[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5921 Referred in Senate (RFS)]
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118th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 5921
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
April 16, 2024
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing,
and Urban Affairs
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AN ACT
To prohibit the Secretary of the Treasury from authorizing certain
transactions by a United States financial institution in connection
with Iran, to prevent the International Monetary Fund from providing
financial assistance to Iran, to codify prohibitions on Export-Import
Bank financing for the Government of Iran, 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 ``No U.S. Financing for Iran Act of
2023''.
SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON AUTHORIZATIONS FOR UNITED STATES FINANCIAL
INSTITUTIONS.
The Secretary of the Treasury may not authorize a transaction by a
U.S. financial institution (as defined in section 561.309 of title 31,
Code of Federal Regulations) in connection with the importation from or
exportation to the Islamic Republic of Iran of any goods, services, or
technology, other than the sale of agricultural commodities, food,
medicine, medical devices, or humanitarian assistance benefitting the
civilian population of Iran.
SEC. 3. OPPOSITION TO IMF ASSISTANCE.
The Secretary of the Treasury shall instruct the United States
Executive Director at the International Monetary Fund to--
(1) oppose the provision of financial assistance by the
Fund to the Islamic Republic of Iran, and the allocation to the
Government of Iran of Special Drawing Rights; and
(2) seek to ensure that member countries of the Fund
prohibit the exchange of Special Drawing Rights held by the
Government of Iran.
SEC. 4. CODIFICATION OF EXPORT-IMPORT BANK PROHIBITION WITH RESPECT TO
IRAN.
Section 2(b) of the Export-Import Bank Act of 1945 (12 U.S.C.
635(b)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
``(14) Prohibition on financing for iran.--The Bank may not
guarantee, insure, or extend (or participate in an extension
of) credit in connection with any transaction, with respect to
which credit assistance from the Bank is first sought after the
effective date of this paragraph, for which a lender or obligor
is the Government of Iran or an entity owned or controlled by
the Government of Iran.''.
SEC. 5. SUNSET.
This Act and the amendment made by this Act are hereby repealed
effective on the earliest of--
(1) the date that is 30 days after the date the President
of the United States certifies to the Congress that the
Government of Iran--
(A) has ceased providing support for acts of
international terrorism; and
(B) is not a jurisdiction of primary money
laundering concern, as described under section 5318A of
title 31, United States Code; or
(2) 10 years after the date of the enactment of this Act.
Passed the House of Representatives April 15, 2024.
Attest:
KEVIN F. MCCUMBER,
Clerk.