[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2101 Reported in Senate (RS)]

                                                       Calendar No. 320
112th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 2101

 To strengthen the multilateral sanctions regime with respect to Iran, 
    to expand sanctions relating to the energy sector of Iran, the 
proliferation of weapons of mass destruction by Iran, and human rights 
                abuses in Iran, and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           February 13, 2012

 Mr. Johnson of South Dakota, from the Committee on Banking, Housing, 
and Urban Affairs, reported the following original bill; which was read 
                    twice and placed on the calendar

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                                 A BILL


 
 To strengthen the multilateral sanctions regime with respect to Iran, 
    to expand sanctions relating to the energy sector of Iran, the 
proliferation of weapons of mass destruction by Iran, and human rights 
                abuses in Iran, and for other purposes.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.

    (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Iran Sanctions, 
Accountability, and Human Rights Act of 2012''.
    (b) Table of Contents.--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 expansion of multilateral sanctions 
                            regime 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 financial 
                            communications services to the Central Bank 
                            of Iran and 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. 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. 402. 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 financial assets of Iran.
Sec. 504. Report on membership of Iran in international organizations.
                      TITLE VI--GENERAL PROVISIONS

Sec. 601. Technical implementation; penalties.
Sec. 602. Applicability to certain intelligence activities.
Sec. 603. 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.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    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.

SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
            (1) Appropriate congressional committees.--The 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) Credible information.--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) Knowingly.--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) United states person.--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).

  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.

    It shall be the policy of the United States--
            (1) to prevent the Government of Iran from--
                    (A) acquiring or developing nuclear weapons;
                    (B) developing its advanced conventional weapons 
                and ballistic missile capabilities; and
                    (C) continuing its support for terrorist 
                organizations and other activities aimed at undermining 
                and destabilizing its neighbors and other countries; 
                and
            (2) 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--
                    (A) to abandon efforts to acquire a nuclear weapons 
                capability;
                    (B) to abandon and dismantle its ballistic missile 
                and unconventional weapons programs; and
                    (C) to cease all support for terrorist 
                organizations and other terrorist activities aimed at 
                undermining and destabilizing its neighbors and other 
                countries.

SEC. 102. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON EXPANSION OF MULTILATERAL SANCTIONS 
              REGIME AND IMPLEMENTATION OF SANCTIONS LAWS.

    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--
            (1) the prompt expansion, vigorous implementation, and 
        intensification of enforcement of the current multilateral 
        sanctions regime with respect to Iran; and
            (2) full and vigorous implementation of all sanctions 
        enacted into law, including sanctions imposed or expanded by 
        this Act or amendments made by this Act.

SEC. 103. DIPLOMATIC EFFORTS TO EXPAND MULTILATERAL SANCTIONS REGIME.

    (a) Multilateral Negotiations.--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--
            (1) expanding the United Nations Security Council sanctions 
        regime to include--
                    (A) a prohibition on the issuance of visas to any 
                official of the Government of Iran who is involved in--
                            (i) human rights violations in or outside 
                        of Iran;
                            (ii) the development of a nuclear weapons 
                        program and a ballistic missile capability in 
                        Iran; or
                            (iii) support by the Government of Iran for 
                        terrorist organizations, including Hamas and 
                        Hezbollah; and
                    (B) 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;
            (2) expanding the range of sanctions imposed with respect 
        to Iran by allies of the United States;
            (3) expanding efforts to limit the development of petroleum 
        resources and the importation of refined petroleum products by 
        Iran;
            (4) developing additional initiatives to--
                    (A) increase the production of crude oil in 
                countries other than Iran; and
                    (B) 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
            (5) eliminating the revenue generated by the Government of 
        Iran from the sale of petrochemical products produced in Iran 
        to other countries.
    (b) Reports to Congress.--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--
            (1) 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;
            (2) an identification of the countries that have not agreed 
        to impose such sanctions or measures;
            (3) recommendations for additional measures that the United 
        States could take to further the policy set forth in section 
        101; and
            (4) 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.

SEC. 104. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING THE IMPOSITION OF SANCTIONS WITH 
              RESPECT TO IRAN.

    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.

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.

    Section 5(a) of the Iran Sanctions Act of 1996 (Public Law 104-172; 
50 U.S.C. 1701 note) is amended--
            (1) in the subsection heading, by striking ``With Respect 
        to'' and all that follows through ``to Iran'' and inserting 
        ``Relating to the Energy Sector of Iran''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(4) Joint ventures with iran relating to developing 
        petroleum resources.--
                    ``(A) In general.--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 Iran 
                Sanctions, Accountability, and Human Rights Act of 
                2012, in a joint venture with respect to the 
                development of petroleum resources outside of Iran if--
                            ``(i) the joint venture is established on 
                        or after January 1, 2002; and
                            ``(ii)(I) the Government of Iran is a 
                        substantial partner or investor in the joint 
                        venture; or
                            ``(II) 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.
                    ``(B) Applicability.--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 Iran Sanctions, 
                Accountability, and Human Rights Act of 2012 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.''.

SEC. 202. IMPOSITION OF SANCTIONS WITH RESPECT TO THE PROVISION OF 
              GOODS, SERVICES, TECHNOLOGY, OR SUPPORT FOR THE ENERGY OR 
              PETROCHEMICAL SECTORS OF IRAN.

    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:
            ``(5) Support for the development of petroleum resources 
        and refined petroleum products in iran.--
                    ``(A) In general.--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 
                Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and Human Rights Act of 
                2012, sells, leases, or provides to Iran goods, 
                services, technology, or support described in 
                subparagraph (B)--
                            ``(i) any of which has a fair market value 
                        of $1,000,000 or more; or
                            ``(ii) that, during a 12-month period, have 
                        an aggregate fair market value of $5,000,000 or 
                        more.
                    ``(B) Goods, services, technology, or support 
                described.--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--
                            ``(i) ability to develop petroleum 
                        resources located in Iran; or
                            ``(ii) 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.
            ``(6) Development and purchase of petrochemical products 
        from iran.--
                    ``(A) In general.--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 
                Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and Human Rights Act of 
                2012, sells, leases, or provides to Iran goods, 
                services, technology, or support described in 
                subparagraph (B)--
                            ``(i) any of which has a fair market value 
                        of $250,000 or more; or
                            ``(ii) that, during a 12-month period, have 
                        an aggregate fair market value of $1,000,000 or 
                        more.
                    ``(B) Goods, services, technology, or support 
                described.--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.''.

SEC. 203. IMPOSITION OF SANCTIONS WITH RESPECT TO JOINT VENTURES WITH 
              THE GOVERNMENT OF IRAN RELATING TO MINING, PRODUCTION, OR 
              TRANSPORTATION OF URANIUM.

    Section 5(b) of the Iran Sanctions Act of 1996 (Public Law 104-172; 
50 U.S.C. 1701 note) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1)--
                    (A) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) and (B) as 
                clauses (i) and (ii), respectively, and moving such 
                clauses, as so redesignated, 2 ems to the right;
                    (B) by striking ``a person has, on or after'' and 
                inserting the following: ``a person has--
                    ``(A) on or after'';
                    (C) in subparagraph (A)(ii), as redesignated, by 
                striking the period and inserting ``; or''; and
                    (D) by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(B) except as provided in paragraph (3), 
                knowingly participated, on or after the date of the 
                enactment of the Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and 
                Human Rights Act of 2012, in a joint venture--
                            ``(i) with--
                                    ``(I) the Government of Iran;
                                    ``(II) an entity incorporated in 
                                Iran or subject to the jurisdiction of 
                                the Government of Iran; or
                                    ``(III) 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
                            ``(ii) that involves any activity relating 
                        to the mining, production, or transportation of 
                        uranium.''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(3) Applicability of sanctions with respect to joint 
        ventures relating to the mining, production, or transportation 
        of uranium.--
                    ``(A) In general.--Paragraph (1)(B) shall apply 
                with respect to participation, on or after the date of 
                the enactment of the Iran Sanctions, Accountability, 
                and Human Rights Act of 2012, in--
                            ``(i) a joint venture established on or 
                        after such date of enactment; and
                            ``(ii) except as provided in subparagraph 
                        (B), a joint venture established before such 
                        date of enactment.
                    ``(B) Exception.--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 Iran Sanctions, 
                Accountability, and Human Rights Act of 2012.''.

SEC. 204. EXPANSION OF SANCTIONS AVAILABLE UNDER THE IRAN SANCTIONS ACT 
              OF 1996.

    (a) In General.--Section 6(a) of the Iran Sanctions Act of 1996 
(Public Law 104-172; 50 U.S.C. 1701 note) is amended--
            (1) by redesignating paragraph (9) as paragraph (11); and
            (2) by inserting after paragraph (8) the following:
            ``(9) Exclusion of corporate officers.--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.
            ``(10) Sanctions on principal executive officers.--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.''.
    (b) Effective Date.--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.

SEC. 205. EXPANSION OF DEFINITIONS UNDER THE IRAN SANCTIONS ACT OF 
              1996.

    (a) In General.--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:
            ``(19) Credible information.--The term `credible 
        information', with respect to a person--
                    ``(A) includes--
                            ``(i) a public announcement by the person 
                        that the person has engaged in an activity 
                        described in section 5; and
                            ``(ii) information set forth in a report to 
                        stockholders of the person indicating that the 
                        person has engaged in such an activity; and
                    ``(B) may include, in the discretion of the 
                President--
                            ``(i) an announcement by the Government of 
                        Iran that the person has engaged in such an 
                        activity; or
                            ``(ii) information indicating that the 
                        person has engaged in such an activity that is 
                        set forth in--
                                    ``(I) a report of the Government 
                                Accountability Office, the Energy 
                                Information Administration, or the 
                                Congressional Research Service; or
                                    ``(II) a report or publication of a 
                                similarly reputable governmental 
                                organization.
            ``(20) Petrochemical product.--The term `petrochemical 
        product' 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.''.
    (b) Effective Date.--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.

   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.

    (a) In General.--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.
    (b) Persons Specified.--The persons specified in this subsection 
are--
            (1) the person that provided a vessel, insurance or 
        reinsurance, or other shipping service described in subsection 
        (a); and
            (2) any person that--
                    (A) is a successor entity to the person referred to 
                in paragraph (1);
                    (B) 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
                    (C) 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.
    (c) Waiver.--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--
            (1) determines that such a waiver is in the national 
        security interests of the United States; and
            (2) submits to the appropriate congressional committees a 
        report that contains the reasons for that determination.
    (d) Rule of Construction.--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.).

SEC. 212. IMPOSITION OF SANCTIONS WITH RESPECT TO SUBSIDIARIES AND 
              AGENTS OF PERSONS SANCTIONED BY UNITED NATIONS SECURITY 
              COUNCIL RESOLUTIONS.

    (a) In General.--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--
            (1) by striking ``of a person subject'' and inserting the 
        following: ``of--
                            ``(i) a person subject'';
            (2) in clause (i), as redesignated, by striking the 
        semicolon and inserting ``; or''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
                            ``(ii) a person acting on behalf of or at 
                        the direction of, or owned or controlled by, a 
                        person described in clause (i);''.
    (b) Regulations.--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).

SEC. 213. LIABILITY OF PARENT COMPANIES FOR VIOLATIONS OF SANCTIONS BY 
              FOREIGN SUBSIDIARIES.

    (a) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) Entity.--The term ``entity'' means a partnership, 
        association, trust, joint venture, corporation, or other 
        organization.
            (2) Own or control.--The term ``own or control'' means, 
        with respect to an entity--
                    (A) to hold more than 50 percent of the equity 
                interest by vote or value in the entity;
                    (B) to hold a majority of seats on the board of 
                directors of the entity; or
                    (C) to otherwise control the actions, policies, or 
                personnel decisions of the entity.
    (b) Prohibition.--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.
    (c) Civil Penalty.--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).
    (d) Applicability.--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.

SEC. 214. DISCLOSURES TO THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION 
              RELATING TO SANCTIONABLE ACTIVITIES.

    (a) In General.--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:
    ``(r) Disclosure of Certain Activities Relating to Iran.--
            ``(1) In general.--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--
                    ``(A) 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);
                    ``(B) 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;
                    ``(C) knowingly engaged in an activity described in 
                section 105A(b)(2) of that Act; or
                    ``(D) knowingly conducted any transaction or 
                dealing with--
                            ``(i) 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);
                            ``(ii) 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
                            ``(iii) any person identified under section 
                        560.304 of title 31, Code of Federal 
                        Regulations (relating to the definition of the 
                        Government of Iran).
            ``(2) Information required.--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--
                    ``(A) the nature and extent of the activity;
                    ``(B) the gross revenues and net profits, if any, 
                attributable to the activity; and
                    ``(C) whether the issuer or the affiliate of the 
                issuer (as the case may be) intends to continue the 
                activity.
            ``(3) Notice of disclosures.--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).
            ``(4) Public disclosure of information.--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--
                    ``(A) transmit the report to--
                            ``(i) the President;
                            ``(ii) the Committee on Foreign Affairs and 
                        the Committee on Financial Services of the 
                        House of Representatives; and
                            ``(iii) the Committee on Foreign Relations 
                        and the Committee on Banking, Housing, and 
                        Urban Affairs of the Senate; and
                    ``(B) 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.
            ``(5) Investigations.--Upon receiving a report under 
        paragraph (4), the President shall--
                    ``(A) 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
                    ``(B) 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).
            ``(6) Sunset.--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)).''.
    (b) Effective Date.--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.

SEC. 215. IDENTIFICATION OF, AND IMMIGRATION RESTRICTIONS ON, SENIOR 
              OFFICIALS OF THE GOVERNMENT OF IRAN AND THEIR FAMILY 
              MEMBERS.

    (a) Identification.--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--
            (1) a senior official of the Government of Iran described 
        in subsection (b) that is involved in Iran's--
                    (A) illicit nuclear activities or proliferation of 
                weapons of mass destruction or delivery systems for 
                weapons of mass destruction;
                    (B) support for international terrorism; or
                    (C) commission of serious human rights abuses 
                against citizens of Iran or their family members; or
            (2) a family member of such an official.
    (b) Senior Officials of the Government of Iran Described.--A senior 
official of the Government of Iran described in this subsection is any 
senior official of that Government, including--
            (1) the Supreme Leader of Iran, Ali Khamenei;
            (2) the President of Iran, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad;
            (3) a member of the Cabinet of the Government of Iran;
            (4) a member of the Assembly of Experts;
            (5) a senior member of the Intelligence Ministry of Iran; 
        or
            (6) 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.
    (c) Restrictions on Visas and Adjustments in Immigration Status.--
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.
    (d) Waiver.--The President may waive the application of subsection 
(a) or (c) with respect to an individual if the President--
            (1) determines that such a waiver is--
                    (A) in the national interests of the United States; 
                or
                    (B) 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; and
            (2) not less than 7 days before the waiver takes effect, 
        notifies Congress of the waiver and the reason for the waiver.

SEC. 216. REPORTS ON, AND AUTHORIZATION OF IMPOSITION OF SANCTIONS WITH 
              RESPECT TO, THE PROVISION OF FINANCIAL COMMUNICATIONS 
              SERVICES TO THE CENTRAL BANK OF IRAN AND SANCTIONED 
              IRANIAN FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS.

    (a) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that--
            (1) the President has been engaged in diplomatic efforts to 
        multilateralize sanctions against Iran to restrict the access 
        of the Government of Iran to the global financial system;
            (2) the President should intensify those efforts and, in 
        particular, efforts to ensure that global financial 
        communications services providers, such as the Society for 
        Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication (in this 
        section referred to as ``SWIFT''), cut off services to Iranian 
        financial institutions designated for the imposition of 
        sanctions pursuant to the International Emergency Economic 
        Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.); and
            (3) at a time when financial institutions around the world 
        are severing their ties with such Iranian financial 
        institutions, it is inconsistent and troubling that financial 
        communications services providers continue to service those 
        financial institutions, particularly with respect to the 
        Belgian cooperative SWIFT, which--
                    (A) is subject to the prohibition of the European 
                Union on providing economic resources to financial 
                institutions designated for the imposition of sanctions 
                by the European Union; and
                    (B) notes in its own corporate rules that it 
                reserves the right to expel a SWIFT customer that may 
                adversely affect SWIFT's ``reputation, brand, or 
                goodwill'', for instance if the SWIFT customer is 
                subject to sanctions (such as by the United Nations or 
                the European Union), as is the case with Iranian 
                financial institutions.
    (b) Report on the Provision of Financial Communications Services to 
Sanctioned Iranian Financial Institutions.--Not later than 60 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 list of all known entities (including SWIFT) that provide 
financial communications services to, or that enable or facilitate 
access to such 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)).
    (c) Report on Efforts to Terminate the Provision by SWIFT of 
Services for Sanctioned Iranian Financial Institutions.--Not later than 
90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
the Treasury shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a 
report on the status of efforts to ensure that SWIFT has terminated the 
provision of financial communications services to, and the enabling and 
facilitation of access to such services for, the Central Bank of Iran 
and Iranian financial institutions designated for the imposition of 
sanctions pursuant to the International Emergency Economic Powers Act 
(50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.).
    (d) Authorization for the Imposition of Sanctions.--If, on or after 
the date that is 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, a 
global financial communications services provider has not terminated 
the provision of financial communications services to, and the enabling 
and facilitation of access to such services for, the Central Bank of 
Iran and any 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 
financial communications services provider and the directors of, and 
shareholders with a significant interest in, the provider.

