House Foreign Affairs Committee Chair Questions Iran Sanctions Enforcement
At a March 1, 2011 hearing, Representative Ros-Lehtinen (R), Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, asked Secretary of State Clinton about U.S. policy towards Iran and the implementation of sanctions against the Iranian regime. During the hearing, the Chairman stated that she remains deeply concerned that the State Department is not fully implementing Iran sanctions and that the Administration must ensure that companies violating U.S. sanctions on Iran are not let off the hook.
Sign up for a free preview to unlock the rest of this article
Timely, relevant coverage of court proceedings and agency rulings involving tariffs, classification, valuation, origin and antidumping and countervailing duties. Each day, Trade Law Daily subscribers receive a daily headline email, in-depth PDF edition and access to all relevant documents via our trade law source document library and website.
The Chairman also asked Secretary Clinton about the status of five companies that the Administration waived sanctions against, through the utilization of a special rule in the Comprehensive Iran Sanctions and Divestment Act (CISADA), based on these companies’ pledges to cease all investment in the Iranian energy sector.
(See ITT’s Online Archives or 06/30/10 and 09/20/10 news, 10063049 and 10092013, for BP summaries of the major trade-related provisions of the CISADA.)