article: OF IRAN'S PAST MILITARY DIMENSIONS OF IRAN'S NUCLEAR PROGRAM. Not later than 30 calendar days after the IAEA submits its final assessment on the resolution on all past and present outstanding issues related to Iran's nuclear program to the Board of Governors, the President shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees and leadership a detailed report on the IAEA's report to the Board of Governors, and shall provide to the appropriate congressional committees and leadership a briefing, in a classified setting as necessary, on how outstanding issues were resolved by the IAEA. SEC. 13. STATEMENT OF POLICY ON EFFECTIVE RE-IMPOSITION OF SANCTIONS. (a) Finding.--There is a wide range of national and multilateral tools, including the re-imposition of sanctions, available to the United States and United States partners, including European allies, should Iran fail to meet its JCPOA commitments. (b) Statements of Policy.-- (1) The United States is prepared to enforce any violation of the JCPOA. (2) The United States should continue to ensure that a range of national and multilateral tools remain available to respond to non-performance by Iran of its JCPOA commitments. (3) The United States will continue to leverage the commitments of its European allies to join in re-imposing sanctions in a calibrated manner as appropriate in the event Iran violates the JCPOA incrementally. SEC. 14. UNITED STATES COORDINATOR FOR THE JOINT COMPREHENSIVE PLAN OF ACTION. (a) Designation.--The President shall designate within the Department of State a special coordinator for implementation of and compliance with the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action regarding the Iran's nuclear program (in this section referred to as the ``Coordinator''). (b) Status.--The role of the Coordinator should be filled by an official of the Department of State appointed by and serving at the pleasure of the President. (c) Duties.--The Coordinator shall carry out the following duties: (1) Coordinate all activities related to implementation of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, including-- (A) activities of the United States Government necessary for implementation of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action; (B) activities of the United States Government to monitor all elements of the implementation of the JCPOA by Iran and track all incidences of noncompliance with the JCPOA; and (C) with the Secretary of Energy, activities of the United States Government with respect to the JCPOA that involve the International Atomic Energy Agency and other nongovernmental or multilateral organizations, as appropriate. (2) Coordinate with the Department of the Treasury and other agencies as appropriate-- (A) to ensure the continued comprehensive investigation and designation of persons providing support for, or otherwise facilitating, the ability of the Government of Iran-- (i) to acquire, develop, or engage in the proliferation of ballistic missiles or cruise missiles; (ii) to support, directly or indirectly, acts of international terrorism; or (iii) to commit human rights abuses; and (B) to assess and report on the use by the Government of Iran of funds made available through sanctions relief. (d) Consultations.--The Coordinator shall consult with Congress, domestic and international nongovernmental organizations, and multilateral organizations and institutions as the Coordinator considers appropriate to fulfill the purposes of this section. SEC. 15. UNIFIED POLICY ON ARMS AND BALLISTIC AND CRUISE MISSILE SALES TO IRAN. It is the sense of Congress that Iran should continue to be prohibited from undertaking any activity related to ballistic or cruise missiles capable of delivering nuclear weapons, including launches using ballistic or cruise missile technology, and United Nations member states should take all necessary measures to prevent the transfer of technology or technical assistance to Iran related to such activities. SEC. 16. INTERNATIONAL ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY. (a) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) must have sufficient funding, manpower, and authority to undertake its verification responsibilities related to the JCPOA or any other related agreement, and the President should engage with international partners to ensure that the IAEA receives the full additional $10,600,000 per year necessary to fulfill its verification responsibilities under the JCPOA or any other related agreement. (b) Report.--Not later than January 10, 2016, and every 180 days thereafter, the President shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report outlining efforts with international partners to achieve the goal in subsection (a) and identifying impediments to achieving the goal. (c) Authorization.--There are authorized to be appropriated for fiscal years 2016 through 2026 such sums as may be necessary to meet the United States annual funding commitments to the IAEA as well as the United States portion of additional funds needed for the IAEA to fulfill its verification responsibilities under the JCPOA or any other related agreement. SEC. 17. DEFINITIONS. In this Act: (1) Appropriate congressional committees.--The term ``appropriate congressional committees'' means-- (A) the Committee on Foreign Relations, the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, and the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate; and (B) the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Committee on Financial Services, and the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives. (2) Appropriate congressional committees and leadership.-- The term ``appropriate congressional committees and leadership'' means the appropriate congressional committees, the Majority and Minority Leaders of the Senate, and the Speaker, Majority Leader, and Minority Leader of the House of Representatives. (3) Joint comprehensive plan of action.--The term ``Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action'' means the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action signed at Vienna on July 14, 2015, by Iran and by France, Germany, the Russian Federation, the People's Republic of China, the United Kingdom, and the United States, and all implementing materials and agreements related to the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action. (4) Intelligence community.--The term ``intelligence community'' means the intelligence community specified in or designated under section 3(4) of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3003(4)).
summary: Iran Policy Oversight Act of 2015 This bill directs the Department of State, the Department of Defense, the Department of the Treasury, and the Director of National Intelligence to submit to Congress every two years a joint 10-year strategy to counter Iranian activities in the Middle East, North Africa, and beyond. The President is authorized to: take appropriate measures to enhance Israel's qualitative military edge, deter Iranian conventional and nuclear threats, and counter non-peaceful Iranian nuclear activities; provide any additional foreign military financing to Israel in FY2018-FY2028 to address Iranian threats; and accelerate co-development and support Israeli development of missile defense systems, and to engage in discussions to bolster Israel's conventional deterrent and deepen intelligence cooperation. The President shall provide assistance to ensure Israel's qualitative military edge and deter Iranian conventional and nuclear threats. It is the sense of Congress that Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control should be fully funded to ensure strict enforcement of sanctions against Iranian actors in the areas of ballistic or cruise missile proliferation, terrorism, and human rights abuses, and to ensure effective re-imposition of sanctions in the event of Iran's violation or breach of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA). U.S. property sanctions shall be continued against Iranian persons/entities engaged in the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, including missile proliferation, terrorism, or human rights abuses, until the President makes public a notification that justifies lifting sanctions. The President shall report to Congress every 180 days regarding specified uses of funds by Iran received as part of sanctions relief under the JCPOA. If the President determines that Iran has directed or conducted an act of terrorism against the United States or that Iran has substantially increased its operational or financial support for a terrorist organization that threatens U.S. interests or allies, there shall be an expedited procedure for congressional approval of new sanctions against Iran. The Atomic Energy Act of 1954 is amended to require the President to report to Congress every 180 days regarding Iranian research and development and breakout times. The President shall designate within the State Department a special coordinator for implementation of and compliance with the JCPOA regarding the Iran's nuclear program. It is the sense of Congress that: Iran should continue to be prohibited from undertaking any activity related to ballistic or cruise missiles capable of delivering nuclear weapons; and the International Atomic Energy Agency must have sufficient funding, manpower, and authority to undertake its verification responsibilities related to the JCPOA or any other related agreement.