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    113TH CONGRESS1ST SESSION S.

    llTo expand sanctions imposed with respect to Iran and to impose additional

    sanctions with respect to Iran, and for other purposes.

    IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

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    Mr. MENENDEZ (for himself, Mr. KIRK, and Mr. SCHUMER) introduced thefollowing bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on

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    A BILL

    To expand sanctions imposed with respect to Iran and to

    impose additional sanctions with respect to Iran, andfor other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-1

    tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,2

    SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.3

    (a) SHORT TITLE.This Act may be cited as the4

    Nuclear Weapon Free Iran Act of 2013.5

    (b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.The table of contents for6

    this Act is as follows:7

    Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.

    Sec. 2. Sense of Congress on nuclear weapon capabilities of Iran.

    TITLE IEXPANSION AND IMPOSITION OF SANCTIONS

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    Sec. 101. Applicability of sanctions with respect to petroleum transactions.

    Sec. 102. Ineligibility for exception to certain sanctions for countries that do

    not reduce purchases of petroleum from Iran or of Iranian ori-

    gin to a de minimis level.

    Sec. 103. Imposition of sanctions with respect to ports, special economic zones,

    and strategic sectors of Iran.

    Sec. 104. Identification of, and imposition of sanctions with respect to, certainIranian individuals.

    Sec. 105. Imposition of sanctions with respect to transactions in foreign cur-

    rencies with or for certain sanctioned persons.

    Sec. 106. Sense of Congress on prospective sanctions.

    TITLE IIENFORCEMENT OF SANCTIONS

    Sec. 201. Sense of Congress on the provision of specialized financial messaging

    services to the Central Bank of Iran and other sanctioned Ira-

    nian financial institutions.

    Sec. 202. Inclusion of transfers of goods, services, and technologies to strategic

    sectors of Iran for purposes of identifying Destinations of Di-

    version Concern.

    Sec. 203. Authorization of additional measures with respect to Destinations of

    Diversion Concern.

    Sec. 204. Sense of Congress on increased staffing for agencies involved in the

    implementation and enforcement of sanctions against Iran.

    TITLE IIIIMPLEMENTATION OF SANCTIONS

    Sec. 301. Suspension of sanctions to facilitate a diplomatic solution.

    TITLE IVGENERAL PROVISIONS

    Sec. 401. Exception for Afghanistan reconstruction.

    Sec. 402. Exception for import restrictions.

    Sec. 403. Applicability to certain intelligence activities.Sec. 404. Applicability to certain natural gas projects.

    Sec. 405. Rule of construction with respect to the use of force against Iran.

    TITLE VMISCELLANEOUS

    Sec. 501. Categories of aliens for purposes of refugee determinations.

    SEC. 2. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON NUCLEAR WEAPON CAPA-1

    BILITIES OF IRAN.2

    (a) FINDINGS.Congress makes the following find-3

    ings:4

    (1) The Government of Iran continues to ex-5

    pand the nuclear and missile programs of Iran in6

    violation of multiple United Nations Security Coun-7

    cil resolutions.8

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    (2) The Government of Iran has a decades-long1

    track record of violating commitments regarding the2

    nuclear program of Iran and has used diplomatic ne-3

    gotiations as a subterfuge to advance its nuclear4

    weapons program.5

    (3) Iran remains the worlds foremost state6

    sponsor of terrorism, having directed, supported,7

    and financed acts of terrorism against the United8

    States and its allies that have resulted in the thou-9

    sands of deaths, including the deaths of United10

    States citizens and members of the Armed Forces of11

    the United States.12

    (4) The Government of Iran and its terrorist13

    proxies, particularly Lebanese Hezbollah, continue to14

    provide military and financial support to the regime15

    of Bashar al-Assad in Syria, aiding that regime in16

    the mass killing of the people of Syria.17

    (5) The Government of Iran continues to sow18

    instability in the Middle East and threaten its neigh-19

    bors, including allies of the United States, such as20

    Israel.21

    (6) The Government of Iran denies its people22

    fundamental freedoms, including freedom of the23

    press, freedom of assembly, freedom of religion, and24

    freedom of conscience.25

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    (b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.It is the sense of Con-1

    gress that2

    (1) the Government of Iran must not be allowed3

    to develop or maintain nuclear weapon capabilities;4

    (2) all instruments of power and influence of5

    the United States should remain on the table to pre-6

    vent the Government of Iran from developing nu-7

    clear weapon capabilities;8

    (3) the Government of Iran does not have an9

    absolute or inherent right to enrichment and reproc-10

    essing capabilities and technologies under the Treaty11

    on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, done12

    at Washington, London, and Moscow July 1, 1968,13

    and entered into force March 5, 1970 (commonly14

    known as the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty);15

    (4) a violation by Iran of any interim or final16

    agreement with respect to the nuclear program of17

    Iran should result in the immediate imposition of18

    economic sanctions, including on petroleum-related19

    exports from Iran;20

    (5) if the Government of Israel is compelled to21

    take military action in legitimate self-defense against22

    Irans nuclear weapon program, the United States23

    Government should stand with Israel and provide, in24

    accordance with the law of the United States and25

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    the constitutional responsibility of Congress to au-1

    thorize the use of military force, diplomatic, military,2

    and economic support to the Government of Israel in3

    its defense of its territory, people, and existence;4

    (6) the United States should continue to impose5

    sanctions on the Government of Iran and its ter-6

    rorist proxies for their continuing sponsorship of ter-7

    rorism; and8

    (7) the United States should continue to impose9

    sanctions on the Government of Iran for10

    (A) its ongoing abuses of human rights;11

    and12

    (B) its actions in support of Bashar al-13

    Assad in Syria.14

    TITLE IEXPANSION AND15

    IMPOSITION OF SANCTIONS16

    SEC. 101. APPLICABILITY OF SANCTIONS WITH RESPECT TO17

    PETROLEUM TRANSACTIONS.18

    (a) IN GENERAL.Section 1245(d)(4)(D)(i) of the19

    National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 201220

    (22 U.S.C. 8513a(d)(4)(D)(i)) is amended21

    (1) in subclause (I), by striking reduced re-22

    duced its volume of crude oil purchases from Iran23

    and inserting reduced the volume of its purchases24

    of petroleum from Iran or of Iranian origin; and25

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    (2) in subclause (II), by striking crude oil pur-1

