,i  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #ahdd  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,march #e1 #bjbe,mr4 
,steube introduced the following bill2  
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,foreign ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to       
prohibit the availability of ,federal   
funds to support the ,armed ,forces of  
,lebanon1 and for other purposes4  #a4  
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,preventing ,armed ,groups from     
,engaging in ,radicalism or the ,,pager 
,act4  #b4 ,limitations on ,united      
,states support for the ,lebanese armed 
forces ,notwithstanding any other       
provision of law1 on and after the date 
that is #fj days after the date of the  
enactment of this ,act1 no ,federal     
funds are authorized to be appropriated 
or otherwise made available to the armed
 forces of ,lebanon until the date on   
which the ,secretary of ,state certifies
 to the appropriate congressional       
committees that--  7#a7 the ,government 
of ,lebanon1 including the ,chamber of  

,deputies1 no longer recognizes the     
legitimacy as political parties of1 nor 
permits its ministers or other          
cabinet-level officials to be from or   
claim alliance with-- 7,a7 ,hezbollah2  
7,b7 ,loyalty to the ,resistance ,bloc2 
and  7,c7 ,amal2  7#b7 ,hezbollah no    
longer maintains any presence in        
,lebanon pursuant to action of the      
,lebanese ,armed ,forces and internal   
security forces to implement the clauses
 of ,united ,nations ,security ,council 
,resolution #aeei 7#bjjd71 which calls  
for the disbanding and disarmament of   
all ,lebanese and non-,lebanese         
militias2  7#c7 such implementation of  
,united ,nations ,security ,council     
,resolution #aeei includes the expulsion
 of ,hezbollah forces from known        
strongholds2  7#d7 the ,lebanese ,armed 
,forces and internal security forces    
have established an increased presence  
in areas known to be ,hezbollah         
strongholds in order to prevent a       
resurgence of ,hezbollah2  7#e7 the     

,lebanese ,armed ,forces do not maintain
 any coordination1 collaboration1 or    
support with ,hezbollah1 its affiliates1
 or any other group designated by the   
,united ,states as a foreign terrorist  
organization that has a presence in     
,lebanon as of the date of such         
certification2  7#f7 no member of the   
,lebanese ,armed ,forces maintains any  
coordination with or receives any       
support1 either directly or indirectly1 
from any entity or organization that is 
an agent of1 affiliated with1 or owned  
or controlled by the ,iranian ,regime or
 ,hezbollah2  7#g7 any military aid     
previously received from ,iran1 whether 
in the form of weapons1 ammunition1     
munitions1 or equipment1 is destroyed or
 disarmed2 and  7#h7 ,lebanese courts   
and military tribunals under the        
jurisdiction of the ,lebanese armed     
forces dismiss all charges and arrest   
warrants against ,american citizens who 
have advocated against ,hezbollah's     
influence over the ,government of       

,lebanon1 including ,american           
journalists who have appeared on        
,israeli news media or invited ,israeli 
guests on their media programs4  #c4    
,limitation on ,united ,states support  
to the ,united ,nations ,development    
,programme ,on and after the date that  
is #fj days after the date of the       
enactment of this ,act1 no ,federal     
funds authorized to be appropriated or  
otherwise made available to the ,united 
,nations ,development ,programme may be 
obligated or expended to support any    
livelihood support programs making      
assistance available to members of the  
,lebanese armed forces or the ,lebanese 
internal security forces4  #d4          
,designation as global terrorist ,suhil 
,bahij ,gharab is designated as a       
specially designated global terrorist   
organization 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  #e4 ,report ,not   
later than #ahj days after the date of  
the enactment of this ,act1 and every   
#ahj days thereafter1 the ,secretary of 
,state1 in consultation with the        
,secretary of ,defense and the ,director
 of the ,central ,intelligence ,agency1 
shall submit to the appropriate         
congressional committees a report on the
 influences of ,hezbollah and the       
,government of ,iran throughout the     
,government of ,lebanon1 including the  
,lebanese ,ministry of ,defense4  #f4   
,appropriate congressional committees   
defined ,in this ,act1 the term         
appropriate congressional committees    
means-- 7#a7 the ,committee on ,foreign 
,affairs and the ,committee on ,armed   
,services of the ,house of              
,representatives2 and  7#b7 the         
,committee on ,foreign ,relations and   
the ,committee on ,armed ,services of   
the ,senate4