Prevent Hamas Supporters in the U.S. Government Act

[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6250 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 6250

To require the heads of certain Federal agencies to report to Congress 
ties of agency employees to Hamas or the display of support for Hamas, 
                        and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            November 6, 2023

 Mr. Molinaro (for himself, Mr. Gottheimer, Mr. Norman, Mr. Moskowitz, 
Mr. Van Drew, and Mr. Lawler) introduced the following bill; which was 
 referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the 
  Committees on Armed Services, the Judiciary, Homeland Security, and 
   Intelligence (Permanent Select), for a period to be subsequently 
   determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
 provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned

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                                 A BILL


 
To require the heads of certain Federal agencies to report to Congress 
ties of agency employees to Hamas or the display of support for Hamas, 
                        and for other purposes.

    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 ``Prevent Hamas Supporters in the U.S. 
Government Act''.

SEC. 2. REPORTS ON FEDERAL AGENCY EMPLOYEE TIES TO PLO.

    (a) Inspector General Reports.--Not later than 90 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Inspector General of each 
covered agency shall submit to Congress a report containing a list of 
any employee of such covered agency who has financial, organizational, 
or communication ties to Hamas and a detailed description of such ties.
    (b) Comptroller General Report.--Not later than 180 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the 
United States shall submit to Congress a report on the prevalence of 
employees of covered agencies or each covered agency who have ties to 
Hamas. Such report shall include the recommendations of the Comptroller 
General, if any, regarding legislation to combat the hiring of 
individuals who have ties to Hamas.
    (c) Definitions.--In this Act--
            (1) the term ``communication'' includes any posts by a 
        covered agency employee on social media in support of Hamas or 
        in support of actions taken by Hamas;
            (2) the term ``covered agency'' means the Department of 
        State, the Department of Defense, the Department of Homeland 
        Security, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and the Central 
        Intelligence Agency; and
            (3) the term ``employee'' includes--
                    (A) any employee (as that term is defined in 
                section 2105 of title 5, United States Code); and
                    (B) any member of the Armed Forces (as that term is 
                defined in section 2101 of such title).
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