    chases from Iran and inserting purchases of pe-2

    troleum from Iran or of Iranian origin.3

    (b) DEFINITIONS.Section 1245(h) of the National4

    Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 (225

    U.S.C. 8513a(h)) is amended6

    (1) by redesignating paragraphs (3) and (4) as7

    paragraphs (5) and (6), respectively; and8

    (2) by inserting after paragraph (2) the fol-9

    lowing:10

    (3) IRANIAN ORIGIN.The term Iranian ori-11

    gin, with respect to petroleum, means extracted,12

    produced, or refined in Iran.13

    (4) PETROLEUM.The term petroleum in-14

    cludes crude oil, lease condensates, fuel oils, and15

    other unfinished oils..16

    (c) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.Section 102(b) of17

    the Iran Threat Reduction and Syria Human Rights Act18

    of 2012 (22 U.S.C. 8712(b)) is amended19

    (1) in paragraph (3)20

    (A) by striking crude oil purchases from21

    Iran and inserting purchases of petroleum22

    from Iran or of Iranian origin; and23

    (B) by striking as amended by section24

    504,; and25

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    (2) in paragraph (4), by striking crude oil pur-1

    chases and inserting purchases of petroleum from2

    Iran or of Iranian origin.3

    (d) EFFECTIVE DATE.The amendments made by4

    this section shall apply with respect to determinations5

    under section 1245(d)(4)(D)(i) of the National Defense6

    Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 (22 U.S.C.7

    8513a(d)(4)(D)(i)) on or after the date that is 90 days8

    after the date of the enactment of this Act.9

    SEC. 102. INELIGIBILITY FOR EXCEPTION TO CERTAIN10

    SANCTIONS FOR COUNTRIES THAT DO NOT11

    REDUCE PURCHASES OF PETROLEUM FROM12

    IRAN OR OF IRANIAN ORIGIN TO A DE MINI-13

    MIS LEVEL.14

    (a) STATEMENT OF POLICY.It is the policy of the15

    United States to seek to ensure that all countries reduce16

    their purchases of crude oil, lease condensates, fuel oils,17

    and other unfinished oils from Iran or of Iranian origin18

    to a de minimis level by the end of the 1-year period begin-19

    ning on the date of the enactment of this Act.20

    (b) INELIGIBILITY FOR EXCEPTIONS TO SANC-21

    TIONS.Section 1245(d)(4)(D) of the National Defense22

    Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 (22 U.S.C.23

    8513a(d)(4)(D)) is amended by adding at the end the fol-24

    lowing:25

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    (iii) INELIGIBILITY FOR EXCEP-1

    TION.2

    (I) IN GENERAL.A country3

    that purchased petroleum from Iran4

    or of Iranian origin during the one-5

    year period preceding the date of the6

    enactment of the Nuclear Weapon7

    Free Iran Act of 2013 may continue8

    to receive an exception under clause9

    (i) on or after the date that is one10

    year after such date of enactment11

    only12

    (aa) if the country reduces13

    its purchases of petroleum from14

    Iran or of Iranian origin to a de15

    minimis level by the end of the16

    one-year period beginning on17

    such date of enactment; or18

    (bb) as provided in sub-19

    clause (II) or (III).20

    (II) COUNTRIES THAT DRA-21

    MATICALLY REDUCE PURCHASES.22

    (aa) IN GENERAL.A23

    country that would otherwise be24

    ineligible pursuant to subclause25

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    (I)(aa) to receive an exception1

    under clause (i) may continue to2

    receive such an exception during3

    the one-year period beginning on4

    the date that is one year after5

    the date of the enactment of the6

    Nuclear Weapon Free Iran Act7

    of 2013 if the country8

    (AA) dramatically re-9

    duces by at least 30 percent10

    its purchases of petroleum11

    from Iran or of Iranian ori-12

    gin during the one-year pe-13

    riod beginning on such date14

    of enactment; and15

    (BB) is expected to16

    reduce its purchases of pe-17

    troleum from Iran or of Ira-18

    nian origin to a de minimis19

    level within a defined period20

    of time that is not longer21

    than 2 years after such date22

    of enactment.23

    (bb) TERMINATION OF EX-24

    CEPTION.If a country that con-25

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    tinues to receive an exception1

    under clause (i) pursuant to item2

    (aa) does not reduce its pur-3

    chases of petroleum from Iran or4

    of Iranian origin to a de minimis5

    level by the date that is 2 years6

    after the date of the enactment7

    of the Nuclear Weapon Free Iran8

    Act of 2013, that country shall9

    not be eligible for such an excep-10

    tion on or after the date that is11

    2 years after such date of enact-12

    ment.13

    (III) REINSTATEMENT OF ELI-14

    GIBILITY FOR EXCEPTION.A country15

    that becomes ineligible for an excep-16

    tion under clause (i) pursuant to sub-17

    clause (I) or (II) shall be eligible for18

    such an exception in accordance with19

    the provisions of clause (i) on and20

    after the date on which the President21

    determines the country has reduced22

    its purchases of petroleum from Iran23

    or of Iranian origin to a de minimis24

    level..25

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    (c) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.Section1

    1245(d)(4)(D)(i) of the National Defense Authorization2

    Act for Fiscal Year 2012 (22 U.S.C. 8513a(d)(4)(D)(i))3

    is amended in the matter preceding subclause (I) by strik-4

    ing Sanctions imposed and inserting Except as pro-5

    vided in clause (iii), sanctions imposed.6

    SEC. 103. IMPOSITION OF SANCTIONS WITH RESPECT TO7

    PORTS, SPECIAL ECONOMIC ZONES, AND8

    STRATEGIC SECTORS OF IRAN.9

    (a) FINDINGS.Section 1244(a)(1) of the Iran Free-10

    dom and Counter-Proliferation Act of 2012 (22 U.S.C.11

    8803(a)(1)) is amended by striking and shipbuilding12

    and inserting shipbuilding, construction, engineering,13

    and mining.14

    (b) EXPANSION OF DESIGNATION OF ENTITIES OF15

    PROLIFERATION CONCERN.Section 1244(b) of the Iran16

    Freedom and Counter-Proliferation Act of 2012 (2217

    U.S.C. 8803(b)) is amended by striking in Iran and enti-18

    ties in the energy, shipping, and shipbuilding sectors and19

    inserting , special economic zones, or free economic zones20

    in Iran, and entities in strategic sectors.21

    (c) EXPANSION OF ENTITIES SUBJECT TO ASSET22

    FREEZE.Section 1244(c) of the Iran Freedom and23

    Counter-Proliferation Act of 2012 (22 U.S.C. 8803(c)) is24

    amended25

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    (1) in paragraph (1)(A), by striking the date1

    that is 180 days after the date of the enactment of2

    this Act and inserting the date that is 90 days3

    after the date of the enactment of the Nuclear4

    Weapon Free Iran Act of 2013; and5

    (2) in paragraph (2)6

    (A) in the matter preceding subparagraph7

    (A), by striking the date that is 180 days after8

    the date of the enactment of this Act and in-9

    serting the date that is 90 days after the date10

    of the enactment of the Nuclear Weapon Free11

    Iran Act of 2013;12

    (B) by striking the energy, shipping, or13

    shipbuilding sectors each place it appears and14

    inserting a strategic sector; and15

    (C) by inserting , special economic zone,16

    or free economic zone after port each place17

    it appears; and18

    (3) by adding at the end the following:19

    (4) STRATEGIC SECTOR DEFINED.20

    (A) IN GENERAL.In this section, the21

    term strategic sector means22

    (i) the energy, shipping, ship-23

    building, and mining sectors of Iran;24

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    (ii) except as provided in subpara-1

    graph (B), the construction and engineer-2

    ing sectors of Iran; and3

    (iii) any other sector the President4

    designates as of strategic importance to5

    Iran.6

    (B) EXCEPTION FOR CONSTRUCTION AND7

    ENGINEERING OF SCHOOLS, HOSPITALS, AND8

    SIMILAR FACILITIES.For purposes of this sec-9

    tion, a person engaged in the construction or10

    engineering of schools, hospitals, or similar fa-11

    cilities (as determined by the President) shall12

    not be considered part of a strategic sector of13

    Iran.14

    (C) NOTIFICATION OF STRATEGIC SEC-15

    TOR DESIGNATION.The President shall sub-16

    mit to Congress a notification of the designa-17

    tion of a sector as a strategic sector of Iran for18

    purposes of subparagraph (A)(iii) not later than19

    5 days after the date on which the President20

    makes the designation..21

    (d) ADDITIONAL SANCTIONS WITH RESPECT TO22

    STRATEGIC SECTORS.Section 1244(d) of the Iran Free-23

    dom and Counter-Proliferation Act of 2012 (22 U.S.C.24

    8803(d)) is amended25

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    (1) in paragraph (1)(A), by striking the date1

    that is 180 days after the date of the enactment of2

    this Act and inserting the date that is 90 days3

    after the date of the enactment of the Nuclear4

    Weapon Free Iran Act of 2013;5

    (2) in paragraph (2), by striking the date that6

    is 180 days after the date of the enactment of this7

    Act and inserting the date that is 90 days after8

    the date of the enactment of the Nuclear Weapon9

    Free Iran Act of 2013; and10

    (3) in paragraph (3), by striking the energy,11

    shipping, or shipbuilding sectors and inserting a12

    strategic sector.13

    (e) SALE, SUPPLY, OR TRANSFER OF CERTAIN MA-14

    TERIALS TO OR FROM IRAN.Section 1245 of the Iran15

    Freedom and Counter-Proliferation Act of 2012 (2216

    U.S.C. 8804) is amended17

    (1) in subsection (a)(1)18

    (A) in the matter preceding subparagraph19

    (A), by striking the date that is 180 days after20

    the date of the enactment of this Act and in-21

    serting the date that is 90 days after the date22

    of the enactment of the Nuclear Weapon Free23

    Iran Act of 2013; and24

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    (B) in subparagraph (C)(i)(I), by striking1

    the energy, shipping, or shipbuilding sectors2

    and inserting a strategic sector (as defined in3

    section 1244(c)(4)); and4

    (2) in subsection (c), by striking the date that5

    is 180 days after the date of the enactment of this6

    Act and inserting the date that is 90 days after7

    the date of the enactment of the Nuclear Weapon8

    Free Iran Act of 2013.9

    (f) PROVISION OF INSURANCE TO SANCTIONED PER-10

    SONS.Section 1246(a)(1) of the Iran Freedom and11

    Counter-Proliferation Act of 2012 (22 U.S.C. 8805(a)(1))12

    is amended13

    (1) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A),14

    by striking the date that is 180 days after the date15

    of the enactment of this Act and inserting the16

    date that is 90 days after the date of the enactment17

    of the Nuclear Weapon Free Iran Act of 2013; and18

    (2) in subparagraph (B)(i), by striking the en-19

    ergy, shipping, or shipbuilding sectors and insert-20

    ing a strategic sector (as defined in section21

    1244(c)(4)).22

    (g) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.Section 1244 of23

    the Iran Freedom and Counter-Proliferation Act of 201224

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    (22 U.S.C. 8803), as amended by subsections (a), (b), (c),1

    and (d), is further amended2

    (1) in the section heading, by striking THE3

    ENERGY, SHIPPING, AND SHIPBUILDING and4

    inserting CERTAIN PORTS, ECONOMIC ZONES,5

    AND;6

    (2) in subsection (b), in the subsection heading,7

    by striking PORTS AND ENTITIES IN THE ENERGY,8

    SHIPPING, AND SHIPBUILDING SECTORS OF IRAN9

    and inserting CERTAIN ENTITIES;10

    (3) in subsection (c), in the subsection heading,11

    by striking ENTITIES IN ENERGY, SHIPPING, AND12

    SHIPBUILDING SECTORS and inserting CERTAIN13

    ENTITIES; and14

    (4) in subsection (d), in the subsection heading,15

    by striking THE ENERGY, SHIPPING, AND SHIP-16

    BUILDING and inserting STRATEGIC.17

    SEC. 104. IDENTIFICATION OF, AND IMPOSITION OF SANC-18

    TIONS WITH RESPECT TO, CERTAIN IRANIAN19

    INDIVIDUALS.20

    (a) EXPANSION OF INDIVIDUALS IDENTIFIED.Sec-21

    tion 221(a) of the Iran Threat Reduction and Syria22

    Human Rights Act of 2012 (22 U.S.C. 8727(a)) is amend-23

    ed24

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    (B) who was involved in the activity for1

