[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
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[H.R. 1905 Enrolled Bill (ENR)]
H.R.1905
One Hundred Twelfth Congress
of the
United States of America
AT THE SECOND SESSION
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Tuesday,
the third day of January, two thousand and twelve
An Act
To strengthen Iran sanctions laws for the purpose of compelling Iran to
abandon its pursuit of nuclear weapons and other threatening activities,
and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,

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(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Iran Threat
Reduction and Syria Human Rights Act of 2012''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as
follows:

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regime and expansion and implementation of sanctions laws.

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TITLE I

-EXPANSION OF MULTILATERAL SANCTIONS REGIME WITH RESPECT TO IRAN

AND PROLIFERATION OF WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION BY IRAN
Subtitle A--Expansion of the Iran Sanctions Act of 1996

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TITLE II

-EXPANSION OF SANCTIONS RELATING TO THE ENERGY SECTOR OF IRAN

crude oil from Iran and evasion of sanctions by shipping
companies.

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Subtitle B--Additional Measures Relating to Sanctions Against Iran

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vessels or shipping services to transport certain goods
related to proliferation or terrorism activities to Iran.

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underwriting services or insurance or reinsurance for the
National Iranian Oil Company or the National Iranian Tanker
Company.

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to, or facilitation of the issuance of Iranian sovereign debt.

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agents of persons sanctioned by United Nations Security
Council resolutions.

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persons sanctioned for certain activities relating to
terrorism or proliferation of weapons of mass destruction.

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to financial institutions that engage in certain activities
relating to Iran.

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Government of Iran, the Central Bank of Iran, and sanctions
evaders.

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respect to, the provision of specialized financial messaging
services to the Central Bank of Iran and other sanctioned
Iranian financial institutions.

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officials of the Government of Iran and their family members.

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authorities of State and local governments.

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that invest in the energy sector of Iran or export refined
petroleum products to Iran.

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crude oil and refined petroleum products.
Subtitle A--Identification of, and Sanctions With Respect to, Officials,
Agents, Affiliates, and Supporters of Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps
and Other Sanctioned Persons

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to, officials, agents, and affiliates of Iran's Revolutionary
Guard Corps.

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TITLE III

-SANCTIONS WITH RESPECT TO IRAN'S REVOLUTIONARY GUARD CORPS

to, persons that support or conduct certain transactions with
Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps or other sanctioned persons.

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foreign government agencies carrying out activities or
transactions with certain Iran-affiliated persons.

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Subtitle B--Additional Measures Relating to Iran's Revolutionary Guard
Corps

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engage in certain transactions with Iran's Revolutionary Guard
Corps.

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the National Iranian Tanker Company are agents or affiliates
of Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps.
Subtitle A--Expansion of Sanctions Relating to Human Rights Abuses in
Iran

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complicit in human rights abuses committed against citizens of
Iran or their family members after the June 12, 2009,
elections in Iran.

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TITLE IV

-MEASURES RELATING TO HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES IN IRAN

or technologies to Iran that are likely to be used to commit
human rights abuses.

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censorship or other related activities against citizens of
Iran.
Subtitle B--Additional Measures to Promote Human Rights

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abuses by the governments of Iran and Syria using information
technology.

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procurement ban under Comprehensive Iran Sanctions,
Accountability, and Divestment Act of 2010.

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certain human rights-, humanitarian-, and democracy-related
activities with respect to Iran.

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TITLE V

-MISCELLANEOUS

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Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012.

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technologies for aircraft produced in the United States.

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TITLE VI

-GENERAL PROVISIONS

are responsible for or complicit in human rights abuses
committed against citizens of Syria or their family members.

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TITLE VII

-SANCTIONS WITH RESPECT TO HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES IN SYRIA

or technologies to Syria that are likely to be used to commit
human rights abuses.

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censorship or other forms of repression in Syria.

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Except as otherwise specifically provided, in this Act:
(1) Appropriate congressional committees.--The term
``appropriate congressional committees'' has the meaning given that
term in section 14 of the Iran Sanctions Act of 1996 (Public Law
104-172; 50 U.S.C. 1701 note).
(2) Financial transaction.--The term ``financial transaction''
means any transfer of value involving a financial institution,
including the transfer of forwards, futures, options, swaps, or
precious metals, including gold, silver, platinum, and palladium.
(3) Knowingly.--The term ``knowingly'' has the meaning given
that term in section 14 of the Iran Sanctions Act of 1996 (Public
Law 104-172; 50 U.S.C. 1701 note).
(4) United states person.--The term ``United States person''
has the meaning given that term in section 101 of the Comprehensive
Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and Divestment Act of 2010 (22
U.S.C. 8511).
IRAN

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SANCTIONS REGIME AND EXPANSION AND IMPLEMENTATION OF SANCTIONS
LAWS.
It is the sense of Congress that the goal of compelling Iran to
abandon efforts to acquire a nuclear weapons capability and other
threatening activities can be effectively achieved through a
comprehensive policy that includes economic sanctions, diplomacy, and
military planning, capabilities and options, and that this objective is
consistent with the one stated by President Barack Obama in the 2012
State of the Union Address: ``Let there be no doubt: America is
determined to prevent Iran from getting a nuclear weapon, and I will
take no options off the table to achieve that goal''. Among the
economic measures to be taken are--
(1) prompt enforcement of the current multilateral sanctions
regime with respect to Iran;
(2) full, timely, and vigorous implementation of all sanctions
enacted into law, including sanctions imposed or expanded by this
Act or amendments made by this Act, through--
(A) intensified monitoring by the President and the
designees of the President, including the Secretary of the
Treasury, the Secretary of State, and senior officials in the
intelligence community (as defined in section 3(4) of the
National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 401a(4)), as
appropriate;
(B) more extensive use of extraordinary authorities
provided for under the International Emergency Economic Powers
Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) and other sanctions laws;
(C) reallocation of resources to provide the personnel
necessary, within the Department of the Treasury, the
Department of State, and the Department of Commerce, and, where
appropriate, the intelligence community, to apply and enforce
sanctions; and
(D) expanded cooperation with international sanctions
enforcement efforts;
(3) urgent consideration of the expansion of existing sanctions
with respect to such areas as--
(A) the provision of energy-related services to Iran;
(B) the provision of insurance and reinsurance services to
Iran;
(C) the provision of shipping services to Iran; and
(D) those Iranian financial institutions not yet designated
for the imposition of sanctions that may be acting as
intermediaries for Iranian financial institutions that are
designated for the imposition of sanctions; and
(4) a focus on countering Iran's efforts to evade sanctions,
including--
(A) the activities of telecommunications, Internet, and
satellite service providers, in and outside of Iran, to ensure
that such providers are not participating in or facilitating,
directly or indirectly, the evasion of the sanctions regime
with respect to Iran or violations of the human rights of the
people of Iran;
(B) the activities of financial institutions or other
businesses or government agencies, in or outside of Iran, not
yet designated for the imposition of sanctions; and
(C) urgent and ongoing evaluation of Iran's energy,
national security, financial, and telecommunications sectors,
to gauge the effects of, and possible defects in, particular
sanctions, with prompt efforts to correct any gaps in the
existing sanctions regime with respect to Iran.

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-EXPANSION OF MULTILATERAL SANCTIONS REGIME WITH RESPECT TO

REGIME.
(a) Multilateral Negotiations.--Congress urges the President to
intensify diplomatic efforts, both in appropriate international fora
such as the United Nations and bilaterally with allies of the United
States, for the purpose of--
(1) expanding the United Nations Security Council sanctions
regime to include--
(A) a prohibition on the issuance of visas to any official
of the Government of Iran who is involved in--
(i) human rights violations in or outside of Iran;
(ii) the development of a nuclear weapons program and a
ballistic missile capability in Iran; or
(iii) support by the Government of Iran for terrorist
organizations, including Hamas and Hezbollah; and
(B) a requirement that each member country of the United
Nations--
(i) prohibit the Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping
Lines from landing at seaports, and cargo flights of Iran
Air from landing at airports, in that country because of
the role of those organizations in proliferation and
illegal arms sales; and
(ii) apply the prohibitions described in clause (i) to
other Iranian entities designated for the imposition of
sanctions on or after the date of the enactment of this
Act;
(2) expanding the range of sanctions imposed with respect to
Iran by allies of the United States;
(3) expanding efforts to limit the development of petroleum
resources and the importation of refined petroleum products by
Iran;
(4) developing additional initiatives to--
(A) increase the production of crude oil in countries other
than Iran; and
(B) assist countries that purchase or otherwise obtain
crude oil or petroleum products from Iran to eliminate their
dependence on crude oil and petroleum products from Iran; and
(5) eliminating the revenue generated by the Government of Iran
from the sale of petrochemical products produced in Iran to other
countries.
(b) Reports to Congress.--Not later than 180 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act, and every 180 days thereafter, the President
shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report on
the extent to which diplomatic efforts described in subsection (a) have
been successful that includes--
(1) an identification of the countries that have agreed to
impose sanctions or take other measures to further the policy set
forth in subsection (a);
(2) the extent of the implementation and enforcement of those
sanctions or other measures by those countries;
(3) the criteria the President uses to determine whether a
country has significantly reduced its crude oil purchases from Iran
pursuant to section 1245(d)(4)(D) of the National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012, as amended by section 504,
including considerations of reductions both in terms of volume and
price;
(4) an identification of the countries that have not agreed to
impose such sanctions or measures, including such countries granted
exceptions for significant reductions in crude oil purchases
pursuant to such section 1245(d)(4)(D);
(5) recommendations for additional measures that the United
States could take to further diplomatic efforts described in
subsection (a); and
(6) the disposition of any decision with respect to sanctions
imposed with respect to Iran by the World Trade Organization or its
predecessor organization.
AND PROLIFERATION OF WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION BY IRAN
Subtitle A--Expansion of the Iran Sanctions Act of 1996

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OF IRAN.
Section 5(a) of the Iran Sanctions Act of 1996 (Public Law 104-172;
50 U.S.C. 1701 note) is amended--
(1) in the subsection heading, by striking ``with Respect to''
and all that follows through ``to Iran'' and inserting ``relating
to the Energy Sector of Iran'';
(2) in paragraph (1)(A)--
(A) by striking ``3 or more'' and inserting ``5 or more'';
and
(B) by striking ``the Comprehensive Iran Sanctions,
Accountability, and Divestment Act of 2010'' and inserting
``the Iran Threat Reduction and Syria Human Rights Act of
2012'';
(3) in paragraph (2)--
(A) in subparagraph (A)--
(i) by striking ``3 or more'' and inserting ``5 or
more''; and
(ii) by striking ``the Comprehensive Iran Sanctions,
Accountability, and Divestment Act of 2010'' and inserting
``the Iran Threat Reduction and Syria Human Rights Act of
2012''; and
(B) in subparagraph (B), by inserting before the period at
the end the following: ``or directly associated infrastructure,
including construction of port facilities, railways, and roads,
the primary use of which is to support the delivery of refined
petroleum products'';
(4) in paragraph (3)--
(A) in subparagraph (A)--
(i) by striking ``3 or more'' and inserting ``5 or
more''; and
(ii) by striking ``the Comprehensive Iran Sanctions,
Accountability, and Divestment Act of 2010'' and inserting
``the Iran Threat Reduction and Syria Human Rights Act of
2012''; and
(B) in subparagraph (B)--
(i) in clause (ii), by striking ``; or'' and inserting
a semicolon;
(ii) in clause (iii), by striking the period at the end
and inserting a semicolon; and
(iii) by adding at the end the following:
``(iv) bartering or contracting by which goods are
exchanged for goods, including the insurance or reinsurance
of such exchanges; or
``(v) purchasing, subscribing to, or facilitating the
issuance of sovereign debt of the Government of Iran,
including governmental bonds, issued on or after the date
of the enactment of the Iran Threat Reduction and Syria
Human Rights Act of 2012.''; and
(5) by adding at the end the following:
``(4) Joint ventures with iran relating to developing petroleum
resources.--
``(A) In general.--Except as provided in subparagraph (B)
or subsection (f), the President shall impose 5 or more of the
sanctions described in section 6(a) with respect to a person if
the President determines that the person knowingly
participates, on or after the date of the enactment of the Iran
Threat Reduction and Syria Human Rights Act of 2012, in a joint
venture with respect to the development of petroleum resources
outside of Iran if--
``(i) the joint venture is established on or after
January 1, 2002; and
``(ii)(I) the Government of Iran is a substantial
partner or investor in the joint venture; or
``(II) Iran could, through a direct operational role in
the joint venture or by other means, receive technological
knowledge or equipment not previously available to Iran
that could directly and significantly contribute to the
enhancement of Iran's ability to develop petroleum
resources in Iran.
``(B) Applicability.--Subparagraph (A) shall not apply with
respect to participation in a joint venture established on or
after January 1, 2002, and before the date of the enactment of
the Iran Threat Reduction and Syria Human Rights Act of 2012,
if the person participating in the joint venture terminates
that participation not later than the date that is 180 days
after such date of enactment.
``(5) Support for the development of petroleum resources and
refined petroleum products in iran.--
``(A) In general.--Except as provided in subsection (f),
the President shall impose 5 or more of the sanctions described
in section 6(a) with respect to a person if the President
determines that the person knowingly, on or after the date of
the enactment of the Iran Threat Reduction and Syria Human
Rights Act of 2012, sells, leases, or provides to Iran goods,
services, technology, or support described in subparagraph
(B)--
``(i) any of which has a fair market value of
$1,000,000 or more; or
``(ii) that, during a 12-month period, have an
aggregate fair market value of $5,000,000 or more.
``(B) Goods, services, technology, or support described.--
Goods, services, technology, or support described in this
subparagraph are goods, services, technology, or support that
could directly and significantly contribute to the maintenance
or enhancement of Iran's--
``(i) ability to develop petroleum resources located in
Iran; or
``(ii) domestic production of refined petroleum
products, including any direct and significant assistance
with respect to the construction, modernization, or repair
of petroleum refineries or directly associated
infrastructure, including construction of port facilities,
railways, and roads, the primary use of which is to support
the delivery of refined petroleum products.
``(6) Development and purchase of petrochemical products from
iran.--
``(A) In general.--Except as provided in subsection (f),
the President shall impose 5 or more of the sanctions described
in section 6(a) with respect to a person if the President
determines that the person knowingly, on or after the date of
the enactment of the Iran Threat Reduction and Syria Human
Rights Act of 2012, sells, leases, or provides to Iran goods,
services, technology, or support described in subparagraph
(B)--
``(i) any of which has a fair market value of $250,000
or more; or
``(ii) that, during a 12-month period, have an
aggregate fair market value of $1,000,000 or more.
``(B) Goods, services, technology, or support described.--
Goods, services, technology, or support described in this
subparagraph are goods, services, technology, or support that
could directly and significantly contribute to the maintenance
or expansion of Iran's domestic production of petrochemical
products.''.

