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110th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1400 AN ACT

To enhance United States diplomatic efforts with respect to Iran by imposing additional economic sanctions against Iran, and for other purposes.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE AND TABLE OF CONTENTS.

(a) Short Title- This Act may be cited as the `Iran Counter-Proliferation Act of 2007'.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(b) Table of Contents- The table of contents for this Act is as follows:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 1. Short title and table of contents.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 2. United States policy toward Iran.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

TITLE I--SUPPORT FOR DIPLOMATIC EFFORTS RELATING TO PREVENTING IRAN FROM ACQUIRING NUCLEAR WEAPONS

Sec. 101. Support for international diplomatic efforts.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 102. Peaceful efforts by the United States.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

TITLE II--ADDITIONAL BILATERAL SANCTIONS AGAINST IRAN

Sec. 201. Application to subsidiaries.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 202. Additional import sanctions against Iran.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 203. Additional export sanctions against Iran.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 204. Temporary increase in fee for certain consular services.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

TITLE III--AMENDMENTS TO THE IRAN SANCTIONS ACT OF 1996

Sec. 301. Multilateral regime.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 302. Mandatory sanctions.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 303. Authority to impose sanctions on principal executive officers.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 304. United States efforts to prevent investment.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 305. Clarification and expansion of definitions.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 306. Removal of waiver authority.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 307. Clarification of authority.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 308. Applicability of certain amendments.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

TITLE IV--ADDITIONAL MEASURES

Sec. 401. Additions to terrorism and other lists.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 402. Increased capacity for efforts to combat unlawful or terrorist financing.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 403. Exchange programs with the people of Iran.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 404. Reducing contributions to the World Bank.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 405. Restrictions on nuclear cooperation with countries assisting the nuclear program of Iran.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

TITLE V--MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

Sec. 501. Termination.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

SEC. 2. UNITED STATES POLICY TOWARD IRAN.

(a) Findings- Congress finds the following:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(1) The prospect of the Islamic Republic of Iran achieving nuclear arms represents a grave threat to the United States and its allies in the Middle East, Europe, and globally.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(2) The nature of this threat is manifold, ranging from the vastly enhanced political influence extremist Iran would wield in its region, including the ability to intimidate its neighbors, to, at its most nightmarish, the prospect that Iran would attack its neighbors and others with nuclear arms. This concern is illustrated by the statement of Hashemi Rafsanjani, former president of Iran and currently a prominent member of two of Iran's most important decisionmaking bodies, of December 14, 2001, when he said that it `is not irrational to contemplate' the use of nuclear weapons.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(3) The theological nature of the Iranian regime creates a special urgency in addressing Iran's efforts to acquire nuclear weapons.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(4) Iranian regime leaders have persistently denied Israel's right to exist. Current President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has called for Israel to be `wiped off the map' and the Government of Iran has displayed inflammatory symbols that express similar intent.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(5) The nature of the Iranian threat makes it critical that the United States and its allies do everything possible--diplomatically, politically, and economically--to prevent Iran from acquiring nuclear-arms capability and persuade the Iranian regime to halt its quest for nuclear arms.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(b) Sense of Congress- It is the sense of the Congress that--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(1) Iranian President Ahmadinejad's persistent denials of the Holocaust and his repeated assertions that Israel should be `wiped off the map' may constitute a violation of the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide and should be brought before an appropriate international tribunal for the purpose of declaring Iran in breach of the Genocide Convention;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(2) the United States should increase use of its important role in the international financial sector to isolate Iran;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(3) Iran should be barred from entering the World Trade Organization (WTO) until all issues related to its nuclear program are resolved;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(4) all future free trade agreements entered into by the United States should be conditioned on the requirement that the parties to such agreements pledge not to invest and not to allow companies based in its territory or controlled by its citizens to invest in Iran's energy sector or otherwise to make significant investment in Iran;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(5) United Nations Security Council Resolutions 1737 (December 23, 2006) and 1747 (March 24, 2007), which were passed unanimously and mandate an immediate and unconditional suspension of Iran's nuclear enrichment program, represent a critical gain in the worldwide campaign to prevent Iran's acquisition of nuclear arms and should be fully respected by all nations;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(6) the United Nations Security Council should take further measures beyond Resolutions 1737 and 1747 to tighten sanctions on Iran, including preventing new investment in Iran's energy sector, as long as Iran fails to comply with the international community's demand to halt its nuclear enrichment campaign;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(7) the United States should encourage foreign governments to direct state-owned entities to cease all investment in Iran's energy sector and all exports of refined petroleum products to Iran and to persuade, and, where possible, require private entities based in their territories to cease all investment in Iran's energy sector and all exports of refined petroleum products to Iran;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(8) moderate Arab states have a vital and perhaps existential interest in preventing Iran from acquiring nuclear arms, and therefore such states, particularly those with large oil deposits, should use their economic leverage to dissuade other nations, including the Russian Federation and the People's Republic of China, from assisting Iran's nuclear program directly or indirectly and to persuade other nations, including Russia and China, to be more forthcoming in supporting United Nations Security Council efforts to halt Iran's nuclear program;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(9) the United States should take all possible measures to discourage and, if possible, prevent foreign banks from providing export credits to foreign entities seeking to invest in the Iranian energy sector;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(10) the United States should oppose any further activity by the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development with respect to Iran, or the adoption of a new Country Assistance Strategy for Iran, including by seeking the cooperation of other countries;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(11) the United States should extend its program of discouraging foreign banks from accepting Iranian state banks as clients;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(12) the United States should prohibit all Iranian state banks from using the United States banking system;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(13) State and local government pension plans should divest themselves of all non-United States companies investing more than $20,000,000 in Iran's energy sector;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(14) the United States should designate the Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps, which purveys terrorism throughout the Middle East and plays an important role in the Iranian economy, as a foreign terrorist organization under section 219 of the Immigration and Nationality Act, place the Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps on the list of specially designated global terrorists, and place the Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps on the list of weapons of mass destruction proliferators and their supporters;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(15) United States concerns regarding Iran are strictly the result of actions of the Government of Iran; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(16) the American people have feelings of friendship for the Iranian people, regret that developments of recent decades have created impediments to that friendship, and hold the Iranian people, their culture, and their ancient and rich history in the highest esteem.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

