,,ii  #aadth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #bgef  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,april #f1     
#bjaf ,mr4 ,rounds introduced the       
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on ,banking1
 ,housing1 and ,urban ,affairs  ,a      
,,bill  ,to impose sanctions with       
respect to ,iranian persons responsible 
for knowingly engaging in significant   
activities undermining cybersecurity1   
and for other purposes4  #a4 ,short     
title  ,this ,act may be cited as the   
,iran ,cyber ,sanctions ,act of #bjaf4  
#b4 ,imposition of sanctions with       
respect to ,iranian persons responsible 
for knowingly engaging in significant   
activities undermining cybersecurity    
7a7 ,cybersecurity report required  7#a7
 ,in general ,not later than #ij days   
after the date of the enactment of this 
,act1 and not less frequently than once 
every #ahj days thereafter1 the         
,president shall submit to the          
appropriate congressional committees a  

report that describes significant       
activities undermining cybersecurity    
conducted by ,iranian persons against   
the ,government of the ,united ,states  
or any ,united ,states person4  7#b7    
,information ,the report required under 
paragraph 7#a7 shall include the        
following3 7,a7 ,the identity of        
,iranian persons that have knowingly    
engaged in1 directed1 or provided       
material support for significant        
activities undermining cybersecurity    
described in paragraph 7#a74  7,b7 ,a   
description of the conduct engaged in by
 each ,iranian person identified under  
subparagraph 7,a74  7,c7 ,an assessment 
of the extent to which the ,government  
of ,iran or another foreign government  
has provided material support in the    
conduct of significant activities       
undermining cybersecurity described in  
paragraph 7#a74  7,d7 ,a strategy to    
counter efforts by ,iranian persons to  
conduct significant activities          
undermining cybersecurity described in  

paragraph 7#a71 including efforts to    
engage foreign governments to halt the  
capability of ,iranian persons to       
conduct those activities4  7#c7 ,form   
,the report required under paragraph    
7#a7 shall be submitted in unclassified 
form but may include a classified annex4
  7b7 ,designation of persons  7#a7 ,in 
general ,except as provided in paragraph
 7#b71 the ,president shall include on  
the specially designated nationals and  
blocked persons list maintained by the  
,office of ,foreign ,assets ,control of 
the ,department of the ,treasury--  7,a7
 any ,iranian person identified under   
subsection 7a77#b77;,a72 and  7,b7 any  
,iranian person for which the           
,department of ,justice has issued an   
indictment in connection with           
significant activities undermining      
cybersecurity against the ,government of
 the ,united ,states or any ,united     
,states person4  7#b7 ,exception ,the   
,president is not required to include a 
person described in paragraph 7#a77;,b7 

on the specially designated nationals   
and blocked persons list maintained by  
the ,office of ,foreign ,assets ,control
 of the ,department of the ,treasury if 
the ,president submits to the           
appropriate congressional committees an 
explanation of the reasons for not      
including that person on that list4  7c7
 ,presidential briefings to ,congress   
,not later than #ahj days after the date
 of the enactment of this ,act1 and     
periodically thereafter1 the ,president 
shall provide a briefing to the         
appropriate congressional committees on 
efforts to implement this section4  7d7 
,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7     
,appropriate congressional committees   
,the term appropriate congressional     
committees means--  7,a7 the ,committee 
on ,foreign ,relations1 the ,committee  
on ,homeland ,security and ,governmental
 ,affairs1 and the ,committee on        
,banking1 ,housing1 and ,urban ,affairs 
of the ,senate2 and  7,b7 the ,committee
 on ,foreign ,affairs1 the ,committee on

 ,homeland ,security1 the ,committee on 
,financial ,services1 and the ,committee
 on ,ways and ,means of the ,house of   
,representatives4  7#b7 ,iranian person 
,the term ,iranian person means-- 7,a7  
an individual who is a citizen or       
national of ,iran2 and  7,b7 an entity  
organized under the laws of ,iran or    
otherwise subject to the jurisdiction of
 the ,government of ,iran4  7#c7        
,significant activities undermining     
cybersecurity ,the term significant     
activities undermining cybersecurity    
includes-- 7,a7 significant efforts to--
  7i7 deny access to or degrade1        
disrupt1 or destroy an information and  
communications technology system or     
network2 or  7ii7 exfiltrate information
 from such a system or network without  
authorization2  7,b7 significant        
destructive malware attacks2  7,c7      
significant denial of service           
activities2 and  7,d7 such other        
significant activities as may be        
described in regulations prescribed to  

implement this section4  7#d7 ,united   
,states person ,the term ,united ,states
 person means-- 7,a7 an individual who  
is a citizen of the ,united ,states or  
an alien lawfully admitted for permanent
 residence to the ,united ,states2 and  
7,b7 an entity organized under the laws 
of the ,united ,states or any           
jurisdiction within the ,united ,states1
 including a foreign branch of such an  
entity4