22 U.S.C. § 8727 — Identification of, and immigration restrictions on, senior officials of the Government of Iran and their family members

(a) Identification. Within 180 days of August 10, 2012, and every year after that, the President must publish a list of everyone the President decides is: (1) a senior Iranian official, described in subsection (b), who is involved in Iran's (A) illegal nuclear activity or work on weapons of mass destruction or their delivery systems, (B) support for international terrorism, or (C) serious human rights abuses against Iranian citizens or their families; or (2) a family member of such an official. (b) Senior officials of the Government of Iran described. A "senior official" under this subsection includes: (1) the Supreme Leader of Iran; (2) the President of Iran; (3) a member of Iran's Cabinet; (4) a member of the Assembly of Experts; (5) a senior member of Iran's Intelligence Ministry; or (6) a senior member of Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps, including a senior member of a paramilitary group like Ansar-e-Hezbollah or Basij-e Motaz'afin. (c) Exclusion from United States. Except as provided in subsection (d), the Secretary of State must deny a visa to anyone on the list, and the Secretary of Homeland Security must keep them out of the United States. (d) Exception to comply with United Nations Headquarters agreement. Subsection (c) does not apply if letting the person into the United States is necessary so the United States can follow the 1947 Agreement between the United Nations and the United States on the UN Headquarters, or other applicable international obligations. (e) Waiver. The President may waive subsection (a) or (c) for a specific person if the President (1) decides the waiver is essential to U.S. national interests, and (2) tells Congress about the waiver and the reason for it, at least 7 days before it takes effect.