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(This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the Senate on December 16, 2015. The summary of that version is repeated here.)
Hizballah International Financing Prevention Act of 2015
(Sec. 2) This bill states that it shall be U.S. policy to: (1) prevent Hizballah's global logistics and financial network from operating in order to curtail funding of its domestic and international activities; and (2) utilize diplomatic, legislative, and executive avenues to combat Hizballah's criminal activities in order to block that organization's ability to fund its global terrorist activities.
TITLE I--PREVENTION OF ACCESS BY HIZBALLAH TO INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL AND OTHER INSTITUTIONS (Sec. 101) The President shall report to Congress on: (1) satellite, broadcast, Internet, or other providers that have knowingly entered into a contractual relationship with al-Manar TV and its affiliates; and (2) the identity of those providers that have or have not been sanctioned pursuant to Executive Order 13224 (relating to blocking property and prohibiting transactions with persons who commit or support terrorism).
(Sec. 102) The President 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 knowingly:
facilitates a transaction or transactions for Hizballah;
Specified penalties under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act shall apply to violations of this Act.
Procedures for judicial review of classified information are set forth.
The President may waive the application of a prohibition for up to 180 days (renewable for additional 180-day periods) if in U.S. national security interests, and with congressional notification.
The President shall not be required to apply sanctions to a foreign financial institution if the President certifies to Congress that:
such institution is no longer, or is taking significant steps towards no longer, engaging in the prohibited activity; and
May 14, 2015Each bar: ✓ Yea from the bottom, ✕ Nay aboveDec 16, 2015
House May 14, 2015 · the primary vote
Hezbollah International Financing Prevention Act of 2015
Passed · Two-thirds required
423 Yea 0 Nay 9 not voting
Crossed both parties No voting member broke with their own party.
DemocratsRepublicansFilled: YeaRing: NayGrey: not voting or present
432 members on this roll call, from the official House record. Party majorities need at least five voting members, so an independent never counts as breaking with a party.
Signing on is not a vote: a member can cosponsor H.R. 2297 and vote against it. 4 signed when it was filed.
Treasury shall identify to Congress every 180 days each foreign central bank that carries out a prohibited activity, together with a detailed description of each such activity.
TITLE II--REPORTS AND BRIEFINGS ON NARCOTICS TRAFFICKING AND SIGNIFICANT TRANSNATIONAL CRIMINAL ACTIVITIES OF HIZBALLAH
(Sec. 201) The President shall report to Congress on Hizballah's narcotics trafficking worldwide.
The President shall, within 30 days of submitting such report, brief Congress on: (1) the report, (2) procedures for designating Hizballah as a significant foreign narcotics trafficker, and (3) government-wide efforts to combat Hizballah's narcotics trafficking.
(Sec. 202) The President shall report to Congress on Hizballah's transnational criminal activities, including human trafficking.
The President shall, within 30 days of submitting such report, brief Congress on: (1) the report, (2) procedures for designating Hizballah as a significant transnational criminal organization, and (3) government-wide efforts to combat Hizballah's criminal activities.
(Sec. 203) The Department of State shall report, and provide an annual briefing, to Congress regarding actions taken through the Department's rewards program to obtain information on Hizballah's fundraising, financing, and money laundering activities.
(Sec. 204) The President shall report to Congress regarding:
countries that support Hizballah, countries in which Hizballah maintains important portions of its global logistics networks, or in which Hizballah conducts significant fundraising, financing, or money laundering activities;
The State Department, Treasury, and other applicable federal departments and agencies shall brief Congress every 180 days on the disposition of Hizballah's assets and activities related to fundraising, financing, and money laundering.
TITLE III--MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS(Sec. 301) Nothing in this Act shall apply to authorized U.S. intelligence activities.
(Sec. 302) The President shall promulgate implementing regulations.
(Sec. 303) This Act shall cease to be in effect 30 days after the President certifies to Congress that Hizballah:
is no longer designated as a foreign terrorist organization; and
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service, describing H.R. 2297 as public Law on Dec 18, 2015. It is not the text of the measure; a later amendment may have changed what it does.
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