§7205 — Title 22 Foreign Relations and Intercourse | U.S. Code

Summary

Exports of agricultural goods, medicine, and medical devices to Cuba, to areas of Afghanistan controlled by the Taliban, or to countries the Secretary of State has named as repeat supporters of international terrorism must be done only under one-year U.S. government licenses. Those licenses cover contracts signed during that year and shipments made within 12 months of the contract date. The rules for those licenses cannot be stricter than similar Commerce or Treasury rules, but agencies must refuse licenses for anyone in those places who promotes international terrorism. The one-year license rule does not apply to Syria or North Korea. The responsible federal agency must send Congress a report every quarter about actions taken under the one-year license rule. Not later than 2 years after October 28, 2000, and every 2 years after that, the agency must also report to Congress on how the licensing system worked. That report must say how many and what types of licenses were requested and approved, the average time to approve a license, how well the rules were followed, and a summary of public comments after a 30-day comment period.

Title 22, §7205

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(a)(1)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, the Taliban or the territory of Afghanistan controlled by the Taliban, 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 4605(j)(1) 11 See References in Text note below. of title 50, 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, or in the territory of Afghanistan controlled by the Taliban, promoting international terrorism.

(2)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, or to any other entity in Syria or North Korea.

(b)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) during the preceding calendar quarter.

(c)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.

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

References in Text

section 4605(j)(1) of title 50, referred to in subsec. (a)(1), was repealed by Pub. L. 115–232, div. A, title XVII, § 1766(a), Aug. 13, 2018, 132 Stat. 2232.

Amendments

2001—Subsec. (a)(1). Pub. L. 107–56, § 221(a)(2), inserted “, the Taliban or the territory of Afghanistan controlled by the Taliban,” after “Cuba” and “, or in the territory of Afghanistan controlled by the Taliban,” after “entity within such country”. Subsec. (a)(2). Pub. L. 107–56, § 221(a)(3), inserted “, or to any other entity in Syria or North Korea” before period at end.

§7205 State sponsors of international terrorism