S To ensure the compliance of Iran with agreements relating to Iran s nuclear program. IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

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1 II TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION S. 1 To ensure the compliance of Iran with agreements relating to Iran s nuclear program. IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES NOVEMBER 1, 01 Mr. CORKER introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs A BILL To ensure the compliance of Iran with agreements relating to Iran s nuclear program. 1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the Iran Nuclear Compliance Act of 01. SEC.. IRAN NUCLEAR COMPLIANCE. (a) EFFECTIVE ENFORCEMENT OF INTERIM AGREE- MENT. (1) IN GENERAL. During the 0-day period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act, VerDate 0ct :1 Dec 0, 01 Jkt PO Frm Fmt Sfmt 01 \\HOMER\DATA WAREHOUSE\PROCES~1\PPCOBI~1\SOURCE\BEL\BPDF\S1.IS

2 the President may not, in connection with the ongoing nuclear negotiations with Iran, exercise a waiver of, suspend, or otherwise reduce any sanctions imposed in relation to Iran, whether imposed directly by statute or through an Executive order, unless, not later than 1 days before the waiver, suspension, or other reduction takes effect, the President submits to the appropriate congressional committees the certification described in paragraph (). () CERTIFICATION DESCRIBED. The certification described in this paragraph is a certification with respect to the waiver, suspension, or other reduction of sanctions under paragraph (1) that (A) it is in the vital national security interests of the United States to waive, suspend, or otherwise reduce those sanctions; and (B) Iran is in full compliance with the terms of any interim agreement between the United States, the United Kingdom, France, Russia, China, Germany, and Iran relating to Iran s nuclear program. () EXPIRATION OF INTERIM RELIEF AND RE- INSTATEMENT OF SANCTIONS. Any sanctions imposed in relation to Iran that have been waived, suspended, or otherwise reduced in connection with the S 1 IS VerDate 0ct :1 Dec 0, 01 Jkt PO Frm 0000 Fmt Sfmt 01 \\HOMER\DATA WAREHOUSE\PROCES~1\PPCOBI~1\SOURCE\BEL\BPDF\S1.IS

3 ongoing nuclear negotiations with Iran, regardless whether the waiver, suspension, or other reduction of those sanctions took effect before or after the date of the enactment of this Act, shall be immediately reinstated on the date that is 0 days after such date of enactment. (b) EFFECTIVE ENFORCEMENT OF FINAL AGREE- MENT AND LIMITATIONS. (1) IN GENERAL. On and after the date that is 0 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the President may not, in connection with the ongoing nuclear negotiations with Iran, exercise a waiver of, suspend, or otherwise reduce any sanctions imposed in relation to Iran, whether imposed directly by statute or through an Executive order, unless, not later than 1 days before the waiver, suspension, or other reduction takes effect, the President submits to the appropriate congressional committees the certification described in paragraph (). () CERTIFICATION. The certification described in this paragraph is a certification that (A) the conditions for a temporary waiver, suspension, or other reduction of sanctions pursuant to subsection (a) continue to be met; S 1 IS VerDate 0ct :1 Dec 0, 01 Jkt PO Frm 0000 Fmt Sfmt 01 \\HOMER\DATA WAREHOUSE\PROCES~1\PPCOBI~1\SOURCE\BEL\BPDF\S1.IS

4 (B) Iran is in full compliance with the terms of all agreements between the United States, the United Kingdom, France, Russia, China, Germany, and Iran relating to Iran s nuclear program; (C) Iran is in full compliance with terms of United Nations Security Council Resolutions 1 (00), 1 (00), 1 (00), 10 (00), 1 (00), and 1 (0); and (D) Iran has provided a full accounting of all of its nuclear weaponization and related activities, has committed, in writing, to suspend all such activities, and is making substantial efforts to do so. (c) REINSTATEMENT OF SANCTIONS UPON NON- COMPLIANCE. If the President receives information from any person, including the International Atomic Energy Agency, the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of State, the Secretary of Energy, or the Director of National Intelligence, that Iran has failed to comply with the terms of any agreement between the United States, the United Kingdom, France, Russia, China, Germany, and Iran with respect to Iran s nuclear program or has refused to cooperate in any way with appropriate requests of the International Atomic Energy Agency, the President shall S 1 IS VerDate 0ct :1 Dec 0, 01 Jkt PO Frm 0000 Fmt Sfmt 01 \\HOMER\DATA WAREHOUSE\PROCES~1\PPCOBI~1\SOURCE\BEL\BPDF\S1.IS

5 (1) not later than days after receiving that information, determine whether the information is credible and accurate; () notify the appropriate congressional committees of that determination; and () if the President determines that the information is credible and accurate, not later than days after making that determination, reinstate all sanctions imposed in relation to Iran that have been waived, suspended, or otherwise reduced in connection with the ongoing nuclear negotiations with Iran, without regard to whether the waiver, suspension, or other reduction of those sanctions took effect before or after the date of the enactment of this Act. (d) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES DEFINED. In this section, the term appropriate congressional committees has the meaning given that term in section 1 of the Iran Sanctions Act of 1 (Public Law 1; 0 U.S.C. 101 note). Æ S 1 IS VerDate 0ct :1 Dec 0, 01 Jkt PO Frm 0000 Fmt Sfmt 01 \\HOMER\DATA WAREHOUSE\PROCES~1\PPCOBI~1\SOURCE\BEL\BPDF\S1.IS