22 U.S.C. § 8712 — Diplomatic efforts to expand multilateral

Page 2121 TITLE 22—FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE § 8712 (B) the activities of financial institutions or other businesses or government agencies, in or outside of Iran, not yet designated for the imposition of sanctions; and (C) urgent and ongoing evaluation of Iran’s energy, national security, financial, and telecommunications sectors, to gauge the ef- fects of, and possible defects in, particular sanctions, with prompt efforts to correct any gaps in the existing sanctions regime with respect to Iran. (Pub. L. 112–158, title I, § 101, Aug. 10, 2012, 126 Stat. 1216.) TERMINATION OF SECTION For termination of section, see section 8785(a) of this title. Editorial Notes REFERENCES IN TEXT This Act, referred to in par. (2), is Pub. L. 112–158, Aug. 10, 2012, 126 Stat. 1214, known as the Iran Threat Reduction and Syria Human Rights Act of 2012, which is classified principally to this chapter. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 8701 of this title and Tables. The International Emergency Economic Powers Act, referred to in par. (2)(B), is title II of Pub. L. 95–223, Dec. 28, 1977, 91 Stat. 1626, which is classified generally to chapter 35 (§ 1701 et seq.) of Title 50, War and Na- tional Defense. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 1701 of Title 50 and Tables. § 8712. Diplomatic efforts to expand multilateral sanctions regime (a) Multilateral negotiations Congress urges the President to intensify dip- lomatic efforts, both in appropriate inter- national fora such as the United Nations and bi- laterally with allies of the United States, for the purpose of— (1) expanding the United Nations Security Council sanctions regime to include— (A) a prohibition on the issuance of visas to any official of the Government of Iran who is involved in— (i) human rights violations in or outside of Iran; (ii) the development of a nuclear weap- ons program and a ballistic missile capa- bility in Iran; or (iii) support by the Government of Iran for terrorist organizations, including Hamas and Hezbollah; and (B) a requirement that each member coun- try of the United Nations— (i) prohibit the Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping Lines from landing at seaports, and cargo flights of Iran Air from landing at airports, in that country because of the role of those organizations in proliferation and illegal arms sales; and (ii) apply the prohibitions described in clause (i) to other Iranian entities des- ignated for the imposition of sanctions on or after August 10, 2012; (2) expanding the range of sanctions imposed with respect to Iran by allies of the United States; (3) expanding efforts to limit the develop- ment of petroleum resources and the importa- tion of refined petroleum products by Iran; (4) developing additional initiatives to— (A) increase the production of crude oil in countries other than Iran; and (B) assist countries that purchase or other- wise obtain crude oil or petroleum products from Iran to eliminate their dependence on crude oil and petroleum products from Iran; and (5) eliminating the revenue generated by the Government of Iran from the sale of petro- chemical products produced in Iran to other countries. (b) Reports to Congress Not later than 180 days after August 10, 2012, and every 180 days thereafter, the President shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report on the extent to which dip- lomatic efforts described in subsection (a) have been successful that includes— (1) an identification of the countries that have agreed to impose sanctions or take other measures to further the policy set forth in subsection (a); (2) the extent of the implementation and en- forcement of those sanctions or other meas- ures by those countries; (3) the criteria the President uses to deter- mine whether a country has significantly re- duced its crude oil purchases from Iran pursu- ant to section 8513a(d)(4)(D) of this title, as amended by section 504, including consider- ations of reductions both in terms of volume and price; (4) an identification of the countries that have not agreed to impose such sanctions or measures, including such countries granted exceptions for significant reductions in crude oil purchases pursuant to such section 8513a(d)(4)(D); (5) recommendations for additional measures that the United States could take to further diplomatic efforts described in subsection (a); and (6) the disposition of any decision with re- spect to sanctions imposed with respect to Iran by the World Trade Organization or its predecessor organization. (Pub. L. 112–158, title I, § 102, Aug. 10, 2012, 126 Stat. 1218.) TERMINATION OF SECTION For termination of section, see section 8785(a) of this title. Editorial Notes REFERENCES IN TEXT Section 8513a(d)(4)(D) of this title, as amended by sec- tion 504, referred to in subsec. (b)(3), means section 8513a(d)(4)(D) of this title, as amended by section 504 of Pub. L. 112–158. Page 2122 TITLE 22—FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE § 8721 SUBCHAPTER II—ADDITIONAL MEASURES RELATING TO SANCTIONS AGAINST IRAN § 8721. Imposition of sanctions with respect to the provision of vessels or shipping services to transport certain goods related to pro- liferation or terrorism activities to Iran (a) In general Except as provided in subsection (c), if the President determines that a person, on or after August 10, 2012, knowingly sells, leases, or pro- vides a vessel or provides insurance or reinsur- ance or any other shipping service for the trans- portation to or from Iran of goods that could materially contribute to the activities of the Government of Iran with respect to the pro- liferation of weapons of mass destruction or sup- port for acts of international terrorism, the President shall, pursuant to Executive Order No. 13382 (70 Fed. Reg. 38567; relating to blocking of property of weapons of mass destruction proliferators and their supporters) or Executive Order No. 13224 (66 Fed. Reg. 49079; relating to blocking property and prohibiting transactions with persons who commit, threaten to commit, or support terrorism), or otherwise pursuant to the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.), block and prohibit all transactions in all property and interests in property of the persons specified in subsection (b) if such property and interests in property are in the United States, come within the United States, or are or come within the possession or control of a United States person. (b) Persons specified The persons specified in this subsection are— (1) the person that sold, leased, or provided a vessel or provided insurance or reinsurance or another shipping service described in sub- section (a); and (2) any person that— (A) is a successor entity to the person re- ferred to in paragraph (1); (B) owns or controls the person referred to in paragraph (1), if the person that owns or controls the person referred to in paragraph (1) had actual knowledge or should have known that the person referred to in para- graph (1) sold, leased, or provided the vessel or provided the insurance or reinsurance or other shipping service; or (C) is owned or controlled by, or under common ownership or control with, the per- son referred to in paragraph (1), if the person owned or controlled by, or under common ownership or control with (as the case may be), the person referred to in paragraph (1) knowingly engaged in the sale, lease, or pro- vision of the vessel or the provision of the insurance or reinsurance or other shipping service. (c) Waiver The President may waive the requirement to impose sanctions with respect to a person under subsection (a) on or after the date that is 30 days after the President— (1) determines that such a waiver is vital to the national security interests of the United States; and (2) submits to the appropriate congressional committees a report that contains the reasons for that determination. (d) Report required (1) In general Not later than 90 days after August 10, 2012, and every 90 days thereafter, the Secretary of the Treasury, in coordination with the Sec- retary of State, shall submit to the appro- priate congressional committees a report iden- tifying operators of vessels and other persons that conduct or facilitate significant financial transactions with persons that manage ports in Iran that have been designated for the im- position of sanctions pursuant to the Inter- national Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.). (2) Form of report A report submitted under paragraph (1) shall be submitted in unclassified form but may contain a classified annex. (e) Rule of construction Nothing in this section shall be construed to limit the authority of the President to designate persons for the imposition of sanctions pursuant to Executive Order No. 13382 (70 Fed. Reg. 38567; relating to the blocking of property of weapons of mass destruction proliferators and their sup- porters) or Executive Order No. 13224 (66 Fed. Reg. 49079; relating to blocking property and prohibiting transactions with persons who com- mit, threaten to commit, or support terrorism), or otherwise pursuant to the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.). (Pub. L. 112–158, title II, § 211, Aug. 10, 2012, 126 Stat. 1228.) TERMINATION OF SECTION For termination of section, see section 8785(a) of this title. Editorial Notes REFERENCES IN TEXT Executive Order No. 13382, referred to in subsecs. (a) and (e), is Ex. Ord. No. 13382, June 28, 2005, 70 F.R. 38567, which is listed in a table under section 1701 of Title 50, War and National Defense. Executive Order No. 13224, referred to in subsecs. (a) and (e), is Ex. Ord. No. 13224, Sept. 23, 2001, 66 F.R. 49079, which is listed in a table under section 1701 of Title 50, War and National Defense. The International Emergency Economic Powers Act, referred to in subsecs. (a), (d)(1), and (e), is title II of Pub. L. 95–223, Dec. 28, 1977, 91 Stat. 1626, which is clas- sified generally to chapter 35 (§ 1701 et seq.) of Title 50, War and National Defense. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 1701 of Title 50 and Tables. § 8722. Imposition of sanctions with respect to provision of underwriting services or insur- ance or reinsurance for the National Iranian Oil Company or the National Iranian Tanker Company (a) In general Except as provided in subsection (b), not later than 60 days after August 10, 2012, the President