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114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1489 
To seek the establishment of and contributions to an International Fund 
for Israeli-Palestinian Peace. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 19, 2015 
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. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘International Fund 
for Israeli-Palestinian Peace Authorization Act of 2015’’. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 
(1) Peaceful co-existence in the Middle East be-
tween Israelis and Palestinians, and between Mus-
lims, Christians, Jews, and those of all backgrounds 
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is in the interests of the United States, Israel, the 
Palestinian people, and the world. 
(2) While the United States and its inter-
national allies continue to support diplomatic and 
political negotiations between the representatives of 
the parties to the conflict as well as others, in the 
long run such efforts require broad popular support 
among people in order to succeed. In order to 
achieve lasting peace in the region, the people who 
live there must, over time, sustain any potential 
high-level agreements. 
(3) Through many independent individual and 
nongovernmental activities, tens of thousands of peo-
ple of different backgrounds are already working to-
gether to build better relations between people, 
through people-to-people coexistence and trust-build-
ing measures, activities, and other cooperative ef-
forts. 
(4) By working cooperatively on shared goals 
and addressing mutual understanding, participants 
in such activities, including youth, can come to re-
ject violence and understand the promise of peaceful 
coexistence. 
(5) Through support for people-to-people ex-
changes in the region and joint economic initiatives, 
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millions of ordinary citizens affected by this conflict 
can assist in building support for lasting peace. 
(6) Working together, the United States, coun-
tries around the world, and the private sector can 
help sustain support for peace with the establish-
ment and funding of an independent International 
Fund for Israeli-Palestinian Peace (referred to in 
this Act as the ‘‘International Fund’’), to promote 
and support contact, cooperation, dialogue, shared 
community building, peaceful coexistence, joint eco-
nomic development, and reconciliation between 
Israelis and Palestinians. 
(7) United States and international support for 
grassroots people-to-people efforts can help serve as 
an antidote to false propaganda by terrorist groups. 
(8) The International Fund shall serve as a co-
ordinating body offering expertise and support, ad-
hering to best practices for governance, trans-
parency, and accountability. The International Fund 
will be an ongoing presence and catalyst for reject-
ing violence and building broad public support for 
sustaining peace in the region. The International 
Fund is not intended to be a political forum, but a 
grant-making body to facilitate enduring people-to- 
people relationships. 
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(b) PURPOSES.—The purposes of this Act are as fol-
lows: 
(1) To urge the President to make every effort, 
in conjunction with the Government of Israel, the 
Palestinian Authority, regional governments, and the 
international community to establish a non-political, 
mutually acceptable International Fund to promote 
and support contact, cooperation, dialogue, shared 
community building, peaceful coexistence, joint eco-
nomic development, and reconciliation between 
Israelis and Palestinians. 
(2) To provide for United States contributions 
to consist of amounts made available to carry out 
chapter 4 of part II of the Foreign Assistance Act 
of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2346 et seq. (relating to the 
Economic Support Fund)) for payment to the Inter-
national Fund to carry out the activities described in 
paragraph (1). 
SEC. 3. ESTABLISHMENT OF INTERNATIONAL FUND FOR 
ISRAELI-PALESTINIAN PEACE. 
Congress urges the President to make every effort, 
in conjunction with the Government of Israel, the Pales-
tinian Authority, and the international community, to es-
tablish an International Fund for Israeli-Palestinian 
Peace to carry out the purposes described in section 2(b). 
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SEC. 4. UNITED STATES CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE INTER-
NATIONAL FUND FOR ISRAELI-PALESTINIAN 
PEACE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Of the amounts made available 
for each of fiscal years 2016 through 2020 to carry out 
chapter 4 of part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 
(22 U.S.C. 2346 et seq. (relating to the Economic Support 
Fund)), $50,000,000 is authorized to be appropriated for 
United States contributions to the International Fund. 
(b) ADDITIONAL AUTHORITIES.—Amounts author-
ized to be appropriated pursuant to subsection (a)— 
(1) are in addition to amounts otherwise au-
thorized to be appropriated for such purposes; and 
(2) are authorized to remain available until ex-
pended. 
SEC. 5. CONDITIONS AND UNDERSTANDINGS RELATING TO 
INTERNATIONAL FUND FOR ISRAELI-PALES-
TINIAN PEACE. 
(a) SUPPORT
AND PROMOTION
OF PURPOSES.— 
United States contributions to the International Fund 
provided for in section 4 may be used only to support and 
promote the purposes described in section 2(b). 
(b) ADDITIONAL RESTRICTIONS.—The restrictions 
described in section 531(e) of the Foreign Assistance Act 
of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2346(e)) shall apply to United States 
contributions to the International Fund provided for in 
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section 4 to the same extent and in the same manner as 
such restrictions apply to amounts made available to carry 
out chapter 4 of part II of the Foreign Assistance Act 
of 1961. 
(c) UNITED STATES REPRESENTATION ON BOARD 
OF INTERNATIONAL FUND.—The United States shall pro-
vide two representatives to the Advisory Board of the 
International Fund with specialized expertise in promoting 
contact, cooperation, dialogue, shared community build-
ing, peaceful coexistence, joint economic development, and 
reconciliation between Israelis and Palestinians. The 
United States representatives on the Advisory Board of 
the International Fund shall be from different political 
parties, and in making appointments, members of dif-
ferent political parties shall be appointed alternately as 
nearly as may be practicable. 
SEC. 6. ANNUAL REPORT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—At the end of each fiscal year in 
which the United States Government makes any contribu-
tion to the International Fund in accordance with this Act, 
the President shall transmit to Congress a written report 
on the extent to which the International Fund and United 
States contributions to the International Fund have con-
tributed to promoting and supporting contact, coopera-
tion, dialogue, shared community building, peaceful coex-
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istence, joint economic development, and reconciliation be-
tween Israelis and Palestinians. 
(b) MATTERS TO BE INCLUDED.—The reports re-
quired under subsection (a) shall also include the fol-
lowing: 
(1) Information on contributions pledged to, 
contributions (including donations from the private 
sector) received by, and projects funded by the 
International Fund, and the mechanisms established 
for transparency and accountability in the grant- 
making process. 
(2) A description of the International Fund’s 
operations, activities, budget, receipts, and expendi-
tures for the preceding 12-month period, including 
an audited report of the International Fund’s fi-
nances, including statements of financial position, 
operations, and cash flows, in accordance with the 
United States generally accepted government audit-
ing standards as prescribed by the Comptroller Gen-
eral. 
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