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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 con-
cerned 
A BILL 
To direct the Director of National Intelligence to prepare 
a National Intelligence Estimate on Hizballah, 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 ‘‘Disarm Hizballah 
Act’’. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
Congress makes the following findings: 
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(1) The Department of State designated Hiz-
ballah as a terrorist organization in 1997. 
(2) Hizballah constitutes a grave and present 
danger to the United States and the interests and 
allies of the United States by conducting armed in-
terference in multiple conflicts, most notably those 
of Yemen, Iraq, and Syria. 
(3) Hizballah has been sanctioned under the 
Hizballah International Financing Prevention Act of 
2015 and designated pursuant to multiple executive 
orders and provisions of law to deter and prevent the 
financing of Hizballah’s operations. While impactful, 
the diverse and deadly arsenal of Hizballah, its pro-
curement, and its continuous expansion have not 
been addressed. 
(4) The illegal transfer of weapons to Hizballah 
constitutes an imminent danger to the Middle East 
and the allies of the United States, as these weapons 
foment instability in an already volatile region. 
(5) According to an outgoing commander of the 
Israel Air Force, Israel has attacked dozens of con-
voys bringing arms to Hizballah and other groups on 
several Israeli fronts, including from Syria, over the 
past 5 years. 
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(6) Pursuant to United Nations Security Coun-
cil Resolution 1701, the United Nations Interim 
Force in Lebanon (hereinafter referred to as 
‘‘UNIFIL’’) has a responsibility to assist the Leba-
nese Armed Forces in taking steps towards the es-
tablishment of an area free of armed personnel, as-
sets, and weapons other than those of the Lebanese 
government and of UNIFIL. 
(7) Pursuant to United Nations Security Coun-
cil Resolutions 1701 (2006), 2373 (2017), and 1559 
(2004), all Lebanese and non-Lebanese militias 
should disband and disarm, and the borders of Leb-
anon must be secured with a full deployment of the 
Lebanese Armed Forces as the only armed rep-
resentative of the State. 
(8) As noted in numerous reports discussing 
the implementation of United Nations Security 
Council Resolutions 1559 (2004) and 1701 (2006) 
no disarmament of Hizballah has occurred, and the 
borders of Lebanon, particularly in southern Leb-
anon, are not secure. 
(9) Pursuant to United Nations Security Coun-
cil Resolution 1701 (2006) the sale or supply to any 
entity or individual within Lebanon of arms and re-
lated material shall be prevented. 
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(10) In September 2017, the mandate of 
UNIFIL was expanded to allow it to take all nec-
essary action to stop its area of operations from 
being used for hostile activities and to step up its 
patrols and inspections to disrupt Hizballah’s illicit 
activities. 
(11) Pursuant to United Nations Security 
Council Resolution 2231, without proper authoriza-
tion from the United Nations Security Council, it is 
forbidden to import, export, or re-export to, into, or 
from Iran, whether directly or indirectly, any signifi-
cant arms or arms-related material. 
SEC. 3. POLICY OF THE UNITED STATES REGARDING 
UNIFIL AND HIZBALLAH. 
It is the policy of the United States to— 
(1) strengthen UNIFIL efforts to demilitarize 
southern Lebanon and neutralize the missile capa-
bilities of Hizballah; 
(2) use all available diplomatic, legislative, and 
economic means to detect and deter the illegal trans-
fer of weapons from Iran to Hizballah, both region-
ally and internationally; 
(3) implement the weapons embargo established 
in United Nations Security Council Resolution 2231 
and to implement United Nations Security Council 
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Resolution 1701 and the Taif accords, among other 
international resolutions; and 
(4) work with the Government of Lebanon, 
UNIFIL, and regional partners to develop a mile-
stone timeline to implement a strategy towards the 
disarmament of Hizballah. 
SEC. 4. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING INTERNATIONAL 
COOPERATION IN NEUTRALIZING HIZBAL-
LAH. 
It is the Sense of Congress that the United States 
should— 
(1) cooperate closely with the Government of 
Israel in working to neutralize the capabilities of 
Hizballah and definitively halting the illegal transfer 
of weapons to and procurement of weapons for 
Hizballah; and 
(2) engage the Government of Lebanon to 
tactically secure its borders and disarm all militias 
operating in Lebanon. 
SEC. 5. NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE ESTIMATE ON HIZBAL-
LAH. 
Not later than 90 days after enactment of this Act, 
the Director of National Intelligence, in consultation with 
the Secretary of State, shall commission and produce a 
National Intelligence Estimate on Hizballah. Such Na-
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tional Intelligence Estimate shall include each of the fol-
lowing: 
(1) A full accounting of the entirety of 
Hizballah’s rocket arsenal. 
(2) An evaluation of the success of the UNIFIL 
mandate. 
(3) An evaluation of the tactical capabilities of 
Hizballah, including such capabilities related to de-
fense. 
(4) A detailed description of the supply routes 
used in the illegal procurement of weapons for 
Hizballah. 
(5) An estimate on the international operations 
that support Hizballah’s network. 
(6) An accounting of the effects of the inter-
ference of Hizballah in conflicts through the Middle 
East region. 
(7) An assessment of how Hizballah raises, 
holds, and spends funds in territories where 
UNIFIL operates. 
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