Acting under the authorities vested in me as Secretary of State, including through the applicable delegations of authority, I hereby make the following determinations and certifications:

Pursuant to Sections 1244(i), 1245(g), 1246(e), and 1247(f) of the Iran Freedom and Counter-Proliferation Act of 2012 (subtitle D of title XII of Public Law 112-239, 22 U.S.C. 8801 et seq.) (IFCA), I determine that it is vital to the national security of the United States to waive the imposition of sanctions under the following provisions, to the extent necessary to implement the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), including the U.S. commitments with respect to sanctions described in Sections 17.1-17.2 and 17.5 of Annex V of the JCPOA, effective as provided in the last paragraph below:

1. Section 1244(c)(1) of IFCA¹ for:

a. transactions by non-U.S. persons² ; and

b. transactions by U.S. persons for the sale of commercial passenger aircraft and spare parts and components for such aircraft, and associated services to Iran as described in Section 5.1.1 of Annex II to the JCPOA, provided that OFAC has issued any required licenses;

excluding any transactions involving persons on OFAC’s list of Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons³ (hereinafter the SDN List); 

2. Section 1244(d) of IFCA for transactions by non-U.S. persons, excluding any transactions involving persons on the SDN List;

3. Section 1244(h)(2) of IFCA for transactions by foreign financial institutions, excluding any transactions involving persons on the SDN List;

4. Sections 1245(a)(1)(A) of IFCA for transactions by non-U.S. persons, excluding any transactions involving persons on the SDN List;

5. Sections 1245(a)(1)(B) of IFCA for transactions by non-U.S. persons, excluding any transactions involving persons on the SDN List;

6. Section 1245(a)(1)(C) of IFCA for transactions by non-U.S. persons for the sale, supply, or transfer directly or indirectly to or from Iran of materials described in Section 1245(d), and for associated services, with respect to materials that are:

(a) to be used in connection with the energy, shipping, or shipbuilding sector of Iran, or resold, retransferred, or otherwise supplied to an end user in one or more such sectors;

(b) sold, supplied, or transferred to any individual or entity blocked solely pursuant to E.O. 13599, or resold, retransferred, or otherwise supplied to such an individual or entity; and

(c) determined pursuant to Section 1245(e)(3) to be used as described in that section, or resold, retransferred, or otherwise supplied for use in the nuclear program of Iran;

excluding transactions involving: (i) persons on the SDN List; (ii) the sale, supply, or transfer of materials described in section 1245(d) that have not been approved by the procurement channel established pursuant to paragraph 16 of United Nations Security Council Resolution 2231 and Section 6 of Annex IV of the JCPOA, in cases in which the procurement channel applies; or (iii) the sale, supply, or transfer of materials described in section 1245(d) if the material is sold, supplied, or transferred, or resold, retransferred, or otherwise supplied directly or indirectly, for use in connection with the military or ballistic missile program of Iran;

7. Section 1245(c) of IFCA for transactions by non-U.S. persons that are within the scope of the waivers under Section 1245(a)(1) of IFCA as described in paragraphs 4-6 above, excluding any transactions involving persons on the SDN List;

8. Section 1246(a)(1)(A) of IFCA⁴ for the provision of underwriting services or insurance or reinsurance by non-U.S. persons in connection with activities involving Iran that are described in Sections 17.1-17.2 and 17.5 of Annex V of the JCPOA, excluding any transactions involving persons on the SDN List;

9. Section 1246(a)(1)(B)(i) of IFCA for the provision of underwriting services or insurance or reinsurance by non-U.S. persons, excluding any transactions involving persons on the SDN List;

10. Section 1246(a)(1)(B)(ii) of IFCA for the provision of underwriting services or insurance or reinsurance by non-U.S. persons for transactions that are within the scope of the waivers under section 1245(a)(1)(B) and (C) of IFCA as described in paragraphs 5-6 above, excluding any transactions involving persons on the SDN List;

11. Section 1246(a)(1)(C) of IFCA for the provision of underwriting services or insurance or reinsurance by non-U.S. persons to or for any individual or entity blocked solely pursuant to E.O. 13599, excluding any transactions involving persons on the SDN List;

12. Section 1246(a) of IFCA for the provision of underwriting services or insurance or reinsurance by U.S. persons for the sale of commercial passenger aircraft and related parts and services to Iran as described in Section 5.1.1 of Annex II of the JCPOA, provided that OFAC has issued any required licenses, excluding any transactions involving persons on the SDN List; and

13. Section 1247(a) of IFCA⁵ to the extent required for transactions by foreign financial institutions, excluding any transactions involving persons on the SDN List.

Pursuant to section 1245(d)(5) of the National Defense Authorization Act for FY 2012 (Public Law 112-81), as amended, I determine that it is in the national security interest of the United States to waive the imposition of sanctions under Section 1245(d)(1) to the extent necessary to implement the JCPOA, including the U.S. commitments with respect to sanctions described in Sections 17.1-17.2 and 17.5 of Annex V of the JCPOA, for transactions by foreign financial institutions with the Central Bank of Iran, excluding any transactions involving persons on the SDN List, effective as provided in the last paragraph below.

Pursuant to sections 212(d)(1) and 213(b)(1) of the Iran Threat Reduction and Syria Human Rights Act of 2012 (Public Law 112-158) (TRA) and section 4(c)(1)(A) of the Iran Sanctions Act of 1996 (Public Law 104-172, 50 U.S.C. 1701 note) (ISA), I find that it is vital to the national security interests of the United States to issue waivers regarding the application of sanctions under the following provisions for individuals and entities that engage in or propose to engage in the activities described in (1)-(3) below, effective as provided in the last paragraph below:

1. Section 212(a) of the TRA for transactions by non-U.S. nationals in cases where the transactions are for activities described in Sections 4.2.1, 4.3, and 4.4 of Annex II of the JCPOA and do not involve persons on the SDN List.

2. Section 213(a) of the TRA for transactions by non-U.S. nationals in cases where the transactions are for activities described in Section 4.1.5 and 4.1.7 of Annex II of the JCPOA and do not involve persons on the SDN List.

3. Section 5(a) of ISA for transactions by non-U.S. nationals in cases where the transactions are for activities described in Sections 4.2.1, 4.3.1, 4.3.2, 4.3.4, and 4.3.6 of Annex II of the JCPOA and do not involve persons on the SDN List.

The waivers and findings set forth above shall take effect upon confirmation by the Secretary of State that Iran has implemented the nuclear-related measures specified in Sections 15.1-15.11 of Annex V of the JCPOA as verified by the International Atomic Energy Agency. 

¹ Pursuant to section 1244(c)(2)(C)(iii) of IFCA, the relevant sanction in Section 1244(c)(1) continues not to apply, by its terms, in the case of Iranian financial institutions that have not been designated for the imposition of sanctions in connection with Iran’s proliferation of weapons of mass destruction or delivery systems for weapons of mass destruction, support for international terrorism, or abuses of human rights (as described in section 1244(c)(3)).

² For purposes of the waivers set forth herein, the term “transactions by non-U.S. persons” includes transactions by non-U.S. entities that are owned or controlled by a U.S. person (“U.S.-owned or controlled foreign entities”) to the extent U.S.-owned or -controlled foreign entities are authorized by the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) of the Department of the Treasury to engage in such transactions.

³ On Implementation Day of the JCPOA, individuals and entities identified in Attachment 3 to Annex II of the JCPOA will be removed from the SDN List and, as appropriate, the Foreign Sanctions Evaders List and/or the NonSDN Iran Sanctions Act List. For transactions with individuals or entities that have been removed from the SDN List but that remain blocked solely pursuant to Executive Order 13599, this waiver applies only if and to the extent necessary to implement the JCPOA, including the U.S. commitments with respect to sanctions described in Sections 17.1-17.2 and 17.5 of Annex V of the JCPOA.

⁴ Pursuant to section 1246(a)(1)(C) of IFCA, the relevant sanction in section 1246(a)(1) continues not to apply, by its terms, in the case of Iranian financial institutions that have not been designated for the imposition of sanctions in connection with Iran’s proliferation of weapons of mass destruction or delivery systems for weapons of mass destruction, support for international terrorism, or abuses of human rights (as described in section 1246(b)).

⁵ Pursuant to section 1247(a) of IFCA, the relevant sanction in section 1247(a) still continues not to apply, by its terms, in the case of Iranian financial institutions that have not been designated for the imposition of sanctions in connection with Iran’s proliferation of weapons of mass destruction or delivery systems for weapons of mass destruction, support for international terrorism, or abuses of human rights (as described in section 1247(b)).