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[S. 3267 Introduced in Senate (IS)]
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114th CONGRESS
2d Session
S. 3267
To protect against threats posed by Iran to the United States and
allies of the United States, and for other purposes.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
July 14, 2016
Mr. Corker (for himself, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Rubio, Mr. Manchin, Mr.
Cotton, and Mr. Sullivan) introduced the following bill; which was read
twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations
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A BILL
To protect against threats posed by Iran to the United States and
allies of the United States, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Countering Iranian
Threats Act of 2016''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as
follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Definitions.
Sec. 3. Findings.
TITLE I--STRATEGY FOR COUNTERING CERTAIN IRANIAN ACTIVITY
Sec. 101. Regional strategy for countering conventional and asymmetric
Iranian activity and threats in the Middle
East and North Africa.
TITLE II--SANCTIONS
Sec. 201. Imposition of sanctions with respect to the IRGC.
Sec. 202. Enforcement of arms embargos.
Sec. 203. Imposition of sanctions in response to Iran's ballistic
missile program.
Sec. 204. Continuation in effect of sanctions for Iranian support
relating to terrorism or development of
delivery systems for weapons of mass
destruction.
Sec. 205. Continuation in effect of sanctions with respect to human
rights abuses by Iran.
Sec. 206. Imposition of sanctions with respect to persons that
destabilize certain countries or that are
responsible for human rights abuses.
Sec. 207. Codification of sanctions with respect to Iranian activities
undermining cybersecurity.
Sec. 208. Mandatory cyber sanctions.
Sec. 209. Prohibition on licenses for offshore dollar clearing
transactions with Iranian financial
institutions.
Sec. 210. Clarification that freezing of assets of Iranian financial
institutions includes assets in possession
or control of a United States person
pursuant to a U-turn transaction.
Sec. 211. Imposition of sanctions relating to corruption in Iran.
Sec. 212. Extension of Iran Sanctions Act of 1996.
TITLE III--REPORTS
Sec. 301. Report on sanctions relief.
Sec. 302. Reports on offshore United States dollar clearing for
transactions involving the Government of
Iran or Iranian persons.
Sec. 303. Report on coordination of sanctions between the United States
and the European Union.
Sec. 304. Reports on Iranian research and development and breakout
times.
Sec. 305. Report on nuclear program cooperation with North Korea.
Sec. 306. Report on use by the Government of Iran of commercial
aircraft and related services for illicit
military or other activities.
Sec. 307. IRGC watch list and report.
Sec. 308. Report on United States citizens detained by Iran.
Sec. 309. Responsibilities of International Atomic Energy Agency.
TITLE IV--GENERAL PROVISIONS
Sec. 401. Exceptions for national security and humanitarian assistance.
Sec. 402. Presidential waiver authority for specified sanctions.
Sec. 403. Requests from Congress relating to imposition of sanctions.
Sec. 404. Mandatory investigations.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Act of international terrorism.--The term ``act of
international terrorism'' 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) 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).
(3) Foreign person.--The term ``foreign person'' means a
person that is not a United States person.
(4) Foreign terrorist organization.--The term ``foreign
terrorist organization'' means an organization designated as a
foreign terrorist organization under section 219 of the
Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1189).
(5) Iranian financial institution.--The term ``Iranian
financial institution'' has the meaning given that term in
section 104A of the Comprehensive Iran Sanctions,
Accountability, and Divestment Act of 2010 (22 U.S.C. 8513b).
(6) Iranian person.--The term ``Iranian person'' means--
(A) an individual who is a citizen or national of
Iran; or
(B) an entity organized under the laws of Iran or
otherwise subject to the jurisdiction of the Government
of Iran.
(7) IRGC.--The term ``IRGC'' means Iran's Islamic
Revolutionary Guard Corps.
(8) 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).
(9) Person.--The term ``person'' means an individual or
entity.
(10) Significant activities undermining cybersecurity.--The
term ``significant activities undermining cybersecurity''
includes--
(A) significant efforts to--
(i) deny access to or degrade, disrupt, or
destroy an information and communications
technology system or network; or
(ii) exfiltrate information from such a
system or network without authorization;
(B) significant destructive malware attacks; and
(C) significant denial of service activities.
(11) State sponsor of terrorism.--The term ``state sponsor
of terrorism'' has the meaning given that term in section 301
of the Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and
Divestment Act of 2010 (22 U.S.C. 8541).
(12) United states person.--The term ``United States
person'' means--
(A) a United States citizen or an alien lawfully
admitted for permanent residence to the United States;
or
(B) an entity organized under the laws of the
United States or of any jurisdiction within the United
States, including a foreign branch of such an entity.
SEC. 3. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) The United States is in no way committed to suspend or
refrain from imposing sanctions on Iran for its continued
support of acts of international terrorism and other acts that
destabilize international order, including the pursuit of
chemical and biological weapons of mass destruction programs,
malicious cyber activities, or development of or trade in
proliferation-sensitive technology such as ballistic and cruise
missiles, or the commission of human rights abuses.
(2) Iran is designated as a state sponsor of terrorism by
the United States, and continues to threaten the national
security and foreign policy interests of the United States and
countries with which the United States shares common strategic
and foreign policy objectives.
TITLE I--STRATEGY FOR COUNTERING CERTAIN IRANIAN ACTIVITY
SEC. 101. REGIONAL STRATEGY FOR COUNTERING CONVENTIONAL AND ASYMMETRIC
IRANIAN ACTIVITY AND THREATS IN THE MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH
AFRICA.
(a) In General.--Not later than January 10, 2017, and every 2 years
thereafter, the Secretary of State, the Secretary of Defense, the
Secretary of the Treasury, and the Director of National Intelligence
shall jointly develop and submit to the appropriate congressional
committees a 10-year strategy to counter conventional and asymmetric
Iranian activities and threats in the Middle East, North Africa, and
beyond.
(b) Elements.--The strategy required by subsection (a) shall
include at a minimum the following:
(1) A summary of the near- and long-term United States
objectives, plans, and means for building a regional security
architecture capable of and committed to countering Iran's
destabilizing activities.
(2) A summary of United States objectives for individual
country capabilities and contributions to the regional security
architecture, including an estimated timeline for achieving
desired capabilities, for each member of the Gulf Cooperation
Council, Egypt, Jordan, Iraq, and Israel.
(3) An assessment of Iran's strategy and objectives for the
Middle East region, and an assessment of anticipated
modifications to Iranian objectives, policies, and activities
for achieving the strategy.
(4) An assessment of Iran's conventional force
capabilities, and an assessment of Iranian plans to upgrade its
conventional force capabilities, including its acquisition,
development, and deployment of ballistic and cruise missile
capabilities, unmanned aerial vehicles, and maritime offensive
and anti-access or area denial capabilities, and an assessment
of what such capabilities Iran is likely to possess 5, 8, and
10 years following the date on which the strategy is submitted.
(5) An assessment of Iran's chemical and biological weapons
capabilities and an assessment of Iranian plans to upgrade its
chemical or biological weapons capabilities.
(6) An assessment of Iran's asymmetric activities in the
region, including--
(A) the size, capabilities, and activities of the
IRGC, including the Quds Force;
(B) the size, capabilities, and activities of
Iran's cyber operations;
(C) the types and amount of support, including
funding, lethal and nonlethal contributions, and
training, provided to Hezbollah, Hamas, special groups
in Iraq, the regime of Bashar al-Assad in Syria, Houthi
fighters in Yemen, and other violent groups across the
Middle East;
(D) the scope and objectives of Iranian information
operations and use of propaganda; and
(E) an assessment of anticipated modifications by
Iran to the activities described in subparagraphs (A)
through (D) over the course of the 10 to 15 years after
the strategy is submitted.
(7) An assessment of Iran's strategy regarding other
countries in the region, including Syria, Lebanon, Iraq, Yemen,
the Palestinian territories, and the countries of the Gulf
Cooperation Council, and an assessment of any anticipated
modifications to objectives, policies, and activities for
achieving that strategy.
(8) A description of current and planned activities,
engagements, exercises, military sales, training, intelligence
and surveillance support, and other forms of security
assistance and cooperation for United States partners and
allies in the region, in order to actively counter current
Iranian conventional and asymmetric threats described under
paragraphs (3) through (7), as well as to prepare for evolving
threats from Iran, including an assessment of the impact of
activities described in paragraph (7) on Israel's qualitative
military edge.
(9) An outline of United States authorities, planning, and
actions, unilaterally and in cooperation with foreign
governments, to counter threats from Iran's conventional force
capabilities described in paragraph (4).
(10) An outline, including specific examples, of United
States authorities, planning, and actions, unilaterally and in
cooperation with foreign governments, to counter Iran's threat
network described in subparagraphs (A) through (E) of paragraph
(6) and in paragraph (7), including--
(A) interdiction of Iranian lethal arms bound for
groups designated as foreign terrorist organizations;
(B) interdiction of Iranian activities and
prevention of Iranian harassment or interference in
international commercial shipping lanes;
(C) countering Iranian attempts to undermine or
subvert internationally recognized governments in the
Middle East region; and
(D) countering Iran's support for the regime of
Bashar al-Assad in Syria, including--
(i) financial assistance, military
equipment and personnel, and other support
provided to that regime; and
(ii) support and direction to other armed
actors that are not Syrian or Iranian and are
acting on behalf of that regime.
(11) A review of individual country contributions to the
regional security architecture.
(12) A review of efforts to counter Iran's conventional and
asymmetric capabilities in the Middle East and North Africa.
(13) An assessment of the commitment and capabilities of
United States allies and partners to countering Iran's
conventional and asymmetric capabilities in the Middle East and
North Africa.
(c) Form of Strategy.--The strategy required by subsection (a)
shall be submitted in unclassified form but may include a classified
annex.
TITLE II--SANCTIONS
SEC. 201. IMPOSITION OF SANCTIONS WITH RESPECT TO THE IRGC.
(a) In General.--Beginning on the date that is 90 days after the
date of the enactment of this Act, the President shall impose the
sanctions described in subsection (b) with respect to the IRGC and
foreign persons that are officials, agents, or affiliates of the IRGC.
(b) Sanctions Described.--The sanctions described in this
subsection are the following:
(1) Sanctions applicable with respect to a foreign person
pursuant to Executive Order 13224 (50 U.S.C. 1701 note;
relating to blocking property and prohibiting transactions with
persons who commit, threaten to commit, or support terrorism).
(2) Sanctions applicable with respect to an entity that is
designated as a foreign terrorist organization under section
219 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1189).
SEC. 202. ENFORCEMENT OF ARMS EMBARGOS.
(a) In General.--Except as provided in subsection (d), the
President shall impose the sanctions described in subsection (b) with
respect to any person that--
(1) engages in any activity that materially contributes to
the supply, sale, or transfer directly or indirectly to or from
Iran, or for the use in or benefit of Iran, of any battle
tanks, armored combat vehicles, large caliber artillery
systems, combat aircraft, attack helicopters, warships,
missiles or missile systems, as defined for the purpose of the
United Nations Register of Conventional Arms, or related
materiel, including spare parts; or
(2) provides to Iran any technical training, financial
resources or services, advice, other services or assistance
related to the supply, sale, transfer, manufacture,
maintenance, or use of arms and related materiel described in
paragraph (1).
(b) Sanctions Described.--
(1) Blocking of property.--The President shall block, in
accordance with the International Emergency Economic Powers Act
(50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.), all transactions in all property and
interests in property of any person subject to subsection (a)
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.
(2) Exclusion from united states.--The Secretary of State
shall deny a visa to, and the Secretary of Homeland Security
shall exclude from the United States, any person subject to
subsection (a) that is an alien.
(c) Exceptions and Penalties.--
(1) Inapplicability of national emergency requirement.--The
requirements of section 202 of the International Emergency
Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701) shall not apply for
purposes of subsection (b)(1).
(2) Compliance with united nations headquarters
agreement.--Subsection (b)(2) shall not apply if admission to
the United States is necessary to permit the United States to
comply with the Agreement regarding the Headquarters of the
United Nations, signed at Lake Success June 26, 1947, and
entered into force November 21, 1947, between the United
Nations and the United States.
(3) Penalties.--A person that violates, attempts to
violate, conspires to violate, or causes a violation of
subsection (b)(1) or any regulation, license, or order issued
to carry out that subsection shall be subject to the penalties
set forth in subsections (b) and (c) of section 206 of the
International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1705) to
the same extent as a person that commits an unlawful act
described in subsection (a) of that section.
(d) Exception.--The President is not required to impose sanctions
under subsection (a) with respect to a person for engaging in an
activity described in that subsection if the President certifies to the
appropriate congressional committees that--
(1) permitting the activity is in the national security
interest of the United States;
(2) Iran no longer presents a significant threat to the
national security of the United States and to the allies of the
United States; and
(3) the Government of Iran has ceased providing operational
or financial support for acts of international terrorism and no
longer satisfies the requirements for designation as a state
sponsor of terrorism.
SEC. 203. IMPOSITION OF SANCTIONS IN RESPONSE TO IRAN'S BALLISTIC
MISSILE PROGRAM.
(a) In General.--The President shall impose the sanctions described
in subsection (b) with respect to any person that the President
determines, on or after the date of the enactment of this Act--
(1) has engaged in any activity that has materially
contributed, or poses a risk of materially contributing, to the
activities of the Government of Iran with respect to its
ballistic missile program, or any other program in Iran for
developing, deploying, or maintaining systems capable of
delivering weapons of mass destruction, including any efforts
to manufacture, acquire, possess, develop, transport, transfer,
or use such capabilities;
(2) is a successor entity to a person referred to in
paragraph (1);
(3) owns or controls, is owned or controlled by, or is
under common ownership or control with, a person referred to in
paragraph (1);
(4) is acting for or on behalf of a person referred to in
paragraph (1), (2), or (3); or
(5) has knowingly provided, or attempted to provide,
financial, material, technological, or other support for, or
goods or services in support of, a person referred to in
paragraph (1), (2), (3), or (4).
(b) Sanctions Described.--
(1) Blocking of property.--The President shall block, in
accordance with the International Emergency Economic Powers Act
(50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.), all transactions in all property and
interests in property of any person subject to subsection (a)
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.
(2) Exclusion from united states.--The Secretary of State
shall deny a visa to, and the Secretary of Homeland Security
shall exclude from the United States, any person subject to
subsection (a) that is an alien.
(c) Exception and Penalties.--
(1) Inapplicability of national emergency requirement.--The
requirements of section 202 of the International Emergency
Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701) shall not apply for
purposes of subsection (b)(1).
(2) Penalties.--A person that violates, attempts to
violate, conspires to violate, or causes a violation of
subsection (b)(1) or any regulation, license, or order issued
to carry out that subsection shall be subject to the penalties
set forth in subsections (b) and (c) of section 206 of the
International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1705) to
the same extent as a person that commits an unlawful act
described in subsection (a) of that section.
(d) 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 13382 (50
U.S.C. 1701 note; relating to blocking property of weapons of mass
destruction delivery system proliferators and their supporters) or
Executive Order 13224 (50 U.S.C. 1701 note; 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.
(e) Report on Contributions to Iran's Ballistic Missile Program.--
(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 describing each person that--
(A) has, during the period specified in paragraph
(2), conducted any activity that has materially
contributed, or poses a risk of materially
contributing, to the activities of the Government of
Iran with respect to its ballistic missile program, or
any other program in Iran for developing, deploying, or
maintaining systems capable of delivering weapons of
mass destruction, including any efforts to manufacture,
acquire, possess, develop, transport, transfer, or use
such capabilities;
(B) is a successor entity to a person referred to
in subparagraph (A);
(C) owns or controls, is owned or controlled by, or
is under common ownership or control with, a person
referred to in subparagraph (A);
(D) is acting for or on behalf of a person referred
to in subparagraph (A), (B), or (C); or
(E) is known or believed to have provided, or
attempted to provide, during the period specified in
paragraph (2), financial, material, technological, or
other support for, or goods or services in support of,
any material contribution to any such program carried
out by a person described in subparagraph (A), (B),
(C), or (D).
(2) Period specified.--The period specified in this
paragraph is--
(A) in the case of the first report submitted under
paragraph (1), the period beginning on July 14, 2015,
and ending on the date the report is submitted; and
(B) in the case of a subsequent such report, the
180-day period preceding the submission of the report.
(3) Form of report.--Each report required by paragraph (1)
shall be submitted in unclassified form but may include a
classified annex.
(f) Report on Sectors Involved in Ballistic Missile Program.--
(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, and publish in the Federal Register, a list of the
sectors of the economy of Iran that are directly or indirectly
facilitating, supporting, or involved with the development of
or transfer to Iran of ballistic missiles or technology, parts,
components, or technology information relating to ballistic
missiles.
(2) Form of report.--Each report required by paragraph (1)
shall be submitted in unclassified form but may include a
classified annex.
SEC. 204. CONTINUATION IN EFFECT OF SANCTIONS FOR IRANIAN SUPPORT
RELATING TO TERRORISM OR DEVELOPMENT OF DELIVERY SYSTEMS
FOR WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION.
(a) In General.--United States sanctions imposed with respect to a
person under Executive Order 13382 (50 U.S.C. 1701 note; relating to
blocking property of weapons of mass destruction delivery system
proliferators and their supporters) or Executive Order 13224 (50 U.S.C.
1701 note; relating to blocking property and prohibiting transactions
with persons who commit, threaten to commit, or support terrorism), and
imposed as a result of activities described in subsection (b), that are
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 (c) with respect to the
person.
(b) Activities Described.--An activity described in this subsection
is--
(1) any activity that materially contributes, or poses a
risk of materially contributing, to the activities of the
Government of Iran with respect to its ballistic missile
program, or any other program in Iran for developing,
deploying, or maintaining systems capable of delivering weapons
of mass destruction, including any efforts to manufacture,
acquire, possess, develop, transport, transfer, or use such
capabilities; or
(2) support for acts of international terrorism.
(c) Certification.--
(1) In general.--A certification described in this
subsection is a certification that--
(A) the person with respect to which sanctions were
imposed under Executive Order 13382 or Executive Order
13224 has not, during the 12-month period immediately
preceding the date of the certification, provided
support for, otherwise facilitated or engaged in any
activity described in subsection (b); and
(B) the person is not expected to resume any such
activity.
(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 detailed justification for the
certification.
(B) Form of certification.--The certification
described in paragraph (1) shall be submitted in
unclassified form but may include a classified annex.
(d) Reimposition.--If sanctions are suspended with respect to a
person under this section, such sanctions shall be reinstated if the
President determines that the person has resumed any activity described
in subsection (b).
SEC. 205. CONTINUATION IN EFFECT OF SANCTIONS WITH RESPECT TO HUMAN
RIGHTS ABUSES BY IRAN.
(a) In General.--United States sanctions applicable with respect to
a person under any provision of law specified in subsection (b) for
involvement in human rights abuses in Iran or on behalf of the
Government of Iran that are 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 (c).
(b) Provisions of Law Specified.--A provision of law specified in
this subsection is any provision of the following:
(1) Executive Order 13553 (50 U.S.C. 1701 note; relating to
blocking property of certain persons with respect to serious
human rights abuses by the Government of Iran).
(2) Executive Order 13606 (50 U.S.C. 1701 note; relating to
blocking the property and suspending entry into the United
States of certain persons with respect to grave human rights
abuses by the Governments of Iran and Syria via information
technology).
(3) Executive Order 13628 (50 U.S.C. 1701 note; relating to
authorizing the implementation of certain sanctions set forth
in the Iran Threat Reduction and Syria Human Rights Act of 2012
and additional sanctions with respect to Iran).
(4) The Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and
Divestment Act of 2010 (22 U.S.C. 8501 et seq.).
(5) The Iran Threat Reduction and Syria Human Rights Act of
2012 (22 U.S.C. 8701 et seq.).
(c) Certification.--
(1) In general.--A certification described in this
subsection is a certification that--
(A) the person with respect to which sanctions were
imposed under any provision of law specified in
subsection (b) for involvement in human rights abuses
described in subsection (a) has not, during the 12-
month period immediately preceding the date of the
certification, provided support for, otherwise
facilitated or engaged in any activity for which
sanctions may be imposed under any such provision of
law for involvement in such human rights abuses; and
(B) the person is not expected to resume any such
activity.
(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 detailed justification for the
certification.
(B) Form of certification.--The certification
described in paragraph (1) shall be submitted in
unclassified form but may include a classified annex.
(d) Reimposition.--If sanctions are suspended with respect to a
person under this section, such sanctions shall be reinstated if the
President determines that the person has resumed any activity described
in subsection (c)(1)(A).
(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.),
any provision of law specified in subsection (b), or any other
provision of law.
SEC. 206. IMPOSITION OF SANCTIONS WITH RESPECT TO PERSONS THAT
DESTABILIZE CERTAIN COUNTRIES OR THAT ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR
HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES.
(a) In General.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the Secretary of State
shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a list of each
person the Secretary determines, based on credible evidence--
(1) has committed, or poses a significant risk of
committing, an act or acts of violence that have the purpose or
effect of--
(A) threatening the peace or stability of a covered
country or the government of a covered country;
(B) undermining efforts to promote economic
reconstruction and political reform in a covered
country or to provide humanitarian assistance to the
people of a covered country or Syria; or
(C) undermining the peace process in Syria;
(2) has been responsible for or complicit in, or
responsible for ordering, controlling, or otherwise directing,
or has participated in, the commission of human rights abuses
in a covered country or Syria, including human rights abuses
related to repression;
(3) has committed or facilitated, directly or indirectly,
human rights abuses or other acts of violence, intimidation, or
harassment, in Iran on or after June 12, 2009, on behalf of the
Government of Iran;
(4) has materially assisted, sponsored, or provided
financial, material, logistical, or technical support for, or
goods or services in support of, an activity described in
paragraph (1), (2), or (3) or any person who engages in such an
activity;
(5) has been responsible for extrajudicial killings,
torture, or other gross violations of internationally
recognized human rights committed against individuals in Iran
who seek--
(A) to expose illegal activity carried out by
officials of the Government of Iran; or
(B) to obtain, exercise, defend, or promote
internationally recognized human rights and freedoms,
such as the freedoms of religion, expression,
association, and assembly, and the rights to a fair
trial and democratic elections;
(6) has acted as an agent of or on behalf of a foreign
person in a matter relating to an activity described in
paragraph (5);
(7) has been a government official, or a senior associate
of such an official, responsible for, or complicit in,
ordering, controlling, or otherwise directing, acts of
significant corruption in Iran, including the expropriation of
private or public assets for personal gain, corruption related
to government contracts or the extraction of natural resources,
bribery, or the facilitation or transfer of the proceeds of
corruption to foreign jurisdictions; or
(8) has materially assisted, sponsored, or provided
financial, material, or technological support for, or goods or
services in support of, an activity described in paragraph (7).
