph id="ID1cdb2fa11c934d5db9167dd5c84de064"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Each issuer required to file an annual or quarterly
report under subsection (a) shall disclose in that report the information
required by paragraph (2) if, during the period covered by the report, the
issuer or any affiliate of the issuer—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID6ed36ae37c1f4b02a73a5152c8a74a1e"><enum>(A)</enum><text>knowingly engaged in an
activity described in section 5 of the Iran Sanctions Act of 1996 (Public Law
104–172; 50 U.S.C. 1701 note);</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDe60ba3d767ff487dbc52299608003ffe"><enum>(B)</enum><text>knowingly engaged in an
activity described in subsection (c)(2) of section 104 of the Comprehensive
Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and Divestment Act of 2010 (22 U.S.C. 8513) or
a transaction described in subsection (d)(1) of that section;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idECED73C1F35C4F6C8B1B35A203B23AB1"><enum>(C)</enum><text>knowingly engaged in an
activity described in section 105A(b)(2) of that Act; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDc10a88e323544ae18e050676feefa391"><enum>(D)</enum><text>knowingly conducted any
transaction or dealing with—</text>
<clause id="IDdd0b1a6c72cd40f1bcf03d31cb1d0b2a"><enum>(i)</enum><text>any person the property
and interests in property of which are blocked pursuant to Executive Order
13224 (66 Fed. Reg. 49079; relating to blocking property and prohibiting
transactions with persons who commit, threaten to commit, or support
terrorism);</text>
</clause><clause id="IDa79ff4b5367047e5a9fd1323f41daab0"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>any person the property
and interests in property of which are blocked pursuant to Executive Order
13382 (70 Fed. Reg. 38567; relating to blocking of property of weapons of mass
destruction proliferators and their supporters); or</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" id="ID9f481e1bdb004282a9101bf5b1c901b1"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>any person identified
under section 560.304 of title 31, Code of Federal Regulations (relating to the
definition of the Government of Iran).</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDee1019e0b2ec42a888110010c59e900f"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Information
required</header><text>If an issuer or an affiliate of the issuer has engaged
in any activity described in paragraph (1), the issuer shall disclose a
detailed description of each such activity, including—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID34d111b3733e41d1ae3eb530b8c5a66a"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the nature and extent of
the activity;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID4aa47a861d734970941cca0f298a9ea2"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the gross revenues and
net profits, if any, attributable to the activity; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDc1c15a8b0347430b8249d2abb8b45fd9"><enum>(C)</enum><text>whether the issuer or the
affiliate of the issuer (as the case may be) intends to continue the
activity.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDc7da0b844ae549b285d666ebbb04e056"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Notice of
disclosures</header><text>If an issuer reports under paragraph (1) that the
issuer or an affiliate of the issuer has knowingly engaged in any activity
described in that paragraph, the issuer shall separately file with the
Commission, concurrently with the annual or quarterly report under subsection
(a), a notice that the disclosure of that activity has been included in that
annual or quarterly report that identifies the issuer and contains the
information required by paragraph (2).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID3efc20f29c8d42dabf9abd4ed6b7b8a7"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Public disclosure of
information</header><text>Upon receiving a notice under paragraph (3) that an
annual or quarterly report includes a disclosure of an activity described in
paragraph (1), the Commission shall promptly—</text>
<subparagraph id="id7A73D5655445446A9756A2F5C2B84F08"><enum>(A)</enum><text>transmit the report
to—</text>
<clause id="id8856FC21966C4D80BFE2084EFD20C85E"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the President;</text>
</clause><clause id="id83DBA59776B14968A8965C2F27F9B240"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the Committee on Foreign
Affairs and the Committee on Financial Services of the House of
Representatives; and</text>
</clause><clause id="id17C82BA1938447EE9EBA1AE77FEB2DB5"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>the Committee on
Foreign Relations and the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of
the Senate; and</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idF9029D76D93B42FB9D37DCA0943E4FF3"><enum>(B)</enum><text>make the information
provided in the disclosure and the notice available to the public by posting
the information on the Internet website of the Commission.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idCE98E8A96826430D83755D8B72E040E5"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Investigations</header><text>Upon
receiving a report under paragraph (4) that includes a disclosure of an
activity described in paragraph (1) (other than an activity described in
subparagraph (D)(iii) of that paragraph), the President shall—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID714547557f1643cc85f731c33f84d657"><enum>(A)</enum><text>initiate an investigation
into the possible imposition of sanctions under the Iran Sanctions Act of 1996
(Public Law 104–172; 50 U.S.C. 1701 note), section 104 or 105A of the
Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and Divestment Act of 2010, an
Executive Order specified in clause (i) or (ii) of paragraph (1)(D), or any
other provision of law relating to the imposition of sanctions with respect to
Iran, as applicable; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDe52672d5929e4bccb30cfdc155b21887"><enum>(B)</enum><text>not later than 180 days
after initiating such an investigation, make a determination with respect to
whether sanctions should be imposed with respect to the issuer or the affiliate
of the issuer (as the case may be).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID41b15193b2a348558cd3335cbe953667"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Sunset</header><text>The
provisions of this subsection shall terminate on the date that is 30 days after
the date on which the President makes the certification described in section
401(a) of the Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and Divestment Act
of 2010 (22 U.S.C.
8551(a)).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID4952be37823149e58c3e71f0f370b805"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Effective
date</header><text>The amendment made by subsection (a) shall take effect with
respect to reports required to be filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission after the date that is 180 days after the date of the enactment of
this Act.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="id34FDC27B76B9413393AA0835FB6439ED"><enum>215.</enum><header>Identification of, and
immigration restrictions on, senior officials of the Government of Iran and
their family members</header>
<subsection id="ID037e0cfdf403481f87d505b262b83c44"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Identification</header><text>Not
later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and annually
thereafter, the President shall publish a list of each individual the President
determines is—</text>
<paragraph id="id11412DFB01FD484D80B451D69396A4E5"><enum>(1)</enum><text>a senior official of the
Government of Iran described in subsection (b) that is involved in
Iran's—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID228ABEBA372F47EF97A1D1A979BB57B6"><enum>(A)</enum><text>illicit nuclear
activities or proliferation of weapons of mass destruction or delivery systems
for weapons of mass destruction;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID9B134BEF85984417978C3CC14C01E5AC"><enum>(B)</enum><text>support for international
terrorism; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idD4B3AD1647724AE9847034512A9FAF55"><enum>(C)</enum><text>commission of serious
human rights abuses against citizens of Iran or their family members; or</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id8DE289A384B7406A96D120A3B8039F73"><enum>(2)</enum><text>a family member of such
an official.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idC8073CB30A8D4723AEC459522292EEF8"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Senior officials of the
Government of Iran described</header><text>A senior official of the Government
of Iran described in this subsection is any senior official of that Government,
including—</text>
<paragraph id="id19149519F3564918BCECA2DC14DDE260"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the Supreme Leader of
Iran, Ali Khamenei;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDd2752ad594e74f41beb29c30cbc9bca5"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the President of Iran,
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id1727856DF49149B7B74D9EFDA7AC7C39"><enum>(3)</enum><text>a member of the Cabinet
of the Government of Iran;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id17FA6D54A6F040669F07C59E4A33B7AE"><enum>(4)</enum><text>a member of the Assembly
of Experts;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id889581C097A640A5AD5242ADDCD6103D"><enum>(5)</enum><text>a senior member of the
Intelligence Ministry of Iran; or</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id34F518830F184995AD817E9E05D8AE53"><enum>(6)</enum><text>a member of Iran's
Revolutionary Guard Corps with the rank of brigadier general or higher,
including a member of a paramilitary organization such as Ansar-e-Hezbollah or
Basij-e Motaz’afin.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDd2379bb7f3c5416f8ec4659529ce6fde"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Restrictions on visas
and adjustments in immigration status</header><text>Except as provided in
subsection (d), the Secretary of State and the Secretary of Homeland Security
may not grant an individual on the list required by subsection (a) immigration
status in, or admit the individual to, the United States.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="idBFCFEE82E4EC4790B6FC24A8D35B9243"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Exception To comply
with United Nations Headquarters Agreement</header><text>Subsection (c) shall
not apply to an individual if admitting the individual to the United States is
necessary to permit the United States to comply with the Agreement between the
United Nations and the United States of America regarding the Headquarters of
the United Nations, signed June 26, 1947, and entered into force November 21,
1947.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="IDb3bd9bd73645427483f1d2f19f9a3e3f"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Waiver</header><text>The
President may waive the application of subsection (a) or (c) with respect to an
individual if the President—</text>
<paragraph id="ID7549ae2ffc664667bdcf820a52530324"><enum>(1)</enum><text>determines that such a
waiver is in the national interest of the United States; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID356800d0281a40a69186c87f3d6d0911"><enum>(2)</enum><text>not less than 7 days
before the waiver takes effect, notifies Congress of the waiver and the reason
for the waiver.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="id2C025A0D4CC8403BB4009C726A9EA5FF"><enum>216.</enum><header>Reports on, and
authorization of imposition of sanctions with respect to, the provision of
specialized financial messaging services to the Central Bank of Iran and other
sanctioned Iranian financial institutions</header>
<subsection id="idbcc4b18d18234b9b816174bf42290037"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Sense of
Congress</header><text>It is the sense of Congress that—</text>
<paragraph id="id31e1a51be8f44ce390e7526fc6bf3ccb"><enum>(1)</enum><text>providers of specialized
financial messaging services are a critical link to the international financial
system;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id627e71d0a44f497aaf6ae677120e4c1b"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the European Union is to
be commended for strengthening the multilateral sanctions regime against Iran
by deciding that specialized financial messaging services may not be provided
to the Central Bank of Iran and other sanctioned Iranian financial institutions
by persons subject to the jurisdiction of the European Union; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idf23f6b73a5b94b54ac397d893527d8f4"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the loss of access by
sanctioned Iranian financial institutions to specialized financial messaging
services must be maintained.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id3e09dff0cf5b408280dd269e2f7feba6"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Reports
required</header>
<paragraph id="idcb3c2c5b06b44e2588bda92fc2b4a6f4"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of
this Act, and every 90 days thereafter, the Secretary of the Treasury shall
submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report that
contains—</text>
<subparagraph id="id569e2e4e03fb45d4b74374a071b462bb"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a list of all persons
that the Secretary has identified that directly provide specialized financial
messaging services to, or enable or facilitate direct or indirect access to
such messaging services for, the Central Bank of Iran or a financial
institution described in section 104(c)(2)(E)(ii) of the Comprehensive Iran
Sanctions, Accountability, and Divestment Act of 2010 (22 U.S.C.
8513(c)(2)(E)(ii)); and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id231fc98b50ab4f68901042af3482535e"><enum>(B)</enum><text>a detailed assessment of
the status of efforts by the Secretary to end the direct provision of such
messaging services to, and the enabling or facilitation of direct or indirect
access to such messaging services for, the Central Bank of Iran or a financial
institution described in section 104(c)(2)(E)(ii) of the Comprehensive Iran
Sanctions, Accountability, and Divestment Act of 2010 (22 U.S.C.
8513(c)(2)(E)(ii)).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id8ad960d82ae84dfe8bd6f822b7faff58"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Enabling or
facilitation of access to specialized financial messaging services through
intermediary financial institutions</header><text>For purposes of paragraph (1)
and subsection (c), enabling or facilitating direct or indirect access to
specialized financial messaging services for the Central Bank of Iran or a
financial institution described in section 104(c)(2)(E)(ii) of the
Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and Divestment Act of 2010 (22
U.S.C. 8513(c)(2)(E)(ii)) includes doing so by serving as an intermediary
financial institution with access to such messaging services.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idE98BF86B46E740738C53E34702C2129C"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Form of
report</header><text>A report submitted under paragraph (1) shall be submitted
in unclassified form but may contain a classified annex.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ida4e19e8d7a424218912995574376e91a"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Authorization of the
imposition of sanctions</header>
<paragraph id="id6F53CC792B9B4D2EAD6AD98EF79151EC"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Except as provided in paragraph (2), if, on or after the
date that is 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, a person
continues to knowingly and directly provide specialized financial messaging
services to, or knowingly enable or facilitate direct or indirect access to
such messaging services for, the Central Bank of Iran or a financial
institution described in paragraph (2)(E)(ii) of section 104(c) of the
Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and Divestment Act of 2010 (22
U.S.C. 8513(c)), the President may impose sanctions pursuant to that section or
the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) with
respect to the person.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id5f788a96e57a4d28b47ba76650b8f398"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Exception</header><text>The
President may not impose sanctions pursuant to paragraph (1) with respect to a
person for directly providing specialized financial messaging services to, or
enabling or facilitating direct or indirect access to such messaging services
for, the Central Bank of Iran or a financial institution described in section
104(c)(2)(E)(ii) of the Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and
Divestment Act of 2010 (22 U.S.C. 8513(c)(2)(E)(ii)) if—</text>
<subparagraph id="idBDFBE8C0F66C49EFB9D9E6EF5A5FE4A6"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the person is subject to
a sanctions regime under its governing foreign law that requires it to
eliminate the knowing provision of such messaging services to, and the knowing
enabling and facilitation of direct or indirect access to such messaging
services for—</text>
<clause id="id0343D967180C4FD98DA55F7E9B3406B0"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the Central Bank of Iran;
and</text>
</clause><clause id="id27CBD7C4498A4A799492D7DE21CFE0E8"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>a group of Iranian
financial institutions identified under such governing foreign law for purposes
of that sanctions regime if the President determines that—</text>
<subclause id="id1380019F0CC54AF7979E686A0BE09685"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the group is
substantially similar to the group of financial institutions described in
section 104(c)(2)(E)(ii) of the Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, Accountability,
and Divestment Act of 2010 (22 U.S.C. 8513(c)(2)(E)(ii)); and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="idA89BF8DEB8DD4F39AE0025D648E61170"><enum>(II)</enum><text>the differences between
those groups of financial institutions do not adversely affect the national
interest of the United States; and</text>
</subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idB0CFB4F3ADA04A228554907D024CD833"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the person has, pursuant
to that sanctions regime, terminated the knowing provision of such messaging
services to, and the knowing enabling and facilitation of direct or indirect
access to such messaging services for, the Central Bank of Iran and each
Iranian financial institution identified under such governing foreign law for
purposes of that sanctions regime.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDe7b6709866f041ea9b4367cf03b1a023" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>217.</enum><header>Government
Accountability Office report on foreign entities that invest in the energy
sector of Iran or export refined petroleum products to Iran</header>
<subsection id="ID3039442350E64BB487A4EDAA03165B43"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Initial report</header>
<paragraph id="ID0465DCDE46D34543A9B1D889710C1CDC"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment
of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to the
appropriate congressional committees a report—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9C4E5EBF2B9E4009A5CA4EA460242436"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">listing all foreign investors in the energy
sector of Iran during the period specified in paragraph (2), including—</text>
<clause id="id95A680315FCC4FB2BF7F31A7F9EBB7B2"><enum>(i)</enum><text>all entities that
exported gasoline and other refined petroleum products to Iran;</text>
</clause><clause id="id40EC07CCEE0843918152486BC159C9C7"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>all entities involved in
providing refined petroleum products to Iran, including—</text>
<subclause id="id56CBC631CFB14460A64D044D8001F20E"><enum>(I)</enum><text>entities that provided
ships to transport refined petroleum products to Iran; and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="id4236B3398D834AC68CC9E2DB03567B1B"><enum>(II)</enum><text>entities that provided
insurance or reinsurance for shipments of refined petroleum products to Iran;
and</text>
</subclause></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idE44077D1BE844F72BDF6405C1F298C62"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>all entities involved
in commercial transactions of any kind, including joint ventures anywhere in
the world, with Iranian energy companies; and</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idD0F2992B6D724A72B7AA425E65C29407"><enum>(B)</enum><text>identifying the countries
in which gasoline and other refined petroleum products exported to Iran during
the period specified in paragraph (2) were produced or refined.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID24FDA30E72B94E60974BA64B86E6AEC4"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Period
specified</header><text>The period specified in this paragraph is the period
beginning on January 1, 2006, and ending on the date that is 150 days after the
date of the enactment of this Act.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID201F26E7141247D7BF9CE726EF98BF8F"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Updated
reports</header><text>Not later than one year after submitting the report
required by subsection (a), and annually thereafter, the Comptroller General of
the United States shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a
report containing the matters required in the report under subsection (a)(1)
for the one-year period beginning on the date that is 30 days before the date
on which the preceding report was required to be submitted by this
section.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="idA7C74DC1163748E09DE96488C009159A"><enum>218.</enum><header>Reporting on the
importation to and exportation from Iran of crude oil and refined petroleum
products</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 110(b) of the
Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and Divestment Act of 2010 (22
U.S.C. 8518(b)) is amended by striking <quote>a report containing the
matters</quote> and all that follows through the period at the end and
inserting the following: “a report, covering the 180-day period beginning on
the date that is 30 days before the date on which the preceding report was
required to be submitted by this section, that—</text>
<quoted-block act-name="" changed="added" id="id7899DBD218C64A51B8B9C99570A5D167" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="idB8961729CD4F4BF8AEE3243CFB3F4BC5"><enum>(1)</enum><text>contains the matters
required in the report under subsection (a)(1); and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idD421880F612D47028C4A12A4396A8514"><enum>(2)</enum><text>identifies—</text>
<subparagraph id="id6E28ABE3EA3E4352BE7686AB2AE5ED2C"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the volume of crude oil
and refined petroleum products imported to and exported from Iran (including
through swaps and similar arrangements);</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idCAEEB8D8979340DF983BE7E01E9EBFD6"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the persons selling and
transporting crude oil and refined petroleum products described in subparagraph
(A), the countries with primary jurisdiction over those persons, and the
countries in which those products were refined;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idD8DA3D9BBD46402AA2F6E0608D705A24"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the sources of financing
for imports to Iran of crude oil and refined petroleum products described in
subparagraph (A); and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id454C9269089E4DC7802F545C3FDD7B0A"><enum>(D)</enum><text>the involvement of
foreign persons in efforts to assist Iran in—</text>
<clause id="id4E023B7AB0064C3DB1B2FE2030A131EF"><enum>(i)</enum><text>developing upstream oil
and gas production capacity;</text>
</clause><clause id="id8E1595CEEB76401981921438D8017FA0"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>importing advanced
technology to upgrade existing Iranian refineries;</text>
</clause><clause id="id3E622109E42447ADA6C97C887BE6DACC"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>converting existing
chemical plants to petroleum refineries; or</text>
</clause><clause id="id2E757D8E75054CE4AFEF7329DC18B2B8"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>maintaining, upgrading,
or expanding refineries or constructing new
refineries.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section></subtitle><enum>III</enum><header>Sanctions with respect
to Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps</header>
<subtitle id="id5532F8DA73484FE2A749C9D0582CDD20"><enum>A</enum><header>Identification of, and
sanctions with respect to, officials, agents, affiliates, and supporters of
Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps and other sanctioned persons</header>
<section commented="no" id="id65A8886FD7534B93AFFDBB11185C28BA"><enum>301.</enum><header>Identification of, and
imposition of sanctions with respect to, officials, agents, and affiliates of
Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps</header>
<subsection commented="no" id="IDc00245bd54774c448dc037819f16d071"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of
this Act, and as appropriate thereafter, the President shall—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" id="id38C8331D51FB4193B6582508044BAA9E"><enum>(1)</enum><text>identify foreign persons
that are officials, agents, or affiliates of Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="id5CAC82792108405990E856806DB56748"><enum>(2)</enum><text>for each foreign person
identified under paragraph (1) that is not already designated for the
imposition of sanctions pursuant to the International Emergency Economic Powers
Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.)—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="idFDC8F459C812401A97F3AA664267314B"><enum>(A)</enum><text>designate that foreign
person for the imposition of sanctions pursuant to that Act; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="idB12923097C184E76B22F94872579C51F"><enum>(B)</enum><text>block and prohibit all
transactions in all property and interests in property of that foreign person
if such property and interests in property are in the United States, come
within the United States, or are or come within the possession or control of a
United States person.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="idB76D682AEFCE4A49BF6D959B72A63D0A"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Priority for
investigation</header><text>In identifying foreign persons pursuant to
subsection (a)(1) as officials, agents, or affiliates of Iran's Revolutionary
Guard Corps, the President shall give priority to investigating—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" id="ID15ba2ab23fb646a3bc03b94426adc7f1"><enum>(1)</enum><text>foreign persons
identified under section 560.304 of title 31, Code of Federal Regulations
(relating to the definition of the Government of Iran); and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="IDaac139d574a2487198f1a02d5fbb48f6"><enum>(2)</enum><text>foreign persons for which
there is a reasonable basis to find that the person has conducted or attempted
to conduct one or more sensitive transactions or activities described in
subsection (c).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="IDb3e612e5d49b494a9413ffb5593ed5bd"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Sensitive transactions
and activities described</header><text>A sensitive transaction or activity
described in this subsection is—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" id="ID6630e69eb7c147a0b34c95b5cc674488"><enum>(1)</enum><text>a financial transaction
or series of transactions valued at more than $1,000,000 in the aggregate in
any 12-month period involving a non-Iranian financial institution;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="IDd23b623d79de4156bf4cda8513a70c1f"><enum>(2)</enum><text>a transaction to
facilitate the manufacture, importation, exportation, or transfer of items
needed for the development by Iran of nuclear, chemical, biological, or
advanced conventional weapons, including ballistic missiles;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="IDbe6850ed67d9479c8d52a5b3468b3c47"><enum>(3)</enum><text>a transaction relating to
the manufacture, procurement, or sale of goods, services, and technology
relating to Iran's energy sector, including a transaction relating to the
development of the energy resources of Iran, the exportation of petroleum
products from Iran, the importation of refined petroleum to Iran, or the
development of refining capacity available to Iran;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="id4B725B9EEBD5402A9BDF91962B6F4741"><enum>(4)</enum><text>a transaction relating to
the manufacture, procurement, or sale of goods, services, and technology
relating to Iran's petrochemical sector; or</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="IDba3f023cda774baa80ef3771d6cc9ddf"><enum>(5)</enum><text>a transaction relating to
the procurement of sensitive technologies (as defined in section 106(c) of the
Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and Divestment Act of 2010 (22
U.S.C. 8515(c))).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="ID787d1b0a574c47cca122fb991e09c7ae"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Exclusion from United
States</header>
<paragraph commented="no" id="idCF10199825D549D2A4ADE7C72D3B8964"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Subject to paragraph (2), the Secretary of State shall
deny a visa to, and the Secretary of Homeland Security shall exclude from the
United States, any alien who, on or after the date of the enactment of this
Act, is a foreign person designated pursuant to subsection (a) for the
imposition of sanctions pursuant to the International Emergency Economic Powers
Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idAD407DCF4B82435DB41B6FF599A9BE0D"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Regulatory exceptions to comply with
international obligations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The
requirement to deny visas to and exclude aliens from the United States pursuant
to paragraph (1) shall be subject to such regulations as the President may
prescribe, including regulatory exceptions to permit the United States to
comply with the Agreement between the United Nations and the United States of
America regarding the Headquarters of the United Nations, signed June 26, 1947,
and entered into force November 21, 1947, and other applicable international
obligations.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="idA9ED3DC128AB4E80A6AB3DE2DC21BE09"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Waiver of imposition of
sanctions</header>
<paragraph commented="no" id="idF1AF4B02940F445B9B0B7711C9D1C0A8"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The President may waive the application of subsection
(a)(2) or (d) with respect to a foreign person if the President—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="id412EBD7730054E66A26E9CF5B8CC75C1"><enum>(A)</enum><text>determines that it is in
the national security interests of the United States to do so; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="idC9D8ECA32F8B4729A74BDB787797E1C0"><enum>(B)</enum><text>submits to the
appropriate congressional committees a report that—</text>
<clause commented="no" id="id331FE88A328A4CE291BFCA2DE0D817F6"><enum>(i)</enum><text>identifies the foreign
person with respect to which the waiver applies; and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id28607731C628466B930BF496F2056846"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>sets forth the reasons
for the determination.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="id0D83DDED30DB4D87A108FA617980632C"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Form of
report</header><text>A report submitted under paragraph (1)(B) shall be
submitted in unclassified form but may contain a classified annex.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID5dbc8ddadd2d48b9b03da5c436678117"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Rule of
construction</header><text>Nothing in this section shall be construed to remove
any sanction of the United States in force with respect to Iran's Revolutionary
Guard Corps as of the date of the enactment of this Act.</text>
</subsection></section><section commented="no" id="id258C14C4533C427B9F9FE65736FC28C9"><enum>302.</enum><header>Identification of, and
imposition of sanctions with respect to, persons that support or conduct
certain transactions with Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps or other sanctioned
persons</header>
<subsection commented="no" id="H8F1B295F92B941709CA449FD32286CDC"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Identification</header>
<paragraph commented="no" id="id335654C9A1F34E5C800BEE4E1A265CF5"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 90
days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and every 180 days
thereafter, the President shall submit to the appropriate congressional
committees a report identifying foreign persons that the President determines,
on or after the date of the enactment of this Act, knowingly—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="id4A877A895EA64EE28B3B9E83D2119735"><enum>(A)</enum><text>materially assist,
sponsor, or provide financial, material, or technological support for, or goods
or services in support of, Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps or any of its
officials, agents, or affiliates the property and interests in property of
which are blocked pursuant to the International Emergency Economic Powers Act
(50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.);</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="id22F24E577C1441C688553196A0ED3E37"><enum>(B)</enum><text>engage in a significant
transaction or transactions with Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps or any such
official, agent, or affiliate; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="id0F99F17C5DFF4E318369A754CB67911B"><enum>(C)</enum><text>engage in a significant
transaction or transactions with—</text>
<clause commented="no" id="idB7F2BD54D1C847608C8A6C1EB5CD7022"><enum>(i)</enum><text>a person subject to
financial sanctions pursuant to United Nations Security Council Resolution 1737
(2006), 1747 (2007), 1803 (2008), or 1929 (2010), or any other resolution that
is adopted by the Security Council and imposes sanctions with respect to Iran
or modifies such sanctions; or</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idA02FBDAF16DB49A1865F0F3E163D17B6"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a person acting on behalf of or at the
direction of, or owned or controlled by, a person described in clause
(i).</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="idADFBC2EAE9424D17B74B340737574FB6"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Form of
report</header><text>A report submitted under paragraph (1) shall be submitted
in unclassified form but may contain a classified annex.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idA2F1464D67194867A90FF9C9A7DA111E"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Barter
transactions</header><text>For purposes of paragraph (1), the term
<term>transaction</term> includes a barter transaction.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="H32F494025BAC4D0AA6E6F56DFA756D2D"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Imposition of
sanctions</header><text>If the President determines under subsection (a)(1)
that a foreign person has knowingly engaged in an activity described in that
subsection, the President—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" id="idC8741F20F7B548638464B3E2E9014F58"><enum>(1)</enum><text>shall impose 3 or more of
the sanctions described in section 6(a) of the Iran Sanctions Act of 1996, as
amended by section 204 of this Act; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="idBC2B4F6D5A514FABAA5A8370134F88EA"><enum>(2)</enum><text>may impose additional
sanctions pursuant to the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50
U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) with respect to the person.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="HAAE4932CC1384325935B1645CBAC1EE6"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Termination</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The President may terminate a sanction
imposed with respect to a foreign person pursuant to subsection (b) if the
President determines that the person—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" id="idA7F8E379255A4F2EA436C6DE0D486122"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">no longer engages in the activity for which
the sanction was imposed; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idBC201E58470D41EF9D9CE57F078A3BDA"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">has provided assurances to the President
that the person will not engage in any activity described in subsection (a)(1)
in the future.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="H542B3195D901420C9CD52B1F992303CB"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Waiver of imposition of
sanctions</header>
<paragraph commented="no" id="id921AF24CB02F4195BACC1EC1E12BA5BD"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The President may waive the imposition of sanctions under
subsection (b) with respect to a foreign person if the President—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="HFD80840134C24E0DB51B242BF7C9BE0E"><enum>(A)</enum><clause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H6CF0AC228C5641E1ADC66E1F6DB63E5F"><enum>(i)</enum><text>determines that the
person has ceased the activity for which sanctions would otherwise be imposed
and has taken measures to prevent a recurrence of the activity; or</text>
</clause><clause changed="added" commented="no" id="H364E560672CD4EEDB6E29C0788D69E93" indent="up1" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>determines that it is in
the national security interests of the United States to do so; and</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H077A417346D2478196EDD4BB5B1AA434"><enum>(B)</enum><text>submits to the
appropriate congressional committees a report that—</text>
<clause commented="no" id="id316D45AE63DF479AAC56D0FA9D322917"><enum>(i)</enum><text>identifies the foreign
person with respect to which the waiver applies;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" id="id888C7646B56948D782053FF7037D22FD"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>describes the activity
that would otherwise subject the foreign person to the imposition of sanctions
under subsection (b); and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" id="id6AB9662F6B6D49288940571CB50BB7CD"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>sets forth the reasons
for the determination.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="id0B3D7660218D4B108CFCFC49657AA6AA"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Form of
report</header><text>A report submitted under paragraph (1)(B) shall be
submitted in unclassified form but may contain a classified annex.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="HDE361C6FE58D4263A5667D70912FCA9C"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Waiver of
identifications and designations</header><text>Notwithstanding any other
provision of this subtitle and subject to paragraph (2), the President shall
not be required to make any identification of a foreign person under subsection
(a) or any identification or designation of a foreign person under section
301(a) if the President—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" id="idB0DDB6B04DDA488F8F6C2988030331EF"><enum>(1)</enum><text>determines that doing so
would cause damage to the national security of the United States, including
through the divulgence of sources or methods of obtaining intelligence or other
critical classified information; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="id48BCB6B06E794A9686AE026E8B65D4BA"><enum>(2)</enum><text>notifies the appropriate
congressional committees of the exercise of the authority provided under this
subsection.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idCD964A684E7845CC85E0BBA89AB14A19"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Application of
provisions of Iran Sanctions Act of 1996</header><text>The following provisions
of the Iran Sanctions Act of 1996, as amended by this Act, apply with respect
to the imposition under subsection (b)(1) of sanctions relating to activities
described in subsection (a)(1) to the same extent that such provisions apply
with respect to the imposition of sanctions under section 5(a) of the Iran
Sanctions Act of 1996:</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id919B16F00C9143F6BD308A917403BAE4"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Subsections (c) and (e)
of section 4.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8B36D21266E8410891D76CA034B7DEDF"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Subsections (c), (d), and
(f) of section 5.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idA3B0FDEC677448B1B9E9FFAF423AC838"><enum>(3)</enum><text>Section 8.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idA176604D3D914AB39895A8E936383363"><enum>(4)</enum><text>Section 9.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idB7A5ED04F6B146C8B8056FB60AF19EE7"><enum>(5)</enum><text>Section 11.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idEE51A190334740CD917A168DD61BDA95"><enum>(6)</enum><text>Section 12.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idE1E3D4722EA541AC8235F22D1FF69CC3"><enum>(7)</enum><text>Subsection (b) of section
13.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id87F2658091B64F7D8BCCA6E9D9137980"><enum>(8)</enum><text>Section 14.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6C09B6E110D840E189265A0946330B9F" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>303.</enum><header>Rule of
construction</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Nothing in this
subtitle shall be construed to limit the authority of the President to
designate foreign persons for the imposition of sanctions pursuant to the
International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.).</text>
</section></subtitle><subtitle commented="no" id="id7FCBD1DB9F18477985B7A3EFCB6A9F5F"><enum>B</enum><header>Additional measures
relating to Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps</header>
<section id="idB770A02BD29E409C84AB86F165F04589"><enum>311.</enum><header>Expansion of
procurement prohibition to foreign persons that engage in certain transactions
with Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps</header>
<subsection id="id21CE88604C6543A2A13BEA21A9D37C66"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 6(b)(1) of
the Iran Sanctions Act of 1996 (Public Law 104–172; 50 U.S.C. 1701 note) is
amended—</text>
<paragraph id="id59D654466B56442C955C9F82E0DF6112"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>Not later than 90
days</quote> and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id521EBAE770A648CFA80A9B6C34B11D5E" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="id001BC2DE5AD3414E9551AA1973856BC8"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Certifications relating
to activities described in section 5</header><text>Not later than 90
days</text>
</subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idFAE909338A584ABAA00E744AC8EDDA03"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by adding at the end the
following:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idF0E65DCC2AF54263998326E77643EC44" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="idBB99903E979B478CA8E3B1C9BF4C0A47"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Certifications relating
to transactions with Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps</header><text>Not later
than 90 days after the date of the enactment of the
<short-title>Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and Human
Rights Act of 2012</short-title>, the Federal Acquisition Regulation shall be
revised to require a certification from each person that is a prospective
contractor that the person, and any person owned or controlled by the person,
does not knowingly engage in a significant transaction or transactions with
Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps or any of its officials, agents, or affiliates
the property and interests in property of which are blocked pursuant to the
International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et
seq.).</text>
</subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="id256159F3D226402D8A0540F23F750B26"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Technical and
conforming amendments</header>
<paragraph commented="no" id="id84EAFC8C072648608320D0BE6FB1C0C8"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Section 6(b) of the Iran
Sanctions Act of 1996, as amended by subsection (a), is further amended—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="id46851050583F44B2B83AD85CC840782D"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (1)(A), as redesignated, by
striking <quote>issued pursuant to section 25 of the Office of Federal
Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 421)</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="id52DE72E2BA184351B39E42667915C8AA"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (2)—</text>
<clause commented="no" id="id704E4C8A841C47E29F00C48617062E3C"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraph (A), by striking <quote>the
revision</quote> and inserting <quote>the applicable revision</quote>;
and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" id="id39B44C07B19C422B8981DF431DB58ECD"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraph (B), by striking
<quote>issued pursuant to section 25 of the Office of Federal Procurement
Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 421)</quote>;</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="idE64F2BE4AD9C464FBB6E2B1E696FF446"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking paragraph (6) and inserting the
following:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idFFE35F6961D843B3B79F0B7E5B7B5C4E" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<paragraph commented="no" id="id55398E7676954CCF8FCBA7BAF6479709"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In
this subsection:</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID93F7FEF49FED4A069BCB6FF04A25EAC5"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Executive agency</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>executive agency</term> has
the meaning given that term in section 133 of title 41, United States
Code.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id64FFCAA710AF442882E600CFE1DEC3F9"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Federal Acquisition
Regulation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term
<term>Federal Acquisition Regulation</term> means the regulation issued
pursuant to section 1303(a)(1) of title 41, United States
Code.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="id578BD565F86C4F719CC922281FFF2027"><enum>(D)</enum><text>in paragraph (7)—</text>
<clause commented="no" id="id404A806990954F0F95568218E3A5242F"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by striking <quote>The
revisions to the Federal Acquisition Regulation required under paragraph
(1)</quote> and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id69464EBD87894D019487CFA2487EB2B1" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<subparagraph commented="no" id="idA6C24B8A0D3E468FBD49DE4D938910D9"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Certifications relating
to activities described in section 5</header><text>The revisions to the Federal
Acquisition Regulation required under paragraph
(1)(A)</text>
</subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</clause><clause commented="no" id="idD6DE4DACE35A49AFAE3CDBB2AFE8CFB3"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by adding at the end the
following:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idD697E4F232EB468C941BA700CD0F9028" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<subparagraph commented="no" id="idF07D61A2C23145E09673734C16455D63"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Certifications relating
to transactions with Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps</header><text>The
revisions to the Federal Acquisition Regulation required under paragraph (1)(B)
shall apply with respect to contracts for which solicitations are issued on or
after the date that is 90 days after the date of the enactment of the
<short-title>Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and Human
Rights Act of
2012</short-title>.</text>
</subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id057729AC882745698D363CC043A0DB94"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Section 101(3) of the
Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and Divestment Act of 2010 (22
U.S.C. 8511(3)) is amended by striking <quote>section 4 of the Office of
Federal Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 403)</quote> and inserting
<quote>section 133 of title 41, United States Code</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="S1" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>312.</enum><header>Determinations of
whether the National Iranian Oil Company and the National Iranian Tanker
Company are agents or affiliates of Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps</header>
<subsection id="id3D9E4E1E968647A9BA1B4210AA919232"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 104(c) of the
Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and Divestment Act of 2010 (22
U.S.C. 8513(c)) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H588E09021A944F24A45AF0BBB2DA5F5F" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H662008B22C4F4CF18CDBC1EBEA8E7A80"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Determinations
regarding NIOC and NITC</header>
<subparagraph id="HF7781A07E03548149E81BBB7AD5EEF17"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Determinations</header><text>For
purposes of paragraph (2)(E)(i), the Secretary of the Treasury shall, not later
than 60 days after the date of the enactment of the Iran Sanctions,
Accountability, and Human Rights Act of 2012—</text>
<clause id="HED19B5EC9D2540029B37E04AD5A7C474"><enum>(i)</enum><text>determine whether the
NIOC or the NITC is an agent or affiliate of Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps;
and</text>
</clause><clause id="H36ED09D52D3741359A0CEA0D3CA7D006"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>submit to the
appropriate congressional committees a report on the determinations made under
clause (i), together with the reasons for those determinations.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idE3AA3E935CAC40DDA29318DF748DD95E"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Form of
report</header><text>A report submitted under subparagraph (A)(ii) shall be
submitted in unclassified form but may contain a classified annex.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA998FFBA695E477C90818A1BB72576DC"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Applicability with
respect to petroleum transactions</header>
<clause id="H6B080D076F004D269A35383D996D5B7E"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Application of
sanctions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Except as provided
in clause (ii), the regulations prescribed under paragraph (1) shall apply to a
transaction for the purchase of petroleum or petroleum products from, or to
financial services relating to such a transaction for, the NIOC or the NITC on
or after the date that is 180 days after the date of the enactment of the
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 (Public Law 112–81)
only if the President has determined, pursuant to section 1245(d)(4)(B) of that
Act, that there is a sufficient supply of petroleum and petroleum products
produced in countries other than Iran to permit purchasers of petroleum and
petroleum products from Iran to reduce significantly in volume their purchases
from Iran.</text>
</clause><clause id="H776F475E04AD4DF3B100C879481B54F5"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Exception for certain
countries</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The regulations
prescribed under paragraph (1) shall not apply to a foreign financial
institution that facilitates a significant transaction or transactions for the
purchase of petroleum or petroleum products from, or that provides significant
financial services relating to such a transaction for, the NIOC or the NITC if
the President determines and reports to Congress, not later than 90 days after
the date on which the President makes the determination required by section
1245(d)(4)(B) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012,
and every 180 days thereafter, that the country with primary jurisdiction over
the foreign financial institution has significantly reduced its volume of crude
oil purchases from Iran during the period beginning on the date on which the
President submitted the last report with respect to the country under this
clause.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE4C489C6255B40098E8E1725B1CCD2EA"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In
this paragraph:</text>
<clause id="H5B689CE8BE5B4B31881809135BE9B2EF"><enum>(i)</enum><header>NIOC</header><text>The
term <quote>NIOC</quote> means the National Iranian Oil Company.</text>
</clause><clause id="H7E850A72CB3A425684793FF7C09C016E"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>NITC</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <quote>NITC</quote> means the
National Iranian Tanker
Company.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="id2B36D31A12D74637A3488125298FD0F7"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Conforming
amendments</header><text>Section 104(g) of the Comprehensive Iran Sanctions,
Accountability, and Divestment Act of 2010 (22 U.S.C. 8513(g)) is amended by
striking <quote>subsection (c)(1)</quote> each place it appears and inserting
<quote>paragraph (1) or (4) of subsection (c)</quote>.</text>
</subsection></section></subtitle><enum>IV</enum><header>Measures relating to
human rights abuses in Iran</header>
<subtitle id="id6984F33EFC794DCDA6425EEA5DAFB128"><enum>A</enum><header>Expansion of sanctions
relating to human rights abuses in Iran</header>
<section id="idf396d6edadcf484ab22fc109bf4ccd63"><enum>401.</enum><header>Findings</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Congress makes the following
findings:</text>
<paragraph id="id5794a2525002406a90aeb504e0b646ed"><enum>(1)</enum><text>The Government of Iran
continues to violate systematically the basic human rights of citizens of Iran,
including by cutting off their access to information and technology,
suppressing their freedom of expression, and punishing severely, and sometimes
brutally, their attempts to exercise political rights.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id3e5436b66eb343e299f1940757bc00cd"><enum>(2)</enum><text>In a March 20, 2012,
speech celebrating Nowruz, the Iranian New Year, President Barack Obama
described censorship of the Internet and monitoring of computers and cell
phones by the Government of Iran as depriving the people of Iran of <quote>the
information they want [and] stopping the free flow of information and ideas
into the country</quote>. The President concluded that <quote>in recent weeks,
Internet restrictions have become so severe that Iranians cannot communicate
freely with their loved ones within Iran, or beyond its borders, [so that] an
electronic curtain has fallen around Iran.</quote>.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id207864db10b5485682e3f35e9db5c3ef"><enum>(3)</enum><text>At a time when growing
numbers of Iranians turn to the Internet as a source for news and political
debate, the response of the Government of Iran has combined increasingly
pervasive jamming and filtering of the Internet, blocking of email, social
networking and other websites, and interception of Internet, telephonic, and
mail communications.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id54b29ad7ce9548b382ff65afa6b12236"><enum>(4)</enum><text>The March 2012 Report of
the United Nations Human Rights Council Special Rapporteur on Iran details the
Government of Iran’s widespread human rights abuses and censorship, its chronic
disregard of due process, and its equally chronic harassment, abuse, and
intimidation of the people of Iran.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id11af941af8d645659251caedb6669b63"><enum>(5)</enum><text>There has been no
independent investigation into the months of violence that followed Iran’s
fraudulent 2009 presidential election, violence that included the beatings of
scores of Tehran University students by security forces using weapons, such as
chains, metal rods, and electrified batons, and the subsequent imprisonment of
many students, some of whom died in captivity.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id2b167d5e55fe458d801b2b47065e6b65"><enum>(6)</enum><text>The Government of Iran
has failed to cooperate with human rights investigations by the Special
