[House Document 115-146]
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           REIMPOSING CERTAIN SANCTIONS WITH RESPECT TO IRAN

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                             COMMUNICATION

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                     THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES

                              transmitting

  NOTIFICATION OF AN EXECUTIVE ORDER THAT TAKES ADDITIONAL STEPS WITH 
  RESPECT TO THE NATIONAL EMERGENCY DECLARED WITH RESPECT TO IRAN IN 
   EXECUTIVE ORDER 12957 OF MARCH 15, 1995, AND IMPLEMENTING CERTAIN 
 STATUTORY REQUIREMENTS, PURSUANT TO 50 U.S.C. 1703(b); PUBLIC LAW 95-
                    223 SEC. 204(b); (91 STAT. 1627)
                    
                    
                    
                    
                    

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August 7, 2018.--Referred jointly to the Committees on Foreign Affairs, 
 Financial Services, Ways and Means, Oversight and Government Reform, 
              and the Judiciary and ordered to be printed              
              
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                         U.S. GOVERNMENT PUBLISHING OFFICE 

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                                           The White House,
                                        Washington, August 6, 2018.
Hon. Paul D. Ryan,
Speaker of the House of Representatives,
Washington, DC.
    Dear Mr. Speaker: Pursuant to the International Emergency 
Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) (IEEPA), I hereby 
report that I have issued an Executive Order (the ``order'') 
with respect to Iran that takes additional steps with respect 
to the national emergency declared in Executive Order 12957 of 
March 15, 1995, and implements certain statutory requirements 
of the Iran Sanctions Act of 1996 (Public Law 104-172) (50 
U.S.C. 1701 note), as amended (ISA), the Comprehensive Iran 
Sanctions, Accountability, and Divestment Act of 2010 (Public 
Law 111-195) (22 U.S.C. 8501 et seq.), as amended (CISADA), the 
Iran Threat Reduction and Syria Human Rights Act of 2012 
(Public Law 112-158) (TRA), and the Iran Freedom and Counter-
Proliferation Act of 2012 (subtitle D of title XII of Public 
Law 112-239) (22 U.S.C. 8801 et seq.) (IFCA).
    In Executive Order 12957 of March 15, 1995, the President 
found that the actions and policies of the Government of Iran 
threaten the national security, foreign policy, and economy of 
the United States. To deal with that threat, the President 
declared a national emergency and imposed prohibitions on 
certain transactions with respect to the development of Iranian 
petroleum resources. To further respond to that threat and to 
provide implementation authority for Iran-related legislation--
including ISA and certain statutory requirements of CISADA, 
TRA, and IFCA--the President issued Executive Order 12959 of 
May 6, 1995, Executive Order 13059 of August 19, 1997, 
Executive Order 13553 of September 28, 2010, Executive Order 
13574 of May 23, 2011, Executive Order 13590 of November 20, 
2011, Executive Order 13606 of April 22, 2012, Executive Order 
13608 of May 1, 2012, Executive Order 13622 of July 30, 2012, 
Executive Order 13628 of October 9, 2012, and Executive Order 
13645 of June 3, 2013.
    In order to give effect to the commitments of the United 
States with respect to sanctions described in the Joint 
Comprehensive Plan of Action of July 14, 2015 (JCPOA), the 
President issued Executive Order 13716 of January 16, 2016, 
which revoked Executive Orders 13574, 13590, 13622, and 13645, 
amended Executive Order 13628, and continued implementation 
authorities for certain provisions of IFCA that were outside 
the scope of the JCPOA.
    On May 8, 2018, in recognition of Iran's escalating 
campaign of regional destabilization, the threat that Iran's 
malign behavior continues to pose to the national security, 
foreign policy, and economy of the United States, and the 
JCPOA's failure to address the totality of the concerns of the 
United States about Iran's behavior, I announced my decision to 
cease the participation of the United States in the JCPOA and 
to reimpose all sanctions lifted or waived in connection with 
the JCPOA. Iran remains the world's leading state sponsor of 
terrorism, and provides assistance to Lebanese Hizballah, 
Hamas, Kata'ib Hizballah, the Taliban, al-Qa'ida, and other 
terrorist networks. Iran also continues to fuel sectarian 
tension in Iraq, and support vicious civil wars in Yemen and 
Syria. It commits grievous human rights abuses, and arbitrarily 
detains foreigners, including United States citizens, on 
spurious charges without due process of law.
    It is the policy of the United States that Iran be denied 
all paths to develop or acquire a nuclear weapon; that Iran's 
network and campaign of regional aggression be neutralized and 
constrained; to disrupt, degrade, or deny the Islamic 
Revolutionary Guards Corps and its surrogates access to the 
resources that sustain their destabilizing activities; and to 
impede Iran's aggressive development of longer-range missiles, 
including intercontinental ballistic missiles, and other 
asymmetric and conventional weapons capabilities. I have 
determined that these circumstances, in the context of the 
national emergency declared in Executive Order 12957, 
necessitate the exercise of my authority under IEEPA.
    Sections 1-6 of the order that I have issued reimpose and 
extend the sanctions that were lifted pursuant to Executive 
Order 13716, including implementation authorities for IFCA. In 
addition, these sections continue in effect certain 
implementation authorities for ISA, CISADA, and TRA previously 
provided for in Executive Order 13628. The measures in these 
sections will take effect following a previously announced 90-
day or 180-day wind-down period, as appropriate.
