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Purpose:TorequiretheimpositionofsanctionswithrespecttothefinancialsectorofIran,includingtheCentralBankofIran.
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SEC.1243.IMPOSITIONOFSANCTIONSWITHRESPECTTO
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(a)FINDINGS.-Congressmakesthefollowingfind-6mgs:789(1)OnNovember21,2011,theSecretaryoftheTreasuryissuedafindingundersection5318Aoftitle31,UnitedStatesCode,thatidentifiedIran
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1asajurisdictionofprimarymoneylaunderingcon-2cern.3(2)Inthatfinding,theFinancialCrimesEn-4forcementNetworkoftheDepartmentoftheTreas-5
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wrote,"TheCentralBankofIran,whichregu-6latesIranianbanks;'hasassisteddesignatedIranian7banksbytransferringbillionsofdollarstothese8banksin2011.Inmid-2011,theCBItransferred9severalbilliondollarstodesignatedbanks,including10Saderat,Mellat,EDBIandMelli,throughavariety11ofpaymentschemes.Inmakingthesetransfers,the12CBIattemptedtoevadesanctionsbyminimizingthe13directinvolvementoflargeinternational-bankswith14bothCBIanddesignatedIranianbanks.".15(3)OnNovember22,2011,theUnderSec-16retaryoftheTreasuryforTerrorismandFinancial17Intelligence,DavidCohen,wrote,"Treasuryiscall-18ingouttheentireIranianbankingsector,including19theCentralBankofIran,asposingterroristfinanc-20ing,proliferationfinancing,andmoneylaundering21risksfortheglobalfinancialsystem.".22(b)..DESIGNATIONOFFINANCIALSECTOROFIRAN23ASOFPRIMARYMONEYLAUNDERINGCONCERN.-The
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24nancialsectorofIran,includingtheCentralBankofIran,25isdesignatedasofprimarymoneylaunderingconcernfor
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1purposesofsection5318Aoftitle31,UnitedStatesCode,2becauseofthethreattogovernmentandfinancialinstitu-3tionsresultingfromtheillicitactivitiesoftheGovernment4ofIran,includingitspursuitofnuclearweapons,support5forinternationalterrorism,andeffortstodeceiverespon-
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sanctions.7(c)FREEZINGOFAsSETSOFIRANIANFINANCIAL
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INSTITUTIONS.-ThePresidentshall,pursuanttothe9InternationalEmergencyEconomicPowersAct(5010U.S.C.
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etseq.),blockandprohibitalltransactions11inallpropertyandinterestsinpropertyofanIranianfi-
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nancialinstitutionifsuchpropertyandinterestsinprop-
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ertyareintheUnitedStates,comewithintheUnited14States,orareorcomewithinthepossessionorcontrol
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ofaUnitedStatesperson.16(d)IMPOSITIONOFSANCTIONSWITHRESPECTTO17THECENTRALBANKOFIRAN
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INGENERAL.-Exceptasspecificallypro-20videdinthissubsection,beginningonthedatethat
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is60daysafterthedateoftheenactmentofthis
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Act,thePresident-23(A)shallprohibittheopeningormaintain-24ingintheUnitedStatesofacorrespondentac-
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