Iran Freedom and Support Act

Iran Freedom and Support Act
Citations

Long title	An Act to hold the current regime in Iran accountable for its threatening behavior and to support a transition to democracy in Iran.
Enacted by	the 109th United States Congress
Effective	September 30, 2006
Public law	109-293
Statutes at Large	120 Stat. 1344
Legislative history
Introduced in the House as H.R. 6198 by Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-FL) on September 27, 2006 Committee consideration by House International Relations, House Financial Services Passed the House on September 28, 2006 (agreed voice vote) Passed the Senate on September 30, 2006 (passed unanimous consent) Signed into law by President George W. Bush on September 30, 2006

The Iran Freedom Support Act (Pub. L.Tooltip Public Law (United States) 109–293 (text) (PDF), 120 Stat. 1344, H.R. 6198, enacted September 30, 2006) is an Act of Congress that appropriated $10 million and directed the President of the United States to spend that money in support of "pro-democracy groups" opposed to the Iranian government.^[1] Opponents claimed the bill was a first step towards a US-led invasion of the country.^[2]^[3]

In response to the passage of the bill, President George W. Bush lauded the Congress "for demonstrating its bipartisan commitment to confronting the Iranian regime's repressive and destabilizing activities."^[4]

Possible recipients of money

American authorities have refused to announce the names of groups that have received money under this act, and no group has officially acknowledged this either.^[5]

Reaction

Following introduction of the bill in the Senate, Iran responded "those who draft such plans lag behind the times, they live in their daydreams."^[6]

References

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^ "Santorum challenges Obama, Bush on Iran funding". CNN. 13 November 2011. Retrieved 20 July 2015.
^ "Sheehan, Cindy. Mission Accomplished Day. April 30, 2006". Archived from the original on May 14, 2013. Retrieved July 4, 2006.
^ Dennis Kucinich called the act a "steppingstone to war." "Kucinich Speaks Out Against House Bill That Lays The Ground Work For War Against Iran" Archived 2010-06-04 at the Wayback Machine
^ President Applauds Congress for Passage of Iran Freedom Support Act. The White House. September 30, 2006.
^ Daragahi, Borzou (15 April 2008), "Iran says U.S. aids rebels at its borders", The Los Angeles Times, retrieved 11 May 2020
^ Peterson, Scott (29 July 2004), "Why the US granted 'protected' status to Iranian terrorists", The Christian Science Monitor, retrieved 11 May 2020

External links

Full text of earlier failed Iran Freedom and Support Act of 2004 (S. 2681)
Full text of earlier failed Iran Freedom and Support Act of 2005 (S. 333)
US aid to Central Asia: "The rhetoric and the numbers are at odds with one another"