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117TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 287
To prohibit the removal of Cuba from the list of state sponsors of terrorism
until Cuba satisfies certain conditions, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JANUARY 13, 2021
Ms. SALAZAR
(for herself, Ms. MALLIOTAKIS, Mr. DIAZ-BALART, Mr.
GIMENEZ, Mr. DUNN, Mr. MOONEY, Mr. WALTZ, Mrs. BICE of Okla-
homa, and Mrs. CAMMACK) introduced the following bill; which was re-
ferred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs
A BILL
To prohibit the removal of Cuba from the list of state spon-
sors of terrorism until Cuba satisfies certain conditions,
and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
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tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
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This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Fighting Oppression
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until the Reign of Castro Ends Act’’ or the ‘‘FORCE
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Act’’.
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SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON REMOVAL.
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(a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other provi-
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sion of law, neither the President nor the Secretary of
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State may remove Cuba from the list of state sponsors
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of terrorism until the President makes the determination
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described in section 205 of the Cuban Liberty and Demo-
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cratic Solidarity (LIBERTAD) Act of 1996 (22 U.S.C.
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6065).
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(b) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘‘state
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sponsor of terrorism’’ means a country the government of
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which the Secretary of State determines has repeatedly
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provided support for international terrorism pursuant
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to—
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(1) section 1754(c)(1)(A) of the Export Control
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Reform Act of 2018 (50 U.S.C. 4318(c)(1)(A));
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(2) section 620A of the Foreign Assistance Act
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of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2371);
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(3) section 40 of the Arms Export Control Act
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(22 U.S.C. 2780); or
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(4) any other provision of law.
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