Trust But Verify Act

Bill: 118-hr-6431
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Ogles, Andrew [R-TN-5]
Introduced: 2023-11-15
Policy area: International Affairs
Latest action: action_date: 2023-11-15
text: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

Summaries:

tv_txt: I 118th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 6431 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES November 15, 2023 Mr. Ogles (for himself and Mr. Biggs ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs A BILL To suspend the designation of the State of Qatar as a major non-NATO ally.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Trust But Verify Act . 2. Suspension of designation of the State of Qatar as a major non-NATO ally (a) In general Effective beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act— (1) the designation of the State of Qatar as a major non-NATO ally pursuant to section 517(a)(1) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 ( 22 U.S.C. 2321k(a)(1) ) or any other provision if law is hereby suspended; and (2) no Federal funds may be used to reinstate such designation unless the President submits to the appropriate congressional committees a certification described in subsection (b). (b) Certification A certification described in this subsection is a certification that contains a determination of the President that the State of Qatar no longer directly supports, financially or otherwise, acts of international terrorism or foreign terrorist organizations. (c) Termination (1) In general Not later than 90 days after the date on which the President submits to Congress a certification described in subsection (b), and every 90 days thereafter, the President, acting through the Secretary of State, shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a written determination that the State of Qatar is continuing to meet the requirements of subsection (b). (2) Termination If the President submits to the appropriate congressional committees a written determination under paragraph (1) that the State of Qatar is not continuing to meet the requirements of subsection (b), then effective beginning on the date of the submission of such determination— (A) the designation of the State of Qatar as a major non-NATO ally pursuant to section 517(a)(1) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 ( 22 U.S.C. 2321k(a)(1) ) or any other provision if law is hereby terminated; and (B) the President may not issue a separate designation of the State of Qatar as a major non-NATO ally pursuant to section 517(a)(1) of such Act or any other provision of law. 3. Definitions In this Act: (1) Affiliate The term affiliate — (A) has the meaning given such term in section 230.405 of title 17, Code of Federal Regulations (as in effect on the date of the enactment of this Act); and (B) includes a person that— (i) is closely associated with another person typically in a dependent or subordinate position; or (ii) has a common purpose of shared characteristics with another person. (2) Appropriate congressional committees The term appropriate congressional committees means— (A) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives; and (B) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate. (3) Foreign terrorist organization The term foreign terrorist organization means an organization designated as a foreign terrorist organization by the Secretary of State in accordance with section 219 of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1189 ). (4) International terrorism The term international terrorism — (A) has the meaning given the term in section 2331 of title 18, United States Code; and (B) includes any circumstance in which the State of Qatar— (i) refuses or fails to immediately surrender any member or affiliate of Hamas or any other designated foreign terrorist organization to the custody of the United States, Israel, or a mutually agreed upon third party that intends to prosecute such persons; (ii) obstructs, delays, or otherwise undermines any effort to secure the immediate release of every person held by the foreign terrorist organization Hamas beginning on and after October 7, 2023; (iii) declines to extradite foreign nationals assessed by the Secretary of State to have directly engaged in acts of international terrorism to countries intending to prosecute such foreign nationals; or (iv) provides or otherwise knowingly and intentionally facilitates the provision of any funds (as defined in section 2339C(e)(2) of title 18, United States Code) to Iran, Afghanistan, a state sponsor of terrorism, or a foreign terrorist organization. (5) State sponsor of terrorism The term state sponsor of terrorism means any country the government of which has repeatedly provided support for international terrorism pursuant to— (A) section 1754(c)(1)(A) of the Export Control Reform Act ( 50 U.S.C. 4318(c)(1)(A) ); (B) section 620A of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 ( 22 U.S.C. 2371 ); (C) section 40 of the Arms Export Control Act ( 22 U.S.C. 2780 ); or (D) any other applicable provision of law.