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Calendar No. 248 

117TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 3468 

To provide for a limitation on the removal of the Government of Cuba 

from the state sponsors of terrorism list. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

JANUARY 10, 2022 

Mr. RISCH introduced the following bill; which was read the first time 

JANUARY 18, 2022 

Read the second time and placed on the calendar 

A BILL 

To provide for a limitation on the removal of the Government 

of Cuba from the state sponsors of terrorism list. 

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

3 SECTION 1. LIMITATION ON REMOVING THE GOVERNMENT 

4 OF CUBA FROM THE STATE SPONSORS OF 

5 TERRORISM LIST. 

6 (a) IN GENERAL.—The President shall not rescind 

7 the designation of Cuba as a state sponsor of terrorism 

8 until— 


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1 (1) the President submits to Congress a deter2 mination and certification that the Government of 

3 Cuba— 

4 (A) is cooperating fully with United States 

5 antiterrorism efforts, has ceased to provide sup6 port to international terrorist groups, and has 

7 ceased to provide support for acts of inter8 national terrorism; 

9 (B) has extradited or otherwise rendered 

10 to the United States all persons sought by the 

11 Department of Justice of the United States for 

12 crimes committed in the United States; and 

13 (C) has ceased to provide support, includ14 ing defense, intelligence, and security assist15 ance, to the illegitimate regime of former Presi16 dent Nicolas Maduro in Venezuela; and 

17 (2) a joint resolution approving the determina18 tion and certification of the President submitted 

19 under paragraph (1) is enacted into law in accord20 ance with the procedures described in subsection (b). 

21 (b) CONGRESSIONAL PROCEDURES.— 

22 (1) REFERRAL TO COMMITTEES.—Joint resolu23 tions described in subsection (a)(2) that are intro24 duced in the Senate shall be referred to the Com25 mittee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and joint 


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1 resolutions described in subsection (a)(2) that are 

2 introduced in the House of Representatives shall be 

3 referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the 

4 House of Representatives. 

5 (2) PROCEDURES.— 

6 (A) SENATE.—Any joint resolution de7 scribed in subsection (a)(2) shall be considered 

8 in the Senate in accordance with the provisions 

9 of section 601(b) of the International Security 

10 Assistance and Arms Export Control Act of 

11 1976 (Public Law 94–329; 90 Stat. 765). 

12 (B) HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.—For 

13 the purpose of expediting the consideration and 

14 enactment of a joint resolution described in 

15 subsection (a)(2), a motion to proceed to the 

16 consideration of any such joint resolution after 

17 it has been reported by the appropriate com18 mittee shall be treated as highly privileged in 

19 the House of Representatives. 

20 (C) LIMITATION.—Not more than one joint 

21 resolution described in subsection (a)(2) may be 

22 considered in the Senate and the House of Rep23 resentatives during the 6-month period begin24 ning on the date on which the President subVerDate Sep 11 2014 03:06 Jan 19, 2022 Jkt 029200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S3468.PCS S3468

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1 mits to Congress a determination and certifi2 cation under subsection (a)(1). 


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Calendar No. 248 

117TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 3468 

A BILL 

To provide for a limitation on the removal of the 

terrorism list. Government of Cuba from the state sponsors of 

JANUARY 18, 2022 

Read the second time and placed on the calendar 


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