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118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 5467 

To codify Executive Order 14115 imposing certain sanctions on persons 

undermining peace, security, and stability in the West Bank. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

DECEMBER 10, 2024 

Mr. WELCH (for himself, Mr. DURBIN, Mr. REED, Mr. VAN HOLLEN, Mr. 

SANDERS, and Mr. MERKLEY) introduced the following bill; which was 

read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and 

Urban Affairs 

A BILL 

To codify Executive Order 14115 imposing certain sanctions 

on persons undermining peace, security, and stability 

in the West Bank. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Sanctions and Ac5 countability for Non-Compliance and Transparent Inves6 tigative Oversight for National Security in the West Bank 

7 Act’’ or the ‘‘SANCTIONS in the West Bank Act’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. CODIFICATION OF SANCTIONS ON PERSONS UNDER2 MINING PEACE, SECURITY, AND STABILITY IN 

3 THE WEST BANK. 

4 (a) CODIFICATION.—United States sanctions pro5 vided for in Executive Order 14115 (89 Fed. Reg. 7605; 

6 relating to imposing certain sanctions on persons under7 mining peace, security, and stability in the West Bank), 

8 as in effect on the day before the date of the enactment 

9 of this Act, including with respect to all persons sanc10 tioned under that Executive order, shall remain in effect 

11 except as provided in subsection (b). 

12 (b) TERMINATION OF CERTAIN SANCTIONS.— 

13 (1) IN GENERAL.—The President may termi14 nate the application of sanctions described in sub15 section (a) that are imposed with respect to a person 

16 in connection with activity conducted by the person 

17 if the President submits to the appropriate congres18 sional committee a notice that— 

19 (A) the person is not engaging in the activ20 ity that was the basis for the sanctions or has 

21 taken significant verifiable steps toward stop22 ping the activity; and 

23 (B) the President has received reliable as24 surances that the person will not knowingly en25 gage in activity subject to sanctions described 

26 in subsection (a) in the future. 


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1 (2) TIMING FOR NOTICE.—The President shall 

2 submit the notice required by paragraph (1) with re3 spect to the termination of the application of sanc4 tions with respect to a person— 

5 (A) except as provided by subparagraph 

6 (B), not less than 15 days before terminating 

7 the application of such sanctions; and 

8 (B) in the event of exigent circumstances, 

9 as soon as practicable, but in no event later 

10 than 3 business days after terminating the ap11 plication of such sanctions. 

12 (c) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES DE13 FINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate congres14 sional committees’’ means— 

15 (1) the Committee on Foreign Relations and 

16 the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Af17 fairs of the Senate; and 

18 (2) the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the 

19 Committee on Financial Services of the House of 

20 Representatives. 

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