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104TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1960
To govern relations between the United States and the Palestine Liberation
Organization (PLO), to enforce PLO compliance with standards of inter-
national conduct, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JUNE 29, 1995
Mr. FORBES introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Commit-
tee on International Relations, and in addition to the Committee on
Banking and Financial Services, for a period to be subsequently deter-
mined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions
as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned
A BILL
To govern relations between the United States and the Pal-
estine Liberation Organization (PLO), to enforce PLO
compliance with standards of international conduct, 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 ‘‘Middle East Peace
Compliance Act of 1995’’.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
For the purposes of this Act—
(1) the term ‘‘Palestine Liberation Organization
(PLO)’’ shall be defined as a membership organiza-
tion encompassing all constituent groups that belong
to the Palestine National Council and all individuals
that have or continue to publicly demonstrate their
allegiance to the Palestine Liberation Organization,
or receive funds, directly or indirectly from sources
controlled by the PLO. Its legal status is defined by
United States law pursuant to title X of Public Law
100–204, section 1002;
(2) for the purpose of this section, the term
‘‘foreign assistance’’ shall be the same as that used
under section 634(b) of the Foreign Assistance Act
of 1961 (Public Law 87–195); and
(3) the term ‘‘Palestinian Authority’’ shall be
defined as the administrative entity established in
the self-rule areas of Gaza and the West Bank in ac-
cordance with the Declaration of Principles signed in
Washington, D.C. September 13, 1993, between Is-
rael and the Palestine Liberation Organization
(PLO).
SEC. 3. POLICY.
It is the policy and interest of the United States—
(1) to contribute to the advancement of peace
and security in the Middle East by supporting ef-
forts by Israel and the Palestine Liberation Organi-
zation (PLO) to reach a nonviolent resolution of
their conflict under the terms of the Declaration of
Principles on Interim Self-Government Arrangement
signed in Washington, D.C., September 13, 1993;
(2) to ensure that both Israel and the PLO
fully and meaningfully comply with the terms and
conditions of all agreements made between them;
(3) to demonstrate firm, consistent, and unam-
biguous opposition to terrorism by insisting that Is-
rael and the Palestine Liberation Organization take
significant, material, and timely steps to preempt
tourist attacks;
(4) to ensure that the Palestinian Authority
fully accounts for basic human needs and infrastruc-
ture development funds expended by the United
States in Gaza and Jericho in accordance with
standard commercial principles and practices;
(5) to ensure that Israel and the Palestine Lib-
eration Organization cooperate fully with United
States law enforcement agencies to apprehend, pros-
ecute, and convict all individuals involved in the
criminal injury or death of United States citizens or
the willful damaging of United States property;
(6) to hold the PLO and its administrative au-
thority in Gaza and Jericho accountable for unlawful
acts carried out within its jurisdiction or emanating
from territory under its administrative control;
(7) to ensure that all recipients of United
States foreign assistance evidence a clear commit-
ment to democracy, justice, and the rule of law and
conform to established standards of financial man-
agement and accountability; and
(8) to contribute to the long-term security, sta-
bility, and economic health of the State of Israel
through the maintenance of close bilateral ties and,
to the greatest extent possible, to provide such levels
of assistance to Israel as are necessary and suffi-
cient to achieve these objectives, irrespective of the
success or failure of the agreements between Israel
and the PLO.
SEC. 4. FINDINGS AND DETERMINATIONS.
(a) Pursuant to the commitments between Israel and
the PLO described in section 6 of this Act, the Congress
makes the following findings:
(1) After decades of conflict, Israel and the
PLO have entered a new era which presents an his-
toric opportunity for peaceful coexistence and a sta-
ble democratic future for themselves and the region.
(2) The basis for this new relationship between
Israel and the PLO is the set of agreements to
which both parties are signatories and which ema-
nate from the Declaration of Principles on Interim
Self-Government Arrangements, signed in Washing-
ton, D.C., on September 13, 1993.
(3) The United States agrees to serve as a
partner in the effort to bring about a lasting rec-
onciliation and understanding between Israel and the
PLO.
(4) The United States recognizes all of the
agreements referred to in section 6 of this Act are
legally binding on Israel and the PLO, that they
were entered into freely and in good faith and that
Israel and the PLO are committed to their complete
fulfillment.
(5) The United States is relying upon Israel
and the PLO to honor their commitments to elected
representatives and officials of the United States
Government prior to and following the signing of the
Declaration of Principles, including the promise of
the PLO to halt terrorism emanating from areas
under its control.
(6) The United States is committed to provid-
ing funding for infrastructure development and basic
human needs in Gaza and Jericho, but not through
any institution or entity of the PLO or the Palestin-
ian Authority and only where Israel and the PLO
have demonstrated that they have taken substantial,
timely, and meaningful steps toward full compliance
under their respective agreements.
(7) The United States is resolute in its deter-
mination to ensure that in providing assistance to
Palestinians living under the administrative control
of the Palestinian Authority or elsewhere, the bene-
ficiaries of such assistance shall be held to the same
standard of financial accountability and manage-
ment control as any other recipient of United States
foreign assistance.
(8) Since the signing of the Declaration of
Principles, the United States has had sufficient time
to evaluate the sincerity, commitment, and effective-
ness with which Israel and the PLO have complied
with both the spirit and the letter of the joint agree-
ments to which they are signatories.
(b) DETERMINATIONS.—Therefore, the Congress de-
termines the following:
(1) The PLO continues to demonstrate wide-
spread and systematic disregard for both the spirit
and the letter of the understandings reached in a
succession of agreements between it and the State of
Israel.
(2) Information provided by the President on
the compliance of the PLO with its agreements is
often ambiguous, insufficient, at variance with the
assessments of independent monitoring groups and
falls short of the standards of accountability ex-
pected of other recipients of United States foreign
assistance.
(3) The PLO specifically has failed to take sub-
stantial, timely, and meaningful steps to fulfill its
legal obligations in the following areas:
(A) AMENDING THE PLO COVENANT.—In
violation of commitments made by the PLO in
the letter of September 9, 1993, between the
PLO leader and the Prime Minister of Israel,
1993, the PLO has failed to repeal the provi-
sions of its charter which declare Israel to be il-
legitimate and call for its elimination through
armed struggle.
(B) PREVENTING
TERRORISM.—In viola-
tion of the terms agreed to in the Gaza-Jericho
Agreement, annex III, article I, section 5 and
the letters of September 9, 1993, between the
PLO leader and the Prime Minister of Israel
and between the PLO leader and the Foreign
Minister of Norway, the PLO has not legally
banned terrorist organizations such as Hamas
and Islamic Jihad and has done little to dis-
cipline them. In the 19 months before the Dec-
laration of Principles there were 318 casualties
from terrorism in Israel and the territories (68
people were killed and 250 injured). This is in
contrast to the 19 months following the signing
of the Declaration of Principles, there were 651
casualties from terrorism in Israel and the ter-
ritories (134 people were killed and 517 in-
jured), an increase of nearly 100 percent.
(C) PROSECUTING TERRORISTS.—In viola-
tion of the terms agreed to in the Gaza-Jericho
Agreement, annex III, article I, section 5 and
the letters of September 9, 1993, between the
PLO leader and the Prime Minister of Israel
and between the PLO leader and the Foreign
Minister of Norway, the PLO has failed to in-
vestigate terrorist incidents, prosecute terrorists
according to the rule of law, or ensure that the
sentences imposed for terrorist acts are more
than perfunctory. The PLO repeatedly has de-
clared that it considers terrorist organizations
(F) CONFISCATING UNAUTHORIZED WEAP-
ONS.—In violation of the terms agreed to in the
Gaza-Jericho Agreement, annex I, article VIII,
section 8, the PLO has failed to fulfill its com-
mitment made to the United States Vice Presi-
dent on March 24, 1995, to take significant
steps to disarm military and paramilitary
groups under its administrative control, to li-
cense weapons, or to substantially enforce, by
judicial means, individual violations.