SEC. 217. GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE REPORT ON FOREIGN ENTITIES 
              THAT INVEST IN THE ENERGY SECTOR OF IRAN OR EXPORT 
              REFINED PETROLEUM PRODUCTS TO IRAN.

    (a) Initial Report.--
            (1) In general.--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--
                    (A) listing all foreign investors in the energy 
                sector of Iran during the period specified in paragraph 
                (2), including--
                            (i) all entities that exported gasoline and 
                        other refined petroleum products to Iran;
                            (ii) all entities involved in providing 
                        refined petroleum products to Iran, including--
                                    (I) entities that provided ships to 
                                transport refined petroleum products to 
                                Iran; and
                                    (II) entities that provided 
                                insurance or reinsurance for shipments 
                                of refined petroleum products to Iran; 
                                and
                            (iii) all entities involved in commercial 
                        transactions of any kind, including joint 
                        ventures anywhere in the world, with Iranian 
                        energy companies; and
                    (B) 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.
            (2) Period specified.--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.
    (b) Updated Reports.--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.

SEC. 218. REPORTING ON THE IMPORTATION TO AND EXPORTATION FROM IRAN OF 
              CRUDE OIL AND REFINED PETROLEUM PRODUCTS.

    Section 110(b) of the Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, Accountability, 
and Divestment Act of 2010 (22 U.S.C. 8518(b)) is amended by striking 
``a report containing the matters'' 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--
            ``(1) contains the matters required in the report under 
        subsection (a)(1); and
            ``(2) identifies--
                    ``(A) the volume of crude oil and refined petroleum 
                products imported to and exported from Iran (including 
                through swaps and similar arrangements);
                    ``(B) 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;
                    ``(C) the sources of financing for imports to Iran 
                of crude oil and refined petroleum products described 
                in subparagraph (A); and
                    ``(D) the involvement of foreign persons in efforts 
                to assist Iran in--
                            ``(i) developing upstream oil and gas 
                        production capacity;
                            ``(ii) importing advanced technology to 
                        upgrade existing Iranian refineries;
                            ``(iii) converting existing chemical plants 
                        to petroleum refineries; or
                            ``(iv) maintaining, upgrading, or expanding 
                        refineries or constructing new refineries.''.

 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.

    (a) In General.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, and as appropriate thereafter, the President 
shall--
            (1) identify foreign persons that are officials, agents, or 
        affiliates of Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps; and
            (2) 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.)--
                    (A) designate that foreign person for the 
                imposition of sanctions pursuant to that Act; and
                    (B) 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.
    (b) Priority for Investigation.--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--
            (1) foreign persons identified under section 560.304 of 
        title 31, Code of Federal Regulations (relating to the 
        definition of the Government of Iran); and
            (2) 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).
    (c) Sensitive Transactions and Activities Described.--A sensitive 
transaction or activity described in this subsection is--
            (1) 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;
            (2) 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;
            (3) 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;
            (4) a transaction relating to the manufacture, procurement, 
        or sale of goods, services, and technology relating to Iran's 
        petrochemical sector; or
            (5) 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))).
    (d) Exclusion From United States.--
            (1) In general.--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.).
            (2) Regulatory exceptions to comply with international 
        obligations.--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.
    (e) Waiver of Imposition of Sanctions.--
            (1) In general.--The President may waive the application of 
        subsection (a)(2) or (d) with respect to a foreign person if 
        the President--
                    (A) determines that it is in the national security 
                interests of the United States to do so; and
                    (B) submits to the appropriate congressional 
                committees a report that--
                            (i) identifies the foreign person with 
                        respect to which the waiver applies; and
                            (ii) sets forth the reasons for the 
                        determination.
            (2) Form of report.--A report submitted under paragraph 
        (1)(B) shall be submitted in unclassified form but may contain 
        a classified annex.
    (f) Rule of Construction.--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.

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.

    (a) Identification.--
            (1) In general.--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--
                    (A) 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.);
                    (B) engage in a significant transaction or 
                transactions with Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps or 
                any such official, agent, or affiliate; or
                    (C) engage in a significant transaction or 
                transactions with--
                            (i) 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
                            (ii) a person acting on behalf of or at the 
                        direction of, or owned or controlled by, a 
                        person described in clause (i).
            (2) Form of report.--A report submitted under paragraph (1) 
        shall be submitted in unclassified form but may contain a 
        classified annex.
            (3) Barter transactions.--For purposes of paragraph (1), 
        the term ``transaction'' includes a barter transaction.
    (b) Imposition of Sanctions.--If the President determines under 
subsection (a)(1) that a foreign person has knowingly engaged in an 
activity described in that subsection, the President--
            (1) 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
            (2) may impose additional sanctions pursuant to the 
        International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et 
        seq.) with respect to the person.
    (c) Termination.--The President may terminate a sanction imposed 
with respect to a foreign person pursuant to subsection (b) if the 
President determines that the person--
            (1) no longer engages in the activity for which the 
        sanction was imposed; and
            (2) has provided assurances to the President that the 
        person will not engage in any activity described in subsection 
        (a)(1) in the future.
    (d) Waiver of Imposition of Sanctions.--
            (1) In general.--The President may waive the imposition of 
        sanctions under subsection (b) with respect to a foreign person 
        if the President--
                    (A)(i) 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
                    (ii) determines that it is in the national security 
                interests of the United States to do so; and
                    (B) submits to the appropriate congressional 
                committees a report that--
                            (i) identifies the foreign person with 
                        respect to which the waiver applies;
                            (ii) describes the activity that would 
                        otherwise subject the foreign person to the 
                        imposition of sanctions under subsection (b); 
                        and
                            (iii) sets forth the reasons for the 
                        determination.
            (2) Form of report.--A report submitted under paragraph 
        (1)(B) shall be submitted in unclassified form but may contain 
        a classified annex.
    (e) Waiver of Identifications and Designations.--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--
            (1) 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
            (2) notifies the appropriate congressional committees of 
        the exercise of the authority provided under this subsection.
    (f) Application of Provisions of Iran Sanctions Act of 1996.--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:
            (1) Subsections (c) and (e) of section 4.
            (2) Subsections (c), (d), and (f) of section 5.
            (3) Section 8.
            (4) Section 9.
            (5) Section 11.
            (6) Section 12.
            (7) Subsection (b) of section 13.
            (8) Section 14.

SEC. 303. RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.

    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.).

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.

    (a) In General.--Section 6(b)(1) of the Iran Sanctions Act of 1996 
(Public Law 104-172; 50 U.S.C. 1701 note) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``Not later than 90 days'' and inserting 
        the following:
                    ``(A) Certifications relating to activities 
                described in section 5.--Not later than 90 days''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(B) Certifications relating to transactions with 
                iran's revolutionary guard corps.--Not later than 90 
                days after the date of the enactment of the Iran 
                Sanctions, Accountability, and Human Rights Act of 
                2012, 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.).''.
    (b) Technical and Conforming Amendments.--
            (1) Section 6(b) of the Iran Sanctions Act of 1996, as 
        amended by subsection (a), is further amended--
                    (A) in paragraph (1)(A), as redesignated, by 
                striking ``issued pursuant to section 25 of the Office 
                of Federal Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 421)'';
                    (B) in paragraph (2)--
                            (i) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``the 
                        revision'' and inserting ``the applicable 
                        revision''; and
                            (ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking 
                        ``issued pursuant to section 25 of the Office 
                        of Federal Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 
                        421)'';
                    (C) by striking paragraph (6) and inserting the 
                following:
            ``(6) Definitions.--In this subsection:
                    ``(A) Executive agency.--The term `executive 
                agency' has the meaning given that term in section 133 
                of title 41, United States Code.
                    ``(B) Federal acquisition regulation.--The term 
                `Federal Acquisition Regulation' means the regulation 
                issued pursuant to section 1303(a)(1) of title 41, 
                United States Code.''; and
                    (D) in paragraph (7)--
                            (i) by striking ``The revisions to the 
                        Federal Acquisition Regulation required under 
                        paragraph (1)'' and inserting the following:
                    ``(A) Certifications relating to activities 
                described in section 5.--The revisions to the Federal 
                Acquisition Regulation required under paragraph 
                (1)(A)''; and
                            (ii) by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(B) Certifications relating to transactions with 
                iran's revolutionary guard corps.--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 Iran 
                Sanctions, Accountability, and Human Rights Act of 
                2012.''.
            (2) Section 101(3) of the Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, 
        Accountability, and Divestment Act of 2010 (22 U.S.C. 8511(3)) 
        is amended by striking ``section 4 of the Office of Federal 
        Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 403)'' and inserting 
        ``section 133 of title 41, United States Code''.

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.

    (a) In General.--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:
            ``(4) Determinations regarding nioc and nitc.--
                    ``(A) Determinations.--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--
                            ``(i) determine whether the NIOC or the 
                        NITC is an agent or affiliate of Iran's 
                        Revolutionary Guard Corps; and
                            ``(ii) submit to the appropriate 
                        congressional committees a report on the 
                        determinations made under clause (i), together 
                        with the reasons for those determinations.
                    ``(B) Form of report.--A report submitted under 
                subparagraph (A)(ii) shall be submitted in unclassified 
                form but may contain a classified annex.
                    ``(C) Applicability with respect to petroleum 
                transactions.--
                            ``(i) Application of sanctions.--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.
                            ``(ii) Exception for certain countries.--
                        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.
                    ``(D) Definitions.--In this paragraph:
                            ``(i) NIOC.--The term `NIOC' means the 
                        National Iranian Oil Company.
                            ``(ii) NITC.--The term `NITC' means the 
                        National Iranian Tanker Company.''.
    (b) Conforming Amendments.--Section 104(g) of the Comprehensive 
Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and Divestment Act of 2010 (22 U.S.C. 
8513(g)) is amended by striking ``subsection (c)(1)'' each place it 
appears and inserting ``paragraph (1) or (4) of subsection (c)''.

       TITLE IV--MEASURES RELATING TO HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES IN IRAN

 Subtitle A--Expansion of Sanctions Relating to Human Rights Abuses in 
                                  Iran

SEC. 401. 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.

    (a) In General.--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:

``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.

    ``(a) In General.--The President shall impose sanctions in 
accordance with subsection (c) with respect to each person on the list 
required by subsection (b).
    ``(b) List.--
            ``(1) In general.--Not later than 90 days after the date of 
        the enactment of the Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and Human 
        Rights Act of 2012, 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.
            ``(2) Activity described.--
                    ``(A) In general.--A person engages in an activity 
                described in this paragraph if the person--
                            ``(i) transfers, or facilitates the 
                        transfer of, goods or technologies described in 
                        subparagraph (C) to Iran; or
                            ``(ii) provides services with respect to 
                        goods or technologies described in subparagraph 
                        (C) after such goods or technologies are 
                        transferred to Iran.
                    ``(B) Applicability to contracts and other 
                agreements.--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 Iran Sanctions, Accountability, 
                and Human Rights Act of 2012.
                    ``(C) Goods or technologies described.--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 to commit serious 
                human rights abuses against the people of Iran, 
                including--
                            ``(i) 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
                            ``(ii) sensitive technology (as defined in 
                        section 106(c)).
            ``(3) Special rule to allow for termination of sanctionable 
        activity.--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--
                    ``(A) 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
                    ``(B) the President has received reliable 
                assurances that the person will not knowingly engage in 
                any activity described in paragraph (2) in the future.
            ``(4) Updates of list.--The President shall submit to the 
        appropriate congressional committees an updated list under 
        paragraph (1)--
                    ``(A) each time the President is required to submit 
                an updated list to those committees under section 
                105(b)(2)(A); and
                    ``(B) as new information becomes available.
            ``(5) Form of report; public availability.--
                    ``(A) Form.--The list required by paragraph (1) 
                shall be submitted in unclassified form but may contain 
                a classified annex.
                    ``(B) Public availability.--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.
    ``(c) Application of Sanctions.--
            ``(1) In general.--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).
            ``(2) Transfers to iran's revolutionary guard corps.--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--
                    ``(A) impose sanctions described in section 105(c) 
                with respect to the person; and
                    ``(B) 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.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--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:

``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.''.

SEC. 402. IMPOSITION OF SANCTIONS WITH RESPECT TO PERSONS WHO ENGAGE IN 
              CENSORSHIP OR OTHER RELATED ACTIVITIES AGAINST CITIZENS 
              OF IRAN.

    (a) In General.--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:

``SEC. 105B. IMPOSITION OF SANCTIONS WITH RESPECT TO PERSONS WHO ENGAGE 
              IN CENSORSHIP OR OTHER RELATED ACTIVITIES AGAINST 
              CITIZENS OF IRAN.

    ``(a) In General.--The President shall impose sanctions described 
in section 105(c) with respect to each person on the list required by 
subsection (b).
    ``(b) List of Persons Who Engage in Censorship.--
            ``(1) In general.--Not later than 90 days after the date of 
        the enactment of the Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and Human 
        Rights Act of 2012, the President shall submit to the 
        appropriate congressional committees a list of persons that the 
        President determines have engaged in censorship or other 
        activities that prohibit, limit, or penalize the exercise of 
        freedom of expression or assembly by citizens of Iran.
            ``(2) Applicability.--Paragraph (1) applies with respect to 
        censorship or other activities described in that paragraph that 
        are--
                    ``(A) commenced on or after the date of the 
                enactment of the Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and 
                Human Rights Act of 2012; or
                    ``(B) commenced before such date of enactment, if 
                such activities continue on or after such date of 
                enactment.
            ``(3) Updates of list.--The President shall submit to the 
        appropriate congressional committees an updated list under 
        paragraph (1)--
                    ``(A) each time the President is required to submit 
                an updated list to those committees under section 
                105(b)(2)(A); and
                    ``(B) as new information becomes available.
            ``(4) Form of report; public availability.--
                    ``(A) Form.--The list required by paragraph (1) 
                shall be submitted in unclassified form but may contain 
                a classified annex.
                    ``(B) Public availability.--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.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--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:

``Sec. 105B. Imposition of sanctions with respect to persons who engage 
                            in censorship or other related activities 
                            against citizens of Iran.''.
    (c) Conforming Amendments.--Section 401(b)(1) of the Comprehensive 
Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and Divestment Act of 2010 (22 U.S.C. 
8551(b)(1)) is amended--
            (1) by inserting ``, 105A(a), or 105B(a)'' after 
        ``105(a)''; and
            (2) by inserting ``, 105A(b), or 105B(b)'' after 
        ``105(b)''.

    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.

    (a) Requirement.--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--
            (1) entities receiving funds from the Department of State 
        to engage in the proposed activity;
            (2) the Broadcasting Board of Governors; and
            (3) other appropriate agencies of the United States 
        Government.
    (b) Procedures.--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.
    (c) Foreign Policy Review.--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.
    (d) License Determinations.--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:
            (1) 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.
            (2) Any other requests presenting novel or extraordinary 
        circumstances.
    (e) Regulations.--The Secretary of the Treasury may prescribe such 
regulations as are appropriate to carry out this section.

SEC. 412. COMPREHENSIVE STRATEGY TO PROMOTE INTERNET FREEDOM AND ACCESS 
              TO INFORMATION IN IRAN.

    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--
            (1) assist the people of Iran to produce, access, and share 
        information freely and safely via the Internet, including in 
        Farsi and regional languages;
            (2) support the development of counter-censorship 
        technologies that enable the citizens of Iran to undertake 
        Internet activities without interference from the Government of 
        Iran;
            (3) increase the capabilities and availability of secure 
        communications through connective technology among human rights 
        and democracy activists in Iran;
            (4) provide resources for digital safety training for media 
        and academic and civil society organizations in Iran;
            (5) provide accurate and substantive Internet content in 
        local languages in Iran;
            (6) increase emergency resources for the most vulnerable 
        human rights advocates seeking to organize, share information, 
        and support human rights in Iran;
            (7) 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;
            (8) expand activities to safely assist and train human 
        rights, civil society, and democracy activists in Iran to 
        operate effectively and securely;
            (9) identify and utilize all available resources to 
        overcome attempts by the Government of Iran to jam or otherwise 
        deny international satellite broadcasting signals; and
            (10) expand worldwide United States embassy and consulate 
        programming for and outreach to Iranian dissident communities.

SEC. 413. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON POLITICAL PRISONERS.

    It is the sense of Congress that--
            (1) the Secretary of State should support efforts to 
        research and identify prisoners of conscience and cases of 
        human rights abuses in Iran;
            (2) the United States Government should--
                    (A) 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
                    (B) 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
            (3) 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.

