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22 U.S.C. § 9411 — Presidential waiver authority
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**(a) Case-by-case waiver authority**
(1) **In general** — The President may waive, on a case-by-case basis and for a period of not more than 180 days, a requirement under section 9403, 9404, 9405, 9406, or 9407 of this title to impose or maintain sanctions with respect to a person, and may waive the continued imposition of such sanctions, not less than 30 days after the President determines and reports to the appropriate congressional committees that it is vital to the national security interests of the United States to waive such sanctions.
(2) **Renewal of waivers** — The President may, on a case-by-case basis, renew a waiver under paragraph (1) for an additional period of not more than 180 days if, not later than 15 days before that waiver expires, the President makes the determination and submits to the appropriate congressional committees a report described in paragraph (1).
(3) **Successive renewal** — The renewal authority provided under paragraph (2) may be exercised for additional successive periods of not more than 180 days if the President follows the procedures set forth in paragraph (2), and submits the report described in paragraph (1), for each such renewal.
**(b) Contents of waiver reports** Each report submitted under subsection (a) in connection with a waiver of sanctions under section 9403, 9404, 9405, 9406, or 9407 of this title with respect to a person, or the renewal of such a waiver, shall include—
(1) a specific and detailed rationale for the determination that the waiver is vital to the national security interests of the United States;
(2) a description of the activity that resulted in the person being subject to sanctions;
(3) an explanation of any efforts made by the United States, as applicable, to secure the cooperation of the govern
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**(a) Case-by-case waiver authority**
(1) **In general** — The President may waive, on a case-by-case basis and for a period of not more than 180 days, a requirement under section 9403, 9404, 9405, 9406, or 9407 of this title to impose or maintain sanctions with respect to a person, and may waive the continued imposition of such sanctions, not less than 30 days after the President determines and reports to the appropriate congressional committees that it is vital to the national security interests of the United States to waive such sanctions.
(2) **Renewal of waivers** — The President may, on a case-by-case basis, renew a waiver under paragraph (1) for an additional period of not more than 180 days if, not later than 15 days before that waiver expires, the President makes the determination and submits to the appropriate congressional committees a report described in paragraph (1).
(3) **Successive renewal** — The renewal authority provided under paragraph (2) may be exercised for additional successive periods of not more than 180 days if the President follows the procedures set forth in paragraph (2), and submits the report described in paragraph (1), for each such renewal.
**(b) Contents of waiver reports** Each report submitted under subsection (a) in connection with a waiver of sanctions under section 9403, 9404, 9405, 9406, or 9407 of this title with respect to a person, or the renewal of such a waiver, shall include—
(1) a specific and detailed rationale for the determination that the waiver is vital to the national security interests of the United States;
(2) a description of the activity that resulted in the person being subject to sanctions;
(3) an explanation of any efforts made by the United States, as applicable, to secure the cooperation of the government with primary jurisdiction over the person or the location where the activity described in paragraph (2) occurred in terminating or, as appropriate, penalizing the activity; and
(4) an assessment of the significance of the activity described in paragraph (2) in contributing to the ability of Iran to threaten the interests of the United States or allies of the United States, develop systems capable of delivering weapons of mass destruction, support acts of international terrorism, or violate the human rights of any person in Iran.
**(c) Effect of report on waiver** If the President submits a report under subsection (a) in connection with a waiver of sanctions under section 9403, 9404, 9405, 9406, or 9407 of this title with respect to a person, or the renewal of such a waiver, the President shall not be required to impose or maintain sanctions under section 9403, 9404, 9405, 9406, or 9407 of this title, as applicable, with respect to the person described in the report during the 30-day period referred to in subsection (a).
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**(a) Sense of Congress** It is the sense of Congress that the Secretary of the Treasury and the Secretary of State should continue to implement Executive Order No. 13382 ([50 U.S.C. 1701](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title50-section1701&num=0&edition=prelim) note; relating to blocking property of weapons of mass destruction delivery system proliferators and their supporters).
**(b) Imposition of sanctions** The President shall impose the sanctions described in subsection (c) with respect to any person that the President determines, on or after August 2, 2017—
(1) knowingly engages in any activity that materially contributes 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;
(2) is a successor entity to a person referred to in paragraph (1);
(3) owns or controls or is owned or controlled by a person referred to in paragraph (1);
(4) forms an entity with the purpose of evading sanctions that would otherwise be imposed pursuant to paragraph (3);
(5) is acting for or on behalf of a person referred to in paragraph (1), (2), (3), or (4); or
(6) knowingly provides or attempts 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), (4) or (5).
**(c) Sanctions described** The sanctions described in this subsection are the following:
(1) **Blocking of property** — The President shall block, in accordance with the International Emergency Economic Powers Act ([50 U.S.
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**(a) In general** Not later than 5 years after August 2, 2017, the President shall conduct a review of all persons on the list of specially designated nationals and blocked persons maintained by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the Department of the Treasury for activities relating to Iran—
(1) to assess the conduct of such persons as that conduct relates to—
(A) any activity that materially contributes to the activities of the Government of Iran with respect to its ballistic missile program; or
(B) support by the Government of Iran for acts of international terrorism; and
(2) to determine the applicability of sanctions with respect to such persons under—
(A) Executive Order No. 13382 ([50 U.S.C. 1701](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title50-section1701&num=0&edition=prelim) note; relating to blocking property of weapons of mass destruction delivery system proliferators and their supporters); or
(B) Executive Order No. 13224 ([50 U.S.C. 1701](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title50-section1701&num=0&edition=prelim) note; relating to blocking property and prohibiting transactions with persons who commit, threaten to commit, or support terrorism).
**(b) Implementation of sanctions** If the President determines under subsection (a) that sanctions under an Executive order specified in paragraph (2) of that subsection are applicable with respect to a person, the President shall—
(1) impose sanctions with respect to that person pursuant to that Executive order; or
(2) exercise the waiver authority provided under [section 9411 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title22-section9411&num=0&edition=prelim).
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TITLE 22—FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE
§ 9411
1 See References in Text note below.
manitarian assistance or for humanitarian
purposes or transporting goods or services
that are necessary to carry out operations re-
lating to humanitarian assistance or humani-
tarian purposes.
(b) Implementation
The President may exercise all authorities
provided under sections 203 and 205 of the Inter-
national Emergency Economic Powers Act (50
U.S.C. 1702 and 1704) to carry out this chapter.
(c) Rule of construction
Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to
limit the authority of the President under the
International Emergency Economic Powers Act
(50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.).
(d) Definitions
In this section:
(1) Agricultural commodity
The term ‘‘agricultural commodity’’ has the
meaning given that term in section 5602 of
title 7.
(2) Good
The term ‘‘good’’ has the meaning given that
term in section 4618 1 of title 50 (as continued
in effect pursuant to the International Emer-
gency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et
seq.)).
(3) Medical device
The term ‘‘medical device’’ has the meaning
given the term ‘‘device’’ in section 321 of title
21.
(4) Medicine
The term ‘‘medicine’’ has the meaning given
the term ‘‘drug’’ in section 321 of title 21.
(Pub. L. 115–44, title I, § 111, Aug. 2, 2017, 131
Stat. 896.)
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REFERENCES IN TEXT
The National Security Act of 1947, referred to in sub-
sec. (a)(1), is act July 26, 1947, ch. 343, 61 Stat. 495. Title
V of the Act is classified generally to subchapter III
(§ 3091 et seq.) of chapter 44 of Title 50, War and Na-
tional Defense. For complete classification of this Act
to the Code, see Tables.
This chapter, referred to in subsecs. (b) and (c), was
in the original ‘‘this Act’’, and wa
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