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Union Calendar No. 258 
109TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4681 
[Report No. 109–462, Parts I and II] 
To promote the development of democratic institutions in areas under the 
administrative control of the Palestinian Authority, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 1, 2006 
Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN (for herself, Mr. LANTOS, Mr. CANTOR, Mr. CHABOT, Mr. 
ACKERMAN, Mr. ENGEL, Mr. PENCE, Mr. WELLER, Ms. HARRIS, Mr. 
BURTON of Indiana, Mrs. MCCARTHY, Mr. CARDOZA, Mr. MACK, Ms. 
BEAN, Mr. CROWLEY, Mr. LYNCH, Mrs. JO ANN DAVIS of Virginia, Mr. 
CHANDLER, Mr. BROWN of South Carolina, Mr. MCCAUL of Texas, Mr. 
KING of New York, Mr. ISRAEL, Ms. BERKLEY, Mr. POE, Mr. ROYCE, 
Mrs. BLACKBURN, Mr. TANCREDO, Mr. SCHIFF, Mr. SHERMAN, and Mr. 
NADLER) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on International Relations, and in addition to the Committees on 
the Judiciary and Financial Services, for a period to be subsequently de-
termined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions 
as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
MAY 11, 2006 
Reported from the Committee on International Relations with an amendment 
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 
MAY 11, 2006 
Referral to the Committees on Financial Services and the Judiciary extended 
May 11, 2006, for a period ending not later than May 15, 2006 
MAY 15, 2006 
Additional sponsors: Mr. DOOLITTLE, Mr. MCNULTY, Mr. REYNOLDS, Mr. 
WILSON of South Carolina, Mr. SHAYS, Mr. GERLACH, Mr. SCOTT of 
Georgia, Mr. TERRY, Mr. KING of Iowa, Mr. NORWOOD, Mrs. MILLER 
of Michigan, Mr. MCHENRY, Mr. CUELLAR, Mr. PRICE of Georgia, Mr. 
HASTINGS of Florida, Mr. LINCOLN DIAZ-BALART of Florida, Mr. 
CULBERSON, Ms. HART, Mrs. KELLY, Mr. KENNEDY of Minnesota, Mr. 
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SULLIVAN, Mr. HENSARLING, Mr. FITZPATRICK of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
SOUDER, Mr. FOSSELLA, Mr. MARIO DIAZ-BALART of Florida, Mr. 
WESTMORELAND, Mr. DAVIS of Florida, Mr. RUPPERSBERGER, Mr. 
BLUNT, Mrs. MALONEY, Mrs. NORTHUP, Mr. FERGUSON, Mr. WELDON 
of Pennsylvania, Mr. SESSIONS, Mr. MEEKS of New York, Ms. HARMAN, 
Mr. WAXMAN, Mr. JOHNSON of Illinois, Mr. YOUNG of Florida, Mr. 
BUTTERFIELD, Mr. ENGLISH of Pennsylvania, Mr. KINGSTON, Mr. 
SHAW, Mr. BONNER, Mr. PLATTS, Mr. DEAL of Georgia, Mr. HOLDEN, 
Mr. ETHERIDGE, Mr. LOBIONDO, Mr. SAXTON, Mr. MARCHANT, Mr. 
STEARNS, Mr. SENSENBRENNER, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, Mr. TOM DAVIS of 
Virginia, Mr. FORD, Mr. ALEXANDER, Mr. LINDER, Mr. BERMAN, Mr. 
GARRETT of New Jersey, Mr. GONZALEZ, Mr. ROSS, Mr. LUCAS, Ms. 
GINNY BROWN-WAITE of Florida, Mr. HIGGINS, Mr. BOSWELL, Mr. 
MATHESON, Mrs. SCHMIDT, Mr. CARDIN, Mr. MURPHY, Mrs. EMERSON, 
Miss MCMORRIS, Mrs. LOWEY, Mr. BARTLETT of Maryland, Mr. STRICK-
LAND, Mr. WYNN, Mr. PORTER, Mr. BARROW, Mr. DAVIS of Kentucky, 
Mr. SIMMONS, Mr. KLINE, Mr. DENT, Mrs. NAPOLITANO, Ms. CORRINE 
BROWN of Florida, Mr. PUTNAM, Mr. FOLEY, Mr. GORDON, Ms. FOXX, 
Mr. ROTHMAN, Mr. BROWN of Ohio, Ms. SCHWARTZ of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
POMBO, Ms. MATSUI, Ms. LINDA T. SA´NCHEZ of California, Mr. 
