118th CONGRESS 2d Session |
April 17, 2024
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
To repeal the sunset provision of the Iran Sanctions Act of 1996, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
This Act may be cited as the “Solidify Iran Sanctions Act of 2023”.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) The Iran Sanctions Act of 1996 (Public Law 104–172; 50 U.S.C. 1701 note) requires the imposition of sanctions with respect to Iran’s illicit weapons programs, conventional weapons and ballistic missile development, and support for terrorism, including Iran’s Revolutionary Guards Corps.
(2) The Government of Iran has acquired destabilizing conventional weapons systems from the Russian Federation and other malign actors, and is funneling weapons and financial support to its terrorist proxies throughout the Middle East, threatening allies and partners of the United States, such as Israel.
It is the policy of the United States to fully implement and enforce the Iran Sanctions Act of 1996 (Public Law 104–172; 50 U.S.C. 1701 note).
Section 13 of the Iran Sanctions Act of 1996 (Public Law 104–172; 50 U.S.C. 1701 note) is amended—
(1) in the section heading, by striking “; sunset”;
(2) by striking “(a) Effective date.—”; and
(3) by striking subsection (b).
Passed the House of Representatives April 16, 2024.
Attest: | kevin f. mccumber, |
Clerk. |