Keeping Israel Safe from Iranian Proxies Act

Bill: 117-hr-7330
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Jackson, Ronny [R-TX-13]
Introduced: 2022-03-31
Policy area: International Affairs
Latest action: action_date: 2022-03-31
text: Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, 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.

Summaries:
action_date: 2022-03-31
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>Keeping Israel Safe from Iranian Proxies Act</strong></p> <p>This bill prohibits the Department of Defense from making federal funds available to specified entities that are backed by Iran.</p>

tv_txt: I 117th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 7330 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 31, 2022 Mr. Jackson (for himself, Mrs. Murphy of Florida , Ms. Salazar , Mr. Rodney Davis of Illinois , Mr. Moolenaar , Mrs. Miller of West Virginia , Mr. Johnson of Ohio , Mr. Diaz-Balart , Mr. Budd , Mrs. Rodgers of Washington , Mr. Ellzey , Mr. Fitzpatrick , Mr. Weber of Texas , Mr. C. Scott Franklin of Florida , Mr. Allen , Mr. Mann , Mr. Carl , Mr. Fallon , Mr. Zeldin , Mr. Meijer , and Mr. Rutherford ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services , 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 A BILL To require annual reports on the military capabilities of Iran-backed entities and the impact of lifted sanctions on such capabilities, prohibit the availability of Federal funds to such entities, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Keeping Israel Safe from Iranian Proxies Act . 2. Report on Iranian terrorist proxies Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter for 5 years, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the House of Representatives and the Senate a report that includes a detailed description of— (1) improvements to the military capabilities of Iran-backed entities, including Hamas, Lebanese Hezbollah, Palestinian Islamic Jihad, Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine, Asa’ib ahl al-Haq, Harakat Hezbollah al-Nujaba, Kata’ib Sayyid al-Shuhada, Kata’ib al-Imam Ali, Kata’ib Hezbollah, the Badr Organization, the Fatemiyoun, the Zainabiyoun, and Ansar Allah (also known as the Houthis); and (2) the direct or indirect impacts that the imposition or revocation of unilateral United States economic sanctions on Iran may have on the military capabilities of entities described in paragraph (1). 3. Prohibition on transfer to Iranian terrorist proxies No Federal funds authorized to be appropriated or otherwise made available to the Department of Defense may be made available, directly or indirectly, to any Iranian-backed entity listed in section 2(1).