(G) EXCLUDING TERRORISTS FROM SECU-
RITY
SERVICES.—In violation of the terms
agreed to in the Gaza-Jericho Agreement,
annex I, article III, section 4(b), the PLO con-
tinues to employ policemen who have been con-
victed of serious crimes.
(H) EXTRADITING TERRORISTS.—In viola-
tion of the terms agreed to in annex III, article
II, section 7, the PLO consistently refuses to
extradite individuals suspected in terrorist
crimes against Israeli citizens and has not com-
plied with earlier demands of the United States
Government to extradite individuals suspected
of crimes against Americans to the United
States.
(I) PROHIBITING THE LOCATION OF INSTI-
TUTIONS
OF
THE
PALESTINIAN
AUTHORITY
OUTSIDE OF GAZA AND JERICHO.—Under arti-
cle V of the Gaza-Jericho Agreement, the Pal-
estinian Authority has attempted to extend its
authority beyond the boundaries of Gaza and
Jericho. It has failed to live up to its commit-
ment not to operate offices in Jerusalem and
has opened at least 7 institutions in and around
the city.
(J) FACILITATING
THE
RELEASE
OF
IS-
RAELI POWS/MIAS.—The PLO has failed to pro-
vide Israel with information it possesses on the
condition and possible whereabouts of at least
one Israeli MIA.
(K) AVOIDING AND PUNISHING THE ILLE-
GAL TRANSFER OF FUNDS.—In violation of the
spirit of the Gaza-Jericho Agreement and
standard international principles and practices
of financial accountability, administrative au-
thorities in Gaza have diverted substantial
amounts of development assistance to activities
of the PLO both inside and outside of Gaza and
Jericho.
(L) PREVENTING INFILTRATIONS.—In vio-
lation of the terms agreed to in the Gaza-Jeri-
cho Agreement, article IV(2)(c), the Palestinian
Police authorities has failed to halt infiltrations
from Egypt to Gaza and from Gaza to Israel.
SEC. 5. GENERAL RESTRICTIONS ON ASSISTANCE.
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the fol-
lowing restrictions shall apply with regard to all assistance
provided by the United States and intended to benefit Pal-
estinians living in areas controlled by the PLO or the Pal-
estinian Authority:
(1) All funds made available to areas under the
administrative control of the Palestinian Authority
shall be provided only through agencies or entities of
the United States Government or private voluntary
organizations designated by the Secretary of State
and registered in the United States: Provided, That
no funds shall be obligated or expended for any
projects or activities of the Palestinian Authority in
Jerusalem or that benefit Palestinians living in
Jerusalem.
(2) Under no circumstances and notwithstand-
ing any other provision of law, none of the funds au-
thorized or appropriated under this or any other Act
shall be made available, directly or indirectly, to ben-
efit the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO), its
agents, entities, projects, programs, institutions, or
activities under its control, or directly or indirectly,
to benefit the operation of the Palestinian Authority
in Gaza, Jericho, or any other area it may control.
(3) Funds authorized or appropriated under
this or any other Act shall only be made available
for humanitarian assistance, economic development,
and basic human needs infrastructure projects or ac-
tivities which directly benefit Palestinians in areas
under the administrative control of the Palestinian
Authority.
(4) The total amount of United States assist-
ance benefiting the Palestinians resident in areas
under the administrative control of the PLO and the
Palestinian Authority for any single year shall not
exceed the largest total contribution by a member of
the Arab League to the Palestinian Authority in the
previous full calendar year.
(5) None of the funds authorized or appro-
priated under this or any other Act shall be made
available to benefit, directly or indirectly, Palestin-
ians living under the administrative control of the
Palestinian Authority until the PLO substantially,
materially, and in a timely fashion complies with the
provisions of section 7 of this Act.
