114 STAT. 1549A-70 PUBLIC LAW 106-387 —APPENDIX devices to the Government of 83^*13 or to the Government of North Korea. (b) QUARTERLY REPORTS. —The appHcable department or agency of the Federal Government shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees on a quarterly basis a report on any activities undertaken under subsection (a)(1) during the preceding calendar quarter. (c) BIENNIAL REPORTS.— Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, and every 2 years thereafter, the applicable department or agency of the Federal Government shall submit a report to the appropriate congressional committees on the operation of the licensing system under this section for the preceding 2-year period, including— (1) the number and types of licenses applied for; (2) the number and t3^es of licenses approved; (3) the average amount of time elapsed from the date of filing of a license application until the date of its approval; (4) the extent to which the licensing procedures were effectively implemented; and (5) a description of comments received from interested parties about the extent to which the licensing procedures were effective, after the applicable department or agency holds a public 30-day comment period. SEC. 907. CONGRESSIONAL PROCEDURES. (a) REFERRAL OF REPORT. —A report described in section 903(a)(1) or 905(1) shall be referred to the appropriate committee or committees of the House of Representatives and to the appropriate committee or committees of the Senate. (b) REFERRAL OF JOINT RESOLUTION. — (1) IN GENERAL.—^A joint resolution introduced in the Senate shall be referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations, and a joint resolution introduced in the House of Representatives shall be referred to the Committee on International Relations. (2) REPORTING DATE. —A joint resolution referred to in paragraph (1) may not be reported before the eighth session day of Congress after the introduction of the joint resolution. SEC. 908. PROHIBITION ON UNITED STATES ASSISTANCE AND FINANC- ING. (a) PROHIBITION ON UNITED STATES ASSISTANCE.— (1) IN GENERAL.— Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no United States Government assistance, including United States foreign assistance. United States export assistance, and any United States credit or guarantees shall be available for exports to Cuba or for commercial exports to Iran, Libya, North Korea, or Sudan. (2) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in paragraph (1) shall be construed to alter, modify, or otherwise affect the provisions of section 109 of the Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity (LIBERTAD) Act of 1996 (22 U.S.C. 6039) or any other provision of law relating to Cuba in effect on the day before the date of the enactment of this Act. (3) WAIVER. — The President may waive the application of paragraph (1) with respect to Iran, Libya, North Korea, and Sudan to the degree the President determines that it is in
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