1. Short titles
This Act may be cited as the “Fighting Oppression until the Reign of Castro Ends Act” or the “FORCE Act”.
Fighting Oppression until the Reign of Castro Ends Act
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.
2. Prohibition on removal
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).
Defined term— 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—
section 1754(c)(1)(A) of the Export Control Reform Act of 2018 (50 U.S.C. 4318(c)(1)(A));
section 620A of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2371);
section 40 of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2780); or
any other provision of law.
3. Report
In general— Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the President shall submit a report to the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate, the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate, the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives, and the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives that identifies all terrorists and fugitives who—
have been convicted for a terrorism-related offense in a United States court;
fled the United States after being indicted for a terrorism-related offense, but before standing trial; or
are members of a foreign terrorist organization; and
are being provided safe haven in Cuba.
Form— Each report submitted under this section shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex.