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115TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 5898 

To require the Secretary of State to develop a strategy on administration 

policy regarding UNRWA, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MAY 21, 2018 

Mr. CICILLINE (for himself and Mr. ZELDIN) introduced the following bill; 

which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs 

A BILL 

To require the Secretary of State to develop a strategy 

on administration policy regarding UNRWA, and for 

other purposes. 

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 ‘‘UNRWA Account5 ability Act of 2018’’. 

6 SEC. 2. SENSE OF CONGRESS. 

7 It is the sense of Congress that the United States 

8 should— 

9 (1) continue to oppose anti-Israel bias at the 

10 United Nations and in United Nations agencies; 


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1 (2) define and convey to the United Nations 

2 and appropriate United Nations agencies reform pri3 orities that should be met in order to facilitate fu4 ture United States funding for the United Nations 

5 Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees 

6 (UNRWA); and 

7 (3) support greater transparency in ongoing re8 form efforts at UNRWA. 

9 SEC. 3. REQUIREMENT FOR STRATEGY ON ADMINISTRA10 TION POLICY REGARDING UNRWA. 

11 (a) REPORT.—Not later than 90 days after the date 

12 of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State, in 

13 consultation with the Administrator of the United States 

14 Agency for International Development (USAID), shall 

15 submit to the Committee on Foreign Affairs and Com16 mittee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives 

17 and the Committee on Foreign Relations and Committee 

18 on Appropriations of the Senate a report on the long-term 

19 strategy for funding and policy towards UNRWA. 

20 (b) CONTENTS.—The strategy required under sub21 section (a) shall include the following: 

22 (1) A detailed strategy regarding future United 

23 States contributions to UNRWA, including the an24 ticipated United States contributions to UNRWA for 


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1 the five fiscal years after the date of the enactment 

2 of this Act. 

3 (2) An identification of the bureaus, entities, 

4 and leadership positions and offices within the De5 partment of State or any other Executive branch 

6 agencies that review United States contributions to 

7 UNRWA, and an identification of the lead position 

8 in each such agency who is overseeing each such cor9 responding review. 

10 (3) The metrics, data, and other information 

11 being used by the Department of State or any other 

12 Executive branch agency to review United States 

13 contributions to UNRWA. 

14 (4) A description of any desired reforms the 

15 Administration has submitted to or requested from 

16 the United Nations or United Nations agencies that 

17 UNRWA undertake as a condition for future fund18 ing. 

19 (5) The national security impact of changes to 

20 United States funding to UNRWA. 

21 (c) FORM.—The strategy required under subsection 

22 (a) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may in23 clude a classified annex. 

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