I 
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3160 
Making appropriations for foreign assistance to Israel for fiscal year 2010. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 9, 2009 
Mr. SMITH of New Jersey introduced the following bill; which was referred 
to the Committee on Appropriations 
A BILL 
Making appropriations for foreign assistance to Israel for 
fiscal year 2010. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
That the following sums are appropriated, out of any 
money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the 
fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, and for other pur-
poses, namely: 
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TITLE I 
BILATERAL ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE 
DEPARTMENT OF STATE 
NONPROLIFERATION, ANTI-TERRORISM, DEMINING AND 
RELATED PROGRAMS 
Funds appropriated for fiscal year 2010 for a vol-
untary contribution to the International Atomic Energy 
Agency under section 301 of the Foreign Assistance Act 
of 1961 may be made available to that Agency only if the 
Secretary of State determines (and so reports to the Con-
gress) that Israel is not being denied its right to partici-
pate in the activities of that Agency. 
MIGRATION AND REFUGEE ASSISTANCE 
For necessary expenses to enable the Secretary of 
State to provide, as authorized by law, not less than 
$25,000,000 for refugees resettling in Israel, to remain 
available until expended. 
TITLE II 
INTERNATIONAL SECURITY ASSISTANCE 
FUNDS APPROPRIATED TO THE PRESIDENT 
FOREIGN MILITARY FINANCING PROGRAM 
For necessary expenses for grants only for Israel to 
enable the President to carry out the provisions of section 
23 of the Arms Export Control Act, $2,220,000,000: Pro-
vided, That to expedite the provision of assistance to 
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Israel, the Secretary of State may use the funds appro-
priated under this heading to procure defense articles and 
services to enhance the capacity of Israel’s security forces: 
Provided further, That the Department of State shall con-
sult with the Committees on Appropriations prior to exer-
cising the authority contained in the previous proviso: Pro-
vided further, That the funds appropriated by this para-
graph for Israel shall be disbursed within 30 days of the 
enactment of this Act: Provided further, That to the extent 
that the Government of Israel requests that funds be used 
for such purposes, grants made available for Israel by this 
paragraph shall, as agreed by the United States and 
Israel, be available for advanced weapons systems, of 
which not less than $583,860,000 shall be available for 
the procurement in Israel of defense articles and defense 
services, including research and development: Provided 
further, That funds appropriated or otherwise made avail-
able by this paragraph shall be non-repayable notwith-
standing any requirement in section 23 of the Arms Ex-
port Control Act: Provided further, That funds made avail-
able under this paragraph shall be obligated upon appor-
tionment in accordance with paragraph (5)(C) of title 31, 
United States Code, section 1501(a): Provided further, 
That none of the funds made available under this para-
graph, except those specified in the fourth proviso under 
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this heading, shall be available to finance the procurement 
of defense articles, defense services, or design and con-
struction services that are not sold by the United States 
Government under the Arms Export Control Act unless 
Israel has first signed an agreement with the United 
States Government specifying the conditions under which 
such procurements may be financed with such funds: Pro-
vided further, That all country and funding level increases 
in allocations shall be submitted through the regular noti-
fication procedures of section 7015 of the Department of 
State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appro-
priations Act, 2010: Provided further, That funds made 
available in this paragraph may be used, notwithstanding 
any other provision of law, for demining, the clearance of 
unexploded ordnance, and related activities, and may in-
clude activities implemented through nongovernmental 
and international organizations: Provided further, That 
funds appropriated in this paragraph shall be expended 
at the minimum rate necessary to make timely payment 
for defense articles and services. 
TITLE III 
GENERAL PROVISIONS 
AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS 
SEC. 301. No part of any appropriation contained in 
this Act shall remain available for obligation after the ex-
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piration of the current fiscal year unless expressly so pro-
vided in this Act: Provided, That funds appropriated for 
the purposes of chapters 1, 8, 11, and 12 of part I, section 
661, section 667, chapters 4, 5, 6, 8, and 9 of part II 
of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, section 23 of the 
Arms Export Control Act shall remain available for an ad-
ditional 4 years from the date on which the availability 
of such funds would otherwise have expired, if such funds 
are initially obligated before the expiration of their respec-
tive periods of availability contained in this Act: Provided 
further, That, notwithstanding any other provision of this 
Act, any funds made available for the purposes of chapter 
1 of part I and chapter 4 of part II of the Foreign Assist-
ance Act of 1961 which are allocated or obligated for cash 
disbursements in order to address balance of payments or 
economic policy reform objectives, shall remain available 
until expended. 
APPLICABILITY OF GENERAL LIMITATIONS 
SEC. 302. The pertinent limitations and restrictions 
on the availability and use of funds set forth in the De-
partment of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Pro-
grams Appropriations Act, 2010 shall apply to the appro-
priations provided in this Act. 
ARAB LEAGUE BOYCOTT OF ISRAEL 
SEC. 303. It is the sense of the Congress that— 
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(1) the Arab League boycott of Israel, and the 
secondary boycott of American firms that have com-
mercial ties with Israel, is an impediment to peace 
in the region and to United States investment and 
trade in the Middle East and North Africa; 
(2) the Arab League boycott, which was regret-
tably reinstated in 1997, should be immediately and 
publicly terminated, and the Central Office for the 
Boycott of Israel immediately disbanded; 
(3) all Arab League states should normalize re-
lations with their neighbor Israel; 
(4) the President and the Secretary of State 
should continue to vigorously oppose the Arab 
League boycott of Israel and find concrete steps to 
demonstrate that opposition by, for example, taking 
into consideration the participation of any recipient 
country in the boycott when determining to sell 
weapons to said country; and 
(5) the President should report to Congress an-
nually on specific steps being taken by the United 
States to encourage Arab League states to normalize 
their relations with Israel to bring about the termi-
nation of the Arab League boycott of Israel, includ-
ing those to encourage allies and trading partners of 
the United States to enact laws prohibiting busi-
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nesses from complying with the boycott and penal-
izing businesses that do comply. 
PALESTINIAN STATEHOOD 
SEC. 304. (a) LIMITATION ON ASSISTANCE.—None 
of the funds appropriated under this Act, or under titles 
III through VI of the Department of State, Foreign Oper-
ations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2010, 
may be provided to support a Palestinian state unless the 
Secretary of State determines and certifies to the appro-
priate congressional committees that— 
(1) the governing entity of a new Palestinian 
state— 
(A) has demonstrated a firm commitment 
to peaceful co-existence with the State of Israel; 
(B) is taking appropriate measures to 
counter terrorism and terrorist financing in the 
West Bank and Gaza, including the dismantling 
of terrorist infrastructures, and is cooperating 
with appropriate Israeli and other appropriate 
security organizations; and 
(2) the Palestinian Authority (or the governing 
entity of a new Palestinian state) is working with 
other countries in the region to vigorously pursue ef-
forts to establish a just, lasting, and comprehensive 
peace in the Middle East that will enable Israel and 
an independent Palestinian state to exist within the 
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context of full and normal relationships, which 
should include— 
(A) termination of all claims or states of 
belligerency; 
(B) respect for and acknowledgment of the 
sovereignty, territorial integrity, and political 
independence of every state in the area through 
measures including the establishment of demili-
tarized zones; 
(C) their right to live in peace within se-
cure and recognized boundaries free from 
threats or acts of force; 
(D) freedom of navigation through inter-
national waterways in the area; and 
(E) a framework for achieving a just set-
tlement of the refugee problem. 
(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con-
gress that the governing entity should enact a constitution 
assuring the rule of law, an independent judiciary, and 
respect for human rights for its citizens, and should enact 
other laws and regulations assuring transparent and ac-
countable governance. 
(c) WAIVER.—The President may waive subsection 
(a) if he determines that it is important to the national 
security interests of the United States to do so. 
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(d) EXEMPTION.—The restriction in subsection (a) 
shall not apply to assistance intended to help reform the 
Palestinian Authority and affiliated institutions, or the 
governing entity, in order to help meet the requirements 
of subsection (a), consistent with the provisions of section 
7040 of the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and 
Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2010 (‘‘Limitation 
on Assistance to the Palestinian Authority’’). 
RESTRICTIONS CONCERNING THE PALESTINIAN 
AUTHORITY 
SEC. 305. None of the funds appropriated under this 
Act, or under titles II through VI of the Department of 
State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appro-
priations Act, 2010, may be obligated or expended to cre-
ate in any part of Jerusalem a new office of any depart-
ment 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 pro-
vided for in the Israel-PLO Declaration of Principles: Pro-
vided, That this restriction shall not apply to the acquisi-
tion of additional space for the existing Consulate General 
in Jerusalem: Provided further, That meetings between of-
ficers and employees of the United States and officials of 
the Palestinian Authority, or any successor Palestinian 
governing entity provided for in the Israel-PLO Declara-
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tion of Principles, for the purpose of conducting official 
United States Government business with such authority 
should continue to take place in locations other than Jeru-
salem. As has been true in the past, officers and employees 
of the United States Government may continue to meet 
in Jerusalem on other subjects with Palestinians (includ-
ing those who now occupy positions in the Palestinian Au-
thority), have social contacts, and have incidental discus-
sions. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Israel Foreign Assist-
ance Appropriations Act, 2010’’. 
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