,i  #aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #deia  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,december #g1        
#bjag,mr4 ,kinzinger 7for himself1 ,mr4 
,suozzi1 ,mrs4 ,wagner1 ,mr4            
,diaz-,balart1 ,mr4 ,nunes1 ,mr4 ,weber 
of ,texas1 ,mr4 ,zeldin1 ,mr4 ,olson1   
,mr4 ,hunter1 ,mr4 ,king of ,new ,york1 
,mr4 ,gallagher1 ,mr4 ,russell1 ,mr4    
,thompson of ,pennsylvania1 ,ms4        
,stefanik1 and ,mr4 ,gottheimer7        
introduced the following bill2 which was
 referred to the ,committee on ,foreign 
,affairs1 and in addition to the        
,committee on the ,judiciary1 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     
impose sanctions with respect to        
,iranian persons that threaten the peace
 or stability of ,iraq or the           
,government of ,iraq4  #a4 ,short title 
,this ,act may be cited as the          

,preventing ,iranian ,destabilization of
 ,iraq ,act of #bjag4  #b4 ,statement of
 policy ,it shall be the policy of the  
,united ,states to impose sanctions with
 respect to terrorist organizations and 
foreign countries1 including the        
,government of ,iran1 that threaten the 
peace or stability and impede the       
democratic processes of ,iraq or the    
,government of ,iraq4  #c4 ,imposition  
of sanctions with respect to ,iranian   
persons threatening peace or stability  
in ,iraq  7a7 ,sense of congress ,it is 
the sense of ,congress that the         
,secretary of the ,treasury and the     
,secretary of ,state should continue to 
implement ,executive ,order #acdch 7#ej 
,u4,s4,c4 #agja note2 relating to       
blocking property of certain persons who
 threaten stabilization efforts in      
,iraq74  7b7 ,imposition of sanctions   
,the ,president shall impose the        
sanctions described in subsection       
7c77#a77;,a7 and the ,secretary of      
,state or the ,secretary of ,homeland   

,security 7or a designee of one of such 
,secretaries7 shall impose the sanctions
 described in subsection 7c77#a77;,b7   
with respect to any ,iranian person that
 the ,president1 acting through the     
,secretary of ,state or the ,secretary  
of ,homeland ,security 7or a designee of
 one of such ,secretaries71 as the case 
may be1 determines--  7#a7 to have      
knowingly committed1 or to pose a       
significant risk of committing1 an act  
or acts of violence that have the       
purpose or effect of--  7,a7 threatening
 the peace or stability of ,iraq or the 
,government of ,iraq2  7,b7 undermining 
or attempting to undermine1 co-opt1 or  
confound the democratic process in      
,iraq2 or  7,c7 undermining efforts to  
promote economic reconstruction and     
political reform in ,iraq or to provide 
humanitarian assistance to the ,iraqi   
people2  7#b7 has knowingly materially  
assisted1 sponsored1 or provided        
financial1 material1 or technological   
support for1 or goods or services to or 

in support of1 any activity described in
 subparagraph 7,a71 7,b71 or 7,c7 of    
paragraph 7#a72 or  7#c7 is owned or    
controlled by1 or has acted or purported
 to act for or on behalf of1 directly or
 indirectly1 a foreign person that has  
carried out any activity described in   
subparagraph 7,a71 7,b71 or 7,c7 of     
paragraph 7#a7 or paragraph 7#b74  7c7  
,sanctions described  7#a7 ,in general  
,the sanctions described in this        
subsection are the following3 7,a7      
,asset blocking ,the exercise of all    
powers granted to the ,president by the 
,international ,emergency ,economic     
,powers ,act 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #agja et    
seq47 to the extent necessary to block  
and prohibit all transactions in all    
property and interests in property of an
 entity determined by the ,president to 
be subject to subsection 7b7 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  7,b7 ,aliens ineligible
 for visas1 admission1 or parole  7i7   
,visas1 admission1 or parole ,an alien  
who the ,secretary of ,state or the     
,secretary of ,homeland ,security 7or a 
designee of one of such ,secretaries7   
knows or has reasonable grounds to      
believe meets any of the criteria       
described in subsection 7b7 is--  7,i7  
inadmissible to the ,united ,states2    
7,,ii7 ineligible to receive a visa or  
other documentation to enter the ,united
 ,states2 and  7,,iii7 otherwise        
ineligible to be admitted or paroled    
into the ,united ,states or to receive  
any other benefit under the ,immigration
 and ,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4    
#aaja et seq474  7ii7 ,current visas    
revoked  7,i7 ,in general ,any visa or  
other documentation issued to an alien  
who is an ,iranian person on the list   
required under subsection 7b71          
regardless of when such visa or other   
documentation was issued1 shall be      
revoked and such alien shall be denied  

admission to the ,united ,states4       
7,,ii7 ,effect of revocation ,a         
revocation under subclause 7,i7 shall   
take effect immediately and shall       
automatically cancel any other valid    
visa or entry documentation that is in  
the alien's possession4  7#b7           
,inapplicability of national emergency  
requirement ,the requirements of section
 #bjb of the ,international ,emergency  
,economic ,powers ,act 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4   
#agja7 shall not apply for purposes of  
the imposition of sanctions under this  
section4  7#c7 ,penalties ,a person that
 is subject to sanctions described in   
paragraph 7#a77;,a7 shall be subject to 
the penalties set forth in subsections  
7b7 and 7c7 of section #bjf of the      
,international ,emergency ,economic     
,powers ,act 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #agje7 to   
the same extent as a person that commits
 an unlawful act described in subsection
 7a7 of that section4  7#d7 ,exception  
to comply with united nations           
headquarters agreement ,sanctions under 

