#aah? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 ,r4 
#ehi  ,,an ,,act  ,to impose sanctions  
on ! ,supreme ,lead] ( ,iran & !        
,presid5t ( ,iran & _! respective (fices
 = human rights abuses & support =      
t]rorism4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,mahsa ,am9i ,human rights 
& ,security ,acc\ntability ,act or !    
,,mahsa ,act4  #b4 ,imposition (        
sanctions on ,iran's ,supreme ,lead]'s  
,(fice1 its appo9tees1 & any affiliat$  
p]sons  7a7 ,f9d+s ,congress f9ds !     
foll[+3  7#a7 ,! ,supreme ,lead] is an  
in/itution ( ! ,islamic ,republic (     
,iran4  7#b7 ,! ,supreme ,lead] holds   
ultimate au?ority ov] ,iran's judici>y &
 security app>atus1 includ+ ! ,m9i/ry ( 
,intellig5ce & ,security1 law en=cem5t  
=ces "u ! ,int]ior ,m9i/ry1 ! ,islamic  
,revolution>y ,gu>d ,corps 7,,irgc71 & !
 ,basij1 a nationwide volunte]          
p>amilit>y gr\p subord9ate to ! ,,irgc1 
all ( :i* h engag$ 9 human rights abuses
 9 ,iran4 ,additionally ! ,,irgc1 a     
,unit$ ,/ates designat$ ,=eign ,t]rori/ 

,organization1 :i* reports to ! ,supreme
 ,lead]1 cont9ues to p]petrate t]rorism 
ar\nd ! globe1 includ+ attempts to kill 
& kidnap ,am]ican citiz5s on ,unit$     
,/ates soil4  7#c7 ,! ,supreme ,lead]   
appo9ts ! head ( ,iran's judici>y4      
,int]national obs]v]s cont9ue to        
criticize ! lack ( indep5d5ce ( ,iran's 
judicial sy/em & ma9ta9$ t trials       
disreg>d$ int]national /&>ds ( fairness4
  7#d7 ,! revolution>y c\rts1 creat$ by 
,iran's =m] ,supreme ,lead] ,ruhollah   
,khome9i1 )9 ,iran's judici>y1 are      
*iefly responsible = he>+ cases (       
political (f5ses1 op]ate 9 p>allel to   
,iran's crim9al ju/ice sy/em & r\t9ely  
hold grossly unfair trials )\t due      
process1 h&+ d[n pr$et]m9$ v]dicts &    
rubb]/amp+ executions = political       
purpose4  7#e7 ,! ,iranian security &   
law en=cem5t =ces engage 9 s]i\s human  
rights abuse at ! behe/ ( ! ,supreme    
,lead]4  7#f7 ,iran's ,presid5t1        
,ebrahim ,raisi1 sits at ! helm ( ! mo/ 
sanction$ cab9et 9 ,iranian hi/ory :i*  

includes int]nationally sanction$ rights
 violators4 ,raisi has support$ ! rec5t 
crackd[n on prote/ors & is a rights     
violator himself1 hav+ s]v$ on a dea?   
commission 9 #aihh t l$ to ! execution (
 sev]al ?\s& political prison]s 9 ,iran4
 ,he mo/ rec5tly s]v$ z ! head ( ,iran's
 judici>y1 a position appo9t$ by ,iran's
 curr5t ,supreme ,lead] ,ali ,kham5ei1 &
 may likely be a pot5tial c&idate to    
replace ,kham5ei z ,iran's next ,supreme
 ,lead]4  7#g7 ,on ,septemb] #af1 #bjbb1
 a #bb-ye>-old woman1 ,mahsa ,am9i1 di$ 
9 ! det5tion ( ! ,morality ,police aft] 
be+ beat5 & deta9$ = alleg$ly           
transgress+ discrim9atory dress codes = 
wom54 ,?is tragic incid5t trigg]$       
widespread1 pro-wom5's rights1          
pro-democracy prote/s across all (      
,iran's #ca prov9ces1 call+ = ! end to  
,iran's !ocratic regime4  7#h7 ,9 !     
c\rse ( ! prote/s1 ! ,iranian security  
=ces' viol5t crackd[n includes mass     
arre/s1 well docum5t$ beat+ ( prote/ors1
 ?rottl+ ( ! int]net &                  

telecommunications s]vices1 & %oot+     
prote/ors ) live ammunition4 ,iranian   
security =ces h report$ly kill$ hundr$s 
( prote/ors & o!r civilians1 includ+    
wom5 & *ildr51 & w\nd$ _m m4  7#i7      
,iran's ,supreme ,lead] is ! lead] ( !  
,axis ( ,resi/ance1 :i* is a network (  
,tehran's t]ror proxy & p>tn] militias  
mat]ially support$ by ! ,islamic        
,revolution>y ,gu>d ,corps t t>gets !   
,unit$ ,/ates z well z its allies &     
p>tn]s4  7b7 ,s5se ( ,congress ,x is !  
s5se ( ,congress t--  7#a7 ! ,unit$     
,/ates %all /& ) & support ! p ( ,iran 9
 _! dem& = fundam5tal human rights2     
7#b7 ! ,unit$ ,/ates %all cont9ue to    
hold ! ,islamic ,republic ( ,iran1      
p>ticul>ly ! ,supreme ,lead] &          
,presid5t1 acc\ntable = abuses ( human  
rights1 corruption1 & export ( t]rorism2
 &  7#c7 ,iran mu/ imm$iately end its   
gross violations ( int]nationally       
recogniz$ human rights4  7c7 ,9 g5]al   
7#a7 ,det]m9ation & report requir$ ,n   
lat] ?an #ij days aft] ! date ( !       

enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 & annually !reaft]1
 ! ,presid5t %all--  7,a7 det]m9e :e!r  
ea* =eign p]son describ$ 9 subsection   
7d7 meets ! crit]ia = imposition (      
sanctions "u "o or m ( ! sanctions      
programs & au?orities li/$ 9 p>agraph   
7#b72  7,b7 impose applicable sanctions 
aga9/ any =eign p]son det]m9$ to meet ! 
crit]ia = imposition ( sanctions        
pursuant to subp>agraph 7,a7 "u !       
sanctions programs & au?orities li/$ 9  
subp>agraph 7,a7 or 7,f7 ( subsection   
7c77#b7 & pursue applicable sanctions   
aga9/ any =eign p]son det]m9$ to meet ! 
crit]ia = imposition ( sanctions        
pursuant to subp>agraph 7,a7 "u !       
sanctions programs & au?orities li/$ 9  
subp>agraph 7,b71 7,c71 7,d71 or 7,e7 ( 
subsection 7c77#b72 &  7,c7 submit to ! 
appropriate congressional committees a  
report 9 unclassifi$ =m1 ) a classifi$  
annex provid$ sep>ately if ne$$1        
conta9+-- 7i7 a li/ ( all =eign p]sons  
describ$ 9 subsection 7d7 t meet !      
crit]ia = imposition ( sanctions "u "o  

or m ( ! sanctions programs & au?orities
 li/$ 9 p>agraph 7#b72 &  7ii7 = ea*    
=eign p]son id5tifi$ pursuant to clause 
7i7-- 7,i7 a li/ ( ea* sanctions program
 or au?ority li/$ 9 p>agraph 7#b7 = :i* 
! p]son meets ! crit]ia = imposition (  
sanctions2  7,,ii7 a /atem5t :i*1 if    
any1 ( ! sanctions au?oriz$ by any ( !  
sanctions programs & au?orities id5tifi$
 pursuant to subclause 7,i7 h be5 impos$
 or w be impos$ )9 #cj days ( !         
submission ( ! report2 &  7,,iii7 )     
respect to :i* any ( ! sanctions        
au?oriz$ by any ( ! sanctions programs &
 au?orities id5tifi$ pursuant to        
subclause 7,i7 h n be5 impos$ & w n be  
impos$ )9 #cj days ( ! submission ( !   
report1 ! specific au?ority "u :i*      
o!rwise applicable sanctions are be+    
waiv$1 h o!rwise be5 det]m9$ n to apply1
 or are n be+ impos$ & a complete       
ju/ification ( ! decision to waive or   
o!rwise n apply ! sanctions au?oriz$ by 
su* sanctions programs & au?orities4    
7#b7 ,sanctions li/$ ,! sanctions li/$ 9

 ?is p>agraph are ! foll[+3 7,a7        
,sanctions describ$ 9 section #aje7;c7 (
 ! ,compreh5sive ,iran ,sanctions1      
,acc\ntability1 & ,dive/m5t ,act ( #bjaj
 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #head7;c774  7,b7       
,sanctions applicable ) respect to a    
p]son pursuant to ,executive ,ord]      
#aceec 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #agja note2 relat+
 to block+ prop]ty ( c]ta9 p]sons )     
respect to s]i\s human rights abuses by 
! ,gov]nm5t ( ,iran74  7,c7 ,sanctions  
applicable ) respect to a p]son pursuant
 to ,executive ,ord] #acbbd 7#ej        
,u4,s4,c4 #agja note2 relat+ to block+  
prop]ty & prohibit+ transactions )      
p]sons :o commit1 ?reat5 to commit1 or  
support t]rorism74  7,d7 ,sanctions     
applicable ) respect to a p]son pursuant
 to ,executive ,ord] #achah 7relat+ to  
block+ ! prop]ty ( p]sons involv$ 9     
s]i\s human rights abuse or corruption74
  7,e7 ,sanctions applicable ) respect  
to a p]son pursuant to ,executive ,ord] 
#achgf 7relat+ to impos+ sanctions )    
respect to ,iran74  7,f7 ,p5alties &    

visa bans applicable ) respect to a     
p]son pursuant to section #gjca7;c7 ( ! 
,dep>tm5t ( ,/ate1 ,=eign ,op]ations1 & 
,relat$ ,programs ,appropriations ,act1 
#bjba4  7#c7 ,=m ( det]m9ation ,!       
det]m9ation requir$ by p>agraph 7#a7    
%all be provid$ 9 an unclassifi$ =m b   
may conta9 a classifi$ annex provid$    
sep>ately conta9+ additional contextual 
in=mation p]ta9+ to ju/ification = !    
issuance ( any waiv] issu$1 z describ$ 9
 p>agraph 7#a77;,c77ii74 ,! unclassifi$ 
portion ( su* det]m9ation %all be made  
available on a publicly available       
int]net website ( ! ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t4   
7d7 ,=eign p]sons describ$ ,! =eign     
p]sons describ$ 9 ?is subsection are !  
foll[+3 7#a7 ,! ,supreme ,lead] ( ,iran 
& any (ficial 9 ! ,(fice ( ! ,supreme   
,lead] ( ,iran4  7#b7 ,! ,presid5t (    
,iran & any (ficial 9 ! ,(fice ( !      
,presid5t ( ,iran or ! ,presid5t's      
cab9et1 includ+ cab9et m9i/]s &         
executive vice presid5ts4  7#c7 ,any    
entity1 includ+ f\ndations & economic   

conglom]ates1 ov]se5 by ! ,(fice ( !    
,supreme ,lead] ( ,iran :i* is complicit
 9 f9anc+ or res\rc+ ( human rights     
abuses or support = t]rorism4  7#d7 ,any
 (ficial ( any entity own$ or controll$ 
by ! ,supreme ,lead] ( ,iran or ! ,(fice
 ( ! ,supreme ,lead] ( ,iran4  7#e7 ,any
 p]son det]m9$ by ! ,presid5t--  7,a7 to
 be a p]son appo9t$ by ! ,supreme ,lead]
 ( ,iran1 ! ,(fice ( ! ,supreme ,lead] (
 ,iran1 ! ,presid5t ( ,iran1 or ! ,(fice
 ( ! ,presid5t ( ,iran to a position z a
 /ate (ficial ( ,iran1 or z ! head ( any
 entity locat$ 9 ,iran or any entity    
locat$ outside ( ,iran t is own$ or     
controll$ by "o or m entities 9 ,iran2  
7,b7 to h mat]ially assi/$1 sponsor$1 or
 provid$ f9ancial1 mat]ial1 or          
te*nological support =1 or goods or     
s]vices to or 9 support ( any p]son ^:  
prop]ty & int]e/s 9 prop]ty are block$  
pursuant to any sanctions program or    
au?ority li/$ 9 subsection 7c77#b72     
7,c7 to be own$ or controll$ by1 or to h
 act$ or purport$ to act = or on behalf 

(1 directly or indirectly any p]son ^:  
prop]ty & int]e/s 9 prop]ty are block$  
pursuant to any sanctions program or    
au?ority li/$ 9 subsection 7c77#b72 or  
7,d7 to be a memb] ( ! bo>d ( directors 
or a s5ior executive (fic] ( any p]son  
^: prop]ty & int]e/s 9 prop]ty are      
block$ pursuant to any sanctions program
 or au?ority li/$ 9 subsection 7c77#b74 
7e7 ,congressional ov]sight  7#a7 ,9    
g5]al ,n lat] ?an #fj days aft] receiv+ 
a reque/ f ! *airman & rank+ memb] ( "o 
( ! appropriate congressional committees
 ) respect to :e!r a =eign p]son meets !
 crit]ia ( a p]son describ$ 9 subsection
 7d77#e71 ! ,presid5t %all-- 7,a7       
det]m9e if ! p]son meets su* crit]ia2 & 
7,b7 submit an unclassifi$ report1 ) a  
classifi$ annex provid$ sep>ately if    
ne$$1 to su* *airman & rank+ memb] )    
respect to su* det]m9ation t includes a 
/atem5t ( :e!r or n ! ,presid5t impos$  
or int5ds to impose sanctions ) respect 
to ! p]son pursuant to any sanctions    
program or au?ority li/$ 9 subsection   

7c77#b74  7#b7 ,appropriate             
congressional committees def9$ ,9 ?is   
subsection1 ! t]m appropriate           
congressional committees means--  7,a7 !
 ,committee on ,=eign ,affairs ( ! ,h\se
 ( ,repres5tatives2 &  7,b7 ! ,committee
 on ,=eign ,relations ( ! ,s5ate4  #c4  
,sev]ability ,if any provision ( ?is    
,act1 or ! application ( su* provision  
to any p]son or circum/ance1 is f\nd to 
be uncon/itutional1 ! rema9d] ( ?is     
,act1 or ! application ( t provision to 
o!r p]sons or circum/ances1 %all n be   
affect$4  ,pass$ ! ,h\se (              
,repres5tatives ,septemb] #ab1          
#bjbc4;,cl]k4