Rapporteur, and its failure to cooperate in those and similar investigations
has been criticized in reports of the United Nations Secretary-General, General
Assembly, and Human Rights Council, even as human rights abuses
continue.</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="idd99eb8db2f0c430285f49a7279c7139c"><enum>402.</enum><header>Sense of
Congress</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">It is the sense of
Congress that—</text>
<paragraph id="id6ace647eff8348afab4b385b245d4ca1"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the Government of Iran,
especially Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps, continues to engage in serious,
systematic, and ongoing violations of human rights and the rise in the level of
such violations after the 2009 presidential elections has not abated;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id8c4d4141148447a6b9349305a4a31aa9"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the Government of Iran is
engaging in a systematic campaign to prevent news, entertainment, and opinions
from reaching media that are not subject to government control and to eliminate
any free Internet or other electronic media discussion among the people of
Iran; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idae2fb771070c4eaf99b0ff8eaae6a758"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the Government of Iran
has refused to cooperate with international organizations, including the United
Nations, seeking to investigate or to alleviate those conditions.</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="ID279b09e24ed845e189e3b7c6f85f1d5c"><enum>403.</enum><header>Imposition of
sanctions with respect to the transfer of goods or technologies to Iran that
are likely to be used to commit human rights abuses</header>
<subsection id="id803A6A98FF654D55AC5FBAEDA8EFBB91"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and
Divestment Act of 2010 (22 U.S.C. 8501 et seq.) is amended by inserting after
section 105 the following:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idD102E800CE994AF39E30BC95AAAF5C6D" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<section id="idEFDBEFECEC3E41F0813E454ECF048D0C"><enum>105A.</enum><header>Imposition of
sanctions with respect to the transfer of goods or technologies to Iran that
are likely to be used to commit human rights abuses</header>
<subsection id="ID12bb25626fb3443bb622cea1d0393145"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The President shall impose sanctions in accordance with
subsection (c) with respect to each person on the list required by subsection
(b).</text>
</subsection><subsection id="id8B02C5B5F9B547FB8A8C9FC01D4ED926"><enum>(b)</enum><header>List</header>
<paragraph id="id5C592B98CFA84AB4A8FA603488FD840D"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of
the <short-title>Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and Human
Rights Act of 2012</short-title>, the President shall submit to the appropriate
congressional committees a list of persons that the President determines have
knowingly engaged in an activity described in paragraph (2) on or after such
date of enactment.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID3d521c57bab8478d80585f92bef0219a"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Activity
described</header>
<subparagraph id="ID6c0a693436ef4c78901866d119e7c10d"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>A person engages in an activity described in this
paragraph if the person—</text>
<clause id="ID712e36a11e664e729d11017dc372cfe3"><enum>(i)</enum><text>transfers, or facilitates
the transfer of, goods or technologies described in subparagraph (C) to Iran,
any entity organized under the laws of Iran or otherwise subject to the
jurisdiction of the Government of Iran, or any national of Iran, for use in or
with respect to Iran; or</text>
</clause><clause id="IDdb9af434fe6e4df3b715f38400ea4293"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>provides services
(including services relating to hardware, software, and specialized
information, and professional consulting, engineering, and support services)
with respect to goods or technologies described in subparagraph (C) after such
goods or technologies are transferred to Iran.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="ID0d539d4baf4f4effb049901ae8e5b4ef"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Applicability to
contracts and other agreements</header><text>A person engages in an activity
described in subparagraph (A) without regard to whether the activity is carried
out pursuant to a contract or other agreement entered into before, on, or after
the date of the enactment of the <short-title>Iran
Sanctions, Accountability, and Human Rights Act of 2012</short-title>.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID6074b4fe4a6546638b7b63822a488806"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Goods or technologies
described</header><text>Goods or technologies described in this subparagraph
are goods or technologies that the President determines are likely to be used
by the Government of Iran or any of its agencies or instrumentalities (or by
any other person on behalf of the Government of Iran or any of such agencies or
instrumentalities) to commit serious human rights abuses against the people of
Iran, including—</text>
<clause id="id1AC26288A4AF45358BA53DE2D2EA355F"><enum>(i)</enum><text>firearms or ammunition
(as those terms are defined in section 921 of title 18, United States Code),
rubber bullets, police batons, pepper or chemical sprays, stun grenades,
electroshock weapons, tear gas, water cannons, or surveillance technology;
or</text>
</clause><clause id="id50C7A228F181429AB6F8C34958E055C3"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>sensitive technology (as
defined in section 106(c)).</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDf18bf6ad0c494e03a8a9991065973141"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Special rule to allow
for termination of sanctionable activity</header><text>The President shall not
be required to include a person on the list required by paragraph (1) if the
President certifies in writing to the appropriate congressional committees
that—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID7c8d79036b84416d91b33c4eb25df803"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the person is no longer
engaging in, or has taken significant verifiable steps toward stopping, the
activity described in paragraph (2) for which the President would otherwise
have included the person on the list; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID8dbeb589ce784bf5a39029d8cb9b0962"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the President has
received reliable assurances that the person will not knowingly engage in any
activity described in paragraph (2) in the future.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="id62B15E71D25F4F7FA05A74A21CED55A7"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Updates of
list</header><text>The President shall submit to the appropriate congressional
committees an updated list under paragraph (1)—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="id8BB59F9A282941FE95665AAE898C6E01"><enum>(A)</enum><text>each time the President
is required to submit an updated list to those committees under section
105(b)(2)(A); and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="id1C494FF2EC504A12BD3F438E469BEEFA"><enum>(B)</enum><text>as new information
becomes available.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idD8EACE0AFC0A4C728FAA7D5AE748C4AE"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Form of report; public
availability</header>
<subparagraph id="id77B06BB172A84568AEFAF4999E0BCFFA"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Form</header><text>The
list required by paragraph (1) shall be submitted in unclassified form but may
contain a classified annex.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id45394995A89649C0A881D7EADCE256E6"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Public
availability</header><text>The unclassified portion of the list required by
paragraph (1) shall be made available to the public and posted on the websites
of the Department of the Treasury and the Department of State.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="ID4f9eb731683d4b2fb1856744f25b16b6"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Application of
sanctions</header>
<paragraph commented="no" id="idC85B0D920D824E429B7A7DD121FFECA7"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text><added-phrase reported-display-style="italic"></added-phrase>Subject to paragraph (2), the
President shall impose sanctions described in section 105(c) with respect to a
person on the list required by subsection (b).<added-phrase reported-display-style="italic"></added-phrase></text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="id6E49EBE20B054633830E3B869E3E9C43"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Transfers to Iran's
Revolutionary Guard Corps</header><text>In the case of a person on the list
required by subsection (b) for transferring, or facilitating the transfer of,
goods or technologies described in subsection (b)(2)(C) to Iran's Revolutionary
Guard Corps, or providing services with respect to such goods or technologies
after such goods or technologies are transferred to Iran's Revolutionary Guard
Corps, the President shall—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="id6212BAAC2446481EA1E1A82D4DEF63D0"><enum>(A)</enum><text>impose sanctions
described in section 105(c) with respect to the person; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="id8EA03EF63CF449CC8DA671284B442762"><enum>(B)</enum><text>impose such other
sanctions from among the sanctions described in section 6(a) of the Iran
Sanctions Act of 1996 (Public Law 104–172; 50 U.S.C. 1701 note) as the
President determines
appropriate.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="id95939475A3B649DD9BD7A48BA8BB1E8F"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Clerical
amendment</header><text>The table of contents for the Comprehensive Iran
Sanctions, Accountability, and Divestment Act of 2010 is amended by inserting
after the item relating to section 105 the following:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" id="id297c4f24-5f68-4dc7-8ede-a4d6f7ba6b93" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<toc changed="added" reported-display-style="italic">
<toc-entry idref="idEFDBEFECEC3E41F0813E454ECF048D0C" level="section">Sec. 105A. Imposition of
sanctions with respect to the transfer of goods or technologies to Iran that
are likely to be used to commit human rights
abuses.</toc-entry>
</toc>
<after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection></section><section id="id9B4D5EBF9B4641A7B62E9A6971E31047"><enum>404.</enum><header>Imposition of
sanctions with respect to persons who engage in censorship or other related
activities against citizens of Iran</header>
<subsection id="idFB15592064434C6E85FFA31E808FCB23"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and
Divestment Act of 2010 (22 U.S.C. 8501 et seq.), as amended by section 401, is
further amended by inserting after section 105A the following:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id853EA1A79EA348FD801CC07C5266B924" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<section id="id7F42ED7ED723460E808FCBE195CAB218"><enum>105B.</enum><header>Imposition of
sanctions with respect to persons who engage in censorship or other related
activities against citizens of Iran</header>
<subsection id="ID08E5732F65F5417B88789DD23EFBC40F"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The President shall impose sanctions described in section
105(c) with respect to each person on the list required by subsection
(b).</text>
</subsection><subsection id="ID8258788A30874AD3B7C5A6478F83FFC1"><enum>(b)</enum><header>List of persons who
engage in censorship</header>
<paragraph id="ID83E309ABBC0043F884C07BC37C6E150C"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of
the <short-title>Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and Human
Rights Act of 2012</short-title>, the President shall submit to the appropriate
congressional committees a list of persons that the President determines have,
on or after June 12, 2009, engaged in censorship or other activities
that—</text>
<subparagraph id="idDD93488443084427B9E0FF4C0F32EA22"><enum>(A)</enum><text>prohibit, limit, or
penalize the exercise of freedom of expression or assembly by citizens of Iran;
or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idEB24732477A546878A8481EDDC10E71D"><enum>(B)</enum><text>limit access to print or
broadcast media, including the facilitation or support of intentional frequency
manipulation by the Government of Iran that would jam or restrict an
international signal or the failure to prohibit intentional frequency
manipulation by the Government of Iran that would jam or restrict an
international signal by satellite service providers that provide satellite
services to the Government of Iran or an entity owned or controlled by the
Government of Iran.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="ID6513C154987F485F94907231E6C6592D"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Updates of
list</header><text>The President shall submit to the appropriate congressional
committees an updated list under paragraph (1)—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="id0BCC56FAA1CC46579F1BBCF97130D2E5"><enum>(A)</enum><text>each time the President
is required to submit an updated list to those committees under section
105(b)(2)(A); and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="IDE255D2A9DE334B49BB8B5EB7BF76C03B"><enum>(B)</enum><text>as new information
becomes available.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDD73501EDEEEA4A498E83F495F21A5FFB"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Form of report; public
availability</header>
<subparagraph id="ID565C17419D55497B986E4148E0A73184"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Form</header><text>The
list required by paragraph (1) shall be submitted in unclassified form but may
contain a classified annex.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID3A19477EF8394FD899D87C1666FA827A"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Public
availability</header><text>The unclassified portion of the list required by
paragraph (1) shall be made available to the public and posted on the websites
of the Department of the Treasury and the Department of
State.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="id7906EF0F56A14828B84756DB2A98665A"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Clerical
