,,ii ,calendar ,no4 #aaj #aaeth         
,,congress  #ast ,session  ,s4 #gbb     
,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united 
,,states  ,march #bc1 #bjag,mr4 ,corker 
7for himself1 ,mr4 ,menendez1 ,mr4      
,rubio1 ,mr4 ,cardin1 ,mr4 ,cotton1 ,mr4
 ,casey1 ,mr4 ,cruz1 ,mr4 ,bennet1 ,mr4 
,risch1 ,mr4 ,coons1 ,mr4 ,sullivan1    
,mr4 ,blumenthal1 ,mr4 ,young1 ,mr4     
,donnelly1 ,mr4 ,nelson1 ,mr4 ,wyden1   
,mr4 ,inhofe1 ,ms4 ,collins1 ,mr4       
,moran1 ,mr4 ,wicker1 ,mr4 ,alexander1  
,mr4 ,boozman1 ,mr4 ,booker1 ,mr4       
,toomey1 ,mrs4 ,capito1 ,mr4 ,peters1   
,ms4 ,klobuchar1 ,ms4 ,stabenow1 ,mr4   
,roberts1 ,mrs4 ,fischer1 ,mr4 ,hatch1  
,mr4 ,heller1 ,mr4 ,hoeven1 ,mr4 ,blunt1
 ,mr4 ,crapo1 ,mr4 ,grassley1 ,mr4      
,manchin1 ,ms4 ,murkowski1 ,mr4         
,mc,cain1 ,mr4 ,portman1 ,mr4 ,kennedy1 
,mr4 ,flake1 ,mr4 ,cassidy1 ,mrs4       
,ernst1 ,mr4 ,cornyn1 ,mr4 ,perdue1 ,mr4
 ,rounds1 ,mr4 ,daines1 ,mr4 ,gardner1  
,mr4 ,strange1 and ,mr4 ,scott7         
introduced the following bill2 which was

 read twice and referred to the         
,committee on ,foreign ,relations  ,may 
#be1 #bjag,reported by ,mr4 ,corker1    
with an amendment,strike out all after  
the enacting clause and insert the part 
printed in italic  ,a ,,bill  ,to impose
 sanctions with respect to ,iran in     
relation to ,iran's ballistic missile   
program1 support for acts of            
international terrorism1 and violations 
of human rights1 and for other purposes4
  #a4 ,short title2 table of contents   
7a7 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,countering ,iran's             
,destabilizing ,activities ,act of      
#bjag4  7b7 ,table of contents ,the     
table of contents for this ,act is as   
follows3 ,sec4 #a4 ,short title2 table  
of contents4,sec4 #b4 ,definitions4,sec4
 #c4 ,regional strategy for countering  
conventional and asymmetric ,iranian    
threats in the ,middle ,east and ,north 
,africa4,sec4 #d4 ,imposition of        
additional sanctions in response to     
,iran's ballistic missile program4,sec4 

#e4 ,imposition of terrorism-related    
sanctions with respect to the           
,,irgc4,sec4 #f4 ,imposition of         
additional sanctions with respect to    
persons responsible for human rights    
abuses4,sec4 #g4 ,enforcement of arms   
embargos4,sec4 #h4 ,continuation in     
effect of sanctions for ,iranian support
 relating to terrorism4,sec4 #i4 ,report
 on coordination of sanctions between   
the ,united ,states and the ,european   
,union4,sec4 #aj4 ,report on ,united    
,states citizens detained by ,iran4,sec4
 #aa4 ,exceptions for national security 
and humanitarian assistance2 rule of    
construction4,sec4 #ab4 ,presidential   
waiver authority4  #b4 ,definitions ,in 
this ,act3  7#a7 ,act of international  
terrorism ,the term act of international
 terrorism has the meaning given that   
term in section #ad of the ,iran        
,sanctions ,act of #aiif 7,public ,law  
#ajd-agb2 #ej ,u4,s4,c4 #agja note74    
7#b7 ,appropriate congressional         
committees ,the term appropriate        

congressional committees has the meaning
 given that term in section #ad of the  
,iran ,sanctions ,act of #aiif 7,public 
,law #ajd-agb2 #ej ,u4,s4,c4 #agja      
note74  7#c7 ,foreign person ,the term  
foreign person means a person that is   
not a ,united ,states person4  7#d7     
,iranian person ,the term ,iranian      
person means--  7,a7 an individual who  
is a citizen or national of ,iran2 or   
7,b7 an entity organized under the laws 
of ,iran or otherwise subject to the    
jurisdiction of the ,government of      
,iran4  7#e7 ,,irgc ,the term ,,irgc    
means ,iran's ,islamic ,revolutionary   
,guard ,corps4  7#f7 ,knowingly ,the    
term knowingly has the meaning given    
that term in section #ad of the ,iran   
,sanctions ,act of #aiif 7,public ,law  
#ajd-agb2 #ej ,u4,s4,c4 #agja note74    
7#g7 ,person ,the term person means an  
individual or entity4  7#h7 ,united     
,states person ,the term ,united ,states
 person means--  7,a7 a ,united ,states 
citizen or an alien lawfully admitted   

for permanent residence to the ,united  
,states2 or  7,b7 an entity organized   
under the laws of the ,united ,states or
 of any jurisdiction within the ,united 
,states1 including a foreign branch of  
such an entity4  #c4 ,regional strategy 
for countering conventional and         
asymmetric ,iranian threats in the      
,middle ,east and ,north ,africa  7a7   
,in general ,not later than #ahj days   
after the date of the enactment of this 
,act1 and every #b years thereafter1 the
 ,secretary of ,state1 the ,secretary of
 ,defense1 the ,secretary of the        
,treasury1 and the ,director of         
,national ,intelligence shall jointly   
develop and submit to the appropriate   
congressional committees a strategy for 
deterring conventional and asymmetric   
,iranian activities and threats that    
directly threaten the ,united ,states   
and key allies in the ,middle ,east1    
,north ,africa1 and beyond4  7b7        
,elements ,the strategy required by     
subsection 7a7 shall include at a       

minimum the following3 7#a7 ,a summary  
of the near- and long-term ,united      
,states objectives1 plans1 and means for
 countering ,iran's destabilizing       
activities1 including identification of 
countries that share the objective of   
countering ,iran's destabilizing        
activities4  7#b7 ,a summary of the     
capabilities and contributions of       
individual countries to shared efforts  
to counter ,iran's destabilizing        
activities1 and a summary of additional 
actions or contributions that each      
country could take to further           
contribute4  7#c7 ,an assessment of     
,iran's conventional force capabilities 
and an assessment of ,iran's plans to   
upgrade its conventional force          
capabilities1 including its acquisition1
 development1 and deployment of         
ballistic and cruise missile            
capabilities1 unmanned aerial vehicles1 
and maritime offensive and anti-access  
or area denial capabilities4  7#d7 ,an  
assessment of ,iran's chemical and      

biological weapons capabilities and an  
assessment of ,iranian plans to upgrade 
its chemical or biological weapons      
capabilities4  7#e7 ,an assessment of   
,iran's asymmetric activities in the    
region1 including-- 7,a7 the size1      
capabilities1 and activities of the     
,,irgc1 including the ,quds ,force2     
7,b7 the size1 capabilities1 and        
activities of ,iran's cyber operations2 
7,c7 the types and amount of support1   
including funding1 lethal and nonlethal 
contributions1 and training1 provided to
 ,hezbollah1 ,hamas1 special groups in  
,iraq1 the regime of ,bashar al-,assad  
in ,syria1 ,houthi fighters in ,yemen1  
and other violent groups across the     
,middle ,east2 and  7,d7 the scope and  
objectives of ,iran's information       
operations and use of propaganda4  7#f7 
,a summary of ,united ,states actions1  
unilaterally and in cooperation with    
foreign governments1 to counter         
destabilizing ,iranian activities1      
including--  7,a7 interdiction of       

