S.Amdt. 2767

SA 2767. Mr. SCOTT of South Carolina submitted an amendment intended
to be proposed by him to the bill S. 4638, to authorize appropriations
for fiscal year 2025 for military activities of the Department of
Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the
Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for
such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on
the table; as follows:

At the end of subtitle F of title XII, add the following:

SEC. 1291. RESTRICTIONS AT WORLD BANK GROUP AND INTERNATIONAL
MONETARY FUND.

(a) Hamas and Palestine Islamic Jihad.--
(1) World bank group.--The Secretary of the Treasury shall
instruct the United States Executive Director to the World
Bank Group shall to use the voice, vote, and influence of the
United States at the World Bank Group to oppose all projects
relating to the Palestinian Authority or territories of the
West Bank or Gaza Strip, until the Secretary certifies to the
appropriate congressional committees that--
(A) Hamas, Palestine Islamic Jihad, or any of its successor
organizations do not exert direct or indirect political or
military control over the territories of the West Bank or
Gaza Strip;
(B) the terrorist infrastructure within the West Bank and
Gaza has been verifiably dismantled; and
(C) the Palestinian Authority or any successor does not
include members of Hamas, Palestinian Islamic Jihad, or any
of its agents, affiliates, or successor organizations.
(2) International monetary fund.--The Secretary of the
Treasury shall instruct the United States Executive Director
to the International Monetary Fund to use the voice, vote,
and influence of the United States at the Fund to oppose all
financing relating to the Palestinian Authority or
territories of the West Bank or Gaza Strip, until the
Secretary certifies to the appropriate congressional
committees that--
(A) Hamas, Palestine Islamic Jihad, or any of its successor
organizations do not exert direct or indirect political or
military control over the territories of the West Bank or
Gaza Strip;
(B) the terrorist infrastructure within the West Bank and
Gaza has been verifiably dismantled; and
(C) the Palestinian Authority or any successor does not
include members of Hamas, Palestinian Islamic Jihad, or any
of its agents, affiliates or successor organizations.
(b) Yemen and Houthis.--
(1) World bank group.--The Secretary shall instruct the
United States Executive Director to the World Bank Group
shall to

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use the voice, vote, and influence of the United States at
the World Bank Group to oppose all projects relating to the
Yemen until the Secretary certifies to the appropriate
congressional committees that Yemeni Houthi or any of its
successor organizations do not exert direct or indirect
political or military control over Yemen.
(2) International monetary fund.--The Secretary shall
instruct the United States Executive Director to the
International Monetary Fund to use the voice, vote, and
influence of the United States at the Fund to oppose all
financing relating to the Yemen until the Secretary certifies
to the appropriate congressional committees that Yemeni
Houthi or any of its successor organizations do not exert
direct or indirect political or military control over Yemen.
(c) Lebanon and Hizbollah.--
(1) World bank group.--The Secretary shall instruct the
United States Executive Director to the World Bank Group
shall to use the voice, vote, and influence of the United
States at the World Bank Group to oppose all projects
relating to Lebanon until the Secretary certifies to the
appropriate congressional committees that Hizbollah or any of
its successor organizations do not exert direct or indirect
political or military control over Lebanon.
(2) International monetary fund.--The Secretary shall
instruct the United States Executive Director to the
International Monetary Fund to use the voice, vote, and
influence of the United States at the Fund to oppose all
financing relating to Lebanon until the Secretary certifies
to the Appropriate congressional committees that Hizbollah or
any of its successor organizations do not exert direct or
indirect political or military control over Lebanon.
(d) Iraq and Kata'ib Hizballah.--
(1) World bank group.--The Secretary shall instruct the
United States Executive Director to the World Bank Group
shall to use the voice, vote, and influence of the United
States at the World Bank Group to oppose all projects
relating to Iraq until the Secretary certifies to the
appropriate congressional committees that Kata'ib Hizballah
or any of its successor organizations do not exert direct or
indirect political or military control over Iraq.
(2) International monetary fund.--The Secretary shall
instruct the United States Executive Director to the
International Monetary Fund to use the voice, vote, and
influence of the United States at the Fund to oppose all
financing relating to Iraq until the Secretary certifies to
the appropriate congressional committees that Kata'ib
Hizballah or any of its successor organizations do not exert
direct or indirect political or military control over Iraq.
(e) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Appropriate congressional committees.--The term
``appropriate congressional committees'' means--
(A) the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of
the Senate; and
(B) the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Committee on
Financial Services of the House of Representatives.
(2) Hamas.--The term ``Hamas'' means--
(A) the entity known as Hamas and designated by the
Secretary of State as a foreign terrorist organization
pursuant to section 219 of the Immigration and Nationality
Act (8 U.S.C. 1189); and
(B) any person--
(i) identified as an agent or instrumentality of Hamas on
the list of specially designated nationals and blocked
persons maintained by the Office of Foreign Asset Control of
the Department of the Treasury; and
(ii) the property or interests in property of which are
blocked pursuant to the International Emergency Economic
Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.).
(3) Kata'ib hizballah.--The term ``Kata'ib Hizballah''
means--
(A) the entity known Kata'ib Hizballah and designated by
the Secretary of State as a foreign terrorist organization
pursuant to section 219 of the Immigration and Nationality
Act (8 U.S.C. 1189); and
(B) any person--
(i) identified as an agent or instrumentality of Kata'ib
Hizballah on the list of specially designated nationals and
blocked persons maintained by the Office of Foreign Asset
Control of the Department of the Treasury; and
(ii) the property or interests in property of which are
blocked pursuant to the International Emergency Economic
Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.).
(4) Palestine islamic jihad.--The term ``Palestine Islamic
Jihad'' means--
(A) the entity known as Palestine Islamic Jihad and
designated by the Secretary of State as a foreign terrorist
organization pursuant to section 219 of the Immigration and
Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1189); or
(B) any person--
(i) identified as an agent or instrumentality of Palestine
Islamic Jihad on the list of specially designated nationals
and blocked persons maintained by the Office of Foreign Asset
Control of the Department of the Treasury; and
(ii) the property or interests in property of which are
blocked pursuant to the International Emergency Economic
Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.).
(5) Yemeni houthi.--The term ``Yemeni Houthi'' means--
(A) the entity known as Houthi or Ansarallah and designated
by the Secretary of State as a specially designated as a
specially designated global terrorist organization under
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
(B) any person--
(i) identified as an agent or instrumentality of Houthi or
Ansarallah on the list of specially designated nationals and
blocked persons maintained by the Office of Foreign Asset
Control of the Department of the Treasury; and
(ii) the property or interests in property of which are
blocked pursuant to the International Emergency Economic
Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.).
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