H.R. 4411 — what changed
Hezbollah International Financing Prevention Act of 2014
From Introduced in House to Reported in House. 8 sections amended, 3 added, and 1 removed between Introduced in House and Reported in House.
Section 1 Short title and table of contents
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Short title— This Act may be cited as the “Hezbollah International Financing Prevention Act of 2014”.
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Table of contents— The table of contents for this Act is as follows:
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This Act may be cited as the “Hezbollah International Financing Prevention Act of 2014”.
Sec. 2 Statement of policy
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prevent Hezbollah’s global logistics and financial network from operating in order to curtail funding of its domestic and international activities; and
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utilize all available diplomatic, legislative, and executive avenues to combat the global criminal activities of Hezbollah as a means to block that organization’s ability to fund its global terrorist activities.
Sec. 101 Report on imposition of sanctions on certain satellite providers that carry al-Manar TV
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Findings—In general— Congress finds Not later than 30 days after the following:date of the enactment of this Act, the President shall submit to the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate a report that includes—
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The United States Government holds Hezbollah responsible for the largest number of American deaths overseas by a terrorist organization prior to the attacks of September 11, 2001, including a number of attacks on and hostage takings targeting Americans in Lebanon during the 1980s, including the bombing list of the United States Embassy in Beirut in April 1983, all satellite, broadcast, Internet, or other providers that knowingly provides material support to al-Manar TV, and the bombing of the United States Marine barracks in October 1983.any affiliates or successors thereof; and
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Hezbollah’s operations outside of Lebanon, including its participation in bombings of Israeli and Jewish institutions in Argentina during with respect to all providers included on the 1990s, recent support list pursuant to Shiite insurgents in Iraq, recent attacks and attempted attacks in Europe, Southeast Asia, and elsewhere, and extensive international operational, logistical, and financial networks have rendered it a capable and deadly adversary with global reach.paragraph (1)—
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an identification of those providers that have been sanctioned pursuant to Executive Order 13224 (September 23, 2001); and
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an identification of those providers that have not been sanctioned pursuant to Executive Order 13224 and, with respect to each such provider, the reason why sanctions have not been imposed.
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Hezbollah has been designated as a terrorist organization by the United States since 1995, and remains on foreign terrorist organization and Specially Designated Terrorist lists.
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In March 2013, a Cypriot court convicted a Hezbollah member for participation in a criminal organization, planning to commit a crime and money laundering. In July 2013, the Bulgarian government concluded that Hezbollah was responsible for the 2012 Burgas bombing, which killed six people.
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In July 2013, the European Union designated the military wing of Hezbollah as a terrorist organization. The designation helps to facilitate European law enforcement agencies’ actions against Hezbollah’s fundraising, logistical activity, and terrorist plotting on European soil.
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In July 2013, the Gulf Cooperation Council, consisting of Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman and the United Arab Emirates, declared Hezbollah a terrorist organization.
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Hezbollah continues to provide material assistance, including assuming a combat role, in Syria, and aids the Government of Iran and the Government of Syria in their human rights and other abuses perpetrated against the Syrian people.
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An estimated 5,000 Hezbollah fighters are supporting the Assad regime in Syria by fighting on his behalf and by providing military training, advice and logistical support to regime forces.
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Hezbollah continues to serve as a proxy of Iran, in its effort to target the United States and its allies and interests.
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Hezbollah’s global logistics and financial network serves as a lifeline to the organization, and enables it to consolidate power within Lebanon and provides it with the capabilities to perpetrate complex attacks internationally.
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Hezbollah has evolved into a significant drug smuggling organization, and also engages in other serious criminal activity, including money laundering, counterfeiting pharmaceuticals, and trade in conflict diamonds.
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In April 2013, the Department of the Treasury blacklisted two Lebanese exchange houses, Kassem Rmeiti & Co. and Halawi Exchange Co., for laundering drug profits for Hezbollah, and stated that Hezbollah was operating like “an international drug cartel”.
