,,ii  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #bfej  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,july #bc1     
#bjad ,mr4 ,corker 7for himself1 ,mr4   
,graham1 ,mr4 ,rubio1 ,mr4 ,mc,cain1    
,mr4 ,risch1 and ,mr4 ,johnson of       
,wisconsin7 introduced the following    
bill2 which was read twice and referred 
to the ,committee on ,foreign ,relations
  ,a ,,bill  ,to provide for            
congressional review of agreements      
relating to ,iran's nuclear program1 and
 for other purposes4  #a4 ,short title  
,this ,act may be cited as the ,iran    
,nuclear ,negotiations ,act of #bjad4   
#b4 ,definitions ,in this ,act3 7#a7    
,appropriate congressional committees   
,the term appropriate congressional     
committees has the meaning given that   
term in section #ad of the ,iran        
,sanctions ,act of #aiif 7,public ,law  
#ajd-agb2 #ej ,u4,s4,c4 #agja note74    
7#b7 ,joint ,plan of ,action ,the term  
,joint ,plan of ,action means the ,joint
 ,plan of ,action1 signed at ,geneva    

,november #bd1 #bjac1 by ,iran and by   
,france1 ,germany1 the ,russian         
,federation1 the ,people's ,republic of 
,china1 the ,united ,kingdom1 and the   
,united ,states1 and all implementing   
materials and agreements related to the 
,joint ,plan of ,action1 including the  
technical understandings reached on     
,january #ab1 #bjad1 and the extension  
of the ,joint ,plan of ,action agreed to
 on ,july #ai1 #bjad4  #c4              
,congressional review of international  
agreements relating to ,iran's nuclear  
program  7a7 ,submission of agreements  
to ,congress  7#a7 ,in general ,the     
,president shall submit to ,congress an 
agreement described in paragraph 7#b7   
not later than #c calendar days after   
entering into the agreement4  7#b7      
,agreement described ,an agreement      
described in this paragraph is an       
agreement relating to ,iran's nuclear   
program entered into on or after the    
date of the enactment of this ,act by   
the ,united ,states and ,iran4 ,an      

agreement is described in this paragraph
 without regard to whether or not one or
 more countries other than the ,united  
,states and ,iran are parties to the    
agreement4  7b7 ,committee review       
,during the #ae-;calendar day period    
beginning on the date on which the      
,president submits an agreement to      
,congress under subsection 7a71 the     
,committee on ,foreign ,relations of the
 ,senate and the ,committee on ,foreign 
,affairs of the ,house of               
,representatives-- 7#a7 shall review the
 agreement2 and  7#b7 may hold hearings 
or briefings1 as appropriate1 related to
 the agreement4  7c7 ,joint resolution  
of disapproval  7#a7 ,joint resolution  
of disapproval defined ,in this section1
 the term joint resolution of           
disapproval means only a joint          
resolution of the two ,houses of        
,congress-- 7,a7 that does not have a   
preamble2  7,b7 the title of which is as
 follows3 ,joint resolution disapproving
 a nuclear agreement with ,iran2 and    

7,c7 the matter after the resolving     
clause of which is as follows3 ,that    
,congress disapproves of the agreement  
relating to ,iran's nuclear program     
submitted by the ,president to ,congress
 under section #c7;a7 of the ,iran      
,nuclear ,negotiations ,act of #bjad on 
41 with the blank space being filled    
with the appropriate date4  7#b7        
,reconvening ,upon receipt by ,congress 
of an agreement described in paragraph  
7#b7 of subsection 7a71 as required by  
paragraph 7#a7 of that subsection-- 7,a7
 the ,speaker1 if the ,house of         
,representatives would otherwise be     
adjourned1 shall notify the ,members of 
the ,house that1 pursuant to this       
section1 the ,house shall convene not   
later than the second calendar day after
 receipt of the agreement2 and  7,b7 if 
the ,senate has adjourned or recessed   
for more than #b days1 the majority     
leader of the ,senate1 after            
consultation with the minority leader of
 the ,senate1 shall notify the ,members 

of the ,senate that1 pursuant to this   
section1 the ,senate shall convene not  
later than the second calendar day after
 receipt of the agreement4  7#c7        
,introduction ,during the #ae-;calendar 
day period beginning on the calendar day
 after the end of the #ae-;calendar day 
period described in subsection 7b71 a   
joint resolution of disapproval may be  
introduced-- 7,a7 in the ,house of      
,representatives1 by the ,speaker 7or   
his designee7 or the minority leader 7or
 his designee72 and  7,b7 in the        
,senate1 by the majority leader 7or his 
designee7 or the minority leader 7or his
 designee74  7#d7 ,committee referral ,a
 joint resolution of disapproval        
introduced in the ,senate shall be      
referred to the ,committee on ,foreign  
,relations and a joint resolution of    
disapproval introduced in the ,house of 
,representatives shall be referred to   
the ,committee on ,foreign ,affairs4    
7#e7 ,discharge of committees ,if the   
committee of either ,house to which a   

