I 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4558 
To modify certain disclosure requirements relating to the transfer of articles 
on the United States munitions list to Cyprus, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 27, 2019 
Mr. CICILLINE (for himself, Mr. BILIRAKIS, Mr. CRIST, Mr. DEUTCH, Mr. 
GOTTHEIMER, Mr. KRISHNAMOORTHI, Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of 
New York, Ms. MENG, Mr. PALLONE, Mr. SARBANES, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, 
Mr. SCHNEIDER, Mr. SIRES, Ms. SPEIER, Mr. SUOZZI, and Ms. TITUS) 
introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
Foreign Affairs 
A BILL 
To modify certain disclosure requirements relating to the 
transfer of articles on the United States munitions list 
to Cyprus, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘End the Cyprus Arms 
Embargo Act of 2019’’. 
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SEC. 2. MODIFICATION OF REQUIREMENTS ON TRANSFER 
OF ARTICLES ON THE UNITED STATES MUNI-
TIONS LIST TO CYPRUS. 
(a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con-
gress that— 
(1) the direct sale or transfer of arms by the 
United States to Cyprus would advance United 
States security interests in Europe by helping to re-
duce the dependence of the Government of Cyprus 
on other countries for defense-related materiel, in-
cluding countries that pose challenges to United 
States interests around the world; and 
(2) it is in the interest of the United States— 
(A) to continue to support United Nations- 
facilitated efforts toward a comprehensive solu-
tion to the division of Cyprus; and 
(B) for the Republic of Cyprus to join 
NATO’s Partnership for Peace program. 
(b) 
MODIFICATION
OF
PROHIBITION.—Section 
620C(e) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 
2373(e)) is amended by adding at the end the following 
new paragraph: 
‘‘(3) The requirement under paragraph (1) 
shall not apply to any sale or other provision of any 
defense article or defense service to Cyprus if the 
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end-user of such defense or defense service is Cy-
prus.’’. 
(c) EXCLUSION OF THE GOVERNMENT OF THE RE-
PUBLIC OF CYPRUS FROM CERTAIN RELATED REGULA-
TIONS.—Beginning on the date of the enactment of this 
Act, the Secretary of State shall not apply a policy of de-
nial for exports, re-exports, or transfers of defense articles 
and defense services destined for or originating in the Re-
public of Cyprus if— 
(1) the request is made by or on behalf of Cy-
prus; and 
(2) the end-user of such defense articles or de-
fense services is Cyprus. 
(d) EXCEPTION.—This exclusion shall not apply to 
any denial based upon credible human rights concerns. 
(e) LIMITATIONS ON THE TRANSFER OF ARTICLES 
ON THE UNITED STATES MUNITIONS LIST TO THE RE-
PUBLIC OF CYPRUS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The policy of denial for ex-
ports, re-exports, or transfers of defense articles on 
the United States Munitions List to the Republic of 
Cyprus shall remain in place unless the President 
determines and certifies to the appropriate congres-
sional committees not less than annually that— 
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(A) the Government of the Republic of Cy-
prus is continuing to cooperate with the United 
States Government in efforts to implement re-
forms on anti-money laundering regulations and 
financial regulatory oversight; and 
(B) the Government of the Republic of Cy-
prus has made and is continuing to take the 
steps necessary to deny Russian military vessels 
access to ports for refueling and servicing. 
(2) WAIVER.—The President may waive the 
limitations contained in this subsection for one fiscal 
year if the President determines that it is essential 
to the national security interests of the United 
States to do so. 
(3) APPROPRIATE
CONGRESSIONAL
COMMIT-
TEES DEFINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘appro-
priate congressional committees’’ means— 
(A) the Committee on Foreign Relations 
and the Committee on Armed Services of the 
Senate; and 
(B) the Committee on Foreign Affairs and 
the Committee on Armed Services of the House 
of Representatives. 
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