I 
113TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 3868 
To amend the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to limit assistance to the 
Palestinian Authority, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 14, 2014 
Mr. ROYCE introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Foreign Affairs 
A BILL 
To amend the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to limit assist-
ance to the Palestinian Authority, and for other pur-
poses. 
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 Peace Pro-
motion and Anti-Incitement Act’’. 
SEC. 2. SENSE OF CONGRESS. 
It is the sense of Congress that— 
(1) the Palestinian Authority has not fully lived 
up to its prior agreements with Israel to end incite-
ment; and 
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(2) the Palestinian Authority should do more to 
prepare the Palestinian people for peace with Israel. 
SEC. 3. LIMITATION ON ASSISTANCE TO THE PALESTINIAN 
AUTHORITY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 1 of part III of the For-
eign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2351 et seq.) is 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘SEC. 620N. LIMITATION ON ASSISTANCE TO THE PALES-
TINIAN AUTHORITY. 
‘‘(a) LIMITATION.—Funds made available under 
chapter 4 of part II of this Act may be obligated or ex-
pended to provide assistance to the Palestinian Authority 
only during a period for which a certification described 
in subsection (b) or a recertification described in sub-
section (c) is in effect. 
‘‘(b) CERTIFICATION.—A certification described in 
this subsection is a certification transmitted by the Presi-
dent to the appropriate congressional committees that con-
tains a determination of the President that the Palestinian 
Authority— 
‘‘(1) no longer engages in a pattern of incite-
ment against the United States or Israel; and 
‘‘(2) is engaged in peace preparation activities 
aimed at promoting peace with the Jewish State of 
Israel. 
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‘‘(c) RECERTIFICATIONS.—Not later than 90 days 
after the date on which the President transmits to the ap-
propriate congressional committees an initial certification 
under subsection (b), and every six months thereafter— 
‘‘(1) the President shall transmit to the appro-
priate congressional committees a recertification that 
the requirements contained in subsection (b) are 
continuing to be met; or 
‘‘(2) if the President is unable to make such a 
recertification, the President shall transmit to the 
appropriate congressional committees a report that 
contains the reasons therefor. 
‘‘(d) REPORT.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—Whenever the President 
transmits a certification under subsection (b) or a 
recertification under subsection (c), the President 
shall submit to the appropriate congressional com-
mittees a report that details the justification for the 
certification or recertification, as the case may be, 
the purposes for which the funds will be spent, and 
the accounting procedures in place to ensure that 
the funds are properly disbursed. 
‘‘(2) ADDITIONAL MATTERS.—Such report shall 
also detail the steps the Palestinian Authority has 
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