[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 115 (Thursday, July 11, 2024)]
[Senate]
[Pages S5033-S5034]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 2767. Mr. SCOTT of South Carolina submitted an amendment intended 
to be proposed by him to the bill S. 4638, to authorize appropriations 
for fiscal year 2025 for military activities of the Department of 
Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the 
Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for 
such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on 
the table; as follows:

       At the end of subtitle F of title XII, add the following:

     SEC. 1291. RESTRICTIONS AT WORLD BANK GROUP AND INTERNATIONAL 
                   MONETARY FUND.

       (a) Hamas and Palestine Islamic Jihad.--
       (1) World bank group.--The Secretary of the Treasury shall 
     instruct the United States Executive Director to the World 
     Bank Group shall to use the voice, vote, and influence of the 
     United States at the World Bank Group to oppose all projects 
     relating to the Palestinian Authority or territories of the 
     West Bank or Gaza Strip, until the Secretary certifies to the 
     appropriate congressional committees that--
       (A) Hamas, Palestine Islamic Jihad, or any of its successor 
     organizations do not exert direct or indirect political or 
     military control over the territories of the West Bank or 
     Gaza Strip;
       (B) the terrorist infrastructure within the West Bank and 
     Gaza has been verifiably dismantled; and
       (C) the Palestinian Authority or any successor does not 
     include members of Hamas, Palestinian Islamic Jihad, or any 
     of its agents, affiliates, or successor organizations.
       (2) International monetary fund.--The Secretary of the 
     Treasury shall instruct the United States Executive Director 
     to the International Monetary Fund to use the voice, vote, 
     and influence of the United States at the Fund to oppose all 
     financing relating to the Palestinian Authority or 
     territories of the West Bank or Gaza Strip, until the 
     Secretary certifies to the appropriate congressional 
     committees that--
       (A) Hamas, Palestine Islamic Jihad, or any of its successor 
     organizations do not exert direct or indirect political or 
     military control over the territories of the West Bank or 
     Gaza Strip;
       (B) the terrorist infrastructure within the West Bank and 
     Gaza has been verifiably dismantled; and
       (C) the Palestinian Authority or any successor does not 
     include members of Hamas, Palestinian Islamic Jihad, or any 
     of its agents, affiliates or successor organizations.
       (b) Yemen and Houthis.--
       (1) World bank group.--The Secretary shall instruct the 
     United States Executive Director to the World Bank Group 
     shall to

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     use the voice, vote, and influence of the United States at 
     the World Bank Group to oppose all projects relating to the 
     Yemen until the Secretary certifies to the appropriate 
     congressional committees that Yemeni Houthi or any of its 
     successor organizations do not exert direct or indirect 
     political or military control over Yemen.
       (2) International monetary fund.--The Secretary shall 
     instruct the United States Executive Director to the 
     International Monetary Fund to use the voice, vote, and 
     influence of the United States at the Fund to oppose all 
     financing relating to the Yemen until the Secretary certifies 
     to the appropriate congressional committees that Yemeni 
     Houthi or any of its successor organizations do not exert 
     direct or indirect political or military control over Yemen.
       (c) Lebanon and Hizbollah.--
       (1) World bank group.--The Secretary shall instruct the 
     United States Executive Director to the World Bank Group 
     shall to use the voice, vote, and influence of the United 
     States at the World Bank Group to oppose all projects 
     relating to Lebanon until the Secretary certifies to the 
     appropriate congressional committees that Hizbollah or any of 
     its successor organizations do not exert direct or indirect 
     political or military control over Lebanon.
       (2) International monetary fund.--The Secretary shall 
     instruct the United States Executive Director to the 
     International Monetary Fund to use the voice, vote, and 
     influence of the United States at the Fund to oppose all 
     financing relating to Lebanon until the Secretary certifies 
     to the Appropriate congressional committees that Hizbollah or 
     any of its successor organizations do not exert direct or 
     indirect political or military control over Lebanon.
       (d) Iraq and Kata'ib Hizballah.--
       (1) World bank group.--The Secretary shall instruct the 
     United States Executive Director to the World Bank Group 
     shall to use the voice, vote, and influence of the United 
     States at the World Bank Group to oppose all projects 
     relating to Iraq until the Secretary certifies to the 
     appropriate congressional committees that Kata'ib Hizballah 
     or any of its successor organizations do not exert direct or 
     indirect political or military control over Iraq.
       (2) International monetary fund.--The Secretary shall 
     instruct the United States Executive Director to the 
     International Monetary Fund to use the voice, vote, and 
     influence of the United States at the Fund to oppose all 
     financing relating to Iraq until the Secretary certifies to 
     the appropriate congressional committees that Kata'ib 
     Hizballah or any of its successor organizations do not exert 
     direct or indirect political or military control over Iraq.
       (e) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) Appropriate congressional committees.--The term 
     ``appropriate congressional committees'' means--
       (A) the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of 
     the Senate; and
       (B) the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Committee on 
     Financial Services of the House of Representatives.
       (2) Hamas.--The term ``Hamas'' means--
       (A) the entity known as Hamas and designated by the 
     Secretary of State as a foreign terrorist organization 
     pursuant to section 219 of the Immigration and Nationality 
     Act (8 U.S.C. 1189); and
       (B) any person--
       (i) identified as an agent or instrumentality of Hamas on 
     the list of specially designated nationals and blocked 
     persons maintained by the Office of Foreign Asset Control of 
     the Department of the Treasury; and
       (ii) the property or interests in property of which are 
     blocked pursuant to the International Emergency Economic 
     Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.).
       (3) Kata'ib hizballah.--The term ``Kata'ib Hizballah'' 
     means--
       (A) the entity known Kata'ib Hizballah and designated by 
     the Secretary of State as a foreign terrorist organization 
     pursuant to section 219 of the Immigration and Nationality 
     Act (8 U.S.C. 1189); and
       (B) any person--
       (i) identified as an agent or instrumentality of Kata'ib 
     Hizballah on the list of specially designated nationals and 
     blocked persons maintained by the Office of Foreign Asset 
     Control of the Department of the Treasury; and
       (ii) the property or interests in property of which are 
     blocked pursuant to the International Emergency Economic 
     Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.).
       (4) Palestine islamic jihad.--The term ``Palestine Islamic 
     Jihad'' means--
       (A) the entity known as Palestine Islamic Jihad and 
     designated by the Secretary of State as a foreign terrorist 
     organization pursuant to section 219 of the Immigration and 
     Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1189); or
       (B) any person--
       (i) identified as an agent or instrumentality of Palestine 
     Islamic Jihad on the list of specially designated nationals 
     and blocked persons maintained by the Office of Foreign Asset 
     Control of the Department of the Treasury; and
       (ii) the property or interests in property of which are 
     blocked pursuant to the International Emergency Economic 
     Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.).
       (5) Yemeni houthi.--The term ``Yemeni Houthi'' means--
       (A) the entity known as Houthi or Ansarallah and designated 
     by the Secretary of State as a specially designated as a 
     specially designated global terrorist organization under 
     Executive Order 13224 (50 U.S.C. 1701 note; relating to 
     blocking property and prohibiting transactions with persons 
     who commit, threaten to commit, or support terrorism); and
       (B) any person--
       (i) identified as an agent or instrumentality of Houthi or 
     Ansarallah on the list of specially designated nationals and 
     blocked persons maintained by the Office of Foreign Asset 
     Control of the Department of the Treasury; and
       (ii) the property or interests in property of which are 
     blocked pursuant to the International Emergency Economic 
     Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.).
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