,i  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #dibc  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,augu/ #h1 #bjbe ,mr4 
,tony ,gonzales ( ,texas introduc$ !    
foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !          
,committee on ,=eign ,affairs1 & 9      
addition to ! ,committees on !          
,judici>y1 ,f9ancial ,s]vices1 ,ov]sight
 & ,gov]nm5t ,re=m1 & ,ways & ,means1 = 
a p]iod to be subsequ5tly det]m9$ by !  
,speak]1 9 ea* case = consid]ation ( su*
 provisions z fall )9 ! jurisdiction ( !
 committee conc]n$  ,a ,,bill  ,to      
impose sanctions on p]sons :o kn[+ly    
provide cont5t or m$ia s]vices to       
sanction$ =eign propag&a outlets1 & =   
o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title  ,?is    
,act may be cit$ z ! ,/op ,=eign        
,propag&a ,act4  #b4 ,codification (    
,executive ,ord] #achdf  ,executive     
,ord] #achdf ( ,augu/ #f1 #bjah 7#hc    
,f$4 ,reg4 #chici71 entitl$ ,reimpos+   
,c]ta9 ,sanctions ,) ,respect to ,iran1 
%all h ! =ce & effect ( law4  #c4       
,sanctions ) respect to provision ( m$ia

 s]vices to sanction$ =eign m$ia        
entities  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,presid5t %all
 impose ! sanctions describ$ 9          
subsection 7c7 ) respect to any p]son :o
 kn[+ly provides mat]ial support or m$ia
 s]vices1 & receives comp5sation1 b>t]1 
or any o!r =m ( consid]ation !re=1 to a 
cov]$ =eign m$ia entity4  7b7           
,applicability ,?is section applies to  
any ,unit$ ,/ates p]son or =eign p]son  
subject to ! jurisdiction ( ! ,unit$    
,/ates4  7c7 ,sanctions describ$ ,!     
sanctions describ$ 9 ?is subsection are 
! foll[+3 7#a7 ,! block+ & prohibition (
 all transactions 9 prop]ty & int]e/s 9 
prop]ty ( ! p]son pursuant to !         
,int]national ,em]g5cy ,economic ,p[]s  
,act 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #agja et #ah seq474 
7#b7 ,! prohibition on ,unit$ ,/ates    
p]sons f ent]+ into procurem5t contracts
 or transactions ) ! p]son4  7#c7 ,!    
prohibition ( f9anc+ assi/ance f !      
,export-,import ,bank ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates 
to ! p]son4  7#d7 ,9 ! case ( a p]son t 
is an ali51 ! d5ial ( a visa or         

exclusion f ! ,unit$ ,/ates 9 accordance
 ) section ( ! ,immigration &           
,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4         
#aahb7;a77#c77;,c774  7d7 ,waiv] ,!     
,presid5t may waive ! application (     
sanctions "u ?is section ) respect to a 
p]son if ! ,presid5t--  7#a7 det]m9es t 
su* a waiv] is 9 ! national int]e/ ( !  
,unit$ ,/ates2 &  7#b7 submits to !     
appropriate congressional committees a  
writt5 explanation ( ! reasons = !      
waiv]4  #d4 ,report ,n lat] ?an #ij days
 aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 &   
annually !reaft]1 ! ,secret>y ( !       
,treasury1 9 consultation ) ! ,secret>y 
( ,/ate1 %all submit to ! appropriate   
congressional committees a report t     
includes-- 7#a7 a li/ ( all p]sons1     
includ+ ,unit$ ,/ates p]sons & =eign    
p]sons subject to ! jurisdiction ( !    
,unit$ ,/ates1 t h kn[+ly provid$       
mat]ial support or m$ia s]vices to any  
cov]$ =eign m$ia entity & a description 
( ! nature1 value1 duration1 & scope (  
su* transactions1 includ+ any paym5ts1  

b>t] arrangem5ts1 or ?ird-p>ty          
facilitation me*anisms2  7#b7 any       
en=cem5t actions1 designations1         
p5alties1 or lic5se d5ials initiat$     
pursuant to ?is ,act or o!r applicable  
sanctions au?orities dur+ ! report+     
p]iod2 &  7#c7 an assessm5t ( to ! ext5t
 ! ,gov]nm5t ( ,iran1 includ+ ! ,islamic
 ,republic ( ,iran ,broadca/+ & its     
affiliates1 has directly or indirectly  
f9anc$ or contract$ ) any =eign news    
organization1 m$ia outlet1 production   
company1 or cont5t di/ributor--  7,a7 to
 dissem9ate regime-align$ n>ratives1    
dis9=mation1 or co]cive propag&a t>get+ 
,u4,s4 or alli$ audi5ces2 or  7,b7 to   
circumv5t exi/+ ,u4,s4 sanctions or     
export control measures ?r\gh ?ird-p>ty 
int]m$i>ies or subsidi>ies4  #e4        
,def9itions ,9 ?is ,act-- 7#a7 ! t]m    
appropriate congressional committees    
means--  7,a7 ! ,committee on ,=eign    
,affairs1 ! ,committee on ,f9ancial     
,s]vices1 & ! ,committee on             
,appropriations ( ! ,h\se (             

,repres5tatives2 &  7,b7 ! ,committee on
 ,=eign ,relations1 ! ,committee on     
,f9ance1 & ! ,committees on             
,appropriations ( ! ,s5ate2  7#b7 ! t]m 
=eign m$ia entity means any m$ia        
organization t-- 7,a7 is own$1          
controll$1 fund$1 or op]at$1 9 :ole or 9
 "p1 by a =eign gov]nm5t or an entity   
designat$ pursuant to ,unit$ ,/ates     
sanctions law2  7,b7 is designat$ by !  
,secret>y ( ,/ate1 9 consultation ) !   
,director ( ,national ,intellig5ce1 z an
 in/rum5t ( =eign /ate propag&a or =eign
 malign influ5ce op]ations2 or  7,c7    
acts on behalf (1 or 9 coord9ation )1 a 
sanction$ =eign p]son to dissem9ate     
dis9=mation1 suppress diss5t1 or engage 
9 /ate-sponsor$ in=mation op]ations2    
7#c7 ! t]m kn[+ly means t a p]son has   
actual k ( ! conduct1 ! circum/ance1 or 
! result1 or %\ld h kn[n ( ! conduct1 ! 
circum/ance1 or ! result2  7#d7 ! t]m   
mat]ial support or m$ia s]vices includes
 ! provision ( cont5t1 editorial        
s]vices1 j\rnali/ic contributions1      

photographs1 video footage1 syndicat$   
mat]ials1 production infra/ructure1     
back5d te*nology1 di/ribution plat=ms1  
or any s]vice or res\rce t directly     
enables ! broadca/1 publication1 or     
dissem9ation ( in=mation2 &  7#e7 ! t]m 
,unit$ ,/ates p]son means-- 7,a7 a      
,unit$ ,/ates citiz5 or an ali5 lawfully
 admitt$ = p]man5t resid5ce2  7,b7 an   
entity organiz$ "u ! laws ( ! ,unit$    
,/ates or any jurisdiction )9 ! ,unit$  
,/ates1 includ+ any =eign bran* ( su*   
entity2 &  7,c7 any p]son physically    
pres5t 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates4