Public Law 119-83 (04/13/2026)

22 U.S.C. § 6461

Exports of certain items used in particularly severe violations of religious freedom

(a)

Mandatory licensing

1

1 See References in Text note below.
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary of Commerce, with the concurrence of the Secretary of State, shall include on the list of crime control and detection instruments or equipment controlled for export and reexport under section 4605(n)  of title 50 or under any other provision of law, items being exported or reexported to countries of particular concern for religious freedom that the Secretary of Commerce, with the concurrence of the Secretary of State, and in consultation with appropriate officials including the Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights and Labor and the Ambassador at Large, determines are being used or are intended for use directly and in significant measure to carry out particularly severe violations of religious freedom.

(b)

Licensing ban

section 2304(a)(2) of this titleThe prohibition on the issuance of a license for export of crime control and detection instruments or equipment under shall apply to the export and reexport of any item included pursuant to subsection (a) on the list of crime control instruments.

Pub. L. 105–292, title IV, § 423112 Stat. 2810 (, , .)

Editorial Notes

References in Text

Section 4605(n) of title 50Pub. L. 115–232, div. A, title XVII, § 1766(a)132 Stat. 2232 , referred to in subsec. (a), was repealed by , , .