    which the entity was designated for the imposi-2

    tion of sanctions..3

    (b) EXPANSION OF SENIOR OFFICIALS DE-4

    SCRIBED.Section 221(b) of the Iran Threat Reduction5

    and Syria Human Rights Act of 2012 (22 U.S.C. 8727(b))6

    is amended7

    (1) in paragraph (5), by striking ; or and in-8

    serting a semicolon;9

    (2) in paragraph (6), by striking the period at10

    the end and inserting ; or; and11

    (3) by adding at the end the following:12

    (7) a senior official of13

    (A) the Office of the Supreme Leader of14

    Iran;15

    (B) the Atomic Energy Organization of16

    Iran;17

    (C) the Islamic Consultative Assembly of18

    Iran;19

    (D) the Council of Ministers of Iran;20

    (E) the Ministry of Defense and Armed21

    Forces Logistics of Iran;22

    (F) the Ministry of Justice of Iran;23

    (G) the Ministry of Interior of Iran;24

    (H) the prison system of Iran; or25

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    (I) the judicial system of Iran..1

    (c) BLOCKING OF PROPERTY.Section 221 of the2

    Iran Threat Reduction and Syria Human Rights Act of3

    2012 (22 U.S.C. 8727) is amended4

    (1) by redesignating subsections (d) and (e) as5

    subsections (e) and (f), respectively; and6

    (2) by inserting after subsection (c) the fol-7

    lowing:8

    (d) BLOCKING OF PROPERTY.9

    (1) OFFICIALS AND OTHER ACTORS.In the10

    case of an individual described in paragraph (1), (3),11

    (4), or (5) of subsection (a) who is on the list re-12

    quired by that subsection, the President shall block13

    and prohibit all transactions in all property and in-14

    terests in property of that individual if such property15

    or interests in property are in the United States,16

    come within the United States, or are or come with-17

    in the possession or control of a United States per-18

    son.19

    (2) FAMILY MEMBERS.In the case of an in-20

    dividual described in paragraph (2) of subsection (a)21

    who is on the list required by that subsection, the22

    President shall block and prohibit a transaction in23

    property or an interest in property of that individual24

    if the property or interest in property25

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    (A) was transferred to that individual1

    from an individual described in paragraph (1)2

    of subsection (a) who is on the list required by3

    that subsection; and4

    (B) is in the United States, comes within5

    the United States, or is or comes within the6

    possession or control of a United States per-7

    son..8

    (d) CONFORMINGAMENDMENTS.Section 221 of the9

    Iran Threat Reduction and Syria Human Rights Act of10

    2012 (22 U.S.C. 8727), as amended by subsections (a),11

    (b), and (c), is further amended12

    (1) by striking the section heading and insert-13

    ing IDENTIFICATION OF, AND IMPOSITION OF14

    SANCTIONS WITH RESPECT TO, CERTAIN IRA-15

    NIAN INDIVIDUALS;16

    (2) in subsection (a), by striking the date of17

    the enactment of this Act and inserting the date18

    of the enactment of the Nuclear Weapon Free Iran19

    Act of 2013; and20

    (3) in subsection (c), by striking subsection21

    (d) and inserting subsection (e).22

    (e) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.The table of contents23

    for the Iran Threat Reduction and Syria Human Rights24

    Act of 2012 (22 U.S.C. 8701 et seq.) is amended by strik-25

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    ing the item relating to section 221 and inserting the fol-1

    lowing:2

    Sec. 221. Identification of, and imposition of sanctions with respect to, certain

    Iranian individuals..

    SEC. 105. IMPOSITION OF SANCTIONS WITH RESPECT TO3

    TRANSACTIONS IN FOREIGN CURRENCIES4

    WITH OR FOR CERTAIN SANCTIONED PER-5

    SONS.6

    (a) IN GENERAL.Title II of the Iran Threat Reduc-7

    tion and Syria Human Rights Act of 2012 (22 U.S.C.8

    8721 et seq.) is amended9

    (1) by inserting after section 221 the following:10

    Subtitle COther Matters;11

    (2) by redesignating sections 222, 223, and 22412

    as sections 231, 232, and 233, respectively; and13

    (3) by inserting after section 221 the following:14

    SEC. 222. IMPOSITION OF SANCTIONS WITH RESPECT TO15

    TRANSACTIONS IN FOREIGN CURRENCIES16

    WITH CERTAIN SANCTIONED PERSONS.17

    (a) IMPOSITION OF SANCTIONS.The President18

    (1) shall prohibit the opening, and prohibit or19

    impose strict conditions on the maintaining, in the20

    United States of a correspondent account or a pay-21

    able-through account by a foreign financial institu-22

    tion that knowingly conducts or facilitates a trans-23

    action described in subsection (b)(1); and24

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    (2) may impose sanctions pursuant to the1

    International Emergency Economic Powers Act (502

    U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) with respect to any other per-3

    son that knowingly conducts or facilitates such a4

    transaction.5

    (b) TRANSACTIONS DESCRIBED.6

    (1) IN GENERAL.A transaction described in7

    this subsection is a significant transaction conducted8

    or facilitated by a person related to the currency of9

    a country other than the country with primary juris-10

    diction over the person with, for, or on behalf of11

    (A) the Central Bank of Iran or an Ira-12

    nian financial institution designated by the Sec-13

    retary of the Treasury for the imposition of14

    sanctions pursuant to the International Emer-15

    gency Economic Powers Act; or16

    (B) a person described in section17

    1244(c)(2) of the Iran Freedom and Counter-18

    Proliferation Act of 2012 (22 U.S.C.19

    8803(c)(2)) (other than a person described in20

    subparagraph (C)(iii) of that subsection).21

    (2) PRIMARY JURISDICTION.For purposes of22

    paragraph (1), a country in which a person operates23

    shall be deemed to have primary jurisdiction over24

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    the person only with respect to the operations of the1