,iranian lethal arms bound for groups   
designated as foreign terrorist         
organizations under section #bai of the 
,immigration and ,nationality ,act 7#h  
,u4,s4,c4 #aahi72  7,b7 ,iran's         
interference in international commercial
 shipping lanes2  7,c7 attempts by ,iran
 to undermine or subvert internationally
 recognized governments in the ,middle  
,east region2 and  7,d7 ,iran's support 
for the regime of ,bashar al-,assad in  
,syria1 including-- 7i7 financial       
assistance1 military equipment and      
personnel1 and other support provided to
 that regime2 and  7ii7 support and     
direction to other armed actors that are
 not ,syrian or ,iranian and are acting 
on behalf of that regime4  7c7 ,form of 
strategy ,the strategy required by      
subsection 7a7 shall be submitted in    
unclassified form but may include a     
classified annex4  #d4 ,imposition of   
additional sanctions in response to     
,iran's ballistic missile program  7a7  
,in general ,the ,president shall impose

 the sanctions described in subsection  
7b7 with respect to any person that the 
,president determines1 on or after the  
date of the enactment of this ,act--    
7#a7 has engaged in any activity that   
has materially contributed1 or poses a  
risk of materially contributing1 to the 
activities of the ,government of ,iran  
with respect to its ballistic missile   
program1 or any other program in ,iran  
for developing1 deploying1 or           
maintaining systems capable of          
delivering weapons of mass destruction1 
including any efforts to manufacture1   
acquire1 possess1 develop1 transport1   
transfer1 or use such capabilities2     
7#b7 is a successor entity to a person  
referred to in paragraph 7#a72  7#c7    
owns or controls1 is owned or controlled
 by1 or is under common ownership or    
control with1 a person referred to in   
paragraph 7#a72  7#d7 is acting for or  
on behalf of a person referred to in    
paragraph 7#a71 7#b71 or 7#c72 or  7#e7 
has knowingly provided1 or attempted to 

provide1 financial1 material1           
technological1 or other support for1 or 
goods or services in support of1 a      
person referred to in paragraph 7#a71   
7#b71 7#c71 or 7#d74  7b7 ,sanctions    
described ,the sanctions described in   
this subsection are the following3 7#a7 
,blocking of property ,the ,president   
shall block1 in accordance with the     
,international ,emergency ,economic     
,powers ,act 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #agja et    
seq471 all transactions in all property 
and interests in property of any person 
subject to subsection 7a7 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 ,exclusion from   
united states ,the ,secretary of ,state 
shall deny a visa to1 and the ,secretary
 of ,homeland ,security shall exclude   
from the ,united ,states1 any person    
subject to subsection 7a7 that is an    
alien4  7c7 ,penalties ,a person that   

violates1 attempts to violate1 conspires
 to violate1 or causes a violation of   
subsection 7b77#a7 or any regulation1   
license1 or order issued to carry out   
that subsection 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  7d7 ,report on   
contributions to ,iran's ballistic      
missile program  7#a7 ,in general ,not  
later than #ij days after the date of   
the enactment of this ,act1 and every   
#ahj days thereafter1 the ,president    
shall submit to the appropriate         
congressional committees a report       
describing each person that--  7,a7 has1
 during the period specified in         
paragraph 7#b71 conducted any activity  
that has materially contributed1 or     
poses a risk of materially contributing1
 to the activities of the ,government of

 ,iran with respect to its ballistic    
missile program1 or any other program in
 ,iran for developing1 deploying1 or    
maintaining systems capable of          
delivering weapons of mass destruction1 
including any efforts to manufacture1   
acquire1 possess1 develop1 transport1   
transfer1 or use such capabilities2     
7,b7 is a successor entity to a person  
referred to in subparagraph 7,a72  7,c7 
owns or controls1 is owned or controlled
 by1 or is under common ownership or    
control with1 a person referred to in   
subparagraph 7,a72  7,d7 is acting for  
or on behalf of a person referred to in 
subparagraph 7,a71 7,b71 or 7,c72 or    
7,e7 is known or believed to have       
provided1 or attempted to provide1      
during the period specified in paragraph
 7#b71 financial1 material1             
technological1 or other support for1 or 
goods or services in support of1 any    
material contribution to a program      
described in subparagraph 7,a7 carried  
out by a person described in            

subparagraph 7,a71 7,b71 7,c71 or 7,d74 
7#b7 ,period specified ,the period      
specified in this paragraph is-- 7,a7 in
 the case of the first report submitted 
under paragraph 7#a71 the period        
beginning on ,july #ad1 #bjae1 and      
ending on the date the report is        
submitted2 and  7,b7 in the case of a   
subsequent such report1 the #ahj-;day   
period preceding the submission of the  
report4  7#c7 ,form of report ,each     
report required by paragraph 7#a7 shall 
be submitted in unclassified form but   
may include a classified annex4  #e4    
,imposition of terrorism-related        
sanctions with respect to the ,,irgc    
7a7 ,findings ,congress makes the       
following findings3 7#a7 ,the ,,irgc is 
subject to 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 
supporters71 the ,comprehensive ,iran   
,sanctions1 ,accountability1 and        

,divestment ,act of #bjaj 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4
 #heja et seq471 ,executive ,order      
#aceec 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #agja note2       
relating to blocking property of certain
 persons with respect to serious human  
rights abuses by the ,government of     
,iran71 and ,executive ,order #acfjf    
7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #agja note2 relating to  
blocking the property and suspending    
entry into the ,united ,states of       
certain persons with respect to grave   
human rights abuses by the ,governments 
of ,iran and ,syria via information     
technology74  7#b7 ,the ,iranian        
,revolutionary ,guard ,corps-,qods      
,force 7in this section referred to as  
the ,,irgc-,,qf7 is the primary arm of  
the ,government of ,iran for executing  
its policy of supporting terrorist and  
insurgent groups4 ,the ,,irgc-,,qf      
provides material1 logistical           
assistance1 training1 and financial     
support to militants and terrorist      
operatives throughout the ,middle ,east 
and ,south ,asia and was designated for 

the imposition of sanctions by the      
,secretary of the ,treasury pursuant to 
,executive ,order #acbbd 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 
#agja note2 relating to blocking        
property and prohibiting transactions   
with persons who commit1 threaten to    
commit1 or support terrorism7 in        
,october #bjjg for its support of       
terrorism4  7#c7 ,the ,,irgc1 not just  
the ,,irgc-,,qf1 is responsible for     
implementing ,iran's international      
program of destabilizing activities1    
support for acts of international       
terrorism1 and ballistic missile        
program4  7b7 ,in general ,beginning on 
the date that is #ij days after the date
 of the enactment of this ,act1 the     
,president shall impose the sanctions   
described in subsection 7c7 with respect
 to the ,,irgc and foreign persons that 
are officials1 agents1 or affiliates of 
the ,,irgc4  7c7 ,sanctions described   
,the sanctions described in this        
subsection are sanctions applicable with
 respect to a foreign person pursuant to

