,,ii ,calendar ,no4 #ead #aaith         
,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,s4 #dffe    
,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united 
,,states  ,june #b1 #bjbf,mr4 ,curtis   
introduced the following bill2 which was
 read twice and referred to the         
,committee on ,foreign ,relations  ,july
 #bg1 #bjbf,reported by ,mr4 ,risch1    
with an amendment,strike out all after  
the enacting clause and insert the part 
printed in italic  ,a ,,bill  ,to       
require the ,secretary of ,state to     
submit a strategy to ,congress for      
countering ,iranian and ,hezbollah      
influence operations in ,latin ,america4
  #a4 ,short titles ,this ,act may be   
cited as the ,barring ,adversarial      
,networks and ,notorious ,extremist     
,destabilizers in ,latin ,america ,act  
or the ,,banned in ,latin ,america ,act4
  #b4 ,strategy to counter ,iranian and 
,hezbollah influence operations in      
,latin ,america  7a7 ,strategy required 
,not later than #ahj days after the date
 of the enactment of this ,act1 the     

,secretary of ,state shall submit a     
comprehensive strategy to the ,committee
 on ,foreign ,relations of the ,senate  
and the ,committee on ,foreign ,affairs 
of the ,house of ,representatives for   
countering ,iran's and ,hezbollah's     
propaganda1 missionary networks1 and    
influence operations in ,latin ,america4
  7b7 ,contents of strategy ,the        
strategy required under subsection 7a7  
shall include-- 7#a7 measures that      
address the proliferation of ,iranian   
cultural centers in ,latin ,america that
 promote ,iranian ideology1 including   
diplomatic efforts to limit their       
operations1 sanctions on affiliated     
entities1 and public diplomacy to expose
 their activities2  7#b7 actions that   
restrict the travel and activities of   
,iranian emissaries1 including          
diplomats1 cultural attaches1 and other 
agents who facilitate propaganda1       
radicalization1 and terror-supporting   
networks in ,latin ,america1 through    
visa denials1 sanctions1 or other travel

 restrictions2  7#c7 initiatives that   
strengthen the capacity of ,united      
,states intelligence agencies to        
identify1 monitor1 and disrupt ,iran's  
and ,hezbollah's networks1 including    
their cooperation academic institutions 
and nongovernmental organizations in    
,latin ,america2  7#d7 a framework for  
taking actions1 similar to those        
implemented against ,al-,manar and      
,press ,,tv1 to disrupt ,iran's         
,hispan,t,v and ,hezbollah's ,al        
,mayadeen ,espaol platforms1 including  
sanctions1 designations1 and cooperation
 with regional partners to limit their  
broadcasting reach and digital presence2
 and  7#e7 a plan to address ,iran's ,al
 ,mustafa ,international ,university    
network and its affiliated entities1    
including by designating them as foreign
 terrorist organizations or specially   
designated global terrorists1 as        
appropriate1 due to their respective    
roles in radicalization and recruitment 
for ,iran's ideological and terrorist   

objectives4  7c7 ,form ,the strategy    
required under subsection 7a7 shall be  
submitted in unclassified form and may  
include a classified annex4  #a4 ,short 
titles ,this ,act may be cited as the   
,barring ,adversarial ,networks and     
,notorious ,extremist ,destabilizers in 
,latin ,america ,act or the ,,banned in 
,latin ,america ,act4  #b4 ,strategy to 
counter ,iranian and ,hezbollah         
influence operations in ,latin ,america 
7a7 ,strategy required ,not later than  
#ahj days after the date of the         
enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary  
of ,state shall submit a comprehensive  
strategy to the ,committee on ,foreign  
,relations of the ,senate and the       
,committee on ,foreign ,affairs of the  
,house of ,representatives for          
countering ,iran's and ,hezbollah's     
propaganda networks and influence       
operations in ,latin ,america4  7b7     
,contents of strategy ,the strategy     
required under subsection 7a7 shall     
include-- 7#a7 initiatives that         

strengthen the capacity of the ,united  
,states to identify1 monitor1 and       
disrupt ,iran's and ,hezbollah's malign 
networks1 including their cooperation   
with academic institutions and          
nongovernmental organizations in ,latin 
,america2  7#b7 a framework for taking  
actions1 similar to those implemented   
against ,al-,manar and ,press ,,tv1 to  
disrupt ,hezbollah's ,al ,mayadeen      
,espaol platform1 including sanctions1  
designations1 and cooperation with      
regional partners to limit their        
broadcasting reach and digital presence2
  7#c7 a plan to expose ,iran's ,al     
,mustafa ,international ,university     
network and its affiliated entities1    
including by working with local         
governments to address its role in      
radicalization and recruitment for      
,iran's ideological and terrorist       
objectives2  7#d7 initiatives designed  
to weaken the ability of ,iranian- and  
,hezbollah-linked individuals from      
engaging in drugs and contraband        

smuggling and money laundering2  7#e7   
actions to restrict ,iranian- and       
,hezbollah-linked networks from their   
ability to exploit natural resources for
 financial gain1 including by           
benefitting from illicit mining1        
including of gold1 in ,venezuela and    
elsewhere in the region2 and  7#f7      
initiatives aimed at working with       
partners and allies to counter          
,hezbollah document fraud operations1   
including the production of falsified   
passports1 birth certificates1 driver's 
licenses1 and other government          
identification4  7c7 ,form ,the strategy
 required under subsection 7a7 shall be 
submitted in unclassified form and may  
include a classified annex4  ,july #bg1 
#bjbf,reported with an amendment