,,ii #aagth ,,congress #ast ,session ,s4 #ccdg ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,december #h1 #bjba,mr4 ,toomey 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,cardin1 and ,ms4 ,rosen7 introduced the following bill2 which was read twice and referred to the ,committee on ,foreign ,relations ,a ,,bill ,to identify and impose sanctions with respect to persons who are responsible for or complicit in abuses toward dissidents on behalf of the ,government of ,iran4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,masih ,alinejad ,harassment and ,unlawful ,targeting ,act of #bjba or the ,masih ,alinejad ,,hunt ,act of #bjba4 #b4 ,findings ,congress finds that the ,government of the ,islamic ,republic of ,iran surveils1 harasses1 terrorizes1 tortures1 abducts1 and murders individuals who peacefully defend human rights and freedoms in ,iran1 and innocent entities and individuals considered by the ,government of ,iran to be enemies of that regime1 including ,united ,states citizens on ,united ,states soil1 and takes foreign nationals hostage1 including in the following instances3 7#a7 ,in #bjba1 ,iranian intelligence agents were indicted for plotting to kidnap ,united ,states citizen1 women's rights activist1 and journalist ,masih ,alinejad1 from her home in ,new ,york ,city1 in retaliation for exercising her rights under the ,first ,amendment to the ,constitution of the ,united ,states4 ,iranian agents allegedly spent at least approximately half a million dollars to capture the outspoken critic of the authoritarianism of the ,government of ,iran1 and studied evacuating her by military-style speedboats to ,venezuela before rendition to ,iran4 7#b7 ,prior to the ,new ,york kidnapping plot1 ,ms4 ,alinejad's family in ,iran was instructed by authorities to lure ,ms4 ,alinejad to ,turkey4 ,in an attempt to intimidate her into silence1 the ,government of ,iran arrested #c of ,ms4 ,alinejad's family members in #bjai1 and sentenced her brother to #h years in prison for refusing to denounce her4 7#c7 ,according to ,federal prosecutors1 the same ,iranian intelligence network that allegedly plotted to kidnap ,ms4 ,alinejad is also targeting critics of the ,government of ,iran who live in ,canada1 the ,united ,kingdom1 and the ,united ,arab ,emirates4 7#d7 ,in #bjba1 an ,iranian diplomat was convicted in ,belgium of attempting to carry out a #bjah bombing of a dissident rally in ,france4 7#e7 ,in #bjba1 a ,danish high court found a ,norwegian citizen of ,iranian descent guilty of illegal espionage and complicity in a failed plot to kill an ,iranian ,arab dissident figure in ,denmark4 7#f7 ,in #bjba1 the ,british ,broadcasting ,corporation 7,,bbc7 appealed to the ,united ,nations to protect ,,bbc ,persian employees in ,london who suffer regular harassment and threats of kidnapping by ,iranian government agents4 7#g7 ,in #bjba1 #ae militants allegedly working on behalf of the ,government of ,iran were arrested in ,ethiopia for plotting to attack citizens of ,israel1 the ,united ,states1 and the ,united ,arab ,emirates1 according to ,united ,states officials4 7#h7 ,in #bjbj1 ,iranian agents allegedly kidnapped ,united ,states resident and ,iranian-,german journalist ,jamshid ,sharmahd1 while he was traveling to ,india through ,dubai4 ,iranian authorities announced they had seized ,mr4 ,sharmahd in a complex operation1 and paraded him blindfolded on state television4 ,mr4 ,sharmahd is arbitrarily detained in ,iran1 allegedly facing the death penalty4 ,in #bjji1 ,mr4 ,sharmahd was the target of an alleged ,iran-directed assassination plot in ,glendora1 ,california4 7#i7 ,in #bjbj1 the ,government of ,turkey released counterterrorism files exposing how ,iranian authorities allegedly collaborated with drug gangs to kidnap ,habib ,chabi1 an ,iranian-,swedish activist for ,iran's ,arab minority4 ,in #bjbj1 the ,government of ,iran allegedly lured ,mr4 ,chabi to ,istanbul through a female agent posing as a potential lover4 ,mr4 ,chabi was then allegedly kidnapped from ,istanbul1 and smuggled into ,iran where he faces execution1 following a sham trial4 7#aj7 ,in #bjbj1 a ,united ,states-,iranian citizen and an ,iranian resident of ,california pleaded guilty to charges of acting as illegal agents of the ,government of ,iran by surveilling ,jewish student facilities1 including the ,hillel ,center and ,rohr ,chabad ,center at the ,university of ,chicago1 in addition to surveilling and collecting identifying information about ,united ,states citizens and nationals who are critical of the ,iranian regime4 7#aa7 ,in #bjai1 #b ,iranian intelligence officers at the ,iranian consulate in ,turkey allegedly orchestrated the assassination of ,iranian dissident journalist ,masoud ,molavi ,vardanjani1 who was shot while walking with a friend in ,istanbul4 ,unbeknownst to ,mr4 ,molavi1 his friend was in fact an undercover ,iranian agent and the leader of the killing squad1 according to a ,turkish police report4 7#ab7 ,in #bjai1 around #a1ejj people were allegedly killed amid a less than #b week crackdown by security forces on anti-government protests across ,iran1 including at least an alleged #bc children and #djj women4 7#ac7 ,in #bjai1 ,iranian operatives allegedly lured ,paris-based ,iranian journalist ,ruhollah ,zam to ,iraq1 where he was abducted1 and hanged in ,iran for sedition4 7#ad7 ,in #bjai1 a ,kurdistan regional court convicted an ,iranian female for trying to lure ,voice of ,america reporter ,ali ,javanmardi to a hotel room in ,irbil1 as part of a foiled ,iranian intelligence plot to kidnap and extradite ,mr4 ,javanmardi1 a critic of the ,government of ,iran4 7#ae7 ,in #bjai1 ,federal ,bureau of ,investigation agents visited the rural ,connecticut home of ,iran-born ,united ,states author and poet ,roya ,hakakian to warn her that she was the target of an assassination plot orchestrated by the ,government of ,iran4 7#af7 ,in #bjai1 the ,government of ,denmark accused the ,government of ,iran of directing the assassination of ,iranian ,arab activist ,ahmad ,mola ,nissi1 in ,the ,hague1 and the assassination of another opposition figure1 ,reza ,kolahi ,samadi1 who was murdered near ,amsterdam in #bjae4 7#ag7 ,in #bjah1 ,german security forces searched for #aj alleged spies who were working for ,iran's al-,quds ,force to collect information on targets related to the local ,jewish community1 including kindergartens4 7#ah7 ,in #bjag1 ,germany convicted a ,pakistani man for working as an ,iranian agent to spy on targets including a former ,german lawmaker and a ,french-,israeli economics professor4 7#ai7 ,in #bjab1 an ,iranian ,american pleaded guilty to conspiring with members of the ,iranian military to bomb a popular ,washington1 ,,dc1 restaurant with the aim of assassinating the ambassador of ,saudi ,arabia to the ,united ,states4 7#bj7 ,in #aiif1 agents of the ,government of ,iran allegedly assassinated #e ,iranian dissident exiles across ,turkey1 ,pakistan1 and ,baghdad1 over a #e-month period that year4 7#ba7 ,in #aiib1 the ,foreign and ,commonwealth ,office of the ,united ,kingdom expelled #b ,iranians employed at the ,iranian ,embassy in ,london and a third ,iranian on a student visa amid allegations they were plotting to kill ,indian-born ,british ,american novelist ,salman ,rushdie1 pursuant to the fatwa issued by then supreme leader of ,iran1 ,ayatollah ,ruhollah ,khomeini4 7#bb7 ,in #aiib1 #d ,iranian ,kurdish dissidents were assassinated at a restaurant in ,berlin1 ,germany1 allegedly by ,iranian agents4 7#bc7 ,in #aiib1 singer1 actor1 poet1 and gay ,iranian dissident ,fereydoun ,farrokhzad was found dead with multiple stab wounds in his apartment in ,germany4 ,his death is allegedly the work of ,iran-directed agents4 7#bd7 ,in #aihj1 ,ali ,akbar ,tabatabaei1 a leading critic of ,iran and then president of the ,iran ,freedom ,foundation1 was murdered in front of his ,bethesda1 ,maryland1 home by an assassin disguised as a postal courier4 ,the ,federal ,bureau of ,investigation had identified the mailman as ,dawud ,salahuddin1 born ,david ,theodore ,belfield4 ,mr4 ,salahuddin was working as a security guard at an ,iranian interest office in ,washington1 ,,dc1 when he claims he accepted the assignment and payment of #e1jjj from the ,government of ,iran to kill ,mr4 ,tabatabaei4 7#be7 ,other exiled ,iranian dissidents alleged to have been victims of the ,government of ,iran's murderous extraterritorial campaign include ,shahriar ,shafiq1 ,shapour ,bakhtiar1 and ,gholam ,ali ,oveissi4 7#bf7 ,iranian ,americans face an ongoing campaign of intimidation both in the virtual and physical world by agents and affiliates of the ,government of ,iran1 which aims to stifle freedom of expression and eliminate the threat ,iranian authorities believe democracy1 justice1 and gender equality pose to their rule4 #c4 ,definitions ,in this ,act3 7#a7 ,admission2 admitted2 alien ,the terms admission1 admitted1 and alien have the meanings given those terms in section #aja of the ,immigration and ,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #aaja74 7#b7 ,appropriate congressional committees ,the term appropriate congressional committees means-- 7,a7 the ,committee on ,banking1 ,housing1 and ,urban ,affairs and the ,committee on ,foreign ,relations of the ,senate2 and 7,b7 the ,committee on ,financial ,services and the ,committee on ,foreign ,affairs of the ,house of ,representatives4 7#c7 ,correspondent account2 payable-through account ,the terms correspondent account and payable-through account have the meanings given those terms in section #ecah;,a of title #ca1 ,united ,states ,code4 7#d7 ,foreign financial institution ,the term foreign financial institution has the meaning of that term as determined by the ,secretary of the ,treasury pursuant