[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1191 Engrossed Amendment Senate (EAS)]
In the Senate of the United States,
May 7, 2015.
Resolved, That the bill from the House of Representatives (H.R.
1191) entitled ``An Act to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to
ensure that emergency services volunteers are not taken into account as
employees under the shared responsibility requirements contained in the
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.'', do pass with the
following
AMENDMENTS:
Strike all after the enacting clause and insert the
following:
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Iran Nuclear Agreement Review Act of
2015''.
SEC. 2. CONGRESSIONAL REVIEW AND OVERSIGHT OF AGREEMENTS WITH IRAN
RELATING TO THE NUCLEAR PROGRAM OF IRAN.
The Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2011 et seq.) is amended
by inserting after section 134 the following new section:
``SEC. 135. CONGRESSIONAL REVIEW AND OVERSIGHT OF AGREEMENTS WITH IRAN.
``(a) Transmission to Congress of Nuclear Agreements With Iran and
Verification Assessment With Respect to Such Agreements.--
``(1) Transmission of agreements.--Not later than 5
calendar days after reaching an agreement with Iran relating to
the nuclear program of Iran, the President shall transmit to
the appropriate congressional committees and leadership--
``(A) the agreement, as defined in subsection
(h)(1), including all related materials and annexes;
``(B) a verification assessment report of the
Secretary of State prepared under paragraph (2) with
respect to the agreement; and
``(C) a certification that--
``(i) the agreement includes the
appropriate terms, conditions, and duration of
the agreement's requirements with respect to
Iran's nuclear activities and provisions
describing any sanctions to be waived,
suspended, or otherwise reduced by the United
States, and any other nation or entity,
including the United Nations; and
``(ii) the President determines the
agreement meets United States non-proliferation
objectives, does not jeopardize the common
defense and security, provides an adequate
framework to ensure that Iran's nuclear
activities permitted thereunder will not be
inimical to or constitute an unreasonable risk
to the common defense and security, and ensures
that Iran's nuclear activities permitted
thereunder will not be used to further any
nuclear-related military or nuclear explosive
purpose, including for any research on or
development of any nuclear explosive device or
any other nuclear-related military purpose.
``(2) Verification assessment report.--
``(A) In general.--The Secretary of State shall
prepare, with respect to an agreement described in
paragraph (1), a report assessing--
``(i) the extent to which the Secretary
will be able to verify that Iran is complying
with its obligations and commitments under the
agreement;
``(ii) the adequacy of the safeguards and
other control mechanisms and other assurances
contained in the agreement with respect to
Iran's nuclear program to ensure Iran's
activities permitted thereunder will not be
used to further any nuclear-related military or
nuclear explosive purpose, including for any
research on or development of any nuclear
explosive device or any other nuclear-related
military purpose; and
``(iii) the capacity and capability of the
International Atomic Energy Agency to
effectively implement the verification regime
required by or related to the agreement,
including whether the International Atomic
Energy Agency will have sufficient access to
investigate suspicious sites or allegations of
covert nuclear-related activities and whether
it has the required funding, manpower, and
authority to undertake the verification regime
required by or related to the agreement.
``(B) Assumptions.--In preparing a report under
subparagraph (A) with respect to an agreement described
in paragraph (1), the Secretary shall assume that Iran
could--
``(i) use all measures not expressly
prohibited by the agreement to conceal
activities that violate its obligations and
commitments under the agreement; and
``(ii) alter or deviate from standard
practices in order to impede efforts to verify
that Iran is complying with those obligations
and commitments.
``(C) Classified annex.--A report under
subparagraph (A) shall be transmitted in unclassified
form, but shall include a classified annex prepared in
consultation with the Director of National
Intelligence, summarizing relevant classified
information.
``(3) Exception.--
``(A) In general.--Neither the requirements of
subparagraphs (B) and (C) of paragraph (1), nor
subsections (b) through (g) of this section, shall
apply to an agreement described in subsection (h)(5) or
to the EU-Iran Joint Statement made on April 2, 2015.
``(B) Additional requirement.--Notwithstanding
subparagraph (A), any agreement as defined in
subsection (h)(1) and any related materials, whether
concluded before or after the date of the enactment of
this section, shall not be subject to the exception in
subparagraph (A).
``(b) Period for Review by Congress of Nuclear Agreements With
Iran.--
``(1) In general.--During the 30-calendar day period
following transmittal by the President of an agreement pursuant
to subsection (a), the Committee on Foreign Relations of the
Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of
Representatives shall, as appropriate, hold hearings and
briefings and otherwise obtain information in order to fully
review such agreement.
``(2) Exception.--The period for congressional review under
paragraph (1) shall be 60 calendar days if an agreement,
including all materials required to be transmitted to Congress
pursuant to subsection (a)(1), is transmitted pursuant to
subsection (a) between July 10, 2015, and September 7, 2015.
``(3) Limitation on actions during initial congressional
review period.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law,
except as provided in paragraph (6), prior to and during the
period for transmission of an agreement in subsection (a)(1)
and during the period for congressional review provided in
paragraph (1), including any additional period as applicable
under the exception provided in paragraph (2), the President
may not waive, suspend, reduce, provide relief from, or
otherwise limit the application of statutory sanctions with
respect to Iran under any provision of law or refrain from
applying any such sanctions pursuant to an agreement described
in subsection (a).
``(4) Limitation on actions during presidential
consideration of a joint resolution of disapproval.--
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, except as provided
in paragraph (6), if a joint resolution of disapproval
described in subsection (c)(2)(B) passes both Houses of
Congress, the President may not waive, suspend, reduce, provide
relief from, or otherwise limit the application of statutory
sanctions with respect to Iran under any provision of law or
refrain from applying any such sanctions pursuant to an
agreement described in subsection (a) for a period of 12
calendar days following the date of such passage.
``(5) Limitation on actions during congressional
reconsideration of a joint resolution of disapproval.--
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, except as provided
in paragraph (6), if a joint resolution of disapproval
described in subsection (c)(2)(B) passes both Houses of
Congress, and the President vetoes such joint resolution, the
President may not waive, suspend, reduce, provide relief from,
or otherwise limit the application of statutory sanctions with
respect to Iran under any provision of law or refrain from
applying any such sanctions pursuant to an agreement described
in subsection (a) for a period of 10 calendar days following
the date of the President's veto.
``(6) Exception.--The prohibitions under paragraphs (3)
through (5) do not apply to any new deferral, waiver, or other
suspension of statutory sanctions pursuant to the Joint Plan of
Action if that deferral, waiver, or other suspension is made--
``(A) consistent with the law in effect on the date
of the enactment of the Iran Nuclear Agreement Review
Act of 2015; and
``(B) not later than 45 calendar days before the
transmission by the President of an agreement,
assessment report, and certification under subsection
(a).
``(7) Definition.--In the House of Representatives, for
purposes of this subsection, the terms `transmittal,'
`transmitted,' and `transmission' mean transmittal,
transmitted, and transmission, respectively, to the Speaker of
the House of Representatives.
``(c) Effect of Congressional Action With Respect to Nuclear
Agreements With Iran.--
``(1) Sense of congress.--It is the sense of Congress
that--
``(A) the sanctions regime imposed on Iran by
Congress is primarily responsible for bringing Iran to
the table to negotiate on its nuclear program;
``(B) these negotiations are a critically important
matter of national security and foreign policy for the
United States and its closest allies;
``(C) this section does not require a vote by
Congress for the agreement to commence;
``(D) this section provides for congressional
review, including, as appropriate, for approval,
disapproval, or no action on statutory sanctions relief
under an agreement; and
``(E) even though the agreement may commence,
because the sanctions regime was imposed by Congress
and only Congress can permanently modify or eliminate
that regime, it is critically important that Congress
have the opportunity, in an orderly and deliberative
manner, to consider and, as appropriate, take action
affecting the statutory sanctions regime imposed by
Congress.
``(2) In general.--Notwithstanding any other provision of
law, action involving any measure of statutory sanctions relief
by the United States pursuant to an agreement subject to
subsection (a) or the Joint Plan of Action--
``(A) may be taken, consistent with existing
statutory requirements for such action, if, during the
period for review provided in subsection (b), there is
enacted a joint resolution stating in substance that
the Congress does favor the agreement;
``(B) may not be taken if, during the period for
review provided in subsection (b), there is enacted a
joint resolution stating in substance that the Congress
does not favor the agreement; or
``(C) may be taken, consistent with existing
statutory requirements for such action, if, following
the period for review provided in subsection (b), there
is not enacted any such joint resolution.
