,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #deeh  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,september #bg1      
#bjai,mr4 ,cicilline 7for himself1 ,mr4 
,bilirakis1 ,mr4 ,crist1 ,mr4 ,deutch1  
,mr4 ,gottheimer1 ,mr4 ,krishnamoorthi1 
,mrs4 ,carolyn ,b4 ,maloney of ,new     
,york1 ,ms4 ,meng1 ,mr4 ,pallone1 ,mr4  
,sarbanes1 ,ms4 ,schakowsky1 ,mr4       
,schneider1 ,mr4 ,sires1 ,ms4 ,speier1  
,mr4 ,suozzi1 and ,ms4 ,titus7          
introduced the following bill2 which was
 referred to the ,committee on ,foreign 
,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to modify certain 
disclosure requirements relating to the 
transfer of articles on the ,united     
,states munitions list to ,cyprus1 and  
for other purposes4  #a4 ,short title   
,this ,act may be cited as the ,end the 
,cyprus ,arms ,embargo ,act of #bjai4   
#b4 ,modification of requirements on    
transfer of articles on the ,united     
,states munitions list to ,cyprus  7a7  
,sense of ,congress ,it is the sense of 
,congress that--  7#a7 the direct sale  

or transfer of arms by the ,united      
,states to ,cyprus would advance ,united
 ,states security interests in ,europe  
by helping to reduce the dependence of  
the ,government of ,cyprus on other     
countries for defense-related materiel1 
including countries that pose challenges
 to ,united ,states interests around the
 world2 and  7#b7 it is in the interest 
of the ,united ,states-- 7,a7 to        
continue to support ,united             
,nations-facilitated efforts toward a   
comprehensive solution to the division  
of ,cyprus2 and  7,b7 for the ,republic 
of ,cyprus to join ,,nato's ,partnership
 for ,peace program4  7b7 ,modification 
of prohibition ,section #fbj;,c7e7 of   
the ,foreign ,assistance ,act of #aifa  
7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #bcgc7;e77 is amended by 
adding at the end the following new     
paragraph3  7#c7 ,the requirement under 
paragraph 7#a7 shall not apply to any   
sale or other provision of any defense  
article or defense service to ,cyprus if
 the end-user of such defense or defense

 service is ,cyprus4  4  7c7 ,exclusion 
of the ,government of the ,republic of  
,cyprus from certain related regulations
 ,beginning on the date of the enactment
 of this ,act1 the ,secretary of ,state 
shall not apply a policy of denial for  
exports1 re-exports1 or transfers of    
defense articles and defense services   
destined for or originating in the      
,republic of ,cyprus if--  7#a7 the     
request is made by or on behalf of      
,cyprus2 and  7#b7 the end-user of such 
defense articles or defense services is 
,cyprus4  7d7 ,exception ,this exclusion
 shall not apply to any denial based    
upon credible human rights concerns4    
7e7 ,limitations on the transfer of     
articles on the united states munitions 
list to the republic of cyprus  7#a7 ,in
 general ,the policy of denial for      
exports1 re-exports1 or transfers of    
defense articles on the ,united ,states 
,munitions ,list to the ,republic of    
,cyprus shall remain in place unless the
 ,president determines and certifies to 

the appropriate congressional committees
 not less than annually that--  7,a7 the
 ,government of the ,republic of ,cyprus
 is continuing to cooperate with the    
,united ,states ,government in efforts  
to implement reforms on anti-money      
laundering regulations and financial    
regulatory oversight2 and  7,b7 the     
,government of the ,republic of ,cyprus 
has made and is continuing to take the  
steps necessary to deny ,russian        
military vessels access to ports for    
refueling and servicing4  7#b7 ,waiver  
,the ,president may waive the           
limitations contained in this subsection
 for one fiscal year if the ,president  
determines that it is essential to the  
national security interests of the      
,united ,states to do so4  7#c7         
,appropriate congressional committees   
defined ,in this section1 the term      
appropriate congressional committees    
means-- 7,a7 the ,committee on ,foreign 
,relations and the ,committee on ,armed 
,services of the ,senate2 and  7,b7 the 

,committee on ,foreign ,affairs and the 
,committee on ,armed ,services of the   
,house of ,representatives4