[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 90 (Monday, May 24, 2021)]
[Senate]
[Pages S3367-S3368]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 1955. Mr. JOHNSON submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
to amendment SA 1502 proposed by Mr. Schumer to the bill S. 1260, to 
establish a new Directorate for Technology and Innovation in the 
National Science Foundation, to establish a regional technology hub 
program, to require a strategy and report on economic security, 
science, research, innovation, manufacturing, and job creation, to 
establish a critical supply chain resiliency program, and for other 
purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

        At the appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC. __. AGREEMENTS RELATED TO NUCLEAR PROGRAM OF IRAN DEEMED 
                   TREATIES SUBJECT TO ADVICE AND CONSENT OF THE 
                   SENATE.

       (a) Treaty Subject to Advice and Consent of the Senate.--
     Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any agreement

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     reached by the President with Iran relating to the nuclear 
     program of Iran is deemed to be a treaty that is subject to 
     the requirements of article II, section 2, clause 2 of the 
     Constitution of the United States requiring that the treaty 
     is subject to the advice and consent of the Senate, with two-
     thirds of Senators concurring.
       (b) Limitation on Sanctions Relief.--Notwithstanding any 
     other provision of law, the President may not waive, suspend, 
     reduce, provide relief from, or otherwise limit the 
     application of sanctions under any other provision of law or 
     refrain from applying any such sanctions pursuant to 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, subject to the advice and consent of the Senate as a 
     treaty, receives the concurrence of two thirds of the 
     Senators.
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