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118TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 5952 

To prohibit United States funds to the Palestinian Authority. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

OCTOBER 12, 2023 

Mrs. STEEL introduced the following bill 

OCTOBER 25, 2023 

Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs 

A BILL 

To prohibit United States funds to the Palestinian Authority. 

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 ‘‘Prohibit U.S. Funds 

5 to the Palestinian Authority Act’’. 

6 SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON UNITED STATES FUNDS TO THE 

7 PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY. 

8 (a) IN GENERAL.—No funds available to any United 

9 States Government department or agency to carry out the 

10 provisions of chapter 4 of part II of the Foreign Assist11 ance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2346 et seq.) for any fiscal 


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1 year may be obligated or expended with respect to pro2 viding funds to the Palestinian Authority unless with re3 spect to such fiscal year— 

4 (1) an independent audit of the budget of the 

5 Palestinian Authority is conducted by a United 

6 States nongovernmental or private organization or 

7 entity and the Secretary of State submits such audit 

8 to Congress; and 

9 (2) the Secretary of State certifies to Congress 

10 that the Palestinian Authority, at a minimum, meets 

11 the requirements of paragraphs (1) to (8) of sub12 section (b). 

13 (b) REQUIREMENTS.—The requirements described in 

14 this subsection are that the Palestinian Authority— 

15 (1) does not manipulate or inappropriately in16 fluence in any way the outcome of presidential or 

17 legislative elections in areas controlled by the Pales18 tinian Authority; 

19 (2) is advancing democratic ideals by actively 

20 promoting human rights and ending government cor21 ruption through increased efficiency and trans22 parency in all government agencies and initiatives; 

23 (3) regularly and strongly condemns terrorism; 

24 (4) has taken, and plans to continue to take, 

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1 rorist infrastructures, confiscate unauthorized weap2 ons, arrest and bring terrorists to justice, consoli3 date and control the Palestinian security organiza4 tions, and end the incitement to violence and hatred 

5 in the Palestinian media, educational institutions, 

6 mosques, and other institutions; 

7 (5) has ceased to participate in any economic, 

8 educational, cultural, or other boycott of Israel, its 

9 citizens, its products, or its services; 

10 (6) recognizes Israel’s right to exist as a Jewish 

11 state and conducts diplomatic relations with the 

12 State of Israel in the same manner and to the same 

13 extent as it conducts diplomatic relations with any 

14 other country; and 

15 (7) has either excluded Hamas from partici16 pating in a unity government or, if not, has required 

17 Hamas to explicitly and publicly support the require18 ments of paragraphs (1) to (7) of this subsection. 

19 (c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section takes effect on 

20 the date of the enactment of this Act and applies with 

21 respect to funds available for fiscal year 2024 and subse22 quent fiscal years. 

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