I 
116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 8445 
To impose certain measures with respect to Hezbollah-dominated areas in 
Lebanon and Latin America and to impose sanctions with respect to 
senior foreign political figures in Lebanon, Venezuela, Cuba, and Nica-
ragua supporting Hezbollah. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 30, 2020 
Mr. WILSON of South Carolina (for himself, Mrs. WAGNER, Mr. PERRY, Mr. 
YOHO, Mr. BURCHETT, Mr. WALKER, Mr. STEUBE, Mr. KELLY of Mis-
sissippi, Mr. BACON, Mr. HIGGINS of Louisiana, Mr. GOSAR, Mrs. 
LESKO, and Mr. MCCLINTOCK) introduced the following bill; which was 
referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the 
Committees on the Judiciary, and Financial Services, 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 impose certain measures with respect to Hezbollah-domi-
nated areas in Lebanon and Latin America and to im-
pose sanctions with respect to senior foreign political 
figures in Lebanon, Venezuela, Cuba, and Nicaragua 
supporting Hezbollah. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Hezbollah Money 
Laundering Prevention Act of 2020’’. 
SEC. 2. MEASURES WITH RESPECT TO HEZBOLLAH-DOMI-
NATED AREAS IN LEBANON AND LATIN AMER-
ICA. 
(a) DETERMINATION REGARDING JURISDICTIONS OF 
LEBANON.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary of the Treasury shall determine, under section 
5318A of title 31, United States Code, whether rea-
sonable grounds exist for concluding that any of the 
jurisdictions of Lebanon described in paragraph (2) 
are jurisdictions of primary money laundering con-
cern. 
(2) JURISDICTIONS DESCRIBED.—The jurisdic-
tions of Lebanon described in this paragraph are the 
following: 
(A) The Nabatieh Governorate. 
(B) The Haret Hreik municipality in the 
Baabda district in the Dahieh suburbs south of 
Beirut. 
(C) The Chiyah municipality in the 
Baabda district in the western suburbs of Bei-
rut. 
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(D) The Hadeth Beirut municipality in the 
Baabda district in the suburbs of Beirut. 
(E) The Hermel district in the Baalbek- 
Hermel Governorate. 
(F) The Baalbek and Temnin el-Foka mu-
nicipalities in the Baalbe-Hermel Governorate. 
(G) The Tyre district in the South 
Governorate. 
(b) DETERMINATION REGARDING THE ARGENTINA, 
BRAZIL, PARAGUAY TRI-BORDER AREAS.—Not later than 
180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
Secretary of the Treasury shall determine, under section 
5318A of title 31, United States Code, whether reasonable 
grounds exist for concluding that the Argentina, Brazil, 
Paraguay tri-border areas, are jurisdictions of primary 
money laundering concern. 
(c) PROHIBITIONS OR CONDITIONS ON OPENING OR 
MAINTAINING CERTAIN CORRESPONDENT OR PAYABLE- 
THROUGH ACCOUNTS.—If the Secretary of the Treasury 
determines under subsection (a) or (b) that reasonable 
grounds exist for concluding that any jurisdiction de-
scribed in subsection (a) or (b) is a jurisdiction of primary 
money laundering concern, the Secretary, in consultation 
with the Federal functional regulators (as defined in sec-
tion 509 of the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (15 U.S.C. 
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6809)), shall impose the special measures described in sec-
tion 5318A(b)(5) of title 31, United States Code, with re-
spect to the Central Bank of Syria. 
(d) REPORT REQUIRED.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after 
making a determination under subsection (a) and 
(b) with respect to whether a jurisdiction is a juris-
diction of primary money laundering concern, the 
Secretary of the Treasury shall submit to the appro-
priate congressional committees a report that in-
cludes the reasons for the determination. 
(2) FORM.—A report required by paragraph (1) 
shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may in-
clude a classified annex. 
(3) APPROPRIATE
CONGRESSIONAL
COMMIT-
TEES DEFINED.—In this subsection, the term ‘‘ap-
propriate congressional committees’’ means— 
(A) the Committee on Foreign Affairs and 
the Committee on Financial Services of the 
House of Representatives; and 
(B) the Committee on Foreign Relations 
and the Committee on Banking, Housing, and 
Urban Affairs of the Senate. 
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SEC. 3. SANCTIONS WITH RESPECT TO SENIOR FOREIGN 
POLITICAL 
FIGURES 
IN 
LEBANON, 
VEN-
EZUELA, 
CUBA, 
AND 
NICARAGUA 
SUP-
PORTING HEZBOLLAH. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The President shall impose the 
sanctions described in subsection (c) with respect to each 
individual on the list required by subsection (b). 
(b) LIST.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 120 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
President shall submit to the appropriate congres-
sional committees a list of individuals who are senior 
foreign political figures in Lebanon, Venezuela, 
Cuba, and Nicaragua that the President determines 
have knowingly provided material support to or en-
gaged in a significant transaction with Hezbollah or 
meet the criteria for sanctions under the Hezbollah 
International 
Financing 
Prevention 
Act, 
the 
Hezbollah International Financing Amendment Act, 
or the Global Magnitsky Human Rights and Ac-
countability Act. 
(2) ADDITIONAL
REQUIREMENT.—The Presi-
dent shall include Major General Abbas Ibrahim, the 
head of Lebanon’s General Directorate of General 
Security, on the list required by this subsection. 
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