<enum>I</enum><header>Prevention of access by Hizballah to international financial and other institutions</header> <section id="ide03cda4b76c74897a3228e54010e00ee"><enum>101.</enum><header>Mandatory sanctions with respect to fundraising and recruitment activities for Hizballah</header> <subsection id="id2a0eb773030c49568cbc14546d90b0b9"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Section 101 of the Hizballah International Financing Prevention Act of 2015 (<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/114/102">Public Law 114–102</external-xref>; <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/50/1701">50 U.S.C. 1701</external-xref> note) is amended to read as follows:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5ED2AD36C19048A59EE6F6E8627BAEE2" style="OLC"> <section id="id309e4179d5d64a8da65a2db2b259ae2b"><enum>101.</enum><header>Mandatory sanctions with respect to fundraising and recruitment activities for Hizballah</header> <subsection id="id8df74fe21e3c4b74901828482ab2b998"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The President shall impose the sanctions described in subsection (b) with respect to any foreign person that the President determines knowingly assists, sponsors, or provides significant financial, material, or technological support for—</text> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2943AD7C369D4587A3785AD35A87F939"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Bayt al-Mal, Jihad al-Bina, the Islamic Resistance Support Association, or any successor or affiliate thereof;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id3b06c81ae2eb4e6f97a6492e4c0a83a7"><enum>(2)</enum><text>al-Manar TV, al Nour Radio, or the Lebanese Media Group, or any successor or affiliate thereof;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id9c802a6df5c04805afbd0a95cc870063"><enum>(3)</enum><text>a foreign person determined by the President to be engaged in fundraising or recruitment activities for Hizballah; or</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id337712491a0f44caaccf2559c2508eaf"><enum>(4)</enum><text>a foreign person owned or controlled by a foreign person described in paragraph (1), (2), or (3).</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id94cebfdcc7bb477483bce5c8a82bbc27"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Sanctions described</header> <paragraph id="id1d82bbe77a39413bb9450638fb21cb95"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The sanctions described in this subsection are the following:</text> <subparagraph id="id53b2dfd078364f5cbb7a928b82bb6b71"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Asset blocking</header><text>The exercise of all powers granted to the President by the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/50/1701">50 U.S.C. 1701</external-xref> et seq.) (except that the requirements of section 202 of such Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/50/1701">50 U.S.C. 1701</external-xref>) shall not apply) to the extent necessary to block and prohibit all transactions in all property and interests in property of a foreign person determined by the President to be subject to subsection (a) if such property and interests in property are in the United States, come within the United States, or are or come within the possession or control of a United States person.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id71321d5caf994d158a91de25c14dc9b8"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Aliens ineligible for visas, admission, or parole</header> <clause id="id4196217fd230481abeb333f193581edb"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Visas, admission, or parole</header><text>An alien who the President determines is subject to subsection (a) is—</text> <subclause id="id2a0f37198a7f419f9e31343908e76877"><enum>(I)</enum><text>inadmissible to the United States;</text> </subclause><subclause id="id3790c80282524547a66263ec49827e9e"><enum>(II)</enum><text>ineligible to receive a visa or other documentation to enter the United States; and</text> </subclause><subclause id="id8b45b0e7fa7543b99106d9fcfec860ad"><enum>(III)</enum><text>otherwise ineligible to be admitted or paroled into the United States or to receive any other benefit under the Immigration and Nationality Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/8/1101">8 U.S.C. 1101</external-xref> et seq.).</text> </subclause></clause><clause id="id7d80543238c6410dab484ca81a5f6b7b"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Current visas revoked</header> <subclause id="idd702319186ff4a3495f2903cc38eb515"><enum>(I)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The issuing consular officer, the Secretary of State, or the Secretary of Homeland Security shall revoke any visa or other entry documentation issued to an alien who the President determines is subject to subsection (a), regardless of when issued.</text> </subclause><subclause id="id81e5c3914b234774916cfdee404a8d88"><enum>(II)</enum><header>Effect of revocation</header><text>A revocation under subclause (I) shall take effect immediately and shall automatically cancel any other valid visa or entry documentation that is in the possession of the alien.</text> </subclause></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id782733f0d39c461289c7b5fe7ea2e443"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Penalties</header><text>The penalties provided for in subsections (b) and (c) of section 206 of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/50/1705">50 U.S.C. 1705</external-xref>) shall apply to a person that violates, attempts to violate, conspires to violate, or causes a violation of regulations prescribed under paragraph (1)(A) to the same extent that such penalties apply to a person that commits an unlawful act described in subsection (a) of such section 206.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id866d60df3a234685bc8419d38b6c66f7"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Implementation</header><text>The President may exercise all authorities provided under sections 203 and 205 of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/50/1702">50 U.S.C. 1702</external-xref> and 1704) to carry out this section.</text> </subsection><subsection id="id76fd0e09225d4c30bddff4a611d81ead"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Procedures for judicial review of classified information</header> <paragraph id="id8e202aaed0f54fe2a7bf052763e17352"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>If a finding under this section, or a prohibition, condition, or penalty imposed as a result of any such finding, is based on classified information (as defined in section 1(a) of the Classified Information Procedures Act (18 U.S.C. App.)) and a court reviews the finding or the imposition of the prohibition, condition, or penalty, the President may submit such information to the court ex parte and in camera.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id90a6a90f0998401985eb8a2afd3baf69"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Rule of construction</header><text>Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to confer or imply any right to judicial review of any finding under this section or any prohibition, condition, or penalty imposed as a result of any such finding.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id7db1286563434073bae93a2b1ca312b7"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Waiver</header> <paragraph id="id90e130472ce4427590cbe1ef8a9a2ed3"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The President may, for periods not to exceed 180 days, waive the imposition of sanctions under this section if the President certifies to the appropriate congressional committees that such waiver is in the national security interests of the United States.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id96b08fcfad9f45bcbde4d58908c074b8"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Consultation</header> <subparagraph id="idb80c0a75520d439fb65897d0b67a5b6f"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Before waiver issued</header><text>Before a waiver under paragraph (1) takes effect with respect to a foreign person, the President shall notify and brief the appropriate congressional committees on the status of the involvement of the foreign person in activities described in subsection (a).</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="idd83a2992a57c489db0aa01a7ab55e616"><enum>(B)</enum><header>After waiver issued</header><text>Not later than 90 days after the issuance of a waiver under paragraph (1) with respect to a foreign person, and every 120 days thereafter while the waiver remains in effect, the President shall brief the appropriate congressional committees on the status of the involvement of the foreign person in activities described in subsection (a).</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idab08d187aaa44ba281ade693429c9d8b"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Report</header><text>Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of the <short-title>Hizballah International Financing Prevention Amendments Act of 2017</short-title>, and every 180 days thereafter, the President shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report that lists the foreign persons that the President has credible evidence knowingly assists, sponsors, or provides significant financial, material, or technological support for the foreign persons described in paragraph (1), (2), (3), or (4) of subsection (a).