                         TITLE V--MISCELLANEOUS

SEC. 501. EXCLUSION OF CITIZENS OF IRAN SEEKING EDUCATION RELATING TO 
              THE NUCLEAR AND ENERGY SECTORS OF IRAN.

    (a) In General.--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.
    (b) Applicability.--Subsection (a) applies with respect to visa 
applications filed on or after the date of the enactment of this Act.

SEC. 502. TECHNICAL CORRECTION.

    (a) In General.--Section 1245(d)(2) of the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 (Public Law 112-81) is amended--
            (1) in the paragraph heading, by inserting ``agricultural 
        commodities,'' after ``sales of''; and
            (2) in the text, by inserting ``agricultural commodities,'' 
        after ``sale of''.
    (b) Effective Date.--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).

SEC. 503. INTERESTS IN FINANCIAL ASSETS OF IRAN.

    (a) Interests in Blocked Assets.--Notwithstanding any other 
provision of law, and preempting any inconsistent provision of State 
law, the property interest of Iran in a blocked asset shall include an 
interest in property of any nature whatsoever, direct or indirect, 
including any direct or indirect interest in securities or other 
financial assets immobilized or in any other manner held in book entry 
form and credited to a securities account in the United States and the 
proceeds thereof, or in any funds transfers held in a United States 
financial institution. The property interest of Iran in securities or 
other financial assets immobilized or in any other manner held in book 
entry form and credited to a securities account in the United States 
and proceeds thereof shall be deemed to exist at every tier of 
securities intermediary necessary to hold an interest in any such 
securities or other financial assets. The property interest of Iran in 
a funds transfer shall exist at any intermediary bank necessary to 
complete such funds transfer.
    (b) Property in the United States of Iran.--Notwithstanding any 
other provision of law, and preempting any inconsistent provision of 
State law, the property, including any interest in the property, of 
Iran shall be deemed to be property in the United States of Iran if--
            (1) that property is an interest, held directly or 
        indirectly for the benefit of Iran or for the benefit of any 
        securities intermediary that directly or indirectly holds the 
        interest for the benefit of Iran, in securities or other 
        financial assets that are represented by certificates or are in 
        other physical form and are immobilized, custodized, or held 
        for safekeeping or any other reason in the United States; or
            (2) that property is an interest in securities or other 
        financial assets held in book entry form or otherwise, and 
        credited to a securities account in the United States by any 
        securities intermediary directly or indirectly for the benefit 
        of Iran or for the benefit of any other securities intermediary 
        that directly or indirectly holds the interest for the benefit 
        of Iran.
    (c) Determination of Whether Securities or Other Assets Are Held or 
Credited to a Securities Account in the United States.--For purposes of 
this section, an interest in securities or other financial assets is 
held and credited to a securities account in the United States by a 
securities intermediary if the securities intermediary is located in 
the United States. A securities intermediary is conclusively presumed 
to be located in the United States if it is regulated in its capacity 
as a securities intermediary under the laws of the United States.
    (d) Commercial Activity in the United States.--Notwithstanding any 
other provision of law, the ownership by Iran, or its central bank or 
monetary authority, of any property, including the interest in property 
described in paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (b), or any other 
interest in property, shall be deemed to be commercial activity in the 
United States and that property, including any interest in that 
property, shall be deemed not to be held for the central bank's or 
monetary authority's own account.
    (e) Applicability.--This section applies to all attachments and 
proceedings in aid of execution issued or obtained before, on, or after 
the date of the enactment of this Act 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.
    (f) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) Blocked asset.--The term ``blocked asset''--
                    (A) 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
                    (B) does not include property that--
                            (i) 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
                            (ii) 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.
            (2) Clearing corporation.--The term ``clearing 
        corporation'' means--
                    (A) a clearing agency (as defined in section 
                3(a)(23) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 
                U.S.C. 78c(a)(23)));
                    (B) a Federal reserve bank; or
                    (C) any other person that provides clearance or 
                settlement services with respect to financial assets 
                that would require it to register as a clearing agency 
                under the Federal securities laws but for an exclusion 
                or exemption from the registration requirement under 
                section 3(a)(23)(B) of the Securities Exchange Act of 
                1934, if its activities as a clearing corporation, 
                including promulgation of rules, are subject to 
                regulation by a Federal or State governmental 
                authority.
            (3) Financial asset; security.--The terms ``financial 
        asset'' and ``security'' have the meanings given those terms in 
        the Uniform Commercial Code.
            (4) Iran.--The term ``Iran'' means the Government of Iran, 
        including the central bank or monetary authority of that 
        Government and any agency or instrumentality of that 
        Government.
            (5) Property subject to the vienna convention on diplomatic 
        relations or the vienna convention on consular relations.--The 
        term ``property subject to the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic 
        Relations or the Vienna Convention on Consular Relations'' 
        means any property the attachment in aid of execution or 
        execution of which would result in a violation of an obligation 
        of the United States under the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic 
        Relations, done at Vienna April 18, 1961, or the Convention on 
        Consular Relations, done at Vienna April 24, 1963.
            (6) Securities intermediary.--The term ``securities 
        intermediary'' means--
                    (A) a clearing corporation; or
                    (B) a person, including a bank or broker, that in 
                the ordinary course of its business maintains 
                securities accounts for others and is acting in that 
                capacity.
            (7) United states.--The terms ``United States'' includes 
        all territory and waters, continental or insular, subject to 
        the jurisdiction of the United States.

SEC. 504. REPORT ON MEMBERSHIP OF IRAN IN INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS.

    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.

                      TITLE VI--GENERAL PROVISIONS

SEC. 601. TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION; PENALTIES.

    (a) Implementation.--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--
            (1) sections 211, 213, and 216, subtitle A of title III, 
        and title VII of this Act; and
            (2) 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.
    (b) Penalties.--
            (1) In general.--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.
            (2) Provisions specified.--The provisions specified in this 
        paragraph are the following:
                    (A) Sections 211 and 216, subtitle A of title III, 
                and title VII of this Act.
                    (B) 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.

SEC. 602. APPLICABILITY TO CERTAIN INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES.

    Nothing in this Act or the amendments made by this Act shall apply 
to the authorized intelligence activities of the United States.

SEC. 603. TERMINATION.

    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)).

   TITLE VII--SANCTIONS WITH RESPECT TO HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES IN SYRIA

SEC. 701. SHORT TITLE.

    This title may be cited as the ``Syria Human Rights Accountability 
Act of 2012''.

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.

    (a) In General.--The President shall impose sanctions described in 
subsection (c) with respect to each person on the list required by 
subsection (b).
    (b) List of Persons Who Are Responsible for or Complicit in Certain 
Human Rights Abuses.--
            (1) In general.--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.
            (2) Updates of list.--The President shall submit to the 
        appropriate congressional committees an updated list under 
        paragraph (1)--
                    (A) not later than 270 days after the date of the 
                enactment of this Act and every 180 days thereafter; 
                and
                    (B) as new information becomes available.
            (3) Form of report; public availability.--
                    (A) Form.--The list required by paragraph (1) shall 
                be submitted in unclassified form but may contain a 
                classified annex.
                    (B) Public availability.--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.
            (4) Consideration of data from other countries and 
        nongovernmental organizations.--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.
    (c) Sanctions Described.--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.

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.

    (a) In General.--The President shall impose sanctions described in 
section 702(c) with respect to--
            (1) each person on the list required by subsection (b); and
            (2) any person that--
                    (A) is a successor entity to a person on the list;
                    (B) 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
                    (C) 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.
    (b) List.--
            (1) In general.--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.
            (2) Activity described.--
                    (A) In general.--A person engages in an activity 
                described in this paragraph if the person--
                            (i) transfers, or facilitates the transfer 
                        of, goods or technologies described in 
                        subparagraph (C) to Syria; or
                            (ii) provides services with respect to 
                        goods or technologies described in subparagraph 
                        (C) after such goods or technologies are 
                        transferred to Syria.
                    (B) Applicability to contracts and other 
                agreements.--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.
                    (C) Goods or technologies described.--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--
                            (i) 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
                            (ii) sensitive technology.
                    (D) Sensitive technology defined.--
                            (i) In general.--For purposes of 
                        subparagraph (C), the term ``sensitive 
                        technology'' means hardware, software, 
                        telecommunications equipment, or any other 
                        technology, that the President determines is to 
                        be used specifically--
                                    (I) to restrict the free flow of 
                                unbiased information in Syria; or
                                    (II) to disrupt, monitor, or 
                                otherwise restrict speech of the people 
                                of Syria.
                            (ii) Exception.--The term ``sensitive 
                        technology'' 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)).
            (3) Special rule to allow for termination of sanctionable 
        activity.--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--
                    (A) 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
                    (B) the President has received reliable assurances 
                that the person will not knowingly engage in any 
                activity described in paragraph (2) in the future.
            (4) Updates of list.--The President shall submit to the 
        appropriate congressional committees an updated list under 
        paragraph (1)--
                    (A) not later than 270 days after the date of the 
                enactment of this Act and every 180 days thereafter; 
                and
                    (B) as new information becomes available.
            (5) Form of report; public availability.--
                    (A) Form.--The list required by paragraph (1) shall 
                be submitted in unclassified form but may contain a 
                classified annex.
                    (B) Public availability.--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.

SEC. 704. IMPOSITION OF SANCTIONS WITH RESPECT TO PERSONS WHO ENGAGE IN 
              CENSORSHIP OR OTHER FORMS OF REPRESSION IN SYRIA.

    (a) In General.--The President shall impose sanctions described in 
section 702(c) with respect to each person on the list required by 
subsection (b).
    (b) List of Persons Who Engage in Censorship.--
            (1) In general.--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.
            (2) Updates of list.--The President shall submit to the 
        appropriate congressional committees an updated list under 
        paragraph (1)--
                    (A) not later than 270 days after the date of the 
                enactment of this Act and every 180 days thereafter; 
                and
                    (B) as new information becomes available.
            (3) Form of report; public availability.--
                    (A) Form.--The list required by paragraph (1) shall 
                be submitted in unclassified form but may contain a 
                classified annex.
                    (B) Public availability.--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.

SEC. 705. WAIVER.

    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--
            (1) determines that such a waiver is in the national 
        security interests of the United States; and
            (2) submits to the appropriate congressional committees a 
        report on the reasons for that determination.

SEC. 706. TERMINATION.

    (a) In General.--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--
            (1) the certification described in subsection (b); and
            (2) a certification that--
                    (A) the Government of Syria is democratically 
                elected and representative of the people of Syria; or
                    (B) a legitimate transitional government of Syria 
                is in place.
    (b) Certification Described.--A certification described in this 
subsection is a certification by the President that the Government of 
Syria--
            (1) has unconditionally released all political prisoners;
            (2) has ceased its practices of violence, unlawful 
        detention, torture, and abuse of citizens of Syria engaged in 
        peaceful political activity;
            (3) 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;
            (4) 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
            (5) has ceased the development and deployment of medium- 
        and long-range surface-to-surface ballistic missiles;
            (6) 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
            (7) 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.
    (c) Suspension of Sanctions After Election of Democratic 
Government.--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.
                                                       Calendar No. 320

112th CONGRESS

  2d Session

                                S. 2101

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                                 A BILL

 To strengthen the multilateral sanctions regime with respect to Iran, 
    to expand sanctions relating to the energy sector of Iran, the 
proliferation of weapons of mass destruction by Iran, and human rights 
                abuses in Iran, and for other purposes.

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                           February 13, 2012

                 Read twice and placed on the calendar