The Iran Nuclear Agreement Review Act would require President
Barack Obama to submit to Congress the text of any agreement within
five days of concluding a final deal with Iran. The bill would also
prohibit Obama from suspending or waiving sanctions on Iran passed
by Congress for 60 days after a deal.
"It is important that we preserve the integrity of the congressional
sanctions," said Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Bob
Corker, a Republican who sponsored the measure with Senator Bob
Menendez, the top Democrat on the panel, and others.
The bill creates a "responsible review process that will allow
Congress the opportunity to approve or disapprove the agreement
before the administration could attempt to remove these sanctions,"
Corker said.
The foreign relations panel passed a new sanctions bill on Iran this
month. But lawmakers are giving the talks between Iran and six
countries, including the United States, until a March 24 deadline
before that bill would move to the Senate floor.
It was not immediately known when the bill introduced on Friday
would come to a vote in the committee.
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Talks on an agreement to curb Iran's nuclear program have advanced
substantially, but tough issues remain and a deal is not expected in
the coming week, a U.S. official said on Friday.
(Reporting by Timothy Gardner; Editing by Eric Beech)
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