(6) No funds made available by this or any
other Act and intended to benefit Palestinians living
in areas controlled by the PLO or the Palestinian
Authority shall be used for the purchase, lease, or
acquisition by any means of lethal equipment, sup-
plies, or infrastructure to support that equipment or
its use in military or paramilitary operations or
training.
(7) No funds shall be made available under this
or any other Act to benefit Palestinians living in
areas controlled by the PLO or the Palestinian Au-
thority should the PLO conclude a formal or infor-
mal arrangement with Hamas, Islamic Jihad, or any
other group practicing or supporting terrorism under
which the terrorist activities of these groups, either
inside or outside of Gaza and Jericho, will be al-
lowed to continue or be tolerated in any respect.
(8) As set forth in section 585 of the Foreign
Operations, Export Financing, and Related Pro-
grams 1995 Appropriations and 1994 Supplemental
Appropriations Act (Public Law 103–306):
(A) None of the funds made available
under this or any other Act shall be obligated
or expended to create in any part of Jerusalem
a new office of any department or agency of the
United States Government for the purpose of
conducting official United States Government
business with the Palestinian Authority over
Gaza and Jericho or any successor Palestinian
governing entity provided for in the Israel-PLO
Declaration of Principles: Provided, That this
restriction shall not apply to the acquisition of
additional space for the existing Consulate Gen-
eral in Jerusalem.
(B) Meetings between officers and employ-
ees of the United States and officials of the
Palestinian Authority, or any successor Pal-
estinian governing entity provided for in the Is-
rael-PLO Declaration of Principles, for the pur-
pose of conducting official United States Gov-
ernment business with such authority should
continue to take place in locations other than
Jerusalem. As has been true in the past, offi-
cers and employees of the United States Gov-
ernment may continue to meet in Jerusalem on
other subjects with Palestinians (including
those who now occupy positions in the Palestin-
ian Authority), have social contacts, and have
incidental discussions.
(9) No funds made available under this or any
other Act shall be used to benefit any individual who
has directly participated in, or conspired in, or was
an accessory to, the planning or execution of a ter-
rorist activity which resulted in the death, injury or
kidnaping of an American citizen.
SEC. 6. PLO-ISRAEL COMMITMENTS DESCRIBED.
The commitments referred to under this Act and rec-
ognized by the United States are the legally binding com-
mitments made by the Palestine Liberation Organization
and Israel in the following declarations:
(1) The PLO letter of September 9, 1993, to
the Prime Minister of Israel.
(2) The PLO letter of September 9, 1993, to
the Foreign Minister of Norway.
(3) The Declaration of Principles on Interim
Self-Government Arrangements signed in Washing-
ton, D.C. on September 13, 1993.
(4) The Agreement between Israel and the PLO
signed in Cairo on May 4, 1994.
(5) The Joint Communique´ between Israel and
the PLO issued at Blair House, in Washington,
D.C., February 12, 1995.
SEC. 7. REQUIREMENTS FOR THE TRANSFER OF FUNDS.
IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other provision
of law, none of the funds authorized or appropriated under
this or any other Act shall be made available, directly or
indirectly, to benefit Palestinians living under the adminis-
trative control of the PLO or the Palestinian Authority
in Gaza, Jericho or any other area it may control, until
the following requirements set forth in this section are
fully met and certified to Congress by the President of
the United States.
(1) SUBSTANTIAL, MATERIAL AND TIMELY COM-
PLIANCE.—That the PLO and the Palestinian Au-
thority have made substantial, material and timely
progress in meeting their legal obligations as set
forth in the agreements between the PLO and Israel
and as enumerated in section 6 of this Act. The
President shall submit to the relevant congressional
committees a quarterly report that—
(A) comprehensively evaluates the compli-
ance record of the PLO according to each spe-
cific commitment set forth in its agreements
with Israel;
(B) establishes, as appropriate, both objec-
tive and subjective measures to assess PLO
compliance; and
(C) measures PLO compliance against
each previous quarterly assessment and dem-
onstrates significant and continual improvement
each quarter.
