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22 U.S.C. § 8753 — Clarification of sensitive technologies for purposes of procurement ban under Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and Divestment Act of 2010
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The Secretary of State shall—
(1) not later than 90 days after August 10, 2012, issue guidelines to further describe the technologies that may be considered “sensitive technology” for purposes of section 106 of the Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and Divestment Act of 2010 ([22 U.S.C. 8515](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title22-section8515&num=0&edition=prelim)), with special attention to new forms of sophisticated jamming, monitoring, and surveillance technology relating to mobile telecommunications and the Internet, and publish those guidelines in the Federal Register;
(2) determine the types of technologies that enable any indigenous capabilities that Iran has to disrupt and monitor information and communications in that country, and consider adding descriptions of those items to the guidelines; and
(3) periodically review, but in no case less than once each year, the guidelines and, if necessary, amend the guidelines on the basis of technological developments and new information regarding transfers of technologies to Iran and the development of Iran’s indigenous capabilities to disrupt and monitor information and communications in Iran.
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The Secretary of State shall—
(1) not later than 90 days after August 10, 2012, issue guidelines to further describe the technologies that may be considered “sensitive technology” for purposes of section 106 of the Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and Divestment Act of 2010 ([22 U.S.C. 8515](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title22-section8515&num=0&edition=prelim)), with special attention to new forms of sophisticated jamming, monitoring, and surveillance technology relating to mobile telecommunications and the Internet, and publish those guidelines in the Federal Register;
(2) determine the types of technologies that enable any indigenous capabilities that Iran has to disrupt and monitor information and communications in that country, and consider adding descriptions of those items to the guidelines; and
(3) periodically review, but in no case less than once each year, the guidelines and, if necessary, amend the guidelines on the basis of technological developments and new information regarding transfers of technologies to Iran and the development of Iran’s indigenous capabilities to disrupt and monitor information and communications in Iran.
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**(a) Imposition of sanctions**
(1) **In general** — The President shall impose sanctions described in [section 8514(c) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title22-section8514/c&num=0&edition=prelim) with respect to each person on the list required by subsection (b).
(2) **Exception** — The requirement to impose sanctions under paragraph (1) shall not include the authority to impose sanctions on the importation of goods.
**(b) List of persons who engage in diversion**
(1) **In general** — As relevant information becomes available, the President shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a list of persons that the President determines have, on or after January 2, 2013, engaged in corruption or other activities relating to—
(A) the diversion of goods, including agricultural commodities, food, medicine, and medical devices, intended for the people of Iran; or
(B) the misappropriation of proceeds from the sale or resale of such goods.
(2) **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) Good defined** In this section, the term “good” has the meaning given that term in [section 8801(a) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title22-section8801/a&num=0&edition=prelim).
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TITLE 22—FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE
§ 8515
Executive Documents
DELEGATION OF FUNCTIONS
For delegation of certain functions and authorities
vested in the President by this section, see Memo-
randum of President of the United States, June 3, 2013,
78 F.R. 35545, set out as a note under section 8801 of this
title.
§ 8515. Prohibition on procurement contracts
with persons that export sensitive tech-
nology to Iran
(a) In general
Except as provided in subsection (b), and pur-
suant to such regulations as the President may
prescribe, the head of an executive agency may
not enter into or renew a contract, on or after
the date that is 90 days after July 1, 2010, for the
procurement of goods or services with a person
that exports sensitive technology to Iran.
(b) Authorization to exempt certain products
The President is authorized to exempt from
the prohibition under subsection (a) only eligi-
ble products, as defined in section 2518(4) of title
19, of any foreign country or instrumentality
designated under section 2511(b) of title 19.
(c) Sensitive technology defined
(1) In general
The term ‘‘sensitive technology’’ means
hardware,
software,
telecommunications
equipment, or any other technology, that the
President determines is to be used specifi-
cally—
(A) to restrict the free flow of unbiased in-
formation in Iran; or
(B) to disrupt, monitor, or otherwise re-
strict speech of the people of Iran.
(2) Exception
The term ‘‘sensitive technology’’ does not
include information or informational mate-
rials the exportation of which the President
does not have the authority to regulate or pro-
hibit pursuant to section 1702(b)(3) of title 50.
(d) Government Accountability Office report on
effect of procurement prohibition
Not later t
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TITLE 22—FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE
§ 8753
Iran and the development of Iran’s indigenous
capabilities to disrupt and monitor informa-
tion and communications in Iran.
(Pub. L. 112–158, title IV, § 412, Aug. 10, 2012, 126
Stat. 1255.)
§ 8753. Expedited consideration of requests for
authorization of certain human rights-, hu-
manitarian-, and democracy-related activi-
ties with respect to Iran
(a) Requirement
The Office of Foreign Assets Control, in con-
sultation with the Department of State, shall
establish an expedited process for the consider-
ation of complete requests for authorization to
engage in human rights-, humanitarian-, or de-
mocracy-related activities relating to Iran that
are submitted by—
(1) entities receiving funds from the Depart-
ment of State to engage in the proposed activ-
ity;
(2) the Broadcasting Board of Governors; and
(3) other appropriate agencies of the United
States Government.
(b) Procedures
Requests for authorization under subsection
(a) shall be submitted to the Office of Foreign
Assets Control in conformance with the Office’s
regulations, including section 501.801 of title 31,
Code of Federal Regulations (commonly known
as the Reporting, Procedures and Penalties Reg-
ulations). Applicants shall fully disclose the par-
ties to the transactions as well as describe the
activities to be undertaken. License applica-
tions involving the exportation or reexportation
of goods, technology, or software to Iran shall
include a copy of an official Commodity Classi-
fication issued by the Department of Commerce,
Bureau of Industry and Security, as part of the
license application.
(c) Foreign policy review
The Department of State shall complete a for-
eign policy review of a request for authorization
under
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