I 
113TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3209 
To impose sanctions against persons who knowingly provide material support 
or resources to Boko Haram or its affiliates, associated groups, or 
agents, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 27, 2013 
Mr. SMITH of New Jersey (for himself and Mr. MEEHAN) introduced the fol-
lowing bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and 
in addition to the Committees on Foreign Affairs 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 concerned 
A BILL 
To impose sanctions against persons who knowingly provide 
material support or resources to Boko Haram or its 
affiliates, associated groups, or agents, 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 ‘‘Boko Haram Terrorist 
Designation Act of 2013’’. 
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SEC. 2. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON DESIGNATION OF BOKO 
HARAM AS A FOREIGN TERRORIST ORGANI-
ZATION. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 
(1) The Congregation and People of Tradition 
for Proselytism and Jihad, or more popularly known 
under its Hausa name Boko Haram (‘‘Western edu-
cation is sinful.’’), is a Nigerian jihadist organization 
based in the northeastern part of that country. 
(2) Since its founding in 2001, Boko Haram re-
portedly has been responsible for the deaths of more 
than 10,000 persons, mostly Nigerians. This group 
has been officially designated by the Government of 
the Federal Republic of Nigeria as a terrorist orga-
nization, along with another group—Jama’atu 
Ansarul Muslimina Fi Biladis Sudan—under section 
2 of Nigeria’s Terrorism Prevention Act of 2011 (as 
amended). 
(3) Boko Haram claimed responsibility for the 
August 26, 2011, bombing of the United Nations 
Building in Abuja in which 21 persons were killed 
and another 60 were injured. 
(4) In testimony before the Senate Select Com-
mittee on Intelligence on January 31, 2012, Direc-
tor of National Intelligence James Clapper said 
Boko Haram ‘‘is interested in hitting targets, such 
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as the U.S. Embassy and hotels frequented by West-
erners.’’ 
(5) On February 23, 2012, United States Am-
bassador to Nigeria Terrance P. McCulley said that 
Boko Haram’s danger was expanding and that at 
least part of the group ‘‘has decided it’s in their in-
terest to attack the international community.’’. 
(b) CRITERIA.—Section 219(a)(1) of the Immigration 
and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1189(a)(1)) provides the 
3 criteria for the designation of an organization as a For-
eign Terrorist Organization: 
(1) The organization must be a foreign organi-
zation. 
(2) The organization must engage in terrorist 
activity, as defined in section 212(a)(3)(B) of the 
Immigration 
and 
Nationality 
Act 
(8 
U.S.C. 
1182(a)(3)(B)), or terrorism, as defined in section 
140(d)(2) of the Foreign Relations Authorization 
Act, Fiscal Years 1988 and 1989 (22 U.S.C. 
2656f(d)(2)), or retain the capability and intent to 
engage in terrorist activity or terrorism. 
(3) The organization’s terrorist activity or ter-
rorism must threaten the security of United States 
nationals or the national security (national defense, 
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foreign relations, or the economic interests) of the 
United States. 
(c) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con-
gress that— 
(1) Boko Haram has met the criteria for des-
ignation as a Foreign Terrorist Organization under 
section 219 of the Immigration and Nationality Act 
(as described in subsection (b)); and 
(2) the Secretary of State, in consultation with 
the Attorney General and the Secretary of the 
Treasury, should exercise the Secretary of State’s 
statutory authority and designate Boko Haram as a 
Foreign Terrorist Organization. 
(d) REPORT.—If the Secretary of State does not des-
ignate Boko Haram as a Foreign Terrorist Organization 
within 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, 
the Secretary of State shall submit to Congress a report 
that contains the reasons therefor. 
SEC. 3. SANCTIONS AGAINST PERSONS WHO KNOWINGLY 
PROVIDE 
MATERIAL 
SUPPORT 
OR 
RE-
SOURCES TO BOKO HARAM OR ITS AFFILI-
ATES, ASSOCIATED GROUPS, OR AGENTS. 
(a) SANCTIONS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—In concert with applicable 
Nigerian law regarding Boko Haram or its affiliates, 
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associated groups, or agents, the President shall 
subject to all available sanctions any person in the 
United States or subject to the jurisdiction of the 
United States who knowingly provides material sup-
port or resources to Boko Haram or its affiliates, 
associated groups, or agents. 
(2) DEFINITION.—In this paragraph, the term 
‘‘material support or resources’’ has the meaning 
given such term in section 2339A(b)(1) of title 18, 
United States Code. 
(b) INADMISSABILITY AND REMOVAL.— 
(1) INADMISSABILITY.—Notwithstanding any 
other provision of law, the Secretary of State may 
not issue any visa to, and the Secretary of Home-
land Security shall deny entry to the United States 
of, any member or representative of Boko Haram or 
its affiliates, associated groups, or agents. 
(2) REMOVAL.—In certain circumstances, any 
alien who is a member or representative of Boko 
Haram or its affiliates, associated groups, or agents 
shall be removable from the United States as pro-
vided for in sections 212(a)(3)(B)(i)(IV) or (V) and 
237(a)(1)(A) of the Immigration and Nationality 
Act (8 U.S.C. 1182(a)(3)(B)(i)(IV) or (V) and 
1227(a)(1)(A)). 
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