amendment</header><text>The table of contents for the Comprehensive Iran
Sanctions, Accountability, and Divestment Act of 2010, as amended by section
401, is further amended by inserting after the item relating to section 105A
the following:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" id="idc73c5800-b7d8-4e82-9e8e-2a772a63dd64" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<toc changed="added" reported-display-style="italic">
<toc-entry idref="id7F42ED7ED723460E808FCBE195CAB218" level="section">Sec. 105B. Imposition of
sanctions with respect to persons who engage in censorship or other related
activities against citizens of
Iran.</toc-entry>
</toc>
<after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="id501DCAECF1914F6CA8C7FE7F960E2A41"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Conforming
amendments</header><text>Section 401(b)(1) of the Comprehensive Iran Sanctions,
Accountability, and Divestment Act of 2010 (22 U.S.C. 8551(b)(1)) is
amended—</text>
<paragraph id="id03839D55E36D4EC9B96A838E515FC2FC"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by inserting <quote>,
105A(a), or 105B(a)</quote> after <quote>105(a)</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id734BE2E7867F47E7BCB657BDF0973A1D"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by inserting <quote>,
105A(b), or 105B(b)</quote> after <quote>105(b)</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section></subtitle><subtitle id="idD9A1F187ADAF4E8AAF53E1D782406590"><enum>B</enum><header>Additional measures to
promote human rights in Iran</header>
<section id="ID21ef1361e3f34dc5850247f0310e690f"><enum>411.</enum><header>Expedited
consideration of requests for authorization of certain human rights-,
humanitarian-, and democracy-related activities with respect to Iran</header>
<subsection id="IDe1c609e0addc47f7b39d37db71ab3297"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Requirement</header><text>The
Office of Foreign Assets Control, in consultation with the Department of State,
shall establish an expedited process for the consideration of complete requests
for authorization to engage in human rights-, humanitarian-, or
democracy-related activities relating to Iran that are submitted by—</text>
<paragraph id="ID092e31a209614ef1b2d6ce9e6d17b4b8"><enum>(1)</enum><text>entities receiving funds
from the Department of State to engage in the proposed activity;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID095e1a9bf4bf4446bc69c5c733ab0d39"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the Broadcasting Board of
Governors; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDcf181b5d14e74b51a87514a0b741b25f"><enum>(3)</enum><text>other appropriate
agencies of the United States Government.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idD4087824B7874959AE11ED538953028F"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Procedures</header><text>Requests
for authorization under subsection (a) shall be submitted to the Office of
Foreign Assets Control in conformance with the agency’s regulations, including
section 501.801 of title 31, Code of Federal Regulations (commonly known as the
Reporting, Procedures and Penalties Regulations). Applicants must fully
disclose the parties to the transactions as well as describe the activities to
be undertaken. License applications involving the exportation or reexportation
of goods, technology, or software to Iran must provide a copy of an official
Commodity Classification issued by the Department of Commerce, Bureau of
Industry and Security, as part of the license application.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="id85243DB1CA684AACB849C4C7CB97CEBC"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Foreign Policy
review</header><text>The Department of State shall complete a foreign policy
review of a request for authorization under subsection (a) not later than 30
days after the request is referred to the Department by the Office of Foreign
Assets Control.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="idDF1971781D144213AEA825E6648197AA"><enum>(d)</enum><header>License
determinations</header><text>License determinations for complete requests for
authorization under subsection (a) shall be made not later than 90 days after
receipt by the Office of Foreign Assets Control, with the following
exceptions:</text>
<paragraph id="ID377e7612e1d5491e8de1f284d43216da"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Any requests involving
the exportation or reexportation to Iran of goods, technology, or software
listed on the Commerce Control List maintained pursuant to part 774 of the
Export Administration Regulations shall be processed in a manner consistent
with the Iran-Iraq Arms Non-Proliferation Act of 1992 (title XVI of Public Law
102–484) and other applicable provisions of law.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id3716A7011CC646B49182FD2DA6A8E964"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Any other requests
presenting novel or extraordinary circumstances.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDe8efd96411d64adfa311f14eb9793caf"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Regulations</header><text>The
Secretary of the Treasury may prescribe such regulations as are appropriate to
carry out this section.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="ID25032dfd86fd49ad8eaeb3e9b09575a5"><enum>412.</enum><header>Comprehensive strategy
to promote Internet freedom and access to information in Iran</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Not later than 90 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the President shall submit to the appropriate
congressional committees a comprehensive strategy developed in consultation
with the Department of State, the Department of the Treasury, and other Federal
agencies, as appropriate, to—</text>
<paragraph id="IDe7ae76c15e7b4ddc8ab9e16d28679b22"><enum>(1)</enum><text>assist the people of Iran
to produce, access, and share information freely and safely via the Internet,
including in Farsi and regional languages;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID98c0aedd0826471f83aacd79749a436e"><enum>(2)</enum><text>support the development
of counter-censorship technologies that enable the citizens of Iran to
undertake Internet activities without interference from the Government of
Iran;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDf9ac7b3a6adb440ab43fcb31318d173e"><enum>(3)</enum><text>increase the capabilities
and availability of secure communications through connective technology among
human rights and democracy activists in Iran;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID9cff9646450546d7813cbbd94a46ceaf"><enum>(4)</enum><text>provide resources for
digital safety training for media and academic and civil society organizations
in Iran;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID14775e962ac744bb9b457428f234d3d3"><enum>(5)</enum><text>provide accurate and
substantive Internet content in local languages in Iran;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDe2468801a1b04f2fb247aaa427d55b2c"><enum>(6)</enum><text>increase emergency
resources for the most vulnerable human rights advocates seeking to organize,
share information, and support human rights in Iran;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID2574936bfb744a148fcd904924bede72"><enum>(7)</enum><text>expand surrogate radio,
television, live stream, and social network communications inside Iran,
including Voice of America's Persian News Network and Radio Free Europe/Radio
Liberty's Radio Farda, to provide hourly live news update programming and
breaking news coverage capability 24 hours a day and 7 days a week;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDd428d0acff0146dcaf6983f1f65e7b34"><enum>(8)</enum><text>expand activities to
safely assist and train human rights, civil society, and democracy activists in
Iran to operate effectively and securely;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID22dd3b6048f34429b8fa681a611f0505"><enum>(9)</enum><text>identify and utilize all
available resources to overcome attempts by the Government of Iran to jam or
otherwise deny international satellite broadcasting signals; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDa1e3f66e86a34d838f3acc40e5e34037"><enum>(10)</enum><text>expand worldwide United
States embassy and consulate programming for and outreach to Iranian dissident
communities.</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="IDe4b6056cd0984d6b819e9ec5f657c116"><enum>413.</enum><header>Sense of Congress on
political prisoners</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">It is the
sense of Congress that—</text>
<paragraph id="ID1560d2f954b34e4f8076f1c98a05fab7"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the Secretary of State
should support efforts to research and identify prisoners of conscience and
cases of human rights abuses in Iran;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID0057b3e4c414400d9e6e0a22104fefb3"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the United States
Government should—</text>
<subparagraph id="idACFA40325F944CD892DEF2D7FEB66FD0"><enum>(A)</enum><text>offer refugee status or
political asylum in the United States to political dissidents in Iran if
requested and consistent with the laws and national security interests of the
United States; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idB3EF8CB4A71F4F748ED85FFD666AD38F"><enum>(B)</enum><text>offer to assist, through
the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, with the relocation of such
political prisoners to other countries if requested, as appropriate and with
appropriate consideration for United States national security interests;
and</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDe0173bd71fd747128b8cfa828c5485e3"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the Secretary of State
should publicly call for the release of Iranian dissidents by name and raise
awareness with respect to individual cases of Iranian dissidents and prisoners
of conscience, as appropriate and if requested by the dissidents or prisoners
themselves or their families.</text>
</paragraph></section></subtitle><enum>V</enum><header>Miscellaneous</header>
<section commented="no" id="id9FC04E7317154F4AB2D6EDE1A1EF0975"><enum>501.</enum><header>Exclusion of citizens
of Iran seeking education relating to the nuclear and energy sectors of
Iran</header>
<subsection commented="no" id="id694C1868E47C43FC9341BF89E204C6D1"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of
State shall deny a visa to, and the Secretary of Homeland Security shall
exclude from the United States, any alien who is a citizen of Iran that the
Secretary of State determines seeks to enter the United States to participate
in coursework at an institution of higher education (as defined in section
101(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001(a))) to prepare the
alien for a career in the energy sector of Iran or in nuclear science or
nuclear engineering or a related field in Iran.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="idA7F41702FC864623AC1C6272B9035EB2"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Applicability</header><text>Subsection
(a) applies with respect to visa applications filed on or after the date of the
enactment of this Act.</text>
</subsection></section><section commented="no" id="id7E00FCD6FE3F4EEA906184BBB8A6367D"><enum>502.</enum><header>Technical
correction</header>
<subsection commented="no" id="idD4D0F2CB9D6C4C35B6FE94F3A66AC820"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 1245(d)(2) of
the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 (Public Law 112–81)
is amended—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" id="id8DFEE3CAE67B40A3857305BA76C90568"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the paragraph heading, by inserting
<quote><header-in-text level="paragraph" style="OLC">agricultural
commodities,</header-in-text></quote> after <quote><header-in-text level="paragraph" style="OLC">sales of</header-in-text></quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="id60E9FB4BDB084AEB961BE0034081D8CE"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the text, by inserting
<quote>agricultural commodities,</quote> after <quote>sale of</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="idCC563AE6DCF24CDDBACE5848C8D40534"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Effective
date</header><text>The amendments made by subsection (a) shall take effect as
if included in the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012
(Public Law 112–81).</text>
</subsection></section><section commented="no" id="idbab12735d0bf451b97072b5a52884c1a"><enum>503.</enum><header>Interests in certain
financial assets of Iran</header>
<subsection commented="no" id="id35dc8996fa074469980d83707d004003"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Interests in blocked
assets</header><text>Notwithstanding any other provision of law, including any
provision of law relating to sovereign immunity, and preempting any
inconsistent provision of State law, a financial asset that is—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" id="id3C5E3A5F5A1847D3A01CD3911D7D73D8"><enum>(1)</enum><text>property in the United
States of a foreign securities intermediary doing business in the United
States,</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="idAA2F1A421E7C470EA0C48A32B792FD8C"><enum>(2)</enum><text>a blocked asset (whether
or not subsequently unblocked) that is property described in subsection (b),
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="id908CCEE971F94BD0BA4240A313CB4482"><enum>(3)</enum><text>equal in value to a
financial asset of Iran, including an asset of the central bank or monetary
authority of the Government of Iran or any agency or instrumentality of that
Government, that such foreign securities intermediary or a related intermediary
holds abroad,</text>
</paragraph><continuation-text commented="no" continuation-text-level="subsection">shall be available for all attachments
and other proceedings in aid of execution, with respect to judgments entered
against Iran for damages for personal injury or death caused by an act of
torture, extrajudicial killing, aircraft sabotage, or hostage-taking, or the
provision of material support or resources for such an act.</continuation-text></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="idd12797b4258844d2a3ecf9a03d29d8a9"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Property
described</header><text>Property described in this subsection is property that
is identified in and the subject of proceedings in the United States District
Court for the Southern District of New York in <italic>Peterson et al</italic>.
