,,ii #aahth ,,congress #ast ,session ,s4 #cjdi ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,october #ag1 #bjbc,mr4 ,scott of ,south ,carolina 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,crapo1 ,mr4 ,barrasso1 ,mr4 ,cramer1 ,mr4 ,hoeven1 ,mr4 ,vance1 ,ms4 ,lummis1 ,mr4 ,ricketts1 ,mrs4 ,fischer1 ,mr4 ,hagerty1 ,mr4 ,scott of ,florida1 ,mrs4 ,britt1 ,mr4 ,tillis1 ,mr4 ,rubio1 ,mrs4 ,capito1 ,mr4 ,cotton1 ,mr4 ,cornyn1 ,mrs4 ,blackburn1 ,mr4 ,daines1 ,mr4 ,graham1 ,mr4 ,braun1 ,mr4 ,cassidy1 ,ms4 ,sinema1 ,mr4 ,rounds1 ,mr4 ,lankford1 ,ms4 ,collins1 and ,mr4 ,manchin7 introduced the following bill2 which was read twice and referred to the ,committee on ,banking1 ,housing1 and ,urban ,affairs ,a ,,bill ,to freeze #f1jjj1jjj1jjj of ,iranian funds held in ,qatar1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,revoke ,iranian ,funding ,act of #bjbc4 #b4 ,sense of ,congress ,it is the sense of ,congress that-- 7#a7 ,iran1 as documented by the report of the ,department of ,state entitled1 ,country ,reports on ,terrorism #bjba1 is the leading state sponsor of terrorism in the world2 7#b7 ,hamas has repeatedly carried out acts of terror against ,israel1 citizens of the ,united ,states1 and innocent civilians1 including the ,october #bjbc assault against ,israel that resulted in the brutal murder of innocent men1 women1 and children2 7#c7 given the fungible nature of money1 funds released to ,iran for so-called humanitarian purposes cannot be reliably prevented from funding future terrorist attacks1 especially when the ,government of ,iran has explicitly acknowledged their willingness to use any and all monetary gains to support the ideology of their regime2 and 7#d7 in the face of this reality1 the ,united ,states ,government should consider every available tool to immediately restrict access by ,iran to any and all funds that are used to finance international terrorism4 #c4 ,rescission of license authority with respect to ,iranian accounts in ,qatar ,effective on the date of the enactment of this ,act-- 7#a7 the ,secretary of the ,treasury shall rescind any general license1 specific license1 action letter1 comfort letter1 statement of licensing policy1 answers to frequently asked questions1 or other exemption from the imposition of sanctions under a covered provision of law purportedly for humanitarian purposes1 such as the #f1jjj1jjj1jjj transferred from ,south ,korea in ,september #bjbc1 with respect to accounts held by the ,government of ,iran or a covered person in ,qatar issued before such date of enactment2 and 7#b7 any authority provided to the ,secretary of the ,treasury to issue1 purportedly for humanitarian purposes1 a general license1 specific license1 action letter1 comfort letter1 statement of licensing policy1 answers to frequently asked questions1 or other exemption from the imposition of sanctions under a covered provision of law with respect to accounts held by the ,government or ,iran or a covered person in ,qatar is rescinded for the one-year period following the date of the enactment of this ,act4 #d4 ,rescission of waiver determination issued on ,september #h1 #bjbc ,effective on the date of the enactment of this ,act1 the waiver determination issued by the ,secretary of ,state on ,september #h1 #bjbc1 under covered waiver authority and submitted to ,congress on ,september #aa1 #bjbc1 is rescinded4 #e4 ,report and briefing on ,iranian assets and licenses 7a7 ,in general ,not later than #cj days after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary of the ,treasury shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report and provide to the appropriate congressional committees a briefing-- 7#a7 identifying-- 7,a7 all assets of the ,government of ,iran or covered persons valued at more than #e1jjj1jjj and blocked by the ,united ,states pursuant to any provision of law2 and 7,b7 for each such asset-- 7i7 the country in which the asset is held2 7ii7 the financial institution in which the asset is held2 and 7iii7 the approximate value of the asset2 and 7#b7 setting forth a list of all general licenses1 specific licenses1 action letters1 comfort letters1 statements of licensing policy1 answers to frequently asked questions1 or other exemptions issued by the ,secretary with respect to sanctions relating to ,iran that are in effect as of the date of the report4 7b7 ,form 7#a7 ,assets ,the report and briefing required by subsection 7a77#a7 shall be submitted or provided1 as the case may be1 in unclassified form4 7#b7 ,exemptions ,the report and briefing required by subsection 7a77#b7 shall be submitted or provided1 as the case may be1 in classified form4 #f4 ,definitions ,in this ,act3 7#a7 ,appropriate congressional committees ,the term appropriate congressional committees means-- 7,a7 the ,committee on ,banking1 ,housing1 and ,urban ,affairs of the ,senate2 and 7,b7 the ,committee on ,financial ,services of the ,house of ,representatives4 7#b7 ,covered person ,the term covered person means-- 7,a7 an individual who is a citizen or national of ,iran and is acting on behalf of the ,government of ,iran2 7,b7 an entity organized under the laws of ,iran or otherwise subject to the jurisdiction of the ,government of ,iran2 and 7,c7 an individual or entity that provides material1 tactical1 operational1 developmental1 or financial support to-- 7i7 the ,islamic ,revolutionary ,guard ,corps2 7ii7 any agency or instrumentality of the ,armed ,forces of ,iran2 7iii7 any agency or instrumentality related to the nuclear program of ,iran2 or 7iv7 any organization designated as a foreign terrorist organization under section #bai of the ,immigration and ,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #aahi71 including ,hamas1 ,hezbollah1 ,palestinian ,islamic ,jihad1 al-,qa'ida1 and al-,shabaab4 7#c7 ,covered provision of law ,the term covered provision of law means-- 7,a7 section #abde of the ,national ,defense ,authorization ,act for ,fiscal ,year #bjab 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #heac;a72 or 7,b7 section #abdd or #abdg of the ,iran ,freedom and ,counter-,proliferation ,act of #bjab 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #hhjc and #hhjf74 7#d7 ,covered waiver authority ,the term covered waiver authority means the authority to issue a waiver of the requirement to impose sanctions under-- 7,a7 section #abde7;d77#e7 of the ,national ,defense ,authorization ,act for ,fiscal ,year #bjab 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #heac;a7d77#e772 or 7,b7 section #abdd7;i7 or #abdg7;f7 of the ,iran ,freedom and ,counter-,proliferation ,act of #bjab 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #hhjc7;i7 and #hhjf7;f774