H.R. 4413, the End the Cyprus Embargo Act, would lift a long-standing U.S. policy that denies weapons exports and military equipment sales to Cyprus. Under the bill, the Secretary of State would immediately begin allowing defense articles and services on the U.S. Munitions List to be exported to the Cypriot government, with the stated goal of reducing Cyprus's reliance on other countries—particularly those viewed as adversarial to U.S. interests—for military equipment. The bill includes safeguards: exports would still be blocked if there are credible human rights concerns, the President can waive the provision for one-year periods when necessary, and the President can terminate the entire exclusion after five years if Cyprus stops cooperating on anti-money laundering reforms or begins allowing Russian military vessels to use its ports. There is no new funding specified in the legislation, and the policy changes would take effect upon enactment while remaining subject to presidential review every five years thereafter.
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