Sec. 301. Suspension of sanctions to facilitate a diplomatic solution
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The President may suspend the application of sanctions imposed under this Act or amendments made by this Act for a 180-day period beginning on the earlier of the date of the enactment of this Act or the date on which the President submits a notification described in paragraph
(5)to the appropriate congressional committees, if the President makes the certification described in paragraph
(2)to the appropriate congressional committees every 30 days during that period. A certification described in this paragraph is a certification that— Iran is complying with the provisions of the Joint Plan of Action and any agreement to implement the Joint Plan of Action; Iran has agreed to specific and verifiable measures to implement the Joint Plan of Action; Iran is transparently, verifiably, and fully implementing the Joint Plan of Action and any agreement to implement the Joint Plan of Action; Iran has not breached the terms of or any commitment made pursuant to the Joint Plan of Action or any agreement to implement the Joint Plan of Action; Iran is proactively and in good faith engaged in negotiations toward a final agreement or arrangement to terminate its illicit nuclear activities, related weaponization activities, and any other nuclear activity not required for a civilian nuclear program; the United States is working toward a final agreement or arrangement that will dismantle Iran’s illicit nuclear infrastructure to prevent Iran from achieving a nuclear weapons capability and permit daily verification, monitoring, and inspections of suspect facilities in Iran so that an effort by Iran to produce a nuclear weapon would be quickly detected; any suspension of or relief from sanctions provided to Iran pursuant to the Joint Plan of Action is temporary, reversible, and proportionate to the specific and verifiable measures taken by Iran with respect to terminating its illicit nuclear program and related weaponization activities; Iran has not directly, or through a proxy, supported, financed, planned, or otherwise carried out an act of terrorism against the United States or United States persons or property anywhere in the world; Iran has not conducted any tests for ballistic missiles with a range exceeding 500 kilometers; and the suspension of sanctions is vital to the national security interests of the United States. Following the 180-day period described in paragraph (1), the President may renew a suspension of sanctions under that paragraph for 2 additional periods of not more than 30 days if, for each such renewal, the President submits to the appropriate congressional committees— a certification described in paragraph
(2)that covers the 30 days preceding the certification; and a certification that a final agreement or arrangement with Iran to fully and verifiably terminate its illicit nuclear program and related weaponization activities is imminent and that Iran will, pursuant to that agreement or arrangement, dismantle its illicit nuclear infrastructure to preclude a nuclear breakout capability and other capabilities critical to the production of nuclear weapons. Any sanctions deferred, waived, or otherwise suspended by the President pursuant to the Joint Plan of Action or any agreement to implement the Joint Plan of Action, including sanctions suspended under this section and sanctions relating to precious metals, petrochemicals, Iran’s automotive sector, and sanctions pursuant to section 1245 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 ( 22 U.S.C. 8513a ), shall be reinstated immediately if— during the 180-day period described in paragraph (1), the President does not submit a certification every 30 days pursuant that paragraph; or the President does not renew the suspension of sanctions pursuant to paragraph (3); Iran breaches its commitments under either the Joint Plan of Action or a final agreement or arrangement described in subsection (b)(1); or no final arrangement or agreement is reached with Iran by the earlier of the date that is 240 days after— the date of the enactment of this Act; or the date on which the President submits a notification described in paragraph
(5)to the appropriate congressional committees. The President may waive the reinstatement of any sanction under subparagraph (A)(iii) for periods of not more than 30 days during the period specified in clause
(ii)if, for each such waiver, the President submits to the appropriate congressional committees— a notification of the waiver; a certification described in paragraph
(2)that covers the 30 days preceding the certification; a certification that the waiver is vital to the national security interests of the United States with respect to the dismantlement of Iran’s illicit nuclear weapons program; and a detailed report on the status of the negotiations with the Government of Iran on a final agreement or arrangement to terminate its illicit nuclear program and related weaponization activities, including an assessment of prospects for and the expected timeline to reach such an agreement or arrangement. The period specified in this clause is the period that begins on the date of the enactment of this Act and ends on the earlier of the date that is one year after— such date of enactment; or the date on which the President submits a notification described in paragraph
(5)to the appropriate congressional committees. Not later than 3 days after Iran has agreed to specific and verifiable measures to implement the Joint Plan of Action, the President shall notify the appropriate congressional committees of that agreement. Unless a joint resolution of disapproval is enacted pursuant to subsection (c), the President may suspend the application of sanctions imposed under this Act or amendments made by this Act for a one-year period if the President certifies to the appropriate congressional committees that the United States and its allies have reached a final and verifiable agreement or arrangement with Iran that will— dismantle Iran’s illicit nuclear infrastructure, including enrichment and reprocessing capabilities and facilities, the heavy water reactor and production plant at Arak, and any nuclear weapon components and technology, so that Iran is precluded from a nuclear breakout capability and prevented from pursuing both uranium and plutonium pathways to a nuclear weapon; bring Iran into compliance with all United Nations Security Council resolutions related to Iran’s nuclear program, including Resolutions 1696 (2006), 1737 (2006), 1747 (2007), 1803 (2008), 1835 (2008), and 1929 (2010), with a view toward bringing to a satisfactory conclusion the Security Council’s consideration of matters relating to Iran’s nuclear program; resolve all issues of past and present concern with the International Atomic Energy Agency, including possible military dimensions of Iran’s nuclear program; permit continuous, around the clock, on-site inspection, verification, and monitoring of all suspect facilities in Iran, including installation and use of any compliance verification equipment requested by the International Atomic Energy Agency, so that any effort by Iran to produce a nuclear weapon would be quickly detected; and require Iran’s full implementation of and compliance with the Agreement between Iran and the International Atomic Energy Agency for the Application of Safeguards in Connection with the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, done at Vienna June 19, 1973, including modified Code 3.1 of the Subsidiary Arrangements to that Agreement and ratification and implementation of the Protocol Additional to that Agreement, done at Vienna December 18, 2003; and requires Iran's implementation of measures in addition to the Protocol Additional that include verification by the International Atomic Energy Agency of Iran's centrifuge manufacturing facilities, including raw materials and components, and Iran's uranium mines and mills. The President may renew the suspension of sanctions pursuant to paragraph
(1)for additional one-year periods if, for each such renewal, the President— certifies to the appropriate congressional committees that Iran is complying with the terms of the final arrangement or agreement, including by— dismantling Iran’s illicit nuclear infrastructure, including enrichment and reprocessing capabilities and facilities, and the heavy water reactor and production plant at Arak, so that Iran is prevented from pursuing both uranium and plutonium pathways to a nuclear weapon; permitting continuous, around the clock, on-site inspection, verification, and monitoring of all suspect facilities in Iran, including installation and use of any compliance verification equipment requested by the International Atomic Energy Agency, so that any effort by Iran to produce a nuclear weapon would be quickly detected; resolving all issues of past and present concern with the International Atomic Energy Agency, including possible military dimensions of Iran’s nuclear program; remaining in full compliance with all United Nations Security Council resolutions related to Iran’s nuclear program, including Resolutions 1696 (2006), 1737 (2006), 1747 (2007), 1803 (2008), 1835 (2008), and 1929 (2010); fully implementing and complying with the Agreement between Iran and the International Atomic Energy Agency for the Application of Safeguards in Connection with the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, done at Vienna June 19, 1973, including modified Code 3.1 of the Subsidiary Arrangements to that Agreement and ratification and implementation of the Protocol Additional to that Agreement, done at Vienna December 18, 2003; and implementing measures, in addition to the Protocol Additional, that include verification by the International Atomic Energy Agency of Iran’s centrifuge manufacturing facilities, including raw materials and components, and Iran’s uranium mines and mills; and submits to the appropriate congressional committees with the certification under subparagraph
(A)a detailed report describing the actions taken by Iran to comply with the terms of the final arrangement or agreement. In this subsection, the term joint resolution of disapproval means only a joint resolution of the 2 Houses of Congress, the sole matter after the resolving clause of which is as follows: That Congress disapproves of the suspension of sanctions imposed with respect to Iran under section 301(b)(1) of the , with the blank space being filled with the appropriate date. Nuclear Weapon Free Iran Act of 2013 pursuant to the certification of the President submitted to Congress under that section on ______ A joint resolution of disapproval— may be introduced in the House of Representatives or the Senate during the 15-day period beginning on the date on which the President submits a certification under subsection (b)(1) to the appropriate congressional committees; in the House of Representatives, may be introduced by the Speaker or the minority leader or a Member of the House designated by the Speaker or minority leader; in the Senate, may be introduced by the majority leader or minority leader of the Senate or a Member of the Senate designated by the majority leader or minority leader; and may not be amended. A joint resolution of disapproval introduced in the Senate shall be referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs and a joint resolution of disapproval in the House of Representatives shall be referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs. The provisions of subsections
(c)through
(f)of section 152 of the Trade Act of 1974 ( 19 U.S.C. 2192 ) (relating to committee discharge and floor consideration of certain resolutions in the House of Representatives and the Senate) apply to a joint resolution of disapproval under this subsection to the same extent that such subsections apply to joint resolutions under such section 152, except that— subsection (c)(1) shall be applied and administered by substituting 10 days for 30 days ; and subsection (f)(1)(A)(i) shall be applied and administered by substituting Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs for Committee on Finance . This subsection is enacted by Congress— as an exercise of the rulemaking power of the Senate and the House of Representatives, respectively, and as such is deemed a part of the rules of each House, respectively, but applicable only with respect to the procedure to be followed in that House in the case of a joint resolution, and it supersedes other rules only to the extent that it is inconsistent with such rules; and with full recognition of the constitutional right of either House to change the rules (so far as relating to the procedure of that House) at any time, in the same manner and to the same extent as in the case of any other rule of that House. In this section: The term appropriate congressional committees has the meaning given that term in section 14 of the Iran Sanctions Act of 1996 ( Public Law 104–172 ; 50 U.S.C. 1701 note). The term Joint Plan of Action means the Joint Plan of Action, signed at Geneva November 24, 2013, by Iran and by France, Germany, the Russian Federation, the People's Republic of China, the United Kingdom, and the United States. The term United States person has the meaning given that term in section 101 of the Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and Divestment Act of 2010 ( 22 U.S.C. 8511 ).
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