</text> </subsection><subsection id="id3cd630ae2ca340d98d33b3cf30cc0fd8"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In this section:</text> <paragraph id="id3f734a1ebd56486c81508850c8ad8f9d"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Admitted; alien</header><text>The terms <term>admitted</term> and <term>alien</term> have meanings given those terms in section 101 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/8/1101">8 U.S.C. 1101</external-xref>).</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id47d431a3f4c54f479aad7517780b0612"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Appropriate congressional committees</header><text>The term <term>appropriate congressional committees</term> means—</text> <subparagraph id="id6c65d416c9ff4fc1983e13a76ccf5f77"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Committee on Ways and Means, the Committee on the Judiciary, and the Committee on Financial Services of the House of Representatives; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="idac148b52cc834032967f18be2547c507"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the Committee on Foreign Relations, the Committee on Finance, the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, and the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id1af4ceb241b2488aab3bdeae915b2d47"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Entity</header><text>The term <term>entity</term> means a partnership, association, corporation, or other organization, group, or subgroup.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="idbdf0888cd4154697b2f1110ee86fa3ef"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Hizballah</header><text>The term <term>Hizballah</term> has the meaning given such term in section 102(f).</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ide4548ded7f75497c96a03bb68ed224ff"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Person</header><text>The term <term>person</term> means an individual or entity.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id6147AADE61474BB481D5AD5C171B8907"><enum>(6)</enum><header>United States person</header><text>The term <term>United States person</term> means a United States citizen, permanent resident alien, entity organized under the laws of the United States (including foreign branches), or a person in the United States.</text></paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subsection><subsection id="id33cfdc15670a49d697866999dbe214ba"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Clerical amendment</header><text>The table of contents for the Hizballah International Financing Prevention Act of 2015 is amended by striking the item relating to section 101 and inserting the following new item:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5C75DD4CFA424694895F4B1F37699D28" style="OLC"><toc><toc-entry bold="off" level="section">Sec. 101. Mandatory sanctions with respect to fundraising and recruitment activities for Hizballah.</toc-entry></toc><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subsection></section><section id="idbe35ef4dd68c4469a131edb574a9ec28"><enum>102.</enum><header>Modification of report with respect to financial institutions that engage in certain transactions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Subsection (d) of section 102 of the Hizballah International Financing Prevention Act of 2015 (<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/114/102">Public Law 114–102</external-xref>; <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/50/1701">50 U.S.C. 1701</external-xref> note) is amended to read as follows:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id23cd08bb1267472a8a7b7ddf46b20c2f" style="OLC"> <subsection id="id8a4d2b1043704e38b8cf4d54afda9f79"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Report on financial institutions organized under the laws of state sponsors of terrorism</header> <paragraph id="idf8b7f3f7c03a49f4b2c2bc7d319904a3"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of the <short-title>Hizballah International Financing Prevention Amendments Act of 2017</short-title>, and every 180 days thereafter, the President shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report that—</text> <subparagraph id="id3c195dd11fe04a9c8aa2d3f137f33c23"><enum>(A)</enum><text>identifies each foreign financial institution described in paragraph (2) that the President determines engages in one or more activities described in subsection (a)(2);</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id4cd43dff53414015951200d1babad62a"><enum>(B)</enum><text>provides a detailed description of each such activity; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id9818f317cb2a4c5187166805747ab80e"><enum>(C)</enum><text>contains a determination with respect to each such foreign financial institution that is identified under subparagraph (A) as engaging in one or more activities described in subsection (a)(2) as to whether such foreign financial institution is in violation of Executive Order 13224 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/50/1701">50 U.S.C. 1701</external-xref> note; relating to blocking property and prohibiting transactions with persons who commit, threaten to commit, or support terrorism) by reason of engaging in one or more such activities.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id87FFBBEF6F6C4DE0A7D9CC4C2C1B2CE4"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Foreign financial institution described</header> <subparagraph id="id8963f3b4109e41fdb091573660fe7eeb"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>A foreign financial institution described in this paragraph is a foreign financial institution—</text> <clause id="id792cb8792bb04e6ca02062cbd8b5361c"><enum>(i)</enum><text>that, wherever located, is—</text> <subclause id="id7fa197de3ea44a65ba4f7229ff4f9d91"><enum>(I)</enum><text>organized under the laws of a state sponsor of terrorism or any jurisdiction within a state sponsor of terrorism;</text> </subclause><subclause id="idfe42ee34b8cd449cb5d7b64152b0ca83"><enum>(II)</enum><text>owned or controlled by the government of a state sponsor of terrorism;</text> </subclause><subclause id="id57a1f44e9a2e48209fbc0cb426a1f2d3"><enum>(III)</enum><text>located in the territory of a state sponsor of terrorism; or</text> </subclause><subclause id="id9cc743c0b6034600ac6bd799fa28b98c"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>owned or controlled by a foreign financial institution described in subclause (I), (II), or (III); and</text> </subclause></clause><clause id="id071ed52fd8964621906e8bd31ec7e73f"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the capitalization of which exceeds $10,000,000.</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id8605bf314a3c4a218690f8c3e21c0567"><enum>(B)</enum><header>State sponsor of terrorism</header><text>In this paragraph, the term <term>state sponsor of terrorism</term> means a country the government of which the Secretary of State has determined is a government that has repeatedly provided support for acts of international terrorism for purposes of—</text> <clause id="ida8d4d66e2e634309a139dce752a779f0"><enum>(i)</enum><text>section 6(j) of the Export Administration Act of 1979 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/50/4605">50 U.S.C. 4605(j)</external-xref>) (as continued in effect pursuant to the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/50/1701">50 U.S.C. 1701</external-xref> et seq.));</text> </clause><clause id="idf642ee2ae9eb40509fb8373b8312bf63"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>section 620A of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/22/2371">22 U.S.C. 2371</external-xref>);</text> </clause><clause id="idd1420c2c9c864f10bfae7ca171d6492b"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>section 40 of the Arms Export Control Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/22/2780">22 U.S.C. 2780</external-xref>); or</text> </clause><clause id="id024aa6609e704f258400d1b6b7e63a8e"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>any other provision of law.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </section><section id="iddbb166508bea473596750d816668cd30"><enum>103.</enum><header>Sanctions against agencies and instrumentalities of foreign states that support Hizballah</header> <subsection id="id17f997bfce864e4d8befb918bb854562"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Title I of the Hizballah International Financing Prevention Act of 2015 (<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/114/102">Public Law 114–102</external-xref>; <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/50/1701">50 U.S.C. 1701</external-xref> note) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idE82EC953511D44DBB4B33C1AD5A5939C" style="OLC"> <section id="id91db934cf67e482d812d560b8ffe47f0"><enum>103.