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Subtitle B-Reports
SEC. 1221. REPORT ON UNITED STATES ENGAGEMENT WITH
IRAN.
(a) IN GENERAL.-Not later than January 31, 2010,
the President shall submit to Congress a report on United
States engagement with Iran.
(b) ELEMENTS.-The report required by subsection
(a) shall include the following:
(1) DIPLOMATIC ENGAGEMENT.-With respect
to diplomatic engagement, the following:
(A) A description of areas of mutual interest
to the Government of the United States and
the Government of the Islamic Republic of Iraq
in which cooperation and discussion could be of
mutual interest.
(B) A discussion and assessment of the
commitment of the Government of the Islamic
Republic of Iran to engage in good-faith discussions
with the United States to resolve matters
of concern through negotiation.
(2) SUPPORT FOR TERRORISM AND EXTREMISM.
-With respect to support for terrorism and
extremism, an assessment of the extent to which the
Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran has supported
or provided weapons, training, funding, or
any other type of support or assistance for any designated
Foreign Terrorist Organization as well as
regional militant groups, and specific assessments of
the support provided by the Government of the Islamic
Republic of Iran, or agencies under that government,
for insurgents or other militant groups in
Iraq and Afghanistan.
(3) NUCLEAR ACTIVITIES.-With respect to nuclear
activities, an assessment of the extent to which
the Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran
has-
(A) complied with United Nations Security
Council Resolutions 1696 (2006), 1737 (2006),
1747 (2007), 1803 (2008), and 1835 (2008),
and with any other applicable Resolutions
adopted by the United Nations Security Council
as of the date of the report;
(B) cooperated with the International
Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), including fulfilling
all requests of that Agency for access to
information, documentation, locations, and individuals;
(C) ratified and implemented the Additional
Protocol to Iran's Safeguards Agreement
with the International Atomic Energy Agency,
as requested by the Board of Governors of the
International Atomic Energy Agency and the
United Nations Security Council; and
(D) committed to stop uranium enrichment
activities and forego the reprocessing of spent
fuel, the production of heavy water, and the
weaponization of fissile materials on a permanent
basis.
(4) MISSILE ACTIVITIES.-With respect to missile
activities, an assessment of the extent to which
the Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran has
continued development of its ballistic missile program,
including participation in any imports or exports
of any items, materials, goods, and technologies
related to that program and has complied
with United Nations Security Council Resolutions
1696, 1737, 1747, 1803, and 1835, as required by
the United Nations Security Council.
(5) SUPPORT TO ILLEGAL NARCOTICS NETWORK
IN AFGHANISTAN.-With respect to support to the
illegal narcotics network in Afghanistan, an assessment
of the extent to which the Government of the
Islamic Republic of Iran, or agencies under that government,
has or have supported or facilitated the illegal
narcotics trade in Afghanistan.
(6) SANCTIONS AGAINST IRAN.-With regard to
sanctions against Iran-
(A) a list of all current United States bilateral
and multilateral sanctions against Iran;
(B) a description and discussion of United
States diplomatic efforts to enforce bilateral
and multilateral sanctions against Iran and to
strengthen international efforts to enforce such
sanctions;
(C) an assessment of the impact and effectiveness
of existing bilateral and multilateral
sanctions against Iran in achieving United
States goals;
(D) a list of all United States and foreign
registered entities which the Secretary of State
has determined to be in violation of existing
United States bilateral or multilateral sanctions
against Iran;
(E) a detailed description of United States
efforts to enforce sanctions against Iran, including-
(i) a list of all investigations initiated
in the 18-month period ending on the date
of the enactment of this Act that have resulted
in a determination that a violation
of sanctions against Iran has occurred; and
(ii) a description of the actions taken
by the United States Government pursuant
to each such determination; and
(F) a description of bilateral and multilateral
sanctions against Iran that are under consideration,
an assessment whether such additional
sanctions against Iran would be effective,
and, if so, a description of the actions being undertaken
to pursue such additional sanctions.

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SEC. 1224. REPORT ON MILITARY POWER OF IRAN.
(a) BIENNIAL REPORT.-Not later than March 31,
2010, and in each even-numbered year thereafter until
2020, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress
a report, in both classified and unclassified form, on the
current and future military strategy of the Islamic Republic
of Iran. The report shall address the current and probable
future course of military developments on the Army,
Air Force, Navy, and Revolutionary Guard Corps of the
Islamic Republic of Iran.
(b) MATTERS TO BE INCLUDED.-The report required
under subsection (a) shall include the following elements:
(1) As assessment of the grand strategy, security
strategy, and military strategy of the Government
of the Islamic Republic of Iran, including the
following:
(A) The goals of the grand strategy, security
strategy, and military strategy.
(B) Aspects of the strategies that would be
designed to establish Iran as the leading power
in the Middle East and to enhance the influence
of Iran in other regions of the world.
(C) The security situation in the Persian
Gulf and the Levant.
(D) Iranian strategy regarding other countries
in the Middle East region.
(2) An assessment of the capabilities of the conventional
forces of the Government of the Islamic
Republic of Iran, including the following:
(A) The size, location, and capabilities of
the conventional forces.
(B) A detailed analysis of the conventional
forces of the Government of the Islamic Republic
of Iran facing United States forces in the region
and other countries in the Middle East region.
(C) An estimate of the funding provided
for each branch of the conventional forces of
the Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran.
(3) An assessment of the unconventional forces
of the Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran,
including the following:
(A) The size and capability of special operations
units, including the Iranian Revolutionary
Guard Corps-Quds Force.
(B) The types and amount of support provided
to groups designated by the United States
as terrorist organizations in particular those
forces that have been assessed as willing to
carry out terrorist operations on behalf of the
Islamic Republic of Iran.
(C) A detailed analysis of the unconventional
forces of the Government of the Islamic
Republic of Iran and their implications for the
United States and other countries in the Middle
East region.
(D) An estimate of the amount of funds
spent by the Government of the Islamic Republic
of Iran to develop and support special operations
forces and terrorist groups.
(c) DEFINITIONS.-In this section:
(1) CONVENTIONAL FORCES OF THE GOVERNMENT
OF IRAN.-The term ''conventional forces of
the Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran''-
(A) means military forces of the Islamic
Republic of Iran designed to conduct operations
on sea, air, or land, other than Iran's unconventional
forces and Iran's strategic missile forces;
and
(B) includes Iran's Army, Iran's Air
Force, Iran's Navy, and elements of the Iranian
Revolutionary Guard Corps, other than the Iranian
Revolutionary Guard Corps-Quds Force.
(2) MIDDLE EAST REGION.-The term ''Middle
East region'' means-
(A) the countries within the area of responsibility
of United States Central Command;
and
(B) the countries within the area covered
by the Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs of the
Department of State.
(3) UNCONVENTIONAL FORCES OF THE GOVERNMENT
OF IRAN.-The term ''unconventional
forces of the Government of the Islamic Republic of
Iran''-
(A) means forces of the Islamic Republic
of Iran that carry out missions typically associated
with special operations forces; and
(B) includes-
(i) the Iranian Revolutionary Guard
Corps-Quds Force; and
(ii) any organization that-
(I) has been designated a terrorist
organization by the United
States;
(II) receives assistance from the
Government of Iran; and
(III)(aa) is assessed as being
willing in some or all cases of carrying
out attacks on behalf of the Government
of the Islamic Republic of Iran;
or
(bb) is assessed as likely to carry
out attacks in response to a military
attack by another country on the Islamic
Republic of Iran.

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SEC. 1232. SENSE OF THE SENATE ON IMPOSING SANCTIONS
WITH RESPECT TO THE ISLAMIC REPUBLIC
OF IRAN.
(a) FINDINGS.-The Senate makes the following
findings:
(1) The illicit nuclear activities of the Government
of the Islamic Republic of Iran, combined with
its development of unconventional weapons and ballistic
missiles and support for international terrorism,
represent a grave threat to the security of
the United States and United States allies in Europe,
the Middle East, and around the world.
(2) The United States and other responsible
countries have a vital interest in working together to
prevent the Government of the Islamic Republic of
Iran from acquiring a nuclear weapons capability.
(3) As President Barack Obama said, ''Iran obtaining
a nuclear weapon would not only be a threat
to Israel and a threat to the United States, but
would be profoundly destabilizing in the international
community as a whole and could set off a
nuclear arms race in the Middle East that would be
extraordinarily dangerous for all concerned, including
for Iran.''.
(4) The International Atomic Energy Agency
has repeatedly called attention to the illicit nuclear
activities of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and, as a
result, the United Nations Security Council has
adopted a range of sanctions designed to encourage
the Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran to
cease those activities and comply with its obligations
under the Treaty on Non-Proliferation of Nuclear
Weapons, done at Washington, London, and Moscow
July 1, 1968, and entered into force March 5, 1970
(commonly known as the ''Nuclear Non-Proliferation
Treaty'').
(5) The Department of the Treasury has im12
posed sanctions on several Iranian banks, including
Bank Melli, Bank Saderat, Bank Sepah, and Bank
Mellat, for their involvement in proliferation activi15
ties or support for terrorist groups.
(6) The Central Bank of Iran, the keystone of
Iran's financial system and its principal remaining
lifeline to the international banking system, has engaged
in deceptive financial practices and facilitated
such practices among banks involved in proliferation
activities or support for terrorist groups, including
Bank Sepah and Bank Melli, in order to evade sanctions
imposed by the United States and the United
Nations.
(7) On April 8, 2009, the United States formally
extended an offer to engage in direct diplomacy
with the Government of the Islamic Republic
of Iran through negotiations with the five permanent
members of the United States Security Council and
Germany (commonly referred to as the ''P5-plus-1
process''), in the hope of resolving all outstanding
disputes between the Islamic Republic of Iran and
the United States.
(8) The Government of the Islamic Republic of
Iran has yet to make a formal reply to the April 8,
2009, offer of direct diplomacy by the United States
or to engage in direct diplomacy with the United
States through the P5-plus-1 process.
(9) On July 8, 2009, President Nicolas Sarkozy
of France warned that the Group of Eight major
powers will give the Islamic Republic of Iran until
September 2009 to accept negotiations with respect
to its nuclear activities or face tougher sanctions.
(b) SENSE OF THE SENATE.-It is the sense of the
Senate that-
(1) the Government of the Islamic Republic of
Iran should-
(A) seize the historic offer put forward by
President Barack Obama to engage in direct diplomacy
with the United States;
(B) suspend all enrichment-related and reprocessing
activities, including research and development,
and work on all heavy-water related
projects, including the construction of a research
reactor moderated by heavy water, as
demanded by multiple resolutions of the United
Nations Security Council; and
(C) come into full compliance with the Nuclear
Non-Proliferation Treaty, including the
additional protocol to the Treaty; and
(2) the President should impose sanctions on
the Central Bank of Iran and any other Iranian
bank engaged in proliferation activities or support
for terrorist groups, as well as any other sanctions
the President determines appropriate, if-
(A) the Government of the Islamic Republic
of Iran-
(i) has not accepted the offer by the
United States to engage in direct diplomacy
through the P5-plus-1 process before
the Summit of the Group of 20 (G-20) in
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, in September
2009; or
(ii) has not suspended all enrichment
related and reprocessing activities and
work on all heavy-water related projects
within 60 days of the conclusion of that
Summit; and
(B) the United Nations Security Council
has failed to adopt significant and meaningful
additional sanctions on the Government of the
Islamic Republic of Iran.

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Subtitle D-VOICE Act
SEC. 1241. SHORT TITLE.
This subtitle may be cited as the ''Victims of Iranian
Censorship Act''or the ''VOICE Act''.
SEC. 1242. SENSE OF CONGRESS.
It is the sense of Congress that the United States-
(1) respects the sovereignty, proud history, and
rich culture of the Iranian people;
(2) respects the universal values of freedom of
speech and freedom of the press in Iran and
throughout the world;
(3) supports the Iranian people as they take
steps to peacefully express their voices, opinions, and
aspirations;
(4) supports the Iranian people seeking access
to news and other forms of information;
(5) condemns the detainment, imprisonment,
and intimidation of all journalists, in Iran and elsewhere
throughout the world;
(6) supports journalists who take great risk to
report on political events in Iran, including those
surrounding the presidential election;
(7) supports the efforts the Voice of America's
(VOA) 24-hour television station Persian News Network,
and Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty's
(RFE/RL) Radio Farda 24-hour radio station; British
Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) Farsi language
programming; Radio Zamaneh; and other independent
news outlets to provide information to Iran;
(8) condemns acts of censorship, intimidation,
and other restrictions on freedom of the press, freedom
of speech, and freedom of expression in Iran
and throughout the world;
(9) commends companies which have facilitated
the ability of the Iranian people to access and share
information, and exercise freedom of speech, freedom
of expression, and freedom of assembly through
alternative technologies; and
(10) condemns companies which have knowingly
impeded the ability of the Iranian people to access
and share information and exercise freedom of
speech, freedom of expression, and freedom of assembly
through electronic media, including through
the sale of technology that allows for deep packet inspection
or provides the capability to monitor or
block Internet access, and gather information about
individuals.
SEC. 1243. STATEMENT OF POLICY.
It shall be the policy of the United States-
(1) to support freedom of the press, freedom of
speech, freedom of expression, and freedom of assembly
in Iran;
(2) to support the Iranian people as they seek,
receive, and impart information and promote ideas
in writing, in print, or through any media without
interference;
(3) to discourage businesses from aiding efforts
to interfere with the ability of the people of Iran to
freely access or share information or otherwise infringe
upon freedom of speech, freedom of expression,
freedom of assembly, and freedom of the press
through the Internet or other electronic media, including
through the sale of deep packet inspection or
other technology to the Government of Iran that
provides the capability to monitor or block Internet
access, and gather information about individuals;
and
(4) to encourage the development of technologies,
including Internet Web sites that facilitate
the efforts of the Iranian people-
(A) to gain access to and share accurate
information and exercise freedom of speech,
freedom of expression, freedom of assembly,
and freedom of the press, through the Internet
or other electronic media; and
(B) engage in Internet-based education
programs and other exchanges between United
States citizens and Iranians.
SEC. 1244. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
(a) INTERNATIONAL BROADCASTING OPERATIONS
FUND.-In addition to amounts otherwise authorized for
the Broadcasting Board of Governors' International
Broadcasting Operations Fund, there is authorized to be
appropriated $15,000,000 to expand Farsi language programming
and to provide for the dissemination of accurate
and independent information to the Iranian people
through radio, television, Internet, cellular telephone,
short message service, and other communications.
(b) BROADCASTING CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS
FUND.-In addition to amounts otherwise authorized for
the Broadcasting Board of Governors' Broadcasting Capital
Improvements Fund, there is authorized to be appropriated
$15,000,000 to expand transmissions of Farsi lan21
guage programs to Iran.
(c) USE OF AMOUNTS.-In pursuit of the objectives
described in subsections (a) and (b), amounts in the International
Broadcasting Operations Fund and the Capital
Improvements Fund may be used to-
(1) develop additional transmission capability
for Radio Farda and the Persian News Network to
counter ongoing efforts to jam transmissions, including
through additional shortwave and medium wave
transmissions, satellite, and Internet mechanisms;
(2) develop additional proxy server capability
and anti-censorship software to counter efforts to
block Radio Farda and Persian News Network Web
sites;
(3) develop technologies to counter efforts to
block SMS text message exchange over cellular
phone networks;
(4) expand program coverage and analysis by
Radio Farda and the Persian News Network, including
the development of broadcast platforms and programs,
on the television, radio and Internet, for enhanced
interactivity with and among the people of
Iran;
(5) hire, on a permanent or short-term basis,
additional staff for Radio Farda and the Persian
News Network; and
(6) develop additional Internet-based, Farsi-language
television programming, including a Farsi-language,
Internet-based news channel.
SEC. 1245. IRANIAN ELECTRONIC EDUCATION, EXCHANGE,
AND MEDIA FUND.
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.-There is established in the
Treasury of the United States the Iranian Electronic Education,
Exchange, and Media Fund (referred to in this section
as the ''Fund''), consisting of amounts appropriated
to the Fund pursuant to subsection (f).
(b) ADMINISTRATION.-The Fund shall be administered
by the Secretary of State.
(c) OBJECTIVE.-The objective of the Fund shall be
to support the development of technologies, including
Internet Web sites, that will aid the ability of the Iranian
people to-
(1) gain access to and share information;
(2) exercise freedom of speech, freedom of expression,
and freedom of assembly through the
Internet and other electronic media;
(3) engage in Internet-based education programs
and other exchanges between Americans and
Iranians; and
(4) counter efforts-
(A) to block, censor, and monitor the
Internet; and
(B) to disrupt or monitor cellular phone
networks or SMS text exchanges.
(d) USE OF AMOUNTS.-In pursuit of the objective
described in subsection (c), amounts in the Fund may be
used for grants to United States or foreign universities,
nonprofit organizations, or companies for targeted
projects that advance the purpose of the Fund, including
projects that-
(1) develop Farsi-language versions of existing
social-networking Web sites;
(2) develop technologies, including Internet
based applications, to counter efforts-
(A) to block, censor, and monitor the
Internet; and
(B) to disrupt or monitor cellular phone
networks or SMS text message exchanges;
(3) develop Internet-based, distance learning
programs for Iranian students at United States universities;
and
(4) promote Internet-based, people-to-people
educational, professional, religious, or cultural exchanges
and dialogues between United States citizens
and Iranians.
(e) TRANSFERS.-Amounts in the Fund may be
transferred to the United States Agency for International
Development, the Broadcasting Board of Governors, or
any other agency of the Federal Government to the extent
that such amounts are used to carry out activities that
will further the objective described in subsection (c).
(f) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.-There is
authorized to be appropriated $20,000,000 to the Fund.
SEC. 1246. ANNUAL REPORT.
(a) IN GENERAL.-Not later than 90 days after the
date of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter
for 5 years, the President shall submit a report to Congress
that provides a detailed description of-
(1) United States-funded international broadcasting
efforts in Iran;
(2) efforts by the Government of Iran to block
broadcasts sponsored by the United States or other
non-Iranian entities;
(3) efforts by the Government of Iran to monitor
or block Internet access, and gather information
about individuals;
(4) plans by the Broadcasting Board of Governors
for the use of the amounts appropriated pursuant
to section 1244, including-
(A) the identification of specific programs
and platforms to be expanded or created; and
(B) satellite, radio, or Internet-based
transmission capacity to be expanded or created;
(5) plans for the use of the Iranian Electronic
Education, Exchange, and Media Fund;
(6) a detailed breakdown of amounts obligated
and disbursed from the Iranian Electronic Media
Fund and an assessment of the impact of such
amounts;
(7) the percentage of the Iranian population
and of Iranian territory reached by shortwave and
medium-wave radio broadcasts by Radio Farda and
Voice of America;
(8) the Internet traffic from Iran to Radio
Farda and Voice of America Web sites; and
(9) the Internet traffic to proxy servers sponsored
by the Broadcasting Board of Governors, and
the provisioning of surge capacity.
(b) CLASSIFIED ANNEX.-The report submitted
under subsection (a) may include a classified annex.
SEC. 1247. REPORT ON ACTIONS BY NON-IRANIAN COMPANIES.
(a) STUDY.-The President shall direct the appropriate
officials to examine claims that non-Iranian companies,
including corporations with United States subsidiaries,
have provided hardware, software, or other forms
of assistance to the Government of Iran that has furthered
its efforts to-
(1) filter online political content;
(2) disrupt cell phone and Internet communications;
and
(3) monitor the online activities of Iranian citizens.
(b) REPORT.-Not later than 180 days after the date
of the enactment of this Act, the President shall submit
a report to Congress that contains the results of the study
conducted under subsection (a). The report submitted
under this subsection shall be submitted in unclassified
form, but may include a classified annex.
SEC. 1248. HUMAN RIGHTS DOCUMENTATION.
There are authorized to be appropriated $5,000,000
to the Secretary of State to document, collect, and disseminate
information about human rights in Iran, including
abuses of human rights that have taken place since
the Iranian presidential election conducted on June 12,
2009.

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