,i #aacth ,,congress #ast ,session ,h4 ,r4 #cbib ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,october #ae1 #bjac,mr4 ,franks of ,arizona 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,conaway1 ,mr4 ,lamborn1 ,mr4 ,king of ,iowa1 ,mr4 ,stockman1 ,mr4 ,hultgren1 ,mr4 ,gohmert1 ,mr4 ,austin ,scott of ,georgia1 ,mr4 ,weber of ,texas1 ,mr4 ,perry1 ,mr4 ,rokita1 ,mr4 ,pearce1 ,mr4 ,harris1 ,mr4 ,la,malfa1 ,mrs4 ,blackburn1 and ,mr4 ,williams7 introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,foreign ,affairs1 and in addition to the ,committees on ,oversight and ,government ,reform and ,financial ,services1 for a period to be subsequently determined by the ,speaker1 in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned ,a ,,bill ,to prevent the ,government of ,iran from gaining a nuclear weapons capability and to maximize the ,united ,states diplomatic influence to achieve1 consistent with the national security interest of the ,united ,states and its allies and partners1 a negotiated settlement with the ,government of ,iran regarding ,iran's nuclear weapons program4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,united ,states-,iran ,nuclear ,negotiations ,act4 #b4 ,findings ,congress finds the following3 7#a7 ,after a #cj-year formal diplomatic relations drought and decades of repeated and direct threats to the ,united ,states1 ,iran and the ,united ,states recently exchanged communication between high-ranking government officials with the stated intent to accelerate negotiations and relations4 7#b7 ,since at least the late #aihjs1 ,iran has engaged in a sustained and well-documented pattern of illicit and deceptive activities to acquire a nuclear weapons capability and has provided weapons1 training1 funding1 and direction to terrorist groups4 7#c7 ,iran already possesses the necessary amount of low- and medium-enriched uranium that1 if enriched further to weapons-grade level1 can produce several nuclear weapons4 7#d7 ,iran has the advanced nuclear facilities and technology to carry out weapons-grade enrichment and the infrastructure to assemble1 house and launch long-range ballistic weapons4 7#e7 ,since ,september #bjje1 the ,international ,atomic ,energy ,agency 7,,iaea7 has found ,iran to be in non-compliance with its safeguards agreement1 which ,iran is obligated to adhere to as a non-nuclear-weapon ,state ,party to the ,treaty on the ,non-,proliferation of ,nuclear ,weapons1 done at ,washington1 ,london1 and ,moscow ,july #a1 #aifh1 and entered into force ,march #e1 #aigj4 7#f7 ,the ,united ,nations ,security ,council 7,,unsc7 has adopted multiple resolutions since #bjjf demanding ,iran's full and sustained suspension of all uranium enrichment-related and reprocessing activities and ,iran's full cooperation with the ,,iaea on all outstanding issues related to its nuclear activities1 particularly those concerning the possible military utilizations of its nuclear program4 7#g7 ,on ,july #ca1 #bjjf1 the ,,unsc adopted ,resolution #afif that calls on ,tehran to suspend its enrichment program and verify its compliance with the ,,iaea ,board of ,governors' requirements4 7#h7 ,on ,december #bc1 #bjjf1 the ,,unsc adopted ,resolution #agcg in response to ,iran's failure to comply with ,resolution #afif and requires ,iran to suspend uranium enrichment and heavy-water reactor projects1 and take other confidence-building measures4 7#i7 ,on ,march #bd1 #bjjg1 the ,,unsc adopted ,resolution #agdg as a result of ,iran's failure to comply with the previous two resolutions4 ,it calls on ,iran to take measures required by the ,,iaea ,board of ,governors and outlined in ,resolution #agcg to verify that its nuclear program has only peaceful purposes and to reach a long-term comprehensive agreement with the ,p#ea nations 7the ,united ,states1 the ,united ,kingdom1 ,france1 ,russia1 ,china1 and ,germany74 7#aj7 ,on ,march #c1 #bjjh1 the ,,unsc adopted ,resolution #ahjc as a response to ,iran's decision to not abide by previous resolutions and calls for ,iran to halt its enrichment program and comply with previous ,,unsc and ,,iaea resolutions4 7#aa7 ,on ,september #bg1 #bjjh1 the ,,unsc adopted ,resolution #ahce which reaffirms the four previous resolutions4 7#ab7 ,on ,june #i1 #bjaj1 the ,,unsc adopted ,resolution #aibi which reiterates the ,,unsc's demands from previous resolutions that ,iran halt all enrichment activity and to cooperate with ,,iaea efforts to determine that ,iran does not have a nuclear weapons program4 7#ac7 ,on ,june #i1 #bjaa1 the ,,unsc adopted ,resolution #aihd which recalls all previous resolutions and extends the mandate of the ,panel of ,experts that monitors sanctions on ,iran's nuclear program for a period of one year4 7#ad7 ,on ,june #g1 #bjab1 the ,,unsc adopted ,resolution #bjdi which extends the mandate of the ,panel of ,experts to monitor the implementation of international sanctions against ,iran and to provide several reports on compliance with international sanctions4 7#ae7 ,congress has passed and the ,president has signed into law legislation imposing significant economic and diplomatic sanctions to pressure ,iran to abandon its pursuit of nuclear weapons and end its support for terrorism4 7#af7 ,the ,department of ,state has designated ,iran as a state sponsor of terrorism since #aihd and for the past decade has characterized ,iran as the most active state sponsor of terrorism in the world4 7#ag7 ,during the ,state of the ,union ,address on ,january #bd1 #bjab1 ,president ,barack ,obama stated1 ,let there be no doubt3 ,america is determined to prevent ,iran from getting a nuclear weapon1 and ,i will take no options off the table to achieve that goal44 7#ah7 ,on ,march #d1 #bjab1 ,president ,obama stated1 ,iran's leaders should understand that ,i do not have a policy of containment2 ,i have a policy to prevent ,iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon44 7#ai7 ,on ,october #bb1 #bjab1 ,president ,obama said of ,iran1 ,the clock is ticking ''' ,and we're going to make sure that if they do not meet the demands of the international community1 then we are going to take all options necessary to make sure they don't have a nuclear weapon44 7#bj7 ,iran ,supreme ,leader ,khamenei's newly elected ,president1 ,hassan ,rouhani1 served as a member of ,iran's ,supreme ,national ,security ,council since #aihi1 spent #af years as the ,supreme ,national ,security ,council's secretary1 and was ,iran's nuclear negotiator from #bjjc to #bjje4 7#ba7 ,in a secret #bjjd speech that leaked in #bjjf1 ,rouhani acknowledged that he used the negotiations to buy time for the advancement of ,iran's nuclear program3 ,while we were talking with the ,europeans in ,tehran1 we were installing equipment in parts of the facility in ,isfahan the site of ,iran's uranium conversion plant1 but we still had a long way to go to complete the project4 ,in fact1 by creating a calm environment1 we were able to complete the work in ,isfahan44 7#bb7 ,since ,barack ,obama has become ,president1 ,iran has tripled the number of operating centrifuges to #ae1jjj and has expanded the ,natanz enrichment facility and its newer1 deep underground plant at ,fordow where it has installed hundreds of more advanced machines 7the ,,ir-#b7 which are capable of tripling the production rate1 drastically reducing the time it would need to break out and produce weapons-grade materials4 7#bc7 ,iran has continued to construct the ,arak heavy water reactor that is suitable for plutonium production4 7#bd7 ,iran's illicit pursuit and development of nuclear weapons and its foreign policy conduct and actions constitute a grave threat to regional stability1 world peace1 global economy and energy markets1 and the national security interests of the ,united ,states and its allies and partners4 7#be7 ,a nuclear weapons-capable ,iran1 with intercontinental ballistic capabilities1 would pose a direct nuclear and high altitude electromagnetic pulse 7,,hemp7 threat to the ,united ,states and its allies4 7#bf7 ,a nuclear weapons-capable ,iran would likely lead directly to the proliferation of nuclear weapons in such nearby powers as ,saudi ,arabia1 ,egypt1 and ,turkey1 thus increasing the risk of regional nuclear confrontation4 #c4 ,support for ,united ,states diplomatic efforts 7a7 ,statement of policy ,it is the policy of ,congress that it is in the national security interest of the ,united ,states and its allies and partners to ensure the following objectives with respect to ,iran are achieved3 7#a7 ,iran permanently halts all uranium enrichment and identifies all sites where such enrichment is occurring4 7#b7 ,iran removes1 and transfers to a third party under the auspices of the ,international ,atomic ,energy ,agency 7,,iaea71 all uranium enriched to a #bj percent and higher threshold4 7#c7 ,iran closes the uranium enrichment facility at ,fordow1 near ,qom1 ,iran4 7#d7 ,iran ceases developing reactors capable of producing plutonium and ceases the importation and domestic manufacturing of all centrifuges for enriching uranium4 7b7 ,sense of ,congress 7#a7 ,in general ,it is the sense of ,congress that if the objectives described in paragraphs 7#a7 through 7#d7 of subsection 7a7 are met1 it shall be the policy of the ,united ,states to enter into a negotiated settlement regarding nuclear activities in ,iran that includes the terms described in paragraph 7#b7 of this subsection4 7#b7 ,terms described ,the terms referred to in paragraph 7#a7 are the following3 7,a7 ,the ,government of ,iran reaffirms its commitment to the ,treaty on the ,non-,proliferation of ,nuclear ,weapons and ratifies and implements all provisions of the ,additional ,protocol4 7,b7 ,iran ceases the development and testing of long-range ballistic weapons4 7,c7 ,iran permits unfettered access by ,,iaea officials to inspect and verify its compliance to ,,iaea safeguards and the ,,iaea ,board of ,governors' obligations4 7,d7 ,iran ceases to provide weapons1 training1 funding1 and direction to terrorist groups1 including ,hamas1 ,hezbollah1 ,shiite militias in ,iraq1 and the regime of ,bashar al ,assad in ,syria4 7,e7 ,iran demonstrates peaceful foreign policy conduct and actions and issues full recognition of its neighbors' sovereignty1 including ,israel4 7,f7 ,iran ceases all threats against the ,united ,states and ,israel4 #d4 ,military readiness and congressional consent 7a7 ,declaration of policy ,congress declares that the ,united ,states is wholly capable1 willing1 and ready to use military force to prevent ,iran from obtaining or developing a nuclear weapons capability4 7b7 ,congressional consent 7#a7 ,in general ,to maximize the ,administration's diplomatic leverage to achieve1 consistent with the national security interests of the ,united ,states and its allies and partners1 a negotiated settlement with the ,government of ,iran regarding ,iran's nuclear weapons program1 and consistent with the ,president's authority under article ,,ii1 section #b of the ,constitution and pursuant to the ,war ,powers ,resolution 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #aeda et seq471 at such time when the ,president determines that-- 7,a7 ,iran is using the cover of diplomacy to continue advancing its nuclear program to acquire a nuclear weapons capability1 7,b7 diplomatic efforts have failed to mitigate ,iran's nuclear enrichment program in documented1 inspected1 and verifiable ways1 or 7,c7 ,iran poses a threat to the national security interests of the ,united ,states and its allies and partners1 ,congress hereby acknowledges that this ,act constitutes current consultation with the ,president on ,iran in order to provide for swift application of all options to prevent ,iran from obtaining a nuclear weapons capability and provides consent to the necessary and appropriate use of force against legitimate targets in ,iran to achieve the objectives described in paragraph 7#b74 7#b7 ,objectives described ,the objectives referred to in paragraph 7#a7 are the following3 7,a7 ,uphold and implement all relevant ,united ,nations ,security ,council resolutions regarding ,iran's nuclear program4 7,b7 ,deter ,iran's development of nuclear weapons in order to protect the national security interests of the ,united ,states and to protect ,united ,states allies and partners against the development and transfer of such weapons to rogue regimes and non-state actors4 7,c7 ,degrade ,iran's capacity to develop such weapons in the future4 #e4 ,imposition of sanctions with respect to ,iran 7a7 ,authorization for imposition of sanctions ,if any business1 firm1 or entity has not terminated the provision of goods1 services1 or technology in ,iran or with any ,iranian-controlled entity1 the ,president may-- 7#a7 prohibit that business1 firm1 or entity from receiving any ,united ,states ,government contract or accessing ,united ,states capital markets2 and 7#b7 in the case of a business1 firm1 or entity that is a foreign financial institution1 prohibit1 or impose strict conditions on1 the opening or maintaining in the ,united ,states of a correspondent account or payable-through account by the business1 firm1 or entity4 7b7 ,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7 ,business1 firm1 or entity ,the term business1 firm1 or entity-- 7,a7 means a partnership1 association1 trust1 joint venture1 corporation1 company1 governmental1 quasi-governmental or non-governmental body1 affiliate or other organization2 and 7,b7 includes any affiliate1 subsidiary1 or branch thereof4 7#b7 ,iran ,the term ,iran means the ,government of the ,islamic ,republic of ,iran1 including the central bank or monetary authority of that ,government and any agency or instrumentality of that ,government4 7#c7 ,iranian-controlled entity ,the term ,iranian-controlled entity means a partnership1 association1 trust1 joint venture1 corporation1 affiliate or other organization in which the ,government of ,iran-- 7,a7 holds more than #ej percent of the equity interest by vote or value in the entity2 7,b7 holds a majority of seats on the board of directors of the entity2 or 7,c7 otherwise controls the actions1 policies1 or personnel decisions of the entity4