[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 450 Introduced in Senate (IS)]
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118th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 450
To strengthen export controls for emerging and foundational
technologies that bolster the destabilizing activities of the Islamic
Republic of Iran, and for other purposes.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
February 15, 2023
Mr. Lankford introduced the following bill; which was read twice and
referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
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A BILL
To strengthen export controls for emerging and foundational
technologies that bolster the destabilizing activities of the Islamic
Republic 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 ``Sanctioning Transfers and Outbound
Products to Iran Act of 2023'' or the ``STOP Iran Act of 2023''.
SEC. 2. REQUIREMENT FOR LICENSES FOR EXPORTS OF EMERGING AND
FOUNDATIONAL TECHNOLOGIES TO IRANIAN ENTITIES SUBJECT TO
SANCTIONS IMPOSED BY THE UNITED STATES.
(a) In General.--On and after the date that is 120 days after the
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Commerce shall
require, pursuant to subsection (b) of section 1753 of the Export
Control Reform Act of 2018 (50 U.S.C. 4817), a license for the export,
reexport, or in-country transfer of emerging and foundational
technologies identified pursuant to subsection (a) of that section to
any Iranian person described in subsection (b).
(b) Iranian Persons Described.--
(1) In general.--An Iranian person is described in this
subsection if the Iranian person--
(A) is--
(i) on a list specified in paragraph (2);
or
(ii) otherwise subject to sanctions imposed
by the United States pursuant to the
International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50
U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) or any other provision of
law; and
(B) provides material, tactical, operational,
developmental, or financial support to--
(i) the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps;
(ii) any agency or instrumentality of the
Armed Forces of Iran;
(iii) any agency or instrumentality related
to the nuclear program of Iran;
(iv) any organization designated as a
foreign terrorist organization under section
219 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8
U.S.C. 1189), including Hamas, Hezbollah,
Palestinian Islamic Jihad, al-Qa'ida, and al-
Shabaab; or
(v) any entity engaged in hostilities with
a country that is a partner or ally of the
United States, including the Houthis and Shia
militias in Iraq.
(2) Lists specified.--A list specified in this paragraph is
any of the following lists maintained by the Office of Foreign
Assets Control of the Department of the Treasury:
(A) The SDN List.
(B) The List of Foreign Financial Institutions
Subject to Correspondent Account or Payable-Through
Account Sanctions.
(C) The Non-SDN Menu-Based Sanctions List.
(c) Report Required.--Not later than 30 days after issuing a
license under subsection (a) for the export, reexport, or in-country
transfer of emerging and foundational technologies to an Iranian person
described in subsection (b), the Secretary of Commerce shall submit to
the appropriate congressional committees a report that includes--
(1) a list of Iranian persons described in subsection (b);
(2) the rationale for issuing the license, including any
findings or evidence relating to support described in
subsection (b)(1)(B) provided by the Iranian person; and
(3) an explanation of why the Iranian person was not
subject to export controls under section 1753(b) of the Export
Control Reform Act of 2018 (50 U.S.C. 4817(b)) before the date
that is 120 days after date of the enactment of this Act that
addresses any partial or inconclusive evidence that the person
provided support described in subsection (b)(1)(B).
(d) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Appropriate congressional committees.--The term
``appropriate congressional committees'' means--
(A) the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban
Affairs and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the
Senate; and
(B) the Committee on Financial Services and the
Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of
Representatives.
(2) Export; in-country transfer; reexport.--The terms
``export'', ``in-country transfer'', and ``reexport'' have the
meanings given those terms in section 1742 of the Export
Control Reform Act of 2018 (50 U.S.C. 4801).
(3) Iranian person.--The term ``Iranian person'' means--
(A) an individual who is a citizen or national of
Iran; and
(B) an entity organized under the laws of Iran or
otherwise subject to the jurisdiction of the Government
of Iran.
(4) SDN list.--The term ``SDN list'' means the list of
specially designated nationals and blocked persons maintained
by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the Department of
the Treasury.
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