,,ii  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #behe  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,july #aj1     
#bjad ,mr4 ,kirk 7for himself and ,mr4  
,rubio7 introduced the following bill2  
which was read twice and referred to the
 ,committee on ,foreign ,relations  ,a  
,,bill  ,to impose additional sanctions 
with respect to ,iran to protect against
 human rights abuses in ,iran1 and for  
other purposes4  #a4 ,short title2 table
 of contents  7a7 ,short title ,this    
,act may be cited as the ,iran ,human   
,rights ,accountability ,act of #bjad4  
7b7 ,table of contents ,the table of    
contents for this ,act is as follows3   
,sec4 #a4 ,short title2 table of        
contents4 ,sec4 #b4 ,findings4 ,sec4 #c4
 ,expansion of list of persons involved 
in human rights abuses in ,iran4 ,sec4  
#d4 ,identification of1 and imposition  
of sanctions with respect to1 certain   
,iranian individuals4 ,sec4 #e4         
,imposition of sanctions with respect to
 persons who conduct transactions with  

or on behalf of certain ,iranian        
individuals4 ,sec4 #f4 ,united ,states  
support for the people of ,iran4 ,sec4  
#g4 ,united ,states ,special            
,coordinator on ,human ,rights and      
,democracy in ,iran4 ,sec4 #h4          
,broadcasting to ,iran4 ,sec4 #i4 ,sense
 of ,congress on establishment of       
multilateral mechanism to promote human 
rights in ,iran4 ,sec4 #aj4 ,sense of   
,congress on role of the ,united        
,nations in promoting human rights in   
,iran4 ,sec4 #aa4 ,rule of construction 
with respect to the use of force4  #b4  
,findings ,congress makes the following 
findings3 7#a7 ,on ,february #ba1 #bjad1
 the ,office of the ,high ,commissioner 
on ,human ,rights of the ,united        
,nations stated1 with respect to ,iran1 
,we regret that the new government has  
not changed its approach to the death   
penalty and continues to impose capital 
punishment for a wide range of offences4
 ,we urge the government to immediately 
halt executions and to institute a      

moratorium44  7#b7 ,iran was rated as   
not free in the #bjad ,freedom of the   
,press ,report of the international     
organization ,freedom ,house1 for a lack
 of flow of independent information and 
the inability of print1 broadcast1 and  
,internet-based news outlets to operate 
freely and without fear of              
repercussions4  7#c7 ,on ,march #aa1    
#bjad1 the ,secretary ,general of the   
,united ,nations1 ,ban ,ki-moon1 stated 
that the new administration in ,iran has
 not made any significant improvement in
 the promotion and protection of freedom
 of expression and opinion1 despite     
pledges made by the ,president during   
his campaign and after is swearing-in4  
7#d7 ,according to ,freedom ,house1 none
 of the elections held in ,iran after   
the #aigi ,islamic revolution have been 
regarded as free or fair4  7#e7         
,according to the ,committee to ,protect
 ,journalists1 as of ,december #a1      
#bjac1 ,iran was the second worst jailer
 of journalists worldwide after ,turkey4

 ,additionally1 research of the         
,committee to ,protect ,journalists     
ranks ,iran as first among countries    
where journalists have fled into exile  
between #bjji and #bjad4  7#f7          
,according to the international human   
rights organization1 ,iran ,human       
,rights1 executions in ,iran soared to  
record-breaking levels in #bjad4 ,as of 
,june #bjad1 more than #b people were   
executed every day1 and more than #cbj  
executions took place in the first #e   
months of #bjad4  7#g7 ,in ,august      
#bjaa1 ,amir ,hekmati1 a ,united ,states
 veteran1 was unjustly detained while   
visiting his family in ,iran and1 as of 
,june #bjad1 has remained in a prison in
 ,iran for almost #c years on false     
espionage charges4  7#h7 ,on ,january   
#bg1 #bjac1 ,saeed ,abedini1 a pastor   
from the ,united ,states1 was sentenced 
to an #h-year prison term in ,iran      
because of his ,christian faith and has 
been incarcerated since ,september #bf1 
#bjab1 despite serious health issues4   

