I 
112TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6067 
To enhance the security of the Western Hemisphere and bolster regional 
capacity and cooperation to counter current and emerging threats, to 
promote cooperation in the Western Hemisphere to prevent the prolifera-
tion of nuclear, chemical, and biological weapons, to secure universal 
adherence to agreements regarding nuclear nonproliferation, and for 
other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 29, 2012 
Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN (for herself, Mr. MCKEON, Mr. CHABOT, Mr. MACK, Mr. 
BURTON of Indiana, Mr. RIVERA, Mr. DIAZ-BALART, Mr. MCCAUL, Mrs. 
SCHMIDT, Mr. DUNCAN of South Carolina, Mr. TURNER of New York, 
and Mr. BILIRAKIS) introduced the following bill; which was referred to 
the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on 
the Judiciary, Financial Services, and Oversight and Government Reform, 
for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case 
for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the 
committee concerned 
A BILL 
To enhance the security of the Western Hemisphere and 
bolster regional capacity and cooperation to counter cur-
rent and emerging threats, to promote cooperation in 
the Western Hemisphere to prevent the proliferation of 
nuclear, chemical, and biological weapons, to secure uni-
versal adherence to agreements regarding nuclear non-
proliferation, and for other purposes. 
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Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE AND TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 
‘‘Western Hemisphere Security Cooperation Act of 2012’’. 
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for 
this Act is as follows: 
Sec. 1. Short title and table of contents. 
Sec. 2. Definitions. 
TITLE I—COUNTERTERRORISM IN THE WESTERN HEMISPHERE 
Sec. 101. Findings. 
Sec. 102. Statement of policy relating to Iran, Hezbollah, and other foreign ter-
rorist organizations. 
Sec. 103. Statement of policy relating to certain international agreements. 
Sec. 104. Notifications relating to travel by Cuban Government officials within 
or to the United States. 
Sec. 105. Preventing oil benefits, land expropriation, and terrorism expansion. 
Sec. 106. Amendments to annual country reports on terrorism. 
Sec. 107. Amendments to international drug control certification procedures. 
Sec. 108. Amendment to international narcotics control strategy report. 
Sec. 109. International Law Enforcement Academy in San Salvador, El Sal-
vador. 
Sec. 110. United States efforts in the Western Hemisphere. 
Sec. 111. Amendments to the Department of State Rewards Program. 
Sec. 112. Establishment of a Western Hemisphere Regional Coordination Cen-
ter. 
Sec. 113. Transfer of funds to the Central American Regional Security Initia-
tive. 
Sec. 114. Administration of security assistance programs for Central American 
countries. 
Sec. 115. Restriction on assistance for the Guatemalan Army. 
TITLE II—NONPROLIFERATION OF NUCLEAR, CHEMICAL, AND 
BIOLOGICAL WEAPONS IN THE WESTERN HEMISPHERE 
Sec. 201. Findings. 
Sec. 202. Statement of policy regarding the proliferation of weapons-related nu-
clear, chemical, and biological materials, technology, and facili-
ties. 
Sec. 203. Statement of policy regarding the small quantities protocol. 
Sec. 204. Securing adherence to agreements regarding nuclear nonproliferation 
by countries in the Western Hemisphere. 
Sec. 205. Halting the proliferation of nuclear fuel fabrication. 
Sec. 206. Cooperation with the Proliferation Security Initiative. 
Sec. 207. Establishment of the Western Hemisphere Nonproliferation Partner-
ship Initiative. 
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Sec. 208. Foreign policy controls. 
Sec. 209. Limitation on arms transfers. 
Sec. 210. Restrictions on nuclear cooperation with countries assisting the nu-
clear program of Venezuela or Cuba. 
TITLE III—ORGANIZATION OF AMERICAN STATES 
Sec. 301. Actions regarding the Organization of American States. 
TITLE IV—MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS 
Sec. 401. Prohibitions on engagement with certain Western Hemisphere coun-
tries. 
Sec. 402. Report. 
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 
Except as otherwise provided, in this Act: 
(1) APPROPRIATE
CONGRESSIONAL
COMMIT-
TEES.—The term ‘‘appropriate congressional com-
mittees’’ means— 
(A) the Committee on Foreign Affairs; and 
(B) the Committee on Foreign Relations. 
(2) 
NONHUMANITARIAN
ASSISTANCE.—The 
term ‘‘nonhumanitarian assistance’’ means— 
(A) any assistance under the Foreign As-
sistance Act of 1961 (including programs under 
title IV of chapter 2 of part I of such Act, re-
lating to the Overseas Private Investment Cor-
poration), other than— 
(i) disaster relief assistance, including 
any assistance under chapter 9 of part I of 
such Act; 
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(ii) assistance which involves the pro-
vision of food (including monetization of 
food) or medicine; and 
(iii) assistance for refugees; 
(B) sales, or financing on any terms, under 
the Arms Export Control Act; and 
(C) financing under the Export-Import 
Bank Act of 1945. 
(3) STATE SPONSOR OF TERRORISM.—The term 
‘‘state sponsor of terrorism’’ means a country the 
government of which has been determined by the 
Secretary of State, for purposes of section 6(j) of 
the Export Administration Act of 1979 (as contin-
ued in effect under the International Emergency 
Economic Powers Act), section 620A of the Foreign 
Assistance Act of 1961, section 40 of the Arms Ex-
port Control Act, or any other provision of law, is 
a government that has repeatedly provided support 
for acts of international terrorism. 
TITLE I—COUNTERTERRORISM 
IN THE WESTERN HEMISPHERE 
SEC. 101. FINDINGS. 
Congress finds the following: 
(1) In 2004, a Lebanese individual, having en-
tered the United States illegally from Mexico, was 
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