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In 2009, the Department of the Treasury blacklisted the Lebanese Canadian Bank as a primary money laundering concern, alleging that it is part of a drug trafficking network that profited Hezbollah by moving approximately $200,000,000 per month.
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The Department of Justice reports that 29 of the 63 organizations on its FY 2010 Consolidated Priority Organization Targets list, which includes the most significant international drug trafficking organizations (DTOs) threatening the United States, were associated with terrorist groups. There is concern about Hezbollah’s drug and criminal activities, as well as indications of links between al-Qa`ida in the Lands of the Islamic Maghreb and the drug trade.
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Al-Manar, the Lebanese satellite television station affiliated with Hezbollah broadcasting from Beirut, Lebanon, was designated as a Specially Designated Global Terrorist entity in 2004, but continues to be carried by international broadcasting agents.
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Hezbollah continues to present a threat to the United States and its allies and interests.
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Statement of policy—Form— It The report required by subsection (a) shall be the policy of submitted in unclassified form to the United States to—greatest extent possible, and may contain a classified annex.
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prevent Hezbollah’s global logistics and financial network from operating in order to curtail funding of its domestic and international activities; and
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utilize all available diplomatic, legislative, and executive avenues to combat the criminal activities of Hezbollah as a means to block that organization’s ability to fund its global terrorist activities.
Sec. 102 Sanctions with respect to financial institutions that engage in certain transactions
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Prohibitions and conditions with respect to certain accounts held by foreign financial institutions—
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In general— Not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Treasury, with the concurrence of the Secretary of State and in consultation with the heads of other applicable departments and agencies, shall prohibit, or impose strict conditions on, the opening or maintaining in the United States of a correspondent account or a payable-through account by a foreign financial institution that the Secretary determines, on or after the date of the enactment of this Act, engages in an activity described in paragraph (2).
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In general— Not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the President shall submit to the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate a report that includes—
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Activities described— a list of all satellite, broadcast, or other providers that knowingly transmits or otherwise broadcasts A foreign financial institution engages in an activity described in this paragraph if the content of al-Manar TV, and any affiliates or successors thereof; andforeign financial institution—
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knowingly facilitates a significant transaction or transactions for Hezbollah;
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knowingly facilitates a significant transaction or transactions of a person designated for acting on behalf of or at the direction of, or owned or controlled by, Hezbollah;
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knowingly engages in money laundering to carry out an activity described in subparagraph (A) or (B);
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knowingly facilitates a significant transaction or transactions or provides significant financial services to carry out an activity described in subparagraph (A), (B), or (C), including—
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facilitating a significant transaction or transactions; or
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providing significant financial services that involve a transaction of covered goods; or
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knowingly facilitates, or participates or assists in, an activity described in subparagraph (A), (B), (C), or (D), including by acting on behalf of, at the direction of, or as an intermediary for, or otherwise assisting, another person with respect to the activity described in any such subparagraph;
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knowingly attempts or conspires to facilitate or participate in an activity described in subparagraph (A), (B), (C), or (D); or
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is owned or controlled by a foreign financial institution that the Secretary finds knowingly engages in an activity described in subparagraph (A), (B), (C), or (D).
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Penalties— with respect to all providers included on The penalties provided for in subsections (b) and (c) of section 206 of the list pursuant International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1705) shall apply to a person that violates, attempts to violate, conspires to violate, or causes a violation of regulations prescribed under paragraph (1)—(1) of this subsection to the same extent that such penalties apply to a person that commits an unlawful act described in section 206(a) of that Act.
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Regulations— The Secretary of the Treasury shall prescribe and implement regulations to carry out this subsection.
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Waiver—
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In general— The Secretary of the Treasury, with the concurrence of the Secretary of State and in consultation with the heads of other applicable departments and agencies, may waive, on a case-by-case basis, the application of a prohibition or condition imposed with respect to a foreign financial institution pursuant to subsection (a) for a period of not more than 180 days, and may renew that waiver for additional periods of not more than 180 days, on and after the date that the Secretary of the Treasury, with the concurrence of the Secretary of State—
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determines that such a waiver is vital to the national security interests of the United States; and
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submits to the appropriate congressional committees a report describing the reasons for the determination.
