22 USC 9406 - Enforcement of arms embargos

U.S Code last checked for updates: Nov 22, 2024

§ 9406.

Enforcement of arms embargos

(a)

In general

Except as provided in subsection (d), the President shall impose the sanctions described in subsection (b) with respect to any person that the President determines—

(1)

knowingly engages in any activity that materially contributes to the supply, sale, or transfer directly or indirectly to or from Iran, or for the use in or benefit of Iran, of any battle tanks, armored combat vehicles, large caliber artillery systems, combat aircraft, attack helicopters, warships, missiles or missile systems, as defined for the purpose of the United Nations Register of Conventional Arms, or related materiel, including spare parts; or

(2)

knowingly provides to Iran any technical training, financial resources or services, advice, other services or assistance related to the supply, sale, transfer, manufacture, maintenance, or use of arms and related materiel described in paragraph (1).

(b)

Sanctions described

(1)

Blocking of property

(2)

Exclusion from United States

(c)

Penalties

(d)

Exception

The President is not required to impose sanctions under subsection (a) with respect to a person for engaging in an activity described in that subsection if the President certifies to the appropriate congressional committees that—

(1)

permitting the activity is in the national security interest of the United States;

(2)

Iran no longer presents a significant threat to the national security of the United States and to the allies of the United States; and

(3)

the Government of Iran has ceased providing operational or financial support for acts of international terrorism and no longer satisfies the requirements for designation as a state sponsor of terrorism.

(e)

State sponsor of terrorism defined

In this section, the term “state sponsor of terrorism” means a country the government of which the Secretary of State has determined to be a government that has repeatedly provided support for acts of international terrorism for purposes of—

(1)

section 4605(j)(1)(A) 1

 See References in Text note below.

of title 50 (as continued in effect pursuant to the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.));

(2)

section 2371(a) of this title;

(3)

section 2780(d) of this title; or

(4)

any other provision of law.

(Pub. L. 115–44, title I, § 107, Aug. 2, 2017, 131 Stat. 893.)

cite as: 22 USC 9406