S.Amdt. 3623

SA 3623. Mr. RISCH (for himself and Mr. Sullivan) submitted an
amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 2296, to
authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2026 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:

SEC. 12___. ENHANCED IRAN SANCTIONS.

(a) Short Title.--This section may be cited as the
``Enhanced Iran Sanctions Act of 2025''.
(b) Statement of Policy.--It is the policy of the United
States--
(1) that, in accordance with the Iran Nuclear Weapons
Capability and Terrorism Monitoring Act of 2022 (22 U.S.C.
8701 note; Public Law 117-263), the United States must--
(A) ensure that the Islamic Republic of Iran does not
acquire a nuclear weapons capability;
(B) protect against aggression from the Islamic Republic of
Iran manifested through its missiles and drone programs; and
(C) counter regional and global terrorism of the Islamic
Republic of Iran in a manner that minimizes the threat posed
by state and non-state actors to the interests of the United
States;
(2) to fully enforce sanctions against all persons involved
in the international logistical chain that provide support to
the energy sector of the Islamic Republic of Iran;
(3) through such sanctions, to deny the Islamic Republic of
Iran the financial resources required--
(A) to fund and facilitate international terrorism;
(B) to finance the development of weapons of mass
destruction;
(C) to engage in destabilizing efforts abroad; and
(D) to repress the rights of Iranian citizens; and
(4) to strengthen coherence among members of the
international community in enforcing sanctions on the malign
activity of the Islamic Republic of Iran.
(c) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Admitted; alien.--The terms ``admitted'' and ``alien''
have the meanings given those terms in section 101(a) of the
Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)).
(2) Appropriate congressional committees.--The term
``appropriate congressional committees'' means--
(A) the Committee on Foreign Relations, the Committee on
the Judiciary, and the Committee on Banking, Housing, and
Urban Affairs of the Senate; and
(B) the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Committee on the
Judiciary, and the Committee on Financial Services of the
House of Representatives.
(3) Foreign person.--The term ``foreign person'' means a
person that is not a United States person, including the
government of a foreign country.
(4) Knowingly.--The term ``knowingly'', with respect to
conduct, a circumstance, or a result, means that a person has
actual knowledge, or should have known, of the conduct, the
circumstance, or the result.
(5) Property; interest in property.--The terms ``property''
and ``interest in property'' have the meanings given the
terms ``property'' and ``property interest'', respectively,
in section 576.312 of title 31, Code of Federal Regulations,
as in effect on the day before the date of the enactment of
this Act.
(6) United states person.--The term ``United States
person'' means--
(A) an individual who is a United States citizen or an
alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence to the United
States;
(B) an entity organized under the laws of the United States
or any jurisdiction within the United States, including a
foreign branch of such an entity; or
(C) any person in the United States.
(d) Imposition of Sanctions With Respect to Persons Engaged
in Logistical Transactions of Oil, Gas, Liquefied Natural
Gas, and Petrochemical Products From the Islamic Republic of
Iran.--
(1) In general.--On and after the date of the enactment of
this Act, the President may impose the sanctions described in
paragraph (2) with respect to any foreign person, including
any bank or foreign financial institution, insurance
provider, flagging registry, pipeline construction or
operation facility for liquefied natural gas, that--
(A) the President determines knowingly engaged in, on or
after such date of enactment, any transaction involved in,
relating or incident to the processing, export, or sale of
oil, condensates, gas, liquefied natural gas, or other
petrochemical products in whole or in part from the Islamic
Republic of Iran;
(B) is a subsidiary, successor, or alias of a foreign
person described in subparagraph (A);
(C)(i) directly or indirectly owns or controls a 50 percent
or greater interest in or is owned or controlled by a 50
percent or greater interest of a foreign person or foreign
persons subject to sanctions pursuant to subparagraph (A) or
(B); and
(ii) directly or indirectly conducts a significant
transaction with, for, or on behalf of a foreign person
described in paragraph (1), (2), or (3) of section 3(b) of
the Stop Harboring Iranian Petroleum Act (22 U.S.C. 8572);
(D) the President determines is a corporate officer of a
foreign person described subparagraph (A), (B), or (C); or
(E) is an immediate family member of a foreign person
described in subparagraph (A), (B), or (C).
(2) Sanctions described.--The sanctions described in this
subsection are the following:
(A) Blocking of property.--The President may, pursuant to
the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C.
1701 et seq.), block and prohibit all transactions in
property and interests in property of a foreign person
subject to sanctions pursuant to paragraph (1)(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.
(B) Aliens inadmissible for visas, admission, or parole.--
(i) Visas, admission, or parole.--In the case of an alien
subject to sanctions pursuant to paragraph (1), the alien
is--

(I) inadmissible to the United States;
(II) ineligible to receive a visa or other documentation to
enter the United States; and
(III) otherwise ineligible to be admitted or paroled into
the United States or to receive any other benefit under the
Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101 et seq.).

(ii) Current visas revoked.--

(I) In general.--The visa or other entry documentation of
an alien described in clause (i) shall be revoked, regardless
of when such visa or other entry documentation was issued.
(II) Immediate effect.--A revocation under subclause (I)
shall--

(aa) take effect immediately; and
(bb) automatically cancel any other valid visa or entry
documentation that is in the alien's possession.
(3) Exceptions.--
(A) Exception relating to importation of goods.--
(i) In general.--The authority to impose sanctions under
this section shall not include the authority or a requirement
to impose sanctions on the importation of goods.
(ii) Good defined.--In this paragraph, the term ``good''
means any article, natural or manmade substance, material,
supply, or manufactured product, including inspection and
test equipment, and excluding technical data.
(B) Exception to comply with international obligations and
law enforcement activities.--Sanctions under paragraph (2)(B)
shall not apply with respect to an alien if admitting or
paroling the alien into the United States is necessary--
(i) to permit the United States to comply with the
Agreement regarding the Headquarters of the United Nations,
signed at Lake Success June 26, 1947, and entered into force
November 21, 1947, between the United Nations and the United
States, or other applicable international obligations; or
(ii) to carry out or assist authorized law enforcement
activity in the United States.
(4) Implementation; penalties.--
(A) Implementation.--The President may exercise all
authorities provided under sections 203 and 205 of the
International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1702
and 1704) to carry out paragraph (2)(A).
(B) Penalties.--A person that violates, attempts to
violate, conspires to violate, or causes a violation of
paragraph (2)(A) or any regulation, license, or order issued
to carry out that subsection shall be subject to the
penalties set forth in subsections (b) and (c) of section 206
of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C.
1705) to the same extent as a person that commits an unlawful
act described in subsection (a) of that section.
(5) Rule of construction.--Subsection (d)(1)(C)(i) shall be
construed to be consistent with Frequently Asked Questions
398 through 402, published by the Office of Foreign Assets
Control on August 11, 2020, and August 13, 2014, or any
successors to such frequently asked questions.
(e) Interagency Working Group on Iranian Sanctions.--
(1) Establishment.--Not later than 180 days after the date
of the enactment of this Act, the President may establish a
working group to be known as the ``Interagency Working Group
on Iranian Sanctions'' (referred to in this subsection as the
``Working Group'').
(2) Membership.--The Working Group shall be composed
representatives of such Federal departments and agencies as
the President determines.
(3) Chair.--The President shall designate a Chair of the
Working Group.
(4) Multilateral contact group.--
(A) Establishment.--The Working Group shall endeavor to
establish a multilateral contact group with like-minded
nations to coordinate international efforts to enforce
sanctions imposed with respect to the Islamic Republic of
Iran.
(B) Duties.--The multilateral contact group shall--

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(i) share information on evolving sanctions frameworks to
identify areas of difference or enforcement gaps;
(ii) share information on newly-designated entities,
(iii) raise awareness of new sanctions evasion practices;
and
(iv) coordinate on new measures to curb Iranian malign
activity, including uranium enrichment activities, ballistic
missile production, and support for terrorism.
(f) Private Sector Reporting on Persons Engaged in
Sanctionable Activities or Sanctions Evasion.--Section 36(b)
of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (22
U.S.C. 2708(b)) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (13), by striking ``; or'' and inserting a
semicolon;
(2) in paragraph (14), by striking the period at the end
and inserting ``; or''; and
(3) by adding at the end the following paragraph:
``(15) the identification a person described in [section
12___(d)(1)] of the Enhanced Iran Sanctions Act of 2025 or
any person that has attempted or is attempting to evade
sanctions imposed under such Act with proceeds generated by
the sale of intercepted oil, gas, liquefied natural gas,
petrochemical products, or related products from the Islamic
Republic of Iran.''.
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