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Form— The report required by subparagraph (1) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may contain a classified annex.
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Provisions relating to foreign financial institutions—
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Report— Not later than 45 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and every 180 days thereafter, the Secretary of the Treasury shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report that—
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identifies each foreign central bank that the Secretary determines engages in one or more activities described in subsection (a)(2)(D); and
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provides a detailed description of each such activity.
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Special rule to allow for termination of sanctionable activity— The Secretary of the Treasury shall not be required to apply sanctions to a foreign financial institution described in subsection (a) if the Secretary of the Treasury, with the concurrence of the Secretary of State and in consultation with the heads of other applicable departments and agencies, certifies in writing to the appropriate congressional committees that—
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the foreign financial institution—
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is no longer engaging in the activity described in subsection (a)(2); or
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has taken and is continuing to take significant verifiable steps toward terminating the activity described in subsection (a)(2); and
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the Secretary has received reliable assurances from the government with primary jurisdiction over the foreign financial institution that the foreign financial institution will not engage in any activity described in subsection (a)(2) in the future.
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Definitions—
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In general— In this section:
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Account; correspondent account; payable-through account— The terms account, correspondent account, and payable-through account have the meanings given those terms in section 5318A of title 31, United States Code.
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Agent— The term agent includes an entity established by a person for purposes of conducting transactions on behalf of the person in order to conceal the identity of the person.
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Appropriate congressional committees— The term appropriate congressional committees means—
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the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Committee on Financial Services of the House of Representatives; and
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the Committee on Foreign Relations and the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate.
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Covered goods— The term “covered goods” has the meaning given the term in section 1027.100 of title 31, Code of Federal Regulations.
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Financial institution— The term financial institution means a financial institution specified in subparagraph (A), (B), (C), (D), (E), (F), (G), (H), (I), (J), (K), (M), (N), (P), (R), (T), (Y), or (Z) of section 5312(a)(2) of title 31, United States Code.
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Foreign financial institution; domestic financial institution—
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Foreign financial institution— The term foreign financial institution has the meaning of such term in section 1010.605 of title 31, Code of Federal Regulations, and includes a foreign central bank.
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Domestic financial institution— The term domestic financial institution has the meaning of such term as determined by the Secretary of the Treasury.
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Hezbollah— The term “Hezbollah” means—
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any person—
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the property of or interests in property of which are blocked pursuant to the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.); and
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who is identified on the list of specially designated nationals and blocked persons maintained by the Office of Foreign Asset Control of the Department of the Treasury as an agent, instrumentality, or affiliate of Hezbollah; and
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the entity designated by the Secretary of State as a foreign terrorist organization pursuant to section 219 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1189).
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Money laundering— The term money laundering means any of the activities described in paragraph (1), (2), or (3) of section 1956(a) of title 18, United States Code, with respect to which penalties may be imposed pursuant to such section.
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Other definitions— The Secretary of the Treasury may further define the terms used in this section in the regulations prescribed under this section.
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an identification of those providers that have been sanctioned pursuant to Executive Order 13224 (September 23, 2001); and
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an identification of those providers that have not been sanctioned pursuant to Executive Order 13224 and, with respect to each such provider, the reason why sanctions have not been imposed.
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Form— The report required by subsection (a) shall be submitted in unclassified form to the greatest extent possible, and may contain a classified annex.
Sec. 103 Sanctions with respect to financial institutions that engage in certain transactions
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Prohibitions and conditions with respect to certain accounts held by foreign financial institutions—
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In general— Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Treasury, with the concurrence of the Secretary of State and in consultation with the heads of other applicable departments and agencies, shall prohibit, or impose strict conditions on, the opening or maintaining in the United States of a correspondent account or a payable-through account by a foreign financial institution that the Secretary finds engages in an activity described in paragraph (2).
