103D CONGRESS

1ST SESSION S. 1487

AMENDMENT
In the House of Representatives, U. S.,

October 12, 1993.

Resolved, That the bill from the Senate (S. 1487) entitled ‘‘An Act entitled the ‘Middle East Peace Facilitation Act

of 1993’ ’’, do pass with the following

AMENDMENT:

Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert:

1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

2 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Middle East Peace Fa3 cilitation Act of 1993’’.

4 SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

5 The Congress finds that—

6 (1) the Palestine Liberation Organization has

7 recognized the State of Israel’s right to exist in peace

8 and security; accepted United Nations Security Coun9 cil resolutions 242 and 338; committed itself to the

10 peace process and peaceful coexistence with Israel, free

11 from violence and all other acts which endanger peace

12 and stability; and assumed responsibility over all

13 Palestine Liberation Organization elements and per14 sonnel in order to assure their compliance, prevent

15 violations, and discipline violators;
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1 (2) Israel has recognized the Palestine Liberation

2 Organization as the representative of the Palestinian

3 people;

4 (3) Israel and the Palestine Liberation Organi5 zation signed a Declaration of Principles on Interim

6 Self-Government Arrangements on September 13,

7 1993, at the White House;

8 (4) the United States has resumed a bilateral

9 dialogue with the Palestine Liberation Organization;

10 and

11 (5) in order to implement the Declaration of

12 Principles on Interim Self-Government Arrangements

13 and facilitate the Middle East peace process, the

14 President has requested flexibility to suspend certain

15 provisions of law pertaining to the Palestine Libera16 tion Organization.

17 SEC. 3. AUTHORITY TO SUSPEND CERTAIN PROVISIONS.

18 (a) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subsection (b), the Presi19 dent may suspend any provision of law specified in sub20 section (d). Any such suspension shall cease to be effective

21 on January 1, 1994, or such earlier date as the President

22 may specify.

23 (b) CONDITIONS.—
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1 (1) CONSULTATION.—Before exercising the au2 thority provided in subsection (a), the President shall

3 consult with the relevant congressional committees.

4 (2) PRESIDENTIAL CERTIFICATION.—The Presi5 dent may exercise the authority provided in sub6 section (a) only if the President certifies to the rel7 evant congressional committees that—

8 (A) it is in the national interest of the

9 United States to exercise such authority; and

10 (B) the Palestine Liberation Organization

11 continues to abide by all the commitments de12 scribed in paragraph (4).

13 (3) REQUIREMENT FOR CONTINUING PLO COM14 PLIANCE.—Any suspension under subsection (a) of a

15 provision of law specified in subsection (d) shall cease

16 to be effective if the President certifies to the relevant

17 congressional committees that the Palestine Libera18 tion Organization has not continued to abide by all

19 the commitments described in paragraph (4).

20 (4) PLO COMMITMENTS DESCRIBED.—The com21 mitments referred to in paragraphs (2) and (3) are

22 the commitments made by the Palestine Liberation

23 Organization—

24 (A) in its letter of September 9, 1993, to the

25 Prime Minister of Israel;
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1 (B) in its letter of September 9, 1993, to the

2 Foreign Minister of Norway; and

3 (C) in, and resulting from the implementa4 tion of, the Declaration of Principles on Interim

5 Self-Government Arrangements signed on Sep6 tember 13, 1993.

7 (c) EXPECTATION OF CONGRESS REGARDING ANY EX8 TENSION OF PRESIDENTIAL AUTHORITY.—The Congress ex9 pects that any extension of the authority provided to the

10 President in subsection (a) will be conditional on the Pal11 estine Liberation Organization—

12 (1) renouncing the Arab League boycott of Israel;

13 (2) urging the nations of the Arab League to end

14 the Arab League boycott of Israel; and

15 (3) cooperating with efforts undertaken by the

16 President of the United States to end the Arab League

17 boycott of Israel.

18 (d) PROVISIONS THAT MAY BE SUSPENDED.—The

19 provisions that may be suspended under the authority of

20 subsection (a) are the following:

21 (1) Section 307 of the Foreign Assistance Act of

22 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2227) as it applies with respect to

23 the Palestine Liberation Organization or entities as24 sociated with it.
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1 (2) Section 114 of the Department of State Au2 thorization Act, Fiscal Years 1984 and 1985 (22

3 U.S.C. 287e note) as it applies with respect to the

4 Palestine Liberation Organization or entities associ5 ated with it.

6 (3) Section 1003 of the Foreign Relations Au7 thorization Act, Fiscal Years 1988 and 1989 (22

8 U.S.C. 5202).

9 (4) Section 37 of the Bretton Woods Agreement

10 Act (22 U.S.C. 286w) as it applies to the granting to

11 the Palestine Liberation Organization of observer sta12 tus or other official status at any meeting sponsored

13 by or associated with the International Monetary

14 Fund. As used in this paragraph, the term ‘‘other of15 ficial status’’ does not include membership in the

16 International Monetary Fund.

17 (e) RELATION TO OTHER AUTHORITIES.—This section

18 supersedes section 578 of the Foreign Operations, Export

19 Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations Act,

20 1994 (Public Law 103–87).

21 (f) RELEVANT CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES DE22 FINED.—As used in this section, the term ‘‘relevant congres23 sional committees’’ means—

24 (1) the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Com25 mittee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs, and
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1 the Committee on Appropriations of the House of

2 Representatives; and

3 (2) the Committee on Foreign Relations and the

4 Committee on Appropriations of the Senate.

Attest:

Clerk.