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A federal court in Florida has held that two Florida statutes are unconstitutional and unenforceable. The statutes ban state universities from using non-state funds for travel to terrorist countries. The federal court held that state universities may use private and federal funds for travel to terrorist states as long as the federal government approves the travel. The U.S. State Department's current list of terrorist countries includes Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Sudan, and Syria. But the State Department says the list is subject to change. The court clarified that Florida statutes only govern funding for travel-related activities, but not teaching, research, and other activities involving terrorist states.