710 
subject to the regular notification procedures of the 
Committees on Appropriations. 
(q) LOCAL WORKS.— 
(1) Of the funds appropriated by this Act under 
the headings ‘‘Development Assistance’’, ‘‘Economic 
Support Fund’’, and ‘‘Assistance for Europe, Eur-
asia and Central Asia’’, not less than $50,000,000 
shall be made available for Local Works pursuant to 
section 7080 of the Department of State, Foreign 
Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations 
Act, 2015 (division J of Public Law 113–235), 
which may remain available until September 30, 
2023. 
(2) For the purposes of section 7080 of the De-
partment of State, Foreign Operations, and Related 
Programs Appropriations Act, 2015 (division J of 
Public Law 113–235), ‘‘eligible entities’’ shall be de-
fined as small local, international, and United 
States-based nongovernmental organizations, edu-
cational institutions, and other small entities that 
have received less than a total of $5,000,000 from 
USAID over the previous 5 fiscal years: Provided, 
That departments or centers of such educational in-
stitutions may be considered individually in deter-
mining such eligibility. 
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(r) DEFINITIONS.— 
(1) APPROPRIATE
CONGRESSIONAL
COMMIT-
TEES.—Unless otherwise defined in this Act, for 
purposes of this Act the term ‘‘appropriate congres-
sional committees’’ means the Committees on Appro-
priations and Foreign Relations of the Senate and 
the Committees on Appropriations and Foreign Af-
fairs of the House of Representatives. 
(2) FUNDS APPROPRIATED BY THIS ACT AND 
PRIOR ACTS.—Unless otherwise defined in this Act, 
for purposes of this Act the term ‘‘funds appro-
priated by this Act and prior Acts making appro-
priations for the Department of State, foreign oper-
ations, and related programs’’ means funds that re-
main available for obligation, and have not expired. 
(3) 
INTERNATIONAL
FINANCIAL
INSTITU-
TIONS.—In this Act ‘‘international financial institu-
tions’’ means the International Bank for Recon-
struction and Development, the International Devel-
opment Association, the International Finance Cor-
poration, the Inter-American Development Bank, the 
International Monetary Fund, the International 
Fund for Agricultural Development, the Asian De-
velopment Fund, the Inter-American Investment 
Corporation, the North American Development 
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Bank, the European Bank for Reconstruction and 
Development, the African Development Bank, the 
African Development Fund, and the Multilateral In-
vestment Guarantee Agency. 
(4) SOUTHERN KORDOFAN REFERENCE.—Any 
reference to Southern Kordofan in this or any other 
Act making appropriations for the Department of 
State, foreign operations, and related programs shall 
be deemed to include portions of Western Kordofan 
that were previously part of Southern Kordofan 
prior to the 2013 division of Southern Kordofan. 
(5) USAID.—In this Act, the term ‘‘USAID’’ 
means the United States Agency for International 
Development. 
(6) SPEND
PLAN.—In this Act, the term 
‘‘spend plan’’ means a plan for the uses of funds ap-
propriated for a particular entity, country, program, 
purpose, or account and which shall include, at a 
minimum, a description of— 
(A) realistic and sustainable goals, criteria 
for measuring progress, and a timeline for 
achieving such goals; 
(B) amounts and sources of funds by ac-
count; 
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(C) how such funds will complement other 
ongoing or planned programs; and 
(D) implementing partners, to the max-
imum extent practicable. 
(7) UNITED
STATES
AGENCY
FOR
GLOBAL 
MEDIA.—References to the ‘‘Broadcasting Board of 
Governors, International Broadcasting Operations’’ 
account in any provision of law shall be construed to 
include the ‘‘United States Agency for Global 
Media’’ account in Acts making appropriations for 
the Department of State, foreign operations, and re-
lated programs: Provided, That references to the 
‘‘Broadcasting Board of Governors’’ or ‘‘BBG’’ in 
this Act and prior Acts making appropriations for 
the Department of State, foreign operations, and re-
lated programs shall be construed to include the 
‘‘United States Agency for Global Media’’ or 
‘‘USAGM’’. 
ARAB LEAGUE BOYCOTT OF ISRAEL 
SEC. 7035. It is the sense of the Congress that— 
(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; 
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(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-
nesses from complying with the boycott and penal-
izing businesses that do comply. 
PALESTINIAN STATEHOOD 
SEC. 7036. (a) LIMITATION ON ASSISTANCE.—None 
of the funds appropriated under titles III through VI of 
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this Act may be provided to support a Palestinian state 
unless the Secretary of State determines and certifies to 
the appropriate 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; 
and 
(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 
context of full and normal relationships, which 
should include— 
(A) termination of all claims or states of 
belligerency; 
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(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 the President determines that it is important to the 
national security interest of the United States to do so. 
(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 
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of subsection (a), consistent with the provisions of section 
7040 of this Act (‘‘Limitation on Assistance for the Pales-
tinian Authority’’). 
RESTRICTIONS CONCERNING THE PALESTINIAN 
AUTHORITY 
SEC. 7037. None of the funds appropriated under ti-
tles II through VI of this Act may be obligated or ex-
pended to create in any part of Jerusalem a new office 
of any department or agency of the United States Govern-
ment for the purpose of conducting official United States 
Government business with the Palestinian Authority over 
Gaza and Jericho or any successor Palestinian governing 
entity provided for in the Israel-PLO Declaration of Prin-
ciples: Provided, That this restriction shall not apply to 
the acquisition of additional space for the existing Con-
sulate General in Jerusalem: Provided further, That meet-
ings between officers and employees of the United States 
and officials of the Palestinian Authority, or any successor 
Palestinian governing entity provided for in the Israel- 
PLO Declaration of Principles, for the purpose of con-
ducting official United States Government business with 
such authority should continue to take place in locations 
other than Jerusalem: Provided further, That as has been 
true in the past, officers and employees of the United 
States Government may continue to meet in Jerusalem on 
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other subjects with Palestinians (including those who now 
occupy positions in the Palestinian Authority), have social 
contacts, and have incidental discussions. 
PROHIBITION ON ASSISTANCE TO THE PALESTINIAN 
BROADCASTING CORPORATION 
SEC. 7038. None of the funds appropriated or other-
wise made available by this Act may be used to provide 
equipment, technical support, consulting services, or any 
other form of assistance to the Palestinian Broadcasting 
Corporation. 
ASSISTANCE FOR THE WEST BANK AND GAZA 
SEC. 7039. (a) OVERSIGHT.—For fiscal year 2019, 
30 days prior to the initial obligation of funds for the bi-
lateral West Bank and Gaza Program, the Secretary of 
State shall certify to the Committees on Appropriations 
that procedures have been established to assure the Comp-
troller General of the United States will have access to 
appropriate United States financial information in order 
to review the uses of United States assistance for the Pro-
gram funded under the heading ‘‘Economic Support 
Fund’’ for the West Bank and Gaza. 
(b) VETTING.—Prior to the obligation of funds ap-
propriated by this Act under the heading ‘‘Economic Sup-
port Fund’’ for assistance for the West Bank and Gaza, 
the Secretary of State shall take all appropriate steps to 
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ensure that such assistance is not provided to or through 
any individual, private or government entity, or edu-
cational institution that the Secretary knows or has reason 
to believe advocates, plans, sponsors, engages in, or has 
engaged in, terrorist activity nor, with respect to private 
entities or educational institutions, those that have as a 
principal officer of the entity’s governing board or gov-
erning board of trustees any individual that has been de-
termined to be involved in, or advocating terrorist activity 
or determined to be a member of a designated foreign ter-
rorist organization: Provided, That the Secretary of State 
shall, as appropriate, establish procedures specifying the 
steps to be taken in carrying out this subsection and shall 
terminate assistance to any individual, entity, or edu-
cational institution which the Secretary has determined to 
be involved in or advocating terrorist activity. 
(c) PROHIBITION.— 
(1) RECOGNITION OF ACTS OF TERRORISM.— 
None of the funds appropriated under titles III 
through VI of this Act for assistance under the West 
Bank and Gaza Program may be made available 
for— 
(A) the purpose of recognizing or otherwise 
honoring individuals who commit, or have com-
mitted acts of terrorism; and 
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(B) any educational institution located in 
the West Bank or Gaza that is named after an 
individual who the Secretary of State deter-
mines has committed an act of terrorism. 
(2) SECURITY ASSISTANCE AND REPORTING RE-
QUIREMENT.—Notwithstanding any other provision 
of law, none of the funds made available by this or 
prior appropriations Acts, including funds made 
available by transfer, may be made available for obli-
gation for security assistance for the West Bank and 
Gaza until the Secretary of State reports to the 
Committees on Appropriations on the benchmarks 
that have been established for security assistance for 
the West Bank and Gaza and reports on the extent 
of Palestinian compliance with such benchmarks. 
(d) OVERSIGHT BY THE UNITED STATES AGENCY 
FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT.— 
(1) The Administrator of the United States 
Agency for International Development shall ensure 
that Federal or non-Federal audits of all contractors 
and grantees, and significant subcontractors and 
sub-grantees, under the West Bank and Gaza Pro-
gram, are conducted at least on an annual basis to 
ensure, among other things, compliance with this 
section. 
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(2) Of the funds appropriated by this Act, up 
to $1,000,000 may be used by the Office of Inspec-
tor General of the United States Agency for Inter-
national Development for audits, investigations, and 
other activities in furtherance of the requirements of 
this subsection: Provided, That such funds are in ad-
dition to funds otherwise available for such pur-
poses. 