</enum><header>Sanctions against agencies and instrumentalities of foreign states that support Hizballah</header> <subsection id="id35cf66baa58b429a89afee4c09c34890"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this section, and as appropriate thereafter, the President shall block and prohibit all transactions in all property and interests in property of any agency or instrumentality of a foreign state described in subsection (b) if such property and interests in property are in the United States, come within the United States, or are or come within the possession or control of a United States person.</text> </subsection><subsection id="id43755d794470498d8f291e49e5db4b02"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Agency or instrumentality of a foreign state described</header><text>An agency or instrumentality of a foreign state described in this subsection is an agency or instrumentality of a foreign state that the President determines knowingly and materially assists, sponsors, or provides significant financial, material, or technological support for, goods or services to or in support of, or arms or related material to—</text> <paragraph id="idBAA8259E7AE644BE839EFACB49172E18"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Hizballah;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="idBBFC8F8B9EFF451E95598F1D795E5C0D"><enum>(2)</enum><text>an entity owned or controlled by Hizballah; or</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id1F7184E3B06B4277B6673A15354DB8C5"><enum>(3)</enum><text>an entity that the President determines has acted or purported to act for or on behalf of Hizballah.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id9291926D620645698011E2CAB80F8C76"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Penalties</header><text>The penalties provided for in subsections (b) and (c) of section 206 of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/50/1705">50 U.S.C. 1705</external-xref>) shall apply to a person that violates, attempts to violate, conspires to violate, or causes a violation of regulations prescribed under subsection (a) to the same extent that such penalties apply to a person that commits an unlawful act described in subsection (a) of such section 206.</text> </subsection><subsection id="idAB36C015762A45B4A1E45A87B30773C2"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Implementation</header><text>The President may exercise all authorities provided under sections 203 and 205 of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/50/1702">50 U.S.C. 1702</external-xref> and 1704) to carry out this section.</text> </subsection><subsection id="idD9664BD16B6B4B12AFD47E7B9E62DF68"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Procedures for judicial review of classified information</header> <paragraph id="idBA626D5D33EA4044A39D5E1B1D37EAB3"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>If a finding under this section, or a prohibition, condition, or penalty imposed as a result of any such finding, is based on classified information (as defined in section 1(a) of the Classified Information Procedures Act (18 U.S.C. App.)) and a court reviews the finding or the imposition of the prohibition, condition, or penalty, the President may submit such information to the court ex parte and in camera.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6D33A2BFF5F34E4284D380BE0FF8C5C4"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Rule of construction</header><text>Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to confer or imply any right to judicial review of any finding under this section or any prohibition, condition, or penalty imposed as a result of any such finding.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id5424D263131C41389E6E2EFB577B722D"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Waiver</header> <paragraph id="id1CB765D5C15A410681487B396CBB9DCF"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The President may, for periods not to exceed 180 days, waive the imposition of sanctions under this section with respect to an agency or instrumentality of a foreign state if the President certifies to the appropriate congressional committees that such waiver is in the national security interests of the United States.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="idE025C2F1FE304612867C5182DF813CA9"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Consultation</header> <subparagraph id="idA10C3F27939F4073AEF564768DD80D7E"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Before waiver issued</header><text>Before a waiver under paragraph (1) takes effect with respect to an agency or instrumentality of a foreign state, the President shall notify and brief the appropriate congressional committees on the status of the involvement of the agency or instrumentality in activities described in subsection (b).</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="idD741DC00908D4CC0AB4B9E59F98DE33B"><enum>(B)</enum><header>After waiver issued</header><text>Not later than 90 days after the issuance of a waiver under paragraph (1) with respect to an agency or instrumentality of a foreign state, and every 120 days thereafter while the waiver remains in effect, the President shall brief the appropriate congressional committees on the status of the involvement of the agency or instrumentality in activities described in subsection (b).</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ide811e5460c234482b47e84d95de489da"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In this section:</text> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idB6FB8CA02B594B82A2361849C9BA7D31"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Agency or instrumentality of a foreign state; foreign state</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The terms <term>agency or instrumentality of a foreign state</term> and <term>foreign state</term> have the meanings given those terms in section 1603 of title 28, United States Code.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id79995feb762247fd95aee7780efe73f9"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Appropriate congressional committees</header><text>The term <term>appropriate congressional committees</term> means—</text> <subparagraph id="id73DAF043322F499FA9D6DE88CE3F237A"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Committee on Financial Services, the Committee on Ways and Means, and the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id813657A79E724E809B9A50460F6B18AF"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Committee on Foreign Relations, the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, and the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id226bd0902dbf4125bc7eacbb48e4a16e"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Arms or related material</header><text>The term <term>arms or related material</term> means—</text> <subparagraph id="ida8e4d61aa456417ca9a72f542e1b8d88"><enum>(A)</enum><text>nuclear, biological, chemical, or radiological weapons or materials or components of such weapons;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="idd7f779f3a376457c98dec2399988b50a"><enum>(B)</enum><text>ballistic or cruise missile weapons or materials or components of such weapons;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ida2224cc8068045c094ff89046b33b179"><enum>(C)</enum><text>destabilizing numbers and types of advanced conventional weapons;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id3f5b839c691a4ad5b065d10c7e8a0b74"><enum>(D)</enum><text>defense articles or defense services, as those terms are defined in paragraphs (3) and (4), respectively, of section 47 of the Arms Export Control Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/22/2794">22 U.S.C. 2794</external-xref>);</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="idD5498B402F7C4B0A98C1CE88DBDDC0CE"><enum>(E)</enum><text>defense information, as that term is defined in section 644 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/22/2403">22 U.S.C. 2403</external-xref>); or</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="idfefa66b3bf9b49d78f39b66ceaade353"><enum>(F)</enum><text>items designated by the President for purposes of the United States Munitions List under section 38(a)(1) of the Arms Export Control Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/22/2778">22 U.S.C. 2778(a)(1)</external-xref>).</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id0563d2dd062e4833a9333b13a7ae07d3"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Hizballah</header><text>The term <term>Hizballah</term> has the meaning given that term in section 102(f).</text></paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subsection><subsection id="idc655b2328a984e63b1dfb0c1e603540f"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Clerical amendment</header><text>The table of contents for the Hizballah International Financing Prevention Act of 2015 is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 102 the following new item:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id504F354CC7A34E98874AE8E9571C163B" style="OLC"><toc><toc-entry bold="off" level="section">Sec. 103. Sanctions against agencies and instrumentalities of foreign states that support Hizballah.</toc-entry></toc><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subsection></section>

115 S1595 IS: Hizballah International Financing Prevention Amendments Act of 2017 U.S. Senate 2017-07-20 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.

Short title; table of contents

(a)

Short title

This Act may be cited as the

Hizballah International Financing Prevention Amendments Act of 2017

. (b)

Table of contents

The table of contents for this Act is as follows:

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.

TITLE I—Prevention of access by Hizballah to international financial and other institutions

Sec. 101. Mandatory sanctions with respect to fundraising and recruitment activities for Hizballah.

Sec. 102. Modification of report with respect to financial institutions that engage in certain transactions.

Sec. 103. Sanctions against agencies and instrumentalities of foreign states that support Hizballah.

TITLE II—Narcotics trafficking and significant transnational criminal activities of Hizballah

Sec. 201. Blocking of property of Hizballah.

Sec. 202. Report on racketeering activities engaged in by Hizballah.

Sec. 203. Modification of report on activities of foreign governments to disrupt global logistics networks and fundraising, financing, and money laundering activities of Hizballah.

Sec. 204. Report on combating the illicit tobacco trafficking networks used by Hizballah and other foreign terrorist organizations.

TITLE III—General provisions

Sec. 301. Regulatory authority.

Sec. 302. Exceptions.

Sec. 303. Rule of construction.

<enum>I</enum><header>Prevention of access by Hizballah to international financial and other institutions</header> <section id="ide03cda4b76c74897a3228e54010e00ee"><enum>101.</enum><header>Mandatory sanctions with respect to fundraising and recruitment activities for Hizballah</header> <subsection id="id2a0eb773030c49568cbc14546d90b0b9"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Section 101 of the Hizballah International Financing Prevention Act of 2015 (<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/114/102">Public Law 114–102</external-xref>; <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/50/1701">50 U.S.C. 1701</external-xref> note) is amended to read as follows:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5ED2AD36C19048A59EE6F6E8627BAEE2" style="OLC"> <section id="id309e4179d5d64a8da65a2db2b259ae2b"><enum>101.</enum><header>Mandatory sanctions with respect to fundraising and recruitment activities for Hizballah</header> <subsection id="id8df74fe21e3c4b74901828482ab2b998"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The President shall impose the sanctions described in subsection (b) with respect to any foreign person that the President determines knowingly assists, sponsors, or provides significant financial, material, or technological support for—</text> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2943AD7C369D4587A3785AD35A87F939"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Bayt al-Mal, Jihad al-Bina, the Islamic Resistance Support Association, or any successor or affiliate thereof;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id3b06c81ae2eb4e6f97a6492e4c0a83a7"><enum>(2)</enum><text>al-Manar TV, al Nour Radio, or the Lebanese Media Group, or any successor or affiliate thereof;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id9c802a6df5c04805afbd0a95cc870063"><enum>(3)</enum><text>a foreign person determined by the President to be engaged in fundraising or recruitment activities for Hizballah; or</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id337712491a0f44caaccf2559c2508eaf"><enum>(4)</enum><text>a foreign person owned or controlled by a foreign person described in paragraph (1), (2), or (3).</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id94cebfdcc7bb477483bce5c8a82bbc27"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Sanctions described</header> <paragraph id="id1d82bbe77a39413bb9450638fb21cb95"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The sanctions described in this subsection are the following:</text> <subparagraph id="id53b2dfd078364f5cbb7a928b82bb6b71"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Asset blocking</header><text>The exercise of all powers granted to the President by the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/50/1701">50 U.S.C. 1701</external-xref> et seq.) (except that the requirements of section 202 of such Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/50/1701">50 U.S.C. 1701</external-xref>) shall not apply) to the extent necessary to block and prohibit all transactions in all property and interests in property of a foreign person determined by the President to be subject to subsection (a) if such property and interests in property are in the United States, come within the United States, or are or come within the possession or control of a United States person.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id71321d5caf994d158a91de25c14dc9b8"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Aliens ineligible for visas, admission, or parole</header> <clause id="id4196217fd230481abeb333f193581edb"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Visas, admission, or parole</header><text>An alien who the President determines is subject to subsection (a) is—</text> <subclause id="id2a0f37198a7f419f9e31343908e76877"><enum>(I)</enum><text>inadmissible to the United States;</text> </subclause><subclause id="id3790c80282524547a66263ec49827e9e"><enum>(II)</enum><text>ineligible to receive a visa or other documentation to enter the United States; and</text> </subclause><subclause id="id8b45b0e7fa7543b99106d9fcfec860ad"><enum>(III)</enum><text>otherwise ineligible to be admitted or paroled into the United States or to receive any other benefit under the Immigration and Nationality Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/8/1101">8 U.S.C. 1101</external-xref> et seq.).</text> </subclause></clause><clause id="id7d80543238c6410dab484ca81a5f6b7b"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Current visas revoked</header> <subclause id="idd702319186ff4a3495f2903cc38eb515"><enum>(I)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The issuing consular officer, the Secretary of State, or the Secretary of Homeland Security shall revoke any visa or other entry documentation issued to an alien who the President determines is subject to subsection (a), regardless of when issued.</text> </subclause><subclause id="id81e5c3914b234774916cfdee404a8d88"><enum>(II)</enum><header>Effect of revocation</header><text>A revocation under subclause (I) shall take effect immediately and shall automatically cancel any other valid visa or entry documentation that is in the possession of the alien.</text> </subclause></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id782733f0d39c461289c7b5fe7ea2e443"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Penalties</header><text>The penalties provided for in subsections (b) and (c) of section 206 of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/50/1705">50 U.S.C. 1705</external-xref>) shall apply to a person that violates, attempts to violate, conspires to violate, or causes a violation of regulations prescribed under paragraph (1)(A) to the same extent that such penalties apply to a person that commits an unlawful act described in subsection (a) of such section 206.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id866d60df3a234685bc8419d38b6c66f7"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Implementation</header><text>The President may exercise all authorities provided under sections 203 and 205 of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/50/1702">50 U.S.C. 1702</external-xref> and 1704) to carry out this section.</text> </subsection><subsection id="id76fd0e09225d4c30bddff4a611d81ead"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Procedures for judicial review of classified information</header> <paragraph id="id8e202aaed0f54fe2a7bf052763e17352"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>If a finding under this section, or a prohibition, condition, or penalty imposed as a result of any such finding, is based on classified information (as defined in section 1(a) of the Classified Information Procedures Act (18 U.S.C. App.)) and a court reviews the finding or the imposition of the prohibition, condition, or penalty, the President may submit such information to the court ex parte and in camera.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id90a6a90f0998401985eb8a2afd3baf69"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Rule of construction</header><text>Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to confer or imply any right to judicial review of any finding under this section or any prohibition, condition, or penalty imposed as a result of any such finding.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id7db1286563434073bae93a2b1ca312b7"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Waiver</header> <paragraph id="id90e130472ce4427590cbe1ef8a9a2ed3"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The President may, for periods not to exceed 180 days, waive the imposition of sanctions under this section if the President certifies to the appropriate congressional committees that such waiver is in the national security interests of the United States.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id96b08fcfad9f45bcbde4d58908c074b8"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Consultation</header> <subparagraph id="idb80c0a75520d439fb65897d0b67a5b6f"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Before waiver issued</header><text>Before a waiver under paragraph (1) takes effect with respect to a foreign person, the President shall notify and brief the appropriate congressional committees on the status of the involvement of the foreign person in activities described in subsection (a).</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="idd83a2992a57c489db0aa01a7ab55e616"><enum>(B)</enum><header>After waiver issued</header><text>Not later than 90 days after the issuance of a waiver under paragraph (1) with respect to a foreign person, and every 120 days thereafter while the waiver remains in effect, the President shall brief the appropriate congressional committees on the status of the involvement of the foreign person in activities described in subsection (a).</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idab08d187aaa44ba281ade693429c9d8b"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Report</header><text>Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of the <short-title>Hizballah International Financing Prevention Amendments Act of 2017</short-title>, and every 180 days thereafter, the President shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report that lists the foreign persons that the President has credible evidence knowingly assists, sponsors, or provides significant financial, material, or technological support for the foreign persons described in paragraph (1), (2), (3), or (4) of subsection (a).