I 

117TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 261 

To impose sanctions with respect to foreign support for Palestinian terrorism, 

and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JANUARY 11, 2021 

Mr. MAST (for himself, Mr. GOTTHEIMER, Miss RICE of New York, Mr. 

TRONE, Mr. DESJARLAIS, Mr. RESCHENTHALER, Ms. STEFANIK, Mr. 

BACON, Mrs. HARTZLER, Mr. BURCHETT, Mr. SUOZZI, Mr. GAETZ, and 

Mr. WEBER of Texas) introduced the following bill; which was referred 

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

on Financial Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 

Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within 

the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 

A BILL 

To impose sanctions with respect to foreign support for 

Palestinian terrorism, and for other purposes. 

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

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Palestinian Inter5 national Terrorism Support Prevention Act of 2021’’. 

6 SEC. 2. STATEMENT OF POLICY. 

7 It shall be the policy of the United States— 


kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS
2 

•HR 261 IH

1 (1) to prevent Hamas, the Palestinian Islamic 

2 Jihad, or any affiliate or successor thereof from ac3 cessing its international support networks; and 

4 (2) to oppose Hamas, the Palestinian Islamic 

5 Jihad, or any affiliate or successor thereof from at6 tempting to use goods, including medicine and dual 

7 use items, to smuggle weapons and other materials 

8 to further acts of terrorism. 

9 SEC. 3. IMPOSITION OF SANCTIONS WITH RESPECT TO FOR10 EIGN PERSONS AND AGENCIES AND INSTRU11 MENTALITIES OF FOREIGN STATES SUP12 PORTING HAMAS, THE PALESTINIAN ISLAMIC 

13 JIHAD, OR ANY AFFILIATE OR SUCCESSOR 

14 THEREOF. 

15 (a) IDENTIFICATION.— 

16 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days 

17 after the date of the enactment of this Act, and an18 nually thereafter for a period not to exceed 3 years, 

19 the President shall submit to the appropriate con20 gressional committees a report that identifies each 

21 foreign person or agency or instrumentality of a for22 eign state that the President determines— 

23 (A) knowingly assists in, sponsors, or pro24 vides significant financial or material support 

25 for, or financial or other services to or in supVerDate Sep 11 2014 05:43 Feb 05, 2021 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H261.IH H261

kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS
3 

•HR 261 IH

1 port of, the terrorist activities of any person de2 scribed in paragraph (2); or 

3 (B) directly or indirectly, knowingly and 

4 materially engaged in a significant transaction 

5 with any person described in paragraph (2). 

6 (2) PERSON DESCRIBED.—A person described 

7 in this paragraph is a foreign person that the Presi8 dent determines— 

9 (A) is a senior member of Hamas, the Pal10 estinian Islamic Jihad, or any affiliate or suc11 cessor thereof; 

12 (B) is a senior member of a foreign ter13 rorist organization designated pursuant to sec14 tion 219 of the Immigration and Nationality 

15 Act (8 U.S.C. 1189) whose members directly or 

16 indirectly support the terrorist activities of 

17 Hamas, the Palestinian Islamic Jihad, or any 

18 affiliate or successor thereof by knowingly en19 gaging in a significant transaction with, or pro20 viding financial or material support for Hamas, 

21 the Palestinian Islamic Jihad, or any affiliate 

22 or successor thereof, or any person described in 

23 subparagraph (A); or 

24 (C) directly or indirectly, supports the ter25 rorist activities of Hamas, the Palestinian IsVerDate Sep 11 2014 05:43 Feb 05, 2021 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H261.IH H261

kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS
4 

•HR 261 IH

1 lamic Jihad, or any affiliate or successor there2 of by knowingly and materially assisting, spon3 soring, or providing financial or material sup4 port for, or goods or services to or in support 

5 of, Hamas, the Palestinian Islamic Jihad, or 

6 any affiliate or successor thereof, or any person 

7 described in subparagraph (A) or (B). 

8 (3) FORM OF REPORT.—Each report required 

9 under paragraph (1) shall be submitted in unclassi10 fied form, but may contain a classified annex. 

11 (4) EXCEPTION.— 

12 (A) IN GENERAL.—The President shall not 

13 be required to identify a foreign person or an 

14 agency or instrumentality of a foreign state in 

15 a report pursuant to paragraph (1)(B) if— 

16 (i) the foreign person or agency or in17 strumentality of a foreign state notifies the 

18 United States Government in advance that 

19 it proposes to engage in a significant 

20 transaction as described in paragraph 

21 (1)(B); and 

22 (ii) the President determines and noti23 fies the appropriate congressional commit24 tees in a classified form not less than 15 

25 days prior to the foreign person or agency 


kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS
5 

•HR 261 IH

1 or instrumentality of a foreign state engag2 ing in the significant transaction that the 

3 significant transaction is in the national 

4 interests of the United States. 

5 (B) NON-APPLICABILITY.—Subparagraph 

6 (A) shall not apply with respect to— 

7 (i) an agency or instrumentality of a 

8 foreign state which the Secretary of State 

9 determines has repeatedly provided support 

10 for acts of international terrorism pursu11 ant to section 1754(c) of the Export Re12 form Control Act of 2018, section 40 of 

13 the Arms Export Control Act, section 

14 620A of the Foreign Assistance Act of 

15 1961, or any other provision of law; or 

16 (ii) any significant transaction de17 scribed in paragraph (1)(B) that involves, 

18 directly or indirectly, a foreign state de19 scribed in clause (i). 

20 (b) IMPOSITION OF SANCTIONS.— 

21 (1) IN GENERAL.—The President shall impose 

22 two or more of the sanctions described in paragraph 

23 (2) with respect to a foreign person or an agency or 

24 instrumentality of a foreign state identified pursuant 

25 to subsection (a). 


kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS
6 

•HR 261 IH

1 (2) SANCTIONS DESCRIBED.—The sanctions re2 ferred to in paragraph (1) are the following: 

3 (A) The President may direct the Export4 Import Bank of the United States not to give 

5 approval to the issuance of any guarantee, in6 surance, extension of credit, or participation in 

7 the extension of credit in connection with the 

8 export of any goods or services to the foreign 

9 person or agency or instrumentality of the for10 eign state, and the Export-Import Bank of the 

11 United States shall comply with any such direc12 tion. 

13 (B) No sales of any defense articles, de14 fense services, or design and construction serv15 ices under the Arms Export Control Act (22 

16 U.S.C. 2751 et seq.) may be made to the for17 eign person or agency or instrumentality of the 

18 foreign state. 

19 (C) No licenses for export of any item on 

20 the United States Munitions List that include 

21 the foreign person or agency or instrumentality 

22 of the foreign state as a party to the license 

23 may be granted. 

24 (D) No exports may be permitted to the 

25 foreign person or agency or instrumentality of 


kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS
7 

•HR 261 IH

1 the foreign state of any goods or technologies 

2 controlled for national security reasons under 

3 the Export Administration Regulations, except 

4 that such prohibition shall not apply to any 

5 transaction subject to the reporting require6 ments of title V of the National Security Act of 

7 1947 (50 U.S.C. 413 et seq.; relating to con8 gressional oversight of intelligence activities). 

9 (E) The President shall prohibit any 

10 United States financial institution from making 

11 loans or providing any credit or financing total12 ing more than $10,000,000 to the foreign per13 son or agency or instrumentality of the foreign 

14 state, except that this subparagraph shall not 

15 apply— 

16 (i) to any transaction subject to the 

17 reporting requirements of title V of the 

18 National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 

19 413 et seq.; relating to congressional over20 sight of intelligence activities); 

21 (ii) to the provision of medicines, 

22 medical equipment, and humanitarian as23 sistance; or 

24 (iii) to any credit, credit guarantee, or 

25 financial assistance provided by the DeVerDate Sep 11 2014 05:43 Feb 05, 2021 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00007 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H261.IH H261

kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS
8 

•HR 261 IH

1 partment of Agriculture to support the 

2 purchase of food or other agricultural com3 modities. 

