Expansion of Sanctions under the Iran Sanctions Act of 1996

Statutory Text

(g) Waiver for Certain Persons in Certain Countries; Mandatory Investigations and Reporting; Conforming Amendments.--Section 4 of such Act is amended--

(1) in subsection (b)(2), by striking ``(in addition to that provided in subsection (d))'';

(2) in subsection (c)--

(A) in paragraph (1)--

(i) by striking ``The President may'' and inserting the following: ``(A) General waiver.--The President may''; and

(ii) by adding at the end the following: ``(B) Waiver with respect to persons in countries that cooperate in multilateral efforts with respect to iran.--The President may, on a case by case basis, waive for a period of not more than 12 months the application of section 5(a) with respect to a person if the President, at least 30 days before the waiver is to take effect-- ``(i) certifies to the appropriate congressional committees that-- ``(I) the government with primary jurisdiction over the person is closely cooperating with the United States in multilateral efforts to prevent Iran from-- ``(aa) acquiring or developing chemical, biological, or nuclear weapons or related technologies; or ``(bb) acquiring or developing destabilizing numbers and types of advanced conventional weapons; and ``(II) such a waiver is vital to the national security interests of the United States; and ``(ii) submits to the appropriate congressional committees a report identifying-- ``(I) the person with respect to which the President waives the application of sanctions; and ``(II) the actions taken by the government described in clause (i)(I) to cooperate in multilateral efforts described in that clause.''; and

(B) by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the following: ``(2) Subsequent renewal of waiver.--At the conclusion of the period of a waiver under subparagraph (A) or (B) of paragraph (1), the President may renew the waiver-- ``(A) if the President determines, in accordance with subparagraph (A) or (B) of that paragraph (as the case may be), that the waiver is appropriate; and ``(B)(i) in the case of a waiver under subparagraph

(A) of paragraph (1), for subsequent periods of not more than six months each; and ``(ii) in the case of a waiver under subparagraph

(B) of paragraph (1), for subsequent periods of not more than 12 months each.'';

(3) by striking subsection (d);

(4) by redesignating subsections (e) and (f) as subsections

(d) and (e), respectively; and

(5) in subsection (e), as redesignated by paragraph (4) of this subsection--

(A) in paragraph (1)--

(i) by striking ``should initiate'' and inserting ``shall initiate''; and

(ii) by striking ``investment activity in Iran as'' and inserting ``an activity'';

(B) in paragraph (2)--

(i) by striking ``should determine'' and inserting ``shall (unless paragraph (3) applies) determine''; and

(ii) by striking ``investment activity in Iran as'' and inserting ``an activity''; and

(C) by adding at the end the following: ``(3) Special rule.--The President need not initiate an investigation, and may terminate an investigation, under this subsection if the President certifies in writing to the appropriate congressional committees that-- ``(A) the person whose activity was the basis for the investigation is no longer engaging in the activity or has taken significant verifiable steps toward stopping the activity; and ``(B) the President has received reliable assurances that the person will not knowingly engage in an activity described in section 5(a) in the future.''.

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. Deadline runs from an event, not a calendar date: 30 days before the waiver is to take effect-- ``(i) certifies to the appropriate congressional committees that-- ``(I) the government with primary jurisdic.
3. No date can be set until the triggering event is publicly documented.

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