7#i7 ,in ,march #bjjg1 ,robert          
,levinson1 a former agent of the        
,federal ,bureau of ,investigation1     
disappeared in ,iran during a business  
trip4 ,mr4 ,levinson is one of the      
longest held ,united ,states citizens in
 history4  7#aj7 ,the ,united ,states   
has designated ,iran as a country of    
particular concern for religious freedom
 pursuant to section #djb7;b77#a7 of the
 ,international ,religious ,freedom ,act
 of #aiih 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #fddb7;b77#a77 
for severe violations of religious      
freedom in every year from #aiii through
 #bjad4  7#aa7 ,members of the ,baha'i  
,faith in ,iran1 estimated to number    
between #cjj1jjj and #cej1jjj1 are not  
recognized as a religious minority in   
the ,constitution of ,iran1 enjoy       
virtually no rights under the law1 and  
are banned from practicing their faith4 
7#ab7 ,on ,december #bj1 #bjac1 the     
,united ,states ,senate agreed to       
,senate ,resolution #ge1 #aacth         
,congress1 condemning the ,government of

 ,iran for its state-sponsored          
persecution of its ,baha'i minority and 
its continued violation of the          
,international ,covenants on ,human     
,rights4  7#ac7 ,the ,united ,states is 
engaged in negotiations with the        
,government of ,iran and the ,russian   
,federation1 the ,people's ,republic of 
,china1 the ,united ,kingdom1 ,france1  
and ,germany regarding ,iran's nuclear  
program1 but the ,government of ,iran   
continues to systematically deny        
citizens of ,iran basic fundamental     
freedoms4  7#ad7 ,officials of the      
,united ,states have stated that the    
human rights record of ,iran is abysmal 
and the ,department of ,state has       
reported that there has been little     
meaningful improvement in human rights  
in ,iran under the new government1      
including torture1 political            
imprisonment1 harassment of religious   
and ethnic minorities4  7#ae7 ,the      
,government of ,iran is party to the    
,international ,covenant on ,economic1  

,social and ,cultural ,rights and the   
,international ,covenant on ,civil and  
,political ,rights and is in violation  
of its obligations under those          
,covenants4  #c4 ,expansion of list of  
persons involved in human rights abuses 
in ,iran  7a7 ,in general ,section #aje 
of the ,comprehensive ,iran ,sanctions1 
,accountability1 and ,divestment ,act of
 #bjaj 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #head7 is         
amended-- 7#a7 in the section heading1  
by striking certain persons who are     
responsible for or complicit and        
inserting persons involved2  7#b7 in    
subsection 7b7-- 7,a7 in the subsection 
heading1 by striking ,who are           
responsible for or complicit and        
inserting involved2  7,b7 by striking   
paragraph 7#a7 and inserting the        
following3  7#a7 ,in general ,not later 
than #ij days after the date of the     
enactment of the ,iran ,human ,rights   
,accountability ,act of #bjad1 the      
,president shall submit to the          
appropriate congressional committees a  

list of persons the ,president          
determines have committed or            
facilitated1 directly or indirectly1    
human rights abuses or other acts of    
violence1 intimidation1 or harassment1  
on behalf of the ,government of ,iran on
 or after ,june #ab1 #bjji1 regardless  
of whether such abuses or acts occurred 
in ,iran4  2 and  7,c7 in paragraph     
7#b77;,a71 by striking this ,act and    
inserting the ,iran ,human ,rights      
,accountability ,act of #bjad2 and  7#c7
 by adding at the end the following3    
7e7 ,inclusion of actions that violate  
,universal ,declaration of ,human       
,rights ,for purposes of subsection     
7b77#a71 the term human rights abuses   
includes actions that violate the rights
 listed in the ,united ,nations         
,universal ,declaration of ,human       
,rights1 adopted at ,paris ,december    
#aj1 #aidh4  4  7b7 ,clerical amendment 
,the table of contents for the          
,comprehensive ,iran ,sanctions1        
,accountability1 and ,divestment ,act of

