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114TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 3443 

To prohibit the United States Government from making cash payments to 

state sponsors of terrorism, and for other purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

SEPTEMBER 28, 2016 

Mr. PERDUE introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred 

to the Committee on Foreign Relations 

A BILL 

To prohibit the United States Government from making cash 

payments to 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. PROHIBITION ON CASH PAYMENTS TO STATE 

4 SPONSORS OF TERRORISM. 

5 (a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other provi6 sion of law, on and after the date of the enactment of 

7 this Act, the United States Government may not provide, 

8 directly or indirectly, to a government of a state sponsor 

9 of terrorism or an agent acting on behalf of such a govern10 ment— 


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1 (1) monetary instruments; or 

2 (2) precious metals. 

3 (b) APPLICATION TO NORTH KOREA.— 

4 (1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (2), 

5 subsection (a) shall apply with respect to the provi6 sion of monetary instruments or precious metals to 

7 the Government of the Democratic People’s Republic 

8 of Korea, or an agent acting on behalf of that Gov9 ernment, in the same manner and to the same ex10 tent as such subsection applies with respect to the 

11 provision of monetary instruments or precious met12 als to the government of a state sponsor of terrorism 

13 or an agent acting on behalf of such a government. 

14 (2) TERMINATION.—Paragraph (1) terminates 

15 on the date on which the President makes the cer16 tification to Congress under section 402 of the 

17 North Korea Sanctions and Policy Enhancement Act 

18 of 2016 (22 U.S.C. 9252). 

19 (c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

20 (1) MONETARY INSTRUMENTS.—The term 

21 ‘‘monetary instruments’’ has the meaning given the 

22 term in section 1010.100(dd) of title 31, Code of 

23 Federal Regulations (as in effect on the day before 

24 the date of the enactment of this Act). 


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1 (2) PRECIOUS METAL.—The term ‘‘precious 

2 metal’’ has the meaning given the term in section 

3 1027.100(d) of title 31, Code of Federal Regulations 

4 (as in effect on the day before the date of the enact5 ment of this Act). 

6 (3) STATE SPONSOR OF TERRORISM.—The term 

7 ‘‘state sponsor of terrorism’’ means a country the 

8 government of which the Secretary of State has de9 termined to be a government that has repeatedly 

10 provided support for acts of international terrorism 

11 for purposes of— 

12 (A) section 6(j)(1)(A) of the Export Ad13 ministration Act of 1979 (50 U.S.C. 

14 4605(j)(1)(A)) (as continued in effect pursuant 

15 to the International Emergency Economic Pow16 ers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.)); 

17 (B) section 620A(a) of the Foreign Assist18 ance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2371(a)); 

19 (C) section 40(d) of the Arms Export Con20 trol Act (22 U.S.C. 2780(d)); or 

21 (D) any other provision of law. 

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