Sec. 203. Imposition of sanctions in response to Iran's ballistic missile program
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The President shall impose the sanctions described in subsection
(b)with respect to any person that the President determines, on or after the date of the enactment of this Act— has engaged in any activity that has materially contributed, or poses a risk of materially contributing, to the activities of the Government of Iran with respect to its ballistic missile program, or any other program in Iran for developing, deploying, or maintaining systems capable of delivering weapons of mass destruction, including any efforts to manufacture, acquire, possess, develop, transport, transfer, or use such capabilities; is a successor entity to a person referred to in paragraph (1); owns or controls, is owned or controlled by, or is under common ownership or control with, a person referred to in paragraph (1); is acting for or on behalf of a person referred to in paragraph (1), (2), or (3); or has knowingly provided, or attempted to provide, financial, material, technological, or other support for, or goods or services in support of, a person referred to in paragraph (1), (2), (3), or (4). The President shall block, in accordance with the International Emergency Economic Powers Act ( 50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq. ), all transactions in all property and interests in property of any person subject to subsection
(a)if such property and interests in property are in the United States, come within the United States, or are or come within the possession or control of a United States person. The Secretary of State shall deny a visa to, and the Secretary of Homeland Security shall exclude from the United States, any person subject to subsection
(a)that is an alien. The requirements of section 202 of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act ( 50 U.S.C. 1701 ) shall not apply for purposes of subsection (b)(1). A person that violates, attempts to violate, conspires to violate, or causes a violation of subsection (b)(1) or any regulation, license, or order issued to carry out that subsection shall be subject to the penalties set forth in subsections
(b)and
(c)of section 206 of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act ( 50 U.S.C. 1705 ) to the same extent as a person that commits an unlawful act described in subsection
(a)of that section. Nothing in this section shall be construed to limit the authority of the President to designate persons for the imposition of sanctions pursuant to Executive Order 13382 ( 50 U.S.C. 1701 note; relating to blocking property of weapons of mass destruction delivery system proliferators and their supporters) or Executive Order 13224 ( 50 U.S.C. 1701 note; relating to blocking property and prohibiting transactions with persons who commit, threaten to commit, or support terrorism), or otherwise pursuant to the International Emergency Economic Powers Act. Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and every 180 days thereafter, the President shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report describing each person that— has, during the period specified in paragraph (2), conducted any activity that has materially contributed, or poses a risk of materially contributing, to the activities of the Government of Iran with respect to its ballistic missile program, or any other program in Iran for developing, deploying, or maintaining systems capable of delivering weapons of mass destruction, including any efforts to manufacture, acquire, possess, develop, transport, transfer, or use such capabilities; is a successor entity to a person referred to in subparagraph (A); owns or controls, is owned or controlled by, or is under common ownership or control with, a person referred to in subparagraph (A); is acting for or on behalf of a person referred to in subparagraph (A), (B), or (C); or is known or believed to have provided, or attempted to provide, during the period specified in paragraph (2), financial, material, technological, or other support for, or goods or services in support of, any material contribution to any such program carried out by a person described in subparagraph (A), (B), (C), or (D). The period specified in this paragraph is— in the case of the first report submitted under paragraph (1), the period beginning on July 14, 2015, and ending on the date the report is submitted; and in the case of a subsequent such report, the 180-day period preceding the submission of the report. Each report required by paragraph
(1)shall be submitted in unclassified form but may include a classified annex. Not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and every 180 days thereafter, the President shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees, and publish in the Federal Register, a list of the sectors of the economy of Iran that are directly or indirectly facilitating, supporting, or involved with the development of or transfer to Iran of ballistic missiles or technology, parts, components, or technology information relating to ballistic missiles. Each report required by paragraph
(1)shall be submitted in unclassified form but may include a classified annex.
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