[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 3443 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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114th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 3443

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


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                   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

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                                 A BILL


 
 To prohibit the United States Government from making cash payments to 
          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. 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.
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