22 USC § 9421 - Findings

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identifier: "/us/usc/t22/s9421"
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legal_status: "official_prima_facie"
title: "22 USC § 9421 - Findings"
title_number: 22
title_name: "FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE"
section_number: "9421"
section_name: "Findings"
chapter_number: 101
chapter_name: "FIGHT AND COMBAT RAMPANT IRANIAN MISSILE EXPORTS"
positive_law: false
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-03-26"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Pub. L. 118–50, div. K, § 2, Apr. 24, 2024, 138 Stat. 970.)"
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# § 9421. Findings

Congress makes the following findings:

**(1)** Annex B to United Nations Security Council Resolution 2231 (2015) restricts certain missile-related activities and transfers to and from Iran, including all items, materials, equipment, goods, and technology set out in the Missile Technology Control Regime Annex, absent advance, case-by-case approval from the United Nations Security Council.

**(2)** Iran has transferred Shahed and Mohajer drones, covered under the Missile Technology Control Regime Annex, to the Russian Federation, the Government of Ethiopia, and other Iran-aligned entities, including the Houthis in Yemen and militia units in Iraq, without prior authorization from the United Nations Security Council, in violation of the restrictions set forth in Annex B to United Nations Security Council Resolution 2231.

**(3)** Certain missile-related restrictions in Annex B to United Nations Security Council Resolution 2231 expired in October 2023, removing international legal restrictions on missile-related activities and transfers to and from Iran.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 118–50, div. K, § 2, Apr. 24, 2024, 138 Stat. 970.)

## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Short Title

> “This division [enacting this chapter] may be cited as the ‘Fight and Combat Rampant Iranian Missile Exports Act’ or the ‘Fight CRIME Act’.”

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