</text> </subsection><subsection id="id3cd630ae2ca340d98d33b3cf30cc0fd8"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In this section:</text> <paragraph id="id3f734a1ebd56486c81508850c8ad8f9d"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Admitted; alien</header><text>The terms <term>admitted</term> and <term>alien</term> have meanings given those terms in section 101 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/8/1101">8 U.S.C. 1101</external-xref>).</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id47d431a3f4c54f479aad7517780b0612"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Appropriate congressional committees</header><text>The term <term>appropriate congressional committees</term> means—</text> <subparagraph id="id6c65d416c9ff4fc1983e13a76ccf5f77"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Committee on Ways and Means, the Committee on the Judiciary, and the Committee on Financial Services of the House of Representatives; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="idac148b52cc834032967f18be2547c507"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the Committee on Foreign Relations, the Committee on Finance, the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, and the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id1af4ceb241b2488aab3bdeae915b2d47"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Entity</header><text>The term <term>entity</term> means a partnership, association, corporation, or other organization, group, or subgroup.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="idbdf0888cd4154697b2f1110ee86fa3ef"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Hizballah</header><text>The term <term>Hizballah</term> has the meaning given such term in section 102(f).</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ide4548ded7f75497c96a03bb68ed224ff"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Person</header><text>The term <term>person</term> means an individual or entity.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id6147AADE61474BB481D5AD5C171B8907"><enum>(6)</enum><header>United States person</header><text>The term <term>United States person</term> means a United States citizen, permanent resident alien, entity organized under the laws of the United States (including foreign branches), or a person in the United States.</text></paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subsection><subsection id="id33cfdc15670a49d697866999dbe214ba"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Clerical amendment</header><text>The table of contents for the Hizballah International Financing Prevention Act of 2015 is amended by striking the item relating to section 101 and inserting the following new item:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5C75DD4CFA424694895F4B1F37699D28" style="OLC"><toc><toc-entry bold="off" level="section">Sec. 101. Mandatory sanctions with respect to fundraising and recruitment activities for Hizballah.</toc-entry></toc><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subsection></section><section id="idbe35ef4dd68c4469a131edb574a9ec28"><enum>102.</enum><header>Modification of report with respect to financial institutions that engage in certain transactions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Subsection (d) of section 102 of the Hizballah International Financing Prevention Act of 2015 (<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/114/102">Public Law 114–102</external-xref>; <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/50/1701">50 U.S.C. 1701</external-xref> note) is amended to read as follows:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id23cd08bb1267472a8a7b7ddf46b20c2f" style="OLC"> <subsection id="id8a4d2b1043704e38b8cf4d54afda9f79"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Report on financial institutions organized under the laws of state sponsors of terrorism</header> <paragraph id="idf8b7f3f7c03a49f4b2c2bc7d319904a3"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of the <short-title>Hizballah International Financing Prevention Amendments Act of 2017</short-title>, and every 180 days thereafter, the President shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report that—</text> <subparagraph id="id3c195dd11fe04a9c8aa2d3f137f33c23"><enum>(A)</enum><text>identifies each foreign financial institution described in paragraph (2) that the President determines engages in one or more activities described in subsection (a)(2);</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id4cd43dff53414015951200d1babad62a"><enum>(B)</enum><text>provides a detailed description of each such activity; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id9818f317cb2a4c5187166805747ab80e"><enum>(C)</enum><text>contains a determination with respect to each such foreign financial institution that is identified under subparagraph (A) as engaging in one or more activities described in subsection (a)(2) as to whether such foreign financial institution is in violation of Executive Order 13224 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/50/1701">50 U.S.C. 1701</external-xref> note; relating to blocking property and prohibiting transactions with persons who commit, threaten to commit, or support terrorism) by reason of engaging in one or more such activities.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id87FFBBEF6F6C4DE0A7D9CC4C2C1B2CE4"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Foreign financial institution described</header> <subparagraph id="id8963f3b4109e41fdb091573660fe7eeb"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>A foreign financial institution described in this paragraph is a foreign financial institution—</text> <clause id="id792cb8792bb04e6ca02062cbd8b5361c"><enum>(i)</enum><text>that, wherever located, is—</text> <subclause id="id7fa197de3ea44a65ba4f7229ff4f9d91"><enum>(I)</enum><text>organized under the laws of a state sponsor of terrorism or any jurisdiction within a state sponsor of terrorism;</text> </subclause><subclause id="idfe42ee34b8cd449cb5d7b64152b0ca83"><enum>(II)</enum><text>owned or controlled by the government of a state sponsor of terrorism;</text> </subclause><subclause id="id57a1f44e9a2e48209fbc0cb426a1f2d3"><enum>(III)</enum><text>located in the territory of a state sponsor of terrorism; or</text> </subclause><subclause id="id9cc743c0b6034600ac6bd799fa28b98c"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>owned or controlled by a foreign financial institution described in subclause (I), (II), or (III); and</text> </subclause></clause><clause id="id071ed52fd8964621906e8bd31ec7e73f"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the capitalization of which exceeds $10,000,000.</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id8605bf314a3c4a218690f8c3e21c0567"><enum>(B)</enum><header>State sponsor of terrorism</header><text>In this paragraph, the term <term>state sponsor of terrorism</term> means a country the government of which the Secretary of State has determined is a government that has repeatedly provided support for acts of international terrorism for purposes of—</text> <clause id="ida8d4d66e2e634309a139dce752a779f0"><enum>(i)</enum><text>section 6(j) of the Export Administration Act of 1979 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/50/4605">50 U.S.C. 4605(j)</external-xref>) (as continued in effect pursuant to the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/50/1701">50 U.S.C. 1701</external-xref> et seq.));</text> </clause><clause id="idf642ee2ae9eb40509fb8373b8312bf63"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>section 620A of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/22/2371">22 U.S.C. 2371</external-xref>);</text> </clause><clause id="idd1420c2c9c864f10bfae7ca171d6492b"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>section 40 of the Arms Export Control Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/22/2780">22 U.S.C. 2780</external-xref>); or</text> </clause><clause id="id024aa6609e704f258400d1b6b7e63a8e"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>any other provision of law.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </section><section id="iddbb166508bea473596750d816668cd30"><enum>103.</enum><header>Sanctions against agencies and instrumentalities of foreign states that support Hizballah</header> <subsection id="id17f997bfce864e4d8befb918bb854562"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Title I of the Hizballah International Financing Prevention Act of 2015 (<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/114/102">Public Law 114–102</external-xref>; <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/50/1701">50 U.S.C. 1701</external-xref> note) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idE82EC953511D44DBB4B33C1AD5A5939C" style="OLC"> <section id="id91db934cf67e482d812d560b8ffe47f0"><enum>103.</enum><header>Sanctions against agencies and instrumentalities of foreign states that support Hizballah</header> <subsection id="id35cf66baa58b429a89afee4c09c34890"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this section, and as appropriate thereafter, the President shall block and prohibit all transactions in all property and interests in property of any agency or instrumentality of a foreign state described in subsection (b) if such property and interests in property are in the United States, come within the United States, or are or come within the possession or control of a United States person.</text> </subsection><subsection id="id43755d794470498d8f291e49e5db4b02"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Agency or instrumentality of a foreign state described</header><text>An agency or instrumentality of a foreign state described in this subsection is an agency or instrumentality of a foreign state that the President determines knowingly and materially assists, sponsors, or provides significant financial, material, or technological support for, goods or services to or in support of, or arms or related material to—</text> <paragraph id="idBAA8259E7AE644BE839EFACB49172E18"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Hizballah;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="idBBFC8F8B9EFF451E95598F1D795E5C0D"><enum>(2)</enum><text>an entity owned or controlled by Hizballah; or</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id1F7184E3B06B4277B6673A15354DB8C5"><enum>(3)</enum><text>an entity that the President determines has acted or purported to act for or on behalf of Hizballah.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id9291926D620645698011E2CAB80F8C76"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Penalties</header><text>The penalties provided for in subsections (b) and (c) of section 206 of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/50/1705">50 U.S.C. 1705</external-xref>) shall apply to a person that violates, attempts to violate, conspires to violate, or causes a violation of regulations prescribed under subsection (a) to the same extent that such penalties apply to a person that commits an unlawful act described in subsection (a) of such section 206.</text> </subsection><subsection id="idAB36C015762A45B4A1E45A87B30773C2"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Implementation</header><text>The President may exercise all authorities provided under sections 203 and 205 of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/50/1702">50 U.S.C. 1702</external-xref> and 1704) to carry out this section.