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HR 4896 111th Congress House

Iran Proliferation Prevention Act

Official title: To authorize the President to utilize the Proliferation Security Initiative and all other measures for the purpose of interdicting the import into or export fr… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To authorize the President to utilize the Proliferation Security Initiative and all other measures for the purpose of interdicting the import into or export from Iran by the Government of Iran or any other country, entity, or person of all items, materials, equipment, goods and technology useful for any nuclear, biological, chemical, missile, or conventional arms program.

Introduced: March 22, 2010 See on congress.gov
International Affairs Arms control and nonproliferationCongressional oversightInternational law and treatiesInternational organizations and cooperation
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IranMiddle EastTrade restrictionsUnited Nations
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Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Mar 20, 2010
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 Latest action March 20, 2010

Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Iran Proliferation Prevention Act - Authorizes the President to: (1) utilize the Proliferation Security Initiative and other measures to enforce all U.S. laws and Executive Orders, all United Nations (U.N.) Security Council resolutions, and all international, multilateral, and bilateral agreements, including the 2005 Protocol to the Convention for the Suppression of Unlawful Acts Against the Safety of Maritime Navigation to interdict the import into or export from Iran of materials, equipment, goods and technology useful to any nuclear, biological, chemical, missile, or conventional arms program; and (2) negotiate and utilize ship boarding and other interdiction agreements with countries determined to interdict the import or export of such items.

Requires the President to report periodically to Congress on: (1) the identity of all known countries (including Iran), entities, and persons that have engaged in the import into or export from Iran of items useful to any nuclear, biological, chemical, missile, or conventional arms program; (2) any countries, entities, and persons that have violated U.S. laws, U.N. Security Council resolutions, international treaties, conventions, and other agreements prohibiting the import into or export from Iran of such items; (3) measures taken by the United States, or in cooperation with other countries or international organizations, to hold violators accountable; and (4) the interdiction assistance actions taken by foreign governments during the preceding 120-day period.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4896: Iran Proliferation Prevention Act. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-4896/
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