 ,executive ,order #acbbd 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4
 #agja note2 relating to blocking       
property and prohibiting transactions   
with persons who commit1 threaten to    
commit1 or support terrorism74  #f4     
,imposition of additional sanctions with
 respect to persons responsible for     
human rights abuses  7a7 ,in general    
,not later than #ij days after the date 
of the enactment of this ,act1 and      
annually thereafter1 the ,secretary of  
,state shall submit to the appropriate  
congressional committees a list of each 
person the ,secretary determines1 based 
on credible evidence--  7#a7 has been   
responsible for extrajudicial killings1 
torture1 or other gross violations of   
internationally recognized human rights 
committed against individuals in ,iran  
who seek--  7,a7 to expose illegal      
activity carried out by officials of the
 ,government of ,iran2 or  7,b7 to      
obtain1 exercise1 defend1 or promote    
internationally recognized human rights 
and freedoms1 such as the freedoms of   

religion1 expression1 association1 and  
assembly1 and the rights to a fair trial
 and democratic elections2 and  7#b7 has
 acted as an agent of or on behalf of a 
foreign person in a matter relating to  
an activity described in paragraph 7#a74
  7b7 ,sanctions described  7#a7 ,in    
general ,the ,president may1 in         
accordance with the ,international      
,emergency ,economic ,powers ,act 7#ej  
,u4,s4,c4 #agja et seq471 block all     
transactions in all property and        
interests in property of a person on the
 list required by subsection 7a7 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 ,penalties ,a     
person that violates1 attempts to       
violate1 conspires to violate1 or causes
 a violation of paragraph 7#a7 or any   
regulation1 license1 or order issued to 
carry out paragraph 7#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  #g4 
,enforcement of arms embargos  7a7 ,in  
general ,except as provided in          
subsection 7d71 the ,president shall    
impose the sanctions described in       
subsection 7b7 with respect to any      
person that--  7#a7 engages in any      
activity that materially contributes to 
the supply1 sale1 or transfer directly  
or indirectly to or from ,iran1 or for  
the use in or benefit of ,iran1 of any  
battle tanks1 armored combat vehicles1  
large caliber artillery systems1 combat 
aircraft1 attack helicopters1 warships1 
missiles or missile systems1 as defined 
for the purpose of the ,united ,nations 
,register of ,conventional ,arms1 or    
related materiel1 including spare parts2
 or  7#b7 provides to ,iran any         
technical training1 financial resources 

or services1 advice1 other services or  
assistance related to the supply1 sale1 
transfer1 manufacture1 maintenance1 or  
use of arms and related materiel        
described in paragraph 7#a74  7b7       
,sanctions described  7#a7 ,blocking of 
property ,the ,president shall block1 in
 accordance with the ,international     
,emergency ,economic ,powers ,act 7#ej  
,u4,s4,c4 #agja et seq471 all           
transactions in all property and        
interests in property of any person     
subject to subsection 7a7 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 ,exclusion from   
,united ,states ,the ,secretary of      
,state shall deny a visa to1 and the    
,secretary of ,homeland ,security shall 
exclude from the ,united ,states1 any   
person subject to subsection 7a7 that is
 an alien4  7c7 ,penalties ,a person    
that violates1 attempts to violate1     

conspires to violate1 or causes a       
violation of subsection 7b77#a7 or any  
regulation1 license1 or order issued to 
carry out that subsection 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  7d7 
,exception ,the ,president is not       
required to impose sanctions under      
subsection 7a7 with respect to a person 
for engaging in an activity described in
 that subsection if the ,president      
certifies to the appropriate            
congressional committees that--  7#a7   
permitting the activity is in the       
national security interest of the       
,united ,states2  7#b7 ,iran no longer  
presents a significant threat to the    
national security of the ,united ,states
 and to the allies of the ,united       
,states2 and  7#c7 the ,government of   

,iran has ceased providing operational  
or financial support for acts of        
international terrorism and no longer   
satisfies the requirements for          
designation as a state sponsor of       
terrorism4  7e7 ,state sponsor of       
terrorism defined ,in this section1 the 
term state sponsor of terrorism means a 
country the government of which the     
,secretary of ,state has determined to  
be a government that has repeatedly     
provided support for acts of            
international terrorism for purposes    
of--  7#a7 section #f7;j77#a77;,a7 of   
the ,export ,administration ,act of     
#aigi 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #dfje7;j77#a77;,a77
 7as continued in effect pursuant to the
 ,international ,emergency ,economic    
,powers ,act 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #agja et    
seq4772  7#b7 section #fbj;,a7a7 of the 
,foreign ,assistance ,act of #aifa 7#bb 
,u4,s4,c4 #bcga7;a772  7#c7 section     
#dj7;d7 of the ,arms ,export ,control   
,act 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #bghj7;d772 or  7#d7
 any other provision of law4  #h4       

,continuation in effect of sanctions for
 ,iranian support relating to terrorism 
7a7 ,in general ,united ,states         
sanctions imposed with respect to a     
person under ,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 or  
,executive ,order #acbbd 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 
#agja note2 relating to blocking        
property and prohibiting transactions   
with persons who commit1 threaten to    
commit1 or support terrorism71 and      
imposed as a result of activities       
described in subsection 7b71 that are in
 effect on the day before the date of   
the enactment of this ,act1 shall remain
 in effect until the date that is #ij   
days after the date on which the        
,president submits to the appropriate   
congressional committees the            
certification described in subsection   
7c7 with respect to the person4  7b7    
,activities described ,an activity      

described in this subsection is-- 7#a7  
any activity that materially contributes
 to the activities of the ,government of
 ,iran with respect to its ballistic    
missile program2 or  7#b7 support by the
 ,government of ,iran for acts of       
international terrorism4  7c7           
,certification  7#a7 ,in general ,a     
certification described in this         
subsection is a certification that the  
person with respect to which sanctions  
were imposed under ,executive ,order    
#acchb or ,executive ,order #acbbd has  
not1 during the #c-month period         
immediately preceding the date of the   
certification1 provided support for or  
otherwise facilitated or engaged in any 
activity described in subsection 7b74   
7#b7 ,submission to congress  7,a7 ,in  
general ,the ,president shall submit the
 certification described in paragraph   
7#a7 to the appropriate congressional   
committees in writing and shall include 
a detailed justification for the        
certification4  7,b7 ,form of           

