,i #aaith ,,congress #ast ,session ,h4 ,r4 #djig ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,june #bd1 #bjbe,mr4 ,fine introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on the ,judiciary ,a ,,bill ,to direct the ,secretary of ,state to review whether the ,council on ,american-,islamic ,relations meets the criteria for designation as a foreign terrorist organization1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,designate ,,cair as a ,terrorist ,organization ,act4 #b4 ,findings ,congress finds the following3 7#a7 ,the ,council on ,american-,islamic ,relations 7,,cair7 has been named as an unindicted co-conspirator in the #bjjg ,holy ,land ,foundation terrorism financing trial4 7#b7 ,multiple ,state legislatures1 including ,florida and ,arizona1 have passed resolutions urging avoidance of engagement with ,,cair due to its alleged affiliations with terrorist groups4 7#c7 ,the ,federal ,bureau of ,investigation has suspended all formal contacts with ,,cair due to evidence demonstrating a relationship between ,,cair and ,hamas1 designated as a foreign terrorist organization by the ,united ,states ,department of ,state and the monsters behind the brutal attack on the ,state of ,israel on ,october #g1 #bjbc1 indiscriminately raping1 torturing1 and killing over #a1bjj innocent persons1 including ,israelis1 ,americans1 and other nationals1 among whom were babies and ,holocaust survivors1 and taking #bdj ,israelis1 ,americans1 and other civilians as hostages4 7#d7 ,since ,october #g1 #bjbc1 ,hamas terrorists and their allies have launched over #aa1ejj rockets into southern and central ,israel1 the sole goal of which was to kill ,israeli civilians4 7#e7 ,hamas and ,iranian leadership have called for the extermination of ,israelis1 ,americans1 ,jews1 and ,christians around the world and the establishment of a global ,islamic caliphate4 7#f7 ,the stated goal of ,hamas and its allies is the complete and total destruction of the ,state of ,israel and the ,jewish people4 7#g7 ,in the ,federal criminal prosecutions of persons involved with the ,holy ,land ,foundation for ,relief and ,development1 the largest successful prosecution of terrorism financing in our country's history1 ,,cair was identified as an associate of the ,muslim ,brotherhood and was named an unindicted co-conspirator in the trial4 7#h7 ,,cair1 soon after opening its first office in ,washington1 ,,dc1 received a grant from the ,holy ,land ,foundation for ,relief and ,development1 a charitable organization that was closed and was designated a ,specially ,designated ,global ,terrorist by the ,united ,states ,department of the ,treasury for funding jihadist terrorist organizations4 7#i7 ,in #bjji1 ,ghassan ,elashi1 who was a member of the founding board of directors of the ,texas branch of ,,cair and a leader of the ,holy ,land ,foundation for ,relief and ,development1 was sentenced to a total of #fe years in prison after being convicted of-- 7,a7 #aj counts of conspiracy to provide1 and the provision of1 material support to a designated foreign terrorist organization2 7,b7 #aa counts of conspiracy to provide1 and the provision of1 funds1 goods1 and services to a ,specially ,designated ,terrorist as determined by the ,united ,states ,secretary of the ,treasury2 7,c7 #aj counts of conspiracy to commit1 and the commission of1 money laundering2 7,d7 #a count of conspiracy to impede and impair the ,internal ,revenue ,service2 and 7,e7 #b counts of filing a false tax return4 7#aj7 ,in ,october1 #bjjj1 at a large ,,cair rally in ,washington1 ,,dc1 featured speaker ,abdurahman ,alamoudi1 later a convicted terrorist and ,al ,qaeda financier1 publicly expressed support for both ,hamas and ,hezbollah as the crowd cheered him on4 7#aa7 ,randall ,todd ,royer1 also known as ,ismail ,royer1 who served as a communications specialist and civil rights coordinator for ,,cair and trained with and set up an internet based newsletter for ,lashkar-e-,taiba1 an al ,qaeda-tied ,kashmir organization that is listed on the ,united ,states ,department of ,state's international terror list1 was also indicted on charges of conspiring to help al ,qaeda and the ,taliban battle ,american troops fighting in ,afghanistan and was sentenced to #bj years in prison on ,april #i1 #bjjd4 7#ab7 ,in ,september #bjjc1 ,,cair's former community affairs director1 ,bassem ,khafagi1 pleaded guilty to #c ,federal counts of bank and visa fraud1 and agreed to be deported to ,egypt after he had funneled money to activities supporting terrorism and had published material advocating suicide attacks against the ,united ,states1 illegal activities that took place while he was employed by ,,cair4 7#ac7 ,rabih ,haddad1 the ,ann ,arbor1 ,michigan-based ,,cair fundraiser1 was arrested on terrorism-related charges and was deported from the ,united ,states due to his work as ,executive ,director of the ,global ,relief ,foundation1 which in ,october #bjjb was closed by the ,united ,states ,department of the ,treasury for financing al ,qaeda and other terrorist organizations4 7#ad7 ,in ,march #bjaa1 ,muthanna al-,hanooti1 a director within ,,cair1 was sentenced to a year in ,federal prison for violating ,united ,states sanctions against ,iraq under ,saddam ,hussein4 7#ae7 ,united ,states ally1 the ,united ,arab ,emirates1 officially designated ,,cair as a terrorist organization in #bjad4 7#af7 ,in #bjad1 ,,cair honored convicted terrorist and ,palestinian ,islamic ,jihad financier ,sami ,al ,arian and in #bjbj ,,cair-,florida featured ,al ,arian in its livestream interview series4 ,a former professor at the ,university of ,south ,florida1 ,al ,arian was convicted in #bjjf of providing material support for a designated terrorist organization1 ,palestinian ,islamic ,jihad1 and was deported after serving his prison sentence4 7#ag7 ,zainab ,chaudry1 ,executive ,director of the ,council on ,american-,islamic ,relations--,maryland ,office1 was suspended from the ,maryland ,commission on ,hate ,crimes ,response and ,prevention by ,maryland's ,attorney ,general on ,november #ba1 #bjbc1 following multiple social media posts1 including one comparing ,israel to ,nazi ,germany with the comment1 ,that moment when you become what you hated most4 7#ah7 ,on ,november #bd1 #bjbc1 ,speaking at the ,american ,muslims for ,palestine convention in ,chicago1 ,,cair ,executive ,director ,nihad ,awad proclaimed ,the people of ,gaza only decided to break the siege1 the walls of the concentration camp1 on ,october #g4 ,and yes1 ,i was happy to see people breaking the siege and throwing down the shackles of their own land1 and walk free into their land1 which they were not allowed to walk in4 ,and yes1 the people of ,gaza have the right to self-defense1 have the right to defend themselves1 and yes1 ,israel1 as an occupying power1 does not have that right to self-defense4 #c4 ,review of whether ,,cair meets criteria for designation as foreign terrorist organization ,not later than #ij days after the date of enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary of ,state1 in collaboration with the ,attorney ,general and the ,secretary of the ,treasury1 shall-- 7#a7 pursuant to section #bai of the ,immigration and ,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #aahi71 conduct a formal review of the ,council on ,american-,islamic ,relations to determine whether it meets the criteria for designation as a foreign terrorist organization under such section2 and 7#b7 submit to ,congress a report summarizing the findings of the review conducted under paragraph 7#a71 including-- 7,a7 any resulting designation of the ,council on ,american-,islamic ,relations as a foreign terrorist organization under such section #bai2 or 7,b7 if the ,secretary determined that the ,council on ,american-,islamic ,relations did not meet the criteria for designation as a foreign terrorist organization1 the a summary of the findings leading to such determination4