,,ii  #aahth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #djic  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,april #aj1    
#bjbd,mr4 ,budd 7for himself1 ,ms4      
,ernst1 and ,mr4 ,scott of ,florida7    
introduced the following bill2 which was
 read twice and referred to the         
,committee on ,foreign ,relations  ,a   
,,bill  ,to review and consider         
terminating the designation of the      
,state of ,qatar as a major non-,,nato  
ally1 and for other purposes4  #a4      
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,reviewing ,qatar's ,major          
,non-,,nato ,ally ,status ,act of #bjbd4
  #b4 ,findings ,congress makes the     
following findings3 7#a7 ,on ,october   
#h1 #aiig1 the ,secretary of ,state     
designated ,harakat al-,muqawama        
al-,islamiya 7,hamas7 as a foreign      
terrorist organization in accordance    
with section #bai of the ,immigration   
and ,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4     
#aahi74  7#b7 ,in #bjab1 the ,state of  
,qatar allowed ,hamas to open a         

political office in ,doha4  7#c7 ,on    
,october #g1 #bjbc1 ,hamas terrorists   
operating from ,gaza attacked ,israel1  
resulting in the death of more than     
#a1bjj individuals and the kidnapping of
 more than #bdj individuals1 including  
the death of more than #cj and          
kidnapping of more than a dozen ,united 
,states citizens4  7#d7 ,ismail         
,haniyeh1 the chief of ,hamas's         
political bureau1 resides in ,qatar1 as 
do ,khalil al-,hayya1 head of ,hamas's  
communications office1 and ,khaled      
,mashal1 ,hamas's former political chief
 and current head of the group's        
diaspora office4  7#e7 ,on ,january #f1 
#bjbd1 in a meeting with a bipartisan1  
bicameral delegation of ,united ,states 
lawmakers1 ,qatari ,prime ,minister     
,sheikh ,mohammed bin ,abdulrahman bin  
,jassim ,al-,thani assured the          
delegation that since day #a1 ,qatar has
 been strong arming ,hamas to get the   
hostages back4  7#f7 ,at the end of     
,january #bjbd1 ,qatari ,prime ,minister

 ,sheikh ,mohammed bin ,abdulrahman bin 
,jassim ,al-,thani asserted publicly    
that ,qatar has no leverage over ,hamas 
in hostage negotiations4  7#g7 ,on      
,february #ag1 #bjbd1 ,qatari ,prime    
,minister ,sheikh ,mohammed bin         
,abdulrahman bin ,jassim ,al-,thani     
urged a ceasefire in ,gaza without      
preconditions1 undercutting negotiations
 for the release of hostages1 including 
,united ,states citizens1 at the ,munich
 ,security ,conference4  7#h7 ,as of    
,april #bjbd1 ,hamas continues to hold  
#e ,united ,states citizens hostage in  
,gaza1 as well as the bodies of #c      
,united ,states citizens believed to be 
killed on or shortly after ,october #g1 
#bjbc4  7#i7 ,the ,march #aj1 #bjbb1    
designation of the ,state of ,qatar as a
 major non-,,nato ally is a privilege   
which must be continuously earned4      
7#aj7 ,it is in the ,united ,states     
interest to review the designation of   
certain countries as ,major ,non-,,nato 
,allies from time to time as facts and  

circumstances change4 ,in fact1 the     
,united ,states ,government terminated  
,afghanistan's status as a major        
non-,,nato ally in ,july #bjbb1         
following the ,taliban's takeover of    
that country4  #c4 ,appropriate         
congressional committees defined ,in    
this ,act1 the term appropriate         
congressional committees means-- 7#a7   
the ,committee on ,foreign ,relations of
 the ,senate2 and  7#b7 the ,committee  
on ,foreign ,affairs of the ,house of   
,representatives4  #d4 ,review of       
designation of the ,state of ,qatar as a
 major non-,,nato ally  7a7 ,review and 
report  7#a7 ,in general ,in light of   
the fact that the ,state of ,qatar hosts
 ,hamas1 a ,united ,states-designated   
terrorist organization with ,american   
blood and hostages on its hands1 and the
 fact that ,qatar continues to host this
 terrorist organization despite the     
continued captivity by ,hamas of        
,american hostages1 not later than #ij  
days after the date of the enactment of 

this ,act1 the ,secretary of ,state     
shall-- 7,a7 conduct a thorough review  
of-- 7i7 bilateral relations between the
 ,united ,states and ,qatar2  7ii7      
,qatar's relationship with ,hamas2 and  
7iii7 ,qatar's designation as a major   
non-,,nato ally2 and  7,b7 submit to the
 appropriate congressional committees a 
detailed written report summarizing the 
review4  7#b7 ,form ,the report required
 under paragraph 7#a7 shall be submitted
 in an unclassified form but may contain
 a classified annex4  7b7 ,certification
  7#a7 ,in general ,the report required 
under subsection 7a7 shall include a    
certification from the ,secretary of    
,state as to whether-- 7,a7 it is in the
 national interest of the ,united       
,states for ,qatar to maintain its      
designation as a major non-,,nato ally2 
7,b7 ,qatar has exerted any and all     
leverage it has over ,hamas to secure   
the release of ,united ,states hostages 
from ,gaza2  7,c7 ,qatar does not       
directly or indirectly support1         

financially or otherwise1 acts of       
international terrorism or foreign      
terrorist organizations1 including      
,hamas2 and  7,d7 ,qatar has expelled or
 agreed to extradite to the ,united     
,states any individuals determined to be
 members of ,hamas1 including ,ismail   
,haniyeh1 ,khalil al-,hayya1 ,khaled    
,mashal1 and any other individuals      
bearing responsibility for the terror   
attack on ,october #g1 #bjbc4  7#b7     
,form and publication ,the certification
 required under paragraph 7#a7 shall be 
in unclassified form and posted on a    
publicly available website of the       
,department of ,state4  7c7 ,termination
 ,in the event that the ,secretary of   
,state cannot in good faith certify the 
determinations described under          
subsection 7b77#a7 in the affirmative1  
the ,president-- 7#a7 shall immediately 
terminate the designation of the ,state 
of ,qatar as a major non-,,nato ally    
pursuant to section #eag7;a77#a7 of the 
,foreign ,assistance ,act of #aifa 7#bb 

,u4,s4,c4 #bcbak7a77#a77 or any other   
provision of law2 and  7#b7 may not     
issue a separate designation of the     
,state of ,qatar as a major non-,,nato  
ally pursuant to section #eag7;a77#a7 of
 the ,foreign ,assistance ,act of #aifa 
7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #bcbak7a77#a77 or any    
other provision of law unless the       
,president submits to ,congress a       
certification described in subsection   
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