(2) FINANCIAL
ACCOUNTABILITY.—Sixty days
following the enactment of this Act and every 180
days thereafter, the President of the United States
shall submit to the relevant congressional commit-
tees a financial audit carried out by the General Ac-
counting Office (GAO), which provides a full ac-
counting of all United States assistance which bene-
fits, directly or indirectly, the projects, programs or
activities of the Palestinian Authority in Gaza, Jeri-
cho or any other area it may control, since Septem-
ber 13, 1993, including, but not limited to, the fol-
lowing)—
(A) the obligation and disbursal of all
funds, by project, activity, and date, as well as
by prime contractor, all subcontractors, and
their countr(ies) of origin;
(B) the organization(s) or individual(s) re-
sponsible for the receipt and obligation of U.S.
assistance;
(C) the amount of both private and inter-
national donor funds that benefit the PLO or
the Palestinian Authority in Gaza, Jericho or
any other area it may control, and to which the
United States may be a contributor; and
(D) the ultimate beneficiaries of the assist-
ance.
(3) REPORT
ON
THE
POSSIBLE
MISUSE
OF
FUNDS.—Pursuant to section 7(a), the President
shall also provide the relevant congressional commit-
tees with a comprehensive accounting of all United
States and International donor funds, credits, guar-
antees, insurance, in-kind assistance and other re-
source transfers to the PLO, the Palestinian Author-
ity or other associated entities under their control
which the General Accounting Office believes may
have been misused, diverted or illegally converted for
purposes other than those originally intended by the
donors and shall include a discussion of—
(A) the possible reasons for the diversion
of resources and the likely use toward which
they were put;
(B) the manner and mechanism(s) by
which the resources were misdirected;
(C) the person(s) and institution likely re-
sponsible for the misdirection of the resources;
and
(D) the efforts being made by the Palestin-
ian Authority, the President and the inter-
national community to account for and recover
the misdirected resources.
(4) PENALTIES
AND
DEDUCTIONS.—Not less
than thirty (30) days following the issuance to Con-
gress of the findings set forth in section 7(2) the
President shall deduct one dollar from the amount
of funds or other resources appropriated to benefit
Palestinians living in areas controlled by the Pal-
estinian Authority for each dollar which the General
Accounting Office is able to demonstrate may have
been diverted by Palestinians for purposes other
than what they were originally intended.
(5) ACCOUNTABILITY FOR PAST TERRORISM.—
The President shall certify to the relevant congres-
sional committees that the Palestine Liberation Or-
ganization has taken substantial, material and time-
ly steps to provide information to United States law
enforcement agencies leading to the arrest and ex-
tradition to the United States for prosecution of in-
dividuals connected directly or indirectly with the
Palestine Liberation Organization and alleged to
have been responsible for terrorist attacks on Amer-
ican citizens or property since 1964 to include, but
not be limited to, the kidnapping, or murders of—
(A) David Berger, in Munich, Germany,
September, 1972;
(B) Cleo A. Noel, Jr., United States Am-
bassador to the Sudan, and G. Curtis Moore,
U.S. Diplomat, in Khartoum, March 2, 1973;
(C) Gail Rubin, in Israel, March 11, 1978;
(D) Leon Klinghoffer on the cruise ship
Achille Lauro, October 8, 1985; and
(E) Gail Klein, in Jerusalem, October 15,
1986.
