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118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 7914 

To require the imposition of sanctions on the Popular Resistance Committees 

and other associated entities, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

APRIL 9, 2024 

Mr. SHERMAN (for himself, Mr. KUSTOFF, Mr. MCCAUL, and Mr. SCHNEIDER) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 

on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 

for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case 

for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the 

committee concerned 

A BILL 

To require the imposition of sanctions on the Popular Resistance Committees and other associated entities, and for 

other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Accountability for Ter5 rorist Perpetrators of October 7th Act’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. IMPOSITION OF TERRORISM SANCTIONS WITH RE2 SPECT TO THE POPULAR RESISTANCE COM3 MITTEES. 

4 (a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 

5 (1) Since its founding in 2000 during the sec6 ond intifada, the Popular Resistance Committees 

7 (referred to as the ‘‘PRC’’) has regularly carried out 

8 terror attacks against Israelis, Americans, and Pal9 estinians. 

10 (2) The PRC’s ranks include former operatives 

11 from Hamas, Palestinian Islamic Jihad, and the 

12 Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine, all of 

13 which are designated by the United States as foreign 

14 terrorist organizations. 

15 (3) The PRC carried out an attack in 2003 on 

16 a United States diplomatic convoy that injured a 

17 diplomat and killed 3 security guards from the 

18 United States. The PRC has also carried out the 

19 2004 murder of a pregnant Israeli woman and her 

20 4 daughters, aged 11, 9, 7 and 2, and the executions 

21 of Palestinians, including the former Palestinian Au22 thority Gaza security chief. 

23 (4) The PRC has been the third-largest terror 

24 group in the Gaza strip, after Hamas and Pales25 tinian Islamic Jihad, since as early as 2011. 


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1 (5) On October 7, 2023, Hamas, Palestinian Is2 lamic Jihad, and the Popular Resistance Committees 

3 terrorists launched a massive, unprovoked war on 

4 Israel by air, land, and sea, including firing thou5 sands of rockets, resulting in the deaths of 1,200 in6 nocent Israelis, Americans, and others, the abduc7 tion of 250 hostages, and widespread torture and 

8 sexual violence. 

9 (6) On October 7, 2023, the PRC issued a 

10 statement claiming responsibility for participating in 

11 the terrorist attack against Israel alongside Hamas 

12 and their affiliates, including the kidnap of IDF sol13 diers, and posted photos of items taken from soldiers 

14 killed and captured by the group as evidence. 

15 (7) On October 8, 2023, the PRC issued a 

16 statement claiming responsibility for dispatching ka17 mikaze drones during the attack on Israel. 

18 (b) IN GENERAL.—On and after the date that is 90 

19 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the President 

20 shall impose the measures described in subsection (d) with 

21 respect to— 

22 (1) the Popular Resistance Committees; 

23 (2) any foreign person that is an official, agent, 

24 or affiliate of a foreign person described in para25 graph (1); 


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1 (3) any foreign person that is owned or con2 trolled by a foreign person described in paragraph 

3 (1) or (2); and 

4 (4) any current or future armed organization 

5 the President determines is operating under the um6 brella of the Popular Resistance Committees or any 

7 other person described in this subsection. 

8 (c) SANCTIONS DESCRIBED.—The sanctions de9 scribed in this subsection are the following: 

10 (1) IN GENERAL.—The sanctions described in 

11 this subsection are the following: 

12 (A) BLOCKING OF PROPERTY.—The Presi13 dent shall exercise all of the powers granted to 

14 the President under the International Emer15 gency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et 

16 seq.) to the extent necessary to block and pro17 hibit all transactions in property and interests 

18 in property of the person if such property and 

19 interests in property are in the United States, 

20 come within the United States, or are or come 

21 within the possession or control of a United 

22 States person. 

23 (B) ALIENS INADMISSABLE FOR VISAS, AD24 MISSION, OR PAROLE.— 


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1 (i) VISAS, ADMISSION, OR PAROLE.— 

2 An alien who the Secretary of State or the 

3 Secretary of Homeland Security (or a des4 ignee of one of such Secretaries) knows, or 

5 has reason to believe, is described in sub6 section (b) is— 

7 (I) inadmissible to the United 

8 States; 

9 (II) ineligible to receive a visa or 

10 other documentation to enter the 

11 United States; and 

12 (III) otherwise ineligible to be 

13 admitted or paroled into the United 

14 States or to receive any other benefit 

15 under the Immigration and Nation16 ality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101 et seq.). 

17 (ii) CURRENT VISAS REVOKED.— 

18 (I) IN GENERAL.—The issuing 

19 consular officer, the Secretary of 

20 State, or the Secretary of Homeland 

21 Security (or a designee of one of such 

22 Secretaries) shall, in accordance with 

23 section 221(i) of the Immigration and 

24 Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1201(i)), 

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1 mentation issued to an alien described 

2 in clause (i) regardless of when the 

3 visa or other entry documentation is 

4 issued. 

5 (II) EFFECT OF REVOCATION.— 

6 A revocation under subclause (I) shall 

7 take effect immediately and shall 

8 automatically cancel any other valid 

9 visa or entry documentation that is in 

10 the alien’s possession. 

11 (2) EXCEPTIONS.— 

12 (A) UNITED NATIONS HEADQUARTERS

13 AGREEMENT.—The sanctions described in para14 graph (1)(B) shall not apply with respect to an 

15 alien if admitting or paroling the alien into the 

16 United States is necessary to permit the United 

17 States to comply with the Agreement regarding 

18 the Headquarters of the United Nations, signed 

19 at Lake Success June 26, 1947, and entered 

20 into force November 21, 1947, between the 

21 United Nations and the United States, or other 

22 applicable international obligations. 

23 (B) EXCEPTION FOR INTELLIGENCE, LAW

24 ENFORCEMENT, AND NATIONAL SECURITY AC25 TIVITIES.—Sanctions under paragraph (1) shall 


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1 not apply to any authorized intelligence, law en2 forcement, or national security activities of the 

3 United States. 

4 (d) PENALTIES.—The penalties provided for in sub5 sections (b) and (c) of section 206 of the International 

6 Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1705) shall 

7 apply to a person that violates, attempts to violate, con8 spires to violate, or causes a violation of this section, regu9 lations promulgated to carry out this section, or the sanc10 tions imposed pursuant to this section to the same extent 

11 that such penalties apply to a person that commits an un12 lawful act described in section 206(a) of that Act. 

13 (e) IMPLEMENTATION AUTHORITY.—The President 

14 may exercise all authorities provided to the President 

15 under sections 203 and 205 of the International Emer16 gency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1702 and 1704) 

17 for purposes of carrying out this section. 

18 (f) WAIVER.—The President may, for one or more 

19 periods of not more than 180 days each, waive the applica20 tion of sanctions or restrictions imposed with respect to 

21 a foreign person under this section if the President cer22 tifies to the appropriate congressional committees, not 

23 later than 15 days before such waiver takes effect, that 

24 the waiver is vital to the national security interests of the 

25 United States. 


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1 (g) TERMINATION.—Sanctions under this section 

2 may be terminated with respect to any foreign person if 

3 the President certifies to the appropriate congressional 

4 committees that— 

5 (1) such foreign person is no longer engaging in 

6 acts of terrorism, as such term is defined for pur7 poses of Executive Order No. 13224 (relating to 

8 blocking property and prohibiting transactions with 

9 persons who commit, threaten to commit, or support 

10 terrorism); or 

11 (2) with respect to a foreign person that is an 

12 entity, such entity has disbanded. 

13 SEC. 3. REPORT ON THE DESIGNATION OF THE LION’S DEN 

14 AND THE POPULAR RESISTANCE COMMIT15 TEES AS SPECIALLY DESIGNATED GLOBAL 

16 TERRORISTS. 

17 (a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 

18 (1) Since its founding in 2022, Lion’s Den has 

19 carried out a number of terror attacks including 

20 over 61 shooting attacks against Israeli soldiers and 

21 civilians; 

22 (2) The group’s ranks include former operatives 

23 from Hamas, Palestinian Islamic Jihad, and the 

24 Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine, all of 


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1 which are designated foreign terrorist organizations 

2 (FTO). 

3 (3) Lion’s Den receives funds from designated 

4 FTOs Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad. 

5 (b) INITIAL REPORT.— 

6 (1) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than 90 

7 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 

8 Secretary of State shall submit to the appropriate 

9 committees of Congress— 

10 (A) a detailed report on whether— 

11 (i) the Lion’s Den meets the criteria 

12 for designation as a Specially Designated 

13 Global Terrorist pursuant to Executive 

14 Order No. 13224 (relating to blocking 

15 property and prohibiting transactions with 

16 persons who commit, threaten to commit, 

17 or support terrorism) and the criteria for 

18 designation as a foreign terrorist organiza19 tion as set forth in section 219 of the Im20 migration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 

21 1189); and 

22 (ii) the Popular Resistance Commit23 tees meet as a Specially Designated Global 

24 Terrorist pursuant to Executive Order No. 

25 13224; and 


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1 (B) if the Secretary reaches a negative de2 termination with respect to any of the entities 

3 listed in subparagraph (A), a detailed justifica4 tion as to which criteria have not been met. 

5 (2) FORM.—The report required by paragraph 

6 (1) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may 

7 include a classified annex. 

8 (c) ONGOING DETERMINATIONS REQUIRED.—Not 

9 later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this 

10 Act, and every 2 years thereafter, the Secretary of State 

11 shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress 

12 a report that— 

13 (1) identifies each new entity operating under 

14 the umbrella of the Popular Resistance Committees 

15 or any successor of the Popular Resistance Commit16 tees; 

17 (2) includes a determination whether each such 

18 entity meets the criteria— 

19 (A) for designation as a Specially Des20 ignated Global Terrorist pursuant to Executive 

21 Order No. 13224 (relating to blocking property 

22 and prohibiting transactions with persons who 

23 commit, threaten to commit, or support ter24 rorism); 


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1 (B) for designation as a foreign terrorist 

2 organization as set forth in section 219 of the 

3 Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 

4 1189); or 

5 (C) for the imposition of sanctions under 

6 section 2 of this Act; and 

7 (3) if the Secretary reaches a negative deter8 mination pursuant to any subparagraph of para9 graph (2) with respect to any of the entities identi10 fied pursuant to paragraph (1), a detailed justifica11 tion as to which criteria for such designation or im12 position have not been met. 

13 SEC. 4. APPROPRIATE COMMITTEES OF CONGRESS DE14 FINED. 

15 In this Act, the term ‘‘appropriate committees of 

16 Congress’’ means— 

17 (1) the Committee on Foreign Relations and 

18 the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate; and 

19 (2) the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the 

20 Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Rep21 resentatives. 

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