[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 157 (Wednesday, September 28, 2022)]
[Senate]
[Page S5394]
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SA 5924. Mr. SCOTT of South Carolina (for himself, Ms. Hassan, and
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. REPEAL OF SUNSET PROVISION OF IRAN SANCTIONS ACT
OF 1996.
(a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
(1) The Iran Sanctions Act of 1996 (Public Law 104-172; 50
U.S.C. 1701 note) requires the imposition of sanctions with
respect to Iran's illicit weapons programs, conventional
weapons and ballistic missile development, and support for
terrorism, including Iran's Revolutionary Guards Corps.
(2) The Government of Iran has acquired destabilizing
conventional weapons systems from the Russian Federation and
other malign actors, and is funneling weapons and financial
support to its terrorist proxies throughout the Middle East,
threatening allies and partners of the United States, such as
Israel.
(b) Statement of Policy.--It is the policy of the United
States to fully implement and enforce the Iran Sanctions Act
of 1996 (Public Law 104-172; 50 U.S.C. 1701 note).
(c) Repeal of Sunset.--Section 13 of the Iran Sanctions Act
of 1996 (Public Law 104-172; 50 U.S.C. 1701 note) is
amended--
(1) in the section heading, by striking ``; sunset'';
(2) by striking ``(a) Effective Date.--''; and
(3) by striking subsection (b).
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