Title 22, Foreign Relations and IntercourseRelease 119-102
§8794 Waiver
Title 22 › CHAPTER 94 — IRAN THREAT REDUCTION AND SYRIA HUMAN RIGHTS › SUBCHAPTER VII — SANCTIONS WITH RESPECT TO HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES IN SYRIA › § 8794
Summary
The President can choose not to put someone on the lists called for in sections 8791, 8792, or 8793, or can choose not to apply sanctions under those sections. The President can only do this if he or she determines it is in the national security interests of the United States and sends a report to the appropriate congressional committees explaining why.
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Title 22, §8794
Foreign Relations and Intercourse, Source: USLM XML via OLRC
The President may waive the requirement to include a person on a list required by section 8791, 8792, or 8793 of this title or to impose sanctions pursuant to any such section if the President—
(1)determines that such a waiver is in the national security interests of the United States; and
(2)submits to the appropriate congressional committees a report on the reasons for that determination.
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Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Termination of SectionFor termination of section, see section 8795 of this title.
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22 U.S.C. § 8794
Title 22, Foreign Relations and Intercourse
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102