Sec. 102. Imposition of sanctions on certain persons responsible for or complicit in human rights abuses, engaging in censorship, or engaging in the diversion of goods intended for the people of Iran

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Section 401(a) of the Iran Threat Reduction and Syria Human Rights Act of 2012 (Public Law 112–158; 126 Stat. 1251) is amended to read as follows: Congress finds that Iranian persons holding the following positions in the Government of Iran are ultimately responsible for and have and continue to knowingly order, control, direct and implement gross violations of the human rights of the Iranian people, the human rights of persons in other countries, censorship, and the diversion of food, medicine, medical devices, agricultural commodities and other goods intended for the Iranian people:

The Supreme Leader of Iran. The President of Iran. Members of the Council of Guardians. Members of the Expediency Council. The Minister of Intelligence and Security. The Commander of the Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps. The Commander of the Basij-e-Mostaz’afin. The Commander of Ansar-e-Hezbollah. The Commander of the Quds Force. The Commander in Chief of the Police Force. It is the sense of Congress that— the President should include any Iranian person holding a position in the Government of Iran described in paragraph

(1)on one or more of the lists of persons subject to sanctions pursuant to section 105(b), 105A(b), 105B(b), or 105C(b) of the Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and Divestment Act of 2010; and the President should impose sanctions on such Iranian person pursuant to section 105, 105A, 105B, or 105C of such Act (as the case may be). . Section 401of the Iran Threat Reduction and Syria Human Rights Act of 2012 ( Public Law 112–158 ; 126 Stat. 1251) is amended— by redesignating subsection

(b)as subsection (c); and inserting after subsection

(a)the following: Congress finds that other senior officials of the Government of Iran, its agencies and instrumentalities, also have and continue to knowingly order, control, direct, and implement gross violations of the human rights of the Iranian people and the human rights of persons in other countries. It is the sense of Congress that— the President should investigate violations of human rights described in paragraph

(1)to identify other senior officials of the Government of Iran that also have or continue to knowingly order, control, direct, or implement gross violations of human rights of the Iranian people and the human rights of persons in other countries; the President should include any such official on one or more of the lists of persons subject to sanctions pursuant to section 105(b), 105A(b), 105B(b), or 105C(b) of the Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and Divestment Act of 2010; and the President should impose sanctions on any such official pursuant to section 105, 105A, 105B, or 105C of such Act (as the case may be). . Section 401(c)(1) of the Iran Threat Reduction and Syria Human Rights Act of 2012 ( Public Law 112–158 ; 126 Stat. 1251), as redesignated by subsection

(b)of this section, is amended— by striking Not later than and inserting the following: Not later than ; by striking this Act and inserting the ; Iran Sanctions Enforcement and Augmentation Act , and every 180 days thereafter by striking otherwise directing the commission of and inserting otherwise directing— the commission of ; by striking Iran. and inserting Iran; censorship or related activities with respect to Iran; or the diversion of goods, food, medicine, and medical devices, and agricultural commodities, intended for the people of Iran. ; and by striking For any such person and inserting the following: For any such person . The table of contents for the Iran Threat Reduction and Syria Human Rights Act of 2012 is amended by striking the item relating to section 401 and inserting the following: Sec. 401. Imposition of sanctions on certain persons responsible for or complicit in human rights abuses, engaging in censorship, or engaging in the diversion of goods intended for the people of Iran. .

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Pub. L. 112-158
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Imposition of sanctions on certain persons responsible for or complicit in human rights abuses, engaging in censorship, or engaging in the diversion of goods intended for the people of Iran

Pub. L.Pub. L. 112-158

Stat.126 Stat. 1251

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