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Text of Senate Amendment 5892

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On 2026-06-22, Senator John Thune (R-SD) delivered a floor speech titled "Text Of Senate Amendment 5892" in the Senate.

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Text of Senate Amendment 5892

Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 104 (Monday, June 22, 2026) [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 104 (Monday, June 22, 2026)] [Senate] [Pages S3013-S3014] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] SA 5892. Mr. THUNE (for Mr. Curtis) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by Mr. Thune to the bill S. 4784, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2027 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. 1270A. STRATEGY TO COUNTER IRANIAN AND HEZBOLLAH INFLUENCE OPERATIONS IN LATIN AMERICA. (a) Short Titles.--This section may be cited as the ``Barring Adversarial Networks and Notorious Extremist Destabilizers in Latin America Act'' or the ``BANNED in Latin America Act''. (b) Strategy Required.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit a comprehensive strategy to the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives for countering Iran's and Hezbollah's propaganda, missionary networks, and influence operations in Latin America. (c) Contents of Strategy.--The strategy required under subsection (b) shall include-- (1) measures that 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 that 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 that strengthen the capacity of United States intelligence agencies to identify, monitor, and disrupt Iran's and Hezbollah's networks, including their cooperation academic institutions and nongovernmental organizations in Latin America; [[Page S3014]] (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; and (5) a plan to address Iran's Al Mustafa International University network and its affiliated entities, including by designating them as foreign terrorist organizations or specially designated global terrorists, as appropriate, due to their respective roles in radicalization and recruitment for Iran's ideological and terrorist objectives. (d) Form.--The strategy required under subsection (b) shall be submitted in unclassified form and may include a classified annex. ______

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Text of Senate Amendment 5892 Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 104 (Monday, June 22, 2026) [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 104 (Monday, June 22, 2026)] [Senate] [Pages S3013-S3014] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] SA 5892. Mr. THUNE (for Mr. Curtis) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by Mr. Thune to the bill S. 4784, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2027 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. 1270A. STRATEGY TO COUNTER IRANIAN AND HEZBOLLAH INFLUENCE OPERATIONS IN LATIN AMERICA. (a) Short Titles.--This section may be cited as the ``Barring Adversarial Networks and Notorious Extremist Destabilizers in Latin America Act'' or the ``BANNED in Latin America Act''. (b) Strategy Required.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit a comprehensive strategy to the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives for countering Iran's and Hezbollah's propaganda, missionary networks, and influence operations in Latin America. (c) Contents of Strategy.--The strategy required under subsection (b) shall include-- (1) measures that 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 that 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 that strengthen the capacity of United States intelligence agencies to identify, monitor, and disrupt Iran's and Hezbollah's networks, including their cooperation academic institutions and nongovernmental organizations in Latin America; [[Page S3014]] (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; and (5) a plan to address Iran's Al Mustafa International University network and its affiliated entities, including by designating them as foreign terrorist organizations or specially designated global terrorists, as appropriate, due to their respective roles in radicalization and recruitment for Iran's ideological and terrorist objectives. (d) Form.--The strategy required under subsection (b) shall be submitted in unclassified form and may include a classified annex. ______