I 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3329 
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 
A BILL 
To amend the Hizballah International Financing Prevention 
Act of 2015 to impose additional sanctions with respect 
to Hizballah, 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; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 
‘‘Hizballah International Financing Prevention Amend-
ments Act of 2017’’. 
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(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 en-
gage in certain transactions. 
Sec. 103. Sanctions against foreign states that support Hizballah. 
Sec. 104. Prohibitions and conditions with respect to certain accounts held by 
foreign financial institutions. 
TITLE II—NARCOTICS TRAFFICKING AND SIGNIFICANT 
TRANSNATIONAL CRIMINAL ACTIVITIES OF HIZBALLAH 
Sec. 201. Blocking of property 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. 
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 
International Financing Prevention Act of 2015 (Public 
Law 114–102; 50 U.S.C. 1701 note) is amended to read 
as follows: 
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‘‘SEC. 101. MANDATORY SANCTIONS WITH RESPECT TO 
FUNDRAISING AND RECRUITMENT ACTIVI-
TIES FOR HIZBALLAH. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The President shall impose the 
sanctions described in subsection (b) with respect to any 
foreign person that the President determines knowingly 
assists, sponsors, or, provides significant financial, mate-
rial, or technological support for— 
‘‘(1) Bayt al-Mal, Jihad al-Bina, the Islamic 
Resistance Support Association, the Foreign Rela-
tions Department of Hizballah, the External Secu-
rity Organization of Hizballah, or any successor or 
affiliate thereof; 
‘‘(2) al-Manar TV, al Nour Radio, or the Leba-
nese Media Group, or any successor or affiliate 
thereof; 
‘‘(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: 
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‘‘(A) ASSET BLOCKING.—The exercise of 
all powers granted to the President by the 
International Emergency Economic Powers Act 
(50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) (except that the re-
quirements of section 202 of such Act (50 
U.S.C. 1701) shall not apply) to the extent nec-
essary to block and prohibit all transactions in 
all property and interests in property of a for-
eign person determined by the President to be 
subject to subsection (a) 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) ALIENS INELIGIBLE FOR VISAS, AD-
MISSION, 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 
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‘‘(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. 
‘‘(II) EFFECT OF REVOCATION.— 
A revocation under subclause (I) shall 
take effect immediately and shall 
automatically 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 
International 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 
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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 pe-
riods not to exceed 180 days, waive the imposition 
of sanctions under this section with respect to a for-
eign person or foreign persons if the President cer-
tifies to the appropriate congressional committees 
that such waiver is in the national security interests 
of the United States. 
‘‘(2) CONSULTATION.— 
‘‘(A) BEFORE
WAIVER
EXERCISED.—Be-
fore a waiver under paragraph (1) takes effect 
with respect to a foreign person, the President 
shall notify and brief the appropriate congres-
sional committees on the status of the involve-
ment of the foreign person in activities de-
scribed in subsection (a). 
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‘‘(B) AFTER
WAIVER
EXERCISED.—Not 
later than 90 days after the issuance of a waiv-
er under paragraph (1) with respect to a for-
eign person, and every 120 days thereafter 
while the waiver remains in effect, the Presi-
dent shall brief the appropriate congressional 
committees on the status of the involvement of 
the foreign person in activities described in sub-
section (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 
persons that the President has credible evidence knowingly 
assists, sponsors, or provides significant financial, mate-
rial, or technological support for the foreign persons de-
scribed 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). 
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‘‘(2) APPROPRIATE
CONGRESSIONAL
COMMIT-
TEES.—The term ‘appropriate congressional com-
mittees’ means— 
‘‘(A) the Committee on Foreign Affairs, 
the Committee on Ways and Means, the Com-
mittee on the Judiciary, and the Committee on 
Financial Services of the House of Representa-
tives; and 
‘‘(B) the Committee on Foreign Relations, 
the Committee on Banking, Housing, and 
Urban Affairs, and the Committee on the Judi-
ciary of the Senate. 
‘‘(3) ENTITY.—The term ‘entity’ means a part-
nership, association, corporation, or other organiza-
tion, group, or subgroup. 
‘‘(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. 
