[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 113 (Monday, July 13, 2026)]
[Senate]
[Pages S3856-S3857]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 6650. Mrs. SHAHEEN (for herself and Mr. Cruz) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed by her to the bill S. 4784, to 
authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2027 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 title XII, add the following:

                 Subtitle F--Degrading Houthi Networks

     SEC. 1271. SHORT TITLE.

       This subtitle may be cited as the ``Degrading Houthi 
     Networks in the Horn of Africa''.

     SEC. 1272. SENSE OF CONGRESS.

       It is the sense of Congress that degrading the Houthis 
     support networks in the Horn of Africa is within the national 
     security interests of the United States and will further 
     degrade Iran's proxy terrorist network.

     SEC. 1273. DEFINED TERM.

       In this subtitle, the term ``appropriate congressional 
     committees'' means--
       (1) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate; and
       (2) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of 
     Representatives.

     SEC. 1274. STRATEGY ON COUNTERING HOUTHI SMUGGLING NETWORKS 
                   IN THE HORN OF AFRICA.

       (a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State, in 
     collaboration with the heads of other relevant Federal 
     departments and agencies, shall--
       (1) develop a strategy for identifying, degrading, and 
     countering smuggling networks in the Horn of Africa that 
     provide material and financial support for the Houthis;
       (2) submit a copy of such strategy to the appropriate 
     congressional committees; and
       (3) initiate the implementation of such strategy.
       (b) Elements.--The strategy required under subsection (a) 
     shall include--
       (1) a description of--
       (A) the main smuggling routes utilized by the Houthis 
     originating from the Horn of Africa, specifically from 
     Somalia, Djibouti, Eritrea, or other relevant Horn of Africa 
     countries that have domestic entities supporting smuggling 
     networks for the Houthis;
       (B) the types of materials and dual-use items which these 
     networks are funneling to the Houthis, specifically dual-use 
     components utilized in domestic weapons manufacturing; and
       (C) which individuals, companies, or networks referred to 
     in subparagraph (B) that are subject to United States 
     sanctions pursuant to 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
       (2) a description of the Department of State's plans to 
     analyze how to best deter Houthi smuggling networks within 
     the Horn of Africa.
       (c) Form.--The strategy required under subsection (a) shall 
     be submitted in unclassified form, but may contain a 
     classified annex.

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     SEC. 1275. BRIEFING AND ANNUAL REPORT ON THE IMPLEMENTATION 
                   OF THE STRATEGY TO COUNTER HOUTHI SMUGGLING 
                   NETWORKS IN THE HORN OF AFRICA.

       (a) Briefing Required.--Not later than 90 days after the 
     date on which the strategy required under section 1274 is due 
     to be submitted to the appropriate congressional committees, 
     senior officials of the Federal departments and agencies 
     involved in the development of such strategy shall provide a 
     briefing to the appropriate congressional committees that 
     sets forth the plan for implementing such strategy.
       (b) Annual Report.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter for the 
     following 5 years, the Secretary of State shall submit a 
     report to the appropriate congressional committees that 
     describes the implementation of the strategy required under 
     section 1274, including a description of--
       (A) the feasibility of imposing sanctions, including the 
     sanctions authorized 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), to counter the Houthi networks;
       (B) the extent to which the Houthis collaborate with Al-
     Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula, Al-Shabaab, and other 
     regional terrorist groups; and
       (C) how the collaborations referred to in subparagraph (B) 
     threatens the national security interests of the United 
     States.
       (2) Form.--The report required under paragraph (1) shall be 
     submitted in unclassified form, but may contain a classified 
     annex.
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