[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 132 (Thursday, July 31, 2025)]
[Senate]
[Page S5057]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 3229. Mr. CURTIS submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill S. 2296, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 
2026 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 E of title XII, add the following:

     SEC. 1265. STRATEGY TO COUNTER IRANIAN AND HEZBOLLAH 
                   INFLUENCE OPERATIONS IN LATIN AMERICA.

       (a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall 
     submit to the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate 
     and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of 
     Representatives a comprehensive strategy to counter Iran's 
     and Hezbollah's propaganda, missionary networks, and 
     influence operations in Latin America.
       (b) Elements.--The strategy required by subsection (a) 
     shall include the following:
       (1) Measures to address the proliferation of Iranian 
     cultural centers in Latin America that promote Iranian 
     ideology, including diplomatic efforts to limit their 
     operations, sanctions on affiliated entities, and public 
     diplomacy to expose their activities.
       (2) Actions to restrict the travel and activities of 
     Iranian emissaries, including diplomats, cultural attaches, 
     and other agents who facilitate propaganda, radicalization, 
     and terror-supporting networks in Latin America, through visa 
     denials, sanctions, or other travel restrictions.
       (3) Initiatives to strengthen the capacity of United States 
     intelligence agencies to identify, monitor, and disrupt 
     Iran's and Hezbollah's networks, including their cooperation 
     with academic institutions and nongovernmental organizations 
     in Latin America.
       (4) A framework for taking actions, similar to those 
     implemented against Al-Manar and Press TV, to disrupt Iran's 
     HispanTV and Hezbollah's Al Mayadeen Espanol platforms, 
     including sanctions, designations, and cooperation with 
     regional partners to limit their broadcasting reach and 
     digital presence.
       (5) A plan to address Iran's Al Mustafa International 
     University network and its affiliated entities, including 
     their designations as foreign terrorist organizations or 
     specially designated global terrorists, as appropriate, due 
     to their role in radicalization and recruitment for Iran's 
     ideological and terrorist objectives.
       (c) Form.--The strategy required by subsection (a) shall be 
     submitted in unclassified form but may include a classified 
     annex.
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