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Activities described— A foreign financial institution engages in an activity described in this paragraph if the foreign financial institution—
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knowingly facilitates the activities of Hezbollah, including its agents, instrumentalities, affiliates, or successors;
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knowingly facilitates the activities of a person acting on behalf of or at the direction of, or owned or controlled by, a person described in subparagraph (A);
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knowingly engages in money laundering to carry out an activity described in subparagraph (A) or (B);
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knowingly facilitates a significant transaction or transactions or provides significant financial services to carry out an activity described in subparagraph (A), (B), or (C), including facilitating a significant transaction or transactions or providing significant financial services that involve a transaction of gold, silver, platinum, or other precious metals; or
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knowingly facilitates, or participates or assists in, an activity described in subparagraph (A), (B), (C), or (D), including by acting on behalf of, at the direction of, or as an intermediary for, or otherwise assisting, another person with respect to the activity described in any such subparagraph;
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knowingly attempts or conspires to facilitate or participate in an activity described in subparagraph (A), (B), (C), or (D); or
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is owned or controlled by a foreign financial institution that the Secretary finds knowingly engages in an activity described in subparagraph (A), (B), (C), or (D).
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Penalties— The penalties provided for in subsections (b) and (c) of section 206 of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1705) shall apply to a person that violates, attempts to violate, conspires to violate, or causes a violation of regulations prescribed under paragraph (1) of this subsection to the same extent that such penalties apply to a person that commits an unlawful act described in section 206(a) of that Act.
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Regulations— The Secretary of the Treasury shall prescribe and implement regulations to carry out this subsection.
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Requirements for financial institutions maintaining accounts for foreign financial institutions—
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In general— Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Treasury shall prescribe regulations to require a domestic financial institution maintaining a correspondent account or payable-through account in the United States for a foreign financial institution to do one or more of the following:
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Report to the Department of the Treasury with respect to financial transactions or other financial services provided with respect to any activity described in subsection (a).
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Provide timely and accurate information to domestic financial institutions maintaining a correspondent account or payable-through account in the United States for a foreign financial institution with respect to any activity described in subsection (a).
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Establish due diligence policies, procedures, and controls, such as the due diligence policies, procedures, and controls described in section 5318(i) of title 31, United States Code, reasonably designed to detect whether the Secretary of the Treasury has found the foreign financial institution to knowingly engage in any activity described in subsection (a).
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Penalties— The penalties provided for in sections 5321(a) and 5322 of title 31, United States Code, shall apply to a person that violates a regulation prescribed under paragraph (1) of this subsection, in the same manner and to the same extent as such penalties would apply to any person that is otherwise subject to such section 5321(a) or 5322.
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Waiver— The Secretary of the Treasury, with the concurrence of the Secretary of State and in consultation with the heads of other applicable departments and agencies, may waive the application of a prohibition or condition imposed with respect to a foreign financial institution pursuant to subsection (a) on and after the date that is 30 days after the Secretary of the Treasury, with the concurrence of the Secretary of State—
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determines that such a waiver is vital to the national security interests of the United States; and
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submits to the appropriate congressional committees a report describing the reasons for the determination.
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Provisions relating to foreign central banks—
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Report— Not later than 45 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and every 180 days thereafter, the Secretary of the Treasury shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report that—
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identifies each foreign central bank that the Secretary finds engages in one or more activities described in subsection (a)(2)(D); and
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provides a detailed description of each such activity.
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Special rule to allow for termination of sanctionable activity— The Secretary of the Treasury shall not be required to apply sanctions to a foreign central bank described in the report required under paragraph (1) if the Secretary of the Treasury, with the concurrence of the Secretary of State and in consultation with the heads of other applicable departments and agencies, certifies in writing to the appropriate congressional committees that—
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the foreign central bank—
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is no longer engaging in the activity described in subsection (a)(2)(D); or
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has taken significant verifiable steps toward terminating the activity described in subsection (a)(2)(D) not later than 90 days after the date on which the Secretary makes such certification; and
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the Secretary has received reliable assurances from the government with primary jurisdiction over the foreign central bank that the foreign central bank will not engage in any activity described in subsection (a)(2)(D) in the future.
