118 HR 6250 IH: Prevent Hamas Supporters in the U.S. Government Act U.S. House of Representatives 2023-11-06 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 118th CONGRESS1st Session H. R. 6250 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES November 6, 2023 Mr. Molinaro (for himself, Mr. Gottheimer, Mr. Norman, Mr. Moskowitz, Mr. Van Drew, and Mr. Lawler) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on Armed Services, the Judiciary, Homeland Security, and Intelligence (Permanent Select), 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 require the heads of certain Federal agencies to report to Congress ties of agency employees to Hamas or the display of support for Hamas, and for other purposes.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the Prevent Hamas Supporters in the U.S. Government Act.

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Reports on Federal agency employee ties to PLO

(a)

Inspector general reports

Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Inspector General of each covered agency shall submit to Congress a report containing a list of any employee of such covered agency who has financial, organizational, or communication ties to Hamas and a detailed description of such ties. (b)

Comptroller general report

Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to Congress a report on the prevalence of employees of covered agencies or each covered agency who have ties to Hamas. Such report shall include the recommendations of the Comptroller General, if any, regarding legislation to combat the hiring of individuals who have ties to Hamas. (c)

Definitions

In this Act— (1)the term communication includes any posts by a covered agency employee on social media in support of Hamas or in support of actions taken by Hamas; (2)the term covered agency means the Department of State, the Department of Defense, the Department of Homeland Security, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and the Central Intelligence Agency; and (3)the term employee includes— (A)any employee (as that term is defined in section 2105 of title 5, United States Code); and (B)any member of the Armed Forces (as that term is defined in section 2101 of such title).