,,ii  #aae? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #cbeg  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,july #bd1 #bjah,mr4   
,cruz 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,donnelly1 ,mr4  
,cornyn1 ,mr4 ,blum5?al1 ,mr4 ,scott1   
,mr4 ,m>key1 ,mr4 ,rubio1 & ,mr4 ,p]due7
 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read    
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,=eign
 ,relations  ,a ,,bill  ,to impose      
sanctions on =eign p]sons responsible = 
s]i\s violations ( int]national law     
reg>d+ ! protection ( civilians dur+    
arm$ conflict1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4   
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,sanction ,t]rori/ ,op]ations ,us+      
,human ,%ields ,act ( #bjah or ! ,,/op  
,us+ ,human ,%ields ,act4  #b4 ,f9d+s   
,congress f9ds ! foll[+3  7#a7 ,!       
int]national law ( arm$ conflict        
prohibits1 dur+ any arm$ conflict-- 7,a7
 ! exploitation ( ! pres5ce or movem5t (
 civilians 9 an ef=t to imp$e attack on 
or o!rwise %ield lawful t>gets2  7,b7   
expos+ prison]s ( w>1 o!r deta9ees1 !   
w\nd$ & sick1 or o!r individuals subject

 to special protection "u int]national  
law1 to unnecess>y risks result+ f !    
conduct ( ho/ilities2  7,c7 us+ su*     
p]sons to imp$e attack on or o!rwise    
%ield lawful t>gets2 &  7,d7 delib]ately
 caus+ ! injury or dea? ( su* p]sons4   
7#b7 ,violat+ ^! prohibitions reg>d+    
civilians & o!r specially protect$      
p]sons is kn[n z ! use ( human %ields & 
is a s]i\s violation ( int]national law 
subject+ ^? responsible to individual   
crim9al liability4  7#c7 ,! int]national
 law ( arm$ conflict also prohibits     
expos+ prop]ty subject to special       
protection "u int]national law to       
unnecess>y risks result+ f ! conduct (  
ho/ilities1 includ+ a prohibition aga9/ 
us+ su* prop]ty to imp$e attack on or   
o!rwise %ield lawful t>gets f attack or 
to delib]ately cause de/ruction ( su*   
prop]ty4 ,su* use ( specially protect$  
prop]ty is a s]i\s violation (          
int]national law1 subject+ ^?           
responsible to individual crim9al       
responsibility4  7#d7 ,e p>ty to an arm$

 conflict is prohibit$ "u int]national  
law f us+ human %ields 9 an attempt to  
cause law-abid+ arm$ =ces to =go attacks
 on o!rwise lawful t>gets4  7#e7 ,:5    
law-abid+ arm$ =ces d attack 9 su*      
situations1 ! p>ty us+ human %ields     
frequ5tly hopes to discr$it ! law-abid+ 
oppon5t by blam+ ! oppon5t = civilian   
casualties1 :i* are 9 fact attributable 
to ! unlawful use ( human %ields4  7#f7 
,t]rori/ gr\ps r\t9ely use human %ields 
to =ce law-abid+ oppon5ts to conduct    
attacks 9 circum/ances :]e civilian     
casualties become unavoidable4 ,:ile ?is
 unlawful tactic 9 no way absolves an   
attack+ =ce f its obligations to d      
ev]y?+ feasible to mitigate ! risk ( su*
 casualties1 su* illegal tactics        
inevitably influ5ce ! efficacy (        
feasible precautions4  7#g7 ,9          
accordance ) ! proportionality rule1 an 
assessm5t ( ! legality ( attack         
indicates t ^! t]rori/ gr\ps be>        
responsibility = su* casualties :5 su*  
attack is o!rwise legally p]missible4   

7#h7 ,hizballah1 designat$ by !         
,secret>y ( ,/ate z a =eign t]rori/     
organization1 has repeat$ly us$ human   
%ields4 ,?r\gh\t its #bjjf conflict )   
,israel1 ,hizballah =ces purposefully   
us$ civilians 9 an ef=t to %ield        
!mselves aga9/ attacks by ,israeli =ces1
 includ+ by /or+ weapons inside civilian
 homes & laun*+ attacks f fir+ positions
 9 areas ( d5se civilian population1 (t5
 9 or ne> homes1 s*ools1 mosques or     
hospitals1 9 ord] to %ield su* positions
 f attack4  7#i7 ,hizballah has s9ce    
re>m$ & built up an ars5al ( "s #aej1jjj
 rockets & missiles1 9 addition to o!r  
de/abiliz+ weapons1 provid$ by !        
,iranian & ,syrian gov]nm5ts4 ,^!       
weapons1 z well z ,hizballah comm& po/s1
 logi/ics depots1 & o!r vital milit>y   
assets1 are (t5 conceal$ 9 ,%iite       
villages 9 s\!rn ,lebanon1 frequ5tly )9 
or ne> homes1 hospitals1 s*ools1 &      
mosques4  7#aj7 ,hamas1 also designat$  
by ! ,secret>y ( ,/ate z a =eign t]rori/
 organization1 has also repeat$ly us$   

human %ields4 ,hamas r\t9ely &          
purposefully uses civilians & ! civilian
 population to %ield milit>y assets f   
attack1 includ+ by laun*+ attacks f fir+
 positions 9 areas ( d5se civilian      
population1 (t5 9 or ne> s*ools1        
mosques1 or hospitals1 9 ord] to %ield  
su* positions f attack4  7#aa7 ,o!r     
unlawful ,hamas tactics include         
disc\rag+ ,pale/9ian civilians f he$+   
,israeli w>n+s1 in/ruct+ ,pale/9ian     
civilians to rema9 9 _! homes1 &        
enc\rag+ or =c+ ,pale/9ian civilians to 
ga!r on ! ro(s ( _! homes to act z human
 %ields4 ,9 ,june #bjag & aga9 9 ,octob]
 #bjag1 ! ,unit$ ,nations ,relief &     
,works ,ag5cy ann\nc$ t x _h discov]$   
,hamas tunnels "u its s*ools 9 ! ,gaza  
,/rip4  7#ab7 ,on ,decemb] #aj1 #bjad1 !
 #aac? ,congress unanim\sly adopt$ ,h4  
,con4 ,res4 #ajg1 a bicam]al & bip>tisan
 resolution 9 :i* ,congress /rongly     
condemns ! use ( innoc5t civilians z    
human %ields1 calls on ! int]national   
community to recognize & condemn ,hamas'

 use ( human %ields1 places             
responsibility = ! rocket attacks aga9/ 
,israel on ,hamas & o!r t]rori/         
organizations1 su* z ,pale/9e ,islamic  
,jihad1 & supports ! sov]eign "r ( !    
,gov]nm5t ( ,israel to def5d its        
t]ritory & its citiz5s f ,hamas' rocket 
attacks1 kidnapp+ attempts1 & ! use (   
tunnels & o!r means to c>ry out attacks 
aga9/ ,israel4  7#ac7 ,9 addition to    
,hizballah & ,hamas1 o!r gr\ps designat$
 by ! ,secret>y ( ,/ate z =eign t]rori/ 
organizations1 includ+ ! ,islamic ,/ate1
 ,pale/9ian ,islamic ,jihad1 ,boko      
,h>am1 ,al-,%abaab1 & al ,qai'da1 h     
repeat$ly us$ simil> human %ield tactics
 9 violation ( int]national law4  7#ad7 
,! int]national community has r\t9ely   
fail$ to hold t]rori/ organizations & _!
 p]sonnel acc\ntable = ! use ( human    
%ields4 ,9 addition1 unlike _m /ate     
actors1 !re is no indication t t]rori/  
organizations possess ! capability or ! 
w to inve/igate & prosecute _! memb]s = 
! use ( human %ields 7or inde$ any o!r  

w> crimes74 ,in/ead1 _m t]rori/         
organizations r\t9ely use human %ields z
 a delib]ate tactic dur+ arm$ conflict1 
reflect+ a complete disreg>d = !        
obligations e/abli%$ by int]national law
 to mitigate ! risk to civilians4  7#ae7
 ,abs5t appropriate & consi/5t          
int]national1 national1 & public        
condemnation & en=cem5t ( ! prohibitions
 aga9/ us+ human %ields1 t]rori/        
organizations w likely cont9ue to engage
 9 su* crim9al exploitation ( civilians 
dur+ arm$ conflicts4  #c4 ,/atem5t (    
policy ,x %all be ! policy ( ! ,unit$   
,/ates to-- 7#a7 (ficially & publicly   
condemn t]rori/ organizations & o!rs t  
violate ! int]national law ( arm$       
conflict by exploit+ civilians1 o!r     
p]sons specially protect$ by            
int]national law1 or specially protect$ 
prop]ty1 9 ord] to imp$e attack on or   
o!rwise %ield lawful t>gets f attack1   
delib]ately cause injury or dea? to     
civilians or o!r specially protect$     
p]sons1 or de/roy specially protect$    

prop]ty2 &  7#b7 take effective action  
aga9/ ^? kn[+ly engag+ 91 enc\rag+1     
support+1 ord]+1 controll+1 direct+1    
facilitat+1 enabl+1 or o!rwise be+      
complicit 9 su* violations (            
int]national law or attempts to commit  
su* violations4  #d4 ,unit$ ,nations    
,security ,c\ncil ,! ,presid5t %\ld     
direct ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,p]man5t         
,repres5tative to ! ,unit$ ,nations to  
use ! voice1 vote1 & influ5ce ( ! ,unit$
 ,/ates at ! ,unit$ ,nations ,security  
,c\ncil to secure support = a resolution
 t w\ld--  7#a7 emphasize t ! law ( arm$
 conflict imposes an obligation on all  
p>ties to any arm$ conflict1 includ+    
non-/ate organiz$ arm$ gr\ps1 (         
compliance2  7#b7 condemn ! use ( human 
%ields & re9=ce t su* use is a violation
 ( int]national law2  7#c7 impose       
multilat]al sanctions aga9/ t]rori/     
organizations = ! use ( human %ields2   
7#d7 require memb] /ates ( ! ,unit$     
,nations to take specific /eps to prev5t
 ! use ( human %ields & impose          

consequ5ces on ^? :o use1 attempt to    
use1 or enc\rage or support ! use (     
human %ields2  7#e7 require             
organizations & ag5cies ( ! ,unit$      
,nations to track & report ! use ( human
 %ields 9 monitor$ conflicts2 &  7#f7   
specify /eps to prev5t1 & consequ5ces =1
 ! use ( ,unit$ ,nations p]sonnel or    
facilities z human %ields4  #e4         
,sanctions on =eign p]sons responsible =
 s]i\s violations ( int]national law    
reg>d+ ! protection ( civilians dur+    
arm$ conflict  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,presid5t
 %all impose ! sanctions describ$ 9     
subsection 7c7 ) respect to ea* p]son on
 ! li/ requir$ "u subsection 7b74  7b7  
,li/  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,n lat] ?an #ahj    
days aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is     
,act1 ! ,presid5t %all transmit to !    
appropriate congressional committees a  
li/ ( ! foll[+3  7,a7 ,ea* =eign p]son t
 ! ,presid5t det]m9es1 bas$ on cr$ible  
evid5ce-- 7i7 is a memb] ( a gr\p       
designat$ by ! ,secret>y ( ,/ate z a    
=eign t]rori/ organization pursuant to  

section #bai ( ! ,immigration &         
,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #aahi71 
includ+ ,hamas or ,hizballah1 or is act+
 on behalf ( su* a gr\p2 &  7ii7 kn[+ly 
enc\rag$1 ord]$1 controll$1 or o!rwise  
direct$ or 0 complicit 91 any attempt to
 use civilians or o!r p]sons specially  
protect$ by int]national law1 or prop]ty
 specially protect$ by int]national law1
 to %ield lawful t>gets f attack or to  
delib]ately cause casualties to         
civilians or o!r specially protect$     
p]sons or de/ruction to specially       
protect$ prop]ty4  7,b7 ,ea* =eign      
p]son1 or ea* ag5cy or in/rum5tality ( a
 =eign /ate1 t ! ,presid5t det]m9es has 
kn[+ly1 on or aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t (
 ?is ,act--  7i7 enc\rag$1 support$1    
ord]$1 controll$1 direct$1 or           
significantly facilitat$1 directly or   
indirectly1 or o!rwise be5 complicit 9  
any act describ$ 9 subp>agraph 7,a77ii7 
by a p]son li/$ pursuant to su*         
subp>agraph2 or  7ii7 attempt$ to       
enc\rage1 support1 ord]1 control1       

direct1 significantly facilitate1 or    
o!rwise be complicit 9 any su* act by   
any p]son s li/$4  7#b7 ,updates ,!     
,presid5t %all transmit to ! appropriate
 congressional committees an update ( ! 
li/ requir$ "u p>agraph 7#a7 z new      
in=mation becomes available4  7c7       
,sanctions describ$ ,! sanctions        
describ$ 9 ?is subsection are ! foll[+3 
7#a7 ,block+ ( prop]ty ,! ,presid5t %all
 ex]cise all ( ! p[]s grant$ to !       
,presid5t "u ! ,int]national ,em]g5cy   
,economic ,p[]s ,act 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4     
#agja et seq47 to ! ext5t necess>y to   
block & prohibit all transactions 9     
prop]ty & int]e/s 9 prop]ty ( a =eign   
p]son or ag5cy or in/rum5tality ( a     
=eign /ate on ! li/ requir$ by          
subsection 7b7 if su* prop]ty or int]e/s
 9 prop]ty are 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 come  
)9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 or are or come )9 ! 
possession or control ( a ,unit$ ,/ates 
p]son4  7#b7 ,ali5s ineligible = visas1 
admission1 or p>ole  7,a7 ,visas1       
admission1 or p>ole ,an ali5 :o !       

,secret>y ( ,/ate or ! ,secret>y (      
,homel& ,security 7or a designee ( ei!r 
su* ,secret>y7 det]m9es is a =eign p]son
 on ! li/ requir$ "u subsection 7b7 is--
  7i7 inadmissible to ! ,unit$ ,/ates2  
7ii7 ineligible to receive a visa or o!r
 docum5tation to ent] ! ,unit$ ,/ates2 &
  7iii7 o!rwise ineligible to be admitt$
 or p>ol$ into ! ,unit$ ,/ates or to    
receive any o!r b5efit "u ! ,immigration
 & ,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #aaja
 et seq474  7,b7 ,curr5t visas revok$   
7i7 ,9 g5]al ,any visa or o!r           
docum5tation issu$ to an ali5 :o is a   
=eign p]son on ! li/ requir$ "u         
subsection 7b71 reg>dless ( :5 su* visa 
or o!r docum5tation 0 issu$1 %all be    
revok$ & su* ali5 %all be d5i$ admission
 to ! ,unit$ ,/ates4  7ii7 ,effect (    
revocation ,a revocation "u clause 7i7--
 7,i7 %all take effect imm$iately2 &    
7,,ii7 %all automatically cancel any o!r
 valid visa or docum5tation t is 9 !    
possession ( ! ali5 :o is ! subject (   
su* revocation4  7,c7 ,exception to     

comply ) ,unit$ ,nations headqu>t]s     
agreem5t ,! sanctions "u ?is p>agraph   
%all n be impos$ on an individual if    
admitt+ su* individual to ! ,unit$      
,/ates is necess>y to p]mit ! ,unit$    
,/ates to comply ) ! ,agreem5t reg>d+ ! 
,headqu>t]s ( ! ,unit$ ,nations1 sign$  
at ,lake ,success ,june #bf1 #aidg1 &   
ent]$ into =ce ,novemb] #ba1 #aidg1     
betwe5 ! ,unit$ ,nations & ! ,unit$     
,/ates1 or ) o!r applicable int]national
 agreem5ts4  7d7 ,waiv] ,! ,presid5t    
may1 on a case-by-case basis1 waive !   
application ( a sanction "u ?is section 
) respect to a p]son or an ag5cy or     
in/rum5tality ( a =eign /ate = p]iods n 
long] ?an #ahj days if ! ,presid5t      
c]tifies to ! appropriate congressional 
committees t su* waiv] is 9 ! national  
security int]e/ ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates4  7e7 
,p5alties ,! p5alties provid$ = 9       
subsections 7b7 & 7c7 ( section #bjf ( !
 ,int]national ,em]g5cy ,economic ,p[]s 
,act 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #agje7 %all apply to
 any p]son t violates1 attempts to      

violate1 conspires to violate1 or causes
 a violation ( any regulation promulgat$
 to c>ry out ?is section to ! same ext5t
 t su* p5alties apply to a p]son t      
commits an unlawful act describ$ 9      
section #bjf7;a7 ( su* ,act4  7f7       
,regulations  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,presid5t
 may ex]cise all au?orities provid$ to !
 ,presid5t "u sections #bjc & #bje ( !  
,int]national ,em]g5cy ,economic ,p[]s  
,act 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #agjb & #agjd7 =    
purposes ( c>ry+ out ?is section4  7#b7 
,issuance ( regulations ,n lat] ?an #ahj
 days aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is    
,act1 ! ,presid5t %all prescribe su*    
regulations z may be necess>y to        
implem5t ?is section4  7g7 ,rule (      
con/ruction ,no?+ 9 ?is section may be  
con/ru$-- 7#a7 to limit ! au?orities ( !
 ,presid5t pursuant to ! ,int]national  
,em]g5cy ,economic ,p[]s ,act 7#ej      
,u4,s4,c4 #agja et seq47 or any o!r     
relevant provision ( law2 or  7#b7 to   
apply ) respect to any activity subject 
to ! report+ requirem5ts "u title ,v ( !

 ,national ,security ,act ( #aidg 7#ej  
,u4,s4,c4 #cjia et seq471 or to any     
au?oriz$ intellig5ce activities ( !     
,unit$ ,/ates4  #f4 ,rule ( con/ruction 
,no?+ 9 ?is ,act %all be con/ru$ z an   
au?orization ( ! use ( =ce4  #g4        
,def9itions ,9 ?is ,act3  7#a7 ,admitt$2
 ali5 ,! t]ms admitt$ & ali5 h ! mean+s 
giv5 su* t]ms 9 section #aja ( !        
,immigration & ,nationality ,act 7#h    
,u4,s4,c4 #aaja74  7#b7 ,ag5cy or       
in/rum5tality ( a =eign /ate ,! t]m     
ag5cy or in/rum5tality ( a =eign /ate   
has ! mean+ giv5 su* t]m 9 section      
#afjc7;b7 ( title #bh1 ,unit$ ,/ates    
,code4  7#c7 ,appropriate congressional 
committees ,! t]m appropriate           
congressional committees means--  7,a7 !
 ,committee on ,f9ancial ,s]vices1 !    
,committee on ,ways & ,means1 & !       
,committee on ,=eign ,affairs ( ! ,h\se 
( ,repres5tatives2 &  7,b7 ! ,committee 
on ,bank+1 ,h\s+1 & ,urban ,affairs & ! 
,committee on ,=eign ,relations ( !     
,s5ate4  7#d7 ,=eign p]son ,! t]m =eign 

p]son has ! mean+ giv5 su* t]m 9 section
 #eid4cjd ( title #ca1 ,code ( ,f$]al   
,regulations1 z 9 effect on ! date ( !  
enactm5t ( ?is ,act4  7#e7 ,unit$ ,/ates
 p]son ,! t]m ,unit$ ,/ates p]son has ! 
mean+ giv5 su* t]m 9 section #eid4cae ( 
title #ca1 ,code ( ,f$]al ,regulations1 
z 9 effect on ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is 
,act4