22 U.S.C. § 8712: Diplomatic efforts to expand…

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Congress asks the President to step up diplomatic work at the United Nations and with U.S. allies to widen international sanctions on Iran. The goals include visa bans on Iranian officials involved in human rights abuses, building nuclear weapons or missile systems, or supporting terrorist groups such as Hamas and Hezbollah; a rule that U.N. members bar Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping Lines from seaports and Iran Air cargo flights from airports and apply the same bans to other Iranian entities designated for sanctions on or after August 10, 2012; stronger allied sanctions; limits on Iran’s oil development and refined fuel imports; steps to boost crude oil supply from countries other than Iran and help buyers stop depending on Iranian oil; and stopping Iran’s petrochemical export revenues. The President must report to the relevant congressional committees within 180 days after August 10, 2012 and every 180 days after that on how these diplomatic efforts are working. The report must name countries that agreed to sanctions and how well they are enforced; say what test is used to decide if a country has significantly reduced crude oil purchases under section 8513a(d)(4)(D), as amended by section 504 (including volume and price); identify countries that did not agree or received exceptions; recommend further U.S. steps; and report the outcome of any World Trade Organization decisions about Iran sanctions.

Title 22, §8712

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(a)Multilateral negotiations

Congress urges the President to intensify diplomatic efforts, both in appropriate international fora such as the United Nations and bilaterally with allies of the United States, for the purpose of— (1)

(2)expanding the range of sanctions imposed with respect to Iran by allies of the United States;

(3)expanding efforts to limit the development of petroleum resources and the importation of refined petroleum products by Iran;

(4)developing additional initiatives to—

(A)increase the production of crude oil in countries other than Iran; and

(B)assist countries that purchase or otherwise obtain crude oil or petroleum products from Iran to eliminate their dependence on crude oil and petroleum products from Iran; and

(5)eliminating the revenue generated by the Government of Iran from the sale of petrochemical products produced in Iran to other countries.

(b)Reports to Congress

Not later than 180 days after August 10, 2012, and every 180 days thereafter, the President shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report on the extent to which diplomatic efforts described in subsection (a) have been successful that includes—

(1)an identification of the countries that have agreed to impose sanctions or take other measures to further the policy set forth in subsection (a);

(2)the extent of the implementation and enforcement of those sanctions or other measures by those countries;

(3)the criteria the President uses to determine whether a country has significantly reduced its crude oil purchases from Iran pursuant to section 8513a(d)(4)(D) of this title, as amended by section 504, including considerations of reductions both in terms of volume and price;

(4)an identification of the countries that have not agreed to impose such sanctions or measures, including such countries granted exceptions for significant reductions in crude oil purchases pursuant to such section 8513a(d)(4)(D);

(5)recommendations for additional measures that the United States could take to further diplomatic efforts described in subsection (a); and

(6)the disposition of any decision with respect to sanctions imposed with respect to Iran by the World Trade Organization or its predecessor organization.

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Termination of SectionFor termination of section, see section 8785(a) of this title.

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section 8513a(d)(4)(D) of this title, as amended by section 504, referred to in subsec. (b)(3), means section 8513a(d)(4)(D) of this title, as amended by section 504 of Pub. L. 112–158.

§8712 Diplomatic Efforts to Expand Multilateral Sanctions Regime

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Title 22, §8712

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