[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 153 (Thursday, September 22, 2022)]
[Senate]
[Page S4995]
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SA 5608. Mr. HAGERTY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed
to amendment SA 5499 submitted by Mr. Reed (for himself and Mr. Inhofe)
and intended to be proposed to the bill H.R. 7900, to authorize
appropriations for fiscal year 2023 for military activities of the
Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense
activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel
strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which was
ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
At the end of subtitle B of title XII, add the following:
SEC. 1226. CONGRESSIONAL REVIEW OF CERTAIN ACTIONS RELATING
TO SANCTIONS IMPOSED WITH RESPECT TO IRAN.
(a) Submission to Congress of Proposed Action.--
(1) In general.--Notwithstanding any other provision of
law, before taking any action described in paragraph (2), the
President shall submit to the appropriate congressional
committees and leadership a report that describes the
proposed action and the reasons for that action.
(2) Actions described.--
(A) In general.--An action described in this paragraph is--
(i) an action to terminate the application of any sanctions
described in subparagraph (B);
(ii) with respect to sanctions described in subparagraph
(B) imposed by the President with respect to a person, an
action to waive the application of those sanctions with
respect to that person; or
(iii) a licensing action that significantly alters United
States foreign policy with respect to Iran.
(B) Sanctions described.--The sanctions described in this
subparagraph are sanctions with respect to Iran provided for
under--
(i) the Iran Sanctions Act of 1996 (Public Law 104-172; 50
U.S.C. 1701 note);
(ii) the Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and
Divestment Act of 2010 (22 U.S.C. 8501 et seq.);
(iii) section 1245 of the National Defense Authorization
Act for Fiscal Year 2012 (22 U.S.C. 8513a);
(iv) the Iran Threat Reduction and Syria Human Rights Act
of 2012 (22 U.S.C. 8701 et seq.);
(v) the Iran Freedom and Counter-Proliferation Act of 2012
(22 U.S.C. 8801 et seq.);
(vi) the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50
U.S.C. 1701 note); or
(vii) any other statute or Executive order that requires or
authorizes the imposition of sanctions with respect to Iran.
(3) Description of type of action.--Each report submitted
under paragraph (1) with respect to an action described in
paragraph (2) shall include a description of whether the
action--
(A) is not intended to significantly alter United States
foreign policy with respect to Iran; or
(B) is intended to significantly alter United States
foreign policy with respect to Iran.
(4) Inclusion of additional matter.--
(A) In general.--Each report submitted under paragraph (1)
that relates to an action that is intended to significantly
alter United States foreign policy with respect to Iran shall
include a description of--
(i) the significant alteration to United States foreign
policy with respect to Iran;
(ii) the anticipated effect of the action on the national
security interests of the United States; and
(iii) the policy objectives for which the sanctions
affected by the action were initially imposed.
(B) Requests from banking and financial services
committees.--The Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban
Affairs of the Senate or the Committee on Financial Services
of the House of Representatives may request the submission to
the Committee of the matter described in clauses (ii) and
(iii) of subparagraph (A) with respect to a report submitted
under paragraph (1) that relates to an action that is not
intended to significantly alter United States foreign policy
with respect to Iran.
(5) Confidentiality of proprietary information.--
Proprietary information that can be associated with a
particular person with respect to an action described in
paragraph (2) may be included in a report submitted under
paragraph (1) only if the appropriate congressional
committees and leadership provide assurances of
confidentiality, unless that person otherwise consents in
writing to such disclosure.
(6) Rule of construction.--Paragraph (2)(A)(iii) shall not
be construed to require the submission of a report under
paragraph (1) with respect to the routine issuance of a
license that does not significantly alter United States
foreign policy with respect to Iran.
(b) Period for Review by Congress.--
(1) In general.--During the period of 30 calendar days
beginning on the date on which the President submits a report
under subsection (a)(1)--
(A) in the case of a report that relates to an action that
is not intended to significantly alter United States foreign
policy with respect to Iran, the Committee on Banking,
Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on
Financial Services of the House of Representatives should, as
appropriate, hold hearings and briefings and otherwise obtain
information in order to fully review the report; and
(B) in the case of a report that relates to an action that
is intended to significantly alter United States foreign
policy with respect to Iran, the Committee on Foreign
Relations of the Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs
of the House of Representatives should, as appropriate, hold
hearings and briefings and otherwise obtain information in
order to fully review the report.
(2) Exception.--The period for congressional review under
paragraph (1) of a report required to be submitted under
subsection (a)(1) shall be 60 calendar days if the report is
submitted on or after July 10 and on or before September 7 in
any calendar year.
(3) Limitation on actions during initial congressional
review period.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law,
during the period for congressional review provided for under
paragraph (1) of a report submitted under subsection (a)(1)
proposing an action described in subsection (a)(2), including
any additional period for such review as applicable under the
exception provided in paragraph (2), the President may not
take that action unless a joint resolution of approval with
respect to that action is enacted in accordance with
subsection (c).
(4) Limitation on actions during presidential consideration
of a joint resolution of disapproval.--Notwithstanding any
other provision of law, if a joint resolution of disapproval
relating to a report submitted under subsection (a)(1)
proposing an action described in subsection (a)(2) passes
both Houses of Congress in accordance with subsection (c),
the President may not take that action for a period of 12
calendar days after the date of passage of the joint
resolution of disapproval.
(5) Limitation on actions during congressional
reconsideration of a joint resolution of disapproval.--
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, if a joint
resolution of disapproval relating to a report submitted
under subsection (a)(1) proposing an action described in
subsection (a)(2) passes both Houses of Congress in
accordance with subsection (c), and the President vetoes the
joint resolution, the President may not take that action for
a period of 10 calendar days after the date of the
President's veto.
(6) Effect of enactment of a joint resolution of
disapproval.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, if
a joint resolution of disapproval relating to a report
submitted under subsection (a)(1) proposing an action
described in subsection (a)(2) is enacted in accordance with
subsection (c), the President may not take that action.
(c) Joint Resolutions of Disapproval or Approval.--
(1) Definitions.--In this subsection:
(A) Joint resolution of approval.--The term ``joint
resolution of approval'' means only a joint resolution of
either House of Congress--
(i) the title of which is as follows: ``A joint resolution
approving the President's proposal to take an action relating
to the application of certain sanctions with respect to
Iran.''; and
(ii) the sole matter after the resolving clause of which is
the following: ``Congress approves of the action relating to
the application of sanctions imposed with respect to Iran
proposed by the President in the report submitted to Congress
under section 1226(a)(1) of the James M. Inhofe National
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 on _______