,,ib ,union ,calendar ,no4 #bfi #aaeth ,,congress #ast ,session ,h4 ,r4 #ccdb ,report ,no4 #aae-cfg1 ,part ,i ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,july #bj1 #bjag ,mr4 ,gallagher 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,suozzi1 ,mr4 ,royce of ,california1 ,mr4 ,roskam1 and ,mr4 ,engel7 introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,foreign ,affairs1 and in addition to the ,committee on the ,judiciary1 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 ,october #bd1 #bjag ,additional sponsors3 ,ms4 ,wasserman ,schultz1 ,mr4 ,kinzinger1 ,mr4 ,lipinski1 ,mr4 ,garrett1 ,ms4 ,rosen1 ,mr4 ,weber of ,texas1 ,mrs4 ,hartzler1 ,mr4 ,meehan1 ,mr4 ,sensenbrenner1 ,mr4 ,king of ,new ,york1 ,ms4 ,stefanik1 ,mr4 ,schneider1 ,mr4 ,sherman1 ,mr4 ,wilson of ,south ,carolina1 ,mr4 ,de,santis1 ,mrs4 ,demings1 ,mr4 ,zeldin1 ,mr4 ,bacon1 ,ms4 ,ros-,lehtinen1 ,ms4 ,sinema1 ,mr4 ,gottheimer1 and ,ms4 ,meng ,october #bd1 #bjag ,reported from the ,committee on ,foreign ,affairs ,october #bd1 #bjag ,the ,committee on the ,judiciary discharged2 committed to the ,committee of the ,whole ,house on the ,state of the ,union and ordered to be printed ,a ,,bill ,to impose sanctions on foreign persons that are responsible for gross violations of internationally recognized human rights by reason of the use by ,hizballah of civilians as human shields1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,sanctioning ,hizballah's ,illicit ,use of ,civilians as ,defenseless ,shields ,act4 #b4 ,findings ,congress finds the following3 7#a7 ,human shields are civilians1 prisoners of war1 and other noncombatants whose presence is designed to protect combatants and military objects from attack1 and the use of human shields violates international law4 7#b7 ,throughout the #bjjf conflict with the ,state of ,israel1 ,hizballah forces utilized human shields to protect themselves from counterattacks by ,israeli forces1 including storing weapons inside civilian homes and firing rockets from inside populated civilian areas4 7#c7 ,hizballah has rearmed to include an arsenal of over #aej1jjj missiles1 and other destabilizing weapons provided by the ,syrian and ,iranian governments1 which are concealed in ,shiite villages in southern ,lebanon1 often beneath civilian infrastructure4 7#d7 ,hizballah is legally required to disarm under both ,united ,nations ,security ,council ,resolution #agja 7#bjjf7 and the ,taif ,agreement 7#aihi74 7#e7 ,hizballah maintains an armed military force within ,lebanon's sovereign territory in direct violation of ,united ,nations ,security ,council ,resolutions #aeei 7#bjjd7 and #afhj 7#bjjf71 thus preventing ,lebanon from exerting its lawful control over its internationally recognized borders4 #c4 ,statement of policy ,it shall be the policy of the ,united ,states to consider the use of human shields by ,hizballah as a gross violation of internationally recognized human rights1 to officially and publicly condemn the use of innocent civilians as human shields by ,hizballah1 and to take effective action against those that engage in the grave breach of international law through the use of human shields4 #d4 ,united ,nations ,security ,council ,the ,president should direct the ,united ,states ,permanent ,representative to the ,united ,nations to use the voice1 vote1 and influence of the ,united ,states at the ,united ,nations ,security ,council to secure support for a resolution that would impose multilateral sanctions against ,hizballah for its use of civilians as human shields4 #e4 ,identification of foreign persons that are responsible for gross violations of internationally recognized human rights by reason of use by ,hizballah of civilians as human shields 7a7 ,in general ,the ,president shall impose sanctions described in subsection 7c7 with respect to each person on the list required under subsection 7b74 7b7 ,list 7#a7 ,in general ,not later than #abj days after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 the ,president shall transmit to the appropriate congressional committees a list of the following3 7,a7 ,each foreign person that the ,president determines1 based on credible evidence1 is a member of ,hizballah1 or acting on behalf of ,hizballah1 that is responsible for or complicit in1 or responsible for ordering1 controlling1 or otherwise directing1 the use of civilians as human shields4 7,b7 ,each foreign person1 or agency or instrumentality of a foreign state1 that the ,president determines has provided1 attempted to provide1 or significantly facilitated the provision of1 material support to a person described in subparagraph 7,a74 7#b7 ,updates ,the ,president shall transmit to the appropriate congressional committees an update of the list required under paragraph 7#a7 as new information becomes available4 7c7 ,sanctions described ,the sanctions to be imposed on a foreign person or an agency or instrumentality of a foreign state on the list required under subsection 7b7 are the following3 7#a7 ,blocking of property ,the ,president shall exercise all of the powers granted to the ,president under the ,international ,emergency ,economic ,powers ,act 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #agja et seq47 to the extent necessary to block and prohibit all transactions in property and interests in property of the foreign person or of such agency or instrumentality of a foreign state if such property or interests in property are in the ,united ,states1 come within the ,united ,states1 or are or come within the possession or control of a ,united ,states person4 7#b7 ,aliens ineligible for visas1 admission1 or parole 7,a7 ,visas1 admission1 or parole ,an alien who the ,secretary of ,state or the ,secretary of ,homeland ,security 7or a designee of one of such ,secretaries7 who is a foreign person on the list required under subsection 7b7 is-- 7i7 inadmissible to the ,united ,states2 7ii7 ineligible to receive a visa or other documentation to enter the ,united ,states2 and 7iii7 otherwise ineligible to be admitted or paroled into the ,united ,states or to receive any other benefit under the ,immigration and ,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #aaja et seq474 7,b7 ,current visas revoked 7i7 ,in general ,the issuing consular officer1 the ,secretary of ,state1 or the ,secretary of ,homeland ,security 7or a designee of one of such ,secretaries7 