3.0.0 6067 2019-11-15T21:36:09Z 2022-02-08T17:27:15Z House H HR 2012-06-29 112 From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN:H.R. 6067.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:This bill is enacted pursuant to the power granted toCongress under Article I, Section 8.[Page H4655]]]> hsba00 Financial Services Committee House Standing hsba19 Domestic Monetary Policy and Technology Subcommittee Referred to 2012-10-23T20:44:20Z hsba20 Financial Institutions and Monetary Policy Subcommittee Referred to 2012-10-23T20:43:38Z Referred to 2012-06-29T13:05:10Z hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing hsju01 Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement Subcommittee Referred to 2012-07-19T18:11:40Z Referred to 2012-06-29T13:05:05Z hsgo00 Oversight and Accountability Committee House Standing Referred to 2012-06-29T13:05:15Z hsfa00 Foreign Affairs Committee House Standing Referred to 2012-06-29T13:05:00Z 2012-10-23 hsba19 Domestic Monetary Policy and Technology Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Domestic Monetary Policy and Technology. Committee 2012-10-23 hsba20 Financial Institutions and Monetary Policy Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on International Monetary Policy and Trade. Committee 2012-07-19 hsju01 Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration Policy and Enforcement. Committee 2012-06-29 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsgo00 Oversight and Accountability Committee 2012-06-29 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsba00 Financial Services Committee 2012-06-29 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2012-06-29 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsfa00 Foreign Affairs Committee 2012-06-29 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2012-06-29 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress R000435 Rep. Ros-Lehtinen, Ileana [R-FL-18] ILEANA ROS-LEHTINEN R FL 18 N M000508 Rep. McKeon, Howard P. "Buck" [R-CA-25] HOWARD MCKEON R CA P. 25 2012-06-29 True C000266 Rep. Chabot, Steve [R-OH-1] STEVE CHABOT R OH 1 2012-06-29 True M001155 Rep. Mack, Connie [R-FL-14] Connie Mack R FL 14 2012-06-29 True B001149 Rep. Burton, Dan [R-IN-5] DAN BURTON R IN 5 2012-06-29 True R000590 Rep. Rivera, David [R-FL-25] David Rivera R FL 25 2012-06-29 True D000600 Rep. Diaz-Balart, Mario [R-FL-21] Mario Diaz-Balart R FL 21 2012-06-29 True M001157 Rep. McCaul, Michael T. [R-TX-10] Michael McCaul R TX T. 10 2012-06-29 True S001164 Rep. Schmidt, Jean [R-OH-2] Jean Schmidt R OH 2 2012-06-29 True D000615 Rep. Duncan, Jeff [R-SC-3] Jeff Duncan R SC 3 2012-06-29 True T000471 Rep. Turner, Robert L. [R-NY-9] Robert Turner R NY L. 9 2012-06-29 True B001257 Rep. Bilirakis, Gus M. [R-FL-9] Gus Bilirakis R FL M. 9 2012-06-29 True K000362 Rep. King, Steve [R-IA-5] Steve King R IA 5 2012-07-19 False M001134 Rep. Myrick, Sue Wilkins [R-NC-9] SUE MYRICK R NC WILKINS 9 2012-07-19 False International Affairs Antigua and Barbuda Aquatic ecology Arms control and nonproliferation Bahamas Barbados Belize Bolivia Border security and unlawful immigration Caribbean area Central America Congressional oversight Correctional facilities and imprisonment Costa Rica Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation Cuba Dominica Dominican Republic Drug trafficking and controlled substances Ecuador El Salvador Environmental assessment, monitoring, research Florida Foreign aid and international relief Foreign and international banking Foreign loans and debt Fraud offenses and financial crimes Government ethics and transparency, public corruption Government information and archives Grenada Guatemala Guyana Haiti Hazardous wastes and toxic substances Higher education Honduras Infectious and parasitic diseases International law and treaties International organizations and cooperation Iran Latin America Law enforcement officers Marine and coastal resources, fisheries Military assistance, sales, and agreements Nicaragua Nuclear power Nuclear weapons Oil and gas Organization of American States Organized crime Panama Paraguay Public contracts and procurement Russia Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Lucia Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Sanctions Suriname Teaching, teachers, curricula Technology transfer and commercialization Terrorism Trade restrictions Travel and tourism Trinidad and Tobago U.S. and foreign investments United Nations Venezuela Visas and passports Western Hemisphere Wildlife conservation and habitat protection International Affairs 00 2012-06-29 Introduced in House 2012-08-14T15:01:08Z Western Hemisphere Security Cooperation Act of 2012 - Sets forth U.S. policy statements regarding: (1) the threat posed by Iran and deterrence of Western Hemisphere cooperation in enhancing Iran's development of nuclear, biological, or chemical weapons; (2) the security and environmental threat posed by Cuba; (3) implementation by Western Hemisphere countries of counterterrorism conventions; (4) nonproliferation, including nonproliferation of nuclear fuel fabrication; and (5) Small Quantities Protocols.

Directs the Secretary of State to notify Congress regarding specified travel by Cuban government officials to or within the United States.

Denies a visa to, and excludes from the United States, any alien who is an officer or principal of an entity, or a controlling shareholder in an entity, that has made specified financial investments to enhance Cuba's development of petroleum resources of the submerged lands located off Cuba's coast.

Imposes specified export, loan, and bank-related sanctions on a person or financial institution that has made specified financial investments to enhance Cuba's development of petroleum resources of the submerged lands located off Cuba's coast or has made an investment that contributes to such enhancement and has trafficked in confiscated U.S. property.

Makes it illegal for a U.S. person to provide materials, technical equipment, or other assistance that contributes to the enhancement of Cuba's ability to develop petroleum resources of the submerged lands located off Cuba's coast.

Revises provisions regarding: (1) international drug control certification procedures, and (2) the Department of State rewards program.

Expresses the sense of Congress that the International Law Enforcement Academy in San Salvador, El Salvador, should continue to serve as a critical component of U.S. regional counterterrorism efforts.

Authorizes the President to impose specified sanctions on any country in the Western Hemisphere that is engaged in state sponsored terrorism, is threatening U.S. national security interests, or is not cooperating with U.S. counterterrorism or nonproliferation efforts.

Directs the Secretary to negotiate the establishment of a Western Hemisphere Regional Coordination Center.

Authorizes the transfer of specified funds to the Central American Regional Security Initiative.

States that certain security assistance funds for any country of Central America may be administered only through the U.S. embassy for such Central American country.

Directs the President to use all political, economic, and diplomatic tools to ensure that each Western Hemisphere country has signed and implemented a comprehensive safeguards agreement with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and is adhering to other nonproliferation agreements. Authorizes the President to impose specified sanctions against a country that has failed to sign or adhere to such agreements.

Directs the President to use all political, economic, and diplomatic tools to prevent the development or acquisition by any country of a capacity to fabricate nuclear fuel if such country did not have such capacity as of January 1, 2012.

Authorizes the Secretary to negotiate the establishment of the Western Hemisphere Nonproliferation Partnership Initiative.

Prohibits sales or exports of major defense equipment to a Western Hemisphere country until the President certifies that the government of such country is not carrying out policies undermining U.S. national security interests and is cooperating with U.S. nonproliferation efforts.

Places restrictions on nuclear cooperation with countries assisting the nuclear or biological program of Venezuela or Cuba or transferring advanced conventional weapons or missiles to Venezuela or Cuba.

Authorizes specified funds to be made available for U.S. voluntary contributions to the Organization of American States (OAS).

Prohibits U.S. contributions from being made to the OAS if Cuba is admitted as an active OAS member state or participates at the Summit of the Americas with OAS consent unless the Secretary certifies to Congress that a democratically elected Cuban government has been established.

States that nothing in this Act shall be construed as weakening or removing any prohibitions on U.S. engagement with or assistance to any Western Hemisphere country that the Secretary has designated as a state sponsor of terrorism for a minimum of five consecutive years.

]]> Western Hemisphere Security Cooperation Act of 2012 Short Titles as Introduced Western Hemisphere Security Cooperation Act of 2012 Display Title Western Hemisphere Security Cooperation Act of 2012 Official Title as Introduced 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 proliferation of nuclear, chemical, and biological weapons, to secure universal adherence to agreements regarding nuclear nonproliferation, and for other purposes. Introduced in House 2012-06-29T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-112hr6067ih/xml/BILLS-112hr6067ih.xml 2012-10-23 Referred to the Subcommittee on Domestic Monetary Policy and Technology. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.