[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 8011 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 8011

 To designate certain organizations as foreign terrorist organizations.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 15, 2024

  Mr. Steube (for himself, Mr. Alford, Mr. Armstrong, Mr. Babin, Mr. 
Baird, Mr. Balderson, Mr. Banks, Mr. Biggs, Mr. Buchanan, Mr. Burchett, 
Mrs. Chavez-DeRemer, Mr. Cline, Mr. Crane, Mr. Crawford, Mr. Crenshaw, 
   Mr. DesJarlais, Mr. Duarte, Mr. Duncan, Mr. Dunn of Florida, Mr. 
Fallon, Mr. Feenstra, Mr. Finstad, Mr. Fry, Mr. Tony Gonzales of Texas, 
 Mr. Gooden of Texas, Mr. Hern, Mrs. Hinson, Mr. Hunt, Mr. Jackson of 
    Texas, Mrs. Kiggans of Virginia, Mr. LaMalfa, Mr. Lamborn, Mr. 
   Langworthy, Ms. Malliotakis, Mr. McClintock, Mrs. Miller of West 
 Virginia, Mrs. Miller of Illinois, Mrs. Miller-Meeks, Mr. Moolenaar, 
Mr. Mooney, Mr. Moore of Alabama, Mr. Newhouse, Mr. Ogles, Mr. Palmer, 
   Mr. Pfluger, Mr. Reschenthaler, Mr. Rutherford, Ms. Salazar, Mr. 
   Schweikert, Mr. Self, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Ms. 
Tenney, Mr. Tiffany, Mr. Timmons, Mr. Van Drew, Mr. Weber of Texas, Mr. 
  Williams of New York, Mr. Wilson of South Carolina, and Mr. Austin 
Scott of Georgia) introduced the following bill; which was referred to 
 the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on 
   the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
  Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall 
           within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned

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                                 A BILL


 
 To designate certain organizations as foreign terrorist organizations.

    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 ``Iranian Terror Prevention Act''.

SEC. 2. 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 as a 
foreign terrorist organization pursuant to section 219(a) of the 
Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1189(a)) each of the 
following:
            (1) Abu Fadl al-Abbas Brigades.
            (2) Ansarallah (otherwise known as the ``Houthis'').
            (3) Badr Organization.
            (4) Fatemiyoun Brigade.
            (5) Harakat Hezbollah al-Nujaba.
            (6) Kata'ib al-Imam Ali.
            (7) Kata'ib Jund al-Imam.
            (8) Kata'ib Sayyad al Shuhada.
            (9) Sarayya al-Jihad.
            (10) Sarayya Khorasani.
            (11) Zainabiyoun Brigade.
            (12) Any foreign entity or organization that is an agent 
        of, affiliated with, or owned or controlled by the Islamic 
        Revolutionary Guard Corps.
    (b) Imposition of Sanctions.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than 60 days after the date of 
        the enactment of this Act, the President shall determine 
        whether to impose the sanctions described in paragraph (3) on 
        any organization listed under paragraph (2) or any entity or 
        organization that is an agent, affiliate, or instrumentality, 
        or owned or controlled by an agent, affiliate, or 
        instrumentality of an organization listed in paragraph (2).
            (2) Organizations.--The following are organizations with 
        respect to which a sanction determination shall be made:
                    (A) Abu Fadl al-Abbas Brigades.
                    (B) Badr Organization.
                    (C) Kata'ib al-Imam Ali.
                    (D) Kata'ib Jund al-Imam.
                    (E) Sarayya al-Jihad.
                    (F) Sarayya Khorasani.
            (3) Sanctions described.--The sanctions described in this 
        subsection are sanctions applicable with respect to a foreign 
        person 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).
    (c) Report.--
            (1) Secretary of state report.--Not later than 180 days 
        after the date of enactment of this Act, and every 180 days 
        thereafter, the Secretary of State, in consultation with the 
        Secretary of Commerce, shall submit to Congress a report on any 
        new entities meeting the requirements for--
                    (A) designation as a foreign terrorist 
                organization; or
                    (B) imposition of sanctions with respect to a 
                foreign person 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).
            (2) Presidential report.--The President shall submit to 
        Congress a report not later than 60 days after a determination 
        has been made under subsection (b) on whether the organizations 
        listed under such subsection have sanctions imposed pursuant to 
        Executive Order 13224 and shall provide a detailed explanation 
        should any such organization not be sanctioned.
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