,i #aag? ,,congress #a/ ,session ,h4 ,r4 #baac ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,( ,,repres5tatives ,m>* #ai1 #bjba,mr4 ,/eube 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,wilson ( ,s\? ,c>ol9a1 & ,mr4 ,banks7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,=eign ,affairs1 & 9 addition to ! ,committee on ! ,judici>y1 = a p]iod to be subsequ5tly det]m9$ by ! ,speak]1 9 ea* case = consid]ation ( su* provisions z fall )9 ! jurisdiction ( ! committee conc]n$ ,a ,,bill ,to impose sanctions ) respect to ,kata'ib ,sayyid al-,%uhada4 #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,sanction+ ,iranian-,back$ ,militia ,t]rori/s ,act4 #b4 ,f9d+s ,congress f9ds ! foll[+3 7#a7 ,kata'ib ,sayyid al-,%uhada 7,,kss7 is an ,iranian-back$ ,iraqi militia f\nd$ 9 #bjjc by ,abu ,mu/afa al-,%eibani1 :o 0 sanction$ on ,janu>y #i1 #bjjh1 by ! ,dep>tm5t ( ! ,treasury = ?reat5+ ! peace & /ability ( ,iraq & ! ,gov]nm5t ( ,iraq4 ,%eibani l$ a network :i* accord+ to ! ,dep>tm5t ( ! ,treasury conduct$ improvis$ explosive device attacks aga9/ ,unit$ ,/ates soldi]s 9 ,baghdad4 7#b7 ,,kss op5ly recognizes ! ,iranian ,supreme ,lead] ,ali ,khamanei z its spiritual lead]4 7#c7 ,,kss is provid$ tra9+1 fund+1 & arms by ,iran's ,islamic ,revolution>y ,gu>d ,corps 7,,irgc7 & ,,irgc-,quds ,=ces & works closely ) ,kata'ib ,hezbollah 7,,kh71 ,lebanese ,hezbollah1 & ,asa'ib ,ahl al-,haq 7,,aah71 all ( :i* h be5 designat$ z ,=eign ,t]rori/ ,organizations by ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,/ate4 7#d7 ,,kss has f\ght "u ! comm& ( =m] ,,irgc-,quds ,=ces comm&] ,qassem ,soleimani4 ,! militia has memb]s :o op]ate z a unit ( ! ,popul> ,mobilization ,=ces 7,,pmf71 :i* is a =mal "p ( ! ,iraqi f$]al gov]nm5t "u ! au?ority ( ! ,prime ,m9i/] ( ,iraq & :i* receives fund+ f ! ,iraqi f$]al gov]nm5t1 includ+ sal>ies4 7#e7 ,s9ce its f\nd+ ,,kss has deploy$ =ces to ,syria to engag$ 9 milit>y op]ations support+ ! ,gov]nm5t ( ,syria1 includ+ (f5sives 9 ,d>aa1 ,quneit]a1 ! ,damascus suburbs1 & ! ,aleppo c\ntryside4 7#f7 ,9 #bjae1 ,,kss ?reat5$ to /rike & de/roy ,saudi ,arabia1 say+ 9 a /atem5t3 ,we 9 ! ,sayyid al ,%uhada ,battalion consid] ,saudi int]e/s a legitimate & p]missible t>get on all levels1 & we w /rike & de/roy !m :5ev] x pleases u44 7#g7 ,9 ,augu/ #bjai1 ,abu ,alaa al-,wala'i1 a lead] ( ,,kss1 said t ,all ,am]icans w be held ho/age by ! resi/ance factions 9 ! ev5t ( a w>44 7#h7 ,on ,febru>y #ad1 #bjbj1 ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,/ate ann\nc$ t sanctions 7 impos$ on ,,kss pursuant to section #c ( ! ,iran1 ,nor? ,korea1 & ,syria ,nonprolif]ation ,act 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #agja note7 = engag+ 9 illicit arms transf]s to or acquisition f ,iran4 7#i7 ,on ,febru>y #be1 #bjba1 ,presid5t ,bid5 ord]$ air/rikes aga9/ infra/ructure utiliz$ by ,iranian-back$ militias 9 ea/]n ,syria 9 response to attacks aga9/ ,unit$ ,/ates p]sonnel 9 ,iraq4 ,accord+ to ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se's /atem5t on ,febru>y #be1 #bjba1 ! /rikes de/roy$ multiple facilities locat$ at a bord] control po9t us$ by a numb] ( ,iranian-back$ militant gr\ps1 includ+ ,kait'ib ,hezbollah 7,,kh7 & ,kait'ib ,sayyid al-,%uhada 7,,kss744 #c4 ,imposition ( sanctions 7a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,presid5t %all impose ! sanctions describ$ 9 subsection 7b7 ) respect to-- 7#a7 ,kata'ib ,sayyid al-,%uhada2 & 7#b7 any =eign p]son t is a memb]1 ag5t1 or affiliate (1 or own$ or controll$ by1 ,kata'ib ,sayyid al-,%uhada4 7b7 ,sanctions describ$ ,! sanctions describ$ 9 ?is subsection are-- 7#a7 sanctions applicable ) respect to a =eign p]son pursuant to section #gdab7;b7 ( ! ,caes> ,syria ,civilian ,protection ,act ( #bjai 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #hgia note72 & 7#b7 sanctions applicable ) respect to a =eign p]son pursuant to ,executive ,ord] #acbbd 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #agja note2 relat+ to block+ prop]ty & prohibit+ transactions ) p]sons :o commit1 ?reat5 to commit1 or support t]rorism74