4 (F)(i) The President may exercise all pow5 ers granted to the President by the Inter6 national Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 

7 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) (except that the require8 ments of section 202 of such Act (50 U.S.C. 

9 1701) shall not apply) to the extent necessary 

10 to block and prohibit all transactions in all 

11 property and interests in property of a foreign 

12 person or agency or instrumentality of the for13 eign state if such property and interests in 

14 property are in the United States, come within 

15 the United States, or are or come within the 

16 possession or control of a United States person. 

17 (ii) The penalties provided for in sub18 sections (b) and (c) of section 206 of the Inter19 national Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 

20 U.S.C. 1705) shall apply to a person that 

21 knowingly violates, attempts to violate, con22 spires to violate, or causes a violation of regula23 tions promulgated under section 6(b) to carry 

24 out clause (i) to the same extent that such pen25 alties apply to a person that knowingly commits 


kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS
9 

•HR 261 IH

1 an unlawful act described in section 206(a) of 

2 that Act. 

3 (iii) The President may exercise all au4 thorities provided to the President under sec5 tions 203 and 205 of the International Emer6 gency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1702 

7 and 1704) for purposes of carrying out clause 

8 (i). 

9 (3) EXCEPTION.—The President shall not be 

10 required to apply sanctions with respect to a foreign 

11 person or an agency or instrumentality of a foreign 

12 state identified pursuant to subsection (a) if the 

13 President certifies in writing to the appropriate con14 gressional committees that— 

15 (A) the foreign person or agency or instru16 mentality of the foreign state— 

17 (i) is no longer carrying out activities 

18 or transactions for which the sanctions 

19 were imposed pursuant to this subsection; 

20 or 

21 (ii) has taken and is continuing to 

22 take significant verifiable steps toward ter23 minating the activities or transactions for 

24 which the sanctions were imposed pursuant 

25 to this subsection; and 


kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS
10 

•HR 261 IH

1 (B) the President has received reliable as2 surances from the foreign person or agency or 

3 instrumentality of the foreign state that it will 

4 not carry out any activities or transactions for 

5 which sanctions may be imposed pursuant to 

6 this subsection in the future. 

7 (c) WAIVER.— 

8 (1) IN GENERAL.—The President may waive, 

9 on a case-by-case basis and for a period of not more 

10 than 180 days, a requirement under subsection (b) 

11 to impose or maintain sanctions with respect to a 

12 foreign person or agency or instrumentality of a for13 eign state if the President— 

14 (A) determines that the waiver is in the 

15 national security interest of the United States; 

16 and 

17 (B) not less than 30 days before the waiv18 er takes effect, submits to the appropriate con19 gressional committees a report on the waiver 

20 and the justification for the waiver. 

21 (2) RENEWAL OF WAIVER.—The President 

22 may, on a case by case basis, renew a waiver under 

23 paragraph (1) for additional periods of not more 

24 than 180 days if the President— 


kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS
11 

•HR 261 IH

1 (A) determines that the renewal of the 

2 waiver is in the national security interest of the 

3 United States; and 

4 (B) not less than 15 days before the waiv5 er expires, submits to the appropriate congres6 sional committees a report on the renewal of 

7 the waiver and the justification for the renewal 

8 of the waiver. 

9 (d) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—The authority to im10 pose sanctions under subsection (b) with respect to a for11 eign person or an agency or instrumentality of a foreign 

12 state identified pursuant to subsection (a) is in addition 

13 to the authority to impose sanctions under any other pro14 vision of law with respect to foreign persons or agencies 

15 or instrumentalities of foreign states that directly or indi16 rectly support international terrorism. 

17 (e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

18 (1) FOREIGN STATE.—The term ‘‘foreign state’’ 

19 has the meaning given such term in section 1603(a) 

20 of title 28, United States Code. 

21 (2) AGENCY OR INSTRUMENTALITY.—The term 

22 ‘‘agency or instrumentality’’ has the meaning given 

23 such term in section 1603(b) of title 28, United 

24 States Code. 


kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS
12 

•HR 261 IH

1 (f) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section shall take effect 

2 on the date of the enactment of this Act and apply with 

3 respect to activities and transactions described in sub4 section (a) that are carried out on or after such date of 

5 enactment. 

6 SEC. 4. IMPOSITION OF SANCTIONS WITH RESPECT TO FOR7 EIGN GOVERNMENTS THAT PROVIDE MATE8 RIAL SUPPORT FOR THE TERRORIST ACTIVI9 TIES OF HAMAS, THE PALESTINIAN ISLAMIC 

10 JIHAD, OR ANY AFFILIATE OR SUCCESSOR 

11 THEREOF. 

12 (a) IDENTIFICATION.— 

13 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days 

14 after the date of the enactment of this Act, and 

15 every 180 days thereafter, the President shall sub16 mit to the appropriate congressional committees a 

17 report that identifies the following: 

18 (A) Each government of a foreign coun19 try— 

20 (i) with respect to which the Secretary 

21 of State determines has repeatedly pro22 vided support for acts of international ter23 rorism pursuant to section 1754(c) of the 

24 Export Control Reform Act of 2018, sec25 tion 40 of the Arms Export Control Act, 


kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS
13 

•HR 261 IH

1 section 620A of the Foreign Assistance Act 

2 of 1961, or any other provision of law; and 

3 (ii) with respect to which the Presi4 dent determines has provided direct or in5 direct material support for the terrorist ac6 tivities of Hamas, the Palestinian Islamic 

7 Jihad, or any affiliate or successor thereof. 

8 (B) Each government of a foreign country 

9 that— 

10 (i) is not identified under subpara11 graph (A); and 

12 (ii) the President determines engaged 

13 in a significant transaction so as to con14 tribute knowingly and materially to the ef15 forts by the government of a foreign coun16 try described in subparagraph (A)(i) to 

17 provide direct or indirect material support 

18 for the terrorist activities of Hamas, the 

19 Palestinian Islamic Jihad, or any affiliate 

20 or successor thereof. 

21 (2) FORM OF REPORT.—Each report submitted 

22 under paragraph (1) shall be submitted in unclassi23 fied form but may contain a classified annex. 

24 (b) IMPOSITION OF SANCTIONS.— 


kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS
14 

•HR 261 IH

1 (1) IN GENERAL.—The President shall impose 

2 the following sanctions with respect to each govern3 ment of a foreign country identified pursuant to sub4 paragraph (A) or (B) of subsection (a)(1): 

5 (A) The United States Government shall 

6 suspend, for a period of 1 year, United States 

7 assistance to the government of the foreign 

8 country. 

9 (B) The Secretary of the Treasury shall 

10 instruct the United States Executive Director 

11 to each appropriate international financial insti12 tution to oppose, and vote against, for a period 

13 of 1 year, the extension by such institution of 

14 any loan or financial or technical assistance to 

15 the government of the foreign country. 

16 (C) No item on the United States Muni17 tions List (established pursuant to section 38 of 

18 the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 

19 2778)) or the Commerce Control List set forth 

20 in Supplement No. 1 to part 774 of title 15, 

21 Code of Federal Regulations, may be exported 

22 to the government of the foreign country for a 

23 period of 1 year. 

24 (2) EXCEPTIONS.—The President shall not be 

25 required to apply sanctions with respect to the govVerDate Sep 11 2014 05:43 Feb 05, 2021 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00014 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H261.IH H261

kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS
15 

•HR 261 IH

1 ernment of a foreign country pursuant to paragraph 

2 (1)— 

3 (A) with respect to materials intended to 

4 be used by United States military or civilian 

5 personnel at military facilities in the country; or 

6 (B) if the application of such sanctions 

7 would prevent the United States from meeting 

8 the terms of any status of forces agreement to 

9 which the United States is a party. 

10 (c) IMPOSITION OF ADDITIONAL SANCTIONS WITH

11 RESPECT TO FOREIGN GOVERNMENTS IDENTIFIED

12 UNDER SUBSECTION (a)(1)(A).—The President shall im13 pose the following additional sanctions with respect to 

14 each government of a foreign country identified pursuant 

15 to subsection (a)(1)(A): 

16 (1) The President shall, pursuant to such regu17 lations as the President may prescribe, prohibit any 

18 transactions in foreign exchange that are subject to 

19 the jurisdiction of the United States and in which 

20 the government of the foreign country has any inter21 est. 

22 (2) The President shall, pursuant to such regu23 lations as the President may prescribe, prohibit any 

24 transfers of credit or payments between one or more 

25 financial institutions or by, through, or to any finanVerDate Sep 11 2014 05:43 Feb 05, 2021 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00015 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H261.IH H261

kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS
16 

•HR 261 IH

1 cial institution, to the extent that such transfers or 

2 payments are subject to the jurisdiction of the 

3 United States and involve any interest of the govern4 ment of the foreign country. 

5 (d) WAIVER.— 

6 (1) IN GENERAL.—The President may waive, 

7 on a case by case basis and for a period of not more 

8 than 180 days, a requirement under subsection (b) 

9 or (c) to impose or maintain sanctions with respect 

10 to a foreign government identified pursuant to sub11 paragraph (A) or (B) of subsection (a)(1) if the 

12 President— 

13 (A) determines that the waiver is in the 

14 national security interest of the United States; 

15 and 

16 (B) not less than 30 days before the waiv17 er takes effect, submits to the appropriate con18 gressional committees a report on the waiver 

19 and the justification for the waiver. 

20 (2) RENEWAL OF WAIVER.—The President 

21 may, on a case by case basis, renew a waiver under 

22 paragraph (1) for additional periods of not more 

23 than 180 days if the President— 


kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS
17 

•HR 261 IH

1 (A) determines that the renewal of the 

2 waiver is in the national security interest of the 

3 United States; and 

4 (B) not less than 15 days before the waiv5 er expires, submits to the appropriate congres6 sional committees a report on the renewal of 

7 the waiver and the justification for the renewal 

8 of the waiver. 

9 (e) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—The authority to im10 pose sanctions under subsection (b) or (c) with respect to 

11 each government of a foreign country identified pursuant 

12 to subparagraph (A) or (B) of subsection (a)(1) is in addi13 tion to the authority to impose sanctions under any other 

14 provision of law with respect to governments of foreign 

15 countries that provide material support to foreign terrorist 

16 organizations designated pursuant to section 219 of the 

17 Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1189). 

18 (f) TERMINATION.—The President may terminate 

19 any sanctions imposed with respect to the government of 

20 a foreign country pursuant to subsection (b) or (c) if the 

21 President determines and notifies the appropriate congres22 sional committees that the government of the foreign 

23 country is no longer carrying out activities or transactions 

24 for which the sanctions were imposed and has provided 


kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS
18 

•HR 261 IH

1 assurances to the United States Government that it will 

2 not carry out the activities or transactions in the future. 

3 (g) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section shall take effect 

4 on the date of the enactment of this Act and apply with 

5 respect to activities and transactions described in subpara6 graph (A) or (B) of subsection (a)(1) that are carried out 

7 on or after such date of enactment. 

8 SEC. 5. EXEMPTIONS FROM SANCTIONS UNDER SECTIONS 3 

9 AND 4 RELATING TO PROVISION OF HUMANI10 TARIAN ASSISTANCE. 

11 (a) SANCTIONS UNDER SECTION 3.—The following 

12 activities shall be exempt from sanctions under section 3: 

13 (1) The conduct or facilitation of a transaction 

14 for the sale of agricultural commodities, food, medi15 cine, or medical devices to a foreign person described 

16 in section 3(a)(2). 

17 (2) The provision of humanitarian assistance to 

18 a foreign person described in section 3(a)(2), includ19 ing engaging in a financial transaction relating to 

20 humanitarian assistance or for humanitarian pur21 poses or transporting goods or services that are nec22 essary to carry out operations relating to humani23 tarian assistance or humanitarian purposes. 

24 (b) SANCTIONS UNDER SECTION 4.—The following 

25 activities shall be exempt from sanctions under section 4: 


kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS
19 

•HR 261 IH

1 (1) The conduct or facilitation of a transaction 

2 for the sale of agricultural commodities, food, medi3 cine, or medical devices to Hamas, the Palestinian 

4 Islamic Jihad, or any affiliate or successor thereof 

5 described in section 4(a)(1). 

6 (2) The provision of humanitarian assistance to 

7 Hamas, the Palestinian Islamic Jihad, or any affil8 iate or successor thereof described in section 4(a)(1), 

9 including engaging in a financial transaction relating 

10 to humanitarian assistance or for humanitarian pur11 poses or transporting goods or services that are nec12 essary to carry out operations relating to humani13 tarian assistance or humanitarian purposes. 

14 SEC. 6. REPORT ON ACTIVITIES OF FOREIGN COUNTRIES 

15 TO DISRUPT GLOBAL FUNDRAISING, FINANC16 ING, AND MONEY LAUNDERING ACTIVITIES 

17 OF HAMAS, THE PALESTINIAN ISLAMIC 

18 JIHAD, OR ANY AFFILIATE OR SUCCESSOR 

19 THEREOF. 

20 (a) REPORT.— 

21 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days 

22 after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 

23 President shall submit to the appropriate congres24 sional committees a report that includes— 


kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS
20 

•HR 261 IH

1 (A) a list of foreign countries that support 

2 Hamas, the Palestinian Islamic Jihad, or any 

3 affiliate or successor thereof, or in which 

4 Hamas maintains important portions of its fi5 nancial networks; 

6 (B) with respect to each foreign country on 

7 the list required by subparagraph (A)— 

8 (i) an assessment of whether the gov9 ernment of the country is taking adequate 

10 measures to freeze the assets of Hamas, 

11 the Palestinian Islamic Jihad, or any affil12 iate or successor thereof within the terri13 tory of the country; and 

14 (ii) in the case of a country the gov15 ernment of which is not taking adequate 

16 measures to freeze the assets of Hamas— 

17 (I) an assessment of the reasons 

18 that government is not taking ade19 quate measures to freeze those assets; 

20 and 

21 (II) a description of measures 

22 being taken by the United States Gov23 ernment to encourage that govern24 ment to freeze those assets; 


kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS
21 

•HR 261 IH

1 (C) a list of foreign countries in which 

2 Hamas, the Palestinian Islamic Jihad, or any 

3 affiliate or successor thereof, conducts signifi4 cant fundraising, financing, or money laun5 dering activities; 

6 (D) with respect to each foreign country 

7 on the list required by subparagraph (C)— 

8 (i) an assessment of whether the gov9 ernment of the country is taking adequate 

10 measures to disrupt the fundraising, fi11 nancing, or money laundering activities of 

12 Hamas, the Palestinian Islamic Jihad, or 

13 any affiliate or successor thereof within the 

14 territory of the country; and 

15 (ii) in the case of a country the gov16 ernment of which is not taking adequate 

17 measures to disrupt those activities— 

18 (I) an assessment of the reasons 

19 that government is not taking ade20 quate measures to disrupt those ac21 tivities; and 

22 (II) a description of measures 

23 being taken by the United States Gov24 ernment to encourage that governVerDate Sep 11 2014 05:43 Feb 05, 2021 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00021 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H261.IH H261

kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS
22 

•HR 261 IH

1 ment to improve measures to disrupt 

2 those activities; and 

3 (E) a list of foreign countries from which 

4 Hamas, the Palestinian Islamic Jihad, or any 

5 affiliate or successor thereof, acquires surveil6 lance equipment, electronic monitoring equip7 ment, or other means to inhibit communication 

8 or political expression in Gaza. 

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

10 (1) shall be submitted in unclassified form to the 

11 greatest extent possible, and may contain a classified 

12 annex. 

13 (b) BRIEFING.—Not later than 180 days after the 

14 date of the enactment of this Act, and every 180 days 

15 thereafter for a period not to exceed 3 years, the Secretary 

16 of State, the Secretary of the Treasury, and the heads of 

17 other applicable Federal departments and agencies (or 

18 their designees) shall provide to the appropriate congres19 sional committees a briefing on the disposition of the as20 sets and activities of Hamas, the Palestinian Islamic 

21 Jihad, or any successor or affiliate thereof related to fund22 raising, financing, and money laundering worldwide. 

23 (c) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘‘appro24 priate congressional committees’’ means— 


kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS
23 

•HR 261 IH

1 (1) the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the 

2 Committee on Financial Services, and the Perma3 nent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House 

4 of Representatives; and 

5 (2) the Committee on Foreign Relations, the 

6 Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Af7 fairs, and the Select Committee on Intelligence of 

8 the Senate. 

9 SEC. 7. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS. 

10 (a) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this Act 

11 shall be construed to apply to the authorized intelligence 

12 activities of the United States. 

13 (b) REGULATORY AUTHORITY.—The President shall, 

14 not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment 

15 of this Act, promulgate regulations as are necessary for 

16 the implementation of this Act. 

17 (c) EXCEPTION RELATING TO IMPORTATION OF

18 GOODS.— 

19 (1) IN GENERAL.—The authorities and require20 ments to impose sanctions authorized under this Act 

21 shall not include the authority or requirement to im22 pose sanctions on the importation of goods. 

23 (2) GOOD DEFINED.—In this subsection, the 

24 term ‘‘good’’ means any article, natural or man25 made substance, material, supply or manufactured 


kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS
24 

•HR 261 IH

1 product, including inspection and test equipment, 

2 and excluding technical data. 

3 (d) TERMINATION.—This Act shall terminate begin4 ning— 

5 (1) 30 days after the date on which the Presi6 dent certifies to the appropriate congressional com7 mittees that Hamas and the Palestinian Islamic 

8 Jihad, or any successor or affiliate thereof— 

9 (A) are no longer designated as a foreign 

10 terrorist organization pursuant to section 219 

11 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 

12 U.S.C. 1189); 

13 (B) are no longer subject to sanctions pur14 suant to— 

15 (i) Executive Order No. 12947 (Janu16 ary 23, 1995; relating to prohibiting trans17 actions with terrorists who threaten to dis18 rupt the Middle East peace process); and 

19 (ii) Executive Order No. 13224 (Sep20 tember 23, 2001; relating to blocking prop21 erty and prohibiting transactions with per22 sons who commit, threaten to commit, or 

23 support terrorism); and 

24 (C) meet the criteria described in para25 graphs (1) through (4) of section 9 of the PalVerDate Sep 11 2014 05:43 Feb 05, 2021 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00024 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H261.IH H261

kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS
25 

•HR 261 IH

1 estinian Anti-Terrorism Act of 2006 (22 U.S.C. 

2 2378b note); or 

3 (2) 3 years after the date of the enactment of 

4 this Act, 

5 whichever occurs earlier. 

6 SEC. 8. DEFINITIONS. 

7 Except as otherwise provided, in this Act: 

8 (1) ADMITTED.—The term ‘‘admitted’’ has the 

9 meaning given such term in section 101(a)(13)(A) of 

10 the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 

11 1101(a)(13)(A)). 

12 (2) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMIT13 TEES.—The term ‘‘appropriate congressional com14 mittees’’ means the Committee on Foreign Affairs of 

15 the House of Representatives and the Committee on 

16 Foreign Relations of the Senate. 

17 (3) FOREIGN PERSON.—The term ‘‘foreign per18 son’’ means— 

19 (A) an individual who is not a United 

20 States person; or 

21 (B) a corporation, partnership, or other 

22 nongovernmental entity which is not a United 

23 States person. 

24 (4) MATERIAL SUPPORT.—The term ‘‘material 

25 support’’ has the meaning given the term ‘‘material 


kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS
26 

•HR 261 IH

1 support or resources’’ in section 2339A of title 18, 

2 United States Code. 

3 (5) PERSON.—The term ‘‘person’’ means an in4 dividual or entity. 

5 (6) UNITED STATES PERSON.—The term 

6 ‘‘United States person’’ means— 

7 (A) a United States citizen or an alien law8 fully admitted for permanent residence to the 

9 United States; or 

10 (B) an entity organized under the laws of 

11 the United States or of any jurisdiction within 

12 the United States, including a foreign branch of 

13 such an entity. 

Æ 


kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS