S.Amdt. 281

SA 281. Mr. SCOTT of South Carolina submitted an amendment intended
to be proposed by him to the bill S. 2226, to authorize appropriations
for fiscal year 2024 for military activities of the Department of
Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the
Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for
such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on
the table; as follows:

At the appropriate place in title XII, insert the
following:

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SEC. 12__. REPEAL OF SUNSET OF IRAN SANCTIONS ACT OF 1996.

(a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
(1) The Iran Sanctions Act of 1996 (Public Law 104-172; 50
U.S.C. 1701 note) requires the imposition of sanctions with
respect to Iran's illicit weapons programs, conventional
weapons and ballistic missile development, and support for
terrorism, including Iran's Revolutionary Guards Corps.
(2) The Government of Iran has acquired destabilizing
conventional weapons systems from the Russian Federation and
other malign actors, and is funneling weapons and financial
support to its terrorist proxies throughout the Middle East,
threatening allies and partners of the United States, such as
Israel.
(b) Statement of Policy.--It is the policy of the United
States to fully implement and enforce the Iran Sanctions Act
of 1996 (Public Law 104-172; 50 U.S.C. 1701 note).
(c) Repeal of Sunset.--Section 13 of the Iran Sanctions Act
of 1996 (Public Law 104-172; 50 U.S.C. 1701 note) is
amended--
(1) in the section heading, by striking ``; sunset'';
(2) by striking ``(a) Effective Date.--''; and
(3) by striking subsection (b).

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