,,ii  #aaf? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #cfia  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,may #ab1 #bjbj,mr4    
,cruz introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0    
read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on  
,=eign ,relations  ,a ,,bill  ,to       
prohibit ! provision ( ,unit$ ,/ates    
,gov]nm5t assi/ance to any ,lebanese    
gov]nm5t t is influ5c$ or controll$ by  
,hezbollah4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act  
may be cit$ z ! ,/op ,s5d+ ,am]ican     
,taxpay] ,money ,to ,gov]nm5ts          
,controll$ ,by ,t]rori/s ,act ( #bjbj4  
#b4 ,prohibition ( assi/ance to entities
 controll$ or influ5c$ by ,hezbollah    
,not)/&+ ! ,=eign ,assi/ance ,act (     
#aifa 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #baea et seq47 &   
section #bc ( ! ,arms ,export ,control  
,act 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #bgfc71 ! ,unit$    
,/ates ,gov]nm5t may n provide assi/ance
 to any ,lebanese gov]nm5t-- 7#a7 ( :i* 
,hezbollah is a memb]2  7#b7 ov] :i*    
,hezbollah ex]cises undue influ5ce2 or  
7#c7 9 :i* a m9i/ry1 ag5cy1 or          
in/rum5tality ( t gov]nm5t is           

effectively controll$ by ,hezbollah4