Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 124.djvu/1362

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124 STAT. 1336 PUBLIC LAW 111–195—JULY 1, 2010 sanctions pursuant to the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.), including blocking of property and restrictions or prohibitions on financial transactions and the exportation and importation of property, subject to such regulations as the President may prescribe, including regulatory exceptions to permit the United States to comply with the Agreement between the United Nations and the United States of America regarding the Headquarters of the United Nations, signed June 26, 1947, and entered into force November 21, 1947, and other applicable international obligations. (d) TERMINATION OF SANCTIONS.—The provisions of this section shall terminate on the date on which the President determines and certifies to the appropriate congressional committees that the Government of Iran has— (1) unconditionally released all political prisoners, including the citizens of Iran detained in the aftermath of the June 12, 2009, presidential election in Iran; (2) ceased its practices of violence, unlawful detention, torture, and abuse of citizens of Iran while engaging in peaceful political activity; (3) conducted a transparent investigation into the killings, arrests, and abuse of peaceful political activists that occurred in the aftermath of the June 12, 2009, presidential election in Iran and prosecuted the individuals responsible for such killings, arrests, and abuse; and (4) made public commitments to, and is making demon- strable progress toward— (A) establishing an independent judiciary; and (B) respecting the human rights and basic freedoms recognized in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. SEC. 106. PROHIBITION ON PROCUREMENT CONTRACTS WITH PER - SONS THAT EXPORT SENSITIVE TECHNOLOGY TO IRAN. (a) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in subsection (b), and pursuant to such regulations as the President may prescribe, the head of an executive agency may not enter into or renew a contract, on or after the date that is 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, for the procurement of goods or services with a person that exports sensitive technology to Iran. (b) AUTHORIZATION TO EXEMPT CERTAIN PRODUCTS.—The Presi- dent is authorized to exempt from the prohibition under subsection (a) only eligible products, as defined in section 308(4) of the Trade Agreements Act of 1979 (19 U.S.C. 2518(4)), of any foreign country or instrumentality designated under section 301(b) of that Act (19 U.S.C. 2511(b)). (c) SENSITIVE TECHNOLOGY DEFINED.— (1) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘‘sensitive technology’’ means hardware, software, telecommunications equipment, or any other technology, that the President determines is to be used specifically— (A) to restrict the free flow of unbiased information in Iran; or (B) to disrupt, monitor, or otherwise restrict speech of the people of Iran. (2) EXCEPTION.—The term ‘‘sensitive technology’’ does not include information or informational materials the exportation of which the President does not have the authority to regulate President. 22 USC 8515. Determination. Certification.