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Title 22 — Foreign Relations and Intercourse

Chapter 92 — Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and Divestment

§ 8514b. Imposition of sanctions with respect to persons who engage in censorship or other related activities against citizens of Iran

Statutory text

(a)

In general

The President shall impose sanctions described in section 8514(c) of this title with respect to each person on the list required by subsection (b).

(b)

List of persons who engage in censorship

(1)

In general

Not later than 90 days after , the President shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a list of persons that the President determines have, on or after , engaged in censorship or other activities with respect to Iran that—

(A)

prohibit, limit, or penalize the exercise of freedom of expression or assembly by citizens of Iran; or

(B)

limit access to print or broadcast media, including the facilitation or support of intentional frequency manipulation by the Government of Iran or an entity owned or controlled by that Government that would jam or restrict an international signal.

(2)

Updates of list

The President shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees an updated list under paragraph (1)—

(A)

each time the President is required to submit an updated list to those committees under section 8514(b)(2)(A) of this title; and

(B)

as new information becomes available.

(3)

Form of report; public availability

(A)

Form

The list required by paragraph (1) shall be submitted in unclassified form but may contain a classified annex.

(B)

Public availability

The unclassified portion of the list required by paragraph (1) shall be made available to the public and posted on the websites of the Department of the Treasury and the Department of State.

Legislative history

Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.

  1. Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and Divestment Act of 2010

    Pub. L. 111–195 title I § 105B · 124 Stat. 1312

    Enacted · 22 U.S.C. § 8514b

    (Pub. L. 111–195, title I, § 105B, as added Pub. L. 112–158, title IV, § 403(b), Aug. 10, 2012, 126 Stat. 1254.)

    Source evidence

    Code source credit
    (Pub. L. 111–195, title I, § 105B, as added Pub. L. 112–158, title IV, § 403(b), Aug. 10, 2012, 126 Stat. 1254.)

0 of 1 references resolved to an enrolled provision · 1 partial

Credits

(Pub. L. 111–195, title I, § 105B, as added Pub. L. 112–158, title IV, § 403(b), , 126 Stat. 1254.)

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