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Code · U.S. Code · Title 50 - WAR AND NATIONAL DEFENSE · CHAPTER 35— INTERNATIONAL EMERGENCY ECONOMIC POWERS · § 586G

§ 586G. SANCTIONS AGAINST IRAQ.

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Imposition .— Except as provided in section 586H, the following sanctions shall apply with respect to Iraq: FMS sales .— The United States Government shall not enter into any sale with Iraq under the Arms Export Control Act [ 22 U.S.C. 2751 et seq.]. Commercial arms sales .— Licenses shall not be issued for the export to Iraq of any item on the United States Munitions List. Exports of certain goods and technology .— The authorities of [former] section 6 of the Export Administration Act of 1979 (50 U.S.C.
App. 2405) [former 50 U.S.C. 4605 ] shall be used to prohibit the export to Iraq of any goods or technology listed pursuant to that section or [former] section 5(c)(1) of that Act (50 U.S.C. App. 2404(c)(1)) [former 50 U.S.C. 4604(c)(1) ] on the control list provided for in [former] section 4(b) of that Act (50 U.S.C. App. 2403(b)) [former 50 U.S.C. 4603(b) ]. Nuclear equipment, materials, and technology.— NRC licenses .— The Nuclear Regulatory Commission shall not issue any license or other authorization under the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 ( 42 U.S.C. 2011 and following) for the export to Iraq of any source or special nuclear material, any production or utilization facility, any sensitive nuclear technology, any component, item, or substance determined to have significance for nuclear explosive purposes pursuant to section 109b. of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 ( 42 U.S.C. 2139(b) ), or any other material or technology requiring such a license or authorization.
Distribution of nuclear materials .— The authority of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 shall not be used to distribute any special nuclear material, source material, or byproduct material to Iraq. DOE authorizations .— The Secretary of Energy shall not provide a specific authorization under section 57b.(2) of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 ( 42 U.S.C. 2077(b)(2) ) for any activity that would constitute directly or indirectly engaging in Iraq in activities that require a specific authorization under that section.
Assistance from international financial institutions .— The United States shall oppose any loan or financial or technical assistance to Iraq by international financial institutions in accordance with section 701 of the International Financial Institutions Act ( 22 U.S.C. 262d ). Assistance through the export-import bank .— Credits and credit guarantees through the Export-Import Bank of the United States shall be denied to Iraq. Assistance through the commodity credit corporation .— Credit, credit guarantees, and other assistance through the Commodity Credit Corporation shall be denied to Iraq.
Foreign assistance .— All forms of assistance under the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 ( 22 U.S.C. 2151 and following) other than emergency assistance for medical supplies and other forms of emergency humanitarian assistance, and under the Arms Export Control Act ( 22 U.S.C. 2751 and following) shall be denied to Iraq. Contract Sanctity .— For purposes of the export controls imposed pursuant to subsection (a)(3), the date described in subsection (m)(1) of [former] section 6 of the Export Administration Act of 1979 (50 U.S.C.
App. 2405) [former 50 U.S.C. 4605 ] shall be deemed to be August 1, 1990 .
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