,i  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #hdde  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,september #cj1      
#bjbj,mr4 ,wilson of ,south ,carolina   
7for himself1 ,mrs4 ,wagner1 ,mr4       
,perry1 ,mr4 ,yoho1 ,mr4 ,burchett1 ,mr4
 ,walker1 ,mr4 ,steube1 ,mr4 ,kelly of  
,mississippi1 ,mr4 ,bacon1 ,mr4 ,higgins
 of ,louisiana1 ,mr4 ,gosar1 ,mrs4      
,lesko1 and ,mr4 ,mc,clintock7          
introduced the following bill2 which was
 referred to the ,committee on ,foreign 
,affairs1 and in addition to the        
,committees on the ,judiciary1 and      
,financial ,services1 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 impose certain measures  
with respect to ,hezbollah-dominated    
areas in ,lebanon and ,latin ,america   
and to impose sanctions with respect to 
senior foreign political figures in     
,lebanon1 ,venezuela1 ,cuba1 and        

,nicaragua supporting ,hezbollah4  #a4  
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,hezbollah ,money ,laundering       
,prevention ,act of #bjbj4  #b4         
,measures with respect to               
,hezbollah-dominated areas in ,lebanon  
and ,latin ,america  7a7 ,determination 
regarding jurisdictions of ,lebanon     
7#a7 ,in general ,not later than #ahj   
days after the date of the enactment of 
this ,act1 the ,secretary of the        
,treasury shall determine1 under section
 #ecah;,a of title #ca1 ,united ,states 
,code1 whether reasonable grounds exist 
for concluding that any of the          
jurisdictions of ,lebanon described in  
paragraph 7#b7 are jurisdictions of     
primary money laundering concern4  7#b7 
,jurisdictions described ,the           
jurisdictions of ,lebanon described in  
this paragraph are the following3 7,a7  
,the ,nabatieh ,governorate4  7,b7 ,the 
,haret ,hreik municipality in the       
,baabda district in the ,dahieh suburbs 
south of ,beirut4  7,c7 ,the ,chiyah    

municipality in the ,baabda district in 
the western suburbs of ,beirut4  7,d7   
,the ,hadeth ,beirut municipality in the
 ,baabda district in the suburbs of     
,beirut4  7,e7 ,the ,hermel district in 
the ,baalbek-,hermel ,governorate4  7,f7
 ,the ,baalbek and ,temnin el-,foka     
municipalities in the ,baalbe-,hermel   
,governorate4  7,g7 ,the ,tyre district 
in the ,south ,governorate4  7b7        
,determination regarding the ,argentina1
 ,brazil1 ,paraguay tri-,border areas   
,not later than #ahj days after the date
 of the enactment of this ,act1 the     
,secretary of the ,treasury shall       
determine1 under section #ecah;,a of    
title #ca1 ,united ,states ,code1       
whether reasonable grounds exist for    
concluding that the ,argentina1 ,brazil1
 ,paraguay tri-border areas1 are        
jurisdictions of primary money          
laundering concern4  7c7 ,prohibitions  
or conditions on opening or maintaining 
certain correspondent or                
payable-,through accounts ,if the       

,secretary of the ,treasury determines  
under subsection 7a7 or 7b7 that        
reasonable grounds exist for concluding 
that any jurisdiction described in      
subsection 7a7 or 7b7 is a jurisdiction 
of primary money laundering concern1 the
 ,secretary1 in consultation with the   
,federal functional regulators 7as      
defined in section #eji of the          
,gramm-,leach-,bliley ,act 7#ae         
,u4,s4,c4 #fhji771 shall impose the     
special measures described in section   
#ecah;,a7b77#e7 of title #ca1 ,united   
,states ,code1 with respect to the      
,central ,bank of ,syria4  7d7 ,report  
required  7#a7 ,in general ,not later   
than #ij days after making a            
determination under subsection 7a7 and  
7b7 with respect to whether a           
jurisdiction is a jurisdiction of       
primary money laundering concern1 the   
,secretary of the ,treasury shall submit
 to the appropriate congressional       
committees a report that includes the   
reasons for the determination4  7#b7    

,form ,a report required by paragraph   
7#a7 shall be submitted in unclassified 
form1 but may include a classified      
annex4  7#c7 ,appropriate congressional 
committees defined ,in this subsection1 
the term appropriate congressional      
committees means-- 7,a7 the ,committee  
on ,foreign ,affairs and the ,committee 
on ,financial ,services of the ,house of
 ,representatives2 and  7,b7 the        
,committee on ,foreign ,relations and   
the ,committee on ,banking1 ,housing1   
and ,urban ,affairs of the ,senate4  #c4
 ,sanctions with respect to senior      
foreign political figures in ,lebanon1  
,venezuela1 ,cuba1 and ,nicaragua       
supporting ,hezbollah  7a7 ,in general  
,the ,president shall impose the        
sanctions described in subsection 7c7   
with respect to each individual on the  
list required by 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 submit to the appropriate         

congressional committees a list of      
individuals who are senior foreign      
political figures in ,lebanon1          
,venezuela1 ,cuba1 and ,nicaragua that  
the ,president determines have knowingly
 provided material support to or engaged
 in a significant transaction with      
,hezbollah or meet the criteria for     
sanctions under the ,hezbollah          
,international ,financing ,prevention   
,act1 the ,hezbollah ,international     
,financing ,amendment ,act1 or the      
,global ,magnitsky ,human ,rights and   
,accountability ,act4  7#b7 ,additional 
requirement ,the ,president shall       
include ,major ,general ,abbas ,ibrahim1
 the head of ,lebanon's ,general        
,directorate of ,general ,security1 on  
the list required by this subsection4   
7#c7 ,form ,the list required by this   
subsection shall be submitted in        
unclassified form but may contain a     
classified annex4  7c7 ,sanctions       
described ,the sanctions described in   
this subsection with respect to an      

individual are the sanctions described  
in section #abfc7;b7 of the ,global     
,magnitsky ,human ,rights               
,accountability ,act 7subtitle ,f of    
title ,,xii of ,public ,law #aad-cbh2   
#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #bfef note74  7d7         
,exception ,to comply with ,united      
,nations ,headquarters ,agreement2      
,enforcement ,subsections 7e7 and 7f7 of
 section #abfc of the ,global ,magnitsky
 ,human ,rights ,accountability ,act    
7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #bfef note7 apply with   
respect to the imposition of sanctions  
under this section to the same extent as
 such subsections apply with respect to 
the imposition of sanctions under such  
section #abfc4  7e7 ,waiver ,the        
,president may waive the imposition of  
sanctions under subsection 7c7 with     
respect to an individual if the         
,president-- 7#a7 determines that such a
 waiver is in the national interests of 
the ,united ,states2 and  7#b7 submits  
to the appropriate congressional        
committees notice of1 and a             

justification for1 the waiver4  7f7     
,regulatory ,authority ,the ,president  
shall issue such regulations1 licenses1 
and orders as are necessary to carry out
 this section4  7g7 ,exception relating 
to importation of goods  7#a7 ,in       
general ,the authorities and            
requirements to impose sanctions under  
this section shall not include the      
authority or requirement to impose      
sanctions on the importation of goods4  
7#b7 ,good defined ,in this subsection1 
the term good means any article1 natural
 or man-made substance1 material1 supply
 or manufactured product1 including     
inspection and test equipment1 and      
excluding technical data4  7h7          
,appropriate congressional committees   
defined ,in this section1 the term      
appropriate congressional committees    
means-- 7#a7 the ,committee on ,foreign 
,affairs and the ,committee on          
,financial ,services of the ,house of   
,representatives2 and  7#b7 the         
,committee on ,foreign ,relations and   

the ,committee on ,banking1 ,housing1   
and ,urban ,affairs of the ,senate4  #d4
 ,sanctions with respect to foreign     
persons supporting ,hezbollah in ,latin 
,america  7a7 ,in general ,the          
,president shall impose the sanctions   
described in subsection 7c7 with respect
 to each foreign person on the list     
required by 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 submit  
to the appropriate congressional        
committees a list of foreign persons    
that the ,president determines have     
knowingly directly or indirectly engaged
 in significant transactions with or    
provided material support to ,hezbollah 
in ,mexico1 ,venezuela1 ,paraguay1      
,argentina1 ,brazil1 ,panama1 ,cuba1    
,bolivia1 or any other country in ,latin
 ,america4  7#b7 ,form ,the list        
required by this subsection shall be    
submitted in unclassified form but may  
contain a classified annex4  7c7        

,sanctions described ,the sanctions     
described in this subsection with       
respect to a foreign person are the     
sanctions described in section #abfc7;b7
 of the ,global ,magnitsky ,human       
,rights ,accountability ,act 7subtitle  
,f of title ,,xii of ,public ,law       
#aad-cbh2 #bb ,u4,s4,c4 #bfef note74    
7d7 ,exception ,to comply with ,united  
,nations ,headquarters ,agreement2      
,enforcement ,subsections 7e7 and 7f7 of
 section #abfc of the ,global ,magnitsky
 ,human ,rights ,accountability ,act    
apply with respect to the imposition of 
sanctions under this section to the same
 extent as such subsections apply with  
respect to the imposition of sanctions  
under such section #abfc4  7e7 ,waiver  
,the ,president may waive the imposition
 of sanctions with respect to a foreign 
person under this section if the        
,president-- 7#a7 determines that such a
 waiver is in the national interests of 
the ,united ,states2 and  7#b7 submits  
to the appropriate congressional        

committees notice of1 and a             
justification for1 the waiver4  7f7     
,regulatory authority ,the ,president   
shall issue such regulations1 licenses1 
and orders as are necessary to carry out
 this section4  7g7 ,exception ,relating
 to ,importation of ,goods  7#a7 ,in    
general ,the authorities and            
requirements to impose sanctions under  
this section shall not include the      
authority or requirement to impose      
sanctions on the importation of goods4  
7#b7 ,good defined ,in this subsection1 
the term good means any article1 natural
 or man-made substance1 material1 supply
 or manufactured product1 including     
inspection and test equipment1 and      
excluding technical data4  7h7          
,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7     
,appropriate congressional committees   
,in this section1 the term appropriate  
congressional committees means-- 7,a7   
the ,committee on ,foreign ,affairs and 
the ,committee on ,financial ,services  
of the ,house of ,representatives2 and  

7,b7 the ,committee on ,foreign         
,relations and the ,committee on        
,banking1 ,housing1 and ,urban ,affairs 
of the ,senate4  7#b7 ,foreign person   
,the term foreign person has the meaning
 given the term in section #abfb of the 
,global ,magnitsky ,human ,rights       
,accountability ,act 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4     
#bfef note74