FEENEY, Mr. GENE GREEN of Texas, Mr. ANDREWS, Mr. NUNES, Mr. 
FORBES, Mr. HASTINGS of Washington, Mr. CONAWAY, Mr. RUSH, Mr. 
MCINTYRE, Mr. CAMPBELL of California, Mr. BISHOP of Georgia, Ms. 
WASSERMAN SCHULTZ, Mr. WEXLER, Mrs. MYRICK, Mr. GOHMERT, Mr. 
SHADEGG, Mr. LARSEN of Washington, Mr. BONILLA, Mr. AKIN, Mr. 
WELDON of Florida, Mr. RENZI, Mr. OWENS, Mr. MICA, Mr. NUSSLE, 
Mr. JINDAL, Mrs. CAPITO, Mrs. BONO, Mr. TIBERI, Mr. MCHUGH, Mr. 
KIRK, Mr. SIMPSON, Mr. HAYWORTH, Mr. GINGREY, Mr. TURNER, Mr. 
VISCLOSKY, Mr. RANGEL, Mr. TOWNS, Mr. DAVIS of Tennessee, Mr. 
CRENSHAW, Mrs. JONES of Ohio, Mr. KELLER, Mr. THOMPSON of Cali-
fornia, Mr. SMITH of New Jersey, Mr. NEUGEBAUER, Mr. ADERHOLT, 
Mr. GRAVES, Mr. BISHOP of Utah, Mr. PICKERING, Mr. PETERSON of 
Pennsylvania, Mrs. DRAKE, Mr. BOREN, Mr. GREEN of Wisconsin, Mr. 
KUHL of New York, Mr. RYAN of Wisconsin, Mr. EDWARDS, Mr. FIL-
NER, Mr. BAKER, Mr. HOLT, Mr. COLE of Oklahoma, Mr. BURGESS, Mr. 
HEFLEY, Mr. BISHOP of New York, Mr. BRADY of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
MICHAUD, Mr. ROGERS of Michigan, Mr. MOORE of Kansas, Mr. WAMP, 
Mr. CAMP of Michigan, Mr. COOPER, Mr. COBLE, Mr. EVANS, Mr. MIL-
LER of North Carolina, Mr. BEAUPREZ, Mr. MELANCON, Mr. INGLIS of 
South Carolina, Mr. COSTA, Mrs. MUSGRAVE, Mr. RYAN of Ohio, Mr. 
SCHWARZ of Michigan, Mr. FATTAH, Mr. CRAMER, Mr. AL GREEN of 
Texas, Mr. MCCOTTER, Mr. DAVIS of Alabama, Mr. FRELINGHUYSEN, 
Mr. SALAZAR, Mr. PASTOR, Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi, Mr. HOYER, 
Mr. PALLONE, Ms. GRANGER, Mr. LEVIN, Mr. FLAKE, Mr. OTTER, Mr. 
WU, Mr. SHIMKUS, Mr. STUPAK, Mr. CARNAHAN, Mr. BACHUS, Mr. 
EVERETT, Mr. MEEK of Florida, Mr. ROGERS of Alabama, Mr. FRANKS 
of Arizona, Mr. BERRY, Mr. SHUSTER, Ms. HERSETH, Mr. CHOCOLA, 
Mr. HAYES, Mr. VAN HOLLEN, Mr. LEWIS of California, Mr. REYES, Mr. 
YOUNG of Alaska, Mr. WALSH, Mr. LEWIS of Georgia, Mr. BRADY of 
Texas, Mr. KENNEDY of Rhode Island, Mr. EMANUEL, Ms. PRYCE of 
Ohio, Mr. UDALL of Colorado, Mr. CUMMINGS, Mr. BACA, Mr. LATHAM, 
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Mr. HERGER, Mr. UDALL of New Mexico, Mr. BILIRAKIS, Mr. REHBERG, 
Mr. GUTKNECHT, Mr. OSBORNE, Mr. RADANOVICH, Mr. CANNON, Mr. 
BARRETT of South Carolina, Mr. SMITH of Texas, Ms. SLAUGHTER, Mr. 
PASCRELL, Mr. WICKER, Mr. RYUN of Kansas, Mr. KNOLLENBERG, Mr. 
BOOZMAN, Mr. REICHERT, Ms. DELAURO, Mr. GALLEGLY, Mr. NEAL of 
Massachusetts, Ms. PELOSI, Ms. DEGETTE, Mr. LIPINSKI, Mr. DANIEL 
E. LUNGREN of California, Mr. DAVIS of Illinois, Mr. TANNER, Mr. 
EHLERS, Ms. BORDALLO, Mr. BOUSTANY, Mr. MCCRERY, Mr. CLEAVER, 
Mr. JEFFERSON, Mr. LEWIS of Kentucky, Mrs. DAVIS of California, Mr. 
