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115TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 5540 

To direct the Director of National Intelligence to prepare a National 

Intelligence Estimate on Hizballah, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

APRIL 17, 2018 

Mr. SUOZZI (for himself and Mr. KINZINGER) introduced the following bill; 

which was referred to the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, 

and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, 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 direct the Director of National Intelligence to prepare 

a National Intelligence Estimate on Hizballah, 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 ‘‘Disarm Hizballah 

5 Act’’. 

6 SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 

7 Congress makes the following findings: 


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1 (1) The Department of State designated Hiz2 ballah as a terrorist organization in 1997. 

3 (2) Hizballah constitutes a grave and present 

4 danger to the United States and the interests and 

5 allies of the United States by conducting armed in6 terference in multiple conflicts, most notably those 

7 of Yemen, Iraq, and Syria. 

8 (3) Hizballah has been sanctioned under the 

9 Hizballah International Financing Prevention Act of 

10 2015 and designated pursuant to multiple executive 

11 orders and provisions of law to deter and prevent the 

12 financing of Hizballah’s operations. While impactful, 

13 the diverse and deadly arsenal of Hizballah, its pro14 curement, and its continuous expansion have not 

15 been addressed. 

16 (4) The illegal transfer of weapons to Hizballah 

17 constitutes an imminent danger to the Middle East 

18 and the allies of the United States, as these weapons 

19 foment instability in an already volatile region. 

20 (5) According to an outgoing commander of the 

21 Israel Air Force, Israel has attacked dozens of con22 voys bringing arms to Hizballah and other groups on 

23 several Israeli fronts, including from Syria, over the 

24 past 5 years. 


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1 (6) Pursuant to United Nations Security Coun2 cil Resolution 1701, the United Nations Interim 

3 Force in Lebanon (hereinafter referred to as 

4 ‘‘UNIFIL’’) has a responsibility to assist the Leba5 nese Armed Forces in taking steps towards the es6 tablishment of an area free of armed personnel, as7 sets, and weapons other than those of the Lebanese 

8 government and of UNIFIL. 

9 (7) Pursuant to United Nations Security Coun10 cil Resolutions 1701 (2006), 2373 (2017), and 1559 

11 (2004), all Lebanese and non-Lebanese militias 

12 should disband and disarm, and the borders of Leb13 anon must be secured with a full deployment of the 

14 Lebanese Armed Forces as the only armed rep15 resentative of the State. 

16 (8) As noted in numerous reports discussing 

17 the implementation of United Nations Security 

18 Council Resolutions 1559 (2004) and 1701 (2006) 

19 no disarmament of Hizballah has occurred, and the 

20 borders of Lebanon, particularly in southern Leb21 anon, are not secure. 

22 (9) Pursuant to United Nations Security Coun23 cil Resolution 1701 (2006) the sale or supply to any 

24 entity or individual within Lebanon of arms and re25 lated material shall be prevented. 


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1 (10) In September 2017, the mandate of 

2 UNIFIL was expanded to allow it to take all nec3 essary action to stop its area of operations from 

4 being used for hostile activities and to step up its 

5 patrols and inspections to disrupt Hizballah’s illicit 

6 activities. 

7 (11) Pursuant to United Nations Security 

8 Council Resolution 2231, without proper authoriza9 tion from the United Nations Security Council, it is 

10 forbidden to import, export, or re-export to, into, or 

11 from Iran, whether directly or indirectly, any signifi12 cant arms or arms-related material. 

13 SEC. 3. POLICY OF THE UNITED STATES REGARDING 

14 UNIFIL AND HIZBALLAH. 

15 It is the policy of the United States to— 

16 (1) strengthen UNIFIL efforts to demilitarize 

17 southern Lebanon and neutralize the missile capa18 bilities of Hizballah; 

19 (2) use all available diplomatic, legislative, and 

20 economic means to detect and deter the illegal trans21 fer of weapons from Iran to Hizballah, both region22 ally and internationally; 

23 (3) implement the weapons embargo established 

24 in United Nations Security Council Resolution 2231 

25 and to implement United Nations Security Council 


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1 Resolution 1701 and the Taif accords, among other 

2 international resolutions; and 

3 (4) work with the Government of Lebanon, 

4 UNIFIL, and regional partners to develop a mile5 stone timeline to implement a strategy towards the 

6 disarmament of Hizballah. 

7 SEC. 4. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING INTERNATIONAL 

8 COOPERATION IN NEUTRALIZING HIZBAL9 LAH. 

10 It is the Sense of Congress that the United States 

11 should— 

12 (1) cooperate closely with the Government of 

13 Israel in working to neutralize the capabilities of 

14 Hizballah and definitively halting the illegal transfer 

15 of weapons to and procurement of weapons for 

16 Hizballah; and 

17 (2) engage the Government of Lebanon to 

18 tactically secure its borders and disarm all militias 

19 operating in Lebanon. 

20 SEC. 5. NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE ESTIMATE ON HIZBAL21 LAH. 

22 Not later than 90 days after enactment of this Act, 

23 the Director of National Intelligence, in consultation with 

24 the Secretary of State, shall commission and produce a 

25 National Intelligence Estimate on Hizballah. Such NaVerDate Sep 11 2014 22:01 Apr 25, 2018 Jkt 079200 PO 00000 Frm 00005 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H5540.IH H5540

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1 tional Intelligence Estimate shall include each of the fol2 lowing: 

3 (1) A full accounting of the entirety of 

4 Hizballah’s rocket arsenal. 

5 (2) An evaluation of the success of the UNIFIL 

6 mandate. 

7 (3) An evaluation of the tactical capabilities of 

8 Hizballah, including such capabilities related to de9 fense. 

10 (4) A detailed description of the supply routes 

11 used in the illegal procurement of weapons for 

12 Hizballah. 

13 (5) An estimate on the international operations 

14 that support Hizballah’s network. 

15 (6) An accounting of the effects of the inter16 ference of Hizballah in conflicts through the Middle 

17 East region. 

18 (7) An assessment of how Hizballah raises, 

19 holds, and spends funds in territories where 

20 UNIFIL operates. 

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