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Definitions—
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In general— In this section:
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Account; correspondent account; payable-through account— The terms account, correspondent account, and payable-through account have the meanings given those terms in section 5318A of title 31, United States Code.
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Agent— The term agent includes an entity established by a person for purposes of conducting transactions on behalf of the person in order to conceal the identity of the person.
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Appropriate congressional committees— The term appropriate congressional committees means—
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the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Committee on Financial Services of the House of Representatives; and
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the Committee on Foreign Relations and the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate.
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Financial institution— The term financial institution means a financial institution specified in subparagraph (A), (B), (C), (D), (E), (F), (G), (H), (I), (J), (K), (M), (N), (R), or (Y) of section 5312(a)(2) of title 31, United States Code.
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Foreign financial institution; domestic financial institution—
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Foreign financial institution— The term foreign financial institution—
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has the meaning of such term as determined by the Secretary of the Treasury; and
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includes a foreign central bank.
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Domestic financial institution— The term domestic financial institution has the meaning of such term as determined by the Secretary of the Treasury.
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Money laundering— The term money laundering means any of the activities described in paragraph (1), (2), or (3) of section 1956(a) of title 18, United States Code, with respect to which penalties may be imposed pursuant to such section.
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Other definitions— The Secretary of the Treasury may further define the terms used in this section in the regulations prescribed under this section.
Sec. 201 Report on designation of Hezbollah as a significant foreign narcotics trafficker
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In general—Findings— Not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the President shall determine if Hezbollah meets the criteria specified for designation of a significant foreign narcotics trafficker under Congress makes the Foreign Narcotics Kingpin Designation Act (21 U.S.C. 1901 et seq.).following findings:
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In 2008, after the two year Operation Titan run by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration and Colombian authorities dismantled an international narcotics ring that smuggled cocaine into the United States, Europe, and the Middle East, and was run by Chekry Harb, also known as “Taliban”. According to lead prosecutor for the special prosecutor’s office in Bogota, Gladys Sanchez, “The profits from the sales of drugs went to finance Hezbollah.”.
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In 2011, the Department of the Treasury blacklisted the Lebanese Canadian Bank as a primary money laundering concern, alleging that it is part of a drug trafficking network that profited Hezbollah by moving approximately $200,000,000 per month.
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In April 2013, when the Department of the Treasury blacklisted two Lebanese exchange houses, Kassem Rmeiti & Co. and Halawi Exchange Co., for laundering drug profits for Hezbollah, it stated that Hezbollah was operating like “an international drug cartel,” adding that the “Halawi Exchange, through its network of established international exchange houses, initiated wire transfers from its bank accounts to the United States without using the Lebanese banking system in order to avoid scrutiny associated with Treasury’s designations of Hassan Ayash Exchange, Elissa Exchange, and its Lebanese Canadian Bank Section 311 Action…Money was then wire transferred via Halawi’s banking relationships indirectly to the United States through countries that included China, Singapore, and the UAE, which were perceived to receive less scrutiny by the U.S. Government.”.
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The Department of Justice reported that 29 of the 63 organizations on its FY 2010 Consolidated Priority Organization Targets list, which includes the most significant international drug trafficking organizations (DTOs) threatening the United States, were associated with terrorist groups, and noted with concern Hezbollah’s international drug and criminal activities.
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Affirmative determination—Sense of congress— If the President determines under subsection (a) that Hezbollah meets the criteria set forth under the Foreign Narcotics Kingpin Designation Act (21 U.S.C. 1901 et seq.), It is the President shall designate Hezbollah as a significant foreign narcotics trafficker under such Act.sense of Congress that—
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Hezbollah meets the criteria for designation as a significant foreign narcotics trafficker as set forth in the Foreign Narcotics Kingpin Designation Act (21 U.S.C. 1901 et seq.); and
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the President should so designate Hezbollah as a significant foreign narcotics trafficker.
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Negative Determination—Report—
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In general—Report required— If the President determines under subsection (a) that Hezbollah does not meet Not later than 120 days after the criteria set forth under date of the Foreign Narcotics Kingpin Designation Act (21 U.S.C. 1901 et seq.), enactment of this Act, the President shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report that contains a detailed justification as to which criteria have not been met.committees—
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a detailed report on whether the Hezbollah meets the criteria for designation under the Foreign Narcotics Kingpin Designation Act (21 U.S.C. 1901 et seq.) as a significant foreign narcotics trafficker; and
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if the President determines that Hezbollah does not meet the criteria for designation under the Foreign Narcotics Kingpin Designation Act as a significant foreign narcotics trafficker, a detailed justification as to which criteria have not been met.
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Form— The report required under by paragraph (1) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may contain include a classified annex, if necessary.annex.
Sec. 202 Report on designation of Hezbollah as a significant transnational criminal organization
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In general—Findings— Not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the President shall determine if Hezbollah meets the criteria specified for designation as a significant transnational criminal organization under Executive Order 13581 (76 Fed. Reg. 44757), and the authorities granted to the President under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.), Congress makes the National Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.), and section 301 of title 3, United States Code.following findings:
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Hezbollah is engaged array of illicit activities, from counterfeiting currencies, passport documents, to stolen automobile rings and other illicit activities.
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In 2002, authorities in Charlotte, North Carolina arrested members of a cell run by Mohammed and Chawki Hamoud and convicted them on various charges, including funding the activities of Hezbollah from proceeds of interstate cigarette smuggling and money laundering.
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In 2006 the Department of the Treasury designated operations of Assad Barakat, treasurer for Hezbollah, as providing material support for a foreign terrorist organization and noted that Barakat had engaged in mafia-style shakedowns and “threatened TBA (triborder area) shopkeepers who are sympathetic to Hezbollah’s cause with having family members in Lebanon placed on a “Hezbollah blacklist” if they did not pay their quota to Hezbollah” and also was “involved in a counterfeiting ring that distributes fake U.S. dollars and generates cash to fund Hezbollah operations”.
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In 2009, Paraguayan authorities arrested Moussa Hamdan and three other individuals for selling fraudulent passports and trafficking in counterfeit money and sporting goods, illegally obtained consumer electronics and automobiles and then using the proceeds to buy arms for Hezbollah.
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In October 2011, a group of businessmen pled guilty to attempting to ship electronics to a shopping center in South America that the Department of the Treasury had designated as a Hezbollah front.
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A June 2014 “threat assessment” report by Canada’s Integrated Terrorism Assessment Centre indicated that Hezbollah members in Canada are involved in organized crime.
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Affirmative determination—Sense of congress— If the President determines under subsection (a) that Hezbollah meets the criteria set forth under the orders and statutes specified in subsection (a), It is the President shall designate Hezbollah a significant transnational criminal organization under such orders and statutes.sense of Congress that—
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Hezbollah meets the criteria for designation as a significant transnational criminal organization under Executive Order 13581 (76 Fed. Reg. 44757); and
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the President should so designate Hezbollah as a significant transnational criminal organization.
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Negative Determination—Report—
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In general—Report required— If the President determines under subsection (a) that Hezbollah does not meet Not later than 120 days after the criteria set forth under date of the orders and statutes specified in subsection (a), enactment of this Act, the President shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report that contains a detailed justification as to which criteria have not been met.of Congress—
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a detailed report on whether the Hezbollah meets the criteria for designation as a significant transnational criminal organization under Executive Order 13581 (76 Fed. Reg. 44757); and
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if the President determines that Hezbollah does not meet the criteria for designation as a significant transnational criminal organization under Executive Order 13581, a detailed justification as to which criteria have not been met.
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Form— The report required under by paragraph (1) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may contain include a classified annex, if necessary.annex.
Sec. 203 Report on Hezbollah’s involvement in the trade of conflict diamonds
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In general— Not later than 180 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit to the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Committee on Ways and Means of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate a report detailing Hezbollah’s involvement in the trade in rough diamonds outside of the Kimberly Kimberley Process Certification Scheme.
