A bill to prohibit the United States Government from making cash payments to state sponsors of terrorism, and for other purposes.

Bill: 114-s-3443
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Perdue, David [R-GA]
Introduced: 2016-09-28
Policy area: International Affairs
Latest action: action_date: 2016-09-28
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

Summaries:
action_date: 2016-09-28
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p>This bill prohibits the U.S. government from providing monetary instruments or precious metals to a government of a state sponsor of terrorism or an agent acting on behalf of such government. </p> <p>The bill applies such prohibition to the government of North Korea or an agent acting on its behalf until the President certifies that North Korea has met the criteria for ending sanctions against it under the North Korea Sanctions and Policy Enhancement Act of 2016. </p>

tv_txt: II 114th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 3443 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. Prohibition on cash payments to state sponsors of terrorism (a) In general Notwithstanding any other provision of law, on and after the date of the enactment of this Act, the United States Government may not provide, directly or indirectly, to a government of a state sponsor of terrorism or an agent acting on behalf of such a government— (1) monetary instruments; or (2) precious metals. (b) Application to North Korea (1) In general Subject to paragraph (2), subsection (a) shall apply with respect to the provision of monetary instruments or precious metals to the Government of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, or an agent acting on behalf of that Government, in the same manner and to the same extent as such subsection applies with respect to the provision of monetary instruments or precious metals to the government of a state sponsor of terrorism or an agent acting on behalf of such a government. (2) Termination Paragraph (1) terminates on the date on which the President makes the certification to Congress under section 402 of the North Korea Sanctions and Policy Enhancement Act of 2016 ( 22 U.S.C. 9252 ). (c) Definitions In this section: (1) Monetary instruments The term monetary instruments has the meaning given the term in section 1010.100(dd) of title 31, Code of Federal Regulations (as in effect on the day before the date of the enactment of this Act). (2) Precious metal The term precious metal has the meaning given the term in section 1027.100(d) of title 31, Code of Federal Regulations (as in effect on the day before the date of the enactment of this Act). (3) State sponsor of terrorism The term state sponsor of terrorism means a country the government of which the Secretary of State has determined to be a government that has repeatedly provided support for acts of international terrorism for purposes of— (A) section 6(j)(1)(A) of the Export Administration Act of 1979 ( 50 U.S.C. 4605(j)(1)(A) ) (as continued in effect pursuant to the International Emergency Economic Powers Act ( 50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq. )); (B) section 620A(a) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 ( 22 U.S.C. 2371(a) ); (C) section 40(d) of the Arms Export Control Act ( 22 U.S.C. 2780(d) ); or (D) any other provision of law.