Sec. 3. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING THE NEED TO IMPOSE ADDITIONAL SANCTIONS WITH RESPECT TO IRAN
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## SEC. 3 SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING THE NEED TO IMPOSE ADDITIONAL SANCTIONS WITH RESPECT TO IRAN It is the sense of Congress that— ####
(1)international diplomatic efforts to address Iran's illicit nuclear efforts and support for international terrorism are more likely to be effective if strong additional sanctions are imposed on the Government of Iran; ####
(2)the concerns of the United States regarding Iran are strictly the result of the actions of the Government of Iran; ####
(3)the revelation in September 2009 that Iran is developing a secret uranium enrichment site on a base of Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps near Qom, which appears to have no civilian application, highlights the urgency that Iran— #####
(A)disclose the full nature of its nuclear program, including any other secret locations; and #####
(B)provide the International Atomic Energy Agency unfettered access to its facilities pursuant to Iran's legal obligations under the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, done at Washington, London, and Moscow July 1, 1968, and entered into force March 5, 1970 (commonly known as the “Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty”) and Iran's safeguards agreement with the International Atomic Energy Agency; ####
(4)because of the involvement of Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps in Iran's nuclear program, international terrorism, and domestic human rights abuses, the President should impose the full range of applicable sanctions on— #####
(A)any individual or entity that is an agent, alias, front, instrumentality, representative, official, or affiliate of Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps; and #####
(B)any individual or entity that has conducted any commercial transaction or financial transaction with an individual or entity described in subparagraph (A); ####
(5)additional measures should be adopted by the United States to prevent the diversion of sensitive dual-use technologies to Iran; ####
(6)the President should— #####
(A)continue to urge the Government of Iran to respect the internationally recognized human rights and religious freedoms of its citizens; #####
(B)identify the officials of the Government of Iran and other individuals who are responsible for continuing and severe violations of human rights and religious freedom in Iran; and #####
(C)take appropriate measures to respond to such violations, including by— ######
(i)prohibiting officials and other individuals the President identifies as being responsible for such violations from entry into the United States; and ######
(ii)freezing the assets of the officials and other individuals described in clause (i); ####
(7)additional funding should be provided to the Secretary of State to document, collect, and disseminate information about human rights abuses in Iran, including serious abuses that have taken place since the presidential election in Iran on June 12, 2009; ####
(8)with respect to nongovernmental organizations based in the United States— #####
(A)many of such organizations are essential to promoting human rights and humanitarian goals around the world; #####
(B)it is in the national interest of the United States to allow responsible nongovernmental organizations based in the United States to establish and carry out operations in Iran to promote civil society and foster humanitarian goodwill among the people of Iran; and #####
(C)the United States should ensure that the organizations described in subparagraph
(B)are not unnecessarily hindered from working in Iran to provide humanitarian, human rights, and people-to-people assistance, as appropriate, to the people of Iran; ####
(9)the United States should not issue a license pursuant to an agreement for cooperation (as defined in section 11 b. of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2014(b))) for the export of nuclear material, facilities, components, or other goods, services, or technology that are or would be subject to such an agreement to a country that is providing similar nuclear material, facilities, components, or other goods, services, or technology to another country that is not in full compliance with its obligations under the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, including its obligations under the safeguards agreement between that country and the International Atomic Energy Agency, unless the President determines that the provision of such similar nuclear material, facilities, components, or other goods, services, or technology to such other country does not undermine the nonproliferation policies and objectives of the United States; and ####
(10)the people of the United States— #####
(A)have feelings of friendship for the people of Iran; #####
(B)regret that developments in recent decades have created impediments to that friendship; and #####
(C)hold the people of Iran, their culture, and their ancient and rich history in the highest esteem. # TITLE I SANCTIONS
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