[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 451 Introduced in Senate (IS)]
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118th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 451
To impose sanctions and establish strict conditions on the termination
of sanctions in response to acts of aggression by the Islamic Republic
of Iran and the Russian Federation against the people of Ukraine, 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 impose sanctions and establish strict conditions on the termination
of sanctions in response to acts of aggression by the Islamic Republic
of Iran and the Russian Federation against the people of Ukraine, 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 ``Deterring Iranian Support for Russia
in Ukraine and Pre-empting Terrorism Act of 2023'' or the ``DISRUPT Act
of 2023''.
SEC. 2. IMPOSITION OF SANCTIONS WITH RESPECT TO IRANIAN FINANCIAL
INSTITUTIONS FOR SUPPORTING RUSSIAN AGGRESSION AGAINST
UKRAINE.
(a) In General.--Not later than 120 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the President shall impose sanctions under the
International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.)
with respect to--
(1) an Iranian person that the President determines
provides material, tactical, or operational support for
activities by the Russian Federation against Ukraine,
including--
(A) selling or entering into an agreement to sell
defense articles to the Armed Forces of the Russian
Federation or any other agency or instrumentality of
the Russian Federation, including--
(i) unmanned aerial vehicles;
(ii) surface-to-surface missiles;
(iii) short-range ballistic missiles;
(iv) armored ground vehicles;
(v) munitions; and
(vi) conventional arms;
(B) providing or entering into an agreement to
provide defense services, including training related to
the sale of defense articles described in subparagraph
(A), to the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation or
any such agency or instrumentality; and
(C) acquiring or entering into an agreement to
acquire defense articles from the Armed Forces of the
Russian Federation or any such agency or
instrumentality; and
(2) any Iranian financial institution, including the
Central Bank of Iran, that facilitates transactions with or on
behalf of a Russian person, including a Russian person
described in subsection (b), that the President determines
provides material, tactical, or operational support for
activities by the Russian Federation against Ukraine.
(b) Persons Described.--A person described in this subsection is
any of the following:
(1) Any agency or instrumentality of the Armed Forces of
the Russian Federation.
(2) The Wagner Group.
(3) The Central Bank of the Russian Federation.
(4) Any Russian person on the SDN list.
SEC. 3. LIMITATION ON REMOVING IRANIAN PERSONS FROM SDN LIST.
An Iranian person may not be removed from the SDN list unless the
President submits to the appropriate congressional committees a
certification that the Iranian person has not, during the 1-year period
preceding the date of the certification--
(1) sold or entered into an agreement to sell defense
articles to the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation or any
other agency or instrumentality of the Russian Federation,
including--
(A) unmanned aerial vehicles;
(B) surface-to-surface missiles;
(C) short-range ballistic missiles;
(D) armored ground vehicles;
(E) munitions; and
(F) conventional arms;
(2) provided or entered into an agreement to provide
defense services, including training related to the sale of
defense articles described in paragraph (1), to the Armed
Forces of the Russian Federation or any such agency or
instrumentality;
(3) acquired or entered into an agreement to acquire
defense articles from the Armed Forces of the Russian
Federation or any such agency or instrumentality; or
(4) engaged in a transaction or transactions with any
Russian person, including a Russian financial institution, with
respect to which sanctions have been imposed pursuant to the
International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et
seq.).
SEC. 4. LIMITATION ON REVOCATION OF DESIGNATION OF IRAN AS JURISDICTION
OF PRIMARY MONEY LAUNDERING CONCERN.
The designation of Iran as a jurisdiction of primary money
laundering concern under section 5318A of title 31, United States Code,
may not be revoked unless the President submits to the appropriate
congressional committees a certification that--
(1) the Government of Iran is no longer engaged in
providing material or financial support to the Armed Forces of
the Russian Federation or any other agency or instrumentality
of the Russian Federation; and
(2) the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation and such
agencies and instrumentalities are not actively using defense
articles described in section 2(a)(1) procured from Iran.
SEC. 5. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Appropriate congressional committees.--The term
``appropriate congressional committees'' means--
(A) the Committee on Foreign Relations and the
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the
Senate; and
(B) the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the
Committee on Financial Services of the House of
Representatives.
(2) Iranian financial institution.--The term ``Iranian
financial institution'' means--
(A) a financial institution organized under the
laws of Iran or any jurisdiction within Iran, including
a foreign branch of such an institution;
(B) a financial institution located in Iran;
(C) a financial institution, wherever located,
owned or controlled by the Government of Iran; and
(D) a financial institution, wherever located,
owned or controlled by a financial institution
described in subparagraph (A), (B), or (C).
(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) Russian person.--The term ``Russian person'' means--
(A) an individual who is a citizen or national of
the Russian Federation; or
(B) an entity organized under the laws of the
Russian Federation or otherwise subject to the
jurisdiction of the Government of the Russian
Federation.
(5) 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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