``(3) Definition.--For the purposes of this subsection, the
phrase `action involving any measure of statutory sanctions
relief by the United States' shall include waiver, suspension,
reduction, or other effort to provide relief from, or otherwise
limit the application of statutory sanctions with respect to,
Iran under any provision of law or any other effort to refrain
from applying any such sanctions.
``(d) Congressional Oversight of Iranian Compliance With Nuclear
Agreements.--
``(1) In general.--The President shall keep the appropriate
congressional committees and leadership fully and currently
informed of all aspects of Iranian compliance with respect to
an agreement subject to subsection (a).
``(2) Potentially significant breaches and compliance
incidents.--The President shall, within 10 calendar days of
receiving credible and accurate information relating to a
potentially significant breach or compliance incident by Iran
with respect to an agreement subject to subsection (a), submit
such information to the appropriate congressional committees
and leadership.
``(3) Material breach report.--Not later than 30 calendar
days after submitting information about a potentially
significant breach or compliance incident pursuant to paragraph
(2), the President shall make a determination whether such
potentially significant breach or compliance issue constitutes
a material breach and, if there is such a material breach,
whether Iran has cured such material breach, and shall submit
to the appropriate congressional committees and leadership such
determination, accompanied by, as appropriate, a report on the
action or failure to act by Iran that led to the material
breach, actions necessary for Iran to cure the breach, and the
status of Iran's efforts to cure the breach.
``(4) Semi-annual report.--Not later than 180 calendar days
after entering into an agreement described in subsection (a),
and not less frequently than once every 180 calendar days
thereafter, the President shall submit to the appropriate
congressional committees and leadership a report on Iran's
nuclear program and the compliance of Iran with the agreement
during the period covered by the report, including the
following elements:
``(A) Any action or failure to act by Iran that
breached the agreement or is in noncompliance with the
terms of the agreement.
``(B) Any delay by Iran of more than one week in
providing inspectors access to facilities, people, and
documents in Iran as required by the agreement.
``(C) Any progress made by Iran to resolve concerns
by the International Atomic Energy Agency about
possible military dimensions of Iran's nuclear program.
``(D) Any procurement by Iran of materials in
violation of the agreement or which could otherwise
significantly advance Iran's ability to obtain a
nuclear weapon.
``(E) Any centrifuge research and development
conducted by Iran that--
``(i) is not in compliance with the
agreement; or
``(ii) may substantially reduce the
breakout time of acquisition of a nuclear
weapon by Iran, if deployed.
``(F) Any diversion by Iran of uranium, carbon-
fiber, or other materials for use in Iran's nuclear
program in violation of the agreement.
``(G) Any covert nuclear activities undertaken by
Iran, including any covert nuclear weapons-related or
covert fissile material activities or research and
development.
``(H) An assessment of whether any Iranian
financial institutions are engaged in money laundering
or terrorist finance activities, including names of
specific financial institutions if applicable.
``(I) Iran's advances in its ballistic missile
program, including developments related to its long-
range and inter-continental ballistic missile programs.
``(J) An assessment of--
``(i) whether Iran directly supported,
financed, planned, or carried out an act of
terrorism against the United States or a United
States person anywhere in the world;
``(ii) whether, and the extent to which,
Iran supported acts of terrorism, including
acts of terrorism against the United States or
a United States person anywhere in the world;
``(iii) all actions, including in
international fora, being taken by the United
States to stop, counter, and condemn acts by
Iran to directly or indirectly carry out acts
of terrorism against the United States and
United States persons;
``(iv) the impact on the national security
of the United States and the safety of United
States citizens as a result of any Iranian
actions reported under this paragraph; and
``(v) all of the sanctions relief provided
to Iran, pursuant to the agreement, and a
description of the relationship between each
sanction waived, suspended, or deferred and
Iran's nuclear weapon's program.
``(K) An assessment of whether violations of
internationally recognized human rights in Iran have
changed, increased, or decreased, as compared to the
prior 180-day period.
``(5) Additional reports and information.--
``(A) Agency reports.--Following submission of an
agreement pursuant to subsection (a) to the appropriate
congressional committees and leadership, the Department
of State, the Department of Energy, and the Department
of Defense shall, upon the request of any of those
committees or leadership, promptly furnish to those
committees or leadership their views as to whether the
safeguards and other controls contained in the
agreement with respect to Iran's nuclear program
provide an adequate framework to ensure that Iran's
activities permitted thereunder will not be inimical to
or constitute an unreasonable risk to the common
defense and security.
