,,ii  #aah? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #djic  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,april #aj1 #bjbd,mr4  
,budd 7= himself1 ,ms4 ,ern/1 & ,mr4    
,scott ( ,florida7 introduc$ ! foll[+   
bill2 :i* 0 read twice & ref]r$ to !    
,committee on ,=eign ,relations  ,a     
,,bill  ,to review & consid] t]m9at+ !  
designation ( ! ,/ate ( ,qat> z a major 
non-,,nato ally1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,review+ ,qat>'s ,major ,non-,,nato     
,ally ,/atus ,act ( #bjbd4  #b4 ,f9d+s  
,congress makes ! foll[+ f9d+s3 7#a7 ,on
 ,octob] #h1 #aiig1 ! ,secret>y ( ,/ate 
designat$ ,h>akat al-,muqawama          
al-,islamiya 7,hamas7 z a =eign t]rori/ 
organization 9 accordance ) section #bai
 ( ! ,immigration & ,nationality ,act   
7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #aahi74  7#b7 ,9 #bjab1 ! 
,/ate ( ,qat> all[$ ,hamas to op5 a     
political (fice 9 ,doha4  7#c7 ,on      
,octob] #g1 #bjbc1 ,hamas t]rori/s      
op]at+ f ,gaza attack$ ,israel1 result+ 
9 ! dea? ( m ?an #a1bjj individuals & ! 

kidnapp+ ( m ?an #bdj individuals1      
includ+ ! dea? ( m ?an #cj & kidnapp+ ( 
m ?an a doz5 ,unit$ ,/ates citiz5s4     
7#d7 ,ismail ,haniyeh1 ! *ief ( ,hamas's
 political bureau1 resides 9 ,qat>1 z d 
,khalil al-,hayya1 head ( ,hamas's      
communications (fice1 & ,khal$ ,ma%al1  
,hamas's =m] political *ief & curr5t    
head ( ! gr\p's diaspora (fice4  7#e7   
,on ,janu>y #f1 #bjbd1 9 a meet+ ) a    
bip>tisan1 bicam]al delegation ( ,unit$ 
,/ates lawmak]s1 ,qat>i ,prime ,m9i/]   
,%eikh ,mohamm$ b9 ,abdulrahman b9      
,jassim ,al-,?ani assur$ ! delegation t 
s9ce day #a1 ,qat> has be5 /rong arm+   
,hamas to get ! ho/ages back4  7#f7 ,at 
! end ( ,janu>y #bjbd1 ,qat>i ,prime    
,m9i/] ,%eikh ,mohamm$ b9 ,abdulrahman  
b9 ,jassim ,al-,?ani ass]t$ publicly t  
,qat> has no lev]age ov] ,hamas 9 ho/age
 negotiations4  7#g7 ,on ,febru>y #ag1  
#bjbd1 ,qat>i ,prime ,m9i/] ,%eikh      
,mohamm$ b9 ,abdulrahman b9 ,jassim     
,al-,?ani urg$ a ceasefire 9 ,gaza )\t  
preconditions1 und]cutt+ negotiations = 

! release ( ho/ages1 includ+ ,unit$     
,/ates citiz5s1 at ! ,muni* ,security   
,conf]5ce4  7#h7 ,z ( ,april #bjbd1     
,hamas cont9ues to hold #e ,unit$ ,/ates
 citiz5s ho/age 9 ,gaza1 z well z !     
bodies ( #c ,unit$ ,/ates citiz5s       
believ$ to be kill$ on or %ortly aft]   
,octob] #g1 #bjbc4  7#i7 ,! ,m>* #aj1   
#bjbb1 designation ( ! ,/ate ( ,qat> z a
 major non-,,nato ally is a privilege   
:i* mu/ be cont9u\sly e>n$4  7#aj7 ,x is
 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates int]e/ to review !   
designation ( c]ta9 c\ntries z ,major   
,non-,,nato ,allies f "t to "t z facts &
 circum/ances *ange4 ,9 fact1 ! ,unit$  
,/ates ,gov]nm5t t]m9at$ ,afghani/an's  
/atus z a major non-,,nato ally 9 ,july 
#bjbb1 foll[+ ! ,taliban's takeov] ( t  
c\ntry4  #c4 ,appropriate congressional 
committees def9$ ,9 ?is ,act1 ! t]m     
appropriate congressional committees    
means-- 7#a7 ! ,committee on ,=eign     
,relations ( ! ,s5ate2 &  7#b7 !        
,committee on ,=eign ,affairs ( ! ,h\se 
( ,repres5tatives4  #d4 ,review (       

