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To impose sanctions with respect to foreign support for Palestinian terrorism, and for other purposes.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Mr. M

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introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on

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A BILL

To impose sanctions with respect to foreign support for Palestinian terrorism, and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-

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tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

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This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Palestinian Inter-

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national Terrorism Support Prevention Act of 2021’’.

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SEC. 2. STATEMENT OF POLICY.

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It shall be the policy of the United States—

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2 (1) to prevent Hamas, the Palestinian Islamic

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Jihad, or any affiliate or successor thereof from ac-

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cessing its international support networks; and

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(2) to oppose Hamas, the Palestinian Islamic

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Jihad, or any affiliate or successor thereof from at-

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tempting to use goods, including medicine and dual

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use items, to smuggle weapons and other materials

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to further acts of terrorism.

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SEC. 3. IMPOSITION OF SANCTIONS WITH RESPECT TO FOR-

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EIGN PERSONS AND AGENCIES AND INSTRU-

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MENTALITIES OF FOREIGN STATES SUP-

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PORTING HAMAS, THE PALESTINIAN ISLAMIC

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JIHAD, OR ANY AFFILIATE OR SUCCESSOR

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THEREOF.

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(a) I

DENTIFICATION

.—

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(1) I

N GENERAL

.—Not later than 180 days

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after the date of the enactment of this Act, and an-

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nually thereafter for a period not to exceed 3 years,

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the President shall submit to the appropriate con-

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gressional committees a report that identifies each

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foreign person or agency or instrumentality of a for-

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eign state that the President determines—

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(A) knowingly assists in, sponsors, or pro-

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vides significant financial or material support

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for, or financial or other services to or in sup-

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3 port of, the terrorist activities of any person de-

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scribed in paragraph (2); or

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(B) directly or indirectly, knowingly and

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materially engaged in a significant transaction

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with any person described in paragraph (2).

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(2) P

ERSON DESCRIBED

.—A person described

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in this paragraph is a foreign person that the Presi-

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dent determines—

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(A) is a senior member of Hamas, the Pal-

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estinian Islamic Jihad, or any affiliate or suc-

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cessor thereof;

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(B) is a senior member of a foreign ter-

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rorist organization designated pursuant to sec-

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tion 219 of the Immigration and Nationality

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Act (8 U.S.C. 1189) whose members directly or

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indirectly support the terrorist activities of

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Hamas, the Palestinian Islamic Jihad, or any

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affiliate or successor thereof by knowingly en-

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gaging in a significant transaction with, or pro-

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viding financial or material support for Hamas,

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the Palestinian Islamic Jihad, or any affiliate

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or successor thereof, or any person described in

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subparagraph (A); or

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(C) directly or indirectly, supports the ter-

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rorist activities of Hamas, the Palestinian Is-

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