This bill requires the Secretary of State to prepare an annual public report for Congress about any cooperation between the Polisario Front and Iranian-affiliated terrorist organizations. The report must cover whether, during the reporting period, the Polisario Front provided or received from such organizations: armed support, weapons (including small arms), unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) or their parts, systems for detecting or engaging airborne targets, or military intelligence (surveillance, targeting, signal or human intelligence). The bill defines “Iranian-affiliated terrorist organization” as an entity already designated as a foreign terrorist organization under the Immigration and Nationality Act or as a Specially Designated Global Terrorist under Executive Order 13224. The first report covers the 10 years before the bill’s enactment; later reports cover the period since the prior report. The required determination must be submitted in unclassified form.
If a report makes a positive determination that the Polisario Front cooperated with an Iranian-affiliated terrorist organization, the President must, within 30 days, impose two measures: (1) designate the Polisario Front as a foreign terrorist organization under section 219(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, and (2) apply the sanctions that Executive Order 13224 makes available for persons who commit, threaten to commit, or support terrorism (the executive order relates to blocking property and prohibiting transactions).
If the Department of State finds cooperation between the Polisario Front and Iranian-affiliated terrorist groups, the bill requires the Polisario Front to be designated as a foreign terrorist organization and for the President to apply sanctions under Executive Order 13224. The bill sets specific timelines for reports and for action after a positive determination. Executive Order 13224, cited in the bill, relates to blocking property and prohibiting transactions with designated persons. No other direct effects on individuals or entities are described in the bill text.
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