(6) REPORT TO THE CONGRESS.—Pursuant to
subsection (B) of this section, the President shall re-
port to the relevant congressional committees, in
both classified and unclassified form, no later than
September 1, 1995, and every 180 days thereafter,
on—
(A) the name, date, location, and cir-
cumstance of all Americans alleged to have been
killed or injured, directly or indirectly, by mem-
bers, agents, supporters or surrogates of the
Palestine Liberation Organization from 1964 to
the present;
(B) the name, date, precise location, and
circumstance of all violent incidents against Is-
raelis or others by any terrorist group, organi-
zation, entity or individual operating in Israel
or the territories controlled by Israel or the
PLO and to indicate—
(i) where the violent incident was
planned, organized and launched;
(ii) how and through what means the
violent incident was funded;
(iii) the source and type of any lethal
equipment used in any violent incident;
and
(iv) whether the United States has
been able to independently confirm infor-
mation provided by either Israel or the
PLO regarding violent incidents reported
under this subsection.
(C) the status of all warrants issued by
United 
States 
law 
enforcement 
agencies,
Interpol, or other international police authori-
ties, for the arrest of members of the Palestine
Liberation Organization, to include, but not be
limited to, the name of the individual, the date
and nature of the crime alleged to have been
committed, the statute under which prosecution
is being sought, and the level and nature of the
cooperation provided by the Palestine Libera-
tion Organization in the apprehension, prosecu-
tion and conviction of this individual(s);
(D) the disposition of all past and current
investigations into the criminal activities of the
Palestine Liberation Organization as well as the
warrants for the arrest of alleged members of
the Palestine Liberation Organization that have
been revoked or suspended by agencies or enti-
ties of the United States Government since
1964 and reason for the revocation or suspen-
sion; and
(E) the name of any individual who cur-
rently serves as an official or agent of the Pal-
estine Liberation Organization or the Palestin-
ian Authority who at any time has been subject
to a United States or international arrest war-
rant or has been placed on a United States
Government ‘‘watch list.’’
(7) MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED.—In deter-
mining whether to make the certification required by
subsection (4) of this section with respect to the
PLO, the President shall also consider and report,
in both classified and unclassified form, to the rel-
evant congressional committees the following:
(A) Have the actions of the PLO resulted
in the maximum reductions in terrorism carried
out by members or affiliates of the PLO? Has
the PLO leadership publicly, in Arabic, English
and Hebrew, and using all major print and elec-
tronic media outlets, strongly condemned acts
of terrorism against Israel and the West when
they occur?
(B) Has the PLO taken legal and law en-
forcement measures to enforce in areas under
its administrative control, to the maximum ex-
tent possible, the elimination of terrorist acts
and the suppression of criminal elements re-
sponsible for terrorism as evidenced by the sei-
zure of illegal weapons, the closure of offices
and training areas belonging to terrorist organi-
zations and the arrest and prosecution of viola-
tors involved in the incitement, recruitment,
training, planning, or conduct of terrorist oper-
ations affecting the United States, Israel or
other countries?
(C) Has the PLO taken the legal and law
enforcement steps necessary to eliminate, to the
maximum extent possible, the laundering of
profits derived from smuggling, narcotics traf-
ficking, illegal weapons transactions or other
criminal activity as evidenced by the enactment
and enforcement by the PLO of laws prohibit-
ing such conduct?
(D) Has the PLO taken the legal and law
enforcement steps necessary to eliminate, to the
maximum extent possible, bribery and other
forms of public corruption which facilitate the
execution of terrorist acts or which discourage
the investigation and prosecution of such acts,
as evidenced by the enactment and enforcement
of laws prohibiting such conduct?
(E) Has the PLO, as a matter of policy or
practice, encouraged or facilitated the continued
sponsorship of terrorist acts?
(F) Does any senior official of the PLO
engage in, encourage, or facilitate the incite-
ment, recruitment, training, planning, or con-
duct of terrorist operations affecting the United
States, Israel or other states or condone other
internationally recognized criminal activity?
(G) Has the PLO investigated aggressively
all cases in which any citizen of the United
States or member of the United States Govern-
ment has been the victim, since 1964, of acts
or threats of violence, inflicted by or with the
complicity of any agent of the PLO or any po-
litical subdivision or supporter thereof, and en-
ergetically sought to bring the perpetrators of
such offense or offenses to justice?
