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116TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 2412 

To require the Secretary of State to submit to Congress a report on the 

designation of the Muslim Brotherhood as a foreign terrorist organization, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

APRIL 30, 2019 

Mr. DIAZ-BALART (for himself, Mr. GOHMERT, Ms. GRANGER, Mr. WEBER of 

Texas, Mr. FLEISCHMANN, Mr. GROTHMAN, Mr. DESJARLAIS, Mr. 

POSEY, Mr. KING of Iowa, Mr. AUSTIN SCOTT of Georgia, Mr. ZELDIN, 

Mr. MARCHANT, Mr. HUNTER, Mr. YOHO, Mr. PERRY, Mr. GOSAR, Mr. 

HARRIS, Mr. RUTHERFORD, Mr. DAVIDSON of Ohio, Mr. JORDAN, Mr. 

GAETZ, Mr. BRADY, Mr. KINZINGER, Mr. STIVERS, Mr. MOONEY of West 

Virginia, Mr. MCKINLEY, Mr. JOHNSON of Ohio, Mr. WEBSTER of Florida, and Mr. MASSIE) introduced the following bill; which was referred 

to the Committee on the Judiciary 

A BILL 

To require the Secretary of State to submit to Congress 

a report on the designation of the Muslim Brotherhood 

as a foreign terrorist organization, 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 ‘‘Muslim Brotherhood 

5 Terrorist Designation Act of 2019’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. SENSE OF CONGRESS. 

2 It is the sense of Congress that— 

3 (1) the Muslim Brotherhood meets the criteria 

4 for designation as a foreign terrorist organization 

5 under section 219 of the Immigration and Nation6 ality Act (8 U.S.C. 1189); and 

7 (2) the Secretary of State, in consultation with 

8 the Attorney General and the Secretary of the 

9 Treasury, should exercise the Secretary of State’s 

10 statutory authority by designating the Muslim 

11 Brotherhood as a foreign terrorist organization. 

12 SEC. 3. REPORT ON DESIGNATION OF THE MUSLIM BROTH13 ERHOOD AS A FOREIGN TERRORIST ORGANI14 ZATION. 

15 (a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

16 (1) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMIT17 TEES.—The term ‘‘appropriate congressional com18 mittees’’ means— 

19 (A) the Committee on Homeland Security 

20 and Governmental Affairs of the Senate; 

21 (B) the Committee on Armed Services of 

22 the Senate; 

23 (C) the Committee on Foreign Relations of 

24 the Senate; 

25 (D) the Select Committee on Intelligence 

26 of the Senate; 


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1 (E) the Committee on the Judiciary of the 

2 Senate; 

3 (F) the Committee on Banking, Housing, 

4 and Urban Affairs of the Senate; 

5 (G) the Committee on Homeland Security 

6 of the House of Representatives; 

7 (H) the Committee on Armed Services of 

8 the House of Representatives; 

9 (I) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of 

10 the House of Representatives; 

11 (J) the Permanent Select Committee on 

12 Intelligence of the House of Representatives; 

13 (K) the Committee on the Judiciary of the 

14 House of Representatives; and 

15 (L) the Committee on Financial Services 

16 of the House of Representatives. 

17 (2) INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY.—The term 

18 ‘‘intelligence community’’ has the meaning given 

19 that term in section 3(4) of the National Security 

20 Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3003(4)). 

21 (b) REPORT.—Not later than 60 days after the date 

22 of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State, in 

23 consultation with the intelligence community, shall submit 

24 to the appropriate congressional committees a detailed re25 port that— 


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1 (1) indicates whether the Muslim Brotherhood 

2 meets the criteria for designation as a foreign ter3 rorist organization under section 219 of the Immi4 gration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1189); and 

5 (2) if the Secretary of State determines that 

6 the Muslim Brotherhood does not meet the criteria 

7 referred to in paragraph (1), includes a detailed jus8 tification as to which criteria have not been met. 

9 (c) FORM.—The report required under subsection (b) 

10 shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include 

11 a classified annex, if appropriate. 

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