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22 U.S.C. 8513a: Imposition of sanctions with respect to the financial sector of Iran

Created in 2011 by the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 (Public Law 112-81). Changed by 3 later laws. No bill we track in this Congress changes it.

5 other sections of the Code cite this one, including 22 U.S.C. 8513, 22 U.S.C. 8712, 22 U.S.C. 8722, 22 U.S.C. 8803, 22 U.S.C. 8806.

This Congress

No bill we track in the 119th Congress changes this section.

    How it got here

    2024

    • Pub. L. 118–50 added par. (5) and redesignated former par. (5) as (6). Law text · (d), (6)

    2013

    • Pub. L. 112–239 added cl. (ii) and redesignated former cl. (ii) as (iii). (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013) Law text · (d), (iii)

    2012

    • Pub. L. 112–158, §503(a)(1), inserted "agricultural commodities," after "sales of" in heading and after "sale of" in text. (Iran Threat Reduction and Syria Human Rights Act of 2012) Law text · (d)
    • Pub. L. 112–158, §504(a)(1)(A), struck out "a foreign financial institution owned or controlled by the government of a foreign country, including" after "with respect to". (Iran Threat Reduction and Syria Human Rights Act of 2012) Law text · (d)
    • Pub. L. 112–158, §503(b)(1), substituted "October 25, 2012, and the last Thursday of every other month thereafter" for "60 days after December 31, 2011, and every 60 days thereafter" and "2-month period" for "60-day period". (Iran Threat Reduction and Syria Human Rights Act of 2012) Law text · (d)
    • Pub. L. 112–158, §504(a)(1)(B)(i), (ii), designated existing provisions as cl. (i) and inserted cl. heading, substituted "a financial transaction described in clause (ii) conducted or facilitated by a foreign financial institution" for "a foreign financial institution" and "in… (Iran Threat Reduction and Syria Human Rights Act of 2012) Law text · (d)
    • Pub. L. 112–158, §504(a)(1)(B)(iii), added cl. (ii). (Iran Threat Reduction and Syria Human Rights Act of 2012) Law text · (d)
    • Pub. L. 112–158, §504(a)(2), added par. (3) and redesignated former par. (3) as (4). (Iran Threat Reduction and Syria Human Rights Act of 2012) Law text · (h), (4)
    • Pub. L. 112–158, §504(a)(3), added subsec. (i). (Iran Threat Reduction and Syria Human Rights Act of 2012) Law text · (i)

    Text, outline and history from the official U.S. Code (2024 edition) on GovInfo, published by the Office of the Law Revision Counsel. Changes made after that edition appear under This Congress.