Bill Summary
This bill aims to terminate certain waivers of sanctions with respect to Iran that were issued in connection with the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA). These waivers allowed for certain nuclear activities to take place in Iran without facing sanctions. However, with the termination of these waivers, the President is not able to issue new ones for these activities. The bill specifically names three activities - redesigning the Arak reactor, transferring enriched uranium for the Tehran Research Reactor, and modifying centrifuge cascades for nonsensitive purposes at the Fordow facility. The term "Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action" refers to the agreement signed in 2015 by Iran, France, Germany, Russia, China, UK, and US, along with all related implementing materials and agreements. The overall purpose of this bill is to impose sanctions on Iran in regards to nuclear activities.
Possible Impacts
1. The termination of certain waivers of sanctions could affect businesses and individuals who have been conducting nuclear activities in or with Iran, as they will no longer be able to receive exemptions from certain sanctions. This could have financial and operational implications for these entities.
2. The legislation could also affect the relationship between the United States and other countries involved in the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, as the termination of waivers could strain diplomatic ties and cause tension among the signatory nations.
3. The termination of waivers for nuclear activities could have a direct impact on the development and progression of Iran's nuclear program, as they will no longer have access to certain materials and technologies. This could have far-reaching consequences for the country and its people, both politically and economically.
[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5086 Introduced in House (IH)]
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116th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 5086
To terminate certain waivers of sanctions with respect to Iran issued
in connection with the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, and for
other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
November 14, 2019
Ms. Cheney (for herself, Mr. Gallagher, Mrs. Wagner, Mr. Budd, Mr. King
of New York, Mr. Diaz-Balart, Mr. Zeldin, Mr. Crawford, Mrs. Lesko, Mr.
Wilson of South Carolina, Mr. Turner, Mr. Waltz, Mr. DesJarlais, Mr.
Womack, Mr. Byrne, Mr. Weber of Texas, Ms. Stefanik, Mr. Kustoff of
Tennessee, Mr. Chabot, Mr. Babin, Mr. Armstrong, Mr. Steube, and Mr.
Mitchell) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on
Financial Services, the Judiciary, and Oversight and Reform, for a
period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for
consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the
committee concerned
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A BILL
To terminate certain waivers of sanctions with respect to Iran issued
in connection with the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, and for
other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. TERMINATION OF CERTAIN WAIVERS OF SANCTIONS WITH RESPECT TO
NUCLEAR ACTIVITIES IN OR WITH IRAN.
(a) In General.--Effective on the date of the enactment of this
Act, any waiver of the application of sanctions provided for under
sections 1244, 1245, 1246, and 1247 of the Iran Freedom and Counter-
Proliferation Act of 2012 (22 U.S.C. 8803, 8804, 8805, and 8806) for or
to enable an activity described in subsection (b) is terminated, and
the President may not issue a new such waiver for such an activity on
or after such date of enactment.
(b) Activities Described.--An activity described in this subsection
is a nuclear activity in or with Iran with respect to which a waiver
described in subsection (a) was issued in connection with the Joint
Comprehensive Plan of Action, including the following:
(1) The Arak reactor redesign.
(2) The transfer into Iran of enriched uranium for the
Tehran Research Reactor.
(3) The modification of 2 centrifuge cascades at the Fordow
facility for nonsensitive purposes.
(c) Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action Defined.--In this section,
the term ``Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action'' means the Joint
Comprehensive Plan of Action signed at Vienna on July 14, 2015, by Iran
and by France, Germany, the Russian Federation, the People's Republic
of China, the United Kingdom, and the United States, and all
implementing materials and agreements related to the Joint
Comprehensive Plan of Action.
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