,i #aaeth ,,congress #b;d ,session ,h4 ,r4 #eedj ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,april #ag1 #bjah,mr4 ,suozzi 7for himself and ,mr4 ,kinzinger7 introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,permanent ,select ,committee on ,intelligence1 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 ,director of ,national ,intelligence to prepare a ,national ,intelligence ,estimate on ,hizballah1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,disarm ,hizballah ,act4 #b4 ,findings ,congress makes the following findings3 7#a7 ,the ,department of ,state designated ,hizballah as a terrorist organization in #aiig4 7#b7 ,hizballah constitutes a grave and present danger to the ,united ,states and the interests and allies of the ,united ,states by conducting armed interference in multiple conflicts1 most notably those of ,yemen1 ,iraq1 and ,syria4 7#c7 ,hizballah has been sanctioned under the ,hizballah ,international ,financing ,prevention ,act of #bjae and designated pursuant to multiple executive orders and provisions of law to deter and prevent the financing of ,hizballah's operations4 ,while impactful1 the diverse and deadly arsenal of ,hizballah1 its procurement1 and its continuous expansion have not been addressed4 7#d7 ,the illegal transfer of weapons to ,hizballah constitutes an imminent danger to the ,middle ,east and the allies of the ,united ,states1 as these weapons foment instability in an already volatile region4 7#e7 ,according to an outgoing commander of the ,israel ,air ,force1 ,israel has attacked dozens of convoys bringing arms to ,hizballah and other groups on several ,israeli fronts1 including from ,syria1 over the past #e years4 7#f7 ,pursuant to ,united ,nations ,security ,council ,resolution #agja1 the ,united ,nations ,interim ,force in ,lebanon 7hereinafter referred to as ,,unifil7 has a responsibility to assist the ,lebanese ,armed ,forces in taking steps towards the establishment of an area free of armed personnel1 assets1 and weapons other than those of the ,lebanese government and of ,,unifil4 7#g7 ,pursuant to ,united ,nations ,security ,council ,resolutions #agja 7#bjjf71 #bcgc 7#bjag71 and #aeei 7#bjjd71 all ,lebanese and non-,lebanese militias should disband and disarm1 and the borders of ,lebanon must be secured with a full deployment of the ,lebanese ,armed ,forces as the only armed representative of the ,state4 7#h7 ,as noted in numerous reports discussing the implementation of ,united ,nations ,security ,council ,resolutions #aeei 7#bjjd7 and #agja 7#bjjf7 no disarmament of ,hizballah has occurred1 and the borders of ,lebanon1 particularly in southern ,lebanon1 are not secure4 7#i7 ,pursuant to ,united ,nations ,security ,council ,resolution #agja 7#bjjf7 the sale or supply to any entity or individual within ,lebanon of arms and related material shall be prevented4 7#aj7 ,in ,september #bjag1 the mandate of ,,unifil was expanded to allow it to take all necessary action to stop its area of operations from being used for hostile activities and to step up its patrols and inspections to disrupt ,hizballah's illicit activities4 7#aa7 ,pursuant to ,united ,nations ,security ,council ,resolution #bbca1 without proper authorization from the ,united ,nations ,security ,council1 it is forbidden to import1 export1 or re-export to1 into1 or from ,iran1 whether directly or indirectly1 any significant arms or arms-related material4 #c4 ,policy of the ,united ,states regarding ,,unifil and ,hizballah ,it is the policy of the ,united ,states to-- 7#a7 strengthen ,,unifil efforts to demilitarize southern ,lebanon and neutralize the missile capabilities of ,hizballah2 7#b7 use all available diplomatic1 legislative1 and economic means to detect and deter the illegal transfer of weapons from ,iran to ,hizballah1 both regionally and internationally2 7#c7 implement the weapons embargo established in ,united ,nations ,security ,council ,resolution #bbca and to implement ,united ,nations ,security ,council ,resolution #agja and the ,taif accords1 among other international resolutions2 and 7#d7 work with the ,government of ,lebanon1 ,,unifil1 and regional partners to develop a milestone timeline to implement a strategy towards the disarmament of ,hizballah4 #d4 ,sense of ,congress regarding international cooperation in neutralizing ,hizballah ,it is the ,sense of ,congress that the ,united ,states should-- 7#a7 cooperate closely with the ,government of ,israel in working to neutralize the capabilities of ,hizballah and definitively halting the illegal transfer of weapons to and procurement of weapons for ,hizballah2 and 7#b7 engage the ,government of ,lebanon to tactically secure its borders and disarm all militias operating in ,lebanon4 #e4 ,national ,intelligence ,estimate on ,hizballah ,not later than #ij days after enactment of this ,act1 the ,director of ,national ,intelligence1 in consultation with the ,secretary of ,state1 shall commission and produce a ,national ,intelligence ,estimate on ,hizballah4 ,such ,national ,intelligence ,estimate shall include each of the following3 7#a7 ,a full accounting of the entirety of ,hizballah's rocket arsenal4 7#b7 ,an evaluation of the success of the ,,unifil mandate4 7#c7 ,an evaluation of the tactical capabilities of ,hizballah1 including such capabilities related to defense4 7#d7 ,a detailed description of the supply routes used in the illegal procurement of weapons for ,hizballah4 7#e7 ,an estimate on the international operations that support ,hizballah's network4 7#f7 ,an accounting of the effects of the interference of ,hizballah in conflicts through the ,middle ,east region4 7#g7 ,an assessment of how ,hizballah raises1 holds1 and spends funds in territories where ,,unifil operates4