committed in the occupied Palestinian territory, in-
cluding East Jerusalem, since June 13, 2014’’. 
(10) The PLO’s decision to accede to the Rome 
Statute as well as several international organizations 
is an attempt to change the status of the West Bank 
and the Gaza Strip outside of direct negotiations be-
tween the Israelis and Palestinians. 
(11) On January 7, 2015, the Department of 
State’s Office of the Spokesperson stated, ‘‘we have 
made clear our opposition to Palestinian action in 
seeking to join the Rome Statute of the Inter-
national Criminal Court’’. 
(12) On April 1, 2015, the ‘‘State of Palestine’’ 
officially became a member of the International 
Criminal Court. 
(13) The PLO and PA continue to engage in 
incitement and glorify terrorism, and reward terror-
ists, their families, and the families of those who 
died committing terrorist attacks with roughly 
$300,000,000 annually in salaries and benefits, pro-
viding a higher reward to those with longer jail sen-
tences. 
(14) On August 30, 2016, Deputy Secretary of 
State, Anthony J. Blinken, submitted to Congress a 
report as required under section 804(b) of the For-
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eign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1990 
and 1991 (Public Law 101–246), sections 603 and 
604 of the Middle East Peace Commitments Act of 
2002 (subtitle A of title VI of Public Law 107–228), 
and section 699 of the Foreign Relations Authoriza-
tion Act, Fiscal Year 2003 (Public Law 107–228). 
(15) In this report, Deputy Secretary of State 
Blinken, acting under authority delegated to him as 
Deputy Secretary pursuant to the President’s Dele-
gation of Functions on April 30, 2009, made the de-
termination that ‘‘the PLO and PA are not in com-
pliance with certain commitments to prevent viola-
tions, discipline violators, and assume responsibility 
over all PLO elements . . . thus the sanction speci-
fied in section 604(a)(2) of [Public Law 107–228], 
calling for a downgrade in status of the PLO office 
in Washington, DC, has been imposed’’. 
(16) On January 31, 2017, then Acting Sec-
retary of State, Thomas Shannon, pursuant to the 
President’s Delegation of Functions dated April 30, 
2009, submitted to Congress a similar report to 
Congress as required under section 804(b) of the 
Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 
1990 and 1991, sections 603 and 604 of the Middle 
East Peace Commitments Act of 2002, and section 
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699 of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fis-
cal Year 2003, in which the same determination was 
made that the PLO and PA are not in compliance 
with their commitments, and imposed the same 
sanction of a downgrade in the status of the PLO 
office in Washington, DC. 
(17) In both the August 30, 2016, and January 
31, 2017, reports, the sanctions were immediately 
waived. 
(18) Section 604(a) of the Foreign Relations 
Authorization Act, Fiscal Year 2003 requires that if 
the President determines that the PLO or the Pales-
tinian Authority has not complied with each of the 
commitments specified in such section, the President 
shall impose one or more of the following sanctions: 
(A) The denial of visas to PLO and PA of-
ficials. 
(B) The downgrade in status of the PLO 
office in the United States. 
(C) The designation as a foreign terrorist 
organization of the PLO, or one or more of its 
constituent groups (including Fatah). 
(D) The prohibition on United States as-
sistance to the West Bank and Gaza (except 
humanitarian assistance). 
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SEC. 3. SENSE OF CONGRESS. 
It is the sense of Congress that— 
(1) the Palestine Liberation Organization 
(PLO) has failed to live up to its commitment to a 
bilateral peace process with Israel, renounce vio-
lence, accept Israel’s right to exist, honor previous 
diplomatic agreements made by the Palestinians, 
and continues to circumvent a negotiated settlement 
with Israel by seeking unilateral statehood at the 
United Nations and from other countries, actively 
endorsing terror, and supporting boycotts, divest-
ments, and sanctions (BDS) against Israel; 
(2) the Palestinian initiation of an International 
Criminal Court preliminary examination, investiga-
tion, or active support for such an investigation, that 
subjects Israeli nationals to an investigation for al-
leged crimes against Palestinians, is part of a delib-
erate effort to engage in diplomatic, legal warfare 
against Israel and would violate the Palestinians’ 
commitment to not change the status of the West 
Bank and Gaza Strip; 
(3) the only path towards solving the conflict is 
through direct negotiations between Israel and the 
Palestinians; 
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(4) the Palestinians should not turn to outside 
parties, including international organizations, to im-
pose or otherwise influence a solution; 
(5) it is in the national security interests of the 
United States to close down the PLO office in 
Washington, DC; and 
(6) the executive branch should avail itself of 
the range of sanctions as allowed under the author-
ity to impose sanctions under section 604 of the 
Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Year 
2003 (Public Law 107–228) in order to hold the 
Palestinian leadership accountable. 
SEC. 4. PROHIBITIONS REGARDING THE PALESTINE LIB-
ERATION ORGANIZATION UNDER THE ANTI- 
TERRORISM ACT OF 1987. 
Section 1003 of the Anti-Terrorism Act of 1987 (22 
U.S.C. 5202) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘It shall be unlawful’’ and in-
serting ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—It shall be unlawful’’; 
and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(b) WAIVER.—Notwithstanding any other provision 
of law, including section 604 of the Foreign Relations Au-
thorization Act, Fiscal Year 2003 (Public Law 107–228), 
the President may waive for a period of not more than 
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