United States S 1390: Solidify Iran Sanctions Act of 2023

Bill Text

II 
118THCONGRESS 
1
STSESSION 
S. 1390 
To repeal the sunset provision of the Iran Sanctions Act of 1996, and 
for other purposes. 
IN  THE  SENATE  OF  THE  UNITED  STATES  
MAY1, 2023 
Mr.  S
COTTof  South  Carolina  (for  himself,  Ms.  HASSAN,  Mr.  HAGERTY,  and  
Ms.  R
OSEN)  introduced  the  following  bill;  which  was  read  twice  and  re-
ferred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs 
A  BILL  
To repeal the sunset provision of the Iran Sanctions Act 
of 1996, and for 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. 3
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Solidify Iran Sanctions 4
Act of 2023’’. 5
SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 6
Congress makes the following findings: 7
(1)  The  Iran  Sanctions  Act  of  1996  (Public  8
Law  104–172;  50  U.S.C.  1701  note)  requires  the  9
imposition  of  sanctions  with  respect  to  Iran’s  illicit  10
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weapons  programs,  conventional  weapons  and  bal-1
listic  missile  development,  and  support  for  terrorism,  2
including Iran’s Revolutionary Guards Corps. 3
(2)  The  Government  of  Iran  has  acquired  de-4
stabilizing  conventional  weapons  systems  from  the  5
Russian  Federation  and  other  malign  actors,  and  is  6
funneling  weapons  and  financial  support  to  its  ter-7
rorist  proxies  throughout  the  Middle  East,  threat-8
ening  allies  and  partners  of  the  United  States,  such  9
as Israel. 10
SEC. 3. STATEMENT OF POLICY. 11
It  is  the  policy  of  the  United  States  to  fully  imple-12
ment  and  enforce  the  Iran  Sanctions  Act  of  1996  (Public  13
Law 104–172; 50 U.S.C. 1701 note). 14
SEC. 4. REPEAL OF SUNSET. 15
Section 13 of the Iran Sanctions Act of 1996 (Public 16
Law 104–172; 50 U.S.C. 1701 note) is amended— 17
(1)  in  the  section  heading,  by  striking  ‘‘; 
SUN-18
SET’’; 19
(2)  by  striking  ‘‘(a)  E
FFECTIVEDATE.—’’;  and  20
(3) by striking subsection (b). 21
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