,,ii  #aae? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #bcfe  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,janu>y #cj1 #bjah,mr4 
,rubio 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,m55dez1 ,mr4   
,nelson1 & ,mr4 ,cornyn7 introduc$ !    
foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read twice & ref]r$  
to ! ,committee on ,=eign ,relations  ,a
 ,,bill  ,to impose additional sanctions
 ) respect to s]i\s human rights abuses 
by ! ,gov]nm5t ( ,iran1 & = o!r         
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,iran ,human ,rights &     
,ho/age-,tak+ ,acc\ntability ,act4  #b4 
,unit$ ,/ates policy on human rights    
violations by ! ,gov]nm5t ( ,iran  7a7  
,f9d+s ,congress f9ds ! foll[+3  7#a7   
,iran is a memb] ( ! ,unit$ ,nations1   
vot$ = ! ,univ]sal ,decl>ation ( ,human 
,rights1 & is a signatory to !          
,int]national ,cov5ant on ,civil &      
,political ,rights1 among o!r           
int]national human rights treaties4     
7#b7 ,9 violation ( ^! & o!r            
int]national obligations1 ,iranian      
regime (ficials cont9ue to violate !    

fundam5tal human rights ( ! p ( ,iran4  
7#c7 ,! ,iranian regime p]secutes e?nic 
& religi\s m9ority gr\ps1 su* z !       
,baha'is1 ,*ri/ians1 & ,sufi1 ,sunni1 & 
diss5t+ ,%i'a ,muslims 7su* z imprison$ 
,ayatollah ,hosse9 ,kazemeyni           
,bor\j]di71 ?r\gh h>assm5t1 arre/s1 &   
imprisonm5t1 dur+ :i* deta9ees h r\t9ely
 be5 beat51 tortur$1 & kill$4  7#d7 ,!  
#bjaf ,dep>tm5t ( ,/ate ,human ,rights  
,report on ,iran not$ sev]e re/rictions 
on civil lib]ties1 includ+ ! fre$oms (  
assembly1 association1 spee*1 religion1 
& press4 ,o!r human rights problems     
includ$ abuse ( due process comb9$ ) use
 ( capital puni%m5t = crimes t d n meet 
! requirem5ts ( due process1 z well z   
cruel1 inhuman1 or degrad+ treatm5t or  
puni%m5t2 & disreg>d = ! physical       
integrity ( p]sons1 :om au?orities      
arbitr>ily & unlawfully deta9$1 tortur$1
 or kill$44  7#e7 ,ov] a #d-mon? p]iod 9
 #aihh1 ! ,iranian regime c>ri$ out !   
b>b>ic mass executions ( ?\s&s (        
political prison]s4  7#f7 ,9 #aiii1 !   

,iranian regime brutally suppress$ a    
/ud5t revolt t 0 "o ( ! l>ge/ mass      
upris+s up until t po9t 9 ,iran s9ce    
#aigi4  7#g7 ,foll[+ vot+ irregul>ities 
t result$ 9 ! #bjji election ( ,presid5t
 ,mahm\d ,ahmad9ejad1 ! ,iranian regime 
brutally suppress$ peaceful political   
diss5t f wide segm5ts ( civil society   
dur+ ! ,gre5 ,revolution 9 a cynical    
attempt to reta9 its undemocratic grip  
on p[]4  7#h7 ,s9ce ,febru>y #bjaa !    
lead]s ( ,iran's ,gre5 ,movem5t1 =m]    
,prime ,m9i/] ,mir ,hosse9 ,m\savi1 8   
wife ,dr4 ,zahra ,rahnav>d1 & =m]       
,speak] ( ! ,majles 7p>liam5t7 ,mehdi   
,k>r\bi1 h liv$ "u /rict h\se arre/1    
ord]$ by ,iran's ,supreme ,national     
,security ,c\ncil4  7#i7 ,9 response to 
anti-gov]nm5t demon/rations by citiz5s (
 ,iran t began 9 ! city ( ,ma%had on    
,decemb] #bh1 #bjag1 & rapidly spread   
?r\gh\t urban & rural populations across
 ,iran 9 ! foll[+ weeks1 ! ,iranian     
regime arre/$ _m hundr$s ( ,iranians &  
kill$ doz5s m4  7#aj7 ,! ,iranian       

regime1 9 addition to us+ le?al =ce &   
widespread det5tions1 %ut d[n mobile    
,int]net access & work$ to block access 
to social m$ia applications1 includ+    
,telegram1 ,in/agram1 & ,twitt]1 t      
citiz5s ( ,iran us$ to %>e in=mation &  
to organize & publicize ! prote/s4      
7#aa7 ,9 ^? demon/rations1 :i* con/itute
 ! mo/ significant anti-gov]nm5t        
demon/rations 9 ,iran s9ce ,june #bjji1 
citiz5s ( ,iran prote/$ aga9/ ! sy/em ( 
entr5*$ corruption & impov]i%m5t 9      
,iran1 z well z ! ,iranian regime's     
=eign policy ( support+ t]rorism4  7#ab7
 ,s5ior gov]nm5tal1 milit>y1 & public   
security (ficials 9 ,iran h cont9u$     
ord]+1 controll+1 & committ+ egregi\s   
human rights violations & abuses t1 9 _m
 cases1 repres5t (ficial policies ( !   
,iranian regime4  7#ac7 ,! #bjaf        
,dep>tm5t ( ,/ate ,human ,rights ,report
 on ,iran not$1 ,accord+ to ! press1    
,n,g,os1 & ! te/imony ( =m] prison]s1   
au?orities (t5 held political prison]s 9
 solit>y conf9em5t = ext5d$ p]iods1 d5y+

 !m due process & access to legal       
repres5tation4 ,political prison]s 7    
also at great] risk ( torture & abuse 9 
det5tion & (t5 mix$ ) ! g5]al prison    
population despite ! political crimes   
bill /ipulation t !y h _! own           
facilities44  7b7 ,s5se ( ,congress ,x  
is ! s5se ( ! ,congress t ! ,unit$      
,/ates %\ld-- 7#a7 d5y ! ,gov]nm5t (    
,iran ! ability to cont9ue to oppress ! 
p ( ,iran & to use viol5ce & executions 
to sil5ce pro-democracy prote/ors2  7#b7
 support ef=ts made by ! p ( ,iran to   
promote ! e/abli%m5t ( basic fre$oms t  
build ! f\ndation = ! em]g5ce ( a freely
 elect$1 op51 non-corrupt1 & democratic 
political sy/em2 &  7#c7 help ! p (     
,iran produce1 access1 & %>e in=mation  
freely & safely via ! ,int]net & o!r    
m$ia4  7c7 ,/atem5t ( policy ,x %all be 
! policy ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates to /& ) ! p (
 ,iran :o seek ! opportunity to freely  
elect a gov]nm5t ( _! *oos+1 & increase 
! utilization ( all available au?orities
 to impose sanctions on (ficials ( !    

,gov]nm5t ( ,iran & o!r individuals     
responsible = s]i\s human rights abuses4
  #c4 ,det]m9ations ) respect to        
imposition ( sanctions on c]ta9 p]sons  
responsible = or complicit 9 human      
rights abuses1 engag+ 9 c5sor%ip1 engag+
 9 ! div]sion ( goods int5d$ = ! p (    
,iran1 or engag+ 9 corruption  7a7 ,9   
g5]al ,n lat] ?an #bgj days aft] ! date 
( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 & annually     
!reaft] 7or m frequ5tly if ! ,presid5t  
det]m9es x appropriate bas$ on new      
in=mation receiv$ by ! ,presid5t7 = !   
foll[+ #d ye>s1 ! ,presid5t %all submit 
to ! appropriate congressional          
committees a report conta9+ a           
det]m9ation ( :e!r any s5ior (ficials ( 
! ,gov]nm5t ( ,iran or o!r ,iranian     
p]sons meet ! crit]ia describ$ 9--  7#a7
 section #aje7;b71 #aje;,a7b71          
#aje;,b7b71 or #aje;,c7b7 ( !           
,compreh5sive ,iran ,sanctions1         
,acc\ntability1 & ,dive/m5t ,act ( #bjaj
 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #head7;b71 #head;a7b71  
#head;b7b71 or #head;c7b77 or section   

#aje;,d7b7 ( su* ,act 7z add$ by section
 #e ( ?is ,act72 or  7#b7 p>agraph 7#c7 
or 7#d7 ( section #abfc7;a7 ( ! ,global 
,magnitsky ,human ,rights ,acc\ntability
 ,act 7subtitle ,f ( title ,,xii (      
,public ,law #aad-cbh2 #bb ,u4,s4,c4    
#bfef note74  7b7 ,=m ( report2 public  
availability  7#a7 ,=m ,ea* report      
requir$ by subsection 7a7 %all be       
submitt$ 9 unclassifi$ =m1 b may conta9 
a classifi$ annex4  7#b7 ,public        
availability ,! unclassifi$ portion ( a 
report requir$ by subsection 7a7 %all be
 po/$ on a publicly available ,int]net  
website ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ! ,treasury--   
7,a7 9 ,engli%1 ,f>si1 ,arabic1 & ,az]i2
 &  7,b7 9 precompress$1 easily         
d[nloadable v]sions t are made available
 9 all appropriate =mats4  7c7 ,s\rces (
 in=mation ,9 prep>+ a report requir$ by
 subsection 7a71 ! ,presid5t may utilize
 any cr$ible publication1 database1     
,int]net-bas$ res\rce1 & any cr$ible    
in=mation compil$ by any gov]nm5t ag5cy1
 nongov]nm5tal organization1 or o!r     

entity provid$ to or made available to !
 ,presid5t4  7d7 ,def9ition ,9 ?is      
section1 ! t]m appropriate congressional
 committees means-- 7#a7 ! ,committee on
 ,f9ancial ,s]vices & ! ,committee on   
,=eign ,affairs ( ! ,h\se (             
,repres5tatives2 &  7#b7 ! ,committee on
 ,bank+1 ,h\s+1 & ,urban ,affairs & !   
,committee on ,=eign ,relations ( !     
,s5ate4  #d4 ,unit$ ,/ates policy on    
ho/age-tak+ by ! ,gov]nm5t ( ,iran  7a7 
,f9d+s ,congress f9ds ! foll[+3 7#a7    
,s9ce #aigi ! ,iranian regime has engag$
 9 v>i\s de/abiliz+ activities t und]m9e
 ! national security ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates &
 its allies & p>tn]s4  7#b7 ,^!         
activities include ! ho/age-tak+ or     
prolong$ arbitr>y det5tions ( ,unit$    
,/ates citiz5s & o!r p]sons )           
connections to ,canada1 ! ,unit$ ,k+dom1
 ,france1 & o!r c\ntries alli$ ) !      
,unit$ ,/ates4  7#c7 ,! ,iranian regime 
has deta9$ on fabricat$ claims a        
significant numb] ( ,unit$ ,/ates       
citiz5s1 includ+ ,siamak & ,baqu]       

,namazi & ,xiyue ,wang1 z well z ,unit$ 
,/ates legal p]man5t resid5t1 ,niz>     
,zakka1 9 violation ( int]national legal
 norms4  7#d7 ,! ,iranian regime has n  
provid$ in=mation on ! :]eab\ts ( or    
assi/ance 9 ensur+ ! prompt & safe      
return ( ,rob]t ,lev9son1 despite       
repeat$ promises to d s1 aft] he 0      
kidnapp$ :ile visit+ ,iran's ,ki% ,isl& 
on ,m>* #i1 #bjjg--mak+ him ! longe/    
held ho/age 9 ,unit$ ,/ates hi/ory4     
7#e7 ,! ,iranian regime report$ly uses  
ho/ages z lev]age aga9/ =eign inve/ors  
to exact bus9ess concessions 9 =eign    
inve/m5t deals4  7#f7 ,! type (         
ho/age-tak+ ent]prise put 9 place by !  
,iranian regime is a crime aga9/        
humanity & a violation ( cu/om>y        
int]national law4  7b7 ,s5se ( ,congress
 ,x is ! s5se ( ! ,congress t-- 7#a7 !  
,presid5t %\ld fully utilize all        
necess>y & appropriate measures to      
prev5t ! ,iranian regime f engag+ 9     
ho/age-tak+ or ! prolong$ arbitr>y      
det5tion ( ,unit$ ,/ates citiz5s or     

ali5s lawfully admitt$ to ! ,unit$      
,/ates = p]man5t resid5ce1 to include-- 
7,a7 ! use ( extradition to try &       
convict ^? individuals responsible =    
ord]+ or controll+ su* ho/age-tak+ or   
arbitr>y det5tion2 &  7,b7 ! use ( !    
,dep>tm5t ( ,homel& ,security's ,human  
,rights ,violators & ,w> ,crimes ,unit  
to t>get su* individuals2 &  7#b7 !     
,unit$ ,/ates %\ld enc\rage its allies &
 o!r affect$ c\ntries to pursue !       
crim9al prosecution & extradition ( /ate
 & non-/ate actors 9 ,iran t assi/ 9 or 
b5efit f su* ho/age-tak+ to prev5t su*  
/ate & non-/ate actors f engag+ 9 ?is   
practice 9 ! future4  7c7 ,/atem5t (    
policy ,x %all be ! policy ( ! ,unit$   
,/ates ,gov]nm5t n to pay ransom or     
release prison]s = ! purpose ( secur+ ! 
release ( ,unit$ ,/ates citiz5s or ali5s
 lawfully admitt$ to ! ,unit$ ,/ates =  
p]man5t resid5ce tak5 ho/age abroad4    
7d7 ,/rategy ,n lat] ?an #abj days aft] 
! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 !       
,secret>y ( ,/ate %all submit to !      

,committee on ,=eign ,affairs ( ! ,h\se 
( ,repres5tatives & ! ,committee on     
,=eign ,relations ( ! ,s5ate a report t 
conta9s a /rategy to prev5t elem5ts ( ! 
,iranian regime f engag+ 9 ho/age-tak+  
or ! prolong$ arbitr>y det5tion ( ,unit$
 ,/ates citiz5s or ali5s lawfully       
admitt$ to ! ,unit$ ,/ates = p]man5t    
resid5ce4  #e4 ,imposition ( sanctions )
 respect to p]sons :o engage 9 c]ta9    
actions aga9/ ,unit$ ,/ates citiz5s or  
,iranian p]sons  7a7 ,s5se ( ,congress  
,x is ! s5se ( ,congress t ! ,unit$     
,/ates %\ld coord9ate ) allies & p>tn]s 
( ! ,unit$ ,/ates & o!r c\ntries ^:     
citiz5s may be subject to politically   
motivat$ det5tion or trial 9 ,iran1 to  
apply sanctions aga9/ p]sons t are      
responsible = or complicit 91 or        
responsible = ord]+1 controll+1 or      
o!rwise direct+1 su* det5tion or trial4 
7b7 ,9 g5]al ,title ,i ( ! ,compreh5sive
 ,iran ,sanctions1 ,acc\ntability1 &    
,dive/m5t ,act ( #bjaj is am5d$ by      
ins]t+ aft] section #aje;,c 7#bb        

,u4,s4,c4 #head;c7 ! foll[+3  #aje;,d4  
,imposition ( sanctions ) respect to    
p]sons :o engage 9 c]ta9 actions aga9/  
,unit$ ,/ates citiz5s or ,iranian p]sons
  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,presid5t %all impose 
sanctions describ$ 9 section #aje7;c7 ) 
respect to ea* p]son on ! li/ requir$ by
 subsection 7b74  7b7 ,li/ ( p]sons :o  
engage 9 c]ta9 actions aga9/ ,unit$     
,/ates citiz5s or ,iranian p]sons  7#a7 
,9 g5]al ,n lat] ?an #ij days aft] !    
date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is section1 !      
,presid5t %all submit to ! appropriate  
congressional committees a li/ ( p]sons 
t ! ,presid5t det]m9es1 bas$ on cr$ible 
evid5ce are responsible = or complicit  
91 or responsible = ord]+1 controll+1 or
 o!rwise direct+1 ! politically motivat$
 intimidation1 abuse1 extortion1 or     
det5tion or trial 9 ,iran ( citiz5s ( ! 
,unit$ ,/ates or ali5s lawfully admitt$ 
to ! ,unit$ ,/ates = p]man5t resid5ce4  
7#b7 ,updates ( li/ ,! ,presid5t %all   
submit to ! appropriate congressional   
committees an updat$ li/ "u p>agraph    

7#a7--  7,a7 ea* "t ! ,presid5t is      
requir$ to submit an updat$ li/ to ^?   
committees "u section #aje7;b77#b77;,a72
 &  7,b7 z new in=mation becomes        
available4  7#c7 ,=m ( report2 public   
availability  7,a7 ,=m ,! li/ requir$ by
 p>agraph 7#a7 %all be submitt$ 9       
unclassifi$ =m b may conta9 a classifi$ 
annex4  7,b7 ,public availability ,!    
unclassifi$ portion ( ! li/ requir$ by  
p>agraph 7#a7 %all be po/$ on a publicly
 available ,int]net website ( !         
,dep>tm5t ( ! ,treasury & ( ! ,dep>tm5t 
( ,/ate4  7c7 ,t]m9ation ( sanctions ,! 
provisions ( ?is section %all t]m9ate on
 ! date t is #cj days aft] ! date on :i*
 ! ,presid5t--  7#a7 det]m9es & c]tifies
 to ! appropriate congressional         
committees t ! ,gov]nm5t ( ,iran is no  
long] complicit 9 or responsible = !    
wrongful & unlawful det5tion ( ,unit$   
,/ates citiz5s or ali5s lawfully admitt$
 to ! ,unit$ ,/ates = p]man5t resid5ce2 
&  7#b7 submits to ! appropriate        
congressional committees ! c]tification 

describ$ 9 section #aje7;d74  4  7c7    
,cl]ical am5dm5t ,! table ( cont5ts = ! 
,compreh5sive ,iran ,sanctions1         
,acc\ntability1 & ,dive/m5t ,act ( #bjaj
 is am5d$ by ins]t+ aft] ! item relat+  
to section #aje;,c ! foll[+ new item3   
,sec4 #aje;,d4 ,imposition ( sanctions )
 respect to p]sons :o engage 9 c]ta9    
actions aga9/ ,unit$ ,/ates citiz5s or  
,iranian p]sons4  4  7d7 ,am5dm5ts to   
g5]al provisions ,section #dja ( !      
,compreh5sive ,iran ,sanctions1         
,acc\ntability1 & ,dive/m5t ,act ( #bjaj
 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #heea7 is am5d$--  7#a7 
9 subsection 7a71 by /rik+ & #cje &     
ins]t+ 1 #aje;,d1 & #cje2 &  7#b7 9     
subsection 7b77#a7--  7,a7 by /rik+ or  
#aje;,c7a7 & ins]t+ 1 #aje;,c7a71 or    
#aje;,d7a72 &  7,b7 by /rik+ or         
#aje;,c7b7 & ins]t+ #aje;,c7b71 or      
#aje;,d7b74  #f4 ,consolidation ( c]ta9 
reports  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,any & all reports
 requir$ to be submitt$ to ,congress "u 
?is ,act1 any am5dm5t made by ?is ,act1 
or a cov]$ provision ( law t are subject

 to a deadl9e = submission consi/+ ( !  
same unit ( "t may be consolidat$ into a
 s+le report t is submitt$ to ,congress 
pursuant to su* deadl9e4  7b7 ,matt]s   
,to be includ$ ,a consolidat$ report "u 
subsection 7a7 %all conta9 all in=mation
 requir$ "u all applicable provisions ( 
?is ,act1 am5dm5ts made by ?is ,act1    
cov]$ provisions ( law1 & o!r provisions
 ( law4  7c7 ,cov]$ provisions ( law ,9 
?is section1 ! t]m cov]$ provision ( law
 means ! foll[+3 7#a7 ,! ,iran          
,sanctions ,act ( #aiif 7,public ,law   
#ajd-agb2 #ej ,u4,s4,c4 #agja note74    
7#b7 ,! ,compreh5sive ,iran ,sanctions1 
,acc\ntability1 & ,dive/m5t ,act ( #bjaj
 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #heja et seq474  7#c7 ,!
 ,iran ,?reat ,r$uction & ,syria ,human 
,rights ,act ( #bjab 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4     
#hgja et seq474  7#d7 ,! ,iran ,fre$om &
 ,c\nt]-,prolif]ation ,act ( #bjab 7#bb 
,u4,s4,c4 #hhja et seq474  7#e7 ,section
 #abde ( ! ,national ,def5se            
,au?orization ,act = ,fiscal ,ye> #bjab 
7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #heac;a74