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Countering Iranian Threats Act of 2016
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Countering Iranian Threats Act of 2016 This bill directs the Departments of State, Defense, Treasury, and the Director of National Intelligence to submit a 10-year strategy to counter Iranian activities and threats. The President shall impose against Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) sanctions with respect to: (1) blocking property of, and prohibiting transactions with, foreign persons who commit or support terrorism; and (2) an entity designated as a foreign terrorist organization. The President shall impose asset blocking and U.S. exclusion sanctions against any person that: (1) materially contributes to the sale or transfer to Iran of specified military equipment or that provides related technical or financial assistance, or (2) materially contributes to Iran's ballistic missile or weapons of mass destruction programs. The President shall impose specified sanctions against a person identified by the Department of State in an annual report as having acted to undermine, or as posing a risk of undermining: (1) the peace or stability in Bahrain, Iraq, Syria, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, or Yemen; or (2) the peace process in Syria. Specified sanctions against Iran are continued until the President certifies that the following Iranian activities have ceased: (1) support for terrorism, (2) development of ballistic missile programs or delivery systems for weapons of mass destruction, (3) human rights abuses, and (4) undermining of cyber security. The President shall impose property blocking sanctions against any person that has engaged in significant activities undermining cyber security by or on behalf of Iran. The President may not issue any license under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act to an offshore dollar clearing entity to conduct a transaction with an Iranian financial institution in U.S. dollars. The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 is amended to subject to sanctions: (1) u-turn transactions (fund transfers from a foreign bank that pass through a U.S. financial institution and are then transferred to a second foreign bank), and (2) book transfers (fund transfers for the benefit of an Iranian financial institution made between accounts of the same financial institution). The President is authorized and encouraged to impose asset blocking and U.S. exclusion sanctions against any Iranian official who is responsible for, or complicit in, directing acts of significant corruption in Iran. The Iran Sanctions Act of 1996 is extended through December 31, 2026. The bill sets forth reporting requirements with respect to: (1) Iran's use of sanction relief funds, (2) offshore U.S. dollar clearing for Iranian transactions, (3) U.S.-European Union sanctions coordination, (4) Iranian nuclear weapons research and development, (5) Iran-North Korea nuclear cooperation, (6) Iranian use of commercial aircraft and related services for illicit military or other activities, and (7) U.S. citizens detained by Iran. Treasury shall publish in the Federal Register an IRGC Watch List. It is the sense of Congress that the President should engage with international partners to ensure that the International Atomic Energy Agency is fully funded in order to undertake its verification responsibilities. The bill exempts certain humanitarian and national security activities from sanctions. Upon receipt of credible information that a person is engaged in sanctionable activity, the President shall initiate an investigation to determine whether such person is subject to sanctions.
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2016 · fourth_quarter · Foreign Relations
H.R. 4514: Combating BDS Act of 2016 -To authorize State and local governments to divest from entities that engage in commerce or investment-related boycott, divestment, or sanctions activities targeting Israel, and for other purposes. - Entire Bill S. 2531: Combating BDS Act of 2016 A bill to authorize State and local governments to divest from entities that engage in commerce-related or investment-related boycott, divestment, or sanctions activities targeting Israel, and for other purposes. - Entire Bill S.3267 - Countering Iran Threats Act of 2016 -A bill to protect against threats posed by Iran to the United States and allies of the United States, and for other purposes.- Entire BillTaylor Force Act
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
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Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
H.Res.686 - Yarmuth-Price Resolution - Expressing support for efforts to enhance Israeli security and create the conditions for progress toward a negotiated two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. HR.4514/S.2531 - Combating BDS Act of 2016 S.224/H.R.5223 - Women, Peace, and Security Act - Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) implementation of the United States National Action Plan on Women, Peace, and Security (NAP) is paramount in improving the lives of women around the world and increasing global stability and prosperity, (2) Congress is committed to advancing NAP principles, and (3) the President should ensure NAP's implementation and coordinate with the international community to reaffirm global commitments to implementation of United Nations Security Council Resolution 1325. Directs the heads of federal departments and agencies to ensure that NAP's tenets are incorporated into all programs related to: (1) conflict prevention, (2) humanitarian and disaster response, (3) conflict mediation, (4) peacekeeping, (5) post-conflict reconstruction, (6) institution building, and (7) democracy promotion. Urges the Secretary to promote the inclusion of women in coordination and consultation with international partners and directs the Secretary, the Administrator, the Secretary of Defense and representatives of other federal agencies to implement NAP and ensure relevant personnel training. S.2988 - Iran Sanctions Act Reauthorization - This bill amends the Iran Sanctions Act of 1996 to provide that such Act shall cease to be effective on the date the President certifies to Congress that the International Atomic Energy Agency has reached a broader conclusion that all nuclear material in Iran remains in peaceful activities. S.3267 - Countering Iranian Threats Act of 2016 H.R.5461 - Iranian Leadership Asset Transparency Act S.3363 - Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act for the Defense of Israel, 2016
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Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, White House Office
2016 · third_quarter · Foreign Relations
H.R. 4514: Combating BDS Act of 2016 -To authorize State and local governments to divest from entities that engage in commerce or investment-related boycott, divestment, or sanctions activities targeting Israel, and for other purposes. - Entire Bill S. 2531: Combating BDS Act of 2016 A bill to authorize State and local governments to divest from entities that engage in commerce-related or investment-related boycott, divestment, or sanctions activities targeting Israel, and for other purposes. - Entire Bill S.3267 - Countering Iran Threats Act of 2016 -A bill to protect against threats posed by Iran to the United States and allies of the United States, and for other purposes.- Entire Bill
Client expense: $20,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2016 · second_quarter · Foreign Relations
H.Res. 729 and S.Res. 508: Expressing support for a new Memorandum of Understanding between the United States and Israel. H.Res. 750: Urging the European Union to designate Hizballah in its entirety as a terrorist organization and increase pressure on it and its members. S.Res. 482: A resolution urging the European Union to designate Hizballah in its entirety as a terrorist organization and to increase pressure on the organization and its members to the fullest extent possible. S. 3267: Countering Iranian Threats Act of 2016 S. 3281: To extend the Iran Sanctions Act of 1996 S. 1682: Iran Sanctions Relief Oversight Act of 2015
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Government targets: Defense, Dept of (DOD), Energy, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Natl Security Council (NSC), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of
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| Marco Rubio | Republican | FL |
| Robert Menendez | Democratic | NJ |
| Tom Cotton | Republican | AR |