,,ii  #aahth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #ahbi  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,june #f1      
#bjbc,mr4 ,rubio 7for himself1 ,ms4     
,hassan1 and ,ms4 ,rosen7 introduced the
 following bill2 which was read twice   
and referred to the ,committee on       
,foreign ,relations  ,a ,,bill  ,to     
impose sanctions with respect to persons
 engaged in the import of petroleum from
 the ,islamic ,republic of ,iran1 and   
for other purposes4  #a4 ,short title   
,this ,act may be cited as the ,stop    
,harboring ,iranian ,petroleum ,act of  
#bjbc4  #b4 ,definitions ,in this ,act3 
7#a7 ,alien ,the term alien has the     
meaning given that term in section      
#aja7;a7 of the ,immigration and        
,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4         
#aaja7;a774  7#b7 ,appropriate          
congressional committees ,the term      
appropriate congressional committees    
means-- 7,a7 the ,committee on ,foreign 
,relations and the ,committee on        
,banking1 ,housing1 and ,urban ,affairs 

of the ,senate2 and  7,b7 the ,committee
 on ,foreign ,affairs and the ,committee
 on ,financial ,services of the ,house  
of ,representatives4  7#c7 ,family      
member ,the term family member means1   
with respect to an individual1 a spouse1
 child1 parent1 sibling1 grandchild1 or 
grandparent of the individual4  7#d7    
,foreign person ,the term foreign person
 means an individual or entity that is  
not a ,united ,states person4  7#e7     
,foreign port ,the term foreign port    
means any harbor1 marine terminal1 or   
other shore side facility outside of the
 ,united ,states used principally for   
the movement of goods on the water4     
7#f7 ,knowingly ,the term knowingly1    
with respect to conduct1 a circumstance1
 or a result1 means that a person has   
actual knowledge1 or should have known1 
of the conduct1 the circumstance1 or the
 result4  7#g7 ,material support ,the   
term material support has the meaning   
given the term material support or      
resources in section #bcci;,a of title  

#ah1 ,united ,states ,code4  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 any jurisdiction within the  
,united ,states1 including a foreign    
branch of such an entity4  7#i7 ,vessel 
,the term vessel means any watercraft or
 aircraft capable of being used as a    
means of transportation on1 under1 or   
over water4  #c4 ,statement of policy   
,it is the policy of the ,united        
,states-- 7#a7 to deny the ,islamic     
,republic of ,iran the ability to engage
 in destabilizing activities1 support   
international terrorism1 fund the       
development and acquisition of weapons  
of mass destruction and the means to    
deliver such weapons by limiting export 
of petroleum and petroleum products by  
the ,islamic ,republic of ,iran2  7#b7  
to deny the ,islamic ,republic of ,iran 

funds to oppress and commit human rights
 violations against the ,iranian people 
who are assembling peacefully to redress
 the ,iranian regime2  7#c7 to sanction 
entities that violate the laws of the   
,united ,states by providing support to 
the ,iranian energy sector2 and  7#d7   
that the actions of the ,islamic        
,republic of ,iran to finance and       
facilitate the participation of foreign 
terrorist organizations in ongoing      
conflicts and illicit activities is     
detrimental to the national security    
interests of the ,united ,states4  #d4  
,sanctions with respect to foreign      
persons that engage in certain          
transactions  7a7 ,imposition of        
sanctions  7#a7 ,in general ,on and     
after the date that is #ij days after   
the date of the enactment of this ,act1 
the ,president shall impose the         
sanctions described in subsection 7b7   
with respect to a foreign person that   
the ,president determines knowingly     
engaged1 on or after such date of       

enactment1 in an activity described in  
paragraph 7#b74  7#b7 ,activities       
described ,a foreign person engages in  
an activity described in this paragraph 
if the foreign person-- 7,a7 owns or    
operates a foreign port that1 on or     
after the date of the enactment of this 
,act1 permitted to dock at such foreign 
port a vessel-- 7i7 that is included 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 transporting ,iranian     
crude oil2 or  7ii7 of which the        
operator or owner of such vessel        
otherwise knowingly engages in a        
significant transaction to transport1   
offload1 or deal in condensate1 refined1
 or unrefined petroleum products1 or    
other petrochemical products originating
 from the ,islamic ,republic of ,iran2  
7,b7 owns or operates a vessel that     
conducts a sea-to-sea transfer involving
 a significant transaction of any       

petroleum product originating from the  
,islamic ,republic of ,iran2  7,c7 owns 
or operates a refinery that engages in a
 significant transaction to process1    
refine1 or otherwise deal in any        
petroleum product originating from the  
,islamic ,republic of ,iran2  7,d7 is a 
family member of a foreign person       
described in subparagraph 7,a71 7,b71 or
 7,c72  7,e7 is owned or controlled by a
 foreign person described in            
subparagraph 7,a71 7,b71 7,c71 or 7,d72 
or  7,f7 engages in a significant       
transaction with1 or provides material  
support to1 a foreign person described  
in subparagraph 7,a71 7,b71 7,c71 7,d71 
or 7,e74  7b7 ,sanctions described ,the 
sanctions described in this subsection  
are the following3 7#a7 ,sanctions on   
foreign vessels ,subject to such        
regulations as the ,president may       
prescribe1 the ,president may prohibit a
 vessel described in subsection         
7a77#b77;,a7 or 7a77#b77;,b7 from       
landing at any port in the ,united      

,states-- 7,a7 with respect to a vessel 
described in subsection 7a77#b77;,a71   
for a period of not more than #b years  
beginning on the date on which the      
,president imposes sanctions with       
respect to a related foreign port       
described in subsection 7a77#b77;,a72   
and  7,b7 with respect to a vessel      
described in subsection 7a77#b77;,b71   
for a period of not more than #b years4 
7#b7 ,property blocking ,the ,president 
shall exercise all of the powers granted
 to the ,president under 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        
property and interests in property of   
the foreign 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#c7 ,ineligibility for
 visas1 admission1 or parole  7,a7      

,visas1 admission1 or parole ,in the    
case of an alien1 the alien 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 visa or   
other entry documentation of an alien   
described in subparagraph 7,a7 shall be 
revoked1 regardless of when such visa or
 other entry documentation was issued4  
7ii7 ,immediate effect ,a revocation    
under clause 7i7 shall-- 7,i7 take      
effect immediately2  7,,ii7             
automatically cancel any other valid    
visa or entry documentation that is in  
the alien's possession2 and  7,,iii7 be 
implemented in accordance with section  
#bba7;i7 of the ,immigration and        
,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4         

#abja7;i774  7#d7 ,implementation2      
penalties  7,a7 ,implementation ,the    
,president-- 7i7 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 section2 and  7ii7 not later than  
#ahj days after the date of the         
enactment of this ,act1 shall prescribe 
such regulations as necessary to carry  
out this ,act4  7,b7 ,notification to   
,congress ,not later than #aj days      
before the effective date of any        
regulation prescribed under subparagraph
 7,a77ii71 the ,president shall brief   
the appropriate congressional committees
 on the proposed regulations and the    
provisions of this ,act relating to such
 regulations4  7,c7 ,penalties ,a person
 that violates1 attempts to violate1    
conspires to violate1 or causes a       
violation of this section or any        
regulation1 license1 or order issued to 
carry out this 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  7c7 
,exceptions  7#a7 ,exception relating to
 importation of goods  7,a7 ,in general 
,a requirement to block and prohibit all
 transactions in all property and       
interests in property under this section
 shall not include the authority or a   
requirement to impose sanctions on the  
importation of goods4  7,b7 ,good ,in   
this paragraph1 the term good means any 
article1 natural or manmade substance1  
material1 supply or manufactured        
product1 including inspection and test  
equipment1 and excluding technical data4
  7#b7 ,exception to comply with ,united
 ,nations headquarters agreement and law
 enforcement activities ,sanctions under
 subsection 7b77#c7 shall not apply with
 respect to an alien if admitting or    

paroling 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 obligations of the ,united
 ,states4  7#c7 ,exception to comply    
with intelligence1 law enforcement1 and 
other national security activities      
,sanctions under subsection 7b7 shall   
not apply with respect to a foreign     
person if such foreign person is a      
subject or target of1 or otherwise      
involved in1 an intelligence1 law       
enforcement1 or national security       
activity of the ,united ,states1 as     
determined by the ,president4  7d7      
,waivers  7#a7 ,in general ,the         
,president may waive the application of 
sanctions under this section with       
respect to a foreign person for a period

 not to exceed #ahj days if the         
,president-- 7,a7 determines that such a
 waiver is vital to the national        
interests of the ,united ,states2 and   
7,b7 not less than #ae days before the  
granting of the waiver1 submits to the  
appropriate congressional committees a  
notice of and justification for the     
waiver4  7#b7 ,special rule  7,a7 ,in   
general ,the ,president may waive the   
application of sanctions under this     
section with respect to a foreign person
 if the ,president certifies in writing 
to the appropriate congressional        
committees that-- 7i7 the foreign       
person-- 7,i7 has ceased engaging in    
activities described in subsection 7b72 
or  7,,ii7 has taken and is continuing  
to take significant verifiable steps    
toward ceasing such activities2 and     
7ii7 the ,president has received        
reliable assurances from the government 
of the foreign country that such foreign
 person will not resume engaging in any 
activity described in subsection 7b74   

7,b7 ,sunset ,the authority to grant a  
waiver under this paragraph shall       
terminate on the date that is #e years  
after the date of the enactment of this 
,act4  #e4 ,report on petroleum and     
petroleum product exports from ,iran    
7a7 ,in general ,not later than #abj    
days after the date of the enactment of 
this ,act1 the ,administrator of the    
,energy ,information ,administration    
shall submit to the appropriate         
congressional committees a report on the
 increase exports of petroleum and      
petroleum products by the ,islamic      
,republic of ,iran4  7b7 ,contents ,the 
report required by subsection 7a7 shall 
include the following3 7#a7 ,an analysis
 of the export and sale of petroleum and
 petroleum products by the ,islamic     
,republic of ,iran since #bjah1         
including-- 7,a7 an estimate of the     
annual revenue of the export and sale of
 petroleum by the ,islamic ,republic of 
,iran1 disaggregated by year2  7,b7 an  
estimate of the annual revenue of the   

export and sale of petroleum to the     
,people's ,republic of ,china by the    
,islamic ,republic of ,iran1            
disaggregated by year2  7,c7 the number 
of petroleum and crude oil barrels      
annually exported by the ,islamic       
,republic of ,iran1 disaggregated by    
year2  7,d7 the number of petroleum and 
crude oil barrels annually exported to  
the ,people's ,republic of ,china by the
 ,islamic ,republic of ,iran1           
disaggregated by year2  7,e7 the number 
of petroleum and crude oil barrels      
annually exported to countries other    
than the ,people's ,republic of ,china  
by the ,islamic ,republic of ,iran1     
disaggregated by year2  7,f7 the average
 price per petroleum and crude oil      
barrel annually exported by the ,islamic
 ,republic of ,iran1 disaggregated by   
year2 and  7,g7 the average price per   
petroleum and crude oil barrel annually 
exported to the ,people's ,republic of  
,china by the ,islamic ,republic of     
,iran1 disaggregated by year4  7#b7 ,an 

analysis of the labeling practices of   
the ,islamic ,republic of ,iran with    
respect to exported petroleum and       
petroleum products4  7#c7 ,a description
 of persons involved in the export and  
sale of petroleum and petroleum products
 from the ,islamic ,republic of ,iran4  
7#d7 ,a description of vessels involved 
in the export and sale of petroleum and 
petroleum products from the ,islamic    
,republic of ,iran4  7#e7 ,a description
 of foreign ports involved in the export
 and sale of petroleum and petroleum    
products from the ,islamic ,republic of 
,iran4  7c7 ,form ,the report required  
by subsection 7a7 shall be submitted in 
unclassified form but may include a     
classified annex4  7d7 ,publication ,the
 unclassified portion of the report     
required by subsection 7a7 shall be     
posted on a publicly available website  
of the ,energy ,information             
,administration4