22 U.S.C. § 2371 : US Code - Section 2371: Prohibition on assistance to governments supporting international terrorism

Search 22 U.S.C. § 2371 : US Code - Section 2371: Prohibition on assistance to governments supporting international terrorism

(a) Prohibition
The United States shall not provide any assistance under this
chapter, the Agricultural Trade Development and Assistance Act of
1954 [7 U.S.C. 1691 et seq.], the Peace Corps Act [22 U.S.C. 2501
et seq.], or the Export-Import Bank Act of 1945 [12 U.S.C. 635 et
seq.] to any country if the Secretary of State determines that the
government of that country has repeatedly provided support for acts
of international terrorism.
(b) Publication of determinations
Each determination of the Secretary of State under subsection (a)
of this section, including each determination in effect on December
12, 1989, shall be published in the Federal Register.
(c) Rescission
A determination made by the Secretary of State under subsection
(a) of this section may not be rescinded unless the President
submits to the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the
chairman of the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate -
(1) before the proposed rescission would take effect, a report
certifying that -
(A) there has been a fundamental change in the leadership and
policies of the government of the country concerned;
(B) that government is not supporting acts of international
terrorism; and
(C) that government has provided assurances that it will not
support acts of international terrorism in the future; or
(2) at least 45 days before the proposed rescission would take
effect, a report justifying the rescission and certifying that -
(A) the government concerned has not provided any support for
international terrorism during the preceding 6-month period;
and
(B) the government concerned has provided assurances that it
will not support acts of international terrorism in the future.
(d) Waiver
Assistance prohibited by subsection (a) of this section may be
provided to a country described in that subsection if -
(1) the President determines that national security interests
or humanitarian reasons justify a waiver of subsection (a) of
this section, except that humanitarian reasons may not be used to
justify assistance under subchapter II of this chapter (including
part IV, part VI, and part VIII), or the Export-Import Bank Act
of 1945 [12 U.S.C. 635 et seq.]; and
(2) at least 15 days before the waiver takes effect, the
President consults with the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the
House of Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Relations
of the Senate regarding the proposed waiver and submits a report
to the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the chairman
of the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate containing -
(A) the name of the recipient country;
(B) a description of the national security interests or
humanitarian reasons which require the waiver;
(C) the type and amount of and the justification for the
assistance to be provided pursuant to the waiver; and
(D) the period of time during which such waiver will be
effective.
The waiver authority granted in this subsection may not be used to
provide any assistance under this chapter which is also prohibited
by section 2780 of this title.