TITLE I--SUPPORT FOR DIPLOMATIC EFFORTS RELATING TO PREVENTING IRAN FROM ACQUIRING NUCLEAR WEAPONS

SEC. 101. SUPPORT FOR INTERNATIONAL DIPLOMATIC EFFORTS.

It is the sense of the Congress that--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(1) the United States should use diplomatic and economic means to resolve the Iranian nuclear problem;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(2) the United States should continue to support efforts in the International Atomic Energy Agency and the United Nations Security Council to bring about an end to Iran's uranium enrichment program and its nuclear weapons program; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(3)(A) United Nations Security Council Resolution 1737 was a useful first step toward pressing Iran to end its nuclear weapons program; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(B) in light of Iran's continued defiance of the international community, the United Nations Security Council should adopt additional measures against Iran, including measures to prohibit investments in Iran's energy sector.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

SEC. 102. PEACEFUL EFFORTS BY THE UNITED STATES.

Nothing in this Act shall be construed as authorizing the use of force or the use of the United States Armed Forces against Iran.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

TITLE II--ADDITIONAL BILATERAL SANCTIONS AGAINST IRAN

SEC. 201. APPLICATION TO SUBSIDIARIES.

(a) In General- Except as provided in subsection (b), in any case in which an entity engages in an act outside the United States which, if committed in the United States or by a United States person, would violate Executive Order No. 12959 of May 6, 1995, Executive Order No. 13059 of August 19, 1997, or any other prohibition on transactions with respect to Iran that is imposed under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) and if that entity was created or availed of for the purpose of engaging in such an act, the parent company of that entity shall be subject to the penalties for such violation to the same extent as if the parent company had engaged in that act.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(b) Exception- Subsection (a) shall not apply to any act carried out under a contract or other obligation of any entity if--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(1) the contract or obligation existed on May 22, 2007, unless such contract or obligation is extended in time in any manner or expanded to cover additional activities beyond the terms of the contract or other obligation as it existed on May 22, 2007; orCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(2) the parent company acquired that entity not knowing, and not having reason to know, that such contract or other obligation existed, unless such contract or other obligation is extended in time in any manner or expanded to cover additional activities beyond the terms of such contract or other obligation as it existed at the time of such acquisition.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(c) Construction- Nothing in this section shall be construed as prohibiting the issuance of regulations, orders, directives, or licenses under the Executive orders described in subsection (a) or as being inconsistent with the authorities under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(d) Definitions- In this section--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(1) the term `entity' means a partnership, association, trust, joint venture, corporation, or other organization;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(2) an entity is a `parent company' of another entity if it controls, directly or indirectly, that other entity and is a United States person; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(3) the term `United States person' means any United States citizen, any alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence to the United States, any entity organized under the laws of the United States, or any person in the United States.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