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CRUDE OIL FROM IRAN AND EVASION OF SANCTIONS BY SHIPPING
COMPANIES.
(a) In General.--Section 5(a) of the Iran Sanctions Act of 1996, as
amended by section 201, is further amended by adding at the end the
following:
``(7) Transportation of crude oil from iran.--
``(A) In general.--Except as provided in subsection (f),
the President shall impose 5 or more of the sanctions described
in section 6(a) with respect to a person if the President
determines that--
``(i) the person is a controlling beneficial owner of,
or otherwise owns, operates, or controls, or insures, a
vessel that, on or after the date that is 90 days after the
date of the enactment of the Iran Threat Reduction and
Syria Human Rights Act of 2012, was used to transport crude
oil from Iran to another country; and
``(ii)(I) in the case of a person that is a controlling
beneficial owner of the vessel, the person had actual
knowledge the vessel was so used; or
``(II) in the case of a person that otherwise owns,
operates, or controls, or insures, the vessel, the person
knew or should have known the vessel was so used.
``(B) Applicability of sanctions.--
``(i) In general.--Except as provided in clause (ii),
subparagraph (A) shall apply with respect to the
transportation of crude oil from Iran only if a
determination of the President under section 1245(d)(4)(B)
of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year
2012 (22 U.S.C. 8513a(d)(4)(B)) that there is a sufficient
supply of petroleum and petroleum products produced in
countries other than Iran to permit purchasers of petroleum
and petroleum products from Iran to reduce significantly
their purchases from Iran is in effect at the time of the
transportation of the crude oil.
``(ii) Exception for certain countries.--Subparagraph
(A) shall not apply with respect to the transportation of
crude oil from Iran to a country to which the exception
under paragraph (4)(D) of section 1245(d) of the National
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 (22 U.S.C.
8513a(d)) to the imposition of sanctions under paragraph
(1) of that section applies at the time of the
transportation of the crude oil.
``(8) Concealing iranian origin of crude oil and refined
petroleum products.--
``(A) In general.--Except as provided in subsection (f),
the President shall impose 5 or more of the sanctions described
in section 6(a) with respect to a person if the President
determines that the person is a controlling beneficial owner,
or otherwise owns, operates, or controls, a vessel that, on or
after the date that is 90 days after the date of the enactment
of the Iran Threat Reduction and Syria Human Rights Act of
2012, is used, with actual knowledge in the case of a person
that is a controlling beneficial owner or knowingly in the case
of a person that otherwise owns, operates, or controls the
vessel, in a manner that conceals the Iranian origin of crude
oil or refined petroleum products transported on the vessel,
including by--
``(i) permitting the operator of the vessel to suspend
the operation of the vessel's satellite tracking device; or
``(ii) obscuring or concealing the ownership,
operation, or control of the vessel by--
``(I) the Government of Iran;
``(II) the National Iranian Tanker Company or the
Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping Lines; or
``(III) any other entity determined by the
President to be owned or controlled by the Government
of Iran or an entity specified in subclause (II).
``(B) Additional sanction.--Subject to such regulations as
the President may prescribe and in addition to the sanctions
imposed under subparagraph (A), the President may prohibit a
vessel owned, operated, or controlled by a person, including a
controlling beneficial owner, with respect to which the
President has imposed sanctions under that subparagraph and
that was used for the activity for which the President imposed
those sanctions from landing at a port in the United States for
a period of not more than 2 years after the date on which the
President imposed those sanctions.
``(C) Vessels identified by the office of foreign assets
control.--For purposes of subparagraph (A)(ii), a person shall
be deemed to have actual knowledge that a vessel is owned,
operated, or controlled by the Government of Iran or an entity
specified in subclause (II) or (III) of subparagraph (A)(ii) if
the International Maritime Organization vessel registration
identification for the vessel is--
``(i) included on a list of specially designated
nationals and blocked persons maintained by the Office of
Foreign Assets Control of the Department of the Treasury
for activities with respect to Iran; and
``(ii) identified by the Office of Foreign Assets
Control as a vessel in which the Government of Iran or any
entity specified in subclause (II) or (III) of subparagraph
(A)(ii) has an interest.
``(D) Definition of iranian origin.--For purposes of
subparagraph (A), the term `Iranian origin' means--
``(i) with respect to crude oil, that the crude oil was
extracted in Iran; and
``(ii) with respect to a refined petroleum product,
that the refined petroleum product was produced or refined
in Iran.
``(9) Exception for provision of underwriting services and
insurance and reinsurance.--The President may not impose sanctions
under paragraph (7) or (8) with respect to a person that provides
underwriting services or insurance or reinsurance if the President
determines that the person has exercised due diligence in
establishing and enforcing official policies, procedures, and
controls to ensure that the person does not provide underwriting
services or insurance or reinsurance for the transportation of
crude oil or refined petroleum products from Iran in a manner for
which sanctions may be imposed under either such paragraph.''.
(b) Regulations and Guidelines.--Not later than 90 days after the
date of the enactment of this Act, the President shall prescribe such
regulations or guidelines as are necessary to implement paragraphs (7),
(8), and (9) of section 5(a) of the Iran Sanctions Act of 1996, as
added by this section, including such regulations or guidelines as are
necessary to implement subparagraph (B) of such paragraph (8).

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IRAN OF WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION.
(a) In General.--Section 5(b) of the Iran Sanctions Act of 1996
(Public Law 104-172; 50 U.S.C. 1701 note) is amended--
(1) by redesignating paragraph (2) as paragraph (3); and
(2) by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the following:
``(1) Exports, transfers, and transshipments.--Except as
provided in subsection (f), the President shall impose 5 or more of
the sanctions described in section 6(a) with respect to a person if
the President determines that the person--
``(A) on or after the date of the enactment of the Iran
Threat Reduction and Syria Human Rights Act of 2012, exported
or transferred, or permitted or otherwise facilitated the
transshipment of, any goods, services, technology, or other
items to any other person; and
``(B) knew or should have known that--
``(i) the export, transfer, or transshipment of the
goods, services, technology, or other items would likely
result in another person exporting, transferring,
transshipping, or otherwise providing the goods, services,
technology, or other items to Iran; and
``(ii) the export, transfer, transshipment, or other
provision of the goods, services, technology, or other
items to Iran would contribute materially to the ability of
Iran to--
``(I) acquire or develop chemical, biological, or
nuclear weapons or related technologies; or
``(II) acquire or develop destabilizing numbers and
types of advanced conventional weapons.
``(2) Joint ventures relating to the mining, production, or
transportation of uranium.--
``(A) In general.--Except as provided in subparagraph (B)
or subsection (f), the President shall impose 5 or more of the
sanctions described in section 6(a) with respect to a person if
the President determines that the person knowingly
participated, on or after the date of the enactment of the Iran
Threat Reduction and Syria Human Rights Act of 2012, in a joint
venture that involves any activity relating to the mining,
production, or transportation of uranium--
``(i)(I) established on or after February 2, 2012; and
``(II) with--
``(aa) the Government of Iran;
``(bb) an entity incorporated in Iran or subject to
the jurisdiction of the Government of Iran; or
``(cc) a person acting on behalf of or at the
direction of, or owned or controlled by, the Government
of Iran or an entity described in item (bb); or
``(ii)(I) established before February 2, 2012;
``(II) with the Government of Iran, an entity described
in item (bb) of clause (i)(II), or a person described in
item (cc) of that clause; and
``(III) through which--
``(aa) uranium is transferred directly to Iran or
indirectly to Iran through a third country;
``(bb) the Government of Iran receives significant
revenue; or
``(cc) Iran could, through a direct operational
role or by other means, receive technological knowledge
or equipment not previously available to Iran that
could contribute materially to the ability of Iran to
develop nuclear weapons or related technologies.
``(B) Applicability of sanctions.--Subparagraph (A) shall
not apply with respect to participation in a joint venture
established before the date of the enactment of the Iran Threat
Reduction and Syria Human Rights Act of 2012 if the person
participating in the joint venture terminates that
participation not later than the date that is 180 days after
such date of enactment.''.
(b) Conforming Amendments.--The Iran Sanctions Act of 1996, as
amended by this section and sections 201 and 202, is further amended--
(1) in section 5--
(A) in paragraph (3) of subsection (b), as redesignated by
subsection (a)(1) of this section--
(i) by striking ``paragraph (1)'' each place it appears
and inserting ``paragraph (1) or (2)''; and
(ii) in subparagraph (F)--
(I) by striking ``that paragraph'' and inserting
``paragraph (1) or (2), as the case may be''; and
(II) by striking ``the Comprehensive Iran
Sanctions, Accountability, and Divestment Act of 2010''
and inserting ``the Iran Threat Reduction and Syria
Human Rights Act of 2012'';
(B) in subsection (c)--
(i) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking
``subsections (a) and (b)(1)'' and inserting ``subsection
(a) and paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (b)''; and
(ii) in paragraph (1), by striking ``subsection (a) or
(b)(1)'' and inserting ``subsection (a) or paragraph (1) or
(2) of subsection (b)''; and
(C) in subsection (f)--
(i) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking
``subsection (a) or (b)(1)'' and inserting ``subsection (a)
or paragraph (1) or (2) of subsection (b)''; and
(ii) by redesignating paragraphs (6) and (7) as
paragraphs (5) and (6), respectively; and
(2) in section 9, by striking ``section 5(a) or 5(b)(1)'' each
place it appears and inserting ``subsection (a) or paragraph (1) or
(2) of subsection (b) of section 5''.

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ACT OF 1996.
(a) In General.--Section 6(a) of the Iran Sanctions Act of 1996
(Public Law 104-172; 50 U.S.C. 1701 note) is amended--
(1) by redesignating paragraph (9) as paragraph (12); and
(2) by inserting after paragraph (8) the following:
``(9) Ban on investment in equity or debt of sanctioned
person.--The President may, pursuant to such regulations or
guidelines as the President may prescribe, prohibit any United
States person from investing in or purchasing significant amounts
of equity or debt instruments of a sanctioned person.
``(10) Exclusion of corporate officers.--The President may
direct the Secretary of State to deny a visa to, and the Secretary
of Homeland Security to exclude from the United States, any alien
that the President determines is a corporate officer or principal
of, or a shareholder with a controlling interest in, a sanctioned
person.
``(11) Sanctions on principal executive officers.--The
President may impose on the principal executive officer or officers
of any sanctioned person, or on persons performing similar
functions and with similar authorities as such officer or officers,
any of the sanctions under this subsection.''.
(b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsection (a) shall
take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act and apply with
respect to activities described in subsections (a) and (b) of section 5
of the Iran Sanctions Act of 1996, as amended by this title, commenced
on or after such date of enactment.

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ACT OF 1996.
Section 9(c) of the Iran Sanctions Act of 1996, as amended by
section 203, is further amended by striking paragraph (1) and inserting
the following:
``(1) Authority.--
``(A) Sanctions relating to the energy sector of iran.--The
President may waive, on a case-by-case basis and for a period
of not more than one year, the requirement in section 5(a) to
impose a sanction or sanctions on a person described in section
5(c), and may waive the continued imposition of a sanction or
sanctions under subsection (b) of this section, 30 days or more
after the President determines and so reports to the
appropriate congressional committees that it is essential to
the national security interests of the United States to
exercise such waiver authority.
``(B) Sanctions relating to development of weapons of mass
destruction or other military capabilities.--The President may
waive, on a case-by-case basis and for a period of not more
than one year, the requirement in paragraph (1) or (2) of
section 5(b) to impose a sanction or sanctions on a person
described in section 5(c), and may waive the continued
imposition of a sanction or sanctions under subsection (b) of
this section, 30 days or more after the President determines
and so reports to the appropriate congressional committees that
it is vital to the national security interests of the United
States to exercise such waiver authority.
``(C) Renewal of waivers.--The President may renew, on a
case-by-case basis, a waiver with respect to a person under
subparagraph (A) or (B) for additional one-year periods if, not
later than 30 days before the waiver expires, the President
makes the determination and submits to the appropriate
congressional committees the report described in subparagraph
(A) or (B), as applicable.''.

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1996.
Section 4 of the Iran Sanctions Act of 1996 (Public Law 104-172; 50
U.S.C. 1701 note) is amended by adding at the end the following:
``(f) Briefings on Implementation.--Not later than 90 days after
the date of the enactment of the Iran Threat Reduction and Syria Human
Rights Act of 2012, and every 120 days thereafter, the President,
acting through the Secretary of State, shall provide to the appropriate
congressional committees a comprehensive briefing on efforts to
implement this Act.''.

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1996.
(a) In General.--Section 14 of the Iran Sanctions Act of 1996
(Public Law 104-172; 50 U.S.C. 1701 note) is amended--
(1) by redesignating paragraphs (17) and (18) as paragraphs
(20) and (21), respectively;
(2) by redesignating paragraphs (15) and (16) as paragraphs
(17) and (18), respectively;
(3) by redesignating paragraphs (4) through (14) as paragraphs
(5) through (15), respectively;
(4) by inserting after paragraph (3) the following:
``(4) Credible information.--The term `credible information',
with respect to a person--
``(A) includes--
``(i) a public announcement by the person that the
person has engaged in an activity described in subsection
(a) or (b) of section 5; and
``(ii) information set forth in a report to
stockholders of the person indicating that the person has
engaged in such an activity; and
``(B) may include, in the discretion of the President--
``(i) an announcement by the Government of Iran that
the person has engaged in such an activity; or
``(ii) information indicating that the person has
engaged in such an activity that is set forth in--
``(I) a report of the Government Accountability
Office, the Energy Information Administration, or the
Congressional Research Service; or
``(II) a report or publication of a similarly
reputable governmental organization or trade or
industry organization.'';
(5) by inserting after paragraph (15), as redesignated by
paragraph (3), the following:
``(16) Petrochemical product.--The term `petrochemical product'
includes any aromatic, olefin, or synthesis gas, and any derivative
of such a gas, including ethylene, propylene, butadiene, benzene,
toluene, xylene, ammonia, methanol, and urea.''; and
(6) by inserting after paragraph (18), as redesignated by
paragraph (2), the following:
``(19) Services.--The term `services' includes software,
hardware, financial, professional consulting, engineering, and
specialized energy information services, energy-related technical
assistance, and maintenance and repairs.''.
(b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsection (a) shall
take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act and apply with
respect to activities described in subsections (a) and (b) of section 5
of the Iran Sanctions Act of 1996, as amended by this title, commenced
on or after such date of enactment.