(H) Having been requested to do so by the
United States Government, does the PLO fail
to provide reasonable cooperation to lawful ac-
tivities of United States law enforcement
agents, including the refusal of permission to
such agents engaged in counterterrorism to
pursue suspected terrorists or other criminal
elements that may support terrorist activities
into areas or facilities it controls?
(I) Has the PLO or its administrative au-
thority in Gaza and Jericho adopted legal codes
in order to enable law enforcement officials to
move more effectively against terrorists, the
supporters of terrorism and other related crimi-
nal elements, such as effective conspiracy laws
and asset seizure laws?
(J) Has the PLO expeditiously processed
United States, Israeli, or other countries’ extra-
dition requests relating to terrorism, narcotics
trafficking or other criminal offenses?
(K) Has the PLO refused to protect or
given haven to any known terrorist, drug traf-
ficker or other accused or convicted of a serious
criminal offense, and has it expeditiously proc-
essed extradition requests relating to acts of
terrorism or narcotics trafficking made by other
countries?
(L) Has the PLO cooperated, both publicly
and privately, with efforts undertaken by the
President of the United States to end the Arab
League boycott of Israel and if so, to what ex-
tent and to what practical effect?
(8) VICTIMS OF TERRORISM COMPENSATION.—
Pursuant to section 5570 of Public Law 99–399 no
funds shall be made available to benefit the PLO,
the Palestinian Authority, or any person or entity
under its control until the President certifies to the
relevant congressional committees that full and fair
compensation is provided by the Palestine Liberation
Organization to United States victims of PLO ter-
rorism after adjudication in a United States court of
law.
(9) PREEMPTION OF TERRORISM.—The Presi-
dent shall make available to Israel, equipment for
the state-of-the-art security examination of cargo
containers and vehicles: Provided, That this equip-
ment shall include automated, nonintrusive inspec-
tion technology, or technologies, for the direct detec-
tion and chemical elemental identification of contra-
band: Provided further, That some of this equipment
may be in the form of technology in the advanced
stages of development and suitable for field testing
and evaluation: Provided further, That not less than
$40,000,000 is authorized to be appropriated in fis-
cal year 1996 for the purposes set forth in this sec-
tion from the funds made available by the United
States to support the agreements between Israel and
the PLO: Provided further, That the President shall
negotiate the transfer of this technology no later
than September 30, 1995, and prior to the obliga-
tion of not more than $50,000,000 in United States
funds to benefit Palestinians living in Gaza, Jericho,
or any additional territories which might be adminis-
tered by the PLO: Provided further, That it is the
purpose of this section to enable the United States
to support efforts by both Israel and the PLO to
meet their compliance obligations and—
(A) to assist them in combating terrorism;
(B) to assist them in combating narcotics
smuggling and other contraband smuggling;
and
(C) to assist them in ensuring proper
manifesting and customs regulation compliance
and revenue collection.
(10) REVIEW OF LEGISLATION.—Prior to the
disbursement of any funds authorized under this or
any other Act for the benefit of the PLO, the Pal-
estinian Authority or any of its constituencies, ac-
tivities or projects, the President shall carry out,
and report to the relevant congressional committees,
a thorough review of pertinent legislation affecting
the status of the PLO to include, but not be limited
to, title X of Public Law 100–204 and shall rec-
ommend to Congress modifications consistent with
United States policy toward countering terrorism
and promoting peace in the Middle East.
(11) PRESIDENTIAL
DISCLOSURE.—No later
than 60 days following the enactment of this Act,
the President shall disclose in a classified manner to
the relevant congressional committees, the substance
of any secret agreements, understandings, or prom-
ises, either formal or informal, between the United
States and Israel, and the United States and the
PLO, connected with the implementation of the Dec-
laration of Principles, that—
(A) commits the United States to any
course of action in its foreign, diplomatic or se-
curity policies;
(B) commits the United States to provide
funds or other forms of assistance for particu-
lar projects or activities;
(C) provides assurances to particular indi-
viduals who may or may not be targets of a
United States or international criminal inves-
tigation; and
(D) extends to particular individuals the
promise of protection or safety should future
circumstances warrant it.
