Presented in the context of concurrent negotiations with Iran, this bill would deny the president the power to waive any sanctions on Iran for 8 months unless he can certify that such a waiver is in the national security interest of the U.S. and that Iran is in full compliance with any interim nuclear deal. After the 8-month stipulation, the president may only waive sanctions if, inter alia, Iran is in full compliance with the final agreement reached and all 6 relevant UN Security Council resolutions.
Unlike similar sanctions-related measures introduced around the same time (see amendments to S. 1197 of 6/20/13), this bill would not impose new sanctions, nor would it institute a congressional veto over a diplomatic agreement with Iran. It would simply increase congressional leverage over the negotiations and restrict the parameters of a possible agreement, in a tactic favored at the time by some pro-Israel lobbying groups, including AIPAC.
3 cosponsors (3R).
See also: S.A. 2512 to S. 1197 of 6/20/13.
Last major action: 11/21/13 referred to Senate Cmte. on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.