certification ,the certification        
described in paragraph 7#a7 shall be    
submitted in unclassified form but may  
include a classified annex4  7d7        
,reimposition ,if sanctions are         
suspended with respect to a person under
 this section1 such sanctions shall be  
reinstated if the ,president determines 
that the person has resumed any activity
 described in subsection 7b74  #i4      
,report on coordination of sanctions    
between the ,united ,states and the     
,european ,union  7a7 ,in general ,not  
later than #ij days after the date of   
the enactment of this ,act1 and every   
#ahj days thereafter1 the ,president    
shall submit to the appropriate         
congressional committees a report that  
includes the following3  7#a7 ,a        
description of each instance1 during the
 period specified in subsection 7b7--   
7,a7 in which the ,united ,states has   
imposed sanctions with respect to a     
person for activity related to the      
proliferation of weapons of mass        

destruction or delivery systems for such
 weapons to or by ,iran1 support for    
acts of international terrorism by      
,iran1 or human rights abuses in ,iran1 
but in which the ,european ,union has   
not imposed corresponding sanctions2 and
  7,b7 in which the ,european ,union has
 imposed sanctions with respect to a    
person for activity related to the      
proliferation of weapons of mass        
destruction or delivery systems for such
 weapons to or by ,iran1 support for    
acts of international terrorism by      
,iran1 or human rights abuses in ,iran1 
but in which the ,united ,states has not
 imposed corresponding sanctions4  7#b7 
,an explanation for the reason for each 
discrepancy between sanctions imposed by
 the ,european ,union and sanctions     
imposed by the ,united ,states described
 in subparagraphs 7,a7 and 7,b7 of      
paragraph 7#a74  7b7 ,period specified  
,the period specified in this subsection
 is-- 7#a7 in the case of the first     
report submitted under subsection 7a71  

the period beginning on ,september #a1  
#bjji1 and ending on the date the report
 is submitted2 and  7#b7 in the case of 
a subsequent such report1 the #ahj-;day 
period preceding the submission of the  
report4  7c7 ,form of report ,the report
 required by subsection 7a7 shall be    
submitted in unclassified form but may  
include a classified annex4  #aj4       
,report on ,united ,states citizens     
detained by ,iran  7a7 ,in general ,not 
later than #ij days after the date of   
the enactment of this ,act1 and every   
#ahj days thereafter1 the ,president    
shall submit to the appropriate         
congressional committees a report on    
,united ,states citizens1 including     
,united ,states citizens who are also   
citizens of other countries1 detained by
 ,iran or groups supported by ,iran that
 includes--  7#a7 information regarding 
any officials of the ,government of     
,iran involved in any way in the        
detentions2 and  7#b7 a summary of      
efforts the ,united ,states ,government 

has taken to secure the swift release of
 those ,united ,states citizens4  7b7   
,form of report ,the report required by 
subsection 7a7 shall be submitted in    
unclassified form1 but may include a    
classified annex4  #aa4 ,exceptions for 
national security and humanitarian      
assistance2 rule of construction  7a7   
,in general ,the following activities   
shall be exempt from sanctions under    
sections #d1 #e1 #f1 and #g3 7#a7 ,any  
activity subject to the reporting       
requirements under title ,v of the      
,national ,security ,act of #aidg 7#ej  
,u4,s4,c4 #cjia et seq471 or to any     
authorized intelligence activities of   
the ,united ,states4  7#b7 ,the         
admission of an alien to the ,united    
,states if such admission is necessary  
to comply with ,united ,states          
obligations under the ,agreement between
 the ,united ,nations and the ,united   
,states of ,america regarding the       
,headquarters of the ,united ,nations1  
signed at ,lake ,success ,june #bf1     

#aidg1 and entered into force ,november 
#ba1 #aidg1 or under the ,convention on 
,consular ,relations1 done at ,vienna   
,april #bd1 #aifc1 and entered into     
force ,march #ai1 #aifg4  7#c7 ,the     
conduct or facilitation of a transaction
 for the sale of agricultural           
commodities1 food1 medicine1 or medical 
devices to ,iran or for the provision of
 humanitarian assistance to the people  
of ,iran1 including engaging in a       
financial transaction relating to       
humanitarian assistance or for          
humanitarian purposes1 transporting     
goods or services that are necessary to 
carry out operations relating to        
humanitarian assistance or humanitarian 
purposes1 and having merely incidental  
contact1 in the course of providing     
humanitarian assistance or aid for      
humanitarian purposes1 with individuals 
who are under the control of a foreign  
person subject to sanctions under this  
,act4  7b7 ,definitions ,in this        
section3 7#a7 ,agricultural commodity   

,the term agricultural commodity has the
 meaning given that term in section #ajb
 of the ,agricultural ,trade ,act of    
#aigh 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #efjb74  7#b7       
,medical device ,the term medical device
 has the meaning given the term device  
in section #bja of the ,federal ,food1  
,drug1 and ,cosmetic ,act 7#ba ,u4,s4,c4
 #cba74  7#c7 ,medicine ,the term       
medicine has the meaning given the term 
drug in section #bja of the ,federal    
,food1 ,drug1 and ,cosmetic ,act 7#ba   
,u4,s4,c4 #cba74  7c7 ,rule of          
construction ,nothing in this ,act shall
 be construed to limit the authority of 
the ,president to designate persons for 
the imposition of sanctions pursuant to 
the ,international ,emergency ,economic 
,powers ,act 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #agja et    
seq474  #ab4 ,presidential waiver       
authority  7a7 ,case-by-,case waiver    
authority  7#a7 ,in general ,the        
,president may waive1 on a case-by-case 
basis and for a period of not more than 
#ahj days1 a requirement under section  

#d1 #e1 #f1 #g1 or #h to impose or      
maintain sanctions with respect to a    
person1 and may waive the continued     
imposition of such sanctions1 not less  
than #cj days after the ,president      
determines and reports to the           
appropriate congressional committees    
that it is vital to the national        
security interests of the ,united       
,states to waive such sanctions4  7#b7  
,renewal of waivers ,the ,president may1
 on a case-by-case basis1 renew a waiver
 under paragraph 7#a7 for an additional 
period of not more than #ahj days if1   
not later than #ae days before that     
waiver expires1 the ,president makes the
 determination and submits to the       
appropriate congressional committees a  
report described in paragraph 7#a74     
7#c7 ,successive renewal ,the renewal   
authority provided under paragraph 7#b7 
may be exercised for additional         
successive periods of not more than #ahj
 days if the ,president follows the     
procedures set forth in paragraph 7#b71 

and submits the report described in     
paragraph 7#a71 for each such renewal4  
7b7 ,contents of waiver reports ,each   
report submitted under subsection 7a7 in
 connection with a waiver of sanctions  
under section #d1 #e1 #f1 #g1 or #h with
 respect to a person1 or the renewal of 
such a waiver1 shall include--  7#a7 a  
specific and detailed rationale for the 
determination that the waiver is vital  
to the national security interests of   
the ,united ,states2  7#b7 a description
 of the activity that resulted in the   
person being subject to sanctions2  7#c7
 an explanation of the efforts made by  
the ,united ,states to secure the       
cooperation of the government with      
primary jurisdiction over the person or 
the location where the activity         
described in paragraph 7#b7 occurred in 
terminating or1 as appropriate1         
penalizing the activity2 and  7#d7 an   
assessment of the significance of the   
activity described in paragraph 7#b7 in 
contributing to the ability of ,iran to 