paragraph 7#a77;,b7 shall not apply to  
an alien if admitting the alien into 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   
,states1 or other applicable            
international obligations4  7d7 ,waiver 
,the ,president may1 on a case-by-case  
basis and for periods not to exceed #ij 
days1 waive the application of sanctions
 in this section with respect to an     
,iranian person if the ,president       
certifies to the appropriate            
congressional committees at least #ae   
days before such waiver is to take      
effect that such waiver is vital to the 
national security interests of the      
,united ,states4  7e7 ,implementation   
authority ,the ,president may exercise  
all authorities provided to the         
,president under sections #bjc and #bje 

of the ,international ,emergency        
,economic ,powers ,act 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4   
#agjb and #agjd7 for purposes of        
carrying out this section4  7f7         
,regulatory authority  7#a7 ,in general 
,the ,president shall1 not later than   
#ij days after the date of the enactment
 of this ,act1 promulgate regulations as
 necessary for the implementation of    
this section4  7#b7 ,notification to    
congress ,not less than #aj days before 
the promulgation of regulations under   
paragraph 7#a71 the ,president shall    
notify and provide to the appropriate   
congressional committees the proposed   
regulations and the provisions of this  
section that the regulations are        
implementing4  7g7 ,definitions ,in this
 section-- 7#a7 ,appropriate            
congressional committees ,the term      
appropriate congressional committees    
means--  7,a7 the ,committee on ,foreign
 ,affairs1 the ,committee on the        
,judiciary1 the ,committee on ,ways and 
,means1 and the ,committee on ,financial

 ,services of the ,house of             
,representatives2 and  7,b7 the         
,committee on ,foreign ,relations and   
the ,committee on ,banking1 ,housing1   
and ,urban ,affairs of the ,senate4     
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 ,united states person ,the 
term ,united ,states person has the     
meaning given that term in section      
#egf4cag of title #ca1 ,code of ,federal
 ,regulations1 as in effect on ,june    
#bb1 #bjaf4  7#d7 ,admitted2 alien ,the 
terms admitted and alien have the       
meanings given those terms in section   
#aja7c7 of the ,immigration and         
,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4         
#aaja7c774  7#e7 ,knowingly ,the term   
knowingly1 with respect to conduct1 a   
circumstance1 or a result1 means that a 
person has actual knowledge1 or should  

have known1 of the conduct1 the         
circumstance1 or the result4  7#f7      
,government of iraq ,the term           
,government of ,iraq has the meaning    
given that term in section #egf4caj of  
title #ca1 ,code of ,federal            
,regulations1 as in effect on ,june #bb1
 #bjaf4  7#g7 ,person ,the term person  
has the meaning given that term in      
section #egf4caa of title #ca1 ,code of 
,federal ,regulations1 as in effect on  
,june #bb1 #bjaf4  7#h7 ,property2      
property interest ,the terms property   
and property interest have the meanings 
given those terms in section #egf4cab of
 title #ca1 ,code of ,federal           
,regulations1 as in effect on ,june #bb1
 #bjaf4  7h7 ,sunset ,this section shall
 cease to be effective beginning on     
,january #a1 #bjbb4  #d4 ,report on     
activities of the ,government of ,iran  
in ,iraq  7a7 ,report ,not later than   
#ij days after the date of the enactment
 of this ,act1 and every #ahj days      
thereafter for a period not to exceed #e

 years1 the ,president shall submit to  
the appropriate congressional committees
 a report on activities of the          
,government of ,iran in ,iraq4  7b7     
,matters ,to be included ,the report    
required by subsection 7a7 shall include
 a description of the following3 7#a7   
,the ,government of ,iran's support for 
,iraqi militias or political parties1   
including weapons1 financing1 and other 
forms of material support4  7#b7 ,a list
 of referrals to the relevant ,united   
,nations ,security ,council sanctions   
committees by the ,united ,states       
,permanent ,representative to the       
,united ,nations4  7#c7 ,iranian persons
 that are in ,iraq despite the asset    
freeze and visa ban sanctions imposed   
against such entities pursuant to       
,united ,nations ,security ,council     
,resolution #bbca4  7#d7 ,iraqi persons 
that have aided1 abetted1 or facilitated
 the ,government of ,iran's transport of
 personnel1 money1 and munitions into   
,syria to aid the regime of ,bashar     

al-,assad4  7#e7 ,iraqi financial       
institutions that are providing credit1 
loans1 or other assistance to           
,government of ,iran-backed irregular or
 militia forces responsible for engaging
 in activities described in section     
#c7;b74  7#f7 ,actions taken by the     
,government of ,iran to influence ,shia 
institutions in ,najaf1 ,iraq4  7c7     
,form ,the report required by subsection
 7a7 shall be submitted in classified   
form if it is determined that it is     
necessary for the national security     
interests of the ,united ,states to do  
so4  7d7 ,definition ,in this section1  
the term appropriate congressional      
committees means-- 7#a7 the ,committee  
on ,foreign ,affairs1 the ,committee on 
,armed ,services1 the ,committee on     
,ways and ,means1 and the ,committee on 
,financial ,services of the ,house of   
,representatives2 and  7#b7 the         
,committee on ,foreign ,relations1 the  
,committee on ,armed ,services1 the     
,committee on ,finance1 and the         

,committee on ,banking1 ,housing1 and   
,urban ,affairs of the ,senate4