v. <italic>Islamic Republic of Iran et al.</italic>, Case No. 10 Civ. 4518
(BSJ) (GWG).</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" id="ida1f4c9033d534052a7e4b17a75aeeec6"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Rule of
construction</header><text>Nothing in this section shall be construed to affect
the availability, or lack thereof, of a right to satisfy a judgment in any
other action against a terrorist party in any proceedings other than
proceedings referred to in subsection (b).</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" id="idca2650a1597f440ea6e331d2e06e5304"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In
this section:</text>
<paragraph commented="no" id="id0869a5b06793469f998497e2aaaf5564"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Blocked
asset</header><text>The term <term>blocked asset</term>—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="id5fb46f7a17e54ffe99dbcc0a1fb41a4a"><enum>(A)</enum><text>means any asset seized or
frozen by the United States under section 5(b) of the Trading With the Enemy
Act (50 U.S.C. App. 5(b)) or under section 202 or 203 of the International
Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 and 1702); and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="id783af0f9b9124bf38e5dac168fa0485d"><enum>(B)</enum><text>does not include property
that—</text>
<clause commented="no" id="id4d3407c7b0d145a8a9f46a3975ecca77"><enum>(i)</enum><text>is subject to a license
issued by the United States Government for final payment, transfer, or
disposition by or to a person subject to the jurisdiction of the United States
in connection with a transaction for which the issuance of the license has been
specifically required by a provision of law other than the International
Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) or the United Nations
Participation Act of 1945 (22 U.S.C. 287 et seq.); or</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" id="id4bd52293fbc940d989edcbf6e57f8baf"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>is property subject to
the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations or the Vienna Convention on
Consular Relations, or that enjoys equivalent privileges and immunities under
the laws of the United States, and is being used exclusively for diplomatic or
consular purposes.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="ide169b2e00f93412baf342d310babdccb"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Financial asset;
securities intermediary</header><text>The terms <term>financial asset</term>
and <term>securities intermediary</term> have the meanings given those terms in
the Uniform Commercial Code, but the former includes cash.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="id8d9419311cfc4aad8ddbdab323bea88a"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Iran</header><text>The
term <term>Iran</term> means the Government of Iran, including the central bank
or monetary authority of that Government and any agency or instrumentality of
that Government.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="id1035b3c68d7d45a89743cffce5fe9142"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Person</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="id2E93323333A74D05A126D9C9DE9B6ADF"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The term <term>person</term> means an individual or
entity.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="idBD2BA0BC3C5C4116B8FF1A351B0BF204"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Entity</header><text>The
term <term>entity</term> means a partnership, association, trust, joint
venture, corporation, group, subgroup, or other organization.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idDA69220D40D043CCBFD82DC19A60CD6A"><enum>(5)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Terrorist party</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>terrorist party</term> has
the meaning given that term in section 201(d) of the Terrorism Risk Insurance
Act of 2002 (28 U.S.C. 1610 note).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="iddf4a7063ff3f499789ae81a5534e09f9"><enum>(6)</enum><header>United
States</header><text>The term <term>United States</term> includes all territory
and waters, continental, or insular, subject to the jurisdiction of the United
States.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="idF193C485E4A84C0D8559B41DB86CA7A7"><enum>504.</enum><header>Report on membership
of Iran in international organizations</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Not later than 180 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter not later than September 1,
the Secretary of State shall submit to Congress a report listing the
international organizations of which Iran is a member and detailing the amount
that the United States contributes to each such organization on an annual
basis.</text>
</section><section id="id2D067732CB3145DAAA0D57B60136B11B"><enum>505.</enum><header>Increased capacity for
efforts to combat unlawful or terrorist financing</header>
<subsection id="id54D9B88C70444EB2A7000C1E50195DBA"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Authorization of
appropriations for Office of Terrorism and Financial Intelligence and Bureau of
Industry and Security</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section
109 of the Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and Divestment Act of
2010 (22 U.S.C. 8517) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="id65DDD08321A549A092377F892E49C452"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (b)(2), by
striking <quote>and 2013</quote> and inserting <quote>through 2016</quote>;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idF02DD75B2FF044C8BBB42966AFB7A770"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (d)(2), by
striking <quote>and 2013</quote> and inserting <quote>through
2016</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idAAD209A18E2D44469595B96ED6282AC3"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Authorization of
appropriations for Financial Crimes Enforcement Network</header><text>Section
310(d)(1) of title 31, United States Code, is amended by striking <quote>and
2013</quote> and inserting <quote>through 2016</quote>.</text>
</subsection></section><enum>VI</enum><header>General
provisions</header>
<section commented="no" id="idDC0D2C104F954B3BA28E9147C3E67BD4"><enum>601.</enum><header>Technical
implementation; penalties</header>
<subsection commented="no" id="ID9ece798241e24201ad72ba5b8dd25514"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Implementation</header><text>The
President may exercise all authorities provided under sections 203 and 205 of
the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1702 and 1704) to
carry out—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" id="id1BCA5013CE274B6F804DA874D8D11FB7"><enum>(1)</enum><text>sections 211, 213, and
216, subtitle A of title III, and title VII of this Act; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="idBA8518C8753B4A3EB59884BE908E8C7B"><enum>(2)</enum><text>sections 105A and 105B of
the Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and Divestment Act of 2010,
as added by subtitle A of title IV of this Act.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDfd332fbce3f84f7d808b52d6bc7a2444"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Penalties</header>
<paragraph id="id3F1FDBE2BE974A6E9D48F1EEFFF9A057"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The penalties provided for in subsections (b) and (c) of
section 206 of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1705)
shall apply to a person that violates, attempts to violate, conspires to
violate, or causes a violation of a provision specified in paragraph (2) of
this subsection, or an order or regulation prescribed under such a provision,
to the same extent that such penalties apply to a person that commits an
unlawful act described in section 206(a) of that Act.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id73DB51F9082E44508CCB030419D7B008"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Provisions
specified</header><text>The provisions specified in this paragraph are the
following:</text>
<subparagraph id="idF04D42150C804D7489A59D392D4FA051"><enum>(A)</enum><text>Sections 211 and 216,
subtitle A of title III, and title VII of this Act.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id0ED12FE1885D420199C2B4F04EF1CC25"><enum>(B)</enum><text>Sections 105A and 105B of
the Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and Divestment Act of 2010,
as added by subtitle A of title IV of this Act.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="id87DDACFF742144D7BDD3D028F42D1161"><enum>602.</enum><header>Applicability to
certain intelligence activities</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Nothing in this Act or the amendments made
by this Act shall apply to the authorized intelligence activities of the United
States.</text>
</section><section id="id2D43E4AFFB86478F912A8D52E4776231"><enum>603.</enum><header>Rule of construction
with respect to use of force against Iran and Syria</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Nothing in this Act or the amendments made
by this Act shall be construed as a declaration of war or an authorization of
the use of force against Iran or Syria.</text>
</section><section id="id14BE33F5E9964BC18D5BB1A8EAACDBF4"><enum>604.</enum><header>Termination</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The provisions of sections 211, 213, 215,
216, 217, and 501, title I, and subtitle A of title III shall terminate on the
date that is 30 days after the date on which the President makes the
certification described in section 401(a) of the Comprehensive Iran Sanctions,
Accountability, and Divestment Act of 2010 (22 U.S.C. 8551(a)).</text>
</section><enum>VII</enum><header>Sanctions with respect
to human rights abuses in Syria</header>
<section id="ID03D02DF107204E9A8F0A910355433571" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>701.</enum><header>Short
title</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">This title may be cited
as the <quote><short-title>Syria Human Rights
Accountability Act of 2012</short-title></quote>.</text>
</section><section id="idC65F8E65EF1F49FEB94B7EF04DDA1612"><enum>702.</enum><header>Imposition of
sanctions with respect to certain persons who are responsible for or complicit
in human rights abuses committed against citizens of Syria or their family
members</header>
<subsection id="idB437497557AD4A29B16F4996F5AB8980"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The President shall impose sanctions described in
subsection (c) with respect to each person on the list required by subsection
(b).</text>
</subsection><subsection id="idE6A57CA43ED74ABE92C142052E4D7080"><enum>(b)</enum><header>List of persons who are
responsible for or complicit in certain human rights abuses</header>
<paragraph id="id828C5CC9918A4B89A350657939A54C18"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of
this Act, the President shall submit to the appropriate congressional
committees a list of persons who are officials of the Government of Syria or
persons acting on behalf of that Government that the President determines,
based on credible evidence, are responsible for or complicit in, or responsible
for ordering, controlling, or otherwise directing, the commission of serious
human rights abuses against citizens of Syria or their family members,
regardless of whether such abuses occurred in Syria.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id715E6C47EA3C4EEEB1695E18137EE852"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Updates of
list</header><text>The President shall submit to the appropriate congressional
committees an updated list under paragraph (1)—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID33D1106D82754DD78C22C773742D8031"><enum>(A)</enum><text>not later than 270 days
after the date of the enactment of this Act and every 180 days thereafter;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idE78C84BFDB07442880D1798FC265FC30"><enum>(B)</enum><text>as new information
becomes available.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idAE9838A4F1D84D7598F9D73B5C83A1FE"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Form of report; public
availability</header>
<subparagraph id="id4A1F54C4CEC84800830EF83045DD8C07"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Form</header><text>The
list required by paragraph (1) shall be submitted in unclassified form but may
contain a classified annex.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id0A73529DB42B4B2EBC74DEBA68391C9F"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Public
availability</header><text>The unclassified portion of the list required by
paragraph (1) shall be made available to the public and posted on the websites
of the Department of the Treasury and the Department of State.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID59CAFB7209424CF9B2E5AEBAAFECD051"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Consideration of data
from other countries and nongovernmental organizations</header><text>In
preparing the list required by paragraph (1), the President shall consider
credible data already obtained by other countries and nongovernmental
organizations, including organizations in Syria, that monitor the human rights
abuses of the Government of Syria.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID3CC0F19A2786459C8925536AF8251A78"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Sanctions
described</header><text>The sanctions described in this subsection are
sanctions pursuant to the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50
U.S.C. 1701 et seq.), including blocking of property and restrictions or
prohibitions on financial transactions and the exportation and importation of
property, subject to such regulations as the President may prescribe.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="idCDB759484DC04B2E881E8B674709085D"><enum>703.</enum><header>Imposition of
sanctions with respect to the transfer of goods or technologies to Syria that
are likely to be used to commit human rights abuses</header>
<subsection id="idAB4C556FAF3944628A04041137E5F523"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The President shall impose sanctions described in section
702(c) with respect to—</text>
<paragraph id="id702F4FF513974CE3A48AB5C6B8C2FF90"><enum>(1)</enum><text>each person on the list
required by subsection (b); and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idC3E4F5927866449AAA5CC233968CE12C"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">any person that—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0F40F58260DD48C0ABB279FD7A9C51F2"><enum>(A)</enum><text>is a successor entity to
a person on the list;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id65E2BFC3125E42FAA84C8830E16976B1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>owns or controls a person
on the list, if the person that owns or controls the person on the list had
actual knowledge or should have known that the person on the list engaged in
the activity described in subsection (b)(2) for which the person was included
in the list; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id71FDA8D0B5D94CAEB0D3A3506ED7B280"><enum>(C)</enum><text>is owned or controlled
by, or under common ownership or control with, the person on the list, if the
person owned or controlled by, or under common ownership or control with (as
the case may be), the person on the list knowingly engaged in the activity
described in subsection (b)(2) for which the person was included in the
list.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id6920885254214C878B24DB1FA97BB8CB"><enum>(b)</enum><header>List</header>
<paragraph id="id9511BF4556F04CB3967BBBDBDD062DF2"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of
this Act, the President shall submit to the appropriate congressional
committees a list of persons that the President determines have knowingly
engaged in an activity described in paragraph (2) on or after such date of
enactment.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id600654587E824DB2A69BC9546E3FB94C"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Activity
described</header>
<subparagraph id="id4528B84A3FB140C4AD378A0287D595AF"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>A person engages in an activity described in this
paragraph if the person—</text>
<clause id="id0AC474E278DD4942B20C6C2569EE82C9"><enum>(i)</enum><text>transfers, or facilitates
the transfer of, goods or technologies described in subparagraph (C) to Syria;
or</text>
</clause><clause id="id589162648FAB4932BF8CB485CF52D93A"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>provides services with
respect to goods or technologies described in subparagraph (C) after such goods
or technologies are transferred to Syria.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="id2A39073BFE4F4191B44D1FD4FEBA003D"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Applicability to
contracts and other agreements</header><text>A person engages in an activity
described in subparagraph (A) without regard to whether the activity is carried
out pursuant to a contract or other agreement entered into before, on, or after
the date of the enactment of this Act.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id2E7D395EC1144D7B8A495FF366CFF85C"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Goods or technologies
described</header><text>Goods or technologies described in this subparagraph
are goods or technologies that the President determines are likely to be used
by the Government of Syria or any of its agencies or instrumentalities to
commit human rights abuses against the people of Syria, including—</text>
<clause id="idB5311479302A4372A197C804478B8A5D"><enum>(i)</enum><text>firearms or ammunition
(as those terms are defined in section 921 of title 18, United States Code),
rubber bullets, police batons, pepper or chemical sprays, stun grenades,
electroshock weapons, tear gas, water cannons, or surveillance technology;
or</text>
</clause><clause id="idDB98A68807D1453FA53A1F123A048668"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>sensitive
technology.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID9198CADE939F417E862BC7B656F757F2"><enum>(D)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Sensitive technology defined</header>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID40F7674812DB4B6498BD7F8E80B67990"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>For purposes of subparagraph (C), the term
<term>sensitive technology</term> means hardware, software, telecommunications
equipment, or any other technology, that the President determines is to be used
specifically—</text>
<subclause id="ID4952D25FCE9E4623BA348EA2BDF1E293"><enum>(I)</enum><text>to restrict the free flow
of unbiased information in Syria; or</text>
</subclause><subclause id="ID8FEEBED5B1914525B5ECB7F80784544B"><enum>(II)</enum><text>to disrupt, monitor, or
otherwise restrict speech of the people of Syria.</text>
</subclause></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID03B92DD1049E49738CF19F161B5D6A8F"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Exception</header><text>The
term <term>sensitive technology</term> does not include information or
informational materials the exportation of which the President does not have
the authority to regulate or prohibit pursuant to section 203(b)(3) of the
International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1702(b)(3)).</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id648AACC0530A408E8893B8904D2F0742"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Special rule to allow
for termination of sanctionable activity</header><text>The President shall not
be required to include a person on the list required by paragraph (1) if the
President certifies in writing to the appropriate congressional committees
that—</text>
<subparagraph id="id00FD10CE2D2D49B7A111AB9946AB4834"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the person is no longer
engaging in, or has taken significant verifiable steps toward stopping, the
activity described in paragraph (2) for which the President would otherwise
have included the person on the list; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id5FD55DF8973E4EDC8640B9380A201956"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the President has
received reliable assurances that the person will not knowingly engage in any
activity described in paragraph (2) in the future.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idB483A4786DDF49E48EB592225F1355E5"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Updates of
list</header><text>The President shall submit to the appropriate congressional
committees an updated list under paragraph (1)—</text>
<subparagraph id="id4389E7F5F86C469FBC8F7C0669DAB25F"><enum>(A)</enum><text>not later than 270 days
after the date of the enactment of this Act and every 180 days thereafter;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id2E4E4D676C5E4467A2DD77DA2AB51F9C"><enum>(B)</enum><text>as new information
becomes available.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id75D009DBA7BF4BD2A89327C10E32BAB3"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Form of report; public
availability</header>
<subparagraph id="id9A309630DDF645469D91EC35E037494B"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Form</header><text>The
list required by paragraph (1) shall be submitted in unclassified form but may
contain a classified annex.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id4FEAE04C4D60467F9A30D6C931589360"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Public
availability</header><text>The unclassified portion of the list required by
paragraph (1) shall be made available to the public and posted on the websites
of the Department of the Treasury and the Department of State.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="id22806EA8D8B04B2CA131844C704C1FAA"><enum>704.</enum><header>Imposition of
sanctions with respect to persons who engage in censorship or other forms of
repression in Syria</header>
<subsection id="idF54FBB8F058D4F00876009126BEFE446"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The President shall impose sanctions described in section
702(c) with respect to each person on the list required by subsection
(b).</text>
</subsection><subsection id="id800F3B6626D14DE19225DA77F3B75CBF"><enum>(b)</enum><header>List of persons who
engage in censorship</header>
<paragraph id="idF2DE0FCE4CA141CEAFDEF025B1AB6BA6"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of
this Act, the President shall submit to the appropriate congressional
committees a list of persons that the President determines have engaged in
censorship, or activities relating to censorship, in a manner that prohibits,
limits, or penalizes the legitimate exercise of freedom of expression by
citizens of Syria.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id8FA699C01C994FA7932ABA86EA63E6DD"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Updates of
list</header><text>The President shall submit to the appropriate congressional
committees an updated list under paragraph (1)—</text>
<subparagraph id="idEBBE56E4CD6B445CB2F0C9CCB19403C5"><enum>(A)</enum><text>not later than 270 days
after the date of the enactment of this Act and every 180 days thereafter;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idF099F20C2EF14FF19D04D99D34CE23E2"><enum>(B)</enum><text>as new information
becomes available.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id74EFBEB863DD4A348ACB5C8613772464"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Form of report; public
availability</header>
<subparagraph id="id2DA9C0D802954436B4531BC30A5579BE"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Form</header><text>The
list required by paragraph (1) shall be submitted in unclassified form but may
contain a classified annex.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idE8ED877E911C40D8A8CEF0EAC2FE66E2"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Public
availability</header><text>The unclassified portion of the list required by
paragraph (1) shall be made available to the public and posted on the websites
of the Department of the Treasury and the Department of State.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="id349023D1355645A0910B3C522F644055"><enum>705.</enum><header>Waiver</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The President may waive the requirement to
include a person on a list required by section 702, 703, or 704 or to impose
sanctions pursuant to any such section if the President—</text>
<paragraph id="id8543D2B1CA8145D4B6C0A677BD40E859"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">determines that such a waiver is in the
national security interests of the United States; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id6FAD87D4632E4A15A1CBB3A4133F1AD4"><enum>(2)</enum><text>submits to the
appropriate congressional committees a report on the reasons for that
determination.</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="idB4CE0C3CE03947D39DFEC5FD5A321C00"><enum>706.</enum><header>Termination</header>
<subsection id="idAC27A9BF14234C2B8725BF582AF239E8"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The provisions of
this title and any sanctions imposed pursuant to this title shall terminate on
the date on which the President submits to the appropriate congressional
committees—</text>
<paragraph id="id7DA538CF179B465F94FF83735CD6C2E8"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the certification described in subsection
(b); and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idB35AB7A0A6BD45F0A78F141F7B4CB732"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a certification that—</text>
<subparagraph id="idDD086519C7C0485CA54F9475063F7458"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Government of Syria is democratically
elected and representative of the people of Syria; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idFE42BBBF46FD48D7BA3D60415BBC5A40"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a legitimate transitional government of
Syria is in place.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id387B10458E9843C790461C93B38BC010"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Certification
described</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A certification
described in this subsection is a certification by the President that the
Government of Syria—</text>
<paragraph id="id8A29D0C01D164360AEF33A5E8C3F4246"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">has unconditionally released all political
prisoners;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id68C116BDE12E48D597B22FCD23FFDD5E"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">has ceased its practices of violence,
unlawful detention, torture, and abuse of citizens of Syria engaged in peaceful
political activity;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id4C3A9306E7B14706BA3B66E4CFB48370"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">has ceased its practice of procuring
sensitive technology designed to restrict the free flow of unbiased information
in Syria, or to disrupt, monitor, or otherwise restrict the right of citizens
of Syria to freedom of expression;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idE756FB6750AF4264B98B633E432B1EF4"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">has ceased providing support for foreign
terrorist organizations and no longer allows such organizations, including
Hamas, Hezbollah, and Palestinian Islamic Jihad, to maintain facilities in
territory under the control of the Government of Syria; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id0F45B82972AA48CE9F96A36AB53B1B6A"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">has ceased the development and deployment
of medium- and long-range surface-to-surface ballistic missiles;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id6D4D4A08EAF74C03BA61077CC4A7D6DA"><enum>(6)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">is not pursuing or engaged in the research,
development, acquisition, production, transfer, or deployment of biological,
chemical, or nuclear weapons, and has provided credible assurances that it will
not engage in such activities in the future; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id8AE0432B492E462FB5D1EDC4BBD59790"><enum>(7)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">has agreed to allow the United Nations and
other international observers to verify that the Government of Syria is not
engaging in such activities and to assess the credibility of the assurances
provided by that Government.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id8F8925C76B4F445398FD774B77644FA0"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Suspension of sanctions
after election of democratic government</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If the President submits to the appropriate
congressional committees the certification described in subsection (a)(2), the
President may suspend the provisions of this title and any sanctions imposed
under this title for not more than one year to allow time for a certification
described in subsection (b) to be submitted.</text>
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Secretary