Report to Congress Pursuant to the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (FY13 NDAA)
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Section 1245 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (also known as the Iran Freedom and Counter- Proliferation Act of 2012 (IFCA)), as delegated by Presidential Memorandum of June 3, 2013, requires the Secretary of State, in consultation with the Secretary of the Treasury, to submit a report to the appropriate congressional committees every 180 days that contains a determination with respect to: Whether Iran is: using any of the materials described in IFCA as a medium for barter, swap, or any other exchange or transaction, or listing any of such materials as assets of the Government of Iran for purposes of the national balance sheet of Iran; which sectors of the economy of Iran are controlled directly or indirectly by Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC); and which of the materials described in subsection (d) are used in connection with the nuclear, military, or ballistic missile programs of Iran. Materials described are graphite, raw or semi-finished metals such as aluminum and steel, coal, and software for integrating industrial processes.
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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 13 (Wednesday, January 21, 2026)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-01038]
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DEPARTMENT OF STATE
[Public Notice: 12920]
Report to Congress Pursuant to the National Defense Authorization
Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (FY13 NDAA)
ACTION: Notice of report.
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SUMMARY: Section 1245 of the National Defense Authorization Act for
Fiscal Year 2013 (also known as the Iran Freedom and Counter-
Proliferation Act of 2012 (IFCA)), as delegated by Presidential
Memorandum of June 3, 2013, requires the Secretary of State, in
consultation with the Secretary of the Treasury, to submit a report to
the appropriate congressional committees every 180 days that contains a
determination with respect to: Whether Iran is: using any of the
materials described in IFCA as a medium for barter, swap, or any other
exchange or transaction, or listing any of such materials as assets of
the Government of Iran for purposes of the national balance sheet of
Iran; which sectors of the economy of Iran are controlled directly or
indirectly by Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC); and
which of the materials described in subsection (d) are used in
connection with the nuclear, military, or ballistic missile programs of
Iran. Materials described are graphite, raw or semi-finished metals
such as aluminum and steel, coal, and software for integrating
industrial processes.
DATES: The Deputy Secretary of State approved this action on January 6,
2026.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Office of Counterproliferation
Initiatives, Department of State, Telephone: (202) 647-5193 or
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#89c8cac7d6dae8e7eafde0e6e7fac9fafde8fdeca7eee6ff"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="f7b6b4b9a8a4969994839e989984b78483968392d9909881">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: For the purpose of implementing the
provisions of IFCA delegated to the Secretary of State, including
Sections 1245(a)(1)(B), 1245(a)(1)(C), and 1245(e), ``raw or semi-
finished metals'' under IFCA 1245(d) includes, but is not limited to,
the following materials (including all types of such materials and all
alloys or compounds containing such materials): Aluminum, Americium,
Antimony, Barium, Beryllium, Bismuth, Boron, Cadmium, Calcium, Cerium,
Cesium, Chromium, Cobalt, Copper, Dysprosium, Erbium, Europium,
Gallium, Gadolinium, Germanium, Gold, Hafnium, Hastelloy, Inconel,
Indium, Iridium, Iron, Lanthanum, Lithium, Lead, Lutetium, Manganese,
Magnesium, Mercury, Molybdenum, Monel, Neodymium, Neptunium, Nickel,
Niobium, Osmium, Palladium, Platinum, Plutonium, Polonium, Potassium,
Praseodymium, Promethium, Radium, Rhenium, Rhodium, Ruthenium,
Samarium, Scandium, Silicon, Silver, Sodium, Steels, Strontium,
Tantalum, Technetium, Tellurium, Terbium, Thallium, Thorium, Tin,
Titanium, Tungsten, Uranium, Vanadium, Ytterbium, Yttrium, Zinc, and
Zirconium.
This report pursuant to Section 1245(e) of IFCA covers the period
January 1, 2025, to June 30, 2025.
Following a review of the available information, and in
consultation with the Secretary of the Treasury, the Deputy Secretary
of State has determined that Iran is not using the materials described
in Section 1245(d) as a medium for barter, swap, or any other exchange
or transaction. Following a review of the available information, and in
consultation with the Secretary of the Treasury, the Deputy Secretary
of State has determined that Iran is not listing any such materials as
assets of the Government of Iran for purposes of the national balance
sheet of Iran. Following a review of the available information, and in
consultation with the Secretary of the Treasury, the Deputy Secretary
of State has determined no additional sectors of the economy of Iran
are controlled directly or indirectly by the IRGC.
Following a review of the available information, and in
consultation with the Secretary of the Treasury, the Deputy Secretary
of State has determined that the following additional types of
materials described in Section 1245(d) were used in connection with the
nuclear, military, or ballistic missile programs of Iran during the
period of January to June 2025:
<bullet> Aluminum 5052, including in honeycomb form
Renee P. Sonderman,
Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary, Arms Control and Nonproliferation,
Department of State.
[FR Doc. 2026-01038 Filed 1-20-26; 8:45 am]
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