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,,repres5tatives  ,april #ag1 #bjah,mr4 
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introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,p]man5t ,select ,committee on       
,intellig5ce1 & 9 addition to !         
,committee on ,=eign ,affairs1 = a p]iod
 to be subsequ5tly det]m9$ by ! ,speak]1
 9 ea* case = consid]ation ( su*        
provisions z fall )9 ! jurisdiction ( ! 
committee conc]n$  ,a ,,bill  ,to direct
 ! ,director ( ,national ,intellig5ce to
 prep>e a ,national ,intellig5ce        
,e/imate on ,hizballah1 & = o!r         
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,dis>m ,hizballah ,act4    
#b4 ,f9d+s ,congress makes ! foll[+     
f9d+s3  7#a7 ,! ,dep>tm5t ( ,/ate       
designat$ ,hizballah z a t]rori/        
organization 9 #aiig4  7#b7 ,hizballah  
con/itutes a grave & pres5t dang] to !  
,unit$ ,/ates & ! int]e/s & allies ( !  
,unit$ ,/ates by conduct+ arm$ int]f]5ce
 9 multiple conflicts1 mo/ notably ^? ( 

,yem51 ,iraq1 & ,syria4  7#c7 ,hizballah
 has be5 sanction$ "u ! ,hizballah      
,int]national ,f9anc+ ,prev5tion ,act ( 
#bjae & designat$ pursuant to multiple  
executive ord]s & provisions ( law to   
det] & prev5t ! f9anc+ ( ,hizballah's   
op]ations4 ,:ile impactful1 ! div]se &  
deadly ars5al ( ,hizballah1 its         
procurem5t1 & its cont9u\s expansion h n
 be5 address$4  7#d7 ,! illegal transf] 
( weapons to ,hizballah con/itutes an   
imm95t dang] to ! ,middle ,ea/ & !      
allies ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 z ^! weapons  
fom5t in/ability 9 an already volatile  
region4  7#e7 ,accord+ to an outgo+     
comm&] ( ! ,israel ,air ,=ce1 ,israel   
has attack$ doz5s ( convoys br++ arms to
 ,hizballah & o!r gr\ps on sev]al       
,israeli fronts1 includ+ f ,syria1 ov] !
 pa/ #e ye>s4  7#f7 ,pursuant to ,unit$ 
,nations ,security ,c\ncil ,resolution  
#agja1 ! ,unit$ ,nations ,int]im ,=ce 9 
,lebanon 7h]e9aft] ref]r$ to z ,,unifil7
 has a responsibility to assi/ !        
,lebanese ,arm$ ,=ces 9 tak+ /eps t[>ds 

! e/abli%m5t ( an area free ( arm$      
p]sonnel1 assets1 & weapons o!r ?an ^? (
 ! ,lebanese gov]nm5t & ( ,,unifil4     
7#g7 ,pursuant to ,unit$ ,nations       
,security ,c\ncil ,resolutions #agja    
7#bjjf71 #bcgc 7#bjag71 & #aeei 7#bjjd71
 all ,lebanese & non-,lebanese militias 
%\ld disb& & dis>m1 & ! bord]s (        
,lebanon mu/ be secur$ ) a full         
deploym5t ( ! ,lebanese ,arm$ ,=ces z ! 
only arm$ repres5tative ( ! ,/ate4  7#h7
 ,z not$ 9 num]\s reports discuss+ !    
implem5tation ( ,unit$ ,nations         
,security ,c\ncil ,resolutions #aeei    
7#bjjd7 & #agja 7#bjjf7 no dis>mam5t (  
,hizballah has occurr$1 & ! bord]s (    
,lebanon1 p>ticul>ly 9 s\!rn ,lebanon1  
are n secure4  7#i7 ,pursuant to ,unit$ 
,nations ,security ,c\ncil ,resolution  
#agja 7#bjjf7 ! sale or supply to any   
entity or individual )9 ,lebanon ( arms 
& relat$ mat]ial %all be prev5t$4  7#aj7
 ,9 ,septemb] #bjag1 ! m&ate ( ,,unifil 
0 exp&$ to all[ x to take all necess>y  
action to /op its area ( op]ations f be+

 us$ = ho/ile activities & to /ep up its
 patrols & inspections to disrupt       
,hizballah's illicit activities4  7#aa7 
,pursuant to ,unit$ ,nations ,security  
,c\ncil ,resolution #bbca1 )\t prop]    
au?orization f ! ,unit$ ,nations        
,security ,c\ncil1 x is =bidd5 to       
import1 export1 or re-export to1 into1  
or f ,iran1 :e!r directly or indirectly1
 any significant arms or arms-relat$    
mat]ial4  #c4 ,policy ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates 
reg>d+ ,,unifil & ,hizballah ,x is !    
policy ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates to-- 7#a7      
/r5g!n ,,unifil ef=ts to demilit>ize    
s\!rn ,lebanon & neutralize ! missile   
capabilities ( ,hizballah2  7#b7 use all
 available diplomatic1 legislative1 &   
economic means to detect & det] !       
illegal transf] ( weapons f ,iran to    
,hizballah1 bo? regionally &            
int]nationally2  7#c7 implem5t ! weapons
 emb>go e/abli%$ 9 ,unit$ ,nations      
,security ,c\ncil ,resolution #bbca & to
 implem5t ,unit$ ,nations ,security     
,c\ncil ,resolution #agja & ! ,taif     

accords1 among o!r int]national         
resolutions2 &  7#d7 "w ) ! ,gov]nm5t ( 
,lebanon1 ,,unifil1 & regional p>tn]s to
 develop a mile/one timel9e to implem5t 
a /rategy t[>ds ! dis>mam5t (           
,hizballah4  #d4 ,s5se ( ,congress      
reg>d+ int]national coop]ation 9        
neutraliz+ ,hizballah ,x is ! ,s5se (   
,congress t ! ,unit$ ,/ates %\ld-- 7#a7 
coop]ate closely ) ! ,gov]nm5t ( ,israel
 9 work+ to neutralize ! capabilities ( 
,hizballah & def9itively halt+ ! illegal
 transf] ( weapons to & procurem5t (    
weapons = ,hizballah2 &  7#b7 engage !  
,gov]nm5t ( ,lebanon to tactically      
secure its bord]s & dis>m all militias  
op]at+ 9 ,lebanon4  #e4 ,national       
,intellig5ce ,e/imate on ,hizballah ,n  
lat] ?an #ij days aft] enactm5t ( ?is   
,act1 ! ,director ( ,national           
,intellig5ce1 9 consultation ) !        
,secret>y ( ,/ate1 %all commission &    
produce a ,national ,intellig5ce        
,e/imate on ,hizballah4 ,su* ,national  
,intellig5ce ,e/imate %all include ea* (

 ! foll[+3  7#a7 ,a full acc\nt+ ( !    
entirety ( ,hizballah's rocket ars5al4  
7#b7 ,an evaluation ( ! success ( !     
,,unifil m&ate4  7#c7 ,an evaluation ( !
 tactical capabilities ( ,hizballah1    
includ+ su* capabilities relat$ to      
def5se4  7#d7 ,a detail$ description ( !
 supply r\tes us$ 9 ! illegal procurem5t
 ( weapons = ,hizballah4  7#e7 ,an      
e/imate on ! int]national op]ations t   
support ,hizballah's network4  7#f7 ,an 
acc\nt+ ( ! effects ( ! int]f]5ce (     
,hizballah 9 conflicts ?r\gh ! ,middle  
,ea/ region4  7#g7 ,an assessm5t ( h[   
,hizballah raises1 holds1 & sp5ds funds 
9 t]ritories :]e ,,unifil op]ates4