[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 9153 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 9153

 To provide for the addition of senior leaders of HAMAS and Palestine 
       Islamic Jihad, United States Designated Foreign Terrorist 
 Organizations, as well as affiliated terrorists to the Federal Bureau 
 of Investigation's Most Wanted terrorism list, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 25, 2024

   Mr. Issa introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign 
Affairs, 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 provide for the addition of senior leaders of HAMAS and Palestine 
       Islamic Jihad, United States Designated Foreign Terrorist 
 Organizations, as well as affiliated terrorists to the Federal Bureau 
 of Investigation's Most Wanted terrorism list, 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 ``HAMAS Terrorist Fugitive Act''.

SEC. 2. SENSE OF CONGRESS.

    It is the sense of Congress that--
            (1) the Attorney General should seek to prosecute the 
        leadership of HAMAS and Palestine Islamic Jihad, United States 
        Designated Foreign Terrorist Organizations, as well as 
        affiliated terrorists for the terrorist attack committed 
        against Israel on October 7, 2023, under United States 
        statutory prohibitions against the foreign murder of United 
        States nationals (18 U.S.C. 1119, 18 U.S.C. 2332), hostage 
        taking (18 U.S.C. 1203) for taking five United States citizens 
        hostage and holding them in Gaza along with hostages from 24 
        other countries, war crimes (18 U.S.C. 2441), and any other 
        section of the criminal code as appropriate; and
            (2) the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation and 
        the Secretary of State should make use of their respective 
        authorities to offer rewards for information leading to the 
        arrest or conviction of members of HAMAS, Palestine Islamic 
        Jihad, and affiliated terrorists.

SEC. 3. POLICY STATEMENT.

    It is the policy of the United States to bring to justice the 
leadership of HAMAS and Palestine Islamic Jihad as well as affiliated 
terrorists for their role in the terrorist attack committed against 
Israel on October 7, 2023, and its aftermath, including the death of 
United States citizens and the holding of United States citizens 
hostage.

SEC. 4. REWARD FOR HAMAS ARREST AND CONVICTION.

    (a) FBI Most Wanted List.--The Director of the Federal Bureau of 
Intelligence shall add each covered terrorist leader to the Federal 
Bureau of Investigation's Most Wanted terrorism list and offer a reward 
for information leading to the arrest or conviction of each such 
covered terrorist leader.
    (b) Department of State Rewards for Justice Program.--The Secretary 
of State shall offer a reward for information leading to the arrest or 
conviction of a covered terrorist leader by exercising the authority 
under section 36 of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 
(22 U.S.C. 2708).
    (c) Duplication.--The Secretary of State shall coordinate with the 
Attorney General, acting through the Director of the Federal Bureau of 
Investigation to ensure that a duplicate reward is not paid under their 
respective rewards programs.
    (d) Covered Terrorist Leaders.--For the purpose of this section, a 
covered terrorist leader shall include any of the following:
            (1) Ismail Haniyeh.
            (2) Yahya Al Sinwar.
            (3) Mohammed Deif.
            (4) Khaled Mashal.
            (5) Mahmoud al-Zahar.
            (6) Mousa Mohammed Abu Marzook.
            (7) Ziyard al-Nakhalah.
            (8) Nasser Abu Sharif.
            (9) Jamil Yusuf Ahmad 'Aliyan.
            (10) Akram al-Ajouri.
            (11) Mu'ad Ibrahim Muhammed Rashid al-Atili.
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