(12) PROVISIONS THAT MAY BE SUSPENDED.—
Subject to the requirements of section 7 and the
prior approval of the Chairmen of the relevant com-
mittees of the Congress of the United States the
President may suspend only the following provisions
of law for a period not to extend beyond May 31,
1996:
(A) Section 307 of the Foreign Assistance
Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2227) as it applies with
respect to the Palestine Liberation Organization
or entities associated with it.
(B) Section 114 of the Department of
State Authorization Act, fiscal years 1984 and
1985 (22 U.S.C. 287e note) as it applies with
respect to the Palestine Liberation Organization
or entities associated with it.
(C) Section 1003 of the Foreign Relations
Authorization Act, fiscal years 1988 and 1989
(22 U.S.C. 5202).
(D) Section 37 of the Bretton Woods
Agreement Act (22 U.S.C. 286w) as it applies
to the granting to the Palestine Liberation Or-
ganization of observer status or other official
status at any meeting sponsored by or associ-
ated with the International Monetary Fund. As
used in this paragraph, the term ‘‘other official
status’’ does not include membership in the
International Monetary Fund.
SEC. 8. FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE.
(a) Within thirty (30) days of the enactment of this
Act, the President shall request that both the Palestine
Liberation Organization and the Palestinian Authority
provide to the United States, comprehensive financial
statements of their assets and income for the prior year:
Provided, That in addition to these statements, the Presi-
dent shall certify to the Congress that—
(1) the United States Government has no
knowledge or information as to other further assets
or income of the Palestine Liberation Organization
or Palestinian Authority; and
(2) the Palestine Liberation Organization and
Palestinian Authority are spending and investing
substantially all of their respective assets and in-
come for the welfare and benefit of the Palestinian
people in the areas administered by the Palestinian
Authority and for purposes related exclusively to the
duties and functions of the Palestinian Authority as
authorized under agreements between Israel and the
PLO.
(b) No funds shall be obligated or expended for the
benefit of the Palestinian people in areas administered by
the Palestinian Authority until the President has delivered
to the relevant congressional committees the information
required in section 8(a).
(c) The President shall report to the relevant congres-
sional committees, in both classified and unclassified form,
no later than September 1, 1995, and every 180 days
thereafter, on all assistance provided by the international
community to the PLO and the Palestinian Authority, or
any affiliated organization or entity, both directly and in-
directly, to include—
(1) the amount of such assistance, by project,
and whether the assistance is provided in cash or in
kind;
(2) the organization or entity through which the
international assistance is disbursed;
(3) the use(s), by project, to which the inter-
national assistance is being put; and
(4) the ultimate beneficiaries of the assistance.
SEC. 9. PROHIBITION ON FORMAL DIPLOMATIC REPRESEN-
TATION.
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the
President of the United States shall make no commit-
ments and shall provide no funds for the obligation or ex-
penditure, for any activity leading to the establishment,
on either a temporary or permanent basis, of any United
States diplomatic post, to include an embassy, consulate
or interest section in any territory under the administra-
tive control of the PLO or the Palestinian Authority.
SEC. 
10. 
RELEVANT 
CONGRESSIONAL 
COMMITTEES
DEFINED.
As used in this Act, the term ‘‘relevant congressional
committees’’ means—
(1) the Committee on International Relations,
the Committee on Banking and Financial Services,
and the Committee on Appropriations of the House
of Representatives; and
(2) the Committee on Foreign Relations, the
Committee on Appropriations, and the Committee on
Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate.
SEC. 11. TERM OF THIS ACT.
This Act shall become effective upon the day of enact-
ment and expire no earlier than May 31, 1996, unless
amended.
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