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No Ex-Im Financing for Iran Act

S. 3138 · 114th Congress · Jul 7, 2016 · Lineage

A BILL

To prevent Iran from directly or indirectly receiving assistance from the Export-Import Bank of the United States.

Section 1 Short title

This Act may be cited as the “No Ex-Im Financing for Iran Act”.

Sec. 2 Prohibition on assistance benefitting Iran

Section 2(b) of the Export-Import Bank Act of 1945 (12 U.S.C. 635(b)) is amended by adding at the end the following:

“(14) Prohibition on assistance benefitting Iran—The Bank may not guarantee, insure, or extend (participate in the extension of) credit in connection with a transaction, with respect to which credit assistance from the Bank is first sought after the effective date of this paragraph, involving any entity that does business with, or provides credit or a guarantee to any other entity in connection with a transaction involving—

“(A) the Government of Iran, or an entity in which the Government of Iran participates;

“(B) an entity that is created under Iran law; or

“(C) an operation in Iran.”