S. 4665

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 4665 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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119th CONGRESS
2d Session
S. 4665

To require the Secretary of State to submit a strategy to Congress for 
countering Iranian and Hezbollah influence operations in Latin America.

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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

June 2, 2026

Mr. Curtis introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations

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A BILL

To require the Secretary of State to submit a strategy to Congress for 
countering Iranian and Hezbollah influence operations in Latin America.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLES.

This Act may be cited as the ``Barring Adversarial Networks and 
Notorious Extremist Destabilizers in Latin America Act'' or the 
``BANNED in Latin America Act''.

SEC. 2. STRATEGY TO COUNTER IRANIAN AND HEZBOLLAH INFLUENCE OPERATIONS 
IN LATIN AMERICA.

(a) 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.
(b) Contents of Strategy.--The strategy required under subsection 
(a) 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;
(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.
(c) Form.--The strategy required under subsection (a) shall be 
submitted in unclassified form and may include a classified annex.
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