</text> </subsection><subsection id="idD9664BD16B6B4B12AFD47E7B9E62DF68"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Procedures for judicial review of classified information</header> <paragraph id="idBA626D5D33EA4044A39D5E1B1D37EAB3"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>If a finding under this section, or a prohibition, condition, or penalty imposed as a result of any such finding, is based on classified information (as defined in section 1(a) of the Classified Information Procedures Act (18 U.S.C. App.)) and a court reviews the finding or the imposition of the prohibition, condition, or penalty, the President may submit such information to the court ex parte and in camera.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6D33A2BFF5F34E4284D380BE0FF8C5C4"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Rule of construction</header><text>Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to confer or imply any right to judicial review of any finding under this section or any prohibition, condition, or penalty imposed as a result of any such finding.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id5424D263131C41389E6E2EFB577B722D"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Waiver</header> <paragraph id="id1CB765D5C15A410681487B396CBB9DCF"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The President may, for periods not to exceed 180 days, waive the imposition of sanctions under this section with respect to an agency or instrumentality of a foreign state if the President certifies to the appropriate congressional committees that such waiver is in the national security interests of the United States.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="idE025C2F1FE304612867C5182DF813CA9"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Consultation</header> <subparagraph id="idA10C3F27939F4073AEF564768DD80D7E"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Before waiver issued</header><text>Before a waiver under paragraph (1) takes effect with respect to an agency or instrumentality of a foreign state, the President shall notify and brief the appropriate congressional committees on the status of the involvement of the agency or instrumentality in activities described in subsection (b).</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="idD741DC00908D4CC0AB4B9E59F98DE33B"><enum>(B)</enum><header>After waiver issued</header><text>Not later than 90 days after the issuance of a waiver under paragraph (1) with respect to an agency or instrumentality of a foreign state, and every 120 days thereafter while the waiver remains in effect, the President shall brief the appropriate congressional committees on the status of the involvement of the agency or instrumentality in activities described in subsection (b).</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ide811e5460c234482b47e84d95de489da"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In this section:</text> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idB6FB8CA02B594B82A2361849C9BA7D31"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Agency or instrumentality of a foreign state; foreign state</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The terms <term>agency or instrumentality of a foreign state</term> and <term>foreign state</term> have the meanings given those terms in section 1603 of title 28, United States Code.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id79995feb762247fd95aee7780efe73f9"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Appropriate congressional committees</header><text>The term <term>appropriate congressional committees</term> means—</text> <subparagraph id="id73DAF043322F499FA9D6DE88CE3F237A"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Committee on Financial Services, the Committee on Ways and Means, and the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id813657A79E724E809B9A50460F6B18AF"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Committee on Foreign Relations, the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, and the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id226bd0902dbf4125bc7eacbb48e4a16e"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Arms or related material</header><text>The term <term>arms or related material</term> means—</text> <subparagraph id="ida8e4d61aa456417ca9a72f542e1b8d88"><enum>(A)</enum><text>nuclear, biological, chemical, or radiological weapons or materials or components of such weapons;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="idd7f779f3a376457c98dec2399988b50a"><enum>(B)</enum><text>ballistic or cruise missile weapons or materials or components of such weapons;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ida2224cc8068045c094ff89046b33b179"><enum>(C)</enum><text>destabilizing numbers and types of advanced conventional weapons;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id3f5b839c691a4ad5b065d10c7e8a0b74"><enum>(D)</enum><text>defense articles or defense services, as those terms are defined in paragraphs (3) and (4), respectively, of section 47 of the Arms Export Control Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/22/2794">22 U.S.C. 2794</external-xref>);</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="idD5498B402F7C4B0A98C1CE88DBDDC0CE"><enum>(E)</enum><text>defense information, as that term is defined in section 644 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/22/2403">22 U.S.C. 2403</external-xref>); or</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="idfefa66b3bf9b49d78f39b66ceaade353"><enum>(F)</enum><text>items designated by the President for purposes of the United States Munitions List under section 38(a)(1) of the Arms Export Control Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/22/2778">22 U.S.C. 2778(a)(1)</external-xref>).</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id0563d2dd062e4833a9333b13a7ae07d3"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Hizballah</header><text>The term <term>Hizballah</term> has the meaning given that term in section 102(f).</text></paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subsection><subsection id="idc655b2328a984e63b1dfb0c1e603540f"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Clerical amendment</header><text>The table of contents for the Hizballah International Financing Prevention Act of 2015 is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 102 the following new item:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id504F354CC7A34E98874AE8E9571C163B" style="OLC"><toc><toc-entry bold="off" level="section">Sec. 103. Sanctions against agencies and instrumentalities of foreign states that support Hizballah.</toc-entry></toc><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subsection></section><enum>II</enum><header>Narcotics trafficking and significant transnational criminal activities of Hizballah</header> <section id="idcf4980a1c28a4d7cab70bb4dc96948be"><enum>201.</enum><header>Blocking of property of Hizballah</header> <subsection id="id11f12904bf1543dd9e1d46405eb04ba3"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Section 201 of the Hizballah International Financing Prevention Act of 2015 (<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/114/102">Public Law 114–102</external-xref>; <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/50/1701">50 U.S.C. 1701</external-xref> note) is amended to read as follows:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id514DD22666934F0CB579B261C3CF8613" style="OLC"> <section id="id8fcb41728d5e470eaf296706e0358610"><enum>201.</enum><header>Blocking of property of Hizballah</header> <subsection id="id247fe86f2d8f4b6a889fe70237ea3164"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Findings</header><text>Congress finds that Hizballah conducts narcotics trafficking and significant transnational criminal activities.</text> </subsection><subsection id="idAA64C9BCBC314B5A9DAA9ECF29093B89"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Blocking of property</header><text>Not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of the <short-title>Hizballah International Financing Prevention Amendments Act of 2017</short-title>, and as appropriate thereafter, the President shall block and prohibit all transactions in all property and interests in property of Hizballah if such property and interests in property are in the United States, come within the United States, or are or come within the possession or control of a United States person.</text> </subsection><subsection id="id67DC61336FBD465BAD48F4D300BD501A"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Penalties</header><text>The penalties provided for in subsections (b) and (c) of section 206 of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/50/1705">50 U.S.C. 1705</external-xref>) shall apply to a person that violates, attempts to violate, conspires to violate, or causes a violation of regulations prescribed under subsection (b) to the same extent that such penalties apply to a person that commits an unlawful act described in subsection (a) of such section 206.</text> </subsection><subsection id="id6AC788E8ECF147DBBB192189EFC2970D"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Implementation</header><text>The President may exercise all authorities provided under sections 203 and 205 of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/50/1702">50 U.S.C. 1702</external-xref> and 1704) to carry out this section.</text> </subsection><subsection id="id7A72BCDFBC594F17BC79655BD421D426"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Procedures for judicial review of classified information</header> <paragraph id="id6C14F90951EF468899ED8F2FA66343DF"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>If a finding under this section, or a prohibition, condition, or penalty imposed as a result of any such finding, is based on classified information (as defined in section 1(a) of the Classified Information Procedures Act (18 U.S.C. App.)) and a court reviews the finding or the imposition of the prohibition, condition, or penalty, the President may submit such information to the court ex parte and in camera.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9E36499497B44044A399E806F37430ED"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Rule of construction</header><text>Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to confer or imply any right to judicial review of any finding under this section or any prohibition, condition, or penalty imposed as a result of any such finding.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id05B35BEA1B78490790C68B339B17BDD1"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Waiver</header> <text>The President may, for periods not to exceed 180 days, waive the imposition of sanctions under this section if the President certifies to the appropriate congressional committees that such waiver is in the national security interests of the United States.</text> </subsection><subsection id="id42d1a64888c64af996647ee23595e2bf"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Definition</header><text>In this section, the term <term>Hizballah</term> has the meaning given that term in section 102(f).</text></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subsection><subsection id="idc18201e3ca1b42258d2e0cdc6eea32cd"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Clerical amendments</header><text>The table of contents for the Hizballah International Financing Prevention Act of 2015 is amended—</text> <paragraph id="id5c04bb8da7d74e81a27dd12fe8cfcb55"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking the item relating to title II and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id39D0271609C84C80A3F257ECCD847F58" style="OLC"><toc><toc-entry bold="off" level="title">Title II—Imposition of sanctions with respect to Hizballah and reports relating to narcotics trafficking and significant transnational criminal activities of Hizballah</toc-entry></toc><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> <continuation-text continuation-text-level="paragraph">and</continuation-text></paragraph><paragraph id="idd6d8d904d2954a0fab0e5a899a175194"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking the item relating to section 201 and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idDEF7FAB68FC941BC9192FA4AB94A351E" style="OLC"><toc><toc-entry bold="off" level="section">Sec. 201. Blocking of property of Hizballah.</toc-entry></toc><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph></subsection></section><section id="id9e9e17041f5f4deab4eaaea9bd1be4d3"><enum>202.</enum><header>Report on racketeering activities engaged in by Hizballah</header> <subsection id="id4502b60ae65148e58e64d9caa9c20151"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Section 202 of the Hizballah International Financing Prevention Act of 2015 (<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/114/102">Public Law 114–102</external-xref>; <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/50/1701">50 U.S.C. 1701</external-xref> note) is amended to read as follows:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id508A19879D1340D5BF1DF75C7D1945A9" style="OLC"> <section id="idb8e23585aad94d5c898897224d9ddc5c"><enum>202.</enum><header>Report on racketeering activities engaged in by Hizballah</header> <subsection id="id6e11e34935a4468cb559545025bf0313"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of the <short-title>Hizballah International Financing Prevention Amendments Act of 2017</short-title>, and annually thereafter for the following 5 years, the President shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report on the following:</text> <paragraph id="ide59116c798a8441eaa3e39526965b273"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Activities that Hizballah, and agents and affiliates of Hizballah, have engaged in that are racketeering activities.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="idafb74e7c0de0479ea80c857d58aa7ac0"><enum>(2)</enum><text>The extent to which Hizballah, and agents and affiliates of Hizballah, engage in a pattern of such racketeering activities.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idDD03137EC288408B9F688C0DCAD00CF6"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Form of report</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Each report required under subsection (a) shall be submitted in an unclassified form but may contain a classified annex.</text> </subsection><subsection id="id8d00a98731394f5c85b42da258c61963"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In this section:</text> <paragraph id="idb8f1d8d9ddac4559ac318d2ba3b35397"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Appropriate congressional committees</header><text>The term <term>appropriate congressional committees</term> means—</text> <subparagraph id="id6120672d49d84c78aec5b2a6011750c5"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the Committee on the Judiciary, the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and the Committee on Financial Services of the House of Representatives; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ida7349f6522fe4fda95ed657dc732d3a9"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the Committee on the Judiciary, the Committee on Foreign Relations, and the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id6DED8D94C85C49C89F88F41B4AFEBFBC"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Hizballah</header><text>The term <term>Hizballah</term> has the meaning given that term in section 102(f).</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id5c5a96b50fd8490396d3c59569158c83"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Racketeering activity</header><text>The term <term>racketeering activity</term> has the meaning given that term in section 1961(1) of title 18, United States Code.</text></paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subsection><subsection id="id234e3979cf8448ecbd40f06a1838aa65"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Clerical amendment</header><text>The table of contents for the Hizballah International Financing Prevention Act of 2015 is amended by striking the item relating to section 202 and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idD9381C832E5247DC9023E1BAA11714B8" style="OLC"><toc><toc-entry bold="off" level="section">Sec. 202. Report on racketeering activities engaged in by Hizballah.</toc-entry></toc><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subsection></section><section id="id86bfc2d17c4b4035a7f1b2975c3a0c77"><enum>203.</enum><header>Modification of report on activities of foreign governments to disrupt global logistics networks and fundraising, financing, and money laundering activities of Hizballah</header> <subsection id="idf9861e91ddb44be0b47d5eded45b91a0"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Section 204 of the Hizballah International Financing Prevention Act of 2015 (<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/114/102">Public Law 114–102</external-xref>; <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/50/1701">50 U.S.C. 1701</external-xref> note) is amended—</text> <paragraph id="idfb0372ef8d404928980d89a3d14e1a73"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (a)(1)—</text> <subparagraph id="id83fbc6f64e75479984c82a75f7a9ea1f"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking <quote>this Act</quote> and inserting <quote>the <short-title>Hizballah International Financing Prevention Amendments Act of 2017</short-title>, and annually thereafter for the following 5 years</quote>;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id5799DB4B51E14BFBB78695CB45814975"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subparagraph (D)(ii)(II), by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id8b4d208afe3345b7b0d4196198eca831"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in subparagraph (E), by striking <quote>and free-trade zones.</quote> and inserting <quote>free-trade zones, business partnerships and joint ventures, and other investments in small and medium-sized enterprises;</quote>; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id611fef6240cb4cdc8e4c137a4bbb1158"><enum>(D)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id84E19A18D0A54CDDB194542644EF2806" style="OLC"> <subparagraph id="id57a19e9a7d4542f0a0cca251116a7678"><enum>(F)</enum><text>a list of provinces, municipalities, and local governments outside of Lebanon that expressly consent to, or with knowledge allow, tolerate, or disregard the use of their territory by Hizballah to carry out terrorist activities, including training, financing, and recruitment;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id11078712f3394282ba8d164a3a16deb2"><enum>(G)</enum><text>a description of the total aggregate revenues and remittances that Hizballah receives from the global logistics networks of Hizballah, including—</text> <clause id="idfc092fd2ee034e68950e698c1e23a0de"><enum>(i)</enum><text>a list of Hizballah's sources of revenue, including sources of revenue based on illicit activity, revenues from Iran, charities, and other business activities; and</text> </clause><clause id="id431d2312547847ef866bfc30787a9b70"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>a list of Hizballah's expenditures, including expenditures for ongoing military operations, social networks, and external operations; and</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id625d9cb4f9604f65b93f95b8607e012a"><enum>(H)</enum><text>a survey of national and transnational legal measures available to target Hizballah's financial networks.</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idfd6216930d5e4e0e838fff1c3d991174"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by redesignating subsections (b) and (c) as subsections (c) and (d), respectively;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ida4bbd46cfe9440499cd0a46bfd027b93"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by inserting after subsection (a) the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idEA804E0AEE7F4C56A1D0121D22CFF79D" style="OLC"> <subsection id="id08f65dfba0d14472a872eec7ca590861"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Enhanced due diligence</header> <paragraph id="idF24C63ACC9FD40F7AA529BC817E0B03B"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The President shall prescribe, as necessary, enhanced due diligence policies, procedures, and controls for United States financial institutions, and foreign financial institutions maintaining correspondent accounts or payable-through accounts with United States financial institutions, that provide significant financial services for persons and entities operating in a jurisdiction included in the list required under subsection (a)(1)(F) if the President certifies and reports to the appropriate congressional committees that it is in the national security interest of the United States to do so.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ide5a9f0d39a644794ae7622519d765d2b"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In this subsection, the terms <term>correspondent account</term> and <term>payable-through account</term> have the meanings given those terms in section 5318A of title 31, United States Code.</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph><paragraph id="id8e620e9c087d4758a5162eade0eae61b"><enum>(4)</enum><text>in subsection (c), as redesignated by paragraph (2) by adding before the period at the end the following: <quote>and on any requirements for enhanced due diligence prescribed under subsection (b)</quote>.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id3cd311d283f94f3ea7a1a230a9d7ee36"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Report on estimated net worth of senior Hizballah members</header> <paragraph id="id291a14872b2c44d695fc6511bb0c5f06"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and not less frequently than annually thereafter for the following 2 years, the Secretary of the Treasury shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report that contains—</text> <subparagraph id="ided49a3519215458e98a400d16e97d765"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the estimated total net worth of each individual described in paragraph (2); and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id24657bc65a29408fb9771c42750cd0d3"><enum>(B)</enum><text>a description of how funds of each individual described in paragraph (2) were acquired, and how such funds have been used or employed.