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118th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 451
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
February 15, 2023
Mr. Lankford introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
A BILL
To impose sanctions and establish strict conditions on the termination of sanctions in response to acts of aggression by the Islamic Republic of Iran and the Russian Federation against the people of Ukraine, and for other purposes.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the Deterring Iranian Support for Russia in Ukraine and Pre-empting Terrorism Act of 2023
or the DISRUPT Act of 2023
.
Imposition of sanctions with respect to Iranian financial institutions for supporting Russian aggression against Ukraine
In general
Not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the President shall impose sanctions under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) with respect to—
an Iranian person that the President determines provides material, tactical, or operational support for activities by the Russian Federation against Ukraine, including—
selling or entering into an agreement to sell defense articles to the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation or any other agency or instrumentality of the Russian Federation, including—
unmanned aerial vehicles;
surface-to-surface missiles;
short-range ballistic missiles;
armored ground vehicles;
munitions; and
conventional arms;
providing or entering into an agreement to provide defense services, including training related to the sale of defense articles described in subparagraph (A), to the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation or any such agency or instrumentality; and
acquiring or entering into an agreement to acquire defense articles from the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation or any such agency or instrumentality; and
any Iranian financial institution, including the Central Bank of Iran, that facilitates transactions with or on behalf of a Russian person, including a Russian person described in subsection (b), that the President determines provides material, tactical, or operational support for activities by the Russian Federation against Ukraine.
Persons described
A person described in this subsection is any of the following:
Any agency or instrumentality of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation.
The Wagner Group.
The Central Bank of the Russian Federation.
Any Russian person on the SDN list.
Limitation on removing Iranian persons from SDN list
An Iranian person may not be removed from the SDN list unless the President submits to the appropriate congressional committees a certification that the Iranian person has not, during the 1-year period preceding the date of the certification—
sold or entered into an agreement to sell defense articles to the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation or any other agency or instrumentality of the Russian Federation, including—
unmanned aerial vehicles;
surface-to-surface missiles;
short-range ballistic missiles;
armored ground vehicles;
munitions; and
conventional arms;
provided or entered into an agreement to provide defense services, including training related to the sale of defense articles described in paragraph (1), to the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation or any such agency or instrumentality;
acquired or entered into an agreement to acquire defense articles from the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation or any such agency or instrumentality; or
engaged in a transaction or transactions with any Russian person, including a Russian financial institution, with respect to which sanctions have been imposed pursuant to the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.).
Limitation on revocation of designation of Iran as jurisdiction of primary money laundering concern
The designation of Iran as a jurisdiction of primary money laundering concern under section 5318A of title 31, United States Code, may not be revoked unless the President submits to the appropriate congressional committees a certification that—
the Government of Iran is no longer engaged in providing material or financial support to the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation or any other agency or instrumentality of the Russian Federation; and
the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation and such agencies and instrumentalities are not actively using defense articles described in section 2(a)(1) procured from Iran.
Definitions
In this Act:
Appropriate congressional committees
The term appropriate congressional committees means—
the Committee on Foreign Relations and the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate; and
the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Committee on Financial Services of the House of Representatives.
Iranian financial institution
The term Iranian financial institution means—
a financial institution organized under the laws of Iran or any jurisdiction within Iran, including a foreign branch of such an institution;
a financial institution located in Iran;
a financial institution, wherever located, owned or controlled by the Government of Iran; and
a financial institution, wherever located, owned or controlled by a financial institution described in subparagraph (A), (B), or (C).
Iranian person
The term Iranian person means—
an individual who is a citizen or national of Iran; and
an entity organized under the laws of Iran or otherwise subject to the jurisdiction of the Government of Iran.
Russian person
The term Russian person means—
an individual who is a citizen or national of the Russian Federation; or
an entity organized under the laws of the Russian Federation or otherwise subject to the jurisdiction of the Government of the Russian Federation.
SDN list
The term SDN list means the list of specially designated nationals and blocked persons maintained by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the Department of the Treasury.
