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<dc:title>117 S2626 IS: Mahsa Amini Human rights and Security Accountability Act</dc:title>
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<dc:date>2023-07-27</dc:date>
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<distribution-code display="yes">II</distribution-code><congress>118th CONGRESS</congress><session>1st Session</session><legis-num>S. 2626</legis-num><current-chamber>IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES</current-chamber><action><action-date date="20230727">July 27, 2023</action-date><action-desc><sponsor name-id="S350">Mr. Rubio</sponsor> (for himself and <cosponsor name-id="S413">Mr. Padilla</cosponsor>) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the <committee-name committee-id="SSFR00">Committee on Foreign Relations</committee-name></action-desc></action><legis-type>A BILL</legis-type><official-title>To impose sanctions with respect to the Supreme Leader of Iran and the President of Iran and their respective offices for human rights abuses and support for terrorism.</official-title></form><legis-body style="OLC" display-enacting-clause="yes-display-enacting-clause" changed="not-changed" id="H012084C8907C4E329A432F809D8F031F"><section section-type="section-one" id="HDF18E95EAEA54893B1B05744B7EEC100" changed="not-changed"><enum>1.</enum><header>Short title</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">This Act may be cited as the <quote><short-title>Mahsa Amini Human rights and Security Accountability Act</short-title></quote> or the <quote><short-title>MAHSA Act</short-title></quote>.</text></section><section id="H479F675F5A26451A9A625C9DCFAAE7EC" changed="not-changed"><enum>2.</enum><header>Imposition of sanctions with respect to the offices of the Supreme Leader and President of Iran and affiliated persons</header><subsection id="H9498A2C506194C12B756F61E558F0A81" changed="not-changed"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><paragraph id="H2863DE3C24944A3898CD5083F0DCB676" changed="not-changed"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Determination and report required</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the President shall—</text><subparagraph id="H70C1500F33D848B4905B053D9ABB10CC" changed="not-changed"><enum>(A)</enum><text>determine whether each foreign person described in subsection (b) meets the criteria for imposition of sanctions under one or more of the sanctions programs and authorities listed in paragraph (2);</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H524FD84FBD094F84862F623AE2B0F900" changed="not-changed"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">impose applicable sanctions with respect to any foreign person determined to meet the criteria for imposition of sanctions pursuant to subparagraph (A) under the sanctions programs and authorities listed in subparagraph (A) or (F) of paragraph (2);</text></subparagraph><subparagraph changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idbf7342f970894c4ea6f5d3c8c816b047"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">pursue applicable sanctions with respect to any foreign person determined to meet the criteria for imposition of sanctions pursuant to subparagraph (A) under the sanctions programs and authorities listed in subparagraph (B), (C), (D), or (E) of paragraph (2); and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HFA7EEFC7B5DD4DD9846CF12D95853117" changed="not-changed"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report containing—</text><clause id="H1A52D46A01BB4D7C9A847764568BE665" changed="not-changed"><enum>(i)</enum><text>a list of all foreign persons described in subsection (b) that meet the criteria for imposition of sanctions under one or more of the sanctions programs and authorities listed in paragraph (2); and</text></clause><clause id="H0235BD7EC25F4BE1B3D603FBD52B28BE" changed="not-changed"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>for each foreign person identified pursuant to clause (i)—</text><subclause id="H974F7BCE3B1E47DEBB06CFF221F3B54E" changed="not-changed"><enum>(I)</enum><text>a list of each sanctions program or authority listed in paragraph (2) for which the person meets the criteria for imposition of sanctions;</text></subclause><subclause id="H904BB873389648AAA761CBAFFEDD2AE3" changed="not-changed"><enum>(II)</enum><text>a statement of which, if any, of the sanctions authorized by any of the sanctions programs and authorities identified pursuant to subclause (I) have been imposed or will be imposed within 30 days of the submission of the report; and </text></subclause><subclause id="H64C2CBB017204D5CAB99909B92D8FBA1" changed="not-changed"><enum>(III)</enum><text>with respect to which any of the sanctions authorized by any of the sanctions programs and authorities identified pursuant to subclause (I) have not been imposed and will not be imposed within 30 days of the submission of the report—</text><item changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id794ac28caf9545b3ab20af053a2dce55"><enum>(aa)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the specific authority under which otherwise applicable sanctions are being waived, have otherwise been determined not to apply, or are not being imposed; and </text></item><item changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id97256870bb0649928058662ecc494b82"><enum>(bb)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a complete justification of the decision to waive or otherwise not apply the sanctions authorized by such sanctions programs and authorities.</text></item></subclause></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H40BFCBA670E942A882DE334E8B131407" changed="not-changed"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Sanctions programs and authorities listed</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The sanctions programs and authorities listed in this paragraph are sanctions programs and authorities pursuant to the following: </text><subparagraph id="HD3D409E785184D95B63A8C8EDB2EACED" changed="not-changed"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 105(c) of the Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and Divestment Act of 2010 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/22/8514">22 U.S.C. 8514(c)</external-xref>).</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H458A19C01AB646EBBBCAAAFE330A44BF" changed="not-changed"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Executive Order 13553 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/50/1701">50 U.S.C. 1701</external-xref> note; relating to blocking property of certain persons with respect to serious human rights abuses by the Government of Iran).</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H5E214072AD5E40CB889192A40FE369DD" changed="not-changed"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Executive Order 13224 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/50/1701">50 U.S.C. 1701</external-xref> note; relating to blocking property and prohibiting transactions with persons who commit, threaten to commit, or support terrorism).</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H89BBB21783A84B5DB3FFC450855C1776" changed="not-changed"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Executive Order 13818 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/50/1701">50 U.S.C. 1701</external-xref> note; relating to blocking the property of persons involved in serious human rights abuse or corruption).</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H8DD05AA0900F45E1ACC67152F3CFF227" changed="not-changed"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Executive Order 13876 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/50/1701">50 U.S.C. 1701</external-xref> note; relating to imposing sanctions with respect to Iran).</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD802F3AA07BB445E88722E7FA0FE3549" changed="not-changed"><enum>(F)</enum><text>Section 7031(c) of the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2023 (division K of <external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/117/328">Public Law 117–328</external-xref>).</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H48805E104F2F4CED98FB629080782029" changed="not-changed"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Form of report</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The report required by paragraph (1)(D) shall be submitted in an unclassified form but may contain a classified annex provided separately containing additional contextual information pertaining to justification for the issuance of any waiver issued, as described in paragraph (1)(D)(ii). The unclassified portion of such report shall be made available on a publicly available internet website of the Federal Government. </text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H8C69B6B50ABF4F64948A3CBBC3D672E0" changed="not-changed"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Foreign persons described</header><text>The foreign persons described in this subsection are the following:</text><paragraph id="H71C2628126284530BE36F18184921DF6" changed="not-changed"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Supreme Leader of Iran and any official in the Office of the Supreme Leader of Iran.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H2D645A2D15D24968B6B1BF6A062EB263" changed="not-changed"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The President of Iran and any official in the Office of the President of Iran or the President’s cabinet, including cabinet ministers and executive vice presidents.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H23CE54E498334695A093419E50CD3393" changed="not-changed"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Any entity, including foundations and economic conglomerates, overseen by the Office of the Supreme Leader of Iran that is complicit in financing or resourcing of human rights abuses or support for terrorism.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H810205CA231C44489C345DE03F7E21F0" changed="not-changed"><enum>(4)</enum><text>Any official of any entity owned or controlled by the Supreme Leader of Iran or the Office of the Supreme Leader of Iran.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H01E62A6601CD47D3936849352754B150" changed="not-changed"><enum>(5)</enum><text>Any person determined by the President—</text><subparagraph id="H3DEBF57AB5984DAF8692B1B766A23148" changed="not-changed"><enum>(A)</enum><text>to be a person appointed by the Supreme Leader of Iran, the Office of the Supreme Leader of Iran, the President of Iran, or the Office of the President of Iran to a position as a state official of Iran, or as the head of any entity located in Iran or any entity located outside of Iran that is owned or controlled by one or more entities in Iran;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H0653E91197264E0AAAA002890246FEA0" changed="not-changed"><enum>(B)</enum><text>to have materially assisted, sponsored, or provided financial, material, or technological support for, or goods or services to or in support of, any person the property and interests in property of which are blocked pursuant to any sanctions program or authority listed in subsection (a)(2); </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H17C9E883CEBF492DBE8E7A15B47A2881" changed="not-changed"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to be owned or controlled by, or to have acted or purported to act for or on behalf of, directly or indirectly, any person the property and interests in property of which are blocked pursuant to any sanctions program or authority listed in subsection (a)(2); or </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H392C37204B8B48C8A6E49FC84F8EA2A3" changed="not-changed"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to be a member of the board of directors or a senior executive officer of any entity the property and interests in property of which are blocked pursuant to any sanctions program or authority listed in subsection (a)(2).</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H3E88F45234F0412AA1549BFB732C10C7" changed="not-changed"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Congressional oversight</header><paragraph id="H7FD344B16D1045B196AD1C98845DF02E" changed="not-changed"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Not later than 60 days after receiving a request from the chairman and ranking member of one of the appropriate congressional committees with respect to whether a foreign person meets the criteria of a person described in subsection (b)(5), the President shall—</text><subparagraph id="H1E30D71A6C7A4E63929C0ADC63947768" changed="not-changed"><enum>(A)</enum><text>determine if the person meets such criteria; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA1248541EEE44638BDB950D66F5110EF" changed="not-changed"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">submit an unclassified report, with a classified annex provided separately if needed, to such chairman and ranking member with respect to such determination that includes a statement of whether or not the President imposed or intends to impose sanctions with respect to the person pursuant to any sanctions program or authority listed in subsection (a)(2).</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H4C16CDF7F71B4DAD9B453EB835805B2C" changed="not-changed"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Appropriate congressional committees defined</header><text>In this subsection, the term <term>appropriate congressional committees</term> means—</text><subparagraph id="HE515C9AE5BE44ABDA6957A2C432612BE" changed="not-changed" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H0E9FF28E010F4F309CAE32A203F278BD" changed="not-changed" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="HC2405F1626B34708B58302445BF9201C" changed="not-changed"><enum>3.</enum><header>Severability</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">If any provision of this Act, or the application of such provision to any person or circumstance, is found to be unconstitutional, the remainder of this Act, or the application of that provision to other persons or circumstances, shall not be affected. </text></section></legis-body></bill> 

