119-hr4413

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4413 Introduced in House

    (IH) ]

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119th CONGRESS
 1st Session
 H. R. 4413

 To provide for nonapplicability of a policy of denial for exports, re-
exports, or transfers of defense articles and defense services destined 
 for or originating in the Republic of Cyprus.

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 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

 July 15, 2025

Mr. Pappas (for himself, Mr. Bilirakis, Ms. Titus, Ms. Malliotakis, and 
 Mr. Kean) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
 Committee on Foreign Affairs

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 A BILL

 To provide for nonapplicability of a policy of denial for exports, re-
exports, or transfers of defense articles and defense services destined 
 for or originating in the Republic of Cyprus.

 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 ``End the Cyprus Embargo Act''.

SEC. 2. SENSE OF CONGRESS.

 It is the sense of Congress that--

    (1) allowing for the export, re-export, or transfer of arms 
 subject to the United States Munitions List to the Republic of 
 Cyprus would advance United States security interests in Europe 
 by helping to reduce the dependence of the Government of the 
 Republic of Cyprus on other countries, including countries that 
 pose challenges to United States interests around the world, 
 for defense-related materiel;

    (2) the Republic of Cyprus has successfully complied with 
 the conditions set forth in the Eastern Mediterranean Security 
 and Energy Partnership Act of 2019 (title X of division J of 
 Public Law 116-94) for the purposes of modifying the 
 prohibitions of the sale or other provisions of any defense 
 article or defense service to the Government of the Republic of 
 Cyprus and modifying the policy of denial for exports, re-
 exports, or transfers of defense articles on the United States 
 Munitions List to the Republic of Cyprus; and

    (3) it is in the interest of the United States--
        (A) to continue to support United Nations-
 facilitated efforts toward a comprehensive solution to 
 the division of Cyprus;
        (B) to enhance the strategic partnership and 
 security relationship between the United States and 
 Republic of Cyprus as provided for in the Eastern 
 Mediterranean Security and Energy Partnership Act of 
 2019;
            (C) to enhance the cooperation between the United 
 States Armed Forces and the National Guard of the 
 Republic of Cyprus and to enhance existing programs 
 such as the joint training between the National Guards 
 of the Republic of Cyprus and the State of New Jersey 
 under the auspices of the Department of Defense's State 
 Partnership Program; and
            (D) for the Republic of Cyprus to join NATO's 
 Partnership for Peace program.

SEC. 3. NONAPPLICABILITY OF A POLICY OF DENIAL FOR EXPORTS, RE-EXPORTS, 
 OR TRANSFERS OF DEFENSE ARTICLES AND DEFENSE SERVICES 
 DESTINED FOR OR ORIGINATING IN THE REPUBLIC OF CYPRUS.

    (a) In General.--Subject to subsection
            (d) and except as provided 
in subsection

    (b) , beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act, 
the Secretary of State shall not apply a policy of denial for exports, 
re-exports, or transfers of defense articles and defense services 
destined for or originating in the Republic of Cyprus if--

    (1) the request is made by or on behalf of the Government 
 of the Republic of Cyprus; and

    (2) the end-user of such defense articles or defense 
 services is the Government of the Republic of Cyprus.

    (b) Exception.--The exclusion provided for in subsection

    (a) shall 
not apply with respect to the application of a policy of denial based 
upon credible human rights concerns.
            (c) Waiver.--The President may waive the exclusion provided for in 
subsection

    (a) for a period of one fiscal year if the President 
determines that it is essential to the national security interests of 
the United States to do so.
            (d) Termination.--

    (1) In general.--The President may terminate the exclusion 
 provided for in subsection

    (a) for the 5-year period beginning 
 on the date that is 5 years after the date of the enactment of 
 this Act, and may renew such termination for subsequent 5-year 
 periods, if, prior to each such 5-year period, the President 
 submits to the appropriate congressional committees a 
 certification that the Government of the Republic of Cyprus is 
 no longer--
        (A) cooperating with the United States Government 
 in efforts to implement reforms on anti-money 
 laundering regulations and financial regulatory 
 oversight; and
        (B) denying Russian military vessels access to 
 ports for refueling and servicing.

    (2) Appropriate congressional committees defined.--In this 
 subsection, the term ``appropriate congressional committees'' 
 means--
        (A) the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the 
 Committee on Armed Services of the House of 
 Representatives; and
        (B) the Committee on Foreign Relations and the 
 Committee on Armed Services of the Senate.
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