The Iran Nonproliferation Act of 2000 is a United States Act of Congress signed into law by President Bill Clinton on March 14, 2000.[1] The act authorizes the President of the United States to take punitive action against individuals or organizations known to be providing material aid to weapons of mass destruction programs in Iran.
Long title | An Act to provide for the application of measures to foreign persons who transfer to Iran certain goods, services, or technology, and for other purposes. |
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Acronyms (colloquial) | INA |
Nicknames | Iran Nonproliferation Act of 1999 |
Enacted by | the 106th United States Congress |
Effective | March 14, 2000 |
Citations | |
Public law | 106-178 |
Statutes at Large | 114 Stat. 38 |
Codification | |
Titles amended | 50 U.S.C.: War and National Defense |
U.S.C. sections amended | 50 U.S.C. ch. 35 § 1701 |
Legislative history | |
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Amendment to 2000 Act
editU.S. Congressional amendment to the Iran Nonproliferation Act of 2000.
Date of Enactment | Public Law Number | U.S. Statute Citation | U.S. Legislative Bill | U.S. Presidential Administration |
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November 22, 2005 | P.L. 109–112 | 119 Stat. 2366 | S. 1713 | George W. Bush |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Peters, Gerhard; Woolley, John T. "William J. Clinton: "Statement on Signing the Iran Nonproliferation Act of 2000," March 14, 2000". The American Presidency Project. University of California - Santa Barbara. Archived from the original on February 7, 2016. Retrieved February 6, 2016.
External links
edit- Text of the Act
- Clinton Signs 'Iran Nonproliferation Act'
- "Executive Order 12938--Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction" (PDF). U.S. Government Printing Office. November 14, 1994.