MCKEON, Mr. GOODLATTE, Mr. SPRATT, Mr. MILLER of Florida, Mr. 
LANGEVIN, Mr. CARTER, Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas, Mr. 
GIBBONS, Mr. HONDA, Mrs. BIGGERT, Mr. HULSHOF, Mr. DOYLE, Mrs. 
WILSON of New Mexico, and Mr. SCOTT of Virginia 
MAY 15, 2006 
Reported from the Committee on the Judiciary with an amendment 
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in boldface roman] 
MAY 15, 2006 
Committee on Financial Services discharged; committed to the Committee of 
the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed 
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on February 1, 2006] 
A BILL 
To promote the development of democratic institutions in 
areas under the administrative control of the Palestinian 
Authority, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SEC. 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Palestinian Anti-Ter-
rorism Act of 2006’’. 
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SEC. 2. LIMITATION ON ASSISTANCE TO THE PALESTINIAN 
AUTHORITY. 
(a) DECLARATION OF POLICY.—It shall be the policy 
of the United States— 
(1) to support a peaceful, two-state solution to 
end the conflict between Israel and the Palestinians 
in accordance with the Performance-Based Roadmap 
to a Permanent Two-State Solution to the Israeli- 
Palestinian Conflict (commonly referred to as the 
‘‘Roadmap’’); 
(2) to oppose those organizations, individuals, 
and countries that support terrorism and violence; 
(3) to urge members of the international commu-
nity to avoid contact with and refrain from finan-
cially supporting the terrorist organization Hamas or 
a Hamas-controlled Palestinian Authority until 
Hamas agrees to recognize Israel, renounce violence, 
disarm, and accept prior agreements, including the 
Roadmap; 
(4) to promote the emergence of a democratic 
Palestinian governing authority that— 
(A) denounces and combats terrorism; 
(B) has agreed to and is taking action to 
disarm and dismantle any terrorist agency, net-
work, or facility; 
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(C) has agreed to work to eliminate anti- 
Israel and anti-Semitic incitement and the com-
memoration of terrorists in Palestinian society; 
(D) has agreed to respect the sovereignty of 
its neighbors; 
(E) acknowledges, respects, and upholds the 
human rights of all people; 
(F) implements the rule of law, good gov-
ernance, and democratic practices, including 
conducting free, fair, and transparent elections 
in compliance with international standards; 
(G) ensures institutional and financial 
transparency and accountability; and 
(H) has agreed to recognize the State of 
Israel as an independent, sovereign, Jewish, 
democratic state; and 
(5) to continue to support assistance to the Pal-
estinian people. 
(b) AMENDMENTS.—Chapter 1 of part III of the For-
eign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2351 et seq.) is 
amended— 
(1) by redesignating the second section 620G (as 
added by section 149 of Public Law 104–164 (110 
Stat. 1436)) as section 620J; and 
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(2) by adding at the end the following new sec-
tion: 
‘‘SEC. 620K. LIMITATION ON ASSISTANCE TO THE PALES-
TINIAN AUTHORITY. 
‘‘(a) LIMITATION.—Except as provided in subsection 
(e), assistance may be provided under this Act to the Pales-
tinian Authority only during a period for which a certifi-
cation described in subsection (b) is in effect. 
‘‘(b) CERTIFICATION.—A certification described in this 
subsection is a certification transmitted by the President 
to Congress that contains a determination of the President 
that— 
‘‘(1) no ministry, agency, or instrumentality of 
the Palestinian Authority is controlled by a foreign 
terrorist organization and no member of a foreign ter-
rorist organization serves in a senior policy making 
position in a ministry, agency, or instrumentality of 
the Palestinian Authority; 
‘‘(2) the Palestinian Authority has— 
‘‘(A) publicly acknowledged Israel’s right to 
exist as a Jewish state; and 
‘‘(B) recommitted itself and is adhering to 
all previous agreements and understandings by 
the Palestine Liberation Organization and the 
Palestinian Authority with the Government of 
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the United States, the Government of Israel, and 
the international community, including agree-
ments and understandings pursuant to the Per-
formance-Based Roadmap to a Permanent Two- 
State Solution to the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict 
(commonly referred to as the ‘Roadmap’); and 
‘‘(3) the Palestinian Authority has taken effective 
steps and made demonstrable progress toward— 
‘‘(A) completing the process of purging from 
its security services individuals with ties to ter-
rorism; 
‘‘(B) dismantling all terrorist infrastruc-
ture, confiscating unauthorized weapons, arrest-
ing and bringing terrorists to justice, destroying 
unauthorized arms factories, thwarting and pre-
empting terrorist attacks, and fully cooperating 
with Israel’s security services; 
‘‘(C) halting all anti-Israel incitement in 
Palestinian Authority-controlled electronic and 
print media and in schools, mosques, and other 
institutions it controls, and replacing these ma-
terials, including textbooks, with materials that 
promote tolerance, peace, and coexistence with 
Israel; 
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‘‘(D) ensuring democracy, the rule of law, 
and an independent judiciary, and adopting 
other reforms such as ensuring transparent and 
accountable governance; and 
‘‘(E) ensuring the financial transparency 
and accountability of all government ministries 
and operations. 