    Section 7 of the order continues in effect authorities 
contained in sections 2 and 3 of Executive Order 13628 and 
subsection 3(c) of Executive Order 13716 targeting the 
diversion of goods intended for the people of Iran, the 
transfer of goods or technologies to Iran that are likely to be 
used to commit human rights abuses, and persons who engage in 
censorship.
    Section 8 of the order continues in effect and extends 
prohibitions contained in section 4 of Executive Order 13628 
relating to entities owned or controlled by a United States 
person and established or maintained outside the United States, 
which were required by section 218 of the TRA.
    Section 9 of the order revokes Executive Orders 13628 and 
13716 and clarifies that the provisions of the order supersede 
those earlier orders.
    I have delegated to the Secretary of the Treasury, in 
consultation with the Secretary of State, the authority to take 
such actions, including adopting rules and regulations, to 
employ all powers granted to me by IEEPA and the relevant 
provisions of ISA, and to employ all powers granted to the 
United States Government by the relevant provisions of ISA and 
CISADA, as may be necessary to carry out the purposes of the 
order.
    I am enclosing a copy of the Executive Order I have issued.
            Sincerely,
                                                   Donald J. Trump.

                            Executive Order

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           Reimposing Certain Sanctions With Respect to Iran

    By the authority vested in me as President by the 
Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, 
including the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 
U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) (IEEPA), the National Emergencies Act (50 
U.S.C. 1601 et seq.) (NEA), the Iran Sanctions Act of 1996 
(Public Law 104-172) (50 U.S.C. 1701 note), as amended (ISA), 
the Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and 
Divestment Act of 2010 (Public Law 111-195) (22 U.S.C. 8501 et 
seq.), as amended (CISADA), the Iran Threat Reduction and Syria 
Human Rights Act of 2012 (Public Law 112-158) (TRA), the Iran 
Freedom and Counter-Proliferation Act of 2012 (subtitle D of 
title XII of Public Law 112-239) (22 U.S.C. 8801 et seq.) 
(IFCA), section 212(f) of the Immigration and Nationality Act 
of 1952 (8 U.S.C. 1182(f)), and section 301 of title 3, United 
States Code, in order to take additional steps with respect to 
the national emergency declared in Executive Order 12957 of 
March 15, 1995.
    I, DONALD J. TRUMP, President of the United States of 
America, in light of my decision on May 8, 2018, to cease the 
participation of the United States in the Joint Comprehensive 
Plan of Action of July 14, 2015 (JCPOA), and to re-impose all 
sanctions lifted or waived in connection with the JCPOA as 
expeditiously as possible and in no case later than 180 days 
from May 8, 2018, as outlined in the National Security 
Presidential Memorandum-11 of May 8, 2018 (Ceasing United 
States Participation in the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action 
and Taking Additional Action to Counter Iran's Malign Influence 
and Deny Iran All Paths to a Nuclear Weapon), and to advance 
the goal of applying financial pressure on the Iranian regime 
in pursuit of a comprehensive and lasting solution to the full 
range of the threats posed by Iran, including Iran's 
proliferation and development of missiles and other asymmetric 
and conventional weapons capabilities, its network and campaign 
of regional aggression, its support for terrorist groups, and 
the malign activities of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps 
and its surrogates, hereby order as follows:
    Section 1. Blocking Sanctions Relating to Support for the 
Government of Iran's Purchase or Acquisition of U.S. Bank Notes 
or Precious Metals; Certain Iranian Persons; and Iran's Energy, 
Shipping, and Shipbuilding Sectors and Port Operators. (a) The 
Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Secretary 
of State, is hereby authorized to impose on a person the 
measures described in subsection (b) of this section upon 
determining that:
          (i) on or after August 7, 2018, the person has 
        materially assisted, sponsored, or provided financial, 
        material, or technological support for, or goods or 
        services in support of, the purchase or acquisition of 
        U.S. bank notes or precious metals by the Government of 
        Iran;
          (ii) on or after November 5, 2018, the person has 
        materially assisted, sponsored, or provided financial, 
        material, or technological support for, or goods or 
        services in support of, the National Iranian Oil 
        Company (NIOC), Naftiran Intertrade Company (NICO), or 
        the Central Bank of Iran;
          (iii) on or after November 5, 2018, the person has 
        materially assisted, sponsored, or provided financial, 
        material, or technological support for, or goods or 
        services to or in support of:
                  (A) any Iranian person included on the list 
                of Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked 
                Persons maintained by the Office of Foreign 
                Assets Control (SDN List) (other than an 
                Iranian depository institution whose property 
                and interests in property are blocked solely 
                pursuant to Executive Order 13599 of February 
                5, 2012); or
                  (B) any other person included on the SDN List 
                whose property and interests in property are 
                blocked pursuant to subsection (a) of this 
                section or Executive Order 13599 (other than an 
                Iranian depository institution whose property 
                and interests in property are blocked solely 
                pursuant to Executive Order 13599); or
          (iv) pursuant to authority delegated by the President 
        and in accordance with the terms of such delegation, 
        sanctions shall be imposed on such person pursuant to 
        section 1244(c)(1)(A) of IFCA because the person:
                  (A) is part of the energy, shipping, or 
                shipbuilding sectors of Iran;
                  (B) operates a port in Iran; or
                  (C) knowingly provides significant financial, 
                material, technological, or other support to, 
                or goods or services in support of any activity 
                or transaction on behalf of a person determined 
                under section 1244(c)(2)(A) of IFCA to be a 
                part of the energy, shipping, or shipbuilding 
                sectors of Iran; a person determined under 
                section 1244(c)(2)B) of IFCA to operate a port 
                in Iran; or an Iranian person included on the 
                SDN List (other than a person described in 
                section 1244(c)(3) of IFCA).
    (b) With respect to any person determined by the Secretary 
of the Treasury in accordance with this section to meet any of 
the criteria set forth in subsections (a)(i)-(a)(iv) of this 
section, all property and interests in property that are in the 
United States, that hereafter come within the United States, or 
that are or hereafter come within the possession or control of 
any United States person of such person are blocked and may not 
be transferred, paid, exported, withdrawn, or otherwise dealt 
in.
    (c) The prohibitions in subsection (b) of this section 
apply except to the extent provided by statutes, or in 
regulations, orders, directives, or licenses that may be issued 
pursuant to this order, and notwithstanding any contract 
entered into or any license or permit granted prior to the 
effective date of this order or, where specifically provided, 
the effective date of the prohibition.
    Sec. 2. Correspondent and Payable-Through Account Sanctions 
Relating to Iran's Automotive Sector; Certain Iranian Persons; 
and Trade in Iranian Petroleum, Petroleum Products, and 
Petrochemical Products. (a) The Secretary of the Treasury, in 
consultation with the Secretary of State, is hereby authorized 
to impose on a foreign financial institution the sanctions 
described in subsection (b) of this section upon determining 
that the foreign financial institution has knowingly conducted 
or facilitated any significant financial transaction:
          (i) on or after August 7, 2018, for the sale, supply, 
        or transfer to Iran of significant goods or services 
        used in connection with the automotive sector of Iran;
          (ii) on or after November 5, 2018, on behalf of any 
        Iranian person included on the SDN List (other than an 
        Iranian depository institution whose property and 
        interests in property are blocked solely pursuant to 
        Executive Order 13599) or any other person included on 
        the SDN List whose property and interests in property 
        are blocked pursuant to subsection 1(a) of this order 
        or Executive Order 13599 (other than an Iranian 
        depository institution whose property and interests in 
        property are blocked solely pursuant to Executive Order 
        13599);
          (iii) on or after November 5, 2018, with NIOC or 
        NICO, except for a sale or provision to NIOC or NICO of 
        the products described in section 5(a)(3)(A)(1) of ISA 
        provided that the fair market value of such products is 
        lower than the applicable dollar threshold specified in 
        that provision;
          (iv) on or after November 5, 2018, for the purchase, 
        acquisition, sale, transport, or marketing of petroleum 
        or petroleum products from Iran; or
          (v) on or after November 5, 2018, for the purchase, 
        acquisition, sale, transport, or marketing of 
        petrochemical products from Iran.
    (b) With respect to any foreign financial institution 
determined by the Secretary of the Treasury in accordance with 
this section to meet any of the criteria set forth in 
subsections (a)(i)-(a)(v) of this section, the Secretary of the 
Treasilry may prohibit the opening, and prohibit or impose 
strict conditions on the maintaining, in the United States of a 
correspondent account or a payable-through account by such 
foreign financial institution.
    (c) Subsections (a)(ii)-(a)(iv) of this section shall apply 
with respect to a significant financial transaction conducted 
or facilitated by a foreign financial institution for the 
purchase of petroleum or petroleum products from Iran only if:
          (i) the President determines under subparagraphs 
        (4)(B) and (C) of subsection 1245(d) of the National 
        Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 (Public 
        Law 112-81) (2012 NDAA) (22 U.S.C. 8513a) that there is 
        a sufficient supply of petroleum and petroleum products 
        from countries other than Iran to permit a significant 
        reduction in the volume of petroleum and petroleum 
        products purchased from Iran by or through foreign 
        financial institutions; and
          (ii) an exception under subparagraph 4(D) of 
        subsection 1245(d) of the 2012 NDAA from the imposition 
        of sanctions under paragraph (1) of that subsection 
        does not apply.
    (d) Subsection (a)(ii) of this section shall not apply with 
respect to a significant financial transaction conducted or 
facilitated by a foreign financial institution for the sale, 
supply, or transfer to or from Iran of natural gas only if the 
financial transaction is solely for trade between the country 
with primary jurisdiction over the foreign financial 
institution and Iran, and any funds owed to Iran as a result of 
such trade are credited to an account located in the country 
with primary jurisdiction over the foreign financial 
institution.
    (e) Subsections (a)(ii)-(a)(v) of this section shall not 
apply with respect to any person for conducting or facilitating 
a transaction for the provision (including any sale) of 
agricultural commodities, food, medicine, or medical devices to 
Iran.
    (f) The prohibitions in subsection (b) of this section 
apply except to the extent provided by statutes, or in 
regulations, orders, directives, or licenses that may be issued 
pursuant to this order, and notwithstanding any contract 
entered into or any license or permit granted prior to the 
effective date of this order or, where specifically provided, 
the effective date of the prohibition.
    Sec. 3. ``Menu-based'' Sanctions Relating to Iran's 
Automotive Sector and Trade in Iranian Petroleum, Petroleum 
Products, and Petrochemical Products. (a) The Secretary of 
State, in consultation with the Secretary of the Treasury, the 
Secretary of Commerce, the Secretary of Homeland Security, and 
the United States Trade Representative, and with the President 
of the Export-Import Bank, the Chairman of the Board of 
Governors of the Federal Reserve System, and other agencies and 
officials as appropriate, is hereby authorized to impose on a 
person any of the sanctions described in section 4 or 5 of this 
order upon determining that the person:
          (i) on or after August 7, 2018, knowingly engaged in 
        a significant transaction for the sale, supply, or 
        transfer to Iran of significant goods or services used 
        in connection with the automotive sector of Iran;
          (ii) on or after November 5, 2018, knowingly engaged 
        in a significant transaction for the purchase, 
        acquisition, sale, transport, or marketing of petroleum 
        or petroleum products from Iran;
          (iii) on or after November 5, 2018, knowingly engaged 
        in a significant transaction for the purchase, 
        acquisition, sale, transport, or marketing of 
        petrochemical products from Iran;
          (iv) is a successor entity to a person determined by 
        the Secretary of State in accordance with this section 
        to meet any of the criteria set forth in subsections 
        (a)(1)-(a)(iii) of this section;
          (v) owns or controls a person determined by the 
        Secretary of State in accordance with this section to 
        meet any of the criteria set forth in subsections 
        (a)(1)-(a)(iii) of this section, and had knowledge that 
        the person engaged in the activities referred to in 
        those subsections; or
          (vi) is owned or controlled by, or under common 
        ownership or control with, a person determined by the 
        Secretary of State in accordance with this section to 
        meet any of the criteria set forth in subsections 
        (a)(1)-(a)(iii) of this section, and knowingly 
        participated in the activities referred to in those 
        subsections.
    (b) Subsection (a)(ii) of this section shall apply with 
respect to a person only if:
          (i) the President determines under subparagraphs 
        (4)(B) and (C) of subsection 1245(d) of the 2012 NDAA 
        that there is a sufficient supply of petroleum and 
        petroleum products from countries other than Iran to 
        permit a significant reduction in the volume of 
        petroleum and petroleum products purchased from Iran by 
        or through foreign financial institutions; and
          (ii) an exception under subparagraph 4(D) of 
        subsection 1245(d) of the 2012 NDAA from the imposition 
        of sanctions under paragraph (1) of that subsection 
        does not apply.
    Sec. 4. Agency Implementation Authorities for ``Menu-
based'' Sanctions. When the Secretary of State, in accordance 
with the terms of section 3 of this order, has determined that 
a person meets any of the criteria described in subsections 
(a)(i)-(a)(vi) of that section and has selected any of the 
sanctions set forth below to impose on that person, the heads 
of relevant agencies, in consultation with the Secretary of 
State, as appropriate, shall take the following actions where 
necessary to implement the sanctions imposed by the Secretary 
of State:
    (a) the Board of Directors of the Export-Import Bank of the 
United States shall deny approval of the issuance of any 
guarantee, insurance, extension of credit, or participation in 
an extension of credit in connection with the export of any 
goods or services to the sanctioned person;
    (b) agencies shall not issue any specific license or grant 
any other specific permission or authority under any statute or 
regulation that requires the prior review and approval of the 
United States Government as a condition for the export or 
reexport of goods or technology to the sanctioned person;
    (c) with respect to a sanctioned person that is a financial 
institution:
          (i) the Chairman of the Board of Governors of the 
        Federal Reserve System and the President of the Federal 
        Reserve Bank of New York shall take such actions as 
        they deem appropriate, including denying designation, 
        or terminating the continuation of any prior 
        designation of, the sanctioned person as a primary 
        dealer in United States Government debt instruments; or
          (ii) agencies shall prevent the sanctioned person 
        from serving as an agent of the United States 
        Government or serving as a repository for United States 
        Government funds;
    (d) agencies shall not procure, or enter into a contract 
for the procurement of, any goods or services from the 
sanctioned person;
    (e) the Secretary of State shall deny a visa to, and the 
Secretary of Homeland Security shall exclude from the United 
States, any alien that the Secretary of State determines is a 
corporate officer or principal of, or a shareholder with a 
controlling interest in, a sanctioned person; or
    (f) the heads of the relevant agencies, as appropriate, 
shall impose on the principal executive officer or officers, or 
persons performing similar functions and with similar 
authorities, of a sanctioned person the sanctions described in 
subsections (a)-(e) of this section, as selected by the 
Secretary of State.
    (g) The prohibitions in subsections (a)-(f) of this section 
apply except to the extent provided by statutes, or in 
regulations, orders, directives, or licenses that may be issued 
pursuant to this order, and notwithstanding any contract 
entered into or any license or permit granted prior to the 
effective date of this order or, where specifically provided, 
the effective date of the prohibition.
    Sec. 5. Additional Implementation Authorities for ``Menu-
based'' Sanctions. (a) When the President, or the Secretary of 
State or the Secretary of the Treasury pursuant to authority 
delegated by the President and in accordance with the terms of 
such delegation, has determined that sanctions described in 
section 6(a) of ISA shall be imposed on a person pursuant to 
ISA, CISADA, TRA, or IFCA and has selected one or more of the 
sanctions set forth below to impose on that person or when the 
Secretary of State, in accordance with the terms of section 3 
of this order, has determined that a person meets any of the 
criteria described in subsections (a)(i)-(a)(vi) of that 
section and has selected one or more of the sanctions set forth 
below to impose on that person, the Secretary of the Treasury, 
in consultation with the Secretary of State, shall take the 
following actions where necessary to implement the sanctions 
selected and maintained by the President, the Secretary of 
State, or the Secretary of the Treasury:
          (i) prohibit any United States financial institution 
        from making loans or providing credits to the 
        sanctioned person totaling more than $10,000,000 in any 
        12-month period, unless such person is engaged in 
        activities to relieve human suffering and the loans or 
        credits are provided for such activities;
          (ii) prohibit any transactions in foreign exchange 
        that are subject to the jurisdiction of the United 
        States and in which the sanctioned person has any 
        interest;
          (iii) prohibit any transfers of credit or payments 
        between financial institutions or by, through, or to 
        any financial institution, to the extent that such 
        transfers or payments are subject to the jurisdiction 
        of the United States and involve any interest of the 
        sanctioned person;
          (iv) block all property and interests in property 
        that are in the United States, that hereafter come 
        within the United States, or that are or hereafter come 
        within the possession or control of any United States 
        person of the sanctioned person, and provide that such 
        property and interests in property may not be 
        transferred, paid, exported, withdrawn, or otherwise 
        dealt in;
          (v) prohibit any United States person from investing 
        in or purchasing significant amounts of equity or debt 
        instruments of a sanctioned person;
          (vi) restrict or prohibit imports of goods, 
        technology, or services, directly or indirectly, into 
        the United States from the sanctioned person; or
          (vii) impose on the principal executive officer or 
        officers, or persons performing similar functions and 
        with similar authorities, of a sanctioned person the 
        sanctions described in subsections (a)(i)-(a)(vi) of 
        this section, as selected by the President or Secretary 
        of State or the Secretary of the Treasury, as 
        appropriate.
    (b) The prohibitions in subsection (a) of this section 
apply except to the extent provided by statutes, or in 
regulations, orders, directives, or licenses that may be issued 
pursuant to this order, and notwithstanding any contract 
entered into or any license or permit granted prior to the 
effective date of this order or, where specifically provided, 
the effective date of the prohibition.
    Sec. 6. Sanctions Relating to the Iranian Rial. (a) The 
Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Secretary 
of State, is hereby authorized to impose on a foreign financial 
institution the sanctions described in subsection (b) of this 
section upon determining that the foreign financial institution 
has, on or after August 7, 2018:
          (i) knowingly conducted or facilitated any 
        significant transaction related to the purchase or sale 
        of Iranian rials or a derivative, swap, future, 
        forward, or other similar contract whose value is based 
        on the exchange rate of the Iranian rial; or
          (ii) maintained significant funds or accounts outside 
        the territory of Iran denominated in the Iranian rial.
    (b) With respect to any foreign financial institution 
determined by the Secretary of the Treasury in accordance with 
this section to meet the criteria set forth in subsection 
(a)(i) or (a)(ii) of this section, the Secretary of the 
Treasury may:
          (i) prohibit the opening, and prohibit or impose 
        strict conditions on the maintaining, in the United 
        States of a correspondent account or a payable-through 
        account by such foreign financial institution; or
          (ii) block all property and interests in property 
        that are in the United States, that hereafter come 
        within the United States, or that are or hereafter come 
        within the possession or control of any United States 
        person of such foreign financial institution, and 
        provide that such property and interests in property 
        may not be transferred, paid, exported, withdrawn, or 
        otherwise dealt in.
    (c) The prohibitions in subsection (b) of this section 
apply except to the extent provided by statutes, or in 
regulations, orders, directives, or licenses that may be issued 
pursuant to this order, and notwithstanding any contract 
entered into or any license or permit granted prior to the 
effective date of this order or, where specifically provided, 
the effective date of the prohibition.
    Sec. 7. Sanctions with Respect to the Diversion of Goods 
Intended for the People of Iran, the Transfer of Goods or 
Technologies to Iran that are Likely to be Used to Commit Human 
Rights Abuses, and Censorship. (a) The Secretary of the 
Treasury, in consultation with or at the recommendation of the 
Secretary of State, is hereby authorized to impose on a person 
the measures described in subsection (b) of this section upon 
determining that the person:
          (i) has engaged, on or after January 2, 2013, in 
        corruption or other activities relating to the 
        diversion of goods, including agricultural commodities, 
        food, medicine, and medical devices, intended for the 
        people of Iran;
          (ii) has engaged, on or after January 2, 2013, in 
        corruption or other activities relating to the 
        misappropriation of proceeds from the sale or resale of 
        goods described in subsection (a)(i) of this section;
          (iii) has knowingly, on or after August 10, 2012, 
        transferred, or facilitated the transfer of, goods or 
        technologies to Iran, any entity organized under the 
        laws of Iran or otherwise subject to the jurisdiction 
        of the Government of Iran, or any national of Iran, for 
        use in or with respect to Iran, that are likely to be 
        used by the Government of Iran or any of its agencies 
        or instrumentalities, or by any other person on behalf 
        of the Government of Iran or any of such agencies or 
        instrumentalities, to commit serious human rights 
        abuses against the people of Iran;
          (iv) has knowingly, on or after August 10, 2012, 
        provided services, including services relating to 
        hardware, software, or specialized information or 
        professional consulting, engineering, or support 
        services, with respect to goods or technologies that 
        have been transferred to Iran and that are likely to be 
        used by the Government of Iran or any of its agencies 
        or instrumentalities, or by any other person on behalf 
        of the Government of Iran or any of such agencies or 
        instrumentalities, to commit serious human rights 
        abuses against the people of Iran;
          (v) has engaged in censorship or other activities 
        with respect to Iran on or after June 12, 2009, that 
        prohibit, limit, or penalize the exercise of freedom of 
        expression or assembly by citizens of Iran, or that 
        limit access to print or broadcast media, including the 
        facilitation or support of intentional frequency 
        manipulation by the Government of Iran or an entity 
        owned or controlled by the Government of Iran that 
        would jam or restrict an international signal;
          (vi) has materially assisted, sponsored, or provided 
        financial, material, or technological support for, or 
        goods or services to or in support of, the activities 
        described in subsections (a)(i)-(a)(v) of this section 
        or any person whose property and interests in property 
        are blocked pursuant to this section; or
          (vii) is owned or controlled by, or has acted or 
        purported to act for or on behalf of, directly or 
        indirectly, any person whose property and interests in 
        property are blocked pursuant to this section.
