IV 
114TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. RES. 750 
Urging the European Union to designate Hizballah in its entirety as a 
terrorist organization and increase pressure on it and its members. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 25, 2016 
Mr. DEUTCH (for himself, Mr. BILIRAKIS, Mr. ISRAEL, Mr. KELLY of Penn-
sylvania, Mr. TED LIEU of California, Mr. KINZINGER of Illinois, Mr. 
JEFFRIES, Mr. ZELDIN, and Mrs. DAVIS of California) submitted the fol-
lowing resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Af-
fairs 
RESOLUTION 
Urging the European Union to designate Hizballah in its 
entirety as a terrorist organization and increase pressure 
on it and its members. 
Whereas in July 2012 a Hizballah terror attack in Bulgaria 
killed five Israeli tourists and one Bulgarian; 
Whereas in March 2013 a Hizballah operative in Cyprus was 
convicted of planning terror attacks after admitting he 
was a member of Hizballah, was trained in the use of 
weapons and used a dual Swedish-Lebanese passport to 
travel around Europe on missions as a courier and scout 
for Hizballah; 
Whereas though such Hizballah operative was convicted on 
criminal-related charges, authorities had to drop ter-
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rorism charges against him because Hizballah was not 
listed as a terrorist organization; 
Whereas the European Union (EU) in July 2013 designated 
Hizballah’s so-called ‘‘military wing’’—but not the orga-
nization as a whole—as a terrorist organization; 
Whereas despite restrictions put on Hizballah since the des-
ignation of its military wing, the group continues to con-
duct illicit narco-trafficking, money laundering, and 
weapons trafficking throughout Europe; 
Whereas EU designation of Hizballah’s military wing has en-
abled substantial and important cooperation between 
United States and European authorities aimed at uncov-
ering and thwarting Hizballah’s international criminal ac-
tivities, such as drug trafficking and money laundering, 
the proceeds of which are used to purchase weapons and 
advance Hizballah’s terrorist aims; 
Whereas in December 2015, the Hizballah International Fi-
nancing Prevention Act of 2015 (Public Law 114–102) 
was signed into law in the United States, broadening fi-
nancial sector sanctions against Hizballah to compel for-
eign financial institutions to refrain from supporting the 
terrorist group; 
Whereas according to the United States Drug Enforcement 
Administration (DEA), in February 2016, the DEA and 
U.S. Customs and Border Protection partnered with 
counterparts in France, Germany, Italy, and Belgium to 
arrest top leaders of the European cell of Hizballah’s Ex-
ternal Security Organization Business Affairs Compo-
nent—a cell that engages in international money laun-
dering and drug trafficking to support Hizballah’s terror 
activities; 
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Whereas for many years, Iran and Syria have been the prime 
sponsors of Hizballah, harboring, financing, training, and 
arming the group; 
Whereas Department of Defense officials estimate that Iran 
provides $100 to $200 million per year to Hizballah in 
the form of financial and logistical support, weapons, and 
training; 
Whereas Hizballah now has an arsenal of approximately 
150,000 missiles and rockets, many of which can reach 
deep into Israel, at a time when Hizballah Secretary Gen-
eral Hassan Nasrallah is threatening to invade the Gal-
ilee or attack civilian Israeli chemical plants to generate 
mass destruction; 
Whereas while the EU reels from the migrant crisis sparked 
by violence in Syria, some 6,000 to 8,000 Hizballah 
fighters have been on the ground in Syria aiding the 
Assad regime in its slaughter of innocent Syrians; 
Whereas Lebanon continues to be plagued by instability and 
violence; 
Whereas due to Hizballah’s actions in Syria, the Islamic 
State of Iraq and the Levant has carried out retaliatory 
terrorist attacks in Beirut; 
Whereas the Lebanese Armed Forces, the legitimate security 
establishment of the country as set forth in United Na-
tions Resolution 1701, are struggling to control the flow 
of weapons and Hizballah fighters at its borders; 
Whereas Hizballah trains and provides weapons for Shiite mi-
litias in Iraq and Yemen, further destabilizing the region 
and perpetuating violence in those countries; 
Whereas in October 2012, Hizballah Deputy Secretary Gen-
eral Naim Qassem stated that ‘‘[Hizballah does not] have 
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a military wing and a political one . . . Every element 
of Hizballah, from commanders to members as well as 
our various capabilities, are in the service of the resist-
ance’’; 
Whereas the United States, Canada, Israel, and the Nether-
lands have designated Hizballah in its entirety as a terror 
organization, while Australia and New Zealand have ap-
plied the designation to the organization’s so-called mili-
tary wing; 
Whereas in March 2016, the Gulf Cooperation Council, the 
bloc of six Gulf Arab nations, formally branded 
Hizballah, in its entirety, a terrorist organization, and 
the League of Arab States shortly thereafter adopted the 
same designation; and 
Whereas in April 2016, the Organization of Islamic Coopera-
tion, denounced Hizballah’s ‘‘terrorist acts’’ in the Middle 
East: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
(1) expresses appreciation to the European 
Union (EU) for the progress made in countering 
Hizballah since the EU designated Hizballah’s mili-
tary wing as a terrorist organization; 
(2) applauds and expresses support for the con-
tinued, increased cooperation between the United 
States and the EU in thwarting Hizballah’s criminal 
and terrorist activities; and 
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(3) urges the EU to designate Hizballah in its 
entirety as a terrorist organization and increase 
pressure on the group, including through— 
(A) facilitating better cross-border coopera-
tion between EU members in combating 
Hizballah; 
(B) issuing arrest warrants against mem-
bers and active supporters of Hizballah; 
(C) freezing Hizballah’s assets in Europe, 
including those masquerading as charities; and 
(D) prohibiting fundraising activities in 
support of Hizballah. 
Æ 
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