shall revoke any visa or other entry documentation issued to an alien who is a foreign person on the list required under subsection 7b7 regardless of when such visa or other entry documentation was issued4 7ii7 ,effect of revocation ,a revocation under clause 7i7-- 7,i7 shall take effect immediately2 and 7,,ii7 shall automatically cancel any other valid visa or entry documentation that is in the possession of the alien who is the subject of such revocation4 7#c7 ,penalties ,the penalties provided for in subsections 7b7 and 7c7 of section #bjf of the ,international ,emergency ,economic ,powers ,act 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #agje7 shall apply to a person that knowingly violates1 attempts to violate1 conspires to violate1 or causes a violation of regulations promulgated to carry out this section to the same extent that such penalties apply to a person that knowingly commits an unlawful act described in section #bjf7;a7 of such ,act4 7#d7 ,regulatory authority 7,a7 ,in general ,the ,president may exercise all authorities provided to the ,president under sections #bjc and #bje of the ,international ,emergency ,economic ,powers ,act 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #agjb and #agjd7 for purposes of carrying out this section4 7,b7 ,issuance of regulations ,not later than #ahj days after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 the ,president shall1 promulgate regulations as necessary for the implementation of this section and the amendments made by this section4 7,c7 ,notification to congress ,not later than ten days before the promulgation of regulations under subparagraph 7,b71 the ,president shall brief the appropriate congressional committees on the proposed regulations and the provisions of this section that the regulations are implementing4 7#e7 ,rule of construction ,nothing in this section may be construed to limit the authority of the ,president pursuant to the ,international ,emergency ,economic ,powers ,act 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #agja et seq47 or any other relevant provision of law4 7d7 ,waiver ,the ,president may waive the application of sanctions under this section for periods not to exceed #abj days with respect to a foreign person1 or an agency or instrumentality of a foreign state1 if the ,president reports to the appropriate congressional committees that such waiver is vital to the national security interests of the ,united ,states4 7e7 ,exemptions ,any activity subject to the reporting requirements under title ,v of the ,national ,security ,act of #aidg 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #cjia et seq471 or to any authorized intelligence activities of the ,united ,states4 #f4 ,report 7a7 ,report ,not later than #ahj days after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 the ,president shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report containing a determination on whether each person described in subsection 7b7 meets the criteria described in subparagraph 7,a7 or 7,b7 of section #e7;b77#a74 7b7 ,persons described ,the persons described in this subsection are the following3 7#a7 ,the ,secretary ,general of ,hizballah4 7#b7 ,members of the ,hizballah ,politburo4 7#c7 ,any other senior members of ,hizballah or other associated entities that the ,president determines to be appropriate4 7#d7 ,any person1 or agency or instrumentality of a foreign state that the ,president determines provides material support to ,hizballah that supports its use of civilians as human shields4 7c7 ,form of report2 public availability 7#a7 ,form ,the report required under subsection 7a7 shall be submitted in unclassified form1 but may contain a classified annex4 7#b7 ,public availability ,the unclassified portion of such report shall be made available to the public and posted on the internet website of the ,department of ,state-- 7,a7 in ,english1 ,farsi1 ,arabic1 and ,azeri2 and 7,b7 in pre-compressed1 easily downloadable versions that are made available in all appropriate formats4 #g4 ,definitions ,in this ,act3 7#a7 ,admitted2 alien ,the terms admitted and alien have the meanings given such terms in section #aja of the ,immigration and ,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #aaja74 7#b7 ,agency or instrumentality of a foreign state ,the term agency or instrumentality of a foreign state has the meaning given such term in section #afjc7;b7 of title #bh1 ,united ,states ,code4 7#c7 ,appropriate congressional committees ,in this section1 the term appropriate congressional committees means-- 7,a7 the ,committee on ,financial ,services and the ,committee on ,foreign ,affairs of the ,house of ,representatives2 and 7,b7 the ,committee on ,banking1 ,housing1 and ,urban ,affairs and the ,committee on ,foreign ,relations of the ,senate4 7#d7 ,foreign person ,the term foreign person means any citizen or national of a foreign country1 or any entity not organized solely under the laws of the ,united ,states or existing solely in the ,united ,states4 7#e7 ,foreign state ,the term foreign state has the meaning given such term in section #afjc7;a7 of title #bh1 ,united ,states ,code4 7#f7 ,united states person ,the term ,united ,states person means any ,united ,states citizen1 permanent resident alien1 entity organized under the laws of the ,united ,states 7including foreign branches71 or any person in the ,united ,states4 7#g7 ,hizballah ,the term ,hizballah means-- 7,a7 the entity known as ,hizballah and designated by the ,secretary of ,state as a foreign terrorist organization pursuant to section #bai of the ,immigration and ,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #aahi72 or 7,b7 any person-- 7i7 the property or interests in property of which are blocked pursuant to the ,international ,emergency ,economic ,powers ,act 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #agja et seq472 and 7ii7 who is identified on the list of specially designated nationals and blocked persons maintained by the ,office of ,foreign ,assets ,control of the ,department of the ,treasury as an agent1 instrumentality1 or affiliate of ,hizballah4 ,october #bd1 #bjag ,reported from the ,committee on ,foreign ,affairs ,october #bd1 #bjag ,the ,committee on the ,judiciary discharged2 committed to the ,committee of the ,whole ,house on the ,state of the ,union and ordered to be printed