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Fighting Oppression until the Reign of Castro Ends Act

H.R. 287 · 117th Congress · Jan 13, 2021 · Lineage

A BILL

To prohibit the removal of Cuba from the list of state sponsors of terrorism until Cuba satisfies certain conditions, and for other purposes.

Section 1 Short title

This Act may be cited as the “Fighting Oppression until the Reign of Castro Ends Act” or the “FORCE Act”.

Sec. 2 Prohibition on removal

(a)
In general— Notwithstanding any other provision of law, neither the President nor the Secretary of State may remove Cuba from the list of state sponsors of terrorism until the President makes the determination described in section 205 of the Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity (LIBERTAD) Act of 1996 (22 U.S.C. 6065).
(b)
Definition— In this section, the term “state sponsor of terrorism” means a country the government of which the Secretary of State determines has repeatedly provided support for international terrorism pursuant to—
(1)
section 1754(c)(1)(A) of the Export Control Reform Act of 2018 (50 U.S.C. 4318(c)(1)(A));
(2)
section 620A of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2371);
(3)
section 40 of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2780); or
(4)
any other provision of law.