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§8515 Prohibition on Procurement Contracts with Persons That Export Sensitive Technology to Iran

Title 22 › Chapter 92— COMPREHENSIVE IRAN SANCTIONS, ACCOUNTABILITY, AND DIVESTMENT › Subchapter I— SANCTIONS › § 8515

Last updated Apr 5, 2026|Official source

Summary

Federal agencies must not sign or renew contracts to buy goods or services from anyone who exports "sensitive technology" to Iran, starting 90 days after July 1, 2010, under rules the President may make. The President can only allow exceptions for certain "eligible products" (as defined in 19 U.S.C. 2518(4)) from foreign countries or instrumentalities that are listed under 19 U.S.C. 2511(b). "Sensitive technology" means hardware, software, telecom gear, or other tech the President finds is used mainly to stop the free flow of unbiased information in Iran or to monitor, disrupt, or limit what people in Iran say. It does not include informational materials the President cannot lawfully control under 50 U.S.C. 1702(b)(3). Not later than 1 year after July 1, 2010, the Comptroller General must report to Congress and the Armed Services Committees about how many contracts agencies would have made with such exporters if the ban were not in place.

Full Legal Text

Title 22, §8515

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(a)Except as provided in subsection (b), and pursuant to such regulations as the President may prescribe, the head of an executive agency may not enter into or renew a contract, on or after the date that is 90 days after July 1, 2010, for the procurement of goods or services with a person that exports sensitive technology to Iran.
(b)The President is authorized to exempt from the prohibition under subsection (a) only eligible products, as defined in section 2518(4) of title 19, of any foreign country or instrumentality designated under section 2511(b) of title 19.
(c)(1)The term “sensitive technology” means hardware, software, telecommunications equipment, or any other technology, that the President determines is to be used specifically—
(A)to restrict the free flow of unbiased information in Iran; or
(B)to disrupt, monitor, or otherwise restrict speech of the people of Iran.
(2)The term “sensitive technology” does not include information or informational materials the exportation of which the President does not have the authority to regulate or prohibit pursuant to section 1702(b)(3) of title 50.
(d)Not later than 1 year after July 1, 2010, the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees, the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate, and the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives, a report assessing the extent to which executive agencies would have entered into or renewed contracts for the procurement of goods or services with persons that export sensitive technology to Iran if the prohibition under subsection (a) were not in effect.

Legislative History

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Termination of SectionFor termination of section, see section 8551(a) of this title.

Executive Documents

Delegation of Functions For delegation of functions of President under this section, see Memorandum of President of the United States, Sept. 23, 2010, 75 F.R. 67025, set out as a note under section 8501 of this title.

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Citation

22 U.S.C. § 8515

Title 22 — Foreign Relations and Intercourse

Last Updated

Apr 5, 2026

Release point: 119-73not60