I 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 377 
To require the Secretary of State to submit a report to Congress on the 
designation of the Muslim Brotherhood as a foreign terrorist organiza-
tion, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 9, 2017 
Mr. DIAZ-BALART (for himself, Mr. GOHMERT, Ms. GRANGER, Mr. FRELING-
HUYSEN, Mr. WEBER of Texas, Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN, Mr. FLEISCHMANN, 
Mr. GROTHMAN, Mr. DUNCAN of South Carolina, Mrs. BLACK, Mr. 
MCCAUL, Mr. TROTT, Mr. DESJARLAIS, Mr. CRAMER, Mr. BARLETTA, 
Mr. HUDSON, Mr. POSEY, Mr. ROSS, Mr. KING of Iowa, Mr. ROUZER, 
and Mr. YODER) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To require the Secretary of State to submit a report to 
Congress on the designation of the Muslim Brotherhood 
as a foreign terrorist organization, and for other pur-
poses. 
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 ‘‘Muslim Brotherhood 
Terrorist Designation Act of 2017’’. 
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SEC. 2. SENSE OF CONGRESS. 
It is the sense of Congress that— 
(1) the Muslim Brotherhood meets the criteria 
for designation as a foreign terrorist organization 
under section 219 of the Immigration and Nation-
ality Act (8 U.S.C. 1189); and 
(2) the Secretary of State, in consultation with 
the Attorney General and the Secretary of the 
Treasury, should exercise the Secretary of State’s 
statutory authority by designating the Muslim 
Brotherhood as a foreign terrorist organization. 
SEC. 3. REPORT ON DESIGNATION OF THE MUSLIM BROTH-
ERHOOD AS A FOREIGN TERRORIST ORGANI-
ZATION. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) APPROPRIATE
CONGRESSIONAL
COMMIT-
TEES.—The term ‘‘appropriate congressional com-
mittees’’ means— 
(A) the Committee on Homeland Security 
and Governmental Affairs of the Senate; 
(B) the Committee on Armed Services of 
the Senate; 
(C) the Committee on Foreign Relations of 
the Senate; 
(D) the Select Committee on Intelligence 
of the Senate; 
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(E) the Committee on the Judiciary of the 
Senate; 
(F) the Committee on Banking, Housing, 
and Urban Affairs of the Senate; 
(G) the Committee on Homeland Security 
of the House of Representatives; 
(H) the Committee on Armed Services of 
the House of Representatives; 
(I) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of 
the House of Representatives; 
(J) the Permanent Select Committee on 
Intelligence of the House of Representatives; 
(K) the Committee on the Judiciary of the 
House of Representatives; and 
(L) the Committee on Financial Services 
of the House of Representatives. 
(2) INTELLIGENCE
COMMUNITY.—The term 
‘‘intelligence community’’ has the meaning given 
that term in section 3(4) of the National Security 
Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3003(4)). 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than 60 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State, in 
consultation with the intelligence community, shall submit 
a detailed report to the appropriate congressional commit-
tees that— 
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(1) indicates whether the Muslim Brotherhood 
meets the criteria for designation as a foreign ter-
rorist organization under section 219 of the Immi-
gration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1189); and 
(2) if the Secretary of State determines that 
the Muslim Brotherhood does not meet the criteria 
referred to in paragraph (1), includes a detailed jus-
tification as to which criteria have not been met. 
(c) FORM.—The report required under subsection (b) 
shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include 
a classified annex, if appropriate. 
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