A bill to prohibit the use of fiscal year 2003 Federal funds for support of the Palestinian Authority pending the cessation of terrorist activities by the Palestinian Authority.

Prohibits the obligation or expenditure of any funds available to any Federal department or agency for FY 2003 for support of: (1) the Palestinian Authority (PA), any entity supported by it, or any successor thereof; or (2) any private, voluntary organization for projects related to the PA or located in Palestine that would otherwise be undertaken by it.

Terminates this prohibition upon certification by the President that neither the PA nor any entity supported by it has engaged in planning or carrying out any terrorist act for the preceding six months.

Includes as "support" for purposes of this Act direct and indirect support, whether financial or otherwise, including support for the Holst Fund of the World Bank and the United Nations Relief and Works Agency.

[Congressional Bills 107th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2432 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







107th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 2432

 To prohibit the use of fiscal year 2003 Federal funds for support of 
the Palestinian Authority pending the cessation of terrorist activities 
                     by the Palestinian Authority.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                              May 1, 2002

  Mr. Smith of New Hampshire introduced the following bill; which was 
     read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations

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                                 A BILL


 
 To prohibit the use of fiscal year 2003 Federal funds for support of 
the Palestinian Authority pending the cessation of terrorist activities 
                     by the Palestinian Authority.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. PROHIBITION ON USE OF FISCAL YEAR 2003 FEDERAL FUNDS FOR 
              SUPPORT OF PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY PENDING CESSATION OF 
              TERRORIST ACTIVITIES BY PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY.

    (a) Contingent Prohibition on Availability of Fiscal Year 2003 
Funds.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no funds available 
to any department, agency, or other element of the Federal Government 
for fiscal year 2003 may be obligated or expended for the purpose, or 
in a manner which would have the effect, of supporting--
            (1) the Palestinian Authority;
            (2) any entity supported by the Palestinian Authority;
            (3) any successor entity to the Palestinian Authority or an 
        entity referred to in paragraph (2); or
            (4) any private, voluntary organization for--
                    (A) projects related to the Palestinian Authority; 
                or
                    (B) projects located in Palestine that would 
                otherwise be undertaken by the Palestinian Authority or 
                an entity referred to in paragraph (2) or (3).
    (b) Termination of Prohibition.--The prohibition in subsection (a) 
shall cease to be effective upon the submittal by the President to 
Congress of a certification that neither the Palestinian Authority, nor 
any entity supported by the Palestinian Authority, has engaged in 
planning or carrying out any terrorist act during the six-month period 
ending on the date of the certification.
    (c) Support.--For purposes of this section, support shall include 
direct and indirect support, whether such support is financial or 
otherwise, including support for the Holst Fund of the World Bank and 
the United Nations Relief and Works Agency.
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