ated in the Oslo Accords, to commit itself to ‘‘a
peaceful resolution of the conflict between the two
sides’’, that ‘‘all outstanding issues relating to per-
manent status will be resolved through negotia-
tions’’, and that the PLO ‘‘renounces the use of ter-
rorism and other acts of violence and will assume re-
sponsibility over all PLO elements and personnel in
order to assure their compliance, prevent violence,
and discipline violators’’.
(2) Yasser Arafat failed to exercise his author-
ity and responsibility to maintain law and order in
the West Bank and Gaza, which has resulted in on-
going acts of terrorism against Israeli and American
civilians in the State of Israel.
(3) Yasser Arafat has failed, through words and
deeds, to offer credible security guarantees to the
Palestinian and Israeli peoples, and has once again
violated his commitment to peace through the recent
purchase of 50 tons of offensive weaponry from
Iran.
(4) Yasser Arafat and the forces directly under
his control are responsible for the murder of hun-
dreds of innocent Israelis and the wounding of thou-
sands more since October 2000.
(5) Yasser Arafat has been directly implicated
in funding and supporting terrorists who have
claimed responsibility for homicide bombings in
Israel.
(6) Under the present circumstances, Yasser
Arafat’s failure to adequately respond to end the
homicide bombings further complicates the prospects
for a resolution of the conflict in that region.
SEC. 3. STATEMENT OF CONGRESS.
(a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of the Con-
gress that—
(1) the United States should continue to urge
an immediate and unconditional cessation of all ter-
rorist activities and the commencement of a cease-
fire between Israel and the Palestinians;
(2) the Palestine Liberation Organization and
the Palestinian Authority should immediately sur-
render to Israel for detention and prosecution those
Palestinian extremists wanted by the Government of
Israel for the assassination of Israeli Minister of
Tourism Rehavam Zeevi; and
(3) PLO Chairman Yasser Arafat and the Pal-
estine Liberation Organization must take immediate
and concrete action to—
(A) publicly condemn all acts of terrorism,
including and especially homicide bombings,
which murdered over 125 Israeli men, women,
and children during the month of March 2002
alone, and injured hundreds more;
(B) confiscate and destroy the infrastruc-
tures of terrorism, including weapons, bomb
factories, and other offensive materials;
(C) end all financial support for terrorism;
and
(D) urge all Arab nations and individuals
to immediately cease funding for terrorist oper-
ations and payments to the families of terror-
ists.
(b) SUPPORT FOR PEACE EFFORTS.—The Congress
supports the President’s efforts, in conjunction with
Israel, the Arab states, and members of the international
community, to achieve a comprehensive peace in the re-
gion, and encourages continued efforts by all parties.
SEC. 4. IMPOSITION OF SANCTIONS.
(a) DENIAL OF VISAS.—
(1) PROHIBITION.—The Secretary of State
shall not issue a visa to, and the Attorney General
shall not admit to the United States, any member of
the Palestine Liberation Organization or any official
from the Palestinian Authority.
(2) WAIVER.—The President may, on a case-
by-case basis, waive paragraph (1) if the President
determines that the waiver is in the national security
interest of the United States. The President shall re-
port any such determination to the appropriate con-
gressional committees.
(b) DOWNGRADING OF STATUS OF PLO OFFICE IN
THE UNITED STATES.—Notwithstanding any other provi-
sion of law, the President shall withdraw or terminate any
waiver by the President of the requirements of section
1003 of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal
Years 1988 and 1989 (22 U.S.C. 5202) (prohibiting the
establishment or maintenance of a Palestinian information
office in the United States), except that—
(1) such withdrawal or termination shall not
prohibit the operation of the Permanent Observer
Mission of Palestine at the United Nations; and
(2) such section shall apply so as to prohibit
the operation of any office of the Palestine Libera-
tion Organization or the Palestinian Authority in the
United States from carrying out any function other
than those functions carried out by the Palestinian
information office during the period beginning on
the effective date of title X of the Foreign Relations
Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1988 and 1989, and
ending on January 13, 1994.
(c) TRAVEL RESTRICTION
ON
THE SENIOR PLO
REPRESENTATIVE AT THE UNITED NATIONS.—The Sec-
retary of State shall impose the same travel restrictions
on the senior official of the Permanent Observer Mission
of Palestine at the United Nations as those imposed on
officials with the Permanent Mission of the Islamic Re-
public of Iran to the United Nations.
(d) FREEZING OF ASSETS OF THE PLO AND THE
PA.—The President shall identify and freeze the assets
of the Palestine Liberation Organization and the Pales-
tinian Authority in the United States, other than those
assets which—
(1) the President determines are required to
carry out the functions of the Permanent Observer
Mission of Palestine at the United Nations;
(2) are necessary for travel in the United States
pursuant to a waiver granted under subsection
(a)(2); or
(3) the President determines are necessary for
any office of the Palestine Liberation Organization
and the Palestinian Authority to carry out functions
permitted under subsection (b)(2).
SEC. 5. REPORT ON PLO TERRORIST ACTIVITIES.
(a) REPORT.—Within 30 days after the date of enact-
ment of this Act, and every 90 days thereafter, the Presi-
dent shall submit a report to the appropriate congressional
committees detailing acts of terrorism, if any, committed
by the Palestinian Authority, the Palestine Liberation Or-
ganization, or any of their constituent elements.
(b) DETERMINATION REGARDING DESIGNATION AS
TERRORIST
ORGANIZATION.—The report under sub-
section (a) shall include a determination on whether on
the basis of acts of terrorism described in the report the
Palestinian Authority, the Palestine Liberation Organiza-
tion, or any of their constituent elements will be des-
ignated as a foreign terrorist organization under section
219(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C.
1189(a)).
(c) WAIVER.—The President may waive the require-
ments of this section if the President determines that the
waiver is in the national security interest of the United
States. The President shall report any such determination
to the appropriate congressional committees.
SEC. 6. DURATION OF SANCTIONS.
The sanctions imposed under this Act shall remain
in effect until such time as the President determines and
reports to the appropriate congressional committees that
the conditions that warrant these sanctions no longer
exist.
SEC. 7. APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES DE-
FINED.
In this Act, the term ‘‘appropriate congressional com-
mittees’’ means the Committee on Appropriations and the
Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the
Committee on Appropriations and the Committee on
International Relations of the House of Representatives.
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