,,ii #aaeth ,,congress #ast ,session ,s4 #dbj ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,february #af1 #bjag,mr4 ,rubio 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,cornyn1 ,mr4 ,sasse1 and ,mr4 ,perdue7 introduced the following bill2 which was read twice and referred to the ,committee on ,foreign ,relations ,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 ,iran ,terror-,free ,skies ,act of #bjag4 #b4 ,findings ,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 7in this section referred to as the ,,irgc71 provides material and financial support to foreign terrorist organizations1 including ,hamas1 ,hezbollah1 and ,kata'ib ,hezbollah1 as well as to the regime of ,bashar al-,assad in ,syria1 which is responsible for more than #djj1jjj civilian deaths4 7#c7 ,iran has systematically employed its national air carrier1 ,iran ,air1 as well as numerous private and publicly owned ,iranian and ,syrian air carriers1 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 7in this section referred to as ,,modafl7 to foreign terrorist organizations and rogue regimes around the world4 7#d7 ,on ,june #bc1 #bjaa1 the ,united ,states ,department of the ,treasury designated ,iran ,air for the imposition of sanctions pursuant to ,executive ,order #acchb 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #agja note2 relating to blocking property of weapons of mass destruction delivery system proliferators and their supporters7 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 removed from the list of specially designated nationals and blocked persons by the ,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 ,government of ,iran 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 ,members of ,congress1 the ,secretary of the ,treasury has refused to confirm that ,iran ,air has ceased its illicit activity4 ,in a ,november #bc1 #bjaf1 letter to ,representative ,peter ,roskam1 ,thomas ,patrick ,maloney1 ,senior ,advisor in the ,office of ,legislative ,affairs of the ,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 that1 despite being removed from the list of specially designated nationals and blocked persons on ,january #af1 #bjaf1 ,iran ,air has 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 appropriate congressional committees a report on use by the ,government of ,iran of commercial aircraft and related services for illicit military or other activities during-- 7#a7 in the case of the first report1 the #e-year period preceding submission of the report2 and 7#b7 in the case of any subsequent report1 the #ahj-;day period preceding submission of the report4 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 ,islamic ,revolutionary ,guard ,corps1 ,iran's ,ministry of ,defense and ,armed ,forces ,logistics1 the regime of ,bashar al-,assad in ,syria1 ,hezbollah1 ,hamas1 ,kata'ib ,hezbollah1 any other organization designated as a foreign terrorist organization under section #bai of the ,immigration and ,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #aahi71 or any person on the list of specially designated nationals and blocked persons maintained by the ,office of ,foreign ,assets ,control of the ,department of the ,treasury2 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 air carrier has used commercial aircraft for illicit military purposes on or after ,january #af1 #bjaf1 the ,president shall1 not later than #ij days after making that determination1 include the air carrier on the list of specially designated nationals and blocked persons maintained by the ,office of ,foreign ,assets ,control of the ,department of the ,treasury4 7d7 ,appropriate congressional committees defined ,in this section1 the term appropriate congressional committees means-- 7#a7 the ,committee on ,armed ,services1 the ,committee on ,foreign ,relations1 and the ,select ,committee on ,intelligence of the ,senate2 and 7#b7 the ,committee on ,armed ,services1 the ,committee on ,foreign ,affairs1 and the ,permanent ,select ,committee on ,intelligence of the ,house of ,representatives4 #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