Form— The report required by subsection (a) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may contain a classified annex.
Sec. 204 Rewards for justice and Hezbollah’s fundraising, financing, and money laundering activities
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Report— Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report that details actions taken by the Department of State through the Department of State rewards program (22 U.S.C. 2708) to obtain information on fundraising, financing, and money laundering activities of Hezbollah and its agents and affiliates.
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In this title, the term “appropriate congressional committees” means—
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Briefing— Not later than 90 days after the Committee on Foreign Affairs, date of the Committee on Financial Services, enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the Committee Secretary of State shall provide a briefing to the appropriate congressional committees on the Judiciary status of the House of Representatives; andactions described in subsection (a).
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Appropriate congressional committees defined— In this section, the term “appropriate congressional committees” means the Committee on Foreign Relations, Affairs of the Committee on Finance, House of Representatives and the Committee on the Judiciary Foreign Relations of the Senate.
Sec. 205 Report on activities of foreign governments to disrupt global logistics networks and fundraising, financing, and money laundering activities of Hezbollah
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Report—
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In general— Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the President shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report that includes—
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a list of countries that support Hezbollah, or in which Hezbollah maintains important portions of its global logistics networks;
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with respect to each country on the list required by subparagraph (A)—
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an assessment of whether the government of the country is taking adequate measures to disrupt the global logistics networks of Hezbollah within the territory of the country; and
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in the case of a country the government of which is not taking adequate measures to disrupt those networks—
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an assessment of the reasons that government is not taking adequate measures to disrupt those networks; and
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a description of measures being taken by the United States Government to encourage that government to improve measures to disrupt those networks;
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a list of countries in which Hezbollah, or any of its agents or affiliates, conducts significant fundraising, financing, or money laundering activities;
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with respect to each country on the list required by subparagraph (C)—
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an assessment of whether the government of the country is taking adequate measures to disrupt the fundraising, financing, or money laundering activities of Hezbollah and its agents and affiliates within the territory of the country; and
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in the case of a country the government of which is not taking adequate measures to disrupt those activities—
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an assessment of the reasons that government is not taking adequate measures to disrupt those activities; and
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a description of measures being taken by the United States Government to encourage the government of that country to improve measures to disrupt those activities; and
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a list of methods that Hezbollah, or any of its agents or affiliates, utilizes to raise or transfer funds, including trade-based money laundering, the use of foreign exchange houses, and free-trade zones.
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Form— The report required by paragraph (1) shall be submitted in unclassified form to the greatest extent possible, and may contain a classified annex.
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Global logistics networks of Hezbollah— In this subsection, the term “global logistics networks of Hezbollah ”, “global logistics networks”, or “networks” means financial, material, or technological support for, or financial or other services in support of, Hezbollah.
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Briefing on Hezbollah’s assets and activities related to fundraising, financing, and money laundering worldwide— Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and every 180 days thereafter, the Secretary of State, the Secretary of the Treasury, and the heads of other applicable Federal departments and agencies (or their designees) shall provide to the appropriate congressional committees a briefing on the disposition of Hezbollah’s assets and activities related to fundraising, financing, and money laundering worldwide.
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Appropriate Congressional Committees Defined— In this section, the term “appropriate congressional committees” means—
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the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Committee on Financial Services, and the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives; and
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the Committee on Foreign Relations, the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, and the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate.
Sec. 206 Appropriate congressional committees defined
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the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Committee on Financial Services, and the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives; and
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the Committee on Foreign Relations, the Committee on Finance, and the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate.
Sec. 303 Termination
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Any provision of this Act or amendment made by this This Act shall cease to be in effect beginning 30 days after the date on which the President certifies to Congress that Hezbollah—
is no longer designated as a foreign terrorist organization pursuant to section 219 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1189);
is no longer listed in the Annex to Executive Order 13224 (September 23, 2001; relating to blocking property and prohibiting transactions with persons who commit, threaten to commit, or support terrorism); and
poses no significant threat to United States national security, interests, or allies.