No Technology for Terror Act

The effective date for applying foreign-direct product rules to Iran was shortened from 120 days after enactment to 90 days after enactment.

A new subsection (f) adds a sunset provision terminating the authority 7 years after enactment.

Subsection (a)(2) now requires that items be exported, reexported, or in-country transferred 'from abroad' to Iran, and changes the covered persons from 'persons affiliated with the Government of Iran' to simply 'the Government of Iran,' narrowing who is captured.

Subsection (b)(1) expands product scope by adding items identified in supplement no. 7 to part 746 of the Export Administration Regulations as an additional basis for coverage.

The humanitarian exception in subsection (d)(2)(A) was expanded from 'food or medicine' to 'food, medicine, or medical devices,' broadening what items are exempt from licensing.

The communications exception in subsection (d)(2)(B) was narrowed from 'incident to communications' to 'necessarily and ordinarily incident to communications,' making it harder to qualify for the exemption.

Subsection (d)(2)(B)(iii) now allows general licenses issued by either the Department of Commerce or the Department of Treasury, expanding which agency can authorize covered transactions.

A new subsection (e) creates a national interest waiver allowing the Secretary of Commerce to waive any requirement under the section if determined to be in the national interest, with a reporting obligation to the House Foreign Affairs and Senate Banking Committees.