Union Calendar No. 271
118th CONGRESS 1st Session |
[Report No. 118–332]
To prohibit the Secretary of the Treasury from authorizing certain transactions by a United States financial institution in connection with Iran, to prevent the International Monetary Fund from providing financial assistance to Iran, to codify prohibitions on Export-Import Bank financing for the Government of Iran, and for other purposes.
October 11, 2023
Mr. Huizenga (for himself, Mrs. Wagner, Mr. Meuser, Mr. Posey, Mr. Nunn of Iowa, Mr. Loudermilk, Mr. Williams of Texas, Mr. Reschenthaler, Mr. McCormick, Ms. Salazar, Mr. Feenstra, Mr. Luetkemeyer, Mr. Scott Franklin of Florida, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. James, Mr. Self, Mr. Rutherford, Mr. Barr, and Mr. Ogles) introduced the following bill
October 25, 2023
Referred to the Committee on Financial Services
December 19, 2023
Additional sponsors: Mr. Donalds, Mr. Smucker, Mr. Pfluger, Mr. Fry, Mr. Norman, Mr. Langworthy, Mr. Murphy, Mr. Smith of Nebraska, Mr. Lawler, Ms. De La Cruz, Mr. LaLota, and Mr. Garbarino
December 19, 2023
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed
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[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on October 11, 2023]
To prohibit the Secretary of the Treasury from authorizing certain transactions by a United States financial institution in connection with Iran, to prevent the International Monetary Fund from providing financial assistance to Iran, to codify prohibitions on Export-Import Bank financing for the Government of Iran, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SEC. 2. Prohibition on authorizations for United States financial institutions.
The Secretary of the Treasury may not authorize a transaction by a U.S. financial institution (as defined in section 561.309 of title 31, Code of Federal Regulations) in connection with the importation from or exportation to the Islamic Republic of Iran of any goods, services, or technology, other than the sale of agricultural commodities, food, medicine, medical devices, or humanitarian assistance benefitting the civilian population of Iran.
SEC. 3. Opposition to IMF assistance.
The Secretary of the Treasury shall instruct the United States Executive Director at the International Monetary Fund to—
SEC. 4. Codification of export-import bank prohibition with respect to Iran.
Section 2(b) of the Export-Import Bank Act of 1945 (12 U.S.C. 635(b)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
“(14) PROHIBITION ON FINANCING FOR IRAN.—The Bank may not guarantee, insure, or extend (or participate in an extension of) credit in connection with any transaction, with respect to which credit assistance from the Bank is first sought after the effective date of this paragraph, for which a lender or obligor is the Government of Iran or an entity owned or controlled by the Government of Iran.”.
This Act and the amendment made by this Act are hereby repealed effective on the earliest of—
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A BILL | |||||
To prohibit the Secretary of the Treasury from authorizing certain transactions by a United States financial institution in connection with Iran, to prevent the International Monetary Fund from providing financial assistance to Iran, to codify prohibitions on Export-Import Bank financing for the Government of Iran, and for other purposes. | |||||
December 19, 2023 | |||||
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed |