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Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and Divestment Act of 2010 · Pub. L. 111-195 · sec. 102(b)

Description of Sanctions

Not publicly verifiableCertification
Deadline
One-time deadline passedSept. 29, 2010
Recurrence
One-time
Duty holder
President
Recipients
Senate Armed Services; House Armed Services (named in the provision)
Enacted
July 1, 2010
Location
Title I, text inserted into another statute

Text shown as enacted in 2010. Later laws amended several sections.

Statutory Text

(b) Description of Sanctions.--Section 6 of such Act is amended--

(1) by striking ``The sanctions to be imposed'' and inserting the following: ``(a) In General.--The sanctions to be imposed'';

(2) in subsection (a), as redesignated by paragraph (1)--

(A) by redesignating paragraph (6) as paragraph (9); and

(B) by inserting after paragraph (5) the following: ``(6) Foreign exchange.--The President may, pursuant to such regulations as the President may prescribe, prohibit any transactions in foreign exchange that are subject to the jurisdiction of the United States and in which the sanctioned person has any interest. ``(7) Banking transactions.--The President may, pursuant to such regulations as the President may prescribe, prohibit any transfers of credit or payments between financial institutions or by, through, or to any financial institution, to the extent that such transfers or payments are subject to the jurisdiction of the United States and involve any interest of the sanctioned person. ``(8) Property transactions.--The President may, pursuant to such regulations as the President may prescribe, prohibit any person from-- ``(A) acquiring, holding, withholding, using, transferring, withdrawing, transporting, importing, or exporting any property that is subject to the jurisdiction of the United States and with respect to which the sanctioned person has any interest; ``(B) dealing in or exercising any right, power, or privilege with respect to such property; or ``(C) conducting any transaction involving such property.''; and

(3) by adding at the end the following: ``(b) Additional Measure Relating to Government Contracts.-- ``(1) Modification of federal acquisition regulation.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of the Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and Divestment Act of 2010, the Federal Acquisition Regulation issued pursuant to section 25 of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 421) shall be revised to require a certification from each person that is a prospective contractor that the person, and any person owned or controlled by the person, does not engage in any activity for which sanctions may be imposed under section 5. ``(2) Remedies.-- ``(A) In general.--If the head of an executive agency determines that a person has submitted a false certification under paragraph (1) on or after the date on which the revision of the Federal Acquisition Regulation required by this subsection becomes effective, the head of that executive agency shall terminate a contract with such person or debar or suspend such person from eligibility for Federal contracts for a period of not more than 3 years. Any such debarment or suspension shall be subject to the procedures that apply to debarment and suspension under the Federal Acquisition Regulation under subpart 9.4 of part 9 of title 48, Code of Federal Regulations. ``(B) Inclusion on list of parties excluded from federal procurement and nonprocurement programs.--The Administrator of General Services shall include on the List of Parties Excluded from Federal Procurement and Nonprocurement Programs maintained by the Administrator under part 9 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation issued pursuant to section 25 of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 421) each person that is debarred, suspended, or proposed for debarment or suspension by the head of an executive agency on the basis of a determination of a false certification under subparagraph (A). ``(3) Clarification regarding certain products.--The remedies set forth in paragraph (2) shall not apply with respect to the procurement of eligible products, as defined in section 308(4) of the Trade Agreements Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2518(4)), of any foreign country or instrumentality designated under section 301(b) of that Act (19 U.S.C. 2511(b)). ``(4) Rule of construction.--This subsection shall not be construed to limit the use of other remedies available to the head of an executive agency or any other official of the Federal Government on the basis of a determination of a false certification under paragraph (1). ``(5) Waivers.--The President may on a case-by-case basis waive the requirement that a person make a certification under paragraph (1) if the President determines and certifies in writing to the appropriate congressional committees, the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate, and the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives, that it is in the national interest of the United States to do so. ``(6) Executive agency defined.--In this subsection, the term `executive agency' has the meaning given that term in section 4 of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 403). ``(7) Applicability.--The revisions to the Federal Acquisition Regulation required under paragraph (1) shall apply with respect to contracts for which solicitations are issued on or after the date that is 90 days after the date of the enactment of the Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and Divestment Act of 2010.''.

Verbatim from the enrolled law as published by GovInfo; margin notes and page markers omitted. Pub. L. 111-195 on GovInfo · PDF · text fetched Oct. 17, 2026

How the Date Is Worked Out

  1. Enacted July 1, 2010 (Pub. L. 111-195).
  2. Text: “Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of the Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and Divestment Act of 2010.” July 1, 2010 + 90 days = Sept. 29, 2010.
  3. As of Nov. 11, 2026: one-time deadline passed on Sept. 29, 2010.

Delivery Status

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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. 111-195 (0 found) (Oct. 17, 2026)
  • Federal Register API: phrase “Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and Divestment Act”: 79 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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Cite the provision Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and Divestment Act of 2010, Pub. L. No. 111-195, § 102(b), 124 Stat. 1312 (2010).

Cite this page Middle East Forum, “Description of Sanctions,” Owed to Congress, Nov. 11, 2026, https://bills.meforum.org/owed/m/pl111-195-s102-b.html.