116TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 1850 

AN ACT 

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, 
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1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

2 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Palestinian Inter3 national Terrorism Support Prevention Act of 2019’’. 

4 SEC. 2. STATEMENT OF POLICY. 

5 It shall be the policy of the United States— 

6 (1) to prevent Hamas, the Palestinian Islamic 

7 Jihad, or any affiliate or successor thereof from ac8 cessing its international support networks; and 

9 (2) to oppose Hamas, the Palestinian Islamic 

10 Jihad, or any affiliate or successor thereof from at11 tempting to use goods, including medicine and dual 

12 use items, to smuggle weapons and other materials 

13 to further acts of terrorism. 

14 SEC. 3. IMPOSITION OF SANCTIONS WITH RESPECT TO FOR15 EIGN PERSONS AND AGENCIES AND INSTRU16 MENTALITIES OF FOREIGN STATES SUP17 PORTING HAMAS, THE PALESTINIAN ISLAMIC 

18 JIHAD, OR ANY AFFILIATE OR SUCCESSOR 

19 THEREOF. 

20 (a) IDENTIFICATION.— 

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

22 after the date of the enactment of this Act, and an23 nually thereafter for a period not to exceed 3 years, 

24 the President shall submit to the appropriate con25 gressional committees a report that identifies each 
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1 foreign person or agency or instrumentality of a for2 eign state that the President determines— 

3 (A) knowingly assists in, sponsors, or pro4 vides significant financial or material support 

5 for, or financial or other services to or in sup6 port of, the terrorist activities of any person de7 scribed in paragraph (2); or 

8 (B) directly or indirectly, knowingly and 

9 materially engaged in a significant transaction 

10 with any person described in paragraph (2). 

11 (2) PERSON DESCRIBED.—A person described 

12 in this paragraph is a foreign person that the Presi13 dent determines— 

14 (A) is a senior member of Hamas, the Pal15 estinian Islamic Jihad, or any affiliate or suc16 cessor thereof; 

17 (B) is a senior member of a foreign ter18 rorist organization designated pursuant to sec19 tion 219 of the Immigration and Nationality 

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

21 indirectly support the terrorist activities of 

22 Hamas, the Palestinian Islamic Jihad, or any 

23 affiliate or successor thereof by knowingly en24 gaging in a significant transaction with, or pro25 viding financial or material support for Hamas, 
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1 the Palestinian Islamic Jihad, or any affiliate 

2 or successor thereof, or any person described in 

3 subparagraph (A); or 

4 (C) directly or indirectly, supports the ter5 rorist activities of Hamas, the Palestinian Is6 lamic Jihad, or any affiliate or successor there7 of by knowingly and materially assisting, spon8 soring, or providing financial or material sup9 port for, or goods or services to or in support 

10 of, Hamas, the Palestinian Islamic Jihad, or 

11 any affiliate or successor thereof, or any person 

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

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

14 under paragraph (1) shall be submitted in unclassi15 fied form, but may contain a classified annex. 

16 (4) EXCEPTION.— 

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

18 be required to identify a foreign person or an 

19 agency or instrumentality of a foreign state in 

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

21 (i) the foreign person or agency or in22 strumentality of a foreign state notifies the 

23 United States Government in advance that 

24 it proposes to engage in a significant 
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1 transaction as described in paragraph 

2 (1)(B); and 

3 (ii) the President determines and noti4 fies the appropriate congressional commit5 tees in a classified form not less than 15 

6 days prior to the foreign person or agency 

7 or instrumentality of a foreign state engag8 ing in the significant transaction that the 

9 significant transaction is in the national 

10 interests of the United States. 

11 (B) NON-APPLICABILITY.—Subparagraph 

12 (A) shall not apply with respect to— 

13 (i) an agency or instrumentality of a 

14 foreign state which the Secretary of State 

15 determines has repeatedly provided support 

16 for acts of international terrorism pursu17 ant to section 1754(c) of the Export Re18 form Control Act of 2018, section 40 of 

19 the Arms Export Control Act, section 

20 620A of the Foreign Assistance Act of 

21 1961, or any other provision of law; or 

22 (ii) any significant transaction de23 scribed in paragraph (1)(B) that involves, 

24 directly or indirectly, a foreign state de25 scribed in clause (i). 
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1 (b) IMPOSITION OF SANCTIONS.— 

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

3 two or more of the sanctions described in paragraph 

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

5 instrumentality of a foreign state identified pursuant 

6 to subsection (a). 

7 (2) SANCTIONS DESCRIBED.—The sanctions re8 ferred to in paragraph (1) are the following: 

9 (A) The President may direct the Export10 Import Bank of the United States not to give 

11 approval to the issuance of any guarantee, in12 surance, extension of credit, or participation in 

13 the extension of credit in connection with the 

14 export of any goods or services to the foreign 

15 person or agency or instrumentality of the for16 eign state, and the Export-Import Bank of the 

17 United States shall comply with any such direc18 tion. 

19 (B) No sales of any defense articles, de20 fense services, or design and construction serv21 ices under the Arms Export Control Act (22 

22 U.S.C. 2751 et seq.) may be made to the for23 eign person or agency or instrumentality of the 

24 foreign state. 
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1 (C) No licenses for export of any item on 

2 the United States Munitions List that include 

3 the foreign person or agency or instrumentality 

4 of the foreign state as a party to the license 

5 may be granted. 

6 (D) No exports may be permitted to the 

7 foreign person or agency or instrumentality of 

8 the foreign state of any goods or technologies 

9 controlled for national security reasons under 

10 the Export Administration Regulations, except 

11 that such prohibition shall not apply to any 

12 transaction subject to the reporting require13 ments of title V of the National Security Act of 

14 1947 (50 U.S.C. 413 et seq.; relating to con15 gressional oversight of intelligence activities). 

16 (E) The President shall prohibit any 

17 United States financial institution from making 

18 loans or providing any credit or financing total19 ing more than $10,000,000 to the foreign per20 son or agency or instrumentality of the foreign 

21 state, except that this subparagraph shall not 

22 apply— 

23 (i) to any transaction subject to the 

24 reporting requirements of title V of the 

25 National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 
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1 413 et seq.; relating to congressional over2 sight of intelligence activities); 

3 (ii) to the provision of medicines, 

4 medical equipment, and humanitarian as5 sistance; or 

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

7 financial assistance provided by the De8 partment of Agriculture to support the 

9 purchase of food or other agricultural com10 modities. 

11 (F)(i) The President may exercise all pow12 ers granted to the President by the Inter13 national Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 

14 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) (except that the require15 ments of section 202 of such Act (50 U.S.C. 

16 1701) shall not apply) to the extent necessary 

17 to block and prohibit all transactions in all 

18 property and interests in property of a foreign 

19 person or agency or instrumentality of the for20 eign state if such property and interests in 

21 property are in the United States, come within 

22 the United States, or are or come within the 

23 possession or control of a United States person. 

24 (ii) The penalties provided for in sub25 sections (b) and (c) of section 206 of the Inter-
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1 national Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 

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

3 knowingly violates, attempts to violate, con4 spires to violate, or causes a violation of regula5 tions promulgated under section 6(b) to carry 

6 out clause (i) to the same extent that such pen7 alties apply to a person that knowingly commits 

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

9 that Act. 

10 (iii) The President may exercise all au11 thorities provided to the President under sec12 tions 203 and 205 of the International Emer13 gency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1702 

14 and 1704) for purposes of carrying out clause 

15 (i). 

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

17 required to apply sanctions with respect to a foreign 

18 person or an agency or instrumentality of a foreign 

19 state identified pursuant to subsection (a) if the 

20 President certifies in writing to the appropriate con21 gressional committees that— 

22 (A) the foreign person or agency or instru23 mentality of the foreign state— 

24 (i) is no longer carrying out activities 

25 or transactions for which the sanctions 
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1 were imposed pursuant to this subsection; 

2 or 

3 (ii) has taken and is continuing to 

4 take significant verifiable steps toward ter5 minating the activities or transactions for 

6 which the sanctions were imposed pursuant 

7 to this subsection; and 

8 (B) the President has received reliable as9 surances from the foreign person or agency or 

10 instrumentality of the foreign state that it will 

11 not carry out any activities or transactions for 

12 which sanctions may be imposed pursuant to 

13 this subsection in the future. 

14 (c) WAIVER.— 

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

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

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

18 to impose or maintain sanctions with respect to a 

19 foreign person or agency or instrumentality of a for20 eign state if the President— 

21 (A) determines that the waiver is in the 

22 national security interest of the United States; 

23 and 

24 (B) not less than 30 days before the waiv25 er takes effect, submits to the appropriate con-
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1 gressional committees a report on the waiver 

2 and the justification for the waiver. 

3 (2) RENEWAL OF WAIVER.—The President 

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

5 paragraph (1) for additional periods of not more 

6 than 180 days if the President— 

7 (A) determines that the renewal of the 

8 waiver is in the national security interest of the 

9 United States; and 

10 (B) not less than 15 days before the waiv11 er expires, submits to the appropriate congres12 sional committees a report on the renewal of 

13 the waiver and the justification for the renewal 

14 of the waiver. 

15 (d) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—The authority to im16 pose sanctions under subsection (b) with respect to a for17 eign person or an agency or instrumentality of a foreign 

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

19 to the authority to impose sanctions under any other pro20 vision of law with respect to foreign persons or agencies 

21 or instrumentalities of foreign states that directly or indi22 rectly support international terrorism. 

23 (e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
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1 (1) FOREIGN STATE.—The term ‘‘foreign state’’ 

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

3 of title 28, United States Code. 

4 (2) AGENCY OR INSTRUMENTALITY.—The term 

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

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

7 States Code. 

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

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

10 respect to activities and transactions described in sub11 section (a) that are carried out on or after such date of 

12 enactment. 

13 SEC. 4. IMPOSITION OF SANCTIONS WITH RESPECT TO FOR14 EIGN GOVERNMENTS THAT PROVIDE MATE15 RIAL SUPPORT FOR THE TERRORIST ACTIVI16 TIES OF HAMAS, THE PALESTINIAN ISLAMIC 

17 JIHAD, OR ANY AFFILIATE OR SUCCESSOR 

18 THEREOF. 

19 (a) IDENTIFICATION.— 

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

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

22 every 180 days thereafter, the President shall sub23 mit to the appropriate congressional committees a 

24 report that identifies the following: 
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1 (A) Each government of a foreign coun2 try— 

3 (i) with respect to which the Secretary 

4 of State determines has repeatedly pro5 vided support for acts of international ter6 rorism pursuant to section 1754(c) of the 

7 Export Control Reform Act of 2018, sec8 tion 40 of the Arms Export Control Act, 

9 section 620A of the Foreign Assistance Act 

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

11 (ii) with respect to which the Presi12 dent determines has provided direct or in13 direct material support for the terrorist ac14 tivities of Hamas, the Palestinian Islamic 

15 Jihad, or any affiliate or successor thereof. 

16 (B) Each government of a foreign country 

17 that— 

18 (i) is not identified under subpara19 graph (A); and 

20 (ii) the President determines engaged 

21 in a significant transaction so as to con22 tribute knowingly and materially to the ef23 forts by the government of a foreign coun24 try described in subparagraph (A)(i) to 

25 provide direct or indirect material support 
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1 for the terrorist activities of Hamas, the 

2 Palestinian Islamic Jihad, or any affiliate 

3 or successor thereof. 

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

5 under paragraph (1) shall be submitted in unclassi6 fied form but may contain a classified annex. 

7 (b) IMPOSITION OF SANCTIONS.— 

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

9 the following sanctions with respect to each govern10 ment of a foreign country identified pursuant to sub11 paragraph (A) or (B) of subsection (a)(1): 

12 (A) The United States Government shall 

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

14 assistance to the government of the foreign 

15 country. 

16 (B) The Secretary of the Treasury shall 

17 instruct the United States Executive Director 

18 to each appropriate international financial insti19 tution to oppose, and vote against, for a period 

20 of 1 year, the extension by such institution of 

21 any loan or financial or technical assistance to 

22 the government of the foreign country. 

23 (C) No item on the United States Muni24 tions List (established pursuant to section 38 of 

25 the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 
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1 2778)) or the Commerce Control List set forth 

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

3 Code of Federal Regulations, may be exported 

4 to the government of the foreign country for a 

5 period of 1 year. 

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

7 required to apply sanctions with respect to the gov8 ernment of a foreign country pursuant to paragraph 

9 (1)— 

10 (A) with respect to materials intended to 

11 be used by United States military or civilian 

12 personnel at military facilities in the country; or 

13 (B) if the application of such sanctions 

14 would prevent the United States from meeting 

15 the terms of any status of forces agreement to 

16 which the United States is a party. 

17 (c) IMPOSITION OF ADDITIONAL SANCTIONS WITH

18 RESPECT TO FOREIGN GOVERNMENTS IDENTIFIED

19 UNDER SUBSECTION (a)(1)(A).—The President shall im20 pose the following additional sanctions with respect to 

21 each government of a foreign country identified pursuant 

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

23 (1) The President shall, pursuant to such regu24 lations as the President may prescribe, prohibit any 

25 transactions in foreign exchange that are subject to 
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1 the jurisdiction of the United States and in which 

2 the government of the foreign country has any inter3 est. 

4 (2) The President shall, pursuant to such regu5 lations as the President may prescribe, prohibit any 

6 transfers of credit or payments between one or more 

7 financial institutions or by, through, or to any finan8 cial institution, to the extent that such transfers or 

9 payments are subject to the jurisdiction of the 

10 United States and involve any interest of the govern11 ment of the foreign country. 

12 (d) WAIVER.— 

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

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

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

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

17 to a foreign government identified pursuant to sub18 paragraph (A) or (B) of subsection (a)(1) if the 

19 President— 

20 (A) determines that the waiver is in the 

21 national security interest of the United States; 

22 and 

23 (B) not less than 30 days before the waiv24 er takes effect, submits to the appropriate con-
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1 gressional committees a report on the waiver 

2 and the justification for the waiver. 

3 (2) RENEWAL OF WAIVER.—The President 

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

5 paragraph (1) for additional periods of not more 

6 than 180 days if the President— 

7 (A) determines that the renewal of the 

8 waiver is in the national security interest of the 

9 United States; and 

10 (B) not less than 15 days before the waiv11 er expires, submits to the appropriate congres12 sional committees a report on the renewal of 

13 the waiver and the justification for the renewal 

14 of the waiver. 

15 (e) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—The authority to im16 pose sanctions under subsection (b) or (c) with respect to 

17 each government of a foreign country identified pursuant 

18 to subparagraph (A) or (B) of subsection (a)(1) is in addi19 tion to the authority to impose sanctions under any other 

20 provision of law with respect to governments of foreign 

21 countries that provide material support to foreign terrorist 

22 organizations designated pursuant to section 219 of the 

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

24 (f) TERMINATION.—The President may terminate 

25 any sanctions imposed with respect to the government of 
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1 a foreign country pursuant to subsection (b) or (c) if the 

2 President determines and notifies the appropriate congres3 sional committees that the government of the foreign 

4 country is no longer carrying out activities or transactions 

5 for which the sanctions were imposed and has provided 

6 assurances to the United States Government that it will 

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

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

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

10 respect to activities and transactions described in subpara11 graph (A) or (B) of subsection (a)(1) that are carried out 

12 on or after such date of enactment. 

13 SEC. 5. EXEMPTIONS FROM SANCTIONS UNDER SECTIONS 3 

14 AND 4 RELATING TO PROVISION OF HUMANI15 TARIAN ASSISTANCE. 

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

17 activities shall be exempt from sanctions under section 3: 

18 (1) The conduct or facilitation of a transaction 

19 for the sale of agricultural commodities, food, medi20 cine, or medical devices to a foreign person described 

21 in section 3(a)(2). 

22 (2) The provision of humanitarian assistance to 

23 a foreign person described in section 3(a)(2), includ24 ing engaging in a financial transaction relating to 

25 humanitarian assistance or for humanitarian pur-
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1 poses or transporting goods or services that are nec2 essary to carry out operations relating to humani3 tarian assistance or humanitarian purposes. 

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

5 activities shall be exempt from sanctions under section 4: 

6 (1) The conduct or facilitation of a transaction 

7 for the sale of agricultural commodities, food, medi8 cine, or medical devices to Hamas, the Palestinian 

9 Islamic Jihad, or any affiliate or successor thereof 

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

11 (2) The provision of humanitarian assistance to 

12 Hamas, the Palestinian Islamic Jihad, or any affil13 iate or successor thereof described in section 4(a)(1), 

14 including engaging in a financial transaction relating 

15 to humanitarian assistance or for humanitarian pur16 poses or transporting goods or services that are nec17 essary to carry out operations relating to humani18 tarian assistance or humanitarian purposes. 

19 SEC. 6. REPORT ON ACTIVITIES OF FOREIGN COUNTRIES 

20 TO DISRUPT GLOBAL FUNDRAISING, FINANC21 ING, AND MONEY LAUNDERING ACTIVITIES 

22 OF HAMAS, THE PALESTINIAN ISLAMIC 

23 JIHAD, OR ANY AFFILIATE OR SUCCESSOR 

24 THEREOF. 

25 (a) REPORT.— 
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1 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days 

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

3 President shall submit to the appropriate congres4 sional committees a report that includes— 

5 (A) a list of foreign countries that support 

6 Hamas, the Palestinian Islamic Jihad, or any 

7 affiliate or successor thereof, or in which 

8 Hamas maintains important portions of its fi9 nancial networks; 

10 (B) with respect to each foreign country on 

11 the list required by subparagraph (A)— 

12 (i) an assessment of whether the gov13 ernment of the country is taking adequate 

14 measures to freeze the assets of Hamas, 

15 the Palestinian Islamic Jihad, or any affil16 iate or successor thereof within the terri17 tory of the country; and 

18 (ii) in the case of a country the gov19 ernment of which is not taking adequate 

20 measures to freeze the assets of Hamas— 

21 (I) an assessment of the reasons 

22 that government is not taking ade23 quate measures to freeze those assets; 

24 and 
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1 (II) a description of measures 

2 being taken by the United States Gov3 ernment to encourage that govern4 ment to freeze those assets; 

5 (C) a list of foreign countries in which 

6 Hamas, the Palestinian Islamic Jihad, or any 

7 affiliate or successor thereof, conducts signifi8 cant fundraising, financing, or money laun9 dering activities; 

10 (D) with respect to each foreign country 

11 on the list required by subparagraph (C)— 

12 (i) an assessment of whether the gov13 ernment of the country is taking adequate 

14 measures to disrupt the fundraising, fi15 nancing, or money laundering activities of 

16 Hamas, the Palestinian Islamic Jihad, or 

17 any affiliate or successor thereof within the 

18 territory of the country; and 

19 (ii) in the case of a country the gov20 ernment of which is not taking adequate 

21 measures to disrupt those activities— 

22 (I) an assessment of the reasons 

23 that government is not taking ade24 quate measures to disrupt those ac25 tivities; and 
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1 (II) a description of measures 

2 being taken by the United States Gov3 ernment to encourage that govern4 ment to improve measures to disrupt 

5 those activities; and 

6 (E) a list of foreign countries from which 

7 Hamas, the Palestinian Islamic Jihad, or any 

8 affiliate or successor thereof, acquires surveil9 lance equipment, electronic monitoring equip10 ment, or other means to inhibit communication 

11 or political expression in Gaza. 

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

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

14 greatest extent possible, and may contain a classified 

15 annex. 

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

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

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

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

20 other applicable Federal departments and agencies (or 

21 their designees) shall provide to the appropriate congres22 sional committees a briefing on the disposition of the as23 sets and activities of Hamas, the Palestinian Islamic 

24 Jihad, or any successor or affiliate thereof related to fund25 raising, financing, and money laundering worldwide. 
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1 (c) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘‘appro2 priate congressional committees’’ means— 

3 (1) the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the 

4 Committee on Financial Services, and the Perma5 nent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House 

6 of Representatives; and 

7 (2) the Committee on Foreign Relations, the 

8 Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Af9 fairs, and the Select Committee on Intelligence of 

10 the Senate. 

11 SEC. 7. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS. 

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

13 shall be construed to apply to the authorized intelligence 

14 activities of the United States. 

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

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

17 of this Act, promulgate regulations as are necessary for 

18 the implementation of this Act. 

19 (c) EXCEPTION RELATING TO IMPORTATION OF

20 GOODS.— 

21 (1) IN GENERAL.—The authorities and require22 ments to impose sanctions authorized under this Act 

23 shall not include the authority or requirement to im24 pose sanctions on the importation of goods. 
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1 (2) GOOD DEFINED.—In this subsection, the 

2 term ‘‘good’’ means any article, natural or man3 made substance, material, supply or manufactured 

4 product, including inspection and test equipment, 

5 and excluding technical data. 

6 (d) TERMINATION.—This Act shall terminate begin7 ning— 

8 (1) 30 days after the date on which the Presi9 dent certifies to the appropriate congressional com10 mittees that Hamas and the Palestinian Islamic 

11 Jihad, or any successor or affiliate thereof— 

12 (A) are no longer designated as a foreign 

13 terrorist organization pursuant to section 219 

14 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 

15 U.S.C. 1189); 

16 (B) are no longer subject to sanctions pur17 suant to— 

18 (i) Executive Order No. 12947 (Janu19 ary 23, 1995; relating to prohibiting trans20 actions with terrorists who threaten to dis21 rupt the Middle East peace process); and 

22 (ii) Executive Order No. 13224 (Sep23 tember 23, 2001; relating to blocking prop24 erty and prohibiting transactions with per-
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1 sons who commit, threaten to commit, or 

2 support terrorism); and 

3 (C) meet the criteria described in para4 graphs (1) through (4) of section 9 of the Pal5 estinian Anti-Terrorism Act of 2006 (22 U.S.C. 

6 2378b note); or 

7 (2) 3 years after the date of the enactment of 

8 this Act, 

9 whichever occurs earlier. 

10 SEC. 8. DEFINITIONS. 

11 Except as otherwise provided, in this Act: 

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

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

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

15 1101(a)(13)(A)). 

16 (2) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMIT17 TEES.—The term ‘‘appropriate congressional com18 mittees’’ means the Committee on Foreign Affairs of 

19 the House of Representatives and the Committee on 

20 Foreign Relations of the Senate. 

21 (3) FOREIGN PERSON.—The term ‘‘foreign per22 son’’ means— 

23 (A) an individual who is not a United 

24 States person; or 
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1 (B) a corporation, partnership, or other 

2 nongovernmental entity which is not a United 

3 States person. 

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

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

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

7 United States Code. 

8 (5) PERSON.—The term ‘‘person’’ means an in9 dividual or entity. 

10 (6) UNITED STATES PERSON.—The term 

11 ‘‘United States person’’ means— 

12 (A) a United States citizen or an alien law13 fully admitted for permanent residence to the 

14 United States; or 

15 (B) an entity organized under the laws of 

16 the United States or of any jurisdiction within 

17 the United States, including a foreign branch of 

18 such an entity. 

19 SEC. 9. DETERMINATION OF BUDGETARY EFFECTS. 

20 The budgetary effects of this Act, for the purpose of 

21 complying with the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010, 

22 shall be determined by reference to the latest statement 

23 titled ‘‘Budgetary Effects of PAYGO Legislation’’ for this 

24 Act, submitted for printing in the Congressional Record 

25 by the Chairman of the House Budget Committee, pro-
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1 vided that such statement has been submitted prior to the 

2 vote on passage. 

Passed the House of Representatives July 23, 2019. 

Attest: 

Clerk. 
116TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 1850 

AN ACT 

To impose sanctions with respect to foreign support 

for Palestinian terrorism, and for other purposes.