Reinforcing Sanctions on Iranian Terrorists Act

I 118TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION H. R. 3020 To provide for the application of sanctions regarding Mahan Air. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES APRIL 28, 2023 Mr. MILLS (for himself, Mrs. MILLER of Illinois, Mr. HERN, Ms. SALAZAR, Mr. SMITH of New Jersey, Mr. WILSON of South Carolina, Mr. BABIN, and Mr. LAMALFA) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs A BILL To provide for the application of sanctions regarding Mahan Air. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- 1 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 3 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Reinforcing Sanctions 4 on Iranian Terrorists Act’’. 5 SEC. 2. APPLICATION OF SANCTIONS REGARDING MAHAN 6 AIR. 7 (a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 8 (1) Mahan Air was added on October 12, 2011, 9 to the Specially Designated Nationals list main- 10 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:17 May 11, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H3020.IH H3020 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB 2 •HR 3020 IH tained by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the 1 Department of the Treasury, freezing its assets 2 under United States jurisdiction and prohibiting 3 transactions with United States parties, pursuant to 4 Executive Order 13224 (September 23, 2001; relat- 5 ing to blocking property and prohibiting transactions 6 with persons who commit, threaten to commit, or 7 support terrorism), which targets terrorists and their 8 supporters. 9 (2) In announcing additional sanctions against 10 Mahan Air on March 24, 2016, the Department of 11 the Treasury stated that ‘‘Based in Tehran, Iran, 12 Mahan Air has facilitated [Islamic Revolutionary 13 Guards Corps—Qods Force] transportation and 14 arms and funds shipments. Mahan Air also con- 15 tinues to support the Iranian government’s desta- 16 bilizing actions in the region by conducting flights to 17 Syria in order to transport fighters. Mahan Air reg- 18 ularly uses the same aircraft it flies to Syria to fly 19 commercial passenger routes to international des- 20 tinations in Europe, the Middle East, and Asia.’’. 21 (3) Mahan Air reportedly serves the following 22 destinations in Iran: Abadan Airport, Ahvaz Inter- 23 national Airport, Ardabil Airport, Persian Gulf Air- 24 port, Bandar Abbas International Airport, Birjand 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:17 May 11, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H3020.IH H3020 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB 3 •HR 3020 IH International Airport, Bojnord International Airport, 1 Iranshahr Airport, Isfahan International Airport, 2 Kalaleh Airport, Kerman Airport, Shahid Ashrafi 3 Esffahani Airport, Khorramabad Airport, Kish Air- 4 port, Larestan International Airport, Mashhad 5 International Airport, Queshm International Airport, 6 Sahahdaj Airport, Dasht-e Naz Airport, Shiraz 7 International Airport, Sirjan Airport, Tabriz Inter- 8 national Airport, Tehran Imam Khomeini Inter- 9 national Airport, Mehrabad International Airport, 10 Zabol Airport, Zahedan International Airport, and 11 Zanjan Airport. 12 (4) The Iran Airports Company, a State-owned 13 enterprise, is the holding and operating company for 14 civilian airports in Iran that facilitates Mahan Air’s 15 operations. 16 (5) Foreign persons that assist in, sponsor, or 17 provide financial, material, or technological support 18 for, or financial or other services to or in support of 19 Mahan Air should be subject to United States sanc- 20 tions pursuant to Executive Order 13224. 21 (b) DETERMINATION.— 22 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after 23 the date of the enactment of this section, the Presi- 24 dent shall transmit to the appropriate congressional 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:17 May 11, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H3020.IH H3020 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB 4 •HR 3020 IH committees a determination as to whether to apply 1 sanctions, in whole or in part, with respect to the 2 Iran Airports Company pursuant to Executive Order 3 13224. 4 (2) FORM.—The determination required by 5 paragraph (1) shall be submitted in unclassified 6 form but may contain a classified annex. 7 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:17 May 11, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\H3020.IH H3020 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB