I 
117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3685 
To impose sanctions with respect to foreign support for terrorist 
organizations, including Hamas and the Palestinian Islamic Jihad. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 4, 2021 
Mr. GOTTHEIMER (for himself and Mr. MAST) 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 provi-
sions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To impose sanctions with respect to foreign support for ter-
rorist organizations, including Hamas and the Pales-
tinian Islamic Jihad. 
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 ‘‘Hamas International 
Financing Prevention Act’’. 
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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or instrumentality of a foreign state engag-
ing in the significant transaction that the 
significant transaction is in the national 
interests of the United States. 
(B) 
NON-APPLICABILITY.—Subparagraph 
(A) shall not apply with respect to— 
(i) an agency or instrumentality of a 
foreign state which the Secretary of State 
determines has repeatedly provided support 
for acts of international terrorism pursu-
ant to section 1754(c) of the Export Re-
form Control Act of 2018, section 40 of 
the Arms Export Control Act, section 
620A of the Foreign Assistance Act of 
1961, or any other provision of law; or 
(ii) any significant transaction de-
scribed in paragraph (1)(B) that involves, 
directly or indirectly, a foreign state de-
scribed in clause (i). 
(b) IMPOSITION OF SANCTIONS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The President shall impose 
two or more of the sanctions described in paragraph 
(2) with respect to a foreign person or an agency or 
instrumentality of a foreign state identified pursuant 
to subsection (a). 
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(2) SANCTIONS DESCRIBED.—The sanctions re-
ferred to in paragraph (1) are the following: 
(A) The President may direct the Export- 
Import Bank of the United States not to give 
approval to the issuance of any guarantee, in-
surance, extension of credit, or participation in 
the extension of credit in connection with the 
export of any goods or services to the foreign 
person or agency or instrumentality of the for-
eign state, and the Export-Import Bank of the 
United States shall comply with any such direc-
tion. 
(B) No sales of any defense articles, de-
fense services, or design and construction serv-
ices under the Arms Export Control Act (22 
U.S.C. 2751 et seq.) may be made to the for-
eign person or agency or instrumentality of the 
foreign state. 
(C) No licenses for export of any item on 
the United States Munitions List that include 
the foreign person or agency or instrumentality 
of the foreign state as a party to the license 
may be granted. 
(D) No exports may be permitted to the 
foreign person or agency or instrumentality of 
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