H.R. 450
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119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 450
To prohibit the removal of Cuba from the list of state sponsors of terrorism until Cuba satisfies certain conditions, and for other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
January 15, 2025
Ms. Salazar (for herself, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Gimenez, Mr. Self, Mr. Rutherford, Mr. Wilson of South Carolina, Mr. McCaul, Mr. Zinke, Mr. Mills, Mr. Diaz-Balart, Mr. Weber of Texas, Mr. Scott Franklin of Florida, Mrs. Wagner, Ms. Tenney, Mr. Issa, Mr. Crenshaw, Mrs. Bice, Mr. Womack, Mr. Burchett, Mr. Fitzpatrick, Mr. Lawler, and Mr. Tiffany) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs
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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.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Fighting Oppression until the Reign of Castro Ends'' 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. <all>