---
kind: "section"
citation: "22 U.S.C. § 8727"
title: "22"
title_heading: "Foreign Relations and Intercourse"
number: "8727"
heading: "Identification of, and immigration restrictions on, senior officials of the Government of Iran and their family members"
release: "119-102"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/22/8727"
units:
  - "Chapter 94 — Iran Threat Reduction and Syria Human Rights"
  - "Subchapter II — Additional Measures Relating to Sanctions Against Iran"
---

# §8727. Identification of, and immigration restrictions on, senior officials of the Government of Iran and their family members

- (a) **Identification—** Not later than 180 days after August 10, 2012, and annually thereafter, the President shall publish a list of each individual the President determines is—
  - (1) a senior official of the Government of Iran described in [subsection (b)](#b) that is involved in Iran’s—
    - (A) illicit nuclear activities or proliferation of weapons of mass destruction or delivery systems for weapons of mass destruction;
    - (B) support for [international terrorism](/usc/22/2656g.md?p=b-2); or
    - (C) [commission](/usc/22/277d–43.md?p=2) of serious human rights abuses against citizens of Iran or their [family](/usc/22/4304a.md?p=c-2) members; or
  - (2) a [family](/usc/22/4304a.md?p=c-2) member of such an official.
- (b) **Senior officials of the Government of Iran described—** A senior official of the Government of Iran described in this subsection is any senior official of that Government, including—
  - (1) the Supreme Leader of Iran;
  - (2) the President of Iran;
  - (3) a member of the Cabinet of the Government of Iran;
  - (4) a member of the Assembly of Experts;
  - (5) a senior member of the Intelligence Ministry of Iran; or
  - (6) a senior member of Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps, including a senior member of a paramilitary organization such as Ansar-e-Hezbollah or Basij-e Motaz’afin.
- (c) **Exclusion from United States—** Except as provided in [subsection (d)](#d), the Secretary of State shall deny a visa to, and the [Secretary](/usc/22/277d–43.md?p=5) of Homeland Security shall exclude from the [United States](/usc/22/1395.md?p=a-1), any alien who is on the list required by [subsection (a)](#a).
- (d) **Exception to comply with United Nations Headquarters agreement—** [Subsection (c)](#c) shall not apply to an individual if admitting the individual to the [United States](/usc/22/1395.md?p=a-1) is necessary to permit the [United States](/usc/22/1395.md?p=a-1) to comply with the [Agreement](/usc/22/2431a.md?p=7) between the United Nations and the [United States](/usc/22/1395.md?p=a-1) 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.
- (e) **Waiver—** The President may waive the application of subsection [(a)](#a) or [(c)](#c) with respect to an individual if the President—
  - (1) determines that such a waiver is essential to the national interests of the [United States](/usc/22/1395.md?p=a-1); and
  - (2) not less than 7 days before the waiver takes effect, notifies Congress of the waiver and the reason for the waiver.

## Source credit

(Pub. L. 112–158, title II, § 221, Aug. 10, 2012, 126 Stat. 1238.)

## Notes

### Termination of Section

For termination of section, see section 8785(a) of this title.