``(B) Provision of information on nuclear
initiatives with iran.--The President shall keep the
appropriate congressional committees and leadership
fully and currently informed of any initiative or
negotiations with Iran relating to Iran's nuclear
program, including any new or amended agreement.
``(6) Compliance certification.--After the review period
provided in subsection (b), the President shall, not less than
every 90 calendar days--
``(A) determine whether the President is able to
certify that--
``(i) Iran is transparently, verifiably,
and fully implementing the agreement, including
all related technical or additional agreements;
``(ii) Iran has not committed a material
breach with respect to the agreement or, if
Iran has committed a material breach, Iran has
cured the material breach;
``(iii) Iran has not taken any action,
including covert activities, that could
significantly advance its nuclear weapons
program; and
``(iv) suspension of sanctions related to
Iran pursuant to the agreement is--
``(I) appropriate and proportionate
to the specific and verifiable measures
taken by Iran with respect to
terminating its illicit nuclear
program; and
``(II) vital to the national
security interests of the United
States; and
``(B) if the President determines he is able to
make the certification described in subparagraph (A),
make such certification to the appropriate
congressional committees and leadership.
``(7) Sense of congress.--It is the sense of Congress
that--
``(A) United States sanctions on Iran for
terrorism, human rights abuses, and ballistic missiles
will remain in place under an agreement, as defined in
subsection (h)(1);
``(B) issues not addressed by an agreement on the
nuclear program of Iran, including fair and appropriate
compensation for Americans who were terrorized and
subjected to torture while held in captivity for 444
days after the seizure of the United States Embassy in
Tehran, Iran, in 1979 and their families, the freedom
of Americans held in Iran, the human rights abuses of
the Government of Iran against its own people, and the
continued support of terrorism worldwide by the
Government of Iran, are matters critical to ensure
justice and the national security of the United States,
and should be expeditiously addressed;
``(C) the President should determine the agreement
in no way compromises the commitment of the United
States to Israel's security, nor its support for
Israel's right to exist; and
``(D) in order to responsibly implement any long-
term agreement reached between the P5+1 countries and
Iran, it is critically important that Congress have the
opportunity to review any agreement and, as necessary,
take action to modify the statutory sanctions regime
imposed by Congress.
``(e) Expedited Consideration of Legislation.--
``(1) Initiation.--
``(A) In general.--In the event the President does
not submit a certification pursuant to subsection
(d)(6) during each 90-day period following the review
period provided in subsection (b), or submits a
determination pursuant to subsection (d)(3) that Iran
has materially breached an agreement subject to
subsection (a) and the material breach has not been
cured, qualifying legislation introduced within 60
calendar days of such event shall be entitled to
expedited consideration pursuant to this subsection.
``(B) Definition.--In the House of Representatives,
for purposes of this paragraph, the terms `submit' and
`submits' mean submit and submits, respectively, to the
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
``(2) Qualifying legislation defined.--For purposes of this
subsection, the term `qualifying legislation' means only a bill
of either House of Congress--
``(A) the title of which is as follows: `A bill
reinstating statutory sanctions imposed with respect to
Iran.'; and
``(B) the matter after the enacting clause of which
is: `Any statutory sanctions imposed with respect to
Iran pursuant to ______ that were waived, suspended,
reduced, or otherwise relieved pursuant to an agreement
submitted pursuant to section 135(a) of the Atomic
Energy Act of 1954 are hereby reinstated and any action
by the United States Government to facilitate the
release of funds or assets to Iran pursuant to such
agreement, or provide any further waiver, suspension,
reduction, or other relief pursuant to such agreement
is hereby prohibited.', with the blank space being
filled in with the law or laws under which sanctions
are to be reinstated.
``(3) Introduction.--During the 60-calendar day period
provided for in paragraph (1), qualifying legislation may be
introduced--
``(A) in the House of Representatives, by the
majority leader or the minority leader; and
``(B) in the Senate, by the majority leader (or the
majority leader's designee) or the minority leader (or
the minority leader's designee).
``(4) Floor consideration in house of representatives.--
``(A) Reporting and discharge.--If a committee of
the House to which qualifying legislation has been
referred has not reported such qualifying legislation
within 10 legislative days after the date of referral,
that committee shall be discharged from further
consideration thereof.