SEC. 202. ADDITIONAL IMPORT SANCTIONS AGAINST IRAN.

Effective 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(1) goods of Iranian origin that are otherwise authorized to be imported under section 560.534 of title 31, Code of Federal Regulations, as in effect on March 5, 2007, may not be imported into the United States under such section; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(2) activities otherwise authorized by section 560.535 of title 31, Code of Federal Regulations, as in effect on March 5, 2007, are no longer authorized under such section.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

SEC. 203. ADDITIONAL EXPORT SANCTIONS AGAINST IRAN.

Effective on the date of the enactment of this Act--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(1) licenses to export or reexport goods, services, or technology relating to civil aviation that are otherwise authorized by section 560.528 of title 31, Code of Federal Regulations, as in effect on March 5, 2007, may not be issued, and any such license issued before such date of enactment is no longer valid; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(2) goods, services, or technology described in paragraph (1) may not be exported or reexported.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

SEC. 204. TEMPORARY INCREASE IN FEE FOR CERTAIN CONSULAR SERVICES.

(a) Increase in Fee- Notwithstanding any other provision of law, not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall increase by $1.00 the fee or surcharge assessed under section 140(a) of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1994 and 1995 (Public Law 103-236; 8 U.S.C. 1351 note) for processing machine readable nonimmigrant visas and machine readable combined border crossing identification cards and nonimmigrant visas.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(b) Deposit of Amounts- Fees collected under the authority of subsection (a) shall be deposited in the Treasury.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(c) Duration of Increase- The fee increase authorized under subsection (a) shall terminate on the date that is one year after the date on which such fee is first collected.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

TITLE III--AMENDMENTS TO THE IRAN SANCTIONS ACT OF 1996

SEC. 301. MULTILATERAL REGIME.

Section 4(b) of the Iran Sanctions Act of 1996 (50 U.S.C. 1701 note) is amended to read as follows:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





`(b) Reports to Congress- Not later than 6 months after the date of the enactment of the Iran Counter-Proliferation Act of 2007 and every six months thereafter, the President shall transmit to the appropriate congressional committees a report regarding specific diplomatic efforts undertaken pursuant to subsection (a), the results of those efforts, and a description of proposed diplomatic efforts pursuant to such subsection. Each report shall include--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





`(1) a list of the countries that have agreed to undertake measures to further the objectives of section 3 with respect to Iran;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





`(2) a description of those measures, including--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





`(A) government actions with respect to public or private entities (or their subsidiaries) located in their territories, that are engaged in Iran;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





`(B) any decisions by the governments of these countries to rescind or continue the provision of credits, guarantees, or other governmental assistance to these entities; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





`(C) actions taken in international fora to further the objectives of section 3;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





`(3) a list of the countries that have not agreed to undertake measures to further the objectives of section 3 with respect to Iran, and the reasons therefor; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





`(4) a description of any memorandums of understanding, political understandings, or international agreements to which the United States has acceded which affect implementation of this section or section 5(a).'.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

SEC. 302. MANDATORY SANCTIONS.

Section 5(a) of the Iran Sanctions Act of 1996 (50 U.S.C. 1701 note) is amended by striking `2 or more of the sanctions described in paragraphs (1) through (6) of section 6' and inserting `the sanction described in paragraph (5) of section 6 and, in addition, one or more of the sanctions described in paragraphs (1), (2), (3), (4), and (6) of such section'.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

SEC. 303. AUTHORITY TO IMPOSE SANCTIONS ON PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICERS.

Section 5 of the Iran Sanctions Act of 1996 (50 U.S.C. 1701 note) is amended by adding at the end the following:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





`(g) Authority to Impose Sanctions on Principal Executive Officers-CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





`(1) SANCTIONS UNDER SECTION 6- In addition to the sanctions imposed under subsection (a), the President may impose any of the sanctions under section 6 on the principal executive officer or officers of any sanctioned person, or on persons performing similar functions as such officer or officers. The President shall include on the list published under subsection (d) the name of any person on whom sanctions are imposed under this paragraph.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





`(2) ADDITIONAL SANCTIONS- In addition to the sanctions imposed under paragraph (1), the President may block the property of any person described in paragraph (1), and prohibit transactions in such property, to the same extent as the property of a foreign person determined to have committed acts of terrorism for purposes of Executive Order No. 13224 of September 23, 2001 (50 U.S.C. 1701 note).'.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

SEC. 304. UNITED STATES EFFORTS TO PREVENT INVESTMENT.

Section 5 of the Iran Sanctions Act of 1996 is amended by adding the following new subsection at the end:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





`(h) United States Efforts to Address Planned Investment-CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





`(1) REPORTS ON INVESTMENT ACTIVITY- Not later than January 30, 2008, and every 6 months thereafter, the President shall transmit to the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate a report on investment and pre-investment activity, by any person or entity, that could contribute to the enhancement of Iran's ability to develop petroleum resources in Iran. For each such activity, the President shall provide a description of the activity, any information regarding when actual investment may commence, and what steps the United States has taken to respond to such activity.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





`(2) DEFINITION- In this subsection--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





`(A) the term `investment' includes the extension by a financial institution of credit or other financing to a person for that person's investment; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





`(B) the term `pre-investment activity' means any activity indicating an intent to make an investment, including a memorandum of understanding among parties indicating such an intent.'CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

SEC. 305. CLARIFICATION AND EXPANSION OF DEFINITIONS.

(a) Person- Section 14(13)(B) of the Iran Sanctions Act of 1996 (50 U.S.C. 1701 note) is amended to read as follows:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





`(B)(i) a corporation, business association, partnership, society, trust, financial institution, insurer, underwriter, guarantor, and any other business organization;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





`(ii) any foreign subsidiary of any entity described in clause (i); andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





`(iii) any government entity operating as a business enterprise, such as an export credit agency; and'.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(b) Development and Investment- Section 14 of the Iran Sanctions Act of 1996 (50 U.S.C. 1701 note) is amended--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(1) in paragraph (4), by inserting `tanker or' after `transportation by'; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(2) in paragraph (9)--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(A) by inserting after subparagraph (C) the following:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





`(D) The sale of an oil tanker or liquefied natural gas tanker.'; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(B) in the second sentence, by inserting `, other than a sale described in subparagraph (D)' after `goods, service, or technology'.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

SEC. 306. REMOVAL OF WAIVER AUTHORITY.

(a) Six-Month Waiver Authority- Section 4 of the Iran Sanctions Act of 1996 (50 U.S.C. 1701 note) is amended--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(1) in subsection (d)(1), by striking `except those with respect to which the President has exercised the waiver authority of subsection (c)';CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(2) by striking subsection (c); andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(3) by redesignating subsections (d), (e), and (f) as subsections (c), (d), and (e), respectively.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(b) General Waiver Authority- Section 9 of the Iran Sanctions Act of 1996 (50 U.S.C. 1701 note) is amended by striking subsection (c).CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

SEC. 307. CLARIFICATION OF AUTHORITY.

Section 6(6) of the Iran Sanctions Act of 1996 (50 U.S.C. 1701 note) is amended by inserting `the authorities under' after `in accordance with'.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

SEC. 308. APPLICABILITY OF CERTAIN AMENDMENTS.

The amendments made by sections 302, 305, and 306 shall apply with respect to acts done on or after August 3, 2007.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

TITLE IV--ADDITIONAL MEASURES

SEC. 401. ADDITIONS TO TERRORISM AND OTHER LISTS.

(a) Determinations and Report- Not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the President shall--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(1) determine whether the Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (in this section referred to as `IRGC') should be--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(A) designated as a foreign terrorist organization under section 219 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1189);CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(B) placed on the list of specially designated global terrorists; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(C) placed on the list of weapons of mass destruction proliferators and their supporters; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(2) report the determinations under paragraph (1) to the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate, including, if the President determines that such Corps should not be so designated or placed on either such list, the justification for the President's determination.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(b) Extension of Authority- The President may block all property and interests in property of the following persons, to the same extent as property and interests in property of a foreign person determined to have committed acts of terrorism for purposes of Executive Order No. 13224 of September 21, 2001 (50 U.S.C. 1701 note) may be blocked:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(1) Persons who assist or provide financial, material, or technological support for, or financial or other services to or in support of, the IRGC or entities owned or effectively controlled by the IRGC.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(2) Persons otherwise associated with the IRGC or entities referred to in paragraph (1).CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(c) Definitions- In this section--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(1) the term `specially designated global terrorist' means any person included on the Annex to Executive Order No. 13224, of September 23, 2001, and any other person identified under section 1 of that Executive order whose property and interests in property are blocked by that section; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(2) the term `weapons of mass destruction proliferators and their supporters' means any person included on the Annex to Executive Order No. 13382, of June 28, 2005, and any other person identified under section 1 of that Executive order whose property and interests in property are blocked by that section.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

SEC. 402. INCREASED CAPACITY FOR EFFORTS TO COMBAT UNLAWFUL OR TERRORIST FINANCING.

(a) Findings- The work of the Office of Terrorism and Financial Intelligence of the Department of Treasury, which includes the Office of Foreign Assets Control and the Financial Crimes Enforcement Center, is critical to ensuring that the international financial system is not used for purposes of supporting terrorism and developing weapons of mass destruction.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(b) Authorization- There is authorized for the Secretary of the Treasury $59,466,000 for fiscal year 2008 and such sums as may be necessary for each of the fiscal years 2009 and 2010 for the Office of Terrorism and Financial Intelligence.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(c) Authorization Amendment- Section 310(d)(1) of title 31, United States Code, is amended by striking `such sums as may be necessary for fiscal years 2002, 2003, 2004, and 2005' and inserting `$85,844,000 for fiscal year 2008 and such sums as may be necessary for each of the fiscal years 2009 and 2010'.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

SEC. 403. EXCHANGE PROGRAMS WITH THE PEOPLE OF IRAN.

(a) Sense of Congress- It is the sense of the Congress that the United States should seek to enhance its friendship with the people of Iran, particularly by identifying young people of Iran to come to the United States under United States exchange programs.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(b) Exchange Programs Authorized- The President is authorized to carry out exchange programs with the people of Iran, particularly the young people of Iran. Such programs shall be carried out to the extent practicable in a manner consistent with the eligibility for assistance requirements specified in section 302(b) of the Iran Freedom Support Act (Public Law 109-293).CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(c) Authorization- Of the amounts available to the Department of State for `Educational and Cultural Exchanges' to carry out the Mutual Educational and Cultural Exchange Act of 1961, there is authorized to be appropriated to the President to carry out this section the sum of $10,000,000 for fiscal year 2008.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

SEC. 404. REDUCING CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE WORLD BANK.

The President of the United States shall reduce the total amount otherwise payable on behalf of the United States to the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development for each fiscal year by the percentage represented by--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(1) the total of the amounts provided by the Bank to entities in Iran, or for projects and activities in Iran, in the then-preceding fiscal year; divided byCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(2) the total of the amounts provided by the Bank to all entities, or for all projects and activities, in the then-preceding fiscal year.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

SEC. 405. RESTRICTIONS ON NUCLEAR COOPERATION WITH COUNTRIES ASSISTING THE NUCLEAR PROGRAM OF IRAN.

(a) In General-CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(1) RESTRICTION- Notwithstanding any other provision of law or any international agreement--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(A) no agreement for cooperation between the United States and the government of any country that is assisting the nuclear program of Iran or transferring advanced conventional weapons or missiles to Iran may be submitted to the President or to Congress pursuant to section 123 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2153),CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(B) no such agreement may enter into force with such country,CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(C) no license may be issued for export directly or indirectly to such country of any nuclear material, facilities, components, or other goods, services, or technology that would be subject to such agreement, andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(D) no approval may be given for the transfer or retransfer directly or indirectly to such country of any nuclear material, facilities, components, or other goods, services, or technology that would be subject to such agreement,CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