to section #ajd7;i7 of the ,comprehensive ,iran ,sanctions1 ,accountability1 and ,divestment ,act of #bjaj 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #heac7;i774 7#e7 ,foreign person ,the term foreign person means any individual or entity that is not a ,united ,states person4 7#f7 ,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 any jurisdiction within the ,united ,states1 including a foreign branch of such an entity4 #d4 ,report and imposition of sanctions with respect to persons who are responsible for or complicit in abuses toward dissidents on behalf of the ,government of ,iran 7a7 ,report required 7#a7 ,in general ,not later than #de days after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary of ,state1 in consultation with the ,secretary of the ,treasury1 the ,director of ,national ,intelligence1 and the ,attorney ,general1 shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report that-- 7,a7 includes a detailed description and assessment of-- 7i7 the state of human rights and the rule of law inside ,iran1 including the rights and well-being of women1 religious and ethnic minorities1 and the ,,lgbtq community in ,iran2 7ii7 actions taken by the ,government of ,iran during the year preceding submission of the report to target and silence dissidents both inside and outside of ,iran who advocate for human rights inside ,iran2 7iii7 the methods used by the ,government of ,iran to target and silence dissidents both inside and outside of ,iran2 and 7iv7 the means through which the ,government of ,iran finances efforts to target and silence dissidents both inside and outside of ,iran2 7,b7 identifies foreign persons working as part of the ,government of ,iran or acting on behalf of that ,government 7including members of paramilitary organizations such as ,ansar-e-,hezbollah and ,basij-e ,mostaz'afin71 that the ,secretary of ,state determines1 based on credible evidence1 are knowingly responsible for1 complicit in or involved in ordering1 conspiring1 planning or implementing the surveillance1 harassment1 kidnapping1 illegal extradition1 imprisonment1 torture1 killing1 or assassination of citizens of ,iran 7including citizens of ,iran of dual nationality7 or citizens of the ,united ,states inside or outside ,iran who seek-- 7i7 to expose illegal or corrupt activity carried out by officials of the ,government of ,iran2 7ii7 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 elections1 in ,iran2 or 7iii7 to obtain1 exercise1 defend1 or promote the rights and well-being of women1 religious and ethnic minorities1 and the ,,lgbtq community in ,iran2 and 7,c7 includes1 for each foreign person identified subparagraph 7,b71 a clear explanation for why the foreign person was so identified4 7#b7 ,updates of report ,the report required by paragraph 7#a7 shall be updated1 and the updated version submitted to the appropriate congressional committees1 during the #aj-year period following the date of the enactment of this ,act-- 7,a7 not less frequently than annually2 and 7,b7 with respect to matters relating to the identification of foreign persons under paragraph 7#a77;,b71 on an ongoing basis as new information becomes available4 7#c7 ,form of report 7,a7 ,in general ,each report required by paragraph 7#a7 and each update required by paragraph 7#b7 shall be submitted in unclassified form but may include a classified annex4 7,b7 ,public availability ,the ,secretary of ,state shall post the unclassified portion of each report required by paragraph 7#a7 and each update required by paragraph 7#b7 on a publicly available internet website of the ,department of ,state4 7b7 ,imposition of sanctions ,in the case of a foreign person identified under paragraph 7#a77;,b7 of subsection 7a7 in the most recent report or update submitted under that subsection1 the ,president shall-- 7#a7 if the foreign person meets the criteria for the imposition of sanctions under subsection 7a7 of section #abfc of the ,global ,magnitsky ,human ,rights ,accountability ,act 7subtitle ,f of title ,,xii of ,public ,law #aad-cbh2 #bb ,u4,s4,c4 #bfef note71 impose sanctions under subsection 7b7 of that section2 and 7#b7 if the foreign person does not meet such criteria1 impose the sanctions described in subsection 7c74 7c7 ,sanctions described ,the sanctions to be imposed under this subsection with respect to a foreign person are the following3 7#a7 ,blocking of property ,the ,president shall exercise all powers granted to the ,president by the ,international ,emergency ,economic ,powers ,act 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #agja et seq47 to the extent necessary to block and prohibit all transactions in all property and interests in property of the person 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 ,ineligibility for visas1 admission1 or parole 7,a7 ,in general 7i7 ,visas1 admission1 or parole ,an alien described