Text of Senate Amendment 6638

On 2026-07-13, Senator John R. Curtis (R-UT) delivered a floor speech titled "Text Of Senate Amendment 6638" in the Senate.

Text of Senate Amendment 6638

Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 113 (Monday, July 13, 2026) [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 113 (Monday, July 13, 2026)] [Senate] [Page S3836] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] SA 6638. Mr. CURTIS submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him 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 networks and influence operations in Latin America. (c) Contents of Strategy.--The strategy required under subsection (b) shall include-- (1) initiatives that strengthen the capacity of the United States to identify, monitor, and disrupt Iran's and Hezbollah's malign networks, including their cooperation academic institutions and nongovernmental organizations in Latin America; (2) a framework for taking actions, similar to those implemented against Al-Manar and Press TV, to disrupt Hezbollah's Al Mayadeen Espanol platform, including sanctions, designations, and cooperation with regional partners to limit their broadcasting reach and digital presence; (3) a plan to expose Iran's Al Mustafa International University network and its affiliated entities, including by working with local governments to address its role in radicalization and recruitment for Iran's ideological and terrorist objectives; (4) initiatives designed to weaken the ability of Iranian- and Hezbollah-linked individuals from engaging in drugs and contraband smuggling and money laundering; (5) actions to restrict Iranian- and Hezbollah-linked networks from their ability to exploit natural resources for financial gain, including by benefitting from illicit mining, including of gold, in Venezuela and elsewhere in the region; and (6) initiatives aimed at working with partners and allies to counter Hezbollah document fraud operations, including the production of falsified passports, birth certificates, driver's licenses, and other government identification. (d) Form.--The strategy required under subsection (b) shall be submitted in unclassified form and may include a classified annex. ______