threaten the interests of the ,united   
,states or allies of the ,united        
,states1 develop systems capable of     
delivering weapons of mass destruction1 
support acts of international terrorism1
 or violate the human rights of any     
person in ,iran4  7c7 ,effect of report 
on waiver ,if the ,president submits a  
report under subsection 7a7 in          
connection with a waiver of sanctions   
under section #d1 #e1 #f1 #g1 or #h with
 respect to a person1 or the renewal of 
such a waiver1 the ,president shall not 
be required to impose or maintain       
sanctions under section #d1 #e1 #f1 #g1 
or #h1 as applicable1 with respect to   
the person described in the report      
during the #cj-;day period referred to  
in subsection 7a74  #a4 ,short title2   
table of contents  7a7 ,short title     
,this ,act may be cited as the          
,countering ,iran's ,destabilizing      
,activities ,act of #bjag4  7b7 ,table  
of contents ,the table of contents for  
this ,act is as follows3 ,sec4 #a4      

,short title2 table of contents4,sec4   
#b4 ,definitions4,sec4 #c4 ,regional    
strategy for countering conventional and
 asymmetric ,iranian threats in the     
,middle ,east and ,north ,africa4,sec4  
#d4 ,imposition of additional sanctions 
in response to ,iran's ballistic missile
 program4,sec4 #e4 ,imposition of       
terrorism-related sanctions with respect
 to the ,,irgc4,sec4 #f4 ,imposition of 
additional sanctions with respect to    
persons responsible for human rights    
abuses4,sec4 #g4 ,enforcement of arms   
embargos4,sec4 #h4 ,review of           
applicability of sanctions relating to  
,iran's support for terrorism and its   
ballistic missile program4,sec4 #i4     
,report on coordination of sanctions    
between the ,united ,states and the     
,european ,union4,sec4 #aj4 ,report on  
,united ,states citizens detained by    
,iran4,sec4 #aa4 ,exceptions for        
national security and humanitarian      
assistance2 rule of construction4,sec4  
#ab4 ,presidential waiver authority4    

#b4 ,definitions ,in this ,act3 7#a7    
,act of international terrorism ,the    
term act of international terrorism has 
the meaning given that term in section  
#ad of the ,iran ,sanctions ,act of     
#aiif 7,public ,law #ajd-agb2 #ej       
,u4,s4,c4 #agja note74  7#b7            
,appropriate congressional committees   
,the term appropriate congressional     
committees has the meaning given that   
term in section #ad of the ,iran        
,sanctions ,act of #aiif 7,public ,law  
#ajd-agb2 #ej ,u4,s4,c4 #agja note74    
7#c7 ,foreign person ,the term foreign  
person means a person that is not a     
,united ,states person4  7#d7 ,iranian  
person ,the term ,iranian person means--
  7,a7 an individual who is a citizen or
 national of ,iran2 or  7,b7 an entity  
organized under the laws of ,iran or    
otherwise subject to the jurisdiction of
 the ,government of ,iran4  7#e7 ,,irgc 
,the term ,,irgc means ,iran's ,islamic 
,revolutionary ,guard ,corps4  7#f7     
,knowingly ,the term knowingly has the  

meaning given that term in section #ad  
of the ,iran ,sanctions ,act of #aiif   
7,public ,law #ajd-agb2 #ej ,u4,s4,c4   
#agja note74  7#g7 ,united states person
 ,the term ,united ,states person       
means-- 7,a7 a ,united ,states citizen  
or an alien lawfully admitted for       
permanent residence to the ,united      
,states2 or  7,b7 an entity organized   
under the laws of the ,united ,states or
 of any jurisdiction within the ,united 
,states1 including a foreign branch of  
such an entity4  #c4 ,regional strategy 
for countering conventional and         
asymmetric ,iranian threats in the      
,middle ,east and ,north ,africa  7a7   
,in general ,not later than #ahj days   
after the date of the enactment of this 
,act1 and every #b years thereafter1 the
 ,secretary of ,state1 the ,secretary of
 ,defense1 the ,secretary of the        
,treasury1 and the ,director of         
,national ,intelligence shall jointly   
develop and submit to the appropriate   
congressional committees a strategy for 

deterring conventional and asymmetric   
,iranian activities and threats that    
directly threaten the ,united ,states   
and key allies in the ,middle ,east1    
,north ,africa1 and beyond4  7b7        
,elements ,the strategy required by     
subsection 7a7 shall include at a       
minimum the following3 7#a7 ,a summary  
of the near- and long-term ,united      
,states objectives1 plans1 and means for
 countering ,iran's destabilizing       
activities1 including identification of 
countries that share the objective of   
countering ,iran's destabilizing        
activities4  7#b7 ,a summary of the     
capabilities and contributions of       
individual countries to shared efforts  
to counter ,iran's destabilizing        
activities1 and a summary of additional 
actions or contributions that each      
country could take to further           
contribute4  7#c7 ,an assessment of     
,iran's conventional force capabilities 
and an assessment of ,iran's plans to   
upgrade its conventional force          

capabilities1 including its acquisition1
 development1 and deployment of         
ballistic and cruise missile            
capabilities1 unmanned aerial vehicles1 
and maritime offensive and anti-access  
or area denial capabilities4  7#d7 ,an  
assessment of ,iran's chemical and      
biological weapons capabilities and an  
assessment of ,iranian plans to upgrade 
its chemical or biological weapons      
capabilities4  7#e7 ,an assessment of   
,iran's asymmetric activities in the    
region1 including-- 7,a7 the size1      
capabilities1 and activities of the     
,,irgc1 including the ,quds ,force2     
7,b7 the size1 capabilities1 and        
activities of ,iran's cyber operations2 
7,c7 the types and amount of support1   
including funding1 lethal and nonlethal 
contributions1 and training1 provided to
 ,hezbollah1 ,hamas1 special groups in  
,iraq1 the regime of ,bashar al-,assad  
in ,syria1 ,houthi fighters in ,yemen1  
and other violent groups across the     
,middle ,east2 and  7,d7 the scope and  

objectives of ,iran's information       
operations and use of propaganda4  7#f7 
,a summary of ,united ,states actions1  
unilaterally and in cooperation with    
foreign governments1 to counter         
destabilizing ,iranian activities1      
including--  7,a7 interdiction of       
,iranian lethal arms bound for groups   
designated as foreign terrorist         
organizations under section #bai of the 
,immigration and ,nationality ,act 7#h  
,u4,s4,c4 #aahi72  7,b7 ,iran's         
interference in international commercial
 shipping lanes2  7,c7 attempts by ,iran
 to undermine or subvert internationally
 recognized governments in the ,middle  
,east region2 and  7,d7 ,iran's support 
for the regime of ,bashar al-,assad in  
,syria1 including-- 7i7 financial       
assistance1 military equipment and      
personnel1 and other support provided to
 that regime2 and  7ii7 support and     
direction to other armed actors that are
 not ,syrian or ,iranian and are acting 
on behalf of that regime4  7c7 ,form of 