``(B) Proceeding to consideration.--Beginning on
the third legislative day after each committee to which
qualifying legislation has been referred reports it to
the House or has been discharged from further
consideration thereof, it shall be in order to move to
proceed to consider the qualifying legislation in the
House. All points of order against the motion are
waived. Such a motion shall not be in order after the
House has disposed of a motion to proceed on the
qualifying legislation with regard to the same
agreement. The previous question shall be considered as
ordered on the motion to its adoption without
intervening motion. The motion shall not be debatable.
A motion to reconsider the vote by which the motion is
disposed of shall not be in order.
``(C) Consideration.--The qualifying legislation
shall be considered as read. All points of order
against the qualifying legislation and against its
consideration are waived. The previous question shall
be considered as ordered on the qualifying legislation
to final passage without intervening motion except two
hours of debate equally divided and controlled by the
sponsor of the qualifying legislation (or a designee)
and an opponent. A motion to reconsider the vote on
passage of the qualifying legislation shall not be in
order.
``(5) Consideration in the senate.--
``(A) Committee referral.--Qualifying legislation
introduced in the Senate shall be referred to the
Committee on Foreign Relations.
``(B) Reporting and discharge.--If the Committee on
Foreign Relations has not reported such qualifying
legislation within 10 session days after the date of
referral of such legislation, that committee shall be
discharged from further consideration of such
legislation and the qualifying legislation shall be
placed on the appropriate calendar.
``(C) Proceeding to consideration.--Notwithstanding
Rule XXII of the Standing Rules of the Senate, it is in
order at any time after the committee authorized to
consider qualifying legislation reports it to the
Senate or has been discharged from its consideration
(even though a previous motion to the same effect has
been disagreed to) to move to proceed to the
consideration of qualifying legislation, and all points
of order against qualifying legislation (and against
consideration of the qualifying legislation) are
waived. The motion to proceed is not debatable. The
motion is not subject to a motion to postpone. A motion
to reconsider the vote by which the motion is agreed to
or disagreed to shall not be in order. If a motion to
proceed to the consideration of the qualifying
legislation is agreed to, the qualifying legislation
shall remain the unfinished business until disposed of.
``(D) Debate.--Debate on qualifying legislation,
and on all debatable motions and appeals in connection
therewith, shall be limited to not more than 10 hours,
which shall be divided equally between the majority and
minority leaders or their designees. A motion to
further limit debate is in order and not debatable. An
amendment to, or a motion to postpone, or a motion to
proceed to the consideration of other business, or a
motion to recommit the qualifying legislation is not in
order.
``(E) Vote on passage.--The vote on passage shall
occur immediately following the conclusion of the
debate on the qualifying legislation and a single
quorum call at the conclusion of the debate, if
requested in accordance with the rules of the Senate.
``(F) Rulings of the chair on procedure.--Appeals
from the decisions of the Chair relating to the
application of the rules of the Senate, as the case may
be, to the procedure relating to qualifying legislation
shall be decided without debate.
``(G) Consideration of veto messages.--Debate in
the Senate of any veto message with respect to
qualifying legislation, including all debatable motions
and appeals in connection with such qualifying
legislation, shall be limited to 10 hours, to be
equally divided between, and controlled by, the
majority leader and the minority leader or their
designees.
``(6) Rules relating to senate and house of
representatives.--
``(A) Coordination with action by other house.--If,
before the passage by one House of qualifying
legislation of that House, that House receives
qualifying legislation from the other House, then the
following procedures shall apply:
``(i) The qualifying legislation of the
other House shall not be referred to a
committee.
``(ii) With respect to qualifying
legislation of the House receiving the
legislation--
``(I) the procedure in that House
shall be the same as if no qualifying
legislation had been received from the
other House; but
``(II) the vote on passage shall be
on the qualifying legislation of the
other House.
``(B) Treatment of a bill of other house.--If one
House fails to introduce qualifying legislation under
this section, the qualifying legislation of the other
House shall be entitled to expedited floor procedures
under this section.
``(C) Treatment of companion measures.--If,
following passage of the qualifying legislation in the
Senate, the Senate then receives a companion measure
from the House of Representatives, the companion
measure shall not be debatable.
``(D) Application to revenue measures.--The
provisions of this paragraph shall not apply in the
House of Representatives to qualifying legislation
which is a revenue measure.
