[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6603 Introduced in House (IH)]

<DOC>






118th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 6603

             To apply foreign-direct product rules to Iran.


_______________________________________________________________________


                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            December 5, 2023

 Mr. Moran (for himself and Mr. McCaul) introduced the following bill; 
         which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
             To apply foreign-direct product rules to 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 ``No Technology for Terror Act''.

SEC. 2. APPLICATION OF FOREIGN-DIRECT PRODUCT RULES TO IRAN.

    (a) In General.--Beginning on the date that is 120 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, a foreign-produced item shall be 
subject to the Export Administration Regulations (pursuant to the 
Export Control Reform Act of 2018 (50 U.S.C. 4801 et seq.)) if the 
item--
            (1) meets--
                    (A) the product scope requirements described in 
                subsection (b); and
                    (B) the destination scope requirements described in 
                subsection (c); and
            (2) is exported, reexported, or in-country transferred to 
        Iran or involves persons affiliated with the Government of 
        Iran.
    (b) Product Scope Requirements.--A foreign-produced item meets the 
product scope requirements of this subsection if the item--
            (1) is a direct product of United States-origin technology 
        or software subject to the Export Administration Regulations 
        that is specified in a covered Export Control Classification 
        Number; or
            (2) is produced by any plant or major component of a plant 
        that is located outside the United States, if the plant or 
        major component of a plant, whether made in the United States 
        or a foreign country, itself is a direct product of United 
        States-origin technology or software subject to the Export 
        Administration Regulations that is specified in a covered 
        Export Control Classification Number.
    (c) Destination Scope Requirements.--A foreign-produced item meets 
the destination scope requirements of this subsection if there is 
knowledge that the foreign-produced item is destined to Iran or will be 
incorporated into or used in the production or development of any part, 
component, or equipment subject to the Export Administration 
Regulations and produced in or destined to Iran.
    (d) License Requirements.--
            (1) In general.--A license shall be required to export, 
        reexport, or in-country transfer a foreign-produced item that 
        meets the product scope requirements described in subsection 
        (b) and the destination scope requirements described in 
        subsection (c) and is subject to the Export Administration 
        Regulations pursuant to this section.
            (2) Exceptions.--The license requirements of paragraph (1) 
        shall not apply to--
                    (A) food or medicine that is--
                            (i) designated as EAR99; or
                            (ii) not designated under or listed on the 
                        Commerce Control List; or
                    (B) services, software, or hardware (other than 
                services, software, or hardware for end-users owned or 
                controlled by the Government of Iran) that is--
                            (i) incident to communications;
                            (ii) designated as--
                                    (I) EAR99; or
                                    (II) Export Control Classification 
                                Number 5A992.c or 5D992.c, and 
                                classified in accordance with section 
                                740.17 of title 15 Code of Federal 
                                Regulations; and
                            (iii) subject to a general license issued 
                        by the Department of Commerce.
    (e) Definitions.--In this section--
            (1) the term ``Commerce Control List'' means the list 
        maintained pursuant to part 744 of the Export Administration 
        Regulations;
            (2) the term ``covered Export Control Classification 
        Number'' means an Export Control Classification Number in 
        product group D or E of Category 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, or 9 of the 
        Commerce Control List;
            (3) the terms ``Export Administration Regulations'', 
        ``export'', ``reexport'', and ``in-country transfer'' have the 
        meanings given those terms in section 1742 of the Export 
        Control Reform Act of 2018 (50 U.S.C. 4801); and
            (4) the terms ``direct product'', ``technology'', 
        ``software'', ``major component'', ``knowledge'', 
        ``production'', ``development'', ``part'', ``component'', 
        ``equipment'', and ``government end users'' have the meanings 
        given those terms in section 734.9 or part 772 of the Export 
        Administration Regulations, as the case may be.
                                 <all>