123STA T . 31 5 3 PUBLIC LA W 111 – 11 7—DE C.1 6, 2 0 0 9SEC.518 . None o fth ef u n dsap p r opr i ated or other w ise m ade a v ai l a b le under this Ac tma y be used to issue patents on claims directed to or encompassin g a human organism. SEC. 51 9 . None of the funds made available in this Act shall be used in any way whatsoever to support or j ustify the use of torture by any official or contract employee of the U nited States G overnment. SEC. 5 20 . ( a ) Notwithstanding any other provision of law or treaty , none of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available under this Act or any other Act may be e x pended or obligated by a department, agency, or instrumentality of the United States to pay administrative expenses or to compensate an officer or employee of the United States in connection with re q uiring an export license for the export to C anada of components, parts, acces - sories or attachments for firearms listed in Category I , section 121.1 of title 22, Code of F ederal R egulations (International T raf- fic k ing in Arms Regulations (ITAR), part 121, as it existed on April 1, 2005) with a total value not exceeding $ 500 wholesale in any transaction, provided that the conditions of subsection (b) of this section are met by the exporting party for such articles. (b) The foregoing exemption from obtaining an export license — (1) does not exempt an exporter from filing any Shipper ’ s E xport D eclaration or notification letter required by law, or from being otherwise eligible under the laws of the United States to possess, ship, transport, or export the articles enumer- ated in subsection (a)
and (2) does not permit the export without a license of— (A) fully automatic firearms and components and parts for such firearms, other than for end use by the Federal Government, or a P rovincial or M unicipal Government of Canada; ( B ) barrels, cylinders, receivers (frames) or complete breech mechanisms for any firearm listed in Category I, other than for end use by the Federal Government, or a Provincial or Municipal Government of Canada; or (C) articles for export from Canada to another foreign destination. (c) In accordance with this section, the District Directors of Customs and postmasters shall permit the permanent or temporary export without a license of any unclassified articles specified in subsection (a) to Canada for end use in Canada or return to the United States, or temporary import of Canadian-origin items from Canada for end use in the United States or return to Canada for a Canadian citi z en. (d) The President may require export licenses under this section on a temporary basis if the President determines, upon publication first in the Federal Register, that the Government of Canada has implemented or maintained inadequate import controls for the arti- cles specified in subsection (a), such that a significant diversion of such articles has and continues to take place for use in inter- national terrorism or in the escalation of a conflict in another nation. The President shall terminate the requirements of a license when reasons for the temporary requirements have ceased. SEC. 521. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no department, agency, or instrumentality of the United States receiving appropriated funds under this Act or any other Act shall obligate or expend in any way such funds to pay administrative Firea r ms.P resi d e nt . D eterminati o n. Federa lR e g ister ,pub li c ation. Ex ports and imports. Firearms. C anada. T orture. H uman organism.
