Sec. 7021. prohibition on assistance to governments supporting international terrorism
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## SEC. 7021 prohibition on assistance to governments supporting international terrorism ###
(a)Lethal Military Equipment Exports ####
(1)Prohibition None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available under titles III through VI of this Act may be made available to any foreign government which provides lethal military equipment to a country the government of which the Secretary of State has determined supports international terrorism for purposes of section 1754(c) of the Export Reform Control Act of 2018 (50 U.S.C. 4813(c)): * Provided,* That the prohibition under this section with respect to a foreign government shall terminate 12 months after that government ceases to provide such military equipment: * Provided further,* That this section applies with respect to lethal military equipment provided under a contract entered into after October 1, 1997. ####
(2)Determination Assistance restricted by paragraph
(1)or any other similar provision of law, may be furnished if the President determines that to do so is important to the national interest of the United States. ####
(3)Report Whenever the President makes a determination pursuant to paragraph (2), the President shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations a report with respect to the furnishing of such assistance, including a detailed explanation of the assistance to be provided, the estimated dollar amount of such assistance, and an explanation of how the assistance furthers the United States national interest. ###
(b)Bilateral Assistance ####
(1)Limitations Funds appropriated for bilateral assistance in titles III through VI of this Act and funds appropriated under any such title in prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs, shall not be made available to any foreign government which the President determines— #####
(A)grants sanctuary from prosecution to any individual or group which has committed an act of international terrorism; #####
(B)otherwise supports international terrorism; or #####
(C)is controlled by an organization designated as a terrorist organization under section 219 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1189). ####
(2)Waiver The President may waive the application of paragraph
(1)to a government if the President determines that national security or humanitarian reasons justify such waiver: * Provided,* That the President shall publish each such waiver in the Federal Register and, at least 15 days before the waiver takes effect, shall notify the Committees on Appropriations of the waiver (including the justification for the waiver) in accordance with the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations.
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