[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3095 Introduced in House (IH)]
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118th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 3095
To impose sanctions with respect to foreign persons that support or
conduct certain transactions with Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps or
other sanctioned persons, and for other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
May 5, 2023
Mr. James (for himself, Mr. Hern, and Mr. Fallon) introduced the
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs,
and in addition to the Committees on Financial Services, Oversight and
Accountability, the Judiciary, and Ways and Means, for a period to be
subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration
of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee
concerned
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A BILL
To impose sanctions with respect to foreign persons that support or
conduct certain transactions with Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps or
other sanctioned persons, 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.
This Act may be cited as the ``Address Iran's Malign Posture Act''.
SEC. 2. SANCTIONS WITH RESPECT TO FOREIGN PERSONS THAT SUPPORT OR
CONDUCT CERTAIN TRANSACTIONS WITH IRAN'S REVOLUTIONARY
GUARD CORPS OR OTHER SANCTIONED PERSONS.
(a) Identification.--Section 302(a)(1) of the Iran Threat Reduction
and Syria Human Rights Act of 2012 (22 U.S.C. 8742(a)(1))--
(1) in subparagraph (B)--
(A) by inserting ``, provide significant financial
services to, or provide material support to'' after
``transactions with''; and
(B) by striking ``or'' at the end;
(2) in subparagraph (C)--
(A) in the matter preceding clause (i), by
inserting ``, provide significant financial services
to, or provide material support to'' after
``transactions with'';
(B) in clause (i), by striking ``or'' at the end;
and
(C) by striking clause (ii) and inserting the
following:
``(ii) a person or entity designated as
foreign terrorist organizations under section
219(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act
(8 U.S.C. 1189(a)) or that has provided support
for an act of international terrorism (as
defined in section 14 of the Iran Sanctions Act
of 1996 (Public Law 104-172; 50 U.S.C. 1701
note)); or
``(iii) a foreign person whose property and
access to property has been blocked pursuant to
Executive Order 13224 (September 23, 2001;
relating to blocking property and prohibiting
transactions with persons who commit, threaten
to commit, or support terrorism); or''; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
``(D) a person acting on behalf of or at the
direction of, or owned or controlled (as that term is
defined in section 301) by, a person described in
subparagraph (A), (B), or (C).''.
(b) Imposition of Sanctions.--Section 302(b) of the Iran Threat
Reduction and Syria Human Rights Act of 2012 (22 U.S.C. 8742(b)) is
amended by striking ``the President--'' and all that follows and
inserting ``the President shall block and prohibit all transactions in
property and interests in property with respect to such 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.''.
(c) Waiver of Imposition of Sanctions.--Section 302(d) of the Iran
Threat Reduction and Syria Human Rights Act of 2012 (22 U.S.C. 8742(d))
is amended by adding at the end the following:
``(3) Sunset.--The provisions of this subsection and any
waivers issued pursuant to this subsection shall terminate at
the close of December 31, 2025.''.
(d) Waiver of Identifications and Designations.--Section 302(e) of
the Iran Threat Reduction and Syria Human Rights Act of 2012 (22 U.S.C.
8742(e)) is amended--
(1) by striking ``Notwithstanding'' and inserting the
following:
``(1) In general.--Notwithstanding'';
(2) by striking ``(1) determines'' and inserting the
following:
``(A) determines'';
(3) by striking ``(2) notifies'' and inserting the
following:
``(B) notifies''; and
(4) by adding at the end the following:
``(2) Sunset.--The provisions of this subsection and any
waivers issued pursuant to this subsection shall terminate at
the close of December 31, 2025.''.
(e) Application of Provisions of Iran Sanctions Act of 1996.--
Section 302(f) of the Iran Threat Reduction and Syria Human Rights Act
of 2012 (22 U.S.C. 8742(f)) is amended--
(1) by striking ``The following provisions'' and inserting
the following:
``(1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2), the following
provisions'';
(2) by redesignating paragraphs (1) through (8) as
subparagraphs (A) through (H), respectively, and moving the
margins 2 ems to the right; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
``(2) Sunset.--Sections 4(c) and 9(c) of the Iran Sanctions
Act of 1996 shall not apply with respect to the imposition
under subsection (b)(1) of sanctions relating to activities
described in subsection (a)(1), in accordance with the
provision of paragraph (1) of this subsection, after December
31, 2025.''.
SEC. 3. AGREEMENTS RELATED TO NUCLEAR PROGRAM OF IRAN DEEMED TREATIES
SUBJECT TO ADVICE AND CONSENT OF THE SENATE.
(a) Treaty Subject To Advice And Consent Of The Senate.--
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any agreement reached by
the President with Iran relating to the nuclear program of Iran is
deemed to be a treaty that is subject to the requirements of article
II, section 2, clause 2 of the Constitution of the United States
requiring that the treaty is subject to the advice and consent of the
Senate, with two-thirds of Senators concurring.
(b) Limitation On Sanctions Relief.--Notwithstanding any other
provision of law, the President may not waive, suspend, reduce, provide
relief from, or otherwise limit the application of sanctions under any
other provision of law or refrain from applying any such sanctions
pursuant to an agreement related to the nuclear program of Iran that
includes the United States, unless the agreement is subject to the
advice and consent of the Senate as a treaty and receives the
concurrence of two-thirds of Senators.
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