Interim Report on Multilateral Sanctions; Monitoring

Statutory Text

(e) Interim Report on Multilateral Sanctions; Monitoring.--The President, not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, shall report to the appropriate congressional committees on--

(1) whether the member states of the European Union, the Republic of Korea, Australia, Israel, or Japan have legislative or administrative standards providing for the imposition of trade sanctions on persons or their affiliates doing business or having investments in Iran or Libya;

(2) the extent and duration of each instance of the application of such sanctions; and

(3) the disposition of any decision with respect to such sanctions by the World Trade Organization or its predecessor organization.

Verbatim from the enrolled law as published by GovInfo; margin notes and page markers omitted. Pub. L. 104-172 on GovInfo · PDF · text fetched Oct. 17, 2026

How the Date Is Worked Out

1. Enacted Aug. 5, 1996 (Pub. L. 104-172).
2. Text: “not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.” Aug. 5, 1996 + 90 days = Nov. 3, 1996.
3. Act ceases to be effective (sec. 13(b), as amended by Pub. L. 119-111, sec. 201) (Dec. 31, 2031); no deadline falls after that date.
4. As of Nov. 11, 2026: one-time deadline passed on Nov. 3, 1996.

Delivery Status

Not publicly verifiable

Public Evidence

• No public document located that shows delivery.

Evidence Searched

• GovInfo Congressionally Mandated Reports collection: 1,209 packages listed; titles searched for Middle East terms; 55 State, Defense, Treasury and executive-office summaries checked for citations to Pub. L. 104-172 (0 found) (Oct. 17, 2026)
• Federal Register API: phrase “Iran Sanctions Act of 1996”: 60 document titles searched (Oct. 17, 2026)
• MEF hand review: evidence.json, items with a link and a note on what the document shows (Oct. 17, 2026)

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