Title: Disarm Hizballah Act
Policy area: International Affairs

Summary:
Disarm Hizballah Act
This bill requires the Director of National Intelligence to prepare a National Intelligence Estimate on Hizballah which shall include assessments of: (1) Hizballah's tactical capabilities and rocket arsenal, (2) the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL), (3) international operations that support Hizballah's network, (4) Hizballah's interference in Middle East conflicts, and (5) Hizballah's fund raising and fund use in territories where UNIFIL operates.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5540 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 5540

 To direct the Director of National Intelligence to prepare a National 
      Intelligence Estimate on Hizballah, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 17, 2018

  Mr. Suozzi (for himself and Mr. Kinzinger) introduced the following 
     bill; which was referred to the Permanent Select Committee on 
Intelligence, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, for 
a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the 
                          committee concerned

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                                 A BILL


 
 To direct the Director of National Intelligence to prepare a National 
      Intelligence Estimate on Hizballah, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Disarm Hizballah Act''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    Congress makes the following findings:
            (1) The Department of State designated Hizballah as a 
        terrorist organization in 1997.
            (2) Hizballah constitutes a grave and present danger to the 
        United States and the interests and allies of the United States 
        by conducting armed interference in multiple conflicts, most 
        notably those of Yemen, Iraq, and Syria.
            (3) Hizballah has been sanctioned under the Hizballah 
        International Financing Prevention Act of 2015 and designated 
        pursuant to multiple executive orders and provisions of law to 
        deter and prevent the financing of Hizballah's operations. 
        While impactful, the diverse and deadly arsenal of Hizballah, 
        its procurement, and its continuous expansion have not been 
        addressed.
            (4) The illegal transfer of weapons to Hizballah 
        constitutes an imminent danger to the Middle East and the 
        allies of the United States, as these weapons foment 
        instability in an already volatile region.
            (5) According to an outgoing commander of the Israel Air 
        Force, Israel has attacked dozens of convoys bringing arms to 
        Hizballah and other groups on several Israeli fronts, including 
        from Syria, over the past 5 years.
            (6) Pursuant to United Nations Security Council Resolution 
        1701, the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (hereinafter 
        referred to as ``UNIFIL'') has a responsibility to assist the 
        Lebanese Armed Forces in taking steps towards the establishment 
        of an area free of armed personnel, assets, and weapons other 
        than those of the Lebanese government and of UNIFIL.
            (7) Pursuant to United Nations Security Council Resolutions 
        1701 (2006), 2373 (2017), and 1559 (2004), all Lebanese and 
        non-Lebanese militias should disband and disarm, and the 
        borders of Lebanon must be secured with a full deployment of 
        the Lebanese Armed Forces as the only armed representative of 
        the State.
            (8) As noted in numerous reports discussing the 
        implementation of United Nations Security Council Resolutions 
        1559 (2004) and 1701 (2006) no disarmament of Hizballah has 
        occurred, and the borders of Lebanon, particularly in southern 
        Lebanon, are not secure.
            (9) Pursuant to United Nations Security Council Resolution 
        1701 (2006) the sale or supply to any entity or individual 
        within Lebanon of arms and related material shall be prevented.
            (10) In September 2017, the mandate of UNIFIL was expanded 
        to allow it to take all necessary action to stop its area of 
        operations from being used for hostile activities and to step 
        up its patrols and inspections to disrupt Hizballah's illicit 
        activities.
            (11) Pursuant to United Nations Security Council Resolution 
        2231, without proper authorization from the United Nations 
        Security Council, it is forbidden to import, export, or re-
        export to, into, or from Iran, whether directly or indirectly, 
        any significant arms or arms-related material.

SEC. 3. POLICY OF THE UNITED STATES REGARDING UNIFIL AND HIZBALLAH.

    It is the policy of the United States to--
            (1) strengthen UNIFIL efforts to demilitarize southern 
        Lebanon and neutralize the missile capabilities of Hizballah;
            (2) use all available diplomatic, legislative, and economic 
        means to detect and deter the illegal transfer of weapons from 
        Iran to Hizballah, both regionally and internationally;
            (3) implement the weapons embargo established in United 
        Nations Security Council Resolution 2231 and to implement 
        United Nations Security Council Resolution 1701 and the Taif 
        accords, among other international resolutions; and
            (4) work with the Government of Lebanon, UNIFIL, and 
        regional partners to develop a milestone timeline to implement 
        a strategy towards the disarmament of Hizballah.

SEC. 4. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION IN 
              NEUTRALIZING HIZBALLAH.

    It is the Sense of Congress that the United States should--
            (1) cooperate closely with the Government of Israel in 
        working to neutralize the capabilities of Hizballah and 
        definitively halting the illegal transfer of weapons to and 
        procurement of weapons for Hizballah; and
            (2) engage the Government of Lebanon to tactically secure 
        its borders and disarm all militias operating in Lebanon.

SEC. 5. NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE ESTIMATE ON HIZBALLAH.

    Not later than 90 days after enactment of this Act, the Director of 
National Intelligence, in consultation with the Secretary of State, 
shall commission and produce a National Intelligence Estimate on 
Hizballah. Such National Intelligence Estimate shall include each of 
the following:
            (1) A full accounting of the entirety of Hizballah's rocket 
        arsenal.
            (2) An evaluation of the success of the UNIFIL mandate.
            (3) An evaluation of the tactical capabilities of 
        Hizballah, including such capabilities related to defense.
            (4) A detailed description of the supply routes used in the 
        illegal procurement of weapons for Hizballah.
            (5) An estimate on the international operations that 
        support Hizballah's network.
            (6) An accounting of the effects of the interference of 
        Hizballah in conflicts through the Middle East region.
            (7) An assessment of how Hizballah raises, holds, and 
        spends funds in territories where UNIFIL operates.
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