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VARIOUS MEASURES

MARKUP

BEFORE THE

COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN AFFAIRS 

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

ONE HUNDRED FIFTEENTH CONGRESS

SECOND SESSION

ON

H. Res. 931, H. Res. 1006, H. Res. 1052, 

H. Res. 1055, H.R. 1567, H.R. 4591, H.R. 5723, 

H.R. 6018, H.R. 6413, and H.R. 6651

SEPTEMBER 27, 2018

Serial No. 115–158

Printed for the use of the Committee on Foreign Affairs

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Available: http://www.foreignaffairs.house.gov/, http://docs.house.gov,

or http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/

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COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN AFFAIRS 

EDWARD R. ROYCE, California, Chairman 

CHRISTOPHER H. SMITH, New Jersey 

ILEANA ROS-LEHTINEN, Florida 

DANA ROHRABACHER, California 

STEVE CHABOT, Ohio 

JOE WILSON, South Carolina 

MICHAEL T. MCCAUL, Texas 

TED POE, Texas 

DARRELL E. ISSA, California 

TOM MARINO, Pennsylvania 

MO BROOKS, Alabama 

PAUL COOK, California 

SCOTT PERRY, Pennsylvania 

MARK MEADOWS, North Carolina 

TED S. YOHO, Florida 

ADAM KINZINGER, Illinois 

LEE M. ZELDIN, New York 

DANIEL M. DONOVAN, JR., New York 

F. JAMES SENSENBRENNER, JR., 

Wisconsin 

ANN WAGNER, Missouri 

BRIAN J. MAST, Florida 

FRANCIS ROONEY, Florida 

BRIAN K. FITZPATRICK, Pennsylvania 

THOMAS A. GARRETT, JR., Virginia 

JOHN R. CURTIS, Utah 

VACANT 

ELIOT L. ENGEL, New York 

BRAD SHERMAN, California 

GREGORY W. MEEKS, New York 

ALBIO SIRES, New Jersey 

GERALD E. CONNOLLY, Virginia 

THEODORE E. DEUTCH, Florida 

KAREN BASS, California 

WILLIAM R. KEATING, Massachusetts 

DAVID N. CICILLINE, Rhode Island 

AMI BERA, California 

LOIS FRANKEL, Florida 

TULSI GABBARD, Hawaii 

JOAQUIN CASTRO, Texas 

ROBIN L. KELLY, Illinois 

BRENDAN F. BOYLE, Pennsylvania 

DINA TITUS, Nevada 

NORMA J. TORRES, California 

BRADLEY SCOTT SCHNEIDER, Illinois 

THOMAS R. SUOZZI, New York 

ADRIANO ESPAILLAT, New York 

TED LIEU, California

AMY PORTER, Chief of Staff THOMAS SHEEHY, Staff Director

JASON STEINBAUM, Democratic Staff Director 

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C O N T E N T S 

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MARKUP ON 

H. Res. 931, Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that 

the 85th anniversary of the Ukrainian Famine of 1932-1933, known as 

the Holodomor, should serve as a reminder of repressive Soviet policies 

against the people of Ukraine ............................................................................. 2

H. Res. 1006, Condemning the deteriorating situation in Venezuela and the 

regional humanitarian crisis it has caused, affirming support for the legitimate National Assembly and the Supreme Court, and urging further regional action in support of democracy in Venezuela ......................................... 7

An amendment in the nature of a substitute to H. Res. 1006 offered by 

the Honorable Paul Cook, a Representative in Congress from the State 

of California ...................................................................................................... 14

An amendment to the amendment in the nature of a substitute to 

H. Res. 1006 offered by the Honorable Albio Sires, a Representative 

in Congress from the State of New Jersey .............................................. 20

H. Res. 1052, Affirming United States-Australia cooperation on space research, exploration, and utilization .................................................................... 21

H. Res. 1055, To affirm strong United States-Liberia ties and support for 

democratic principles, and call for full implementation of the Truth and 

Reconciliation Commission recommendations, including the establishment 

of an Extraordinary Criminal Tribunal for Liberia .......................................... 25

H.R. 1567, To promote economic partnership and cooperation between the 

United States and Mexico ................................................................................... 29

An amendment in the nature of a substitute to H.R. 1567 offered by 

the Honorable Joaquin Castro, a Representative in Congress from the 

State of Texas ................................................................................................... 35

H.R. 4591, To impose sanctions with respect to Iranian persons that threaten 

the peace or stability of Iraq or the Government of Iraq .................................. 41

An amendment in the nature of a substitute to H.R. 4591 offered by 

the Honorable Adam Kinzinger, a Representative in Congress from the 

State of Illinois ................................................................................................. 52

An amendment to the amendment in the nature of a substitute to 

H.R. 4591 offered by: 

The Honorable Ted Poe, a Representative in Congress from the 

State of Texas ..................................................................................... 61

The Honorable Joe Wilson, a Representative in Congress from 

the State of South Carolina ............................................................... 63

H.R. 5273, To reduce global fragility and violence by improving the capacity 

of the United States to reduce and address the causes of violence, violent 

conflict, and fragility in pilot countries, and for other purposes ...................... 64

An amendment in the nature of a substitute to H.R. 5273 offered by 

the Honorable Eliot L. Engel, a Representative in Congress from the 

State of New York ............................................................................................ 87

H.R. 6018, To establish an interagency program to assist countries in the 

Sahel, Maghreb, and adjacent regions of Africa to improve immediate and 

long-term capabilities to counter terrorist threats, and for other purposes .... 109

An amendment in the nature of a substitute to H.R. 6018 offered by 

the Honorable Michael T. McCaul, a Representative in Congress from 

the State of Texas ............................................................................................. 118

An amendment to the amendment in the nature of a substitute to 

H.R. 6018 offered by the Honorable Mark Meadows, a Representative 

in Congress from the State of North Carolina ........................................ 127

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H.R. 6413, To combat trafficking in human organs, and for other purposes ..... 128

Amendment to H.R. 6413 offered by the Honorable Edward R. Royce, a 

Representative in Congress from the State of California, and chairman, 

Committee on Foreign Affairs ......................................................................... 138

H.R. 6651, To extend certain authorities relating to United Sates efforts 

to combat HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria globally, and for other 

purposes ................................................................................................................ 140

Amendment to H.R. 6651 offered by the Honorable Christopher H. Smith, 

a Representative in Congress from the State of New Jersey ........................ 144

APPENDIX 

Markup notice .......................................................................................................... 172

Markup minutes ...................................................................................................... 173

Markup summary .................................................................................................... 175

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VARIOUS MEASURES 

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 2018

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,

COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN AFFAIRS,

Washington, DC. 

The committee met, pursuant to notice, at 10 o’clock a.m., in 

room 2172 Rayburn House Office Building, Hon. Edward Royce 

(chairman of the committee) presiding. 

Chairman ROYCE. Pursuant to notice, we meet today to mark up 

10 bipartisan measures. Without objection, all members may have 

5 days to submit statements or extraneous materials on today’s 

business. 

As members were notified yesterday, we intend to consider today’s measures en bloc, and so, without objection, the following 

items previously provided to the members—and also, by the way, 

it’s in your packets here—will all be considered en bloc and are 

considered as read. 

And they are House Resolution 931, regarding the Ukrainian 

famine back from 1932-1933; House Resolution 1006, condemning 

the deteriorating situation in Venezuela with the Cook Amendment 

64 in the nature of a substitute and the Sires Amendment 22; 

House Resolution 1052, affirming United States-Australia space cooperation; House Resolution 1055, affirming strong United StatesLiberia ties; H.R. 1567, United States-Mexico Economic Partnership Act with the Castro Amendment 104 in the nature of a substitute; H.R. 4591, Preventing Iranian Destabilization of Iraq Act 

with the Kinzinger Amendment 35 in the nature of a substitute 

and the Poe Amendment 114 and Wilson Amendment 70; H.R. 

5273—this is the Global Fragility and Violence Reduction Act of 

2018 with the Engel Amendment 115 in the nature of a substitute; 

H.R. 6018, Trans-Sahara Counterterrorism Partnership Act of 2018 

with the McCaul Amendment 109 in the nature of a substitute and 

the Meadows Amendment 165; H.R. 6413, the STOP Organ Trafficking Act with the Royce Amendment 143; and H.R. 6651—this 

is the PEPFAR Extension Act of 2018 with the Smith Amendment 

113. 

[The information referred to follows:]

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11 :JTH ( ~OXOREf-lS 

2D RESi':]():\ H. RES. 931 

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Ks:pn~ssin~ the sm1se of tlw llonse of l{ppn•s«ntntivPs th;tt tlw l'l;)1h nnnivPrsary ol' tltt• Fkraiuian Famirw of 19:32-Hl:3:1, ktto\\'n as Llll' JI,,[odomor, 

sbuuld st•ne <IS a rl'mimler of' J"<epn•ssive :':hvil't polieies <Jftainsi Uw 

JH'oplP of Ukraine. 

Ii\ THE HOFSE OF HEPHESEXT.ATI\'ES 

,Jn-:E 8, 2018 

..\lr. LEYIX (for himself. Jih. T\..\I'Tlm, ..\Irs. L\}IYEY, Mr. HFSII. Jlr. Qnm.RY, 

l\Is. DELAnw . ..\Ir. 8TE\Y.\Wr . ..\It-. FITZP.\TIUCK, ..\Ir. IL\HIUN, :\Ir. BILIIUKIS, :\Ir. L\Ml10l{'\, :\Irs. DI'\UI,LL, ..\lr. BltE:\DX·< F'. BOYLE uf PPtms~·]vania, 1\lr. P.\SCimLl,, :\fr. C'.\H'I'\\'I1l(;In, Mr. To\'KO, 1\!r. Exm:L, 1\fl-. 

Cni':TELJJl of l'enns:·Jv:mia, Xlr. l'llH'fJ of North C:nrolinn, :\Jr. Cox-

'\OILY, ;md .\lr. HO:"IL\:\1) snbtuittPd tltP followiu~ rnsolutiott; whit•h vYas 

rel(·rred to Uw CoJmuitt.t•t• ott Fon•igu .\l'f'ai1·s 

RESOLUTION 

Expressing the sense of the Honse of I\epresentatiws that 

the 85th mmiversar)T of the Ukr<1inim1 Famine of 1 0:32-

19:33, kuowu as the IIolodomoL should serve as a rcmimler of repressive Soviet policies against the people 

of Ckraitw. 

\Vlwr<'a:-; 2017-2018 markN tlw 85th <mmiu·sary of tlH' 

Ukrainian t'amine of 19;:)2-19:);), known as the 

ITolodomm'; 

Whcrens in Hl32 and 19:3::3, millions of l'kraiuian people perished at the iYill of the totalitarian Stalinist g·oyernment 
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of the fomwr Soviet U niou, whid1 perpetrated a pn~nw<litated famine in Ukraine in an effort to break the uatiou':;; 

resistmw<~ to <:olk<:tivizatimt and <;omnnmist o<;<·npation; 

Whereas the f-lovict Government deliberately eonfiseatcd grain 

harve:;;t:;; and starwd millioHR of Ukrai11ian men, \Vonwn, 

and ehilclre!l by a poliey of foreetl eollcdi\'izatioll Lhnt 

sought to destroy the nationally conscious movement for 

imlepm1deuce; 

Whereas SO\iet dictator ,Joseph Stalin ordered the borders of 

Fkraine seal<'d to prevent anyone from eseaping the manuuHle stnrnttion aud to pn~veut tlw <ldiwry of any iuternatioual food aid that would provide relief to the starvmg; 

\Vlwreas numerous sehohu·s worldwide have worked to uneovcr the Reale of the famine, inc•Juding C~madian vYheat 

l'XJH~rt .L\mlrcw Cairns, who visitr~d rkraine in 1932 alJ(l 

was told that there was no grain "beeause the goYernmr~nt 1ta<1 eollr·l·te<l so lll\H~lt grain alld exporl.r~rl it to Eug·-

land and Italy", while ,Joseph Stalin simultaneously denied food aiel to the people of l~kraine; 

\\1Jereas nearly a qmuter of Fkraiue's rural population peri:;;hcd or vverc foreed into exile due to the indueed starvation, and the entire eom1try snffe1wl from the conseqneuces or the prolougct1 ramint•; 

\Yhereas noted eorresponclents of the time were refuted for 

tlwir <cour·agP in <l<'pieting aud reporting on tlw forecll 

famine in ll kraine, inc·luding Gareth ,Jones, William 

Tl<~nry Chamberlin, and lYfalr:olm ::\Tngg(~ridge, who wrote, 

"They (the peasants) will tell you that Hmny have already 

died of famine and that man~T arc d3ing· ew•r3T day: that 
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thousands lww hc<~n shot by tlw goverHuwnt and hnnclrccls of thousands exiled . . . , 

\\'lwreas titk V of th<; Dep<trt.nwnts of ComnH;r<·e, ,fusti<•e, 

and Stn te, the J udieiar.v, and Related Agene.ies Appropriaticms Aet, 1 DSG (Pub lie I Jaw !H)-180; !JD Stat. 11 57), 

sig·11ccl into law 011 DeccmlH~r 13. 1985, estalJlishcd the 

Commission on the likraine Famine to "conduct a stndy 

of the Ukrainian Famine of 1D:l2-19:1:1 in order to expam! the \Yorld's knowledge of the famine aud prmide the 

Ameriean pnblie 1vith a better unclcestanding of the SoYid system by n'vealing tlH; Sovid rol<:'' in it; 

\\'lwreas vvith the dissolution of the Smict Union, arehival 

do(:nments beeanw HYailahh; thnt eonfirnwd the deliberate 

aml premeditated deadly nature of the famine, and that 

exposed the atrocities eornmitted by the Smiet Government against the Ukraiuian people; 

Whereas Haphael Lemkin, who deYoted his life to the devdOJlllH;ll1 of' lt~gnl <·on<·r~pts an<l !lOI'llJS f'or c~outainiug nmss 

atrocities and whose tireless ndYocacy swayed the L: nitcd 

Nations in 1D48 to adopt the Convention on the PreYention ~md Pu11ishmcnt of the Crinw of Geno<~ide, authored 

an essay in Hl0~3 entitled "SoYiet Genocide in [the] 

lTkrairlC'", whieh highlighted the "elassie example of Sovid genocide", dwractcrizing it "not simply a ease of 

mass murder!, but asl a ease of genocide, of destruction, 

not of iudividnnls oHly, hnt of a enltnre and a m.1tion''; 

Whereas the GoYernmcnt of l'kraine passed on November ::l8, 

200G, a law 1mmhered Xo: ~ :nG-V, and <'ntitled "About 

the 1H32-19T3 Holodomor iu Ukraine", ghiug official 

recog11itim1 to the rkraine I<~amine as an act of genoeide 

against the Ukrainian pPople; 
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\\'herem.; Pre~ident G<•orgc \V. Bu~h ~ig·ncd into law Publie 

lJmY 109-:HO on October V3, 200G, authorizing the Govt•rmnent of Hkrailw "to <·~tahlish a memorial on Pedcral 

land in the Distrid of Colmnbiu to honor the vietims of 

the Chainian famine-genoeirle of 19:~2-19~{:3'', whieh 

was ofTieially dedicated in )Jovcrnl)er 2015; 

\Vhere<ts the Gon•mment of Fkraine and the rkrainian eommunities in the C nited States and worldwide r'ontinne 

their efforts to secnre greater international awareness 

and understanding of the 1!):32-Hl:n tragedy; and 

\Vlwreas vi<,tims of the Iiolo<lomor of H);~2-1 H:n will lH~ <'ommemorated by Ukrainian communities around the globe, 

and in Ukl·Hine, thr(mg·h Non~mhfT 2018: Xow, tlwrPfore, 

be it 

Resolved, That the House of Representatiws2 (J) solenmly rememlwt·s the 85th annincrsary of 

3 the Holodomor of 1 H0~-l~););j and extcmls its ckep4 est s,nnpathies to the ~vi<:tims, survivors, m1d families 

5 of this tragedy; 

6 (2) eondemns the systematie violations of 

7 lnuna u rights, iueluding ihe I' reed om of' self-deter8 mination and freedom of speeeh, of the rkrainian 

9 TWopl<' by tlw Sovi<'t ( tOV(~rnnH~lJt; 

10 (:3) reeog11i;-;es the findings of the Commission 

1 1 on the Ukraine Famim' as suhmitt('d to Congress on 

12 April 22, 1~)88, iududing· that ",Joseph S1alin nml 

13 those aronncl him rommitted genocide ag·ainst tbe 

14 Ukrainians in 19:32-19:33"; 
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( 4) eneom·<1ges dissemination of information re2 ganling the Holodomor of 19i12-193~3 in order to ex3 parHt the ·world's kllOIYkdg<~ of this nHmma<1e trng4 edy; and 

5 ( 5) supports the eontinnillg efforts of the JWople 

6 of l~krnillC to work toward ensuring (lctliOCratic 

7 principles, a free-market econom~-, ancl full respeet 

8 for hnman rights, in onh~r to (~m1hl(~ Ukr<~iiH~ to 

9 achieve its potential as an important strategic part-

! 0 ner of tlw United St<lt<'R in that region of the \Yorld, 

11 aml to rc11cct the will or its people. 
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11 :lTH CONGRESS 

21l HESS!():\ H. RES. 1006 

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Condemning tlw dPtPriOl'ating· ~itnntion in \'pJw;cJwla nnd tlw n·irion;JI hmmmi-

(ariau 1•risi0 it lnts eal!~l'LI, af'f'inniug ~upport. for !Itt: kgititmlle Xatioual 

1\.~sembly and t.lw Stt(JJ'l'HW Court, and nr;ting further l'\'gional adion 

in snpport of dt>moerae:· in \'pm•znda. 

I~ THE IIOFSE OF ImPHESEXTATI\'-:FJS 

,Jr L\' 19, :2011'\ 

:J.lr. Coor-;: (for ilitw-:elf, l\lr. Snm:::, lib. Ho:::-I,EHTI:\E:\, nmllHr. E:\C:EL) snblliiUed UH~ J'ollo1ring rl'solution; \\hil·h wa,; rl'I'Pnt•d to tlte> ( 'ommit.tet• on 

ForPign 1\JTair~ 

RESOLUTION 

Condemning the deteriorating situation in Venezuela 8nd 

tlw rPgimwl lnnmmih1ri;-m <·risis it h<IS eanse<l, affirming 

support for the legitimate National ..:\1sscmbly and the 

Supreme Conrt, and urgi11g fnrtlwr regional action in 

support of demoerae,v iu Ycuezucla. 

\\ltcrens the govemmeut of Xicoh'is l\Iadw·o aud tlte l:nited 

Socialist Part~' of Venezuela have systematieall~c dismantled and d<~stro~-ed rt(~moerw~~' in Vew'z1wla; 

Wlwrens the guvernment of 1\ieohis :Vladuro and the Cnited 

So(~iali:.;;t Party of Vmwzneln an~ rPsponsibln for ereating 

a hunuwitnriau, economic, soeial, aml political crisis iu 

Venezuela that is nnprecedcntecl in the country's histm-;~'; 
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\Vlwn~as Xit~oliis l\Iaduro has t:onsistPntly refmwd to aekmrwledgc Venezuela's hnmanit<:1rian erisis and has rejected 

humanitHrian aid from the TTnikd Stnt.n:; and tlw inkrnational community; 

\\1wreas the goYernment of ?\ieolas l\ladnro and the l~nited 

Socialist Party or Venc;mela have used J'ood and lnuuanitnrian aid as a \Yeapon for social control and haw stolen 

funds from Loeal Food Prodnetiou and Pro'iision Committees, the Venezuelan distribution food aid program, 

aceording to a joint stateme11t issued by Colombia, l\[exieo, Pmuuna, aud tlw Cnitcd Staks on ,July 1~, 201H; 

\\l1ereas Vene1:uela's inf1abon rate has reaehed nearly 14,000 

percent nml is prcdieted to eontimw inereasing, a(•eording 

to reports i;;;s1wd by the opposition-led N a tionnl Assembl~'; 

\\1H~reas it 1~ estimated that tlw Venezuelan Govermueut 

owes about-

(1) Sfi4,000,000,000 to bomlhol<krs; 

(2) a total of $20,000,000,000 to Chinn and Russia; 

(:3) 85,000,000,000 to multilateral lenders; and 

( 4) ~H'<'ording to pn~:,;s reports, t(~ns of billions to importers and servie(> eompnnies in the oil inclu~tr.v; 

\\1wreas the eapital eity of Caraeas has a per-eapita hmnieicle 

rate ol' 104 per 100,000 eitizcus, among the higl1cst m 

th(• 'lvorld, aeeording to the V<'nczuelan Obscrvator~· of 

Viol(~IW(~; 

Whereas, on ,June 20, 20Ul, the Pan-American Health Organization issned a J'('port finding inereases in new ea;;;es of 

malaria, mcwsles, diphtheria, HlV/AlDS, and tubcreulosi::; 

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Whcn~as, on ,June 22, 2018, tlw UuitPd Natious High Commissioner for Human Rights issued a report stating that 

''hnmau rights violations <'ommitt<>d <lnring demonstrations form part of a wider pattern of l'l'PI'PSSlOll against 

political dissidents and anyone pereeiv<'d as posing a 

tln·eat" to Uw governrnent of' :\'icoh1s l\Im1uro and rcfeJTed the report to the Intc•nwtional Criminal Court; 

\Yhereas aeeording to the V<~lH'ZUchm hnmaH rights group 

l4'oro Pc11al, there arc at least 2;)4 politieal prisoners 

being held in Venezuela as of ,Jnly 2018; 

\Vlwr<'as aeeonling to th<~ United 1\ations High Commissiorwr 

for Hcfug·ccs, the deterioration of eo1H1itiom; in VcHezuc]a 

hns led to the emigration of at least 2,000,000 Venezuelans lo neighboring eouutrics, iueludiug Brnzil, Chile, 

Carihbe<m islaml emmtries, Colombia, FJcnaclor, P<:mama, 

and Peru; 

~Whereas the LTnited States has IH'O\-iclccl at least $5ti,OOO,OOO 

sim·c fisen1 yem· 2017 to eountries in the \Ypsfem IInnispherc, in response to the Veneznelnn hmmmitarian crisis; 

\Vl1ereas the United States has imposed sandiom; OJJ-

(1) 59 Venezucl<ln officials, for human rights YiolationR clllcl t•orruption; and 

(2) 22 individuals with couneetions to Venezuela and 

27 Venezuelan E'Btities, for drug traffieking; 

\\1H'reas Cauadn has s<metioiH~d at least 70 Veucznehm officials for corruption or human rights abuses; 

\\1wrnas the Em·opean Union htls sanctioned nt l<~ast 18 Venczuclau o1Ticials for hmmw 1·ights violat ious and umlcrminillg dcmoerae~', ineluding Viec President Dclcy 

Hodriguez; 
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\Vhcrcas Switzerland has phwPd ceouomw sandions on at 

least 7 senior Venezuelan officials and multiple V ent~zudan <:ntiti<:s, for Yioh1tions of imhYidual f]'(:edoms and 

l'or severely undermining 1 he separation of powers; 

Wlwreas Panama has im•n•ased its fimmeial oversight of at 

lca:st 55 VeHczuelans and H) V cuczuclau entities tltat the 

l' nit(•d States eonsidered to be a high risk for money 

laundering; 

Whereas Colombia, Pamnna, ::\lexico, nnd the United States 

lurw• expanded eooperation to fight illegul financial net1n>rks that support th(' rqm:ssiv(; goYenmH:ut of ;..ri(~olus 

1Haduro; 

\\1wreas the l~ niteo States, the Lima Gnmp, the G-7, and 

European Cnion deelared Uw uational elcetions that oceurred i11 Venezuela on :\fa~T 20, 2018, were illegitimate; 

\Vlwrcas the P<•rnuuwnt Cotmeil of tlw Org;auization of 

Amcrimm States ((JAB) passed Resolution 1078 (::ll08/ 

17) OJ! April 3, 2017, cxpr<:ssiBg "gn.1w <:one(•rn n~gnrdmg the uneonstitutiomd alteration or the democratic 

order''; 

Whereas ExccutiYc Order 13835 (83 Fed. Reg. 24001), 

signed on :'.lay 21, 2018, ti~thtened existing sanetions 

that prohibit United States purchases of V<•ne7.nelan 

llcbt; 

\Vh<•reas the government of Nicolas 1Haduro expelled hv-o senior Uuit<~<l States <liplomats from CanH·as on 1\la~T 22, 

2018. and the United States rcspoudecl reciprocally on 

l\Jay 2:1, 2018; 

\Vhcrcas, ou Ma,v 29, 2018, a panel of intcmatiom1l experts 

designated b~T the Secretary General of the OAS found 

that "th('l'C are n~asonahle gTomHls that satis(v the 
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stmHhtrd of proof n•quired by }utidc 5~1 of tlw Rome 

Statute" that the Venezuelan people were snbjectt•d to 

''<~rimes ag-~1inst humanity", aml thnt ~1s tl n•snlt the sitnation in Venezuela should be referred to the lntemationnl 

Criminal Co11rt; and 

\\1wreas, Oll ,Juue 5, 201 R, the General Asserubly or the OAS 

passed a resolution on Verwznela, with tlw support of H) 

eonntri(~s, reaffirming tlw "obligation of the govel'nments 

[of the Americas] to promote and defend [ democraey]" 

and declaring that the national elections that oeeurred on 

l\lay 20, 2018, wen; illegitimat<' "for not <:omplying with 

international standards, for not hm'ing met the partieipation of <111 Veneznelan pol itiea 1 aetors, and for being e<Jrricd out \\ ithout the necessary guarantees for a J'ree, fair, 

transparent aml democratie procef's": :'\mY, therefore, he 

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1 Hesolred, That the House of Reprcsentatiws2 (1) eomlemns tlH• deteriorating· situa Lion ill 

3 Venezuela and the rcgionnl humanitarian erisis it 

4 has caused, affirms support for the legitimate Na5 tiona] Assembl.Y nm1 the Supreme Court, nud urges 

6 further regional aetion in support of dcmoenwy m 

8 (:~) apphmds the effortR of the 1Jima Group and 

9 the countrie:-:; that voted in favor of the Resolution 

10 Oll the Situation in \' ('llt'Znela passl'd h.v the o.L"8 

11 General Assembly on Jnne ;J, 2018, and calls ou 

12 emmtri(~S that <lhstnin<'(l from the Yote or voted 

13 against the resolution to join the international com-
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1 mnnit)' and tlw rcgwn m support of demoeraey m 

2 Venezuela; 

3 (:1) supports tJw findings of the OAS pmwl of 

4 experts, as presented on ~Vlay 2D, 201H, that there' 

5 ar·e reasonable g'J'tmnrls to helieYe that the govprn6 llll'll1 or Xieoh1s ::\lauuro bas C"OillllliUed enmes 

7 against humanity and urges countries in the region 

8 to tak<~ aetiom; to support an iuwstigatiou ulHl<~r 

9 international lmY into <~rimes against lmmnnity eom10 mitted that government; 

11 ( 4) expresses coucem oyer the continued hu12 manitarian crisi8 in Venezncla; 

13 ( 5) nrg·cs eountrics in the regwu to eoonliuate 

14 a regional lmmnuitarian response and to work 1vith 

15 Em·o1wan, Asinn, nml Afri<"nn eountri(~S to <·oor<li16 nHte the imposition of sanet ions and visu hnns for 

17 Venezuelan officials responsible for the ongoing eri18 sis; and 

19 (G) ealls on the President to merea8c rnited 

20 States snpport to the Vene~nelan people by pro21 1riding fmiher lmmanitariau assistanee in the region, 

22 imposing ad(litional targeted sanctions 011 V en23 ez:uelan oCCieials, iucluding under the Global 

24 ::\Iagnitsky Human Right8 Aceountability Act (22 

25 TT.S.C. 2fi;)6 notn), ine.r<~ilsing puhli<' diplomcw:' <~f-
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1 forts to (~Xpose the levels of t~orTuption among \\~n2 czm•lan offieials, all(l snpportiug demoeratic aetors 

3 in Vcrwzneln. 
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AMENDMENT IN THE NATURE OF A SUBSTITUTE 

TO H. RES. 1006 

OFFERED BY MR. COOK OF CALIFORNIA 

Strike the preamble and insert the following: 

Whereas the government of l\icohis l\laduro and the Cnited 

Socialist Party of Venezuela have s~rstematieally dismantlt~d and dt~stroy<~d <h~moeraey in Veuezudn; 

\\l1ercas the government of Nicolt:is Maduro and the C nited 

Socialist Party of Venezuda an' responsible for creating 

a hunwnitarian, economic, social, and political crisis in 

Venezuela that is unprecedented in the eountry's history; 

\\1wn;as Nieolas l\Iaduro has <~<msisteutly refttsed to acknowledge V cnczuela 's humanitarian crisis <mel has rejected 

humanitarian aid from the Uni1ed States au<l 1lw international community; 

\\l1ereas the government of Nieohis Maduro and the l~ nited 

Socialist Party of Venezuela have used food aml humanitarian aid as a weapon for social eontrol and have stolen 

funds from Local Food Pt·oduetimt and Provision Committees, the V cnezuclan distribution food aid program, 

aeeording to a joint statement issued by Colombia, ~Iexieo, Pmuuna, and the l~nited States on .July 12, 2018; 

Whereas Venezuela's inflation rate bas reached nearly 14,000 

pereent and is predieted to <•ontinne inereasing, aeeording 

to reports issued by the oppositiou-led National Assembl~'; 
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\\1H~reas it 1s estimated that the Venezuelan Gon~rnnwnt 

owesand 

( 1) $G:1,000,000,000 to bondholders; 

(2) over $20,000,000,000 to China and Russin; 

(:3) over $5,000,000,000 to nmltilatcral lenclers; 

( 4) according to press reports, tens of billions 

of dollars to importers and service companies ill the 

oil industry; 

\Vlwreas Venezuela has a per-capita homicide rate of 110 per 

100,000 eitiz(~lls, among the higlwst in the \vorld, aeeording to the Venezuelan Observatory of Violence; 

\Vhernas on .June 20, 2018, the Pan-Amer·iean Tit•alth Organization issued a report finding increases in new eases of 

malaria, measles, diphtheria, TTTV/ATDS, and tuberculosis 

in Venezueht; 

Whereas on June 22, 2018, the United Nations High Commissioner for Ilulll<'lll T~ig·hts is~med a report stating that 

"human rights violations committed during demonstrations form part of a ·wider pattern of repression against 

politi(:al dissi(1(~nts and an~'OIH~ pm'et~in~d as posing a 

threat" to the gonmunent of Xieolas 1\Iaduro and referred the report to the International Criminal Conrt; 

\\l1er·eas according· to the Venezuelan human rights group 

Foro Penal, there arc at least 25:3 politieal prisoners 

being hdtl i11 Vem~znPla as of August 2018; 

Whereas aecording to the United :\ations lligh Commi:ssioncr 

for R('fngces, tfw deterioration of eomlitions in Yenmmela 

has led to the emigration of at least 2,000,000 V enezuelans to neighboring eountries, including Brazil, Chile, 
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Caribbean island eouutrit~s, Colombia, Ecuador, Panama, 

and Peru; 

\\1wr<~as tlw UnitPd 8tates has provided at ]past $70,000,000 

since fiscal year 2017 to countries in the ·western Hemisphere, i11 respom;c• to the V Clleznelan humanitarian criSIS; 

"\Vl1ereas the United States has imposed sanetions on-

(1) ?59 Venezuelan offi<:ials, for lnumm rights 

violations and eorruptiou; aucl 

(2) 22 indi,l.duals with eonneetions to Venezuela <md 27 Vt~nezudan entiti<~s, for drng· traffieking; 

\\1wreas Canacla has sanctioned at least 70 Venpznelan officials for c-orruption or human rig·hts abuses; 

\\1wrcas the European Union haR Ranctionccl at lcaRt 18 Vcnt'Ztwlan offit:ials for human rights violations aud tmth~rmining democracy, including Vice PreRident Dcley 

Rodrfg1wz; 

Whereas Switzerland has placed cconomie sanetions on at 

least 7 Rcnior Venezuelan officials and multiple Vene/melan entities, for violations of individual freedoms and 

for severely undermining the separation of pmvers; 

"\v1wrcas Panama haR im~1·eaRed its financial oversight of at 

least 55 V ene;.-;uclaus and 16 Vcue;.-;uclau entities that the 

l"nited States c•onRidered to be a high-risk for mone:v 

laundering; 

Whereas Colombia, Panama, ~\lexico, and the United States 

have P::'qJandc~d eooJwration to fight illegal finaneiHl netvvorks that support the repressive governme11t of Nieoh1s 

Macluro; 
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\\1H~reas the 1~ nited States, the Lirrw Group, the G-7, and 

European 1~nion declared the national elections that oc-

<:urr<~d in V<'JWZnl'la on }flay 20, 201 R, w<~n~ ill<~gitirnak; 

Whereas the Permanent Council of the Organization of 

American States (OAS) passed Resolution 1078 (21 08/ 

l7) on April 3, 2017, expressing "grave coucern regarding the unconstitutional alter<ltion of tlw demoerntic 

order"; 

Whereas Exeentivc Onler 1:)8:35 (83 Feel. Reg. 24001), 

signed on }fay 21, 2018, till'ht<•ned existing sanetions 

that prohibit n nikd Stntes purehases of VerH~Ztwlan 

debt; 

\\1wreas the govPrnment of Nieoh\s l\faduro expelled tvvo senior United States diplomats from Caracas on May 22, 

2018, and the United States responded reeiprocally 011 

l\lay 23, 2018; 

\Vherea::; on May 2~l, 2018, a panel of interuational expe1is 

<ksigm1ted hy the Se<~n~tary G<~neral of tlw OAS found 

that "there arc reasonable grounds that satisfy the 

standard of proof required by "Artiele 5:3 of the Rome 

Statute" that the Venezuelan people were snl{iected to 

"crimes again::;t humanit~,,, and that as a result the situation in Venezuela shonlcl be referred to the Tnter1mtional 

Criminal Court; and 

\\11Creas on ,June 5, 2018, tlw Ckneral Assembly of the OAS 

pw.;s('d a resolution on V<,twzuela, with the support of 19 

countries, reaffirming' the "obligation of the government::; 

[of tlw Amerieas] to promote and d0feml [demoerae~'l'' 

and declaring that the uational elcdions that occurred on 

::\Iay 20, 2018 were illegitimate "for not eomplying with 

international standard::;, for not having met the parti<•ipa-
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tion of all Venezuelan politi<~al aetors, and for lwing earried out without the nceessary g11arantccs for a free, fair, 

tnmspan~nt and <lf'moeratie proeess": :'\ow, tlwrcfor<\ he 

it 

Strike all after the resolved elause and insert the fol1 Resolt•Prl, That the Hous<~ of R<~pn•sentatives2 (1) condemns the deteriorating situation m 

3 Venezuela and the regional humanitarian erisis it 

4 has eaused, affirms support for the legitimate Na5 tional Asi'lemhly and the Supreme Court, and urges 

6 further regional aetion in support of d<~moeraey m 

7 Venezuela; 

8 (2) applauds the effm·ts of the Lima Group and 

9 the eountries that voted in favor oi' the l{esolntion 

10 on the Situation in Venezuela passed by the OAS 

11 General AssPmhly on .Tune 5, 2018, and ealls on 

12 eountries that abstained from the vote or yoted 

13 against the resolution to joi11 the international eom14 munity and the reg10n iu support of democraey w 

15 Venezuela; 

16 ( :3) supports tlw findings of tlw OAS pmwl of 

17 experts, as presented on May· 29, 2018, that there 

18 are n~asomtble gTomH1s to lwliPVP tlwt th(~ gov<~rn19 mcnt of ~icolaR 1\laduro has eommitted crimes 
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against humanity aml urges emmtries in the regwn 

2 to take actions to support an invm;tigation under 

3 int<•rmttional lmY into <·rimes against humanity <"om4 mitted by that government; 

5 ( 4) expresses coneern over the eontinned hu6 tuanitarian erisis in Venezuela; 

7 (5) urges eountrics in the region to eoordinate 

8 a regioual hmmmitarian n~spons<~ and to work with 

9 European, Asian, and African countries to coordi1 0 nat(' the imposition of Rmwtions anrl visa banR for 

11 V cnczuclan officials rcsponRiblc for the ongomg c:n12 sis; and 

13 (6) <~allR on tlw Pn~sident to itwreaRe United 

14 States Rupport to the V eneznelan people by pro15 viding fhrther humanitarian aRsiRtmwe in the region, 

16 imposing additional targeted sanctiom; on Vcn1 7 ezuclau officialR, ineluding under the Global 

18 l\lagnitRky Ilumau Rights Aceouutahility Ad (22 

19 U.S.C. 2G6G note), increasing public diplomaey ef20 forts to expose the lcvclR of eorrnption among Ven21 ezuelau officials, and supporting democratic actors 

22 in Vene1mela. 
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AMENDMENT TO THE AMENDMENT IN THE 

NATURE OF A SUBSTITUTE TO H. RES. 1006 

OFFERED BY MR. SIRES OF NEW JERSEY 

After the 1Oth preamble clause, insert the following·: 

Whereas Nieohis Maduro used an alleg-ed assassination attempt in Aug'l1st 2018 as an opportunity to further crack 

rlown on his opposition and arbitrarily detainr~d sevr~ral 

Venezuc•lan National Assembl:T rnembers, including- ,Juan 

Requesnas; 

In the 12th preamhle ehmsr', strikE' "$70,000,000" 

and insert "$118,000,000". 

In paragraph ( 1) of the 18th preamble clause, strike 

''f>9" and insr~rt "();)". 
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1 Fi'l'll C'OXCRES8 

2D Rt·;SSlO:\ H. RES. 1052 

l\' 

"\ffi1<11in~· t:nir,~d SriltP~-Anstrali:1 <'OOJWr:nion on sp:wP n•span·h, Pxplor<ltion, 

:1J1d utili;mtiun. 

II\ 'l'IIE HOUSE OF lUiJPllESEXTA'riVJ1JS 

SEPTJmHJcH li, 201 R 

~Ir. ('\STRO of Te-xas (for himst•lf, :VIs. STm'A'\IK, Tlfl'. ('<Wl1T:\EY, and 1\fr. 

(~,\LT.:\(]!JEH) snhmitrPd t!Ji' follm1·ing n•solntion; wliil'h was J'PfmTr•d to 

tlw Committr'1' 011 l<'on•igu Affairs 

RESOLUTION 

.. Affil'miug r nit<~d States-i\.ustl'Ulia (;00pl'l'Htion on spaee 

research, exploration, and utilization. 

\\1wreas the United States of America and the Common-

\Ycalth of Australia are treat~- allies; 

\Vhereas United States and Australia defense eooperntion extends baek 100 years, to the Battle of llamel in World 

\Yar I; 

\\1wreas the Australia, ::\'e1v Zealand, United StateR Seeurity 

Tn~aty, abo n~f('I'l'Pd to HS tlH' Al\'Zl-s rrrcaty, has 

formed the framevYork of the United States-Australia allian<•.e since 1 !1;11; 

Whereas the Australia-United States Jliuislcrial Consultation, also referred to aR AUS::VIIN, has eontrilmtcd to a 

(leeper partnership bchH:<'tl the two 1wtious: 
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\VlHTcas the N a tiona] "'"~erommties aml Spaet' Atiruinistratiou 

(NASA) notes that, '"l'he United States and Australia 

lmn' lwen <·oopen1ting in <"iYil spiH'(' for morl' than 50 

yent·s"; 

\\lwreas the United States Apollo m1sswns and subseqm'llt 

space science and exploration eomlueted b,y tl1c United 

States benefitted gTeHtly from the partnership \vith our 

.Australian allies; 

Whereas l\eil Armstrong's first steps 011 the surface of the 

Moon \Vcre rela.n1d to Houston through the I-Ioneysuekle 

Cn;<;k sik in Australia; 

\Vhereas NASA also notes that, '"l'he Canberra complex is an 

integnd eompmwnt of XASA's Dt1t>p Spaee ?\et.l'<ork 

(DSK), the world's largest and most sem;itive scientifie 

teleeonmnmications system"; 

\\1wrcas the Canlwrra D{'cp Spa('{' Cmmmtniention Complex 

(CDSCC) is one• of KASA's lm·gest tracking and c·onnmlni<:ation f:wi1ities outside the rnited 8tat<~s; 

Whereas, on Tuesday, October 17, 2017, Australian Ambassador to the Fuited States Joe Hoeke:'- and Ae6ng J'\ASA 

Ad111inistrator Hobert lJiglltl'oot sig·ned a 25-year agTecment for eontinued cooperation on space eooperation, inclndillg on space trac·king; 

\\1wreas the r uitcd States and Australian govemlliCJI(S have 

jointly committed to exp~mding Space Situational Awarem•ss (SSA); 

Whereas Cnited States-Australia cooperation on SSA is critital to maximize defense enpabilities, monitoring environmenial chunr.res, avoidiug· space congestion and collisious, 

and protecting against exploitation from the growing 

eonuter-sp;wc t'Hpabilities of our adwrsarics; 
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\\1H'rt'as, on September 21, 2017, tlw Gon~nuncnt of Australia under Prime l\1inister }lalcolm 'l'nmbull eommitted 

to <~n~ating tlw Anstra liall Sp<W<' Agen<~3', with orw1·ntions 

b<•ginning on ,July 1, 2018; and 

\Vlwreas the Australian Space Ageney eomnwnecd operatim1s 

ou ,July 1, 2018: .:\ow, thercl'ore, be it 

1 Resoll•ed, That the House of HepresentatiYes2 (1) eomnH'IHls tlw Austr<~liau Gov<'rilllH'llt m 

3 eom;tituting the Australian Space Agcne,v; 

4 (2) recog11izcs the value in rnited States-Ans5 tralia eoopcration on space research, exploration, 

6 and utilization, i11ducling on terrestrial rcscareh, 

7 eommereial aetivities, and human and rohotie spaee 

8 e2..-plorntion; 

9 (:3) snpports international eooperation on Rpaec 

10 research, exploration, and utilization and other 

11 forms of spaee diplomaey as being in the national in12 tcrPst of the T~nitPd Stales; 

13 (4) cneourag(·R the Department of State to sup14 port ami faeilitatc internatim1al eoopcration 1vith 

15 Australia on space research, exploration, aud utiliz;a16 tion thrm1g·h diplomatic efforts, ineluding through 

17 the Australia-l' nik<l StatPs ::\liuist<;rial Consnlta18 tions (AUS:\IIX) forum and multilateral iuitiativcR 

19 with .Tclp<m, (!~miH1a, the Enrop<>an Union, and other 
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1 partner;.; of both the United ~tat<'~ awl Australin; 

2 and 

3 ( fi) ~up ports (1Pepcr <'oopPratiou with onr Au;.;-

4 tmlian allit•s in eontribnLing t•aeh country's uniqm• 

5 :c;trengihs and resmn·ees to mntnal prosperity and se6 emity. 
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2D RES;.)[():\ H. RES. 1055 

l\' 

To nffirm strong l !11itPd Hatl~s-Liberi;J tiPs ;md snpporr for dt~lllot•rnti•· prin-

•·ipks, ct]J(l t•all for full iuJpil:nwntation of Ott' Truth cllld Ht~<·om;i]iatiotl 

Cmumission t·t•t·omnwmlations, inc·luding thu t•stalJlislmwat of au Extraordimuy Ct·imimll Tribunal for Liberia. 

IK THE HOUSE OF HEPifESEXTATIVES 

f3El"l'E.\IIlEl\ 7, 2011\ 

~\Ir. DOXOY,\:\ (for himsp]f and ~\lr. ,Jnrrxsox of Georgia) submittl•d the 

f'ollowin;: n•solution: 11lli\'h 1\'Hs n.J'l~rn•d lo iht• Coullui\,le(; 011 Fon•igu AIT<tirs 

RESOLUTION 

To affirrn strong Fnited States-Ijiberin ties and support for 

demoeratie princ•iples, aml C'all for full implementation 

of the Trutl1 aml Reeoueiliatiou Conunission reeommendations, inC'luding the establishment of an Extnwnliuary Crimimd Trilmnal for IJilwria. 

\\1wrPas toda,v the United States is lwnw to an estimated 

HO,OOO people of Liberian aneestry in vibrant eoummnitiPs al:ross the (~mmtry, who h<we be<'n instrum<mtal in 

Allleriea 's efforts to build a peaeeful, dc:!lloera tie, aud 

prosperous Liberia; 

\\1wrcas Liberia and the l~nited 8tat(~S share <·lose historieal, 

political, and eeonomic: ties over the eonrsc: of a nearly 

200-year relationship; 
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VV1u~rcas the people and Governuwut of the Uuitnl States 

have a deep interest in Liberia's dernoeratie stability and 

llost<~onf1id devd<lpnwnt; 

Whereas the ei\'il war from 1 ~)91 to :3002 resulted in the 

death of over 200,000 people in Sierra !Jeone and IJiberia, !he displac:emeut of' over 1,000,000 penm11s, and the 

horrific eases of amputations, mnss rape, nnd human 

rights abuses emHlnc~ted under the leadership of Charles 

Taylor; 

\\1wrens Charles Taylor was eonvieted through tlw Special 

Court for Sierra L<~OIH' for 11 differ<•nt dmrg·<~s of war 

crimes, crimes against humanity, sueh as rape, sexnal 

abns<\ nnd slaw'I'~T' and violation of intemational law, ineluding the tt:sc of' ehild soldicn;; 

Y\1wreas a eomprehensive pcaec agreement \Yas sig1wcl by the 

GovernmeHt of Liberia, rehd groups, ami politieal parties 

ill ~00:3; 

\V1H'rPas tlw Trnth and RP<,mwiliat.ion Comrnission, as <~stahlishcd under the 200(3 comprehensive peaec agreement, 

was formally ereated in 200;) with a mandate ''to promote national pcaee, seeurity, unity and reeoneiliation h.'T 

inwstig·ating gross human rig·hts violations and violations 

of lmmanitarian law, sexnal violations, a11d eeonornie 

crimes Uwt oecurrcd between ,Jnuunry 1979 am] Oetober 

2003''; 

\\1wn~as the 'l'ruth and RPeolH·ili<ltion Commission rPlemwd a 

report in December 2008 rceommending the e::->tablishnwnt of an Extraordinary Criminnl Trihunnl for Tji1wria 

and listed individuals, wrporntious, and ius tit u1ious recommended for further investig·ation and prosecution, 

among otlwr rec,ornmendati(mR; 
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\Vhcreas the Gownmwnt of Liheria has not fully implemented the recommendations of the rrruth and H.eeoneiliation Agrcenwnt to date, induding tlw estahlishnwnt of 

an l~xtt·aordinary Criminal Tribunal; 

WlwreaR Liberia C\l-..l)erieneed its first demoeratie and peaeefnl 

transition oC fHl\\'CT siuec 1944 after Presideut l'Jllen 

Johnson Rirlci'lf respected constitutional term limits and 

George \Veah defeated Viee President ,JosPpll I3mtkai folJowiug a runoff during the :.:lOl 7 Presidential elections; 

\Yhereas tlw United States eongTatulated the people of Lih('-

ria on tlw s1we<~ssful <:ondnsion of tiH' Pr!'sid<~ntial runoff 

election and recog·nized the important role I.~ibcria's Supreme Court, politi<•al parties, SPf~m·ity forces, nncl eiYil 

::;oeicty organizatious played in holding a peaceful aml 

tram;parm1t <·.nntest; and 

\\1wrcns thP rnite(t States GO\'('l'll!lH'llt and Anwrieau eitizcns have invested in LibC'ria to rebuild aml support 

(lemor:rai ir• im;tiiui ions, posteolli1ir·L reeovery, eeonomie 

growth, improved access to education and health care, 

professionalization of the eountr:v's military and eh-ilian 

seenrity fon~es, emil efforts to fost(~r <H:eounta hilit.v and 

transparency of govPrnnwnt institutions: :'\low, therefore, 

be it 

1 Resolved, That the House ol' Heprcscntativcs2 ( 1) npholcls its eommitment to maintain aml 

3 fost<·r tlw elldnriHg r<'lationship hdwe('Il tlw pcopk 

4 aml the Governments of the United States and 1Jibc5 ria; 

6 (3) urg·es the Gove1·nment and people of Liberia 

7 to support the trntll mHl recom•iliation proecsc; 
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through full implementation of tlw rr~<·omtuemlatious 

2 of the rrruth and R.ceoneiliation Commission, inehid3 ing the establishnwnt of all Extraordinary Criminal 

4 Tribunal; and 

5 (:3) supports effortR by tlw DepartnH'llt of State 

6 nml F nited Slates Agency for Intemntional Develop7 nwnt to advanc(~ Liberian efforts toward national 

8 n~<·oJH~iliation through <~ontinu(~(l support for the ruk 

9 of l~nv, effcetivc governanc·e, and the robust role of 

10 (~iYil Roeiety. 
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1ST REo-iS]( )l\ H. R. 1567 

To promotP P<'onomi<· pnrtnership and <'OOJWrntimJ lwtw<'Pn tlw llnit<,<l Rt:1t••s 

il!ld ]\jp:;_j{'O. 

I~ 'l'IIBJ HOUSE OF 1UJP11ESEX'l\\TIVI<JS 

.\L\HCTl 16, :2017 

l\fr. CFELL.\H intl'Odlw<'d the following- bill; whi<·h was r0fcrrt'tl to the 

Con1mitt<'<' on l•'•ll'<'igJJ .\ffnil's 

A BILL 

To promote <~e<momie parhwrship and <"OOIWration lwtm•<m 

the Cnited Statt>s and ~\lexieo. 

1 Be d enacted by the Senate and Ilonse (~f Reprcsenta2 tiJieS r~fthe r:nded States ofArnerica in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Aet ma.v be eited as the 'Tnited States-Mexico 

5 Beouomi<; Partnen;hip Aet". 

6 SEC. 2. PURPOSE. 

7 Tlw pnrposP of this Aet is to promote <'<'onomi<: part8 ucrship and cooperation betvvecn the lfnitcd States and 

9 ~f<•xieo, partieularly in th<• an~as of aeademie exehange, 

lO Putreprem:nrship, Hwl infrm.;trudure integratiou. 
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1 SEC. 3. EXPANSION OF UNITED STATES-MEXICO ACADEMIC 

2 EXCHANGE PROGRAMS. 

3 (n) 1.\ GI£1\I·;JLAL •. -lt shall be the policy of the Cnited 

4 States to inereasc U11ited States-}fexieo <wademie ex5 ehanges at the seeoudary, posi-sceonclary, and post-grad6 uate levels. 

7 (h) PmomTY.-Tlw exdwng<'S <h~s<•rilwd in sub8 section (a) should be aeross the United States and ~\Iexieo, 

9 hmvever, priority should be given to strengthening ties be10 tweeu eomlJHULitics and academic institutions in the C<W11 cred United States-}lcxico border region. 

12 (<') SEi\m~ OP Coi\mmsti.-Tt is the sense of Con13 gres::; that14 (1) the exchanges described in subseetio11 (a) 

15 should rcfleet the goal::; of the 100,000 Strong in the 

16 Ameriens Initiative; and 

17 (2) the Unitc<l States ~md }lexi<·o should sed: 

18 to contribute to doubling tlw m1mber of students 

19 stmlying in t>aeh other's eonntr·y b;.- not later than ;) 

20 years after the elate ol' the eunetwent of' this Ad. 

21 SEC. 4. ESTABLISHMENT OF UNITED STATES-MEXICO EN22 TREPRENEURSHIP COOPERATION, TRAINING, 

23 AND MENTORING PROGRAMS. 

24 (a) I!'\ GE\:BIL\L.-'l'lw President shall fkvelop a 

25 plan to implement policies nnd programs that :mpport eo26 operation, training, and mentorillg' of entreprenenrs. 
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(h) ELI~MEKT::->.-Tlw poli<:ies and prognuns de2 scribed in subsection (a) shall sc•ek to ereate innovation 

4 and businesses nssisting prospt>etive and developing entre5 prenc•m·s in stre11gthen their business Rkills <md promoting 

6 cooperation and joint lmsiuesR initiatives across the 

7 Fnited States and Mexico, ·with a focus on the con'rE'd 

8 {T nit<~d States-l\i<~xieo border n•gion. 

9 (e) .:\1Nl'CUINC FLTJ\T>S.-Thc policies and programs 

10 des<'ribed in subsection (a) shcmld senk to ensnre rnited 

11 States Govermncut fuwls are, at a minimum, matched by 

12 private seetor funds for purposes of earrying out tmeh poli13 eies awl prognmts. 

14 (d) SEKSE: OF CONORE:SS.-lt is the sense of Con15 gn~ss that the poli<~i<>s mH1 progTmns des<·rib<~<l in sub16 scdion (a) shonld rci1eet the goals of the 100,000 Strong 

17 in the Americas Initiative and should seek to provide not 

18 Jess than 100 gl'nnts of not tuore Umn $23,000 caeh l'or 

19 partieipants in sneh programs to better leYerage partieipa20 tion by the p1·ivate seetor. 

21 (e) Hr~POHT.-'l'hc President shall submit to Con22 gTrss a report on the plan deseribed in subseetion (a) not 

23 later than 90 days after the date of the euaetrnent or this 

24 Aet. 
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1 SEC. 5. UNITED STATES-MEXICO ENERGY INFRASTRUC2 TURE COORDINATION AND COOPERATION 

3 PROGRAMS. 

4 (a) II\ GENEFL\Tj.-rl'lw President shall develop a 

5 plan to implement pol ieics and programs that promote 

6 F nited States-:.\Iexieo energy infra structure coordination 

7 and (•oopcratiou through support of YO(~atioual-l(~vel (~du8 cation, internships, and exchanges behwen the two eonn9 tries, particularly in the region in IYhieh the Eagle Ford 

10 Shale is loea ted aud iu proximity to sur'h rq:6on. 

11 (b) :BJijEl\IEI\TS.-The polleies and prog-rams clc12 seribed in s11bsedion (a) shcdl seek to develop skills rPlated 

13 to safe and responsible energy extradion and other inno14 vative energy teehnolngies that cm1 be prm'ided hy edn15 entionnl institutions locatPd in the region deserihcd in sub16 scetiou (a) m· in proximity to sueh region, including by 

17 seeki11g to provi(k sueh skins to ilH1i,idna1s in :\I('xi<·o who 

18 arr seeking· voeatinna l level jobs in :\I(•xieo's energ:v sector. 

19 (e) 8EN8B m~ (\)I\(iHESN.-It is the se11se of Con20 grcss that the polic-ies and programs desc·ribed in suh21 seetion (a) should seek to provide education, internships, 

22 and Pxehnug(~S for at ]('ast 1,000 parti(:ipauts. 

23 (d) HEPOHT.-The President shall submit to Con24 gr·pss n report on Hw plan des<:rihed in snbseetion (a) not 

25 later than 90 days after the dnte of the enaeirnent of this 

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1 SEC. 6. MEDICAL SCHOOL PILOT PROGRAM. 

2 (ii) IK GEI\'Im.Ah-The Pr<~si<knt shall <kn~lop n 

3 plnn, in coordination vvith the private sector and non-profi1 

4 organizations, to implement a pilot program to develop a 

5 pipeline between umlergTnduaLe eollcg·es and twiYersitics 

6 in tlw United States and mcdieal s(•hool prog:rams in ::\It•x7 ieo. Tlw pilot progrmn shouhl be ntiliz<~<l to pn~pan~ med8 ieal studeHts to bceome doctors vYho can pass mcdienl li9 eensing board exams in the Unit<•d States. 

10 (h) ELKL\lE0iT::i.-Thc pilot program described in suh11 seetion (a) shall seek to ensure that mcdieal sehool pro12 grnms in }fexieo shall haw eomparable aeereclit<Jtion 

13 standards ;u.; medieal sehool program in the United States 

14 h,v the Aeererlitatio11 and Standards in Foreign :\fedieal 

15 Edueation as well as registered in the International J.\Ted16 ieal Eclneation Direetory. 

17 (<') SEK::-;g OF' Coxcmr~ss.-It 1s the s<~nsP of Con18 gress that the pilot program deserilwd in subsr,etion (a) 

19 shonld seek to iner·ease the nnmher of bilingual merlieal 

20 professionals in a eost-d'f'eelivc uuuJucr wlto can praetiee 

2] in United States under-served eommunitics. 

22 (d) REPOHT.-Tlw PresidPnt shall submit to Con23 gTess a report on the plan desc·.ribed in subseetion (a) not 

24 le1ter than !10 da.vs aft.er the dat(' of the enad.nwnt of this 

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1 SEC. 7. DEFINITIONS. 

2 I11 this Ad: 

3 (1) 100,000 R'l'HO:\IU 1:\1 T!HJ .AJlBHIC\R I;-.:l'l'lA4 'l'l\-E.-rrhe term "1 00,000 Strong in the Amerieas 

5 Initiative" means the iuitiative established in Mareh 

6 2011 b.'- the United States Gowmment to inereast> 

7 <~<hwatiounl <'x<·hang;<~s iu tlw \Y(~stern Hemisplwr('. 

8 (::l) Covr~mJJJ GXITI~D f-iTATgR-l\IEXICO BOWJiiJl{ 

9 lUJm0:\1.-The term "covered lTnitecl States-:\Texico 

10 border region" meam; those portiow; of the Cuitcd 

11 States and J\Iexieo that are ''ithin 100 kilometers of 

12 the international bonndmy lwtween thos<' <~<mntries. 
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AMENDMENT IN THE NATURE OF A SUBSTITUTE 

TO H.R. 1567 

OFFERED BY MR. CASTRO OF TEXAS 

Strike all after the enacting clam;e and insert the 

follmYing: 

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

2 'l'his Aet may be cited as the 'Tnitcd Statcs-l\lexico 

3 l'Jconomic PartnerRhip Aet". 

4 SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 

5 Congress findR the follmving: 

6 (1) The United States and ~Iexico have hene7 fitted from a bilateral, mutually benefieial partner8 ship focused on advaneing the economic interests of 

9 both (:onntri(~S. 

10 (::l) In 20V~. ~lcxieo adopted major energy reII forms that opened its ('lwrg:v sector to private invcst12 mcnt, increasing cucrgy cooperation between l\Icxico 

13 and the United States and opening IWIV opportuni14 ties for Unitt~d States em~rgy (~ng·ag(~Hl(~nt. 

15 (:3) Ou January 18, 2018, the Priucipal Dcput,v 

16 Assistant Se(:retnry for Edn(:ational and Cultural Af17 fairs at the Department of State stated, "Our cx18 change progTams build end11ring rclatiom;hips and 
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1 networks to adnmee U.S. m1tional interests and for2 eign policy goals. . . The role of our exchanges. . . 

3 in a<lnm<~ing· U.S. national s<~<:urity and <'<:onorni<~ in4 terests enjoys broad bipartiN<:lll support from Con5 gTess and other stakeholder·s, and provides a strong 

6 return ou investment.". 

7 ( 4) According to the Institute of International 

8 E<lueation, in tlw 2015-2016 aead<·mie .'!('ar, mon~ 

9 than 56,000 Cnitcd States :o;tudcnts studied in other 

l 0 <~(mntries in the \Vestern ITPmisphere J'eg·ion whil(~ 

11 more than 84,000 non-U nitcd States students from 

12 the region Rtudied in the l~nited StateR, h11t only 

13 ;),000 of thos<~ United States students studied in 

14 ~\texico and only 16,000 of those non-Cnited States 

15 stnd(~llhl \Wre from 1\l<~xieo. 

16 (5) In lVlareh 2011, the l;nitcd StateR launched 

17 the 100,000 Strong in the ~\.merieas Initiative, which 

18 Reeks to increase educational exehang·eR between the 

19 United StateR and other countries in the \VeRtcrn 

20 flcmi:o;phere region so that 1 00,000 United States 

21 Rtndents are Rtudying in other countries in the \Vest22 ern Hemi:o;phere region ancl 100,000 non-enited 

23 States students from the rcgwn arc studying in the 

24 United States per year by 2020. 
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1 (G) In .January 2014, the UnitPd Statl'R <~stab2 lished the 100,000 Strong in the _Americas ImwYa3 tior1 Fund, whit~h seeks to rea lizt~ the gm1ls of the 

4 100,000 Strong in the Amerieas Initiative by faeili5 tating a pn hlie-private partnership between the De6 partmcut of State and uougovcrnrncutal organi:w7 tions, corporations, and uniwn;ities in the United 

8 States and other t~ountriPs of the \Vestern Hl~mi9 sphere region. 

I 0 (7) To datn, the 100,000 Strong in th<~ A mer11 ieas lmwvation Fund has awarded more tlum 100 

12 grants to more than 250 higher cclueation institu13 tions from 25 l~ountri<~s in tlu~ \V('stern Hemisphere 

14 region, and has raised $9,000,000 in investments, 

15 7;) pt~reent of whi<'h \HIS from em110r<1tions, foun<1a16 tions, and regional g·ovcrnnwnts. 

17 SEC. 3. STATEMENT OF POLICY. 

18 It is the policy of the Cnitcd States19 ( 1) to continue deepening eeonomic eooperation 

20 between the l:nited States and l\Jexieo; and 

21 (2) to seck to prioritize ami C).lJand educational 

22 and professional exchange progTams with Mexico, in23 eluding through the framework of the 100,000 

24 Strong in the Americas Initiative. 
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1 SEC. 4. STRATEGY TO PRIORITIZE AND EXPAND EDU2 CATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL EXCHANGE 

3 PROGRAMS WITH MEXICO. 

4 (a) 1~ QgxEHAL.-'l'he Seeretary of State shall clc5 velop a strateg)· to carry out the policy deseribed in section 

6 :3, to inelude prioritizing and expanding (•dueational and 

7 professiona1 exdumgr~ programs ''ith Mr~xir~o through tlw 

8 framework of the 100,000 Strong in the Anwrieas lnitia9 tive. 

10 (b) ELEl\lE:\TS.-'l'hc strateg:v requir·ed under sub11 section (a) shall12 ( 1) (m(~(mragP more aeademi(: exchanges be13 tween the United States and l\le::-..ico at the sec14 ondm~T' post-secondary, and post-graclnate levels, es15 pecially with communities and through aeademie in16 stitutions in the covered r nited States-Mexico bor17 dPr n~gion; 

18 ( 2) enc•onragP Unit eel Statps and Mexiean aea19 demie institutions and businesses to eollahorate to 

20 assist prospeetive and developing entrepreneurs Ill 

21 strengthening their business skills and promoting co22 operation and joint business initiatin~s aeross the 

23 United States and Mexico, ·v,ith a foeus on initiatives 

24 m tlw covered l~nited Stat(•s-1\Texieo border region; 

25 (3) promote energy iufrastructurc coordination 

26 aml eooperation through fmpport of voeational-level 
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1 Pdueatiou, internships, and exehanges behn;en th<~ 

2 United States and J\IeA'ieo, particularly in the region 

3 in whidt tlw Eagle For<l Shal<~ is l()(~ated and in 

4 proximity to such reg·ion; and 

5 ( 4) assess the feasibility of fostering partner6 sl1ips between uniYersities in the United States and 

7 medical :-:;chool and nursing programs in l\fexico to 

8 Pnsun; that nw<lieal sd10ol aml mu·sing progrmns in 

9 l\iexico haYe comparable accreditation standards as 

10 medi<:al tcwhool and nm·sing prognm1s in th<; United 

11 States by the Acereditntion and Standards iu l<'or12 eig·n 1\Teclieal T<~ducation, in addition to the Accredi13 tation Commission For Education in Nursing, so 

14 that medical students can pass medical licensing 

15 hmml exams, and nursing stud<mts <~an pass nursing 

16 licensing exmn:.;;, in the United States. 

17 (e) REPOll'r.-Not later than 180 clays after the date 

18 of the enactment ol' this Act, the Secretary of' State shall 

19 submit to Congress a report on the strategy required 

20 nnclcr tmbseetion (a). 

21 SEC. 5. DEFINITIONS. 

22 In this Act: 

23 (1) 100,000 STH0;\10 l;\1 TllB "'L\lEHlC\S I;o-.;ITIA24 TIVE.-rrhe term ''100,000 Strollg iu the Americas 

25 I nitiativP" means tlw initiative est a lllislwf1 in 1'Iareh 
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1 2011 by the Huitcd States Govenuncnt to irwrcase 

2 educational exchanges in the \Vesteru Hemisphere. 

3 (2) CovmmD TTKITED NTATEN-:\II~XICO BORDim 

4 HEOION.-'l'he term "covered United States-l\lexico 

5 border region,, means those portions of the e nited 

6 States and Mexico that arc withiu lOO kilometers of 

7 the international boundary bct\Yeen those countries. 

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11 il'l'Il C( lXGI\Et-lS 

1ST RECiS!O:\ H.R.4591 

To impoH' mnwtions with n•spPet to lr:mian ]Wrsons that tln·r;atPn tlw ]WlH'l' 

or ~l.ctbilit,v ol' InH[ or thP Go\'l't'llltlCil( or Iraq. 

IX TIUJ HOUSE OP RBJPRESEX'l'ATIVI<JS 

DJCCE:IlllEH 7, ~017 

~Ir. KIXZJ:\(iEH (for himself, }[r. tlFOZZJ, ~Irs. \Y.\11\:Im, Mr. DLIZ-RIL\HT, 

:\Ir·. :"-JF:\Efi, .\lr. WEBEH of TPxas .. \lr. I':ELlll'\, .\lr. OJ,fiOX, Mr. Jll·xTim, i\lr. KIXU of :\pw York, .:\lr. 0,\LL\(ii!lm, illr. [{p::;sgLL, :\Ir. 

'l'IImiF:-;o-' of PeJuJsy]yunict, :\Is. STEF"IXIK, am! :\11'. GoTTIIEDmn) itJtrochteed tli<· following bill: whieh 1n1s refl'rrecl to tbc Committc·e on I•'orcign .\ffairs, aml in <tddition to the Committe<' on tlw ,JJHliC'inry, for a 

pPriod to lw snhs<'1]1H'ntl:· detPrmi1wd by th<' Spr;ak1•r, in <'lWh 1'11SI' for 

1·ousidPratiou of s1wlt proYisiom; 11s f<lll \\'ithiu tlw jnrisdil'tiou of tla• l'Olllmittee eom:et·nc;d 

A BILL 

To impose smwtions with respC'et to Iranian persons that 

tlm~nte11 tlw peaee or stability of Iraq or the Government 

oJ' Iraq. 

1 Be it enncted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tit•es oftlw Unded States qf'Llmerica in Congress as.·~enwtea, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 rrhis Ad may be eited Hi': the "Prcyenting Iranian De5 stabilization of Iraq 1\et of 2017". 
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1 SEC. 2. STATEMENT OF POLICY. 

2 It shall he tlw poli<T of the United States to impos<~ 

3 sanctions with respcet to terrorist org'nnizntions and for4 eig11 countries, inelmling the Goyernme11t of Iran, that 

5 threaten the peace or sLahility and impede the democratic 

6 processes of Iraq or the GoY<'rnmPnt of Iraq. 

7 SEC. 3. IMPOSITION OF SANCTIONS WITH RESPECT TO IRA8 NIAN PERSONS THREATENING PEACE OR 

9 STABILITY IN IRAQ. 

11 gTess that the Secretar:- of the Treasnr;v and the SPcretary 

12 of State shonld eontimw to implement FJx<:eutive Order 

13 L:l40H (50 lJ .S.C. 1701 note; relating to blocking propert:-

14 of eertain persons v.-ho threaten stabilization efforts in 

15 Iraq). 

16 (b) hrPOSITIO~ OF 8.1:---J('TIO:\S.-'l'he PrPsident shall 

17 impm:w the sand.im1s des<"rihed in snhseetion (<·)(l)(A) and 

18 the Seeretary of State or the Seeretary of Homclnnd Seen19 rity ( m· a designee of mw of fmeh Seerl'tari(•s) shall impos<' 

20 the sanetions deseribed in subseet ion (e) (1 )(B) \\ ith re2] spPet to any Iranian person that the President, aeting 

23 land Seeurity (or a designee of 011e of sue· h Secretaries), 

24 as the ease may he, determines-
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1 (1) to haw knowingly eommittcd, or to pmw a 

2 siguifieant risk of eommitting, an aet en· aet.s of vio3 l<'lwP that hav<~ the purpose or d'fed of--

4 (.A) threatening the pcaeP or· stahilit.v of 

5 Traq OJ' the GoYernment of Iraq; 

6 (B) tmderwining or attempting to uudcr7 mine, eo-opt, or eonfound the demoeratie proe8 e::;:-; iu Iraq; or 

9 (C) umlcrmining efforts to promote ceo10 nomi(• n'(~tmstrnetion and politic·al reform m 

11 Iraq or to provide humanitarian assistance to 

12 the Iraqi people; 

13 (2) has kuowingly lllHtcrially assisted, ::;pon14 sored, or prm'idcd finaneial, material, or teelmo15 logieal ::;upport for, m· g·ood>:: or S<'ni(~PN to or in snp16 port of, any adivity described in snbparagTnph ( .. ~), 

17 (B), or (C) of paragraph (1); or 

18 (3) is ownctl or coulrolled by, m· has aeted or 

19 purported to aet for or on behalf of, direetly or indi20 reetl:", a foreign person that has earried out an:" ae21 ti\it;' desc-ribed in subparagraph (A), (B), or (C) of 

22 paragraph (1) or paragraph (2). 

23 (e) 8ANCTlON8 DESl'HlBED.-

24 ( 1) IN UENI':lUh-rrhe sanetions dcseribed m 

25 this suhseetion are the following: 
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(A) Ai:-l8l~T BLO('KINU.-Tlw cxcreise of all 

powers granted to the President by the Intcl'-

nntiomll Enwrg<~rwy E<•onomi(: Powers Ad ( ;)0 

U.S.C. 1701 et s<>q.) to the Pxtent 1weessnry to 

block nnd prohibit all transactions in all property and interests in property of an entity determined h:'\7 the President to be subject to subseetion (h) if snell property mHl inkn;sts in 

property are in the United States, 0ome Y\rithin 

the United States, or 1m; or em1w within the 

possession or control of a Uuitcd States person. 

(B) ALTE:\'R T:\'li;U(~TBLE POH VT:'-\.\S, ,\Dl\Ili:;SIO~, on PMtOLK-

(i) Vrs~\s, "\D:\IISSION, on P~\ROLE.­

An alien ~who tlw Sr;<:rdm·y of St<1tc or the 

Secretary of Homeland Seeurity (or a dcsig11ee of one of sueh Seeretaries) knovys or 

has reasonable gnlLUtds to believe meets 

any of the eriteria described in subsection 

(b) is-

( 1) inadmissible to the r nitcd 

States; 

(II) i11cligiblc to Yecein• n v1sa or 

other doeumentation to enter the 

United St<Jt.es; mH1 
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(III) otherwi~e iw·ligilJle to he 

admitted or paroled into the C nit eel 

State~ or to n~e<~ive ~1113' other benefit 

under tlw Immigration and Nationality Aet (8 U.S.C. 1101 ct seq.). 

(ii) Cumu,_;:\T v1~A~ t{JDVOKED.-

(I) IN GENEIL\L-An3' \risa or 

other doennwntation isstwd to 1m 

alien vdw is an Iranian person on the 

list reqllired unclcr snbseetion (b), reganlless of whe11 such \'isa Ol' other 

doenmentatim1 was issuccl, Rha11 be revoked and sudt <~lien shall lw denied 

admission to the United Statef->. 

(II) EFFECT OF HBYOCATION.-

A revocation under snbc:lausc (1) shall 

take effect immediately and shall 

automatically cancel any other valid 

\risn or entry documentation that is in 

the alien's possession. 

CJ) 1::--J;\PPJJH~"\BILITY OF NXriONAT, FDmn22 <m:-.:cy HE<~Fm~J:\rE:\'1'.-Thc requirements of section 

23 202 of the l11tcruational Emergency Economic Pmv24 ers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701) shall not appl3- for pur-
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1 JHlcH~s of thP imposition of smwtions uwler this see2 tion. 

3 (3) PE::-·L\I/rm~.-A 1wrson that is snhjed to 

4 sam~tions deseribed in paragraph (l)(),J shall be 

5 snbjeet to the pe1mltieR set forth in RnbseetionR (b) 

6 aml (e) of' scetion 206 of the Intcnwtioual Emcr7 gmwy Economic Pmvers ~\ct (50 U.S.C. 1705) to the 

8 smH<' Pxtt~nt as a 1wrson that eommits au uulawi'nl 

9 act described in snbseetion (a) of that section. 

I 0 ( 4) EXCEl"!'[ OX TO C<niPLY ·yrnn rX1'l'IW X,\-

11 TlONS llJ~ADC,ll AH'l'EW:-i "\UHEElVlK'\T.-Saw::tious 

12 under paragraph (1 )(B) Rhall not apply to an alien 

13 if admittiug tlw alien iuto the Unit<~d Statl's is nee14 essnry to permit the United States to compl:· with 

15 the AgTeerrH~nt n~g-cm1illg th(' Il<~a<lquarters of the 

16 United NnLions, sig11cd at Lnke Sueecss Jmw 26, 

17 U)47, and entered into forep Now•mber 21, 1947, 

18 bdweeu thP Unitet1 Nations am1 the rnitc<1 States, 

19 or other applicable international obligations. 

20 (d) \V.\Tnm.-Tlw President may, on a ease-by-ease 

21 basis and for periods not to exceed 90 days, waive the 

22 application of sanctions in this section ·with respec-t to an 

23 Inwian person if the PrcsideHt certifies to the approp1·inte 

24 eongTcF>sional eommittPm at least 15 days before sueh 
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1 wmYCl' 1s to take (~ffcd that su(·h waiwr is vit<ll to the 

2 national seem·ity interests of the L"nih•cl States. 

3 (e) ll\IPLK\IK'\TA'l'IO:'\ ATTTIIOJUTY.-Tlw Pr<>sidt~nt 

4 may e~ereise nil authorities proYided to the President 

5 1mder· seetions 20:3 aml 205 of the I ntematim1al 'BJmer6 g-e11ey Beonomie Powers Aet (50 U.S.C. 1702 and 1704) 

7 fm· purposes of ean';\·ing out this section. 

8 (f) llEOHI,ATOHY ATTTIIOHITY.-

9 (1) lA" CE:\'BlUh-The President shall, not 

10 later than DO dayR after· the date of the enadment 

11 of this Act, promulgate rcg-nlatiom; as neecssary for 

12 the implementation of this section. 

13 (2) ::\'OTIFWXl'IO:\ TO C0l\'(H\E88.-Not ](~Ss 

14 thnn 10 dayf:i befon• the pronmlgntion of regulations 

15 nndcr paragrnph (1), tlw Pr<~si<lcnt sh;-lll 11oti~, and 

16 provide to the appropriate eongressinnal eommittees 

17 the proposed regulations aud the prmisionf:i of this 

18 Rcction that the l'Cgulntious arc impletuenting·. 

19 (g) IhJFINlTIOX8.-In this section20 ( 1) APPIWPIIL\TE CO:'\GHESSTONAL COT\r\TTT21 TE:ER-'l'he term "appropriate congTessionnJ (·.om22 mittees" mcans23 (A) the Committee ou :F'oreigu 1\.ifaim, the 

24 Committee 011 the Judicim·~,, the Committee on 

25 \Vays and Jfcans. and the Committ<:c on Finan-
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<:ial SerYieco; of the Hou:.;e of RqH'csentatives; 

and 

(B) tlw Committ<·<~ 011 Foreign Rdations 

4 and the Committt•c on Banking, Hou:'>ing, and 

5 Urban Affai1·s of tJw Senate. 

6 (2) IJtANL\N PJ,;Hf;ON.-The term "Irauinu pcr7 son" means8 (A) an indio;idnnl who 1s a <·itizcn or na9 tiona! of Iran; and 

I 0 (B) an entity org·1mir.ml umkr the lmw:: of 

11 Iran or o( hcrwise snbjed to the jurisdiction of 

12 

13 

the Oovernment of Iran. 

(3) U:'\ilTED ::-;TATI~S PEHSON.-The term 

14 "United States person" has the meaning giwn that 

15 term in seetion 076.:117 of title :n, Co<k of Federal 

16 Reg·ulation:.;, as in effcet on ,June 22, 201G. 

17 ( 4) AnMFrTED; AI1IEN.-'l'he terms "aclmitted'' 

18 aud "alicll" have Ute mea11iugs giwn those terms in 

19 section 101(:3) of the Immigration and J\'ationalit~' 

20 ;\et (8 r.s.c. 11 01(:1)). 

21 (5) KNOWINOIJY.-The term "lnlm>iugl~'", >'>ith 

22 respect to conduct, a eireumstanee, m· a result, 

23 means 1 hat a person has adual kwmlcllgc, or should 

24 h<:1Ye knmYn, of the conduct, the eircumstanee, or the 

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1 (()) GOVI~HK:\IEKT OF IILH.).-Tlw term "Gov2 crnment of Iraq" has the meaning givc•u that term 

3 in sed.ion 57G.310 of title :11, Cod<' of F'<~deral Heg4 ulations, as in effed on June 201G. 

5 (7) PEH~OK.-The term "person" has the 

6 lllCH!llllg" gin:!! Umt term iu seel.iou G76.:3ll or title 

7 :n, Code of Federal Reg·ttlation:.:;, a:.:; in effect on 

8 .huw 22. 20 Hi. 

9 (8) PHOPEI{TY; PHOPEitTY INTEimWr.-'fhc 

10 terms "pr·operty" and "pro1wrty interest" have the 

11 meani11g·s given tho:.:;c terms in section G 7 6.:312 of 

12 title :31, Code of Federal Reg·nlations, as in effect on 

13 ,Tune 22, 2016. 

14 (h) Suxsi-JT.-'l'his section shall ecase to be cffcetivc 

15 lw1-6nning on .Tmmary 1, 2022. 

16 SEC. 4. REPORT ON ACTIVITIES OF THE GOVERNMENT OF 

17 IRAN IN IRAQ. 

18 (a) HEPOln.-);ot later than 90 days after !he date 

19 of the cnaetment of this Aet, and every 180 days there20 after for a period not to exeeed 5 years, the Presiclent shall 

21 submit to the appropriate congTessional committees a rc22 port on aetiYities of the (}oyernment of Iran in Iraq. 

23 (b) l\:L\TTEt~:-:; Tn BE l;..;cljL'DlW.-Thc report l'e24 quired by subsection (a) shall induck a description of the 

25 follmving: 
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1 (1) The Government of Iran's support for Iraqi 

2 militias or politieal parties, including W('apons, fi3 mm(~ing-, and other forms of mnkrial support. 

4 (:2) A~ list of l'e>fmTals to the t·elenmt t: nited 

5 Nations SeetJrit~' Comwil sanetions committees b~, 

6 the United States Permanent Representative to the 

7 United Xntions. 

8 ( :1) Irani au rwrsous thnt <m' in Iraq despite the 

9 asset freeze and \'isa ban sanctions imposed against 

I 0 sw:h entities pnrsuant to United Nations Seeurity 

11 Couueil Hcsolution 22;H. 

12 ( 4) Iraqi persons that haw aicle<l, abetted, or 

13 f<H:ilitatl·d tlw Gowrnrncnt of Iran's transport of 

14 personnel, money, and nnmitions into Syrin to aid 

15 th<' regime of Bashar <11-Assad. 

16 (G) Iraqi fina neial institutions that arc pro17 ,'}ding m·cclit, loam;, or other a:;;sistanee to OoYern18 !!lent or Inm-baeketl irreg·ular or lllilitia force:;; l'C19 :;;ponsihle for engaging in acti•ities described in sec20 tion :3(b). 

21 ( li) Actions taken by the Ciovennnent of Iran to 

22 inf1nenre Shia institutions in Najaf, Traq. 

23 (e) Fowu.-The report required by wbscetion (a) 

24 shall be :;;ubmitted in ela:;;:;;ified form if it is determined 
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1 that it is HeeessaQ· for tlw mttiollal S(X:urity interests of 

2 the Uuitccl Stat(•s to clo so. 

3 (d) DIWINITION.-In this s<~<·tion, th<~ term "appro4 priate eongn:ssional eommiitnes" mcHns5 ( 1 ) the Committee on F'oreign Affairs, the 

6 Commit tee 011 ~\nned Services, the CowmiUec 011 

7 \Ya:v~s and ~Ieans, and the Committee on Fimmeial 

8 Scrvi<•es of tlw Hons(' of RcprPsent<ttives; and 

9 (~) the Committee on Forei1211 Helations, the 

10 Committee on .Arnwd Services, the Committe<~ on Fill ua11ec, aml the Committee on Baukiug-, Housing, 

12 aml rrban ;\ffain; of the Senate. 

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AMENDMENT IN THE NATURE OF A SUBSTITUTE 

TO H.R. 4591 

OFFERED BY MR. KINZINGER OF ILLINOIS 

Strike all after the enacting clause and insert the 

follmving: 

1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

2 'l'his .c~d may be cited as the "P1·evcnling Dcstabiliza3 tioll of Iraq Act of 2018". 

4 SEC. 2. IMPOSITION OF SANCTIONS WITH RESPECT TO FOR· 

5 EIGN PERSONS THREATENING PEACE OR 

6 STABILITY IN IRAQ. 

7 (a) 8EX~E OF CONGHE8~.-It is the sense of Con8 gress that the Secretary of the 'l'rcasnry and the Secretary 

9 of State should r•mttimw to implenwnt Exr,entiv<' Order 

10 1:-~4:38 (50 U.S.C. 1701 note; relating to blocking propert;T 

II of eertain pen;ons who threaten stabilization efforts i11 

12 Iraq). 

13 (b) 1:\IPOSITION OF Sc\"fCl'IO"fS.-The President shall 

14 impose the sandious rh,serilwd in suhsedion (e) with r<'-

15 spect to an;T foreign person that the President determines 

16 knowingl~T <·ommits a signifir~ant aet of violenc•c that has 

17 the dircd purpose or effect or-
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(1) tlm,atening- the peaet~ or ~tahility of Iraq or 

2 the Government of Iraq; 

3 (2) und<~rmining the <kmoeratie pro<~e~H in Iraq; 

4 or 

5 (:3) unclrrmining Hignificantly efforts to promote 

6 economic rcconstmctiou and political rcCorrn in Iraq 

7 or to provide humanitarian assistance to the Iraqi 

8 people. 

9 (c) S"\NCTIONS DEscmmm.-

10 (1) IN GENJ;;H.~\h-The Hmwtions drs<~rihf~d m 

11 this subsection arc the following: 

12 (A) ASSET BTiWKTNG.-rl'llc exercise of all 

13 powers grant<~d to the Pn~sident by the Int<~r14 national Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 

15 TJ.S.C. 1701 <~t Heq.) to the ext<~nt IW<:esHary to 

16 bloek and prohibit all transactions in all prop17 erty and interests in property of a foreig>n per18 son dctenniHcd by the President to be subject 

19 to subsection (b) if such property and intere::-;ts 

20 in property are in the United States, come 

21 '''ithin the Cnited States, or are or come within 

22 the possession or control of a l~nited States 

23 persou. 

24 (B) ALIENS INETJIGIBLE FOH v!&\S, AD25 l\rTRSTO;\f, em P.\HOLI~.-
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(i) VmA:->, AD.\1INI->ION, OH PiUWLE.-

~An alit>n who the Secrt>tary of State or tlw 

Secrdary of Ilomdand s(~(~Urity (or a d(~Signee of ont> of such Seeretaries) knows or 

has t'easonable gTfmnds to believe meets 

any of the criteria (lcseribcd in subsection 

(b) is-

(I) inadmissible to tlw F nited 

States; 

(II) ineligible to l'(~(~eive a v'isa or 

other documentation to enter the 

~United States; and 

(III) otherwise iueligibl(~ to 1 )(' 

admitted or paroled into the L; uited 

States or to n~<:<~iv<~ any otlwr benefit 

nmler the lmmign.ttion n nd Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 11()1 et seq.). 

(ii) CUl{l{L']~T VlRAl-i l{I~\"OKlW.-

(I) IN OI£NERAh-A~ny nsa or 

other doenmentation issued to an 

alien who is a foreign person that is 

described in su bseetion (b) regardless 

of when such v1sa or other doeumentation was issued, shall be rc-
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1 voke<t and sud1 alieu shall lw denied 

2 admiRsion to the United States. 

3 (II) EFF'gCT OF RI~YOCA'l'ION".-

4 A nwocation under subclause ( l) shall 

5 take effeet imnwdiately and Rlmll 

6 automatically cam~el any other valid 

7 visa or entry documentation that is in 

8 the alien's possession. 

9 (:J) PEN"\T/rmR.-A person that 1s subject to 

I 0 san<'t.ions deseritwd in paragTaph (1 )(A) shall be 

11 subject to the penalties Ret forth in subsedions (b) 

12 and (e) of section 20G of the Tntemational Bmer13 geney Eeouomie Powers Aet ( 60 U.S.C. 1705) to the 

14 same extent as a pcrRon that commits au unlawful 

15 <wt dcs<~riht~d in snhs<'<·tion (a) of that s<~dion. 

16 (i3) BXCI£P'l'lON TO l\L\ll'LY WITH l'~Tl'IW NA17 'l'IONR HI<;AD(1rAH'l'I<JR8 AGIU~EMI':NT.-Sanetions 

18 under paragmph ( l)(B) shall not apply to an alien 

19 if admitting the alien into the United States is nee20 essary to permit the United States to eomply \Vith 

21 the Agreement regarding the Headquarters of the 

22 United Nations, signed at lJake Sueccss ,June 2G, 

23 1947, aud entered into force Kovcmber 21, 1947, 

24 between the (Tnited Nations and the United States, 

25 or other appli<~able international oblig·atimlR. 
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1 (d) \VAI\'EH.-The Prc~iclent rna.v, on a ea~e-hy-ea~e 

2 basis and for periods not to exceed 90 days, waive the 

3 applieation of ~arwtions in thi~ ~<~etion 1vith n~spe<·t to a 

4 foreign pen;on if the President certifies to the appropriate• 

5 eongrc•ssional eonnnittecs at least 1 ;) days before sneh 

6 waiver is to take cff'ect that such waiver is vital to the 

7 national security interests of the l~ nited States. 

8 (<>) 1::\IPI,El\IE::\TATIO~ AnTIIORITY.-'l'he Pre~id<~nt 

9 may exercise aJI authorities provided to the President 

10 um1er sections 20:1 and 205 of the International Emer11 geucy Economic Powers Act (50 U .S.C. 1702 aud 1704) 

12 for purposes of earrying' ont this seetion. 

13 (f) RI~O{li,ATOHY AllTIIOHITY.-

14 (1) lK GI<:NEH~\h-'I'he President shall, not 

15 later than 90 da~'~ aft<~r the date of tJH~ <~mtdnwnt 

16 of this Act, promulgate regulations as m~cessar~- for 

17 the implementation of this section. 

18 (2) NOTIFH'Xl'IO:\ TO CONCH~ER::->.-Not less 

19 than 10 day:,; before the promulgation of re6'1Ilations 

20 nndcr paragraph (1 ), the President shall notify aml 

21 prm-ide to the appropriate congressional committees 

22 the proposed reg11lations and the prm-isions of this 

23 section that the rep:nlations are implementing. 

24 (g) DEFil'\ITIONH.-ln this sectiou-
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1 (l) _,:\Dl\IITTgn; AI1mN.-Tlw terms "admitted'' 

2 and "alien" have the meanings given those terms in 

3 s<~dion 101 (:1) of the ImmigTation and :!\ationnlit~' 

4 Act (8 C.S.C. 1101(:3)). 

5 (2) APPHOPHL\TF. CONOTIF.SSTONM, COl\D:fT'l'-

6 TEES.-The term "appropriate congressioual com7 mittees" means8 (A) the Cornrnitke on l1'oreign Affairs, tlw 

9 Committee on the Judiciary, the Committee on 

10 \Vays ~md }feans, and tlw Committee on Finan11 cial Services of the House of lkpreseniatives; 

12 and 

13 (B) the Committee on Fon~ign Relations 

14 and the Committee on Banking, Housing, and 

15 Urban Affairs of the S<~nnte. 

16 (3) FOHElGN PJ<.JHSON.-'l'hc term ''foreign pcr17 son" means a person that is not a United States 

18 person. 

19 ( 4) GoYEHNl\IEKT OF lRAQ.-Thc term "Gov20 ernment of IraCJ" has the meaning given that term 

21 in section 576.:310 of title :31, Code of J1'ecleral Hcg22 ulations, as in effect on ,June 22, 2016. 

23 (G) lC"\JOWlNGLY.-Thc term "knowingl.v", with 

24 respect to conduct, a circumstance, or a result, 

25 means that H pen;on has Hetnal knowh~dge, or should 
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1 haw~ known, of the eondud, the ein·umst<uwe, or the 

2 result. 

3 (6) PEn::-;ox.-The t!~rm "1wrson" has the 

4 meaning given that term in section 676.:311 of title 

5 :Jl, Code of J1lederal Reg11lations, as in effect on 

6 ,J uue 22, 2016. 

7 (7) PHOPgH/l'Y; PHOPI<;HTY INTEHER'l'.-The 

8 terms "property" alHl "proJH~rty inkn~st" han~ tlw 

9 meanings given those terms in section 5 71J.:312 of 

I 0 title :n, Code of FedPral Reg11lations, at> in effeet on 

11 June 22, 2016. 

12 (8) U\fTTED R'l'A'l'F:R PER.ROX.-'l'he term 

13 "U nitecl 8tat<'S persou" has the meaning· given that 

14 term in seetion 576.:317 of title :n, Code of Pederal 

15 Regulations, as in eff<~<:t on .June 22, 2016. 

16 (h) SUNSET.-This seetion shall cease to be effeetive 

17 beginning on ,Jmmm~' 1, 2022. 

18 SEC. 3. DETERMINATION WITH RESPECT TO THE IMPOSI19 TION OF SANCTIONS. 

20 (a) DT·iTT<JHl\fTN,\'I'TON.-Not lat(•r than 90 cla.vs after 

21 the date of the enactmeut of this Act, the Secretary of 

22 State shall submit to the appropriate eongressional com23 mitiees a determination, ineludiug a detailed justification, 

24 011 whether Asa'ih Ahl al-Ilaq, Barakat Ilizhallah al25 Nujaha, or any fof'eign person tht~t is an offieial, agent, 
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1 affiliate of, or owned or eon trolled by A'ia 'ih 1\hl al-Haq 

2 or Harakat Hizhallah al-N1\jaba meets the criteria for3 (1) d<~sigmttion as a fon~ign krrorist org~miza4 tion pur:mant to seetion 21 ~) of the lmmigra tion and 

5 Nationality Aet (8 U.S.C. 1189); 

6 (2) the application of sanctions pursuant to Ex7 ccutiYe Order 1:1224 (;)0 U.S.C. 1701 note; relating 

8 to hloeking prop<'lty an<l prohihiting tnmsaetions 

9 >vith persons who eommit, threaten to commit, or 

10 support tPrrorism); or 

11 (8) the application of sanetious pursuant to sec12 tion 2 of this Aet. 

13 (h) Fomr.-The determination iu subsection (a) shall 

14 be submitted in unelassified form but may eontain a cla:;;si15 fi<~d annex. 

16 (e) APPHOPlHATB Co.:-.:Gl-tESSIO.'.:AL CmDHT'l'BI<J:-:> DE17 FIXED.-ln this scetion, the term "appropriate eongres18 sional committees" means19 ( l) the Committee on Armed Senriees, the 

20 Committee on l<'oreig11 Affairs, the Permanent Select 

21 Committee on Intelligence, the Committee on J.<'inan22 eial Services, and the Committee on the Judiciary of 

23 the House of Representatives; and 

24 (2) the Committee on Armed Senriccs, the 

25 CommittP<> on Foreign RelationN, the Seleet Com-
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1 rnittce on lntelligcuec, tlu· Committee ou Banking, 

2 Housing, and Urban ~Affairs, and the Committee on 

3 the ,Tudit~iary of tlw Senate. 

4 SEC. 4. WATCHLISTS. 

5 (a) TN GENJ<~TL\h-The Seeretar:v of State shall an6 uually establish, maiutaiu, and publish a list of anued 

7 groups, militias, or prO='-'Y forees in Iraq recehing 

8 logistit·al, military, or finant·ial assistane<~ from Iran's RcY9 olutionar~T Guard Cm1)S or over which Iran's RevoJu1 0 tionary Guard C:~orps exerts any form of eontrol or influ11 cuce. 

12 (b) PrnucNrrON.-'l'he lists required under suh13 sedion (a) shall he published at the sanw time as tlw De14 partment of State's Annual Country Reports on Ter15 rorism, beginning with the first sueh Country Reports 

16 published after the date of the enaetmenL of this Aet. 

17 (e) Pomu.-If the Seeretm:v of State determines that 

18 it is appropriate to do so, the Secretar.v may, not later 

19 than :30 days after publication of the Annual Country He20 ports on Terrorism referred to in su bseetion (b), submit 

21 to the Committee on Poreig11 Affairs of the House of Rep22 resentatives and the Committee on Foreign Helations of 

23 the Senate a classified annex. 
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AMENDMENT TO THE AMENDMENT IN THE 

NATURE OF A SUBSTITUTE TO H.R. 4591 

OFFERED BY MR. POE OF TEXAS 

Pag-e 8, after liue 12, in~>ert the l'ollowing·: 

1 (b) ADIHTIOX"\L DETEHl\IIN~\TI0:\".-

2 (1) I:\ GENEHAL.-The Seeretary of State shall 

3 include in the ck:termina tion submitted uudcr sub4 sec·.tion (a) an additional determination, inelnding a 

5 cldailed justification, on whether any of the individ6 nals deseribed in paragraph (2) meet the criteria for 

7 the applieation of sanetions dcserihecl in paragraph 

8 (2) or (3) of subsediou (a). 

9 (2) 1::-..'DIVIDUALS DESCHinED.-Thc individuals 

10 des<~rilwd in this paragTaph an~ tlw following: 

11 (A) Qais al-Khazali. 

12 (B) Tjaith al-Kha~ali. 

13 (C) Akram Abbas al-Kaabi. 

14 (D) Shibl al-Zaydi. 

15 (E) Kazim al-Ta'i. 

16 on llamid al-Jazairi. 

17 (G) Ali ai-Yasiri. 

Page 8, line 1:1, strike• "(h)" and insert "(e)". 
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Pag(~ 8, line 13, iusert "aud the additional (ktermination in subsection (h)" before "shall". 
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AMENDMENT TO THE AMENDMENT IN THE 

NATURE OF A SUBSTITUTE TO H.R. 4591 

OFFERED BY MR. WILSON OF SOUTH CAROLINA 

Page 5, line 2, strike ''HO days" and insert '' 180 

days". 

Pag(~ 7, line 2:5, strike "or" and insert "Liwa 

i''atcmiyoun, Liwa Zaincbiyoun, and". 

Page 8, line 2, strike "or" and insert a comma. 

Page 8, line 2, after "N1\jaba," insert "Liwa 

Fatemiyoun, or LivYa Zainehi.voun ". 
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11 il'l'll COXOREf-lR 

2ll 8ESS10:\ H.R.5273 

To J'PlhwP global frngilit~' and Yiolc-JH·P b~, imp1·oying tiH~ !·:1p:wit~, of tiH• 

Fuit••d St<1k~ lo redm•t• aut! <iddn,~~ l11co l'<lll~l'K of 1 ioleuee, viol••Jlt 

l·ortflid., and fragility in pilot c·.OU!Itries, and for oiber !Hll'lJOKPS. 

1.0: THE IlOliSE OF lU1JPHESE.\TTA'l'lVES 

}L\JWII 14, :2018 

\Jr. Ex<:ET, (for himself, :\Jr. Pcm of 'l'<·xns, l\lr .. \lcC.\FJ,, !\lr. SC~wrn of 

Wasl1iugton, J\Jr. KENl'IX<l, alHl :\lr. ('om;:) intr()([m•c:d tlw followi11g bill; 

\\ hid1 was n.f'erred lo llw ( 'omt11ittee 011 l~on:ig-11 AlTa irs 

A BILL 

To reduce global fraf_>ility and Yioleucc b~' improving the 

eapacit~, of tl1e United States to rednee and address 

the eauses of violence, violcut eonf1iet, aud fragility iu 

pilot eomJtries, and for otlwr pm·poses. 

Be it enacted by the Senate and House qf Representa2 til Yes r!f' the l 'nded States !!fAmerirx.l in C:ongress assem.bled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 ThiR Aet may be eitt•d as the "(Jiobal FrHg-ility and 

5 Violenee lleduetion Aet of 20 J 8". 

6 SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 

7 CollgTCRR finds tlH~ following: 
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1 (1) Aet·m·ding to the Fnitetl Nations, HH un2 prcccdcnted GG million people around the ·world are 

3 eurrently fon~ihly disphwf~d frorn tlwir honws. rrhis 

4 is the hi~.dwst level of global displaeement ever t·e5 corded. 

6 (2) According to tlte \Vodd Bnuk, violeHcc aml 

7 \'iolent conflict, rather than natneal disasters, m·c• 

8 now the ](~ading· <:aus<'S of displaet~nwnt worlfh,id(', 

9 driviug 80 pcrc·ent of humanitarian needs. The Bank 

I 0 also not(~S that the same (:onf1iets haYe a(~emmted for 

11 the majority of l'orcibly displaced persons every year 

12 since 19~11. 

13 ( 3) A(•(•ordiug to the \Vorlcl Health Organi:t:a14 tion, preventable forms of violence kill at least 1.4 

15 million peoplP (~a('h yPnr a.nd cnuse debilitating ph:vs16 ieal and mental harm to many others. 

17 ( 4) Aeeordiug to the Institute for Eeonomies 

18 and I\~aee, violeuec eoutainmcul eosts the global 

19 eeonomy $1iL3 trillion a ,rc'ar, or 1:3.4 pereent of the 

20 \Yorlcl's GDP. If violenc-e were to decrease nniformly 

21 aeross the \Yorld b~~ just 10 pcreent, the global ec·on22 omy would gain $1.48 trillion each year. 

23 ( 5) Violence and violcut conflict underpin mauy 

24 of the United States Government's key uatioual se25 enrity <·hall<mges. :-rotahly, vioknt <:onf1i(~ts allow for 
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1 enviromneuts in whid1 terrorist orgauizatimts n•t·ruit 

2 and thrive, \\'hilc the combination of violem•e, cor3 111ption, povert~T. poor govPrnmwP, an<l underdevelop4 ment often enahh's transnational gangs <lnd eriminal 

5 networks to wreak havoc am! eomrnit atroeities 

6 worldwide. 

7 (G) Aeeording to new research by the University 

8 of Mar.,~hnHl and Univen-:ity of Pittshnrgh, <~xposun~ 

9 to violence illcreases support for ~violence and \'iolent 

11 violence as a predidor or ruture partieipatiou in vio12 lem~e. including Yiolent e:'\ircmism. 

13 (7) ~itwc 2002, a body of l'Pscareh lms <'merg·ed 

14 on failed or fragile states. The World Bank defines 

16 by weak state enpaeity, weak state legitimacy, or 

17 both, kaving eitiz('ns vulnerable to <i range of 

18 shoeks. 

19 ( 8) r nited States foreig11 poliey and assistanc-e 

20 drmts in highly ·dolent and fragile states remain 

21 governed by an outdated patc·hwork of authorities 

22 that prioriti?.e responding to imnwdiate needs rather 

23 thau soh·ing the problems that eause them. Fuitcd 

24 States Ambassadors, F11ited State:-; Ageney for 

25 Intenmtional D(~wlopm<mt (TTSAID) ::\fission Dire<·-
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1 tors, and <:ormnaudcrs of eomlmtaut <:omnwnds do 

2 not have tlw poliey framework or tools they need to 

3 <llign 1T1Jitcd StatPs poli<~y or assistmwP 1vith <Ill 

4 overarehing, long-term strategy to n'dur:e and preS vent global fragility and \'iolenee. 

6 (9) Lessons leamed over the past 20 .venrs, cloe7 nmented by the 20V) Special Inspeetor (h'neral for 

8 Iraq R(~<:onstrnetion L<;ssons L<~m·m~d Stud:- and tlw 

9 201 (j Fra~rilit~r Study Group report, shovv that cffcc1 0 tive, sustained linited States efforts to n~du<'<' vio11 knee and stabilize fragile aml \'iolcHec-a1Tcdcd 

12 Rtatcs reqnire c-learly clefined goals all(] Rtrategics, 

13 ad<·quatc long·-t<~rm funding·, rigorous a.nd iteratin~ 

14 conflic-t analysis, coordination aeross the United 

15 States Gowrnmcnt, indndi11g strong <~i,'il-militm:-

16 eoordination, and integration with national and sub17 national partlwrs, inelnding loeal eivil soeiety organi18 zalious, local justiee systems, and local gm·cmanec 

19 stnwtnrcs. 

20 ( 1 0) United States National Seem·ity Strategies 

21 oYer the past 15 years have rcgc1larl:- affirmed that 

22 the 1~nitec1 States has a national sc•eurity interest in 

23 imprO\·iug its capacity to prcvcut, manage, and miti24 gate 1-ioleuce and 1-iolcnt conf1iets in order to miti25 gat<~ tlw <~onsPqn<'IH'PS of m·nwd <".onflid, induding 
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1 lnummitarian <lism;t(TS, terrorism, orgauized enme, 

2 inereased risk of mass atro(·ities, and reversed devel3 opment. 

4 (11) According to the Small Anus SmYcy, tht• 

5 extent to IYhieh the inten1ational eomnnmity will he 

6 able to bring clown glolml levels of viole11ee will dc7 pend largely on the actions taken by states to implc8 rrwnt more tangihl<~ multilateral eommitm<:nts to im9 prove governance, promote iuelnsive development, 

I 0 and pro teet human rig'hts, among other things. 

11 SEC. 3. STATEMENT OF POLICY. 

12 Tt is the poliey of the r:nitecl States to13 (1) <;mmre that all rdcvaut Unit<"d States GoY14 crument departments and ageneics coordinate to 

15 <:whieve eolwr<~nt, long-term goals for prognnns de16 signed to rednee and address the eauses of 1iolenee, 

17 vicMnt ronf1iet, and fragility in fragik• and violem~e18 affected eoLmtrics, iucluding wlten implementing the 

19 Global Fragility and Yiolcnee Hednction Initiatiw~ 

20 described in seetion 4; 

21 en seek to improw the global, regional, and 

22 loeal coordination of relevant international and nml23 tilateral tlevclopmeut nud donor organizations l·e24 garding efforts to rednrr and address the eauses of 

25 violence, violent eonfliet, aml fragility in fragiln am1 
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1 Yiolew·c-affcdcd eountrie:->, and, \vl~ere po:->:->ihle, align 

2 such efforts with mnltih:lteral goals <md indicators; 

3 ( ;) ) nxpand mHl e11hmH·e tlw effe<·tiveness of for4 eign assi:-;tanee progmms and aetiYil.ies that reduce 

5 and address the eauses of viol<•nee, vioknt em1fliet, 

6 am1 l'ra~;ility iu fragile nwl violeuec-a!Tectcd eoun7 tries, inelmling programs intended to improye the in8 dieators d<c:-><~rihcd in ~wdion 4(g); 

9 ( 4) supvort the research and development of ef1 0 fe<~tive approar:hes to ncduee and acldresR th<~ eanses 

11 of violenee, violcut eouilicL and fragility m I'rag·ile 

12 and violenee-affeeterl emmtriet-:; aml 

13 (G) imprm·e th(' monitoring, <:Yahwtiou, lea m14 ing, and adaptntion toolR nncl authorities for relevant 

15 Unit<~d Staks Government d<>partnwnts mH1 ag<'n16 eie:-; \l'nrking to reduce nnd address the en uses or vio17 lenee, \"iolent eonf1iet, and fragility in fragiJc and vi18 olcuee-a!Teeted eountrics. 

19 SEC. 4. GLOBAL INITIATIVE TO REDUCE FRAGILITY AND VI20 OLENCE. 

21 (a) 1:\TriATI\'J<;.-'l'he Administrator of the Cnited 

22 States Agenc-y for International Development (USAID), in 

23 eoonliuation with the SeereLary of Stale, the Secretary of 

24 Defense, and the heads of other relevant Federal agenries 

25 and departm(~nts, shall (~St<~hlish m1 interageney initiatiw~ 
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1 to he n~fcncd to ac; tht• "Global InitiatiYc to RPdtu·c Fra2 gility and \Tiolenee" relating to redneing· and acldrcsfiing 

3 the <'auc;<~s of \cioklH·.P, 1riolcnt <~onf1i<·t, <m<l fragility, \\cith 

4 a foens on ten pilot c·ountries. 

5 (h) f'\lPLFJ\fE~'l',\TION" STH:\TEOY.-:;Iot. later than 

6 180 days after the date or L11c coadmeut of thifi Ad, the 

7 Administrator of rSAID, in coordination with the Sec8 ret1ll')" of Stak, tlw s(~(~l'dary of DdcllS(', aud tlw lwadc; 

9 of other releyant Federal agem·ies and departments, shall 

I 0 dew~lop and tmhmit to the appropriHte congressional <".om11 mittees an initial iutcn1gency strategy ror implementing 

12 the Global lnitiatiw to Red11ce Fragility antl Violenec re13 quirc<l under subscetion (a), im·lndiug· th<· following: 

14 ( 1) Descriptions of the organizntional steps 

15 c1wh rd<~wmt I<~eder<ll <1g·<~1wy or dqmrtmcnt vvill 

16 take to improve strntcgie planning, implementation, 

17 monitoring, evaluation, and eoorcliuation among and 

18 within such ngenctcs and departments under such 

19 initiative. 

20 (2) Deseriptim1s of the initial goals, objeeti\'es, 

21 and role of each relevant Federal agency or depnrt22 mcnt under snch initiative. 

23 (a) Dcsrriptions of the steps each relevant Fed24 eral agency or department >>rill take to improve co25 orrlination anrl <'ollH horation "rith intPnwtional <kvel-
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1 opnwut org:ani~ations, iutcnwtiorwl donors, umltilat2 cral org,auizatirms, ancl the pri\-ate sector under such 

3 iHitiative. 

4 De~·wriptions of potential areas of improved 

5 public and private sector research and dt•veloprncnt, 

6 inchaliug !'rom aemkmie, philanthropic, and civil so7 eicty organizations, on more effeetiYe approaches to 

8 redni'ing nm l pr<'wuting tlH· ecms<'s of violew:e, vio9 lent conflict, and fragility in fragile nnd violcnce-af1 0 feetefl emmtrics. 

11 (5) Plaus for rcgulad.Y evaluating and updntiug 

12 011 a11 iterative hasis the information cleserihcd in 

13 this suhscdion. 

14 (c) lNDIYIDFAI~ PILOT Cor::\THY PrJ.\~8.-The strat15 q~y n;qnired un<kr suhsP<·tioH (h) shall <·ontain an <1llll<;x 

16 idcnti(ving the ten pilot eountries designated rmrsuant to 

17 snhseetion (d), and for· caeh sueh pilot eountry contain a 

18 missiou-lcc1, H)-year pilot eouutr,v plau esl.ablislJing· initial 

19 goals, objectives, and plans of action for rnited St;:1tes 

20 Gow•rrmwnt activities, inclmling developrnent, seenrit~v, 

21 and other assistanc·e activities tltat arc rdenmt to reduc22 ing and aclclre:-;sing the ean:->es of 1-iolenee, 1-iolent eonf1iet, 

23 aml Crag·ility, including the following: 

24 ( 1) Interagency plans for eoordination and im25 plPm(~ntation that flefirw th(~ appropriate ro](~ of paeh 
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rdevant Ft•deral agcney or department aml pnw2 cssz's for eoonliuating among and within such agcu3 eit~:-:: mH1 department:-:: \Vh<'H <•nrrying· ont cneh sueh 

4 pilot eonntry plan. 

5 (2) Intcntgeney plans to ensnre appropriate 

6 loenl actors, iuelndi11g g'ovemauee aml ei\'il society 

7 entities, and organizations led by \vomen, youth, and 

8 mHler-n•pn·:-wntPd <1omm1mitiPs he~ve roles in dPYd9 oping, impk'menting, monitoring, evaluating, ami 

I 0 npdating rdeYmlt aspects of ea<•h s1wh pilot emmtr:-· 

11 plan. 

12 (:3) Clear, transparent, and measm'ahle initial 

13 politieHl, diplomatie, Sl'eurity, and developmental 

14 benehmarks, timetables, and performance metrics 

15 for <~ad1 snd1 pilot <'om1tr;v, ''ith a foeus on onteom<~ 

16 metl·ies, im~lnding· suth metries that eaptm·c gric\"-

17 mlC'es and patterns that eause Yiolenee and, where 

18 applieable, alig-n \Yitlt best praeticc indicators dcter19 mined by Sustainable Dz'wlopment Goal #l G and 

20 the OB~CD Dew•lopment Assistmwe Committee's 

21 Fragility l<'ramcwork. 

22 ( 4) Intera?'cney plans for monitoring an(l eval23 ua tion, adaptive mtmagcment, aml iterative learuiug· 

24 that provide for reg·ular and iteratiYe poliey and pro25 gram adHptntion:-:: ha:-::ed on monitoring aml eYHlnn-
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1 tion fimling;~ nnd other evidPneP gt>Hcmted in eaell 

2 sueh pilot eountry and aeross Fmch pilot cmmtJ7

ics. 

3 (f)) De~t~riptions of the nvailahk poli<·y tool~ to 

4 rc•dueo and nddn•ss the eauses of violence, Yiolent 

5 eonf1iet, and fragility in eaeh such pilot eountl':v. 

6 (G) Descriptions of' tlte rcsoun·cs and authori7 ties that vvoulcl be required for each eclc~Yant FedNal 

8 ag<'lHT or <h~pnrtnwnt to h<;st impkuwut <~<wh such 

9 pilot country plan, as vvell as cv'idenee-based iterative 

I 0 updates to sueh plans. 

11 (7) Descriptions of potential areas of improved 

12 partnership between the Cnitecl States Ooyernment 

13 nml intPrrwtiouul tlcvdopuwut mwmizations, rd14 eYant international donorf>, multilateral organiza15 tions, arHl th<' priY<IW ~edor n~garding efforts to re16 duee and address the eauses of violenee, rio lent eon17 f1iet, and fn1gility in eaeh sueh pilot conntry. 

18 ( 8) Plaus Cor rcg'lllarl.v cvaluatillg- a ad upl1a ting 

19 on an iterative basis the plans deseribcd in this snb20 seetion. 

21 (d) PILOT Cmr:\THY DI<;SICt\rXriON.-The Adminis22 trator of USAID, in coordination 'With the Secretary of 

23 State aud the Seerctal'y of Defcnf>e, shall earry out the 

24 follmYing aetionf.i: 
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1 (1) Develop the list of <~<HHlidat<~ <·mmtric::.; 

2 under cmtsideration for the iuitiatiw reqnit·ed under 

3 thi::.; s<•etion on tlw lntsis of the following: 

4 (A) Current k'vt'l::.; of violeneP, viol<•nt eon5 fliet, and frngility, as determined b)- ernpirieal 

6 data, sueh ns the following, to the extent ::.;ueh 

7 data are available: 

8 (i) 'l'oh1l l<·vels of d<~ath::.; du<' to VI0-

9 lenee and >-iolenee-relatml deaths per 

I 0 100,000 population in the eamlidate eoun11 lry under consideration. 

12 (ii) 'rotal levels of >iolent injnries and 

13 viol<~nee exposure luvd::.; in sueh <·ountry. 

14 (iii) Violent injuries and violence expo15 ::.;un~ kncl::.; ywr 100,000 population in sneh 

16 tonntry. 

17 (iv) lJevels of persons foreiblr dis18 placed, \\'hcthcr intcmally or in tcmnt iou19 all)-, due to >iolenee or >-iolent eonfliet in 

20 sneh emmtry. 

21 (y) 'l'otal lewis of gender-based Yl0-

22 lenee an(l violenee against ehildren and 

23 youth in such country. 
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(vi) Pn~valenee of ph,vsieHl or· sexual 

violence in the last 12 month:-; in such 

<~ountry. 

(vii) Levels of mortality clue to armed 

gToup violence in s11eh emmtJT-

(viii) Len~ls of citizen :-;upport f'or 

armed group:-; in such eountry. 

(ix) ~hwh <:ouutry's nmking ou sdcd 

global frag'ilit~, lists and select good govcrnarwe indexes. 

(x) Such country's ranking on scled 

rnitcd States Oovernment <'ont1iet and 

atroeity early \var·niug wntt-h lists. 

(xi) Sueh country's vnlucrnbility to 

<·nrrent or fntnre tnms11ntional thre<~ts. 

(B) An assessment of the potential for 

United States Govermnent ac•tivities to rcduee 

nm1 address the eam;es of' violenec, Yiolent conf1iet, and fragility in eaeh candidate country 

under eonsicleration, inelucling the eapaeity and 

commitment of rc]cyant entities \Yithin each 

sueh ronntry to partieipate in the Glohal TnitiatiYc to Hcducc Fra~6lity and ·violcuec uucler thil'l 

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1 (2) Organize such <·<mdidak <~mmtrir~s undPr 

2 consideration into the c-ategories of "Core Cmmtr,\"' 

3 <md "PreYPntion Countr~'" sndl that4 (A) a eandidatP eountry :-;hall be a Con• 

5 Country for pnrposes of pilot eonntr-y SL'leetioll 

6 where C'liiTClll lcn:ls of' violcnee, violent eoni1iet, 

7 and fragility are biglwst in the world, as detel'-

8 mitwd by tlw data srw<·ificd iu paragraph ( 1); 

9 and 

10 (D) a <"amlidat<' eonntr:;· sha 11 he a Preven11 tiou Country for purposes or pilot eouutr.v sclce12 tion vYhcre current levels of Yiolenee, violent 

13 r·onf1iet, aud fr<~g·ility an~ lower tltau sudt k~vds 

14 iu a Core Country, as determined by the data 

15 spr~r~ified in paragTaph (l), hnt 1varning· sig·ns 

16 for futnn~ violcnee, \'iolent c·.onfliet, nnd fmgility 

17 arc signifieaut and stratcgie prewntion efforts 

18 nrc likely to lllakc a nHmning'l'ul dif'fen:uee in 

19 mitigating or preventing· future violence, v'iolent 

20 eont1ict, and fragility. 

21 ( ::~) Desig1wte, on the basis of the criteria speei22 fietl in paragTaph (1 ), 10 pilot emmtrics, organized 

23 \\'ith not feller tlum three countries in each of the 

24 Core and PreYeHtion categories deseribed in para25 graph (2) nnd not more th;.m four <:ountriPs in (~<wh 
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1 geogntphit· rcg·iou, H::> dd<·nuiucd h.v tltc Department 

2 of State. 

3 ( 4) Cm1sidcr \Yrwn m~1killg <lPsig11<1tions pnrsu4 ant to paragraph ((3) dcsig1wting nmltiplf' eonntries 

5 in the same region if the drivers of violc•m•e, violent 

6 couf1ict, and f'rag·ility arc trausnatiorml in sneh re7 ginn. 

8 (<') ~Li.KEIIOU)ER Coxr:;rLTATIO;'\.-Iu addition to 

9 the indi,iduals spet~ified in subsection (a), the initiative 

I 0 requirnrl under this seetion shall he developed in ('oordiml11 t iou v\·ith12 (1) the lTnitecl States Ambassador, USAID 

13 Mission Direetor, geogntphi<; C'omlmtaut ComnuHHls, 

14 and relevant inter-agenc-y eonutry teams in eneh ap15 pli<:ahl<~ <~mmtr,v; and 

16 (:::!) representatives of local eiril soeicty and na17 tional and local governance entities, as \Vell as rel18 evant iutcrnatioHal develop!llcnt organi;mtiow;, mul19 tilaternl organizations, donors, and releyant private, 

20 [lcademie, and philanthropic entities, as appropriate. 

21 (f) CONGHJjj8SIOXAI, CoKRri/l\\TIOK.-'l'he Admillis22 trator of USLUD, in coordination with the Secretary of 

23 State and Seerctary of Defense (or their rcspcdiYc clcs24 ignces), shall pruvide briefings to the appropriate congTes25 sional eommittees not later than-
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1 (1) 45 days after tlw elate of the <~tmdmcut of 

2 this Ad regarding the countries seleetecl as pilot 

3 cmmtries for tlw initiative n~quir<'d mHkr this sr:<·-

4 tion; 

5 (2) 90 days aftpr such flate of enactment re6 ganling· progress on the indiYi(lnal pilot country 

7 plans under subsection (c); and 

8 ( :3) :w <hlys af'tpr submission of snell initiative 

9 regarding plans for implcme11tiug such initiative and 

10 sneh indivi<hml pilot eonntry plans. 

11 (g) 1\lK\~t:lU.:\tl YlOl,E."iCB, VlOLBNT CO.'\FlACT, ANll 

12 F'K\UTLT'I'Y.-For the purposes of implementiHg, moni13 toring, and evaluating the effh:tivcm:ss of the indiYidual 

14 pilot country pinus reqnit·ed under subsC'etion (c), progress 

15 towards n:dneing mH1 ~td<lr<'ssing th<' <:amws of violmw<', 

16 Yiolent eonflid, nnd fragility shall be measured by iudiea17 tors established for eaeh sueh pilot eouHtr:v b~' relevant 

18 inter-agem:.\· country teams in each suelt pilot country, in19 formed hy consultations ·with the stakeholders specified in 

20 subsection (e)(2). Sueh imlicators shall lw based on the 

21 data described in subsedion (d)(1 )(A), as appropriate, 

22 and updated reg1Ilarly to account for an~· improvements 

23 in the available indicators and to include imlicnton; for 

24 additional priority areas, such as: 
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1 (1) Improving i11dusive, trHuspm·<'nt, and <H"-

2 countable po1-rer structures, ineluding effective, le3 gitimatr;, ;md r<>silient nntiomll and sub-national m4 stitutions. 

5 (2) Tm]n·oving effedin~ and r·espeetefl eonfliet 

6 prc'vcnlion, mitig·ation, management, and resolution 

7 meehnnisms. 

8 (;3) H<~<hwiug leYds of <·itizen support for vw9 lenee, violent extremism, ancl adwrsarial armed 

10 gronps. 

11 ( 4) Ensuring strong foundations for plurality, 

12 non-diserimination, human rights, rule of law, aml 

13 equal <H:tc:ss to jnsti<;e. 

14 ( 5) Addressing political, soeial, economic, and 

15 e1n'iromnental vuhwrahilities, grievmwes, alHl <;mt16 l1iets. 

17 (G) Ensnl'ing inelusive economic dewlopment 

18 aml enabling lmsiHcss cuviromncuts. 

19 (7) Improving resilience to transnational 

20 Rtn•sses and shoeks, inelmling from organijjed erime 

21 and >'iolcnt extremist organizations. 

22 SEC. 5. IMPLEMENTATION AND UPDATES OF PILOT COUN23 TRY PLANS. 

24 'l'he AclminiRtrator of the United States Agency for 

25 Intenwtionnl Dewloptmmt (rSATD), the Snel'etary of 
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Statt>, the Sct~n~tary of Ddcuse, the he<~ds of other rd2 C'Yant Pederal ag·encies and departments, releYant rnited 

3 Stntcs Ambnssndors, FSAID i\lissiou Din:dors, nnd otlwr 

4 relE'vant indi\·idnals with responsibility over aetivities in 

5 eaeh pilot eonntr~' designatca put·smmt to seetion 4 shall 

6 eusure that7 (1) the Global Initiatin' to Heduee Fragility 

8 <m<l Violl~lW<' aml e<wh individual pilot eouutry phm 

9 required under sueb r-;ection are implemented and 

10 updated on a reg11lm~ and iteratiYP hHsiN; 

11 (2) such iuitiativc and individual pilot country 

12 plans are used to guide United States Gowrnment 

13 poliey at a Nenior levd aml m·e im·m·porakd iuto rd14 eYant strategies and plans ac1·oss the t:uited States 

15 Govcnmw11t aml in eadt sneh pilot <·onntry; 

16 (:3) detailed nnd iterative goals, OQjcdives, and 

17 plans of action are developed, implemented, updated, 

18 aml eoonliunted mllong· aml witllin each rclcnmt 

19 Federal agc1W~' or department for the duration of 

20 eaeh sneh imlividual pilot eonntry pl~m; 

21 ( 4) resourees for all relevant aetivities m each 

22 such pilot eountry arc requeste<l and utilized con23 sistent with such initiative antl imlivillual pilot eoun24 by plans; and 
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1 ( 5) tla~ results of prognun mo11itoring and l~Yal2 nation under f-:nch initiatiYc aml inchvidnal pilot 

3 eountry plans <ln' r<~gularl:v revievwd and utilized to 

4 determine eontinua tion, modi Cica tion, or termination 

5 of fnturc year programming and that regnlm· and 

6 iterative policy aud prog-ram adaptationf-: arc made 

7 to eaeh sneh plan. 

8 SEC. 6. BIENNIAL REPORTS AND CONGRESSIONAL CON9 SULTATION. 

I 0 (a) TIIENNI.\L HEPOIITS.-Not later than hnl _vPan; 

11 after the elate of the cnnetmcut of this Aet and c\·er): two 

12 years thereafter until full implementation of the 1 0-year 

13 imliYidual pilot <~ountry plans rl'quin•tl undl'r seetion 4, the 

14 Adminif-:trator of the t: nited States Agency for InterIS national Den;lopHwnt (l~SAID), in t•oonlinntion >vith tlw 

16 Sceretary of State, the Seeretnr·.v of Defense, and the 

17 heads of other l'C'levant FcdNal ageueics and departments, 

18 shall submit to Uw appropriate conp·essicmnl conunittees 

19 a report on progTess made and lessons learned ·with re20 speet to the Global Initiative to Herhwe Pragility ami Vio21 lenee and caeh imlivi.dual pilot eonntry plan required 

22 under section 4, ineluding23 (1) descriptions of steps take11 to incorporate 

24 snch initiatiYe and such individual pilot country 
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1 plans into rdcnmt stratcgi<~s awl plans that affcd 

2 such pilot countries; 

3 (2) a<•eomtting-s of nl1 fnnding· rc<:<~in~d ami ohli4 gated to implemrnt rad1 such individual pilot coun5 try plan rhtring the past two years, as well ns fnnd6 ing' requested, pln nned, nud projcelctl for Ute f'ol7 hrwing t~vo years; 

8 (:3) dc~·wriptioHs of progn~ss made towanls tlH· 

9 goals and ol~ieetives established for eaeh sueh indi1 0 vidual pilot country, induding pmgress made toll wards achieving' the specific larg'eLs, mctrics, and in12 tlicatorr-: deserihcd in Redi011 +: and 

13 ( 4) des<:riptions of UfHlates made during tlw 

14 past two years to the goals, objeetiYcs, plam.; of ae15 tion, ~m<l other d<:rrwnts d<:s<·ribcd in s<;dion 4(<·) for 

16 eueh such individual pilot country plan, as well as 

17 any ehang·es made to programs based on the rl'snlts 

18 of IHO!litoriug and evaluation iu aeeonlanee witl1 RCC19 tions 4 and G. 

20 (b) Co:'\OHES~H}:'\,\L CoN~FLTNrTON.-'l'he Adminis21 trator of USAlD, the Seerctary of Statl', the Secretary 

22 of Defense, and the heads of other rek'vant Federal agen23 eies aml departments ::;hall joiutly eou::.;ult with the appro24 priate congressional emnmittees not less often than mnm25 ally re~:rarding progress made on the initiative and indi-
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1 vidual pilot country plans n;quirerl mHler scdiou 4. The 

2 consultation requirement under this subseetion shall ter3 minate upon full impknwntation of tlw 10-.vear in<livirlual 

4 pilot eonntry plan:-; required umler such sc>eiion. 

5 SEC. 7. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING ASSISTANCE FOR 

6 THE GLOBAL FRAGILITY AND VIOLENCE RE7 DUCTION INITIATIVE. 

8 It is tlw sr;mw of Cong·n;ss that thr; Prr;sid<'Ht, to9 get her 11'ith the Adminii'itrator of the l T nited States Agency 

10 for International DPvelopment (T_H;;~\TD), tlw Secn;tary of 

11 State, the Se<:retnry OL Defense, aml the heads or other 

12 relevant Perleral agencies and clcpartrncnts, should13 (1) ~mpport tltc creation of a "(Hobal lj'ragility 

14 and Violence Heduetion Pnnd" to help support 

15 lTSAID mtd Department of Statl; neti'lities nlHkr 

16 the Global 'ra~6Jit.v and Violence Rcduetion Initial 7 tivc and indi\i(lual pilot eonntr_'i· plans requi1·cd 

18 under section 4; 

19 (2) 1vork with Congress to prcn'ide funding that 

20 allowR for mm·c' adaptiw• progTam plallning am! im21 plementation under such initiatiw and iudiv'idual 

22 pilot eonntr.'· plans, ineluding through exemptions 

23 from spccifie nml miuimnm fumling lc\'cls whcu such 

24 exemptions IYonld make programs hctter able to re-
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1 spond to monitoring and <'vahwtiou or dwugcd eu·-

2 cumstanecs in relevant conutrics; 

3 (3) work \\ith Congn~ss to proYi(lP nmding that 

4 beUnr integrates eonilict and violcnee n:duc~tion .:w5 thities into other prognnn ar-eas >dwrc appropriate; 

6 aml 

7 ( +) support the creation of a multilateral fund 

8 <md other intt~rnatioual initiahn~s to improw global 

9 public·. and private ::.;npport for eoordinating and 

10 fim(ling i~ffortN to recluee and addre::.;s the eanses of 

11 violence, \·ioleut eon11id, and l'rag·ility. 

1 2 SEC. 8. GAO REVIEW. 

13 (a) I.:--.; GExgJL\1,.-Not Inter than five years after the 

14 date of the cnaetment of this Act, the Comptroller General 

15 of the United St<~t<~s shall ('OJHtnet m1 indcp(!lld(~nt review 

16 of all t: nited States Govemment ndiviticN in nwh pilot 

17 country cleNignatecl pursnant to seetiou 4. 

18 (b) ::\IATTI..:Hs To BE lNC!JliDL..:D.-The reVIew re19 quirednnder subsection (n) shall inelude the follmving: 

20 (1) An as::.;essnwnt of tlw extent to whic·h 

21 United States Government aetivitics in caeh pilot 

22 eountry designated pursuant to section 4 m·c being 

23 implemented iu accorclauce with the relevant indi24 >idual pilot eountry plan required nuder sueh ::.;cc25 tion. 
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1 (2) Dcseription:-> of all adivitic:-; that are being 

2 implemented in aeeordance 1\-ith each snell indi\-idual 

3 pilot <·ountry plan, induding, 1\rit.h resp('d to eaeh 

4 sueh ad.ivity, the role of each relevant Fc>denll agtm5 ey or c]('partnwnt, the e11tities responsible for imple6 mentation, alld llw fumliug level. 

7 ( :3) Assessments of the processes and proee8 <lures for coonlim1ting among aud within <~ad1 rd9 evant l~'edcrnl agency or department 1vhcn implc10 nwnting eaeh :->1wh indi1ridual pilot eonntry plan. 

11 ( 4) ARses:->ments of the moni1 oriug and cvalun12 tion efforts unclcr eaeh sueh inclh1dnal pilot ecnmtry 

13 plau, induding assessments of tlw progress umde 

14 and lessOIIR learned 1vith respect to each sueh plan, 

15 <IS well as an;v dwng·es made to ar:ti1rities hns<'<l on 

16 the results of sneh monitoring and eya]uatiou. 

17 ( 5) Reeommemlations for changes rweessar~' to 

18 better implement ~U uited States Govemruell t aetivi19 ties in aecordanen >vith such indi1idnal pilot country 

20 plans, as well as reeommcndations for any changes 

21 to snell plans. 

22 SEC. 9. APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES DE23 FINED. 

24 'l'hc term "appropriate eongressional committees" 

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2 Armed SerYiees, and Appmpriations of the Senate; 

3 <md 

4 (~) the Committees on }'oreig11 .t\Jiairs, Armed 

5 Serviees, aml Appropriatio11s of the House of Rep6 rcscntntivcs. 
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AMENDMENT IN THE NATURE OF A SUBSTITUTE 

TO H.R. 5273 

OFFERED BY MR. ENGEL OF NEW YORK 

Strike all after the enacting elause and iuseri the 

follnwing: 

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

2 'l'his Aet may be cited as the "Global i''ragility aml 

3 Violence Reduction Act of 2018". 

4 SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 

5 Congress finds the follovving: 

6 (1) According to the United Nations, an un7 preeedented 68.3 million peoph~ around the world, 

8 the highest level ever recorded, arc currently forcibly 

9 <lisplaet~<l from th<~ir horrws. 

10 ( 2) Aeeording to the World Bank, violence and 

11 \riolt•nt conf1iet are now the lc•arling causes of dis12 placement and f'ood insecurity worldwide, driving 80 

13 percent of huma nita eian needs, with tlw same con14 fliets aeemmting for the majority of fon·ibly <lis15 plnccd persons every year since 1991. 

16 (:1) A<~eording to the \Vorld TI<~alth Organiz:a17 tion, preventable forms of violence kill at least 1.4 

18 million people each year. According to the Institute 
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for Eeonomi<:s and Peaer~. violent:<' eontaimuent eosts 

2 the global economy $14.76 trillion a year, or 12.4 

3 p<~r<·<·nt of the world's GDP. If vio!Prw<~ wt~re to de4 crease uniformly aeross the vvorld by just 10 per5 cent, the global economy wonld gain $1.48 trillion 

6 each year. 

7 ( 4) Violence and violent conflict underpin many 

8 of the Unik<l States Oovermm·ut's key mttional se9 cnrity challenges. )Jotably, Yiolent conflicts allow for 

I 0 environments in whi<~h terrorist organizations re<•rnit 

11 ami thrive, while the combination of violence, cor12 n1ption, poverty, poor governance, and underclevclop13 ment often <~nablcs transnational gangs <tlHl eriminal 

14 IJetworks to wreak havoe and commit atrocities 

15 worldYvid<~. 

16 (G) According to new resea reh by the University 

17 of Maryland and University of Pittsburgh, exposure 

18 to violence iucreases support for violence and violent 

19 e~'iremism. Research increasingly finds c~1)osure to 

20 1iolence as a 1weclietor of future partieipation in lio21 lcncc, ineluding 1iolent e~'iremism. 

22 ( 6) rnitcd States foreign policy and assistance 

23 efforts iu highly violent aml fragile states remain 

24 gowrned by an ontclatccl patchwork of authorities 
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d 

1 that prioritize responding to imnH~<liate w~eds ratlH'r 

2 than solving the problems that cause them. 

3 (7) lJ<'ssons ]<)~lrrwd over tlw past 20 y<)ars, do<·-

4 umented by the 201:3 Speeial Inspector General for 

5 Iraq llecmJRtmetion IJessonR h~ar11ed Stncly, the 

6 2016 }'ragility Study Group report, and the 2018 

7 Special Inspector General for _Afghanistan Lessons 

8 Lmtrm~d Study on Stabilization, shmv that dfediw, 

9 sustained t:nited States efforts to reduce violence 

I 0 and stabilize fragile an<l viol<•nc~<·-affe<'tcd states re11 quire clearly defined g·oals and strategies, adequate 

12 long-term funding, rigorous <cmd iterative eontlict 

13 analysis, eoordirmtion aeross the r nited States Gov14 crmnent, including strong civil-military coordination, 

15 and integTation •vith m1tion<1l all(l sub-national part16 ncrs, including local civil society organizations, local 

17 jnstiec systems, and local governance strnetures. 

18 ( 8) The "Stabilization Assistance Review" re19 leased in 2018 by the Departments of State and De20 fense and the United States Ageney for Inter21 national Development states, "'l'he United States 

22 has strong national seeurity and economic interests 

23 in reducing levels of Yiolcuec and promotiHg stability 

24 in areas affected b;v armed conf1iet." rl'he Review 

25 fnrth<~r stHt<~s, "Stahili;r,ation is m1 inlwrPntl~' polit-
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1 ieal endeavor that n~qmres alig11ing U.S. Gowrn2 ment efforts - diplomatic engagement, forcigTl as3 sistane<~, ana <kf<~nse - toward supporting lo<~etlly le4 gitimette authorities and systems to peaceably manS age eonfliet and prevent violence.". 

6 SEC. 3. STATEMENT OF POLICY. 

7 It is the policy of the l~nited States to8 (1) ensun~ that all relevant TJnit<ed States Gov9 ernment departments and agencies coordinate to 

10 ;whieve eolwnmt, long-term goals for programs dell signed to prevent violeuee, stabilize coHl1ict-affccted 

12 areas, and address the long-term cam;es of violence 

13 and fragility, induding when implementing the Glob14 al Pragility and Violenee Reduetiou Initiative de15 s<:rih<)d in seetion i) (a); 

16 (~) seek to improve global, regionaL and local 

17 coordination of relevant international and mnltilat18 eral development and donor organizations rqtanling 

19 effmis to prevent violence, stabilize conf1ict-affeeted 

20 areas, and address the long-term eauses of violenee 

21 and fragility in fragile and 1:iolence-affeeted conn22 tries, and, where praetieable and appropriate, align 

23 sueh efforts with multilateral goals and indicators; 

24 (:3) eA.11and and enhance the effectiveness of 

25 Unit<~d Stat<•s forPign assistane<e programs and <W-
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1 tivities to prevent violt~nec, stabilize eonfliet -affeded 

2 areas, and address the long-term causes of violence 

3 ~m<l fragilit~', indU(ling progTams intended to nn4 pnwe the indicators descrilwd in section G(d)(l); 

5 ( 4) support the research and developnwnt of ef6 feetive approaches to prevent violence, stabilize eon7 f1ict-affectccl areas, and address the long-term 

8 e~1uses of viol<~ll<~<~ and frag:ilit~'; and 

9 ( 5) improye the monitoring, eYaluation, learn10 ing, am! adaptation tools and authorities for relevant 

11 U nitcd States Govemment departments and agen12 cies working~ to prevent \clolenee, stabili/je conf1ict-af13 feetcd areas, ami addn~ss tlw long·-term causes of vi14 olence and fragility. 

15 SEC. 4. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING ASSISTANCE FOR 

16 

17 

THE GLOBAL FRAGILITY AND VIOLENCE REDUCTION INITIATIVE. 

18 It is the i>etlse of Congress that the President, the 

19 Secretary of State, the Administrator of US1UD, the Sec20 retar~' of Defense, and the heads of other relevant Pederal 

21 departments and agencies, should work with CongTcss to 

22 proYide sufficient t:y1)es and lcYcls of funding~ to23 (1) allow for more adaptive pL'ogram planning 

24 and implementation under the initiatiYe and priority 

25 country or regional plam1 rPquired nmler Reetion f>, 
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1 indudiug through t~xemptions from speeifit· and min2 imum funding levels -vvhcn such exemptions would 

3 m<lk<~ prog-nnns hdt<~r nhl<~ to respol1(l to monitoring 

4 and evaluation or ehanged circumstances in relevant 

5 count1·ies; 

6 (2) better integTate conllict aud violence reduc7 tion activities into other program areas \vhere appro8 priatc; awl 

9 ( ::l) contribute to the creation of transparent 

10 nml a<~countable multilateral funds, initintives, and 

11 strategies to enhance and better eoordiuatc both pri12 vate and pnhlic efforts to prevent violmwe, stahilize 

13 eonf1iet-aff<~eted an•as, and <Hldress the long-term 

14 causes of violence and fragility. 

15 SEC. 5. GLOBAL INITIATIVE TO REDUCE FRAGILITY AND VI16 OLENCE. 

17 (a) IxrTIATI'\"E.-Thc Secretary of State, in coordina18 tion with the Administrator· of the United Stales Agency 

19 for International Development (USAlD), the Secretary of 

20 Defem;e, and the heads of other relevant Pederal depart21 ments and agencies, shall establish an interagency initia22 tive, to be referred to as the "Global Initiative to Reduee 

23 F'ragiliL.Y and Violence", to prevent violence, stabilize eon24 t1ict-affected areas, and address the long-term caut;cs of 

25 violPnee and fragilit.y. 
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1 (h) ll\n'U~:\IEXTXl'ION Ph\N.-Kot later than 180 

2 days after the date of the enaetmeut of this Aet, the See3 rdnry of Stat<\ in <:oordination vvith tlw Administrator of 

4 USALD, the Seeretary of Defense, and the heads of other 

5 relevant J1'eclera l clepartmentR and agencies, sha 11 dew~ lop 

6 and submit to the appropriate eongrcssional eouuuittees 

7 an interageney implementation plan for the Global Initia8 tiw to R<~<hw<~ Fragility and Viol<'IH'e estahlislwd pursmmt 

9 to subseetion (a) that ineludes the following: 

10 (1) Des<~riptions of the owrall goals, ohjPdives, 

11 criteria, and metrics guiding the implementation, in12 clncling ~with respeet to prioriti;r.ing eountries and 

13 mea surmg progress. 

14 ( ~) A list of the priority countl·ies and regions 

15 sd<~d,Pd Jmrsmmt to snhse<:tim1 (d)(2). 

16 (3) ldentifieation of the roles and responsibil17 it.ier; of C'aeh partieipating Federal department or 

18 agcuey, while ensuring that with respect to aetivitics 

19 relating to stahilizntion20 (A) the Department of State shall be the 

21 owrall lead for establishing Cnitcd States for22 eign poliey and advaneing diplomatie and polit23 ieal efforts; 
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1 (B) US.AID shall bt~ thP lead irnplemeuting 

2 agency for development, humanitarian, and re3 htt<~<l non-security progTams; 

4 (C) the Department of Defense shall supS port the aeti,,;ties of the Departnwnt of State 

6 aud USAID as appropriate, iueluding· by pro7 ·vicling requisite seeurit~,. and reinforeing civilian 

8 efforts, with tlw emwmT<~n<~<~ of tlw Se<•rdary of 

9 State and Administrator of USAID; and 

I 0 (D) other F{'dera 1 clepartnwnts and ag<'n11 eies shall support the aetivities of the Depart12 mcnt of State ancl USATD as appropriate, ,,,;th 

13 the e.oneurn•ue<' of the Se<:rdary of Stak and 

14 Administrator of USAID. 

15 ( 4) ld<mtifi<·ation of tlw anthoritit,s, st<tffing, 

16 and other resouree requirements needed to cffec17 tively implement the iuitiativc. 

18 ( 5) Descriptions of' the organizational steps the 

19 Department of State, USATD, the Department of 

20 Defem;e, ancl eaeh other reh•vant F'cderal depart21 mcnt or agency v1i.ll take to improve planning, co22 ordination, implementation, monitoring, evaluation, 

23 adaptive management, aud iterative learning with re24 spect to the programs under sueh initiative. 
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1 ( 6) Deseriptiom; of the steps e<tdl relevant Fed2 eral department or agency >vill take to improve co3 onlim1tion and <~ollahor<ttion under snd1 initiatin~ 

4 with international development organizations, interS national donors, nmltilateral organizations, aml the 

6 private sector·. 

7 (7) Descriptions of potential areas of improwd 

8 1mhlie and privak s<~dor r<~seareh and <kwlopmeut, 

9 including with academic, philanthropic, and civil sol 0 eiety organizations, on morP effe<~tive approaelws to 

11 preventing violence, stabilizing con11iet-affected 

12 areas, and addressing tliC long-term (·.anses of vio13 leuee and fragility. 

14 (8) Plans for regularly evaluating and updating, 

15 on an it<·rntiw~ basis16 (A) the Global Initiative to 1\eduec J'ra17 gilit~,. and Violence; 

18 (B) the intcra~teuey implementation plan 

19 described in this subsection; and 

20 (C) the priority eonntry and regional plans 

21 deseribed in subsection (c). 

22 (e) PRIOIUTY COUN'fHY A:\D RBOIONAL PLA::-.JR.-

23 Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of 

24 this Aet, the Secretary of State, in coordination with the 

25 A<lminiRtratm· of USAID, the Se<,retary of D('fense, aml 
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1 tlw heads of otlwr rdevant Federal dcpartnwnts and agen2 cie~>, shall develop and submit to the appropriate eongres3 sional <:ommitte<~s 1 0-year plans to align and intr~grate the 

4 diplomatic, dewlopmcnt, security, and other relevant ae5 tivities of the Uniterl States Government \\ith the initiative 

6 required under snbseetiou (a) for each of the priority 

7 countries and regions desi~mated pursuant to subsection 

8 (d). Nud1 priority <·ountry awl regioual plans shall indude: 

9 (1) Specific interagency plans for coordination 

10 and implementation nnder the eomltf';'i' or regional 

11 plan. 

12 (2) Descriptions of how and when the relevant 

13 goals, obj<~etives, and plans for eaeh priority eountry 

14 or region -will be incorporated into relevant L nited 

15 States <'onntry plans and strat<~g-ics, indu<ling De16 partmcnt of State lntcgratecl Country Strategies, 

17 USAJD Country Development Cooperation Strate18 gies, and Depart!llent of Defense Campaign Plaus, 

19 Operational Plans, and Regional Strategies, as well 

20 as any i'fjllivali•nt or s1weesRor plcms or strategies. 

21 (::!) Interagency plans to ensure that appro22 priate local adors, including government and civil 

23 society entities and orgauizations led by women, 

24 youth, or under-represented communities, have roles 

25 in <1<'V<~loping, implmnenting, monitoring·, <•valuating, 
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1 and updating rdevant m;peds of (~aeh sueh eountry 

2 or regional plan. 

3 ( 4) Clear, transparent, arHl measurable diplo4 matic, development, and security benehmarks, timeS tables, and performance met1-ies for each such eoun6 try and reg·ion that alig-n with best practices where 

7 applieable. 

8 ( 5) luteragerl<'y plans for monitoring mul eval9 nation, adaptive management, and iterative learning 

I 0 that pruvide for regular and iteratiw poli(T aml pro11 gram adaptations based 011 outcomes, lessons 

12 learned, an(] other evidenee gathered from eaeh sueh 

13 eouutr.v or n~gion and aeross such eountries and re14 gions. 

15 ( 6) Des(:riptions of th(' availahk poli(~y tools to 

16 prevent violcm~c, stabilize eonfliet-afl"ceteJ areas, and 

17 acldress the long-term eanses of violence and fra18 gility in eac-h such country or region. 

19 (7) Descriptions of the resources and authori20 tics that woulrl be required for each relevant 11--,edNal 

21 department or agency to best implement each such 

22 country or regional plan, as well as eYidence-based 

23 iterative updates to such plans. 

24 (8) Descriptions of potential areas of improved 

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n;garding- effortl'l to prevent violenet\ stabilize eon2 flict-affected area::;, and address the long-term 

3 CClUS('l'l of violCJle(~ and fragility, bd;m;en the T; nited 

4 States Govcmmnnt and5 (A) international development organi,;a6 tions; 

7 (B) relevant international donors; 

8 (C) nmltilatt~r<tl oq.p:mizatious; <twl 

9 (D) the private sector. 

10 (d) DERTONNJ'IO'-J OP PnTOHlTY COliN'l'HmS ,\ND RE11 OlOi\S.-

12 (1) ITH<JT\TTFTC'i\'l'TON OF C!AN"DTD:\TR f!OFNTRIES 

13 1\ND HEGIONS.-The S<~erdary of State, in eoonlina14 tion IYith the Admiuistrntor of CSAID and the Sec15 retary of Dl~fm1se and in <:onsultation with the ap16 propriate eongressional eommittees, shall clcYC;lop a 

17 li:::;t of candidate eountrics and regions to be eonsid18 creel for inelusion under the initiative 011 the basis 

19 of20 (A) elcarly defined indicators of high leYels 

21 of violence and fragility in such country or re22 

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(iii) internal and external population 

dis plaeeme nt; 

(iv) patterns of human rights violatious, including- early warning- iudicntor·s of 

the commission of genoeide or other atrociti(~s; 

(v) poor govemanee, pervasive corruptiml, and politieal instability; and 

(vi) vulnerability to current or future 

transnational threats; and 

(B) the eap[wity and opportunity to work 

across Federal departments and agencies and 

with l()(~al partrwn; and otlwr donors to preve11t 

violem·e, stabilize eonfliet-affeetcd areas, and 

acldl'ess the long-term causes of violence and 

fragility with respect to such country or reg·iou, 

including by measnrably-

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1 (ii) improving eff<~etiw <md n~speekd 

2 conflict preveution, mitigation, manage3 

4 (iii) reducing levels of support among 

5 the residents of sueh emmtry or region for 

6 violence, violent extremism, and adversarial 

7 armed groups; 

8 (iv) <~nsnring strong· foundations for 

9 plurality, non-diserimiuation, human 

10 1·ights, r·u le of law, and eqna l aeeess to jns11 tice; 

12 (v) addressing political, social, ceo13 nomie, and enviromnental vulrwrabilities, 

14 grievances, and eonflicts; 

15 (vi) <msuring indnsiw <~<~mwmi<~ <kvd16 opment and cnnbling business environ17 mcnts; and 

18 (vii) . . Ltnprovmg· resilience to 

19 transnational stresses and shocks, includ20 ing fmm organized crime, violent extremist 

21 organizations, and economic and food mar22 kcts erises. 

24 REGIONS.-Prom among the candidate countries and 

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1 Heerda ry of Htat(\ in eoordination with the Adrnin2 il';trator of USAID and the Secretary of Defcuse, 

3 shall sded e<~rtain <•ountrics as "prim·it.'- <:ountri<~s" 

4 and c•ertain rcgion1> as ''priority regions" in a mun5 ncr that emmres that6 (A) countries and regiOns arc selected in a 

7 sufficient number and of sufficient diversity to 

8 provid<~ indieaton; of the various drivers and 

9 early warningfi of \riolcncc, conflict, and frat 0 gility, as well as best pra<:tiec•s for rnit<x1 

11 States efforts to prevcut violence, stabilize coH12 t1ict-affectcd areas, and addrefifi the long-term 

13 <~<mses of violene(~ and fragility; 

14 (B) uot fevver than three countries or re15 {nons ar<~ <ksig1wte<l as "Htahilization Coun16 tries" or "Stabilization l{cgions", in whieh the 

17 current levclfi of violence, violent conf1ict, or fra18 gility arc among the highest in the world; 

19 (C) not fewer than three countries or re20 gions are clesignated as "Prevention Cmmtries" 

21 or "Prevention Regions", in whic·h current lev22 els of \riolenee, violent eont1ict, or fragility are 

23 lower than such levels in Stabilization Countries 

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future viol~:·rH~e. eonf1iet, or fragility are significaut; 

(D) reg10ns, ratlwr than individual eonn4 tries, are selected vvhere the threat or spillover 

5 of \'iolenee, eonflict., or fragilit,v threatens the 

6 stability of ruultiple eountries within a siug·Ie 

7 geogn1phic region; and 

8 (E) the <•omrtei<~::-l and n~gions sekekd an~ 

9 m the areas of responsibility of at least three 

10 geogTaphie bureaus of the Department of StatP. 

11 (e) STAKJ£llOI~D~H Co~su urATI001 .-The initiative 

12 required under subsection (a) shall be developed in coordi13 nation with represt:ntatiws of lo<~al <:ivil so<:iety and na14 tional and local governance entities, as well as relevant 

15 int.<~rnational <kn~lopnwnt organizatiom:, nmltilat<~ral or16 ganizations, donors, and relevant private, academic, and 

17 philanthropic (•ntitics, as appropriate. 

18 (f) CO;\lUI{J~RRlO;'>;AL Col'\Rl'Ul'i\TJON.-The Secretary 

19 of State, the Administrator of USAJD, and the Secretary 

20 of Defense shall prm'ide regular briefings 011 the imple21 mentation of this Act to any appropriate congressional 

22 committee upon the request of such committee. 

23 (g) l\iEASt:IUMt VHHjENCB, VIOLENT CO;'\FljlCT, Al'iD 

24 FRAGIIjiTY.-Por the purpose:c; of implementing, moni25 toring, and <'valuating Hw eff('etiYelwss of the priority 
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eountry aml n~g·ional plan:-; required umler :-;uhsediou (e), 

2 progress to-wards preventing violence, stabilizing conf1ict3 afft~<~tP<l areas, and adrlressing tlw long-term <~~msPs of vio4 lenee and fragility shall be measured by indicators estab5 lished for each such country hy relevant inter-agency conn6 try teaws for each such country, iufonned by cousttltations 

7 vvith the stakeholders spec.ificd in subsection (e). 

8 SEC. 6. IMPLEMENTATION AND UPDATES OF PRIORITY 

9 COUNTRY AND REGIONAL PLANS. 

I 0 The SPcr<~tary of State, in coonlination with the Acl11 miuistraior of US..cUD, the Secretary of Defense, and the 

12 heads of other relevant Ji1eckral departments ~mel agencies, 

13 and in consultation with tht~ relevant United States Am14 bassadors, US1UD }fission Directors, geographic CombatIS ant Cmnmanders, nnd otlwr rdr~vant individuals \Yith re16 sponsibility over aetivities in each priority eountr.v or re17 gicm designated pnrsuant to seetion 5, shall ensure that18 (l) the (Jlobal Initiative to Reduce :F'rag·ility 

19 and Violence and the priority eountry and re[:.rional 

20 plans required under sueh seetion are implemented, 

21 updated, and eoordinated on a reg11lar and iterative 

22 basis; 

23 (2) such initiative and eouutr.v and reg·ional 

24 plans are used to g11ide United States Government 

25 poliey at a senicw level aml ineorporated into rd-
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1 evant strakgit~s and plans <teross the 1; nited ~tates 

2 Government and in each such country; 

3 (:1) resonret~s for all rdev<tnt ~wtiYiti(~S awl re4 quirements of such initiative and country and re5 gional plans are prioritized, requested, and used eon6 sistcnt with such initiative and eountry am] reg-ional 

7 plans; and 

8 ( 4) the results of prognun monitoring <tiHl eval9 nation under snch initiative and country and reI 0 gional plans Hl'(' reg11larly reviewf~d and used to dell tcnnine coutinuatiou, modification, or tcnuiuatiou of 

12 future year programming. 

13 SEC. 7. BIENNIAL REPORTS AND CONGRESSIONAL CON14 SULTATION. 

15 (a) BmNNIATJ REPOHTfi.-~ot later than two ;y-e<trs 

16 after the date of the enactment of this Aet and every two 

17 years thereafter until the date that is 10 years after the 

18 date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State, 

19 the Administrator of rSAID, the Secretary of Defense, 

20 and the heads of' other relevant Federal departments and 

21 agencies shall jointly submit to the appropriate congi·es22 sional eommittees a report on progress made and lessons 

23 learned with respect to the Global Initiative to Reduce 

24 Pragilit~- and Violence and each priority country or re25 gional plan requirerl under s<,dion S, inelmling-
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1 (1) dc~eription~ of ~tep~ taken to ineorporate 

2 such initiative and snch eountl-y or regional plans 

3 into reknwt ~tntt<~gie~ and plan~ that aff<)<:t ~ueh 

4 eountrit•s or regions; 

5 (2) aeemmtings of all funding recei\wl and obli6 gated to implement eaeh such country m· reg·ional 

7 plan during the past two years, as well as funding 

8 rt)qne~t<)<l, phnmed, and proj<)efPd for tlw follm\ing 

9 hYo .n~ars; 

10 (:1) deseriptions of pt'ogress made towards the 

11 goals and objectives established for each such pri12 ority countl'Y or reg"ion, including progTess made to13 \Vard~ aehi<~\·ing th<· speeifie targets, nwtrie~, and in14 dicators described in section 5 (b); and 

15 ( 4) de~eriptions of update~ made during- the 

16 pa~t two years to the goals, objeetive~, plans of ae1 7 tion, and other clements described in section 5 for 

18 each such country or regional plan, as well as any 

19 changes made to programs based on the results of 

20 monitoring and evaluation. 

21 (b) CONGRiiJSSIONAL CONSUI;TATION.-ln addition to 

22 the reports required under snhseetion (a), the Secretary 

23 of State, the Administrator of US...:UD, the Secretary of 

24 Defense, and the heads of other relevant Pederal clepart25 ments and ageneies shall jointly eonsnlt with the appro-
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1 priatr~ eougn~s:,;ioual eommittn~s at h~a.st mwc a year re2 garcling progress made on the initiative and priority eouu3 try and regional plan:,; n~<piired under s<~d.ion G. 

4 SEC. 8. GAO REVIEW. 

5 (a) Tx GK'\KR.\TJ.-:.Jot latm· than two years after the 

6 date of the enactment of this Act and every two years 

7 thereafh•r until the date that is 10 years after the date 

8 of the ewwtnwnt of this Ad, the Comptrollt•r Gerwral of 

9 the United States shall consult with the Chairman and 

10 Rtmking J\T<~mber of the Foreign Relations Committee of 

11 the Senate aml the Foreign .A1Tairs Committee of the 

12 Hou8e of Representati"w~s reg·arding opportunitiefi for 

13 iudefH'mleut n'view of the aetivitie:,; under the Global Ini14 tiative to Reduce Pragility and Violence and the priority 

15 <:ountJ~- and r<~g·ional phms required hy s<~dion G, indud16 ing17 

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( 1) opportunities to-

( A) assess the extent to which United 

States GoYcrnment aetidtics in eaeh priority 

conntJ~r designated pursuant to section 5 are 

being implemented in accordance \\'ith the nntiative and the relevant country or regional plan 

required under such section; 

(B) assess the processes and procedures 

for <~oorc1inating among and vvithin eaeh rd-
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1 evant Federal clt~pmtmeut or agmwy when im2 plcmenting such initiative and each Ruch coun3 try or regional plan; 

4 (C) aRsess the monitoring and evaluation 

5 efforts 1mclm· such i11itiative ami eaeh t-meh 

6 c-ountry or rcg·ional plall, including assessments 

7 of the progn~Rs made and lc::;sonR learned with 

8 re::;ped to <'<idl iilwh plan, a::; wdl as <my 

9 changeR made to activities based on the results 

10 of Rlwh monitoring and evaluation; and 

11 (D) recommend chaug·es uceessary to bet12 tcr implement l~nitcd Rtatcs Government activi13 tieR in ~H:eonlmwe with RtH:h iuitiativ<~ a.nd eoun14 try and regional planR, as \Yell as rccommenda15 tion::; for any ehange:,; to Hlwh initiativ<~ or 

16 plans; nnd 

17 (2) such other mattCl'R the Comptroller General 

18 determineR to be appropriate. 

19 (h) Av~m"ABILITY OF 11\FOH.:\L:\TION.-.All relevant 

20 l<.,Pderal departments and agencies shall make all relevant 

21 data, documents, nnd other information available to the 

22 Comptroller General for purposeR of eondueting inde23 pendent reviews pursuant to this section. 

24 SEC. 9. DEFINITIONS. 

25 In this Aet-
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1 (1) .Al'PROPHIATE (~0.:"\'<HmNNIONAl, CO:::IDliT2 'l'EES.-The term "appropr·iate congrc:;;siona1 com4 (A) the Committees on l<'oreign !{elations, 

5 Armed Scrvit~es, and Appropriatior1s of the Sen6 ate; and 

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(B) the Committees on Foreign Affairs, 

.ATnwd Servie(~S, and Appropriations of tlw 

Hcm:;;e of Representatives. 

11 N}ENCY.-The term "relevant J1'edcral department 

12 or agenc:v" means the Department of the Treasm:v 

13 and any other Fe(1eral dPp<trtrnent or ag·euey the 

14 President determines is relevant to carry out the 

15 purpmws of this Ad. 

Anwnd tlw title so as to read: ''A bill 'l'o T'(~(hwe 

global fragility and violence by improving the capacity of 

the United States to reduce aml address the c•m1ses of violcucc, violent couf1ict, and fragility, and for other purposes.". 
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11 ilTH C'OXGRE88 

2D 8ESSHJ:\ H. R. 6018 

To Pstnblish :m int<~rap;Pn<·y Jll'Of!l'Hm to m;sist <'onntri<'N in tlw Ralwl, 

i\Iaglm~b. <Ill(! at\ja<·t'Jll regious uf "\lh<~n to illlprol'l' illlluellialP all(l 

long-term eapa!Jilitie~ to t;ounkr terrorist threats. a!Hl r()r otlwr JHU-posl'N. 

H\ 'l'lHJ HOCSE OP lUJPRtJSE.\l'l'ATIVBS 

.Jri\E 6, :2018 

l\lr .. \I<'C.\n, (for himsPif nnd .\lr. KE.ITI:'\C) introdnh·d tlw follmYi11g hill: 

whit'h w:1s rPft,ned to tlw Co!lltnittt~l' 011 ForPigll c\ffairs 

A BILL 

To estn blish <m i11tcrageney program to assist eouutrie>J m 

the Sahel, :Jiaghreb, and ac\jaeent eegions of Afriea to 

in1proYP iumw<liah~ and long-t<~nn eapahilities to emmt<;r 

terrorist threats, and for other pnrpoS<'S. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and Ilouse of Rcpresenta2 ti1•es ofthe United States Amen:ca in Congress assr;m./Jled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Aet ma:-' be eitNl as the "Trans-Sahara Counter5 terrorism Partnership Ad of 2018". 
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1 SEC. 2. TRANS-SAHARA COUNTERTERRORISM PARTNER2 SHIP. 

3 (n) 'l'l{AN8-S"\1LUtA COUN'l'[,_;l{'l'E]l{!{Ol{lSl\1 PAKl'NI~H4 STTTP.-

5 ( 1) B8TAJlU8IBUJNT.-Thc Secretary of State, 

6 m consultation \Vith the Seeretmy of Defense and 

7 tlH· Administrator of tlH~ rnikd States Agt~lH~Y for 

8 International Development, shall establish a partncr9 ship, to be knmvn as the "Trans-Sahara Counterter1 0 ronsm Partuership" ('l'SC'l'P), to coonlinate all 

11 United States programs, projects, and actiYitics in 

12 the Sahd, }faghreh, and adjHeent rc,g·ions of Afri(~a 

13 that are conducted for nu;v of the following purposes: 

14 (A) 'I'o build the capacit~' of foreign mili15 tary and law enforcement entities in such re16 gious to eoncluct counterterrorism operations. 

17 (B) To improvP the ahility of forPign mili18 tary and law enforcement entities in such re19 gions to cooperate 011 eounterterrorism efforf.s. 

20 (C) To culmucc the border scenrity eapae21 ity of partner countries in such regions, inclnd22 ing tlw ability to monitor, restn1in, and illh~r23 diet terrorist moyemcnts. 

24 (D) To strnngtlwn tlw rnl(~ of lmY in sueh 

25 eountries, iucludiug· access to j ustiee, and the 

26 ability of the law enforeement entities of snell 
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pmtuer eountrics to (Lded, disrupt, n;spoml to, 

iHveF>tigate, and p1·oseeute terrorist aetivity. 

(g) rro monitor nml eonntcr t1w fiwnwing 

of terrorism. 

(F) 'I'o further reduee an~' opportunities 

among commtmities ill snc·h regions Cor reernitment or incitement for terrorist aetirities 

8 through puhlic diplomaey efforts, ::-nwh e~s sup9 porting yonth employment, promoting meaning10 ful partieipation of wonwn, strPngt.lwning· lor~al 

11 govcmance ami eivil soeiety eapaeity, awl im12 pro\'ing aeeess to edneation. 

13 (2) CONi:WLTNriON.-Iu r~oonliuatiug prognn11s 

14 through the TSCTP, the Seeretary of State may 

15 nlso eonsnlt, <IS appropriate, \Yith the Diredor of 

16 National lntelligenec, the Seeretnry of the Treasm:v. 

17 the Attomey Gem•ral, and the heads of otlwr rei18 eva ut Federal depart meu ts awl agencies. 

19 (:3) CoxcmB88lO:-·aL :\'OTIFICATION.-Not later 

20 than 1;) da:'s before obligating amonnts for an aetiv21 ity roonliuated by the 'l'SC'l'P pursuant to para22 graph (1), the Secretaries of State shall submit a 

23 uotifitatiou, iu ucemdanec with lhc requirements of 

24 section ti84A of the Foreign Assistanee Art of 19Gl 

25 (22 U.S.C. 2;184-1 ), that inelndes the following: 
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1 (A) Tlw foreign eountry mtd t>utity, as ap2 plicablc, whose capabilities arc to be enhanced 

3 in :-we<mhnwe 1vith the Jmrposes speeifit~<1 in 

4 paragraph ( 1 ) . 

5 (B) 'l'he amonnt. type, and purpose of snp6 port io he providc<l. 

7 (C) ~\n assessment of the capacity of the 

8 fort~ign <•ountry or <~ntity to a hsorh tlw training 

9 or equipmeut to be provided. 

10 (D) The estimated (•.ost, implementation 

11 timcline, aud delivery :schedule for assistanee. 

12 (FJ) A description of the arrangements to 

13 sustain any equipment proYided by the aetivit.'· 

14 beyond the completion date of such nctil-ity, if 

15 appli<·ahl<~, mHl tJw estimated <'ost and sonr<:e of 

16 fnnds to support ~meh sustainment. 

17 (F) cfhe amount, t.'l)C, statutory anthoriza18 tion, and pnrpose of any C nited States assist19 anee pr<n-idecl to sueh foreign country during 

20 the three preeeding fiseal .''Cal'S. 

21 (b) CU.\IPHliJIIJ~l\BIYEJ STHNrEGY FOH CcruNTEJHTEJI{-

22 HORI8:\l EF'POWI'8.-

23 (1) DEVEljOP.\lEl\T.-Not later than 90 cln.'•S 

24 after the elate of enactment of this Act, the Sec25 retary of State, in (:ommltation -vvith the Seeretm'y of 
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1 Defcn~c and tlw Admiui~trator of tlw Unit<~rl State~ 

2 Agency for International Development, shall submit 

3 to tlw aJlpropriatP eongrc~siomil <:ommitte('S a <·om4 prehensive, inte1·ageney strategy tlwt5 (A) highlights the de:sired encl statPs, stra6 tegie ol~jedive:o;, and sub-objectives for the 

7 United States counterterrorism effort in the 

8 Snhd, 1\:Iag-hn~h, and cH~i:weut r<'gious of J\frir·n 

9 with rcspcc·t to the usc of all forms of Cnited 

10 States assishmf~n to counter \iolent extremism; 

11 and 

12 (B) includes a plan hy the Seeretar.\' of 

13 State for the mamwr iu whieh programs shall 

14 be eoordinated by the 'l'SC'l'P purswmt to sub15 sr~dion (<~)(1 ). 

16 (2) StPl'OHTlNO l\L\TBHL\L iN X\.\'UAL Bl'DU17 l'JT HE<~UES'l'.-T'he SecrehU'_\' of State shall iueluclc, 

18 in tile budget materials subtniUcd in support of the 

19 lmdget of the President (snbmittect to Congress pnr20 snant to seetion 11 OS of title :n, United States 

21 Code) for each fiscal year bcg1uning after the date 

22 of the enactment of this Aet, a cl('Seription of the re23 quin•ments, activities, and plwmcd alloeation of 

24 amounts requested by the TSCTP. 
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1 (;3) Fon:\J.-Thc n~port required hy paragn1ph 

2 (1) and eaeh description required under paragrnph 

3 (2) shall hr~ sulnnitted in m1elassifi<~a form hut nwy 

4 includc a elassi!'ied <Hmcx.. 

5 (e) AssEs:-:r\TE::\'1', :\fo:-;T'I'OTW\0, ,\Nn EY.\LTT.\TTO'J 

6 Ol'' PwHatAXIS ;\.:.JD ACTl\'JTlb}S.-

7 (1) ]\IONITORINO AND EVAI,UATION.-The See8 n'tmy of Stat<\ in eonsnltatiou with th<~ Scerdar.v of 

9 Defense and the Admiuistrator of the United States 

I 0 Agem•y for Intemational Development, shn 11 eondnet 

11 rigorously assess, monitor, awl evaluate programs 

12 coordinated by tl1e 'l'SC'I'P pm·snant to ~mhsection 

13 (a)( 1) iududing by tlw following: 

14 (A) Initial assessments of partner capa15 hility rcqnirmrwnts, pote11tial prognnmnatie 

16 risks, baseline information, and indieators of cf17 fieaey· for rnnvose:-; of planniug, monitoriug, and 

18 evaluation of' the progT<UllN HllO net ivities C'0-

19 ordinated by the TSCTP. 

20 (B) Eva lnatiom; of the efficiency and effee21 tivenc:-;s of snch programs and activities. 

22 (C) 1\Ionitoring implementation of sneh 

23 programs nml actiYities with re:o;peet to the stat24 ed objectiw:-; outlined in the strategy required 

25 undm· snhsnd.ion (h)(1 ). 
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1 (D) ldeutifieatiou of lessons le<lmcd in <·m·-

2 r.vmg out such programs and activities to de3 vdop n~<·omm<~n<lati<ms for . . 

nnprovmg such 

4 strat<•gy and future :sC'enrity eoopl'ration pro5 grams and activities of the TSCTP. 

7 going assessment required under paragTnph (1) shall 

9 described in section :)8i:l(b)(::l) of title 10, L:nitcd 

10 States Code. 

11 (:3) REPOHTS.-

12 (A) RIWOHTS '1'0 CONGrmss.-F'or the 3-

13 year period hcginnillg on tlH' date of the cmwt14 ment of this Act, the Se(~retary of State shall 

15 submit to the appropriate <:ongressional <'om16 miUees an annual report on the findings oL' the 

17 ongoing assessment required by paragraph (1) 

18 durillg the previous fiscal year. Ead1 report 

19 shall inelude, with respeet to sueh prev:ions 

20 year, the following: 

21 (i) A description of all aetiYitics eo22 onlinated by the TSCTP pnrsuant to sub23 scetion (a)(l). 
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leamed and best praetiees identified in <W-

<·onhiJWn with paragnq1h (2). 

(iii) "'\11 analysis of major actions 

taken by the goYernment of each foreign 

eouutry rcceivi11g assistanc·c eoonliHatcd by 

the TSCTP to combat con'llption, improve• 

tnmsparpm·y and <w<•onHtnhility, mHl promote other forms of good governance snch 

as those d<~serilwd in seetion 1:1:1 of the 

l<'oreign .:~ssistauec Act oi' HHH (22 U.S. C. 

2152e) (relating to programs to eneonrage 

guOll gun~rmnwl'). 

(B) PFmjrc ~\ v~ulJ~\mLITY m~ EI<'FICmxcY 

EVMXATION.-Tlw S(~<:retaries of State <llld 

Defense shall jointly make pnbliely available u 

summary of each eYaluation eondncted pursuant to paragraph ( 1), from whic-h the Scen'-

taries may redaet or omit any informntion that 

the Seeretaries determine :;;hcmld not be disclo:;;ed to the public· in order to protect the illterests of the Pnitecl States or of an:' relevant 

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(C) F'om1.-Thc report rcquin'd hy :-mbparagraph (A) shall be submitted in uuelassificd form hnt may irwlude n <·lassifierl amwx. 

4 (d) APPHOI'H.L\'1']<] Cm\OHERRIO:--i.A1J Co;muTTEES 

5 Dr~FTXEn.-ln this section, the term "appropriate' eon6 grcs:;;ioual eommiUc(~s" means7 (]) the Committee on ;\Tmed Services, the 

8 Committl~<~ on Pon~ign .Affairs, the Committr~l~ on 

9 Appropriations, and the Permanent Sl'icct Com-

! 0 mitt(~(' on Intelligmwe of thn IIonsP of Hcprcsenta11 tivcs; aml 

12 (2) the Committee on Armed Sen-ices, thl' 

13 Committl'l' 011 Foreigu Relations, thr· Committee ou 

14 Appropriations, and the Seled Connnittel' on lntd15 lig<~JW<' of the Senate. 
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AMENDMENT IN THE NATURE OF A SUBSTITUTE 

TO H.R. 6018 

OFFERED BY MR. MCCAUL OF TEXAS 

Strike all after the enacting clause awl insert the 

follovving: 

l SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

2 'l'his Act may be cited as the "Trans-Sahara 

3 Counterterrorism Partnership Act of 2018". 

4 SEC. 2. SENSE OF CONGRESS. 

5 It is the sense of Congress that6 (1) the 'l'rans-Sahara Counterterrorism Part7 ner;,;hip, launched in 2005, is an interageucy pro8 gram to assist partner countries in the Sahel and 

9 Maghreh regions of Afri<:a on their imnwdiate and 

10 long-term capabilities to address terrorist threats 

II and prew~nt the Bpread of violent extremism; 

12 (2) armed groups and violent Islnmist terrorist 

13 organizations, sueh as Al Q~wda in the Islamic 

14 l\Iaghreh, Boko H<mnn, the Islmni<· Stat<' of \Vt;st 

15 Afi·ica, and other affiliated gToups, have killed tem:; 

16 of thousands of innocent 6vilians, displaeed popu17 latious, destabilized local and uational governments, 
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1 and eaused mass lmrrwn suffering m the affected 

2 communities; 

3 ( :1) it iH in the national s<~writ:~ inten~st of the 

4 United States to combat the spread or radical 

5 1:-:lamist extre1nism am1 build partner countries' ea6 pacity to combat these threats in Africa; 

7 ( 4) extremist movements exploit vulnerable and 

8 me~ rg'im1lized communities snfferiug from poverty, 

9 lack of economic opportunit~' (particularly among 

10 youth populations), and weak governanee; and 

11 (G) to address critical security, political, cco12 nomic, and humanitarian challenges in these regions 

13 of .Afri<·a, a eoordiuated, int<~rageue.v approaeh is 

14 needed to appropriately allocate resources, share re15 spmmihility, de-eonfliet prognnns, and maximize tlw 

16 effcetivencss of United States defense, diplomatic, 

17 and development eapabilities. 

18 SEC. 3. TRANS-SAHARA COUNTERTERRORISM PARTNER19 SHIP. 

20 (a) TnA:'\R-SATTAHA OOTTKTER rrEHHOHTS'\f P:\TlTNRH21 RII1P.-

22 (1) ER'L'AHUSII;\IEXT.-Thc Seerctary of State, 

23 m eonsultaticm with the Secretary of Defeusc and 

24 the Administrator of the Fnited States Agency for 

25 International DPvelopment, shall establish a partner-
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ship, to bt~ known as tlw "Trans-~ahant 

2 Counterterrorism Partnership" ('l'SC'l'P), to coordi3 nat<~ all TJnit<:d ~tat<~s programs, projeds, and ae4 tiYities in ~orth and Wt>1->t .Africa thnt are condneted 

5 for any of the following purposes: 

6 (A) To build the capacity of foreign mili7 tar:r and law enforcement ('ntitit>s in such re8 gions to eondud counterterrorism opcnttions. 

9 (B) To improve tbc ability of foreig11 mili10 tary and law <~nforeement entities in tmeh re11 g·ions to cooperate with the United States and 

12 otl1er partner countries on emmtertcrrorism ef13 forts. 

14 (C) To enhance the border security capac15 ity of partner eountri<~s in s1wh reg·ionH, indud16 ing the ability to monitor, restrain, nnd inter17 diet terrorists. 

18 (D) To strengthcll the rnle of law in suelt 

19 countries, including access to justice, and the 

20 ability of the law e11forecment entities of sueh 

21 partner countries to detect, ctisiupt, respond to, 

22 investigate, and prosecute terrorist aeti\ity. 

23 (E) 'l'o monitor and counter the financing 

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1 (F') To furtlH~r reduec any vulnerabilitie~ 

2 among affected populations in such regions to 

3 n~r~ruitnw11t or iw:iwnwnt of terrori~t adivitie~ 

4 through publie diplomaey efforts, such as sup5 porting yonth employment, promoting meaning6 ful participation of women, strengthening local 

7 governam~e and civil society capacity, and im8 proving· a<~<'<'S~ to <~<·onornie opportnnitir~~ and 

9 education. 

10 (2) Co~RUT/rNI'TO:--J.-Tn eoordinating programs 

11 through the 'l'SCTP, the Secretary of State shall 

12 also consult, as appropriate, IYith the Director of 

13 National Intdligenee, tlw Sceretary of the 'l'rca~ury, 

14 the Attorney General, and the heads of other rel15 evant F<~deral rlepartmcnts and ageTwir~~-

16 (3) Cot.:GHI~Stno_:,rAL .\IOTIFlCATIUN.-2\Jot later 

17 than 15 days before obligating amounts for an aetiv18 ity coordinated by the TSCTP pursuant to para19 graph ( 1), the Secretaries of State shall submit a 

20 notification, in aeeordance ~with the requirements of 

21 section 6a4A of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 

22 (22 U.S.C. 2394-1), that includes the following: 

23 (A) 'l'l1c foreig-n eountry and entity, as ap24 plieable, whose capabilities arc to be enhanced 
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(I3) Tlw amount, t.nw, and purpos<~ of support to be proviclucL 

(C) An asses:;;ment of the capacity of the 

foreign country or entity to absorb the assistance to be provided. 

(D) Th<~ <~stimat<~d em;t and auti<·ipat!~d implementation timcline for assistance. 

(FJ) As applicable, a description of the arrangements to sustain any equipment provided 

by the activity beyond the completion date of 

sueh aetivity, if applieahh), and the cstimate<l 

cost and source of funds to supp01t such 

snstaimnent. 

( B') The amount, t:vpc, stntutory authoril':ation, and purpose of any C nited States seeurity 

assistam·e provided to such f'oreig·n country dul'-

ing the three preeeding fiseal year:;; pursuant to 

anthorities 1mder title 10, Unitt•d States Code, 

the Foreip1 Assistance Act of 19o 1 (~~ U.S. C. 

2151 et seq.), or any other "train and equip" 

authorities of the Department of Defense. 

COJ\IPIU~IIENSIVE STI01.Tli;( t y FOU 

25 (;OUN'l'EH'l'EIWC>BTR:\1 FJJ<'I•'OB'I'S.-
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1 (1) DB\'EI,OPi\IEl'<T.-Not later than 180 clay::-; 

2 after the date of enactment of this Act, the Sec3 rdm:r of State, in <:on::-;ultatiou •vith the Seerdary of 

4 Defense and the Administrator of the United Stntes 

5 Ageney for International De\-elopment, shall snhmit 

6 to the appropriate congressional committees a eorn7 prehensivc, intcrngeney strategy that8 (A) states tlw ol~i<~etiw~s of tlw r nite<l 

9 States counterterrorism effort m North and 

10 vVPst Africa with respnd. to the nsn of all forms 

11 or c uitcd States assistance to counter Yiolent 

12 extremism; nnd 

13 (B) ineludes a plau by the Seeretary of 

14 State for the manner in which programs shall 

15 lw <:oor<1inakfl h~r tlw 'l'SC'l'P pur::-;uant to ::-;ub16 scdion (a)(l), ineluding whieh agency or bu17 reau of the Department of State, as applicable, 

18 will be responsible l'or leading and coordinating 

19 each such prOf..'Tam; and 

20 (C) outlim•s a plan to monitor and evaluate 

21 TSCTP programs and identifies the key inclica22 tors that ·will be used to measure performance 

23 and progTess under the sLrategy. 

24 (2) SrPPOHTING l\IATEIUAI~ J0r AXXF~\L BFDG25 wr n.EqUI-<-:S'l'.-'rlw S<·<~retary of State shall inelude, 
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1 in tlH' hudgd materials submitted in support of the 

2 budget of the Prc:;;ident (submitted to Congrcs:;; pnr3 suant to sed,ion 1105 of tith~ 31, Unitt~d States 

4 Code) for each fiseal year beginning after the elate 

5 of the enactment of this Act, a d1•seription of the re6 quircrnents, activities, and planned alloeatiou of 

7 amounts r(•quested by tlw TSCTP. 

8 (e) YlOXI'l'OllL'>JO A\'D EYAI~FATIOX OF PROGRA:.\IN 

9 AXV ACTIYITUJR.-

10 (1) 1\TOI\'TTOHTNO AND 1~\':\lj!!Nl'ION.-Tiw See11 rctary of State, in cousuHation with the Seerctary of 

12 Defem;c and the Administrator of the United StateR 

13 Ageney for International De\Tloprnent, ,;hall monitor 

14 and evaluate the programs coordinated by the 

15 'l'SCTP pursmmt to subs(~dion (a)(1) in aeeordarwe 

16 with the plan outlined pursuant to subsection 

17 (b)(l)(C). 

18 (2) REPORT.-For the <:>-year period beginning· 

19 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Aet, 

20 the Secretary of State shall snbmit to the appro21 priate congressional committees an annual report on 

22 monitoring and evaluation efforts pursuant to para23 graph (1) that clescribcs24 (A) the progress made m meeting the ob25 j<~etiv<•s listc<l in the strategy requirecl by sub-
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and an:v re<,omnHmdations for improving· sueh 

programs and <:wtivities; 

(B) the efforts taken to eoorclinate, de-conL1iet and streamline TSCTP programs to maximize resource effectiveness; 

(C) tlw extent to ~whid1 <~aeh partner eountry has demonstrated the ability to absorb the 

eqnipment or training provid<~d in tlw :vear previom; under rrscrrp prognuns, and where applicable, the ability to maintain and appropriately 

utilize sueh equipment provided; 

(D) the extent to which each partner conntry' is inv<~sting its mvn resour<'<~s to advam~e the 

goals described in subsection (a) ( 1) or demonstrated a eommitment and willingness to eooperate with the United States to mlvancc such 

goals; and 

( J<J) the aetions taken b~' the government of 

each partner country rcceiYmg assistance 

through programs coordinated by the TSCTP 

to eombat corruption, improve transparency 

and accountability, and promote other forms of 

good goYernan c~e. 
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1 (d) Fom\1.-The strategy required hy suhseetiou 

2 (b)( 1) aml the report required by subsection (c)( 2) shall 

3 be sulnnitt<>d in mwlassified form hut rna;' indn<k a dassi4 L'icd annex. 

6 Fli'\l~D.-Iu this section, the tenn ''appropriate congres7 sional eonunittees" means9 Committee on J<'oreign Affairs, the Committee on 

I 0 Appropriations, ~md the Permanent Seh'et Com11 mittee on Intelligence of the House of Reprcscnta12 tives; and 

13 (2) the Committee on .L\.nned Scrvie<~s, tlw 

14 Committee on Foreign Relations, the Committee on 

15 Appropriations, and tlw Sek<"t Committee on Intd16 ligcnec of the Senate . 

..:\.mend the title so as to read: "A bill 'l'o establish 

an intcrageney pmgTam to assist c•mmtries in Xm'th and 

\Vest .I\frica to improve immediate aud long-term eapabilities to eounter tcf'rorist threats, and for other purpma~s.". 
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3 

4 

AMENDMENT TO THE AMENDMENT IN THE 

NATURE OF A SUBSTITUTE TO H.R. 6018 

OFFERED BY MR. MEADOWS OF NORTH 

CAROLINA 

Page 4, after line ~), insert the foll(rwing: 

(G) To support independent, local-language media, particularly in rural areas, to 

counter media operations and recruitment propagamln by terrorist organizations. 

Page 4, line 14, ins(~rt "the Chit>f Ext~eutive Officer 

of the United States Agency for Global ~\ledia (formerly 

known as tJH; Broadeasting Board of Governors)," af't<~r 

"the Attorney General,". 

Page 4, line 19, strike ''Secretaries" and insert 

"SL'eretary". 
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11 :iT!! C'OKORE88 

2D 8ESSIO:\ H. R. 6413 

To <·omhnt rrnffi<·king in lnm1;m organs, :md for otlwr pnrpo8<'S. 

I?\ THE HOUSE OP REPRESE)Jrr.~\..TIVES 

,ln;y 17, :;OIS 

:\Ir. TIW'l"l' (J'ur him~c·lf' aml J\1r. DE!''IT!l) intro<hwl'd the follmYing hill; whic-h 

\\·a:; l'efenwl to tht• Committ<'<' ou Poreig11 ,\f'fait·~ 

A BILL 

To combat trafficking in lmman organs, and for other 

1 mrposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and llouse of Hepresenta2 Nues ofthe United States qfAmel'l:ca in Congress assem.bled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This "-\.et may lw eited as the "Strategy To Oppose 

5 Predator·y Organ 'I'raffieking Aet" or the "S'l'OP Organ 

6 Trafficking Aet". 

7 SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 

8 Cong;ress finds the following: 

9 (1) The World Health Organization (\YHO) cs10 tim~lt<'s that approximately 10 perePnt of all trans11 planted kidneyB worldwide ai"c illegally oblained, 
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1 oftcu bought fmm n1lnerahlc impoYerishcd pPrsous 

2 or foreibly han'ested from priRoncrs. 

3 (2) In 2004, tlw World Health Assclllhl~' passed 

4 a resolution urging itR nwmber-statcs to take meas5 ures to pi'Ot.eet the pom·t•st as well as '11lnerable 

6 groups from exploitation by organ traiTiekcrs. 

7 ('3) On FebruHry V3, 200S, the Unitc'd ;\iations 

8 Global Initiative to Fight Ilurwm 'l'ra.ffiekiug 

9 (lJi'JGlF'l') hosted the ''Vicmw Forum to Ji'ight 

10 TTu man Traffieking", and snbsPqnently reported 

11 that a laek of adequate illieit or~:nm trafficking laws 

12 has prmiclecl opportm1ity for the illeg·al trade to 

13 grow. 

14 ( 4) On Mareh 21, 2011, the Couneil of the Eu15 ropem1 Union <HlO]Jt<·d rnl<~s snppl<~nwnting tlw <l<~fi16 nition of erimiual offenses and the lew! of sandions 

17 in orcle1· to strengthen the prevention of organ trnf18 f'ickiug and the pro ted ion of' those \'ietims. 

19 (5) In 2005, the -united States ratified the Pro20 toeol to Prevent, Suppress am] Punish 'I'raffieking in 

21 Persons, BRpeeially Women and (~hiJdrcn, a i-mpplc22 rnent to the United 1'\ations Conwmtion againRt 

23 Tnm:mational Org·auizecl Crime, whieh includes the 

24 removal of orgaus as a form of e::qlloitation under 

25 the r1efinition of "traffi<·king in IWl'sons". 
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( ()) Ae(~ordin~r to a 201:1 T~ nitcd 1\:ations report 

2 from the Speeial Happortenr ou traffieking in per4 and soeial divisions within and among eonnir·ies is 

5 notably 1·efleetPd in the illicit organ trafficking mar6 kct, in vvhieh the Yietims are eomnHmly poor, tulCill7 plo:ved, and mort> susceptible to dc>eeit and extortion. 

8 SEC. 3. SENSE OF CONGRESS. 

9 It is the sm1se of CongTc:'ls thatI 0 ( 1) the kidnapping or eo<: rei on of imlividm!ls for 

11 the puq>ose of cxtraetiug their oq:.>.·aus for prorit is 

12 in contradiction of the ideals and Rtandanls for eth13 ieal hdwvior upon whieh the T~uited States has 

14 based its laws; 

15 (2) the illeg·al harv<~stiug· of organs from <:hil16 dren is a Yiolation of the human rights of the ehild 

17 and is a breach of internationally aceepted meclieal 

18 ethical standards desc-ribed in \YHO Assembly Heso19 lution 67.11:\ (:\Iay 22, 200"1); 

20 (:n the illegal harvesting and trafficking of or21 gans 1iolntes the Universal Deelaraticm of Human 

22 Rights, in Article :3 IYhieh states that "Everyone has 

23 the right to life, liberty nml sceurity of person.", and 

24 in Article 4 1vhieh states that "No one shall he held 

25 in slavery or R<'rvitmh~."; mH1 
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1 ( 4) establishing effi<:icut voluntary organ doua2 tiou S,\rstem:c; with :c;trong cnforecmcHt tn(•ellanism:c; i~-; 

3 the most <'fff~<:tive \vay to <~omh~1t traffi<:king: of p<~r4 sons for the removn l of tlwir organs. 

5 SEC. 4. STATEMENT OF POLICY. 

6 It slmll be the polie.v of' the United States to7 ( 1) com hat the international trafficking of per8 sons for tlH' n'moval of their organs; 

9 (:J) promote the establishment of voluntary 

I 0 organ rhmHtion R,\'Rtems \\'ith effedive Pnforecment 

11 mechanisms in bilaternl diplomatic meetings, as well 

12 as in international health formn;;:;; and 

13 (3) prornotP the dignity aud seeurity of human 

14 life in aceordance ·with the lJniwnml Dcelaration of 

15 IImmm Rights. 

16 SEC. 5. REVOCATION OR DENIAL OF PASSPORTS TO INDI1 7 VIDUALS WHO ARE ORGAN TRAFFICKERS. 

18 The Ac-t eutitk~(1 "Au i\et to regulate tllc issue and 

19 vnlidit:v of passports, and for other purposes", approved 

20 ,Jnl~· 8, 19:JG (22 U.S.C. 211 a et seq.), eommonl,\r knmv11 

21 as the "Passport Act of 192G", is amended by adding at 

22 the end the follm,·ing new seetion: 

23 "SEC. 4. AUTHORITY TO DENY OR REVOKE PASSPORT. 

24 "(a) IssrAt\CK-rrhc Secretary of State rnay refuse 

25 to issue a passprwt to any imlivirlnal who has h<'en <•on-
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1 viet(~d of an offellS(' under sedioll :301 of the National 

2 Organ Tram;plaut Act (42 U.S.C. 274e) if such indiridnal 

3 mwd <I IJHssport or otherwise (~ross(~d an inknwtional bor4 (ler in Uw c-ommission of suc·h an offpnee. 

5 "(h) HEVOCATHl:-J.-The Seeretary of State ma~' re6 Yoke a passport prcyiously issued to any iudiYidual tlc7 scribed in paragraph (1).''. 

8 SEC. 6. AMENDMENTS TO THE TRAFFICKING VICTIMS PRO9 TECTION ACT OF 2000. 

10 (a) DEF1:..JT'l'ION8.-Seetion 1 O:l of the Trafficking 

11 Vietims Protcetiou ..:~ct of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7102) is 

1 2 amell(led13 

14 

15 

(1) ill paragraph (9)-

(A) in subparag:raph (A), 

at tlw <'11(1; 

striking "or" 

16 (B) in subparagrnph (B), by striking the 

17 period at the end aml inser1:.ing: "; or"; and 

18 (C) by adtliug at the end Hw following ucw 

19 subparagraph: 

20 "(C) trafficking of persons for the removal 

21 of their organs (as defined in paragTnph 

22 (1:3))."; 

23 (2) by rcclcsignatiufr paragraphs (1:3) through 

24 (15) as paragTaphs (14) through (16), respectively; 

25 nml 
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1 (:3) by in~erting after paragraph (12) the fol2 lowing ne-\Y paragraph: 

3 "(1;1) TTL\FF'ICKT)\T(~ OP PEHf'lOK~ FOR THE HE4 "\lOVAl~ OF TllEW OlW"\NR"-

5 "(A) TN GT~NEH.\L.-'rhe term 'trafficking 

6 of persons i'or Uw rcwoval oJ' their organs' 

7 means the recruitment, transportation, transfer, 

8 harhoriug, or n;<:cipt of a pcr~on, either living 

9 or deceased, for the purpose of rcnmving one or 

10 more of su<~h pers<m · s (ll'gans, hr nwans of11 "(i) c:oercion; 

12 "(ii) abduction; 

13 "(iii) (lcccptiou; 

14 " ( i1') frand; 

15 "(v) <1hmw of povwr or a po~ition of 

16 Ynlnern bility; or 

17 "(vi) transfer of payments or Jwnefits 

18 to achieve the consent of a person haYing 

19 control over a person described in the mat20 ter preeefling elanse (i). 

21 "(B) Ow:AN VPJFL\'Im.-ln subparagraph 

22 (A), tlw term 'organ' has the meaning giwn the 

23 term 'human orgau' in sectiou :301 (c)( 1) of the 

24 

25 

:\ational Or!!:an rrransplant Aet (42 U.S.C. 

2 7 4e( (•.)( 1 ) ) . ". 
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1 (b) lNTJmAOENCY T;\SK F'oucr~ To l\IoNITOH "\ND 

2 Col'lmNr TI~\PFICKING.-Seetion lOf)(d)(;i) of the 'rraf3 fi<·kiBg Vi<~tims Prot<~dion Ad. of 2000 (22 1T.8.C. 

4 710:Hd)(:3)) is anwnded by inserting a!'ter the fin;t scm5 tcnec the follnwing lW\V sentenec: "Such p1·oeechm~s shall 

6 iuelude eolleetiou and organization of' data from human 

7 rights offieers at United States embassies on host country 

8 laws ag·Hinst traffi<:king· of pen:ons for tlw rt'lllOYal of tlwir 

9 organs and any instances of Yiolations of sneh laws.". 

10 SEC. 7. REPORTING. 

11 (a) ll'\ (J:EJ'\ElUI~.-Not later than one year after the 

12 <late of the enaetment of thiR Act and ammall:v thereafter 

13 through 202G, tlw Seerctm·y of State shall submit to the 

14 appropriate eongressioual eommittees a comprehensive• re15 port that indudeH the following· information: 

16 (1) A deseription of the sourees, prnetiees, 

17 methods, facilitators, and recipients of trafficking of 

18 persons f'or the removal of their organs dmiiJg' the 

19 period eoYercd b~' eaeh sueh report. 

20 (2) A description of aetiYitir•s undertaken by the 

21 Department of State, either unilateral!~, or in eo22 operation 'with other eountries, to address ami pre23 veut traffieking of persons for the removal of their 

24 organs. 
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1 ( :~) ~\ de~<:ription of adiYitic~ undertaken b.'' 

2 countries to address and prevent trafficking of per3 ~on~ for tlw remoYa 1 of their organ~. 

4 (h) ~\L\T't'I£HR To BE l~CUIDED.-The reports reS (]Hired mH]er subseetim1 (a) shall include the collec-tion and 

6 organization of' data from human rigltts oiTicers at U uitcd 

7 States diplomatic and consular posts on host country laws 

8 again~t b·nffi<·king of persons for tlw r<~ruoval of tlwir or9 gam;, ineluding cnforeement of such lmYs, or an,v iustnnccs 

I 0 oh'iolations of ~1wh laws. 

11 (c;) ADDITlOK\IJ ~L\TTEHS 'l'o Bl£ 1NCUIDI£D.-The 

12 reports req11ired under subsec-tion (a) may inc-lmle the fol13 lowing: 

14 ( 1) Information prmided in meetings with host 

15 eom1h~T offi<:ials. 

16 (2) Information provided through eoopera tion 

17 with United Xations or \Vorld Health Organization 

18 ageuc~Jes. 

19 (:3) Communications and reports prm'ided by 

20 nongovernmental org~mizations vmrking on the issne 

21 of traffiekillg of persons for the removal of their or22 gans. 

23 ( 4) Auy other reports or information sourees 

24 the Seeretary of State determines to be neeessary 

25 a ml appropr·iatt~. 
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1 SEC. 8. DEFINITIONS. 

2 In thiR Ad: 

3 

4 'l'RER-Tlw term ''appropr·iate congressional eom5 mit!ces" mcaus Uw Committee on l<~orcig-n _;\!Tairs or 

6 tlw House of l{eprrs<'ntntiw's and the Committee on 

7 Foreign Rd<ttions of tlw Renate. 

8 (2) OrWAN.-'l'he term "organ" has the meall9 ing given tlw term "human organ" in section 

10 i30 1 (e)( 1) of the 1\" a tioual (kg·au Transplant .L\ct ( 42 

11 U.S.C. 274e(c)(1)). 

12 ( :1) TH.\Fl<'fCKTNG OJ<' PEl\.f.iOKS FOH Tim Im13 JIOY},JJ OF TIIBm Ol{CL\XS.-'l'he term "traffieking 

14 of persom; for the remoya] of their organs" means 

15 the reeruitment, transportation, transfer, hnrboring, 

16 or receipt of a person, citlwr liYing or deceased, for 

17 tlw pnrpos<~ of remoYing on<' or more of the rwrson':,; 

18 organs, b~- means of19 (A) coercion; 

20 (B) alxluetion; 

21 (C) deception; 

22 (D) frnnd: 

23 (1~) abuse of pmver or a position of vnlner24 ahilit~r; or 

25 (1'1

) transfer or paymcuts 01' benefits to 

26 achieve the consent of a person ha,'ing' eontrol 
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10 

oYer u pcrsou d(~S<:ribcd in the matter preecding 

2 clause (i). 

3 SEC. 9. LIMITATION ON FUNDS. 

4 No additional funds an' nuthorized to be appro5 priated to earry out this Aet or· an~r anH'nclment m<Hie by 

6 this AeL 

~I 
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AMENDMENT TO H.R. 6413 

OFFERED BY MR. ROYCE OF CALIFORNIA 

Page 2, line 2, after "m·" insert "in some eases''. 

P:1ge 4, beginning on line :1, strike "traffi(~king· of 

persons for the removal of their orgam;" and eaeh plac·.e 

it appe:1rs tlwreafter and insert "traffieking in persons 

for purposes of the removal of orgaus". 

Page 6, begiuning 011 line 3, strike "Tl{AFFIC'KL'\tt 

CW PEHR0:\8 FOB. Tim HK\fOYAT, CW TTTBTH OHG:\?\8" am] 

<·aeh plaee it appears thereafter and inst~rt "'l'KU'FICKI.t\0 

IN l'EHSONS FOH PUHPOSER OF Tim HE:\IOVAI~ OF OR-

(lANN". 

Pag<~ 6, h<~g·inning on lin<~ R, strik<• " either living 

or deceased,". 

Page 7, strike lines 1 through D. 

Page 7, line 11, strike "one ~Tear" and insert "two 

years" 

PagP R, aftt~r line 25, add tlu~ following: 

1 (d) Rl£L;\T10.:\ TO 'l'K\Fl<'lCKlNO H\ P.I<~HSO.\'S RE2 POHT.-The reports required under subsection (a) shall he 

3 dmmwd to satisfy tlw reporting n)quirenwnts 1·dating to 
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1 traffi<~king iu persous for purposes of the removal of or2 gam; under section llO(b) of the 1'rafficking Victims Pro3 t<~d.ion Aet of 2000 (22 U.S. C. 71 07(h) ). 

Page 9, line 16, strike ", either living or deceased,". 
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11 il'rll coxmmss 2D RESSH):\ H. R. 6651 

To Pxknd l'PJ'tain ;mtiloritit~~ rPinting' to I initPd :-lat<'N pffortN ro <·ombnt 

IIIV/.\ID:-1, lulwn·uloNis, ;wd Ulalaria ~dohally, atlll l'or olhet· ptu·po;,t•s. 

IK rnnJ HOUSE OF HEPRESE:\'TATIYI<JS 

.\ T'CT'ST ;) , 201 M 

~Ir. :-lmTll of :.Jpw ,Jer~P.\' (for himsr·lf. :ITs. LE}~, :\Tr. HnYI'E of Califomin, 

c\Ir. E:\<JEr,, :\Is. Hos-LJ·;nTT:\E:\, nnrl i\ls. B,\SN) illtrodm·Pd tlw followillg' 

bill; wliit•li was rPfPITPd to tlw CouuuittPt' on Fon·ign .\ffain; 

A BILL 

To extend eertain autlwritim.; relating to Unite<l Sates efforts 

to eombat HI\'/.A.lDS, tuberculosis, and malaria globally, 

and for otlwr purpmws. 

1 Be it enacted by the 8cuate and Ilouse of Representa2 th•es of the Um:ted 8tates q{fimerica in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 'l'his Aet may be cited as the "PEPF'AH Exteusion 

5 Aet of 2018". 

6 SEC. 2. INSPECTORS GENERAL AND ANNUAL STUDY. 

7 Section 101 of the United States Iwadership Agai11st 

8 IITV/ATDS, Tnbereulosis, and Malm·i11 Aet of 200:1 (22 

9 U.S.C'. 7611) is amended-
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1 

2 

3 

4 

5 

6 

7 

8 

9 

10 

11 

12 

13 

14 

15 

16 

2 

(1) ill suhs('(·tiou (f)( 1)-

(A) iu c:ubparagraph (A), by striking 

"2018" mHt inserting "202:1"; and 

(B) in subparagraph (C)(i\·)-

(i) hy Rtriking "fonr" and inc:crting 

"nine"; and 

(ii) b,v c:triklng "2018" and inserting 

"2023"; and 

(2) iu subscetion (g)-

(A) in paragraph (1 ), by striking "2019" 

aml inserting "2024"; and 

(B) in paragTaph (2)-

(i) in th(' lwading, by striking "2lll s" 

and inserting "202-1"; and 

(ii) h,v striking "Septemlwr ;w, 2018'' 

and inserting "September :w, 202:3". 

17 SEC. 3. PARTICIPATION IN THE GJ"OBAL FUND TO FIGHT 

18 AIDS, TUBERCULOSIS, AND MALARIA. 

19 Section 202(d) of the United StateR Leadership 

20 Agai11st IITY/AfDS, 'l'11hcreulosis, ami l\lalaria Aet of 

21 200::3 (22 C.S.C. 7622(d)) is amcndcd22 (1) in paragTaph (4)-

23 (.c"') in subparagraph C.:t)-
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1 (i) in dau~e (i), by ~triking "fi~(·Hl 

2 :rem·s 2009 thmngh 2018'' and inscrtiug 

3 "fi~eal y<~nrs 2004 through 202:1"; 

4 (ii) in clause (ii), by striking "2018" 

5 and inserti11g "202:3"; aml 

6 (iii) lJy striking clause (vi); aml 

7 (H) in snhparagTaph (B)-

8 (i) hy striking dans<~ (ii); 

9 ( ii) by redesignating clauses (iii) and 

10 (iY) as ehmses (ii) and (iii), respectively; 

11 (iii) in clnm;e (ii) (as redesignated by 

12 elause (ii) of this subparagraph)-

13 (I) iu th<' first ~cntem~P. b~' mld14 mg at the end before the period the 

15 folloiYing: "or s<~dion 1 04B or 1 04C 

16 of such Aet"; and 

17 (II) in the second scntcnee, by 

18 striking· "Cor IIIV/AIDS assistam·c"; 

19 and 

20 (iv) in elam;e (iii) (as redesignated by 

21 clause (ii) of this subparagraph), by strik22 ing "2018" ancl inserting "202:3"; and 

23 (2) in pan1graph (;")), by striking "2018" and 

24 im;ertiug "202:3". 
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4 

1 SEC. 4. ALLOCATION OF FUNDS. 

2 8P<·timl 408(e) of the CBited StatPs Lmukrship 

3 Against HlV/.::UDS, 'l'uberenlo~i~, and ~\lnlarin Ad of 

4 200:1 (22 U.S.C. 7G7:3(e)) i~ amendc>d by ~triking "2018" 

5 and inserting- "202;) ". 
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AMENDMENT TO H.R. 6651 

OFFERED BY MR. SMITH OF NEW JERSEY 

Page 2, line 1 G, strike "202:1" and insert "2024". 

Strike seetion 4 and insert the folluwing: 

1 SEC. 4. ALLOCATION OF FUNDS. 

2 Section 400 of the lJnitcd States ljeaclership Against 

3 ITIV/ATDS, T11bcnmlosis, <mel Malaria Aet of 20();1 (22 

4 U.S.C. 7G78) is amencled5 (1) in subsection (b), by striking "2018" and 

6 im;erting "2023"; <HHt 

7 ( 2) in subsection (c), in the matter preeeding 

8 pantgntph (1 ), by striking "2018" and im.:wrting 

9 "202:3". 
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Chairman ROYCE. So I now recognize myself to speak on today’s 

business. 

So, first, we have the PEPFAR Extension Act, and for many of 

you who were on the this committee or know the history of the 

committee, in 2003, Congress and the Bush administration united 

in an effort to stem the tide of HIV infections that threatened to 

wipe out a generation of people living in Africa and today PEPFAR 

has proven highly effective. 

It has saved innumerable lives. It has won the U.S. a great deal 

of good will. 

Our committee has held many hearings, briefings—gone to Africa 

on multiple occasions to conduct oversight over the supply chain for 

this lifesaving program, and we will be finalizing a report on this 

important work. 

And I want to thank Chairman Smith and Ranking Members 

Engel and Bass for their dedication to this issue. 

Next, we have the Preventing Destabilization of Iraq Act, and 

this codifies and enhances existing authorities for the President to 

hold Iran and to hold Iran’s militias accountable for their deadly 

activities in Iraq. 

These militias are not only a threat to the Iraqi people, because 

earlier this month these militias launched mortars at the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad, if you’ll remember. 

I want to thank the author, Representative Kinzinger, and 

Chairman Poe, who has held hearings on this issue on his subcommittee. 

Next, I’d like to thank Ranking Member Engel and Chairman 

McCaul for the Global Fragility and Violence Reduction Act, and 

this act will allow the U.S. to better coordinate efforts to reduce 

conflict overseas which has caused unprecedented levels of human 

displacement. 

The bill requires strong monitoring and evaluation so our overseas missions can learn from their past successes and learn from 

their failures. 

And I’d also like to thank Chairman McCaul and Ranking Member Keating for their work on the Trans Sahara Counterterrorism 

Partnership Act because Boko Haram and ISIS and al-Qaeda affiliates continue to wreak havoc across West Africa. So this legislation 

will improve U.S. diplomatic development and defense programs to 

confront these threats. 

Next, we have the Stop Organ Trafficking Act. Global scarcity for 

transplant organs has led to an annual global black market of $1.2 

billion. 

Authoritarian states and human traffickers and even ISIS terrorists have profited from this disgusting practice. This bill closes a 

gap in U.S. law that currently fails to recognize organ trafficking 

as a form of human trafficking. 

Next, we have the U.S.-Mexico Economic Partnership Act. As our 

neighbor to the south, Mexico is an important trading partner of 

the United States. So this bill builds on existing programs to increase our educational and professional exchanges between our two 

countries. 

Next, I’d like to thank Chairman Cook for his timely and important resolution on Venezuela. This resolution further affirms ConVerDate 0ct 09 2002 08:26 Oct 12, 2018 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00149 Fmt 6633 Sfmt 6633 Z:\WORK\_FULL\092718M\32305 SHIRL
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gress’ continuing commitment to helping the people of Venezuela in 

their struggle against the Maduro regime’s brutal and destructive 

rule. 

And I also thank Representative Donovan for his resolution that 

affirms the strong U.S.-Liberia relationship and our commitment to 

helping the Liberian people promote peace, prosperity, and democracy through the ongoing reconciliation process. This is an issue 

that I have long been engaged on dating back to the committee’s 

role in pressing for the arrest of the notorious war criminal Charles 

Taylor and then for his successful prosecution. 

Next, we have House Resolution 931. This resolution recognizes 

the anniversary of the brutal and manufactured famine in Ukraine 

in the 1930s and it expresses Congress’ unwavering support for the 

Ukrainian people in their continuing struggle to establish a peaceful, democratic, and secure country in which basic human rights 

are respected. 

And, finally, I thank Representative Castro for his resolution 

which affirms the value of our longstanding alliance with Australia 

and our mutually beneficial cooperation in a broad range of areas 

from defense to space. 

And I now recognize the ranking member, Eliot Engel of New 

York, for his opening remarks. 

Mr. ENGEL. Thank you, Mr. Chairman, and thank you for calling 

this markup, and thank you to all our colleagues for their hard 

work. 

There are 10 good measures before us today and I am pleased 

to support them all. 

First, I’d like to discuss H.R. 5273, the Global Fragility and Violence Reduction Act, which I authored with Representatives Poe, 

McCaul, Keating, and others. Thank you all and thanks, Mr. 

Chairman, for bringing this up today. 

Global levels of violence are at a 25-year peak, and when a region faces violence the effects are felt far and wide. Economic development backslides, global stability wavers, terrorists thrive, and 

people flee their homes, creating large-scale refugee and migrant 

crises. 

So it’s critical that we work to prevent this violence from happening in the first place. Since September 11th, we have learned 

a lot about what works and what doesn’t when it comes to stabilizing conflicts and preventing violence from breaking out. 

Those lessons should shape American policy. That’s what this bill 

does. It establishes an initiative to reduce fragility and violence 

that will align American engagement with the lessons we have 

learned. 

It will require the State Department, USAID, and the Department of Defense to coordinate their diplomatic, development, and 

security activities with a focus on 10 priority countries and it requires best practices as we work with partners, measure results, 

and adapt to changing conditions. 

We need to update our Government’s policies to prevent violence 

and I ask all members to join me in supporting the bill. 

And when unspeakable violence does occur, we need to properly 

recognize the perpetrators of those crimes and hold them accountable. 

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Mr. Donovan’s measure, H. Res. 1055, would help do so by reaffirming the historic U.S. relationship with Liberia and calling for 

the Government of Liberia to hold accountable those who carry out 

mass violence and atrocities during the country’s civil war in the 

1990s. 

In places where instability leads to terrorism and conflict, it’s important that we collaborate with our allies in a united interagency 

effort. 

So I support Mr. McCaul’s Trans-Sahara Counterterrorism Partnership Act, which strengthens our work across the U.S. Government to assist partners in the Sahel and Maghreb regions of Africa 

to counter terrorism and violent extremism. 

Our partnerships with foreign countries are important for economic development as well, especially when it comes to our neighbors. That brings me to Mr. Cuellar’s United States-Mexico Economic Partnership Act. 

Mexico is a friend and ally, our third largest trading partner, and 

a country with which we share extraordinarily close cultural and 

familial ties. 

This bill requires the Secretary of State to expand educational 

and professional exchange programs with Mexico. It’s important 

that we send a strong message to the Mexican people that the 

United States Congress will not walk away from them, despite the 

damage that has been done to its relationship in recent months 

and years. 

I’ll turn now to a resolution condemning the dire humanitarian 

situation in Venezuela sponsored by Representatives Cook and 

Sires. 

The current situation in Venezuela is really just horrendous. 

President Maduro has turned the country into a full-fledged dictatorship and victimized his citizens. 

It’s a tragedy which requires world leaders to speak out, but not 

with the sort of reckless threats and bellicose rhetoric we have 

heard from the administration. 

This measure represents a strong bipartisan message from Congress and I urge all members to support it. 

Keeping countries stable is critical, especially in areas where foreign governments are seeking to create disorder. 

Mr. Kinzinger and Mr. Suozzi’s Preventing Destabilization of 

Iraq Act works to prevent dangerous outsiders from nefariously 

interfering in Iraq by slapping sanctions on any foreign person conducting significant destabilizing activities in that country. 

Especially at this time in Iraq, it is important that the United 

States send a clear signal to the Iraqi people and regional actors 

that what happens in Iraq matters to the United States, that we 

have an interest, and I thank my colleagues for this bill. 

Next, I’ll discuss the PEPFAR Extension Act. As the sponsor of 

the last PEPFAR reauthorization in 2013, I am proud to support 

the bipartisan bill before us today. 

PEPFAR, as the chairman mentioned, is a landmark program 

dedicated to combating the spread of HIV/AIDS. Thanks to 

PEPFAR, 14 million men, women, and children are on lifesaving 

treatment and more than 2 million babies were born HIV-free to 

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mothers living with HIV. This is remarkable progress and we must 

keep striving for more. 

The PEPFAR Extension Act before us today will help ensure this 

phenomenal work continues for another 5 years. It’s an excellent 

program with bipartisan support and I urge all members to join me 

in voting for this measure. 

I’d also like to recognize Mr. Castro’s resolution affirming U.S.-

Australia cooperation on space research and exploration. I support 

this measure that highlights this important area of international 

cooperation with one of America’s closest friends and allies. 

Next, Congressman Sandy Levin’s measure that recognizes the 

85th anniversary of the 1932 famine in Ukraine—as we watch the 

Russian occupation in Crimea and aggression against eastern 

Ukraine, we are reminded that this horrific human tragedy was designed by Stalin to crackdown on Ukrainian resistance to Soviet 

rule. 

With this measure, Congress solemnly remembers the millions of 

Ukrainians who perished in this genocide. I urge all members to 

support it. 

Another good bill before us today is the STOP Organ Trafficking 

Act. I want to thank Representative Deutch and Trott for reintroducing this measure, which passed with overwhelming support in 

the last Congress. 

The need for transplant organs throughout the world has led to 

a gruesome underground trade of organs. It’s horrifying and we 

need to have laws and research directed at solving this. This bill 

is a step in the right direction. I urge all members to support the 

measure. 

Once again, thank you to all our members. Thank you for your 

hard work on this committee over the last 2 years. I want to just 

say at the end of this markup we will have a brief meeting here 

in the chairman’s room with the Prime Minister of Kosovo, and I 

hope that all members of the committee on both sides will join us 

for a few minutes to meet with Ramush Haradinaj, the Prime Minister of Kosovo. 

So thank you for everything, Mr. Chairman, and I yield back. 

Chairman ROYCE. Thank you. 

Paul Cook of California seeks recognition. 

Mr. COOK. Chairman Royce, thank you for holding this important 

markup today. 

I am pleased to be joined by Ranking Member Engel, Chairman 

Emeritus Ros-Lehtinen, and Subcommittee Ranking Member Sires, 

along with several other members, in sponsoring House Resolution 

1006 on Venezuela. 

The situation in Venezuela worsens every day with hyperinflation projected to reach an unimaginable 1 million percent by 

the end of the year. 

China and Russia continue bankrolling Venezuela’s failed economy and Cuban intelligence agents have enabled Nicolas Maduro 

to suppress the opposition and illegitimately cling to power. 

More than 2.3 million Venezuelans have fled the country, creating a vast regional migration and potential public health crisis 

as countries have struggled to respond. 

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This week, President Trump and Vice President Pence affirmed 

U.S. commitment to supporting the Venezuelan people. The announcement of an additional $48 million for humanitarian assistance brings total American support to over $118 million in aid to 

Western Hemisphere countries responding to the Venezuelan migration crisis. 

The additional U.S. sanctions on four members of Nicolas 

Maduro’s inner circle and seizure of $20 million of private jets are 

just critical to show the criminality and corruption of the Maduro 

regime at the expense of the Venezuelan people and emphasize 

that loyalty to Maduro comes at a steep cost. These efforts build 

on previous U.S. sanctions as well as those by Canada, the European Union, and Switzerland. 

Moving forward, we need to see more actions by the U.S. and 

countries in the Western Hemisphere. House Resolution 1006 that 

we are discussing today recognizes and applauds the efforts by the 

Lima Group, the Organization of American States, as well as the 

19 countries that voted in favor of the most recent OAS resolution 

on Venezuela last June. 

Notably, there are another 12 countries in Latin America and the 

Caribbean who voted against or abstained from voting on that OAS 

resolution. 

Today, there is no excuse for enabling the continuation of tyranny in Venezuela or the corresponding havoc on the region. This 

resolution affirms the U.S. support for the legitimate National Assembly and Supreme Court and urges countries in the region, especially those 12 who have been reticent to take action, to support 

democracy in Venezuela, and an investigation under international 

law into crimes against humanity by the Maduro regime. 

Recent leadership by the Governments of Argentina, Colombia, 

Chile, Peru, Paraguay, and Canada to seek to hold Maduro accountable for his crimes against the Venezuelan people is welcome 

news and I commend these governments’ actions. 

In conclusion, the resolution also urges further U.S. sanctions 

and public diplomacy efforts to expose corruption among Venezuelan officials and greater regional and global coordination on 

imposing sanctions on Venezuelan officials responsible for the ongoing crisis and it demonstrates the continuing and unwavering support of the U.S. Congress for the people of Venezuela and all efforts 

to end this crisis and support a return to democracy. 

Thank you. I yield back. 

Chairman ROYCE. Thank you, Mr. Cook. 

Mr. Joaquin Castro of Texas. 

Mr. CASTRO. Thank you, Chairman, and thank you to all the 

members and everybody who worked on the pieces of legislation in 

front of us today. 

The bills and resolutions considered today on Australia, Ukraine, 

Venezuela, Liberia, Mexico, Iran, global fragility, Counterterrorism 

in West Africa, organ trafficking, and HIV/AIDS address important 

issues in the world. 

And I’d first like to thank the committee for considering my resolution that I authored with Congresswoman Elise Stefanik of New 

York on supporting greater cooperation on space research, exploration and utilization with our Australian allies. 

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This July, the Australian Government set up their first space 

program. This year marks 100 years of close cooperation between 

the United States and Australia, dating back to the First World 

War where the two countries fought side by side. 

The alliance has only deepened in the century that followed to 

include diplomatic, cultural, and economic cooperation in addition 

to space exploration. 

In fact, Australia played a part in one of America’s most notable 

achievements in space. The first images of Neil Armstrong on the 

moon were relayed to the American people and the world through 

radio stations in Australia. 

There is value in the United States’ deepening cooperation with 

our allies and partners in exploring space and finding commercial 

opportunities outside our planet as we seek to improve our understanding of the universe and our place within it and I appreciate 

the support of my colleagues in this measure and would ask for 

their support on it. 

I would next like to voice my support for the United States-Mexico Economic Partnership Act introduced by Ranking Member 

Engel and by my colleague from Texas, Henry Cuellar. 

At a time when we have a President that’s consistently attacked 

Mexico and Hispanic Americans in our own nation, this bill supports greater educational and economic ties between the United 

States and Mexico when we need it most. 

A friendly productive relationship with our neighbor to the south 

is vital for the continued prosperity and security of Americans, especially those in communities from border states like mine, Texas. 

The programs the bill supports through the 100,000 Strong in 

the Americas Initiative will help communities on both sides of the 

border strengthen academic opportunities, commerce, energy infrastructure, and medical care, and I’d like to thank the committee for 

marking this important measure up. 

Next, I’d like to thank Chairman Cook and Ranking Member 

Sires for introducing the resolution on Venezuela that we are considering today. 

The situation in the country is dire with the failed policies of 

Nicolas Maduro resulting in an economic collapse and the flight of 

millions of Venezuelan citizens to neighboring countries. 

I urge my colleagues on this committee to support this measure 

and to support efforts by the Organization of American States and 

our partners in the region to support democracy and fight for democracy in Venezuela. 

I also would like to thank the countries in the region, particularly Colombia, that have taken in so many of those that are fleeing the dire circumstances and situation in Venezuela. 

All countries, including the United States, have a moral obligation to help those who flee persecution and catastrophe and are in 

desperation, and I am disappointed that the administration has reduced the number of refugees our country will be taking in this 

coming year down to 30,000 from an already low 45,000. 

We are closing our doors and putting up walls at a time when 

there are many more people displaced around the world from their 

homes. In fact, today there are about 70 million around the world 

who are displaced. 

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I am proud to support the other measures as well. Thank you, 

Chairman. I yield back. 

Chairman ROYCE. Thank you. 

Mr. Dan Donovan of New York. 

Mr. DONOVAN. Thank you, Chairman Royce and Ranking Member Engel, for holding this markup today. 

We have many important measures on the calendar and, as always, it’s a pleasure to work in a bipartisan manner to tackle 

tough foreign affairs matters and push toward legislation that will 

make a difference in the world. 

Our schedule this week, both for hearings and this markup, has 

a heavy emphasis on global human rights. Of all the soaring rhetoric on this topic, our Founding Fathers said it best in the Declaration of Independence:

‘‘We hold these truths to be self-evident that all men are 

created equal and they are endowed by their creator with 

certain unalienable rights, that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.’’

As this committee has seen time and time again, chaos lies in 

the wake of human rights violations, and when that happens it 

causes a country and even an entire region and continent to become destabilized. 

This then creates a downward spiral of violence. Murder, rape, 

torture, and the lack of human dignity makes an area ripe for 

radicalization and leads to the absence of even the most basic sanitary and health services. 

This dangerous combination then threatens our security here in 

the United States. Protecting human rights across the globe is not 

just morally the right thing to do, but it is also vital to our own 

national security. 

Stopping war crimes before they happen is just as important as 

ensuring that justice prevails afterwards. Without justice, there 

cannot be healing for the victims and the cycle of turbulence will 

start anew. 

This is why I am proud to sponsor H.R. 1055, to affirm strong 

United States-Liberian ties and support for democratic principles 

and call for full implementation of the Truth and Reconciliation 

Commission recommendations including the establishment of an 

extraordinary criminal tribunal for Liberia. 

My district, Staten Island and south Brooklyn, is home to thousands of Liberians who have fled the turbulence of civil war. My 

constituents have directly told me how important it is to them that 

Liberia establish an extraordinary war crimes tribunal. 

Liberia itself recommended the establishment of a war crimes 

tribunal in its own Truth and Reconciliation Commission. Liberia’s 

current President, President George Weah, called for the establishment of a war crimes tribunal in 2004 as a UNICEF goodwill ambassador. 

There is time to put this into action. At this very moment, people 

who have committed unspeakable war crimes hold positions in Liberia’s Government. 

For example, Senator Prince Y. Johnson is an infamous war lord 

who tortured and murdered former President Samuel Doe. There 

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is a video of Johnson’s sickening mutilation of President Doe where 

Johnson is, despicably, sipping on a beer, fanned by an assistant, 

while Johnson’s minions cut off Doe’s ear. 

With the presence of Johnson and others in the current government, we are seeing Liberia’s slow creep backward toward the murderous mayhem of its civil war days. 

Liberians are, rightfully, clamoring for justice. Without it, I fear 

there will be further violence and turbulence, which nobody wants 

to see. 

This is why it is so crucial to call upon Liberia and President 

Weah to establish a war crimes tribunal. 

Thank you, Chairman Royce, my Democratic co-leader, Congressman Hank Johnson, and all of our other co-sponsors for supporting 

this resolution. 

I would also like to thank the staff committee, especially Meg, 

Sean, and Marie, for their work on this matter. I urge all my colleagues to support this resolution and continue to seek justice 

across the globe. 

Mr. Chairman, I yield the remainder of my time back. 

Chairman ROYCE. Thank you, Mr. Donovan. 

Mr. Albio Sires of New Jersey. 

Mr. SIRES. I want to start by thanking Chairman Royce and 

Ranking Member Engel for bringing up these measures today. The 

10 bipartisan measures being considered today is a testament to 

the continued efforts of Chairman Royce and Ranking Member 

Engel to set aside partisanship and ensure this committee gets 

things done. 

I’d like to speak in support of House Resolution 1006, an important resolution introduced by Chairman Paul Cook. This resolution 

highlights the deteriorating situation in Venezuela and the regional humanitarian crisis it has caused. 

It also reaffirms support for the legitimate National Assembly 

and urges further regional action to help the Venezuelan people. 

The resolution supports the findings of the Organization of 

American States’ panel of experts that states that there are reasonable grounds to believe that the government of Nicolas Maduro has 

committed crimes against humanity and urges the region to support an investigation under international law. 

I would also like to thank the chairman and his staff for working 

with us on our amendment to highlight Maduro’s continued crackdown on political expression. 

Deputy Juan Requesens was detained last month as Maduro 

used an alleged assassination attempt in August as an opportunity 

to further crack down on his opposition. 

He is just one of many who have been detained and disappeared 

as Maduro tries to further consolidate power. 

I want to thank Chairman Royce, Chairman Cook, and Ranking 

Member Engel for their continued attention to the plight of the 

Venezuelan people. I support the resolution and urge my colleagues 

to do the same. 

Thank you, and I yield back the balance of my time. 

Chairman ROYCE. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen of Florida. 

Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN. Thank you so much, Mr. Chairman. 

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I add my support for all the measures before us today. I’d like 

to offer some brief remarks on just a few. 

First, I am proud to be an original co-sponsor along with you, 

Mr. Chairman, as well as our ranking member, Mr. Engel, Karen 

Bass, my fellow co-chair of the HIV/AIDS Caucus, Barbara Lee of 

Chris Smith’s PEPFAR Extension Act. 

This important bill would extend this longstanding bipartisan 

lifesaving program for another 5 years. In 2003, President George 

W. Bush called on Congress to take action in responding to the 

global crisis of HIV/AIDS and I am proud that not only did we answer the President’s call but this committee took a leading role in 

the response. 

I will never forget standing in the Oval Office as President Bush 

signed this essential program into law. When PEPFAR began 15 

years ago, only 50,000 people in Africa were receiving HIV treatment. 

Today, there are over 14 million people receiving HIV treatment 

globally and over 2 million babies are born HIV-free to HIV-positive women. Amazing. 

PEPFAR is truly a shining example of American leadership and 

what our country can achieve when our branches of government 

work together in a bipartisan manner. 

The United States must continue to lead the global response to 

HIV/AIDS, build on the strong partnerships that we have built 

around the world. 

It continues to be the largest and most successful humanitarian 

aid commitment made by any nation in history. I urge all of my 

colleagues to give it their full support. 

We see some of their proud advocates here today in the audience. 

Next, I am also proud to be an original co-sponsor of our Western 

Hemisphere Subcommittee Chairman Paul Cook’s House Resolution 1006. 

This important resolution condemns the Maduro regime for its 

role in the deterioration of Venezuela’s democratic institutions and 

for the creation of a humanitarian crisis that grows worse by the 

day. 

Maduro’s failed policies have left Venezuelan people malnourished, sick, poor, without food, without basic medical supplies. 

The United States and our partners have a responsibility to do 

everything that we can to ensure humanitarian aid reaches the 

people of Venezuela and I am glad that this resolution calls not 

just for more assistance but for greater coordination in the region 

and beyond. 

I commend the administration for allocating funds to help Venezuelan refugees in Colombia and for its continued targeted sanctions against the regime including those this very week against 

Maduro’s inner circle. 

Whether it’s people like Cilia Flores, Maduro’s wife, or Diosdado 

Cabello, the head of the sham Constituent Assembly, we must continue putting pressure on those responsible and sending a strong 

message that the U.S. will not sit idly by as the regime continues 

its repression. 

We must also, as this bill does, express our unwavering support 

for Venezuela’s legitimate democratic institutions like its duly 

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elected National Assembly and the Supreme Court, as well as civil 

society. 

I thank my colleague, Paul Cook, and Albio Sires for their leadership on this resolution and for their tireless support for the people 

of Venezuela. 

I offer my support also for my friend Adam Kinzinger’s bill, the 

Preventing Iran Destabilization Act. This important bill would impose sanctions against a multitude of Iranian militias, proxies, terrorist groups, and other nefarious entities operating in Iraq who 

are undermining our efforts at stabilization. 

As Mr. Kinzinger knows firsthand, Iran’s activities in Iraq only 

benefit one country—Iran. 

And finally, I’d like to say just a few words of support of Mr. 

McCaul’s bill, H.R. 6018, the Trans-Sahara Counterterrorism Partnership Act. Launched in 2005, this is an important program for 

building partner country capacity in a critical region of the world. 

This bill both codifies the partnership into law while helping to 

sharpen its focus with some necessary oversight. I offer my full 

support for this as well as all of your bills. 

As always, Mr. Chairman and Ranking Member, I yield back. 

Chairman ROYCE. Thank you. Thank you. 

We go now to Mr. David Cicilline from Rhode Island. 

Mr. CICILLINE. Thank you, Mr. Chairman, and thank you to you 

and to the ranking member of this committee for bringing forth 

these important bills and resolutions. 

While the world is facing the largest refugee crisis in recorded 

history with 22.5 million refugees worldwide, the Trump administration has cut refugee admissions for 2019 to a record low of 

30,000. 

In our own hemisphere, conditions in Venezuela have led to the 

largest migration crisis of its kind in recent Latin American history. According to the United Nations, more than 2.3 million Venezuelans have left their country since 2014. 

It’s important for the United States to stand with partners in our 

hemisphere to condemn the actions of the Maduro regime, expose 

corruption among Venezuelan officials, support democratic actors, 

and provide humanitarian assistance to the people of Venezuela. 

I am proud to support H. Res. 1006 and to be a co-sponsor of this 

resolution, which condemns the deteriorating situation in Venezuela and the regional humanitarian crisis it has caused and calls 

on the President to increase support to the Venezuelan people. 

H. Res. 1055, which affirms strong United States-Liberia ties and 

support for democratic principles and calls for full implementation 

of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission recommendations including the establishment of an extraordinary criminal tribunal for 

Liberia, affirms the U.S. commitment to helping the Liberian people promote peace, prosperity, and democracy through the reconciliation process and supports the efforts of the State Department and 

USAID in advancing the rule of law, effective governance, and a 

strong civil society in Liberia. 

In March of this year, the United Nations’ mission in Liberia 

successfully completed its mandate to help stabilize and develop Liberia following its civil wars. 

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I traveled to Liberia in 2013 and saw firsthand the amazing 

progress achieved by the people of Liberia in cooperation with the 

United States, the U.N., and the international community. 

Under the 2003 comprehensive peace agreement, a Truth and 

Reconciliation Commission was established to address the widespread atrocities that had been committed. 

However, Liberia has yet to hold a single person to account for 

past abuses. The United States and Liberia share close historical, 

political, and economic ties and it’s right that we should raise our 

voices alongside the international community to call upon the Liberian Government to establish a process of accountability to ensure 

that the perpetrators of gross human rights violations and war 

crimes are brought to justice. 

I am proud to support and co-sponsor this measure and encourage my colleagues to do the same. 

I am also proud to support H.R. 1567, the United States-Mexico 

Economic Partnership Act. The United States and Mexico also 

share a long history of friendship and partnership. 

The past and futures of both our nations are intertwined. Today, 

at a time when divisive rhetoric is easier to come by than a kind 

word, it’s more important than ever to strengthen the ties of friendship and cooperation with our neighbors to the south. 

By increasing educational and professional exchanges between 

our countries, the United States-Mexico economic partnership will 

help citizens of both nations to build relationships, share knowledge, and create opportunities that will help both countries grow 

and prosper. 

H.R. 6413, the strategy to oppose predatory organ trafficking, is 

an important step toward—forward in addressing a horrific practice and protecting the most vulnerable. 

Human trafficking for organ removal is at once an egregious 

human rights abuse and a form of human trafficking. Motivated by 

demand, international criminal organizations have taken the shortage of organs as an easy opportunity to pressure people from countries living in poverty into selling their organs. 

By recognizing organ trafficking in the U.S. human trafficking 

framework and requiring reporting on trafficking of persons for the 

removal of their organs, this bill shines a light on this nightmarish 

practice. 

And, finally, H.R. 6651, the PEPFAR Extension Act of 2008, I’ve 

always been a proud and vocal proponent of PEPFAR and I am 

glad that it has earned bipartisan support from Congress and multiple administrations. 

This program has enabled expanded access to anti-viral therapies 

for those suffering with HIV and AIDS, which has led to a decrease 

in deaths from this devastating disease all around the world. 

It support more than 14 million people with lifesaving anti-viral 

treatment and has contributed to the well-being of more than 2.2 

million babies born HIV-free to pregnant women living with HIV. 

It’s critical that the United States continue to play a leadership 

role in the fight against this disease and that’s why I am, once 

again, proud to support and co-sponsor the extension of PEPFAR 

in H.R. 6651, the PEPFAR Extension Act of 2008. 

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I am proud to support all these measures and urge my colleagues 

to do the same, and yield back the balance of my time. 

Chairman ROYCE. Thank you, Mr. Cicilline. 

Tom Garrett of Virginia. 

Mr. GARRETT. Thank you, Mr. Chairman, and thanks to the 

members and the committee for bringing forth these meaningful 

pieces of legislation. 

I am going to isolate my comments specifically on H. Res. 1006 

and Venezuela and take this opportunity to speak to the tragic pattern that we have demonstrated across over 100 years of the failure to learn the lessons taught to us very clearly by history. 

Mr. Chairman, this legislation is frustrating only in so far as I 

wish we could do more—the sense of Congress regarding a tragedy 

that’s literally impacted millions is the right thing to do and I am 

glad to support it and add my name to it. 

And yet, time and again we have watched as individuals have 

been swept to power—Hugo Chavez and his successor, Nicolas 

Maduro—under promises to create utopian paradises by virtue of 

government regulation. 

When this government regulation occurs at the expense of free 

markets, when it occurs vis-a-vis the disincentivization of individual initiative, these promises of fairness manifest themselves in 

the uniform distribution of poverty and suffering. 

Whether Cambodia or Maoist China, whether the former Soviet 

Union or Cuba, the patterns and outcomes are all the same, and 

it is many times that I have implored my peers and superiors on 

this committee to remember the words of Arthur Vandenberg, that 

politics stop at the water’s edge. 

So I will leave out American political leaders and their comments 

on Venezuela over the last going into 20 years. But let me say 

when luminaries and thought leaders like Michael Moore and Sean 

Penn join hands with people like Hugo Chavez, when the leader of 

the British Labour Party, Jeremy Corbyn, suggests that Hugo Chavez and, later, Nicolas Maduro will work to advance the cause of 

people struggling across Venezuela, what we have seen throughout 

the course of history is literally the destruction of lives. 

Blessed with vast mineral resources, Venezuela, not long ago, 

was the wealthiest, most prosperous country in Central and Latin 

America. We now see, literally, millions displaced and a population 

wherein the average weight loss over the last 365 days is closing 

on 20 pounds. Maybe I should move there. 

Having said that and making light, it’s a tragedy that need not 

repeat itself. 

Mr. Chairman, before I came to this body and after I leave it, I 

will consider myself a historian and some lessons are written large 

on the pages of history, if we are only willing to listen. 

No less a thought luminary than Gandhi once stated that man 

cannot be made good by law, and while I seek the best for the collective, I believe to my very core that the best of the collective is 

achieved by empowering the individual. 

Therefore, Mr. Chairman, it’s with some satisfaction that I lend 

my support to H. Res. 1006 but some disappointment that we seem 

condemned to repeat the mistakes of the past. 

Thank you for your time, and I’d yield back. 

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Chairman ROYCE. Thank you. We appreciate your observations, 

Mr. Garrett. 

I would say the advantage of the sense of Congress on sanctions 

and us moving this measure and the discussions we have had in 

subcommittee and full committee on it have had a desired effect in 

terms of pressuring the administration, and 2 days ago they did 

announce sanctions on Venezuela. 

But I think your point is well taken and but I did want to make 

the point that our actions here and our pressures here often have 

results. 

We go now to Tom Suozzi of New York. 

Mr. SUOZZI. Chairman Royce and Ranking Member Engel, thank 

you again for your continued bipartisan work on this committee—

the measures put forward here today—another example of the 

great work this committee has done under your bipartisan leadership. 

Iran is continuing to use corruption and violence and their malign influence to manipulate Iraq’s political system. It’s threatening 

Iraq’s peace and stability and undermining their economic reconstruction. 

I’d like to speak today in support of H.R. 4591, which I am cosponsoring, the Preventing Destabilization of Iraq Act, and I want 

to thank Representative Kinzinger for his leadership on promoting 

stability throughout the Middle East. 

At the United Nations this week, Iranian President Rouhani 

spoke against foreign interventions and imposition of ‘‘alien wishes 

of the people of the region.’’

In an Atlantic op-ed last year, his Foreign Minister Zarif complained about countries which support ‘‘nonstate actors who wreak 

havoc through terror.’’ They both might want to look in the mirror. 

In Iraq, Iranian-backed militias have committed human rights 

abuses for years, executing and beating civilians, and looting 

homes. 

These same militias have taken roles to try and influence Iraq’s 

nascent political system. In Iraq’s recent elections, the IRGC Commander Qasem Soleimani himself has been spending time coercing 

Shi’ite parties with differing views to form a paramilitary parliamentary majority, one that presumably would be in favor of his 

agenda. 

H.R. 4591 would sanction any foreign person—not just Iranians, 

but all—conducting significant destabilizing activities in Iraq. 

Corruption is endemic and rampant in Iraq’s political system. As 

a representative government of the will of the people, it is key to 

long-term stability. 

This version of the bill also includes important language from 

Representative Poe that would require our Government to look into 

designating two of Tehran’s proxies in Iraq—HHN and AAH—as 

foreign terrorist organizations. 

By 2011, AAH claimed responsibility for thousands of attacks on 

U.S. and coalition forces. HHN, a hybrid of fighters from AAH and 

Hezbollah brigades of Iraq, has also played an active role against 

Americans during the Iraq war and now in Syria’s civil war, boasting a unit in the Golan Heights targeting Israel. 

These groups must be called what they are—terrorists. 

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On a different note, I want to make sure I speak in special support of PEPFAR Extension Act—H.R. 6651. I want to thank cosponsors Chris Smith and Barbara Lee. 

This committee continues to do bipartisan work to promote 

human life and dignity worldwide by seeking to address acute humanitarian needs and to reduce global poverty. 

U.S. goodwill reflects our shared value that all people deserve opportunities to reach their fullest potential and to promote the common good. 

PEPFAR is one of the most successful programs demonstrating 

U.S. leadership. The reauthorization ensures that 10 percent is set 

aside for some of the most vulnerable among us—orphans and vulnerable children. 

These programs provide psychological care and support household economic strengthening, legal protection, education, health 

and nutrition, and family and community strengthening services. 

Strengthening the systems that support vulnerable children and 

families ensures that children living with the HIV virus receive the 

support they need and the HIV negative children know their status 

and remain negative. 

Thank you for ensuring that children are protected as part of 

PEPFAR reauthorization, and I yield back the balance of my time. 

Chairman ROYCE. Mr. Chris Smith of New Jersey. 

Mr. SMITH. Thank you very much, Mr. Chairman, and thank you 

for your leadership in bringing all of these bills to the committee 

and, ultimately, to the floor. 

I want to thank you for marking up my bill, H.R. 6651, the 

PEPFAR Extension Act of 2018—a 5-year extension of a landmark 

law authored by Chairman Henry Hyde in 2003. 

Members who were here at the time might recall that Henry 

Hyde was eloquent, aggressive, and persuasive, because at that 

point we knew the pandemic was exploding all over the world, particular in Africa, and that man whose portrait sits to my right, 

your left—Henry Hyde—was absolutely tenacious in making sure 

that we acted and we acted promptly with sufficient resources to 

really get the job done. 

I’ll never forget his eloquence. He compared the HIV/AIDS pandemic to the Black Death—to the bubonic plague that ravaged all 

of Europe—and he said, if we don’t act who will. 

And when we acted, Europe and many other countries began to 

follow suit and very, very critical masses of money and technical 

expertise and health interventions began to flow. 

First proposed and strongly pushed by President Bush and continued through the Obama administration and into the Trump administration, PEPFAR has been and continues to be an historic 

sweeping health and humanitarian initiative that has saved the 

lives of millions, and it is a triumph of bipartisanship. 

And let’s not forget that the legislation also includes tuberculosis. 

In my committee we have held hearings just recently about how TB 

is now the leading infectious disease in the world and with multidrug resistance making some people incurable—because TB is usually very curable—it is a problem. 

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cially in hot tropical climates, including and especially in Africa 

and some parts of Asia, this legislation, again, continues to provide 

very, very important money to those individuals in health care. 

It is estimated that some 16 million lives have been saved—16 

million—due to PEPFAR, and 13 countries are on track to control 

the HIV/AIDS epidemic by 2020. 

Consider that when PEPFAR was launched 15 years ago—and I 

know my good friend and colleague, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, pointed this 

out as well—only 50,000 people in Africa had access to any lifesaving anti-retroviral treatment, or ARVs. Now, roughly, 14 million 

men, women, and children are receiving such ongoing treatment 

because it has to be ongoing in order to be efficacious in treating 

the HIV/AIDS pandemic. 

PEPFAR has also made possible the end of mother-to-child transmission of HIV/AIDS. Some 2.2 million babies have been born HIVfree to HIV-positive mothers. 

It used to be the mom had the disease during the child traversing through the birth canal, it was highly likely that that girl 

or boy would contract the disease as well. 

The lives of so many have been enhanced, not just those infected 

by HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, or malaria, but the family members 

and friends who have their loved ones with them now, today, are 

thriving because of this Henry Hyde initiative, which was backed 

so and pushed so strongly by President Bush and, of course, in a 

bipartisan way. 

Our group of bipartisan original sponsors have sought to extend 

the reauthorization of PEPFAR, as I said in the beginning, for another 5 years. 

I want to thank my lead Democratic sponsor Barbara Lee for her 

commitment to extending PEPFAR as well as to commend the leadership shown by Chairman Royce, Ranking Member Engel, Chairwoman Emeritus Ileana Ros-Lehtinen—and we will miss her—and 

my distinguished colleague on the Africa, Global Health, Global 

Human Rights, and International Organizations Subcommittee, my 

good friend and colleague, Ranking Member Karen Bass. 

Upon consultation with Ms. Lee, we did decide to add an amendment which would explicitly extend programs aimed at supporting 

orphans and vulnerable children until 2023 as well. 

This amendment has the support of a number of organizations 

including faith-based partners such as Catholic Relief Services and 

World Vision. 

Finally, I also want to single out the extraordinary work of our 

PEPFAR coordinator, Ambassador Deborah Birx and thank her for 

her leadership. First serving in the Obama administration and now 

in the Trump administration, Ambassador Birx has been a model 

of results-oriented data-driven professionalism. 

Her compassionate commitment to those who suffer from 

HIV/AIDS, TB, and malaria is truly inspiring and remarkable. 

On another bill—and I won’t speak to them all, just two more, 

Mr. Chairman, because they are all good. I’d like to thank Mr. Dan 

Donovan, a valued member of our Subcommittee on Africa, Global 

Health, Global Human Rights, and International Organizations for 

his leadership that he has shown with regards to Liberia. 

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Congressman Donovan spearheaded a hearing which this subcommittee held on the future of democracy and governance in Liberia. He is a great friend of Liberia and of the Liberian-American 

community. 

With House Resolution 1055, Mr. Donovan has again pointed a 

way forward for Liberia, a country which has emerged from a gruesome civil war in 2003. While it is true that the Special Court for 

Sierra Leone—we have had David Crane testify here many times 

at our subcommittee—the lead prosecutor—and they are the ones 

who convicted Charles Taylor, who never thought he would be held 

to account and he got 50 years and is now in prison for his horrific 

crimes in that quest for justice and there is a continued work for 

Truth and Reconciliation but it is unfinished. 

To solidify the progress it has made in Liberia it is important 

that the report of recommendations issued by that Truth and Reconciliation Commission in 2008 be implemented, including its recommendation for establishing an extraordinary criminal tribunal 

for Liberia. 

This is a key item called for by Mr. Donovan’s H. Res. 1055. Liberia is a country with longstanding historical ties with the U.S. 

and our friendship and common bonds with Liberia are deep and 

genuine. 

Liberia and Liberian Americans have no greater friend, I would 

say, than our good friend, Dan Donovan. You have been tenacious. 

Thank you. 

Finally, I just want to make a comment on the STOP Organ 

Trafficking Act and strongly support it. This act amends the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 by adding the involuntary 

removal and selling of organs as actionable items to be included in 

the TIP Report and all things that we do vis-a-vis trafficking persons. 

Nowhere is there more evidence of this gruesome trade than in 

the People’s Republic of China, and I’ve held hearings on it on the 

China Commission, which I also chaired. 

In the nearly 20-year effort to eradicate the Falun Gong, the Chinese Communist Party has illegally imprisoned and killed countless Falun Gong practitioners. 

Researchers David Kilgour, David Matas, and Ethan Gutmann 

have conducted detailed investigation and estimated that between 

45,000 to 65,000 Falun Gong practitioners were killed, murdered, 

for their organs, which were then sold for profit. Those estimates 

may now be even higher. 

The Chinese Government continues to insist that accounts of torture, sexual crimes, and arbitrary detention and all of the human 

rights abuses for which they are known for of Falun Gong practitioners and others are mere rumors. And yet, the evidence points 

precisely to the opposite. 

Mr. Chairman, this bill is an excellent next step in countering 

this vile trade and will bring us one step closer to ensure that life 

and human dignity are respected. 

However, we should also be calling on the Department of State 

and the international medical community to do detailed analyses 

and studies on the trafficking of persons for the purpose of selling 

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their organs and make every effort to ensure that countries such 

as China are held accountable. 

Again, I want to thank Congressman Trott for his leadership. 

This is a tremendous bill and deserves the unanimous support of 

every member of this committee and the House. 

Chairman ROYCE. And we go now to Mr. Espaillat of New York. 

Mr. ESPAILLAT. Thank you, Mr. Chairman and Ranking Member 

Engel. Thank you for continuing your bipartisan work in this committee. 

There are a number of important pieces of legislation before this 

committee and I would like to highlight a few I find to be particularly important. 

First, H.R. 1006, condemning the deterioration of the situation in 

Venezuela, recognizes the humanitarian crisis underway in that 

country, which has led to terrible food and health shortages, therefore, propelling many Venezuelans to flee to other countries, further adding to the refugee crisis. 

In addition, the Maduro administration continues to crack down 

on the opposition and jail many of its leaders. It is important that 

we work with our allies to address this crisis and that we further 

our humanitarian assistance and multilateral sanctions. 

The people of Venezuela are hungering for democracy and they 

are starving for food, and so this is fastly becoming a dramatic humanitarian crisis the region, propelled and pushed by the Maduro 

dictatorship. We must continue to do more to aid the people of Venezuela. 

H.R. 1567, the United States-Mexico Partnership Act—this bill, 

which requires a strategy to further economic cooperation and 

prioritize educational and professional exchange programs between 

our country, highlights the crucial relationship between our countries. 

This is vital at a time when the relationship between our nations 

have strained by the administration approach to negotiating with 

our neighbors. 

Mexico continues to be a friendly neighboring country. We must 

treat it as such. I think this particular resolution furthers that 

rather than very harsh adversarial language that often puts people 

apart. 

H.R. 4591, the Preventing Iranian Destabilization of Iraq Act, 

will sanction any person who is meddling in Iraq and causing further deterioration of the situation there. 

Iran’s region meddling and state-sponsored terrorism must be 

reined in and we cannot allow for Iran to continue in this fashion. 

I strongly support these and the other bills before the committee. 

Thank you, Mr. Chairman, and I yield back the remaining part 

of my time. 

Chairman ROYCE. Thank you. 

We go now to Mr. Ted Poe. 

Mr. POE. Thank you, Mr. Chairman. 

I am proud to support Mr. Kinzinger’s bill, H.R. 4591, the Preventing Destabilization of Iraq Act. Just yesterday, my subcommittee held a hearing on Iran’s growing influence in Iraq. 

It is my opinion and the opinion of others that Iran is trying to 

make Iraq a puppet state of Iran. Every witness made it clear the 

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biggest threat to Iraq’s continued stability and sovereignty today is 

Iran. 

On the ground, those who do Tehran’s bidding in Iraq are the 

multitude of Iranian proxy militias operating in the country. They 

have blood on their hands of Americans, Iraqis, Syrians, and 

Kurds. 

In May, these terrorist criminals won increased power in Iraq’s 

Council of Representatives. We must do everything we can to isolate these terrorist groups—these militias. 

They not only directly threaten our soldiers and diplomats but 

they threaten the very future of a democratic and stable Iraq. 

I am glad the committee has included the key components of my 

Iran Proxies Terrorist Sanction Act and Mr. Kinzinger’s bill. This 

will target two Iraqi militias that act as Iran’s foreign legion in 

Iraq and Syria. 

These two groups, known as AAH and HHN, are terrorist groups. 

They have killed Americans and just last month fired mortars at 

the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad and the U.S. consulate in Barra. 

Yet, despite the countless evil acts, they have not been designated as terrorist groups by our State Department. Instead, when 

my staff visited our Embassy in Baghdad recently these State Department officials scoffed at the proposal to sanction these murdering proxies, saying it would cause the groups to be aggressive 

against the U.S. 

Well, the inaction allowed AAH and HHN and their Iranian masters to gain substantially more political power and then, in spite 

of the State Department’s appeasement and inaction, as I mentioned, recently—soon after my staff visited the Embassy, mortars 

came into the Embassy from these two groups. 

There are even other more prominent Iranian-controlled groups 

acting in Iraq and I hope this bill send a message to them that we 

know who they are. 

I’ve also introduced an amendment that names seven individuals 

in leadership roles in various Iranian-backed proxy militias in Iraq. 

The amendment will require the State Department to determine 

whether they too should be designated as terrorists. These men 

have sworn allegiance to the Supreme Leader in Iran and have 

killed and displaced thousands in both Iraq and Syria. 

They are enemies of both the United States and the people of 

Iraq and the free world. 

I would also like to commend Mr. Wilson for his amendment to 

target Afghan and Pakistani mercenary brigades of the IRGC operating in Iraq and Syria. 

Taken together, this bill will go a long way toward correcting the 

history of paralysis and inaction of the United States in dealing 

with proxies and the attempt of Iran to make Iraq a puppet state. 

I also am proud to have worked closely with Ranking Member 

Engel and Mr. Adam Smith and Mr. McCaul on H.R. 5273. Too 

often we focus our efforts on trying to end violence without addressing the underlying issues. 

This bill is a bold attempt to change that. This bill will set up 

an initiative that will improve global, regional, and local coordination of efforts to prevent violence and address the root causes of violence. 

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Importantly, this initiative will improve the effectiveness of U.S. 

foreign assistance and enshrine rigorous monitoring and evaluation. 

The bill will reform our approach to foreign assistance by having 

all U.S. Government agencies work together. What a novel approach that is. 

And I want to thank Ranking Member Engel for his leadership 

on this issue as well as my colleagues, Mr. Smith and Mr. McCaul. 

And lastly, in my comment in this remaining minute, I want to 

point out again, as been said before, that this committee works on 

a bipartisan basis—works very well on a bipartisan basis. 

Other committees in the House of Representatives should take 

note of the bipartisanship of most of the legislation that comes out 

of this committee, and I really want to commend Chairman Royce 

and Ranking Member Engel on working together on these very important international issues and our committee speaking as one 

voice. 

And lastly, my last comment would be I want to thank Mr. 

Engel, the ranking member, personally for the time that he has 

worked with me. 

We come from almost two foreign countries—New York and 

Texas—and I appreciate his patience over the years in dealing with 

certain issues but talking to me personally, and I want to thank 

Ranking Member Engel for his long-time involvement in foreign affairs and in service in Congress. 

And I’ll yield back. 

Mr. ENGEL. Would the gentleman yield to me before he——

Mr. POE. Sure I’ll yield. 

Mr. ENGEL. Yes. I want to thank the gentleman from Texas, who 

has been an outstanding, a stellar member of this committee. 

It’s because of people like him and his intellect and his attitude 

that really has helped make this committee the bipartisan committee that we all strive on both sides of the aisle to make. 

I have always said that when it comes to foreign policy, politics 

and partisanship should stop at the water’s edge. The threats that 

we have to this country are threats to all of us, regardless of political persuasion, and that’s what I like so much about this committee. 

It’s people like the gentleman from Texas who have added so 

much to this committee and to the dialogue through the years, and 

I certainly will miss him and I wish him godspeed and only the 

best. 

Thank you. I yield back. 

Mr. POE. I thank the gentleman. I’ll yield back my time to the 

chair. 

Mr. SMITH [presiding]. Thank you. 

The chair recognizes the gentleman from Texas, Michael McCaul. 

Mr. MCCAUL. Thank you, Mr. Chairman, Ranking Member. 

I, too, would like to say what an honor it’s been to serve with 

Congressman Ted Poe, my dear friend and colleague. 

We came into Congress together 15 years ago and I am going to 

miss you on a lot of levels. But you have served your country well, 

sir, and thank you so much for that. 

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I’d also like to thank Congressman Smith for his leadership on 

this PEPFAR extension. Since its inception, the program has provided lifesaving drugs to over 14 million people. 

And I was recently at Texas Children’s Hospital at an event with 

the President of Botswana, who basically described how this program and what the doctors at Texas Children’s did was saved his 

country, in his words, from extinction. 

It’s not very often we get to pass legislation in the Congress and 

hear that we saved a country from extinction because of a bill that 

Congress passed. 

So, Congressman Smith, thank you for bringing this up again. 

It’s vitally important not only to Africa but to the world that we 

reauthorize this, and the importance of that program cannot be understated and I applaud the consideration of it again. 

Turning my attention, I wanted to highlight two measures that 

I introduced—the Global Fragility and Violence Reduction Act—

which I wrote with Ranking Member Engel, and the Trans-Sahara 

Counterterrorism Partnership Act. 

Both of these bills coordinate a whole of government approach to 

fight global terrorism at its root causes. Too often when global crises emerge the United States commits financial and other resources to immediately address the problem. 

While we must continue to tackle such imminent threats, we 

must do more to prevent threats from emerging in the first place. 

Now, this makes me think back to 2001. Prior to 9/11, Afghanistan was not a foreign policy priority of the United States. It was 

barely on anybody’s radar, and so were the Embassies in Africa 

and the USS Cole and the 1993 bombing of the World Trade Center. 

But 17 years later, we are still in Afghanistan committing significant resources to rebuilding that country. Afghanistan was 

what we call a fragile state. 

Broadly speaking, these are countries where the government 

loses legitimacy in the eyes of its people and struggles to govern. 

What if we could identify so-called fragile states ahead of time 

and prevent them from failing? That is why I helped introduce the 

Global Fragility and Violence Reduction Act. 

This bill requires the administration to launch a global initiative 

to reduce fragility and violence, guiding our efforts to help fragile 

states down a path toward stability. 

The bill also requires the Department of State, in coordination 

with USAID and the Department of Defense, to identify 10 countries or regions as pilot programs to start this new initiative. 

Since each fragile state is different, this initiative is flexible to 

address the causes of fragility in each case. One area of the world 

where state fragility and violent extremism currently persists is in 

north and in west Africa. 

Since our operational successes against ISIS and the collapse of 

the caliphate, many of their fighters have splintered and fled to Africa where other terrorist organizations have flourished. 

Today, it is estimated that 10,000 ISIS and al-Qaeda jihadists 

have already set up camps across the continent, with Boko Haram 

and others having spread terror for years. 

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These terrorist organizations pose an immediate threat and we 

must work with our regional governments to build their capacity 

to blunt these terrorists. 

My bill, which I introduced with my friend, Mr. Keating, authorizes also for the first time the Trans-Sahara Counterterrorism 

Partnership to aid our efforts to help fight these terrorists in Africa. 

This program works alongside countries like Chad and Mali and 

Nigeria to build their capacity, to conduct counter terrorist operations. 

This partnership also enhances the ability to monitor, restrain, 

and interject terrorist movements and strengthen the rule of law. 

Furthermore, my bill requires the State Department, USAID, 

and Defense Department coordinate on a counterterrorism strategy 

for Africa and deliver that strategy to the Congress. 

State fragility and, by extension, violent extremism is a major 

foreign policy challenge for the United States. But by taking a 

multifaceted multilayered approach as this bill does, we may be 

able to avert larger crises. 

Now, it’s interesting to note—I mentioned 10,000 jihadists in Africa, and prior to 9/11 there were just several hundred al-Qaeda 

operatives—several hundred—and they pulled of 9/11. 

And now, today, while I do believe the threat has gone down 

with the collapse of the caliphate, the fact that there is still thousands of these jihadists in northern Africa in the Sahel gives me 

great concern and great pause. 

And so with that, I’d like to thank the ranking member and Mr. 

Keating and all the members of the committee for their support of 

this legislation. 

I yield back. 

Mr. SMITH. Thank you. 

I’d like to now yield to Joe Wilson, the gentleman from South 

Carolina. 

Mr. WILSON. And thank you, Acting Chairman Chris Smith. 

I am grateful to Chairman Ed Royce and Ranking Member Eliot 

Engel for holding this markup on issues such as the very significant humanitarian crisis with the failure of socialism in Venezuela 

led by Congressman Paul Cook and Albio Sires—a bipartisan initiative—remembering the Ukrainian famine of 1932 caused by Soviet repression and extending the President’s emergency plan for 

AIDS relief, and many more. 

All of today’s legislative actions are worthy of your attention and 

continue a positive bipartisan tradition of the committee. 

I especially want to thank Congressman Adam Kinzinger for introducing the Preventing Iranian Destabilization of Iraq Act of 

2018 and the amendment introduced by Congressman Judge Ted 

Poe. 

This bill and amendment would require the President to impose 

sanctions on Iranian-backed or controlled militias that commit violence and threaten the stability of Iraq. 

In addition, this bill requires the Secretary of State to publish 

the list of armed groups and proxy forces in Iraq receiving assistance from Iran and requires a report by the Department of State 

if certain specific groups meet terrorist designation parameters. 

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The United States must not allow Iranian influence to fill the 

void left by the defeated ISIS in Iraq and Syria. Emboldened and 

practically funded by the previous administration’s failed Iranian 

nuclear deal, the Iranian militias are posed to incite civil war and 

turn Iraq into a failed state while also spreading throughout Syria 

toward the Israeli territory currently threatened by Hezbollah. 

Just as Iran has smuggled ballistic missiles to Yemen, Iran has 

begun to transfer ballistic missiles to these groups in Iraq, according to our extraordinary Ambassador to the United Nations, Nikki 

Haley. 

I have offered an additional amendment that adds two murderous militias to the list of groups identified in H.R. 4591 who are 

destabilizing Iraq and Syria. 

One group draws recruits from Shi’a Pakistanis living in Iran 

and has engaged in battle with U.S. special forces. The other 

groups comprises Shi’a fighters from Afghanistan. 

Both groups are more than proxies. They are distinct brigades of 

the Islamic Republican Guard Corps—the IRGC Quds Force—and 

answer directly to Quds Force Commander Soleimani. 

Iran is the foremost state sponsor of terrorism and H.R. 4591 allows the President and the Department of State to identify and 

sanction these groups in order to prevent Iran from inciting civil 

war and further spreading their malign regional influence. 

I urge passage of 4591 as well as the rest of today’s meaningful 

legislation. I yield back the balance of our time as we continue a 

tribute to Congressman Judge Ted Poe as he is concluding his final 

year in Congress. Godspeed. 

Mr. SMITH. Thank you. 

The chair recognizes the gentleman from Illinois, Mr. Kinzinger. 

Mr. KINZINGER. Thank you, Mr. Chairman. 

There are so many good bills here and I just want to say thank 

you to everybody on all sides of the aisle that’s worked to bring all 

these up. 

I think of H. Res. 1035, which is U.S. and Liberia related. I’ve 

been to Liberia. It’s a fantastic country with a lot of challenges. So 

that’s very important. 

But I do want to specifically speak on 4591, the Preventing Destabilization of Iraq Act. I am a veteran of Iraq and, specifically, 

I can tell you I’ve operated against Iranian forces in Iraq and about 

a quarter of American casualties during the Iraq war are directly 

traced and related to Iranian action and technologies. 

So they are no innocent nation. When you think about the destabilization they are doing in Syria and the 1⁄2 million dead Syrians, 

many of which are children, thanks mainly to Bashar al-Assad, 

Iran, and Russia, and so it’s time for us to stand up, especially in 

our ally, Iraq. 

This legislation, which I worked on with Mr. Suozzi, would help 

prevent Iran from spreading their malign influence in the Middle 

East. 

I would also like to briefly thank Chairman Poe, as many have, 

for working with us to include the important provisions from his 

bill, the Iranian Proxies Terrorist Sanction Act, and to H.R. 4591 

and specifically for Chairman Poe’s many years of service to his 

country. 

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Following the elections in Iraq earlier this year, we saw Iranian 

proxies and Iraqis working on behalf of the Iranians attempting to 

form a coalition government in Baghdad. 

As a result, Iranian-backed militias have significantly expanded 

in Iraq and have not only attacked U.S. forces but have targeted 

innocent Iraqis as well. 

Just earlier this month, we saw the U.S. Embassy compound in 

Baghdad attacked and new reports are emerging that the Iranian 

regime has transferred ballistic missiles to these proxies in Iraq. 

Not only will this kind of interference destabilize the country but 

it’s creating conditions for the next generation of terror. 

While these developments are concerning, I am glad to see that 

the Iraqi population has been peacefully protesting and demanding 

an end to political corruption and Iranian meddling in their country. 

That’s why passing this legislation is so timely. The Preventing 

Destabilization of Iraq Act would impose sanctions such as freezing 

assets and travel restrictions on Iranians or any other person who 

threatens the peace and stability of Iraq. 

Passage of this legislation ensures the Iranians are not given a 

free pass to meddle in yet—again, in the affairs of the Iraqi people. 

And I have to stress doing nothing only strengthens the Iranians 

and their proxies. 

I think it’s important to note that the light of Iranian leadership 

is dimming and the light of the people of Iran is getting brighter 

every day. It’s just a matter of time until the Iranian people are 

able to throw off the tyrannical regime of Iran. 

I encourage my colleagues to pass this measure and I urge for 

quick consideration on the House floor. 

And Mr. Chairman, with that, I yield back. 

Mr. SMITH. Thank you very much, Mr. Kinzinger, and thank you 

again for your service. You know, I would just note, and I think 

most on the committee know, that you got the Airman’s Medal for 

saving the life of a young woman who was savagely attacked. You 

have served with great distinction and so thank you so very much. 

Mr. KINZINGER. Thank you. 

Mr. SMITH. Thank you. I’d like to now yield to Mr. Fitzpatrick, 

the gentleman from Pennsylvania. 

Mr. FITZPATRICK. Thank you, Mr. Chairman, and I am proud to 

speak today in strong support for H. Res. 931, the resolution recognizing the 85th anniversary of the Ukraine famine and genocide. 

Between 1932 and 1933, the Ukrainian famine, known as the 

Holodomor, lead to the deaths of millions of innocent Ukrainians—

men, women, and children alike. 

This famine was perpetrated by Joseph Stalin in an attempt to 

quash the nation’s independence movement and fierce opposition to 

collectivization. 

This resolution serves as a meaningful tribute to honor those 

who met their demise at the hands of a brutal dictator and a brutal 

regime. 

It also serves as a stark reminder of the horrors of communism 

and oppression, and a message to the world that we must never go 

back and that freedom and democracy must be our guide, going forward. 

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I am proud to stand with the Ukrainian community here at home 

and abroad in our continued fight against foreign aggression. The 

spirit of the Ukrainian people is strong and it is resilient, and it 

is this spirt that will overcome any adversities facing their great 

country. 

I am thankful to my friend from Michigan, Mr. Levin, along with 

the other co-chairs of our Ukrainian Caucus—Ms. Captor, Mr. Harris, for introducing this honorable resolution, along with myself. 

It is a pleasure serving with them to advance the cause of 

Ukrainian Americans across this country and across the world. We 

have their back. 

Mr. Chairman, I yield back. 

Chairman ROYCE [presiding]. We go to Mr. Steve Chabot of Ohio. 

Mr. CHABOT. Thank you, Mr. Chairman, and I want to thank you 

for your service to this institution. For so many years now you’ve 

done a particularly tremendous job as chairman of this committee 

and thank you for your service. We will not forget. You’ll be long 

remembered here. 

I also, as many others have, want to thank Ted Poe for his tremendous work on this committee and in Congress in general as 

well. You will both be missed tremendously. 

As we wrap up this Congress, we have a lot of good bills before 

us today, and many of our members have already talked about 

them. I want to focus on just a couple. 

First, I am co-sponsor of H. Res. 1006, which condemns the deteriorating situation in Venezuela due to the actions of President 

Maduro and his socialist party, and I want to thank Chairman 

Cook for his work on this legislation. 

Maduro has uprooted any semblance of democracy from Venezuela and plunged his country into its worst economic crisis ever 

and many, many people are suffering tremendously as a result of 

that. 

Conditions are so bad that over 2 million Venezuelans have fled 

their country, creating a humanitarian crisis throughout the region. 

Maduro and his cronies are so corrupt and abusive that we have 

sanctioned 80-some individuals, and it’s pretty clear that many of 

them have committed crimes against humanity. 

Venezuela, let’s remember, is right in our backyard, so we need 

to help make sure that this mess gets cleaned up, and sooner rather than later. 

Second, I urge my colleagues to support H. Res. 931, which recognizes the 85th anniversary of the Ukrainian famine, and I want 

to thank Mr. Levin for his work on this resolution. 

As a co-sponsor of this legislation I think it’s vitally important 

that as the memory of the Soviet Union fades, we must not forget 

the victims of communism. 

The Ukrainian famine was caused by socialist policies and Stalin’s deliberate efforts to prevent aid from reaching affected areas. 

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never forget that, particularly at a time when its running partner, 

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try. We must never forget that there is a relationship between 

those two entities. 

This resolution is also timely since Vladimir Putin continues to 

undermine the sovereignty of Ukraine. Like Stalin, he never really 

recognized Ukraine as an independent country. 

The West must not let Putin succeed. The safety of the Ukrainian people and the stability of Europe as a whole requires Putin 

to understand that he cannot invade other countries with impunity. 

Finally—and I want to thank Mr. Kinzinger and Judge Poe for 

their leadership on the issue of Iranian proxies in Iraq—the Preventing Destabilization of Iraq Act seeks to help meet this challenge. 

Iran’s hegemonic ambitions and nefarious activity have increasingly become one of our greatest problems in the Middle East, if 

not the greatest obstacle to bringing stability to that troubled region. 

One component of Iran’s strategy is to grow its influence: It’s the 

proxy forces in Iraq. These forces not only destabilize the country 

but also undermine our hard-won gains there. 

Tehran cannot be allowed to continue to build its influence and 

make Iraq a client state. It’s high time that we push back harder 

and harder. 

And I know that many people have sacrificed over there including, as was indicated before, people like Mr. Kinzinger who, literally, put their lives on the line there. 

So we need to work much harder and I want to thank again the 

chairman for his leadership on this committee, and I yield back. 

Chairman ROYCE. Thank you. 

Are any other members seeking recognition? 

Okay. Hearing no further requests for recognition, the question 

occurs on the items considered en bloc. 

All those in favor, say aye. 

All those opposed, no. 

In the opinion of the chair, the ayes have it. The measures considered en bloc, they are agreed to, and without objection, each 

measure in the en bloc is ordered favorably reported as amended 

as a single amendment in the nature of a substitute. 

Staff is directed to make any technical and conforming changes 

and the chair is authorized to seek House consideration under suspension of the rules. 

And this concludes our business today. I thank Ranking Member 

Engel, I thank Mr. Schneider for filling in here as ranking member 

for the end of the hearing, and all of the committee members for 

their contributions and assistance with today’s markup. 

The committee stands adjourned. 

[Whereupon, at 11:23 a.m., the committee was adjourned.] 

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FULL COMMITTEE MARKUP NOTICE 

COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN AFFAIRS 

U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENT A TLVES 

WASHINGTON, DC 20515-612R 

Edward R. Royce (R-CA), Chairman 

September 27. 201 g 

TO: MEMBI<:RS OF nn; COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN AFFAIRS 

You are respectfully requested to attend an OPEN meeting of the Committee on Foreign Affairs to be held in 

Room 2172 of the Rayburn House Office Building (and available live on the Committee '':ebsite at 

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MARKUP OF: 

Thursday, September 27,2018 

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H. Res. 931. Expressing the sense of the House ofRcpn~S'-''lltativcs that the 85th anniversary of 

the Ukrainian Famine of 1932-1933, known as the Holodomor, should serve as a reminder of 

repressive Soviet policies against the people of Ukraine; 

H. Res. 1006, Condemning the deteriorating situation in Venezuela and the regional 

humanitarian crisis it has caused, affim1ing support for the legitimate National Assembly and 

the Supreme Comi, and urging further regional action in support of democracy in Venezuela; 

H. Res. J 052, Affinning United States-Australia cooperation on space research. exploration, 

and utilization; 

H. Res. I 055, To affirm strong United States-Liberia tics and support for democratic 

principles, and call for full implementation of the Tmth and Reconciliation Commission 

recommendations, including the establishment of an Extraordinary Criminal Tribunal for 

Liberia; 

H.R. 1567, United States-Mexico Economic Partnership Act; 

H.R. 4591, Preventing Iranian Destabilization of Iraq Act of 2017: 

I!.R. 5273, Global Fragility and Violence Reduction Act of20 18; 

H.R. 6018, Trans-Sahara Counterterrorism Partnership Act of2018; 

H.R. 6413, STOP Organ Trafficking Act; and 

H.R. 6651, PEPFAR Extension Act of2018. 

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Christopher H. Smith, NJ X llrad Sherman, CA 

Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, FL ----------------·------

Dana Rohrabachcr, CA 

Steve Chabot. OH ··-------··-------·---

Joe Wilson. SC 

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Michael T. McCaul, TX Karen !lass, CA 

Ted Poe, TX X William Keating, MA 

Darrclllssa, CA X David Cicillinc, Rl 

Tom Marino, PA Ami Bera.CA 

Mo Brooks, AL Lois Frankel, FL 

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Scott Perry, PA X Joaquin Castro, TX 

Mark Meadows, NC X Robin Kelly. IL 

Ted Yoho, FL Brendan Boyle, P A 

Adam Kinzingcr, lL Dina Titus, NV 

Lee Zeldin, NY Nom1a Tones, CA 

Dan Donovan, NY X Brad Sclmeider, IL 

James F. Senscnbrenncr, Jr., WI X Tom Suozzi, NY 

Ann Wagner, MO X Adriano Espaillal, NY 

Brian J. Mast, FL X Ted Lieu. CA 

Brian K. Fitzpatrick. PA 

Francis Rooney, FL 

Thomas A. GatTett, Jr., VA 

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By unanimous consent, the Chair called up the loll owing measures and amendments, previously 

provided to Members, to be considered ('n bloc: 

I) H. Res. 931 (Levin), Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the 85th 

anniversary of the Ukrainian Famine of 1932-1933, known as the Holodomor, should 

serve as a reminder of repressive Soviet policies against the people of Ukraine. 

2) H. Res. 1006 (Cook), Condemning the deteriorating situation in Venezuela and the 

regional humanitarian crisis it has caused, at1irming support for the legitimate National 

Assembly and the Supreme Court, and urging further regional action in support of 

democracy in Venezuela; 

a. Cook 64, an amendment in the nature of a substitute to H. Res. J 006; and 

i. Sires 22, an amendment to Cook 64. 

3) II. Res. 1052 (Castro), Allinning United States-Australia cooperation on space research, 

exploration, and utilization. 

4) H. Res. 1055 (Donovan), To affirm strong United States-Liberia ties and support for 

democratic principles and call tor ti.tll implementation of the Truth and Reconciliation 

Commission recommendations, including the establishment of an Extraordinary Criminal 

Tribunal lor Liberia. 

5) H.R. 1567 (Cuellar), United Slates-Mexico Economic Partnership Act; 

a. Castro 104, an amendment in the nature of a substitute to H.R. 1567. 

6) H.R. 4591 (Kinzinger), Preventing Iranian Destabilization ofiraq Act of2017; 

a. Kinzinger 35, an amendment in the nature of a substitute to H.R. 459 J; 

i. Poe J 14, an amendment to Kinzinger 35; and 

n. Wilson 70, an amendment to Kinzinger 35. 

7) l-l.R. 5273 (Engel), Global Fragility and Violence Reduction Act of 20 18; 

a. Engelll5, an amendment in the nalllre of a substitute to H.R. 5273. 

8) H.R. 6018 (McCaul), Trans-Sahara Counterterr-orism Partnership Act of 20 J 8; 

a. McCaul109, an amendment in the nature of a substitute to l-l.R. 6018; and 
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i. Meadows 165, an amendment to McCaul109. 

9) H.R. 6413 (Trott), STOP Organ Traflicking Act; 

a. Royce 143. 

10)H.R. 6651 (Smith), PEPFAR Extension Act of2018; 

a. Smith 113. 

The measures considered en bloc were agreed to by voice vote. 

By unanimous consent, each measure in the en bloc was ordered favorably reported, as amended, 

as a single amendment in the nature of a substitute to the House, and the Chainnan was 

authorized to seek House consideration under suspension of the rules. 

The Committee adjourned.