[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6046 Engrossed in House (EH)]
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118th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 6046
_______________________________________________________________________
AN ACT
To designate Ansarallah as a foreign terrorist organization and impose
certain sanctions on Ansarallah, 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 ``Standing Against Houthi Aggression
Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) It was reported by Reuters on March 21, 2017, that
Iran, a designated state sponsor of terror, sent advanced
weapons and military advisers to assist and support Yemen's
Ansarallah, commonly referred to as the ``Houthis''.
(2) On January 19, 2021, the Trump Administration
designated Ansarallah as a foreign terrorist organization and a
specially designated global terrorist.
(3) On February 16, 2021, Secretary of State Blinken
revoked the designation of Ansarallah as a foreign terrorist
organization pursuant to section 219(a)(6)(A) of the
Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1189(a)(6)(A)).
(4) Since October 7, 2023, the Houthis have launched over
40 ballistic missile and Unmanned Aerial Vehicle attacks on
international shipping in the Red Sea, including direct attacks
on United States sailors and taking an international ship and
its crew hostage. This follows years of Houthi cross-border
attacks against Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates.
(5) Houthi attacks on global shipping have caused many
shipping companies to re-route to avoid the area, resulting in
a de-facto blockade against Yemen, while also driving up
shipping costs, disrupting supply chains, and negatively
impacting the global economy.
(6) In addition to providing the Houthis with advanced
conventional weapons and component parts, Iran and their
Hezbollah proxies have also enabled the Houthis with financial
support, training, and technical knowledge to manufacture
weapons, including long range drones and ballistic and cruise
missiles in Yemen, resulting in increased Houthi weapons
stockpiles and illegal weapons proliferation throughout the
region.
SEC. 3. DESIGNATION AS FTO; IMPOSITION OF SANCTIONS.
(a) Designation as FTO.--Not later than 90 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall designate
Ansarallah as a foreign terrorist organization pursuant to section
219(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1189(a)).
(b) Imposition of Sanctions.--
(1) In general.--Not later than 90 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the President shall impose the
sanctions described in paragraph (2) with respect to--
(A) Ansarallah; and
(B) any foreign person that is a member, agent, or
affiliate of, or owned or controlled by Ansarallah.
(2) Sanctions described.--The sanctions described in this
paragraph are the following:
(A) Blocking of property.--The President shall
exercise all authorities granted under the
International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C.
1701 et seq.) to the extent necessary to block and
prohibit all transactions in property and interests in
property of Ansarallah or the foreign person if such
property and interests in property are in the United
States, come within the United States, or come within
the possession or control of a United States person.
(B) Ineligibility for visas, admission, or
parole.--
(i) Visas, admission, or parole.--An alien
described in paragraph (1) shall be--
(I) inadmissible to the United
States;
(II) ineligible to receive a visa
or other documentation to enter the
United States; and
(III) otherwise ineligible to be
admitted or paroled into the United
States or to receive any other benefit
under the Immigration and Nationality
Act (8 U.S.C. 1101 et 16 seq.).
(ii) Current visas revoked.--
(I) In general.--The visa or other
entry documentation of any alien
described in paragraph (1) is subject
to revocation regardless of the issue
date of the visa or other entry
documentation.
(II) Immediate effect.--A
revocation under subclause (I) shall,
in accordance with section 221(i) of
the Immigration and Nationality Act (8
U.S.C. 1201(i))--
(aa) take effect
immediately; and
(bb) cancel any other valid
visa or entry documentation
that is in the possession of
the alien.
(3) Penalties.--Any person that violates, or attempts to
violate, paragraph (2) or any regulation, license, or order
issued pursuant to that subsection, shall be subject to the
penalties set forth in subsections (b) and (c) of section 206
of the International Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1705) to
the same extent as a person that commits an unlawful act
described in subsection (a) of that section.
(4) Implementation.--The President may exercise all
authorities provided under sections 203 and 205 of the
International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1702 and
1704) to carry out this subsection.
(5) Regulations.--
(A) In general.--The President shall, not later
than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this
Act, promulgate regulations as necessary for the
implementation of this subsection.
(B) Notification to congress.--Not less than 10
days before the promulgation of regulations under
paragraph (1), the President shall notify the
appropriate congressional committees of the proposed
regulations and the provisions of this subsection that
the regulations are implementing.
(C) Appropriate congressional committee defined.--
In this paragraph, the term ``appropriate congressional
committees'' means--
(i) the Committee on Foreign Affairs and
the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of
Representatives; and
(ii) the Committee on Foreign Relations and
the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate.
(6) Exceptions.--
(A) Exception for intelligence activities.--
Sanctions under this subsection shall not apply to any
activity subject to the reporting requirements under
title V of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C.
3091 et seq.) or any authorized intelligence activities
of the United States.
(B) Exception to comply with international
obligations and for law enforcement activities.--
Sanctions under this subsection shall not apply with
respect to an alien if admitting or paroling the alien
into the United States is necessary--
(i) to permit the United States to comply
with the Agreement regarding the Headquarters
of the United Nations, signed at Lake Success
June 26, 1947, and entered into force November
21, 1947, between the United Nations and the
United States, or other applicable
international obligations; or
(ii) to carry out or assist authorized law
enforcement activity in the United States.
Passed the House of Representatives April 17, 2024.
Attest:
Clerk.
118th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 6046
_______________________________________________________________________
AN ACT
To designate Ansarallah as a foreign terrorist organization and impose
certain sanctions on Ansarallah, and for other purposes.