joint resolution of disapproval has been
 referred has not reported the joint    
resolution at the end of the            
#ae-;calendar day period after the      
introduction of the joint resolution1   
that committee shall be discharged from 
further consideration of the joint      
resolution and the joint resolution     
shall be placed on the appropriate      
calendar4  7#f7 ,floor consideration in 
the ,house of ,representatives  7,a7    
,motions to proceed ,after the committee
 authorized to consider a joint         
resolution of disapproval reports it to 
the ,house of ,representatives or has   
been discharged from its consideration1 
it shall be in order to move to proceed 
to consider the joint resolution in the 
,house4 ,all points of order against the
 motion are waived4 ,such a motion shall
 not be in order after the ,house has   
disposed of a motion to proceed on the  
joint resolution4 ,the previous question
 shall be considered as ordered on the  
motion to its adoption without          

intervening motion4 ,the motion shall   
not be debatable4 ,a motion to          
reconsider the vote by which the motion 
is disposed of shall not be in order4   
7,b7 ,consideration ,a joint resolution 
of disapproval shall be considered as   
read4 ,all points of order against the  
joint resolution and against its        
consideration are waived4 ,the previous 
question shall be considered as ordered 
on the joint resolution to its passage  
without intervening motion1 except #bj  
hours of debate equally divided and     
controlled by the proponent and an      
opponent4 ,a motion to reconsider the   
vote on passage of the joint resolution 
shall not be in order4 ,no amendment to1
 or motion to recommit1 a joint         
resolution of disapproval shall be in   
order4  7,c7 ,appeals ,all appeals from 
the decisions of the ,chair relating to 
the application of the ,rules of the    
,house of ,representatives to the       
procedure relating to a joint resolution
 of disapproval shall be decided without

 debate4  7#g7 ,floor consideration in  
the ,senate  7,a7 ,in general           
,notwithstanding ,rule ,,xxii of the    
,standing ,rules of the ,senate1 it is  
in order at any time after the committee
 authorized to consider a joint         
resolution of disapproval reports it to 
the ,senate or has been discharged from 
its consideration 7even though a        
previous motion to the same effect has  
been disagreed to7 to move to proceed to
 the consideration of the joint         
resolution1 and all points of order     
against the joint resolution 7and       
against consideration of the joint      
resolution7 are waived4 ,the motion to  
proceed is not debatable4 ,the motion is
 not subject to a motion to postpone4 ,a
 motion to reconsider the vote by which 
the motion is agreed to or disagreed to 
shall not be in order4 ,if a motion to  
proceed to the consideration of the     
joint resolution is agreed to1 the joint
 resolution shall remain the unfinished 
business until disposed of4  7,b7       

,debate ,debate in the ,senate on a     
joint resolution of disapproval1 and all
 debatable motions and appeals in       
connection with such a resolution1 shall
 be limited to not more than #bj hours1 
to be equally divided between1 and      
controlled by1 the majority leader and  
the minority leader or their designees4 
,a motion to further limit debate is in 
order and not debatable4 ,an amendment  
to1 or a motion to postpone1 or a motion
 to proceed to the consideration of     
other business1 or a motion to recommit 
the joint resolution of disapproval is  
not in order4  7,c7 ,vote on passage    
,the vote on passage shall occur        
immediately following the conclusion of 
the debate on a joint resolution of     
disapproval1 and a single quorum call at
 the conclusion of the debate if        
requested in accordance with the rules  
of the ,senate4  7,d7 ,rulings of the   
chair on procedure ,appeals from the    
decisions of the ,chair relating to the 
application of the rules of the ,senate 

to the procedure relating to a joint    
resolution of disapproval shall be      
decided without debate4  7,e7           
,consideration of veto messages ,debate 
in the ,senate of any veto message with 
respect to a joint resolution of        
disapproval1 including all debatable    
motions and appeals in connection with  
such a joint resolution1 shall be       
limited to #aj hours1 to be equally     
divided between1 and controlled by1 the 
majority leader and the minority leader 
or their designees4  7#h7 ,rules        
relating to ,senate and ,house of       
,representatives  7,a7 ,coordination    
with action by other ,house ,if1 before 
the passage by one ,house of a joint    
resolution of disapproval of that       
,house1 that ,house receives from the   
other ,house a joint resolution of      
disapproval1 then the following         
procedures shall apply3 7i7 ,the joint  
resolution of the other ,house shall not
 be referred to a committee4  7ii7 ,with
 respect to a joint resolution of the   

