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come within the United States, or are or come within the possession or control of a United States person; and ‘‘(B) publish in the Federal Register a report describing the reason why the President was unable to make a certification with respect to that person. ‘‘(2) INAPPLICABILITY OF NATIONAL EMERGENCY REQUIREMENT.—The requirements under section 202 of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701) shall not apply for purposes of this subsection. ‘‘(c) EXCLUSION FROM UNITED STATES.— ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in paragraph (2), the Secretary of State shall deny a visa to, and the Secretary of Homeland Security shall exclude from the United States, any alien subject to blocking of property and interests in property under subsection (b). ‘‘(2) COMPLIANCE WITH UNITED NATIONS HEADQUARTERS AGREEMENT.—Paragraph (1) shall not apply to the head of state of Iran, or necessary staff of that head of state, if admission to the United States is necessary to permit the United States to comply with the Agreement regarding the Headquarters of the United Nations, signed at Lake Success June 26, 1947, and entered into force November 21, 1947, between the United Nations and the United States. ‘‘(d) FACILITATION OF CERTAIN TRANSACTIONS.—The President shall prohibit the opening, and prohibit or impose strict conditions on the maintaining, in the United States of a correspondent account or a payable-through account by a foreign financial institution that the President determines knowingly, on or after the date that is 180 days after the date of the enactment of the Iran Ballistic Missile Sanctions Act, conducts or facilitates a significant financial transaction for a person subject to blocking of property and interests in property under subsection (b). ‘‘SEC. 235. IMPOSITION OF SANCTIONS WITH RESPECT TO CERTAIN SECTORS OF IRAN THAT SUPPORT THE BALLISTIC MISSILE PROGRAM OF IRAN. ‘‘(a) LIST OF SECTORS.— ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 120 days

after the date of the enactment of the Iran Ballistic Missile Sanctions Act, and not less frequently than once every 180 days thereafter, the President shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress and publish in the Federal Register a list of the sectors of the economy of Iran that are directly or indirectly facilitating, supporting, or involved with the development of or transfer to Iran of ballistic missiles or technology, parts, components, or technology information relating to ballistic missiles. ‘‘(2) CERTAIN SECTORS.— ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 120 days after the date of enactment of the Iran Ballistic Missile Sanctions Act, the President shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a determination as to whether each of the automotive, chemical, computer science, construction, electronic, energy, metallurgy, mining, petrochemical, research (including universities and research institutions), and telecommunications sectors of Iran meet the criteria specified in paragraph (1). ‘‘(B) INCLUSION IN INITIAL LIST.—If the President determines under subparagraph (A) that the sectors of the economy of Iran specified in such subparagraph meet the criteria specified in paragraph (1), that sector shall be included in the initial list submitted and published under that paragraph. ‘‘(b) SANCTIONS WITH RESPECT TO SPECIFIED SECTORS OF IRAN.— ‘‘(1) BLOCKING OF PROPERTY.— ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The President shall, in accordance with the International Emer-

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gency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.), block and prohibit all transactions in all property and interests in property of any person described in paragraph (4) if such property and interests in property are in the United States, come within the United States, or are or come within the possession or control of a United States person. ‘‘(B) INAPPLICABILITY OF NATIONAL EMERGENCY REQUIREMENT.—The requirements under section 202 of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701) shall not apply for purposes of this paragraph. ‘‘(2) EXCLUSION FROM UNITED STATES.— ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in subparagraph (B), the Secretary of State shall deny a visa to, and the Secretary of Homeland Security shall exclude from the United States, any alien that is a person described in paragraph (4). ‘‘(B) COMPLIANCE WITH UNITED NATIONS HEADQUARTERS AGREEMENT.—Subparagraph (A) shall not apply to the head of state of Iran, or necessary staff of that head of state, if admission to the United States is necessary to permit the United States to comply with the Agreement regarding the Headquarters of the United Nations, signed at Lake Success June 26, 1947, and entered into force November 21, 1947, between the United Nations and the United States. ‘‘(3) FACILITATION OF CERTAIN TRANSACTIONS.—Except as provided in this section, the President shall prohibit the opening, and prohibit or impose strict conditions on the maintaining, in the United States of a correspondent account or a payable-through account by a foreign financial institution that the President determines knowingly, on or after the date that is 180 days after the date of the enactment of the Iran Ballistic Missile Sanctions Act, conducts or facilitates a significant financial transaction for a person described in paragraph (4). ‘‘(4) PERSONS DESCRIBED.—A person is described in this paragraph if the President determines that the person, on or after the date that is 180 days after the date of the enactment of the Iran Ballistic Missile Sanctions Act— ‘‘(A) operates in a sector of the economy of Iran included in the most recent list published by the President under subsection (a); ‘‘(B) knowingly provides significant financial, material, technological, or other support to, or goods or services in support of, any activity or transaction on behalf of or for the benefit of a person described in subparagraph (A); or ‘‘(C) is owned or controlled by a person described in subparagraph (A). ‘‘(c) HUMANITARIAN EXCEPTION.—The President may not impose sanctions under this section with respect to any person for conducting or facilitating a transaction for the sale of agricultural commodities, food, medicine, or medical devices to Iran or for the provision of humanitarian assistance to the people of Iran. ‘‘SEC. 236. IDENTIFICATION OF FOREIGN SONS THAT SUPPORT THE LISTIC MISSILE PROGRAM OF IN CERTAIN SECTORS OF IRAN. ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 120

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‘‘(1) Automotive. ‘‘(2) Chemical. ‘‘(3) Computer Science. ‘‘(4) Construction. ‘‘(5) Electronic. ‘‘(6) Energy. ‘‘(7) Metallurgy. ‘‘(8) Mining. ‘‘(9) Petrochemical. ‘‘(10) Research (including universities and research institutions). ‘‘(11) Telecommunications. ‘‘(12) Any other sector of the economy of Iran identified under section 235(a). ‘‘(b) PERIOD SPECIFIED.—The period specified in this subsection is— ‘‘(1) with respect to the first list submitted under subsection (a), the period beginning on the date of the enactment of the Iran Ballistic Missile Sanctions Act and ending on the date that is 120 days after such date of enactment; and ‘‘(2) with respect to each subsequent list submitted under such subsection, the oneyear period preceding the submission of the list. ‘‘(c) COMPTROLLER GENERAL REPORT.— ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—With respect to each list submitted under subsection (a), not later than 120 days after the list is submitted under that subsection, the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress— ‘‘(A) an assessment of the processes followed by the President in preparing the list; ‘‘(B) an assessment of the foreign persons included in the list; and ‘‘(C) a list of persons not included in the list that qualify for inclusion in the list, as determined by the Comptroller General. ‘‘(2) CONSULTATIONS.—In preparing the report required by paragraph (1), the Comptroller General shall consult with nongovernmental organizations. ‘‘(d) CREDIBLE INFORMATION DEFINED.—In this section, the term ‘credible information’ has the meaning given that term in section 14 of the Iran Sanctions Act of 1996 (Public Law 104–172; 50 U.S.C. 1701 note).’’. (b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents for the Iran Threat Reduction and Syria Human Rights Act of 2012 is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 224 the following: ‘‘Subtitle C—Measures Relating to Ballistic Missile Program of Iran ‘‘Sec. 231. Definitions. ‘‘Sec. 232. Imposition of sanctions with respect to persons that support the ballistic missile program of Iran. ‘‘Sec. 233. Blocking of property of persons affiliated with certain Iranian entities. ‘‘Sec. 234. Imposition of sanctions with respect to certain persons involved in ballistic missile activities. ‘‘Sec. 235. Imposition of sanctions with respect to certain sectors of Iran that support the ballistic missile program of Iran. ‘‘Sec. 236. Identification of foreign persons that support the ballistic missile program of Iran in certain sectors of Iran.’’. SEC. 206. EXPANSION OF MANDATORY SANCTIONS WITH RESPECT TO FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS THAT ENGAGE IN CERTAIN TRANSACTIONS RELATING TO BALLISTIC MISSILE CAPABILITIES OF IRAN.

Section 104 of the Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and Divestment Act of 2010 (22 U.S.C. 8513) is amended— (1) in subsection (c)(2)— (A) in subparagraph (A)— (i) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘; or’’ and inserting a semicolon;

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