S2626-118

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Mahsa Amini Human rights and Security Accountability Act or the MAHSA Act.

2. Imposition of sanctions with respect to the offices of the Supreme Leader and President of Iran and affiliated persons Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the President shall— determine whether each foreign person described in subsection (b) meets the criteria for imposition of sanctions under one or more of the sanctions programs and authorities listed in paragraph (2); impose applicable sanctions with respect to any foreign person determined to meet the criteria for imposition of sanctions pursuant to subparagraph (A) under the sanctions programs and authorities listed in subparagraph (A) or (F) of paragraph (2); pursue applicable sanctions with respect to any foreign person determined to meet the criteria for imposition of sanctions pursuant to subparagraph (A) under the sanctions programs and authorities listed in subparagraph (B), (C), (D), or (E) of paragraph (2); and submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report containing— a list of all foreign persons described in subsection (b) that meet the criteria for imposition of sanctions under one or more of the sanctions programs and authorities listed in paragraph (2); and for each foreign person identified pursuant to clause (i)— a list of each sanctions program or authority listed in paragraph (2) for which the person meets the criteria for imposition of sanctions; a statement of which, if any, of the sanctions authorized by any of the sanctions programs and authorities identified pursuant to subclause (I) have been imposed or will be imposed within 30 days of the submission of the report; and with respect to which any of the sanctions authorized by any of the sanctions programs and authorities identified pursuant to subclause (I) have not been imposed and will not be imposed within 30 days of the submission of the report— the specific authority under which otherwise applicable sanctions are being waived, have otherwise been determined not to apply, or are not being imposed; and a complete justification of the decision to waive or otherwise not apply the sanctions authorized by such sanctions programs and authorities. The sanctions programs and authorities listed in this paragraph are sanctions programs and authorities pursuant to the following: Section 105(c) of the Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and Divestment Act of 2010 (22 U.S.C. 8514(c)). Executive Order 13553 (50 U.S.C. 1701 note; relating to blocking property of certain persons with respect to serious human rights abuses by the Government of Iran). Executive Order 13224 (50 U.S.C. 1701 note; relating to blocking property and prohibiting transactions with persons who commit, threaten to commit, or support terrorism). Executive Order 13818 (50 U.S.C. 1701 note; relating to blocking the property of persons involved in serious human rights abuse or corruption). Executive Order 13876 (50 U.S.C. 1701 note; relating to imposing sanctions with respect to Iran). Section 7031(c) of the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2023 (division K of Public Law 117–328). The report required by paragraph (1)(D) shall be submitted in an unclassified form but may contain a classified annex provided separately containing additional contextual information pertaining to justification for the issuance of any waiver issued, as described in paragraph (1)(D)(ii). The unclassified portion of such report shall be made available on a publicly available internet website of the Federal Government. The foreign persons described in this subsection are the following: The Supreme Leader of Iran and any official in the Office of the Supreme Leader of Iran. The President of Iran and any official in the Office of the President of Iran or the President’s cabinet, including cabinet ministers and executive vice presidents. Any entity, including foundations and economic conglomerates, overseen by the Office of the Supreme Leader of Iran that is complicit in financing or resourcing of human rights abuses or support for terrorism. Any official of any entity owned or controlled by the Supreme Leader of Iran or the Office of the Supreme Leader of Iran. Any person determined by the President— to be a person appointed by the Supreme Leader of Iran, the Office of the Supreme Leader of Iran, the President of Iran, or the Office of the President of Iran to a position as a state official of Iran, or as the head of any entity located in Iran or any entity located outside of Iran that is owned or controlled by one or more entities in Iran; to have materially assisted, sponsored, or provided financial, material, or technological support for, or goods or services to or in support of, any person the property and interests in property of which are blocked pursuant to any sanctions program or authority listed in subsection (a)(2); to be owned or controlled by, or to have acted or purported to act for or on behalf of, directly or indirectly, any person the property and interests in property of which are blocked pursuant to any sanctions program or authority listed in subsection (a)(2); or to be a member of the board of directors or a senior executive officer of any entity the property and interests in property of which are blocked pursuant to any sanctions program or authority listed in subsection (a)(2). Not later than 60 days after receiving a request from the chairman and ranking member of one of the appropriate congressional committees with respect to whether a foreign person meets the criteria of a person described in subsection (b)(5), the President shall— determine if the person meets such criteria; and submit an unclassified report, with a classified annex provided separately if needed, to such chairman and ranking member with respect to such determination that includes a statement of whether or not the President imposed or intends to impose sanctions with respect to the person pursuant to any sanctions program or authority listed in subsection (a)(2). In this subsection, the term appropriate congressional committees means— the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate; and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives.

3. Severability If any provision of this Act, or the application of such provision to any person or circumstance, is found to be unconstitutional, the remainder of this Act, or the application of that provision to other persons or circumstances, shall not be affected.