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id18e6cc854b5a42e79683fac99700b92d"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Individuals described</header><text>The individuals described in this paragraph are the following:</text> <subparagraph id="id6a3ebaeb09cd44aca3f3bde24e51aa15"><enum>(A)</enum><text>The Secretary General of Hizballah.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id1053a605465c4174833fbb5bb795883c"><enum>(B)</enum><text>Members of the Hizballah Politburo.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="idf7d2d2fecba74dc5988ff0bbd4cb5268"><enum>(C)</enum><text>Any other individual that the President determines is a senior foreign political figure of Hizballah.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ide2017389ebfe4410af34200dcbba0b7c"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Form of report; public availability</header> <subparagraph id="idb6ff1f8da2604bf3bdeea84e40132b08"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Form</header><text>The report required under paragraph (1) shall be submitted in unclassified form but may contain a classified annex.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id24c55292729c4155ad317db4a8e7ecc4"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Public availability</header><text>The unclassified portion of the report required under paragraph (1) shall be made available to the public and posted on the website of the Department of the Treasury in precompressed, easily downloadable versions that are made available in all appropriate formats.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id06facb17ca3542da9447c6b8ecc31f5b"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Sources of information</header><text>In preparing the report required under paragraph (1), the Secretary of the Treasury may use any credible publication, database, or web-based resource, and any credible information compiled by any government agency, nongovernmental organization, or other entity provided to or made available to the Secretary.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id133ca7ac336c42d79c2e4772e9ce42ce"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In this subsection:</text> <subparagraph id="id2cb5aa69749741b69f777047517ce183"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Appropriate congressional committees</header><text>The term <term>appropriate congressional committees</term> means—</text> <clause id="idaa16a5609a23496ba9f384b85c7c3cbe"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Committee on Financial Services of the House of Representatives; and</text> </clause><clause id="id0134d68c9c4f40ceba0236eaac707915"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the Committee on Foreign Relations and the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate.</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id6d302277e81745ecbf2aff6f9f111284"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Funds</header><text>The term <term>funds</term> means—</text> <clause id="idd963b70426dd40db908db901a8ff7609"><enum>(i)</enum><text>cash;</text> </clause><clause id="id12cc0532263742a5b4af91746614f2e9"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>equity;</text> </clause><clause id="id9d21c24c02a74c259aa820160984cbc6"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>any other intangible asset the value of which is derived from a contractual claim, including bank deposits, bonds, stocks, a security (as defined in section 2(a) of the Securities Act of 1933 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/15/77b">15 U.S.C. 77b(a)</external-xref>)), or a security or an equity security (as those terms are defined in section 3(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/15/78c">15 U.S.C. 78c(a)</external-xref>)); and</text> </clause><clause id="id0cebdc749bf840cf962dbe6c3db482ba"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>anything else of value that the Secretary of the Treasury determines to be appropriate.</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id1d5fbe69177e4529b48c5d82eaec0d66"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Senior foreign political figure</header><text>The term <term>senior foreign political figure</term> has the meaning given that term in section 1010.605 of title 31, Code of Federal Regulations (or any successor regulation).</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="idf9b51f3af7ad40a88fa46ce2538d9a15"><enum>204.</enum><header>Report on combating the illicit tobacco trafficking networks used by Hizballah and other foreign terrorist organizations</header> <subsection id="id7e101b4bdcc2496f9a580ab247dcd973"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the President shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report on combating the illicit tobacco trafficking networks used by Hizballah and other foreign terrorist organizations to finance their operations, as described in the report submitted to Congress in December 2015 by the Department of State, the Department of Justice, the Department of the Treasury, the Department of Homeland Security, and the Department of Health and Human Services entitled, <quote>The Global Illicit Trade in Tobacco: A Threat to National Security.</quote>.</text> </subsection><subsection id="id11213f4a347044f99e1308e0fd539569"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Matters To be addressed</header><text>The report required by subsection (a) shall include the following:</text> <paragraph id="idff42ebea7dc249f69b5f0d3ec50f46bd"><enum>(1)</enum><text>A description of the steps to be taken by Federal agencies to combat the illicit tobacco trafficking networks used by Hizballah, other foreign terrorist organizations, and other illicit actors.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id369c3f26790049b8a5bc88892b2338d8"><enum>(2)</enum><text>A description of the steps to be taken to engage State and local law enforcement authorities in efforts to combat illicit tobacco trafficking networks operating within the United States.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id203a851049334b26b6df066e634a3d82"><enum>(3)</enum><text>A description of the steps to be taken to engage foreign government law enforcement and intelligence authorities in efforts to combat illicit tobacco trafficking networks operating outside the United States.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id17fbf6b0167c44278780ad6cb9bb7a90"><enum>(4)</enum><text>Recommendations for legislative or administrative action needed to address the threat of illicit tobacco trafficking networks.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id74ac2a4cfa574618965b658545822c28"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Appropriate congressional committees defined</header><text>In this section, the term <term>appropriate congressional committees</term> means—</text> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id67B785B6128146949A5B16F51A576FC8"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on Homeland Security, the Committee on the Judiciary, the Committee on Financial Services, and the Committee on Ways and Means of the House of Representatives; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="idbfd2de40d02342d1a3939f017f61a9d7"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the Committee on Foreign Relations, the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, the Committee on the Judiciary, the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, and the Committee on Finance of the Senate.</text> </paragraph></subsection></section><enum>III</enum><header>General provisions</header> <section id="id4a582da3f9094ee6baaa741b9aff771c"><enum>301.</enum><header>Regulatory authority</header> <subsection id="idf72007a6c2a74e0abdc96dfbc8eec885"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The President shall, not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, prescribe regulations as necessary for the implementation of this Act and the amendments made by this Act.</text> </subsection><subsection id="id52410acfddc7416c9095366e50d0adb5"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Notification to Congress</header><text>Not later than 10 days before the prescription of regulations under subsection (a), the President shall notify the appropriate congressional committees regarding the proposed regulations and the provisions of this Act and the amendments made by this Act that the regulations are implementing.</text> </subsection><subsection id="id2d018c56969742c0948b34a16272a95f"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Appropriate congressional committees defined</header><text>In this section, the term <term>appropriate congressional committees</term> means—</text> <paragraph id="id4c240d8a8c964a66a9903a2a0f6ad80b"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Committee on Financial Services of the House of Representatives; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="idf41fbc91936d4d6a892d8fcec989069b"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the Committee on Foreign Relations and the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate.</text> </paragraph></subsection></section><section id="id3da301ab93b24c2087f2f50b7cba2bc0"><enum>302.</enum><header>Exceptions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">This Act and the amendments made by this Act shall not apply to the following:</text> <paragraph id="idd781f7daa99c4ba3a6677a31dac8e903"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Any authorized intelligence, law enforcement, or national security activities of the United States.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id5f19a85172ad4319a2e14b7f16d65668"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Any transaction necessary to comply with United States obligations under—</text> <subparagraph id="idF7BCE8D9EA0D4AF89BCEC4B05C19FF89"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the Agreement between the United Nations and the United States of America regarding the Headquarters of the United Nations, signed at Lake Success June 26, 1947, and entered into force November 21, 1947;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="idB90FDB6A6B0549338C57C1262BDA99C3"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the Convention on Consular Relations, done at Vienna April 24, 1963, and entered into force March 19, 1967; or</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id6B05E5F5864F497A941243AF690BFF2C"><enum>(C)</enum><text>any other international treaty.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></section><section id="idf76d01d01b184611835336e66ba3b077"><enum>303.</enum><header>Rule of construction</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Nothing in this Act or an amendment made by this Act shall be construed to limit the authority of the President under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/50/1701">50 U.S.C. 1701</external-xref> et seq.) or any other provision of law.</text></section>