3.0.0 2215 2022-02-03T05:53:53Z 2022-02-03T05:53:53Z House H HR 2011-06-16 112 From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. BERMAN:H.R. 2215.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:This bill is introduced pursuant to the authoritydelineated in Article 1, Section 1, which includes an impliedpower for the Congress to regulate the conduct of the UnitedStates with respect to foreign affairs.[Page H4328]]]> hsba00 Financial Services Committee House Standing hsba20 Financial Institutions and Monetary Policy Subcommittee Referred to 2011-07-29T20:36:12Z Referred to 2011-06-16T13:02:20Z hsfa00 Foreign Affairs Committee House Standing Referred to 2011-06-16T13:02:15Z 2011-07-29 hsba20 Financial Institutions and Monetary Policy Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on International Monetary Policy and Trade. Committee 2011-06-16 Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Financial Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsba00 Financial Services Committee 2011-06-16 Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Financial Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsfa00 Foreign Affairs Committee 2011-06-16 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2011-06-16 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress B000410 Rep. Berman, Howard L. [D-CA-28] HOWARD BERMAN D CA L. 28 N I000056 Rep. Issa, Darrell E. [R-CA-49] DARRELL ISSA R CA E. 49 2011-06-16 True B001255 Rep. Boustany, Charles W., Jr. [R-LA-7] Charles Boustany R LA W. 7 2011-06-16 True R000011 Rep. Rahall, Nick J., II [D-WV-3] NICK RAHALL D WV J. 3 2011-06-16 True B001231 Rep. Berkley, Shelley [D-NV-1] SHELLEY BERKLEY D NV 1 2011-06-22 False R000462 Rep. Rothman, Steven R. [D-NJ-9] STEVEN ROTHMAN D NJ R. 9 2011-06-22 False B001149 Rep. Burton, Dan [R-IN-5] DAN BURTON R IN 5 2011-06-22 False G000569 Rep. Grimm, Michael G. [R-NY-13] Michael Grimm R NY G. 13 2011-06-22 False D000610 Rep. Deutch, Theodore E. [D-FL-19] Theodore Deutch D FL E. 19 2011-07-07 False C001050 Rep. Cardoza, Dennis A. [D-CA-18] Dennis Cardoza D CA A. 18 2011-07-07 False M001169 Rep. Murphy, Christopher [D-CT-5] Christopher Murphy D CT S. 5 2011-07-07 False S001162 Rep. Schwartz, Allyson Y. [D-PA-13] Allyson Schwartz D PA Y. 13 2011-07-12 False S000344 Rep. Sherman, Brad [D-CA-27] BRAD SHERMAN D CA 27 2011-08-01 False G000021 Rep. Gallegly, Elton [R-CA-24] ELTON GALLEGLY R CA 24 2011-08-01 False M000309 Rep. McCarthy, Carolyn [D-NY-4] CAROLYN MCCARTHY D NY 4 2012-01-17 False International Affairs Congressional oversight Foreign aid and international relief Foreign loans and debt International organizations and cooperation Lebanon Middle East Multilateral development programs Sanctions Terrorism United Nations International Affairs 00 2011-06-16 Introduced in House 2011-07-20T13:13:32Z Hezbollah Anti-Terrorism Act of 2011 - Amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to prohibit assistance from being provided to or for the benefit of a Hezbollah-dependent government of Lebanon unless the President certifies to Congress that: (1) Hezbollah has ceased its support for terrorism, renounced violence, and disarmed; or (2) the government of Lebanon has made progress toward dismantling Hezbollah terrorist and military infrastructure within Lebanon, arresting and bringing wanted Hezbollah terrorists to justice, ending Hezbollah imports of military and terrorism-related equipment, destroying unauthorized Hezbollah arms factories, stopping terrorist attacks, and fully cooperating with United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) peacekeepers.

Requires recertifications to be made every six months.

Exempts from such prohibition assistance for: (1) basic human needs, (2) promotion of democracy, (3) disarmament, (4) the U.S. government's International Military Education and Training (IMET) program, and (5) educational institutions.

Prohibits, in the case of a government of Lebanon in which Hezbollah is a minority element in a governing coalition, assistance from being provided to, or for the benefit of, any ministry, agency, or instrumentality in which the chief official or other senior-level officials are members of Hezbollah or which is otherwise controlled by Hezbollah unless a certification or a recertification is in effect.

Provides that assistance may be provided to nongovernmental organizations working in Lebanon only during a period for which a certification or a recertification is in effect. Exempts from such limitation assistance for: (1) basic human needs, (2) promotion of democracy, (3) disarmament, (4) non-salary assistance to Lebanese government members who are not members of Hezbollah or any other foreign terrorist organization, and (5) other assistance that is in U.S. national security interests.

Provides, with respect to assistance for such nongovernmental organizations, that: (1) the Secretary of State shall ensure that such assistance is not provided to or through any individual or entity that has engaged in terrorist activity, and (2) no funds shall be used to honor individuals who have committed acts of terrorism.

Urges the President to direct the U.S. Executive Directors at international financial institutions to use U.S. influence to prohibit assistance to a Hezbollah-dependent government of Lebanon during any period for which a certification or a recertification is not in effect. Exempts from such prohibition assistance for basic human needs or to promote democracy.

]]> Hezbollah Anti-Terrorism Act of 2011 Short Titles as Introduced Hezbollah Anti-Terrorism Act of 2011 Display Title Hezbollah Anti-Terrorism Act of 2011 Official Title as Introduced To ensure that United States taxpayer dollars are not used to fund terrorist entities in Lebanon, and for other purposes. Introduced in House 2011-06-16T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-112hr2215ih/xml/BILLS-112hr2215ih.xml 2011-07-29 Referred to the Subcommittee on International Monetary Policy and Trade. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.