S.Amdt. 3229

SA 3229. Mr. CURTIS submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the bill S. 2296, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year
2026 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 E of title XII, add the following:

SEC. 1265. STRATEGY TO COUNTER IRANIAN AND HEZBOLLAH
INFLUENCE OPERATIONS IN LATIN AMERICA.

(a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall
submit to the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate
and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of
Representatives a comprehensive strategy to counter Iran's
and Hezbollah's propaganda, missionary networks, and
influence operations in Latin America.
(b) Elements.--The strategy required by subsection (a)
shall include the following:
(1) Measures to address the proliferation of Iranian
cultural centers in Latin America that promote Iranian
ideology, including diplomatic efforts to limit their
operations, sanctions on affiliated entities, and public
diplomacy to expose their activities.
(2) Actions to restrict the travel and activities of
Iranian emissaries, including diplomats, cultural attaches,
and other agents who facilitate propaganda, radicalization,
and terror-supporting networks in Latin America, through visa
denials, sanctions, or other travel restrictions.
(3) Initiatives to strengthen the capacity of United States
intelligence agencies to identify, monitor, and disrupt
Iran's and Hezbollah's networks, including their cooperation
with academic institutions and nongovernmental organizations
in Latin America.
(4) A framework for taking actions, similar to those
implemented against Al-Manar and Press TV, to disrupt Iran's
HispanTV and Hezbollah's Al Mayadeen Espanol platforms,
including sanctions, designations, and cooperation with
regional partners to limit their broadcasting reach and
digital presence.
(5) A plan to address Iran's Al Mustafa International
University network and its affiliated entities, including
their designations as foreign terrorist organizations or
specially designated global terrorists, as appropriate, due
to their role in radicalization and recruitment for Iran's
ideological and terrorist objectives.
(c) Form.--The strategy required by subsection (a) shall be
submitted in unclassified form but may include a classified
annex.
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