Prevent Hamas Supporters in the U.S. Government Act

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.

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.

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).