Amendment places comprehensive sanctions on Iranians involved in kidnapping or unjustly detaining US citizens.

1. Adds SEC. 10. SANCTIONS WITH RESPECT TO IRANIAN PERSONS THAT HOLD OR DETAIN UNITED STATES NATIONALS OR ALIENS LAWFULLY ADMITTED FOR PERMANENT RESIDENCE on page 11, line 21

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   Inserted: SEC. 10. SANCTIONS WITH RESPECT TO IRANIAN PERSONS THAT HOLD OR DETAIN UNITED STATES NATIONALS OR ALIENS LAWFULLY ADMITTED FOR PERMANENT RESIDENCE.

   Inserted: (a) Imposition of Sanctions.--Not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the President shall impose the sanctions described in subsection (b) with respect to--

   Inserted: (1) any Iranian person involved in the kidnapping or unjust detention of any individual who is a national of the United States or an alien who is lawfully admitted for permanent residence in the United States;

   Inserted: (2) any Iranian person that engages, or attempts to engage, in an activity or transaction that materially contributes to, or poses a risk of materially contributing to, kidnapping or unjust detention described in paragraph (1); and

   Inserted: (3) any Iranian person that--

   Inserted: (A) is owned or controlled by a person described in paragraph (1) or (2);

   Inserted: (B) is acting for or on behalf of such a person; or

   Inserted: (C) provides, or attempts to provide--

   Inserted: (i) financial, material, technological, or other support to a person described in paragraph (1) or (2); or

   Inserted: (ii) goods or services in support of an activity or transaction described in paragraph (1) or (2).

   Inserted: (b) Sanctions Described.--The President shall block, in accordance with the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.), all transactions in all property and interests in property of any person subject to subsection (a) 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.

   Inserted: (c) Exception; Penalties.--

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   Inserted: (1) Inapplicability of national emergency requirement.--The requirements of section 202 of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701) shall not apply for purposes of subsection (b).

   Inserted: (2) Exception relating to importation of goods.--The requirement to block and prohibit all transactions in all property and interests in property under subsection (b) shall not include the authority to impose sanctions on the importation of goods.

   Inserted: (3) Penalties.--The penalties provided for in subsections (b) and (c) of section 206 of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1705) shall apply to a person that violates, attempts to violate, conspires to violate, or causes a violation of regulations prescribed under subsection (b) to the same extent that such penalties apply to a person that commits an unlawful act described in subsection (a) of such section 206.

   Inserted: (d) Definitions.--In this section:

   Inserted: (1) Entity.--The term "entity" means a corporation, business association, partnership, trust, society, or any other entity.

   Inserted: (2) Iranian person.--The term "Iranian person" means--

   Inserted: (A) an individual who is a citizen or national of the Islamic Republic of Iran; or

   Inserted: (B) an entity organized under the laws of the Islamic Republic of Iran or otherwise subject to the jurisdiction of the Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran.

   Inserted: (3) Person.--The term "person" means an individual or entity.

   Inserted: (4) United states person.--The term "United States person" means--

   Inserted: (A) an individual who is a national of the United States or an alien who is lawfully admitted for permanent residence in the United States; or

   Inserted: (B) an entity organized under the laws of the United States or of any jurisdiction within the United States, including a foreign branch of such an entity.

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