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[CITE: 22USC7205]

 
               TITLE 22--FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE
 
        CHAPTER 79--TRADE SANCTIONS REFORM AND EXPORT ENHANCEMENT
 
Sec. 7205. State sponsors of international terrorism


(a) Requirement

                           (1) In general

        Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter (other than 
    section 7203 of this title), the export of agricultural commodities, 
    medicine, or medical devices to Cuba or to the government of a 
    country that has been determined by the Secretary of State to have 
    repeatedly provided support for acts of international terrorism 
    under section 2371 of this title, section 2405(j)(1) of title 50, 
    Appendix, or section 2780(d) of this title, or to any other entity 
    in such a country, shall only be made pursuant to 1-year licenses 
    issued by the United States Government for contracts entered into 
    during the 1-year period of the license and shipped within the 12-
    month period beginning on the date of the signing of the contract, 
    except that the requirements of such 1-year licenses shall be no 
    more restrictive than license exceptions administered by the 
    Department of Commerce or general licenses administered by the 
    Department of the Treasury, except that procedures shall be in place 
    to deny licenses for exports to any entity within such country 
    promoting international terrorism.

                            (2) Exception

        Paragraph (1) shall not apply with respect to the export of 
    agricultural commodities, medicine, or medical devices to the 
    Government of Syria or to the Government of North Korea.

(b) Quarterly reports

    The applicable department or agency of the Federal Government shall 
submit to the appropriate congressional committees on a quarterly basis 
a report on any activities undertaken under subsection (a)(1) of this 
section during the preceding calendar quarter.

(c) Biennial reports

    Not later than 2 years after October 28, 2000, and every 2 years 
thereafter, the applicable department or agency of the Federal 
Government shall submit a report to the appropriate congressional 
committees on the operation of the licensing system under this section 
for the preceding 2-year period, including--
        (1) the number and types of licenses applied for;
        (2) the number and types of licenses approved;
        (3) the average amount of time elapsed from the date of filing 
    of a license application until the date of its approval;
        (4) the extent to which the licensing procedures were 
    effectively implemented; and
        (5) a description of comments received from interested parties 
    about the extent to which the licensing procedures were effective, 
    after the applicable department or agency holds a public 30-day 
    comment period.

(Pub. L. 106-387, Sec. 1(a) [title IX, Sec. 906], Oct. 28, 2000, 114 
Stat. 1549, 1549A-69.)

                  Section Referred to in Other Sections

    This section is referred to in section 7201 of this title.