``(f) Rules of House of Representatives and Senate.--Subsection (e)
is enacted by Congress--
``(1) as an exercise of the rulemaking power of the Senate
and the House of Representatives, respectively, and as such are
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 legislation described in those
sections, and supersede other rules only to the extent that
they are inconsistent with such rules; and
``(2) 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.
``(g) Rules of Construction.--Nothing in the section shall be
construed as--
``(1) modifying, or having any other impact on, the
President's authority to negotiate, enter into, or implement
appropriate executive agreements, other than the restrictions
on implementation of the agreements specifically covered by
this section;
``(2) allowing any new waiver, suspension, reduction, or
other relief from statutory sanctions with respect to Iran
under any provision of law, or allowing the President to
refrain from applying any such sanctions pursuant to an
agreement described in subsection (a) during the period for
review provided in subsection (b);
``(3) revoking or terminating any statutory sanctions
imposed on Iran; or
``(4) authorizing the use of military force against Iran.
``(h) Definitions.--In this section:
``(1) Agreement.--The term `agreement' means an agreement
related to the nuclear program of Iran that includes the United
States, commits the United States to take action, or pursuant
to which the United States commits or otherwise agrees to take
action, regardless of the form it takes, whether a political
commitment or otherwise, and regardless of whether it is
legally binding or not, including any joint comprehensive plan
of action entered into or made between Iran and any other
parties, and any additional materials related thereto,
including annexes, appendices, codicils, side agreements,
implementing materials, documents, and guidance, technical or
other understandings, and any related agreements, whether
entered into or implemented prior to the agreement or to be
entered into or implemented in the future.
``(2) Appropriate congressional committees.--The term
`appropriate congressional committees' means the Committee on
Finance, the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs,
the Select Committee on Intelligence, and the Committee on
Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Committee on Ways and
Means, the Committee on Financial Services, the Permanent
Select Committee on Intelligence, and the Committee on Foreign
Affairs of the House of Representatives.
``(3) Appropriate congressional committees and
leadership.--The term `appropriate congressional committees and
leadership' means the Committee on Finance, the Committee on
Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, the Select Committee on
Intelligence, and the Committee on Foreign Relations, and the
Majority and Minority Leaders of the Senate and the Committee
on Ways and Means, the Committee on Financial Services, the
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, and the Committee
on Foreign Affairs, and the Speaker, Majority Leader, and
Minority Leader of the House of Representatives.
``(4) Iranian financial institution.--The term `Iranian
financial institution' has the meaning given the term in
section 104A(d) of the Comprehensive Iran Sanctions,
Accountability, and Divestment Act of 2010 (22 U.S.C.
8513b(d)).
``(5) Joint plan of action.--The term `Joint Plan of
Action' means the Joint Plan of Action, signed at Geneva
November 24, 2013, by Iran and by France, Germany, the Russian
Federation, the People's Republic of China, the United Kingdom,
and the United States, and all implementing materials and
agreements related to the Joint Plan of Action, including the
technical understandings reached on January 12, 2014, the
extension thereto agreed to on July 18, 2014, the extension
agreed to on November 24, 2014, and any materially identical
extension that is agreed to on or after the date of the
enactment of the Iran Nuclear Agreement Review Act of 2015.
``(6) EU-iran joint statement.--The term `EU-Iran Joint
Statement' means only the Joint Statement by EU High
Representative Federica Mogherini and Iranian Foreign Minister
Javad Zarif made on April 2, 2015, at Lausanne, Switzerland.
``(7) Material breach.--The term `material breach' means,
with respect to an agreement described in subsection (a), any
breach of the agreement, or in the case of non-binding
commitments, any failure to perform those commitments, that
substantially--
``(A) benefits Iran's nuclear program;
``(B) decreases the amount of time required by Iran
to achieve a nuclear weapon; or
``(C) deviates from or undermines the purposes of
such agreement.
``(8) Noncompliance defined.--The term `noncompliance'
means any departure from the terms of an agreement described in
subsection (a) that is not a material breach.
``(9) P5+1 countries.--The term `P5+1 countries' means the
United States, France, the Russian Federation, the People's
Republic of China, the United Kingdom, and Germany.
``(10) 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).''.
Amend the title so as to read: ``A bill to provide for
congressional review and oversight of agreements relating to
Iran's nuclear program, and for other purposes.''.
Attest:
Secretary.
114th CONGRESS
1st Session
H.R. 1191
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