110 HR 1324 IH: To urge the Secretary of State to designate the Quds U.S. House of Representatives 2007-03-05 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.

I 110th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1324 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 5, 2007 Mr. Saxton introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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 A BILL To urge the Secretary of State to designate the Quds Force, a unit of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps, as a foreign terrorist organization.

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Findings

Congress finds the following: (1)The Quds Force, also known as the Qods Force, is a unit of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps which carries out military operations outside of Iran and is responsible for the export of terrorism for Iran. (2)The Quds Force provides weapons to and conducts paramilitary training and provides organizational, financial, and planning support for terrorist groups, namely Hamas, Hizbollah, Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ), the Al Aqsa Martyr’s Brigades, and the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine-General Command (PFLP–GC), each of which is designated by the Secretary of State as a foreign terrorist organization under section 219 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1189). (3)The Quds Force, which was previously called the Lebanon Corps, assisted Hizbollah in the suicide truck bomb attack on the United States Marine Barracks in Beirut, Lebanon, in 1983. (4)Reports indicate that the Quds Force, using a variety of tradecraft, collects intelligence and organizes operations of Shiite armed elements against United States military forces in Iraq. (5)An article published on February 1, 2007, in the Sobh-e Sadeq, considered the official publication of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps, explicitly described the abduction of several American soldiers to the Al-Mahdi Army in Iraq and threatened that kidnapping Americans and taking them to whatever destination is easier than procuring a container of trashy Chinese merchandise. The article claimed the existence of professional and highly-skilled operational and security officers for the purpose of ambushing American soldiers and stressed that it would be sufficient for it to simply loosen its purse strings a little. Then we would witness a line up of a variety of blue-eyed blonde soldiers, who would become grain to be fed to hungry gamecocks that are waiting for our signal.. (6)The Quds Force provides support for terrorist organizations conducting operations against the State of Israel. (7)The Quds Force should be designated as a foreign terrorist organization in order to facilitate prosecution against its agents operating in the United States and abroad. (8)The Government of the United States should urge European, Arab, African, Asian, and other governments not to allow members of the Quds Force to enter their respective countries.

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Statement of policy

Congress— (1)urges the Secretary of State to designate the Quds Force (Qods Force), a unit of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps, as a foreign terrorist organization under section 219 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1189) in order to focus attention on the threat this organization poses to the United States and the international community; (2)condemns the acts of terrorism perpetrated by the Quds Force; and (3)condemns the support provided by the Quds Force for Shiite armed elements reportedly conducting operations against United States military forces in Iraq and for terrorist organizations conducting operations against the State of Israel.