Section 1 Prohibition on statutory sanctions relief by the United States with respect to Iran unless the Senate provides its advice and consent to ratification of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action
Prohibition— Notwithstanding section 135 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2160e), as added by section 2 of the Iran Nuclear Agreement Review Act of 2015 (Public Law 114–17; 129 Stat. 201), or any other provision of law, action involving any measure of statutory sanctions relief by the United States may not be taken unless the Senate provides its advice and consent to ratification of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action under article II, section 2 of the United States Constitution.
Definitions— In this section:
Action involving any measure of statutory sanctions relief by the United States— The term action involving any measure of statutory sanctions relief by the United States has the meaning given the term in section 135(c)(3) of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2160e(c)(3)).
Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action— The term Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action means the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, signed at Vienna July 14, 2015, by Iran and by the People’s Republic of China, France, Germany, the Russian Federation, the United Kingdom and the United States, with the High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, and all implementing materials and agreements related to the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action.
Effective date— This section takes effect on the date of the enactment of this Act and applies with respect to action involving any measure of statutory sanctions relief by the United States provided before, on, or after such date of enactment.