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It is the sense of Congress that--
(1) the energy sector of Iran remains a zone of proliferation
concern since the Government of Iran continues to divert
substantial revenues derived from sales of petroleum resources to
finance its illicit nuclear and missile activities; and
(2) the President should apply the full range of sanctions
under the Iran Sanctions Act of 1996, as amended by this Act, to
address the threat posed by the Government of Iran.
Subtitle B--Additional Measures Relating to Sanctions Against Iran

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VESSELS OR SHIPPING SERVICES TO TRANSPORT CERTAIN GOODS RELATED
TO PROLIFERATION OR TERRORISM ACTIVITIES TO IRAN.
(a) In General.--Except as provided in subsection (c), if the
President determines that a person, on or after the date of the
enactment of this Act, knowingly sells, leases, or provides a vessel or
provides insurance or reinsurance or any other shipping service for the
transportation to or from Iran of goods that could materially
contribute to the activities of the Government of Iran with respect to
the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction or support for acts of
international terrorism, the President shall, pursuant to Executive
Order No. 13382 (70 Fed. Reg. 38567; relating to blocking of property
of weapons of mass destruction proliferators and their supporters) or
Executive Order No. 13224 (66 Fed. Reg. 49079; relating to blocking
property and prohibiting transactions with persons who commit, threaten
to commit, or support terrorism), or otherwise pursuant to the
International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.),
block and prohibit all transactions in all property and interests in
property of the persons specified in subsection (b) if such property
and interests in property are in the United States, come within the
United States, or are or come within the possession or control of a
United States person.
(b) Persons Specified.--The persons specified in this subsection
are--
(1) the person that sold, leased, or provided a vessel or
provided insurance or reinsurance or another shipping service
described in subsection (a); and
(2) any person that--
(A) is a successor entity to the person referred to in
paragraph (1);
(B) owns or controls the person referred to in paragraph
(1), if the person that owns or controls the person referred to
in paragraph (1) had actual knowledge or should have known that
the person referred to in paragraph (1) sold, leased, or
provided the vessel or provided the insurance or reinsurance or
other shipping service; or
(C) is owned or controlled by, or under common ownership or
control with, the person referred to in paragraph (1), if the
person owned or controlled by, or under common ownership or
control with (as the case may be), the person referred to in
paragraph (1) knowingly engaged in the sale, lease, or
provision of the vessel or the provision of the insurance or
reinsurance or other shipping service.
(c) Waiver.--The President may waive the requirement to impose
sanctions with respect to a person under subsection (a) on or after the
date that is 30 days after the President--
(1) determines that such a waiver is vital to the national
security interests of the United States; and
(2) submits to the appropriate congressional committees a
report that contains the reasons for that determination.
(d) Report Required.--
(1) In general.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, and every 90 days thereafter, the Secretary
of the Treasury, in coordination with the Secretary of State, shall
submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report
identifying operators of vessels and other persons that conduct or
facilitate significant financial transactions with persons that
manage ports in Iran that have been designated for the imposition
of sanctions pursuant to the International Emergency Economic
Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.).
(2) Form of report.--A report submitted under paragraph (1)
shall be submitted in unclassified form but may contain a
classified annex.
(e) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section shall be
construed to limit the authority of the President to designate persons
for the imposition of sanctions pursuant to Executive Order No. 13382
(70 Fed. Reg. 38567; relating to the blocking of property of weapons of
mass destruction proliferators and their supporters) or Executive Order
No. 13224 (66 Fed. Reg. 49079; relating to blocking property and
prohibiting transactions with persons who commit, threaten to commit,
or support terrorism), or otherwise pursuant to the International
Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.).

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UNDERWRITING SERVICES OR INSURANCE OR REINSURANCE FOR THE
NATIONAL IRANIAN OIL COMPANY OR THE NATIONAL IRANIAN TANKER
COMPANY.
(a) In General.--Except as provided in subsection (b), not later
than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the President
shall impose 5 or more of the sanctions described in section 6(a) of
the Iran Sanctions Act of 1996, as amended by section 204, with respect
to a person if the President determines that the person knowingly, on
or after such date of enactment, provides underwriting services or
insurance or reinsurance for the National Iranian Oil Company, the
National Iranian Tanker Company, or a successor entity to either such
company.
(b) Exceptions.--
(1) Underwriters and insurance providers exercising due
diligence.--The President is authorized not to impose sanctions
under subsection (a) with respect to a person that provides
underwriting services or insurance or reinsurance if the President
determines that the person has exercised due diligence in
establishing and enforcing official policies, procedures, and
controls to ensure that the person does not provide underwriting
services or insurance or reinsurance for the National Iranian Oil
Company, the National Iranian Tanker Company, or a successor entity
to either such company.
(2) Food; medicine; humanitarian assistance.--The President may
not impose sanctions under subsection (a) for the provision of
underwriting services or insurance or reinsurance for any activity
relating solely to--
(A) the provision of agricultural commodities, food,
medicine, or medical devices to Iran; or
(B) the provision of humanitarian assistance to the people
of Iran.
(3) Termination period.--The President is authorized not to
impose sanctions under subsection (a) with respect to a person if
the President receives reliable assurances that the person will
terminate the provision of underwriting services or insurance or
reinsurance for the National Iranian Oil Company, the National
Iranian Tanker Company, and any successor entity to either such
company, not later than the date that is 120 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act.
(c) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Agricultural commodity.--The term ``agricultural
commodity'' has the meaning given that term in section 102 of the
Agricultural Trade Act of 1978 (7 U.S.C. 5602).
(2) Medical device.--The term ``medical device'' has the
meaning given the term ``device'' in section 201 of the Federal
Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 321).
(3) Medicine.--The term ``medicine'' has the meaning given the
term ``drug'' in section 201 of the Federal Food, Drug, and
Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 321).
(d) Application of Provisions of Iran Sanctions Act of 1996.--The
following provisions of the Iran Sanctions Act of 1996, as amended by
this Act, apply with respect to the imposition of sanctions under
subsection (a) to the same extent that such provisions apply with
respect to the imposition of sanctions under section 5(a) of the Iran
Sanctions Act of 1996:
(1) Subsection (c) of section 4.
(2) Subsections (c), (d), and (f) of section 5.
(3) Section 8.
(4) Section 9.
(5) Section 11.
(6) Section 12.
(7) Subsection (b) of section 13.
(8) Section 14.
(e) Rule of Construction and Implementation.--Nothing in this
section shall be construed to limit the authority of the President to
impose sanctions pursuant to the Iran Sanctions Act of 1996 (Public Law
104-172; 50 U.S.C. 1701 note), the Comprehensive Iran Sanctions,
Accountability, and Divestment Act of 2010 (22 U.S.C. 8501 et seq.),
the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et
seq.), section 1245 of the National Defense Authorization Act for
Fiscal Year 2012 (22 U.S.C. 8513a), or any other provision of this Act.

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SUBSCRIPTION TO, OR FACILITATION OF THE ISSUANCE OF IRANIAN
SOVEREIGN DEBT.
(a) In General.--The President shall impose 5 or more of the
sanctions described in section 6(a) of the Iran Sanctions Act of 1996,
as amended by section 204, with respect to a person if the President
determines that the person knowingly, on or after the date of the
enactment of this Act, purchases, subscribes to, or facilitates the
issuance of--
(1) sovereign debt of the Government of Iran issued on or after
such date of enactment, including governmental bonds; or
(2) debt of any entity owned or controlled by the Government of
Iran issued on or after such date of enactment, including bonds.
(b) Application of Provisions of Iran Sanctions Act of 1996.--The
following provisions of the Iran Sanctions Act of 1996, as amended by
this Act, apply with respect to the imposition of sanctions under
subsection (a) to the same extent that such provisions apply with
respect to the imposition of sanctions under section 5(a) of the Iran
Sanctions Act of 1996:
(1) Subsection (c) of section 4.
(2) Subsections (c), (d), and (f) of section 5.
(3) Section 8.
(4) Section 9.
(5) Section 11.
(6) Section 12.
(7) Subsection (b) of section 13.
(8) Section 14.

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AGENTS OF PERSONS SANCTIONED BY UNITED NATIONS SECURITY COUNCIL
RESOLUTIONS.
(a) In General.--Section 104(c)(2)(B) of the Comprehensive Iran
Sanctions, Accountability, and Divestment Act of 2010 (22 U.S.C.
8513(c)(2)(B)) is amended--
(1) by striking ``of a person subject'' and inserting the
following: ``of--
``(i) a person subject'';
(2) in clause (i), as designated by paragraph (1), by striking
the semicolon and inserting ``; or''; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
``(ii) a person acting on behalf of or at the direction
of, or owned or controlled by, a person described in clause
(i);''.
(b) Regulations.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Treasury shall make such
revisions to the regulations prescribed under section 104 of the
Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and Divestment Act of
2010 (22 U.S.C. 8513) as are necessary to carry out the amendments made
by subsection (a).

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PERSONS SANCTIONED FOR CERTAIN ACTIVITIES RELATING TO TERRORISM
OR PROLIFERATION OF WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION.
(a) In General.--Section 104(c)(2)(E)(ii) of the Comprehensive Iran
Sanctions, Accountability, and Divestment Act of 2010 (22 U.S.C.
8513(c)(2)(E)(ii)) is amended in the matter preceding subclause (I) by
striking ``financial institution'' and inserting ``person''.
(b) Regulations.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Treasury shall make such
revisions to the regulations prescribed under section 104 of the
Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and Divestment Act of
2010 (22 U.S.C. 8513) as are necessary to carry out the amendment made
by subsection (a).

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RESPECT TO FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS THAT ENGAGE IN CERTAIN
ACTIVITIES RELATING TO IRAN.
(a) In General.--The Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, Accountability,
and Divestment Act of 2010 (22 U.S.C. 8501 et seq.) is amended by
inserting after section 104 the following:
``SEC. 104A. EXPANSION OF, AND REPORTS ON, MANDATORY SANCTIONS WITH
RESPECT TO FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS THAT ENGAGE IN CERTAIN ACTIVITIES.
``(a) In General.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the
enactment of the Iran Threat Reduction and Syria Human Rights Act of
2012, the Secretary of the Treasury shall revise the regulations
prescribed under section 104(c)(1) to apply to a foreign financial
institution described in subsection (b) to the same extent and in the
same manner as those regulations apply to a foreign financial
institution that the Secretary of the Treasury finds knowingly engages
in an activity described in section 104(c)(2).
``(b) Foreign Financial Institutions Described.--A foreign
financial institution described in this subsection is a foreign
financial institution, including an Iranian financial institution, that
the Secretary of the Treasury finds--
``(1) knowingly facilitates, or participates or assists in, an
activity described in section 104(c)(2), including by acting on
behalf of, at the direction of, or as an intermediary for, or
otherwise assisting, another person with respect to the activity;
``(2) attempts or conspires to facilitate or participate in
such an activity; or
``(3) is owned or controlled by a foreign financial institution
that the Secretary finds knowingly engages in such an activity.
``(c) Reports Required.--
``(1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date of
the enactment of the Iran Threat Reduction and Syria Human Rights
Act of 2012, and every 180 days thereafter, the Secretary of the
Treasury shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a
report that contains a detailed description of--
``(A) the effect of the regulations prescribed under
section 104(c)(1) on the financial system and economy of Iran
and capital flows to and from Iran; and
``(B) the ways in which funds move into and out of
financial institutions described in section 104(c)(2)(E)(ii),
with specific attention to the use of other Iranian financial
institutions and other foreign financial institutions to
receive and transfer funds for financial institutions described
in that section.
``(2) Form of report.--Each report submitted under paragraph
(1) shall be submitted in unclassified form but may contain a
classified annex.
``(d) Definitions.--In this section:
``(1) Financial institution.--The term `financial institution'
means a financial institution specified in subparagraph (A), (B),
(C), (D), (E), (F), (G), (H), (I), (J), (K), (M), (N), (R), or (Y)
of section 5312(a)(2) of title 31, United States Code.
``(2) Foreign financial institution.--The term `foreign
financial institution' has the meaning of that term as determined
by the Secretary of the Treasury pursuant to section 104(i).
``(3) Iranian financial institution.--The term `Iranian
financial institution' means--
``(A) a financial institution organized under the laws of
Iran or any jurisdiction within Iran, including a foreign
branch of such an institution;
``(B) a financial institution located in Iran;
``(C) a financial institution, wherever located, owned or
controlled by the Government of Iran; and
``(D) a financial institution, wherever located, owned or
controlled by a financial institution described in subparagraph
(A), (B), or (C).''.
(b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of contents for the
Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and Divestment Act of
2010 is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 104 the
following:
``Sec. 104A. Expansion of, and reports on, mandatory sanctions with
respect to financial institutions that engage in certain
activities.''.

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GOVERNMENT OF IRAN, THE CENTRAL BANK OF IRAN, AND SANCTIONS
EVADERS.
(a) Sanctions Relating to Blocking of Property of the Government of
Iran and Iranian Financial Institutions.--United States sanctions with
respect to Iran provided for in Executive Order No. 13599 (77 Fed. Reg.
6659), as in effect on the day before the date of the enactment of this
Act, shall remain in effect until the date that is 90 days after the
date on which the President submits to the appropriate congressional
committees the certification described in subsection (d).
(b) Sanctions Relating to Foreign Sanctions Evaders.--United States
sanctions with respect to Iran provided for in Executive Order No.
13608 (77 Fed. Reg. 26409), as in effect on the day before the date of
the enactment of this Act, shall remain in effect until the date that
is 30 days after the date on which the President submits to the
appropriate congressional committees the certification described in
section 401(a) of the Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and
Divestment Act of 2010 (22 U.S.C. 8551(a)).
(c) Continuation of Sanctions With Respect to the Central Bank of
Iran.--In addition to the sanctions referred to in subsection (a), the
President shall continue to apply to the Central Bank of Iran sanctions
pursuant to the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C.
1701 et seq.), including blocking of property and restrictions or
prohibitions on financial transactions and the exportation of property,
until the date that is 90 days after the date on which the President
submits to Congress the certification described in subsection (d).
(d) Certification Described.--
(1) In general.--The certification described in this subsection
is the certification of the President to Congress that the Central
Bank of Iran is not--
(A) providing financial services in support of, or
otherwise facilitating, the ability of Iran to--
(i) acquire or develop chemical, biological, or nuclear
weapons, or related technologies;
(ii) construct, equip, operate, or maintain nuclear
facilities that could aid Iran's effort to acquire a
nuclear capability; or
(iii) acquire or develop ballistic missiles, cruise
missiles, or destabilizing types and amounts of
conventional weapons; or
(B) facilitating transactions or providing financial
services for--
(i) Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps; or
(ii) financial institutions the property or interests
in property of which are blocked pursuant to the
International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701
et seq.) in connection with--
(I) Iran's proliferation of weapons of mass
destruction or delivery systems for weapons of mass
destruction; or
(II) Iran's support for international terrorism.
(2) Submission to congress.--
(A) In general.--The President shall submit the
certification described in paragraph (1) to the appropriate
congressional committees in writing and shall include a
justification for the certification.
(B) Form of certification.--The certification described in
paragraph (1) shall be submitted in unclassified form but may
contain a classified annex.
(e) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section shall be
construed to limit the authority of the President pursuant to the
International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) or
the Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and Divestment Act of
2010 (22 U.S.C. 8501 et seq.).

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BY FOREIGN SUBSIDIARIES.
(a) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Entity.--The term ``entity'' means a partnership,
association, trust, joint venture, corporation, or other
organization.
(2) Own or control.--The term ``own or control'' means, with
respect to an entity--
(A) to hold more than 50 percent of the equity interest by
vote or value in the entity;
(B) to hold a majority of seats on the board of directors
of the entity; or
(C) to otherwise control the actions, policies, or
personnel decisions of the entity.
(b) Prohibition.--Not later than 60 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the President shall prohibit an entity owned or
controlled by a United States person and established or maintained
outside the United States from knowingly engaging in any transaction
directly or indirectly with the Government of Iran or any person
subject to the jurisdiction of the Government of Iran that would be
prohibited by an order or regulation issued pursuant to the
International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) if
the transaction were engaged in by a United States person or in the
United States.
(c) Civil Penalty.--The civil penalties provided for in section
206(b) of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C.
1705(b)) shall apply to a United States person to the same extent that
such penalties apply to a person that commits an unlawful act described
in section 206(a) of that Act if an entity owned or controlled by the
United States person and established or maintained outside the United
States violates, attempts to violate, conspires to violate, or causes a
violation of any order or regulation issued to implement subsection
(b).
(d) Applicability.--Subsection (c) shall not apply with respect to
a transaction described in subsection (b) by an entity owned or
controlled by a United States person and established or maintained
outside the United States if the United States person divests or
terminates its business with the entity not later than the date that is
180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.

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RELATING TO SANCTIONABLE ACTIVITIES.
(a) In General.--Section 13 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(15 U.S.C. 78m) is amended by adding at the end the following new
subsection:
``(r) Disclosure of Certain Activities Relating to Iran.--
``(1) In general.--Each issuer required to file an annual or
quarterly report under subsection (a) shall disclose in that report
the information required by paragraph (2) if, during the period
covered by the report, the issuer or any affiliate of the issuer--
``(A) knowingly engaged in an activity described in
subsection (a) or (b) of section 5 of the Iran Sanctions Act of
1996 (Public Law 104-172; 50 U.S.C. 1701 note);
``(B) knowingly engaged in an activity described in
subsection (c)(2) of section 104 of the Comprehensive Iran
Sanctions, Accountability, and Divestment Act of 2010 (22
U.S.C. 8513) or a transaction described in subsection (d)(1) of
that section;
``(C) knowingly engaged in an activity described in section
105A(b)(2) of that Act; or
``(D) knowingly conducted any transaction or dealing with--
``(i) any person the property and interests in property
of which are blocked pursuant to Executive Order No. 13224
(66 Fed. Reg. 49079; relating to blocking property and
prohibiting transactions with persons who commit, threaten
to commit, or support terrorism);
``(ii) any person the property and interests in
property of which are blocked pursuant to Executive Order
No. 13382 (70 Fed. Reg. 38567; relating to blocking of
property of weapons of mass destruction proliferators and
their supporters); or
``(iii) any person or entity identified under section
560.304 of title 31, Code of Federal Regulations (relating
to the definition of the Government of Iran) without the
specific authorization of a Federal department or agency.
``(2) Information required.--If an issuer or an affiliate of
the issuer has engaged in any activity described in paragraph (1),
the issuer shall disclose a detailed description of each such
activity, including--
``(A) the nature and extent of the activity;
``(B) the gross revenues and net profits, if any,
attributable to the activity; and
``(C) whether the issuer or the affiliate of the issuer (as
the case may be) intends to continue the activity.
``(3) Notice of disclosures.--If an issuer reports under
paragraph (1) that the issuer or an affiliate of the issuer has
knowingly engaged in any activity described in that paragraph, the
issuer shall separately file with the Commission, concurrently with
the annual or quarterly report under subsection (a), a notice that
the disclosure of that activity has been included in that annual or
quarterly report that identifies the issuer and contains the
information required by paragraph (2).
``(4) Public disclosure of information.--Upon receiving a
notice under paragraph (3) that an annual or quarterly report
includes a disclosure of an activity described in paragraph (1),
the Commission shall promptly--
``(A) transmit the report to--
``(i) the President;
``(ii) the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the
Committee on Financial Services of the House of
Representatives; and
``(iii) the Committee on Foreign Relations and the
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the
Senate; and
``(B) make the information provided in the disclosure and
the notice available to the public by posting the information
on the Internet website of the Commission.
``(5) Investigations.--Upon receiving a report under paragraph
(4) that includes a disclosure of an activity described in
paragraph (1) (other than an activity described in subparagraph
(D)(iii) of that paragraph), the President shall--
``(A) initiate an investigation into the possible
imposition of sanctions under the Iran Sanctions Act of 1996
(Public Law 104-172; 50 U.S.C. 1701 note), section 104 or 105A
of the Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and
Divestment Act of 2010, an Executive order specified in clause
(i) or (ii) of paragraph (1)(D), or any other provision of law
relating to the imposition of sanctions with respect to Iran,
as applicable; and
``(B) not later than 180 days after initiating such an
investigation, make a determination with respect to whether
sanctions should be imposed with respect to the issuer or the
affiliate of the issuer (as the case may be).
``(6) Sunset.--The provisions of this subsection shall
terminate on the date that is 30 days after the date on which the
President makes the certification described in section 401(a) of
the Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and Divestment
Act of 2010 (22 U.S.C. 8551(a)).''.
(b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall
take effect with respect to reports required to be filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission after the date that is 180 days
after the date of the enactment of this Act.

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WITH RESPECT TO, THE PROVISION OF SPECIALIZED FINANCIAL MESSAGING
SERVICES TO THE CENTRAL BANK OF IRAN AND OTHER SANCTIONED IRANIAN
FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS.
(a) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that--
(1) providers of specialized financial messaging services are a
critical link to the international financial system;
(2) the European Union is to be commended for strengthening the
multilateral sanctions regime against Iran by deciding that
specialized financial messaging services may not be provided to the
Central Bank of Iran and other sanctioned Iranian financial
institutions by persons subject to the jurisdiction of the European
Union; and
(3) the loss of access by sanctioned Iranian financial
institutions to specialized financial messaging services must be
maintained.
(b) Reports Required.--
(1) In general.--Not later than 60 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, and every 90 days thereafter, the Secretary
of the Treasury shall submit to the appropriate congressional
committees a report that contains--
(A) a list of all persons that the Secretary has identified
that directly provide specialized financial messaging services
to, or enable or facilitate direct or indirect access to such
messaging services for, the Central Bank of Iran or a financial
institution described in section 104(c)(2)(E)(ii) of the
Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and Divestment
Act of 2010 (22 U.S.C. 8513(c)(2)(E)(ii)); and
(B) a detailed assessment of the status of efforts by the
Secretary to end the direct provision of such messaging
services to, and the enabling or facilitation of direct or
indirect access to such messaging services for, the Central
Bank of Iran or a financial institution described in that
section.
(2) Enabling or facilitation of access to specialized financial
messaging services through intermediary financial institutions.--
For purposes of paragraph (1) and subsection (c), enabling or
facilitating direct or indirect access to specialized financial
messaging services for the Central Bank of Iran or a financial
institution described in section 104(c)(2)(E)(ii) of the
Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and Divestment Act of
2010 (22 U.S.C. 8513(c)(2)(E)(ii)) includes doing so by serving as
an intermediary financial institution with access to such messaging
services.
(3) Form of report.--A report submitted under paragraph (1)
shall be submitted in unclassified form but may contain a
classified annex.
(c) Authorization of Imposition of Sanctions.--
(1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), if, on or
after the date that is 90 days after the date of the enactment of
this Act, a person continues to knowingly and directly provide
specialized financial messaging services to, or knowingly enable or
facilitate direct or indirect access to such messaging services
for, the Central Bank of Iran or a financial institution described
in paragraph (2)(E)(ii) of section 104(c) of the Comprehensive Iran
Sanctions, Accountability, and Divestment Act of 2010 (22 U.S.C.
8513(c)), the President may impose sanctions pursuant to that
section or the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50
U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) with respect to the person.
(2) Exception.--The President may not impose sanctions pursuant
to paragraph (1) with respect to a person for directly providing
specialized financial messaging services to, or enabling or
facilitating direct or indirect access to such messaging services
for, the Central Bank of Iran or a financial institution described
in section 104(c)(2)(E)(ii) of the Comprehensive Iran Sanctions,
Accountability, and Divestment Act of 2010 (22 U.S.C.
8513(c)(2)(E)(ii)) if--
(A) the person is subject to a sanctions regime under its
governing foreign law that requires it to eliminate the knowing
provision of such messaging services to, and the knowing
enabling and facilitation of direct or indirect access to such
messaging services for--
(i) the Central Bank of Iran; and
(ii) a group of Iranian financial institutions
identified under such governing foreign law for purposes of
that sanctions regime if the President determines that--
(I) the group is substantially similar to the group
of financial institutions described in section
104(c)(2)(E)(ii) of the Comprehensive Iran Sanctions,
Accountability, and Divestment Act of 2010 (22 U.S.C.
8513(c)(2)(E)(ii)); and
(II) the differences between those groups of
financial institutions do not adversely affect the
national interest of the United States; and
(B) the person has, pursuant to that sanctions regime,
terminated the knowing provision of such messaging services to,
and the knowing enabling and facilitation of direct or indirect
access to such messaging services for, the Central Bank of Iran
and each Iranian financial institution identified under such
governing foreign law for purposes of that sanctions regime.
(d) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section shall be
construed to limit the authority of the President pursuant to the
International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) or
the Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and Divestment Act of
2010 (22 U.S.C. 8501 et seq.).

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SENIOR OFFICIALS OF THE GOVERNMENT OF IRAN AND THEIR FAMILY
MEMBERS.
(a) Identification.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the President shall
publish a list of each individual the President determines is--
(1) a senior official of the Government of Iran described in
subsection (b) that is involved in Iran's--
(A) illicit nuclear activities or proliferation of weapons
of mass destruction or delivery systems for weapons of mass
destruction;
(B) support for international terrorism; or
(C) commission of serious human rights abuses against
citizens of Iran or their family members; or
(2) a family member of such an official.
(b) Senior Officials of the Government of Iran Described.--A senior
official of the Government of Iran described in this subsection is any
senior official of that Government, including--
(1) the Supreme Leader of Iran;
(2) the President of Iran;
(3) a member of the Cabinet of the Government of Iran;
(4) a member of the Assembly of Experts;
(5) a senior member of the Intelligence Ministry of Iran; or
(6) a senior member of Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps,
including a senior member of a paramilitary organization such as
Ansar-e-Hezbollah or Basij-e Motaz'afin.
(c) Exclusion From United States.--Except as provided in subsection
(d), the Secretary of State shall deny a visa to, and the Secretary of
Homeland Security shall exclude from the United States, any alien who
is on the list required by subsection (a).
(d) Exception To Comply With United Nations Headquarters
Agreement.--Subsection (c) shall not apply to an individual if
admitting the individual to the United States is necessary to permit
the United States to comply with the Agreement between the United
Nations and the United States of America regarding the Headquarters of
the United Nations, signed June 26, 1947, and entered into force
November 21, 1947, and other applicable international obligations.
(e) Waiver.--The President may waive the application of subsection
(a) or (c) with respect to an individual if the President--
(1) determines that such a waiver is essential to the national
interests of the United States; and
(2) not less than 7 days before the waiver takes effect,
notifies Congress of the waiver and the reason for the waiver.

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CERTAIN AUTHORITIES OF STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS.
(a) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that the United
States should support actions by States or local governments that are
within their authority, including determining how investment assets are
valued for purposes of safety and soundness of financial institutions
and insurers, that are consistent with and in furtherance of the
purposes of this Act and other Acts that are amended by this Act.
(b) Rule of Construction.--Section 202 of the Comprehensive Iran
Sanctions, Accountability, and Divestment Act of 2010 (22 U.S.C. 8532)
is amended by adding at the end the following:
``(j) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this Act or any other
provision of law authorizing sanctions with respect to Iran shall be
construed to abridge the authority of a State to issue and enforce
rules governing the safety, soundness, and solvency of a financial
institution subject to its jurisdiction or the business of insurance
pursuant to the Act of March 9, 1945 (15 U.S.C. 1011 et seq.) (commonly
known as the `McCarran-Ferguson Act').''.

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ENTITIES THAT INVEST IN THE ENERGY SECTOR OF IRAN OR EXPORT
REFINED PETROLEUM PRODUCTS TO IRAN.
(a) Initial Report.--
(1) In general.--Not later than 120 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States
shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report--
(A) listing all foreign investors in the energy sector of
Iran during the period specified in paragraph (2), including--
(i) entities that exported gasoline and other refined
petroleum products to Iran;
(ii) entities involved in providing refined petroleum
products to Iran, including--
(I) entities that provided ships to transport
refined petroleum products to Iran; and
(II) entities that provided insurance or
reinsurance for shipments of refined petroleum products
to Iran; and
(iii) entities involved in commercial transactions of
any kind, including joint ventures anywhere in the world,
with Iranian energy companies; and
(B) identifying the countries in which gasoline and other
refined petroleum products exported to Iran during the period
specified in paragraph (2) were produced or refined.
(2) Period specified.--The period specified in this paragraph
is the period beginning on January 1, 2009, and ending on the date
that is 150 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.
(b) Updated Report.--Not later than one year after submitting the
report required by subsection (a), the Comptroller General of the
United States shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees
a report containing the matters required in the report under subsection
(a)(1) for the one-year period beginning on the date that is 30 days
before the date on which the preceding report was required to be
submitted by this section.

