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On the recordSeptember 25, 2018
Mr. Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and pass the bill (S. 1595) to amend the Hizballah International Financing Prevention Act of 2015 to impose additional sanctions with respect to Hizballah, and for other purposes, as amended. The Clerk read the title of the bill. The text of the bill is as follows: S. 1595 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Hizballah International Financing Prevention Amendments Act of 2018''. (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as follows: Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. TITLE I--PREVENTION OF ACCESS BY HIZBALLAH TO INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL AND OTHER INSTITUTIONS Sec. 101. Mandatory sanctions with respect to fundraising and recruitment activities for Hizballah. Sec. 102. Modification of report with respect to financial institutions that engage in certain transactions. Sec. 103. Sanctions against certain agencies and instrumentalities of foreign states. Sec. 104. Diplomatic initiatives to prevent hostile activities by Iran and disrupt and degrade Hizballah's illicit networks. TITLE II--NARCOTICS TRAFFICKING AND TRANSNATIONAL CRIMINAL ACTIVITIES OF HIZBALLAH Sec. 201. Imposition of sanctions with respect to affiliated networks of Hizballah for transnational criminal activities. Sec. 202. Report on racketeering activities engaged in by Hizballah. Sec.…

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