Strategy to Counter Role of the People’s Republic of China in Evasion of Sanctions with Respect to Iran

Statutory Text

(a) In General.—Not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this division, the Secretary of State, in consultation

with the heads of other appropriate Federal agencies, shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a written strategy, and provide to those committees an accompanying briefing, on the role of the People’s Republic of China in evasion of sanctions imposed by the United States with respect to Iranian-origin petroleum products that includes an assessment of options—

(1) to strengthen the enforcement of such sanctions; and

(2) to expand sanctions designations targeting the involvement of the People’s Republic of China in the production, transportation, storage, refining, and sale of Iranian-origin petroleum products.

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. Text: “Not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this division.” Apr. 24, 2024 + 120 days = Aug. 22, 2024.
3. As of Nov. 11, 2026: one-time deadline passed on Aug. 22, 2024.

Delivery Status

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Public Evidence

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• 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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