,i #aacth ,,congress #ast ,session ,h4 ,r4 #hed ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,february #bg1 #bjac ,mr4 ,mc,caul introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on the ,judiciary1 and in addition to the ,committee on ,foreign ,affairs1 for a period to be subsequently determined by the ,speaker1 in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned ,a ,,bill ,to direct the ,secretary of ,state to designate ,iran's ,islamic ,revolutionary ,guard ,corps ,qods ,force as a foreign terrorist organization1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,qods ,force ,terrorist ,designation ,act4 #b4 ,findings ,congress finds the following3 7#a7 ,on ,january #ai1 #aihd1 the ,secretary of ,state determined that the ,islamic ,republic of ,iran is a state sponsor of terrorism4 7#b7 ,the ,qods ,force is the elite external operations branch of the ,iran's ,islamic ,revolutionary ,guard ,corps and the ,iranian regime's primary mechanism for cultivating and supporting terrorists abroad4 7#c7 ,the ,qods ,force provides aid in the form of weapons1 training1 and funding to ,hamas and other ,palestinian terrorist groups1 ,lebanese ,hizballah1 ,iraq-based militants1 and ,taliban fighters in ,afghanistan4 7#d7 ,the ,qods ,force is behind some of the deadliest terrorist attacks of the past three decades1 including the #aihc and #aihd bombings of the ,united ,states ,embassy and annex in ,beirut1 the #aihc bombing of the ,marine barracks in ,beirut1 the #aiib bombing of the ,israeli embassy in ,buenos ,aires1 #aiid attack on the ,,amia ,jewish ,community ,center in ,buenos ,aires1 and the #aiif ,khobar ,towers bombing in ,saudi ,arabia4 7#e7 ,in #bjjg1 ,president ,george ,w4 ,bush and ,general ,david ,petraeus1 the top ,u4,s4 commander in ,iraq1 accused ,iran's ,qods ,force of aiding militias in killing ,american soldiers in ,iraq4 7#f7 ,in #bjjg1 the ,u4,s4 ,department of the ,treasury designated the ,qods ,force for providing material support to the ,taliban and other terrorist organizations4 7#g7 ,on ,october #be1 #bjjg1 ,iran's ,islamic ,revolutionary ,guard ,corps ,qods ,force was sanctioned under ,executive ,order #acchb1 for supporting proliferation of weapons of mass destruction4 7#h7 ,section #abeh of the ,national ,defense ,authorization ,act for ,fiscal ,year #bjjh expressed the sense of ,congress that the ,united ,states should designate ,iran's ,islamic ,revolutionary ,guards ,corps as a foreign terrorist organization under section #bai of the ,immigration and ,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #aahi7 and place the ,islamic ,revolutionary ,guards ,corps on the list of ,specially ,designated ,global ,terrorists1 as established under the ,international ,emergency ,economic ,powers ,act 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #agja et seq47 and initiated under ,executive ,order #acbbd 7,september #bc1 #bjja74 7#i7 ,in the period following the ,june #bjji presidential election in ,iran1 the ,qods ,force was implicated in custodial deaths and the killings of election protesters and committed other acts of politically motivated violence1 including torture1 beatings1 and rape4 7#aj7 ,on ,april #bi1 #bjaa1 ,president ,obama issued ,executive ,order #acegb1 ,blocking ,property of ,certain ,persons ,with ,respect to ,human ,rights ,abuses in ,syria1 including the ,qods ,force1 for the repression of the people of ,syria1 manifested most recently by the use of violence and torture against1 and arbitrary arrests and detentions of1 peaceful protestors by police1 security forces1 and other entities that have engaged in human rights abuses1 which constitute an unusual and extraordinary threat to the national security1 foreign policy1 and economy of the ,united ,states4 7#aa7 ,on ,october #aa1 #bjaa1 the ,u4,s4 ,department of ,justice announced that two members of ,iran's ,qods ,force were charged in an alleged plot to assassinate the ,saudi ,arabian ,ambassador to the ,unites ,states4 ,the criminal complaint against them included charges of conspiracy to murder a foreign official2 conspiracy to engage in foreign travel and use of interstate and foreign commerce facilities in the commission of murder-for-hire2 conspiracy to use a weapon of mass destruction 7explosives72 and conspiracy to commit an act of international terrorism transcending national boundaries4 7#ab7 ,on ,march #g1 #bjab1 the ,u4,s4 ,department of the ,treasury designated ,iran's ,qods ,force ,general ,gholamreza ,baghbani as a ,specially ,designated ,narcotics ,trafficker for the role that the ,qods ,force played in its scheme to support terrorism4 7#ac7 ,iran's ,qods ,force stations operatives in foreign embassies1 charities1 and religious and cultural institutions to foster relationships1 often building on existing socio-economic ties with the well-established ,shia ,diaspora1 and recent years have witnessed an increased presence in ,latin ,america4 #c4 ,designation of ,iran's ,islamic ,revolutionary ,guard ,corps ,qods ,force as a foreign terrorist organization ,the ,secretary of ,state shall designate ,iran's ,islamic ,revolutionary ,guard ,corps ,qods ,force as a foreign terrorist organization under section #bai of the ,immigration and ,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #aahi74 #d4 ,report ,the ,secretary of ,state shall submit to the ,committee on ,foreign ,affairs of the ,house of ,representatives and the ,committee on ,foreign ,relations of the ,senate a report on terrorist activities of ,iran's ,islamic ,revolutionary ,guard ,corps ,qods ,force4