,i #aafth ,,congress #b;d ,session ,h4 ,r4 #hhdd ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,december #c1 #bjbj,mr4 ,wilson of ,south ,carolina introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,foreign ,affairs1 and in addition to the ,committee on the ,judiciary1 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 require reports and determinations relating to imposition of sanctions against the ,badr ,organization1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,badr ,organization ,designation ,act of #bjbj4 #b4 ,findings ,congress finds the following3 7#a7 ,the ,badr ,organization1 founded in #aihc as the military arm of the ,supreme ,council for the ,islamic ,revolution in ,iraq1 is ,iran's oldest and most preeminent proxy in ,iraq1 a political party which supported ,ayatollah ,khomeni's ,islamic revolution in ,iran and desired to export it to ,iraq4 7#b7 ,the ,badr ,organization is provided training1 funding1 and arms by ,iran's ,islamic ,revolutionary ,guard ,corps 7,,irgc71 ,,irgc-,quds ,force1 and works closely with ,kata'ib ,hezbollah 7,,kh71 ,lebanese ,hezbollah1 and ,asa'ib ,ahl al-,haq 7,,aah71 all of which have been designated as ,foreign ,terrorist ,organizations by the ,department of ,state4 7#c7 ,reports confirm that on ,december #ca1 #bjai1 ,abu ,mahdi al-,mohandes1 the now deceased deputy commander of the ,popular ,mobilization ,force and terrorist leader of ,hezbollah1 led a mob of ,iranian-backed ,iraq militia groups to the ,united ,states ,embassy in ,iraq and set fire to the building4 ,with him was ,badr ,organization leader1 ,hadi al-,amiri4 7#d7 ,the ,badr ,organization has a history of targeting ,americans and allies in ,iraq1 committing human rights violations by killing civilians and summarily executing ,sunni prisoners4 7#e7 ,the ,badr ,organization is a cohesive unit modeled after ,hezbollah1 and continues to politically thrive under the ,fatah ,alliance made up of other ,iranian-backed militias which nearly have a voting majority4 7#f7 ,leader ,hadi al-,amiri is quoted as saying that ,supreme ,leader ,ali ,khameni is the leader not only for the ,iranians1 but for the ,islamic ,nation4 ,additionally1 he described ,quds ,force leader ,qassem ,solemani as his dearest friend4 7#g7 ,the ,badr ,organization deploys forces to ,syria to fight on behalf of the ,bashar al-,assad regime1 including participating in the #bjaf siege of ,aleppo where the ,united ,nations ,high ,commissioner for ,human ,rights alleges pro-government ,iraq militia groups executed dozens of civilians4 #c4 ,report ,not later than #ij days after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary of ,state shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report on the ,badr ,organization to include the following3 7#a7 ,a description of the ,badr ,organization and other ,iranian-backed militias and their involvement in the ,december #bjai attack on the ,united ,states ,embassy in ,iraq4 7#b7 ,a assessment of whether ,united ,states assistance to the ,popular ,mobilization ,forces has directly or indirectly benefitted the ,badr ,organization4 7#c7 ,a description of the ,badr ,organization's involvement in human rights violations4 7#d7 ,the ,badr ,organization's connections to foreign terrorist groups1 including an assessment of the links between the ,badr ,organization and ,iran's ,islamic ,revolutionary ,guard ,corps 7,,irgc71 ,hezbollah1 ,asa'ib ,ahl al-,haq 7,,aah71 ,kata'ib ,hezbollah 7,,kh71 or any other organization designated by the ,department of ,state as a foreign terrorist organization4 #d4 ,determinations with respect to the imposition of sanctions against the ,badr ,organization 7a7 ,determinations by ,secretary of ,state ,not later than #ij days after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary of ,state shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a determination1 including a detailed justification1 of whether the ,badr ,organization meets the criteria for-- 7#a7 designation as a foreign terrorist organization under section #bai of the ,immigration and ,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #aahi72 and 7#b7 imposition of sanctions under section #abfc of the ,global ,magnitsky ,human ,rights ,accountability ,act 7subtitle ,f of title ,,xii of ,public ,law #aad-cbh2 #bb ,u4,s4,c4 #bfef note74 7b7 ,determination by ,secretary of the ,treasury ,not later than #ij days after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary of the ,treasury shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a determination1 including a detailed justification1 or whether the ,badr ,organization meets the criteria for the imposition of sanctions under ,executive ,order #acbbd 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #agja note2 ,relating to blocking property and prohibiting transactions with persons who commit1 threaten to commit1 or support terrorism74 7c7 ,form ,the determinations required by subsections 7a7 and 7b7 shall be submitted in unclassified form1 but may include a classified annex4 #e4 ,prohibition on funding to support the ,badr ,organization ,notwithstanding any other provision of law1 no ,federal department or agency1 including the ,department of ,state and the ,department of ,defense1 may obligate or expend any ,federal funds to support the ,badr ,organization4 #f4 ,appropriate congressional committees defined ,in this ,act1 the term appropriate congressional committees means the ,committee on ,foreign ,affairs of the ,house of ,representatives and the ,committee on ,foreign ,relations of the ,senate4