,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #aid  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of   
,,representatives  ,january #c1         
#bjai,mr4 ,mc,caul introduced the       
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,foreign ,affairs1 and
 in addition to the ,committees on the  
,judiciary1 ,financial ,services1 and   
,ways and ,means1 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 additional        
sanctions with respect to serious human 
rights abuses of the ,government of     
,iran1 and for other purposes4  #a4     
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,iran ,human ,rights and            
,hostage-,taking ,accountability ,act4  
#b4 ,united ,states policy on human     
rights violations by the ,government of 
,iran  7a7 ,findings ,congress finds the
 following3  7#a7 ,iran is a member of  
the ,united ,nations1 voted for the     

,universal ,declaration of ,human       
,rights1 and is a signatory to the      
,international ,covenant on ,civil and  
,political ,rights1 among other         
international human rights treaties4    
7#b7 ,in violation of these and other   
international obligations1 ,iranian     
regime officials continue to violate the
 fundamental human rights of the        
,iranian people4  7#c7 ,the ,iranian    
regime persecutes ethnic and religious  
minority groups1 such as the ,baha'is1  
,christians1 ,sufi1 ,sunni1 and         
dissenting ,shi'a ,muslims 7such as     
imprisoned ,ayatollah ,hossein          
,kazemeyni ,boroujerdi71 through        
harassment1 arrests1 and imprisonment1  
during which detainees have routinely   
been beaten1 tortured1 and killed4  7#d7
 ,following voting irregularities that  
resulted in the #bjji election of       
,president ,mahmoud ,ahmadinejad1 the   
,iranian regime brutally suppressed     
peaceful political dissent from wide    
segments of civil society during the    

,green ,revolution in a cynical attempt 
to retain its undemocratic grip on      
power4  7#e7 ,since ,february #bjaa1 the
 leaders of ,iran's ,green ,movement1   
former ,prime ,minister ,mir ,hossein   
,mousavi and his wife ,dr4 ,zahra       
,rahnavard1 have been incarcerated1 and 
former ,speaker of the ,majles          
7parliament7 ,mehdi ,karroubi has lived 
under strict house arrest1 ordered by   
,iran's ,supreme ,national ,security4   
7#f7 ,in #aiii the ,iranian regime      
brutally suppressed a student revolt    
that was one of the largest mass        
uprisings up until that point in the    
country since #aigi4  7#g7 ,over a      
#d-month period in #aihh1 the ,iranian  
regime carried out the barbaric mass    
executions of thousands of political    
prisoners by hanging and firing squad   
for refusing to renounce their political
 affiliations and in some cases for     
possessing political reading material1  
including prisoners of conscience1      
teenagers1 and pregnant women4 ,in an   

audiotape1 the late ,hussein ,ali       
,montazeri1 a grand ayatollah who served
 as former ,supreme leader ,khomeini's  
chief deputy1 said that the #aihh mass  
killings were the greatest crime        
committed during the ,islamic ,republic1
 for which history will condemn us4     
7#h7 ,senior governmental1 military1 and
 public security officials in ,iran have
 continued ordering1 controlling1 and   
committing egregious human rights       
violations that1 in many cases1         
represent official policies of the      
,iranian regime4  7b7 ,sense of         
,congress ,it is the sense of the       
,congress that the ,united ,states      
should-- 7#a7 deny the ,government of   
,iran the ability to continue to oppress
 the people of ,iran and to use violence
 and executions to silence pro-democracy
 protestors2  7#b7 work with            
international partners to investigate   
human rights violations by senior       
officials of the ,government of ,iran1  
regardless of where or when such        

