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118TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 9153 
To provide for the addition of senior leaders of HAMAS and Palestine 
Islamic Jihad, United States Designated Foreign Terrorist Organizations, 
as well as affiliated terrorists to the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s 
Most Wanted terrorism list, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 25, 2024 
Mr. ISSA introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on the Judiciary, 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 provide for the addition of senior leaders of HAMAS 
and Palestine Islamic Jihad, United States Designated 
Foreign Terrorist Organizations, as well as affiliated ter-
rorists to the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Most 
Wanted terrorism list, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘HAMAS Terrorist Fu-
gitive Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. SENSE OF CONGRESS. 
It is the sense of Congress that— 
(1) the Attorney General should seek to pros-
ecute the leadership of HAMAS and Palestine Is-
lamic Jihad, United States Designated Foreign Ter-
rorist Organizations, as well as affiliated terrorists 
for the terrorist attack committed against Israel on 
October 7, 2023, under United States statutory pro-
hibitions against the foreign murder of United 
States nationals (18 U.S.C. 1119, 18 U.S.C. 2332), 
hostage taking (18 U.S.C. 1203) for taking five 
United States citizens hostage and holding them in 
Gaza along with hostages from 24 other countries, 
war crimes (18 U.S.C. 2441), and any other section 
of the criminal code as appropriate; and 
(2) the Director of the Federal Bureau of In-
vestigation and the Secretary of State should make 
use of their respective authorities to offer rewards 
for information leading to the arrest or conviction of 
members of HAMAS, Palestine Islamic Jihad, and 
affiliated terrorists. 
SEC. 3. POLICY STATEMENT. 
It is the policy of the United States to bring to justice 
the leadership of HAMAS and Palestine Islamic Jihad as 
well as affiliated terrorists for their role in the terrorist 
attack committed against Israel on October 7, 2023, and 
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its aftermath, including the death of United States citi-
zens and the holding of United States citizens hostage. 
SEC. 4. REWARD FOR HAMAS ARREST AND CONVICTION. 
(a) FBI MOST WANTED LIST.—The Director of the 
Federal Bureau of Intelligence shall add each covered ter-
rorist leader to the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Most 
Wanted terrorism list and offer a reward for information 
leading to the arrest or conviction of each such covered 
terrorist leader. 
(b) DEPARTMENT OF STATE REWARDS FOR JUSTICE 
PROGRAM.—The Secretary of State shall offer a reward 
for information leading to the arrest or conviction of a 
covered terrorist leader by exercising the authority under 
section 36 of the State Department Basic Authorities Act 
of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2708). 
(c) DUPLICATION.—The Secretary of State shall co-
ordinate with the Attorney General, acting through the 
Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation to ensure 
that a duplicate reward is not paid under their respective 
rewards programs. 
(d) COVERED TERRORIST LEADERS.—For the pur-
pose of this section, a covered terrorist leader shall include 
any of the following: 
(1) Ismail Haniyeh. 
(2) Yahya Al Sinwar. 
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(3) Mohammed Deif. 
(4) Khaled Mashal. 
(5) Mahmoud al-Zahar. 
(6) Mousa Mohammed Abu Marzook. 
(7) Ziyard al-Nakhalah. 
(8) Nasser Abu Sharif. 
(9) Jamil Yusuf Ahmad ’Aliyan. 
(10) Akram al-Ajouri. 
(11) Mu’ad Ibrahim Muhammed Rashid al- 
Atili. 
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