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‘‘(7) UNITED
STATES
PERSON.—The term 
‘United States person’ means a United States cit-
izen, permanent resident alien, entity organized 
under the laws of the United States (including for-
eign 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 
activities 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 (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 
International Financing Prevention Amendments 
Act of 2017, and annually thereafter for a period 
not to exceed three years, the President shall submit 
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to the appropriate congressional committees a report 
that— 
‘‘(A) identifies each foreign financial insti-
tution described in paragraph (2) that the 
President 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 finan-
cial institution is in violation of Executive 
Order 13224 (50 U.S.C. 1701 note; relating to 
blocking property and prohibiting transactions 
with persons who commit, threaten to commit, 
or support terrorism) 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 for-
eign financial institution— 
‘‘(i) that, wherever located, is— 
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‘‘(I) organized under the laws of 
a state sponsor of terrorism or any ju-
risdiction within a state sponsor of 
terrorism; 
‘‘(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. 
‘‘(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 
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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 
Congress that the President should apply the sanctions 
contained in section 102 of the Hizballah International Fi-
nancing Prevention Act with respect to foreign financial 
institutions that engage in prohibited activities described 
in such section with respect to any member of parliament 
or any cabinet official of the Lebanese Republic who is 
a member of Hizballah, or any affiliate of Hizballah. 
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 
INSTRUMENTALITIES OF FOREIGN STATES.— 
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‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 120 days 
after the date of the enactment of this section, and 
as appropriate thereafter, the President shall impose 
the sanctions described in paragraph (3) with re-
spect to any agency or instrumentality of a foreign 
state described in paragraph (2). 
‘‘(2) 
AGENCY
OR
INSTRUMENTALITY
DE-
SCRIBED.—An agency or instrumentality of a for-
eign state described in this paragraph is an agency 
or instrumentality of a foreign state that the Presi-
dent determines has, on or after the date of the en-
actment of this section, knowingly provided signifi-
cant financial or material support for, or arms or re-
lated material to— 
‘‘(A) Hizballah; or 
‘‘(B) an entity owned or controlled by 
Hizballah. 
‘‘(3) SANCTIONS
DESCRIBED.—The sanctions 
described in this paragraph are the exercise of all 
powers 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 
extent necessary to block and prohibit all trans-
actions in all property and interests in property of 
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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.— 
‘‘(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 
agency or instrumentality of a foreign state de-
scribed in paragraph (2), the President shall, pursu-
ant to section 6 of the Export Administration Act of 
1979 (as continued in effect pursuant to the Inter-
national Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 
U.S.C. 1701 et seq.)), require a license under the 
Export Administration Regulations to export or re- 
export to that foreign state any item designated by 
the Secretary of Commerce as ‘EAR 99’, other than 
food, medicine, medical devices, or similarly licensed 
items. 
‘‘(2) FOREIGN STATE DESCRIBED.—A foreign 
state described in this paragraph is a foreign state 
that— 
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‘‘(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. 
‘‘(c) WAIVER.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The President may, for pe-
riods not to exceed 180 days, waive the imposition 
of sanctions under this section with respect to a for-
eign state or an agency or instrumentality of a for-
eign state if the President certifies to the appro-
priate congressional committees that such waiver is 
vital to the national security interests of the United 
States. 
‘‘(2) CONSULTATION.— 
‘‘(A) BEFORE
WAIVER
EXERCISED.—Be-
fore a waiver under paragraph (1) takes effect 
with respect to a foreign state or an agency or 
instrumentality of a foreign state, the President 
shall notify and brief the appropriate congres-
sional committees on the status of the involve-
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ment of the foreign state in activities described 
in subsection (b)(2) or involvement of the agen-
cy or instrumentality of a foreign state in ac-
tivities described in subsection (a)(2), as the 
case may be. 
‘‘(B) AFTER
WAIVER
EXERCISED.—Not 
later than 90 days after the issuance of a waiv-
er under paragraph (1) with respect to a for-
eign state or an agency or instrumentality of a 
foreign state, and every 120 days thereafter 
while the waiver remains in effect, the Presi-
dent shall brief the appropriate congressional 
committees on the status of the involvement of 
the foreign state in activities described in sub-
section (b)(2) or involvement of the agency or 
instrumentality of a foreign state in activities 
described in subsection (a)(2), as the case may 
be. 
‘‘(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) AGENCY OR INSTRUMENTALITY OF A FOR-
EIGN STATE; FOREIGN STATE.—The terms ‘agency 
or instrumentality of a foreign state’ and ‘foreign 
state’ have the meanings given those terms in sec-
tion 1603 of title 28, United States Code. 
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‘‘(2) APPROPRIATE
CONGRESSIONAL
COMMIT-
TEES.—The term ‘appropriate congressional com-
mittees’ means— 
‘‘(A) the Committee on Foreign Affairs, 
the Committee on Financial Services, the Com-
mittee on Ways and Means, and the Committee 
on the Judiciary of the House of Representa-
tives; and 
‘‘(B) the Committee on Foreign Relations, 
the Committee on Banking, Housing, and 
Urban Affairs, and the Committee on the Judi-
ciary 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 
advanced conventional weapons; 
‘‘(D) defense articles or defense services, 
as those terms are defined in paragraphs (3) 
and (4), respectively, of section 47 of the Arms 
Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2794); 
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‘‘(E) defense information, as that term is 
defined in section 644 of the Foreign Assist-
ance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2403); or 
‘‘(F) items designated by the President for 
purposes of the United States Munitions List 
under section 38(a)(1) of the Arms Export 
Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2778(a)(1)). 
‘‘(4) 
EXPORT
ADMINISTRATION
REGULA-
TIONS.—The term ‘Export Administration Regula-
tions’ means subchapter C of chapter VII of title 15, 
Code of Federal Regulations (as in effect on the 
date of the enactment 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 Adminis-
tration Act of 1979 (50 U.S.C. 4605(j)) (as 
continued in effect pursuant to the Inter-
national Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 
U.S.C. 1701 et seq.)); 
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‘‘(B) section 620A of the Foreign Assist-
ance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2371); 
‘‘(C) section 40 of the Arms Export Con-
trol 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 section 102 the following new item: 
‘‘Sec. 103. Sanctions against foreign states that support Hizballah.’’. 
SEC. 104. PROHIBITIONS AND CONDITIONS WITH RESPECT 
TO CERTAIN ACCOUNTS HELD BY FOREIGN 
FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS. 
Section 104(c)(2)(A)(ii) of the Comprehensive Iran 
Sanctions, Accountability, and Divestment Act of 2010 
(22 U.S.C. 8513(c)(2)(A)(ii)) is amended by inserting be-
fore ‘‘or support for acts of international terrorism’’ the 
following ‘‘, including Hizballah (as defined in section 
102(f)(1)(E) of the Hizballah International Financing 
Prevention Act of 2015 (Public Law 114–102; 50 U.S.C. 
1701 note), and any affiliates or successors thereof,’’. 
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TITLE 
II—NARCOTICS 
TRAF-
FICKING 
AND 
SIGNIFICANT 
TRANSNATIONAL 
CRIMINAL 
ACTIVITIES OF HIZBALLAH 
SEC. 201. BLOCKING OF PROPERTY OF HIZBALLAH. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 201 of the Hizballah 
International Financing Prevention Act of 2015 (Public 
Law 114–102; 50 U.S.C. 1701 note) is amended to read 
as follows: 
‘‘SEC. 201. IMPOSITION OF SANCTIONS WITH RESPECT TO 
HIZBALLAH. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 120 days after 
the date of the enactment of this section, and as appro-
priate thereafter, the President shall impose the sanctions 
described in subsection (b) with respect to Hizballah, in-
cluding by reason of Hizballah’s significant transnational 
criminal activities. 
‘‘(b) SANCTIONS DESCRIBED.—The sanctions de-
scribed in this subsection are sanctions applied with re-
spect to a foreign person pursuant to Executive Order 
13581 (75 Fed. Reg. 44,757) (as such Executive order 
was in effect on the day before the date of the enactment 
of this section). 
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‘‘(c) 
DEFINITION.—In 
this 
section, 
the 
term 
‘Hizballah’ has the meaning given such term in section 
102(f).’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENTS.—The table of contents 
for the Hizballah International Financing Prevention Act 
of 2015 is amended— 
(1) by striking the item relating to title II and 
inserting the following: 
‘‘TITLE 
II—IMPOSITION 
OF 
SANCTIONS 
WITH 
RESPECT 
TO 
HIZBALLAH AND REPORTS AND BRIEFINGS ON NARCOTICS 
TRAFFICKING AND SIGNIFICANT TRANSNATIONAL CRIMINAL 
ACTIVITIES OF HIZBALLAH’’; 
and 
(2) by striking the item relating to section 201 
and inserting the following: 
‘‘Sec. 201. Imposition of sanctions with respect to Hizballah.’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section take effect on the date that is 90 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 202. REPORT ON RACKETEERING ACTIVITIES EN-
GAGED IN BY HIZBALLAH. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 202 of the Hizballah 
International Financing Prevention Act of 2015 (Public 
Law 114–102; 50 U.S.C. 1701 note) is amended to read 
as follows: 
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‘‘SEC. 202. REPORT ON RACKETEERING ACTIVITIES EN-
GAGED IN BY HIZBALLAH. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 120 days after 
the date of the enactment of the Hizballah International 
Financing Prevention Amendments Act of 2017, and an-
nually thereafter for the following 5 years, the Assistant 
Attorney General for the Criminal Division of the Depart-
ment of Justice and the Administrator of the Drug En-
forcement Administration, in coordination with the Sec-
retary of the Treasury and the heads of other applicable 
Federal agencies, shall jointly submit to the appropriate 
congressional committees a report on the following: 
‘‘(1) Activities that Hizballah, and agents and 
affiliates of Hizballah, have engaged in that are 
racketeering activities. 
‘‘(2) The extent to which Hizballah, and agents 
and affiliates of Hizballah, engage in a pattern of 
such racketeering activities. 
‘‘(b) FORM OF REPORT.—Each report required under 
subsection (a) shall be submitted in an unclassified form 
but may contain a classified annex. 
‘‘(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) APPROPRIATE
CONGRESSIONAL
COMMIT-
TEES.—The term ‘appropriate congressional com-
mittees’ means— 
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‘‘(A) the Committee on the Judiciary and 
the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House 
of Representatives; and 
‘‘(B) the Committee on the Judiciary and 
the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Sen-
ate. 
‘‘(2) HIZBALLAH.—The term ‘Hizballah’ has 
the meaning given that term in section 102(f). 
‘‘(3) 
RACKETEERING
ACTIVITY.—The 
term 
‘racketeering activity’ has the meaning given that 
term in section 1961(1) of title 18, United States 
Code.’’. 
(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 
202 and inserting the following: 
‘‘Sec. 202. Report on racketeering activities engaged in by Hizballah.’’. 
SEC. 203. MODIFICATION OF REPORT ON ACTIVITIES OF 
FOREIGN GOVERNMENTS TO DISRUPT GLOB-
AL 
LOGISTICS 
NETWORKS 
AND 
FUND-
RAISING, FINANCING, AND MONEY LAUN-
DERING ACTIVITIES OF HIZBALLAH. 
(a) 
IN
GENERAL.—Section 
204(a)(1) 
of 
the 
Hizballah International Financing Prevention Act of 2015 
(Public Law 114–102; 50 U.S.C. 1701 note) is amend-
ed— 
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(1) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), 
by striking ‘‘this Act’’ and inserting ‘‘the Hizballah 
International Financing Prevention Amendments 
Act of 2017, and annually thereafter for the fol-
lowing 5 years’’; 
(2) in subparagraph (D)(ii)(II), by striking 
‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(3) in subparagraph (E), by striking ‘‘and free- 
trade zones.’’ and inserting ‘‘free-trade zones, busi-
ness partnerships and joint ventures, and other in-
vestments in small and medium-sized enterprises;’’; 
and 
(4) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(F) a list of provinces, municipalities, and 
local governments outside of Lebanon that ex-
pressly consent to, or with knowledge allow, tol-
erate, or disregard the use of their territory by 
Hizballah to carry out terrorist activities, in-
cluding training, financing, and recruitment; 
‘‘(G) a description of the total aggregate 
revenues and remittances that Hizballah re-
ceives from the global logistics networks of 
Hizballah, including— 
‘‘(i) a list of Hizballah’s sources of 
revenue, including sources of revenue 
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based on illicit activity, revenues from 
Iran, charities, and other business activi-
ties; and 
‘‘(ii) a list of Hizballah’s expenditures, 
including expenditures for ongoing military 
operations, social networks, and external 
operations; and 
‘‘(H) 
a 
survey 
of 
national 
and 
transnational legal measures available to target 
Hizballah’s financial networks.’’. 
(b) REPORT ON ESTIMATED NET WORTH OF 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); and 
(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. 
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(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 contain 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 
and the Committee on Financial Services 
of the House of Representatives; and 
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