Text of Senate Amendment 6507

On 2026-06-24, Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) delivered a floor speech titled "Text Of Senate Amendment 6507" in the Senate.

Text of Senate Amendment 6507

Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 106 (Wednesday, June 24, 2026) [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 106 (Wednesday, June 24, 2026)] [Senate] [Pages S3618-S3621] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] SA 6507. Mrs. SHAHEEN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by her 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 title XII, add the following: Subtitle F--Lebanon Sanctions, Stabilization, and Support SEC. 1271. SHORT TITLE. This subtitle may be cited as the ``Lebanon Sanctions, Stabilization, and Support Act''. [[Page S3619]] SEC. 1272. SANCTIONS. (a) In General.--The President may impose the sanctions described in subsection (c) with respect to each foreign person, regardless of employment, who the President determines, on or after the date of the enactment of this Act, has knowingly and significantly engaged in any activity described in subsection (b). (b) Activities Described.--A foreign person has engaged in any activity described in this subsection if the foreign person has-- (1) knowingly undertaken actions or policies that provide material support in furtherance of the Government of Iran's illicit financing and support of armed non-state actors in Lebanon, including Hezbollah; (2) significantly delayed or impeded the work of the Lebanese Armed Forces and the Internal Security Forces to implement the August 2025 decision to exercise a state monopoly of arms, the September 2025 plan to achieve that monopoly by disarming Hezbollah, the March 2026 decision to ban security and military activities of Hezbollah, or the April 2026 decision to bring weapons in Beirut under government control; (3) provided material support to Hezbollah; or (4) taken significant actions to delay or impede the progress of reforms to the banking and financial sectors of Lebanon. (c) Sanctions Described.--The sanctions described in this subsection are the following: (1) Blocking of property.--The President shall exercise all authorities granted under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) to the extent necessary to block and prohibit all transactions in property and interests in property of a foreign person described in subsection (a) if such property and interests in property are in the United States, come within the United States, or come within the possession or control of a United States person. (2) Prohibitions on financial transactions.--The President may exercise all authorities granted under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) to the extent necessary-- (A) to prohibit any United States financial institution from making loans or providing credit to the applicable foreign person; or (B) to prohibit any transactions in foreign exchange that are subject to the jurisdiction of the United States and in which such foreign person has any interest. (3) Ineligibility for visas, admission, or parole.-- (A) Visas, admission, or parole.--An alien described in subsection (a) shall be-- (i) inadmissible to the United States; (ii) ineligible to receive a visa or other documentation to enter the United States; and (iii) otherwise ineligible to be admitted or paroled into the United States or to receive any other benefit under the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101 et seq.). (B) Current visas revoked.-- (i) In general.--The valid visa or other entry documentation of any alien described in subsection (a) is subject to revocation regardless of the issue date of the visa or other entry documentation. (ii) Effect.--In accordance with section 221(i) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1201(i)), a revocation authorized under clause (i) shall-- (I) take effect in accordance with established procedures; and (II) cancel any other valid visa or entry documentation that is in the possession of the alien. (4) Licensing.--For any sanctions imposed pursuant to this subsection, the Secretary of the Treasury shall issue such general licenses and public guidance as may be necessary-- (A) to clarify that such sanctions do not apply to any government or agency with which the sanctioned person may be officially associated; (B) to clarify that such sanctions do not apply to any person the sanctioned person owns or controls that contributes to meaningful economic activity in Lebanon, unless the person is itself designated based on its behavior; and (C) to limit adverse impacts to employment, legitimate economic activity, and humanitarian conditions in Lebanon. (d) Exceptions.-- (1) Humanitarian assistance.--Sanctions under this section may not apply to-- (A) the conduct or facilitation of a transaction for the provision of agricultural commodities, food, medicine, medical devices, humanitarian assistance, or for humanitarian purposes; or (B) transactions that are necessary for, or ordinarily incident to, the activities described in subparagraph (A). (2) Intelligence activities.--Sanctions under this section shall not apply to-- (A) any activity subject to the reporting requirements under title V of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3091 et seq.); or (B) any authorized intelligence activities of the United States. (3) Compliance with international obligations and law enforcement activities.--Visa restrictions under subsection (c)(3) shall not apply with respect to the admission or parole of an alien into the United States if admitting or paroling the alien is necessary-- (A) to comply with United States obligations under-- (i) the Agreement between the United Nations and the United States of America regarding the Headquarters of the United Nations, signed at Lake Success June 26, 1947, and entered into force November 21, 1947; (ii) the Convention on Consular Relations, done at Vienna April 24, 1963, and entered into force March 19, 1967; or (iii) any other applicable international obligations; or (B) to carry out or assist law enforcement activity in the United States. (e) Rulemaking.--The President may prescribe such regulations as are necessary to carry out the provisions of this section (which may include regulatory exceptions), including under section 205 of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1704)). (f) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section may be construed to limit the authorities of the President under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.). (g) Termination.--This section, and any sanctions imposed under this section, shall terminate on the date that is 5 years after the date of the enactment of this Act. (h) Definitions.--In this section: (1) Admission; admitted; alien; lawfully admitted for permanent residence.--The terms ``admission'', ``admitted'', ``alien'', and ``lawfully admitted for permanent residence'' have the meanings given those terms in section 101 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101). (2) Appropriate committees of congress.--The term ``appropriate committees of Congress'' means-- (A) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate; and (B) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives. (3) Foreign person.--The term ``foreign person'' means any individual or entity that is not a United States person. (4) United states person.--The term ``United States person'' means-- (A) a United States citizen or an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence to the United States; (B) an entity organized under the laws of the United States or any jurisdiction within the United States, including a foreign branch of such an entity; or (C) any person located in the United States. SEC. 1273. STABILIZATION. (a) Humanitarian Assistance.--The Secretary of State may continue to support humanitarian assistance in Lebanon in furtherance of the political and economic stability, sovereignty, and territorial integrity of Lebanon, which is important for regional stability and the national economic and security interests of the United States, including-- (1) health assistance, including logistical and technical assistance to hospitals, ambulances, and health clinics in affected communities, and the provision of basic public health commodities; (2) assistance to provide-- (A) protection, food, and shelter; (B) water, sanitation, and hygiene; and (C) demining and disposal of unexploded ordinance; and (3) technical assistance to ensure health, food, and commodities are appropriately selected, procured, targeted, monitored, and distributed. (b) Authorization of Appropriations for Incentive Fund for Reconstruction of Lebanese Government Services and Infrastructure.-- (1) In general.--There is authorized to be appropriated to the Department of State, to support the reconstruction of services and institutions of the Government of Lebanon and of municipal governments in Lebanon and to support the building and rebuilding of civilian infrastructure in Lebanon, subject to the limitations set forth in paragraph (2)-- (A) $250,000,000 for the first fiscal year beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act; and (B) $150,000,000 for each of the first 4 fiscal years following the conclusion of the fiscal year referred to in subparagraph (A). (2) Limitation.--None of the funds authorized to be appropriated pursuant to paragraph (1) may be made available for use by the Council for South Lebanon. (3) Notice before provision of assistance.-- (A) Restriction.--Except as provided in subparagraph (B), not more than 50 percent of the funds appropriated pursuant to paragraph (1) may be obligated until the Secretary of State certifies to the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Committ