 #bjaj is amended by striking the item  
relating to section #aje and inserting  
the following3  ,sec4 #aje4 ,imposition 
of sanctions on persons involved in     
human rights abuses committed against   
citizens of ,iran or their family       
members after the ,june #ab1 #bjji1     
elections in ,iran4  4  #d4             
,identification of1 and imposition of   
sanctions with respect to1 certain      
,iranian individuals  7a7 ,in general   
,section #bba of the ,iran ,threat      
,reduction and ,syria ,human ,rights    
,act of #bjab 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #hgbg7 is  
amended to read as follows3  #bba4      
,identification of1 and imposition of   
sanctions with respect to1 certain      
,iranian individuals  7a7               
,identification of individuals ,not     
later than #ij days after the date of   
the enactment of the ,iran ,human       
,rights ,accountability ,act of #bjad1  
and every #ahj days thereafter1 the     
,president shall submit to the          
appropriate congressional committees a  

list of all individuals the ,president  
determines are described in subsection  
7b74  7b7 ,individuals described ,an    
individual described in this subsection 
is-- 7#a7 the ,supreme ,leader of ,iran2
  7#b7 the ,president of ,iran2  7#c7 a 
current or former key official1 manager1
 or director of an entity that may be   
owned or controlled by-- 7,a7 the       
,supreme ,leader of ,iran2  7,b7 the    
,office of the ,supreme ,leader of      
,iran2  7,c7 the ,president of ,iran2   
7,d7 the ,office of the ,president of   
,iran2  7,e7 ,iran's ,revolutionary     
,guard ,corps2  7,f7 the ,basij-e       
,motaz'afin2  7,g7 the ,guardian        
,council2  7,h7 the ,ministry of        
,intelligence and ,security of ,iran2   
7,i7 the ,atomic ,energy ,organization  
of ,iran2  7,j7 the ,islamic            
,consultative ,assembly of ,iran2  7,k7 
the ,assembly of ,experts of ,iran2     
7,l7 the ,ministry of ,defense and      
,armed ,forces ,logistics of ,iran2     
7,m7 the ,ministry of ,justice of ,iran2

  7,n7 the ,ministry of ,interior of    
,iran2  7,o7 the prison system of ,iran2
  7,p7 the judicial system of ,iran1    
including the ,islamic ,revolutionary   
,courts2 or  7,q7 any citizen of ,iran  
included on the list of specially       
designated nationals and blocked persons
 maintained by the ,office of ,foreign  
,assets ,control of the ,department of  
the ,treasury2  7#d7 or senior adviser  
to an official or entity specified in   
any of subparagraphs 7,a7 through 7,q7  
of paragraph 7#c72  7#e7 a citizen of   
,iran indicted in a foreign country for1
 or otherwise suspected of1             
participation in a terrorist attack2 or 
7#f7 a family member of an individual   
described in any of paragraphs 7#a7     
through 7#d7 who is not a ,united       
,states person4  7c7 ,exclusion from    
,united ,states ,except as provided in  
subsection 7f71 the ,secretary of ,state
 shall deny a visa to1 and the          
,secretary of ,homeland ,security shall 
exclude from the ,united ,states1 any   

alien who is on the list required by    
subsection 7a74  7d7 ,blocking of       
property ,except as provided in         
subsection 7f71 the ,president shall    
block and prohibit all transactions in  
all property and interests in property  
of any individual who is on the list    
required by subsection 7a7 if such      
property and interests in property are  
in the ,united ,states1 come within the 
,united ,states1 or are or come within  
the possession or control of a ,united  
,states person4  7e7 ,report ,not later 
than #ij days after the date of the     
enactment of the ,iran ,human ,rights   
,accountability ,act of #bjad1 and every
 #ij days thereafter1 the ,president    
shall submit to the appropriate         
congressional committees a report that  
describes the efforts the ,president has
 taken during the #ij days preceding the
 submission of the report to locate and 
block all property and interests in     
property of any individual who is on the
 list required by subsection 7a74  7f7  

,exceptions  7#a7 ,in general ,the      
,president may not include an individual
 on the list required by subsection 7a7 
if the ,president determines that1      
during the #aj-year period preceding the
 determination1 the individual has not  
in any way engaged in1 facilitated1 or  
otherwise supported-- 7,a7 human rights 
abuses2  7,b7 acts of international     
terrorism2 or  7,c7 the proliferation of
 weapons of mass destruction4  7#b7     
,compliance with ,united ,nations       
,headquarters ,agreement ,subsection 7c7
 shall not apply to the head of state of
 ,iran1 or necessary staff of that head 
of state1 if admission to the ,united   
,states is necessary to permit the      
,united ,states to comply with the      
,agreement regarding the ,headquarters  
of the ,united ,nations1 signed at ,lake
 ,success ,june #bf1 #aidg1 and entered 
into force ,november #ba1 #aidg1 between
 the ,united ,nations and the ,united   
,states4  7g7 ,waiver  7#a7 ,in general 
,the ,president may waive the           

application of subsection 7a71 7c71 or  
7d7 with respect to an individual for a 
period of #ahj days1 and may renew that 
waiver for additional periods of #ahj   
days1 if the ,president-- 7,a7          
determines that the waiver is vital to  
the national security of the ,united    
,states2 and  7,b7 not less than #g days
 before the waiver or the renewal of the
 waiver1 as the case may be1 takes      
effect1 submits a report to the         
appropriate congressional committees on 
the waiver and the reason for the       
waiver4  7#b7 ,form of report ,each     
report submitted under paragraph        
7#a77;,b7 shall be submitted in         
unclassified form1 but may include a    
classified annex4  4  7b7 ,clerical     
amendment ,the table of contents for the
 ,iran ,threat ,reduction and ,syria    
,human ,rights ,act of #bjab 7#bb       
,u4,s4,c4 #hgja et seq47 is amended by  
striking the item relating to section   
#bba and inserting the following3  ,sec4
 #bba4 ,identification of1 and          

imposition of sanctions with respect to1
 certain ,iranian individuals4  4  #e4  
,imposition of sanctions with respect to
 persons who conduct transactions with  
or on behalf of certain ,iranian        
individuals  7a7 ,in general ,subtitle  
,b of title ,,ii of the ,iran ,threat   
,reduction and ,syria ,human ,rights    
,act of #bjab 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #hgba et   
seq47 is amended by inserting after     
section #bba the following3  #bba;,a4   
,imposition of sanctions with respect to
 persons who conduct transactions with  
or on behalf of certain ,iranian        
individuals  7a7 ,sale1 supply1 or      
transfer of goods and services ,the     
,president shall impose #e or more of   
the sanctions described in section      
#f7;a7 of the ,iran ,sanctions ,act of  
#aiif 7,public ,law #ajd-agb2 #ej       
,u4,s4,c4 #agja note7 with respect to a 
person if the ,president determines that
 the person knowingly1 on or after the  
date that is #abj days after the date of
 the enactment of the ,iran ,human      

,rights ,accountability ,act of #bjad1  
sells1 supplies1 or transfers goods or  
services to an individual who is on the 
list required by section #bba7;a74  7b7 
,facilitation of certain transactions   
,the ,president shall prohibit the      
opening1 and prohibit or impose strict  
conditions on the maintaining1 in the   
,united ,states of a correspondent      
account or a payable-through account by 
any foreign financial institution that  
the ,president determines has knowingly 
conducted or facilitated a significant  
financial transaction on behalf of an   
individual who is on the list required  
by section #bba7;a74  7c7 ,waiver  7#a7 
,in general ,the ,president may waive   
the application of subsection 7a7 or 7b7
 with respect to a person for a period  
of #ahj days1 and may renew that waiver 
for additional periods of #ahj days1 if 
the ,president-- 7,a7 determines that   
the waiver is vital to the national     
security of the ,united ,states2 and    
7,b7 not less than #g days before the   

waiver or the renewal of the waiver1 as 
the case may be1 takes effect1 submits a
 report to the appropriate congressional
 committees on the waiver and the reason
 for the waiver4  7#b7 ,form of report  
,each report submitted under paragraph  
7#a77;,b7 shall be submitted in         
unclassified form1 but may include a    
classified annex4  7d7 ,application of  
certain provisions of the iran sanctions
 act of #aiif ,the following provisions 
of the ,iran ,sanctions ,act of #aiif   
7,public ,law #ajd-agb2 #ej ,u4,s4,c4   
#agja note7 shall apply with respect to 
the imposition of sanctions under       
subsection 7a7 to the same extent that  
such provisions apply with respect to   
the imposition of sanctions under       
section #e7;a7 of the ,iran ,sanctions  
,act of #aiif3 7#a7 ,subsections 7c71   
7d71 and 7f7 of section #e4  7#b7       
,section #h4  7#c7 ,section #aa4  7#d7  
,section #ab4  7#e7 ,section #ac7;b74   
7e7 ,definitions ,in this ,act3 7#a7    
,account2 correspondent account2        

