Amendment prohibits cash and precious metal payments to designated state sponsors of terrorism and North Korea in addition to Iran.

1. Adds SEC. 10. PROHIBITION ON CASH PAYMENTS TO STATE SPONSORS OF TERRORISM on page 11, line 21

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   Inserted: SEC. 10. PROHIBITION ON CASH PAYMENTS TO STATE SPONSORS OF TERRORISM.

   Inserted: (a) Prohibition.--

   Inserted: (1) In general.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act, the United States Government may not provide, directly or indirectly, to a government of a state sponsor of terrorism, or an agent acting on behalf of such a government--

   Inserted: (A) monetary instruments; or

   Inserted: (B) precious metals.

   Inserted: (2) Definitions.--In this subsection--

   Inserted: (A) the term "monetary instruments" has the meaning given the term in paragraph (dd) of section 1010.100 of title 31, Code of Federal Regulations; and

   Inserted: (B) the term "precious metal" has the meaning given the term in section 1027.100(d) of title 31, Code of Federal Regulations.

   Inserted: (b) Application to North Korea.--

   Inserted: (1) In general.--Subsection (a) shall apply with respect to a payment, or an agreement to make a payment, to an agency or instrumentality of the Government of the Democratic Peoples' Republic of Korea, or an agent acting on behalf of such Government, in the same manner and to the same extent as such subsection applies with respect to a payment, or an agreement to make a payment, to an agency or instrumentality of a state sponsor of terrorism, subject to the termination provisions described in paragraph (2).

   Inserted: (2) Termination.--Subsection (a) shall cease to apply with respect to a payment, or an agreement to make a payment, to an agency or instrumentality of the Government of the Democratic Peoples' Republic of Korea, or an agent acting on behalf of such Government, beginning on the date on which the President makes the certification to Congress under section 402 of the North Korea Sanctions and Policy Enhancement Act of 2016 (Public Law 114-122; 22 U.S.C. 92512).

   Inserted: (c) State Sponsor of Terrorism Defined.--In this section, the term "state sponsor of terrorism" means a country the government of which the Secretary of State has determined, for purposes of section 6(j)(1)(A) of the Export Administration Act of 1979 (50 U.S.C. App. 2405(j)(1)(A)) (as continued in effect pursuant to the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.)), section 620A(a) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2371(a)), section 40(d) of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2780(d)), or any other provision of law, to be a government that has repeatedly provided support for acts of international terrorism.

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