To prohibit the United States from rejoining the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) until the President makes certain certifications, and for other purposes.

I 117TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION H. R. 3966 To prohibit the United States from rejoining the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) until the President makes certain certifications, and for other purposes. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES JUNE 17, 2021 Mr. CLYDE (for himself, Mr. BABIN, Mr. MANN, Mr. EMMER, Mr. VAN DREW, Ms. SALAZAR, Mr. MAST, Mr. DESJARLAIS, Mr. BISHOP of North Caro- lina, Mr. CRENSHAW, Mr. CARTER of Texas, and Mr. BOST) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Af- fairs A BILL To prohibit the United States from rejoining the Joint Com- prehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) until the President makes certain certifications, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- 1 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 SECTION 1. PROHIBITION. 3 (a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other provi- 4 sion of law, the United States may not rejoin the Joint 5 Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) until the Presi- 6 dent certifies to Congress the following: 7 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:19 Jul 12, 2021 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H3966.IH H3966 jbell on DSKJLSW7X2PROD with BILLS 2 •HR 3966 IH (1) Iran has made a full accounting of the prior 1 military dimensions of its nuclear program, and per- 2 manently and verifiably abandoned such work in 3 perpetuity. 4 (2) Iran has ceased enrichment and agreed to 5 never pursue plutonium reprocessing. 6 (3) Iran has provided the International Atomic 7 Energy Agency (IAEA) with unqualified access to all 8 nuclear and military sites throughout the entire 9 country. 10 (4) Iran has ended its proliferation of ballistic 11 missiles and halted further launching or development 12 of nuclear-capable missile systems. 13 (5) Iran released all United States citizens in 14 Iranian custody, as well as the citizens of United 15 States partners and allies. 16 (6) Iran ended its support to Hezbollah, 17 Hamas, and the Palestinian Islamic Jihad. 18 (7) Iran respects the sovereignty of the Iraqi 19 government and has ended its military support of 20 Shi’a militias. 21 (8) Iran has ended its military support of the 22 Houthi militia. 23 (9) All forces under Iranian command have 24 been withdrawn from Syria. 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:19 Jul 12, 2021 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H3966.IH H3966 jbell on DSKJLSW7X2PROD with BILLS 3 •HR 3966 IH (10) Iran has ended its support of the Taliban 1 in Afghanistan. 2 (11) Iran has ended the operations of the Ira- 3 nian Revolutionary Guard Command (IRGC) Quds 4 Force. 5 (12) Iran has ended its threatening behavior 6 against its neighbors, including Israel, Saudi Arabia, 7 and the United Arab Emirates, its threats against 8 shipping, and ceased its cyberattacks. 9 (13) Iran allows peaceful protests, has released 10 political prisoners, and has ended its human rights 11 abuses. 12 (b) DEFINITION.—In this section, the terms ‘‘Joint 13 Comprehensive Plan of Action’’ and ‘‘JCPOA’’ mean the 14 Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action signed at Vienna on 15 July 14, 2015, by Iran and by France, Germany, the Rus- 16 sian Federation, the People’s Republic of China, the 17 United Kingdom, and the United States, and all imple- 18 menting materials and agreements related to the Joint 19 Comprehensive Plan of Action. 20 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:19 Jul 12, 2021 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\H3966.IH H3966 jbell on DSKJLSW7X2PROD with BILLS