opment, and reconciliation between Israelis and Pal-
estinians, and Muslims, Christians, and Jews. 
(2) To provide for United States contributions 
to consist of Economic Support Fund assistance for 
payment to the International Fund for Israeli-Pales-
tinian Peace to carry out the activities described in 
paragraph (1). 
SEC. 3. ESTABLISHMENT OF INTERNATIONAL FUND. 
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 (in this Act referred to as the ‘‘International 
Fund’’) to carry out the purposes described in section 
2(b). 
SEC. 4. UNITED STATES CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE INTER-
NATIONAL FUND. 
(a) FISCAL YEAR 2010.—Of the amounts made avail-
able for the fiscal year 2010 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. Pending 
the formal establishment of the International Fund, such 
amounts may, pursuant to an agreement with the Govern-
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ment of Israel, the Palestinian Authority, or other nations 
be disbursed into and maintained in a separate account. 
(b) FISCAL YEARS 2011, 2012, 2013, AND 2014.— 
Of the amounts made available for each of the fiscal years 
2011, 2012, 2013, and 2014 to carry out chapter 4 of 
part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, 50,000,000 
is authorized to be appropriated for United States con-
tributions to the International Fund. 
(c) ADDITIONAL AUTHORITIES.—Amounts appro-
priated pursuant to the authorization of appropriations 
under subsections (a) and (b)— 
(1) are in addition to amounts otherwise au-
thorized to be appropriated for such purposes; 
(2) are authorized to remain available until ex-
pended; and 
(3) may be provided notwithstanding any other 
provision of law. 
SEC. 5. CONDITIONS AND UNDERSTANDINGS RELATING TO 
UNITED STATES CONTRIBUTIONS. 
(a) PROMOTING PEOPLE-TO-PEOPLE COEXISTENCE, 
RECONCILIATION, AND JOINT ECONOMIC EFFORTS.—The 
United States contributions provided for in this Act may 
be used only to support and promote the purposes de-
scribed in section 2(b). 
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(b) ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS.—The restrictions 
contained in section 531(e) of the Foreign Assistance Act 
of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2346a) apply with respect to United 
States contributions provided for in this Act. 
(c) UNITED STATES REPRESENTATION
ON
THE 
BOARD OF THE FUND.—The President shall make every 
effort to ensure that there is United States representation 
on the Board of the International Fund. 
SEC. 6. ANNUAL REPORTS. 
At the end of each fiscal year in which the United 
States Government makes any contribution to the Inter-
national Fund, the President shall transmit to the Con-
gress a report on the degree to which the International 
Fund, and the United States contribution to it, have con-
tributed to promoting contact, cooperation, dialogue, 
shared community building, peaceful coexistence, joint 
economic development, and reconciliation between Israelis 
and Palestinians, and Muslims, Christians, and Jews, in 
the Middle East. 
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