Public Law 114–102: To prevent Hizballah and associated entities from gaining access to international financial and other institutions, and for other purposes.

Sec. 1. 

Short title; table of contents.

Sec. 2. 

Statement of policy.

TITLE I—

PREVENTION OF ACCESS BY HIZBALLAH TO INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL AND OTHER INSTITUTIONS

Sec. 101. 

Report on imposition of sanctions on certain satellite providers that carry al-Manar TV.

Sec. 102. 

Sanctions with respect to financial institutions that engage in certain transactions.

TITLE II—

REPORTS AND BRIEFINGS ON NARCOTICS TRAFFICKING AND SIGNIFICANT TRANSNATIONAL CRIMINAL ACTIVITIES OF HIZBALLAH

Sec. 201. 

Report and briefing on narcotics trafficking by Hizballah.

Sec. 202. 

Report and briefing on significant transnational criminal activities of Hizballah.

Sec. 203. 

Rewards for Justice and Hizballah’s fundraising, financing, and money laundering activities.

Sec. 204. 

Report on activities of foreign governments to disrupt global logistics networks and fundraising, financing, and money laundering activities of Hizballah.

TITLE III—

MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

Sec. 301. 

Rule of construction.

Sec. 302. 

Regulatory authority.

Sec. 303. 

Termination.

an identification of those providers that have been sanctioned 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); and

an identification of those providers that have not been sanctioned pursuant to Executive Order 13224 and, with respect to each such provider, any information indicating that the provider has knowingly entered into a contractual relationship with al-Manar TV, and any affiliates or successors of al-Manar TV.

knowingly facilitates a significant transaction or transactions for Hizballah;

knowingly facilitates a significant transaction or transactions of a person identified on the list of specially designated nationals and blocked persons maintained by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the Department of the Treasury and the property and interests in property of which are blocked pursuant to the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) for acting on behalf of or at the direction of, or being owned or controlled by, Hizballah;

knowingly engages in money laundering to carry out an activity described in subparagraph (A) or (B); or

knowingly facilitates a significant transaction or transactions or provides significant financial services to carry out an activity described in subparagraph (A), (B), or (C).

If a finding under this subsection, or a prohibition, condition, or penalty imposed as a result of any such finding, is based on classified information (as defined in section 1(a) of the Classified Information Procedures Act (18 U.S.C. App.)) and a court reviews the finding or the imposition of the prohibition, condition, or penalty, the President may submit such information to the court ex parte and in camera.

Nothing in this paragraph shall be construed to confer or imply any right to judicial review of any finding under this subsection or any prohibition, condition, or penalty imposed as a result of any such finding.

determines that such a waiver is in the national security interests of the United States; and

submits to the appropriate congressional committees a report describing the reasons for such determination.

is no longer engaging in the activity described in subsection (a)(2); or

has taken and is continuing to take significant verifiable steps toward terminating the activity described in that subsection; and

identifies each foreign central bank that the Secretary determines engages in one or more activities described in subsection (a)(2)(D); and

provides a detailed description of each such activity.

The terms “account”, “correspondent account”, and “payable-through account” have the meanings given those terms in section 5318A of title 31, United States Code.

The term “” means—

The term “” means a financial institution specified in subparagraph (A), (B), (C), (D), (E), (F), (G), (H), (I), (J), (K), (M), (N), (P), (R), (T), (Y), or (Z) of section 5312(a)(2) of title 31, United States Code.

The term “” has the meaning given that term in section 1010.605 of title 31, Code of Federal Regulations.

The term “” means—129 STAT. 2209

(ii)

The term “” includes the movement of illicit cash or cash equivalent proceeds into, out of, or through a country, or into, out of, or through a financial institution.

a list of countries that support Hizballah or in which Hizballah maintains important portions of its global logistics networks;

with respect to each country on the list required by subparagraph (A)—

(ii)

a list of countries in which Hizballah, or any of its agents or affiliates, conducts significant fundraising, financing, or money laundering activities;

with respect to each country on the list required by subparagraph (C)—

(ii)

a list of methods that Hizballah, or any of its agents or affiliates, utilizes to raise or transfer funds, 129 STAT. 2212 including trade-based money laundering, the use of foreign exchange houses, and free-trade zones.

global logistics networks of Hizballah