Title 22, Foreign Relations and IntercourseRelease 119-110

§8514c Imposition of Sanctions with Respect to Persons Engaged in the Diversion of Goods Intended for the People of Iran

Title 22 › CHAPTER 92 — COMPREHENSIVE IRAN SANCTIONS, ACCOUNTABILITY, AND DIVESTMENT › SUBCHAPTER I — SANCTIONS › § 8514c

Last updated Sep 22, 2026|Official source

Summary

The President must impose the sanctions listed in section 8514(c) on anyone placed on a special list, but those sanctions do not include banning the import of goods. As information becomes available, the President must send Congress a list of people who, on or after January 2, 2013, took part in corruption or other actions that diverted goods (like agricultural items, food, medicine, and medical devices) meant for the people of Iran, or who stole money from selling or reselling those goods. The list must be unclassified (it can have a classified annex) and the unclassified part must be made public and posted on the Treasury and State Department websites. “Good” uses the meaning given in section 8801(a).

Full Legal Text

Title 22, §8514c

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(a)Imposition of sanctions
(1)In general
The President shall impose sanctions described in section 8514(c) of this title with respect to each person on the list required by subsection (b).
(2)Exception
The requirement to impose sanctions under paragraph (1) shall not include the authority to impose sanctions on the importation of goods.
(b)List of persons who engage in diversion
(1)In general
As relevant information becomes available, the President shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a list of persons that the President determines have, on or after January 2, 2013, engaged in corruption or other activities relating to—
(A)the diversion of goods, including agricultural commodities, food, medicine, and medical devices, intended for the people of Iran; or
(B)the misappropriation of proceeds from the sale or resale of such goods.
(2)Form of report; public availability
(A)Form
The list required by paragraph (1) shall be submitted in unclassified form but may contain a classified annex.
(B)Public availability
The unclassified portion of the list required by paragraph (1) shall be made available to the public and posted on the websites of the Department of the Treasury and the Department of State.
(c)Good defined
In this section, the term “good” has the meaning given that term in section 8801(a) of this title.

Legislative History

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Executive Documents

Delegation of Functions For delegation of certain functions and authorities vested in the President by this section, see Memorandum of President of the United States, June 3, 2013, 78 F.R. 35545, set out as a note under section 8801 of this title.

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Citation

22 U.S.C. § 8514c

Title 22, Foreign Relations and Intercourse

Last Updated

Sep 22, 2026

Release point: 119-110