‘‘(c) RECERTIFICATIONS.—Not later than 90 days after 
the date on which the President transmits to Congress an 
initial certification under subsection (b), and every six 
months thereafter— 
‘‘(1) the President shall transmit to Congress a 
recertification that the requirements contained in sub-
section (b) are continuing to be met; or 
‘‘(2) if the President is unable to make such a 
recertification, the President shall transmit to Con-
gress a report that contains the reasons therefor. 
‘‘(d) 
CONGRESSIONAL
NOTIFICATION.—Assistance 
made available under this Act to the Palestinian Authority 
may not be provided until 15 days after the date on which 
the President has provided notice thereof to the Committee 
on International Relations and the Committee on Appro-
priations of the House of Representatives and to the Com-
mittee on Foreign Relations and the Committee on Appro-
priations of the Senate in accordance with the procedures 
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applicable to reprogramming notifications under section 
634A(a) of this Act. 
‘‘(e) EXCEPTIONS.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—Subsection (a) shall not 
apply with respect to the following: 
‘‘(A) ASSISTANCE TO INDEPENDENT ELEC-
TIONS COMMISSIONS.—Assistance to any Pales-
tinian independent election commission if the 
President transmits to Congress a certification 
that contains a determination of the President 
that— 
‘‘(i) no member of such commission is 
a member of, affiliated with, or appointed 
by a foreign terrorist organization; and 
‘‘(ii) each member of such commission 
is independent of the influence of any polit-
ical party or movement. 
‘‘(B) ASSISTANCE TO SUPPORT THE MIDDLE 
EAST PEACE PROCESS.—Assistance to the Office 
of the President of the Palestinian Authority for 
non-security expenses directly related to facili-
tating a peaceful resolution of the Israeli-Pales-
tinian conflict or for the personal security detail 
of the President of the Palestinian Authority if 
the President transmits to Congress a certifi-
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cation that contains a determination of the 
President that— 
‘‘(i) such assistance is critical to facili-
tating a peaceful resolution of the Israeli- 
Palestinian conflict; 
‘‘(ii) the President of the Palestinian 
Authority is not a member of or affiliated 
with a foreign terrorist organization and 
has rejected the use of terrorism to resolve 
the Israeli-Palestinian conflict; 
‘‘(iii) such assistance will not be used 
to provide funds to any individual who is 
a member of or affiliated with a foreign ter-
rorist organization or who has not rejected 
the use of terrorism to resolve the Israeli- 
Palestinian conflict; and 
‘‘(iv) such assistance will not be re-
transferred to any other entity within or 
outside of the Palestinian Authority except 
as payment for legal goods or services ren-
dered. 
‘‘(2) ADDITIONAL
REQUIREMENTS.—Assistance 
described in paragraph (1) may be provided only if 
the President— 
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‘‘(A) determines that the provision of such 
assistance is important to the national security 
interests of the United States; and 
‘‘(B) not less than 30 days prior to the obli-
gation of amounts for the provision of such as-
sistance— 
‘‘(i) consults with the appropriate con-
gressional committees regarding the specific 
programs, projects, and activities to be car-
ried out using such assistance; and 
‘‘(ii) submits to the appropriate con-
gressional committees a written memo-
randum that contains the determination of 
the President under subparagraph (A). 
‘‘(3) DEFINITION.—In this subsection, the term 
‘appropriate congressional committees’ means— 
‘‘(A) the Committee on International Rela-
tions and the Committee on Appropriations of 
the House of Representatives; and 
‘‘(B) the Committee on Foreign Relations 
and the Committee on Appropriations of the 
Senate. 
‘‘(f) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) FOREIGN TERRORIST ORGANIZATION.—The 
term ‘foreign terrorist organization’ means an organi-
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