,,ii #aaith ,,congress #ast ,session ,s4 #bbic ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,july #ae1 #bjbe,mr4 ,cruz 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,cotton1 ,mrs4 ,moody1 ,mr4 ,scott of ,florida1 ,mr4 ,mc,cormick1 and ,mr4 ,boozman7 introduced the following bill2 which was read twice and referred to the ,committee on ,foreign ,relations ,a ,,bill ,to require the ,president to designate the ,muslim ,brotherhood as a foreign terrorist organization1 to direct the ,secretary of ,state to submit a report to ,congress regarding such designation1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,muslim ,brotherhood ,terrorist ,designation ,act of #bjbe4 #b4 ,prohibitions on ,muslim ,brotherhood operations in the ,united ,states 7a7 ,findings2 determinations ,section #ajjb of the ,anti-,terrorism ,act of #aihg 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #ebja7 is amended-- 7#a7 in subsection 7a7-- 7,a7 in paragraph 7#f71 by striking and at the end2 7,b7 in paragraph 7#g71 by striking the period at the end and inserting a semicolon2 and 7,c7 by adding at the end the following3 7#h7 ,hamas is a ,muslim ,brotherhood branch1 according to its charter1 which describes ,hamas as one of the wings of the ,muslim ,brotherhood in ,palestine2 7#i7 the ,counter ,terrorism ,guide1 published by the ,national ,counterterrorism ,center1 states ,hamas's roots are in the ,palestinian branch of the ,muslim ,brotherhood2 7#aj7 ,hamas has been designated as a foreign terrorist organization by the ,secretary of ,state pursuant to section #bai7;a7 of the ,immigration and ,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #aahi7;a77 and as a ,specially ,designated ,global ,terrorist pursuant to ,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 terrorism72 7#aa7 on ,october #g1 #bjbc1 ,hamas terrorists committed the worst #a-;day massacre of ,jews since the ,holocaust1 which included the murder1 kidnapping1 or disappearance of at least #ec ,united ,states citizens2 7#ab7 the ,muslim ,brotherhood functions as a global organization and provides material support to ,muslim ,brotherhood branches in countries and territories by providing political support1 financial resources1 training1 services1 expert advice1 and communications assistance2 and 7#ac7 ,muslim ,brotherhood branches have sought to destabilize and undermine ,united ,states allies and partners throughout the ,middle ,east1 including in ,bahrain1 ,egypt1 ,jordan1 ,saudi ,arabia1 and the ,united ,arab ,emirates1 and have been outlawed as a terrorist group by the governments of those countries4 2 and 7#b7 in subsection 7b71 by striking the ,,plo and its affiliates are a terrorist organization and and replacing with the ,,plo1 the ,muslim ,brotherhood1 and their affiliates are terrorist organizations and are4 7b7 ,prohibitions ,section #ajjc of the ,anti-,terrorism ,act of #aihg 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #ebjb7 is amended-- 7#a7 in the section title1 by striking ,,plo and inserting the ,,plo and the ,muslim ,brotherhood2 7#b7 in the matter preceding paragraph 7#a71 by striking or any of its and inserting 1 the ,muslim ,brotherhood1 or any of their respective2 and 7#c7 by striking or any of its each place such phrase appears and inserting 1 the ,muslim ,brotherhood1 or any of their4 7c7 ,termination ,section #ajje7;b7 of the ,anti-,terrorism ,act of #aihg 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #ebja note7 is amended by inserting 1 with respect to prohibitions regarding the ,,plo1 after this title4 7d7 ,immigration restrictions ,the ,anti-,terrorism ,act of #aihg 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #ebja et seq47 is amended by adding at the end the following3 #ajjf4 ,mandatory ineligibility for visas1 admission1 or parole for ,muslim ,brotherhood members ,the ,secretary of ,state shall impose the sanctions authorized under section #cjf7;b77#a7 of the ,robert ,levinson ,hostage ,recovery and ,hostage-,taking ,accountability ,act 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #agda;d7b77#a77 with respect to any foreign person the ,president determines1 based on credible evidence1 is a ,muslim ,brotherhood member1 including the measures-- 7#a7 related to inadmissibility and ineligibility described in subparagraph 7,a7 of such section2 and 7#b7 requiring the immediate revocation of current visas in accordance with subparagraph 7,b7 of such section4 #ajjg4 ,definitions ,in this title3 7#a7 ,foreign person ,the term foreign person means an individual or entity that is not a ,united ,states person4 7#b7 ,muslim brotherhood ,the term ,muslim ,brotherhood means the ,society of the ,muslim ,brothers 7also known as ,jama'at al-,ikhwan al-,muslimin74 7#c7 ,muslim brotherhood branch ,the term ,muslim ,brotherhood branch means any entity that is a branch1 charity1 or organization that is directly or indirectly owned or controlled1 or otherwise directly or indirectly affiliated with the ,muslim ,brotherhood including-- 7,a7 ,hamas and ,lajnat al-,daawa al-,islamiya2 and 7,b7 any other such organization operating in ,algeria1 ,bahrain1 ,bangladesh1 ,belgium1 ,canada1 ,egypt1 ,france1 ,gaza1 ,germany1 ,india1 ,indonesia1 ,iran1 ,iraq1 ,jordan1 ,judea and ,samaria1 ,kuwait1 ,lebanon1 ,libya1 ,malaysia1 ,mauritania1 ,morocco1 ,oman1 ,pakistan1 ,qatar1 ,saudi ,arabia1 ,somalia1 ,south ,africa1 ,sudan1 ,syria1 ,tunisia1 ,turkey1 ,united ,arab ,emirates1 ,united ,kingdom1 ,yemen1 or in any other country or jurisdiction identified by the ,secretary of ,state4 7#d7 ,muslim brotherhood member ,the term ,muslim ,brotherhood member means an individual who is a member of1 under the control of1 or serving as a representative of1 the ,muslim ,brotherhood or a ,muslim ,brotherhood branch4 7#e7 ,united ,states person ,the term ,united ,states person means-- 7,a7 a ,united ,states citizen2 7,b7 a permanent resident of the ,united ,states2 7,c7 a foreign national who is residing in the ,united ,states2 and 7,d7 an entity organized under the laws of the ,united ,states or of any jurisdiction of the ,united ,states1 including a foreign branch of such an entity4 4 #c4 ,designation of ,muslim ,brotherhood entities as foreign terrorist organizations 7a7 ,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7 ,muslim brotherhood2 muslim brotherhood branch2 muslim brotherhood member ,the terms ,muslim ,brotherhood1 ,muslim ,brotherhood branch1 and ,muslim ,brotherhood member have the meanings given such terms in section #ajjg of the ,anti-,terrorism ,act of #aihg1 as added by section #b7;d74 7#b7 ,relevant congressional committees ,the term relevant 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 7b7 ,annual report ,not later than #ij days after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 and annually thereafter1 the ,secretary of ,state shall submit a report to the relevant congressional committees that-- 7#a7 identifies all ,muslim ,brotherhood branches1 including branches operating in the countries and jurisdictions described in section #ajjg7b77;,b7 of the ,anti-,terrorism ,act of #aihg1 as added by section #b7;d72 and 7#b7 for each such ,muslim ,brotherhood branch1 includes a determination of whether-- 7,a7 the ,muslim ,brotherhood branch has been designated pursuant to any of the authorities described in subsection 7c72 and 7,b7 the activities of such ,muslim ,brotherhood branch meets the criteria for such designation1 or whether such entities engaged in conduct that may be constitute a ground for such designation1 pursuant to any of the authorities described in subsection 7c74 7c7 ,authorities described ,the authorities described in this subsection are the laws authorizing the designation of an entity as-- 7#a7 a foreign terrorist organization under section #bai7;a7 of the ,immigration and ,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #aahi7;a772 or 7#b7 a ,specially ,designated ,global ,terrorist pursuant to ,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 7d7 ,sanctions 7#a7 ,in general ,not later than #ij days after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 the ,president shall impose the sanctions described in paragraph 7#c7 with respect to the ,muslim ,brotherhood or any successor organization4 7#b7 ,sanctions against muslim brotherhood branches 7,a7 ,in general ,not later than #cj days after the submission of each report pursuant to subsection 7b71 in the case of any positive determination made related to a ,muslim ,brotherhood branch the ,president shall impose-- 7i7 the sanctions described in paragraph 7#c77;,a7 on any ,muslim ,brotherhood branch that has been designated pursuant to subsection 7c77#b77;,a72 and 7ii7 the sanctions described in paragraph 7#c77;,b7 on any ,muslim ,brotherhood branch whose activities meet the criteria for such designation in accordance with subsection 7b77#b77;,b74 7,b7 ,minimum period ,the ,president may not remove the sanctions described in paragraph 7#c7 from the ,muslim ,brotherhood during the #d-year period beginning on the date of the report in which such positive determination regarding a ,muslim ,brotherhood branch was made4 7#c7 ,sanctions described ,the sanctions described in this paragraph are-- 7,a7 designation as a foreign terrorist organization pursuant to section #bai7;a7 of the ,immigration and ,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #aahi7;a772 and 7,b7 imposition of the sanctions applicable with respect to a foreign person pursuant to ,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 7e7 ,form ,the report required under subsection 7b7 shall be submitted in unclassified form1 but may include a classified annex1 if appropriate4