Stop Harboring Iranian Petroleum Act of 2024

II Calendar No. 370 118TH CONGRESS 2D SESSION S. 1829 To impose sanctions with respect to persons engaged in the import of petroleum from the Islamic Republic of Iran, and for other purposes. IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES JUNE 6, 2023 Mr. RUBIO (for himself, Ms. HASSAN, Ms. ROSEN, Mr. HOEVEN, Mr. SCOTT of Florida, Mr. BARRASSO, Mrs. BRITT, Ms. MURKOWSKI, Mr. HAWLEY, Mr. BOOZMAN, Ms. CORTEZ MASTO, Ms. COLLINS, Mr. BRAUN, Mr. THUNE, Mrs. FISCHER, Mr. MARSHALL, Mr. CORNYN, Mr. CRAMER, Mr. MANCHIN, Mr. RICKETTS, Mr. GRASSLEY, Mrs. CAPITO, Ms. LUMMIS, Mr. WICKER, Mr. CRAPO, Mr. BUDD, Mrs. BLACKBURN, Mr. MORAN, Mr. SCHMITT, Mr. KENNEDY, Mr. RISCH, Mr. BLUMENTHAL, Mr. CASEY, Mr. WYDEN, Mr. FETTERMAN, Mr. HAGERTY, Mr. COONS, Mr. BENNET, and Ms. BALDWIN) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations MAY 7, 2024 Reported by Mr. CARDIN, with an amendment [Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] A BILL To impose sanctions with respect to persons engaged in the import of petroleum from the Islamic Republic of Iran, 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 VerDate Sep 11 2014 06:21 May 08, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S1829.RS S1829 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 2 •S 1829 RS SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 1 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Stop Harboring Ira- 2 nian Petroleum Act of 2023’’. 3 SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 4 In this Act: 5 (1) ALIEN.—The term ‘‘alien’’ has the meaning 6 given that term in section 101(a) of the Immigration 7 and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)). 8 (2) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMIT- 9 TEES.—The term ‘‘appropriate congressional com- 10 mittees’’ means— 11 (A) the Committee on Foreign Relations 12 and the Committee on Banking, Housing, and 13 Urban Affairs of the Senate; and 14 (B) the Committee on Foreign Affairs and 15 the Committee on Financial Services of the 16 House of Representatives. 17 (3) FAMILY MEMBER.—The term ‘‘family mem- 18 ber’’ means, with respect to an individual, a spouse, 19 child, parent, sibling, grandchild, or grandparent of 20 the individual. 21 (4) FOREIGN PERSON.—The term ‘‘foreign per- 22 son’’ means an individual or entity that is not a 23 United States person. 24 (5) FOREIGN PORT.—The term ‘‘foreign port’’ 25 means any harbor, marine terminal, or other shore 26 VerDate Sep 11 2014 06:21 May 08, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6401 E:\BILLS\S1829.RS S1829 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 3 •S 1829 RS side facility outside of the United States used prin- 1 cipally for the movement of goods on the water. 2 (6) KNOWINGLY.—The term ‘‘knowingly’’, with 3 respect to conduct, a circumstance, or a result, 4 means that a person has actual knowledge, or should 5 have known, of the conduct, the circumstance, or the 6 result. 7 (7) MATERIAL SUPPORT.—The term ‘‘material 8 support’’ has the meaning given the term ‘‘material 9 support or resources’’ in section 2339A of title 18, 10 United States Code. 11 (8) UNITED STATES PERSON.—The term 12 ‘‘United States person’’ means— 13 (A) a United States citizen or an alien law- 14 fully admitted for permanent residence to the 15 United States; or 16 (B) an entity organized under the laws of 17 the United States or any jurisdiction within the 18 United States, including a foreign branch of 19 such an entity. 20 (9) VESSEL.—The term ‘‘vessel’’ means any 21 watercraft or aircraft capable of being used as a 22 means of transportation on, under, or over water. 23 SEC. 3. STATEMENT OF POLICY. 24 It is the policy of the United States— 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 06:21 May 08, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6401 E:\BILLS\S1829.RS S1829 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 4 •S 1829 RS (1) to deny the Islamic Republic of Iran the 1 ability to engage in destabilizing activities, support 2 international terrorism, fund the development and 3 acquisition of weapons of mass destruction and the 4 means to deliver such weapons by limiting export of 5 petroleum and petroleum products by the Islamic 6 Republic of Iran; 7 (2) to deny the Islamic Republic of Iran funds 8 to oppress and commit human rights violations 9 against the Iranian people who are assembling 10 peacefully to redress the Iranian regime; 11 (3) to sanction entities that violate the laws of 12 the United States by providing support to the Ira- 13 nian energy sector; and 14 (4) that the actions of the Islamic Republic of 15 Iran to finance and facilitate the participation of 16 foreign terrorist organizations in ongoing conflicts 17 and illicit activities is detrimental to the national se- 18 curity interests of the United States. 19 SEC. 4. SANCTIONS WITH RESPECT TO FOREIGN PERSONS 20 THAT ENGAGE IN CERTAIN TRANSACTIONS. 21 (a) IMPOSITION OF SANCTIONS.— 22 (1) IN GENERAL.—On and after the date that 23 is 90 days after the date of the enactment of this 24 Act, the President shall impose the sanctions de- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 06:21 May 08, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6401 E:\BILLS\S1829.RS S1829 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 5 •S 1829 RS scribed in subsection (b) with respect to a foreign 1 person that the President determines knowingly en- 2 gaged, on or after such date of enactment, in an ac- 3 tivity described in paragraph (2). 4 (2) ACTIVITIES DESCRIBED.—A foreign person 5 engages in an activity described in this paragraph if 6 the foreign person— 7 (A) owns or operates a foreign port that, 8 on or after the date of the enactment of this 9 Act, permitted to dock at such foreign port a 10 vessel— 11 (i) that is included on the list of spe- 12 cially designated nationals and blocked 13 persons maintained by the Office of For- 14 eign Assets Control of the Department of 15 the Treasury for transporting Iranian 16 crude oil; or 17 (ii) of which the operator or owner of 18 such vessel otherwise knowingly engages in 19 a significant transaction to transport, off- 20 load, or deal in condensate, refined, or 21 unrefined petroleum products, or other pe- 22 trochemical products originating from the 23 Islamic Republic of Iran; 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 06:21 May 08, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00005 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6401 E:\BILLS\S1829.RS S1829 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 6 •S 1829 RS (B) owns or operates a vessel that con- 1 ducts a sea-to-sea transfer involving a signifi- 2 cant transaction of any petroleum product origi- 3 nating from the Islamic Republic of Iran; 4 (C) owns or operates a refinery that en- 5 gages in a significant transaction to process, re- 6 fine, or otherwise deal in any petroleum product 7 originating from the Islamic Republic of Iran; 8 (D) is a family member of a foreign person 9 described in subparagraph (A), (B), or (C); 10 (E) is owned or controlled by a foreign 11 person described in subparagraph (A), (B), (C), 12 or (D); or 13 (F) engages in a significant transaction 14 with, or provides material support to, a foreign 15 person described in subparagraph (A), (B), (C), 16 (D), or (E). 17 (b) SANCTIONS DESCRIBED.—The sanctions de- 18 scribed in this subsection are the following: 19 (1) SANCTIONS ON FOREIGN VESSELS.—Subject 20 to such regulations as the President may prescribe, 21 the President may prohibit a vessel described in sub- 22 section (a)(2)(A) or (a)(2)(B) from landing at any 23 port in the United States— 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 06:21 May 08, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00006 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6401 E:\BILLS\S1829.RS S1829 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 7 •S 1829 RS (A) with respect to a vessel described in 1 subsection (a)(2)(A), for a period of not more 2 than 2 years beginning on the date on which 3 the President imposes sanctions with respect to 4 a related foreign port described in subsection 5 (a)(2)(A); and 6 (B) with respect to a vessel described in 7 subsection (a)(2)(B), for a period of not more 8 than 2 years. 9 (2) PROPERTY BLOCKING.—The President shall 10 exercise all of the powers granted to the President 11 under the International Emergency Economic Pow- 12 ers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) to the extent nec- 13 essary to block and prohibit all transactions in prop- 14 erty and interests in property of the foreign person 15 if such property and interests in property are in the 16 United States, come within the United States, or are 17 or come within the possession or control of a United 18 States person. 19 (3) INELIGIBILITY FOR VISAS, ADMISSION, OR 20 PAROLE.— 21 (A) VISAS, ADMISSION, OR PAROLE.—In 22 the case of an alien, the alien is— 23 (i) inadmissible to the United States; 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 06:21 May 08, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00007 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6401 E:\BILLS\S1829.RS S1829 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 8 •S 1829 RS (ii) ineligible to receive a visa or other 1 documentation to enter the United States; 2 and 3 (iii) otherwise ineligible to be admitted 4 or paroled into the United States or to re- 5 ceive any other benefit under the Immigra- 6 tion and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101 et 7 seq.). 8 (B) CURRENT VISAS REVOKED.— 9 (i) IN GENERAL.—The visa or other 10 entry documentation of an alien described 11 in subparagraph (A) shall be revoked, re- 12 gardless of when such visa or other entry 13 documentation was issued. 14 (ii) IMMEDIATE EFFECT.—A revoca- 15 tion under clause (i) shall— 16 (I) take effect immediately; 17 (II) automatically cancel any 18 other valid visa or entry documenta- 19 tion that is in the alien’s possession; 20 and 21 (III) be implemented in accord- 22 ance with section 221(i) of the Immi- 23 gration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 24 1201(i)). 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 06:21 May 08, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00008 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6401 E:\BILLS\S1829.RS S1829 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 9 •S 1829 RS (4) IMPLEMENTATION; PENALTIES.— 1 (A) IMPLEMENTATION.—The President— 2 (i) may exercise all authorities pro- 3 vided under sections 203 and 205 of the 4 International Emergency Economic Powers 5 Act (50 U.S.C. 1702 and 1704) to carry 6 out this section; and 7 (ii) not later than 180 days after the 8 date of the enactment of this Act, shall 9 prescribe such regulations as necessary to 10 carry out this Act. 11 (B) NOTIFICATION TO CONGRESS.—Not 12 later than 10 days before the effective date of 13 any regulation prescribed under subparagraph 14 (A)(ii), the President shall brief the appropriate 15 congressional committees on the proposed regu- 16 lations and the provisions of this Act relating to 17 such regulations. 18 (C) PENALTIES.—A person that violates, 19 attempts to violate, conspires to violate, or 20 causes a violation of this section or any regula- 21 tion, license, or order issued to carry out this 22 section shall be subject to the penalties set 23 forth in subsections (b) and (c) of section 206 24 of the International Emergency Economic Pow- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 06:21 May 08, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00009 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6401 E:\BILLS\S1829.RS S1829 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 10 •S 1829 RS ers Act (50 U.S.C. 1705) to the same extent as 1 a person that commits an unlawful act de- 2 scribed in subsection (a) of that section. 3 (c) EXCEPTIONS.— 4 (1) EXCEPTION RELATING TO IMPORTATION OF 5 GOODS.— 6 (A) IN GENERAL.—A requirement to block 7 and prohibit all transactions in all property and 8 interests in property under this section shall not 9 include the authority or a requirement to im- 10 pose sanctions on the importation of goods. 11 (B) GOOD.—In this paragraph, the term 12 ‘‘good’’ means any article, natural or manmade 13 substance, material, supply or manufactured 14 product, including inspection and test equip- 15 ment, and excluding technical data. 16 (2) EXCEPTION TO COMPLY WITH UNITED NA- 17 TIONS HEADQUARTERS AGREEMENT AND LAW EN- 18 FORCEMENT ACTIVITIES.—Sanctions under sub- 19 section (b)(3) shall not apply with respect to an 20 alien if admitting or paroling the alien into the 21 United States is necessary to permit the United 22 States to comply with the Agreement regarding the 23 Headquarters of the United Nations, signed at Lake 24 Success June 26, 1947, and entered into force No- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 06:21 May 08, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00010 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6401 E:\BILLS\S1829.RS S1829 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 11 •S 1829 RS vember 21, 1947, between the United Nations and 1 the United States, or other applicable international 2 obligations of the United States. 3 (3) EXCEPTION TO COMPLY WITH INTEL- 4 LIGENCE, LAW ENFORCEMENT, AND OTHER NA- 5 TIONAL SECURITY ACTIVITIES.—Sanctions under 6 subsection (b) shall not apply with respect to a for- 7 eign person if such foreign person is a subject or 8 target of, or otherwise involved in, an intelligence, 9 law enforcement, or national security activity of the 10 United States, as determined by the President. 11 (d) WAIVERS.— 12 (1) IN GENERAL.—The President may waive 13 the application of sanctions under this section with 14 respect to a foreign person for a period not to exceed 15 180 days if the President— 16 (A) determines that such a waiver is vital 17 to the national interests of the United States; 18 and 19 (B) not less than 15 days before the grant- 20 ing of the waiver, submits to the appropriate 21 congressional committees a notice of and jus- 22 tification for the waiver. 23 (2) SPECIAL RULE.— 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 06:21 May 08, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00011 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6401 E:\BILLS\S1829.RS S1829 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 12 •S 1829 RS (A) IN GENERAL.—The President may 1 waive the application of sanctions under this 2 section with respect to a foreign person if the 3 President certifies in writing to the appropriate 4 congressional committees that— 5 (i) the foreign person— 6 (I) has ceased engaging in activi- 7 ties described in subsection (b); or 8 (II) has taken and is continuing 9 to take significant verifiable steps to- 10 ward ceasing such activities; and 11 (ii) the President has received reliable 12 assurances from the government of the for- 13 eign country that such foreign person will 14 not resume engaging in any activity de- 15 scribed in subsection (b). 16 (B) SUNSET.—The authority to grant a 17 waiver under this paragraph shall terminate on 18 the date that is 5 years after the date of the 19 enactment of this Act. 20 SEC. 5. REPORT ON PETROLEUM AND PETROLEUM PROD- 21 UCT EXPORTS FROM IRAN. 22 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 120 days after the 23 date of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator of 24 the Energy Information Administration shall submit to 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 0 [Text truncated for display. Full text available on Congress.gov.]