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OF CRUDE OIL AND REFINED PETROLEUM PRODUCTS.
Section 110(b) of the Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, Accountability,
and Divestment Act of 2010 (22 U.S.C. 8518(b)) is amended by striking
``a report containing the matters'' and all that follows through the
period at the end and inserting the following: ``a report, covering the
180-day period beginning on the date that is 30 days before the date on
which the preceding report was required to be submitted by this
section, that--
``(1) contains the matters required in the report under
subsection (a)(1); and
``(2) identifies--
``(A) the volume of crude oil and refined petroleum
products imported to and exported from Iran (including through
swaps and similar arrangements);
``(B) the persons selling and transporting crude oil and
refined petroleum products described in subparagraph (A), the
countries with primary jurisdiction over those persons, and the
countries in which those products were refined;
``(C) the sources of financing for imports to Iran of crude
oil and refined petroleum products described in subparagraph
(A); and
``(D) the involvement of foreign persons in efforts to
assist Iran in--
``(i) developing upstream oil and gas production
capacity;
``(ii) importing advanced technology to upgrade
existing Iranian refineries;
``(iii) converting existing chemical plants to
petroleum refineries; or
``(iv) maintaining, upgrading, or expanding existing
refineries or constructing new refineries.''.
Subtitle A--Identification of, and Sanctions With Respect to,
Officials, Agents, Affiliates, and Supporters of Iran's Revolutionary
Guard Corps and Other Sanctioned Persons

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RESPECT TO, OFFICIALS, AGENTS, AND AFFILIATES OF IRAN'S
REVOLUTIONARY GUARD CORPS.
(a) In General.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, and as appropriate thereafter, the President
shall--
(1) identify foreign persons that are officials, agents, or
affiliates of Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps; and
(2) for each foreign person identified under paragraph (1) that
is not already designated for the imposition of sanctions pursuant
to the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701
et seq.)--
(A) designate that foreign person for the imposition of
sanctions pursuant to that Act; and
(B) block and prohibit all transactions in all property and
interests in property of that foreign person if such property
and interests in property are in the United States, come within
the United States, or are or come within the possession or
control of a United States person.
(b) Priority for Investigation.--In identifying foreign persons
pursuant to subsection (a)(1) as officials, agents, or affiliates of
Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps, the President shall give priority to
investigating--
(1) foreign persons or entities identified under section
560.304 of title 31, Code of Federal Regulations (relating to the
definition of the Government of Iran); and
(2) foreign persons for which there is a reasonable basis to
find that the person has conducted or attempted to conduct one or
more sensitive transactions or activities described in subsection
(c).
(c) Sensitive Transactions and Activities Described.--A sensitive
transaction or activity described in this subsection is--
(1) a financial transaction or series of transactions valued at
more than $1,000,000 in the aggregate in any 12-month period
involving a non-Iranian financial institution;
(2) a transaction to facilitate the manufacture, importation,
exportation, or transfer of items needed for the development by
Iran of nuclear, chemical, biological, or advanced conventional
weapons, including ballistic missiles;
(3) a transaction relating to the manufacture, procurement, or
sale of goods, services, and technology relating to Iran's energy
sector, including a transaction relating to the development of the
energy resources of Iran, the exportation of petroleum products
from Iran, the importation of refined petroleum to Iran, or the
development of refining capacity available to Iran;
(4) a transaction relating to the manufacture, procurement, or
sale of goods, services, and technology relating to Iran's
petrochemical sector; or
(5) a transaction relating to the procurement of sensitive
technologies (as defined in section 106(c) of the Comprehensive
Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and Divestment Act of 2010 (22
U.S.C. 8515(c))).
(d) Exclusion From United States.--
(1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2), the Secretary of
State shall deny a visa to, and the Secretary of Homeland Security
shall exclude from the United States, any alien who, on or after
the date of the enactment of this Act, is a foreign person
designated pursuant to subsection (a) for the imposition of
sanctions pursuant to the International Emergency Economic Powers
Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.).
(2) Regulatory exceptions to comply with international
obligations.--The requirement to deny visas to and exclude aliens
from the United States pursuant to paragraph (1) shall be subject
to such regulations as the President may prescribe, including
regulatory exceptions to permit the United States to comply with
the Agreement between the United Nations and the United States of
America regarding the Headquarters of the United Nations, signed
June 26, 1947, and entered into force November 21, 1947, and other
applicable international obligations.
(e) Waiver of Imposition of Sanctions.--
(1) In general.--The President may waive the application of
subsection (a) or (d) with respect to a foreign person if the
President--
(A) determines that it is vital to the national security
interests of the United States to do so; and
(B) submits to the appropriate congressional committees a
report that--
(i) identifies the foreign person with respect to which
the waiver applies; and
(ii) sets forth the reasons for the determination.
(2) Form of report.--A report submitted under paragraph (1)(B)
shall be submitted in unclassified form but may contain a
classified annex.
(f) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section shall be
construed to remove any sanction of the United States in force with
respect to Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps as of the date of the
enactment of this Act.

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RESPECT TO, PERSONS THAT SUPPORT OR CONDUCT CERTAIN TRANSACTIONS
WITH IRAN'S REVOLUTIONARY GUARD CORPS OR OTHER SANCTIONED
PERSONS.
(a) Identification.--
(1) In general.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, and every 180 days thereafter, the President
shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report
identifying foreign persons that the President determines, on or
after the date of the enactment of this Act, knowingly--
(A) materially assist, sponsor, or provide financial,
material, or technological support for, or goods or services in
support of, Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps or any of its
officials, agents, or affiliates the property and interests in
property of which are blocked pursuant to the International
Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.);
(B) engage in a significant transaction or transactions
with Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps or any of its officials,
agents, or affiliates--
(i) the property and interests in property of which are
blocked pursuant to that Act; or
(ii) that are identified under section 301(a)(1) or
pursuant to paragraph (4)(A) of section 104(c) of the
Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and
Divestment Act of 2010, as added by section 312; or
(C) engage in a significant transaction or transactions
with--
(i) a person subject to financial sanctions pursuant to
United Nations Security Council Resolution 1737 (2006),
1747 (2007), 1803 (2008), or 1929 (2010), or any other
resolution that is adopted by the Security Council and
imposes sanctions with respect to Iran or modifies such
sanctions; or
(ii) a person acting on behalf of or at the direction
of, or owned or controlled by, a person described in clause
(i).
(2) Form of report.--A report submitted under paragraph (1)
shall be submitted in unclassified form but may contain a
classified annex.
(3) Barter transactions.--For purposes of paragraph (1), the
term ``transaction'' includes a barter transaction.
(b) Imposition of Sanctions.--If the President determines under
subsection (a)(1) that a foreign person has knowingly engaged in an
activity described in that subsection, the President--
(1) shall impose 5 or more of the sanctions described in
section 6(a) of the Iran Sanctions Act of 1996, as amended by
section 204; and
(2) may impose additional sanctions pursuant to the
International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et
seq.) with respect to the person.
(c) Termination.--The President may terminate a sanction imposed
with respect to a foreign person pursuant to subsection (b) if the
President determines that the person--
(1) no longer engages in the activity for which the sanction
was imposed; and
(2) has provided assurances to the President that the person
will not engage in any activity described in subsection (a)(1) in
the future.
(d) Waiver of Imposition of Sanctions.--
(1) In general.--The President may waive the imposition of
sanctions under subsection (b) with respect to a foreign person if
the President--
(A)(i) determines that the person has ceased the activity
for which sanctions would otherwise be imposed and has taken
measures to prevent a recurrence of the activity; or
(ii) determines that it is essential to the national
security interests of the United States to do so; and
(B) submits to the appropriate congressional committees a
report that--
(i) identifies the foreign person with respect to which
the waiver applies;
(ii) describes the activity that would otherwise
subject the foreign person to the imposition of sanctions
under subsection (b); and
(iii) sets forth the reasons for the determination.
(2) Form of report.--A report submitted under paragraph (1)(B)
shall be submitted in unclassified form but may contain a
classified annex.
(e) Waiver of Identifications and Designations.--Notwithstanding
any other provision of this subtitle and subject to paragraph (2), the
President shall not be required to make any identification of a foreign
person under subsection (a) or any identification or designation of a
foreign person under section 301(a) if the President--
(1) determines that doing so would cause damage to the national
security of the United States; and
(2) notifies the appropriate congressional committees of the
exercise of the authority provided under this subsection.
(f) Application of Provisions of Iran Sanctions Act of 1996.--The
following provisions of the Iran Sanctions Act of 1996, as amended by
this Act, apply with respect to the imposition under subsection (b)(1)
of sanctions relating to activities described in subsection (a)(1) to
the same extent that such provisions apply with respect to the
imposition of sanctions under section 5(a) of the Iran Sanctions Act of
1996:
(1) Subsections (c) and (e) of section 4.
(2) Subsections (c), (d), and (f) of section 5.
(3) Section 8.
(4) Section 9.
(5) Section 11.
(6) Section 12.
(7) Subsection (b) of section 13.
(8) Section 14.

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RESPECT TO, FOREIGN GOVERNMENT AGENCIES CARRYING OUT ACTIVITIES
OR TRANSACTIONS WITH CERTAIN IRAN-AFFILIATED PERSONS.
(a) Identification.--
(1) In general.--Not later than 120 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, and every 180 days thereafter, the President
shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report
that identifies each agency of the government of a foreign country
(other than Iran) that the President determines knowingly and
materially assisted, sponsored, or provided financial, material, or
technological support for, or goods or services in support of, or
knowingly and materially engaged in a significant transaction with,
any person described in paragraph (2).
(2) Person described.--A person described in this paragraph
is--
(A) a foreign person that is an official, agent, or
affiliate of Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps that is
designated for the imposition of sanctions pursuant to the
International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et
seq.);
(B) a foreign person that is designated and subject to
financial sanctions pursuant to--
(i) the Annex of United Nations Security Council
Resolution 1737 (2006);
(ii) Annex I of United Nations Security Council
Resolution 1747 (2007);
(iii) Annex I, II, or III of United Nations Security
Council Resolution 1803 (2008);
(iv) Annex I, II, or III of United Nations Security
Council Resolution 1929 (2010); or
(v) any subsequent and related United Nations Security
Council resolution, or any annex thereto, that imposes new
sanctions with respect to Iran or modifies existing
sanctions with respect to Iran; or
(C) a foreign person that the agency knows is acting on
behalf of or at the direction of, or owned or controlled by, a
person described in subparagraph (A) or (B).
(3) Form of report.--Each report submitted under paragraph (1)
shall be submitted in unclassified form but may contain a
classified annex.
(b) Imposition of Measures.--
(1) In general.--The President may impose any of the following
measures with respect to an agency identified pursuant to
subsection (a) if the President determines that the assistance,
exports, or other support to be prohibited by reason of the
imposition of the measures have contributed and would otherwise
directly or indirectly contribute to the agency's capability to
continue the activities or transactions for which the agency has
been identified pursuant to subsection (a):
(A) No assistance may be provided to the agency under the
Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2151 et seq.) or the
Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2751 et seq.) other than
humanitarian assistance or the provision of food or other
agricultural commodities.
(B) No sales of any defense articles, defense services, or
design and construction services under the Arms Export Control
Act (22 U.S.C. 2751 et seq.) may be made to the agency.
(C) No licenses for export of any item on the United States
Munitions List that include the agency as a party to the
license may be granted.
(D) No exports may be permitted to the agency of any goods
or technologies controlled for national security reasons under
the Export Administration Regulations, except that such
prohibition shall not apply to any transaction subject to the
reporting requirements of title V of the National Security Act
of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 413 et seq.; relating to congressional
oversight of intelligence activities).
(E) The United States shall oppose any loan or financial or
technical assistance to the agency by international financial
institutions in accordance with section 701 of the
International Financial Institutions Act (22 U.S.C. 262d).
(F) The United States shall deny to the agency any credit
or financial assistance by any department, agency, or
instrumentality of the United States Government, except that
this paragraph shall not apply--
(i) to any transaction subject to the reporting
requirements of title V of the National Security Act of
1947 (50 U.S.C. 413 et seq.; relating to congressional
oversight of intelligence activities);
(ii) to the provision of medicines, medical equipment,
and humanitarian assistance; or
(iii) to any credit, credit guarantee, or financial
assistance provided by the Department of Agriculture to
support the purchase of food or other agricultural
commodities.
(G) Additional restrictions as may be imposed pursuant to
the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701
et seq.).
(2) Rule of construction.--Nothing in this subsection shall be
construed to impose measures with respect to programs under section
1501 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1997
(50 U.S.C. 2632 note) and programs under the Atomic Energy Defense
Act (50 U.S.C. 2501 et seq.).
(c) Termination.--The President may terminate any measures imposed
with respect to an agency pursuant to subsection (b) if the President
determines and notifies the appropriate congressional committees that--
(1)(A) a person described in subparagraph (A) or (B) of
subsection (a)(2) with respect to which the agency is carrying out
activities or transactions is no longer designated pursuant to
subparagraph (A) or (B) of subsection (a)(2); or
(B) any person described in subparagraph (C) of subsection
(a)(2) with respect to which the agency is carrying out activities
or transactions is no longer acting on behalf of or at the
direction of, or owned or controlled by, any person described in
subparagraph (A) or (B) of subsection (a)(2);
(2) the agency is no longer carrying out activities or
transactions for which the measures were imposed and has provided
assurances to the United States Government that the agency will not
carry out the activities or transactions in the future; or
(3) it is essential to the national security interest of the
United States to terminate such measures.
(d) Waiver.--If the President does not impose one or more measures
described in subsection (b) with respect to an agency identified in the
report required by subsection (a), the President shall include in the
subsequent report an explanation as to why the President did not impose
such measures.
(e) Definition.--In this section, the term ``appropriate
congressional committees'' means--
(1) the Committee on Foreign Relations, the Committee on
Appropriations, the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on
Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, the Committee on Finance, and
the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate; and
(2) the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Committee on
Appropriations, the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on
Financial Services, the Committee on Ways and Means, and the
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of
Representatives.
(f) Effective Date.--This section shall take effect on the date of
the enactment of this Act and apply with respect to activities and
transactions described in subsection (a) that are carried out on or
after the later of--
(1) the date that is 45 days after such date of enactment; or
(2) the date that is 45 days after a person is designated as
described in subparagraph (A) or (B) of subsection (a)(2).

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Nothing in this subtitle shall be construed to limit the authority
of the President to designate foreign persons for the imposition of
sanctions pursuant to the International Emergency Economic Powers Act
(50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.).
Subtitle B--Additional Measures Relating to Iran's Revolutionary Guard
Corps

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THAT ENGAGE IN CERTAIN TRANSACTIONS WITH IRAN'S REVOLUTIONARY
GUARD CORPS.
(a) In General.--Section 6(b)(1) of the Iran Sanctions Act of 1996
(Public Law 104-172; 50 U.S.C. 1701 note) is amended--
(1) by striking ``Not later than 90 days'' and inserting the
following:
``(A) Certifications relating to activities described in
section 5.--Not later than 90 days''; and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
``(B) Certifications relating to transactions with iran's
revolutionary guard corps.--Not later than 120 days after the
date of the enactment of the Iran Threat Reduction and Syria
Human Rights Act of 2012, the Federal Acquisition Regulation
shall be revised to require a certification from each person
that is a prospective contractor that the person, and any
person owned or controlled by the person, does not knowingly
engage in a significant transaction or transactions with Iran's
Revolutionary Guard Corps or any of its officials, agents, or
affiliates the property and interests in property of which are
blocked pursuant to the International Emergency Economic Powers
Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.).''.
(b) Technical and Conforming Amendments.--
(1) Section 6(b) of the Iran Sanctions Act of 1996, as amended
by subsection (a), is further amended--
(A) in subparagraph (A) of paragraph (1), as designated by
subsection (a)(1), by striking ``issued pursuant to section 25
of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C.
421)'';
(B) in paragraph (2)--
(i) in subparagraph (A)--
(I) by striking ``the revision'' and inserting
``the applicable revision''; and
(II) by striking ``not more than 3 years'' and
inserting ``not less than 2 years''; and
(ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``issued pursuant
to section 25 of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy
Act (41 U.S.C. 421)'';
(C) in paragraph (5), by striking ``in the national
interest'' and inserting ``essential to the national security
interests'';
(D) by striking paragraph (6) and inserting the following:
``(6) Definitions.--In this subsection:
``(A) Executive agency.--The term `executive agency' has
the meaning given that term in section 133 of title 41, United
States Code.
``(B) Federal acquisition regulation.--The term `Federal
Acquisition Regulation' means the regulation issued pursuant to
section 1303(a)(1) of title 41, United States Code.''; and
(E) in paragraph (7)--
(i) by striking ``The revisions to the Federal
Acquisition Regulation required under paragraph (1)'' and
inserting the following:
``(A) Certifications relating to activities described in
section 5.--The revisions to the Federal Acquisition Regulation
required under paragraph (1)(A)''; and
(ii) by adding at the end the following:
``(B) Certifications relating to transactions with iran's
revolutionary guard corps.--The revisions to the Federal
Acquisition Regulation required under paragraph (1)(B) shall
apply with respect to contracts for which solicitations are
issued on or after the date that is 120 days after the date of
the enactment of the Iran Threat Reduction and Syria Human
Rights Act of 2012.''.
(2) Section 101(3) of the Comprehensive Iran Sanctions,
Accountability, and Divestment Act of 2010 (22 U.S.C. 8511(3)) is
amended by striking ``section 4 of the Office of Federal
Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 403)'' and inserting ``section
133 of title 41, United States Code''.

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COMPANY AND THE NATIONAL IRANIAN TANKER COMPANY ARE AGENTS OR
AFFILIATES OF IRAN'S REVOLUTIONARY GUARD CORPS.
(a) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that the
National Iranian Oil Company and the National Iranian Tanker Company
are not only owned and controlled by the Government of Iran but that
those companies provide significant support to Iran's Revolutionary
Guard Corps and its affiliates.
(b) Determinations.--Section 104(c) of the Comprehensive Iran
Sanctions, Accountability, and Divestment Act of 2010 (22 U.S.C.
8513(c)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
``(4) Determinations regarding nioc and nitc.--
``(A) Determinations.--For purposes of paragraph (2)(E),
the Secretary of the Treasury shall, not later than 45 days
after the date of the enactment of the Iran Threat Reduction
and Syria Human Rights Act of 2012--
``(i) determine whether the NIOC or the NITC is an
agent or affiliate of Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps; and
``(ii) submit to the appropriate congressional
committees a report on the determinations made under clause
(i), together with the reasons for those determinations.
``(B) Form of report.--A report submitted under
subparagraph (A)(ii) shall be submitted in unclassified form
but may contain a classified annex.
``(C) Applicability with respect to petroleum
transactions.--
``(i) Application of sanctions.--Except as provided in
clause (ii), if the Secretary of the Treasury determines
that the NIOC or the NITC is a person described in clause
(i) or (ii) of paragraph (2)(E), the regulations prescribed
under paragraph (1) shall apply with respect to a
significant transaction or transactions or significant
financial services knowingly facilitated or provided by a
foreign financial institution for the NIOC or the NITC, as
applicable, for the purchase of petroleum or petroleum
products from Iran, only if a determination of the
President under section 1245(d)(4)(B) of the National
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 (22 U.S.C.
8513a(d)(4)(B)) that there is a sufficient supply of
petroleum and petroleum products produced in countries
other than Iran to permit purchasers of petroleum and
petroleum products from Iran to reduce significantly their
purchases from Iran is in effect at the time of the
transaction or the provision of the service.
``(ii) Exception for certain countries.--If the
Secretary of the Treasury determines that the NIOC or the
NITC is a person described in clause (i) or (ii) of
paragraph (2)(E), the regulations prescribed under
paragraph (1) shall not apply to a significant transaction
or transactions or significant financial services knowingly
facilitated or provided by a foreign financial institution
for the NIOC or the NITC, as applicable, for the purchase
of petroleum or petroleum products from Iran if an
exception under paragraph (4)(D) of section 1245(d) of the
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 (22
U.S.C. 8513a(d)) applies to the country with primary
jurisdiction over the foreign financial institution at the
time of the transaction or the provision of the service.
``(iii) Rule of construction.--The exceptions in
clauses (i) and (ii) shall not be construed to limit the
authority of the Secretary of the Treasury to impose
sanctions pursuant to the regulations prescribed under
paragraph (1) for an activity described in paragraph (2) to
the extent the activity would meet the criteria described
in that paragraph in the absence of the involvement of the
NIOC or the NITC.
``(D) Definitions.--In this paragraph:
``(i) NIOC.--The term `NIOC' means the National Iranian
Oil Company.
``(ii) NITC.--The term `NITC' means the National
Iranian Tanker Company.''.
(c) Conforming Amendments.--
(1) Waiver.--Section 104(f) of the Comprehensive Iran
Sanctions, Accountability, and Divestment Act of 2010 (22 U.S.C.
8513(f)) is amended by inserting ``or section 104A'' after
``subsection (c)''.
(2) Classified information.--Section 104(g) of the
Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and Divestment Act of
2010 (22 U.S.C. 8513(g)) is amended by striking ``subsection
(c)(1)'' and inserting ``paragraph (1) or (4) of subsection (c) or
section 104A'' both places it appears.
(d) Applicability.--
(1) In general.--If an exception to sanctions described in
clause (i) or (ii) of paragraph (4)(C) of section 104(c) of the
Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and Divestment Act of
2010, as added by subsection (b), applies to a person that engages
in a transaction described in paragraph (2) at the time of the
transaction, the President is authorized not to impose sanctions
with respect to the transaction under--
(A) section 302(b)(1);
(B) section 104A of the Comprehensive Iran Sanctions,
Accountability, and Divestment Act of 2010, as added by section
216; or
(C) any other applicable provision of law authorizing the
imposition of sanctions with respect to Iran.
(2) Transaction described.--A transaction described in this
paragraph is a transaction--
(A) solely for the purchase of petroleum or petroleum
products from Iran; and
(B) for which sanctions may be imposed solely as a result
of the involvement of the National Iranian Oil Company or the
National Iranian Tanker Company in the transaction under--
(i) section 302(b)(1);
(ii) section 104A of the Comprehensive Iran Sanctions,
Accountability, and Divestment Act of 2010, as added by
section 216; or
(iii) any other applicable provision of law authorizing
the imposition of sanctions with respect to Iran.
Subtitle A--Expansion of Sanctions Relating to Human Rights Abuses in
Iran

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FOR OR COMPLICIT IN HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES COMMITTED AGAINST
CITIZENS OF IRAN OR THEIR FAMILY MEMBERS AFTER THE JUNE 12, 2009,
ELECTIONS IN IRAN.
(a) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that the
Supreme Leader of Iran, the President of Iran, senior members of the
Intelligence Ministry of Iran, senior members of Iran's Revolutionary
Guard Corps, Ansar-e-Hezbollah and Basij-e-Mostaz'afin, and the
Ministers of Defense, Interior, Justice, and Telecommunications are
ultimately responsible for ordering, controlling, or otherwise
directing a pattern and practice of serious human rights abuses against
the Iranian people, and thus the President should include such persons
on the list of persons who are responsible for or complicit in
committing serious human rights abuses and subject to sanctions
pursuant to section 105 of the Comprehensive Iran Sanctions,
Accountability, and Divestment Act of 2010 (22 U.S.C. 8514).
(b) Report.--
(1) Report required.--Not later than 180 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit to
the appropriate congressional committees a detailed report with
respect to whether each person described in subsection (a) is
responsible for or complicit in, or responsible for ordering,
controlling, or otherwise directing the commission of serious human
rights abuses against citizens of Iran or their family members on
or after June 12, 2009, regardless of whether such abuses occurred
in Iran. For any such person who is not included in such report,
the Secretary of State should describe in the report the reasons
why the person was not included, including information on whether
sufficient credible evidence of responsibility for such abuses was
found.
(2) Form.--The report required by paragraph (1) shall be
submitted in unclassified form but may contain a classified annex.
(3) Definition.--In this subsection, the term ``appropriate
congressional committees'' means--
(A) the Committee on Foreign Relations and the Committee on
Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate; and
(B) the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Committee on
Financial Services of the House of Representatives.

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GOODS OR TECHNOLOGIES TO IRAN THAT ARE LIKELY TO BE USED TO
COMMIT HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES.
(a) In General.--The Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, Accountability,
and Divestment Act of 2010 (22 U.S.C. 8501 et seq.) is amended by
inserting after section 105 the following:
``SEC. 105A. IMPOSITION OF SANCTIONS WITH RESPECT TO THE TRANSFER OF
GOODS OR TECHNOLOGIES TO IRAN THAT ARE LIKELY TO BE USED TO COMMIT
HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES.
``(a) In General.--The President shall impose sanctions in
accordance with subsection (c) with respect to each person on the list
required by subsection (b).
``(b) List.--
``(1) In general.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the
enactment of the Iran Threat Reduction and Syria Human Rights Act
of 2012, the President shall submit to the appropriate
congressional committees a list of persons that the President
determines have knowingly engaged in an activity described in
paragraph (2) on or after such date of enactment.
``(2) Activity described.--
``(A) In general.--A person engages in an activity
described in this paragraph if the person--
``(i) transfers, or facilitates the transfer of, goods
or technologies described in subparagraph (C) 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;
or
``(ii) provides services (including services relating
to hardware, software, and specialized information, and
professional consulting, engineering, and support services)
with respect to goods or technologies described in
subparagraph (C) after such goods or technologies are
transferred to Iran.
``(B) Applicability to contracts and other agreements.--A
person engages in an activity described in subparagraph (A)
without regard to whether the activity is carried out pursuant
to a contract or other agreement entered into before, on, or
after the date of the enactment of the Iran Threat Reduction
and Syria Human Rights Act of 2012.
``(C) Goods or technologies described.--Goods or
technologies described in this subparagraph are goods or
technologies that the President determines 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, including--
``(i) firearms or ammunition (as those terms are
defined in section 921 of title 18, United States Code),
rubber bullets, police batons, pepper or chemical sprays,
stun grenades, electroshock weapons, tear gas, water
cannons, or surveillance technology; or
``(ii) sensitive technology (as defined in section
106(c)).
``(3) Special rule to allow for termination of sanctionable
activity.--The President shall not be required to include a person
on the list required by paragraph (1) if the President certifies in
writing to the appropriate congressional committees that--
``(A) the person is no longer engaging in, or has taken
significant verifiable steps toward stopping, the activity
described in paragraph (2) for which the President would
otherwise have included the person on the list; and
``(B) the President has received reliable assurances that
the person will not knowingly engage in any activity described
in paragraph (2) in the future.
``(4) Updates of list.--The President shall submit to the
appropriate congressional committees an updated list under
paragraph (1)--
``(A) each time the President is required to submit an
updated list to those committees under section 105(b)(2)(A);
and
``(B) as new information becomes available.
``(5) Form of report; public availability.--
``(A) Form.--The list required by paragraph (1) shall be
submitted in unclassified form but may contain a classified
annex.
``(B) Public availability.--The unclassified portion of the
list required by paragraph (1) shall be made available to the
public and posted on the websites of the Department of the
Treasury and the Department of State.
``(c) Application of Sanctions.--
``(1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2), the President
shall impose sanctions described in section 105(c) with respect to
a person on the list required by subsection (b).
``(2) Transfers to iran's revolutionary guard corps.--In the
case of a person on the list required by subsection (b) for
transferring, or facilitating the transfer of, goods or
technologies described in subsection (b)(2)(C) to Iran's
Revolutionary Guard Corps, or providing services with respect to
such goods or technologies after such goods or technologies are
transferred to Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps, the President
shall--
``(A) impose sanctions described in section 105(c) with
respect to the person; and
``(B) impose such other sanctions from among the sanctions
described in section 6(a) of the Iran Sanctions Act of 1996
(Public Law 104-172; 50 U.S.C. 1701 note) as the President
determines appropriate.''.
(b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of contents for the
Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and Divestment Act of
2010 is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 105 the
following:
``Sec. 105A. Imposition of sanctions with respect to the transfer of
goods or technologies to Iran that are likely to be used to
commit human rights abuses.''.

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ENGAGE IN CENSORSHIP OR OTHER RELATED ACTIVITIES AGAINST CITIZENS
OF IRAN.
(a) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that--
(1) satellite service providers and other entities that have
direct contractual arrangements to provide satellite services to
the Government of Iran or entities owned or controlled by that
Government should cease providing broadcast services to that
Government and those entities unless that Government ceases
activities intended to jam or restrict satellite signals; and
(2) the United States should address the illegal jamming of
satellite signals by the Government of Iran through the voice and
vote of the United States in the United Nations International
Telecommunications Union.
(b) Imposition of Sanctions.--The Comprehensive Iran Sanctions,
Accountability, and Divestment Act of 2010 (22 U.S.C. 8501 et seq.), as
amended by section 402, is further amended by inserting after section
105A the following:
``SEC. 105B. IMPOSITION OF SANCTIONS WITH RESPECT TO PERSONS WHO ENGAGE
IN CENSORSHIP OR OTHER RELATED ACTIVITIES AGAINST CITIZENS OF IRAN.
``(a) In General.--The President shall impose sanctions described
in section 105(c) with respect to each person on the list required by
subsection (b).
``(b) List of Persons Who Engage in Censorship.--
``(1) In general.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the
enactment of the Iran Threat Reduction and Syria Human Rights Act
of 2012, the President shall submit to the appropriate
congressional committees a list of persons that the President
determines have, on or after June 12, 2009, engaged in censorship
or other activities with respect to Iran that--
``(A) prohibit, limit, or penalize the exercise of freedom
of expression or assembly by citizens of Iran; or
``(B) 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 that Government that would jam or restrict an
international signal.
``(2) Updates of list.--The President shall submit to the
appropriate congressional committees an updated list under
paragraph (1)--
``(A) each time the President is required to submit an
updated list to those committees under section 105(b)(2)(A);
and
``(B) as new information becomes available.
``(3) Form of report; public availability.--
``(A) Form.--The list required by paragraph (1) shall be
submitted in unclassified form but may contain a classified
annex.
``(B) Public availability.--The unclassified portion of the
list required by paragraph (1) shall be made available to the
public and posted on the websites of the Department of the
Treasury and the Department of State.''.
(c) Clerical Amendment.--The table of contents for the
Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and Divestment Act of
2010, as amended by section 402, is further amended by inserting after
the item relating to section 105A the following:
``Sec. 105B. Imposition of sanctions with respect to persons who engage
in censorship or other related activities against citizens of
Iran.''.
(d) Conforming Amendments.--Section 401(b)(1) of the Comprehensive
Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and Divestment Act of 2010 (22 U.S.C.
8551(b)(1)) is amended--
(1) by inserting ``, 105A(a), or 105B(a)'' after ``105(a)'';
and
(2) by inserting ``, 105A(b), or 105B(b)'' after ``105(b)''.
Subtitle B--Additional Measures to Promote Human Rights

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RIGHTS ABUSES BY THE GOVERNMENTS OF IRAN AND SYRIA USING
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY.
United States sanctions with respect to Iran and Syria provided for
in Executive Order No. 13606 (77 Fed. Reg. 24571), as in effect on the
day before the date of the enactment of this Act, shall remain in
effect--
(1) with respect to Iran, until the date that is 30 days after
the date on which the President submits to Congress the
certification described in section 401(a) of the Comprehensive Iran
Sanctions, Accountability, and Divestment Act of 2010 (22 U.S.C.
8551(a)); and
(2) with respect to Syria, until the date on which the
provisions of and sanctions imposed pursuant to title VII terminate
pursuant to section 706.

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PROCUREMENT BAN UNDER COMPREHENSIVE IRAN SANCTIONS,
ACCOUNTABILITY, AND DIVESTMENT ACT OF 2010.
The Secretary of State shall--
(1) not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of
this Act, issue guidelines to further describe the technologies
that may be considered ``sensitive technology'' for purposes of
section 106 of the Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, Accountability,
and Divestment Act of 2010 (22 U.S.C. 8515), with special attention
to new forms of sophisticated jamming, monitoring, and surveillance
technology relating to mobile telecommunications and the Internet,
and publish those guidelines in the Federal Register;
(2) determine the types of technologies that enable any
indigenous capabilities that Iran has to disrupt and monitor
information and communications in that country, and consider adding
descriptions of those items to the guidelines; and
(3) periodically review, but in no case less than once each
year, the guidelines and, if necessary, amend the guidelines on the
basis of technological developments and new information regarding
transfers of technologies to Iran and the development of Iran's
indigenous capabilities to disrupt and monitor information and
communications in Iran.

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CERTAIN HUMAN RIGHTS-, HUMANITARIAN-, AND DEMOCRACY-RELATED
ACTIVITIES WITH RESPECT TO IRAN.
(a) Requirement.--The Office of Foreign Assets Control, in
consultation with the Department of State, shall establish an expedited
process for the consideration of complete requests for authorization to
engage in human rights-, humanitarian-, or democracy-related activities
relating to Iran that are submitted by--
(1) entities receiving funds from the Department of State to
engage in the proposed activity;
(2) the Broadcasting Board of Governors; and
(3) other appropriate agencies of the United States Government.
(b) Procedures.--Requests for authorization under subsection (a)
shall be submitted to the Office of Foreign Assets Control in
conformance with the Office's regulations, including section 501.801 of
title 31, Code of Federal Regulations (commonly known as the Reporting,
Procedures and Penalties Regulations). Applicants shall fully disclose
the parties to the transactions as well as describe the activities to
be undertaken. License applications involving the exportation or
reexportation of goods, technology, or software to Iran shall include a
copy of an official Commodity Classification issued by the Department
of Commerce, Bureau of Industry and Security, as part of the license
application.
(c) Foreign Policy Review.--The Department of State shall complete
a foreign policy review of a request for authorization under subsection
(a) not later than 30 days after the request is referred to the
Department by the Office of Foreign Assets Control.
(d) License Determinations.--License determinations for complete
requests for authorization under subsection (a) shall be made not later
than 90 days after receipt by the Office of Foreign Assets Control,
with the following exceptions:
(1) Any requests involving the exportation or reexportation to
Iran of goods, technology, or software listed on the Commerce
Control List maintained pursuant to part 774 of title 15, Code of
Federal Regulations, shall be processed in a manner consistent with
the Iran-Iraq Arms Non-Proliferation Act of 1992 (title XVI of
Public Law 102-484) and other applicable provisions of law.
(2) Any other requests presenting unusual or extraordinary
circumstances.
(e) Regulations.--The Secretary of the Treasury may prescribe such
regulations as are appropriate to carry out this section.

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ACCESS TO INFORMATION IN IRAN.
Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act,
the Secretary of State, in consultation with the Secretary of the
Treasury and the heads of other Federal agencies, as appropriate, shall
submit to the appropriate congressional committees a comprehensive
strategy to--
(1) assist the people of Iran to produce, access, and share
information freely and safely via the Internet, including in Farsi
and regional languages;
(2) support the development of counter-censorship technologies
that enable the citizens of Iran to undertake Internet activities
without interference from the Government of Iran;
(3) increase the capabilities and availability of secure mobile
and other communications through connective technology among human
rights and democracy activists in Iran;
(4) provide resources for digital safety training for media and
academic and civil society organizations in Iran;
(5) provide accurate and substantive Internet content in local
languages in Iran;
(6) increase emergency resources for the most vulnerable human
rights advocates seeking to organize, share information, and
support human rights in Iran;
(7) expand surrogate radio, television, live stream, and social
network communications inside Iran, including--
(A) by expanding Voice of America's Persian News Network
and Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty's Radio Farda to provide
hourly live news update programming and breaking news coverage
capability 24 hours a day and 7 days a week; and
(B) by assisting telecommunications and software companies
that are United States persons to comply with the export
licensing requirements of the United States for the purpose of
expanding such communications inside Iran;
(8) expand activities to safely assist and train human rights,
civil society, and democracy activists in Iran to operate
effectively and securely;
(9) identify and utilize all available resources to overcome
attempts by the Government of Iran to jam or otherwise deny
international satellite broadcasting signals;
(10) expand worldwide United States embassy and consulate
programming for and outreach to Iranian dissident communities;
(11) expand access to proxy servers for democracy activists in
Iran; and
(12) discourage telecommunications and software companies from
facilitating Internet censorship by the Government of Iran.

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It shall be the policy of the United States--
(1) to support efforts to research and identify prisoners of
conscience and cases of human rights abuses in Iran;
(2) to offer refugee status or political asylum in the United
States to political dissidents in Iran if requested and consistent
with the laws and national security interests of the United States;
(3) to offer to assist, through the United Nations High
Commissioner for Refugees, with the relocation of such political
prisoners to other countries if requested, as appropriate and with
appropriate consideration for the national security interests of
the United States; and
(4) to publicly call for the release of Iranian dissidents by
name and raise awareness with respect to individual cases of
Iranian dissidents and prisoners of conscience, as appropriate and
if requested by the dissidents or prisoners themselves or their
families.

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TO THE NUCLEAR AND ENERGY SECTORS OF IRAN.
(a) In General.--The Secretary of State shall deny a visa to, and
the Secretary of Homeland Security shall exclude from the United
States, any alien who is a citizen of Iran that the Secretary of State
determines seeks to enter the United States to participate in
coursework at an institution of higher education (as defined in section
101(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001(a))) to
prepare the alien for a career in the energy sector of Iran or in
nuclear science or nuclear engineering or a related field in Iran.
(b) Applicability.--Subsection (a) applies with respect to visa
applications filed on or after the date of the enactment of this Act.

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(a) Interests in Blocked Assets.--
(1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2), notwithstanding any
other provision of law, including any provision of law relating to
sovereign immunity, and preempting any inconsistent provision of
State law, a financial asset that is--
(A) held in the United States for a foreign securities
intermediary doing business in the United States;
(B) a blocked asset (whether or not subsequently unblocked)
that is property described in subsection (b); and
(C) equal in value to a financial asset of Iran, including
an asset of the central bank or monetary authority of the
Government of Iran or any agency or instrumentality of that
Government, that such foreign securities intermediary or a
related intermediary holds abroad,
shall be subject to execution or attachment in aid of execution in
order to satisfy any judgment to the extent of any compensatory
damages awarded against Iran for damages for personal injury or
death caused by an act of torture, extrajudicial killing, aircraft
sabotage, or hostage-taking, or the provision of material support
or resources for such an act.
(2) Court determination required.--In order to ensure that Iran
is held accountable for paying the judgments described in paragraph
(1) and in furtherance of the broader goals of this Act to sanction
Iran, prior to an award turning over any asset pursuant to
execution or attachment in aid of execution with respect to any
judgments against Iran described in paragraph (1), the court shall
determine whether Iran holds equitable title to, or the beneficial
interest in, the assets described in subsection (b) and that no
other person possesses a constitutionally protected interest in the
assets described in subsection (b) under the Fifth Amendment to the
Constitution of the United States. To the extent the court
determines that a person other than Iran holds--
(A) equitable title to, or a beneficial interest in, the
assets described in subsection (b) (excluding a custodial
interest of a foreign securities intermediary or a related
intermediary that holds the assets abroad for the benefit of
Iran); or
(B) a constitutionally protected interest in the assets
described in subsection (b),
such assets shall be available only for execution or attachment in
aid of execution to the extent of Iran's equitable title or
beneficial interest therein and to the extent such execution or
attachment does not infringe upon such constitutionally protected
interest.
(b) Financial Assets Described.--The financial assets described in
this section are the financial assets that are identified in and the
subject of proceedings in the United States District Court for the
Southern District of New York in Peterson et al. v. Islamic Republic of
Iran et al., Case No. 10 Civ. 4518 (BSJ) (GWG), that were restrained by
restraining notices and levies secured by the plaintiffs in those
proceedings, as modified by court order dated June 27, 2008, and
extended by court orders dated June 23, 2009, May 10, 2010, and June
11, 2010, so long as such assets remain restrained by court order.
(c) Rules of Construction.--Nothing in this section shall be
construed--
(1) to affect the availability, or lack thereof, of a right to
satisfy a judgment in any other action against a terrorist party in
any proceedings other than proceedings referred to in subsection
(b); or
(2) to apply to assets other than the assets described in
subsection (b), or to preempt State law, including the Uniform
Commercial Code, except as expressly provided in subsection (a)(1).
(d) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Blocked asset.--The term ``blocked asset''--
(A) means any asset seized or frozen by the United States
under section 5(b) of the Trading With the Enemy Act (50 U.S.C.
App. 5(b)) or under section 202 or 203 of the International
Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 and 1702); and
(B) does not include property that--
(i) is subject to a license issued by the United States
Government for final payment, transfer, or disposition by
or to a person subject to the jurisdiction of the United
States in connection with a transaction for which the
issuance of the license has been specifically required by a
provision of law other than the International Emergency
Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) or the United
Nations Participation Act of 1945 (22 U.S.C. 287 et seq.);
or
(ii) is property subject to the Vienna Convention on
Diplomatic Relations or the Vienna Convention on Consular
Relations, or that enjoys equivalent privileges and
immunities under the laws of the United States, and is
being used exclusively for diplomatic or consular purposes.
(2) Financial asset; securities intermediary.--The terms
``financial asset'' and ``securities intermediary'' have the
meanings given those terms in the Uniform Commercial Code, but the
former includes cash.
(3) Iran.--The term ``Iran'' means the Government of Iran,
including the central bank or monetary authority of that Government
and any agency or instrumentality of that Government.
(4) Person.--
(A) In general.--The term ``person'' means an individual or
entity.
(B) Entity.--The term ``entity'' means a partnership,
association, trust, joint venture, corporation, group,
subgroup, or other organization.
(5) Terrorist party.--The term ``terrorist party'' has the
meaning given that term in section 201(d) of the Terrorism Risk
Insurance Act of 2002 (28 U.S.C. 1610 note).
(6) United states.--The term ``United States'' includes all
territory and waters, continental, or insular, subject to the
jurisdiction of the United States.
(e) Technical Changes to the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act.--
(1) Title 28, united states code.--Section 1610 of title 28,
United States Code, is amended--
(A) in subsection (a)(7), by inserting after ``section
1605A'' the following: ``or section 1605(a)(7) (as such section
was in effect on January 27, 2008)''; and
(B) in subsection (b)--
(i) in paragraph (2)--
(I) by striking ``(5), 1605(b), or 1605A'' and
inserting ``(5) or 1605(b)''; and
(II) by striking the period at the end and
inserting ``, or''; and
(ii) by adding after paragraph (2) the following:
``(3) the judgment relates to a claim for which the agency or
instrumentality is not immune by virtue of section 1605A of this
chapter or section 1605(a)(7) of this chapter (as such section was
in effect on January 27, 2008), regardless of whether the property
is or was involved in the act upon which the claim is based.''.
(2) Terrorism risk insurance act of 2002.--Section 201(a) of
the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act of 2002 (28 U.S.C. 1610 note) is
amended by striking ``section 1605(a)(7)'' and inserting ``section
1605A or 1605(a)(7) (as such section was in effect on January 27,
2008)''.

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DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2012.
(a) Exception for Sales of Agricultural Commodities.--
(1) In general.--Section 1245(d)(2) of the National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 (22 U.S.C. 8513a(d)(2)) is
amended--
(A) in the paragraph heading, by inserting ``agricultural
commodities,'' after ``sales of''; and
(B) in the text, by inserting ``agricultural commodities,''
after ``sale of''.
(2) Effective date.--The amendments made by paragraph (1) shall
take effect as if included in the National Defense Authorization
Act for Fiscal Year 2012 (Public Law 112-81; 125 Stat. 1298).
(b) Report of Energy Information Administration.--
(1) In general.--Section 1245(d)(4)(A) of the National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 (22 U.S.C. 8513a(d)(4)(A))
is amended--
(A) by striking ``60 days after the date of the enactment
of this Act, and every 60 days thereafter'' and inserting
``October 25, 2012, and the last Thursday of every other month
thereafter''; and
(B) by striking ``60-day period'' and inserting ``2-month
period''.
(2) Effective date.--The amendments made by paragraph (1) shall
take effect on September 1, 2012.

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DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2012.
(a) In General.--Section 1245 of the National Defense Authorization
Act for Fiscal Year 2012 (22 U.S.C. 8513a), as amended by section 503,
is further amended--
(1) in subsection (d)--
(A) in paragraph (3), by striking ``a foreign financial
institution owned or controlled by the government of a foreign
country, including''; and
(B) in paragraph (4)(D)--
(i) by striking ``Sanctions imposed'' and inserting the
following:
``(i) In general.--Sanctions imposed'';
(ii) in clause (i), as designated by clause (i) of this
subparagraph--
(I) by striking ``a foreign financial institution''
and inserting ``a financial transaction described in
clause (ii) conducted or facilitated by a foreign
financial institution'';
(II) by striking ``institution has significantly''
and inserting ``institution--
``(I) has significantly reduced'';
(III) by striking the period at the end and
inserting ``; or''; and
(IV) by adding at the end the following:
``(II) in the case of a country that has previously
received an exception under this subparagraph, has,
after receiving the exception, reduced its crude oil
purchases from Iran to zero.''; and
(iii) by adding at the end the following:
``(ii) Financial transactions described.--A financial
transaction conducted or facilitated by a foreign financial
institution is described in this clause if--
``(I) the financial transaction is only for trade
in goods or services between the country with primary
jurisdiction over the foreign financial institution and
Iran; and
``(II) 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.'';
(2) in subsection (h)--
(A) by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (4); and
(B) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following:
``(3) Significant reductions.--The terms `reduce
significantly', `significant reduction', and `significantly
reduced', with respect to purchases from Iran of petroleum and
petroleum products, include a reduction in such purchases in terms
of price or volume toward a complete cessation of such
purchases.''; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
``(i) Termination.--The provisions of this section shall terminate
on the date that is 30 days after the date on which the President
submits to Congress the certification described in section 401(a) of
the Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and Divestment Act of
2010 (22 U.S.C. 8551(a)).''.
(b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by paragraphs (1) and (2)
of subsection (a) shall apply with respect to financial transactions
conducted or facilitated on or after the date that is 180 days after
the date of the enactment of this Act.

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(a) Report by Energy Information Administration.--Not later than 60
days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator of
the Energy Information Administration shall submit to the President and
the appropriate congressional committees a report on the natural gas
sector of Iran that includes--
(1) an assessment of exports of natural gas from Iran;
(2) an identification of the countries that purchase the most
natural gas from Iran;
(3) an assessment of alternative supplies of natural gas
available to those countries;
(4) an assessment of the impact a reduction in exports of
natural gas from Iran would have on global natural gas supplies and
the price of natural gas, especially in countries identified under
paragraph (2); and
(5) such other information as the Administrator considers
appropriate.
(b) Report by President.--
(1) In general.--Not later than 60 days after receiving the
report required by subsection (a), the President shall, relying on
information in that report, submit to the appropriate congressional
committees a report that includes--
(A) an assessment of--
(i) the extent to which revenues from exports of
natural gas from Iran are still enriching the Government of
Iran;
(ii) whether a sanctions regime similar to the
sanctions regime imposed with respect to purchases of
petroleum and petroleum products from Iran pursuant to
section 1245 of the National Defense Authorization Act for
Fiscal Year 2012, as amended by sections 503 and 504, or
other measures could be applied effectively to exports of
natural gas from Iran;
(iii) the geostrategic implications of a reduction in
exports of natural gas from Iran, including the impact of
such a reduction on the countries identified under
subsection (a)(2);
(iv) alternative supplies of natural gas available to
those countries; and
(v) the impact a reduction in exports of natural gas
from Iran would have on global natural gas supplies and the
price of natural gas and the impact, if any, on swap
arrangements for natural gas in place between Iran and
neighboring countries; and
(B) specific recommendations with respect to measures
designed to limit the revenue received by the Government of
Iran from exports of natural gas; and
(C) any other information the President considers
appropriate.
(2) Form of report.--Each report required by paragraph (1)
shall be submitted in unclassified form but may contain a
classified annex.

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ORGANIZATIONS.
Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this
Act, and not later than September 1 of each year thereafter, the
Secretary of State shall submit to the appropriate congressional
committees a report listing the international organizations of which
Iran is a member and detailing the amount that the United States
contributes to each such organization on an annual basis.

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TECHNOLOGIES FOR AIRCRAFT PRODUCED IN THE UNITED STATES.
It is the sense of Congress that licenses to export or reexport
goods, services, or technologies for aircraft produced in the United
States should be provided only in situations in which such licenses are
truly essential and in a manner consistent with the laws and foreign
policy goals of the United States.

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(a) Implementation.--The President may exercise all authorities
provided under sections 203 and 205 of the International Emergency
Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1702 and 1704) to carry out--
(1) sections 211, 212, 213, 217, 218, 220, 312, and 411,
subtitle A of title III, and title VII;
(2) section 104A of the Comprehensive Iran Sanctions,
Accountability, and Divestment Act of 2010, as added by section
312; and
(3) sections 105A and 105B of the Comprehensive Iran Sanctions,
Accountability, and Divestment Act of 2010, as added by subtitle A
of title IV.
(b) Penalties.--
(1) In general.--The penalties provided for in subsections (b)
and (c) of section 206 of the International Emergency Economic
Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1705) shall apply to a person that violates,
attempts to violate, conspires to violate, or causes a violation of
a provision specified in paragraph (2) of this subsection, or an
order or regulation prescribed under such a provision, to the same
extent that such penalties apply to a person that commits an
unlawful act described in section 206(a) of that Act.
(2) Provisions specified.--The provisions specified in this
paragraph are the following:
(A) Sections 211, 212, 213, and 220, subtitle A of title
III, and title VII.
(B) Sections 105A and 105B of the Comprehensive Iran
Sanctions, Accountability, and Divestment Act of 2010, as added
by subtitle A of title IV.

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Nothing in this Act or the amendments made by this Act shall apply
to the authorized intelligence activities of the United States.

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(a) Exception for Certain Natural Gas Projects.--Nothing in this
Act or the amendments made by this Act shall apply to any activity
relating to a project--
(1) for the development of natural gas and the construction and
operation of a pipeline to transport natural gas from Azerbaijan to
Turkey and Europe;
(2) that provides to Turkey and countries in Europe energy
security and energy independence from the Government of the Russian
Federation and other governments with jurisdiction over persons
subject to sanctions imposed under this Act or amendments made by
this Act; and
(3) that was initiated before the date of the enactment of this
Act pursuant to a production-sharing agreement, or an ancillary
agreement necessary to further a production-sharing agreement,
entered into with, or a license granted by, the government of a
country other than Iran before such date of enactment.
(b) Termination of Exception.--
(1) In general.--The exception under subsection (a) shall not
apply with respect to a project described in that subsection on or
after the date on which the President certifies to the appropriate
congressional committees that--
(A) the percentage of the equity interest in the project
held by or on behalf of an entity described in paragraph (2)
has increased relative to the percentage of the equity interest
in the project held by or on behalf of such an entity on
January 1, 2002; or
(B) an entity described in paragraph (2) has assumed an
operational role in the project.
(2) Entity described.--An entity described in this paragraph
is--
(A) an entity--
(i) owned or controlled by the Government of Iran or
identified under section 560.304 of title 31, Code of
Federal Regulations (relating to the definition of the
Government of Iran); or
(ii) organized under the laws of Iran or with the
participation or approval of the Government of Iran;
(B) an entity owned or controlled by an entity described in
subparagraph (A); or
(C) a successor entity to an entity described in
subparagraph (A).

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IRAN AND SYRIA.
Nothing in this Act or the amendments made by this Act shall be
construed as a declaration of war or an authorization of the use of
force against Iran or Syria.

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(a) In General.--The provisions of sections 211, 212, 213, 218,
220, 221, and 501, title I, and subtitle A of title III shall terminate
on the date that is 30 days after the date on which the President makes
the certification described in section 401(a) of the Comprehensive Iran
Sanctions, Accountability, and Divestment Act of 2010 (22 U.S.C.
8551(a)).
(b) Amendment to Termination Date of Comprehensive Iran Sanctions,
Accountability, and Divestment Act of 2010.--Section 401(a)(2) of the
Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and Divestment Act of
2010 (22 U.S.C. 8551(a)(2)) is amended by inserting ``, and verifiably
dismantled its,'' after ``development of''.

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This title may be cited as the ``Syria Human Rights Accountability
Act of 2012''.

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WHO ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR OR COMPLICIT IN HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES
COMMITTED AGAINST CITIZENS OF SYRIA OR THEIR FAMILY MEMBERS.
(a) In General.--The President shall impose sanctions described in
subsection (c) with respect to each person on the list required by
subsection (b).
(b) List of Persons Who Are Responsible for or Complicit in Certain
Human Rights Abuses.--
(1) In general.--Not later than 120 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the President shall submit to the
appropriate congressional committees a list of persons who are
officials of the Government of Syria or persons acting on behalf of
that Government that the President determines, based on credible
evidence, are responsible for or complicit in, or responsible for
ordering, controlling, or otherwise directing, the commission of
serious human rights abuses against citizens of Syria or their
family members, regardless of whether such abuses occurred in
Syria.
(2) Updates of list.--The President shall submit to the
appropriate congressional committees an updated list under
paragraph (1)--
(A) not later than 300 days after the date of the enactment
of this Act and every 180 days thereafter; and
(B) as new information becomes available.
(3) Form of report; public availability.--
(A) Form.--The list required by paragraph (1) shall be
submitted in unclassified form but may contain a classified
annex.
(B) Public availability.--The unclassified portion of the
list required by paragraph (1) shall be made available to the
public and posted on the websites of the Department of the
Treasury and the Department of State.
(4) Consideration of data from other countries and
nongovernmental organizations.--In preparing the list required by
paragraph (1), the President shall consider credible data already
obtained by other countries and nongovernmental organizations,
including organizations in Syria, that monitor the human rights
abuses of the Government of Syria.
(c) Sanctions Described.--The sanctions described in this
subsection are sanctions pursuant to the International Emergency
Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.), including blocking of
property and restrictions or prohibitions on financial transactions and
the exportation of property, subject to such regulations as the
President may prescribe.

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GOODS OR TECHNOLOGIES TO SYRIA THAT ARE LIKELY TO BE USED TO
COMMIT HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES.
(a) In General.--The President shall impose sanctions described in
section 702(c) with respect to--
(1) each person on the list required by subsection (b); and
(2) any person that--
(A) is a successor entity to a person on the list;
(B) owns or controls a person on the list, if the person
that owns or controls the person on the list had actual
knowledge or should have known that the person on the list
engaged in the activity described in subsection (b)(2) for
which the person was included in the list; or
(C) is owned or controlled by, or under common ownership or
control with, the person on the list, if the person owned or
controlled by, or under common ownership or control with (as
the case may be), the person on the list knowingly engaged in
the activity described in subsection (b)(2) for which the
person was included in the list.
(b) List.--
(1) In general.--Not later than 120 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the President shall submit to the
appropriate congressional committees a list of persons that the
President determines have knowingly engaged in an activity
described in paragraph (2) on or after such date of enactment.
(2) Activity described.--
(A) In general.--A person engages in an activity described
in this paragraph if the person--
(i) transfers, or facilitates the transfer of, goods or
technologies described in subparagraph (C) to Syria; or
(ii) provides services with respect to goods or
technologies described in subparagraph (C) after such goods
or technologies are transferred to Syria.
(B) Applicability to contracts and other agreements.--A
person engages in an activity described in subparagraph (A)
without regard to whether the activity is carried out pursuant
to a contract or other agreement entered into before, on, or
after the date of the enactment of this Act.
(C) Goods or technologies described.--Goods or technologies
described in this subparagraph are goods or technologies that
the President determines are likely to be used by the
Government of Syria or any of its agencies or instrumentalities
to commit human rights abuses against the people of Syria,
including--
(i) firearms or ammunition (as those terms are defined
in section 921 of title 18, United States Code), rubber
bullets, police batons, pepper or chemical sprays, stun
grenades, electroshock weapons, tear gas, water cannons, or
surveillance technology; or
(ii) sensitive technology.
(D) Sensitive technology defined.--
(i) In general.--For purposes of subparagraph (C), the
term ``sensitive technology'' means hardware, software,
telecommunications equipment, or any other technology, that
the President determines is to be used specifically--
(I) to restrict the free flow of unbiased
information in Syria; or
(II) to disrupt, monitor, or otherwise restrict
speech of the people of Syria.
(ii) Exception.--The term ``sensitive technology'' does
not include information or informational materials the
exportation of which the President does not have the
authority to regulate or prohibit pursuant to section
203(b)(3) of the International Emergency Economic Powers
Act (50 U.S.C. 1702(b)(3)).
(3) Special rule to allow for termination of sanctionable
activity.--The President shall not be required to include a person
on the list required by paragraph (1) if the President certifies in
writing to the appropriate congressional committees that--
(A) the person is no longer engaging in, or has taken
significant verifiable steps toward stopping, the activity
described in paragraph (2) for which the President would
otherwise have included the person on the list; and
(B) the President has received reliable assurances that the
person will not knowingly engage in any activity described in
paragraph (2) in the future.
(4) Updates of list.--The President shall submit to the
appropriate congressional committees an updated list under
paragraph (1)--
(A) not later than 300 days after the date of the enactment
of this Act and every 180 days thereafter; and
(B) as new information becomes available.
(5) Form of report; public availability.--
(A) Form.--The list required by paragraph (1) shall be
submitted in unclassified form but may contain a classified
annex.
(B) Public availability.--The unclassified portion of the
list required by paragraph (1) shall be made available to the
public and posted on the websites of the Department of the
Treasury and the Department of State.

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Syria Human Rights Accountability Act of 2012 — HR. 1905

Other Sections

TITLE I

TITLE II

TITLE III

TITLE IV

TITLE V

TITLE VI

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