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[H.R. 6323 Reported in House (RH)]
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Union Calendar No. 380
118th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 6323
[Report No. 118-458, Part I]
To modify the availability of certain waiver authorities with respect
to sanctions imposed with respect to the financial sector of Iran, and
for other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
November 9, 2023
Mrs. Kim of California introduced the following bill; which was
referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the
Committee on Foreign Affairs, 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
April 15, 2024
Additional sponsors: Mr. Buchanan, Mr. Moskowitz, Ms. Tenney, and Mr.
Timmons
April 15, 2024
Reported from the Committee on Financial Services with an amendment
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed
in italic]
April 15, 2024
Committee on Foreign Affairs discharged; committed to the Committee of
the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on
November 9, 2023]
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A BILL
To modify the availability of certain waiver authorities with respect
to sanctions imposed with respect to the financial sector 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 ``Iran Counterterrorism Act of 2023''.
SEC. 2. MODIFICATION OF WAIVER AUTHORITIES WITH RESPECT TO SANCTIONS
IMPOSED WITH RESPECT TO THE FINANCIAL SECTOR OF IRAN.
(a) FY 2013 NDAA.--Section 1247 of the National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (22 U.S.C. 8806) is amended as
follows:
(1) In subsection (f)(1)--
(A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``determines
that such a waiver'' and inserting the following:
``determines that--
``(i) the Government of Iran has ceased to
provide support for acts of international
terrorism; or
``(ii) such a waiver''; and
(B) in subparagraph (B), by inserting ``before
issuing a waiver pursuant to subparagraph (A)(ii),''
before ``submits''.
(2) By adding at the end the following:
``(g) Period for Review by Congress.--
``(1) In general.--During the period of 30 calendar days
beginning on the date on which the President submits a report
under subsection (f)(1)(B), the appropriate congressional
committees should, as appropriate, hold hearings and briefings
and otherwise obtain information in order to fully review the
report.
``(2) Exception.--The period for congressional review under
paragraph (1) of a report required to be submitted under
subsection (f)(1)(B) shall be 60 calendar days if the report is
submitted on or after July 10 and on or before September 7 in
any calendar year.
``(3) Limitation on actions during initial congressional
review period.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law,
during the period for congressional review provided for under
paragraph (1) of a report submitted under subsection (f)(1)(B)
proposing a waiver of the imposition of sanctions under
subsection (a), including any additional period for such review
as applicable under the exception provided in paragraph (2),
the President may not issue the waiver unless a joint
resolution of approval with respect to that waiver is enacted
in accordance with subsection (h).
``(4) Effect of enactment of a joint resolution of
disapproval.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, if a
joint resolution of disapproval relating to a report submitted
under subsection (f)(1)(B) proposing an action described in
subsection (f)(1)(A)(ii) is enacted in accordance with
subsection (h), the President may not issue the waiver.
``(h) Joint Resolutions of Disapproval or Approval Defined.--In
this subsection:
``(1) Joint resolution of approval.--The term `joint
resolution of approval' means only a joint resolution of either
House of Congress--
``(A) the title of which is as follows: `A joint
resolution approving the President's proposal to issue
a waiver relating to the application of certain
sanctions with respect to Iran.'; and
``(B) the sole matter after the resolving clause of
which is the following: `Congress approves of the
issuance of a waiver relating to the application of
sanctions imposed with respect to Iran proposed by the
President in the report submitted to Congress under
section 1247(f)(1)(B) of the National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 on _______
relating to ________.', with the first blank space
being filled with the appropriate date and the second
blank space being filled with a short description of
the proposed waiver.
``(2) Joint resolution of disapproval.--The term `joint
resolution of disapproval' means only a joint resolution of
either House of Congress--
``(A) the title of which is as follows: `A joint
resolution disapproving the President's proposal to
issue a waiver relating to the application of certain
sanctions with respect to Iran.'; and
``(B) the sole matter after the resolving clause of
which is the following: `Congress disapproves of the
issuance of a waiver relating to the application of
sanctions imposed with respect to Iran proposed by the
President in the report submitted to Congress under
section 1247(f)(1)(B) of the National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 on _______
relating to ________.', with the first blank space
being filled with the appropriate date and the second
blank space being filled with a short description of
the proposed action.
``(3) Introduction.--During the period of 30 calendar days
provided for under subsection (g)(1), including any additional
period as applicable under the exception provided in subsection
(g)(2), a joint resolution of approval or joint resolution of
disapproval may be introduced--
``(A) in the House of Representatives, by the
majority leader or the minority leader; and
``(B) in the Senate, by the majority leader (or the
majority leader's designee) or the minority leader (or
the minority leader's designee).
``(4) Floor consideration in house of representatives.--If
a committee of the House of Representatives to which a joint
resolution of approval or joint resolution of disapproval has
been referred has not reported the joint resolution within 10
calendar days after the date of referral, that committee shall
be discharged from further consideration of the joint
resolution.
``(5) Consideration in the senate.--
``(A) Committee referral.--A joint resolution of
approval or joint resolution of disapproval introduced
in the Senate shall be referred to the Committee on
Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
``(B) Reporting and discharge.--If the committee to
which a joint resolution of approval or joint
resolution of disapproval was referred has not reported
the joint resolution within 10 calendar days after the
date of referral of the joint resolution, that
committee shall be discharged from further
consideration of the joint resolution and the joint
resolution shall be placed on the appropriate calendar.
``(C) Proceeding to consideration.--Notwithstanding
Rule XXII of the Standing Rules of the Senate, it is in
order at any time after the Committee on Banking,
Housing, and Urban Affairs reports a joint resolution
of approval or joint resolution of disapproval to the
Senate or has been discharged from consideration of
such a joint resolution (even though a previous motion
to the same effect has been disagreed to) to move to
proceed to the consideration of the joint resolution,
and all points of order against the joint resolution
(and against consideration of the joint resolution) are
waived. The motion to proceed is not debatable. The
motion is not subject to a motion to postpone. A motion
to reconsider the vote by which the motion is agreed to
or disagreed to shall not be in order.
``(D) Rulings of the chair on procedure.--Appeals
from the decisions of the Chair relating to the
application of the rules of the Senate, as the case may
be, to the procedure relating to a joint resolution of
approval or joint resolution of disapproval shall be
decided without debate.
``(E) Consideration of veto messages.--Debate in
the Senate of any veto message with respect to a joint
resolution of approval or joint resolution of
disapproval, including all debatable motions and
appeals in connection with the joint resolution, shall
be limited to 10 hours, to be equally divided between,
and controlled by, the majority leader and the minority
leader or their designees.
``(6) Rules relating to senate and house of
representatives.--
``(A) Treatment of senate joint resolution in
house.--In the House of Representatives, the following
procedures shall apply to a joint resolution of
approval or a joint resolution of disapproval received
from the Senate (unless the House has already passed a
joint resolution relating to the same proposed action):
``(i) The joint resolution shall be
referred to the Committee on Financial
Services.
``(ii) If a committee to which a joint
resolution has been referred has not reported
the joint resolution within 2 calendar days
after the date of referral, that committee
shall be discharged from further consideration
of the joint resolution.
``(iii) Beginning on the third legislative
day after each committee to which a joint
resolution has been referred reports the joint
resolution to the House or has been discharged
from further consideration thereof, it shall be
in order to move to proceed to consider the
joint resolution in the House. All points of
order against the motion are waived. Such a
motion shall not be in order after the House
has disposed of a motion to proceed on the
joint resolution. The previous question shall
be considered as ordered on the motion to its
adoption without intervening motion. The motion
shall not be debatable. A motion to reconsider
the vote by which the motion is disposed of
shall not be in order.
``(iv) The joint resolution shall be
considered as read. All points of order against
the joint resolution and against its
consideration are waived. The previous question
shall be considered as ordered on the joint
resolution to final passage without intervening
motion except 2 hours of debate equally divided
and controlled by the sponsor of the joint
resolution (or a designee) and an opponent. A
motion to reconsider the vote on passage of the
joint resolution shall not be in order.
``(B) Treatment of house joint resolution in
senate.--
``(i) If, before the passage by the Senate
of a joint resolution of approval or joint
resolution of disapproval, the Senate receives
an identical joint resolution from the House of
Representatives, the following procedures shall
apply:
``(I) That joint resolution shall
not be referred to a committee.
``(II) With respect to that joint
resolution--
``(aa) the procedure in the
Senate shall be the same as if
no joint resolution had been
received from the House of
Representatives; but
``(bb) the vote on passage
shall be on the joint
resolution from the House of
Representatives.
``(ii) If, following passage of a joint
resolution of approval or joint resolution of
disapproval in the Senate, the Senate receives
an identical joint resolution from the House of
Representatives, that joint resolution shall be
placed on the appropriate Senate calendar.
``(iii) If a joint resolution of approval
or a joint resolution of disapproval is
received from the House, and no companion joint
resolution has been introduced in the Senate,
the Senate procedures under this subsection
shall apply to the House joint resolution.
``(C) Application to revenue measures.--The
provisions of this paragraph shall not apply in the
House of Representatives to a joint resolution of
approval or joint resolution of disapproval that is a
revenue measure.
``(7) Rules of house of representatives and senate.--This
subsection is enacted by Congress--
``(A) as an exercise of the rulemaking power of the
Senate and the House of Representatives, respectively,
and as such is deemed a part of the rules of each
House, respectively, and supersedes other rules only to
the extent that it is inconsistent with such rules; and
``(B) with full recognition of the constitutional
right of either House to change the rules (so far as
relating to the procedure of that House) at any time,
in the same manner, and to the same extent as in the
case of any other rule of that House.''.
(b) FY 2012 NDAA.--Section 1245(d)(5) of the National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 (22 U.S.C. 8513a(d)(5)) is
amended as follows:
(1) In subparagraph (A), by striking ``determines that such
a waiver'' and inserting the following: ``determines that--
``(i) the Government of Iran has ceased to
provide support for acts of international
terrorism; or
``(ii) such a waiver''.
(2) In subparagraph (B), by inserting ``before issuing a
waiver pursuant to subparagraph (A)(ii),'' before ``submits''.
(3) By adding at the end the following:
``The provisions relating to period for review by Congress
described in subsections (g) and (h) of section 1247 of the
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (22
U.S.C. 8806) shall apply with respect to a report submitted
under subparagraph (B) proposing a waiver of the imposition of
sanctions under paragraph (1) in the same manner and to the
same extent as such provisions apply with respect to a report
submitted under subsection (f)(1)(B) of such section 1247
proposing a waiver of the imposition of sanctions under
subsection (a) of such section.''.
Union Calendar No. 380
118th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 6323
[Report No. 118-458, Part I]
_______________________________________________________________________
A BILL
To modify the availability of certain waiver authorities with respect
to sanctions imposed with respect to the financial sector of Iran, and
for other purposes.
_______________________________________________________________________
April 15, 2024
Reported from the Committee on Financial Services with an amendment
April 15, 2024
Committee on Foreign Affairs discharged; committed to the Committee of
the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed