[Congressional Bills 113th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4967 Introduced in House (IH)]

113th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 4967

    To provide congressional review of nuclear agreements with Iran.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             June 25, 2014

    Mr. Franks of Arizona (for himself, Mr. Lamborn, Mr. Yoho, Mr. 
  DeSantis, Mr. Salmon, Mr. Fleming, Mr. Posey, Mr. King of Iowa, Mr. 
    Perry, and Mr. Chabot) introduced the following bill; which was 
 referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the 
 Committee on Rules, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
  Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall 
           within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned

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                                 A BILL


 
    To provide congressional review of nuclear agreements with Iran.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Iran Nuclear Agreement Accountablity 
Act''.

SEC. 2. CONGRESSIONAL REVIEW OF NUCLEAR AGREEMENTS WITH IRAN.

    (a) Congressional Review of Nuclear Agreements With Respect to 
Iran.--
            (1) In general.--Beginning on the date of the enactment of 
        this Act, the President, within three days of the conclusion of 
        any agreement between the United States, any other party, and 
        the Islamic Republic of Iran related to Iran's nuclear program, 
        shall submit such agreement to Congress.
            (2) Procedures for review.--
                    (A) In general.--During the 15-day period beginning 
                on the date on which the President submits an agreement 
                under paragraph (1), the Committees on Foreign 
                Relations of the Senate and the Committee on Foreign 
                Affairs of the House of Representatives shall review 
                any such agreement and may hold hearings or briefings, 
                as appropriate.
                    (B) Expedited procedures for a joint resolution of 
                approval or disapproval.--
                            (i) In general.--During the 15-day period 
                        beginning on the day after the period for 
                        review provided for in subparagraph (A), a 
                        joint resolution of approval or a joint 
                        resolution of disapproval may be introduced in 
                        the House of Representatives by the Speaker, 
                        the minority leader, or their respective 
                        designee, or in the Senate by the majority 
                        leader, the minority leader, or their 
                        respective designee, and may not be amended.
                            (ii) Referral.--A joint resolution of 
                        approval or a joint resolution of disapproval 
                        introduced under clause (i) in the Senate shall 
                        be referred to the Committee on Foreign 
                        Relations and a joint resolution of approval or 
                        a joint resolution of disapproval introduced 
                        under clause (i) in the House of 
                        Representatives shall be referred to the 
                        Committee on Foreign Affairs.
                            (iii) Committee discharge and floor 
                        consideration.--The provisions of subsections 
                        (c) through (f) of section 152 of the Trade Act 
                        of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2192) (relating to committee 
                        discharge and floor consideration of certain 
                        resolutions in the House of Representatives and 
                        the Senate) apply to a joint resolution of 
                        approval or a joint resolution of disapproval 
                        under this subsection to the same extent that 
                        such subsections apply to joint resolutions 
                        under such section 152, except that--
                                    (I) subsection (c)(1) shall be 
                                applied and administered by 
                                substituting ``10 days'' for ``30 
                                days''; and
                                    (II) subsection (f)(1)(A)(i) shall 
                                be applied and administered by 
                                substituting ``Committee on Foreign 
                                Relations'' for ``Committee on 
                                Finance''.
                            (iv) Rules of the house of representatives 
                        and the senate.--This subsection is enacted by 
                        Congress--
                                    (I) as an exercise of the 
                                rulemaking power of the Senate and the 
                                House of Representatives, respectively, 
                                and as such is deemed a part of the 
                                rules of each House, respectively, but 
                                applicable only with respect to the 
                                procedure to be followed in that House 
                                in the case of a joint resolution, and 
                                it supersedes other rules only to the 
                                extent that it is inconsistent with 
                                such rules; and
                                    (II) with full recognition of the 
                                constitutional right of either House to 
                                change the rules (so far as relating to 
                                the procedure of that House) at any 
                                time, in the same manner and to the 
                                same extent as in the case of any other 
                                rule of that House.
                            (v) Definitions.--In this subsection--
                                    (I) the term ``joint resolution of 
                                approval'' means only a joint 
                                resolution of the 2 Houses of Congress, 
                                the sole matter after the resolving 
                                clause of which is as follows: ``That 
                                Congress approves of the agreement 
                                between the United States and the 
                                Islamic Republic of Iran submitted by 
                                the President to Congress under section 
                                2(a) of the Iran Nuclear Agreement 
                                Accountablity Act on ____.'', with the 
                                blank space being filled with the 
                                appropriate date; and
                                    (II) the term ``joint resolution of 
                                disapproval'' means only a joint 
                                resolution of the 2 Houses of Congress, 
                                the sole matter after the resolving 
                                clause of which is as follows: ``That 
                                Congress disapproves of the agreement 
                                between the United States and the 
                                Islamic Republic of Iran submitted by 
                                the President to Congress under section 
                                2(a) of the Iran Nuclear Agreement 
                                Accountablity Act on ____.'', with the 
                                blank space being filled with the 
                                appropriate date.
    (b) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section or any action 
taken pursuant to this section shall be construed as approval of any 
sanctions relief in connection with any agreement with respect to 
Iran's nuclear program.
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