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118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 8212 

To provide for nonapplicability of a policy of denial for exports, re-exports, 

or transfers of defense articles and defense services destined for or 

originating in the Republic of Cyprus. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MAY 1, 2024 

Mr. PAPPAS (for himself, Mr. BILIRAKIS, Ms. TITUS, and Ms. MALLIOTAKIS) 

introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 

Foreign Affairs 

A BILL 

To provide for nonapplicability of a policy of denial for 

exports, re-exports, or transfers of defense articles and 

defense services destined for or originating in the Republic of Cyprus. 

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 ‘‘End the Cyprus Em5 bargo Act’’. 

6 SEC. 2. SENSE OF CONGRESS. 

7 It is the sense of Congress that— 


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1 (1) allowing for the export, re-export, or trans2 fer of arms subject to the United States Munitions 

3 List to the Republic of Cyprus would advance 

4 United States security interests in Europe by help5 ing to reduce the dependence of the Government of 

6 the Republic of Cyprus on other countries, including 

7 countries that pose challenges to United States in8 terests around the world, for defense-related mate9 riel; 

10 (2) the Republic of Cyprus has successfully 

11 complied with the conditions set forth in the Eastern 

12 Mediterranean Security and Energy Partnership Act 

13 of 2019 (title X of division J of Public Law 116– 

14 94) for the purposes of modifying the prohibitions of 

15 the sale or other provisions of any defense article or 

16 defense service to the Government of the Republic of 

17 Cyprus and modifying the policy of denial for ex18 ports, re-exports, or transfers of defense articles on 

19 the United States Munitions List to the Republic of 

20 Cyprus; and 

21 (3) it is in the interest of the United States— 

22 (A) to continue to support United Nations23 facilitated efforts toward a comprehensive solu24 tion to the division of Cyprus; 


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1 (B) to enhance the strategic partnership 

2 and security relationship between the United 

3 States and Republic of Cyprus as provided for 

4 in the Eastern Mediterranean Security and En5 ergy Partnership Act of 2019; 

6 (C) to enhance the cooperation between the 

7 United States Armed Forces and the National 

8 Guard of the Republic of Cyprus and to en9 hance existing programs such as the joint train10 ing between the National Guards of the Repub11 lic of Cyprus and the State of New Jersey 

12 under the auspices of the Department of De13 fense’s State Partnership Program; and 

14 (D) for the Republic of Cyprus to join 

15 NATO’s Partnership for Peace program. 

16 SEC. 3. NONAPPLICABILITY OF A POLICY OF DENIAL FOR 

17 EXPORTS, RE-EXPORTS, OR TRANSFERS OF 

18 DEFENSE ARTICLES AND DEFENSE SERVICES 

19 DESTINED FOR OR ORIGINATING IN THE RE20 PUBLIC OF CYPRUS. 

21 (a) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subsection (d) and ex22 cept as provided in subsection (b), beginning on the date 

23 of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall 

24 not apply a policy of denial for exports, re-exports, or 


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1 transfers of defense articles and defense services destined 

2 for or originating in the Republic of Cyprus if— 

3 (1) the request is made by or on behalf of the 

4 Government of the Republic of Cyprus; and 

5 (2) the end-user of such defense articles or de6 fense services is the Government of the Republic of 

7 Cyprus. 

8 (b) EXCEPTION.—The exclusion provided for in sub9 section (a) shall not apply with respect to the application 

10 of a policy of denial based upon credible human rights con11 cerns. 

12 (c) WAIVER.—The President may waive the exclusion 

13 provided for in subsection (a) for a period of one fiscal 

14 year if the President determines that it is essential to the 

15 national security interests of the United States to do so. 

16 (d) TERMINATION.— 

17 (1) IN GENERAL.—The President may termi18 nate the exclusion provided for in subsection (a) for 

19 the 5-year period beginning on the date that is 5 

20 years after the date of the enactment of this Act, 

21 and may renew such termination for subsequent 5- 

22 year periods, if, prior to each such 5-year period, the 

23 President submits to the appropriate congressional 

24 committees a certification that the Government of 

25 the Republic of Cyprus is no longer— 


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1 (A) cooperating with the United States 

2 Government in efforts to implement reforms on 

3 anti-money laundering regulations and financial 

4 regulatory oversight; and 

5 (B) denying Russian military vessels access 

6 to ports for refueling and servicing. 

7 (2) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMIT8 TEES DEFINED.—In this subsection, the term ‘‘ap9 propriate congressional committees’’ means— 

10 (A) the Committee on Foreign Affairs and 

11 the Committee on Armed Services of the House 

12 of Representatives; and 

13 (B) the Committee on Foreign Relations 

14 and the Committee on Armed Services of the 

15 Senate. 

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