,i #aaeth ,,congress #ast ,session ,h4 ,r4 #ddih ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,november #cj1 #bjag,mr4 ,crist 7for himself and ,mr4 ,bilirakis7 introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,foreign ,affairs ,a ,,bill ,to prohibit military assistance to countries that engage in arms transfers and activities with respect to ,iran1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,no ,arms ,sales to ,iran ,act4 #b4 ,findings ,congress finds the following3 7#a7 ,united ,nations ,security ,council ,resolution #bbca 7#bjae7 which endorses implementation of the ,joint ,comprehensive ,plan of ,action also provides restrictions on ballistic missile-related transfers to or activities with ,iran absent case-by-case approval by the ,united ,nations ,security ,council4 7#b7 ,iran has conducted at least three ballistic missile tests since implementation of the ,joint ,comprehensive ,plan of ,action in #bjae4 7#c7 ,iran continues to pursue a policy of destabilization throughout the ,middle ,east1 relying on proxies and direct military engagement to challenge ,united ,states partners and threaten ,israel4 7#d7 ,various countries have reportedly proposed arms transfers to or activities with ,iran despite ,iran's ongoing regional aggression4 #c4 ,sense of ,congress ,it is the sense of ,congress that-- 7#a7 arms transfers to or activities with ,iran would empower ,iran to further destabilize the region and would undermine core objectives of regional peace2 and 7#b7 the ,secretary of ,state1 through bilateral engagement and multilateral fora1 should diplomatically engage with the governments of countries that have reportedly proposed arms transfers to or activities with ,iran and with other ,united ,nations ,security ,council member states in order to prevent such transfers or activities4 #d4 ,report ,not later than #ij days after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 and annually thereafter1 the ,secretary of ,state shall submit to ,congress a report on each covered activity or transfer1 and the diplomatic responses of the ,united ,states to each such covered activity or transfer1 that is proposed during the one-year period preceding the date of the submission of the report4 #e4 ,prohibition on military assistance to countries that engage in arms transfers and activities with respect to ,iran 7a7 ,in general ,subject to subsection 7c71 and effective beginning on the date that is #ahj days after the date of the enactment of this ,act-- 7#a7 no military assistance1 including military assistance furnished under the ,foreign ,assistance ,act of #aifa1 the ,arms ,export ,control ,act1 or any other provision of law1 may be provided to a county that engages in any covered activity or transfer2 and 7#b7 no license may be granted to export an item on the ,united ,states ,munitions ,list under section #ch of the ,arms ,export ,control ,act 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #bggh7 or any other provision of law to any country that engages in any covered activity or transfer4 7b7 ,waiver ,the ,president may waive the prohibitions under subsections 7a7 on a case-by-case basis with respect to a particular country if the ,president determines and reports to the appropriate congressional committees that it is important to the national interest of the ,united ,states to do so4 #f4 ,definitions ,in this ,act3 7#a7 ,appropriate congressional committees ,the term appropriate committees of ,congress means-- 7,a7 the ,committee on ,armed ,services1 the ,committee on ,foreign ,affairs1 and the ,committee on ,appropriations of the ,house of ,representatives2 and 7,b7 the ,committee on ,armed ,services1 the ,committee on ,foreign ,relations1 and the ,committee on ,appropriations of the ,senate4 7#b7 ,covered transfer or activity ,the term covered activity or transfer means any arms transfer to or activity with ,iran described in paragraphs #b1 #d1 and #e of ,annex ,b of ,united ,nations ,security ,council ,resolution #bbca 7#bjae7 with respect to which a country has sought approval by the ,united ,nations ,security ,council under such ,resolution4 7#c7 ,joint ,comprehensive ,plan of ,action ,the term ,joint ,comprehensive ,plan of ,action means the ,joint ,comprehensive ,plan of ,action1 agreed to at ,vienna ,july #ad1 #bjae1 by ,iran and by the ,people's ,republic of ,china1 ,france1 ,germany1 the ,russian ,federation1 the ,united ,kingdom and the ,united ,states1 with the ,high ,representative of the ,european ,union for ,foreign ,affairs and ,security ,policy1 and all implementing materials and agreements related to the ,joint ,comprehensive ,plan of ,action1 and transmitted by the ,president to ,congress on ,july #ai1 #bjae1 pursuant to section #ace7;a7 of the ,atomic ,energy ,act of #aied1 as amended by the ,iran ,nuclear ,agreement ,review ,act of #bjae 7,public ,law #aad-ag2 #abi ,stat4 #bja74