‘‘(I) an assessment of Hizballah’s financial 
operations in areas under its operational or po-
litical control in Lebanon and Syria and avail-
able measures to target Hizballah’s financial 
operations in those areas; 
‘‘(J) a review of Hizballah’s international 
operational capabilities, including in the United 
States; and 
‘‘(K) a review of— 
‘‘(i) the total number and value of 
Hizballah-related assets seized and for-
feited; and 
‘‘(ii) the total number of indictments, 
prosecutions, and extraditions of Hizballah 
members or affiliates.’’. 
(b) REPORT ON ESTIMATED NET WORTH OF AND 
DETERMINATION WITH RESPECT TO SENIOR HIZBALLAH 
MEMBERS.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, and not 
less frequently than annually thereafter for the fol-
lowing 2 years, the President shall submit to the ap-
propriate congressional committees a report that 
contains—
(A) the estimated total net worth of each 
individual described in paragraph (2); 
(B) a description of how funds of each in-
dividual described in paragraph (2) were ac-
quired, and how such funds have been used or 
employed; and 
(C) a determination of whether each indi-
vidual described in paragraph (2) meets the cri-
teria described in paragraph (3) or (4) of sec-
tion 1263(a) of the National Defense Author-
ization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 
114–328; 22 U.S.C. 2656 note). 
(2) INDIVIDUALS DESCRIBED.—The individuals 
described in this paragraph are the following: 
(A) The Secretary General of Hizballah. 
(B) Members of the Hizballah Politburo. 
(C) Any other individual that the President 
determines is a senior foreign political figure of 
Hizballah, is associated with Hizballah, or oth-
erwise provides significant support to Hizballah. 
(3) FORM OF REPORT; PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.— 
(A) FORM.—The report required under 
paragraph (1) shall be submitted in unclassified 
form but may include a classified annex.
(B) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.—The unclassi-
fied portion of the report required under para-
graph (1) shall be made available to the public 
and posted on the website of the Department of 
State and all United States Embassy websites. 
(4) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection: 
(A) APPROPRIATE
CONGRESSIONAL
COM-
MITTEES.—The term ‘‘appropriate congres-
sional committees’’ means— 
(i) the Committee on Foreign Affairs, 
the Committee on Financial Services, the 
Committee on Appropriations, and the 
Permanent Select Committee on Intel-
ligence of the House of Representatives; 
and 
(ii) the Committee on Foreign Rela-
tions, the Committee on Banking, Hous-
ing, and Urban Affairs, the Committee on 
Appropriations, and the Select Committee 
on Intelligence of the Senate. 
(B) FUNDS.—The term ‘‘funds’’ means— 
(i) cash; 
(ii) equity; 
(iii) any other intangible asset the 
value of which is derived from a contrac-
tual claim, including bank deposits, bonds, 
stocks, a security (as defined in section 
2(a) of the Securities Act of 1933 (15 
U.S.C. 77b(a))), or a security or an equity 
security (as those terms are defined in sec-
tion 3(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 
1934 (15 U.S.C. 78c(a))); and 
(iv) anything else of value that the 
President determines to be appropriate. 
(C) SENIOR
FOREIGN
POLITICAL
FIG-
URE.—The term ‘‘senior foreign political fig-
ure’’ has the meaning given that term in section 
1010.605 of title 31, Code of Federal Regula-
tions (or any successor regulation). 
SEC. 204. REPORT ON COMBATING THE ILLICIT TOBACCO 
TRAFFICKING 
NETWORKS 
USED 
BY 
HIZBALLAH 
AND 
OTHER 
FOREIGN 
TER-
RORIST ORGANIZATIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the President shall sub-
mit to the appropriate congressional committees a report 
on combating the illicit tobacco trafficking networks used 
by Hizballah and other foreign terrorist organizations to 
finance their operations, as described in the report sub-
mitted to Congress in December 2015 by the Department
of State, the Department of Justice, the Department of 
the Treasury, the Department of Homeland Security, and 
the Department of Health and Human Services entitled, 
‘‘The Global Illicit Trade in Tobacco: A Threat to Na-
tional Security.’’. 
(b) MATTERS TO BE ADDRESSED.—The report re-
quired by subsection (a) shall include the following: 
(1) A description of the steps to be taken by 
Federal agencies to combat the illicit tobacco traf-
ficking networks used by Hizballah, other foreign 
terrorist organizations, and other illicit actors. 
(2) A description of the steps to be taken to en-
gage State and local law enforcement authorities in 
efforts to combat illicit tobacco trafficking networks 
operating within the United States. 
(3) A description of the steps to be taken to en-
gage foreign government law enforcement and intel-
ligence authorities in efforts to combat illicit tobacco 
trafficking networks operating outside the United 
States. 
