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Iran Threat Reduction and Syria Human Rights Act of 2012 · Pub. L. 112-158 · sec. 402(a)

Imposition of Sanctions with Respect to the Transfer of Goods or Technologies to Iran That Are Likely to Be Used to Commit Human Rights Abuses

Not publicly verifiablePublic posting
Deadline
One-time deadline passedNov. 8, 2012
Recurrence
One-time
Duty holder
President
Recipients
Senate Foreign Relations; Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs; House Foreign Affairs; House Financial Services (term defined in sec. 401)
Enacted
Aug. 10, 2012
Location
Title IV

Text shown as enacted in 2012. Later laws amended several sections.

Statutory Text

(a) In General.--The Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and Divestment Act of 2010 (22 U.S.C. 8501 et seq.) is amended by inserting after section 105 the following: ``SEC. 105A. IMPOSITION OF SANCTIONS WITH RESPECT TO THE TRANSFER OF GOODS OR TECHNOLOGIES TO IRAN THAT ARE LIKELY TO BE USED TO COMMIT HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES. ``(a) In General.--The President shall impose sanctions in accordance with subsection (c) with respect to each person on the list required by subsection (b). ``(b) List.-- ``(1) In general.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of the Iran Threat Reduction and Syria Human Rights Act of 2012, the President shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a list of persons that the President determines have knowingly engaged in an activity described in paragraph (2) on or after such date of enactment. ``(2) Activity described.-- ``(A) In general.--A person engages in an activity described in this paragraph if the person-- ``(i) transfers, or facilitates the transfer of, goods or technologies described in subparagraph (C) to Iran, any entity organized under the laws of Iran or otherwise subject to the jurisdiction of the Government of Iran, or any national of Iran, for use in or with respect to Iran; or ``(ii) provides services (including services relating to hardware, software, and specialized information, and professional consulting, engineering, and support services) with respect to goods or technologies described in subparagraph

(C) after such goods or technologies are transferred to Iran. ``(B) Applicability to contracts and other agreements.--A person engages in an activity described in subparagraph (A) without regard to whether the activity is carried out pursuant to a contract or other agreement entered into before, on, or after the date of the enactment of the Iran Threat Reduction and Syria Human Rights Act of 2012. ``(C) Goods or technologies described.--Goods or technologies described in this subparagraph are goods or technologies that the President determines are likely to be used by the Government of Iran or any of its agencies or instrumentalities (or by any other person on behalf of the Government of Iran or any of such agencies or instrumentalities) to commit serious human rights abuses against the people of Iran, including-- ``(i) firearms or ammunition (as those terms are defined in section 921 of title 18, United States Code), rubber bullets, police batons, pepper or chemical sprays, stun grenades, electroshock weapons, tear gas, water cannons, or surveillance technology; or ``(ii) sensitive technology (as defined in section 106(c)). ``(3) Special rule to allow for termination of sanctionable activity.--The President shall not be required to include a person on the list required by paragraph (1) if the President certifies in writing to the appropriate congressional committees that-- ``(A) the person is no longer engaging in, or has taken significant verifiable steps toward stopping, the activity described in paragraph (2) for which the President would otherwise have included the person on the list; and ``(B) the President has received reliable assurances that the person will not knowingly engage in any activity described in paragraph (2) in the future. ``(4) Updates of list.--The President shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees an updated list under paragraph (1)-- ``(A) each time the President is required to submit an updated list to those committees under section 105(b)(2)(A); and ``(B) as new information becomes available. ``(5) Form of report; public availability.-- ``(A) Form.--The list required by paragraph (1) shall be submitted in unclassified form but may contain a classified annex. ``(B) Public availability.--The unclassified portion of the list required by paragraph (1) shall be made available to the public and posted on the websites of the Department of the Treasury and the Department of State. ``(c) Application of Sanctions.-- ``(1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2), the President shall impose sanctions described in section 105(c) with respect to a person on the list required by subsection (b). ``(2) Transfers to iran's revolutionary guard corps.--In the case of a person on the list required by subsection (b) for transferring, or facilitating the transfer of, goods or technologies described in subsection (b)(2)(C) to Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps, or providing services with respect to such goods or technologies after such goods or technologies are transferred to Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps, the President shall-- ``(A) impose sanctions described in section 105(c) with respect to the person; and ``(B) impose such other sanctions from among the sanctions described in section 6(a) of the Iran Sanctions Act of 1996 (Public Law 104-172; 50 U.S.C. 1701 note) as the President determines appropriate.''.

Verbatim from the enrolled law as published by GovInfo; margin notes and page markers omitted. Pub. L. 112-158 on GovInfo · PDF · text fetched Oct. 17, 2026

How the Date Is Worked Out

  1. Enacted Aug. 10, 2012 (Pub. L. 112-158).
  2. Text: “Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of the Iran Threat Reduction and Syria Human Rights Act of 2012.” Aug. 10, 2012 + 90 days = Nov. 8, 2012.
  3. As of Nov. 11, 2026: one-time deadline passed on Nov. 8, 2012.

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. 112-158 (0 found) (Oct. 17, 2026)
  • Federal Register API: phrase “Iran Threat Reduction and Syria Human Rights Act”: 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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Cite the provision Iran Threat Reduction and Syria Human Rights Act of 2012, Pub. L. No. 112-158, § 402(a), 126 Stat. 1214 (2012).

Cite this page Middle East Forum, “Imposition of Sanctions with Respect to the Transfer of Goods or Technologies to Iran That Are Likely to Be Used to Commit Human Rights Abuses,” Owed to Congress, Nov. 11, 2026, https://bills.meforum.org/owed/m/pl112-158-s402-a.html.