IV 
112TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 247 
Calling for the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela to be designated a state 
sponsor of terrorism for its support of Iran, Hezbollah, and the Revolu-
tionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC). 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 4, 2011 
Mr. MACK (for himself, Mr. BISHOP of Utah, Mr. BARTLETT, Mr. BROUN of 
Georgia, Mr. LAMBORN, Mr. HENSARLING, Mr. GINGREY of Georgia, 
Mrs. BLACKBURN, Mr. CHAFFETZ, Mr. POE of Texas, Mr. KLINE, and 
Mr. FRANKS of Arizona) submitted the following resolution; which was 
referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs 
RESOLUTION 
Calling for the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela to be des-
ignated a state sponsor of terrorism for its support of 
Iran, Hezbollah, and the Revolutionary Armed Forces 
of Colombia (FARC). 
Whereas state sponsors of terrorism provide critical support 
to non-state terrorist groups; 
Whereas section 6(j) of the Export Administration Act of 
1979, section 40 of the Arms Export Control Act, and 
section 640A of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 stip-
ulate that a designated state sponsor of terrorism is one 
‘‘that repeatedly provides support to acts of international 
terrorism’’; 
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•HRES 247 IH 
Whereas the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela has repeatedly 
provided support and refuge for acts of international ter-
rorism, including support for the Revolutionary Armed 
Forces of Colombia (FARC), the National Liberation 
Army (ELN), Hamas, and Hezbollah as well as closely 
aligning itself with Iran, a designated state sponsor of 
terrorism, and the Iranian Revolutionary Guards Corps 
(IRGC) Qods Force; 
Whereas Venezuela has become Iran’s closest ally in the 
Western Hemisphere; 
Whereas an April 2010 Pentagon report to Congress stated 
the IRGC Qods Force ‘‘have witnessed an increased pres-
ence in Latin America, particularly Venezuela.’’; 
Whereas Iran has been designated by the United States Gov-
ernment as a state sponsor of terrorism and according to 
the 2009 Department of State Country Report on Ter-
rorism ‘‘has remained the most active state sponsor of 
terrorism’’; 
Whereas the 2008 Report states that the Government of Iran 
continues to pursue an expansion of its military ties into 
the Western Hemisphere and parts of Africa, including 
through its IRGC–Qods Force; 
Whereas Venezuela has concluded more than 200 bilateral 
agreements with Iran on military cooperation, the shar-
ing of intelligence, establishing direct civilian airline 
flights between Caracas and Tehran, expanding financial 
cooperation, and initiating cultural exchanges, among 
others; 
Whereas reports that identify Venezuelan shipments of gaso-
line to Iran make government-owned entities in Ven-
ezuela demonstrably sanctionable under the Comprehen-
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•HRES 247 IH 
sive Iran Sanctions Accountability and Disinvestment Act 
of 2010 (CISADA); 
Whereas in a March 2009 congressional testimony, Admiral 
James G. Stavridis, then commander of the United 
States Southern Command, asserted that the main con-
cern about Iran’s increased activity in Latin America is 
its links to Hezbollah; 
Whereas in a January 2009 congressional testimony, Sec-
retary of Defense Robert Gates maintained that he was 
concerned about the level of ‘‘subversive activity that the 
Iranians are carrying on in a number of places in Latin 
America, particularly South America and Central Amer-
ica’’; 
Whereas the State Department’s 2008 Country Report on 
Terrorism has stated that Hezbollah closely follows the 
religious guidance of Iranian Supreme Leader Ali 
Khamenei; 
Whereas Hezbollah was designated as a Foreign Terrorist 
Organization on October 8, 1997, and is closely allied 
with Iran and often acts at its behest; 
Whereas prior to September 11, 2001, Hezbollah was respon-
sible for more deaths of United States citizens than any 
other terrorist group; 
Whereas Hezbollah has already attacked Western Hemi-
sphere targets, exemplified by the attacks on the Israeli 
Embassy in Argentina in 1992 and the Argentine-Israeli 
Mutual Association in Buenos Aires in 1994; 
Whereas the 2008 State Department’s Country Report on 
Terrorism states that the FARC was designated as a 
Foreign Terrorist Organization on October 8, 1997; 
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