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115TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 430 

To modify authorities that provide for rescission of determinations of 

countries as state sponsors of terrorism, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JANUARY 10, 2017 

Mr. YOHO (for himself, Mr. ABRAHAM, Mr. HILL, and Mr. GOHMERT) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign 

Affairs 

A BILL 

To modify authorities that provide for rescission of determinations of countries as state sponsors of terrorism, 

and for other purposes. 

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 ‘‘State Sponsors of Ter5 rorism Review Enhancement Act’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. MODIFICATIONS OF AUTHORITIES THAT PROVIDE 

2 FOR RESCISSION OF DETERMINATIONS OF 

3 COUNTRIES AS STATE SPONSORS OF TER4 RORISM. 

5 (a) FOREIGN ASSISTANCE ACT OF 1961.—Section 

6 620A of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 

7 2371) is amended— 

8 (1) in subsection (c)(2)— 

9 (A) in the matter preceding subparagraph 

10 (A), by striking ‘‘45 days’’ and inserting ‘‘90 

11 days’’; and 

12 (B) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘6- 

13 month period’’ and inserting ‘‘24-month pe14 riod’’; 

15 (2) by redesignating subsection (d) as sub16 section (e); 

17 (3) by inserting after subsection (c) the fol18 lowing: 

19 ‘‘(d) DISAPPROVAL OF RESCISSION.—No rescission 

20 under subsection (c)(2) of a determination under sub21 section (a) with respect to the government of a country 

22 may be made if the Congress, within 90 days after receipt 

23 of a report under subsection (c)(2), enacts a joint resolu24 tion described in subsection (f)(2) of section 40 of the 

25 Arms Export Control Act with respect to a rescission 

26 under subsection (f)(1) of such section of a determination 


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1 under subsection (d) of such section with respect to the 

2 government of such country.’’; 

3 (4) in subsection (e) (as redesignated), in the 

4 matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘may 

5 be’’ and inserting ‘‘may, on a case-by-case basis, 

6 be’’; and 

7 (5) by adding at the end the following new sub8 section: 

9 ‘‘(f) NOTIFICATION AND BRIEFING.—Not later 

10 than— 

11 ‘‘(1) ten days after initiating a review of the ac12 tivities of the government of the country concerned 

13 within the 24-month period referred to in subsection 

14 (c)(2)(A), the President, acting through the Sec15 retary of State, shall notify the Committee on For16 eign Affairs of the House of Representatives and the 

17 Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate of 

18 such initiation; and 

19 ‘‘(2) 20 days after the notification described in 

20 paragraph (1), the President, acting through the 

21 Secretary of State, shall brief such committees on 

22 the status of such review.’’. 

23 (b) ARMS EXPORT CONTROL ACT.—Section 40 of the 

24 Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2780) is amended— 

25 (1) in subsection (f)— 


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1 (A) in paragraph (1)(B)— 

2 (i) in the matter preceding clause (i), 

3 by striking ‘‘45 days’’ and inserting ‘‘90 

4 days’’; and 

5 (ii) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘6-month 

6 period’’ and inserting ‘‘24-month period’’; 

7 and 

8 (B) in paragraph (2)— 

9 (i) in subparagraph (A), by striking 

10 ‘‘45 days’’ and inserting ‘‘90 days’’; and 

11 (ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking 

12 ‘‘45-day period’’ and inserting ‘‘90-day pe13 riod’’; 

14 (2) in subsection (g), in the matter preceding 

15 paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘may waive’’ and insert16 ing ‘‘may, on a case-by-case basis, waive’’; 

17 (3) by redesignating subsection (l) as subsection 

18 (m); and 

19 (4) by inserting after subsection (k) the fol20 lowing new subsection: 

21 ‘‘(l) NOTIFICATION AND BRIEFING.—Not later 

22 than— 

23 ‘‘(1) ten days after initiating a review of the ac24 tivities of the government of the country concerned 

25 within the 24-month period referred to in subsection 


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1 (f)(1)(B)(i), the President, acting through the Sec2 retary of State, shall notify the Committee on For3 eign Affairs of the House of Representatives and the 

4 Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate of 

5 such initiation; and 

6 ‘‘(2) 20 days after the notification described in 

7 paragraph (1), the President, acting through the 

8 Secretary of State, shall brief such committees on 

9 the status of such review.’’. 

10 (c) EXPORT ADMINISTRATION ACT OF 1979.— 

11 (1) IN GENERAL.—Section 6(j) of the Export 

12 Administration Act of 1979 (50 U.S.C. App. 

13 2405(j)), as continued in effect under the Inter14 national Emergency Economic Powers Act, is 

15 amended— 

16 (A) in paragraph (4)(B)— 

17 (i) in the matter preceding clause (i), 

18 by striking ‘‘45 days’’ and inserting ‘‘90 

19 days’’; and 

20 (ii) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘6-month 

21 period’’ and inserting ‘‘24-month period’’; 

22 (B) by redesignating paragraphs (6) and 

23 (7) as paragraphs (7) and (8), respectively; and 

24 (C) by inserting after paragraph (4) the 

25 following new paragraphs: 


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1 ‘‘(5) DISAPPROVAL OF RESCISSION.—No rescission 

2 under paragraph (4)(B) of a determination under para3 graph (1)(A) with respect to the government of a country 

4 may be made if the Congress, within 90 days after receipt 

5 of a report under paragraph (4)(B), enacts a joint resolu6 tion described in subsection (f)(2) of section 40 of the 

7 Arms Export Control Act with respect to a rescission 

8 under subsection (f)(1) of such section of a determination 

9 under subsection (d) of such section with respect to the 

10 government of such country. 

11 ‘‘(6) NOTIFICATION AND BRIEFING.—Not later 

12 than— 

13 ‘‘(A) ten days after initiating a review of the 

14 activities of the government of the country concerned 

15 within the 24-month period referred to in paragraph 

16 (4)(B)(i), the President, acting through the Sec17 retary and the Secretary of State, shall notify the 

18 Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Rep19 resentatives and the Committee on Foreign Rela20 tions of the Senate of such initiation; and 

21 ‘‘(B) 20 days after the notification described in 

22 paragraph (1), the President, acting through the 

23 Secretary and the Secretary of State, shall brief 

24 such committees on the status of such review.’’. 


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1 (2) REGULATIONS.—The President shall amend 

2 the Export Administration Regulations under sub3 chapter C of chapter VII of title 15, Code of Federal 

4 Regulations, to the extent necessary and appropriate 

5 to carry out the amendment made by paragraph (1). 

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