Florida Senate - 2010                                    SB 2576
       
       
       
       By Senator Gelber
       
       
       
       
       35-02274-10                                           20102576__
    1                        A bill to be entitled                      
    2         An act relating to the export of goods, commodities,
    3         and things of value to foreign countries; defining the
    4         term “state agency”; prohibiting state agencies from
    5         issuing certain forms of documentation for any good,
    6         commodity, or thing of value to be exported to certain
    7         foreign countries; providing an effective date.
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    9  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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   11         Section 1. Export of goods, commodities, and things of
   12  value to foreign countries that support international terrorism;
   13  prohibited documentation.—
   14         (1) As used in this section, the term “state agency” means
   15  any official, officer, commission, board, authority, council,
   16  committee, or department of the executive branch of state
   17  government.
   18         (2) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a state
   19  agency may not issue a certificate of free sale, export
   20  certification report, certificate of good manufacturing
   21  practices, permit, registration, license, or certification of
   22  any kind for any good, commodity, or thing of value to be
   23  exported to a foreign country if the United States Secretary of
   24  State, pursuant to 50 U.S.C. App. s. 2405(j), 22 U.S.C. s.
   25  2371(a), or 22 U.S.C. s. 2780(d), determines that the government
   26  of that country has repeatedly provided support for acts of
   27  international terrorism.
   28         Section 2. This act shall take effect upon becoming a law.