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22 USC § 8551 - General provisions

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identifier: "/us/usc/t22/s8551"
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title: "22 USC § 8551 - General provisions"
title_number: 22
title_name: "FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE"
section_number: "8551"
section_name: "General provisions"
chapter_number: 92
chapter_name: "COMPREHENSIVE IRAN SANCTIONS, ACCOUNTABILITY, AND DIVESTMENT"
subchapter_number: "IV"
subchapter_name: "GENERAL PROVISIONS"
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last_updated: "2026-03-26"
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source_credit: "(Pub. L. 111–195, title IV, § 401, July 1, 2010, 124 Stat. 1350; Pub. L. 112–158, title IV, § 403(d), title VI, § 605(b), Aug. 10, 2012, 126 Stat. 1255, 1265; Pub. L. 112–239, div. A, title XII, § 1249(b), Jan. 2, 2013, 126 Stat. 2016.)"
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# § 8551. General provisions

**(a)** **Sunset** The provisions of this Act (other than sections 105 and 305 [22 U.S.C. 8514, 8544] and the amendments made by sections 102, 107, 109, and 205) shall terminate, and section 80a–13(c)(1)(B) of title 15, as added by section 203(a), shall cease to be effective, on the date that is 30 days after the date on which the President certifies to Congress that—

**(1)** the Government of Iran has ceased providing support for acts of international terrorism and no longer satisfies the requirements for designation as a state sponsor of terrorism (as defined in section 301 [22 U.S.C. 8541]) under—

**1** section 4605(j)(1)(A) [^1] of title 50 (or any successor thereto);

See References in Text note below.

**(B)** section 2780(d) of this title; or

**(C)** section 2371(a) of this title; and

**(2)** Iran has ceased the pursuit, acquisition, and development of, and verifiably dismantled its, nuclear, biological, and chemical weapons and ballistic missiles and ballistic missile launch technology.

**(b)** **Presidential waivers**

**(1)** **In general** 22 U.S.C. 8512(b)22 U.S.C. 8514(a)22 U.S.C. 8514a(a)22 U.S.C. 8514b(a)22 U.S.C. 8514c(a)22 U.S.C. 8514(b)22 U.S.C. 8514a(b)22 U.S.C. 8514b(b)22 U.S.C. 8514c(b)22 U.S.C. 8515(a)22 U.S.C. 8543(c)22 U.S.C. 8543(a)

The President may waive the application of sanctions under section 103(b) [], the requirement to impose or maintain sanctions with respect to a person under section 105(a) [], 105A(a) [], 105B(a) [], or 105C(a) [], the requirement to include a person on the list required by section 105(b) [], 105A(b) [], 105B(b) [], or 105C(b) [], the application of the prohibition under section 106(a) [], or the imposition of the licensing requirement under section 303(c) [] with respect to a country designated as a Destination of Diversion Concern under section 303(a) [], if the President determines that such a waiver is in the national interest of the United States.

**(2)** **Reports**

**(A)** **In general** If the President waives the application of a provision pursuant to paragraph (1), the President shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report describing the reasons for the waiver.

**(B)** **Special rule for report on waiving imposition of licensing requirement under section 303(c)** 22 U.S.C. 8543(c)22 U.S.C. 8543(a)22 U.S.C. 8543(d)(1)(A)

In any case in which the President waives, pursuant to paragraph (1), the imposition of the licensing requirement under section 303(c) [] with respect to a country designated as a Destination of Diversion Concern under section 303(a) [], the President shall include in the report required by subparagraph (A) of this paragraph an assessment of whether the government of the country is taking the steps described in subparagraph (A) of section 303(d)(1) [].

**(c)** **Authorizations of appropriations**

**(1)** **Authorization of appropriations for the Department of State and the Department of the Treasury** 22 U.S.C. 8511

There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of State and to the Secretary of the Treasury such sums as may be necessary to implement the provisions of, and amendments made by, titles I and III of this Act [ et seq., 8541 et seq.].

**(2)** **Authorization of appropriations for the Department of Commerce** 22 U.S.C. 8541

There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of Commerce such sums as may be necessary to carry out title III [ et seq.].

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 111–195, title IV, § 401, July 1, 2010, 124 Stat. 1350; Pub. L. 112–158, title IV, § 403(d), title VI, § 605(b), Aug. 10, 2012, 126 Stat. 1255, 1265; Pub. L. 112–239, div. A, title XII, § 1249(b), Jan. 2, 2013, 126 Stat. 2016.)

## Editorial Notes

### References in Text

This Act, referred to in subsecs. (a) and (c)(1), is , , , known as the Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and Divestment Act of 2010, which enacted this chapter, amended sections 287c, 2778, and 2780 of this title, , Commerce and Trade, , Money and Finance, and , War and National Defense, enacted provisions set out as notes under  and , and amended provisions set out as notes under . Title I of the Act enacted subchapter I of this chapter, amended sections 287c, 2778, and 2780 of this title, , and , enacted provisions set out as a note under , and amended provisions set out as a note under . Title III of the Act enacted subchapter III of this chapter. Section 102 of the Act enacted and amended provisions set out as notes under . Section 107 of the Act amended sections 287c, 2778, and 2780 of this title and . Section 109 of the Act enacted  and amended . Section 205 of the Act amended , enacted provisions set out as a note under , and amended provisions set out as a note under . For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under  and Tables.

, referred to in subsec. (a)(1)(A), was repealed by , , . Provisions similar to those in former  can be found in , as enacted by .

### Amendments

2013—Subsec. (b)(1).  substituted “105B(a), or 105C(a)” for “or 105B(a)” and “105B(b), or 105C(b)” for “or 105B(b)”.

2012—Subsec. (a)(2). , inserted “, and verifiably dismantled its,” after “development of”.

Subsec. (b)(1). , inserted “, 105A(a), or 105B(a)” after “105(a)” and “, 105A(b), or 105B(b)” after “105(b)”.

## Executive Documents

### Delegation of Functions

Ex. Ord. No. 13553, §§ 5–7, , , 60569, authorized the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Secretary of State, to exercise the functions and waiver authorities conferred upon the President by subsec. (b) of this section with respect to the requirement to impose or maintain sanctions pursuant to the International Emergency Economic Powers Act ( et seq.) under ; authorized the Secretary of State, in consultation with the Secretary of Homeland Security on certain admissibility matters, to exercise the functions and waiver authorities conferred upon the President by subsec. (b) of this section with respect to the requirement to impose or maintain visa sanctions under ; and authorized the Secretary of State, in consultation with the Secretary of the Treasury, to exercise the functions and waiver authorities conferred upon the President by subsec. (b) of this section with respect to the requirement to include a person on the list required by .

Other delegations of functions vested in the President by this section were contained in the following:

Memorandum of President of the United States, , 78 F.R. 35545, set out as a note under .

Memorandum of President of the United States, , 75 F.R. 67025, set out as a note under .