strategy ,the strategy required by      
subsection 7a7 shall be submitted in    
unclassified form but may include a     
classified annex4  #d4 ,imposition of   
additional sanctions in response to     
,iran's ballistic missile program  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 #acchb 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #agja note2
 relating to blocking property of       
weapons of mass destruction delivery    
system proliferators and their          
supporters74  7b7 ,imposition of        
sanctions ,the ,president shall impose  
the sanctions described in subsection   
7c7 with respect to any person that the 
,president determines1 on or after the  
date of the enactment of this ,act--    
7#a7 knowingly engages in any activity  
that materially contributes to the      
activities of the ,government of ,iran  
with respect to its ballistic missile   
program1 or any other program in ,iran  

for developing1 deploying1 or           
maintaining systems capable of          
delivering weapons of mass destruction1 
including any efforts to manufacture1   
acquire1 possess1 develop1 transport1   
transfer1 or use such capabilities2     
7#b7 is a successor entity to a person  
referred to in paragraph 7#a72  7#c7    
owns or controls or is owned or         
controlled by a person referred to in   
paragraph 7#a72  7#d7 forms an entity   
with the purpose of evading sanctions   
that would otherwise be imposed pursuant
 to paragraph 7#c72  7#e7 is acting for 
or on behalf of a person referred to in 
paragraph 7#a71 7#b71 7#c71 or 7#d72 or 
7#f7 knowingly provides or attempts to  
provide financial1 material1            
technological1 or other support for1 or 
goods or services in support of1 a      
person referred to in paragraph 7#a71   
7#b71 7#c71 7#d7 or 7#e74  7c7          
,sanctions described ,the sanctions     
described in this subsection are the    
following3 7#a7 ,blocking of property   

,the ,president shall block1 in         
accordance with the ,international      
,emergency ,economic ,powers ,act 7#ej  
,u4,s4,c4 #agja et seq471 all           
transactions in all property and        
interests in property of any person     
subject to subsection 7a7 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 ,exclusion from   
united states ,the ,secretary of ,state 
shall deny a visa to1 and the ,secretary
 of ,homeland ,security shall exclude   
from the ,united ,states1 any person    
subject to subsection 7a7 that is an    
alien4  7d7 ,penalties ,a person that   
violates1 attempts to violate1 conspires
 to violate1 or causes a violation of   
subsection 7c77#a7 or any regulation1   
license1 or order issued to carry out   
that subsection 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  7e7 ,report on   
contributions to ,iran's ballistic      
missile program  7#a7 ,in general ,not  
later than #ahj days after the date of  
the enactment of this ,act1 and every   
#ahj days thereafter1 the ,president    
shall submit to the appropriate         
congressional committees a report       
describing each person that--  7,a7 has1
 during the period specified in         
paragraph 7#b71 conducted any activity  
that has materially contributed to the  
activities of the ,government of ,iran  
with respect to its ballistic missile   
program1 or any other program in ,iran  
for developing1 deploying1 or           
maintaining systems capable of          
delivering weapons of mass destruction1 
including any efforts to manufacture1   
acquire1 possess1 develop1 transport1   
transfer1 or use such capabilities2     

7,b7 is a successor entity to a person  
referred to in subparagraph 7,a72  7,c7 
owns or controls or is owned or         
controlled by a person referred to in   
subparagraph 7,a72  7,d7 forms an entity
 with the purpose of evading sanctions  
that could be imposed as a result of a  
relationship described in subparagraph  
7,c72  7,e7 is acting for or on behalf  
of a person referred to in subparagraph 
7,a71 7,b71 7,c71 or 7,d72 or  7,f7 is  
known or believed to have provided1 or  
attempted to provide1 during the period 
specified in paragraph 7#b71 financial1 
material1 technological1 or other       
support for1 or goods or services in    
support of1 any material contribution to
 a program described in subparagraph    
7,a7 carried out by a person described  
in subparagraph 7,a71 7,b71 7,c71 7,d71 
or 7,e74  7#b7 ,period specified ,the   
period specified in this paragraph is-- 
7,a7 in the case of the first report    
submitted under paragraph 7#a71 the     
period beginning ,january #a1 #bjaf1 and

 ending on the date the report is       
submitted2 and  7,b7 in the case of a   
subsequent such report1 the #ahj-;day   
period preceding the submission of the  
report4  7#c7 ,form of report ,each     
report required by paragraph 7#a7 shall 
be submitted in unclassified form but   
may include a classified annex4  #e4    
,imposition of terrorism-related        
sanctions with respect to the ,,irgc    
7a7 ,findings ,congress makes the       
following findings3 7#a7 ,the ,,irgc is 
subject to 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 
supporters71 the ,comprehensive ,iran   
,sanctions1 ,accountability1 and        
,divestment ,act of #bjaj 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4
 #heja et seq471 ,executive ,order      
#aceec 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #agja note2       
relating to blocking property of certain
 persons with respect to serious human  
rights abuses by the ,government of     

,iran71 and ,executive ,order #acfjf    
7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #agja note2 relating to  
blocking the property and suspending    
entry into the ,united ,states of       
certain persons with respect to grave   
human rights abuses by the ,governments 
of ,iran and ,syria via information     
technology74  7#b7 ,the ,iranian        
,revolutionary ,guard ,corps-,quds      
,force 7in this section referred to as  
the ,,irgc-,,qf7 is the primary arm of  
the ,government of ,iran for executing  
its policy of supporting terrorist and  
insurgent groups4 ,the ,,irgc-,,qf      
provides material1 logistical           
assistance1 training1 and financial     
support to militants and terrorist      
operatives throughout the ,middle ,east 
and ,south ,asia and was designated for 
the imposition of sanctions by the      
,secretary of ,treasury pursuant to     
,executive ,order #acbbd 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 
#agja note2 relating to blocking        
property and prohibiting transactions   
with persons who commit1 threaten to    

commit1 or support terrorism7 in        
,october #bjjg for its support of       
terrorism4  7#c7 ,the ,,irgc1 not just  
the ,,irgc-,,qf1 is responsible for     
implementing ,iran's international      
program of destabilizing activities1    
support for acts of international       
terrorism1 and ballistic missile        
program4  7b7 ,in general ,beginning on 
the date that is #ij days after the date
 of the enactment of this ,act1 the     
,president shall impose the sanctions   
described in subsection 7c7 with respect
 to the ,,irgc and foreign persons that 
are officials1 agents1 or affiliates of 
the ,,irgc4  7c7 ,sanctions described   
,the sanctions described in this        
subsection are sanctions applicable with
 respect to a foreign person pursuant to
 ,executive ,order #acbbd 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4
 #agja note2 relating to blocking       
property and prohibiting transactions   
with persons who commit1 threaten to    
commit1 or support terrorism74  #f4     
,imposition of additional sanctions with

 respect to persons responsible for     
human rights abuses  7a7 ,in general    
,not later than #ij days after the date 
of the enactment of this ,act1 and      
annually thereafter1 the ,secretary of  
,state shall submit to the appropriate  
congressional committees a list of each 
person the ,secretary determines1 based 
on credible evidence1 on or after the   
date of the enactment of this ,act--    
7#a7 is responsible for extrajudicial   
killings1 torture1 or other gross       
violations of internationally recognized
 human rights committed against         
individuals in ,iran who seek--  7,a7 to
 expose illegal activity carried out by 
officials of the ,government of ,iran2  
or  7,b7 to obtain1 exercise1 defend1 or
 promote internationally recognized     
human rights and freedoms1 such as the  
freedoms of religion1 expression1       
association1 and assembly1 and the      
rights to a fair trial and democratic   
elections2 or  7#b7 acts as an agent of 
or on behalf of a foreign person in a   

matter relating to an activity described
 in paragraph 7#a74  7b7 ,sanctions     
described  7#a7 ,in general ,the        
,president may1 in accordance with the  
,international ,emergency ,economic     
,powers ,act 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #agja et    
seq471 block all transactions in all    
property and interests in property of a 
person on the list required by          
subsection 7a7 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 ,penalties ,a     
person that violates1 attempts to       
violate1 conspires to violate1 or causes
 a violation of paragraph 7#a7 or any   
regulation1 license1 or order issued to 
carry out paragraph 7#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  #g4 
,enforcement of arms embargos  7a7 ,in  
general ,except as provided in          
subsection 7d71 the ,president shall    
impose the sanctions described in       
subsection 7b7 with respect to any      
person that the ,president determines-- 
7#a7 knowingly engages in any activity  
that materially contributes to the      
supply1 sale1 or transfer directly or   
indirectly to or from ,iran1 or for the 
use in or benefit of ,iran1 of any      
battle tanks1 armored combat vehicles1  
large caliber artillery systems1 combat 
aircraft1 attack helicopters1 warships1 
missiles or missile systems1 as defined 
for the purpose of the ,united ,nations 
,register of ,conventional ,arms1 or    
related materiel1 including spare parts2
 or  7#b7 knowingly provides to ,iran   
any technical training1 financial       
resources or services1 advice1 other    
services or assistance related to the   
supply1 sale1 transfer1 manufacture1    

maintenance1 or use of arms and related 
materiel described in paragraph 7#a74   
7b7 ,sanctions described  7#a7 ,blocking
 of property ,the ,president shall      
block1 in accordance with the           
,international ,emergency ,economic     
,powers ,act 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #agja et    
seq471 all transactions in all property 
and interests in property of any person 
subject to subsection 7a7 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 ,exclusion from   
united states ,the ,secretary of ,state 
shall deny a visa to1 and the ,secretary
 of ,homeland ,security shall exclude   
from the ,united ,states1 any person    
subject to subsection 7a7 that is an    
alien4  7c7 ,penalties ,a person that   
violates1 attempts to violate1 conspires
 to violate1 or causes a violation of   
subsection 7b77#a7 or any regulation1   
license1 or order issued to carry out   

that subsection 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  7d7 ,exception   
,the ,president is not required to      
impose sanctions under subsection 7a7   
with respect to a person for engaging in
 an activity described in that          
subsection if the ,president certifies  
to the appropriate congressional        
committees that--  7#a7 permitting the  
activity is in the national security    
interest of the ,united ,states2  7#b7  
,iran no longer presents a significant  
threat to the national security of the  
,united ,states and to the allies of the
 ,united ,states2 and  7#c7 the         
,government of ,iran has ceased         
providing operational or financial      
support for acts of international       
terrorism and no longer satisfies the   

requirements for designation as a state 
sponsor of terrorism4  7e7 ,state       
sponsor of terrorism defined ,in this   
section1 the term state sponsor of      
terrorism means a country the government
 of which the ,secretary of ,state has  
determined to be a government that has  
repeatedly provided support for acts of 
international terrorism for purposes    
of--  7#a7 section #f7;j77#a77;,a7 of   
the ,export ,administration ,act of     
#aigi 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #dfje7;j77#a77;,a77
 7as continued in effect pursuant to the
 ,international ,emergency ,economic    
,powers ,act 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #agja et    
seq4772  7#b7 section #fbj;,a7a7 of the 
,foreign ,assistance ,act of #aifa 7#bb 
,u4,s4,c4 #bcga7;a772  7#c7 section     
#dj7;d7 of the ,arms ,export ,control   
,act 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #bghj7;d772 or  7#d7
 any other provision of law4  #h4       
,review of applicability of sanctions   
relating to ,iran's support for         
terrorism and its ballistic missile     
program  7a7 ,in general ,not later than

 #e years after the date of the         
enactment of this ,act1 the ,president  
shall conduct a review of all persons on
 the list of specially designated       
nationals and blocked persons maintained
 by the ,office of ,foreign ,assets     
,control of the ,department of the      
,treasury for activities relating to    
,iran--  7#a7 to assess the conduct of  
such persons as that conduct relates    
to-- 7,a7 any activity that materially  
contributes to the activities of the    
,government of ,iran with respect to its
 ballistic missile program2 or  7,b7    
support by the ,government of ,iran for 
acts of international terrorism2 and    
7#b7 to determine the applicability of  
sanctions with respect to such persons  
under--  7,a7 ,executive ,order #acchb  
7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #agja note2 relating to  
blocking property of weapons of mass    
destruction delivery system             
proliferators and their supporters72 or 
7,b7 ,executive ,order #acbbd 7#ej      
,u4,s4,c4 #agja note2 relating to       

blocking property and prohibiting       
transactions with persons who commit1   
threaten to commit1 or support          
terrorism74  7b7 ,implementation of     
sanctions ,if the ,president determines 
under subsection 7a7 that sanctions     
under an ,executive ,order specified in 
paragraph 7#b7 of that subsection are   
applicable with respect to a person1 the
 ,president shall--  7#a7 impose        
sanctions with respect to that person   
pursuant to that ,executive ,order2 or  
7#b7 exercise the waiver authority      
provided under section #ab4  #i4 ,report
 on coordination of sanctions between   
the ,united ,states and the ,european   
,union  7a7 ,in general ,not later than 
#ahj days after the date of the         
enactment of this ,act1 and every #ahj  
days thereafter1 the ,president shall   
submit to the appropriate congressional 
committees a report that includes the   
following3  7#a7 ,a description of each 
instance1 during the period specified in
 subsection 7b7-- 7,a7 in which the     

,united ,states has imposed sanctions   
with respect to a person for activity   
related to the proliferation of weapons 
of mass destruction or delivery systems 
for such weapons to or by ,iran1 support
 for acts of international terrorism by 
,iran1 or human rights abuses in ,iran1 
but in which the ,european ,union has   
not imposed corresponding sanctions2 and
  7,b7 in which the ,european ,union has
 imposed sanctions with respect to a    
person for activity related to the      
proliferation of weapons of mass        
destruction or delivery systems for such
 weapons to or by ,iran1 support for    
acts of international terrorism by      
,iran1 or human rights abuses in ,iran1 
but in which the ,united ,states has not
 imposed corresponding sanctions4  7#b7 
,an explanation for the reason for each 
discrepancy between sanctions imposed by
 the ,european ,union and sanctions     
imposed by the ,united ,states described
 in subparagraphs 7,a7 and 7,b7 of      
paragraph 7#a74  7b7 ,period specified  

