[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 106 (Wednesday, June 24, 2026)]
[Senate]
[Page S3262]
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SA 6056. Mr. SCOTT of South Carolina submitted an amendment intended
to be proposed by him to the bill S. 4784, to authorize appropriations
for fiscal year 2027 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, insert the
following:
SEC. 1218. STATEMENT OF POLICY ON REPEAL OF SUNSET 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 repeal the sunset provision in the Iran Sanctions
Act of 1996 (Public Law 104-172; 50 U.S.C. 1701 note).
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