    person in that country.2

    (c) APPLICABILITY.Subsection (a) shall apply3

    with respect to a transaction described in subsection4

    (b)(1) conducted or facilitated5

    (1) on or after the date that is 90 days after6

    the date of the enactment of the Nuclear Weapon7

    Free Iran Act of 2013 pursuant to a contract en-8

    tered into on or after such date of enactment; and9

    (2) on or after the date that is 180 days after10

    such date of enactment pursuant to a contract en-11

    tered into before such date of enactment.12

    (d) INAPPLICABILITY TO HUMANITARIAN TRANS-13

    ACTIONS.The President may not impose sanctions under14

    subsection (a) with respect to any person for conducting15

    or facilitating a transaction for the sale of agricultural16

    commodities, food, medicine, or medical devices to Iran or17

    for the provision of humanitarian assistance to the people18

    of Iran.19

    (e) WAIVER.20

    (1) IN GENERAL.The President may waive21

    the application of subsection (a) with respect to a22

    person for a period of not more than 180 days, and23

    may renew that waiver for additional periods of not24

    more than 180 days, if the President25

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    (A) determines that the waiver is impor-1

    tant to the national interest of the United2

    States; and3

    (B) not less than 15 days after the waiver4

    or the renewal of the waiver, as the case may5

    be, takes effect, submits a report to the appro-6

    priate congressional committees on the waiver7

    and the reason for the waiver.8

    (2) FORM OF REPORT.Each report sub-9

    mitted under paragraph (1)(B) shall be submitted in10

    unclassified form but may contain a classified annex.11

    (f) DEFINITIONS.In this section:12

    (1) FINANCIAL INSTITUTION; IRANIAN FINAN-13

    CIAL INSTITUTION.The terms financial institution14

    and Iranian financial institution have the meanings15

    given those terms in section 104A(d) of the Com-16

    prehensive Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and Di-17

    vestment Act of 2010 (22 U.S.C. 8513b(d)).18

    (2) TRANSACTION.The term transaction in-19

    cludes a foreign exchange swap, a foreign exchange20

    forward, and any other type of currency exchange or21

    conversion or derivative instrument..22

    (b) ADDITIONAL DEFINITIONS.Section 2 of the23

    Iran Threat Reduction and Syria Human Rights Act (2224

    U.S.C. 8701) is amended25

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    (1) by redesignating paragraphs (2), (3), and1

    (4) as paragraphs (5), (6), and (9), respectively;2

    (2) by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the3

    following:4

    (1) ACCOUNT; CORRESPONDENT ACCOUNT;5

    PAYABLE-THROUGH ACCOUNT.The terms ac-6

    count, correspondent account, and payable-7

    through account have the meanings given those8

    terms in section 5318A of title 31, United States9

    Code.10

    (2) AGRICULTURAL COMMODITY.The term11

    agricultural commodity has the meaning given that12

    term in section 102 of the Agricultural Trade Act of13

    1978 (7 U.S.C. 5602).14

    (3) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMIT-15

    TEES.The term appropriate congressional com-16

    mittees has the meaning given that term in section17

    14 of the Iran Sanctions Act of 1996 (Public Law18

    104172; 50 U.S.C. 1701 note).19

    (4) DOMESTIC FINANCIAL INSTITUTION; FOR-20

    EIGN FINANCIAL INSTITUTION.The terms domes-21

    tic financial institution and foreign financial insti-22

    tution have the meanings determined by the Sec-23

    retary of the Treasury pursuant to section 104(i) of24

    the Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, Accountability,25

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    and Divestment Act of 2010 (22 U.S.C. 8513(i)).;1

    and2

    (3) by inserting after paragraph (6), as redesig-3

    nated by paragraph (1), the following:4

    (7) MEDICAL DEVICE.The term medical de-5

    vice has the meaning given the term device in sec-6

    tion 201 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic7

    Act (21 U.S.C. 321).8

    (8) MEDICINE.The term medicine has the9

    meaning given the term drug in section 201 of the10

    Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C.11

    321)..12

    (c) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.The table of contents13

    for the Iran Threat Reduction and Syria Human Rights14

    Act of 2012 is amended by striking the items relating to15

    sections 222, 223, and 224 and inserting the following:16

    Sec. 222. Imposition of sanctions with respect to transactions in foreign cur-

    rencies with certain sanctioned persons.

    Subtitle COther Matters

    Sec. 231. Sense of Congress and rule of construction relating to certain au-

    thorities of State and local governments.

    Sec. 232. Government Accountability Office report on foreign entities that in-

    vest in the energy sector of Iran or export refined petroleum

    products to Iran.

    Sec. 233. Reporting on the importation to and exportation from Iran of crudeoil and refined petroleum products..

    SEC. 106. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON PROSPECTIVE SANC-17

    TIONS.18

    It is the sense of Congress that, if additional sanc-19

    tions are imposed pursuant to this Act and the Govern-20

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    specialized financial messaging services to the Cen-1

    tral Bank of Iran and other sanctioned Iranian fi-2

    nancial institutions;3

    (3) in order to continue to sharply restrict ac-4

    cess by Iran to the global financial system, the5

    President and the European Union must continue to6

    expeditiously address any judicial, administrative, or7

    other decisions in their respective jurisdictions that8

    might weaken the current multilateral sanctions re-9

    gime, including decisions regarding the designation10

    of financial institutions and global specialized finan-11

    cial messaging service providers for sanctions; and12

    (4) existing restrictions on the access of Iran to13

    global specialized financial messaging services should14

    be maintained.15

    SEC. 202. INCLUSION OF TRANSFERS OF GOODS, SERVICES,16

    AND TECHNOLOGIES TO STRATEGIC SEC-17

    TORS OF IRAN FOR PURPOSES OF IDENTI-18

    FYING DESTINATIONS OF DIVERSION CON-19

    CERN.20

    (a) IN GENERAL.Section 302(b) of the Comprehen-21

    sive Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and Divestment Act22

    of 2010 (22 U.S.C. 8542(b)) is amended23

    (1) in paragraph (1)24

    (A) in subparagraph (B)25

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    (i) in clause (ii), by striking ; or1

    and inserting a semicolon;2

    (ii) in clause (iii), by striking ; and3

    and inserting ; or; and4

    (iii) by adding at the end the fol-5

    lowing:6

    (iv) strategic sectors; and; and7

    (B) in subparagraph (C)(ii), by striking ;8

    or and inserting a semicolon;9

    (2) in paragraph (2), by striking the period at10

    the end and inserting ; or; and11

    (3) by adding at the end the following:12

    (3) that will be sold, transferred, or otherwise13

    made available to a strategic sector of Iran..14

    (b) STRATEGIC SECTOR DEFINED.Section 301 of15

    the Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and16

    Divestment Act of 2010 (22 U.S.C. 8541) is amended17

    (1) by redesignating paragraph (14) as para-18

    graph (15); and19

    (2) by inserting after paragraph (13) the fol-20

    lowing:21

    (14) STRATEGIC SECTOR.The term strategic22

    sector has the meaning given that term in section23

    1244(c)(4) of the Iran Freedom and Counter-Pro-24

    liferation Act of 2012..25

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    (c) SUBMISSION OF REPORT.Section 302(a) of the1

    Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and Di-2

    vestment Act of 2010 (22 U.S.C. 8542(a)) is amended by3

    striking 180 days after the date of the enactment of this4

    Act and inserting 90 days after the date of the enact-5

    ment of the Nuclear Weapon Free Iran Act of 2013.6

    SEC. 203. AUTHORIZATION OF ADDITIONAL MEASURES7

    WITH RESPECT TO DESTINATIONS OF DIVER-8

    SION CONCERN.9

    (a) IN GENERAL.Section 303(c) of the Comprehen-10

    sive Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and Divestment Act11

    of 2010 (22 U.S.C. 8543(c)) is amended12

    (1) by striking Not later than and inserting13

    the following:14

    (1) LICENSING REQUIREMENT.Not later15

    than; and16

    (2) by adding at the end the following:17

    (2) ADDITIONAL MEASURES.The President18

    may19

    (A) impose restrictions on United States20

    foreign assistance or measures authorized under21

    the International Emergency Economic Powers22

    Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) with respect to a23

    country designated as a Destination of Diver-24

    sion Concern under subsection (a) if the Presi-25

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    dent determines that those restrictions or meas-1

    ures would prevent the diversion of goods, serv-2

    ices, and technologies described in section3

    302(b) to Iranian end-users or Iranian inter-4

    mediaries; or5

    (B) prohibit the issuance of a license6

    under section 38 of the Arms Export Control7

    Act (22 U.S.C. 2778) for the export to such a8

    country of a defense article or defense service9

    for which a notification to Congress would be10

    required under section 36(b) of that Act (2211

    U.S.C. 2776(b)).12

    (3) REPORT REQUIRED.Not later than 9013

    days after the date of the enactment of the Nuclear14

    Weapon Free Iran Act of 2013, and every 90 days15

    thereafter, the President shall submit to the appro-16

    priate congressional committees a report17

    (A) identifying countries that have al-18

    lowed the diversion through the country of19

    goods, services, or technologies described in sec-20

    tion 302(b) to Iranian end-users or Iranian21

    intermediaries during the 180-day period pre-22

    ceding the submission of the report;23

    (B) identifying the persons that engaged24

    in such diversion during that period; and25

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    (C) describing the activities relating to di-1

    version in which those countries and persons2

    engaged..3

    (b) CONFORMINGAMENDMENTS.Section 303 of the4

    Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and Di-5

    vestment Act of 2010 (22 U.S.C. 8543) is amended6

    (1) in subsection (c), in the subsection heading,7

    by striking LICENSING REQUIREMENT and insert-8

    ing LICENSING AND OTHER MEASURES; and9

    (2) in subsection (d)10

    (A) in paragraph (1), by striking sub-11

    section (c) and inserting subsection (c)(1);12

    (B) in paragraph (2), by striking sub-13

    section (c) and inserting subsection (c)(1);14

    and15

    (C) in paragraph (3), by striking is it16

    and inserting it is.17

    SEC. 204. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON INCREASED STAFFING18

    FOR AGENCIES INVOLVED IN THE IMPLEMEN-19

    TATION AND ENFORCEMENT OF SANCTIONS20

    AGAINST IRAN.21

    It is the sense of Congress that22

    (1) when the President submits the Presidents23

    budget for fiscal year 2015 to Congress under sec-24

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    dent submits a notification described in paragraph1

    (5) to the appropriate congressional committees, if2

    the President makes the certification described in3

    paragraph (2) to the appropriate congressional com-4

    mittees every 30 days during that period.5

    (2) CERTIFICATION DESCRIBED.A certifi-6

    cation described in this paragraph is a certification7

    that8

    (A) Iran is complying with the provisions9

    of the Joint Plan of Action and any agreement10

    to implement the Joint Plan of Action;11

    (B) Iran has agreed to specific and12

    verifiable measures to implement the Joint Plan13

    of Action;14

    (C) Iran is transparently, verifiably, and15

    fully implementing the Joint Plan of Action and16

    any agreement to implement the Joint Plan of17

    Action;18

    (D) Iran has not breached the terms of or19

    any commitment made pursuant to the Joint20

    Plan of Action or any agreement to implement21

    the Joint Plan of Action;22

    (E) Iran is proactively and in good faith23

    engaged in negotiations toward a final agree-24

    ment or arrangement to terminate its illicit nu-25

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    clear activities, related weaponization activities,1

    and any other nuclear activity not required for2

    a civilian nuclear program;3

    (F) the United States is working toward a4

    final agreement or arrangement that will dis-5

    mantle Irans illicit nuclear infrastructure to6

    prevent Iran from achieving a nuclear weapons7

    capability and permit daily verification, moni-8

    toring, and inspections of suspect facilities in9

    Iran so that an effort by Iran to produce a nu-10

    clear weapon would be quickly detected;11

    (G) any suspension of or relief from sanc-12

    tions provided to Iran pursuant to the Joint13

    Plan of Action is temporary, reversible, and14

    proportionate to the specific and verifiable15

    measures taken by Iran with respect to termi-16

    nating its illicit nuclear program and related17

    weaponization activities;18

    (H) Iran has not directly, or through a19

    proxy, supported, financed, planned, or other-20

    wise carried out an act of terrorism against the21

    United States or United States persons or22

    property anywhere in the world;23

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    (4) TERMINATION OF SUSPENSION OF EXISTING1

