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Title II — Designation of Hezbollah as a major drug smuggling enterprise and a transnational criminal organization

S. 2329 · 113th Congress · May 13, 2014 · Lineage

II Designation of Hezbollah as a major drug smuggling enterprise and a transnational criminal organization

Sec. 201 Designation of Hezbollah as significant foreign narcotics traffickers

(a)
In general— Not later than 90 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 foreign narcotics trafficker under section 804 of the Foreign Narcotics Kingpin Designation Act (21 U.S.C. 1903).
(b)
Affirmative determination— If the President determines under subsection (a) that Hezbollah meets the criteria specified for designation as a significant foreign narcotics trafficker under section 804 of the Foreign Narcotics Kingpin Designation Act (21 U.S.C. 1903), the President shall designate Hezbollah as a significant foreign narcotics trafficker under that section.
(c)
Negative Determination—
(1)
In general— If the President determines under subsection (a) that Hezbollah does not meet the criteria specified for designation as a significant foreign narcotics trafficker under section 804 of the Foreign Narcotics Kingpin Designation Act (21 U.S.C. 1903), the President shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report that contains a detailed justification as to which criteria have not been met.
(2)
Form— The report required under paragraph (1) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may contain a classified annex, if necessary.

Sec. 202 Designation of Hezbollah as a significant transnational criminal organization

(a)
In general— Not later than 90 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; relating to blocking property of transnational criminal organizations).
(b)
Affirmative determination— If the President determines under subsection (a) that Hezbollah meets the criteria specified for designation as a significant transnational criminal organization under Executive Order 13581, the President shall designate Hezbollah a significant transnational criminal organization under that order.
(c)
Negative Determination—
(1)
In general— If the President determines under subsection (a) that Hezbollah does not meet the criteria specified for designation as a significant transnational criminal organization under Executive Order 13581, the President shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report that contains a detailed justification as to which criteria have not been met.
(2)
Form— The report required under paragraph (1) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may contain a classified annex, if necessary.

Sec. 203 Appropriate congressional committees defined

In this title, the term appropriate congressional committees means—
(1)
the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Committee on Financial Services, and the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives; and
(2)
the Committee on Foreign Relations, the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, and the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate.