Polisario Front Terrorist Designation Act of 2026

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 4063 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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119th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 4063

  To impose sanctions on the Polisario Front if it cooperates with an 
               Iranian-affiliated terrorist organization.

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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             March 11, 2026

Mr. Cruz (for himself, Mr. Cotton, and Mr. Scott of Florida) introduced 
the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee 
                          on Foreign Relations

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                                 A BILL

 
  To impose sanctions on the Polisario Front if it cooperates with an 
               Iranian-affiliated terrorist organization.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Polisario Front Terrorist 
Designation Act of 2026''.

SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
            (1) Iranian-affiliated terrorist organization.--The term 
        ``Iranian-affiliated terrorist organization'' means an Iranian 
        entity that has been designated as--
                    (A) a foreign terrorist organization pursuant to 
                section 219(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act 
                (8 U.S.C. 1189(a)); or
                    (B) 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).
            (2) Iranian entity.--The term ``Iranian entity'' means any 
        entity that is--
                    (A) an Iranian person (as defined in section 6(f) 
                of the Fight CRIME Act (division K of Public Law 118-
                50)); or
                    (B) Hezbollah.
            (3) Polisario front.--The term ``Polisario Front'' means 
        the Popular Front for the Liberation of Saguia el-Hamra and Rio 
        de Oro, which was founded on May 10, 1973, or any successor 
        organization.
            (4) Relevant congressional committees.--The term ``relevant 
        congressional committees'' means--
                    (A) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the 
                Senate; and
                    (B) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House 
                of Representatives.

SEC. 3. ANNUAL REPORT.

    (a) In General.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the Secretary of State 
shall submit a report to the relevant congressional committees on 
cooperation between the Polisario Front and Iranian-affiliated 
terrorist organizations during the period specified in subsection (c).
    (b) Required Elements.--Each report required under subsection (a) 
shall include a determination of whether, during the period specified 
in subsection (c), the Polisario Front provided or received from an 
Iranian-affiliated terrorist organization, including through 
intermediary parties--
            (1) armed support in military operations;
            (2) weapons systems, including man-portable, individual use 
        firearms;
            (3) unmanned aerial vehicles, including commercially 
        available component parts to such vehicles;
            (4) systems, platforms, or components designed to detect, 
        track engage, or destroy airborne targets; or
            (5) military intelligence, including surveillance data, 
        targeting information, signal or human intelligence, and any 
        analysis derived from such sources, whether provided in raw or 
        processed form.
    (c) Period.--The period specified in this subsection is--
            (1) with respect to the first report submitted pursuant to 
        subsection (a), the period beginning 10 years before the date 
        of the enactment of this Act and ending on the date on which 
        such report is submitted; and
            (2) with respect to each subsequent report, the period 
        beginning on the date on which the previous report was 
        submitted and the date on which the new report is submitted.
    (d) Form.--The determination required under subsection (b) in the 
report required under subsection (a) shall be submitted in unclassified 
form.

SEC. 4. SANCTIONS.

    (a) In General.--Not later than 30 days after the submission of 
each report required under section 3, in the case of a positive 
determination made pursuant to the determination required under 
subsection 3(b), the President shall impose the sanctions described in 
subsection (b).
    (b) Sanctions Described.--The sanctions described in this 
subsection are--
            (1) designation as a foreign terrorist organization 
        pursuant to section 219(a) of the Immigration and Nationality 
        Act (8 U.S.C. 1189(a)); and
            (2) imposition of the sanctions applicable with respect to 
        a foreign person 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).
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