in subsection 7a77#a77;,b7 is-- 7,i7 inadmissible to the ,united ,states2 7,,ii7 ineligible to receive a visa or other documentation to enter the ,united ,states2 and 7,,iii7 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 7ii7 ,current visas revoked 7,i7 ,in general ,the visa or other entry documentation of an alien described in subsection 7a77#a77;,b7 shall be revoked1 regardless of when such visa or other entry documentation is or was issued4 7,,ii7 ,immediate effect ,a revocation under subclause 7,i7 shall-- 7aa7 take effect immediately2 and 7bb7 automatically cancel any other valid visa or entry documentation that is in the alien's possession4 7d7 ,termination of sanctions ,the ,president may terminate the application of sanctions under this section with respect to a person if the ,president determines and reports to the appropriate congressional committees1 not later than #ae days before the termination of the sanctions that-- 7#a7 credible information exists that the person did not engage in the activity for which sanctions were imposed2 7#b7 the person has been prosecuted appropriately for the activity for which sanctions were imposed2 or 7#c7 the person has-- 7,a7 credibly demonstrated a significant change in behavior2 7,b7 has paid an appropriate consequence for the activity for which sanctions were imposed2 and 7,c7 has credibly committed to not engage in an activity described in subsection 7a7 in the future4 #e4 ,report and imposition of sanctions with respect to foreign financial institutions conducting significant transactions with persons responsible for or complicit in abuses toward dissidents on behalf of the ,government of ,iran 7a7 ,report required 7#a7 ,in general ,not earlier than #cj days and not later than #fj days after the ,secretary of ,state submits to the appropriate congressional committees a report required by section #d7;a71 the ,secretary of the ,treasury1 in consultation with the ,secretary of ,state1 shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report that identifies any foreign financial institution that knowingly conducts a significant transaction with a foreign person identified in the report submitted under section #d7;a74 7#b7 ,form of report 7,a7 ,in general ,each report required by paragraph 7#a7 shall be submitted in unclassified form but may include a classified annex4 7,b7 ,public availability ,the ,secretary of the ,treasury shall post the unclassified portion of each report required by paragraph 7#a7 on a publicly available internet website of the ,department of the ,treasury4 7b7 ,imposition of sanctions ,the ,secretary of the ,treasury may prohibit the opening1 or prohibit or impose strict conditions on the maintaining1 in the ,united ,states of a correspondent account or a payable-through account by a foreign financial institution identified under subsection 7a77#a74 #f4 ,exceptions2 waivers2 implementation 7a7 ,exceptions 7#a7 ,exception for intelligence1 law enforcement1 and national security activities ,sanctions under sections #d and #e shall not apply to any authorized intelligence1 law enforcement1 or national security activities of the ,united ,states4 7#b7 ,exception to comply with united nations headquarters agreement ,sanctions under section #d7;c77#b7 shall not apply with respect to the admission of an alien to the ,united ,states if the admission of the alien 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 the ,convention on ,consular ,relations1 done at ,vienna ,april #bd1 #aifc1 and entered into force ,march #ai1 #aifg1 or other applicable international obligations4 7b7 ,national security waiver ,the ,president may waive the application of sanctions under section #d with respect to a person if the ,president-- 7#a7 determines that the waiver is in the national security interests of the ,united ,states2 and 7#b7 submits to the appropriate congressional committees a report on the waiver and the reasons for the waiver4 7c7 ,implementation2 penalties 7#a7 ,implementation ,the ,president may exercise all authorities provided to the ,president 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 7#b7 ,penalties ,a person that violates1 attempts to violate1 conspires to violate1 or causes a violation of section #d7;b77#a7 or #e7;b7 or any regulation1 license1 or order issued to carry out either such section 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 ,exception relating to importation of goods 7a7 ,in general ,notwithstanding any other provision of this ,act1 the authorities and requirements to impose sanctions under this ,act shall not include the authority or a requirement to impose sanctions on the importation of goods4 7b7 ,good defined ,in this section1 the term good means any article1 natural or manmade substance1 material1 supply or manufactured product1 including inspection and test equipment1 and excluding technical data4