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113TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 5795 

To seek the establishment of and contributions to an International Fund 

for Israeli-Palestinian Peace. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

DECEMBER 4, 2014 

Mr. CROWLEY (for himself and Mr. FORTENBERRY) introduced the following 

bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs 

A BILL 

To seek the establishment of and contributions to an 

International Fund for Israeli-Palestinian Peace. 

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 ‘‘International Fund 

5 for Israeli-Palestinian Peace Authorization Act of 2014’’. 

6 SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES. 

7 (a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 

8 (1) Peaceful co-existence in the Middle East be9 tween Israelis and Palestinians, and between Mus10 lims, Christians, Jews, and those of all backgrounds 


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1 is in the interests of the United States, Israel, the 

2 Palestinian people, and the world. 

3 (2) While the United States and its inter4 national allies continue to support diplomatic and 

5 political negotiations between the representatives of 

6 the parties to the conflict as well as others, in the 

7 long run such efforts require broad popular support 

8 among peoples in order to succeed. In order to 

9 achieve lasting peace in the region, the people who 

10 live there must, over time, sustain any potential 

11 high-level agreements. 

12 (3) Through many independent individual and 

13 nongovernmental activities, tens of thousands of peo14 ples of different backgrounds are already working 

15 together to build better relations between peoples, 

16 through people-to-people coexistence and trust-build17 ing measures, activities, and other cooperative ef18 forts. 

19 (4) By working cooperatively on shared goals 

20 and addressing mutual understanding, participants 

21 in such activities, including youth, can come to re22 ject violence and understand the promise of peaceful 

23 coexistence. 

24 (5) Through support for people-to-people ex25 changes in the region and joint economic initiatives, 


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1 millions of ordinary citizens affected by this conflict 

2 can assist in building support for lasting peace. 

3 (6) Working together, the United States, coun4 tries around the world, and the private sector can 

5 help sustain support for peace with the establish6 ment and funding of an independent International 

7 Fund for Israeli-Palestinian Peace (referred to in 

8 this Act as the ‘‘International Fund’’), to promote 

9 and support contact, cooperation, dialogue, shared 

10 community building, peaceful coexistence, joint eco11 nomic development, and reconciliation between 

12 Israelis and Palestinians. 

13 (7) United States and international support for 

14 grassroots people-to-people efforts can help serve as 

15 an antidote to false propaganda by terrorist groups. 

16 (8) The International Fund shall serve as a co17 ordinating body offering expertise and support, ad18 hering to best practices for governance, trans19 parency, and accountability. The International Fund 

20 will be an ongoing presence and catalyst for reject21 ing violence and building broad public support for 

22 sustaining peace in the region. The International 

23 Fund is not intended to be a political forum, but a 

24 grant-making body to facilitate enduring people-to25 people relationships. 


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1 (b) PURPOSES.—The purposes of this Act are as fol2 lows: 

3 (1) To urge the President to make every effort, 

4 in conjunction with the Government of Israel, the 

5 Palestinian Authority, regional governments, and the 

6 international community to establish a non-political, 

7 mutually acceptable International Fund to promote 

8 and support contact, cooperation, dialogue, shared 

9 community building, peaceful coexistence, joint eco10 nomic development, and reconciliation between 

11 Israelis and Palestinians. 

12 (2) To provide for United States contributions 

13 to consist of amounts made available to carry out 

14 chapter 4 of part II of the Foreign Assistance Act 

15 of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2346 et seq. (relating to the 

16 Economic Support Fund)) for payment to the Inter17 national Fund to carry out the activities described in 

18 paragraph (1). 

19 SEC. 3. ESTABLISHMENT OF INTERNATIONAL FUND FOR 

20 ISRAELI-PALESTINIAN PEACE. 

21 Congress urges the President to make every effort, 

22 in conjunction with the Government of Israel, the Pales23 tinian Authority, and the international community, to es24 tablish an International Fund for Israeli-Palestinian 

25 Peace to carry out the purposes described in section 2(b). 


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1 SEC. 4. UNITED STATES CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE INTER2 NATIONAL FUND FOR ISRAELI-PALESTINIAN 

3 PEACE. 

4 (a) IN GENERAL.—Of the amounts made available 

5 for each of fiscal years 2015 through 2019 to carry out 

6 chapter 4 of part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 

7 (22 U.S.C. 2346 et seq. (relating to the Economic Support 

8 Fund)), $50,000,000 is authorized to be appropriated for 

9 United States contributions to the International Fund. 

10 (b) ADDITIONAL AUTHORITIES.—Amounts author11 ized to be appropriated pursuant to subsection (a)— 

12 (1) are in addition to amounts otherwise au13 thorized to be appropriated for such purposes; and 

14 (2) are authorized to remain available until ex15 pended. 

16 SEC. 5. CONDITIONS AND UNDERSTANDINGS RELATING TO 

17 INTERNATIONAL FUND FOR ISRAELI-PALES18 TINIAN PEACE. 

19 (a) SUPPORT AND PROMOTION OF PURPOSES.— 

20 United States contributions to the International Fund 

21 provided for in section 4 may be used only to support and 

22 promote the purposes described in section 2(b). 

23 (b) ADDITIONAL RESTRICTIONS.—The restrictions 

24 described in section 531(e) of the Foreign Assistance Act 

25 of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2346(e)) shall apply to United States 

26 contributions to the International Fund provided for in 


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1 section 4 to the same extent and in the same manner as 

2 such restrictions apply to amounts made available to carry 

3 out chapter 4 of part II of the Foreign Assistance Act 

4 of 1961. 

5 (c) UNITED STATES REPRESENTATION ON BOARD

6 OF INTERNATIONAL FUND.—The United States shall pro7 vide two representatives to the Advisory Board of the 

8 International Fund with specialized expertise in promoting 

9 contact, cooperation, dialogue, shared community build10 ing, peaceful coexistence, joint economic development, and 

11 reconciliation between Israelis and Palestinians. The 

12 United States representatives on the Advisory Board of 

13 the International Fund shall be from different political 

14 parties, and in making appointments, members of dif15 ferent political parties shall be appointed alternately as 

16 nearly as may be practicable. 

17 SEC. 6. ANNUAL REPORT. 

18 (a) IN GENERAL.—At the end of each fiscal year in 

19 which the United States Government makes any contribu20 tion to the International Fund in accordance with this Act, 

21 the President shall submit to Congress a written report 

22 on the extent to which the International Fund and United 

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1 istence, joint economic development, and reconciliation be2 tween Israelis and Palestinians. 

3 (b) MATTERS TO BE INCLUDED.—Such report shall 

4 also include the following: 

5 (1) Contributions pledged to, contributions (in6 cluding donations from the private sector) received 

7 by, and projects funded by the International Fund, 

8 and the mechanisms established for transparency 

9 and accountability in the grant-making process. 

10 (2) A description of the International Fund’s 

11 operations, activities, budget, receipts, and expendi12 tures for the preceding 12-month period, including 

13 an audited report of the International Fund’s fi14 nances, including statements of financial position, 

15 operations, and cash flows, in accordance with the 

16 United States generally accepted government audit17 ing standards as prescribed by the Comptroller Gen18 eral. 

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