; Whereas the JCPOA defined the sanctions that the Obama Administration suspended under the JCPOA as nuclear-related , but nuclear-related is not a term recognized under existing statutory sanctions related to Iran; Whereas the Obama Administration agreed to define the most significant bilateral sanctions imposed by the United States on Iran as nuclear-related , waive the application of those sanctions under the JCPOA, and commit the executive branch to attempt to work with Congress and State and local governments in the United States to repeal the provisions of law providing for those sanctions upon the expiration of the JCPOA; Whereas, pursuant to the terms of the JCPOA, sanctions were lifted on Iranian financial institutions, cargo vessels, aircraft, and charities, which were not linked to Iran’s nuclear program but were sanctioned for illicit conduct; Whereas, pursuant to section 401(a) of the Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and Divestment Act of 2010 ( 22 U.S.C. 8551(a) ), in order to terminate sanctions against the Central Bank of Iran and other financial institutions of Iran, the President is required to certify that the Government of Iran has ceased providing support for acts of international terrorism and no longer satisfies the requirements for designation as a state sponsor of terrorism , and that Iran has ceased the pursuit, acquisition, and development of, and verifiably dismantled its, nuclear, biological, and chemical weapons and ballistic missiles and ballistic missile launch technology ; Whereas, pursuant to section 8 of the Iran Sanctions Act of 1996 ( Public Law 104–172 ; 50 U.S.C. 1701 note), in order to terminate sanctions imposed with respect to the energy sector of Iran, the President is required to certify “that Iran— “(1) has ceased its efforts to design, develop, manufacture, or acquire— “(A) a nuclear explosive device or related materials and technology; “(B) chemical and biological weapons; and “(C) ballistic missiles and ballistic missile launch technology