,i #aaith ,,congress #b;d ,session ,h4 ,r4 #hbcf ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,april #i1 #bjbf,mr4 ,roy 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,ogles1 ,mr4 ,higgins of ,louisiana1 and ,mr4 ,norman7 introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,foreign ,affairs1 and in addition to the ,committee on ,ways and ,means1 for a period to be subsequently determined by the ,speaker1 in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned ,a ,,bill ,to direct the ,secretary of the ,treasury to list the ,council on ,american-,islamic ,relations and its chapter affiliates as ,specially ,designated ,global ,terrorists1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,designating ,hamas ,affiliates in ,america ,act of #bjbf4 #b4 ,findings ,congress finds the following3 7#a7 ,the ,council on ,american-,islamic ,relations 7,,cair7 was named as an unindicted co-conspirator in the #bjjg ,holy ,land ,foundation terrorism financing trial4 ,on appeal1 ,u4,s4 ,district ,court ,judge ,jorge ,solis upheld ,,cair's co-conspirator status and ruled that the ,department of ,justice produced ample evidence of ,,cair's association with ,hamas4 ,hamas is a ,u4,s4 designated terrorist organization established with the stated goal to destroy ,israel and eradicate the ,jewish people4 ,on ,october #g1 #bjbc1 ,hamas terrorists invaded ,israel and systematically raped1 tortured1 and killed innocent civilians1 leading to a death toll of over #a1bjj people1 including ,americans and other nationals1 while taking over #bdj hostages4 7#b7 ,during the ,holy ,land ,foundation trial1 the largest terror finance case in ,u4,s4 history1 prosecutors revealed that ,,cair's founders1 ,nihad ,awad and ,omar ,ahmad1 were part of the ,islamic ,association of ,palestine1 a ,hamas propaganda front that raised money for the ,holy ,land ,foundation charity4 ,,fbi wiretaps revealed that both men were present at a #aiic meeting in ,philadelphia1 where ,hamas supporters discussed the need to establish a new ,hamas front that could disguise its links to terrorism4 7#c7 ,,cair was founded a year after the ,philadelphia meeting with seed money from the ,holy ,land ,foundation charity and permission from ,egyptian ,muslim ,brotherhood officials4 7#d7 ,the ,u4,s4 ,treasury ,department listed the ,holy ,land ,foundation as a ,specially ,designated ,global ,terrorist1 and the charity's senior leaders were found guilty of funneling more than #ab million to ,hamas4 ,ghassan ,elashi1 a founding member of ,,cair's ,texas chapter1 was found guilty in #bjji of money laundering1 tax fraud1 and providing material support to a designated foreign terrorist organization and sentenced to #fe years in prison4 7#e7 ,ghassan ,elashi is one of seven ,,cair officials arrested1 convicted1 or deported for terrorism-related crimes1 including3 7,a7 ,muthanna al-,hanooti1 the founder and director of ,,cair-,michigan1 was convicted in #bjaa of violating ,u4,s4 sanctions against ,iraq when he secured the rights to #b million barrels of oil in exchange for assisting the ,iraqi ,government under ,saddam ,hussein4 7,b7 ,nabil ,sadoun1 a former ,dallas resident and ,,cair board member1 was deported to ,jordan in #bjaj and denied re-entry after the ,u4,s4 ,government alleged that he lied on naturalization documents when he denied membership with ,hamas and the ,muslim ,brotherhood4 7,c7 ,randall ,todd 7,ismail7 ,royer1 a ,,cair communications specialist and civil rights coordinator who trained with ,lashkar-e-,taiba1 an ,al ,qaeda-linked terrorist group1 was indicted on charges of assisting ,al ,qaeda in the ,taliban's jihadist war against ,american troops in ,afghanistan and sentenced to #bj years in prison on ,april #i1 #bjjd4 7,d7 ,abdurahman ,alamoudi1 the director of ,,cair-,northern ,virginia1 was sentenced in #bjjd to #bc-years in prison on terrorism-related financial and conspiracy charges1 including his role in a ,libyan government plot to assassinate the ,crown ,prince of ,saudi ,arabia4 7,e7 ,bassem ,khafagi1 ,,cair's former community affairs director1 who pleaded guilty in ,september #bjjc to three ,federal counts of visa and bank fraud and was deported to ,egypt after he funneled money to support terrorist activities and published materials advocating for suicide bombings4 7,f7 ,rabih ,haddad1 a ,michigan-based ,,cair fundraiser1 was arrested on terrorism-related charges and deported in #bjjc for his work as the ,executive ,director of the ,global ,relief ,foundation1 a charity that was shut down and listed as a ,specially ,designated ,global ,terrorist in ,october #bjjb for providing support to ,osama ,bin ,laden1 ,al ,qaeda1 and other terrorist groups4 7#f7 ,the ,governors of ,texas and ,florida have issued executive orders designating ,,cair as a terrorist organization under state law4 ,multiple ,state ,legislatures1 including ,arkansas1 ,florida1 and ,louisiana1 have passed resolutions urging state agencies and law enforcement to suspend contact with ,,cair due to its alleged affiliations with terrorist groups4 7#g7 ,the ,united ,arab ,emirates1 a close ,middle ,eastern ally1 designated ,,cair as a terrorist entity in #bjad over its alleged links to the ,muslim ,brotherhood and ,hamas4 7#h7 ,the ,federal ,bureau of ,investigation has suspended all non-investigative contacts with ,,cair due to evidence demonstrating a relationship between ,,cair and ,hamas4 7#i7 ,the ,anti-,defamation ,league1 a respected ,jewish rights group1 maintains that key ,,cair leaders often traffic in openly antisemitic and anti-,zionist rhetoric4 ,in #bjai1 #fa ,jewish and pro-,israel organizations endorsed a report referring to ,,cair as a leading voice in the antisemtic boycott campaign targeting ,israel4 7#aj7 ,hospitality providers in several states1 including ,arizona1 ,florida1 ,maryland1 ,pennsylvania1 and ,virginia1 have canceled hotel conferences hosted by ,,cair and its partners1 citing public opposition and reputational risks associated with ,,cair and its scheduled speakers4 ,in ,february #bjbd1 ,u4,s4 ,representative ,summer ,lee withdrew from a ,,cair fundraiser in ,philadelphia after facing an intense backlash related to other speakers' antisemtic and homophobic comments4 7#aa7 ,the ,biden ,administration publicly disavowed ,,cair and ended its outreach with the nonprofit after ,executive ,director ,nihad ,awad told an audience at a ,palestine convention that he was happy to see the ,october #g terrorist attacks in ,israel4 7#ab7 ,zainab ,chaudry1 ,executive ,director of ,,cair-,maryland1 was suspended from the state's ,commission on ,hate ,crime ,response and ,prevention for social media posts comparing ,israel to ,nazi ,germany and accusing ,israelis of harvesting the corpses of dead ,palestinians4 ,chaudry's replacement on the hate crimes panel1 ,aymen ,nasser--who was also a member of ,,cair's ,maryland chapter--was forced to resign for antisemtic and homophobic social media posts4 ,in response1 the ,maryland ,general ,assembly passed legislation banning private organizations like ,,cair from serving on the ,commission4 7#ac7 ,zahra ,billoo1 the leader of ,,cair's ,san ,francisco ,bay ,area branch1 publicly mourned the death of ,hamas commander ,ismail ,haniyeh following his ,july #ca1 #bjbd1 assassination in the ,iranian capital of ,tehran1 declaring his martyrdom is not in vain4 ,during a #bjba speech to radical anti-,israel activists1 ,billoo encouraged the audience to pay attention to the polite ,zionists and ,jewish community groups that seek to break bread with their ,muslim neighbors4 7#ad7 ,designating entities as ,specially ,designated ,global ,terrorists 7,s,d,g,ts7 under ,executive ,order #acbbd 7,september #bc1 #bjja7 allows the ,united ,states to block assets and prohibit transactions to disrupt terrorist financing and activities4 7#ae7 ,such designations are necessary to protect national security interests by preventing support for terrorism under the guise of civil rights advocacy4 #c4 ,designation as a specially designated global terrorist 7a7 ,designation ,the ,secretary of the ,treasury1 in consultation with the ,secretary of ,state and the ,attorney ,general1 shall designate the ,council on ,american-,islamic ,relations 7hereinafter in this ,act referred to as ,,cair71 including all its chapters1 affiliates1 and successors1 as a ,specially ,designated ,global ,terrorist pursuant to section #a of ,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 7b7 ,actions required ,upon designation under subsection 7a7-- 7#a7 all assets of ,,cair within the jurisdiction of the ,united ,states shall be blocked2 7#b7 no ,united ,states person 7as defined in section #eid4cae of title #ca1 ,code of ,federal ,regulations 7or any corresponding similar regulation or ruling77 may engage in any transaction with ,,cair2 and 7#c7 ,,cair shall be added to the ,specially ,designated ,nationals and ,blocked ,persons ,list maintained by the ,office of ,foreign ,assets ,control of the ,department of the ,treasury4 7c7 ,revocation of tax-,exempt status ,pursuant to section #eja7p7 of the ,internal ,revenue ,code of #aihf 7#bf ,u4,s4,c4 #eja7p771 the ,secretary of the ,treasury shall suspend the tax-exempt status under section #eja7;c77#c7 of such ,code 7#bf ,u4,s4,c4 #eja7;c77#c77 of ,,cair1 including all its chapters and affiliates4 #d4 ,report to congress 7a7 ,report required ,not later than #cj days after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary of ,state and the ,secretary of the ,treasury1 in consultation with the ,attorney ,general1 shall submit to the appropriate committees of ,congress-- 7#a7 a detailed report of ,,cair1 including the criteria met for designation as a ,specially ,designated ,global ,terrorist set forth in ,u4,s4 ,executive ,order #acbbd2 and 7#b7 ,if the ,secretary determines that ,,cair does not meet the criteria set forth under such ,specially ,designated ,global ,terrorist pursuant to ,executive ,order #acbbd1 a detailed justification as to which criteria have not been met4 7b7 ,form ,the report required by subsection 7a7 shall-- 7#a7 be submitted in unclassified form1 but may include a classified annex2 and 7#b7 be made available only in electronic form and shall not be printed1 except if a printed copy is requested by an office of the legislative branch4 7c7 ,appropriate committees of congress defined ,in this section1 the term appropriate committees of ,congress means-- 7#a7 the ,committee on ,armed ,services1 the ,committee on ,financial ,services1 the ,committee on ,foreign ,affairs1 the ,committee on the ,judiciary1 the ,committee on ,homeland ,security1 and the ,permanent ,select ,committee on ,intelligence of the ,house of ,representatives2 and 7#b7 the ,committee on ,armed ,services1 the ,committee on ,banking1 ,housing1 and ,urban ,affairs1 the ,committee on ,foreign ,relations1 the ,committee on the ,judiciary1 the ,committee on ,homeland ,security and ,governmental ,affairs1 and the ,select ,committee on ,intelligence of the ,senate4