(e) COMPTROLLER
GENERAL
OF
THE
UNITED 
STATES AUDIT.—Subsequent to the certification specified 
in subsection (a), the Comptroller General of the United 
States shall conduct an audit and an investigation of the 
treatment, handling, and uses of all funds for the bilateral 
West Bank and Gaza Program, including all funds pro-
vided as cash transfer assistance, in fiscal year 2019 
under the heading ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’, and such 
audit shall address— 
(1) the extent to which such Program complies 
with the requirements of subsections (b) and (c); 
and 
(2) an examination of all programs, projects, 
and activities carried out under such Program, in-
cluding both obligations and expenditures. 
(f) 
NOTIFICATION
PROCEDURES.—Funds 
made 
available in this Act for West Bank and Gaza shall be 
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subject to the regular notification procedures of the Com-
mittees on Appropriations. 
LIMITATION ON ASSISTANCE FOR THE PALESTINIAN 
AUTHORITY 
SEC. 7040. (a) PROHIBITION OF FUNDS.—None of 
the funds appropriated by this Act to carry out the provi-
sions of chapter 4 of part II of the Foreign Assistance 
Act of 1961 may be obligated or expended with respect 
to providing funds to the Palestinian Authority. 
(b) WAIVER.—The prohibition included in subsection 
(a) shall not apply if the President certifies in writing to 
the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the Presi-
dent pro tempore of the Senate, and the Committees on 
Appropriations that waiving such prohibition is important 
to the national security interest of the United States. 
(c) PERIOD
OF APPLICATION
OF WAIVER.—Any 
waiver pursuant to subsection (b) shall be effective for no 
more than a period of 6 months at a time and shall not 
apply beyond 12 months after the enactment of this Act. 
(d) REPORT.—Whenever the waiver authority pursu-
ant to subsection (b) is exercised, the President shall sub-
mit a report to the Committees on Appropriations detail-
ing the justification for the waiver, the purposes for which 
the funds will be spent, and the accounting procedures in 
place to ensure that the funds are properly disbursed: Pro-
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vided, That the report shall also detail the steps the Pales-
tinian Authority has taken to arrest terrorists, confiscate 
weapons and dismantle the terrorist infrastructure. 
(e) CERTIFICATION.—If the President exercises the 
waiver authority under subsection (b), the Secretary of 
State must certify and report to the Committees on Ap-
propriations prior to the obligation of funds that the Pal-
estinian Authority has established a single treasury ac-
count for all Palestinian Authority financing and all fi-
nancing mechanisms flow through this account, no parallel 
financing mechanisms exist outside of the Palestinian Au-
thority treasury account, and there is a single comprehen-
sive civil service roster and payroll, and the Palestinian 
Authority is acting to counter incitement of violence 
against Israelis and is supporting activities aimed at pro-
moting peace, coexistence, and security cooperation with 
Israel. 
(f) PROHIBITION TO HAMAS AND THE PALESTINE 
LIBERATION ORGANIZATION.— 
(1) None of the funds appropriated in titles III 
through VI of this Act may be obligated for salaries 
of personnel of the Palestinian Authority located in 
Gaza or may be obligated or expended for assistance 
to Hamas or any entity effectively controlled by 
Hamas, any power-sharing government of which 
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Hamas is a member, or that results from an agree-
ment with Hamas and over which Hamas exercises 
undue influence. 
(2) Notwithstanding the limitation of paragraph 
(1), assistance may be provided to a power-sharing 
government only if the President certifies and re-
ports to the Committees on Appropriations that such 
government, including all of its ministers or such 
equivalent, has publicly accepted and is complying 
with the principles contained in section 620K(b)(1) 
(A) and (B) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, 
as amended. 
(3) The President may exercise the authority in 
section 620K(e) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 
1961, as added by the Palestinian Anti-Terrorism 
Act of 2006 (Public Law 109–446) with respect to 
this subsection. 
(4) Whenever the certification pursuant to 
paragraph (2) is exercised, the Secretary of State 
shall submit a report to the Committees on Appro-
priations within 120 days of the certification and 
every quarter thereafter on whether such govern-
ment, including all of its ministers or such equiva-
lent are continuing to comply with the principles 
contained in section 620K(b)(1) (A) and (B) of the 
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Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended: Pro-
vided, That the report shall also detail the amount, 
purposes and delivery mechanisms for any assistance 
provided pursuant to the abovementioned certifi-
cation and a full accounting of any direct support of 
such government. 
(5) None of the funds appropriated under titles 
III through VI of this Act may be obligated for as-
sistance for the Palestine Liberation Organization. 
MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA 
SEC. 7041. (a) EGYPT.— 
(1) CERTIFICATION AND REPORT.—Funds ap-
propriated by this Act that are available for assist-
ance for Egypt may be made available notwith-
standing any other provision of law restricting as-
sistance for Egypt, except for this subsection and 
section 620M of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, 
and may only be made available for assistance for 
the Government of Egypt if the Secretary of State 
certifies and reports to the Committees on Appro-
priations that such government is— 
(A) sustaining the strategic relationship 
with the United States; and 
(B) meeting its obligations under the 1979 
Egypt-Israel Peace Treaty. 
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