State Sponsors of Terrorism Review Enhancement Act

To modify authorities that provide for rescission of determinations of countries as state sponsors of terrorism, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the State Sponsors of Terrorism Review Enhancement Act 2. Modifications of authorities that provide for rescission of determinations of countries as state sponsors of terrorism (a) Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 Section 620A of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 ( 22 U.S.C. 2371 (1) in subsection (c)(2)— (A) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking 45 days 90 days (B) in subparagraph (A), by striking 6-month period 24-month period (2) by redesignating subsection (d) as subsection (e); (3) by inserting after subsection (c) the following: (d) Disapproval of rescission No rescission under subsection (c)(2) of a determination under subsection (a) with respect to the government of a country may be made if the Congress, within 90 days after receipt of a report under subsection (c)(2), enacts a joint resolution described in subsection (f)(2) of section 40 of the Arms Export Control Act with respect to a rescission under subsection (f)(1) of such section of a determination under subsection (d) of such section with respect to the government of such country. ; (4) in subsection (e) (as redesignated), in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking may be may, on a case-by-case basis, be (5) by adding at the end the following new subsection: (f) Notification and briefing Not later than— (1) ten days after initiating a review of the activities of the government of the country concerned within the 24-month period referred to in subsection (c)(2)(A), the President, acting through the Secretary of State, shall notify the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate of such initiation; and (2) 20 days after the notification described in paragraph (1), the President, acting through the Secretary of State, shall brief such committees on the status of such review. . (b) Arms Export Control Act Section 40 of the Arms Export Control Act ( 22 U.S.C. 2780 (1) in subsection (f)— (A) in paragraph (1)(B)— (i) in the matter preceding clause (i), by striking 45 days 90 days (ii) in clause (i), by striking 6-month period 24-month period (B) in paragraph (2)— (i) in subparagraph (A), by striking 45 days 90 days (ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking 45-day period 90-day period (2) in subsection (g), in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking may waive may, on a case-by-case basis, waive (3) by redesignating subsection (l) as subsection (m); and (4) by inserting after subsection (k) the following new subsection: (l) Notification and briefing Not later than— (1) ten days after initiating a review of the activities of the government of the country concerned within the 24-month period referred to in subsection (f)(1)(B)(i), the President, acting through the Secretary of State, shall notify the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate of such initiation; and (2) 20 days after the notification described in paragraph (1), the President, acting through the Secretary of State, shall brief such committees on the status of such review. . (c) Export Administration Act of 1979 (1) In general Section 6(j) of the Export Administration Act of 1979 ( 50 U.S.C. App. 2405(j) (A) in paragraph (4)(B)— (i) in the matter preceding clause (i), by striking 45 days 90 days (ii) in clause (i), by striking 6-month period 24-month period (B) by redesignating paragraphs (6) and (7) as paragraphs (7) and (8), respectively; and (C) by inserting after paragraph (4) the following new paragraphs: (5) Disapproval of rescission No rescission under paragraph (4)(B) of a determination under paragraph (1)(A) with respect to the government of a country may be made if the Congress, within 90 days after receipt of a report under paragraph (4)(B), enacts a joint resolution described in subsection (f)(2) of section 40 of the Arms Export Control Act with respect to a rescission under subsection (f)(1) of such section of a determination under subsection (d) of such section with respect to the government of such country. (6) Notification and briefing Not later than— (A) ten days after initiating a review of the activities of the government of the country concerned within the 24-month period referred to in paragraph (4)(B)(i), the President, acting through the Secretary and the Secretary of State, shall notify the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate of such initiation; and (B) 20 days after the notification described in paragraph (1), the President, acting through the Secretary and the Secretary of State, shall brief such committees on the status of such review. . (2) Regulations The President shall amend the Export Administration Regulations under subchapter C of chapter VII of title 15, Code of Federal Regulations, to the extent necessary and appropriate to carry out the amendment made by paragraph (1).

Summary: State Sponsors of Terrorism Review Enhancement Act This bill amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, the Arms Export Control Act, and the Export Administration Act of 1979, with respect to the rescission of a determination of a country as a state sponsor of terrorism, to require that the President has submitted to Congress a report justifying such rescission 90 days (currently 45 days) prior to the rescission taking effect, which certifies that the government concerned has not provided support for international terrorism during the preceding 24 months (currently 6 months). No such rescission under the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 or the Export Administration Act of 1979 may be made if Congress, within 90 days after receipt of such a presidential report, enacts a joint resolution pursuant to the Arms Export Control Act prohibiting such rescission.