Sec. 403. IMPOSITION OF SANCTIONS WITH RESPECT TO PERSONS WHO ENGAGE IN CENSORSHIP OR OTHER RELATED ACTIVITIES AGAINST CITIZENS OF IRAN
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## SEC. 403 IMPOSITION OF SANCTIONS WITH RESPECT TO PERSONS WHO ENGAGE IN CENSORSHIP OR OTHER RELATED ACTIVITIES AGAINST CITIZENS OF IRAN ###
(a)Sense of Congress It is the sense of Congress that— ####
(1)satellite service providers and other entities that have direct contractual arrangements to provide satellite services to the Government of Iran or entities owned or controlled by that Government should cease providing broadcast services to that Government and those entities unless that Government ceases activities intended to jam or restrict satellite signals; and ####
(2)the United States should address the illegal jamming of satellite signals by the Government of Iran through the voice and vote of the United States in the United Nations International Telecommunications Union. ###
(b)Imposition of Sanctions The Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and Divestment Act of 2010 (22 U.S.C. 8501 et seq.), as amended by section 402, is further amended by inserting after section 105A the following: > > ## “SEC. 105B IMPOSITION OF SANCTIONS WITH RESPECT TO PERSONS WHO ENGAGE IN CENSORSHIP OR OTHER RELATED ACTIVITIES AGAINST CITIZENS OF IRAN > > **[**[22 U.S.C. 8514b](/us/usc/t22/s8514b)**]** > > > ### “(a) In General > > The President shall impose sanctions described in section 105(c) with respect to each person on the list required by subsection (b). > > > ### “(b) List of Persons Who Engage in Censorship > > > #### “(1) In general > > Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of the Iran Threat Reduction and Syria Human Rights Act of 2012, the President shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a list of persons that the President determines have, on or after June 12, 2009, engaged in censorship or other activities with respect to Iran that— > > > ##### “(A) > > prohibit, limit, or penalize the exercise of freedom of expression or assembly by citizens of Iran; or > > > ##### “(B) > > limit access to print or broadcast media, including the facilitation or support of intentional frequency manipulation by the Government of Iran or an entity owned or controlled by that Government that would jam or restrict an international signal. > > > #### “(2) Updates of list > > The President shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees an updated list under paragraph (1)— > > > ##### “(A) > > each time the President is required to submit an updated list to those committees under section 105(b)(2)(A); and > > > ##### “(B) > > as new information becomes available. > > > #### “(3) Form of report; public availability > > > ##### “(A) Form > > The list required by paragraph
(1)shall be submitted in unclassified form but may contain a classified annex. > > > ##### “(B) Public availability > > The unclassified portion of the list required by paragraph
(1)shall be made available to the public and posted on the websites of the Department of the Treasury and the Department of State.” > . ###
(c)Clerical Amendment The table of contents for the Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and Divestment Act of 2010, as amended by section 402, is further amended by inserting after the item relating to section 105A the following:" “Sec. 105B. Imposition of sanctions with respect to persons who engage in censorship or other related activities against citizens of Iran.” ". ###
(d)Conforming Amendments Section 401(b)(1) of the Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and Divestment Act of 2010 (22 U.S.C. 8551(b)(1)) is amended— ####
(1)by inserting “, 105A(a), or 105B(a)” after “105(a)”; and ####
(2)by inserting “, 105A(b), or 105B(b)” after “105(b)”. ## Subtitle B Additional Measures to Promote Human Rights
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