Syria Human Rights Accountability Act of 2012

Pub. L. 112–158

Also known as: Iran Threat Reduction and Syria Human Rights Act of 2012

US Codex doesn’t hold the enacted text of this law — the public-law corpus runs from the 113th Congress (2013) onward. What it changed in the U.S. Code, reconstructed from the credit notes, is listed below.

43 sections of the Code credited to this law, found between Public Law 112-90 and Public Law 112-283.

• 15 U.S.C. § 78m — Periodical and other reports
• 22 U.S.C. § 8511 — Definitions
• 22 U.S.C. § 8513 — Mandatory sanctions with respect to financial institutions that engage in certain transactions
• 22 U.S.C. § 8513a — Imposition of sanctions with respect to the financial sector of Iran
• 22 U.S.C. § 8513b — Expansion of, and reports on, mandatory sanctions with respect to financial institutions that engage in certain activities
• 22 U.S.C. § 8514a — Imposition of sanctions with respect to the transfer of goods or technologies to Iran that are likely to be used to commit human rights abuses
• 22 U.S.C. § 8514b — Imposition of sanctions with respect to persons who engage in censorship or other related activities against citizens of Iran
• 22 U.S.C. § 8518 — Reports on investments in the energy sector of Iran
• 22 U.S.C. § 8532 — Authority of State and local governments to divest from certain companies that invest in Iran
• 22 U.S.C. § 8551 — General provisions
• 22 U.S.C. § 8701 — Definitions
• 22 U.S.C. § 8711 — Sense of Congress on enforcement of multilateral sanctions regime and expansion and implementation of sanctions laws
• 22 U.S.C. § 8712 — Diplomatic efforts to expand multilateral sanctions regime
• 22 U.S.C. § 8721 — Imposition of sanctions with respect to the provision of vessels or shipping services to transport certain goods related to proliferation or terrorism activities to Iran
• 22 U.S.C. § 8722 — Imposition of sanctions with respect to provision of underwriting services or insurance or reinsurance for the National Iranian Oil Company or the National Iranian Tanker Company
• 22 U.S.C. § 8723 — Imposition of sanctions with respect to purchase, subscription to, or facilitation of the issuance of Iranian sovereign debt
• 22 U.S.C. § 8724 — Continuation in effect of sanctions with respect to the Government of Iran, the Central Bank of Iran, and sanctions evaders
• 22 U.S.C. § 8725 — Liability of parent companies for violations of sanctions by foreign subsidiaries
• 22 U.S.C. § 8726 — Reports on, and authorization of imposition of sanctions with respect to, the provision of specialized financial messaging services to the Central Bank of Iran and other sanctioned Iranian financial institutions
• 22 U.S.C. § 8727 — Identification of, and immigration restrictions on, senior officials of the Government of Iran and their family members
• 22 U.S.C. § 8741 — Identification of, and imposition of sanctions with respect to, officials, agents, and affiliates of Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps
• 22 U.S.C. § 8742 — Identification of, and imposition of sanctions with respect to, persons that support or conduct certain transactions with Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps or other sanctioned persons
• 22 U.S.C. § 8743 — Identification of, and imposition of measures with respect to, foreign government agencies carrying out activities or transactions with certain Iran-affiliated persons
• 22 U.S.C. § 8744 — Rule of construction
• 22 U.S.C. § 8751 — Codification of sanctions with respect to grave human rights abuses by the Governments of Iran and Syria using information technology
• 22 U.S.C. § 8752 — Clarification of sensitive technologies for purposes of procurement ban under Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and Divestment Act of 2010
• 22 U.S.C. § 8753 — Expedited consideration of requests for authorization of certain human rights-, humanitarian-, and democracy-related activities with respect to Iran
• 22 U.S.C. § 8754 — Comprehensive strategy to promote Internet freedom and access to information in Iran
• 22 U.S.C. § 8755 — Statement of policy on political prisoners
• 22 U.S.C. § 8771 — Exclusion of citizens of Iran seeking education relating to the nuclear and energy sectors of Iran
• 22 U.S.C. § 8772 — Interests in certain financial assets of Iran
• 22 U.S.C. § 8773 — Report on membership of Iran in international organizations
• 22 U.S.C. § 8781 — Implementation; penalties
• 22 U.S.C. § 8782 — Applicability to certain intelligence activities
• 22 U.S.C. § 8783 — Applicability to certain natural gas projects
• 22 U.S.C. § 8784 — Rule of construction with respect to use of force against Iran and Syria
• 22 U.S.C. § 8785 — Termination
• 22 U.S.C. § 8791 — Imposition of sanctions with respect to certain persons who are responsible for or complicit in human rights abuses committed against citizens of Syria or their family members
• 22 U.S.C. § 8792 — Imposition of sanctions with respect to the transfer of goods or technologies to Syria that are likely to be used to commit human rights abuses
• 22 U.S.C. § 8793 — Imposition of sanctions with respect to persons who engage in censorship or other forms of repression in Syria
• 22 U.S.C. § 8794 — Waiver
• 22 U.S.C. § 8795 — Termination
• 28 U.S.C. § 1610 — Exceptions to the immunity from attachment or execution