[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3966 Introduced in House (IH)]

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117th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3966

 To prohibit the United States from rejoining the Joint Comprehensive 
       Plan of Action (JCPOA) until the President makes certain 
                certifications, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             June 17, 2021

 Mr. Clyde (for himself, Mr. Babin, Mr. Mann, Mr. Emmer, Mr. Van Drew, 
 Ms. Salazar, Mr. Mast, Mr. DesJarlais, Mr. Bishop of North Carolina, 
    Mr. Crenshaw, Mr. Carter of Texas, and Mr. Bost) introduced the 
 following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs

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                                 A BILL


 
 To prohibit the United States from rejoining the Joint Comprehensive 
       Plan of Action (JCPOA) until the President makes certain 
                certifications, 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. PROHIBITION.

    (a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the 
United States may not rejoin the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action 
(JCPOA) until the President certifies to Congress the following:
            (1) Iran has made a full accounting of the prior military 
        dimensions of its nuclear program, and permanently and 
        verifiably abandoned such work in perpetuity.
            (2) Iran has ceased enrichment and agreed to never pursue 
        plutonium reprocessing.
            (3) Iran has provided the International Atomic Energy 
        Agency (IAEA) with unqualified access to all nuclear and 
        military sites throughout the entire country.
            (4) Iran has ended its proliferation of ballistic missiles 
        and halted further launching or development of nuclear-capable 
        missile systems.
            (5) Iran released all United States citizens in Iranian 
        custody, as well as the citizens of United States partners and 
        allies.
            (6) Iran ended its support to Hezbollah, Hamas, and the 
        Palestinian Islamic Jihad.
            (7) Iran respects the sovereignty of the Iraqi government 
        and has ended its military support of Shi'a militias.
            (8) Iran has ended its military support of the Houthi 
        militia.
            (9) All forces under Iranian command have been withdrawn 
        from Syria.
            (10) Iran has ended its support of the Taliban in 
        Afghanistan.
            (11) Iran has ended the operations of the Iranian 
        Revolutionary Guard Command (IRGC) Quds Force.
            (12) Iran has ended its threatening behavior against its 
        neighbors, including Israel, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab 
        Emirates, its threats against shipping, and ceased its 
        cyberattacks.
            (13) Iran allows peaceful protests, has released political 
        prisoners, and has ended its human rights abuses.
    (b) Definition.--In this section, the terms ``Joint Comprehensive 
Plan of Action'' and ``JCPOA'' mean the Joint Comprehensive Plan of 
Action signed at Vienna on July 14, 2015, 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 Comprehensive Plan of Action.
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