Nuclear Iran Prevention Act of 2013
Summary of H.R. 850
On July 31, 2013, by a vote of 400 to 20, the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 850, the Nuclear Iran Prevention Act, sponsored by Representative Edward Royce (CA-R). The following is a summary of the bill as reported by the House Foreign Affairs Committee on July 31, 2013. H.R. 850, the Nuclear Iran Prevention Act of 2013 (NIPA), amends the Iran Sanctions Act of 1996, the Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, Accountability and Divestiture Act of 2010, the Iran Threat Reduction Act of 2012, and relevant components of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year(FY) 2012 and the…