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114TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 6504 

To prohibit the use of United States Government funds to provide assistance 

to Al Qaeda, Jabhat Fateh al-Sham, and the Islamic State of Iraq 

and the Levant (ISIL) and to countries supporting those organizations, 

and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

DECEMBER 8, 2016 

Ms. GABBARD (for herself, Mr. WELCH, Ms. LEE, Mr. ROHRABACHER, and 

Mr. MASSIE) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 

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

Committee on Intelligence, 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 prohibit the use of United States Government funds 

to provide assistance to Al Qaeda, Jabhat Fateh alSham, and the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant 

(ISIL) and to countries supporting those organizations, 

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, 

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1 SECTION 1. PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS TO PROVIDE 

2 COVERED ASSISTANCE TO AL QAEDA, 

3 JABHAT FATEH AL-SHAM, AND ISIL, AND TO 

4 COUNTRIES SUPPORTING THOSE ORGANIZA5 TIONS. 

6 (a) PROHIBITION WITH RESPECT TO AL QAEDA, 

7 JABHAT FATEH AL-SHAM, AND ISIL.— 

8 (1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other 

9 provision of law, no funds made available to any 

10 Federal department or agency may be used to pro11 vide covered assistance to Al Qaeda, Jabhat Fateh 

12 al-Sham, and ISIL, and any individual or group that 

13 is affiliated with, associated with, cooperating with, 

14 or adherents to such groups. 

15 (2) DUTIES OF DNI.—The Director of National 

16 Intelligence— 

17 (A) shall make initial determinations with 

18 respect to whether or not an individual or group 

19 is, or has been within the most recent 12 

20 months prior to such determination, affiliated 

21 with, associated with, cooperating with, or is an 

22 adherent to Al Qaeda, Jabhat Fateh al-Sham, 

23 or ISIL, under paragraph (1) not later than 90 

24 days after the date of the enactment of this 

25 Act; 

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1 (B) shall, in consultation with the appro2 priate congressional committees, review and 

3 make subsequent determinations with respect to 

4 groups or individuals under paragraph (1) every 

5 6 months thereafter; and 

6 (C) shall brief the appropriate congres7 sional committees on each determination with 

8 respect to a group or individual under subpara9 graph (A) and the justification for the deter10 mination, including by providing— 

11 (i) the geographic location of such 

12 group or individual; 

13 (ii) a detailed intelligence assessment 

14 of such group or individual; 

15 (iii) a detailed description of the 

16 alignment and interaction of such group or 

17 individual with Al Qaeda, Jabhat Fateh al18 Sham, or ISIL; and 

19 (iv) a description of the ideological be20 liefs of such group or individual. 

21 (b) PROHIBITION WITH RESPECT TO SUPPORTING

22 COUNTRIES.— 

23 (1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other 

24 provision of law, no funds made available to any 

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1 vide covered assistance directly or indirectly to the 

2 government of any country that the Director of Na3 tional Intelligence determines has within the most 

4 recent 12 months prior to such determination pro5 vided covered assistance to Al Qaeda, Jabhat Fateh 

6 al-Sham, or the Islamic State of Iraq and the Le7 vant (ISIL), or any individual or group that is affili8 ated with, associated with, cooperating with, or is an 

9 adherent to those organizations, as determined 

10 under subsection (a)(2)(A). 

11 (2) DUTIES OF DNI.—The Director of National 

12 Intelligence— 

13 (A) shall make initial determinations with 

14 respect to countries under paragraph (1) not 

15 later than 90 days after the date of the enact16 ment of this Act; and 

17 (B) shall, in consultation with the appro18 priate congressional committees, review and 

19 make subsequent determinations with respect to 

20 countries under paragraph (1) every 6 months 

21 thereafter; and 

22 (C) shall brief the appropriate congres23 sional committees on each determination with 

24 respect to a country under paragraph (1) and 

25 the justification for the determination that Al 

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1 Qaeda, Jabhat Fateh al-Sham, or the Islamic 

2 State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), or any in3 dividual or group that is affiliated with, associ4 ated with, cooperating with, or is an adherent 

5 to those organizations, is determined to be re6 ceiving covered assistance from the government 

7 of the country— 

8 (i) the geographic location of such or9 ganization, group, or individual; 

10 (ii) a detailed intelligence assessment 

11 of such organization, group, or individual; 

12 and 

13 (iii) a detailed description of the cov14 ered assistance, the method of transfer of 

15 the covered assistance, and use of covered 

16 assistance. 

17 (c) ADDITIONAL BRIEFING REQUIREMENTS.—The 

18 Director of National Intelligence shall— 

19 (1) in addition to carrying out subsection 

20 (a)(2)(C), brief the appropriate congressional com21 mittees on— 

22 (A) any other individual or group that the 

23 Director considered in carrying out such sub24 section but did not make a determination that 

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1 ated with, cooperating with, or is an adherent 

2 to Al Qaeda, Jabhat Fateh al-Sham, or ISIL; 

3 and 

4 (B) the justification for not making the de5 termination; and 

6 (2) in addition to carrying out subsection 

7 (b)(2)(C), brief the appropriate congressional com8 mittees on— 

9 (A) any other country that the Director 

10 considered in carrying out such subsection but 

11 did not make a determination that the country 

12 provided covered assistance to Al Qaeda, 

13 Jabhat Fateh al-Sham, or the Islamic State of 

14 Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), or any individual 

15 or group that is affiliated with, associated with, 

16 cooperating with, or adherents to those organi17 zations; and 

18 (B) the justification for not making the de19 termination. 

20 (d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

21 (1) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMIT22 TEES.—The term ‘‘appropriate congressional com23 mittees’’ means— 

24 (A) the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the 

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1 nent Select Committee on Intelligence of the 

2 House of Representatives; and 

3 (B) the Committee on Foreign Relations, 

4 the Committee on Armed Services, and the Se5 lect Committee on Intelligence of the Senate. 

6 (2) COVERED ASSISTANCE.—The term ‘‘covered 

7 assistance’’ means— 

8 (A) defense articles, defense services, train9 ing or logistical support, or any other military 

10 assistance provided by grant, loan, credit, 

11 transfer, or cash sales; 

12 (B) intelligence sharing; or 

13 (C) cash assistance. 

14 (3) DEFENSE ARTICLES AND DEFENSE SERV15 ICES.—The terms ‘‘defense articles’’ and ‘‘defense 

16 services’’ have the meanings given such terms in sec17 tions 47(3) and 47(4) of the Arms Export Control 

18 Act (22 U.S.C. 2794 note), respectively. 

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