Iran Nonproliferation Act of 2000

Summary

The Iran Nonproliferation Act of 2000 is a United States Act of Congress signed into law by President Bill Clinton on March 14, 2000.[1] The act authorizes the President of the United States to take punitive action against individuals or organizations known to be providing material aid to weapons of mass destruction programs in Iran.

Iran Nonproliferation Act of 2000
Great Seal of the United States
Long titleAn Act to provide for the application of measures to foreign persons who transfer to Iran certain goods, services, or technology, and for other purposes.
Acronyms (colloquial)INA
NicknamesIran Nonproliferation Act of 1999
Enacted bythe 106th United States Congress
EffectiveMarch 14, 2000
Citations
Public law106-178
Statutes at Large114 Stat. 38
Codification
Titles amended50 U.S.C.: War and National Defense
U.S.C. sections amended50 U.S.C. ch. 35 § 1701
Legislative history
  • Introduced in the House as H.R. 1883 by Benjamin Gilman (RNY) on May 20, 1999
  • Committee consideration by House International Relations, House Science
  • Passed the House on September 14, 1999 (419-0, Roll call vote 409, via Clerk.House.gov)
  • Passed the Senate on February 24, 2000 (98-0, Roll call vote 12, via Senate.gov, in lieu of S.Amdt. 2820) with amendment
  • House agreed to Senate amendment on March 1, 2000 (420-0, Roll call vote 028, via Clerk.House.gov)
  • Signed into law by President Bill Clinton on March 14, 2000

Amendment to 2000 Act edit

U.S. Congressional amendment to the Iran Nonproliferation Act of 2000.

Date of Enactment Public Law Number U.S. Statute Citation U.S. Legislative Bill U.S. Presidential Administration
November 22, 2005 P.L. 109-112 119 Stat. 2366 S. 1713 George W. Bush

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ Peters, Gerhard; Woolley, John T. "William J. Clinton: "Statement on Signing the Iran Nonproliferation Act of 2000," March 14, 2000". The American Presidency Project. University of California - Santa Barbara.

External links edit

  • Text of the Act
  • Clinton Signs 'Iran Nonproliferation Act'
  • "Executive Order 12938--Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction" (PDF). U.S. Government Printing Office. November 14, 1994.