    SANCTIONS.2

    (A) IN GENERAL.Any sanctions deferred,3

    waived, or otherwise suspended by the Presi-4

    dent pursuant to the Joint Plan of Action or5

    any agreement to implement the Joint Plan of6

    Action, including sanctions suspended under7

    this section and sanctions relating to precious8

    metals, petrochemicals, Irans automotive sec-9

    tor, and sanctions pursuant to section 1245 of10

    the National Defense Authorization Act for Fis-11

    cal Year 2012 (22 U.S.C. 8513a), shall be rein-12

    stated immediately if13

    (i)(I) during the 180-day period de-14

    scribed in paragraph (1), the President15

    does not submit a certification every 3016

    days pursuant that paragraph; or17

    (II) the President does not renew the18

    suspension of sanctions pursuant to para-19

    graph (3);20

    (ii) Iran breaches its commitments21

    under either the Joint Plan of Act or a22

    final agreement or arrangement described23

    in subsection (b)(1); or24

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    (iii) no final arrangement or agree-1

    ment is reached with Iran by the earlier of2

    the date that is 240 days after3

    (I) the date of the enactment of4

    this Act; or5

    (II) the date on which the Presi-6

    dent submits a notification described7

    in paragraph (5) to the appropriate8

    congressional committees.9

    (B) WAIVER.10

    (i) IN GENERAL.The President may11

    waive the reinstatement of any sanction12

    under subparagraph (A)(iii) for periods of13

    not more than 30 days during the period14

    specified in clause (ii) if, for each such15

    waiver, the President submits to the appro-16

    priate congressional committees17

    (I) a notification of the waiver;18

    (II) a certification described in19

    paragraph (2) that covers the 30 days20

    preceding the certification;21

    (III) a certification that the waiv-22

    er is vital to the national security in-23

    terests of the United States with re-24

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    spect to the dismantlement of Irans1

    illicit nuclear weapons program; and2

    (IV) a detailed report on the sta-3

    tus of the negotiations with the Gov-4

    ernment of Iran on a final agreement5

    or arrangement to terminate its illicit6

    nuclear program and related7

    weaponization activities, including an8

    assessment of prospects for and the9

    expected timeline to reach such an10

    agreement or arrangement.11

    (ii) PERIOD SPECIFIED.The period12

    specified in this clause is the period that13

    begins on the date of the enactment of this14

    Act and ends on the earlier of the date15

    that is one year after16

    (I) such date of enactment; or17

    (II) the date on which the Presi-18

    dent submits a notification described19

    in paragraph (5) to the appropriate20

    congressional committees.21

    (5) NOTIFICATION RELATING TO AGREEMENT22

    TO IMPLEMENT JOINT PLAN OF ACTION.Not later23

    than 3 days after Iran has agreed to specific and24

    verifiable measures to implement the Joint Plan of25

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    Action, the President shall notify the appropriate1

    congressional committees of that agreement.2

    (b) SUSPENSION FOR A FINAL AGREEMENT OR AR-3

    RANGEMENT.4

    (1) IN GENERAL.Unless a joint resolution of5

    disapproval is enacted pursuant to subsection (c),6

    the President may suspend the application of sanc-7

    tions imposed under this Act or amendments made8

    by this Act for a one-year period if the President9

    certifies to the appropriate congressional committees10

    that the United States and its allies have reached a11

    final and verifiable agreement or arrangement with12

    Iran that will13

    (A) dismantle Irans illicit nuclear infra-14

    structure, including enrichment and reprocess-15

    ing capabilities and facilities, the heavy water16

    reactor and production plant at Arak, and any17

    nuclear weapon components and technology, so18

    that Iran is precluded from a nuclear breakout19

    capability and prevented from pursuing both20

    uranium and plutonium pathways to a nuclear21

    weapon;22

    (B) bring Iran into compliance with all23

    United Nations Security Council resolutions re-24

    lated to Irans nuclear program, including Reso-25

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    lutions 1696 (2006), 1737 (2006), 17471

    (2007), 1803 (2008), 1835 (2008), and 19292

    (2010), with a view toward bringing to a satis-3

    factory conclusion the Security Councils consid-4

    eration of matters relating to Irans nuclear5

    program;6

    (C) resolve all issues of past and present7

    concern with the International Atomic Energy8

    Agency, including possible military dimensions9

    of Irans nuclear program;10

    (D) permit continuous, around the clock,11

    on-site inspection, verification, and monitoring12

    of all suspect facilities in Iran, including instal-13

    lation and use of any compliance verification14

    equipment requested by the International Atom-15

    ic Energy Agency, so that any effort by Iran to16

    produce a nuclear weapon would be quickly de-17

    tected; and18

    (E) require Irans full implementation of19

    and compliance with the Agreement between20

    Iran and the International Atomic Energy21

    Agency for the Application of Safeguards in22

    Connection with the Treaty on the Non-Pro-23

    liferation of Nuclear Weapons, done at Vienna24

    June 19, 1973, including modified Code 3.1 of25

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    the Subsidiary Arrangements to that Agree-1

    ment and ratification and implementation of2

    the Protocol Additional to that Agreement,3

    done at Vienna December 18, 2003; and4

    (F) requires Irans implementation of5

    measures in addition to the Protocol Additional6

    that include verification by the International7

    Atomic Energy Agency of Irans centrifuge8

    manufacturing facilities, including raw mate-9

    rials and components, and Irans uranium10

    mines and mills.11

    (2) RENEWAL OF SUSPENSION.The President12

    may renew the suspension of sanctions pursuant to13

    paragraph (1) for additional one-year periods if, for14

    each such renewal, the President15

    (A) certifies to the appropriate congres-16

    sional committees that Iran is complying with17

    the terms of the final arrangement or agree-18

    ment, including by19

    (i) dismantling Irans illicit nuclear20

    infrastructure, including enrichment and21

    reprocessing capabilities and facilities, and22

    the heavy water reactor and production23

    plant at Arak, so that Iran is prevented24

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    from pursuing both uranium and pluto-1

    nium pathways to a nuclear weapon;2

    (ii) permitting continuous, around the3

    clock, on-site inspection, verification, and4

    monitoring of all suspect facilities in Iran,5

    including installation and use of any com-6

    pliance verification equipment requested by7

    the International Atomic Energy Agency,8

    so that any effort by Iran to produce a nu-9

    clear weapon would be quickly detected;10

    (iii) resolving all issues of past and11

    present concern with the International12

    Atomic Energy Agency, including possible13

    military dimensions of Irans nuclear pro-14

    gram;15

    (iv) remaining in full compliance with16

    all United Nations Security Council resolu-17

    tions related to Irans nuclear program, in-18

    cluding Resolutions 1696 (2006), 173719

    (2006), 1747 (2007), 1803 (2008), 183520

    (2008), and 1929 (2010);21

    (v) fully implementing and complying22

    with the Agreement between Iran and the23

    International Atomic Energy Agency for24

    the Application of Safeguards in Connec-25

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    tion with the Treaty on the Non-Prolifera-1

    tion of Nuclear Weapons, done at Vienna2

    June 19, 1973, including modified Code3

    3.1 of the Subsidiary Arrangements to that4

    Agreement and ratification and implemen-5

    tation of the Protocol Additional to that6

    Agreement, done at Vienna December 18,7

    2003; and8

    (vi) implementing measures, in addi-9

    tion to the Protocol Additional, that in-10

    clude verification by the International11

    Atomic Energy Agency of Irans centrifuge12

    manufacturing facilities, including raw ma-13

    terials and components, and Irans ura-14

    nium mines and mills; and15

    (B) submits to the appropriate congres-16

    sional committees with the certification under17

    subparagraph (A) a detailed report describing18

    the actions taken by Iran to comply with the19

    terms of the final arrangement or agreement.20

    (c) JOINT RESOLUTION OF DISAPPROVAL.21

    (1) IN GENERAL.In this subsection, the term22

    joint resolution of disapproval means only a joint23

    resolution of the 2 Houses of Congress, the sole24

    matter after the resolving clause of which is as fol-25

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    lows: That Congress disapproves of the suspension1

    of sanctions imposed with respect to Iran under sec-2

    tion 301(b)(1) of the Nuclear Weapon Free Iran Act3

    of 2013 pursuant to the certification of the Presi-4

    dent submitted to Congress under that section on5

    llllll, with the blank space being filled6

    with the appropriate date.7

    (2) PROCEDURES FOR CONSIDERING RESOLU-8

    TIONS.9

    (A) INTRODUCTION.A joint resolution of10

    disapproval11

    (i) may be introduced in the House of12

    Representatives or the Senate during the13

    15-day period beginning on the date on14

    which the President submits a certification15

    under subsection (b)(1) to the appropriate16

    congressional committees;17

    (ii) in the House of Representatives,18

    may be introduced by the Speaker or the19

    minority leader or a Member of the House20

    designated by the Speaker or minority21

    leader;22

    (iii) in the Senate, may be introduced23

    by the majority leader or minority leader24

    of the Senate or a Member of the Senate25

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    designated by the majority leader or mi-1

    nority leader; and2

    (iv) may not be amended.3

    (B) REFERRAL TO COMMITTEES.A joint4

    resolution of disapproval introduced in the Sen-5

    ate shall be referred to the Committee on Bank-6

    ing, Housing, and Urban Affairs and a joint7

    resolution of disapproval in the House of Rep-8

    resentatives shall be referred to the Committee9

    on Foreign Affairs.10

    (C) COMMITTEE DISCHARGE AND FLOOR11

    CONSIDERATION.The provisions of sub-12

    sections (c) through (f) of section 152 of the13

    Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2192) (relating14

    to committee discharge and floor consideration15

    of certain resolutions in the House of Rep-16

    resentatives and the Senate) apply to a joint17

    resolution of disapproval under this subsection18

    to the same extent that such subsections apply19

    to joint resolutions under such section 152, ex-20

    cept that21

    (i) subsection (c)(1) shall be applied22

    and administered by substituting 1023

    days for 30 days; and24

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    (ii) subsection (f)(1)(A)(i) shall be ap-1

    plied and administered by substituting2

    Committee on Banking, Housing, and3

    Urban Affairs for Committee on Fi-4

    nance.5

    (3) RULES OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTA-6

    TIVES AND SENATE.This subsection is enacted by7

    Congress8

    (A) as an exercise of the rulemaking power9

    of the Senate and the House of Representa-10

    tives, respectively, and as such is deemed a part11

    of the rules of each House, respectively, but ap-12

    plicable only with respect to the procedure to be13

    followed in that House in the case of a joint14

    resolution, and it supersedes other rules only to15

    the extent that it is inconsistent with such16

    rules; and17

    (B) with full recognition of the constitu-18

    tional right of either House to change the rules19

    (so far as relating to the procedure of that20

    House) at any time, in the same manner and21

    to the same extent as in the case of any other22

    rule of that House.23

    (d) DEFINITIONS.In this section:24

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    (1) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMIT-1

    TEES.The term appropriate congressional com-2

    mittees has the meaning given that term in section3

    14 of the Iran Sanctions Act of 1996 (Public Law4

    104172; 50 U.S.C. 1701 note).5

    (2) JOINT PLAN OF ACTION.The term Joint6

    Plan of Action means the Joint Plan of Action,7

    signed at Geneva November 24, 2013, by Iran and8

    by France, Germany, the Russian Federation, the9

    Peoples Republic of China, the United Kingdom,10

    and the United States.11

    (3) UNITED STATES PERSON.The term12

    United States person has the meaning given that13

    term in section 101 of the Comprehensive Iran14

    Sanctions, Accountability, and Divestment Act of15

    2010 (22 U.S.C. 8511).16

    TITLE IVGENERAL17

    PROVISIONS18

    SEC. 401. EXCEPTION FOR AFGHANISTAN RECONSTRUC-19

    TION.20

    The President may provide for an exception from the21

    imposition of sanctions under the provisions of or amend-22

    ments made by this Act for reconstruction assistance or23

    economic development for Afghanistan24

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    (1) to the extent that the President determines1

    that such an exception is in the national interest of2

    the United States; and3

    (2) if, not later than 15 days before issuing the4

    exception, the President submits a notification of5

    and justification for the exception to the appropriate6

    congressional committees (as defined in section 14 of7

    the Iran Sanctions Act of 1996 (Public Law 1048

    172; 50 U.S.C. 1701 note)).9

    SEC. 402. EXCEPTION FOR IMPORT RESTRICTIONS.10

    No provision of or amendment made by this Act au-11

    thorizes or requires the President to impose sanctions re-12

    lating to the importation of goods.13

    SEC. 403. APPLICABILITY TO CERTAIN INTELLIGENCE AC-14

    TIVITIES.15

    Nothing in this Act or the amendments made by this16

    Act shall apply to the authorized intelligence activities of17

    the United States.18

    SEC. 404. APPLICABILITY TO CERTAIN NATURAL GAS19

    PROJECTS.20

    Nothing in this Act or any amendment made by this21

    Act shall be construed to apply with respect to any activity22

    relating to a project described in subsection (a) of section23

    603 of the Iran Threat Reduction and Syria Human24

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