violations took place2  7#c7 support    
efforts made by the people of ,iran to  
promote the establishment of basic      
freedoms that build the foundation for  
the emergence of a freely elected1 open1
 non-corrupt and democratic political   
system2  7#d7 condemn ,iranian human    
rights abuses against dissidents1       
including the massacre in #aihh and the 
suppression of political demonstrations 
in #aiii1 #bjji1 and #bjag1 and pressure
 the ,government of ,iran to provide    
family members detailed information that
 they were denied about the final       
resting places of any missing victims of
 such abuses2 and  7#e7 help the people 
of ,iran produce1 access1 and share     
information freely and safely via the   
internet and other media4  7c7          
,statement of policy ,it shall be the   
policy of the ,united ,states to stand  
with the people of ,iran who seek the   
opportunity to freely elect a government
 of their choosing1 and increase the    
utilization of all available authorities

 to impose sanctions on officials of the
 ,government of ,iran and other         
individuals responsible for serious     
human rights abuses4  #c4               
,determinations with respect to         
imposition of sanctions on certain      
persons responsible for or complicit in 
human rights abuses1 engaging in        
censorship1 engaging in the diversion of
 goods intended for the people of ,iran1
 or engaging in corruption  7a7 ,in     
general ,not later than #bgj days after 
the date of the enactment of this ,act1 
the ,president shall submit to the      
appropriate congressional committees a  
report containing a determination of    
whether any senior officials of the     
,government of ,iran or other ,iranian  
persons meet the criteria described in--
  7#a7 subsection 7b7 of section #aje;,d
 of the ,comprehensive ,iran ,sanctions1
 ,accountability1 and ,divestment ,act  
of #bjaj1 as added by section #e of this
 ,act2 or  7#b7 paragraph 7#c7 or 7#d7  
of section #abfc7;a7 of the ,national   

,defense ,authorization ,act for ,fiscal
 ,year #bjag 7,public ,law #aad-cbh2 #bb
 ,u4,s4,c4 #bfef note74  7b7 ,review of 
certain entities ,the report required   
under subsection 7a7 shall contain a    
review of any activities of cooperative 
foundations or bonyads in ,iran with a  
capitalization that exceeds #bjj1jjj1jjj
 and that meet the criteria in paragraph
 7#c7 or 7#d7 of section #abfc7;a7 of   
the ,national ,defense ,authorization   
,act for ,fiscal ,year #bjag 7,public   
,law #aad-cbh2 #bb ,u4,s4,c4 #bfef note7
 for purposes of corruption4  7c7 ,form 
of report2 public availability  7#a7    
,form ,the report required under        
subsection 7a7 shall be submitted in    
unclassified form1 but may contain a    
classified annex4  7#b7 ,public         
availability ,the unclassified portion  
of such report shall be made available  
to the public and posted on the internet
 website of the ,department of the      
,treasury--  7,a7 in ,english1 ,farsi1  
,arabic1 and ,azeri2 and  7,b7 in       

precompressed1 easily downloadable      
versions that are made available in all 
appropriate formats4  7d7 ,definition   
,in this section1 the term appropriate  
congressional committees means-- 7#a7   
the ,committee on ,financial ,services  
and the ,committee on ,foreign ,affairs 
of the ,house of ,representatives2 and  
7#b7 the ,committee on ,banking1        
,housing1 and ,urban ,affairs and the   
,committee on ,foreign ,relations of the
 ,senate4  #d4 ,united ,states policy on
 hostage-taking by the ,government of   
,iran  7a7 ,findings ,congress finds the
 following3 7#a7 ,since #aigi the       
,iranian regime has engaged in various  
destabilizing activities that undermine 
the national security of the ,united    
,states and its allies and partners4    
7#b7 ,these activities include the      
hostage-taking or prolonged arbitrary   
detentions of ,united ,states citizens  
and other persons with connections to   
,canada1 the ,united ,kingdom1 ,france1 
and other nations allied with the       

,united ,states4  7#c7 ,the ,iranian    
regime has detained on fabricated claims
 a significant number of ,united ,states
 citizens1 including ,siamak and ,baquer
 ,namazi and ,xiyue ,wang1 as well as   
,united ,states legal permanent         
resident1 ,nizar ,zakka1 in violation of
 international legal norms4  7#d7 ,the  
,iranian regime has not provided        
information on the whereabouts of or    
assistance in ensuring the prompt and   
safe return of ,robert ,levinson1       
despite repeated promises to do so1     
after he was kidnapped while visiting   
,iran's ,kish ,island on ,march #i1     
#bjjg--making him the longest held      
hostage in ,united ,states history4     
7#e7 ,the ,iranian regime reportedly    
uses hostages as leverage against       
foreign investors to exact business     
concessions in foreign investment deals4
  7#f7 ,the type of hostage-taking      
enterprise put in place by the ,iranian 
regime is a crime against humanity and a
 violation of customary international   

law4  7b7 ,sense of ,congress ,it is the
 sense of the ,congress that-- 7#a7 the 
,administration should fully utilize all
 necessary and appropriate measures to  
prevent the ,iranian regime from        
engaging in hostage-taking or the       
prolonged arbitrary detention of ,united
 ,states citizens or legal permanent    
resident aliens1 to include--  7,a7 the 
use of extradition to try and convict   
those individuals responsible for       
ordering or controlling the             
hostage-taking or arbitrary detention of
 ,united ,states citizens2 and  7,b7 the
 use of the ,department of ,homeland    
,security's ,human ,rights ,violators   
and ,war ,crimes ,center to target such 
individuals2 and  7#b7 the ,united      
,states should encourage its allies and 
other affected countries to pursue the  
criminal prosecution and extradition of 
state and non-state actors in ,iran that
 assist in or benefit from such         
hostage-taking to prevent such state and
 non-state actors from engaging in this 

practice in the future4  7c7 ,statement 
of policy ,it is the policy of the      
,united ,states ,government not to pay  
ransom for the purpose of securing the  
release of ,united ,states citizens or  
legal permanent resident aliens taken   
hostage abroad4  7d7 ,strategy ,not     
later than #abj days after the date of  
the enactment of this ,act1 the         
,secretary of ,state shall submit to the
 ,committee on ,foreign ,affairs of the 
,house of ,representatives and the      
,committee on ,foreign ,relations of the
 ,senate a report that contains a       
strategy to prevent elements of the     
,iranian regime from engaging in        
hostage-taking or the prolonged         
arbitrary detention of ,united ,states  
citizens or legal permanent resident    
aliens4  #e4 ,imposition of sanctions   
with respect to ,iranian persons who    
engage in certain actions against       
,united ,states citizens or ,iranian    
persons  7a7 ,sense of ,congress ,it is 
the sense of ,congress that the ,united 

,states should coordinate with ,united  
,states allies and other allies and     
partners whose citizens may be subject  
to politically-motivated detention or   
trial in ,iran1 to apply sanctions      
against ,iranian persons that are       
responsible for or complicit in1 or     
responsible for ordering1 controlling1  
or otherwise directing1 such detention  
or trial4  7b7 ,in general ,title ,i of 
the ,comprehensive ,iran ,sanctions1    
,accountability1 and ,divestment ,act of
 #bjaj is amended by inserting after    
section #aje;,c 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #head;c7 
the following3  #aje;,d4 ,imposition of 
sanctions with respect to ,iranian      
persons who engage in certain actions   
against ,united ,states citizens or     
,iranian persons  7a7 ,in general ,the  
,president shall impose sanctions       
described in section #aje7;c7 with      
respect to each person on the list      
required by subsection 7b74  7b7 ,list  
of ,iranian persons who engage in       
certain actions against ,united ,states 

citizens or ,iranian persons  7#a7 ,in  
general ,not later than #ahj days after 
the date of the enactment of this       
section1 the ,president shall submit to 
the appropriate congressional committees
 a list of ,iranian persons that the    
,president determines1 are knowingly--  
7,a7 responsible for or complicit in1 or
 responsible for ordering or otherwise  
directing1 the politically-motivated    
harassment1 abuse1 extortion1 or        
extended detention or trial of citizens 
of the ,united ,states or ,united       
,states legal permanent resident aliens1
 regardless of whether such actions     
occurred in ,iran2 or  7,b7 responsible 
for or complicit in1 or responsible for 
ordering or otherwise directing1 the    
politically-motivated harassment1 abuse1
 extortion1 or extended detention or    
trial of ,iranians1 ,iranian residents1 
or persons of ,iranian origin outside of
 ,iran4  7#b7 ,updates of list ,the     
,president shall submit to the          
appropriate congressional committees an 

