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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 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; 
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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 $200,000,000 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; 
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 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-
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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 resistance’’; 
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’’; 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 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; 
(3) supports transcontinental efforts within Eu-
rope to share intelligence information among police 
and security services to facilitate greater cooperation 
in tracking, apprehending, and prosecuting terror-
ists, foreign fighters, and potential offenders; 
(4) encourages the EU to, whenever possible 
and applicable with due process standards, imple-
ment sanctions against Hizballah-affiliated terrorists 
in tandem with the United States; and 
(5) 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; 
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(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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