    (b) With respect to any person determined by the Secretary 
of the Treasury in accordance with this section to meet any of 
the criteria set forth in subsections (a)(i)-(a)(vii) of this 
section, all property and interests in property that are in the 
United States, that hereafter come within the United States, or 
that are or hereafter come within the possession or control of 
any United States person of such person are blocked and may not 
be transferred, paid, exported, withdrawn, or otherwise dealt 
in.
    (c) The prohibitions in subsection (b) of this section 
apply except to the extent provided by statutes, or in 
regulations, orders, directives, or licenses that may be issued 
pursuant to this order, and notwithstanding any contract 
entered into or any license or permit granted prior to the 
effective date of this order or, where specifically provided, 
the effective date of the prohibition.
    Sec. 8. Entities Owned or Controlled by a United States 
Person and Established or Maintained Outside the United States. 
(a) No entity owned or controlled by a United States person and 
established or maintained outside the United States may 
knowingly engage in any transaction, directly or indirectly, 
with the Government of Iran or any person subject to the 
jurisdiction of the Government of Iran, if that transaction 
would be prohibited by Executive Order 12957, Executive Order 
12959 of May 6, 1995, Executive Order 13059 of August 19, 1997, 
Executive Order 13599, or sections 1 or 15 of this order, or 
any regulation issued pursuant to the foregoing, if the 
transaction were engaged in by a United States person or in the 
United States.
    (b) Penalties assessed for violations of the prohibition in 
subsection (a) of this section, and any related violations of 
section 15 of this order may be assessed against the United 
States person that owns or controls the entity that engaged in 
the prohibited transaction.
    (c) The prohibitions in subsection (a) of this section 
apply, except to the extent provided by statutes, or in 
regulations, orders, directives, or licenses that may be issued 
pursuant to this order, and notwithstanding any contract 
entered into or any license or permit granted prior to the 
effective date of this order or, where specifically provided, 
the effective date of the prohibition, except to the extent 
provided in subsection 20(c) of this order.
    Sec. 9. Revoking and Superseding Prior Executive Orders. 
The following Executive Orders are revoked and superseded:
    (a) Executive Order 13628 of October 9, 2012 (Authorizing 
the Implementation of Certain Sanctions Set Forth in the Iran 
Threat Reduction and Syria Human Rights Act of 2012 and 
Additional Sanctions With Respect to Iran); and
    (b) Executive Order 13716 of January 16, 2016 (Revocation 
of Executive Orders 13574, 13590, 13622, and 13645 With Respect 
to Iran, Amendment of Executive Order 13628 With Respect to 
Iran, and Provision of Implementation Authorities for Aspects 
of Certain Statutory Sanctions Outside the Scope of U.S. 
Commitments Under the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action of 
July 14, 2015).
    Sec. 10. Natural Gas Project Exception. Subsections 1(a), 
2(a)(ii)-(a)(v), 3(a)(ii)-(a)(iii), and, with respect to a 
person determined by the Secretary of State in accordance with 
section 3 to meet the criteria of 3(a)(ii)-(iii), 3(a)(iv)-(vi) 
of this order shall not apply with respect to any person for 
conducting or facilitating a transaction involving a project 
described in subsection (a) of section 603 of TRA to which the 
exception under that section applies.
    Sec. 11. Donations. I hereby determine that, to the extent 
section 203(b)(2) of IEEPA (50 U.S.C. 1702(b)(2)) may apply, 
the making of donations of the types of articles specified in 
such section by, to, or for the benefit of any person whose 
property and interests in property are blocked pursuant to this 
order would seriously impair my ability to deal with the 
national emergency declared in Executive Order 12957, and I 
hereby prohibit such donations as provided by subsections 1(b), 
5(a)(iv), 6(b)(ii), and 7(h) of this order.
    Sec. 12. Prohibitions. The prohibitions in subsections 
1(b), 5(a)(iv), 6(b)(ii), and 7(h) of this order include:
    (a) the making of any contribution or provision of funds, 
goods, or services by, to, or for the benefit of any person 
whose property and interests in property are blocked pursuant 
to this order; and
    (b) the receipt of any contribution or provision of funds, 
goods, or services from any such person.
    Sec. 13. Entry into the United States. The unrestricted 
immigrant and nonimmigrant entry into the United States of 
aliens determined to meet one or more of the criteria in 
subsections 1(a), 3(a), and 7(a) of this order would be 
detrimental to the interests of the United States, and the 
entry of such persons into the United States, as immigrants or 
nonimmigrants, is hereby suspended. Such persons shall be 
treated as persons covered by section 1 of Proclamation 8693 of 
July 24, 2011 (Suspension of Entry of Aliens Subject to United 
Nations Security Council Travel Bans and International 
Emergency Economic Powers Act Sanctions).
    Sec. 14. General Authorities. The Secretary of the 
Treasury, in consultation with the Secretary of State, is 
hereby authorized to take such actions, including adopting 
rules and regulations, to employ all powers granted to me by 
IEEPA and sections 6(a)(6), 6(a)(7), 6(a)(8), 6(a)(9), 
6(a)(11), and 6(a)(12) of ISA, and to employ all powers granted 
to the United States Government by section 6(a)(3) of ISA, as 
may be necessary to carry out the purposes of this order, other 
than the purposes described in sections 3, 4, and 13 of this 
order. The Secretary of the Treasury may, consistent with 
applicable law, redelegate any of these functions within the 
Department of the Treasury. All agencies of the United States 
shall take all appropriate measures within their authority to 
implement this order.
    Sec. 15. Evasion and Conspiracy. (a) Any transaction that 
evades or avoids, has the purpose of evading or avoiding, 
causes a violation of, or attempts to violate any of the 
prohibitions set forth in this order or in Executive Order 
12957, Executive Order 12959, Executive Order 13059, or 
Executive Order 13599 is prohibited.
    (b) Any conspiracy formed to violate any of the 
prohibitions set forth in this order or in Executive Order 
12957, Executive Order 12959, Executive Order 13059, or 
Executive Order 13599 is prohibited.
    Sec. 16. Definitions. For the purposes of this order:
    (a) the term ``automotive sector of Iran'' means the 
manufacturing or assembling in Iran of light and heavy vehicles 
including passenger cars, trucks, buses, minibuses, pick-up 
trucks, and motorcycles, as well as original equipment 
manufacturing and after-market parts manufacturing relating to 
such vehicles;
    (b) the term ``entity'' means a partnership, association, 
trust, joint venture, corporation, group, subgroup, or other 
organization;
    (c) the term ``financial institution'' includes (i) a 
depository institution (as defined in section 3(c)(1) of the 
Federal Deposit Insurance Act) (12 U.S.C. 1813(c)(1)), 
including a branch or agency of a foreign bank (as defined in 
section 1(b)(7) of the International Banking Act of 1978) (12 
U.S.C. 3101(7)); (ii) a credit union; (iii) a securities firm, 
including a broker or dealer; (iv) an insurance company, 
including an agency or underwriter; and (v) any other company 
that provides financial services;
    (d) the term ``foreign financial institution'' means any 
foreign entity that is engaged in the business of accepting 
deposits, making, granting, transferring, holding, or brokering 
loans or credits, or purchasing or selling foreign exchange, 
securities, commodity futures or options, or procuring 
purchasers and sellers thereof, as principal or agent. It 
includes, but is not limited to, depository institutions, 
banks, savings banks, money service businesses, trust 
companies, securities brokers and dealers, commodity futures 
and options brokers and dealers, forward contract and foreign 
exchange merchants, securities and commodities exchanges, 
clearing corporations, investment companies, employee benefit 
plans, dealers in precious metals, stones, or jewels, and 
holding companies, affiliates, or subsidiaries of any of the 
foregoing. The term does not include the international 
financial institutions identified in 22 U.S.C. 262r(c)(2), the 
International Fund for Agricultural Development, the North 
American Development Bank, or any other international financial 
institution so notified by the Secretary of the Treasury;
    (e) the term ``Government of Iran'' includes the Government 
of Iran, any political subdivision, agency, or instrumentality 
thereof, including the Central Bank of Iran, and any person 
owned or controlled by, or acting for or on behalf of, the 
Government of Iran;
    (f) the term ``Iran'' means the Government of Iran and the 
territory of Iran and any other territory or marine area, 
including the exclusive economic zone and continental shelf, 
over which the Government of Iran claims sovereignty, sovereign 
rights, or jurisdiction, provided that the Government of Iran 
exercises partial or total de facto control over the area or 
derives a benefit from economic activity in the area pursuant 
to international arrangements;
    (g) the term ``Iranian depository institution'' means any 
entity (including foreign branches), wherever located, 
organized under the laws of Iran or any jurisdiction within 
Iran, or owned or controlled by the Government of Iran, or in 
Iran, or owned or controlled by any of the foregoing, that is 
engaged primarily in the business of banking (for example, 
banks, savings banks, savings associations, credit unions, 
trust companies, and bank holding companies);
    (h) the term ``Iranian person'' means an individual who is 
a citizen or national of Iran or an entity organized under the 
laws of Iran or otherwise subject to the jurisdiction of the 
Government of Iran;
    (i) the terms ``knowledge'' and ``knowingly,'' with respect 
to conduct, a circumstance, or a result, mean that a person has 
actual knowledge, or should have known, of the conduct, the 
circumstance, or the result;
    (j) the terms ``Naftiran Intertrade Company'' and ``NICO'' 
mean the Naftiran Intertrade Company Ltd. and any entity owned 
or controlled by, or operating for or on behalf of, the 
Naftiran Intertrade Company Ltd.;
    (k) the terms ``National Iranian Oil Company'' and ``NIOC'' 
mean the National Iranian Oil Company and any entity owned or 
controlled by, or operating for or on behalf of, the National 
Iranian Oil Company;
    (l) the term ``person'' means an individual or entity;
    (m) the term ``petrochemical products'' includes any 
aromatic, olefin, and synthesis gas, and any of their 
derivatives, including ethylene, propylene, butadiene, benzene, 
toluene, xylene, ammonia, methanol, and urea;
    (n) the term ``petroleum'' (also known as crude oil) means 
