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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 in February 2016 the United States Drug Enforce-
ment Administration and U.S. Customs and Border Pro-
tection partnered with counterparts in France, Germany, 
Italy, and Belgium to arrest top leaders of the European 
cell of Hizballah’s External Security Organization Busi-
ness Affairs Component—a cell that engages in inter-
national money laundering and drug trafficking to sup-
port Hizballah’s terror activities; 
Whereas for many years, the Governments of Iran and Syria 
have been the prime sponsors of Hizballah, harboring, fi-
nancing, training, and arming the group; 
Whereas Department of Defense officials estimate that Iran 
provides as much as $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 attack and in-
vade Israel;
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Whereas Hizballah fighters have been supporting the Assad 
regime in Syria, often leading operations in the conflict 
which has left more than 465,000 dead; 
Whereas Russia has established fusion centers in Syria to co-
ordinate with Iran, the Assad regime, and Hizballah, and 
Russian air cover has given Hizballah an advantage on 
the battlefield against Syria rebels; 
Whereas Hizballah’s destabilizing actions in the conflict in 
Syria has fueled a migrant crisis that has brought nearly 
400,000 migrants and refugees to Europe in 2016 and 
2017 alone; 
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 Security Council Resolution 1701 (2006), are strug-
gling to control the flow of weapons and Hizballah fight-
ers 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 
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’’;
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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; 
Whereas in April 2016 the Organization of Islamic Coopera-
tion, denounced Hizballah’s ‘‘terrorist acts’’ in the Middle 
East; 
Whereas Hizballah Secretary General Nasrallah said in May 
2017 that the conflict in Syria had entered a ‘‘new and 
critical phase’’ in which Damascus, Moscow, Tehran, and 
Hezbollah were ‘‘in more harmony politically and mili-
tarily than at any time’’; 
Whereas the United States has designated Hizballah’s For-
eign Relations Department, which has representatives 
around the world, as a Specially Designated National, 
subject to United States primary and secondary sanc-
tions; 
Whereas the Department of the Treasury has diligently 
added persons and entities to the list of Specially Des-
ignated Global Terrorists who have provided material 
support to the Hizballah terrorist organization, thereby 
hampering its financing and logistical capabilities; and 
Whereas in May 2017 the United States and Saudi Arabia 
sanctioned Hashem Saffiedine, a member of Hizballah’s 
executive council which oversees the organization’s polit-
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ical, organizational, social and educational activities, for 
his involvement in terrorist activity: 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 military wing as a 
terrorist organization; 
(2) applauds and expresses support for the contin-
ued, increased cooperation between the United States 
and the EU in thwarting Hizballah’s criminal and ter-
rorist activities; 
(3) supports transcontinental efforts within Europe 
to share intelligence information among police and secu-
rity services to facilitate greater cooperation in tracking, 
apprehending, and prosecuting terrorists, foreign fight-
ers, and potential offenders; 
(4) encourages the EU to, whenever possible and 
applicable with due process standards, implement sanc-
tions against Hizballah-affiliated terrorists in tandem 
with the United States; and 
(5) urges the EU to designate Hizballah in its en-
tirety as a terrorist organization and increase pressure 
on the group, including through— 
(A) facilitating better cross-border cooperation 
between EU members in combating Hizballah;
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(B) issuing arrest warrants against members 
and active supporters of Hizballah; 
(C) freezing Hizballah’s assets in Europe, in-
cluding those masquerading as charities; and 
(D) prohibiting fundraising activities in sup-
port of Hizballah. 
Attest: 
Clerk.