Summary
Sanctioning the Use of Civilians as Defenseless Shields Act
(Sec. 2) This bill states that it shall be U.S. policy to condemn the use of innocent civilians as human shields.
(Sec. 3) The President shall submit to Congress within one year, and annually thereafter, a list of:
each foreign person that is a member of Hizballah or Hamas or is knowingly acting on behalf of Hizballah or Hamas and knowingly directs the use of civilians protected by the law of war to shield military objectives from attack, and
each foreign person or agency or instrumentality of a foreign state that knowingly and materially directs or supports any such act.
The President shall impose U.S.-based property-blocking and visa sanctions, including revocation of existing visas, against a listed person, entity, or instrumentality.
The President is urged to submit to Congress within one year, and annually thereafter, a list of each foreign person or entity that knowingly directs the use of civilians protected by the law of war to shield military objectives from attack, excluding those foreign persons included in the most recent mandatory sanctions list.
(Sec. 5) This bill shall cease to be effective on December 31, 2023.
Sanctioning the Use of Civilians as Defenseless Shields Act
(Sec. 2) This bill states that it shall be U.S. policy to condemn the use of innocent civilians as human shields.
(Sec. 3) The President shall submit to Congress within one year, and annually thereafter, a list of:
each foreign person that is a member of Hizballah or Hamas or is knowingly acting on behalf of Hizballah or Hamas and knowingly directs the use of civilians protected by the law of war to shield military objectives from attack, and
each foreign person or agency or instrumentality of a foreign state that knowingly and materially directs or supports any such act.
The President shall impose U.S.-based property-blocking and visa sanctions, including revocation of existing visas, against a listed person, entity, or instrumentality.
The President is urged to submit to Congress within one year, and annually thereafter, a list of each foreign person or entity that knowingly directs the use of civilians protected by the law of war to shield military objectives from attack, excluding those foreign persons included in the most recent mandatory sanctions list.
(Sec. 5) This bill shall cease to be effective on December 31, 2023.
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The expanded summary of the House reported version is repeated here.)
Sanctioning Hizballah's Illicit Use of Civilians as Defenseless Shields Act
(Sec. 3) This bill states that it shall be U.S. policy to condemn Hizballah's use of human shields as a gross violation of internationally recognized human rights and act against those that engage in such practice.
(Sec. 4) The President is urged to use U.S. influence at the United Nations Security Council to secure support for a resolution imposing multilateral sanctions against Hizballah for its use of human shields.
(Sec. 5) The President shall:
transmit to Congress and update a list of each foreign person or entity that is a member of, or acting on behalf of, Hizballah and that is responsible for, or complicit in, the use of human shields and each foreign person, entity, or instrumentality of a foreign state that has supported or facilitated such person or entity; and
impose U.S.-based property blocking and visa sanctions, including revocation of existing visas, against such person, entity, or instrumentality.
The President may waive the application of sanctions for up to 120 days if the President reports to Congress that such waiver is vital to national security interests.
(Sec. 6) The President shall report to Congress on whether the following persons or instrumentalities meet sanctions criteria: (1) the Secretary General of Hizballah; (2) members of the Hizballah Politburo; (3) other senior members of Hizballah or other associated entities as the President determines appropriate; and (4) any person, agency, or instrumentality of a foreign state that provides material support to Hizballah's use of civilian human shields.
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.)
Sanctioning Hizballah's Illicit Use of Civilians as Defenseless Shields Act
(Sec. 3) This bill states that it shall be U.S. policy to condemn Hizballah's use of human shields as a gross violation of internationally recognized human rights and act against those that engage in such practice.
(Sec. 4) The President is urged to use U.S. influence at the United Nations Security Council to secure support for a resolution imposing multilateral sanctions against Hizballah for its use of human shields.
(Sec. 5) The President shall:
transmit to Congress and update a list of each foreign person or entity that is a member of, or acting on behalf of, Hizballah and that is responsible for, or complicit in, the use of human shields and each foreign person, entity, or instrumentality of a foreign state that has supported or facilitated such person or entity; and
impose U.S.-based property blocking and visa sanctions, including revocation of existing visas, against such person, entity, or instrumentality.
The President may waive the application of sanctions for up to 120 days if the President reports to Congress that such waiver is vital to national security interests.
(Sec. 6) The President shall report to Congress on whether the following persons or instrumentalities meet sanctions criteria: (1) the Secretary General of Hizballah; (2) members of the Hizballah Politburo; (3) other senior members of Hizballah or other associated entities that the President determines appropriate; and (4) any person, agency, or instrumentality of a foreign state that provides material support to Hizballah's use of civilian human shields.
Sanctioning Hizballah's Illicit Use of Civilians as Defenseless Shields Act
This bill states that it shall be U.S. policy to condemn Hizballah's use of human shields as a gross violation of internationally recognized human rights.
The President is urged to use U.S. influence at the United Nations Security Council to secure support for a resolution imposing multilateral sanctions against Hizballah for its use of human shields.
The President shall:
transmit to Congress and update a list of each foreign person or entity that is a member of, or acting on behalf of, Hizballah and that is responsible for, or complicit in, the use of human shields and each foreign person, entity, or instrumentality of a foreign state that has supported or facilitated such person or entity;
impose asset blocking and U.S. exclusion sanctions against such person, entity, or instrumentality; and
report to Congress on whether specified persons or instrumentalities meet such sanctions criteria.
The President may waive the application of such sanctions for up to 120 days if the President reports that such waiver is vital to national security interests.
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