I 
114TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6504 
To prohibit the use of United States Government funds to provide assistance 
to Al Qaeda, Jabhat Fateh al-Sham, and the Islamic State of Iraq 
and the Levant (ISIL) and to countries supporting those organizations, 
and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
DECEMBER 8, 2016 
Ms. GABBARD (for herself, Mr. WELCH, Ms. LEE, Mr. ROHRABACHER, and 
Mr. MASSIE) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Permanent Select 
Committee on Intelligence, for a period to be subsequently determined by 
the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall with-
in the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To prohibit the use of United States Government funds 
to provide assistance to Al Qaeda, Jabhat Fateh al- 
Sham, and the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant 
(ISIL) and to countries supporting those organizations, 
and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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SECTION 1. PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS TO PROVIDE 
COVERED 
ASSISTANCE 
TO 
AL 
QAEDA, 
JABHAT FATEH AL-SHAM, AND ISIL, AND TO 
COUNTRIES SUPPORTING THOSE ORGANIZA-
TIONS. 
(a) PROHIBITION WITH RESPECT TO AL QAEDA, 
JABHAT FATEH AL-SHAM, AND ISIL.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other 
provision of law, no funds made available to any 
Federal department or agency may be used to pro-
vide covered assistance to Al Qaeda, Jabhat Fateh 
al-Sham, and ISIL, and any individual or group that 
is affiliated with, associated with, cooperating with, 
or adherents to such groups. 
(2) DUTIES OF DNI.—The Director of National 
Intelligence— 
(A) shall make initial determinations with 
respect to whether or not an individual or group 
is, or has been within the most recent 12 
months prior to such determination, affiliated 
with, associated with, cooperating with, or is an 
adherent to Al Qaeda, Jabhat Fateh al-Sham, 
or ISIL, under paragraph (1) not later than 90 
days after the date of the enactment of this 
Act; 
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(B) shall, in consultation with the appro-
priate congressional committees, review and 
make subsequent determinations with respect to 
groups or individuals under paragraph (1) every 
6 months thereafter; and 
(C) shall brief the appropriate congres-
sional committees on each determination with 
respect to a group or individual under subpara-
graph (A) and the justification for the deter-
mination, including by providing— 
(i) the geographic location of such 
group or individual; 
(ii) a detailed intelligence assessment 
of such group or individual; 
(iii) a detailed description of the 
alignment and interaction of such group or 
individual with Al Qaeda, Jabhat Fateh al- 
Sham, or ISIL; and 
(iv) a description of the ideological be-
liefs of such group or individual. 
(b) PROHIBITION WITH RESPECT TO SUPPORTING 
COUNTRIES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other 
provision of law, no funds made available to any 
Federal department or agency may be used to pro-
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vide covered assistance directly or indirectly to the 
government of any country that the Director of Na-
tional Intelligence determines has within the most 
recent 12 months prior to such determination pro-
vided covered assistance to Al Qaeda, Jabhat Fateh 
al-Sham, or the Islamic State of Iraq and the Le-
vant (ISIL), or any individual or group that is affili-
ated with, associated with, cooperating with, or is an 
adherent to those organizations, as determined 
under subsection (a)(2)(A). 
(2) DUTIES OF DNI.—The Director of National 
Intelligence— 
(A) shall make initial determinations with 
respect to countries under paragraph (1) not 
later than 90 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act; and 
(B) shall, in consultation with the appro-
priate congressional committees, review and 
make subsequent determinations with respect to 
countries under paragraph (1) every 6 months 
thereafter; and 
(C) shall brief the appropriate congres-
sional committees on each determination with 
respect to a country under paragraph (1) and 
the justification for the determination that Al 
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Qaeda, Jabhat Fateh al-Sham, or the Islamic 
State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), or any in-
dividual or group that is affiliated with, associ-
ated with, cooperating with, or is an adherent 
to those organizations, is determined to be re-
ceiving covered assistance from the government 
of the country— 
(i) the geographic location of such or-
ganization, group, or individual; 
(ii) a detailed intelligence assessment 
of such organization, group, or individual; 
and 
(iii) a detailed description of the cov-
ered assistance, the method of transfer of 
the covered assistance, and use of covered 
assistance. 
(c) ADDITIONAL BRIEFING REQUIREMENTS.—The 
Director of National Intelligence shall— 
(1) in addition to carrying out subsection 
(a)(2)(C), brief the appropriate congressional com-
mittees on— 
(A) any other individual or group that the 
Director considered in carrying out such sub-
section but did not make a determination that 
the group or individual is affiliated with, associ-
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ated with, cooperating with, or is an adherent 
to Al Qaeda, Jabhat Fateh al-Sham, or ISIL; 
and 
(B) the justification for not making the de-
termination; and 
(2) in addition to carrying out subsection 
(b)(2)(C), brief the appropriate congressional com-
mittees on— 
(A) any other country that the Director 
considered in carrying out such subsection but 
did not make a determination that the country 
provided covered assistance to Al Qaeda, 
Jabhat Fateh al-Sham, or the Islamic State of 
Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), or any individual 
or group that is affiliated with, associated with, 
cooperating with, or adherents to those organi-
zations; and 
(B) the justification for not making the de-
termination. 
(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) APPROPRIATE
CONGRESSIONAL
COMMIT-
TEES.—The term ‘‘appropriate congressional com-
mittees’’ means— 
(A) the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the 
Committee on Armed Services, and the Perma-
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nent Select Committee on Intelligence of the 
House of Representatives; and 
(B) the Committee on Foreign Relations, 
the Committee on Armed Services, and the Se-
lect Committee on Intelligence of the Senate. 
(2) COVERED ASSISTANCE.—The term ‘‘covered 
assistance’’ means— 
(A) defense articles, defense services, train-
ing or logistical support, or any other military 
assistance provided by grant, loan, credit, 
transfer, or cash sales; 
(B) intelligence sharing; or 
(C) cash assistance. 
(3) DEFENSE ARTICLES AND DEFENSE SERV-
ICES.—The terms ‘‘defense articles’’ and ‘‘defense 
services’’ have the meanings given such terms in sec-
tions 47(3) and 47(4) of the Arms Export Control 
Act (22 U.S.C. 2794 note), respectively. 
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