,i  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #ddac  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,july #ae1 #bjbe,mr4 
,pappas 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,bilirakis1  
,ms4 ,titus1 ,ms4 ,malliotakis1 and ,mr4
 ,kean7 introduced the following bill2  
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,foreign ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to       
provide for nonapplicability of a policy
 of denial for exports1 re-exports1 or  
transfers of defense articles and       
defense services destined for or        
originating in the ,republic of ,cyprus4
  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be    
cited as the ,end the ,cyprus ,embargo  
,act4  #b4 ,sense of ,congress ,it is   
the sense of ,congress that--  7#a7     
allowing for the export1 re-export1 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 countries1

 including countries that pose          
challenges to ,united ,states interests 
around the world1 for defense-related   
materiel2  7#b7 the ,republic of ,cyprus
 has successfully complied with the     
conditions set forth in the ,eastern    
,mediterranean ,security and ,energy    
,partnership ,act of #bjai 7title ,x of 
division ,j of ,public ,law #aaf-id7 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 exports1       
re-exports1 or transfers of defense     
articles on the ,united ,states         
,munitions ,list to the ,republic of    
,cyprus2 and  7#c7 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  7,b7 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 #bjai2  7,c7 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 ,program2
 and  7,d7 for the ,republic of ,cyprus 
to join ,,nato's ,partnership for ,peace
 program4  #c4 ,nonapplicability of 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  7a7 ,in general ,subject to    
subsection 7d7 and except as provided in
 subsection 7b71 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 the ,government of   
the ,republic of ,cyprus2 and  7#b7 the 
end-user of such defense articles or    
defense services is the ,government of  
the ,republic of ,cyprus4  7b7          
,exception ,the exclusion provided for  
in subsection 7a7 shall not apply with  
respect to the application of a policy  
of denial based upon credible human     
rights concerns4  7c7 ,waiver ,the      
,president may waive the exclusion      
provided for in subsection 7a7 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  
so4  7d7 ,termination  7#a7 ,in general 
,the ,president may terminate the       
exclusion provided for in subsection 7a7

 for the #e-year period beginning on the
 date that is #e years after the date of
 the enactment of this ,act1 and may    
renew such termination for subsequent   
#e-year periods1 if1 prior to each such 
#e-year period1 the ,president submits  
to the appropriate congressional        
committees a certification that the     
,government of the ,republic of ,cyprus 
is no longer-- 7,a7 cooperating with the
 ,united ,states ,government in efforts 
to implement reforms on anti-money      
laundering regulations and financial    
regulatory oversight2 and  7,b7 denying 
,russian military vessels access to     
ports for refueling and servicing4  7#b7
 ,appropriate congressional committees  
defined ,in this subsection1 the term   
appropriate congressional committees    
means--  7,a7 the ,committee on ,foreign
 ,affairs and the ,committee on ,armed  
,services of the ,house of              
,representatives2 and  7,b7 the         
,committee on ,foreign ,relations and   
the ,committee on ,armed ,services of   

the ,senate4