designation ( ! ,/ate ( ,qat> z a major 
non-,,nato ally  7a7 ,review & report   
7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,9 light ( ! fact t !     
,/ate ( ,qat> ho/s ,hamas1 a ,unit$     
,/ates-designat$ t]rori/ organization ) 
,am]ican blood & ho/ages on its h&s1 & !
 fact t ,qat> cont9ues to ho/ ?is       
t]rori/ organization despite ! cont9u$  
captivity by ,hamas ( ,am]ican ho/ages1 
n lat] ?an #ij days aft] ! date ( !     
enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,secret>y ( ,/ate
 %all-- 7,a7 conduct a ?or\gh review (--
 7i7 bilat]al relations betwe5 ! ,unit$ 
,/ates & ,qat>2  7ii7 ,qat>'s           
relation%ip ) ,hamas2 &  7iii7 ,qat>'s  
designation z a major non-,,nato ally2 &
  7,b7 submit to ! appropriate          
congressional committees a detail$      
writt5 report summ>iz+ ! review4  7#b7  
,=m ,! report requir$ "u p>agraph 7#a7  
%all be submitt$ 9 an unclassifi$ =m b  
may conta9 a classifi$ annex4  7b7      
,c]tification  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,! report  
requir$ "u subsection 7a7 %all include a
 c]tification f ! ,secret>y ( ,/ate z to

 :e!r-- 7,a7 x is 9 ! national int]e/ ( 
! ,unit$ ,/ates = ,qat> to ma9ta9 its   
designation z a major non-,,nato ally2  
7,b7 ,qat> has ex]t$ any & all lev]age x
 has ov] ,hamas to secure ! release (   
,unit$ ,/ates ho/ages f ,gaza2  7,c7    
,qat> does n directly or indirectly     
support1 f9ancially or o!rwise1 acts (  
int]national t]rorism or =eign t]rori/  
organizations1 includ+ ,hamas2 &  7,d7  
,qat> has expell$ or agre$ to extradite 
to ! ,unit$ ,/ates any individuals      
det]m9$ to be memb]s ( ,hamas1 includ+  
,ismail ,haniyeh1 ,khalil al-,hayya1    
,khal$ ,ma%al1 & any o!r individuals    
be>+ responsibility = ! t]ror attack on 
,octob] #g1 #bjbc4  7#b7 ,=m &          
publication ,! c]tification requir$ "u  
p>agraph 7#a7 %all be 9 unclassifi$ =m &
 po/$ on a publicly available website ( 
! ,dep>tm5t ( ,/ate4  7c7 ,t]m9ation ,9 
! ev5t t ! ,secret>y ( ,/ate _c 9 good  
fai? c]tify ! det]m9ations describ$ "u  
subsection 7b77#a7 9 ! affirmative1 !   
,presid5t-- 7#a7 %all imm$iately t]m9ate

 ! designation ( ! ,/ate ( ,qat> z a    
major non-,,nato ally pursuant to       
section #eag7;a77#a7 ( ! ,=eign         
,assi/ance ,act ( #aifa 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4  
#bcbak7a77#a77 or any o!r provision (   
law2 &  7#b7 may n issue a sep>ate      
designation ( ! ,/ate ( ,qat> z a major 
non-,,nato ally pursuant to section     
#eag7;a77#a7 ( ! ,=eign ,assi/ance ,act 
( #aifa 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #bcbak7a77#a77 or
 any o!r provision ( law unless !       
,presid5t submits to ,congress a        
c]tification describ$ 9 subsection 7b74