Sec. 203. EXPANSION OF SANCTIONS WITH RESPECT TO DEVELOPMENT BY IRAN OF WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION
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## SEC. 203 EXPANSION OF SANCTIONS WITH RESPECT TO DEVELOPMENT BY IRAN OF WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION ###
(a)In General Section 5(b) of the Iran Sanctions Act of 1996 (Public Law 104-172; 50 U.S.C. 1701 note) is amended— ####
(1)by redesignating paragraph
(2)as paragraph (3); and ####
(2)by striking paragraph
(1)and inserting the following: > > #### “(1) Exports, transfers, and transshipments > > Except as provided in subsection (f), the President shall impose 5 or more of the sanctions described in section 6(a) with respect to a person if the President determines that the person— > > > ##### “(A) > > on or after the date of the enactment of the Iran Threat Reduction and Syria Human Rights Act of 2012, exported or transferred, or permitted or otherwise facilitated the transshipment of, any goods, services, technology, or other items to any other person; and > > > ##### “(B) > > knew or should have known that— > > > ###### “(i) > > the export, transfer, or transshipment of the goods, services, technology, or other items would likely result in another person exporting, transferring, transshipping, or otherwise providing the goods, services, technology, or other items to Iran; and > > > ###### “(ii) > > the export, transfer, transshipment, or other provision of the goods, services, technology, or other items to Iran would contribute materially to the ability of Iran to— > > > ###### “(I) > > acquire or develop chemical, biological, or nuclear weapons or related technologies; or > > > ###### “(II) > > acquire or develop destabilizing numbers and types of advanced conventional weapons. > > > #### “(2) Joint ventures relating to the mining, production, or transportation of uranium > > > ##### “(A) In general > > Except as provided in subparagraph
(B)or subsection (f), the President shall impose 5 or more of the sanctions described in section 6(a) with respect to a person if the President determines that the person knowingly participated, on or after the date of the enactment of the Iran Threat Reduction and Syria Human Rights Act of 2012, in a joint venture that involves any activity relating to the mining, production, or transportation of uranium— > > > ###### “(i) > > > ######
(I)> > established on or after February 2, 2012; and > > > ###### “(II) > > with— > > > ###### “(aa) > > the Government of Iran; > > > ###### “(bb) > > an entity incorporated in Iran or subject to the jurisdiction of the Government of Iran; or > > > ###### “(cc) > > a person acting on behalf of or at the direction of, or owned or controlled by, the Government of Iran or an entity described in item (bb); or > > > ###### “(ii) > > > ######
(I)> > established before February 2, 2012; > > > ###### “(II) > > with the Government of Iran, an entity described in item
(bb)of clause (i)(II), or a person described in item
(cc)of that clause; and > > > ###### “(III) > > through which— > > > ###### “(aa) > > uranium is transferred directly to Iran or indirectly to Iran through a third country; > > > ###### “(bb) > > the Government of Iran receives significant revenue; or > > > ###### “(cc) > > Iran could, through a direct operational role or by other means, receive technological knowledge or equipment not previously available to Iran that could contribute materially to the ability of Iran to develop nuclear weapons or related technologies. > > > ##### “(B) Applicability of sanctions > > Subparagraph
(A)shall not apply with respect to participation in a joint venture established before the date of the enactment of the Iran Threat Reduction and Syria Human Rights Act of 2012 if the person participating in the joint venture terminates that participation not later than the date that is 180 days after such date of enactment.” > . ###
(b)Conforming Amendments The Iran Sanctions Act of 1996, as amended by this section and sections 201 and 202, is further amended— ####
(1)in section 5— #####
(A)in paragraph
(3)of subsection (b), as redesignated by subsection (a)(1) of this section— ######
(i)by striking “paragraph (1)” each place it appears and inserting “paragraph
(1)or (2)”; and ######
(ii)in subparagraph (F)— ######
(I)by striking “that paragraph” and inserting “paragraph
(1)or (2), as the case may be”; and ######
(II)by striking “the Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and Divestment Act of 2010” and inserting “the Iran Threat Reduction and Syria Human Rights Act of 2012”; #####
(B)in subsection (c)— ######
(i)in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking “subsections
(a)and (b)(1)” and inserting “subsection
(a)and paragraphs
(1)and
(2)of subsection (b)”; and ######
(ii)in paragraph (1), by striking “subsection
(a)or (b)(1)” and inserting “subsection
(a)or paragraph
(1)or
(2)of subsection (b)”; and #####
(C)in subsection (f)— ######
(i)in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking “subsection
(a)or (b)(1)” and inserting “subsection
(a)or paragraph
(1)or
(2)of subsection (b)”; and ######
(ii)by redesignating paragraphs
(6)and
(7)as paragraphs
(5)and (6), respectively; and ####
(2)in section 9, by striking “section 5(a) or 5(b)(1)” each place it appears and inserting “subsection
(a)or paragraph
(1)or
(2)of subsection
(b)of section 5”.
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EXPANSION OF SANCTIONS WITH RESPECT TO DEVELOPMENT BY IRAN OF WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION
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