payable-through account ,the terms      
account1 correspondent account1 and     
payable-through account have the        
meanings given those terms in section   
#ecah;,a of title #ca1 ,united ,states  
,code4  7#b7 ,foreign financial         
institution ,the term foreign financial 
institution has the meaning given that  
term in section #efa4cjh of title #ca1  
,code of ,federal ,regulations 7or any  
corresponding similar regulation or     
ruling74  4  7b7 ,clerical amendment    
,the table of contents for the ,iran    
,threat ,reduction and ,syria ,human    
,rights ,act of #bjab 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4    
#hgja et seq47 is amended by inserting  
after the item relating to section #bba 
the following3  ,sec4 #bba;,a4          
,imposition of sanctions with respect to
 persons who conduct transactions with  
or on behalf of certain ,iranian        
individuals4  4  #f4 ,united ,states    
support for the people of ,iran  7a7 ,in
 general ,subtitle ,b of title ,,iv of  
the ,iran ,threat ,reduction and ,syria 

,human ,rights ,act of #bjab 7#bb       
,u4,s4,c4 #hgea et seq47 is amended by  
adding at the end the following3  #daf4 
,united ,states support for the people  
of ,iran  7a7 ,policy of the ,united    
,states ,it is the policy of the ,united
 ,states-- 7#a7 to support the efforts  
of the people of ,iran to promote the   
establishment of basic freedoms in      
,iran2  7#b7 to lay the foundation for  
the emergence of a freely elected1 open1
 and democratic political system in     
,iran that is not a threat to its       
neighbors or to the ,united ,states and 
to work with all citizens of ,iran who  
seek to establish such a political      
system2  7#c7 to support the emergence  
of a government in ,iran that does not  
oppress the people of ,iran and does not
 persecute1 intimidate1 arrest1         
imprison1 or execute dissidents or      
minorities2  7#d7 to advocate on behalf 
of those in ,iran persecuted for their  
religion or belief2  7#e7 to assist the 
people of ,iran to produce1 access1 and 

share information freely and safely     
through the ,internet and other media2  
and  7#f7 to defeat all attempts by the 
,government of ,iran to jam or otherwise
 obstruct international satellite       
broadcast signals4  7b7 ,sense of       
,congress ,it is the sense of ,congress 
that-- 7#a7 the ,united ,states should  
support citizens of ,iran that actively 
work to advance political1 economic1 and
 social reforms1 including freedom of   
the press1 freedom of assembly1 freedom 
of religion1 and representative         
government2  7#b7 the ,president should 
use all available nonviolent means to   
support citizens of ,iran that advocate 
for pluralistic1 prosperous1 and        
participatory societies2  7#c7 programs 
of the ,department of ,state to support 
reform in ,iran have not resulted in a  
more democratic ,iran2  7#d7 the        
,government of ,iran continues to play a
 pernicious role in the ,middle ,east1  
undermining democratic consolidation in 
,iraq1 supporting international         

terrorism through ,hezbollah1 and aiding
 the autocratic regime of ,bashar       
al-,assad in ,syria2  7#e7 the          
,secretary of ,state should make every  
effort to deliver support directly to   
people working in ,iran to implement    
programs carried out using assistance   
provided by the ,department of ,state   
when possible and all possible means of 
delivering such assistance should be    
used2 and  7#f7 oversight1 management1  
and implementation of programs of the   
,department of ,state to support reform 
in ,iran should be under the direction  
of the ,special ,coordinator on ,human  
,rights and ,democracy in ,iran         
established under section #g of the     
,iran ,human ,rights ,accountability    
,act of #bjad1 in consultation with the 
,assistant ,secretary of ,state for     
,democracy1 ,human ,rights1 and ,labor4 
7c7 ,assistance ,to support reform in   
,iran  7#a7 ,assistance authorized      
,notwithstanding any other provision of 
law1 the ,secretary of ,state may       

provide assistance 7including through   
the award of grants7 to individuals and 
entities working in ,iran for the       
purpose of supporting and promoting the 
rule of law1 good governance1 civil     
society1 and economic opportunity in    
,iran4  7#b7 ,eligibility for assistance
 ,assistance authorized under this      
subsection should be provided only to an
 individual or entity that-- 7,a7       
officially opposes the use of violence  
and terrorism and has not been          
designated as a foreign terrorist       
organization under section #bai of the  
,immigration and ,nationality ,act 7#h  
,u4,s4,c4 #aahi7 at any time during the 
#d-year period ending on the date of the
 enactment of the ,iran ,human ,rights  
,accountability ,act of #bjad2  7,b7    
advocates the adherence by ,iran to     
nonproliferation regimes for nuclear1   
chemical1 and biological weapons and    
materiel2  7,c7 is dedicated to         
democratic values and supports the      
adoption of a democratic form of        

government in ,iran2  7,d7 is dedicated 
to respect for human rights1 including  
the fundamental equality of women2 and  
7,e7 supports freedom of the press1     
freedom of speech1 freedom of           
association1 and freedom of religion4   
7#c7 ,notification requirement ,not     
later than #ae days before each         
obligation of assistance under this     
subsection1 the ,secretary of ,state    
shall notify the ,committee on ,foreign 
,relations and the ,committee on        
,appropriations of the ,senate and the  
,committee on ,foreign ,affairs and the 
,committee on ,appropriations of the    
,house of ,representatives in accordance
 with the procedures applicable to      
reprogramming notifications under       
section #fcd;,a of the ,foreign         
,assistance ,act of #aifa 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4
 #bcid-a74  7#d7 ,authorization of      
appropriations ,of the amounts made     
available to carry out chapter #d of    
part ,,ii of the ,foreign ,assistance   
,act of #aifa 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #bcdf et   

seq42 relating to the ,economic ,support
 ,fund7 for fiscal year #bjae1 not less 
than #cb1jjj1jjj shall be made available
 to the ,secretary of ,state to carry   
out this subsection4  7#e7 ,termination 
,the authority to provide assistance    
under this subsection shall expire on   
,december #ca1 #bjah4  7d7 ,reports ,not
 later than #fj days after the date of  
the enactment of the ,iran ,human       
,rights ,accountability ,act of #bjad1  
and every #ahj days thereafter1 the     
,secretary of ,state shall submit to the
 appropriate congressional committees a 
report on the implementation of this    
section that includes the following3    
7#a7 ,an identification of the actions  
the ,president has taken during the     
#ahj-;day period preceding the          
submission of the report to advance each
 of the policies described in subsection
 7a74  7#b7 ,a clear strategy for       
advancing political1 economic1 and      
social reform in ,iran that includes    
benchmarks for success that lead to a   

set of identified discrete goals and    
objectives4  7#c7 ,a plan to monitor and
 evaluate the effectiveness of the      
provision of assistance authorized under
 subsection 7c71 including measures of  
effectiveness4  7#d7 ,the status of the 
programming of assistance under         
subsection 7c74  7#e7 ,an analysis of   
any past programming of assistance under
 subsection 7c7 and its effectiveness   
with respect to supporting and promoting
 the rule of law1 good governance1 civil
 society1 and economic opportunity in   
,iran4  4  7b7 ,clerical amendment ,the 
table of contents for the ,iran ,threat 
,reduction and ,syria ,human ,rights    
,act of #bjab is amended by inserting   
after the item relating to section #dae 
the following3  ,sec4 #daf4 ,united     
,states support for the people of ,iran4
  4  #g4 ,united ,states ,special       
,coordinator on ,human ,rights and      
,democracy in ,iran  7a7 ,designation   
,the ,president shall designate within  
the ,department of ,state a ,special    

,coordinator on ,human ,rights and      
,democracy in ,iran 7in this section    
referred to as the ,special             
,coordinator74  7b7 ,consultation and   
qualifications ,the ,secretary shall    
consult with the chairmen and ranking   
members of the appropriate congressional
 committees before the designation of   
the ,special ,coordinator4 ,the role of 
,special ,coordinator should be filled  
by an official of the ,department of    
,state appointed by and serving at the  
pleasure of the ,president in a position
 not lower than ,under ,secretary on the
 day before the date of the enactment of
 this ,act4  7c7 ,duties ,the ,special  
,coordinator shall carry out the        
following duties3 7#a7 ,coordinate the  
activities of the ,united ,states       
,government that promote human rights1  
democracy1 political freedom1 and       
religious freedom inside ,iran4  7#b7   
,coordinate the activities of the       
,united ,states ,government that promote
 human rights1 political freedom1 and   

religious freedom for ,iranian refugees 
and asylees living outside ,iran4  7#c7 
,ensure the comprehensive investigation 
and designation of ,iranian human rights
 abusers in accordance with section #aje
 of the ,comprehensive ,iran ,sanctions1
 ,accountability1 and ,divestment ,act  
of #bjaj 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #head74  7#d7   
,coordinate the documentation and       
publicizing of political dissidents and 
cases of human rights abuse inside      
,iran4  7#e7 ,coordinate multilateral   
efforts to build international support  
for the promotion of human rights1      
democracy1 political freedom1 and       
religious freedom in ,iran1 including   
broadcasting1 ,internet access1 and     
dissemination of information4  7#f7     
,encourage the ,united ,nations1        
multilateral organizations1 and human   
rights nongovernmental organizations to 
more robustly investigate and report on 
human rights abuses in ,iran4  7#g7     
,encourage foreign governments to       
downgrade or sever diplomatic relations 

with the ,government of ,iran1 enact    
economic sanctions1 and assist ,iranian 
dissidents in response to the continued 
violations of human rights by the       
,government of ,iran4  7#h7 ,encourage  
foreign governments to expel ,iran from 
international fora and organizations    
with a human rights component1 including
 the ,united ,nations ,commission on the
 ,status of ,women1 the ,united ,nations
 ,educational1 ,scientific and ,cultural
 ,organization1 the ,united ,nations    
,children's ,fund1 and the              
,international ,labour ,organization4   
7#i7 ,coordinate all programs funded    
under the ,iran ,freedom ,support ,act  
7,public ,law #aji-bic2 #bb ,u4,s4,c4   
#baea note74  7d7 ,authority  7#a7      
,coordination of activities ,the        
,special ,coordinator shall coordinate  
all activities related to ,iran carried 
out by the ,bureau of ,near ,eastern    
,affairs1 the ,bureau of ,democracy1    
,human ,rights and ,labor1 and the      
,bureau of ,population1 ,refugees and   

,migration of the ,department of ,state1
 the ,ambassador-at-,large for          
,international ,religious ,freedom1 the 
,special ,envoy to ,monitor and ,combat 
,anti-,semitism1 the ,united ,states    
,commission on ,international ,religious
 ,freedom1 the ,national ,endowment for 
,democracy1 and the ,broadcasting ,board
 of ,governors4  7#b7 ,coordination of  
use of funds ,the ,special ,coordinator 
shall coordinate and oversee the        
obligation and expenditure of funds     
related to human rights1 democracy1     
,internet freedom1 and broadcasting     
activities in ,iran1 including funds    
made available for such purposes to the 
,middle ,east ,partnership ,initiative1 
the ,united ,states ,commission on      
,international ,religious ,freedom1 the 
,broader ,middle ,east and ,north       
,africa ,initiative1 the ,human ,rights 
and ,democracy ,fund1 and the ,near     
,eastern ,regional ,democracy ,fund4    
7e7 ,diplomatic representation ,subject 
to the direction of the ,president and  

the ,secretary of ,state1 the ,special  
,coordinator shall represent the ,united
 ,states in matters and cases relevant  
to the promotion of human rights1       
democracy1 political freedom1 and       
religious freedom in ,iran in-- 7#a7    
contacts with foreign governments1      
intergovernmental organizations1 and    
specialized agencies of the ,united     
,nations1 the ,organization for         
,security and ,co-operation in ,europe1 
and other international organizations of
 which the ,united ,states is a member2 
and  7#b7 multilateral conferences and  
meetings relevant to the promotion of   
human rights1 democracy1 political      
freedom1 and religious freedom in ,iran4
  7f7 ,consultations ,the ,special      
,coordinator shall consult with         
,congress1 domestic and international   
nongovernmental organizations1 labor    
organizations1 and multilateral         
organizations and institutions as the   
,special ,coordinator considers         
appropriate to fulfill the purposes of  

