[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6589 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 6589

  To require a report on terrorist financing in the Americas, and for 
                            other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            December 5, 2023

Ms. De La Cruz introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
 Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on 
  Foreign Affairs, 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

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                                 A BILL


 
  To require a report on terrorist financing in the Americas, and for 
                            other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Prevent the Financing of Terrorism 
Through the Drug Trade Act''.

SEC. 2. REPORT ON TERRORIST FINANCING IN THE AMERICAS.

    (a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Treasury shall submit to 
Congress a report that includes the following:
            (1) An analysis of the major money making sources for 
        terrorist financing by Hamas and Hezbollah in Mexico, Central 
        America, South America, and the Caribbean.
            (2) An analysis of the amount of money held by Hamas and 
        Hezbollah in Mexico, Central America, South America, and the 
        Caribbean, including an identification of the countries in 
        which it is being held.
            (3) An analysis of the extent to which Hamas and Hezbollah 
        are linked to drug trafficking organizations in Mexico, Central 
        America, South America, and the Caribbean and an analysis of 
        the amount of their funds raised through the narcotics trade.
            (4) A description of United States and multilateral efforts 
        to disrupt financing by Hamas and Hezbollah in Mexico, Central 
        America, South America, and the Caribbean.
            (5) An evaluation of the United States efforts to disrupt 
        financial flows from Mexico, Central America, South America, 
        and the Caribbean to Hamas and Hezbollah.
    (b) National Terrorist Financing Risk Assessment Report.--The 
Secretary of the Treasury shall, in the next National Terrorist 
Financing Risk Assessment report issued by the Department of the 
Treasury on or after the date of the enactment of this Act--
            (1) identify Hamas as a ``Primary Threat'' under the 
        report's section relating to ``Threats''; and
            (2) include a full description of Hamas's activities 
        relating to terrorist financing under such section.
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