a mixture of hydrocarbons that exists in liquid phase in 
natural underground reservoirs and remains liquid at 
atmospheric pressure after passing through surface separating 
facilities;
    (o) the term ``petroleum products'' includes unfinished 
oils, liquefied petroleum gases, pentanes plus, aviation 
gasoline, motor gasoline, naphtha-type jet fuel, kerosene-type 
jet fuel, kerosene, distillate fuel oil, residual fuel oil, 
petrochemical feedstocks, special naphthas, lubricants, waxes, 
petroleum coke, asphalt, road oil, still gas, and miscellaneous 
products obtained from the processing of: crude oil (including 
lease condensate), natural gas, and other hydrocarbon 
compounds. The term does not include natural gas, liquefied 
natural gas, biofuels, methanol, and other non-petroleum fuels;
    (p) the term ``sanctioned person'' means a person that the 
President, or the Secretary of State or the Secretary of the 
Treasury pursuant to authority delegated by the President and 
in accordance with the terms of such delegation, has determined 
is a person on whom sanctions described in section 6(a) of ISA 
shall be imposed pursuant to ISA, CISADA, TRA, or IFCA, and on 
whom the President, the Secretary of State, or the Secretary of 
the Treasury has imposed any of the sanctions in section 6(a) 
of ISA or a person on whom the Secretary of State, in 
accordance with the terms of section 3 of this order, has 
decided to impose sanctions pursuant to section 3 of this 
order;
    (q) the term ``subject to the jurisdiction of the 
Government of Iran'' means a person organized under the laws of 
Iran or any jurisdiction within Iran, ordinarily resident in 
Iran, or in Iran, or owned or controlled by any of the 
foregoing;
    (r) the term ``United States financial institution'' means 
a financial institution as defined in subsection (c) of this 
section (including its foreign branches) organized under the 
laws of the United States or any jurisdiction within the United 
States or located in the United States; and
    (s) the term ``United States person'' means any United 
States citizen, permanent resident alien, entity organized 
under the laws of the United States or any jurisdiction within 
the United States (including foreign branches), or any person 
in the United States.
    Sec. 17. Notice. For those persons whose property and 
interests in property are blocked pursuant to this order who 
might have a constitutional presence in the United States, I 
find that because of the ability to transfer funds or other 
assets instantaneously, prior notice to such persons of 
measures to be taken pursuant to this order would render those 
measures ineffectual. I therefore determine that for these 
measures to be effective in addressing the national emergency 
declared in Executive Order 12957, there need be no prior 
notice of a listing or determination made pursuant to 
subsections 1(b), 5(a)(iv), 6(b)(ii), and 7(b) of this order.
    Sec. 18. Delegation to Implement Section 104A of CISADA. 
The Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the 
Secretary of State, is hereby authorized to take such actions, 
including adopting rules and regulations, and to employ all 
powers granted to me by IEEPA, as may be necessary to carry out 
section 104A of CISADA (22 U.S.C. 8513b). The Secretary of the 
Treasury may, consistent with applicable law, redelegate any of 
these functions within the Department of the Treasury.
    Sec. 19. Rights. This order is not intended to, and does 
not, create any right or benefit, substantive or procedural, 
enforceable at law or in equity by any party against the United 
States, its departments, agencies, or entities, its officers, 
employees, or agents, or any other person.
    Sec. 20. Effect on Actions or Proceedings, Blocked 
Property, and Regulations, Orders, Directives, and Licenses. 
(a) Pursuant to section 202 of the NEA (50 U.S.C. 1622), the 
revocation of Executive Orders 13716 and 13628 as set forth in 
section 9 of this order, shall not affect any action taken or 
proceeding pending not finally concluded or determined as of 
the effective date of this order, or any action or proceeding 
based on any act committed prior to the effective date of this 
order, or any rights or duties that matured or penalties that 
were incurred prior to the effective date of this order.
    (b) Except to the extent provided in statutes or 
regulations, orders, directives, or licenses that may be issued 
pursuant to this order, and notwithstanding any contract 
entered into or any license or permit granted prior to the 
effective date of this order, the following are blocked and may 
not be transferred, paid, exported, withdrawn, or otherwise 
dealt in: all property and interests in property that were 
blocked pursuant to Executive Order 13628 and remained blocked 
immediately prior to the effective date of this order.
    (c) Except to the extent provided in regulations, orders, 
directives, or licenses that may be issued pursuant to this 
order, all regulations, orders, directives, or licenses that 
were issued pursuant to Executive Order 13628 and remained in 
effect immediately prior to the effective date of this order 
are hereby authorized to remain in effect--subject to their 
existing terms and conditions--pursuant to this order, which 
continues in effect certain sanctions set forth in Executive 
Order 13628.
    Sec. 21. Relationship to Algiers Accords. The measures 
taken pursuant to this order are in response to actions of the 
Government of Iran occurring after the conclusion of the 1981 
Algiers Accords, and are intended solely as a response to those 
later actions.
    Sec. 22. Effective Date. This order is effective 12:01 a.m. 
eastern daylight time on August 7, 2018.
                                                   Donald J. Trump.
    The White House, August 6, 2018.

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