this section4  7g7 ,funding ,from       
amounts made available for the          
,department of ,state for ,near ,east   
,affairs in fiscal years before fiscal  
year #bjae1 the ,secretary of ,state    
shall provide to the ,special           
,coordinator such sums as may be        
necessary for fiscal year #bjae for the 
hiring of staff1 for the conduct of     
investigations1 and for necessary travel
 to carry out this section4  7h7        
,appropriate congressional committees   
defined ,in this section1 the term      
appropriate congressional committees    
means 7#a7 the ,committee on ,foreign   
,relations and the ,committee on        
,appropriations of the ,senate2 and     
7#b7 the ,committee on ,foreign ,affairs
 and the ,committee on ,appropriations  
of the ,house of ,representatives4  #h4 
,broadcasting to ,iran  7a7 ,in general 
,radio ,free ,europe_/,radio ,liberty   
and the ,voice of ,america services     
broadcasting to ,iran shall-- 7#a7      
provide news and information that is    

accessible1 credible1 comprehensive1 and
 accurate2  7#b7 emphasize investigative
 and analytical journalism provided by  
,iranian or pro-,iranian media outlets2 
and  7#c7 strengthen civil society by   
promoting democratic processes1 respect 
for human rights1 and freedom of the    
press and expression4  7b7 ,programming 
surge ,radio ,free ,europe_/,radio      
,liberty and ,voice of ,america         
programming to ,iran shall-- 7#a7       
provide programming content #bd hours a 
day and #g days a week to target        
populations using all available and     
effective distribution outlets1         
including at least #ab hours a day of   
original television and video content1  
not including live video streaming of   
breaking news2  7#b7 create mobile      
platforms with an embedded proxy to     
offer the people of ,iran the           
opportunity to securely listen to       
programming2  7#c7 increase number of   
staffers based in the region to allow   
for more direct contact with the people 

of ,iran2  7#d7 expand the use1         
audience1 and audience engagement of    
mobile news and multimedia platforms by 
the ,voice of ,america and the ,radio   
,farda service of ,radio ,free          
,europe_/,radio ,liberty1 including     
through ,internet-based social          
networking platforms2 and  7#e7         
establish fellowships for ,iranian      
journalists who have fled the country to
 learn about free1 competitive media and
 be trained in surrogate reporting4  7c7
 ,authorization of appropriations ,there
 are authorized to be appropriated for  
fiscal year #bjae1 in addition to funds 
otherwise made available for such       
purposes1 #aj1jjj1jjj to carry out      
,iran-focused programming by ,radio     
,free ,europe_/,radio ,liberty and the  
,voice of ,america1 for the purpose of  
bolstering existing ,united ,states     
programming to the people of ,iran and  
increasing programming capacity and     
jamming circumvention technology to     
overcome any disruptions to service4    

#i4 ,sense of ,congress on establishment
 of multilateral mechanism to promote   
human rights in ,iran ,it is the sense  
of ,congress that the ,united ,states   
should work with the ,european ,union   
and other countries with a common       
commitment to fundamental rights and    
freedoms to explore the possibility of  
establishing a formal multilateral      
mechanism to advocate for the promotion 
of human rights1 democracy1 political   
freedom1 and religious freedom in ,iran4
  #aj4 ,sense of ,congress on role of   
the ,united ,nations in promoting human 
rights in ,iran ,it is the sense of     
,congress that-- 7#a7 the ,united       
,nations has a significant role to play 
in promoting and improving human rights 
in ,iran2  7#b7 the ,united ,states     
should continue to support the work of  
the ,united ,nations ,special           
,rapporteur on the situation of human   
rights in the ,islamic ,republic of     
,iran2 and  7#c7 the egregious human    
rights violations in ,iran warrant      

country-specific attention and continued
 reporting by the ,special ,rapporteur  
on the situation of human rights in the 
,islamic ,republic of ,iran1 the        
,special ,rapporteur on torture and     
other cruel1 inhuman1 or degrading      
treatment or punishment1 the ,working   
,group on ,arbitrary ,detention1 the    
,special ,rapporteur on extrajudicial1  
summary1 or arbitrary executions1 the   
,special ,rapporteur on the promotion   
and protection of the right to freedom  
of opinion and expression1 the ,special 
,rapporteur on freedom of religion or   
belief1 and the ,special ,rapporteur on 
violence against women1 its causes1 and 
consequences1 of the ,united ,nations4  
#aa4 ,rule of construction with respect 
to the use of force ,nothing in this    
,act or the amendments made by this ,act
 shall be construed as a declaration of 
war or an authorization of the use of   
force4