Section 1 Short title
This Act may be cited as the “Iran Human Rights Accountability Act of 2018”.
Iran Human Rights Accountability Act of 2018
A BILL
To provide for the imposition of sanctions on persons who are officials of the Government of Iran or persons acting on behalf of that Government who are responsible for or complicit in human rights abuses committed against citizens of the United States or United States legal permanent resident aliens.
Sec. 2 Imposition of sanctions on persons who are officials of the Government of Iran or persons acting on behalf of that Government who are responsible for or complicit in human rights abuses committed against citizens of the United States or United States legal permanent resident aliens
In general— Section 105(b)(1) of the Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and Divestment Act of 2010 (22 U.S.C. 8514(b)) is amended—
by striking “the date of the enactment of this Act” and inserting “the date of the enactment of the Iran Human Rights Accountability Act of 2018”; and
by inserting “or against citizens of the United States or United States legal permanent resident aliens,” after “June 12, 2009,”.
Conforming and clerical amendments— The Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and Divestment Act of 2010 (22 U.S.C. 8501 et seq.) is amended—
in the heading of section 105, by inserting at the end before the period the following: “or against citizens of the United States or United States legal permanent resident aliens”; and
in the table of contents, by amending the item relating to section 105 to read as follows:
Effective date— The amendments made by this section take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act and apply with respect to the commission of serious human rights abuses described in section 105 of the Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and Divestment Act of 2010 on or after such date of enactment.