§8563 Report and Imposition of Sanctions with Respect to Persons Who Are Responsible for or Complicit in Abuses Toward Dissidents on Behalf of the Government of Iran

Summary

Within 180 days after December 29, 2022, the Secretary of State must send a report to Congress, working with the Treasury Secretary, the Director of National Intelligence, and the Attorney General. The report must describe human rights and rule of law in Iran, including how marginalized groups are treated, list what the Iranian government did in the prior year to target or silence dissidents inside and outside Iran, explain the methods used, and say how those efforts are funded and how much money is involved. The report must also name foreign people working for or on behalf of Iran or its proxies who take part in harassment, surveillance, kidnapping, illegal extradition, imprisonment, torture, killing, or assassination on or after December 29, 2022, of Iranian citizens (including dual nationals) or U.S. citizens who try to expose corruption or defend human rights (including for marginalized groups). For each person named, the report must say why they were included. The report must be updated at least once a year for 10 years after December 29, 2022, and identifications must be updated as needed. The unclassified part must be made public on the State Department website, though a classified annex may be added. If someone is named in the latest report or update, the President must impose sanctions. The President must use the powers of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) to block and stop all transactions in any property the person has in the U.S., that comes into the U.S., or that a U.S. person controls. If the named person is an individual, they are barred from entering the United States, cannot get a visa or other entry papers, and any visa they have is revoked immediately and cancels any other valid visas.