,the period specified in this subsection
 is-- 7#a7 in the case of the first     
report submitted under subsection 7a71  
the period beginning on the date of the 
enactment of this ,act and ending on the
 date the report is submitted2 and  7#b7
 in the case of a subsequent such       
report1 the #ahj-;day period preceding  
the submission of the report4  7c7 ,form
 of report ,the report required by      
subsection 7a7 shall be submitted in    
unclassified form but may include a     
classified annex4  #aj4 ,report on      
,united ,states citizens detained by    
,iran  7a7 ,in general ,not later than  
#ij days after the date of the enactment
 of this ,act1 and every #ahj days      
thereafter1 the ,president shall submit 
to the appropriate congressional        
committees a report on ,united ,states  
citizens1 including ,united ,states     
citizens who are also citizens of other 
countries1 detained by ,iran or groups  
supported by ,iran that includes--  7#a7
 information regarding any officials of 

the ,government of ,iran involved in any
 way in the detentions2 and  7#b7 a     
summary of efforts the ,united ,states  
,government has taken to secure the     
swift release of those ,united ,states  
citizens4  7b7 ,form of report ,the     
report required by subsection 7a7 shall 
be submitted in unclassified form1 but  
may include a classified annex4  #aa4   
,exceptions for national security and   
humanitarian assistance2 rule of        
construction  7a7 ,in general ,the      
following activities shall be exempt    
from sanctions under sections #d1 #e1   
#f1 and #g3 7#a7 ,any activity subject  
to the reporting requirements under     
title ,v of the ,national ,security ,act
 of #aidg 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #cjia et seq471
 or to any authorized intelligence      
activities of the ,united ,states4  7#b7
 ,the admission of an alien to the      
,united ,states if such admission is    
necessary to comply with ,united ,states
 obligations under the ,agreement       
between the ,united ,nations and the    

,united ,states of ,america regarding   
the ,headquarters of the ,united        
,nations1 signed at ,lake ,success ,june
 #bf1 #aidg1 and entered into force     
,november #ba1 #aidg1 or under the      
,convention on ,consular ,relations1    
done at ,vienna ,april #bd1 #aifc1 and  
entered into force ,march #ai1 #aifg1 or
 other applicable international         
obligations of the ,united ,states4     
7#c7 ,the conduct or facilitation of a  
transaction for the sale of agricultural
 commodities1 food1 medicine1 or medical
 devices to ,iran or for the provision  
of humanitarian assistance to the people
 of ,iran1 including engaging in a      
financial transaction relating to       
humanitarian assistance or for          
humanitarian purposes or transporting   
goods or services that are necessary to 
carry out operations relating to        
humanitarian assistance or humanitarian 
purposes4  7b7 ,exception relating to   
importation of goods ,a requirement or  
the authority to block and prohibit all 

transactions in all property and        
interests in property under section #d1 
#e1 #f1 #g1 or #h shall not include the 
authority to impose sanctions with      
respect to the importation of goods4    
7c7 ,implementation ,the ,president may 
exercise all authorities provided under 
sections #bjc and #bje of the           
,international ,emergency ,economic     
,powers ,act 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #agjb and   
#agjd7 to carry out this ,act4  7d7     
,rule of construction ,nothing in this  
,act shall be construed to limit the    
authority of the ,president under the   
,international ,emergency ,economic     
,powers ,act 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #agja et    
seq474  7e7 ,definitions ,in this       
section3 7#a7 ,agricultural commodity   
,the term agricultural commodity has the
 meaning given that term in section #ajb
 of the ,agricultural ,trade ,act of    
#aigh 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #efjb74  7#b7 ,good 
,the term good has the meaning given    
that term in section #af of the ,export 
,administration ,act of #aigi 7#ej      

,u4,s4,c4 #dfah7 7as continued in effect
 pursuant to the ,international         
,emergency ,economic ,powers ,act 7#ej  
,u4,s4,c4 #agja et seq4774  7#c7        
,medical device ,the term medical device
 has the meaning given the term device  
in section #bja of the ,federal ,food1  
,drug1 and ,cosmetic ,act 7#ba ,u4,s4,c4
 #cba74  7#d7 ,medicine ,the term       
medicine has the meaning given the term 
drug in section #bja of the ,federal    
,food1 ,drug1 and ,cosmetic ,act 7#ba   
,u4,s4,c4 #cba74  #ab4 ,presidential    
waiver authority  7a7 ,case-by-,case    
waiver authority  7#a7 ,in general ,the 
,president may waive1 on a case-by-case 
basis and for a period of not more than 
#ahj days1 a requirement under section  
#d1 #e1 #f1 #g1 or #h to impose or      
maintain sanctions with respect to a    
person1 and may waive the continued     
imposition of such sanctions1 not less  
than #cj days after the ,president      
determines and reports to the           
appropriate congressional committees    

that it is vital to the national        
security interests of the ,united       
,states to waive such sanctions4  7#b7  
,renewal of waivers ,the ,president may1
 on a case-by-case basis1 renew a waiver
 under paragraph 7#a7 for an additional 
period of not more than #ahj days if1   
not later than #ae days before that     
waiver expires1 the ,president makes the
 determination and submits to the       
appropriate congressional committees a  
report described in paragraph 7#a74     
7#c7 ,successive renewal ,the renewal   
authority provided under paragraph 7#b7 
may be exercised for additional         
successive periods of not more than #ahj
 days if the ,president follows the     
procedures set forth in paragraph 7#b71 
and submits the report described in     
paragraph 7#a71 for each such renewal4  
7b7 ,contents of waiver reports ,each   
report submitted under subsection 7a7 in
 connection with a waiver of sanctions  
under section #d1 #e1 #f1 #g1 or #h with
 respect to a person1 or the renewal of 

such a waiver1 shall include--  7#a7 a  
specific and detailed rationale for the 
determination that the waiver is vital  
to the national security interests of   
the ,united ,states2  7#b7 a description
 of the activity that resulted in the   
person being subject to sanctions2  7#c7
 an explanation of any efforts made by  
the ,united ,states1 as applicable1 to  
secure the cooperation of the government
 with primary jurisdiction over the     
person or the location where the        
activity described in paragraph 7#b7    
occurred in terminating or1 as          
appropriate1 penalizing the activity2   
and  7#d7 an assessment of the          
significance of the activity described  
in paragraph 7#b7 in contributing to the
 ability of ,iran to threaten the       
interests of the ,united ,states or     
allies of the ,united ,states1 develop  
systems capable of delivering weapons of
 mass destruction1 support acts of      
international terrorism1 or violate the 
human rights of any person in ,iran4    

7c7 ,effect of report on waiver ,if the 
,president submits a report under       
subsection 7a7 in connection with a     
waiver of sanctions under section #d1   
#e1 #f1 #g1 or #h with respect to a     
person1 or the renewal of such a waiver1
 the ,president shall not be required to
 impose or maintain sanctions under     
section #d1 #e1 #f1 #g1 or #h1 as       
applicable1 with respect to the person  
described in the report during the      
#cj-;day period referred to in          
subsection 7a74  ,may #be1              
#bjag,reported with an amendment