,i #aaeth ,,congress #ast ,session ,h4 ,r4 #eff ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,january #ac1 #bjag,mr4 ,roskam 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,sherman1 and ,mr4 ,zeldin7 introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,foreign ,affairs ,a ,,bill ,to require the ,president to report on the use by the ,government of ,iran of commercial aircraft and related services for illicit military or other activities1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,terror-,free ,skies ,act4 #b4 ,findings ,the ,congress finds the following3 7#a7 ,iran is designated as the world's foremost state sponsor of terrorism and a direct threat to the national security of the ,united ,states and ,united ,states allies4 7#b7 ,iran1 through its ,islamic ,revolutionary ,guard ,corps 7,,irgc71 provides material and financial support to ,foreign ,terrorist ,organizations 7,,fto71 including ,hamas1 ,hezbollah1 and ,kata'ib ,hezbollah1 as well as to the ,bashar al-,assad regime in ,syria which is responsible for over #djj1jjj civilian deaths4 7#c7 ,iran has systematically employed its national air carrier1 ,iran ,air1 as well as numerous private and publically owned ,iranian and ,syrian airliners1 including ,mahan ,air1 to ferry weapons1 troops1 and military equipment on behalf of the ,,irgc and ,iran's ,ministry of ,defense and ,armed ,forces ,logistics 7,,modafl7 to ,f,t,os and rogue regimes around the world4 7#d7 ,on ,june #bc1 #bjaa1 the ,u4,s4 ,department of the ,treasury designated ,iran ,air pursuant to ,executive ,order #achhb for providing material support and services to the ,,irgc1 including shipping military-related equipment on behalf of the ,,irgc since #bjjf and transporting rockets or missiles to ,syria4 7#e7 ,on ,january #af1 #bjaf1 ,iran ,air was delisted as a ,specially ,designated ,national 7,,sdn7 by the ,u4,s4 ,department of the ,treasury even though ,iran ,air had not ceased its illicit and sanctionable activity4 7#f7 ,iran ,air remains owned and operated by the ,iranian government and has1 since ,january #af1 #bjaf1 flown numerous unscheduled flights on well-known weapons supply routes between ,iran and ,syria4 7#g7 ,in correspondence with ,u4,s4 ,members of ,congress1 the ,u4,s4 ,department of the ,treasury has refused to confirm that ,iran ,air has ceased its illicit activity4 ,in a ,november #bc1 #bjaf1 letter to ,rep4 ,peter ,roskam1 ,thomas ,patrick ,maloney1 ,senior ,advisor in the ,office of ,legislative ,affairs of the ,u4,s4 ,department of the ,treasury wrote3 ,the ,united ,states retains the ability to designate any individual or entity that engages in sanctionable activities under our authorities targeting conduct outside the scope of the ,,jcpoa1 including ,iran's support for terrorism1 human rights abuses1 ballistic missile program1 and other destabilizing activities in the region44 7#h7 ,evidence supports that despite being removed from the ,specially ,designated ,national 7,,sdn7 on ,january #af1 #bjaf1 ,iran ,air has since continued its illicit and sanctionable activity in support of the ,,irgc1 ,,modafl1 ,hezbollah1 and the ,bashar al-,assad regime since ,january #af1 #bjaf4 #c4 ,report on use by the ,government of ,iran of commercial aircraft and related services for illicit military or other activities 7a7 ,report ,not later than #ahj days after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 and every #ahj days thereafter1 the ,president1 in consultation with the ,secretary of ,defense1 the ,secretary of ,state1 and the ,director of ,national ,intelligence1 shall submit to the ,committee on ,armed ,services1 ,committee on ,foreign ,affairs1 and the ,permanent ,select ,committee on ,intelligence of the ,house of ,representatives and the ,committee on ,armed ,services1 ,committee on ,foreign ,relations1 and the ,select ,committee on ,intelligence of the ,senate a report on use by the ,government of ,iran of commercial aircraft and related services for illicit military or other activities on or after the date that is the beginning of the #e-year period ending on the date of the enactment of this ,act4 7b7 ,elements of report ,the report required under subsection 7a7 shall include a description of the extent to which-- 7#a7 the ,government of ,iran has used commercial aircraft1 including aircraft of ,iran ,air1 or related services to transport illicit cargo to or from ,iran1 including military goods1 weapons1 military personnel1 military-related electronic parts and mechanical equipment1 or rocket or missile components2 7#b7 the commercial aviation sector of ,iran1 including ,iran ,air1 has provided financial1 material1 or technological support to the ,,irgc1 ,,modafl1 the ,bashar al ,assad ,regime1 ,hezbollah1 ,hamas1 ,kata'ib ,hezbollah1 or any other ,f,t,os or entities designated on the ,,sdn list2 and 7#c7 foreign governments and persons have facilitated the activities described in paragraph 7#a71 including allowing the use of airports1 services1 or other resources4 7c7 ,effect of determination ,if1 in a report submitted under this section1 the ,president determines that ,iran ,air or any other ,iranian commercial airliner has used or has been using commercial aircraft for illicit military purposes on or after ,january #af1 #bjaf1 the ,president shall1 within #ij days of making such determination1 designate such airline as a specially designated national and blocked person on the list maintained by the ,office of ,foreign ,assets ,control of the ,department of the ,treasury4 #d4 ,sunset ,this ,act shall cease to be effective on the date that is #cj days after the date on which the ,president certifies to ,congress that the ,government of ,iran has ceased providing support for acts of international terrorism4