Title: State Sponsors of Terrorism Review Enhancement Act
Policy area: International Affairs

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.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 430 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 430

To modify authorities that provide for rescission of determinations of 
   countries as state sponsors of terrorism, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 10, 2017

    Mr. Yoho (for himself, Mr. Abraham, Mr. Hill, and Mr. Gohmert) 
 introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
                            Foreign Affairs

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                                 A BILL


 
To modify authorities that provide for rescission of determinations of 
   countries as state sponsors of terrorism, and for other purposes.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``State Sponsors of Terrorism Review 
Enhancement Act''.

SEC. 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) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (c)(2)--
                    (A) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by 
                striking ``45 days'' and inserting ``90 days''; and
                    (B) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``6-month 
                period'' and inserting ``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'' and inserting 
        ``may, on a case-by-case basis, be''; and
            (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) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (f)--
                    (A) in paragraph (1)(B)--
                            (i) in the matter preceding clause (i), by 
                        striking ``45 days'' and inserting ``90 days''; 
                        and
                            (ii) in clause (i), by striking ``6-month 
                        period'' and inserting ``24-month period''; and
                    (B) in paragraph (2)--
                            (i) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``45 
                        days'' and inserting ``90 days''; and
                            (ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``45-
                        day period'' and inserting ``90-day period'';
            (2) in subsection (g), in the matter preceding paragraph 
        (1), by striking ``may waive'' and inserting ``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)), as continued in effect 
        under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, is 
        amended--
                    (A) in paragraph (4)(B)--
                            (i) in the matter preceding clause (i), by 
                        striking ``45 days'' and inserting ``90 days''; 
                        and
                            (ii) in clause (i), by striking ``6-month 
                        period'' and inserting ``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).
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