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118TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 5932 

To authorize additional assistance to Israel using assets confiscated from 

the Iran, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

OCTOBER 11, 2023 

Mr. SCHWEIKERT (for himself, Mr. CRENSHAW, Mr. NUNN of Iowa, Mr. HIGGINS of Louisiana, Mr. SELF, Mr. DONALDS, Mr. EDWARDS, Mr. 

FEENSTRA, Mr. FITZPATRICK, Mr. CAREY, Mr. MCCORMICK, and Mr. 

ROSENDALE) introduced the following bill 

OCTOBER 25, 2023 

Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Rules, 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 authorize additional assistance to Israel using assets 

confiscated from the Iran, 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 ‘‘Fortify Israel Act’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON RELEASE OF BLOCKED IRANIAN 

2 ASSETS. 

3 (a) IN GENERAL.—No Iranian asset that is blocked 

4 or immobilized by the Department of the Treasury before 

5 the date of the enactment of this Act may be released or 

6 mobilized until the President certifies to the appropriate 

7 congressional committees that— 

8 (1) hostilities between Hamas and other Ira9 nian-backed groups and Israel have ceased; and 

10 (2)(A) full compensation has been made to 

11 Israel for harms resulting from the invasion of Israel 

12 by Hamas and other Iranian-backed groups; or 

13 (B) Iran is participating in a bona fide inter14 national mechanism that, by agreement, will dis15 charge the obligations of Iran to compensate Israel 

16 for all amounts determined to be owed to Israel. 

17 (b) NOTIFICATION.—Not later than 30 days before 

18 the release or mobilization of an Iranian asset that pre19 viously had been blocked or immobilized by the Depart20 ment of the Treasury, the President shall submit to the 

21 appropriate congressional committees— 

22 (1) a notification of the decision to release or 

23 mobilize the asset; and 

24 (2) a justification in writing for such release or 

25 mobilization. 

26 (c) JOINT RESOLUTION OF DISAPPROVAL.— 


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1 (1) IN GENERAL.—No Iranian asset that pre2 viously had been blocked or immobilized by the De3 partment of the Treasury may be released or mobi4 lized if, within 30 days of receipt of the notification 

5 and justification required under subsection (b), a 

6 joint resolution is enacted prohibiting the proposed 

7 release or mobilization. 

8 (2) EXPEDITED PROCEDURES.—Any joint reso9 lution described in paragraph (1) introduced in ei10 ther House of Congress shall be considered in ac11 cordance with the provisions of section 601(b) of the 

12 International Security Assistance and Arms Export 

13 Control Act of 1976 (Public Law 94–329; 90 Stat. 

14 765), except that any such resolution shall be 

15 amendable. If such a joint resolution should be ve16 toed by the President, the time for debate in consid17 eration of the veto message on such measure shall 

18 be limited to 20 hours in the Senate and in the 

19 House of Representatives shall be determined in ac20 cordance with the Rules of the House. 

21 (d) COOPERATION ON PROHIBITION OF RELEASE OF

22 CERTAIN IRANIAN ASSETS.—The President may take 

23 such action as may be necessary to seek to obtain an 

24 agreement or arrangement between the United States, 

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1 bilized Iranian assets to prohibit such assets from being 

2 released or mobilized until an agreement has been reached 

3 that discharges Iran from further obligations to com4 pensate Israel. 

5 SEC. 3. AUTHORITY TO ENSURE COMPENSATION TO ISRAEL 

6 USING CONFISCATED IRANIAN ASSETS. 

7 (a) CONFISCATION.— 

8 (1) IN GENERAL.—The President may con9 fiscate any Iranian assets subject to the jurisdiction 

10 of the United States, including assets that are with11 in the scope of the Iranian assets authorized to be 

12 transferred from South Korea to the oversight of 

13 Qatar on September 11, 2023. 

14 (2) LIQUIDATION AND DEPOSIT.—The Presi15 dent shall— 

16 (A) deposit any funds confiscated under 

17 paragraph (1) into the Fund established under 

18 subsection (b); 

19 (B) liquidate or sell any other property 

20 confiscated under paragraph (1) and deposit 

21 the funds resulting from such liquidation or 

22 sale into the Fund established under subsection 

23 (b); and 

24 (C) make all such funds available for the 

25 purposes described in subsection (b)(2). 


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1 (3) VESTING.—All right, title, and interest in 

2 Iranian assets confiscated under paragraph (1) shall 

3 vest, if necessary, in the Government of the United 

4 States while being held in the Fund established 

5 under subsection (b). 

6 (b) ESTABLISHMENT OF A FUND TO PROVIDE AS7 SISTANCE TO ISRAEL.— 

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

9 a non-interest-bearing account to consist of the 

10 funds deposited into the account under subsection 

11 (a). 

12 (2) USE OF FUNDS.—Amounts in the account 

13 established under paragraph (1) are authorized to be 

14 made available for the procurement of defense arti15 cles and services for Israel. 

16 (c) JUDICIAL REVIEW.— 

17 (1) IN GENERAL.—The confiscation of Iranian 

18 assets under subsection (a)(1) shall not be subject to 

19 judicial review. 

20 (2) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this 

21 subsection shall be construed to limit any private in22 dividual or entity from asserting due process claims 

23 in United States courts. 

24 (d) EXCEPTION FOR UNITED STATES OBLIGATIONS

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1 vided by this section may not be exercised in a manner 

2 inconsistent with the obligations of the United States 

3 under— 

4 (1) the Convention on Diplomatic Relations, 

5 done at Vienna April 18, 1961, and entered into 

6 force April 24, 1964 (23 UST 3227); 

7 (2) the Convention on Consular Relations, done 

8 at Vienna April 24, 1963, and entered into force on 

9 March 19, 1967 (21 UST 77); 

10 (3) the Agreement Regarding the Headquarters 

11 of the United Nations, signed at Lake Success June 

12 26, 1947, and entered into force November 21, 1947 

13 (TIAS 1676); or 

14 (4) any other international agreement governing 

15 the use of force and establishing rights under inter16 national humanitarian law. 

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