(b) Sanctions Described.--
(1) In general.--The President may, in accordance with the
International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et
seq.), block all transactions in all property and interests in
property of a person on the list required by subsection (a) 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.
(2) Inapplicability of national emergency requirement.--The
requirements of section 202 of the International Emergency
Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701) shall not apply for
purposes of this section.
(3) Penalties.--A person that violates, attempts to
violate, conspires to violate, or causes a violation of
paragraph (1) or any regulation, license, or order issued to
carry out paragraph (1) shall be subject to the penalties set
forth in subsections (b) and (c) of section 206 of the
International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1705) to
the same extent as a person that commits an unlawful act
described in subsection (a) of that section.
(c) Covered Country Defined.--In this section, the term ``covered
country'' means Bahrain, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Saudi Arabia,
Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, or Yemen.
SEC. 207. CODIFICATION OF SANCTIONS WITH RESPECT TO IRANIAN ACTIVITIES
UNDERMINING CYBERSECURITY.
(a) In General.--United States sanctions with respect to activities
of the Government of Iran, persons acting for or on behalf of that
Government, or persons located in Iran that undermine cybersecurity
provided for in Executive Order 13694 (50 U.S.C. 1701 note; relating to
blocking the property of certain persons engaging in significant
malicious cyber-enabled activities), as that Executive order is 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 (b).
(b) Certification.--
(1) In general.--A certification described in this
subsection is a certification that--
(A) the person with respect to which sanctions were
imposed under Executive Order 13694 has not, during the
12-month period immediately preceding the date of the
certification, provided support for, otherwise
facilitated or engaged in any activity for which
sanctions may be imposed under that Executive order (as
in effect on the day before the date of the enactment
of this Act); and
(B) the person is not expected to resume any such
activity.
(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 detailed justification for the
certification.
(B) Form of certification.--The certification
described in paragraph (1) shall be submitted in
unclassified form but may include a classified annex.
(c) Reimposition.--If sanctions are suspended with respect to a
person under this section, such sanctions shall be reinstated if the
President determines that the person has resumed any activity for which
sanctions may be imposed under Executive Order 13694 (as in effect on
the day before the date of the enactment of this Act).
(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.).
SEC. 208. MANDATORY CYBER SANCTIONS.
(a) Mandatory Designations.--The President shall designate any
person under this subsection that the President determines has directly
or indirectly engaged in significant activities undermining
cybersecurity by the Government of Iran or any person acting for or on
behalf of the Government of Iran in connection with such activities.
(b) Effect of Designation.--A person designated pursuant to
subsection (a) shall be subject to all applicable sanctions specified
in Executive Order 13694 (50 U.S.C. 1701 note; relating to blocking the
property of certain persons engaging in significant malicious cyber-
enabled activities).
(c) Report Required.--
(1) In general.--Not later than 90 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the
President shall submit to the appropriate congressional
committees a report that describes significant activities
undermining cybersecurity conducted by the Government of Iran,
a person owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by that
Government, or any person acting for or on behalf of that
Government.
(2) Elements.--The report required by paragraph (1) shall
include--
(A) an assessment of the extent to which a foreign
government has provided material support to the
Government of Iran, to any person owned or controlled,
directly or indirectly, by that Government, or to any
person acting for or on behalf of that Government, in
connection with the conduct of significant activities
undermining cybersecurity; and
(B) a strategy for the United States to counter
Iran's efforts to conduct significant activities
undermining cybersecurity directed against the United
States that includes a description of the efforts of
the United States to engage foreign governments in
preventing the Government of Iran, persons owned or
controlled, directly or indirectly, by that Government,
and persons acting for or on behalf of that Government
from conducting significant activities undermining
cybersecurity.
(3) Form of report.--The report required by paragraph (1)
shall be submitted in an unclassified form but may include a
classified annex.
SEC. 209. PROHIBITION ON LICENSES FOR OFFSHORE DOLLAR CLEARING
TRANSACTIONS WITH IRANIAN FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS.
(a) In General.--The President may not issue any license under the
International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) to
an offshore dollar clearing entity to conduct a transaction with an
Iranian financial institution in United States dollars.
(b) Submission of Documents to Congress.--
(1) In general.--The President shall submit to the
appropriate congressional committees a copy of each document
described in paragraph (2) not later than 30 days after the
issuance of the document.
(2) Documents described.--A document described in this
paragraph is any guidance, including executive actions, rules,
regulations, frequently asked question documents, written
communications, or any other commitments issued to an offshore
dollar clearing entity regarding offshore dollar clearance for
transactions with an Iranian financial institution in United
States dollars.
(c) Termination.--This section shall terminate on the date on which
the President certifies to Congress that Iran is no longer a state
sponsor of terrorism.
SEC. 210. CLARIFICATION THAT FREEZING OF ASSETS OF IRANIAN FINANCIAL
INSTITUTIONS INCLUDES ASSETS IN POSSESSION OR CONTROL OF
A UNITED STATES PERSON PURSUANT TO A U-TURN TRANSACTION.
Section 1245(c) of the National Defense Authorization Act for
Fiscal Year 2012 (22 U.S.C. 8513a(c)) is amended--
(1) by striking ``The President'' and inserting:
``(1) In general.--The President''; and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
``(2) Treatment of certain transactions.--
``(A) U-turn transactions.--Property that comes
within the possession or control of a United States
person pursuant to a transfer of funds that arises
from, and is ordinarily incident and necessary to give
effect to, an underlying transaction shall be
considered to come within the possession or control of
that person for purposes of paragraph (1).
``(B) Book transfers.--A transfer of funds or other
property for the benefit of an Iranian financial
institution that is made between accounts of the same
financial institution shall be considered property or
interests in property of that Iranian financial
institution for purposes of paragraph (1) even if that
Iranian financial institution is not the direct
recipient of the transfer.''.
SEC. 211. IMPOSITION OF SANCTIONS RELATING TO CORRUPTION IN IRAN.
(a) In General.--The President is authorized and encouraged to
impose the sanctions described in section 9(b) of the Support for the
Sovereignty, Integrity, Democracy, and Economic Stability of Ukraine
Act of 2014 (22 U.S.C. 8908(b)) with respect to--
(1) any official of the Government of Iran, or a close
associate or family member of such an official, or any other
person that the President determines is responsible for, or
complicit in, or responsible for ordering, controlling, or
otherwise directing, acts of significant corruption in Iran,
including the expropriation of private or public assets for
personal gain, corruption related to government contracts or
the extraction of natural resources, bribery, or the
facilitation or transfer of the proceeds of corruption to
foreign jurisdictions; and
(2) any individual who has assisted, sponsored, or provided
financial, material, or technological support for, or goods or
services in support of, an act described in paragraph (1).
(b) Penalties.--A person that violates, attempts to violate,
conspires to violate, or causes a violation of subsection (a) or any
regulation, license, or order issued to carry out subsection (a) shall
be subject to the penalties set forth in subsections (b) and (c) of
section 206 of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50
U.S.C. 1705) to the same extent as a person that commits an unlawful
act described in subsection (a) of that section.
SEC. 212. EXTENSION OF IRAN SANCTIONS ACT OF 1996.
Section 13(b) of the Iran Sanctions Act of 1996 (Public Law 104-
172; 50 U.S.C. 1701 note) is amended by striking ``December 31, 2016''
and inserting ``December 31, 2026''.
TITLE III--REPORTS
SEC. 301. REPORT ON SANCTIONS RELIEF.
(a) 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
detailing--
(1) the estimated monetary value of any sanctions relief
that Iran has received since July 14, 2015;
(2) Iran's use of funds made available pursuant to such
sanctions relief, including--
(A) whether and the degree to which Iran used any
such funds to support acts of international terrorism
and the regime of Bashar al-Assad in Syria, to advance
nuclear weapons or ballistic missile efforts, or to
commit any violation of the human rights of the people
of Iran; and
(B) whether Iran's access to such funds resulted in
an increase in the resources Iran devoted to activities
described in subparagraph (A); and
(3) the extent to which senior officials of the Government
of Iran have diverted any such funds into their personal
accounts.
(b) Report Before Providing Iran Access to the United States
Dollar.--Not later than 30 days before the President implements any
measure that would provide access to the United States dollar to the
Government of Iran or an Iranian person, the President shall submit to
Congress a report that describes the measure.
(c) Form of Report.--Each report required by this section shall be
submitted in an unclassified form but may include a classified annex.
SEC. 302. REPORTS ON OFFSHORE UNITED STATES DOLLAR CLEARING FOR
TRANSACTIONS INVOLVING THE GOVERNMENT OF IRAN OR IRANIAN
PERSONS.
(a) 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
and publish in the Federal Register a report that contains--
(1) a list of any financial institutions that the Secretary
has identified as--
(A) operating an offshore United States dollar
clearing system that conducts transactions involving
the Government of Iran or an Iranian person; or
(B) participating in a transaction described in
subparagraph (A) through a system described in that
clause; and
(2) a detailed assessment of the status of efforts by the
Secretary to prevent the conduct of transactions described in
paragraph (1)(A) through systems described in that
subparagraph.
(b) Form of Report.--Each report required by subsection (a) shall
be submitted in unclassified form but may include a classified annex.
SEC. 303. REPORT ON COORDINATION OF SANCTIONS BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES
AND THE EUROPEAN UNION.
(a) 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 that
includes the following:
(1) A description of each instance, during the period
specified in subsection (b)--
(A) in which the United States has imposed
sanctions with respect to a person for activity related
to the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction or
delivery systems for such weapons to or by Iran,
support for acts of international terrorism by Iran, or
human rights abuses in Iran, but in which the European
Union has not imposed corresponding sanctions; and
(B) in which the European Union has imposed
sanctions with respect to a person for activity related
to the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction or
delivery systems for such weapons to or by Iran,
support for acts of international terrorism by Iran, or
human rights abuses in Iran, but in which the United
States has not imposed corresponding sanctions.
(2) An explanation for the reason for each discrepancy
between sanctions imposed by the European Union and sanctions
imposed by the United States described in subparagraphs (A) and
(B) of paragraph (1).
(b) Period Specified.--The period specified in this subsection is--
(1) in the case of the first report submitted under
subsection (a), the period beginning on September 1, 2009, and
ending on the date the report is submitted; and
(2) in the case of a subsequent such report, the 180-day
period preceding the submission of the report.
(c) Form of Report.--The report required by subsection (a) shall be
submitted in unclassified form but may include a classified annex.
SEC. 304. REPORTS ON IRANIAN RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT AND BREAKOUT
TIMES.
(a) In General.--Not later than January 10, 2017, and every 180
days thereafter, the President shall submit to the appropriate
congressional committees a report detailing--
(1) any research and development conducted by Iran that may
substantially reduce the time for Iran to acquire a nuclear
weapon;
(2) an assessment of the period of time it would take Iran
to acquire the nuclear material to produce one nuclear weapon;
and
(3) an assessment of the capacity and capability of the
International Atomic Energy Agency to effectively monitor the
nuclear program of Iran, including whether the International
Atomic Energy Agency is receiving sufficient access to
investigate suspicious sites or allegations of covert nuclear-
related activities and whether it has the required funding,
manpower, and authorities to undertake the required
verification regime inside Iran.
(b) Form of Report.--Each report required by subsection (a) shall
be submitted in unclassified form but may include a classified annex.
SEC. 305. REPORT ON NUCLEAR PROGRAM COOPERATION WITH NORTH KOREA.
(a) In General.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the President shall submit to the appropriate
congressional committees a report on any cooperation between Iran and
North Korea on their nuclear programs, including the identity of
Iranian and North Korean persons that have knowingly engaged in or
directed the provision of material support or the exchange of
information between North Korea and Iran on their respective nuclear
programs.
(b) Form of Report.--The report required by subsection (a) shall be
submitted in unclassified form but may include a classified annex.
SEC. 306. REPORT ON USE BY THE GOVERNMENT OF IRAN OF COMMERCIAL
AIRCRAFT AND RELATED SERVICES FOR ILLICIT MILITARY OR
OTHER ACTIVITIES.
(a) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, and every 180 days thereafter, the President, in
consultation with the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of State,
shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report on
the use by the Government of Iran of commercial aircraft and related
services for illicit military or other activities during the period
specified in subsection (c).
(b) Elements of Report.--The report required under subsection (a)
shall include--
(1) a description of the extent to which the Government of
Iran has used commercial aircraft or related services to
transport illicit cargo to or from Iran, including military
goods, weapons, military personnel, military-related electronic
parts and mechanical equipment, and rocket or missile
components;
(2) a list of airports outside of Iran at which such
aircraft have landed;
(3) a description of the extent to which the commercial
aviation sector of Iran has provided financial, material, and
technological support to the IRGC or any of its agents or
affiliates, including Mahan Air;
(4) a description of the extent to which foreign
governments and persons have facilitated the activities
described in paragraph (1), including allowing the use of
airports, services, or other resources; and
(5) a description of the efforts of the President to
address the activities described in paragraphs (1), (3), and
(4).
(c) Period Specified.--The period specified in this subsection is--
(1) in the case of the first report submitted under
subsection (a), the period beginning on the date that is 5
years before the date of the enactment of this Act and ending
on the date the report is submitted; and
(2) in the case of a subsequent such report, the 180-day
period preceding the submission of the report.
SEC. 307. IRGC WATCH LIST AND REPORT.
(a) In General.--The Secretary of the Treasury shall establish,
maintain, and publish in the Federal Register a list (to be known as
the ``IRGC Watch List'') of--
(1) each entity in which the IRGC or an agent or affiliate
of the IRGC has an ownership interest of less than 25 percent;
(2) each entity in which the IRGC does not have an
ownership interest if the IRGC or an agent or affiliate of the
IRGC maintains a presence on the board of directors of the
entity or otherwise influences the actions, policies, or
personnel decisions of the entity; and
(3) each person that controls, manages, or directs an
entity described in paragraph (1) or (2).
(b) Report Required.--
(1) In general.--Not later than 90 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the
Secretary of the Treasury shall submit to the appropriate
congressional committees a report that includes--
(A) the list required by subsection (a) and, in the
case of any report submitted under this subsection
after the first such report, any changes to the list
since the submission of the preceding such report; and
(B) an assessment of the role of the IRGC and its
agents and affiliates in, and its penetration into, the
economy of Iran.
(2) Form of report.--Each report required by paragraph (1)
shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a
classified annex.
SEC. 308. REPORT ON UNITED STATES CITIZENS DETAINED BY IRAN.
(a) 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 on
United States citizens, including United States citizens who are also
citizens of other countries, detained by Iran or groups supported by
Iran that includes--
(1) information regarding any officials of the Government
of Iran involved in any way in the detentions; and
(2) a summary of efforts the United States Government has
taken to secure the swift release of those United States
citizens.
(b) Form of Report.--The report required by subsection (a) shall be
submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex.
SEC. 309. RESPONSIBILITIES OF INTERNATIONAL ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY.
(a) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that--
(1) the International Atomic Energy Agency must have
sufficient funding, manpower, and authority to undertake its
verification responsibilities; and
(2) the President should engage with international partners
to ensure that the International Atomic Energy Agency is fully
funded.
(b) Report.--Not later than January 10, 2017, and every 180 days
thereafter, the President shall submit to the appropriate congressional
committees a report outlining efforts with international partners to
achieve the goal described in subsection (a) and identifying
impediments to achieving that goal.
(c) Government Accountability Office Report.--Not later than one
year after the date of the enactment of this Act, and annually
thereafter, the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit
to the appropriate congressional committees a report assessing the
capacity of the International Atomic Energy Agency to fulfill its
verification responsibilities in Iran.
(d) Form of Report.--Each report required by this section shall be
submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex.
TITLE IV--GENERAL PROVISIONS
SEC. 401. EXCEPTIONS FOR NATIONAL SECURITY AND HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE.
(a) In General.--The following activities shall be exempt from
sanctions under sections 201, 203, 204, 205, 207, and 208:
(1) Any activity subject to the reporting requirements
under title V of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C.
3091 et seq.), or to any authorized intelligence activities of
the United States.
(2) Any transaction necessary to comply with United States
obligations under the Agreement between the United Nations and
the United States of America regarding the Headquarters of the
United Nations, signed at Lake Success June 26, 1947, and
entered into force November 21, 1947, or under the Convention
on Consular Relations, done at Vienna April 24, 1963, and
entered into force March 19, 1967.
(3) The conduct or facilitation of a transaction for the
sale of agricultural commodities, food, medicine, or medical
devices to Iran or for the provision of humanitarian assistance
to the people of Iran, including engaging in a financial
transaction relating to humanitarian assistance or for
humanitarian purposes, transporting goods or services that are
necessary to carry out operations relating to humanitarian
assistance or humanitarian purposes, and having merely
incidental contact, in the course of providing humanitarian
assistance or aid for humanitarian purposes, with individuals
who are under the control of a foreign person subject to
sanctions under this Act.
(b) 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).
SEC. 402. PRESIDENTIAL WAIVER AUTHORITY FOR SPECIFIED SANCTIONS.
(a) Case-by-Case Waiver Authority.--
(1) In general.--Subject to subsection (d), the President
may waive, on a case-by-case basis and for a period of not more
than 180 days, a requirement under section 203, 205, 207, or
208 to impose sanctions with respect to a person, and may waive
the continued imposition of such sanctions, not less than 30
days after the President determines and reports to the
appropriate congressional committees that it is vital to the
national security interests of the United States to waive such
sanctions.
(2) Renewal of waivers.--The President may, on a case-by-
case basis, renew a waiver under paragraph (1) for an
additional period of not more than 180 days if, not later than
15 days before that waiver expires, the President makes the
determination and submits to the appropriate congressional
committees a report described in paragraph (1).
(3) Successive renewal.--The renewal authority provided
under paragraph (2) may be exercised for additional successive
periods of not more than 180 days if the President follows the
procedures set forth in paragraph (2), and submits the report
described in paragraph (1), for each such renewal.
(b) Contents of Waiver Reports.--Each report submitted under
subsection (a) in connection with a waiver of sanctions under section
203, 205, 207, or 208 with respect to a person, or the renewal of such
a waiver, shall include--
(1) a specific and detailed rationale for the determination
that the waiver is vital to the national security interests of
the United States;
(2) a description of the activity that resulted in the
person being subject to sanctions under section 203, 205, 207,
or 208;
(3) an explanation of the efforts made by the United States
to secure the cooperation of the government with primary
jurisdiction over the person or the location where the activity
described in paragraph (2) occurred in terminating or, as
appropriate, penalizing the activity;
(4) an assessment of the significance of the activity
described in paragraph (2) in contributing to the ability of
Iran to threaten the interests of the United States or allies
of the United States, develop systems capable of delivering
weapons of mass destruction, destabilize any foreign country,
support international terrorism, or violate the human rights of
any person in Iran; and
(5) a statement with respect to the anticipated response of
the United States in the event that the person engages in
additional activities that would be subject to sanctions under
section 203, 205, 207, or 208.
(c) Effect of Report on Waiver.--If the President submits a report
under subsection (a) in connection with a waiver of sanctions under
section 203, 205, 207, or 208 with respect to a person, or the renewal
of such a waiver, the President shall not be required to impose
sanctions under section 203, 205, 207, or 208, as applicable, with
respect to the person described in the report during the 30-day period
referred to in subsection (a).
(d) Limitations on Waiver Use.--
(1) Applicability to agreements with iran.--The President
may not exercise the waiver authority provided under subsection
(a) to implement, effectuate, support, satisfy, or fulfill the
terms of any international agreement pertaining to Iran,
whether legally binding under international law or not, unless,
before the President exercises the waiver authority, the
agreement is approved through the enactment of a joint
resolution or the Senate provides its advice and consent with
respect to the agreement pursuant to section 2 of article II of
the Constitution of the United States.
(2) Consultations with foreign governments.--The President
may exercise the waiver authority provided under subsection (a)
with respect to a foreign person only after the President has--
(A) consulted with the foreign government with
primary jurisdiction over the person or the location
where the activity subject to sanctions under section
203, 205, 207, or 208 occurred with respect to the
activity; and
(B) attempted to secure the cooperation of the
foreign government with primary jurisdiction over the
person or activity in terminating or, as appropriate,
imposing penalties for the activity.
(3) Licensing authority.--No licensing authority provided
by this Act or in the International Emergency Economic Powers
Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) shall be used to implement,
effectuate, support, satisfy, or fulfill the terms of any
international agreement pertaining to Iran entered into after
the date of the enactment of this Act, whether legally binding
under international law or not, unless, before the exercise of
the licensing authority, the agreement is approved through the
enactment of a joint resolution or the Senate provides its
advice and consent with respect to the agreement pursuant to
section 2 of article II of the Constitution of the United
States.
(e) Case-by-Case Defined.--In this section, the term ``case-by-
case'', with respect to a waiver of sanctions--
(1) means only that sanctions may be waived with respect to
a single person; and
(2) does not authorize a waiver of sanctions with respect
to a category of activity or class of transactions.
SEC. 403. REQUESTS FROM CONGRESS RELATING TO IMPOSITION OF SANCTIONS.
(a) In General.--Not later than 120 days after receiving a written
request from the chairperson and ranking member of one of the
appropriate congressional committees with respect to whether a person
should be subject to sanctions under section 201, 202, 203, 204, 205,
207, or 208, the President shall submit to the chairperson and ranking
member of that committee a response addressing the status of that
person.
(b) Form.--Each response required by subsection (a) shall be
submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex.
SEC. 404. MANDATORY INVESTIGATIONS.
(a) Initiation.--Upon receipt by the President of credible
information indicating that a person is engaged in activity subject to
sanctions under section 201, 202, 203, 206, or 208, the President shall
initiate an investigation to determine whether the person is subject to
any such sanctions.
(b) Personnel.--The President may direct the Secretary of State,
the Secretary of the Treasury, and the heads of such other Federal
agencies as may be necessary to assign sufficient experienced and
qualified investigators, attorneys, and technical personnel to conduct
investigations under subsection (a).
(c) Determination and Notification.--Except as otherwise provided
by this Act, not later than 180 days after initiating an investigation
under subsection (a) with respect to a person, the President shall--
(1) determine whether the person is subject to sanctions
under section 201, 202, 203, 206, or 208; and
(2) if the President determines that the person is subject
to any of such sanctions, impose the applicable sanctions with
respect to that person.
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