Taylor Force Act

Bill: 114-s-3414
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Graham, Lindsey [R-SC]
Introduced: 2016-09-28
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Arab-Israeli relations

Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation

Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad

Foreign aid and international relief

Gaza Strip

Israel

Middle East

Military personnel and dependents

Palestinians

Terrorism

West Bank
Latest action: action_date: 2016-09-28
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

Summaries:
action_date: 2016-09-28
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><strong>Taylor Force Act</strong></p> <p>This bill prohibits certain assistance under the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 from being made available for the West Bank and Gaza unless the Department of State certifies that the Palestinian Authority: </p> <ul> <li>is taking steps to end acts of violence against U.S. and Israeli citizens perpetrated by individuals under its jurisdictional control, such as the March 2016 attack that killed former Army officer Taylor Force; </li> <li>is publicly condemning such acts of violence and is investigating, or cooperating in investigations of, such acts; and </li> <li>has terminated payments for acts of terrorism against U.S. and Israeli citizens to any individual who has been convicted and imprisoned for such acts, to any individual who died committing such acts, and to family members of such an individual.</li> </ul>

tv_txt: II 114th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 3414 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES September 28, 2016 Mr. Graham (for himself, Mr. Coats , Mr. Blunt , Mr. Rubio , Mr. Kirk , Mr. Cotton , Mr. Boozman , Mr. Cruz , and Mr. Scott ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations A BILL To condition assistance to the West Bank and Gaza on steps by the Palestinian Authority to end violence and terrorism against Israeli citizens.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Taylor Force Act . 2. Limitation on assistance to the West Bank and Gaza Funds appropriated or otherwise made available for assistance under chapter 4 of part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 ( 22 U.S.C. 2346 et seq. ; relating to Economic Support Fund) and available for assistance for the West Bank and Gaza may only be made available for such purpose if the Secretary of State certifies to the appropriate congressional committees that the Palestinian Authority— (1) is taking credible steps to end acts of violence against United States and Israeli citizens that are perpetrated by individuals under its jurisdictional control, such as the March 2016 attack that killed former United States Army officer Taylor Force, a veteran of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan; (2) is publicly condemning such acts of violence and is taking steps to investigate or is cooperating in investigations of such acts to bring the perpetrators to justice; and (3) has terminated payments for acts of terrorism against United States and Israeli citizens to any individual who has been imprisoned after being fairly tried and convicted for such acts of terrorism and to any individual who died committing such acts of terrorism, including to a family member of such individuals. 3. Definition In this Act, the term appropriate congressional committees means— (1) the Committee on Appropriations and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate; and (2) the Committee on Appropriations and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives.