Title 22, Foreign Relations and IntercourseRelease 119-102
§7204 Termination of Sanctions
Title 22 › CHAPTER 79 — TRADE SANCTIONS REFORM AND EXPORT ENHANCEMENT › § 7204
Summary
Unilateral agricultural or medical sanctions put in place under the process in section 7202(a) end after 2 years. They can only be kept longer if the President, at least 60 days before they would end, sends Congress a report asking to extend them up to 2 more years and Congress passes a law (a joint resolution) approving that request.
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Title 22, §7204
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Any unilateral agricultural sanction or unilateral medical sanction that is imposed pursuant to the procedures described in section 7202(a) of this title shall terminate not later than 2 years after the date on which the sanction became effective unless—
(1)not later than 60 days before the date of termination of the sanction, the President submits to Congress a report containing—
(A)the recommendation of the President for the continuation of the sanction for an additional period of not to exceed 2 years; and
(B)the request of the President for approval by Congress of the recommendation; and
(2)there is enacted into law a joint resolution stating the approval of Congress for the report submitted under paragraph (1).
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22 U.S.C. § 7204
Title 22, Foreign Relations and Intercourse
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102