,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #ccca  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,june #ah1 #bjai,mr4 
,zeldin 7for himself and ,mrs4 ,luria7  
introduced the following bill2 which was
 referred to the ,committee on ,foreign 
,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to restrict       
security assistance to ,lebanon1 and for
 other purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this
 ,act may be cited as the ,countering   
,hizballah in ,lebanon's ,military ,act 
of #bjai4  #b4 ,report on relationship  
between ,lebanese armed forces and      
,hizballah  7a7 ,in general ,not later  
than #ij days after the date of the     
enactment of this ,act1 the ,president  
shall submit a report to ,congress--    
7#a7 identifying all military officers1 
commanders1 advisors1 officials1 or     
other personnel with significant        
influence over the policies or          
activities of the ,lebanese ,armed      
,forces who are members of1 paid by1 or 
significantly influenced by ,hizballah2 
and  7#b7 describing military activities

 conducted by the ,lebanese ,armed      
,forces to disarm ,hizballah pursuant to
 ,united ,nations ,security ,council    
,resolution 7,,unscr7 #agja 7#bjjf74    
7b7 ,form ,the report required by       
section 7a7 shall be submitted in an    
unclassified form but may have a        
classified annex4  #c4 ,restriction on  
security assistance  7a7 ,in general ,of
 the amounts appropriated or otherwise  
made available for security assistance  
for the ,government of ,lebanon for a   
fiscal year1 #bj percent may not be     
obligated or expended for such purpose  
until the ,president certifies to       
,congress that--  7#a7 the ,lebanese    
,armed ,forces has taken measurable     
steps in the last year to limit the     
influence or expel anyone identified    
pursuant to section #b7;a77#a72  7#b7   
the activities described pursuant to    
section #b7;a77#b7 demonstrate a serious
 commitment by the ,lebanese ,armed     
,forces to fulfill its obligation to    
disarm ,hizballah pursuant to ,,unscr   

#agja2 and  7#c7 the ,lebanese ,armed   
,forces have not cooperated1            
coordinated1 or partnered with          
,hizballah in any operation1 campaign1  
or military exercise during the last    
year4  7b7 ,national security waiver    
,the ,president may waive the           
certification requirements under        
paragraphs 7#a7 and 7#b7 of subsection  
7a7 if the ,president certifies to      
,congress that it is in the national    
security interest of the ,united        
,states4