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Title II — Reports and Briefings on Narcotics Trafficking and Significant Transnational Criminal Activities of Hizballah

114th Congress · Approved Dec 18, 2015 · 129 Stat. 2205 · Lineage

TITLE II Reports and Briefings on Narcotics Trafficking and Significant Transnational Criminal Activities of Hizballah

SEC. 201. Report and Briefing on Narcotics Trafficking by Hizballah.

(a)
Report.—
(1)
In general.— Not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the President shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees and leadership a report on the activities of Hizballah related to narcotics trafficking worldwide.
(2)
Form.— The report required by paragraph (1) shall be submitted in unclassified form to the greatest extent possible, but may include a classified annex.
(b)
Briefing.— Not later than 30 days after the submission of the report required by subsection (a), the President shall provide to the appropriate congressional committees and leadership a briefing on—
(1)
the report;
(2)
procedures for designating Hizballah as a significant foreign narcotics trafficker under the Foreign Narcotics Kingpin Designation Act (21 U.S.C. 1901 et seq.); and
(3)
Government-wide efforts to combat the narcotics trafficking activities of Hizballah.
(c)
Appropriate Congressional Committees and Leadership Defined.— In this section, the term “appropriate congressional committees and leadership” means—
(1)
the Speaker, the minority leader, the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Committee on Financial Services, the Committee on the Judiciary, and the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives; and
(2)
the majority leader, the minority leader, the Committee on Foreign Relations, the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, the Committee on Finance, the Committee on the Judiciary, and the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate.

SEC. 202. Report and Briefing on Significant Transnational Criminal Activities of Hizballah.

(a)
Report.—
(1)
In general.— Not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the President shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees and leadership a report on the significant transnational criminal activities of Hizballah, including human trafficking.
(2)
Form.— The report required by paragraph (1) shall be submitted in unclassified form to the greatest extent possible, but may include a classified annex.
(b)
Briefing.— Not later than 30 days after the submission of the report required by subsection (a), the President shall provide to the appropriate congressional committees and leadership a briefing on—
(1)
the report;
(2)
procedures for designating Hizballah as a significant transnational criminal organization under Executive Order 13581 (75 Fed. Reg. 44,757); and
(3)
Government-wide efforts to combat the transnational criminal activities of Hizballah.
(c)
Appropriate Congressional Committees and Leadership Defined.— In this section, the term “appropriate congressional committees and leadership” means—
(1)
the Speaker, the minority leader, the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Committee on Financial Services, the Committee on the Judiciary, and the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives; and
(2)
the majority leader, the minority leader, the Committee on Foreign Relations, the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, the Committee on Finance, the Committee on the Judiciary, and the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate.

SEC. 203. Rewards for Justice and Hizballah’s Fundraising, Financing, and Money Laundering Activities.

(a)
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 under section 36 of the State Department Basic Authorities Act (22 U.S.C. 2708) to obtain information on fundraising, financing, and money laundering activities of Hizballah and its agents and affiliates.
(b)
Briefing.— Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the Secretary of State shall provide a briefing to the appropriate congressional committees on the status of the actions described in subsection (a).
(c)
Appropriate Congressional Committees Defined.— In this section, the term “appropriate congressional committees” means—
(1)
the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Committee on Financial Services of the House of Representatives; and
(2)
the Committee on Foreign Relations and the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate.

SEC. 204. Report on Activities of Foreign Governments to Disrupt Global Logistics Networks and Fundraising, Financing, and Money Laundering Activities of Hizballah.

(a)
Report.—
(1)
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—
(A)
a list of countries that support Hizballah or in which Hizballah maintains important portions of its global logistics networks;
(B)
with respect to each country on the list required by subparagraph (A)—
(i)
an assessment of whether the government of the country is taking adequate measures to disrupt the global logistics networks of Hizballah within the territory of the country; and
(ii)
in the case of a country the government of which is not taking adequate measures to disrupt such networks—
(I)
an assessment of the reasons that government is not taking such adequate measures; and
(II)
a description of measures being taken by the United States to encourage that government to improve measures to disrupt such networks;
(C)
a list of countries in which Hizballah, or any of its agents or affiliates, conducts significant fundraising, financing, or money laundering activities;
(D)
with respect to each country on the list required by subparagraph (C)—
(i)
an assessment of whether the government of the country is taking adequate measures to disrupt the fundraising, financing, or money laundering activities of Hizballah and its agents and affiliates within the territory of the country; and
(ii)
in the case of a country the government of which is not taking adequate measures to disrupt such activities—
(I)
an assessment of the reasons that government is not taking such adequate measures; and
(II)
a description of measures being taken by the United States to encourage that government to improve measures to disrupt such activities; and
(E)
a list of methods that Hizballah, 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.
(2)
Form.— The report required by paragraph (1) shall be submitted in unclassified form to the greatest extent possible, and may contain a classified annex.
(3)
Global logistics networks of hizballah.— In this subsection, the term “global logistics networks of Hizballah”, “global logistics networks”, or “networks” means financial, material, or technological support for, or financial or other services in support of, Hizballah.
(b)
Briefing on Hizballah’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 shall provide to the appropriate congressional committees a briefing on the disposition of Hizballah’s assets and activities related to fundraising, financing, and money laundering worldwide.
(c)
Appropriate Congressional Committees Defined.— In this section, the term “appropriate congressional committees” means—
(1)
the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Committee on Financial Services, and the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives; and
(2)
the Committee on Foreign Relations, the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, and the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate.