HAMPTON BEACH, N.H. -- The Coast Guard is searching for a 12-year-old Massachusetts girl who was swept out to sea by a rip tide off the coast of Hampton Beach. Authorities say the girl from Lawrence and her older brother were swept out just before 8 p.m. on Sunday. The Hampton Fire Department rescued the brother, but couldn't find the girl. Two Coast Guard boats as well as a helicopter were involved in the search in waters with temperatures at about 55 degrees. f New York and Washington. The powerful Revolutionary Guard controls companies and organizations that have links to weapons proliferation, as well as companies and organizations involved in nuclear or ballistic missile activities. "The international community has recognized the unique distinction of the Iranian institution which not only is the leading influence in the development of their nuclear program but is one of the primary forces of the repression of the Iranian peoples," Berman said in a statement. "We must stay ahead of the curve and find ways to complement the sanctions which is the best course of action to persuade Iran to change its conduct." The new legislation, which has the backing of several key Republicans and Democrats on the committee, builds on sanctions that Congress overwhelmingly passed — and President Barack Obama signed — last summer. Those penalties targeted exports of gasoline and other refined petroleum products to Iran and banned U.S. banks from doing business with foreign banks providing services to the Revolutionary Guard. The United Nations and the European Union have also imposed sanctions on Iran. "U.S. policy toward Iran has offered a lot of bark, but not enough bite," Ros-Lehtinen said in a statement. "This new bipartisan legislation would bring to bear the full weight of the U.S. by seeking to close the loopholes in existing energy and financial sanctions laws, while increasing the type and number of sanctions to be imposed." The United States has tried repeatedly to coax Iran into international negotiations with the U.S., Russia, China, Britain, France and Germany over its nuclear program. Iran contends that its program is designed to generate electricity, not build weapons. Berman said that while the world has been riveted by the democratic movements throughout the Arab world this past spring, it would be a mistake to ignore the threat posed by Iran. "Iran's effort to get nucle