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[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5952 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 5952

     To prohibit United States funds to the Palestinian Authority.

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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            October 12, 2023

                Mrs. Steel introduced the following bill

                            October 25, 2023

              Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs

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                                 A BILL

 
     To prohibit United States funds to the Palestinian Authority.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Prohibit U.S. Funds to the 
Palestinian Authority Act''.

SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON UNITED STATES FUNDS TO THE PALESTINIAN 
              AUTHORITY.

    (a) In General.--No funds available to any United States Government 
department or agency to carry out the provisions of chapter 4 of part 
II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2346 et seq.) for 
any fiscal year may be obligated or expended with respect to providing 
funds to the Palestinian Authority unless with respect to such fiscal 
year--
            (1) an independent audit of the budget of the Palestinian 
        Authority is conducted by a United States nongovernmental or 
        private organization or entity and the Secretary of State 
        submits such audit to Congress; and
            (2) the Secretary of State certifies to Congress that the 
        Palestinian Authority, at a minimum, meets the requirements of 
        paragraphs (1) to (8) of subsection (b).
    (b) Requirements.--The requirements described in this subsection 
are that the Palestinian Authority--
            (1) does not manipulate or inappropriately influence in any 
        way the outcome of presidential or legislative elections in 
        areas controlled by the Palestinian Authority;
            (2) is advancing democratic ideals by actively promoting 
        human rights and ending government corruption through increased 
        efficiency and transparency in all government agencies and 
        initiatives;
            (3) regularly and strongly condemns terrorism;
            (4) has taken, and plans to continue to take, tangible 
        steps to disavow terrorism, dismantle terrorist 
        infrastructures, confiscate unauthorized weapons, arrest and 
        bring terrorists to justice, consolidate and control the 
        Palestinian security organizations, and end the incitement to 
        violence and hatred in the Palestinian media, educational 
        institutions, mosques, and other institutions;
            (5) has ceased to participate in any economic, educational, 
        cultural, or other boycott of Israel, its citizens, its 
        products, or its services;
            (6) recognizes Israel's right to exist as a Jewish state 
        and conducts diplomatic relations with the State of Israel in 
        the same manner and to the same extent as it conducts 
        diplomatic relations with any other country; and
            (7) has either excluded Hamas from participating in a unity 
        government or, if not, has required Hamas to explicitly and 
        publicly support the requirements of paragraphs (1) to (7) of 
        this subsection.
    (c) Effective Date.--This section takes effect on the date of the 
enactment of this Act and applies with respect to funds available for 
fiscal year 2024 and subsequent fiscal years.
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