until the President makes the determination and report under paragraph (2).CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(2) DETERMINATION AND REPORT- The determination and report referred to in paragraph (1) are a determination and report by the President, submitted to the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives, that--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(A) Iran has ceased its efforts to design, develop, or acquire a nuclear explosive device or related materials or technology; orCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(B) the government of the country that is assisting the nuclear program of Iran or transferring advanced conventional weapons or missiles to Iran--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(i) has suspended all nuclear assistance to Iran and all transfers of advanced conventional weapons and missiles to Iran; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(ii) is committed to maintaining that suspension until Iran has implemented measures that would permit the President to make the determination described in subparagraph (A).CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(b) Construction- The restrictions in subsection (a)--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(1) shall apply in addition to all other applicable procedures, requirements, and restrictions contained in the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 and other laws; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(2) shall not be construed as affecting the validity of agreements for cooperation that are in effect on the date of the enactment of this Act.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(c) Definitions- In this section:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(1) AGREEMENT FOR COOPERATION- The term `agreement for cooperation' has the meaning given that term in section 11 b. of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2014(b)).CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(2) ASSISTING THE NUCLEAR PROGRAM OF IRAN- The term `assisting the nuclear program of Iran' means the intentional transfer to Iran by a government, or by a person subject to the jurisdiction of a government with the knowledge and acquiescence of that government, of goods, services, or technology listed on the Nuclear Suppliers Group Guidelines for the Export of Nuclear Material, Equipment and Technology (published by the International Atomic Energy Agency as Information Circular INFCIRC/254/Rev. 3/Part 1, and subsequent revisions), or the Nuclear Suppliers Group Guidelines for Transfers of Nuclear-Related Dual-Use Equipment, Material, and Related Technology (published by the International Atomic Energy Agency as Information Circular INFCIR/254/Rev. 3/Part 2, and subsequent revisions).CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(3) COUNTRY THAT IS ASSISTING THE NUCLEAR PROGRAM OF IRAN OR TRANSFERRING ADVANCED CONVENTIONAL WEAPONS OR MISSILES TO IRAN- The term `country that is assisting the nuclear program of Iran or transferring advanced conventional weapons or missiles to Iran' means--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(A) the Russian Federation; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(B) any other country determined by the President to be assisting the nuclear program of Iran or transferring advanced conventional weapons or missiles to Iran.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(4) TRANSFERRING ADVANCED CONVENTIONAL WEAPONS OR MISSILES TO IRAN- The term `transferring advanced conventional weapons or missiles to Iran' means the intentional transfer to Iran by a government, or by a person subject to the jurisdiction of a government with the knowledge and acquiescence of that government, of goods, services, or technology listed on--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(A) the Wassenaar Arrangement list of Dual Use Goods and Technologies and Munitions list of July 12, 1996, and subsequent revisions; orCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(B) the Missile Technology Control Regime Equipment and Technology Annex of June 11, 1996, and subsequent revisions.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(d) Effective Date- The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply to expense paid or incurred on or after January 1, 2007.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

TITLE V--MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

SEC. 501. TERMINATION.

(a) Termination- The restrictions provided in sections 203, 404, and 405 shall cease to be effective with respect to Iran on the date on which the President determines and certifies to the appropriate congressional committees that Iran--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(1) has ceased its efforts to design, develop, manufacture, or acquire--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(A) a nuclear explosive device or related materials and technology;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(B) chemical and biological weapons; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(C) ballistic missiles and ballistic missile launch technology;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(2) has been removed from the list of countries the governments of which have been determined, for purposes of section 6(j) of the Export Administration Act of 1979 (50 U.S.C. 2405(j)), section 620A of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, section 40 of the Arms Export Control Act, or any other provision of law, to have repeatedly provided support for acts of international terrorism; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(3) poses no significant threat to United States national security, interests, or allies.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(b) Definition- In subsection (a), the term `appropriate congressional committees' means the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

Passed the House of Representatives September 25, 2007.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

Attest:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

Clerk.

110th CONGRESS1st SessionH. R. 1400AN ACTTo enhance United States diplomatic efforts with respect to Iran by imposing additional economic sanctions against Iran, and for other purposes LORRAINE C. MILLER, CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

Clerk.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink