An act to amend the Hizballah International Financing Prevention Act of 2015 to impose additional sanctions with respect to Hizballah, and for other purposes
PL 115-272 (S.1595), enacted 10/25/2018

132 STAT. 4144 
PUBLIC LAW 115–272—OCT. 25, 2018 
Public Law 115–272 
115th Congress 
An Act 
To amend the Hizballah International Financing Prevention Act of 2015 to impose 
additional sanctions with respect to 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; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Hizballah 
International Financing Prevention Amendments Act of 2018’’. 
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for this Act 
is as follows: 
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 
TITLE I—PREVENTION OF ACCESS BY HIZBALLAH TO INTERNATIONAL 
FINANCIAL AND OTHER INSTITUTIONS 
Sec. 101. Mandatory sanctions with respect to fundraising and recruitment activi-
ties for Hizballah. 
Sec. 102. Modification of report with respect to financial institutions that engage in 
certain transactions. 
Sec. 103. Sanctions against certain agencies and instrumentalities of foreign states. 
Sec. 104. Diplomatic initiatives to prevent hostile activities by Iran and disrupt and 
degrade Hizballah’s illicit networks. 
TITLE II—NARCOTICS TRAFFICKING AND TRANSNATIONAL CRIMINAL 
ACTIVITIES OF HIZBALLAH 
Sec. 201. Imposition of sanctions with respect to affiliated networks of Hizballah 
for transnational criminal activities. 
Sec. 202. Report on racketeering activities engaged in by Hizballah. 
Sec. 203. Modification of report on activities of foreign governments to disrupt ac-
tivities of Hizballah; reports on membership in Hizballah. 
TITLE III—GENERAL PROVISIONS 
Sec. 301. Regulatory authority. 
Sec. 302. Implementation; penalties; judicial review; exemptions; rule of construc-
tion; exception relating to importation of goods. 
Sec. 303. Report consolidation and modification. 
TITLE I—PREVENTION OF ACCESS BY 
HIZBALLAH TO INTERNATIONAL FI-
NANCIAL AND OTHER INSTITUTIONS 
SEC. 101. MANDATORY SANCTIONS WITH RESPECT TO FUNDRAISING 
AND RECRUITMENT ACTIVITIES FOR HIZBALLAH. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 101 of the Hizballah International 
Financing Prevention Act of 2015 (Public Law 114–102; 50 U.S.C. 
1701 note) is amended to read as follows: 
50 USC 1701 
note. 
Hizballah 
International 
Financing 
Prevention 
Amendments Act 
of 2018. 
Oct. 25, 2018 
[S. 1595] 
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PUBLIC LAW 115–272—OCT. 25, 2018 
‘‘SEC. 101. MANDATORY SANCTIONS WITH RESPECT TO FUNDRAISING 
AND RECRUITMENT ACTIVITIES FOR HIZBALLAH. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The President shall, on or after the date 
of the enactment of the Hizballah International Financing Preven-
tion Amendments Act of 2018, impose the sanctions described in 
subsection (b) with respect to any foreign person that the President 
determines knowingly provides significant financial, material, or 
technological support for or to— 
‘‘(1) Bayt al-Mal, Jihad al-Bina, the Islamic Resistance 
Support Association, the Foreign Relations Department of 
Hizballah, the External Security Organization of Hizballah, 
or any successor or affiliate thereof as designated by the Presi-
dent; 
‘‘(2) al-Manar TV, al Nour Radio, or the Lebanese Media 
Group, or any successor or affiliate thereof as designated by 
the President; 
‘‘(3) a foreign person determined by the President to be 
engaged in fundraising or recruitment activities for Hizballah; 
or 
‘‘(4) a foreign person owned or controlled by a person 
described in paragraph (1), (2), or (3). 
‘‘(b) SANCTIONS DESCRIBED.—The sanctions described in this 
subsection are the following: 
‘‘(1) ASSET BLOCKING.—The exercise of all powers granted 
to the President by the International Emergency Economic 
Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) (except that the require-
ments of section 202 of such Act (50 U.S.C. 1701) shall not 
apply) to the extent necessary to block and prohibit all trans-
actions in all property and interests in property of a foreign 
person determined by the President to be subject to subsection 
(a) if such property and interests in property are in the United 
States, come within the United States, or are or come within 
the possession or control of a United States person. 
‘‘(2) ALIENS INELIGIBLE FOR VISAS, ADMISSION, OR PAROLE.— 
‘‘(A) VISAS, ADMISSION, OR PAROLE.—An alien who the 
Secretary of State or the Secretary of Homeland Security 
(or designee of one of such Secretaries) determines is sub-
ject to subsection (a) is— 
‘‘(i) inadmissible to the United States; 
‘‘(ii) ineligible to receive a visa or other documenta-
tion to enter the United States; and 
‘‘(iii) otherwise ineligible to be admitted or paroled 
into the United States or to receive any other benefit 
under the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 
1101 et seq.). 
‘‘(B) CURRENT VISAS REVOKED.— 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of State or the 
Secretary of Homeland Security (or designee of one 
of such Secretaries) shall revoke any visa or other 
entry documentation issued to an alien who the Presi-
dent determines is subject to subsection (a), regardless 
of when issued. 
‘‘(ii) EFFECT OF REVOCATION.—A revocation under 
clause (i) shall take effect immediately and shall auto-
matically cancel any other valid visa or entry docu-
mentation that is in the possession of the alien. 
‘‘(c) WAIVER.— 
Time periods. 
Determinations. 
Effective date. 
Determinations. 
President. 
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‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The President may, for periods not to 
exceed 180 days, waive the imposition of sanctions under this 
section if the President certifies to the appropriate congressional 
committees that such waiver is in the national security interests 
of the United States. 
‘‘(2) BRIEFING.—Not later than 30 days after the issuance 
of a waiver under paragraph (1) with respect to a foreign 
person, and every 180 days thereafter while the waiver remains 
in effect, the President shall brief the appropriate congressional 
committees on the status of the involvement of the foreign 
person in activities described in subsection (a). 
‘‘(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) ADMITTED; ALIEN.—The terms ‘admitted’ and ‘alien’ 
have meanings given those terms in section 101 of the Immigra-
tion and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101). 
‘‘(2) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES.—The term 
‘appropriate congressional committees’ means— 
‘‘(A) the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Committee 
on Ways and Means, the Committee on the Judiciary, 
the Committee on Financial Services, and the Permanent 
Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Represent-
atives; and 
‘‘(B) the Committee on Foreign Relations, the Com-
mittee on Finance, the Committee on Banking, Housing, 
and Urban Affairs, the Committee on the Judiciary, and 
the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate. 
‘‘(3) ENTITY.—The term ‘entity’ means a partnership, 
association, corporation, or other organization, group, or sub-
group. 
‘‘(4) FOREIGN PERSON.—The term ‘foreign person’ means 
any person that is not a United States person. 
‘‘(5) HIZBALLAH.—The term ‘Hizballah’ has the meaning 
given such term in section 102(e). 
‘‘(6) PERSON.—The term ‘person’ means an individual or 
entity. 
‘‘(7) UNITED STATES PERSON.—The term ‘United States per-
son’ means a United States citizen, an alien lawfully admitted 
for permanent residence, an entity organized under the laws 
of the United States (including foreign branches), or a person 
in the United States.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents for the 
Hizballah International Financing Prevention Act of 2015 is 
amended by striking the item relating to section 101 and inserting 
the following new item: 
‘‘Sec. 101. Mandatory sanctions with respect to fundraising and recruitment activi-
ties for Hizballah.’’. 
SEC. 102. MODIFICATION OF REPORT WITH RESPECT TO FINANCIAL 
INSTITUTIONS THAT ENGAGE IN CERTAIN TRANSACTIONS. 
Section 102(d) of the Hizballah International Financing Preven-
tion Act of 2015 (Public Law 114–102; 50 U.S.C. 1701 note) is 
amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(d) REPORT ON FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS ORGANIZED UNDER 
THE LAWS OF STATE SPONSORS OF TERRORISM.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the date 
of the enactment of the Hizballah International Financing 
Time period. 
President. 
Deadline. 
Certification. 
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Prevention Amendments Act of 2018, and every 2 years there-
after for a period not to exceed 4 years, the President shall 
submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report 
that— 
‘‘(A) identifies each foreign financial institution 
described in paragraph (2) that the President determines 
engages in one or more activities described in subsection 
(a)(2); and 
‘‘(B) provides a detailed description of each such 
activity. 
‘‘(2) FOREIGN FINANCIAL INSTITUTION DESCRIBED.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—A foreign financial institution 
described in this paragraph is a foreign financial institu-
tion— 
‘‘(i) that, wherever located, is— 
‘‘(I) organized under the laws of a state sponsor 
of terrorism or any jurisdiction within a state 
sponsor of terrorism; 
‘‘(II) owned or controlled by the government 
of a state sponsor of terrorism; 
‘‘(III) located in the territory of a state sponsor 
of terrorism; or 
‘‘(IV) owned or controlled by a foreign financial 
institution described in subclause (I), (II), or (III); 
and 
‘‘(ii) 
the 
capitalization 
of 
which 
exceeds 
$10,000,000. 
‘‘(B) STATE SPONSOR OF TERRORISM DEFINED.—In this 
paragraph, the term ‘state sponsor of terrorism’ means 
a country the government of which the Secretary of State 
has determined is a government that has repeatedly pro-
vided support for acts of international terrorism for pur-
poses of— 
‘‘(i) section 1754(c) of the Export Control Reform 
Act of 2018; 
‘‘(ii) section 620A of the Foreign Assistance Act 
of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2371); 
‘‘(iii) section 40 of the Arms Export Control Act 
(22 U.S.C. 2780); or 
‘‘(iv) any other provision of law.’’. 
SEC. 103. SANCTIONS AGAINST CERTAIN AGENCIES AND INSTRUMEN-
TALITIES OF FOREIGN STATES. 
(a) IN
GENERAL.—Title I of the Hizballah International 
Financing Prevention Act of 2015 (Public Law 114–102; 50 U.S.C. 
1701 note) is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘SEC. 103. SANCTIONS AGAINST CERTAIN AGENCIES AND INSTRUMEN-
TALITIES OF FOREIGN STATES. 
‘‘(a) SANCTIONS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the date 
of the enactment of the Hizballah International Financing 
Prevention Amendments Act of 2018, and as appropriate there-
after, the President shall impose the sanctions described in 
paragraph (3) with respect to an agency or instrumentality 
of a foreign state described in paragraph (2). 
‘‘(2) AGENCY
OR
INSTRUMENTALITY
OF
A
FOREIGN
STATE 
DESCRIBED.—An agency or instrumentality of a foreign state 
Determination. 
Effective date. 
Deadline. 
President. 
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is described in this paragraph if the President determines that 
the agency or instrumentality has, on or after the date of 
the enactment of the Hizballah International Financing Preven-
tion Amendments Act of 2018, knowingly— 
‘‘(A) conducted significant joint combat operations with, 
or significantly supported combat operations of, Hizballah; 
or 
‘‘(B) provided significant financial support for or to, 
or significant arms or related materiel to, Hizballah. 
‘‘(3) SANCTIONS DESCRIBED.—The sanctions described in this 
paragraph are the exercise of all powers granted to the Presi-
dent by the International Emergency Economic Powers Act 
(50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) (except that the requirements of section 
202 of such Act (50 U.S.C. 1701) shall not apply) to the extent 
necessary to block and prohibit all transactions in all property 
and interests in property of an agency or instrumentality of 
a foreign state if such property and interests in property are 
in the United States, come within the United States, or are 
or come within the possession or control of a United States 
person. 
‘‘(b) WAIVER.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The President may, for periods not to 
exceed 180 days, waive the imposition of sanctions under this 
section with respect to an agency or instrumentality of a foreign 
state if the President certifies to the appropriate congressional 
committees that such waiver is vital to the national security 
interests of the United States. 
‘‘(2) BRIEFING.—Not later than 30 days after the issuance 
of a waiver under paragraph (1) with respect to an agency 
or instrumentality of a foreign state, and every 180 days there-
after while the waiver remains in effect, the President shall 
brief the appropriate congressional committees on the status 
of the involvement of the agency or instrumentality in activities 
described in subsection (a)(2). 
‘‘(c) SPECIAL RULE.—The President shall not be required to 
impose sanctions under this section with respect to an agency 
or instrumentality of a foreign state if the Secretary certifies in 
writing to the appropriate congressional committees that— 
‘‘(1) the agency or instrumentality— 
‘‘(A) is no longer engaging in activities described in 
subsection (a)(2); or 
‘‘(B) has taken and is continuing to take significant 
verifiable steps toward terminating such activities; and 
‘‘(2) the President has received reliable assurances from 
the government of the foreign state that the agency or 
instrumentality will not engage in any activity described in 
subsection (a)(2) in the future. 
‘‘(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) AGENCY OR INSTRUMENTALITY OF A FOREIGN STATE.— 
The term ‘agency or instrumentality of a foreign state’ has 
the meaning given the term in section 1603(b) of title 28, 
United States Code. 
‘‘(2) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES.—The term 
‘appropriate congressional committees’ means— 
‘‘(A) the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Committee 
on Financial Services, the Committee on Ways and Means, 
Certification. 
Deadline. 
Certification. 
President. 
Time periods. 
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the Committee on the Judiciary, the Committee on Appro-
priations, and the Permanent Select Committee on Intel-
ligence of the House of Representatives; and 
‘‘(B) the Committee on Foreign Relations, the Com-
mittee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, the Com-
mittee on the Judiciary, Committee on Finance, Committee 
on Appropriations, and the Select Committee on Intel-
ligence of the Senate. 
‘‘(3) ARMS
OR
RELATED
MATERIEL.—The term ‘arms or 
related materiel’ means— 
‘‘(A) nuclear, biological, chemical, or radiological 
weapons or materials or components of such weapons; 
‘‘(B) ballistic or cruise missile weapons or materials 
or components of such weapons; and 
‘‘(C) destabilizing numbers and types of advanced 
conventional weapons. 
‘‘(4) HIZBALLAH.—The term ‘Hizballah’ has the meaning 
given such term in section 102(e). 
‘‘(5) UNITED STATES PERSON.—The term ‘United States per-
son’ has the meaning given such term in section 101(d).’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents for the 
Hizballah International Financing Prevention Act of 2015 is 
amended by inserting after the item relating to section 102 the 
following new item: 
‘‘Sec. 103. Sanctions against certain agencies and instrumentalities of foreign 
states.’’. 
SEC. 104. DIPLOMATIC INITIATIVES TO PREVENT HOSTILE ACTIVITIES 
BY IRAN AND DISRUPT AND DEGRADE HIZBALLAH’S 
ILLICIT NETWORKS. 
(a) DIPLOMATIC ENGAGEMENT.—Title I of the Hizballah Inter-
national Financing Prevention Act of 2015 (Public Law 114–102; 
129 Stat. 2206; 50 U.S.C. 1701 note), as amended by section 103 
of this Act, is further amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘SEC. 104. DIPLOMATIC INITIATIVES TO PREVENT HOSTILE ACTIVITIES 
BY IRAN AND DISRUPT AND DEGRADE HIZBALLAH’S 
ILLICIT NETWORKS. 
‘‘Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment 
of the Hizballah International Financing Prevention Amendments 
Act of 2018, the President shall instruct the Secretary of State, 
in consultation with the Secretary of the Treasury, to increase 
cooperation with foreign governments to assist in strengthening 
the capacity of such governments to prevent hostile activity by 
Iran and disrupt and degrade Hizballah’s illicit activities, including 
diplomatic engagement that involves— 
‘‘(1) efforts to target and expose illicit finance networks, 
arrest perpetrators, freeze assets, and address Iran and 
Hizballah’s use of illicit financial networks using international 
trade and banking systems; 
‘‘(2) efforts to assist willing governments with the develop-
ment of counter-organized crime legislation, the strengthening 
of financial investigative capacity, and a fully-vetted counter- 
organized crime judicial model in jurisdictions plagued with 
corruption; and 
‘‘(3) efforts to persuade governments to list Hizballah as 
a terrorist organization.’’. 
Deadline. 
President. 
Consultation. 
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PUBLIC LAW 115–272—OCT. 25, 2018 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents for the 
Hizballah International Financing Prevention Act of 2015 is 
amended by inserting after the item related to section 103, as 
added by section 103(b) of this Act, the following new item: 
‘‘Sec. 104. Diplomatic initiatives to prevent hostile activities by Iran and disrupt 
and degrade Hizballah’s illicit networks.’’. 
TITLE 
II—NARCOTICS 
TRAFFICKING 
AND TRANSNATIONAL CRIMINAL AC-
TIVITIES OF HIZBALLAH 
SEC. 201. IMPOSITION OF SANCTIONS WITH RESPECT TO AFFILIATED 
NETWORKS 
OF 
HIZBALLAH 
FOR 
TRANSNATIONAL 
CRIMINAL ACTIVITIES. 
(a) STATEMENT OF POLICY.—It is the policy of the United States 
to determine if individuals and entities that are designated by 
the United States Government on or after the date of the enactment 
of this Act as being associated with Hizballah are engaged in 
transnational organized crime or related activities on or after such 
date of enactment. 
(b) IN GENERAL.—Section 201 of the Hizballah International 
Financing Prevention Act of 2015 (Public Law 114–102; 50 U.S.C. 
1701 note) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘SEC. 201. IMPOSITION OF SANCTIONS WITH RESPECT TO AFFILIATED 
NETWORKS 
OF 
HIZBALLAH 
FOR 
TRANSNATIONAL 
CRIMINAL ACTIVITIES. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The President shall, on or after the date 
of the enactment of the Hizballah International Financing Preven-
tion Amendments Act of 2018, impose the sanctions described in 
subsection (b) with respect to affiliated networks of Hizballah, 
including, as appropriate, by reason of significant transnational 
criminal activities engaged in by such networks. 
‘‘(b) SANCTIONS DESCRIBED.—The sanctions described in this 
subsection are sanctions applicable with respect to Hizballah pursu-
ant to any provision of law, including Executive Order 13581 (50 
U.S.C. 1701 note; relating to blocking property of transnational 
criminal organizations) (as such Executive Order was in effect on 
the day before the date of the enactment of the Hizballah Inter-
national Financing Prevention Amendments Act of 2018). 
‘‘(c) WAIVER.—The President may, for periods not to exceed 
180 days, waive the imposition of sanctions under this section 
if the President certifies to the appropriate congressional commit-
tees that such waiver is in the national security interests of the 
United States. 
‘‘(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES.—The term 
‘appropriate congressional committees’ means— 
‘‘(A) the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Committee 
on Ways and Means, the Committee on Appropriations, 
the Committee on Financial Services, and the Permanent 
Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Represent-
atives; and 
President. 
Time period. 
Certification. 
President. 
Effective date. 
50 USC 1701 
note. 
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‘‘(B) the Committee on Foreign Relations, the Com-
mittee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, the Com-
mittee on Appropriations, and the Select Committee on 
Intelligence of the Senate. 
‘‘(2) HIZBALLAH.—The term ‘Hizballah’ has the meaning 
given such term in section 102(e).’’. 
(c) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The title heading for title II 
of the Hizballah International Financing Prevention Act of 2015 
is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘TITLE II—SANCTIONS AND REPORTS 
RELATING 
TO 
NARCOTICS 
TRAF-
FICKING 
AND 
SIGNIFICANT 
TRANSNATIONAL CRIMINAL ACTIVI-
TIES OF HIZBALLAH’’. 
(d) CLERICAL AMENDMENTS.—The table of contents for the 
Hizballah International Financing Prevention Act of 2015 is 
amended— 
(1) by striking the item relating to title II and inserting 
the following: 
‘‘TITLE II—SANCTIONS AND REPORTS RELATING TO NARCOTICS TRAF-
FICKING AND SIGNIFICANT TRANSNATIONAL CRIMINAL ACTIVITIES OF 
HIZBALLAH’’; AND 
(2) by striking the item relating to section 201 and inserting 
the following: 
‘‘Sec. 201. Imposition of sanctions with respect to affiliated networks of Hizballah 
for transnational criminal activities.’’. 
SEC. 202. REPORT ON RACKETEERING ACTIVITIES ENGAGED IN BY 
HIZBALLAH. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 202 of the Hizballah International 
Financing Prevention Act of 2015 (Public Law 114–102; 50 U.S.C. 
1701 note) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘SEC. 202. REPORT ON RACKETEERING ACTIVITIES ENGAGED IN BY 
HIZBALLAH. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the date of 
the enactment of the Hizballah International Financing Prevention 
Amendments Act of 2018, the President shall submit to the appro-
priate congressional committees a report on information regarding 
activities that Hizballah, and agents and affiliates of Hizballah, 
have engaged in that are racketeering activities, including any 
patterns regarding such racketeering activities. 
‘‘(b) FORM OF REPORT.—Each report required under subsection 
(a) shall be submitted in an unclassified form but may contain 
a classified annex. 
‘‘(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES.—The term 
‘appropriate congressional committees’ means— 
‘‘(A) the Committee on the Judiciary, the Committee 
on Foreign Affairs, the Committee on Financial Services, 
and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Rep-
resentatives; and 
President. 
50 USC 1701 
note. 
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‘‘(B) the Committee on the Judiciary, the Committee 
on Foreign Relations, the Committee on Banking, Housing, 
and Urban Affairs, and the Committee on Appropriations 
of the Senate. 
‘‘(2) HIZBALLAH.—The term ‘Hizballah’ has the meaning 
given such term in section 102(e). 
‘‘(3) RACKETEERING
ACTIVITY.—The term ‘racketeering 
activity’ means any activity that would be considered a racket-
eering activity (as defined in section 1961(1) of title 18, United 
States Code) if the activity were engaged in the United States 
or by a United States person. 
‘‘(4) UNITED STATES PERSON.—The term ‘United States per-
son’ has the meaning given such term in section 101(d).’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents for the 
Hizballah International Financing Prevention Act of 2015 is 
amended by striking the item relating to section 202 and inserting 
the following: 
‘‘Sec. 202. Report on racketeering activities engaged in by Hizballah.’’. 
SEC. 203. MODIFICATION OF REPORT ON ACTIVITIES OF FOREIGN 
GOVERNMENTS TO DISRUPT ACTIVITIES OF HIZBALLAH; 
REPORTS ON MEMBERSHIP IN HIZBALLAH. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 204 of the Hizballah International 
Financing Prevention Act of 2015 (Public Law 114–102; 50 U.S.C. 
1701 note) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)(1)— 
(A) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by 
striking ‘‘this Act’’ and inserting ‘‘the Hizballah Inter-
national Financing Prevention Amendments Act of 2018, 
and once every 2 years thereafter for the following 4 years’’; 
(B) in subparagraph (D)(ii)(II), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 
the end; 
(C) in subparagraph (E), by striking ‘‘and free-trade 
zones.’’ and inserting ‘‘free-trade zones, business partner-
ships and joint ventures, and other investments in small 
and medium-sized enterprises;’’; and 
(D) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(F) a list of jurisdictions outside of Lebanon that 
expressly consent to, or with knowledge allow, the use 
of their territory by Hizballah to carry out terrorist activi-
ties, including training, financing, and recruitment; 
‘‘(G) a description of the total aggregate revenues and 
remittances that Hizballah receives from the global logistics 
networks of Hizballah; 
‘‘(H) a list of Hizballah’s sources of revenue, including 
sources of revenue based on illicit activity, revenues from 
Iran, charities, and other business activities; 
‘‘(I) a list of Hizballah’s expenditures, including 
expenditures for ongoing military operations, social net-
works, and external operations; 
‘‘(J) a description of steps to be taken by Federal agen-
cies to combat the illicit tobacco trafficking networks used 
by Hizballah; 
‘‘(K) an assessment of Hizballah’s financial operations 
in areas under its operational or political control in Leb-
anon and Syria and available measures to target 
Hizballah’s financial operations in those areas; 
Assessment. 
Lebanon. 
Syria. 
Iran. 
Lists. 
Reviews. 
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‘‘(L) a review of Hizballah’s international operational 
capabilities, including in the United States; 
‘‘(M) a review of— 
‘‘(i) the total number and value of Hizballah- 
related assets seized and forfeited; and 
‘‘(ii) the total number of indictments, prosecutions, 
and extraditions of Hizballah members or affiliates; 
and 
‘‘(N) a review of efforts by the United States to prevent 
hostile activities by Iran and disrupt and degrade 
Hizballah’s illicit networks in the Western Hemisphere, 
including interagency coordination to ensure that informa-
tion-sharing, interdictions, arrests, investigations, indict-
ments, sanctions, and designations related to Hizballah 
individuals or networks in the Western Hemisphere are 
integrated, coordinated, and publicly communicated by the 
United States in a manner that supports United States 
interests.’’; 
(2) by redesignating subsections (b) and (c) as subsections 
(c) and (d), respectively; 
(3) by inserting after subsection (a) the following: 
‘‘(b) ENHANCED DUE DILIGENCE.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The President is authorized to require 
each financial institution in the United States that knowingly 
maintains a correspondent account or a payable-through 
account in the United States for a foreign financial institution 
described in paragraph (2) to establish enhanced due diligence 
policies, procedures, and controls in accordance with section 
5318(i)(2)(B) of title 31, United States Code, and regulations 
to implement such section with respect to such accounts. 
‘‘(2) FOREIGN FINANCIAL INSTITUTION DESCRIBED.—A foreign 
financial institution described in this paragraph is a foreign 
financial institution that the President determines provides 
significant financial services to persons operating in a jurisdic-
tion identified in unclassified form in the list required under 
subsection (a)(1)(F). 
‘‘(3) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection, the terms ‘cor-
respondent account’ and ‘payable-through account’ have the 
meanings given those terms in section 5318A of title 31, United 
States Code.’’; and 
(4) in subsection (c), as redesignated by paragraph (2)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘this Act, and every 180 days there-
after,’’ and inserting ‘‘the Hizballah International Financing 
Prevention Amendments Act of 2018, and every 180 days 
thereafter for the following 4 years,’’; and 
(B) by adding before the period at the end the following: 
‘‘and on any requirements for enhanced due diligence pre-
scribed under subsection (b)’’. 
(b) REPORT ON ESTIMATED NET WORTH OF SENIOR HIZBALLAH 
MEMBERS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the President shall submit to 
the appropriate congressional committees a report that con-
tains— 
(A) the estimated total net worth of each individual 
described in paragraph (2); and 
Estimates. 
President. 
Determination. 
President. 
Iran. 
Coordination. 
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(B) to the extent feasible, a description of how funds 
of each individual described in paragraph (2) were acquired, 
and how such funds have been used or employed. 
(2) INDIVIDUALS DESCRIBED.—The individuals described in 
this paragraph are the following: 
(A) The Secretary General of Hizballah. 
(B) Members of Hizballah’s senior leadership or senior 
associates of Hizballah that the President determines mate-
rially assist or support Hizballah. 
(C) Any other individual that the President determines 
is a senior foreign political figure of Hizballah. 
(3) FORM OF REPORT; PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.— 
(A) FORM.—The report required under paragraph (1) 
shall be submitted in unclassified form but may contain 
a classified annex. 
(B) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.—The unclassified portion of 
the report required under paragraph (1) shall be made 
available 
to 
the 
public 
in 
precompressed, 
easily 
downloadable versions that are made available in all appro-
priate formats. 
(4) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection: 
(A) APPROPRIATE
CONGRESSIONAL
COMMITTEES.—The 
term ‘‘appropriate congressional committees’’ means— 
(i) the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Com-
mittee on Financial Services, and the Permanent Select 
Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representa-
tives; and 
(ii) the Committee on Foreign Relations, the Com-
mittee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, and 
the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate. 
(B) FUNDS.—The term ‘‘funds’’ means— 
(i) cash; 
(ii) equity; 
(iii) any other intangible asset the value of which 
is derived from a contractual claim, including bank 
deposits, bonds, stocks, a security (as defined in section 
2(a) of the Securities Act of 1933 (15 U.S.C. 77b(a))), 
or a security or an equity security (as those terms 
are defined in section 3(a) of the Securities Exchange 
Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78c(a))); and 
(iv) anything else of value that the Secretary of 
the Treasury determines to be appropriate. 
(C) SENIOR
FOREIGN
POLITICAL
FIGURE.—The term 
‘‘senior foreign political figure’’ has the meaning given that 
term in section 1010.605 of title 31, Code of Federal Regula-
tions (or any successor regulation). 
(c) REPORT ON INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE MEMBERS OF THE LEBA-
NESE PARLIAMENT AND WHO IDENTIFY AS MEMBERS OF HIZBALLAH.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the President shall transmit 
to the appropriate congressional committees a report that con-
tains the following: 
(A) A list of individuals who are members of the Leba-
nese Parliament and who identify as members of Hizballah. 
(B) A description of any significant conduct of individ-
uals on the list required under subparagraph (A) that 
the President determines may be grounds for designation 
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pursuant to Executive Order 13224 (50 U.S.C. 1701 note; 
relating to blocking property and prohibiting transactions 
with persons who commit, threaten to commit, or support 
terrorism). 
(2) FORM.—The report required under paragraph (1) shall 
be transmitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified 
annex. 
(3) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES DEFINED.— 
In this subsection, the term ‘‘appropriate congressional commit-
tees’’ means— 
(A) the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Committee 
on Financial Services, and the Permanent Select Com-
mittee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives; 
and 
(B) the Committee on Foreign Relations, the Com-
mittee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, and the 
Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate. 
TITLE III—GENERAL PROVISIONS 
SEC. 301. REGULATORY AUTHORITY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The President shall, not later than 180 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, prescribe regulations 
as necessary for the implementation of this Act and the amendments 
made by this Act. 
(b) NOTIFICATION TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 10 days before 
the prescription of regulations under subsection (a), the President 
shall notify the appropriate congressional committees regarding 
the proposed regulations and the provisions of this Act and the 
amendments made by this Act that the regulations are imple-
menting. 
(c) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES DEFINED.—In 
this section, the term ‘‘appropriate congressional committees’’ 
means— 
(1) the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Committee 
on Financial Services of the House of Representatives; and 
(2) the Committee on Foreign Relations and the Committee 
on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate. 
SEC. 302. IMPLEMENTATION; PENALTIES; JUDICIAL REVIEW; EXEMP-
TIONS; RULE OF CONSTRUCTION; EXCEPTION RELATING 
TO IMPORTATION OF GOODS. 
(a) IN
GENERAL.—Title I of the Hizballah International 
Financing Prevention Act of 2015 (Public Law 114–102; 50 U.S.C. 
1701 note), as amended by sections 103 and 104 of this Act, is 
further amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘SEC. 105. IMPLEMENTATION; PENALTIES; JUDICIAL REVIEW; EXEMP-
TIONS; RULE OF CONSTRUCTION. 
‘‘(a) IMPLEMENTATION.—The President may exercise all authori-
ties provided under sections 203 and 205 of the International Emer-
gency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1702 and 1704) to carry 
out sections 101, 102, 103, and 201 of this Act. 
‘‘(b) PENALTIES.—The penalties provided for in subsections (b) 
and (c) of section 206 of the International Emergency Economic 
Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1705) shall apply to a person that violates, 
attempts to violate, conspires to violate, or causes a violation of 
Applicability. 
50 USC 1701 
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regulations prescribed to carry out section 101, 102, 103, or 201 
of this Act to the same extent that such penalties apply to a 
person that commits an unlawful act described in subsection (a) 
of such section 206. 
