§ 8701. Definitions

§ 8701. Definitions

(1) Appropriate congressional committees The term “appropriate congressional committees” has the meaning given that term in section 14 of the Iran Sanctions Act of 1996 (Public Law 104–172; 50 U.S.C. 1701 note).

(2) Financial transaction The term “financial transaction” means any transfer of value involving a financial institution, including the transfer of forwards, futures, options, swaps, or precious metals, including gold, silver, platinum, and palladium.

(3) Knowingly The term “knowingly” has the meaning given that term in section 14 of the Iran Sanctions Act of 1996 (Public Law 104–172; 50 U.S.C. 1701 note).

(4) United States person The term “United States person” has the meaning given that term in section 8511 of this title.

(Pub. L. 112–158, § 2, Aug. 10, 2012, 126 Stat. 1216.)

Editorial Notes

References in Text

This Act, referred to in text, is Pub. L. 112–158, Aug. 10, 2012, 126 Stat. 1214, known as the Iran Threat Reduction and Syria Human Rights Act of 2012, which is classified principally to this chapter. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out below and Tables.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Short Title

Pub. L. 112–158, § 1(a), Aug. 10, 2012, 126 Stat. 1214, provided that: “This Act [enacting this chapter and sections 8513b, 8514a, and 8514b of this title, amending sections 8511, 8513, 8513a, 8518, 8532, 8551 of this title, section 78m of Title 15, Commerce and Trade, and section 1610 of Title 28, Judiciary and Judicial Procedure, enacting provisions set out as notes under this section and sections 8513 and 8513a of this title, section 78m of Title 15, and section 1701 of Title 50, War and National Defense, and amending provisions set out as notes under section 1610 of Title 28 and section 1701 of Title 50] may be cited as the ‘Iran Threat Reduction and Syria Human Rights Act of 2012’.”

Pub. L. 112–158, title VII, § 701, Aug. 10, 2012, 126 Stat. 1265, provided that: “This title [enacting subchapter VII of this chapter] may be cited as the ‘Syria Human Rights Accountability Act of 2012’.”

Monitoring Iranian Enrichment of Uranium-235

Pub. L. 118–31, div. G, title IV, § 7413, Dec. 22, 2023, 137 Stat. 1078, as amended by Pub. L. 119–60, div. F, title LXVII, § 6711, Dec. 18, 2025, 139 Stat. 1648, provided that: “(a) Significant Enrichment Activity Defined.—In this section, the term ‘significant enrichment activity’ means—“(1) any enrichment of any amount of uranium-235 to a purity percentage that is 5 percent higher than the purity percentage indicated in the prior submission to Congress under subsection (b)(1); or “(2) any enrichment of uranium-235 in a quantity exceeding 10 kilograms. “(b) Submission to Congress.—“(1) In general.—Not later than 48 hours after the Director of National Intelligence makes a finding described in paragraph (2) pursuant to an assessment, the Director shall submit to Congress such assessment, consistent with the protection of intelligence sources and methods. “(2) Finding described.—A finding described in this paragraph is a finding that the Islamic Republic of Iran has—“(A) produced or possesses any amount of uranium-235 enriched to greater than 60-percent purity; “(B) engaged in significant enrichment activity; or “(C) made the decision to produce a nuclear weapon from highly enriched uranium.”

“(3) Duplication.—For any submission required by this subsection, the Director of National Intelligence may rely upon existing products that reflect the current analytic judgment of the intelligence community, including reports or products produced in response to congressional mandate or requests from executive branch officials.”

[For definition of “intelligence community” as used in section 7413 of Pub. L. 118–31, set out above, see section 7002 of Pub. L. 118–31, set out as a note under section 3003 of Title 50, War and National Defense.]

Iran Nuclear Weapons Capability and Terrorism Monitoring