Sec. 2. Prohibitions on Muslim Brotherhood operations in the United States
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Section 1002 of the Anti-Terrorism Act of 1987 ( 22 U.S.C. 5201 ) is amended— in subsection (a)— in paragraph (6), by striking and at the end; in paragraph (7), by striking the period at the end and inserting a semicolon; and by adding at the end the following: Hamas is a Muslim Brotherhood branch, according to its charter, which describes Hamas as one of the wings of the Muslim Brotherhood in Palestine ; the Counter Terrorism Guide, published by the National Counterterrorism Center, states Hamas’s roots are in the Palestinian branch of the Muslim Brotherhood ;
Hamas has been designated as a foreign terrorist organization by the Secretary of State pursuant to section 219(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1189(a) ) and as a Specially Designated Global Terrorist 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); on October 7, 2023, Hamas terrorists committed the worst 1-day massacre of Jews since the Holocaust, which included the murder, kidnapping, or disappearance of at least 53 United States citizens; the Muslim Brotherhood functions as a global organization and provides material support to Muslim Brotherhood branches in countries and territories by providing political support, financial resources, training, services, expert advice, and communications assistance; and Muslim Brotherhood branches have sought to destabilize and undermine United States allies and partners throughout the Middle East, including in Bahrain, Egypt, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates, and have been outlawed as a terrorist group by the governments of those countries. ; and in subsection (b), by striking the PLO and its affiliates are a terrorist organization and and replacing with the PLO, the Muslim Brotherhood, and their affiliates are terrorist organizations and are .
Section 1003 of the Anti-Terrorism Act of 1987 ( 22 U.S.C. 5202 ) is amended— in the section title, by striking and inserting PLO ; the PLO and the Muslim Brotherhood in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking or any of its and inserting , the Muslim Brotherhood, or any of their respective ; and by striking or any of its each place such phrase appears and inserting , the Muslim Brotherhood, or any of their . Section 1005(b) of the Anti-Terrorism Act of 1987 ( 22 U.S.C. 5201 note) is amended by inserting , with respect to prohibitions regarding the PLO, after this title .
The Anti-Terrorism Act of 1987 ( 22 U.S.C. 5201 et seq. ) is amended by adding at the end the following: The Secretary of State shall impose the sanctions authorized under section 306(b)(1) of the Robert Levinson Hostage Recovery and Hostage-Taking Accountability Act ( 22 U.S.C. 1741d(b)(1) ) with respect to any foreign person the President determines, based on credible evidence, is a Muslim Brotherhood member, including the measures— related to inadmissibility and ineligibility described in subparagraph
(A)of such section; and requiring the immediate revocation of current visas in accordance with subparagraph
(B)of such section. In this title: The term foreign person means an individual or entity that is not a United States person. The term Muslim Brotherhood means the Society of the Muslim Brothers (also known as Jamaʿat al-Ikhwan al-Muslimin ). The term Muslim Brotherhood branch means any entity that is a branch, charity, or organization that is directly or indirectly owned or controlled, or otherwise directly or indirectly affiliated with the Muslim Brotherhood including— Hamas and Lajnat al-Daawa al-Islamiya; and any other such organization operating in Algeria, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Belgium, Canada, Egypt, France, Gaza, Germany, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Judea and Samaria, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Malaysia, Mauritania, Morocco, Oman, Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, South Africa, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, Yemen, or in any other country or jurisdiction identified by the Secretary of State. The term Muslim Brotherhood member means an individual who is a member of, under the control of, or serving as a representative of, the Muslim Brotherhood or a Muslim Brotherhood branch. The term United States person means— a United States citizen; a permanent resident of the United States; a foreign national who is residing in the United States; and an entity organized under the laws of the United States or of any jurisdiction of the United States, including a foreign branch of such an entity. .
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