‘‘(c) PROCEDURES FOR JUDICIAL REVIEW OF CLASSIFIED INFORMA-
TION.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—If a finding under section 101, 102, 
103, or 201 of this Act, or a prohibition, condition, or penalty 
imposed as a result of any such finding, is based on classified 
information (as defined in section 1(a) of the Classified Informa-
tion Procedures Act (18 U.S.C. App.)) and a court reviews 
the finding or the imposition of the prohibition, condition, or 
penalty, the President may submit such information to the 
court ex parte and in camera. 
‘‘(2) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this subsection 
shall be construed to confer or imply any right to judicial 
review of any finding under section 101, 102, 103, or 201 
of this Act, or any prohibition, condition, or penalty imposed 
as a result of any such finding. 
‘‘(d) EXEMPTIONS.—The following activities shall be exempt from 
sections 101, 102, 103, and 201 of this Act: 
‘‘(1) Any authorized intelligence, law enforcement, or 
national security activities of the United States. 
‘‘(2) Any transaction necessary to comply with United 
States obligations under the Agreement between the United 
Nations and the United States of America regarding the Head-
quarters of the United States, signed at Lake Success June 
26, 1947, and entered into force November 21, 1947, or the 
Convention on Consular Relations, done at Vienna April 24, 
1963, and entered into force March 19, 1967, or any other 
United States international agreement. 
‘‘(e) RULE
OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in section 101, 102, 
103, or 201 of this Act shall be construed to limit the authority 
of the President under the International Emergency Economic 
Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) or under any other provision 
of law. 
‘‘(f) EXCEPTION RELATING TO IMPORTATION OF GOODS.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—The authorities and requirements to 
impose sanctions under this Act shall not include the authority 
or requirement to impose sanctions on the importation of goods. 
‘‘(2) DEFINITION.—In this subsection, the term ‘good’ means 
any article, natural or manmade substance, material, supply 
or manufactured product, including inspection and test equip-
ment, and excluding technical data.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents for the 
Hizballah International Financing Prevention Act of 2015, as 
amended by this Act, is further amended by inserting after the 
item relating to section 104, as added by section 104(b) of this 
Act, the following new item: 
‘‘Sec. 105. Implementation; penalties; judicial review; exemptions; rule of construc-
tion.’’. 
(c) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Section 102 of the Hizballah 
International Financing Prevention Act of 2015 (Public Law 114– 
102; 50 U.S.C. 1701 note) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), by striking paragraphs (3) and (4); 
(2) by striking subsection (e); and 
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LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—S. 1595 (H.R. 3329): 
HOUSE REPORTS: No. 115–366, Pt. 1 (Comm. on Foreign Affairs) accompanying 
H.R. 3329. 
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD: 
Vol. 163 (2017): Oct. 5, considered and passed Senate. 
Vol. 164 (2018): Sept. 25, considered and passed House, amended. 
Oct. 11, Senate concurred in House amendment. 
DAILY COMPILATION OF PRESIDENTIAL DOCUMENTS (2018): 
Oct. 25, Presidential statement. 
(3) by redesignating subsection (f) as subsection (e). 
SEC. 303. REPORT CONSOLIDATION AND MODIFICATION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Any and all reports required to be submitted 
to Congress under this Act or the Hizballah International Financing 
Prevention Act of 2015 (Public Law 114–102; 50 U.S.C. 1701 note) 
that are subject to a deadline for submission consisting of the 
same unit of time may be consolidated into a single report that 
is submitted to Congress pursuant to such deadline. 
(b) MATTERS TO BE INCLUDED.—Any report that is consolidated 
into a single report as described in subsection (a) shall contain 
all information required under this Act or the Hizballah Inter-
national Financing Prevention Act of 2015 in addition to all other 
elements required by previous law. 
(c) REPORTS MODIFICATION.—The North Korea Sanctions and 
Policy Enhancement Act of 2016 is amended as follows: 
(1) In section 209(a)(3)(A) (22 U.S.C. 9229(a)(3)(A)), by 
striking ‘‘not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment 
of this Act, and every 180 days thereafter’’ and inserting ‘‘not 
later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of the 
Hizballah International Financing Prevention Amendments Act 
of 2018, and every 180 days thereafter for 5 years’’. 
(2) In section 302(a) (22 U.S.C. 9241(a)), by striking ‘‘Not 
later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this 
Act’’ and inserting ‘‘Not later than 120 days after the date 
of the enactment of the Hizballah International Financing 
Prevention Amendments Act of 2018, and periodically there-
after’’. 
Approved October 25, 2018. 
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