Amendment clarifies prohibited forms of payment to Iran, to include monetary instruments and precious metals.

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   Change 1: Rewrites page 5, lines 11–17

   ReplacesPrinted page

   Removes page 5, lines 11–17 of the printed bill. See that page

   Inserted: (a) Prohibition.--

   Inserted: (1) In general.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act, the United States Government may not provide, directly or indirectly, to the Government of Iran--

   Inserted: (A) monetary instruments; or

   Inserted: (B) precious metals.

   Inserted: (2) Definitions.--In this subsection--

   Inserted: (A) the term "monetary instruments" has the meaning given the term in paragraph (dd) of section 1010.100 of title 31, Code of Federal Regulations; and

   Inserted: (B) the term "precious metal" has the meaning given the term in section 1027.100(d) of title 31, Code of Federal Regulations.

   Original wording

   Page 5, strike line 11 and all that follows through line 17 and insert the following:

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   Change 2: Inserts new text on page 6, line 11

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   Inserted: (c) Rule of Construction.--The term "agreement to settle a claim or claims brought before the Iran-United States Claims Tribunal", as used in subsection (b), shall not be construed to mean a "promissory note", as used in the definition of "monetary instrument" for purposes of subsection (a).

   Original wording

   Page 6, after line 11, insert the following:

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   Change 3: Replaces “(c)” with “(d)”

   ReplacesPage 6, line 12Printed page

   [struck: (c)][inserted: (d)]

   Original wording

   Page 6, line 12, strike “(c)” and insert “(d)”.

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   Change 4: Replaces “(d)” with “(e)”

   ReplacesPage 7, line 6Printed page

   [struck: (d)][inserted: (e)]

   Original wording

   Page 7, line 6, strike “(d)” and insert “(e)”.

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