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Union Calendar No. 268 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3329 
[Report No. 115–366, Part I] 
To amend the Hizballah International Financing Prevention Act of 2015 
to impose additional sanctions with respect to Hizballah, and for other 
purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 20, 2017 
Mr. ROYCE of California (for himself and Mr. ENGEL) introduced the fol-
lowing bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and 
in addition to the Committees on Financial Services, and the Judiciary, 
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 
OCTOBER 24, 2017 
Additional sponsors: Mr. FITZPATRICK, Mr. ROSKAM, Mr. O’HALLERAN, Ms. 
HANABUSA, Mr. MURPHY of Pennsylvania, Mr. BRENDAN F. BOYLE of 
Pennsylvania, Mr. DEUTCH, Mr. BROOKS of Alabama, Mrs. NAPOLITANO, 
Mr. HUDSON, Ms. FRANKEL of Florida, Mr. PALAZZO, Ms. WASSERMAN 
SCHULTZ, Mr. CULBERSON, Mr. HASTINGS, Mr. HIGGINS of New York, 
Mr. WALKER, Mr. GARRETT, Mr. POE of Texas, Mrs. WALORSKI, Mr. 
CONAWAY, Mr. JENKINS of West Virginia, Mr. HARRIS, Ms. MENG, Mr. 
GENE GREEN of Texas, Mr. JEFFRIES, Mr. GAETZ, Mr. ZELDIN, Mr. 
SCHNEIDER, Mr. CARBAJAL, Mr. COFFMAN, Mr. DELANEY, Mr. POSEY, 
Mr. GOHMERT, Mr. KUSTOFF of Tennessee, Ms. ROSEN, Mr. BROWN of 
Maryland, Mr. CARTER of Georgia, Mr. HOLLINGSWORTH, Mr. PERRY, 
Mr. COLE, Mr. MESSER, Mrs. NOEM, Mr. SHERMAN, Mr. CICILLINE, Mr. 
DUNCAN of South Carolina, Mrs. DEMINGS, Ms. SINEMA, Mr. FRELING-
HUYSEN, Mr. COOK, Mrs. LOWEY, Mr. BUDD, Mr. GROTHMAN, Mr. 
BUCHANAN, Mr. SEAN PATRICK MALONEY of New York, Mrs. MCMOR-
RIS RODGERS, Mr. HIMES, Mr. PASCRELL, Mr. GOTTHEIMER, Mr. 
GRAVES of Georgia, Mr. GOMEZ, Mr. CARTER of Texas, Mr. BILIRAKIS, 
Mr. COSTELLO of Pennsylvania, Mr. MCHENRY, Mr. KING of New York, 
Mr. VEASEY, Mr. FRANCIS ROONEY of Florida, Mr. ROKITA, Mr. TED 
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LIEU of California, Mr. DUNN, Mr. BACON, Mr. SUOZZI, Mr. HOYER, Mr. 
MCCAUL, Mr. QUIGLEY, Mr. LAMBORN, Mrs. LOVE, Ms. TENNEY, Mr. 
JOYCE of Ohio, Ms. GRANGER, Mr. WILLIAMS, Mr. SMITH of Texas, Mr. 
JOHNSON of Georgia, Mr. RYAN of Ohio, Mr. PAYNE, Ms. KAPTUR, Mr. 
CURBELO of Florida, Mr. BARR, Mr. LOBIONDO, Mr. BARLETTA, Mr. 
VALADAO, Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania, Mr. SOTO, Mr. CRAMER, Mr. 
BISHOP of Georgia, Mr. YOUNG of Iowa, Mr. THOMAS J. ROONEY of 
Florida, Mr. O’ROURKE, Mr. PALLONE, Mr. KILMER, Mr. LARSON of 
Connecticut, Mr. MEADOWS, Mr. SESSIONS, Mr. ROSS, Mr. MOULTON, 
Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN, Mr. NADLER, Ms. CHENEY, Ms. ESTY of Con-
necticut, Mr. NORCROSS, Mr. SCALISE, and Mr. GIBBS 
OCTOBER 24, 2017 
Reported from the Committee on Foreign Affairs with an amendment 
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 
OCTOBER 24, 2017 
The Committees on Financial Services and the Judiciary discharged; com-
mitted to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union 
and ordered to be printed 
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on July 20, 2017] 
A BILL 
To amend the Hizballah International Financing Prevention 
Act of 2015 to impose additional sanctions with respect 
to Hizballah, and for other purposes. 
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Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 
‘‘Hizballah International Financing Prevention Amend-
ments Act of 2017’’. 
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for 
this Act is as follows: 
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 
TITLE I—PREVENTION OF ACCESS BY HIZBALLAH TO 
INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL AND OTHER INSTITUTIONS 
Sec. 101. Mandatory sanctions with respect to fundraising and recruitment ac-
tivities for Hizballah. 
Sec. 102. Modification of report with respect to financial institutions that engage 
in certain transactions. 
Sec. 103. Sanctions against foreign states that support Hizballah. 
Sec. 104. Prohibitions and conditions with respect to certain accounts held by for-
eign financial institutions. 
Sec. 105. United States strategy to prevent hostile activities by Iran and disrupt 
and degrade Hizballah’s illicit networks in the Western Hemi-
sphere. 
TITLE II—NARCOTICS TRAFFICKING AND SIGNIFICANT 
TRANSNATIONAL CRIMINAL ACTIVITIES OF HIZBALLAH 
Sec. 201. Blocking of property of affiliated networks of Hizballah. 
Sec. 202. Report on racketeering activities engaged in by Hizballah. 
Sec. 203. Modification of report on activities of foreign governments to disrupt 
global logistics networks and fundraising, financing, and money 
laundering activities of Hizballah. 
Sec. 204. Report on combating the illicit tobacco trafficking networks used by 
Hizballah and other foreign terrorist organizations. 
TITLE III—GENERAL PROVISIONS 
Sec. 301. Regulatory authority. 
Sec. 302. Implementation; penalties; judicial review; exemptions. 
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TITLE I—PREVENTION OF AC-
CESS 
BY 
HIZBALLAH 
TO 
INTERNATIONAL 
FINANCIAL 
AND OTHER INSTITUTIONS 
SEC. 101. MANDATORY SANCTIONS WITH RESPECT TO 
FUNDRAISING AND RECRUITMENT ACTIVI-
TIES FOR HIZBALLAH. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 101 of the Hizballah Inter-
national Financing Prevention Act of 2015 (Public Law 
114–102; 50 U.S.C. 1701 note) is amended to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘SEC. 101. MANDATORY SANCTIONS WITH RESPECT TO 
FUNDRAISING AND RECRUITMENT ACTIVI-
TIES FOR HIZBALLAH. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The President shall, on or after 
the date of the enactment of this section, impose the sanc-
tions described in subsection (b) with respect to any foreign 
person that the President determines knowingly assists, 
sponsors, or, provides significant financial, material, or 
technological support for— 
‘‘(1) Bayt al-Mal, Jihad al-Bina, the Islamic 
Resistance Support Association, the Foreign Relations 
Department of Hizballah, the External Security Or-
ganization of Hizballah, or any successor or affiliate 
thereof; 
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‘‘(2) al-Manar TV, al Nour Radio, or the Leba-
nese Media Group, or any successor or affiliate there-
of; 
‘‘(3) a foreign person determined by the Presi-
dent to be engaged in fundraising or recruitment ac-
tivities for Hizballah; or 
‘‘(4) a foreign person owned or controlled by a 
foreign person described in paragraph (1), (2), or (3). 
‘‘(b) SANCTIONS DESCRIBED.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The sanctions described in 
this subsection are the following: 
‘‘(A) ASSET BLOCKING.—The exercise of all 
powers granted to the President by the Inter-
national Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 
U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) (except that the require-
ments of section 202 of such Act (50 U.S.C. 
1701) shall not apply) to the extent necessary to 
block and prohibit all transactions in all prop-
erty and interests in property of a foreign person 
determined by the President to be subject to sub-
section (a) if such property and interests in 
property are in the United States, come within 
the United States, or are or come within the pos-
session or control of a United States person. 
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‘‘(B) ALIENS INELIGIBLE FOR VISAS, ADMIS-
SION, OR PAROLE.— 
‘‘(i) VISAS, ADMISSION, OR PAROLE.— 
An alien who the President determines is 
subject to subsection (a) is— 
‘‘(I) inadmissible to the United 
States; 
‘‘(II) ineligible to receive a visa or 
other 
documentation 
to 
enter 
the 
United States; and 
‘‘(III) otherwise ineligible to be 
admitted or paroled into the United 
States or to receive any other benefit 
under the Immigration and Nation-
ality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101 et seq.). 
‘‘(ii) CURRENT VISAS REVOKED.— 
‘‘(I) IN
GENERAL.—The issuing 
consular officer, the Secretary of State, 
or the Secretary of Homeland Security 
shall revoke any visa or other entry 
documentation issued to an alien who 
the President determines is subject to 
subsection (a), regardless of when 
issued. 
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‘‘(II) EFFECT OF REVOCATION.— 
A revocation under subclause (I) shall 
take effect immediately and shall auto-
matically cancel any other valid visa 
or entry documentation that is in the 
possession of the alien. 
‘‘(2) PENALTIES.—The penalties provided for in 
subsections (b) and (c) of section 206 of the Inter-
national Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 
1705) shall apply to a person that violates, attempts 
to violate, conspires to violate, or causes a violation 
of regulations prescribed under paragraph (1)(A) to 
the same extent that such penalties apply to a person 
that commits an unlawful act described in subsection 
(a) of such section 206. 
‘‘(c) 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 this section. 
‘‘(d) WAIVER.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The President may, for peri-
ods not to exceed 180 days, waive the imposition of 
sanctions under this section with respect to a foreign 
person or foreign persons if the President certifies to 
the appropriate congressional committees that such 
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waiver is in the national security interests of the 
United States. 
‘‘(2) CONSULTATION.— 
‘‘(A) BEFORE WAIVER EXERCISED.—Before 
a waiver under paragraph (1) takes effect with 
respect to a foreign person, the President shall 
notify and brief the appropriate congressional 
committees on the status of the involvement of 
the foreign person in activities described in sub-
section (a). 
‘‘(B) AFTER WAIVER EXERCISED.—Not later 
than 90 days after the issuance of a waiver 
under paragraph (1) with respect to a foreign 
person, and every 120 days thereafter while the 
waiver remains in effect, the President shall brief 
the appropriate congressional committees on the 
status of the involvement of the foreign person in 
activities described in subsection (a). 
‘‘(e) REPORT.—Not later than 90 days after the date 
of the enactment of the Hizballah International Financing 
Prevention Amendments Act of 2017, and every 180 days 
thereafter, the President shall submit to the appropriate 
congressional committees a report that lists the foreign per-
sons that the President has credible evidence knowingly as-
sists, sponsors, or provides significant financial, material, 
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or technological support for the foreign persons described 
in paragraph (1), (2), (3), or (4) of subsection (a). 
‘‘(f) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) ADMITTED; ALIEN.—The terms ‘admitted’ 
and ‘alien’ have meanings given those terms in sec-
tion 101 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 
U.S.C. 1101). 
‘‘(2) APPROPRIATE
CONGRESSIONAL
COMMIT-
TEES.—The term ‘appropriate congressional commit-
tees’ means— 
‘‘(A) the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the 
Committee on Ways and Means, the Committee 
on the Judiciary, and the Committee on Finan-
cial Services of the House of Representatives; 
and 
‘‘(B) the Committee on Foreign Relations, 
the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban 
Affairs, and the Committee on the Judiciary of 
the Senate. 
‘‘(3) ENTITY.—The term ‘entity’— 
‘‘(A) means a partnership, association, cor-
poration, or other organization, group, or sub-
group; and 
‘‘(B) includes a governmental entity 
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‘‘(4) FUNDRAISING
OR
RECRUITMENT
ACTIVI-
TIES.—The term ‘fundraising or recruitment activi-
ties’ includes online fundraising and other online 
commercial activities, or other means of such fund-
raising, recruitment, and retention, as determined by 
the President. 
‘‘(5) HIZBALLAH.—The term ‘Hizballah’ has the 
meaning given such term in section 102(f). 
‘‘(6) PERSON.—The term ‘person’ means an in-
dividual or entity. 
‘‘(7) 
UNITED
STATES
PERSON.—The 
term 
‘United States person’ means a United States citizen, 
permanent resident alien, entity organized under the 
laws of the United States (including foreign 
branches), or a person in the United States.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents for 
the Hizballah International Financing Prevention Act of 
2015 is amended by striking the item relating to section 
101 and inserting the following new item: 
‘‘Sec. 101. Mandatory sanctions with respect to fundraising and recruitment ac-
tivities for Hizballah.’’. 
SEC. 102. MODIFICATION OF REPORT WITH RESPECT TO FI-
NANCIAL INSTITUTIONS THAT ENGAGE IN 
CERTAIN TRANSACTIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subsection (d) of section 102 of the 
Hizballah International Financing Prevention Act of 2015 
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(Public Law 114–102; 50 U.S.C. 1701 note) is amended to 
read as follows: 
‘‘(d) REPORT
ON FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS ORGA-
NIZED UNDER THE LAWS OF STATE SPONSORS OF TER-
RORISM.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after 
the date of the enactment of the Hizballah Inter-
national Financing Prevention Amendments Act of 
2017, and annually thereafter for a period not to ex-
ceed three years, the President shall submit to the ap-
propriate congressional committees a report that— 
‘‘(A) identifies each foreign financial insti-
tution described in paragraph (2) that the Presi-
dent determines engages in one or more activities 
described in subsection (a)(2); 
‘‘(B) provides a detailed description of each 
such activity; and 
‘‘(C) contains a determination with respect 
to each such foreign financial institution that is 
identified under subparagraph (A) as engaging 
in one or more activities described in subsection 
(a)(2) as to whether or not such foreign financial 
institution is in violation of Executive Order 
13224 (50 U.S.C. 1701 note; relating to blocking 
property and prohibiting transactions with per-
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sons who commit, threaten to commit, or support 
terrorism) or section 2339B of title 18, United 
States Code, by reason of engaging in one or 
more such activities. 
‘‘(2) FOREIGN
FINANCIAL
INSTITUTION
DE-
SCRIBED.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—A foreign financial in-
stitution described in this paragraph is a foreign 
financial institution— 
‘‘(i) that, wherever located, is— 
‘‘(I) organized under the laws of a 
state sponsor of terrorism or any juris-
diction within a state sponsor of ter-
rorism; 
‘‘(II) owned or controlled by the 
government of a state sponsor of ter-
rorism; 
‘‘(III) located in the territory of a 
state sponsor of terrorism; or 
‘‘(IV) owned or controlled by a 
foreign financial institution described 
in subclause (I), (II), or (III); and 
‘‘(ii) the capitalization of which ex-
ceeds $10,000,000. 
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‘‘(B) STATE SPONSOR OF TERRORISM.—In 
this paragraph, the term ‘state sponsor of ter-
rorism’ means a country the government of 
which the Secretary of State has determined is 
a government that has repeatedly provided sup-
port for acts of international terrorism for pur-
poses of— 
‘‘(i) section 6(j) of the Export Admin-
istration Act of 1979 (50 U.S.C. 4605(j)) 
(as continued in effect pursuant to the 
International Emergency Economic Powers 
Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.)); 
‘‘(ii) section 620A of the Foreign As-
sistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2371); 
‘‘(iii) section 40 of the Arms Export 
Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2780); or 
‘‘(iv) any other provision of law.’’. 
(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of the Con-
gress that— 
(1) all countries should designate the entirety of 
Hizballah as a terrorist organization; and 
(2) the notion of separate Hizballah political 
and military ‘‘wings’’ is an artificial construct that 
attempts to legitimize Hizballah members of par-
liament and Hizballah cabinet officials who are 
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complicit in Hizballah’s use of violence and coercion 
against its political opponents. 
(c) MODIFICATION OF DEFINITION OF HIZBALLAH.— 
Clause (ii) of section 102(f)(1)(E) of the Hizballah Inter-
national Financing Prevention Act of 2015 (Public Law 
114–102; 50 U.S.C. 1701 note) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘(I)’’ and inserting ‘‘(I)(aa)’’; 
(2) by striking ‘‘(II)’’ and inserting ‘‘(bb)’’; 
(3) by striking ‘‘of Hizballah.’’ and inserting ‘‘of 
Hizballah; or’’; and 
(4) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(II) who the President deter-
mines is an agent or affiliate of, or is 
owned or controlled by Hizballah.’’. 
(d) REPORT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 120 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the President 
shall transmit to the appropriate congressional com-
mittee a report that contains a description of any 
sanctions described in section 102 of the Hizballah 
International Financing Prevention Act of 2015 
(Public Law 114–102; 50 U.S.C. 1701 note) apply 
with respect to a foreign financial institution by rea-
son of engaging in an activity described in subsection 
(a)(2) of such section with a member of the Lebanese 
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parliament or any cabinet official of the Lebanese Re-
public who is a member of Hizballah or identifies as 
such. 
(2) FORM.—The report required by this sub-
section shall be transmitted in unclassified form but 
may include a classified annex. 
SEC. 103. SANCTIONS AGAINST FOREIGN STATES THAT SUP-
PORT HIZBALLAH. 
(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) is amended by adding at 
the end the following: 
‘‘SEC. 103. SANCTIONS AGAINST FOREIGN STATES THAT 
SUPPORT HIZBALLAH. 
‘‘(a) SANCTIONS AGAINST CERTAIN AGENCIES AND IN-
STRUMENTALITIES OF FOREIGN STATES.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after 
the date of the enactment of this section, and as ap-
propriate thereafter, the President shall impose the 
sanctions described in paragraph (3) with respect to 
any agency or instrumentality of a foreign state de-
scribed in paragraph (2). 
‘‘(2) 
AGENCY
OR
INSTRUMENTALITY
DE-
SCRIBED.—An agency or instrumentality of a foreign 
state described in this paragraph is an agency or in-
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strumentality of a foreign state that the President de-
termines has, on or after the date of the enactment of 
this section, knowingly— 
‘‘(A) directly or indirectly conducted combat 
operations with, or supported combat operations 
of, Hizballah or an entity owned or controlled by 
Hizballah; or 
‘‘(B) directly or indirectly provided signifi-
cant financial or material support for, or sig-
nificant arms or related material to, Hizballah 
or an entity owned or controlled by Hizballah. 
‘‘(3) SANCTIONS DESCRIBED.—The sanctions de-
scribed in this paragraph are the exercise of all pow-
ers granted to the President by the International 
Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et 
seq.) (except that the requirements of section 202 of 
such Act (50 U.S.C. 1701) shall not apply) to the ex-
tent necessary to block and prohibit all transactions 
in all property and interests in property of an agency 
or instrumentality of a foreign state if such property 
and interests in property are in the United States, 
come within the United States, or are or come within 
the possession or control of a United States person. 
‘‘(b) SANCTIONS AGAINST STATE SPONSORS OF TER-
RORISM.— 
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‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—In the case of an agency or 
instrumentality of a foreign state that engages in the 
activities described in subsection (a) that is an agen-
cy or instrumentality of a foreign state described in 
paragraph (2), the President shall, pursuant to sec-
tion 6 of the Export Administration Act of 1979 (as 
continued in effect pursuant to the International 
Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et 
seq.)), require a license under the Export Administra-
tion Regulations to export or re-export to that foreign 
state any item designated by the Secretary of Com-
merce as ‘EAR 99’, other than food, medicine, med-
ical devices, or similarly licensed items. 
‘‘(2) FOREIGN
STATE
DESCRIBED.—A foreign 
state described in this paragraph is a foreign state 
that— 
‘‘(A) the President determines has, on or 
after the date of the enactment of this section, 
knowingly provided significant financial or ma-
terial support for, or arms or related material 
to— 
‘‘(i) Hizballah; or 
‘‘(ii) an entity owned or controlled by 
Hizballah; and 
‘‘(B) is a state sponsor of terrorism. 
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brief the appropriate congressional committees 
on the status of the involvement of the foreign 
state in activities described in subsection (b)(2) 
or involvement of the agency or instrumentality 
of a foreign state in activities described in sub-
section (a)(2), as the case may be. 
‘‘(d) REPORT ON SUPPLY CHAIN OF HIZBALLAH’S 
MISSILE PRODUCTION FACILITIES.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 120 days 
after the date of the enactment of this subsection, the 
President shall submit to the appropriate congres-
sional committees a report that contains the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(A) An analysis of the foreign and domes-
tic supply chain that significantly facilitates, 
supports, or otherwise aids Hizballah’s acquisi-
tion or development of missile production facili-
ties. 
‘‘(B) A description of the geographic dis-
tribution of the foreign and domestic supply 
chain described in subparagraph (A). 
‘‘(C) An assessment of the provision of 
goods, services, or technology transferred to 
Hizballah by the Government of Iran or its af-
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filiates to indigenously manufacture or otherwise 
produce missiles. 
‘‘(D) An identification of foreign persons 
that have, on or after the date of the enactment 
of this subsection, and based on credible evi-
dence— 
‘‘(i) knowingly provided significant fi-
nancial or material support for, or signifi-
cant arms or related material to, Hizballah 
or an entity owned or controlled by 
Hizballah; or 
‘‘(ii) knowingly facilitated the transfer 
of significant arms or related materiel to 
Hizballah utilizing commercial aircraft or 
air carriers. 
‘‘(E) A description of the steps that the 
President is taking to disrupt the foreign and 
domestic supply chain described in subpara-
graph (A). 
‘‘(2) FORM.—The report required under para-
graph (1) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but 
may contain a classified annex. 
‘‘(e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) AGENCY OR INSTRUMENTALITY OF A FOR-
EIGN STATE; FOREIGN STATE.—The terms ‘agency or 
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instrumentality of a foreign state’ and ‘foreign state’ 
have the meanings given those terms in section 1603 
of title 28, United States Code. 
‘‘(2) APPROPRIATE
CONGRESSIONAL
COMMIT-
TEES.—The term ‘appropriate congressional commit-
tees’ means— 
‘‘(A) the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the 
Committee on Financial Services, the Committee 
on Ways and Means, and the Committee on the 
Judiciary of the House of Representatives; and 
‘‘(B) the Committee on Foreign Relations, 
the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban 
Affairs, and the Committee on the Judiciary of 
the Senate. 
‘‘(3) ARMS OR RELATED MATERIAL.—The term 
‘arms or related material’ means— 
‘‘(A) nuclear, biological, chemical, or radio-
logical weapons or materials or components of 
such weapons; 
‘‘(B) ballistic or cruise missile weapons or 
materials or components of such weapons; 
‘‘(C) destabilizing numbers and types of ad-
vanced conventional weapons; 
‘‘(D) defense articles or defense services, as 
those terms are defined in paragraphs (3) and 
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(4), respectively, of section 47 of the Arms Ex-
port Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2794); or 
‘‘(E) defense information, as that term is 
defined in section 644 of the Foreign Assistance 
Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2403). 
‘‘(4) EXPORT ADMINISTRATION REGULATIONS.— 
The term ‘Export Administration Regulations’ means 
subchapter C of chapter VII of title 15, Code of Fed-
eral Regulations (as in effect on the date of the enact-
ment of this Act). 
‘‘(5) HIZBALLAH.—The term ‘Hizballah’ has the 
meaning given that term in section 102(f). 
‘‘(6) STATE SPONSOR OF TERRORISM.—In this 
paragraph, the term ‘state sponsor of terrorism’ 
means a country the government of which the Sec-
retary of State has determined is a government that 
has repeatedly provided support for acts of inter-
national terrorism for purposes of— 
‘‘(A) section 6(j) of the Export Administra-
tion Act of 1979 (50 U.S.C. 4605(j)) (as contin-
ued in effect pursuant to the International 
Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 
1701 et seq.)); 
‘‘(B) section 620A of the Foreign Assistance 
Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2371); 
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‘‘(C) section 40 of the Arms Export Control 
Act (22 U.S.C. 2780); or 
‘‘(D) 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 sec-
tion 102 the following new item: 
‘‘Sec. 103. Sanctions against foreign states that support Hizballah.’’. 
(c) REPORT ON SIGNIFICANT MATERIAL SUPPORT AND 
ARMS OR RELATED MATERIEL PROVIDED BY THE RUSSIAN 
FEDERATION TO HIZBALLAH.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 120 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the President 
shall submit to the appropriate congressional commit-
tees a report that contains the following: 
(A) A description of significant material 
support and arms or related material that the 
Government of the Russian Federation has, on or 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, know-
ingly, 
directly 
or 
indirectly, 
provided 
to 
Hizballah or an entity owned or controlled by 
Hizballah. 
(B) An analysis of the extent to which Rus-
sian strategic weapons deployed in Syria, in-
cluding air defense systems, have provided pro-
tection for Hizballah fighters in Syria. 
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