IIB 
Calendar No. 278 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1164 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
DECEMBER 6, 2017 
Received 
DECEMBER 7, 2017 
Read twice and placed on the calendar 
AN ACT 
To condition assistance to the West Bank and Gaza on 
steps by the Palestinian Authority to end violence and 
terrorism against Israeli citizens. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Taylor Force Act’’. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
Congress makes the following findings: 
(1) The Palestinian Authority’s practice of pay-
ing salaries to terrorists serving in Israeli prisons, as 
well as to the families of deceased terrorists, is an 
incentive to commit acts of terror. 
(2) The United States does not provide direct 
budgetary support to the Palestinian Authority. The 
United States does pay certain debts held by the 
Palestinian Authority and funds programs for which 
the Palestinian Authority would otherwise be respon-
sible. 
(3) The United States Government supports 
community-based programs in the West Bank and 
Gaza that provide for basic human needs, such as 
food, water, health, shelter, protection, education, 
and livelihoods, and that promote peace and develop-
ment. 
(4) Since fiscal year 2015, annual appropria-
tions legislation has mandated the reduction of Eco-
nomic Support Fund aid for the Palestinian Author-
ity as a result of their payments for acts of ter-
rorism including, in fiscal year 2017, a reduction 
‘‘by an amount the Secretary determines is equiva-
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lent to the amount expended by the Palestinian Au-
thority, the Palestine Liberation Organization, and 
any successor or affiliated organizations with such 
entities as payments for acts of terrorism by individ-
uals who are imprisoned after being fairly tried and 
convicted for acts of terrorism and by individuals 
who died committing acts of terrorism during the 
previous calendar year’’. 
SEC. 3. SENSE OF CONGRESS. 
Congress— 
(1) calls on the Palestinian Authority, the Pal-
estine Liberation Organization, and any successor or 
affiliated organizations to stop payments for acts of 
terrorism by individuals who are imprisoned after 
being fairly tried and convicted for acts of terrorism 
and by individuals who died committing acts of ter-
rorism and to repeal the laws authorizing such pay-
ments; 
(2) calls on all donor countries providing budg-
etary assistance to the Palestinian Authority to 
cease direct budgetary support until the Palestinian 
Authority stops all payments incentivizing terror; 
(3) urges the Palestinian Authority to develop 
programs to provide essential public services and 
support to any individual in need within its jurisdic-
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tional control, rather than to provide payments con-
tingent on perpetrating acts of violence; 
(4) urges the United States Permanent Rep-
resentative to the United Nations to use the voice, 
vote, and influence of the United States at the 
United Nations to highlight the issue of Palestinian 
Authority payments for acts of terrorism and to 
urge other Member States to apply pressure upon 
the Palestinian Authority to immediately cease such 
payments; and 
(5) urges the Department of State to use its bi-
lateral and multilateral engagements with all govern-
ments and organizations committed to the cause of 
peace between Israel and the Palestinians to high-
light the issue of Palestinian Authority payments for 
acts of terrorism and to urge such governments and 
organizations to join the United States in calling on 
the Palestinian Authority to immediately cease such 
payments. 
SEC. 4. LIMITATION ON ASSISTANCE TO THE WEST BANK 
AND GAZA. 
(a) LIMITATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—For fiscal year 2018 and 
each of the five subsequent fiscal years, funds au-
thorized to be appropriated or otherwise made avail-
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able for assistance under chapter 4 of part II of the 
Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2346 et 
seq.; relating to Economic Support Fund) and avail-
able for assistance for the West Bank and Gaza that 
directly benefits the Palestinian Authority may only 
be made available for such purpose if, except as pro-
vided in subsection (d), not later than 30 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, and every 180 
days thereafter, the Secretary of State certifies in 
writing to the appropriate congressional committees 
that the Palestinian Authority, the Palestine Libera-
tion Organization, and any successor or affiliated or-
ganizations— 
(A) are taking credible steps to end acts of 
violence against Israeli citizens and United 
States citizens that are perpetrated or materi-
ally assisted by individuals under their jurisdic-
tional control, such as the March 2016 attack 
that killed former United States Army officer 
Taylor Force, a veteran of the wars in Iraq and 
Afghanistan; 
(B) have terminated payments for acts of 
terrorism against Israeli citizens and United 
States citizens to any individual, after being 
fairly tried, who has been imprisoned for such 
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acts of terrorism and to any individual who died 
committing such acts of terrorism, including to 
a family member of such individuals; 
(C) have revoked any law, decree, regula-
tion, or document authorizing or implementing 
a system of compensation for imprisoned indi-
viduals that uses the sentence or period of in-
carceration of an individual imprisoned for an 
act of terrorism to determine the level of com-
pensation paid, or have taken comparable ac-
tion that has the effect of invalidating any such 
law, decree, regulation, or document; and 
(D) are publicly condemning such acts of 
violence and are taking steps to investigate or 
are cooperating in investigations of such acts to 
bring the perpetrators to justice. 
(2) 
ADDITIONAL
CERTIFICATION
REQUIRE-
MENT.—The Secretary of State shall include in the 
certification required under paragraph (1) the defi-
nition of ‘‘acts of terrorism’’ that the Secretary used 
for purposes of making the determination in sub-
paragraph (B) of such paragraph. 
(b) EXCEPTION.— 
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(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (2), 
the limitation on assistance under subsection (a) 
shall not apply to— 
(A) payments made to the East Jerusalem 
Hospital Network; 
(B) assistance for wastewater projects; and 
(C) assistance for any other program, 
project, or activity that provides vaccinations to 
children. 
(2) NOTIFICATION.—The Secretary of State 
shall notify in writing the appropriate congressional 
committees not later than 15 days prior to making 
funds available for assistance under subparagraph 
(A), (B), or (C) of paragraph (1). 
(c) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Funds withheld pur-
suant to this section— 
(1) shall be deemed to satisfy any similar with-
holding or reduction required under any other provi-
sion of law relating to the Palestinian Authority’s 
payments for acts of terrorism; and 
(2) shall be in an amount that is not less than 
the total amount required by such other provision of 
law. 
(d) INITIAL USE AND DISPOSITION OF WITHHELD 
FUNDS.— 
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(1) PERIOD OF AVAILABILITY.—Funds withheld 
pursuant to this section are authorized to remain 
available for an additional 2 years from the date on 
which the availability of such funds would otherwise 
have expired. 
(2) USE OF FUNDS.—Funds withheld pursuant 
to this section may be made available for assistance 
for the West Bank and Gaza that directly benefits 
the Palestinian Authority upon a certification by the 
Secretary of State that the Palestinian Authority, 
the Palestine Liberation Organization, and any suc-
cessor or affiliated organizations have met the condi-
tions set forth in subsection (a). Except as provided 
in paragraph (3), such funds may not be made avail-
able for any purpose other than for assistance for 
the West Bank and Gaza that directly benefits the 
Palestinian Authority. 
(3) DISPOSITION OF UNUSED FUNDS.—Begin-
ning on the date that is 180 days after the last day 
on which the initial availability of funds withheld 
pursuant to this section would otherwise have ex-
pired, such funds are authorized to be made avail-
able to the Department of State for assistance under 
chapter 4 of part II of the Foreign Assistance Act 
of 1961 (22 U.S.C.2346 et seq.; relating to Eco-
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nomic Support Fund) for purposes other than assist-
ance for the West Bank and Gaza. 
(e) REPORT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—If the Secretary of State is 
unable to certify in writing to the appropriate con-
gressional committees that the Palestinian Author-
ity, the Palestine Liberation Organization, and any 
successor or affiliated organizations have met the 
conditions described in subsection (a), the Secretary 
shall, not later than 15 days after the date on which 
the Secretary is unable to make such certification, 
submit to the appropriate congressional committees 
a report that contains the following: 
(A) The reasons why the Secretary was 
unable to certify in writing that such organiza-
tions have met such requirements. 
(B) The definition of ‘‘acts of terrorism’’ 
that the Secretary used for purposes of making 
the determination in subparagraph (B) of sub-
section (a)(1). 
(C) The total amount of funds to be with-
held. 
(2) FORM.—The report required by this sub-
section shall be submitted in unclassified form but 
may include a classified annex. 
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(f) LIST OF CRITERIA.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 15 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
of State shall submit to the appropriate congres-
sional committees a list of the criteria that the Sec-
retary uses to determine whether assistance for the 
West Bank and Gaza is assistance that directly ben-
efits the Palestinian Authority for purposes of car-
rying out this section. 
(2) UPDATE.—The Secretary of State shall 
submit to the appropriate congressional committees 
an updated list under paragraph (1) not later than 
15 days after the date on which the Secretary makes 
any modification to the list. 
SEC. 5. INITIAL REPORT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 60 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State 
shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees 
a report describing those programs, projects, and activities 
funded by the United States Government that have been 
or will be suspended by reason of withholding of funds 
under section 4. 
(b) FORM.—The report required by subsection (a) 
shall be submitted in unclassified form but may include 
a classified annex. 
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SEC. 6. ANNUAL REPORT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter 
for 6 years, the Secretary of State shall submit to the ap-
propriate congressional committees a report including at 
a minimum the following elements: 
(1) An estimate of the amount expended by the 
Palestinian Authority, the Palestine Liberation Or-
ganization, and any successor or affiliated organiza-
tions during the previous calendar year as payments 
for acts of terrorism by individuals who are impris-
oned for such acts. 
(2) An estimate of the amount expended by the 
Palestinian Authority, the Palestine Liberation Or-
ganization, and any successor or affiliated organiza-
tions during the previous calendar year as payments 
to the families of deceased individuals who com-
mitted an act of terrorism. 
(3) An overview of Palestinian laws, decrees, 
regulations, or documents in effect the previous cal-
endar year that authorize or implement any pay-
ments reported under paragraphs (1) and (2). 
(4) A description of United States Government 
policy, efforts, and engagement with the Palestinian 
Authority in order to confirm the revocation of any 
law, decree, regulation, or document in effect the 
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previous calendar year that authorizes or implements 
any payments reported under paragraphs (1) and 
(2). 
(5) A description of United States Government 
policy, efforts, and engagement with other govern-
ments, and at the United Nations, to highlight the 
issue of Palestinian payments for acts of terrorism 
and to urge other nations to join the United States 
in calling on the Palestinian Authority to imme-
diately cease such payments. 
(b) FORM OF REPORT.—The report required by sub-
section (a) shall be submitted in unclassified form but may 
include a classified annex. 
SEC. 7. APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES DE-
FINED. 
In this Act, the term ‘‘appropriate congressional com-
mittees’’ means— 
(1) the Committee on Appropriations and the 
Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Rep-
resentatives; and 
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(2) the Committee on Appropriations and the 
Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate. 
Passed the House of Representatives December 5, 
2017. 
Attest: 
KAREN L. HAAS, 
Clerk. 
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Calendar No. 278 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 1164 
AN ACT 
To condition assistance to the West Bank and Gaza 
on steps by the Palestinian Authority to end vio-
lence and terrorism against Israeli citizens. 
DECEMBER 7, 2017 
Read twice and placed on the calendar 
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