Title 22Foreign Relations and IntercourseRelease 119-73

§8565 Exceptions; waivers; implementation

Title 22 › Chapter CHAPTER 92— - COMPREHENSIVE IRAN SANCTIONS, ACCOUNTABILITY, AND DIVESTMENT › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER V— - MASIH ALINEJAD HARASSMENT AND UNLAWFUL TARGETING › § 8565

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

Some sanctions in sections 8563 and 8564 do not apply to U.S.-authorized intelligence, law enforcement, or national security actions. Sanctions under section 8563(c)(2) also do not block admitting a person to the United States when that admission is needed for the United States to meet the Agreement regarding the Headquarters of the United Nations (signed June 26, 1947; entered into force November 21, 1947), the Convention on Consular Relations (done April 24, 1963; entered into force March 19, 1967), or other international obligations. The President may waive section 8563 sanctions if the President decides the waiver is in the national interest and sends a report to the appropriate congressional committees explaining why. The President may use the powers in sections 1702 and 1704 of title 50 to carry out this subchapter. Anyone who breaks, tries to break, plans to break, or causes a break of section 8563(c)(1) or 8564(b), or related rules, licenses, or orders, faces the penalties in subsections (b) and (c) of section 1705 of title 50 to the same extent as a person who commits the unlawful act described in subsection (a) of that section.

Full Legal Text

Title 22, §8565

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(a)(1)Sanctions under section 8563 and 8564 of this title shall not apply to any authorized intelligence, law enforcement, or national security activities of the United States.
(2)Sanctions under section 8563(c)(2) of this title shall not apply with respect to the admission of an individual to the United States if the admission of the individual is necessary 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, the Convention on Consular Relations, done at Vienna April 24, 1963, and entered into force March 19, 1967, or other applicable international obligations.
(b)The President may waive the application of sanctions under section 8563 of this title with respect to a person if the President—
(1)determines that the waiver is in the national interests of the United States; and
(2)submits to the appropriate congressional committees a report on the waiver and the reasons for the waiver.
(c)(1)The President may exercise all authorities provided to the President under section 1702 and 1704 of title 50 to carry out this subchapter.
(2)A person that violates, attempts to violate, conspires to violate, or causes a violation of section 8563(c)(1) or 8564(b) of this title or any regulation, license, or order issued to carry out either such section shall be subject to the penalties set forth in subsections (b) and (c) of section 1705 of title 50 to the same extent as a person that commits an unlawful act described in subsection (a) of that section.

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Editorial Notes

Codification Section was enacted as part of the Masih Alinejad Harassment and Unlawful Targeting Act of 2022, also known as the Masih Alinejad HUNT Act of 2022, and not as part of the Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and Divestment Act of 2010 which comprises this chapter.

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22 U.S.C. § 8565

Title 22Foreign Relations and Intercourse

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73