119-hr1489

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1489 Introduced in House

    (IH) ]

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119th CONGRESS
 1st Session
 H. R. 1489

 To provide for the application of sanctions regarding Mahan Air.

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 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

 February 21, 2025

 Mr. Mills (for himself, Ms. Salazar, Mr. Babin, Mr. Wilson of South 
 Carolina, and Mr. LaMalfa) introduced the following bill; which was 
 referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs

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 A BILL

 To provide for the application of sanctions regarding Mahan Air.

 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

 This Act may be cited as the ``Reinforcing Sanctions on Iranian 
Terrorists Act''.

SEC. 2. APPLICATION OF SANCTIONS REGARDING MAHAN AIR.

    (a) 

=== Findings ===
-Congress finds the following:

    (1) Mahan Air was added on October 12, 2011, to the 
 Specially Designated Nationals list maintained by the Office of 
 Foreign Assets Control of the Department of the Treasury, 
 freezing its assets under United States jurisdiction and 
 prohibiting transactions with United States parties, pursuant 
 to Executive Order 13224 (September 23, 2001; relating to 
 blocking property and prohibiting transactions with persons who 
 commit, threaten to commit, or support terrorism), which 
 targets terrorists and their supporters.

    (2) In announcing additional sanctions against Mahan Air on 
 March 24, 2016, the Department of the Treasury stated that 
 ``Based in Tehran, Iran, Mahan Air has facilitated [Islamic 
 Revolutionary Guards Corps--Qods Force] transportation and arms 
 and funds shipments. Mahan Air also continues to support the 
 Iranian government's destabilizing actions in the region by 
 conducting flights to Syria in order to transport fighters. 
 Mahan Air regularly uses the same aircraft it flies to Syria to 
 fly commercial passenger routes to international destinations 
 in Europe, the Middle East, and Asia.''.

    (3) Mahan Air reportedly serves the following destinations 
 in Iran: Abadan Airport, Ahvaz International Airport, Ardabil 
 Airport, Persian Gulf Airport, Bandar Abbas International 
 Airport, Birjand International Airport, Bojnord International 
 Airport, Iranshahr Airport, Isfahan International Airport, 
 Kalaleh Airport, Kerman Airport, Shahid Ashrafi Esffahani 
 Airport, Khorramabad Airport, Kish Airport, Larestan 
 International Airport, Mashhad International Airport, Queshm 
 International Airport, Sahahdaj Airport, Dasht-e Naz Airport, 
 Shiraz International Airport, Sirjan Airport, Tabriz 
 International Airport, Tehran Imam Khomeini International 
 Airport, Mehrabad International Airport, Zabol Airport, Zahedan 
 International Airport, and Zanjan Airport.

    (4) The Iran Airports Company, a State-owned enterprise, is 
 the holding and operating company for civilian airports in Iran 
 that facilitates Mahan Air's operations.

    (5) Foreign persons that assist in, sponsor, or provide 
 financial, material, or technological support for, or financial 
 or other services to or in support of Mahan Air should be 
 subject to United States sanctions pursuant to Executive Order 
 13224.

    (b) Determination.--

    (1) In general.--Not later than 90 days after the date of 
 the enactment of this section, the President shall transmit to 
 the appropriate congressional committees a determination as to 
 whether to apply sanctions, in whole or in part, with respect 
 to the Iran Airports Company pursuant to Executive Order 13224.

    (2) Form.--The determination required by paragraph

    (1) shall be submitted in unclassified form but may contain a 
 classified annex.
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