22 USC § 8794 - Waiver

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identifier: "/us/usc/t22/s8794"
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title: "22 USC § 8794 - Waiver"
title_number: 22
title_name: "FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE"
section_number: "8794"
section_name: "Waiver"
chapter_number: 94
chapter_name: "IRAN THREAT REDUCTION AND SYRIA HUMAN RIGHTS"
subchapter_number: "VII"
subchapter_name: "SANCTIONS WITH RESPECT TO HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES IN SYRIA"
positive_law: false
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-03-26"
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generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Pub. L. 112–158, title VII, § 705, Aug. 10, 2012, 126 Stat. 1268.)"
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# § 8794. Waiver

The President may waive the requirement to include a person on a list required by section 8791, 8792, or 8793 of this title or to impose sanctions pursuant to any such section if the President—

**(1)** determines that such a waiver is in the national security interests of the United States; and

**(2)** submits to the appropriate congressional committees a report on the reasons for that determination.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 112–158, title VII, § 705, Aug. 10, 2012, 126 Stat. 1268.)

### Termination of Section

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