I 
112TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2457 
To restrict funds for the Palestinian Authority, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 7, 2011 
Mr. WALSH of Illinois (for himself, Mr. ROONEY, Mr. GINGREY of Georgia, 
Mr. FLEISCHMANN, Mr. WILSON of South Carolina, Mr. PITTS, Mr. 
WESTMORELAND, Mr. BURTON of Indiana, Mr. WEST, Mr. GRIMM, Mr. 
ROGERS of Alabama, Mr. GALLEGLY, Mr. CHAFFETZ, Mr. CANSECO, Mr. 
GOHMERT, Mr. DUNCAN of South Carolina, Mr. MCCLINTOCK, Mr. 
LONG, Mr. FRANKS of Arizona, Mr. LAMBORN, Mr. HARRIS, Mr. 
STUTZMAN, Mr. BENISHEK, Mr. SCOTT of South Carolina, Mr. KLINE, 
and Mr. OLSON) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Foreign Affairs 
A BILL 
To restrict funds for the Palestinian Authority, and for other 
purposes. 
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 ‘‘Palestinian Account-
ability Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON USE OF THE TERM ‘‘PALESTINE’’ 
IN UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT DOCU-
MENTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—No United States Government 
document may refer to the areas controlled by the Pales-
tinian Authority as ‘‘Palestine’’ until the Secretary of 
State certifies to Congress that the Palestinian Authority, 
at a minimum— 
(1) does not manipulate or inappropriately in-
fluence in any way the outcome of presidential or 
legislative elections in areas controlled by the Pales-
tinian Authority; 
(2) is advancing democratic ideals by actively 
promoting human rights and ending government cor-
ruption through increased efficiency and trans-
parency 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 ter-
rorist infrastructures, confiscate unauthorized weap-
ons, arrest and bring terrorists to justice, consoli-
date and control the Palestinian security organiza-
tions, and end the incitement to violence and hatred 
in the Palestinian media, educational institutions, 
mosques, and other institutions; 
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(5) has ceased to participate in any economic, 
educational, cultural, or other boycott of Israel, its 
citizens, its products, or its services; 
(6) has worked, and plans to continue to work, 
actively with the Government of Israel to implement 
the steps and adhere to the principles set out in the 
Performance-Based Roadmap to a Permanent Two- 
State Solution to the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict of 
2003 (commonly referred to as the ‘‘Roadmap to 
Peace’’) (or any successor to such) to bring security, 
peace, and reconciliation between Israel and the Pal-
estinians; 
(7) 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 
(8) has either excluded Hamas from partici-
pating in a unity government or, if not, has required 
Hamas to explicitly and publicly support the require-
ments of paragraphs (1) to (7) of this subsection. 
(b) NONWAIVABILITY.—The prohibition under sub-
section (a) may not be waived for any purpose. 
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SEC. 3. 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 Assist-
ance Act of 1961 for any fiscal year may be obligated or 
expended with respect to providing funds to the Pales-
tinian 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 the 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 section 
2(a) of this Act. 
(b) 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 2012 and subse-
quent fiscal years. 
SEC. 4. PROHIBITION ON UNITED STATES CONTRIBUTIONS 
TO THE UNITED NATIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in section 5, 
no funds available to any United States Government de-
partment or agency for any fiscal year may be obligated 
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or expended with respect to making contributions to the 
United Nations if the United Nations or any United Na-
tions entity declares or recognizes statehood for the Pales-
tinian territories unless with respect to such fiscal year 
the Secretary of State certifies to Congress that the Pales-
tinian Authority, at a minimum, meets the requirements 
of paragraphs (1) to (8) of section 2(a) of this Act. 
(b) 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 2012 and subse-
quent fiscal years. 
SEC. 5. PROHIBITION ON UNITED STATES CONTRIBUTIONS 
TO UNRWA. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—No funds available to any United 
States Government department or agency for any fiscal 
year may be obligated or expended with respect to making 
contributions to the United Nations Relief and Works 
Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East 
(UNRWA) unless with respect to such fiscal year— 
(1) an independent audit of the budget of 
UNRWA is conducted by a United States non-
governmental or private organization or entity and 
the Secretary of State submits the audit to Con-
gress; and 
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(2) the Secretary of State certifies to Congress 
that UNRWA, at a minimum, meets the require-
ments applicable to the Palestinian Authority under 
paragraphs (1) to (3), (5), and (7) of section 2(a) 
of this Act, except that for purposes of meeting the 
requirements of paragraph (1) of such section, the 
term ‘‘Palestinian Authority’’ shall be deemed to be 
‘‘UNRWA’’. 
(b) 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 2012 and subse-
quent fiscal years. 
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