Stop Arming Terrorists Act

Bill: 115-s-532
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Paul, Rand [R-KY]
Introduced: 2017-03-06
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Congressional oversight

Foreign aid and international relief

Intelligence activities, surveillance, classified information

Iraq

Middle East

Military assistance, sales, and agreements

Military education and training

Political movements and philosophies

Syria

Terrorism
Latest action: action_date: 2017-03-06
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

Summaries:
action_date: 2017-03-06
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><b>Stop Arming Terrorists Act</b></p> <p>This bill prohibits the use of federal agency funds to provide covered assistance to: (1) Al Qaeda, Jabhat Fateh al-Sham, 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 such groups; or (2) the government of any country that the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) determines has, within the most recent 12 months, provided covered assistance to such a group or individual.</p> <p>&quot;Covered assistance&quot; is defined as:</p> <ul> <li>defense articles, defense services, training or logistical support, or any other military assistance provided by grant, loan, credit, transfer, or cash sales; </li> <li> intelligence sharing; or </li> <li> cash assistance. </li> </ul> <p>The ODNI shall:</p> <ul> <li> make, within 90 days after this bill's enactment, initial determinations about such countries and about whether an individual or group is, or has been within the most recent 12 months, affiliated with, associated with, cooperating with, or an adherent to Al Qaeda, Jabhat Fateh al-Sham, or ISIL;</li> <li>review and make subsequent determinations regarding such countries, groups, or individuals every 6 months in consultation with specified congressional committees; </li> <li> brief such committees on each determination; and</li> <li> brief such committees on any other country, individual, or group that the ODNI considered but did not make a determination that the the country provided covered assistance to, or that the group or individual is affiliated with, associated with, cooperating with, or an adherent to, Al Qaeda, Jabhat Fateh al-Sham, or ISIL.</li> </ul>

tv_txt: II 115th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 532 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES March 6, 2017 Mr. Paul introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations 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.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Stop Arming Terrorists Act . 2. Prohibition on use of funds to provide covered assistance to Al Qaeda, Jabhat Fateh al-Sham, and ISIL, and to countries supporting those organizations (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 provide 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; (B) shall, in consultation with the appropriate 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 congressional committees on each determination with respect to a group or individual under subparagraph (A) and the justification for the determination, 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 beliefs 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 provide covered assistance directly or indirectly to the government of any country that the Director of National Intelligence determines has within the most recent 12 months prior to such determination 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 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 enactment of this Act; (B) shall, in consultation with the appropriate congressional committees, review and make subsequent determinations with respect to countries under paragraph (1) every 6 months thereafter; and (C) shall brief the appropriate congressional committees on each determination with respect to a country under paragraph (1) and the justification for the determination that 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 is an adherent to those organizations, is determined to be receiving covered assistance from the government of the country— (i) the geographic location of such organization, group, or individual; (ii) a detailed intelligence assessment of such organization, group, or individual; and (iii) a detailed description of the covered 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 committees on— (A) any other individual or group that the Director considered in carrying out such subsection but did not make a determination that the group or individual is affiliated with, associated with, cooperating with, or is an adherent to Al Qaeda, Jabhat Fateh al-Sham, or ISIL; and (B) the justification for not making the determination; and (2) in addition to carrying out subsection (b)(2)(C), brief the appropriate congressional committees 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 organizations; and (B) the justification for not making the determination. (d) Definitions In this section: (1) Appropriate congressional committees The term appropriate congressional committees means— (A) the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Committee on Armed Services, and the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives; and (B) the Committee on Foreign Relations, the Committee on Armed Services, and the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate. (2) Covered assistance The term covered assistance means— (A) defense articles, defense services, training 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 services The terms defense articles and defense services have the meanings given such terms in paragraphs (3) and (4), respectively, of section 47 of the Arms Export Control Act ( 22 U.S.C. 2794 ).