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114TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 4189 

To amend the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to require congressional approval of rescissions of determinations of countries as state sponsors 

of terrorism and waivers of prohibitions on assistance to state sponsors 

of terrorism under that Act. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

DECEMBER 8, 2015 

Mr. FINCHER (for himself and Mr. LUETKEMEYER) introduced the following 

bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Rules, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions 

as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 

A BILL 

To amend the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to require 

congressional approval of rescissions of determinations 

of countries as state sponsors of terrorism and waivers 

of prohibitions on assistance to state sponsors of terrorism under that Act. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Stop Funding for Ter5 rorism Act’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. CONGRESSIONAL APPROVAL OF RESCISSIONS OF 

2 DETERMINATIONS OF COUNTRIES AS STATE 

3 SPONSORS OF TERRORISM AND WAIVERS OF 

4 PROHIBITIONS ON ASSISTANCE TO STATE 

5 SPONSORS OF TERRORISM UNDER THE FOR6 EIGN ASSISTANCE ACT OF 1961. 

7 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 620A of the Foreign As8 sistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2371) is amended by add9 ing at the end the following: 

10 ‘‘(e) ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS WITH RESPECT

11 TO RESCISSIONS AND WAIVERS.— 

12 ‘‘(1) RESCISSIONS.—In addition to meeting the 

13 requirements of paragraphs (1) and (2) of sub14 section (c), a determination made by the Secretary 

15 of State under subsection (a) may be rescinded only 

16 if Congress, within 45 days after receipt of a report 

17 under subsection (c)(2) with respect to a proposed 

18 rescission of such determination, enacts a joint reso19 lution the matter after the resolving clause of which 

20 is as follows: ‘That the proposed rescission of the de21 termination under section 620A(a) of the Foreign 

22 Assistance Act of 1961 pursuant to the report sub23 mitted to the Congress on lll is hereby ap24 proved.’, the blank to be completed with the appro25 priate date. 


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1 ‘‘(2) WAIVERS.—In addition to meeting the re2 quirements of paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection 

3 (d), assistance prohibited by subsection (a) may be 

4 provided to a country described in that subsection 

5 only if Congress, within 45 days after receipt of a 

6 report under subsection (d)(2) with respect to a pro7 posed waiver of assistance prohibited by subsection 

8 (a), enacts a joint resolution the matter after the re9 solving clause of which is as follows: ‘That the pro10 posed waiver of assistance prohibited under section 

11 620A(a) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 pur12 suant to the report submitted to the Congress on 

13 lll is hereby approved.’, the blank to be com14 pleted with the appropriate date. 

15 ‘‘(3) CONGRESSIONAL PROCEDURES.—A joint 

16 resolution described in paragraph (1) or (2) and in17 troduced within the appropriate 45-day period shall 

18 be considered in the Senate and the House of Rep19 resentatives in accordance with paragraphs (3) 

20 through (7) of section 8066(c) of the Department of 

21 Defense Appropriations Act (as contained in Public 

22 Law 98–473), except that references in such para23 graphs to the Committees on Appropriations of the 

24 House of Representatives and the Senate shall be 

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1 eign Affairs of the House of Representatives and the 

2 Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate, re3 spectively.’’. 

4 (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 

5 subsection (a) takes effect on the date of the enactment 

6 of this Act and applies with respect to a proposed rescis7 sion of a determination of the Secretary of State under 

8 section 620A of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, or 

9 a proposed waiver of assistance prohibited by section 620A 

10 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, that is contained 

11 in any report submitted under subsection (c)(2) or (d)(2), 

12 respectively, of such section on or after such date of enact13 ment. 

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