I 
117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 261 
To impose sanctions with respect to foreign support for Palestinian terrorism, 
and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 11, 2021 
Mr. MAST (for himself, Mr. GOTTHEIMER, Miss RICE of New York, Mr. 
TRONE, Mr. DESJARLAIS, Mr. RESCHENTHALER, Ms. STEFANIK, Mr. 
BACON, Mrs. HARTZLER, Mr. BURCHETT, Mr. SUOZZI, Mr. GAETZ, and 
Mr. WEBER of Texas) introduced the following bill; which was referred 
to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee 
on 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 with respect to foreign support for 
Palestinian terrorism, 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 ‘‘Palestinian Inter-
national Terrorism Support Prevention Act of 2021’’. 
SEC. 2. STATEMENT OF POLICY. 
It shall be the policy of the United States— 
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(1) to prevent Hamas, the Palestinian Islamic 
Jihad, or any affiliate or successor thereof from ac-
cessing its international support networks; and 
(2) to oppose Hamas, the Palestinian Islamic 
Jihad, or any affiliate or successor thereof from at-
tempting to use goods, including medicine and dual 
use items, to smuggle weapons and other materials 
to further acts of terrorism. 
SEC. 3. IMPOSITION OF SANCTIONS WITH RESPECT TO FOR-
EIGN PERSONS AND AGENCIES AND INSTRU-
MENTALITIES 
OF 
FOREIGN 
STATES 
SUP-
PORTING HAMAS, THE PALESTINIAN ISLAMIC 
JIHAD, OR ANY AFFILIATE OR SUCCESSOR 
THEREOF. 
(a) IDENTIFICATION.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, and an-
nually thereafter for a period not to exceed 3 years, 
the President shall submit to the appropriate con-
gressional committees a report that identifies each 
foreign person or agency or instrumentality of a for-
eign state that the President determines— 
(A) knowingly assists in, sponsors, or pro-
vides significant financial or material support 
for, or financial or other services to or in sup-
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port of, the terrorist activities of any person de-
scribed in paragraph (2); or 
(B) directly or indirectly, knowingly and 
materially engaged in a significant transaction 
with any person described in paragraph (2). 
(2) PERSON DESCRIBED.—A person described 
in this paragraph is a foreign person that the Presi-
dent determines— 
(A) is a senior member of Hamas, the Pal-
estinian Islamic Jihad, or any affiliate or suc-
cessor thereof; 
(B) is a senior member of a foreign ter-
rorist organization designated pursuant to sec-
tion 219 of the Immigration and Nationality 
Act (8 U.S.C. 1189) whose members directly or 
indirectly support the terrorist activities of 
Hamas, the Palestinian Islamic Jihad, or any 
affiliate or successor thereof by knowingly en-
gaging in a significant transaction with, or pro-
viding financial or material support for Hamas, 
the Palestinian Islamic Jihad, or any affiliate 
or successor thereof, or any person described in 
subparagraph (A); or 
(C) directly or indirectly, supports the ter-
rorist activities of Hamas, the Palestinian Is-
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lamic Jihad, or any affiliate or successor there-
of by knowingly and materially assisting, spon-
soring, or providing financial or material sup-
port for, or goods or services to or in support 
of, Hamas, the Palestinian Islamic Jihad, or 
any affiliate or successor thereof, or any person 
described in subparagraph (A) or (B). 
(3) FORM OF REPORT.—Each report required 
under paragraph (1) shall be submitted in unclassi-
fied form, but may contain a classified annex. 
(4) EXCEPTION.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The President shall not 
be required to identify a foreign person or an 
agency or instrumentality of a foreign state in 
a report pursuant to paragraph (1)(B) if— 
(i) the foreign person or agency or in-
strumentality of a foreign state notifies the 
United States Government in advance that 
it proposes to engage in a significant 
transaction as described in paragraph 
(1)(B); and 
(ii) the President determines and noti-
fies the appropriate congressional commit-
tees in a classified form not less than 15 
days prior to the foreign person or agency 
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