(4) Recommendations for legislative or adminis-
trative action needed to address the threat of illicit 
tobacco trafficking networks.
(c) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES DE-
FINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate congres-
sional committees’’ means— 
(1) the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the 
Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on 
Homeland Security, the Committee on the Judiciary, 
the Committee on Financial Services, the Committee 
on Ways and Means, the Committee on Appropria-
tions, and the Permanent Select Committee on Intel-
ligence of the House of Representatives; and 
(2) the Committee on Foreign Relations, the 
Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on 
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, the 
Committee on the Judiciary, the Committee on 
Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, the Com-
mittee on Finance, the Committee on Appropria-
tions, and the Select Committee on Intelligence of 
the Senate. 
TITLE III—GENERAL 
PROVISIONS 
SEC. 301. REGULATORY AUTHORITY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The President shall, not later 
than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, 
prescribe regulations as necessary for the implementation 
of this Act and the amendments made by this Act.
(b) BRIEFING TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 10 
days before the prescription of regulations under sub-
section (a), the President shall brief the appropriate con-
gressional committees of the proposed regulations and the 
provisions of this Act and the amendments made by this 
Act that the regulations are implementing. 
(c) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES DE-
FINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate congres-
sional committees’’ means— 
(1) the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the 
Committee on Financial Services, and the Com-
mittee on Ways and Means of the House of Rep-
resentatives; and 
(2) the Committee on Foreign Relations, the 
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Af-
fairs, and the Committee on Finance of the Senate. 
SEC. 302. IMPLEMENTATION; PENALTIES; JUDICIAL RE-
VIEW; EXEMPTIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Title I of the Hizballah Inter-
national Financing Prevention Act of 2015 (Public Law 
114–102; 50 U.S.C. 1701 note), as amended by sections 
103 and 105 of this Act, is further amended by adding 
at the end the following:
‘‘SEC. 105. IMPLEMENTATION; PENALTIES; JUDICIAL RE-
VIEW; EXEMPTIONS; RULE OF CONSTRUC-
TION. 
‘‘(a) IMPLEMENTATION.—The President may exercise 
all authorities provided under sections 203 and 205 of the 
International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 
U.S.C. 1702 and 1704) to carry out sections 101 and 103. 
‘‘(b) PENALTIES.—The penalties provided for in sub-
sections (b) and (c) of section 206 of the International 
Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1705) shall 
apply to a person that violates, attempts to violate, con-
spires to violate, or causes a violation of regulations pre-
scribed to carry out section 101 or 103 to the same extent 
that such penalties apply to a person that commits an un-
lawful act described in subsection (a) of such section 206. 
‘‘(c) PROCEDURES FOR JUDICIAL REVIEW OF CLAS-
SIFIED INFORMATION.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—If a finding, or a prohibi-
tion, condition, or penalty imposed as a result of any 
such finding, is based on classified information (as 
defined in section 1(a) of the Classified Information 
Procedures Act (18 U.S.C. App.)) and a court re-
views the finding or the imposition of the prohibi-
tion, condition, or penalty, the President may submit 
such information to the court ex parte and in cam-
era.
‘‘(2) RULE
OF
CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in 
this subsection shall be construed to confer or imply 
any right to judicial review of any finding under sec-
tion 101 or 103 or any prohibition, condition, or 
penalty imposed as a result of any such finding. 
‘‘(d) EXEMPTIONS.—The following activities shall be 
exempt from sections 101 and 103: 
‘‘(1) Any authorized intelligence, law enforce-
ment, or national security activities of the United 
States. 
‘‘(2) Any transaction necessary to comply with 
United States obligations under the Agreement be-
tween the United Nations and the United States of 
America regarding the Headquarters of the United 
States, signed at Lake Success June 26, 1947, and 
entered into force November 21, 1947, or under the 
Convention on Consular Relations, done at Vienna 
April 24, 1963, and entered into force March 19, 
1967, or any other United States international 
agreement. 
‘‘(e) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in section 
101 or 103 shall be construed to limit the authority of 
the President under the International Emergency Eco-
nomic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) or under any 
other provision of law.’’.
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents 
for the Hizballah International Financing Prevention Act 
of 2015 is amended by inserting after the item relating 
to section 104, as added by section 105(c) of this Act, 
the following new item: 
‘‘Sec. 105. Implementation; penalties; judicial review; exemptions; rule of con-
struction.’’. 
Passed the House of Representatives October 25, 
2017. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 3329 
AN ACT 
To amend the Hizballah International Financing 
Prevention Act of 2015 to impose additional 
sanctions with respect to Hizballah, and for other 
purposes.