,house receiving the resolution-- 7,i7  
the procedure in that ,house shall be   
the same as if no joint resolution had  
been received from the other ,house2 but
  7,,ii7 the vote on passage shall be on
 the joint resolution of the other      
,house4  7,b7 ,treatment of joint       
resolution of other ,house ,if one      
,house fails to introduce or consider a 
joint resolution of disapproval under   
this section1 the joint resolution of   
disapproval of the other ,house shall be
 entitled to expedited floor procedures 
under this section4  7,c7 ,treatment of 
companion measures ,if1 following       
passage of a joint resolution of        
disapproval in the ,senate1 the ,senate 
then receives the companion measure from
 the ,house of ,representatives1 the    
companion measure shall not be          
debatable4  7#i7 ,rules of the ,house of
 ,representatives and the ,senate ,this 
subsection is enacted by ,congress--    
7,a7 as an exercise of the rulemaking   
power of the ,senate and the ,house of  

,representatives1 respectively1 and as  
such is deemed a part of the rules of   
each ,house1 respectively1 but          
applicable only with respect to the     
procedure to be followed in that ,house 
in the case of a joint resolution1 and  
it supersedes other rules only to the   
extent that it is inconsistent with such
 rules2 and  7,b7 with full recognition 
of the constitutional right of either   
,house to change the rules 7so far as   
relating to the procedure of that       
,house7 at any time1 in the same manner1
 and to the same extent as in the case  
of any other rule of that ,house4  7d7  
,limitation on funding for              
implementation of agreement ,no funds   
authorized to be appropriated for the   
,department of ,state that remain       
available for obligation as of the date 
of the enactment of this ,act may be    
obligated or expended to implement an   
agreement described in subsection       
7a77#b71 including for the waiver1      
suspension1 or other reduction of any   

sanctions with respect to ,iran pursuant
 to such an agreement1 if-- 7#a7 the    
,president fails to submit the agreement
 to ,congress as required by subsection 
7a72 or  7#b7 a joint resolution of     
disapproval is enacted into law pursuant
 to subsection 7b74  7e7 ,rule of       
construction ,nothing in this section or
 any action taken pursuant to this      
section shall be construed as approval  
of any waiver1 suspension1 or other     
reduction of any sanctions with respect 
to ,iran in connection with any         
agreement relating to ,iran's nuclear   
program4  #d4 ,penalties for            
noncompliance with international        
agreements relating to ,iran's nuclear  
program  7a7 ,assessment of compliance  
,if any element of the intelligence     
community 7as defined in section #c of  
the ,national ,security ,act of #aidg   
7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #cjjc77 receives         
information from any person1 including  
the ,international ,atomic ,energy      
,agency1 the ,secretary of ,defense1 the

 ,secretary of ,state1 the ,secretary of
 ,energy1 a foreign government1 a       
foreign intelligence service1 or another
 reputable source1 that ,iran has failed
 to comply with the terms of the ,joint 
,plan of ,action1 any agreement to      
implement the ,joint ,plan of ,action1  
or any other agreement related to       
,iran's nuclear program 7including an   
agreement described in section          
#c7;a77#b771 or has refused to cooperate
 in any substantive way with appropriate
 requests of the ,international ,atomic 
,energy ,agency1 the ,director of       
,national ,intelligence shall-- 7#a7 not
 later than #aj calendar days after     
receiving that information1 determine   
whether the information is credible and 
accurate2 and  7#b7 submit to the       
appropriate congressional committees--  
7,a7 the information2 and  7,b7 the     
determination of the ,director with     
respect to whether the information is   
credible and accurate and the reasons   
for that determination4  7b7            

,reinstatement of sanctions ,if the     
,director of ,national ,intelligence    
determines that information described in
 subsection 7a7 is credible and         
accurate1 any sanctions imposed with    
respect to ,iran that have been waived1 
suspended1 or otherwise reduced in      
connection with negotiations with ,iran 
relating to ,iran's nuclear program1    
without regard to whether the waiver1   
suspension1 or other reduction of those 
sanctions took effect before or after   
the date of the enactment of this ,act1 
shall be reinstated in full by action of
 law on that date that is #e calendar   
days after the date of the              
determination4  #e4 ,enforcement of     
timeline for negotiating nuclear        
agreements with ,iran ,any sanctions    
imposed with respect to ,iran that have 
been waived1 suspended1 or otherwise    
reduced in connection with negotiations 
with ,iran relating to ,iran's nuclear  
program1 without regard to whether the  
waiver1 suspension1 or other reduction  

of those sanctions took effect before or
 after the date of the enactment of this
 ,act1 shall be reinstated in full by   
action of law on ,november #bh1 #bjad1  
unless1 before that date1 the           
,president-- 7#a7 submits to ,congress  
an agreement described in paragraph 7#b7
 of section #c7;a7 as required by       
paragraph 7#a7 of that section2 and     
7#b7 certifies to the appropriate       
congressional committees that the       
agreement is a comprehensive and        
long-term agreement that-- 7,a7         
addresses all key aspects of ,iran's    
nuclear program2 and  7,b7 is of a      
duration that is significantly longer   
than any nuclear-related agreement      
between the ,united ,states and ,iran   
entered into before the date of the     
enactment of this ,act4