Waiver

Statutory Text

(h) Waiver.—

(1) In general.—The President may, on a case-by-case basis and for periods not to exceed 180 days each, waive the application of sanctions imposed with respect to a foreign person under this section if the President certifies to the appropriate congressional committees, not later than 15 days after such waiver is to take effect, that the waiver is vital to the national interests of the United States.

(2) Special rule.—The President shall not be required to impose sanctions under this section with respect to a foreign person described in subsection (a) if the President certifies in writing to the appropriate congressional committees that the foreign person—

(A) is no longer engaging in activities described in subsection (b); or

(B) has taken and is continuing to take significant, verifiable steps toward permanently terminating such activities.

Verbatim from the enrolled law as published by GovInfo; margin notes and page markers omitted. Pub. L. 118-50 on GovInfo · PDF · text fetched Oct. 17, 2026

How the Date Is Worked Out

1. Enacted Apr. 24, 2024 (Pub. L. 118-50).
2. Deadline runs from an event, not a calendar date: 15 days after such waiver is to take effect, that the waiver is vital to the national interests of the United States.
3. No date can be set until the triggering event is publicly documented.

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. 118-50 (0 found) (Oct. 17, 2026)
• Federal Register API: phrase “Mahsa Amini Human Rights and Security Accountability Act”: 1 document titles searched (Oct. 17, 2026)
• Federal Register API: phrase “Stop Harboring Iranian Petroleum Act”: 1 document titles searched (Oct. 17, 2026)
• Federal Register API: phrase “Hamas International Financing Prevention Act”: 0 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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Review

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