updated list under paragraph 7#a7--     
7,a7 each time the ,president is        
required to submit an updated list to   
those committees under section          
#aje7;b77#b77;,a72 and  7,b7 as new     
information becomes available4  7#c7    
,form of report2 public availability    
7,a7 ,form ,the list required by        
paragraph 7#a7 shall be submitted in    
unclassified form but may contain a     
classified annex4  7,b7 ,public         
availability ,the unclassified portion  
of the list required by paragraph 7#a7  
shall be made available to the public   
and posted on the websites of the       
,department of the ,treasury and the    
,department of ,state4  7c7 ,application
 of sanctions to immediate family       
members  7#a7 ,in general ,the          
,president is authorized to impose      
sanctions described in paragraph 7#b7   
with respect to each person that is a   
family member of any person on the list 
required by subsection 7b74  7#b7       
,aliens ineligible for visas1 admission1

 or parole  7,a7 ,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 knows1 or has reason to   
believe1 is a family member of any      
person on the list required by          
subsection 7b7 is--  7i7 inadmissible to
 the ,united ,states2  7ii7 ineligible  
to receive a visa or other documentation
 to enter the ,united ,states2 and      
7iii7 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  7,b7
 ,current visas revoked  7i7 ,in general
 ,the issuing consular officer1 the     
,secretary of ,state1 or the ,secretary 
of ,homeland ,security 7or a designee of
 one of such ,secretaries7 shall revoke 
any visa or other entry documentation   
issued to an alien who is a family      
member of any person on the list        
required by subsection 7b7 regardless of

 when issued4  7ii7 ,effect of          
revocation ,a revocation under clause   
7i7-- 7,i7 shall take effect            
immediately2 and  7,,ii7 shall          
automatically cancel any other valid    
visa or entry documentation that is in  
the alien's possession4  7#c7 ,exception
 to comply with ,united ,nations        
,headquarters ,agreement ,sanctions     
under paragraph 7#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  7#d7        
,definition of family member ,in this   
section1 the term family member means1  
with respect to an individual-- 7,a7 a  
spouse1 child1 parent1 sibling1         
grandchild1 or grandparent of the       

individual2 and  7,b7 a spouse's child1 
parent1 or sibling4  7d7 ,termination of
 sanctions ,the provisions of this      
section shall terminate on the date that
 is #cj days after the date on which the
 ,president--  7#a7 determines and      
certifies to the appropriate            
congressional committees that the       
,government of ,iran is no longer       
complicit in or responsible for the     
wrongful and unlawful detention of      
,united ,states citizens or legal       
permanent resident aliens2 and  7#b7    
transmits to the appropriate            
congressional committees the            
certification described in section      
#aje7;d7 of this ,act4  4  7c7 ,clerical
 amendment ,the table of contents for   
the ,comprehensive ,iran ,sanctions1    
,accountability1 and ,divestment ,act of
 #bjaj is amended by inserting after the
 item relating to section #aje;,c the   
following new item3  ,sec4 #aje;,d4     
,imposition of sanctions with respect to
 ,iranian persons who engage in certain 

actions against ,united ,states citizens
 or ,iranian persons4  4  7d7           
,amendments to general provisions       
,section #dja of the ,comprehensive     
,iran ,sanctions1 ,accountability1 and  
,divestment ,act of #bjaj 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4
 #heea7 is amended--  7#a7 in subsection
 7a71 by striking and #cje and inserting
 1 #aje;,d1 and #cje2 and  7#b7 in      
subsection 7b77#a7--  7,a7 by striking  
or #aje;,c7a7 and inserting #aje;,c7a71 
or #aje;,d7a72 and  7,b7 by striking or 
#aje;,c7b7 and inserting #aje;,c7b71 or 
#aje;,d7b74