Palestinian Anti-Terrorism Act of 2006 - (Sec. 2) States that it shall be U.S. policy to: (1) support a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict; (2) oppose those organizations, individuals, and countries that support terrorism and violence; (3) urge members of the international community to avoid contact with and refrain from financially supporting the terrorist organization Hamas or a Hamas-controlled Palestinian Authority (PA) until Hamas agrees to recognize Israel, renounce violence, disarm, and accept prior agreements, including the Performance-Based Roadmap to a Permanent Two-State Solution to the Israel-Palestinian Conflict (Roadmap); (4) promote the emergence of a democratic Palestinian governing authority that denounces and combats terrorism, upholds human rights for all people, and has agreed to recognize Israel as an independent Jewish state; and (5) continue to support assistance to the Palestinian people.
Amends the the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to provide assistance under such Act to the PA only during a period for which a presidential certification to Congress has determined that: (1) no PA ministry, agency, or instrumentality is controlled by a foreign terrorist organization and no member of a foreign terrorist organization serves in a senior policy making position in a PA ministry, agency, or instrumentality; (2) the PA has publicly acknowledged Israel's right to exist as a Jewish state, and is adhering to all previous agreements and understandings with the government of the United States, the government of Israel, and the international community, including the Roadmap; and (3) the PA has made demonstrable progress toward purging from its security services individuals with ties to terrorism, dismantling all terrorist infrastructure and cooperating with Israel's security services, halting anti-Israel incitement, and ensuring democracy and financial transparency.
Directs the President to make and transmit recertifications to Congress every six months (except for the first recertification which must be made within 90 days of the initial certification).
States that assistance to the PA may not be provided until 15 days after the date on which the President has provided notice to the Committee on International Relations and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and to the Committee on Foreign Relations and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate (Committees) in accordance with specified reprogramming notification provisions under such Act.
Exempts from such limitation, upon certification to Congress, assistance to: (1) independent Palestinian elections commissions whose members do not have ties with foreign terrorist organizations; or (2) the Office of the President of the PA, which may only be provided for non-security expenses related to facilitating a peaceful solution of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, or for the personal security detail of the President of the PA.
Requires with respect to such exempted assistance that: (1) it be important to U.S. national security interests; and (2) the President consults with the Committees prior to obligating funds.
Applies such assistance limitations to the unexpended balances of funds obligated under such Act to the PA prior to enactment of this Act.
Requires a Government Accountability Office (GAO) report to Congress respecting auditing of assistance under such Act to the PA.
Expresses the sense of Congress that the President should be guided by such assistance limitation principles and procedures in providing direct assistance to the PA under any other provision of law.
(Sec. 3) States that: (1) assistance may be provided under such Act to nongovernmental organizations for the West Bank and Gaza only during a period for which a certification is in effect; and (2) such assistance shall be marked as assistance from the government of the United States unless the Secretary of State or the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) determines that such marking will endanger the persons delivering or receiving such assistance or would have an adverse effect on implementation of the assistance.
States that such assistance may not be provided until 15 days after the date on which the President has provided notice to the Committees in accordance with specified reprogramming notification provisions under such Act.
Exempts from such limitations: (1) assistance for basic human health needs; and (2) other assistance if in U.S. national interests, and the President consults with the Committees prior to fund obligations.
Requires that the Secretary, for FY2007 and FY 2008, certify to the Committees that GAO will have access to appropriate U.S. financial information in order to review assistance use.
Directs the Secretary to take steps prior to obligating funds to ensure such assistance is not provided to or through an individual or entity with terrorist ties.
Prohibits using such funds to recognize or honor individuals or the families of individuals who commit terrorism.
Sets forth auditing requirements.
Expresses the sense of Congress that the President should be guided by such assistance limitation principles and procedures in providing assistance to nongovernmental organizations for the West Bank and Gaza under any other provision of law.
(Sec. 4) Directs the President to conduct an audit and report recommendations to the Committees respecting elimination of the following entities and efforts that are duplicative or fail to ensure a balanced U.N. approach to Israeli-Palestinian issues: (1) the United Nations Division for Palestinian Rights; (2) the Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People; (3) the United Nations Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process and Personal Representative to the Palestine Liberation Organization and the Palestinian Authority; (4) the NGO Network on the Question of Palestine; (5) the Special Committee to Investigate Israeli Practices Affecting the Human Rights of the Palestinian People and Other Arabs of the Occupied Territories; and (6) any other entity the Secretary determines results in duplicative efforts or funding or fails to ensure balance in the approach to Israeli-Palestinian issues.
Directs: (1) the U.S. Permanent Representative to the United Nations to use U.S. influence to seek implementation of such report's recommendations; (2) that U.S. contributions to the U.N. regular assessed budget be withheld in amounts that are proportional to the percentage of such budget expended for such entities until such recommendations' implementation; and (3) GAO to conduct a related audit.
States that the Secretary: (1) should withhold from U.S. contributions to the regular assessed budget of the United Nations for a biennial period amounts that are equal to the amounts of such budget that are expended by any U.N. affiliated or specialized agency for direct assistance to the PA; and (2) shall withhold from U.S. contributions to the regular assessed budget of the United Nations for a biennial period amounts that are equal to the amounts of such budget that are expended by any U.N. affiliated or specialized agency for direct assistance to the PA. Exempts from such limitation assistance provided: (1) during a period for which a certification is in effect; and (2) for population planning and health, and for HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, or malaria prevention.
(Sec. 5) Expresses the sense of Congress that during any period for which a certification is not in effect the PA-controlled territory should be deemed to be in use as a terrorist sanctuary for purposes of the Export Administration Act of 1979 and the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1988 and 1989.
(Sec. 6) Prohibits during any period in which a certification is not in effect visa issuance to any alien who is an official of, affiliated with, or serving as a PA representative, unless: (1) the President certifies to the Committees, on a case-by-case basis, that the visa issuance is important to U.S. national security interests; or (2) in connection with U.S. obligations under the United Nations Headquarters Agreement Act.
(Sec. 7) Prohibits during any period in which a certification is not in effect travel outside of a 25-mile radius of the U.N. headquarters building for officials and representatives of the PA and of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) who are stationed at the United Nations in New York City.
(Sec. 8) Prohibits during any period in which a certification is not in effect establishment of an office, headquarters, premises, or other facilities within U.S. jurisdiction at the direction of, or with funds provided by, the PA or the PLO.
Provides that: (1) the Attorney General shall enforce such provisions, including steps to apply such provisions to the Permanent Observer Mission of Palestine to the United Nations; and (2) any U.S. district court in which a violation occurs shall have authority to grant injunctive and other equitable relief.
Authorizes the President to: (1) waive such prohibition for 180 days upon certification to the Committees that such waiver is vital to U.S. national security interests, and furthers the achievement of certification requirements; and (2) renew the waiver for successive 180-day periods upon a certification for each such period.
(Sec. 9) States that it shall be U.S. policy that the U.S. executive director at each international financial institution use U.S. influence to prohibit assistance to the PA unless a certification is in effect which includes a presidential determination that specified certification requirements are being met by the PA.
(Sec. 10) States that it shall be U.S. policy that no U.S. government officer or employee shall negotiate or have substantive contacts with members or official representatives of Hamas, Palestinian Islamic Jihad, the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine, al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigade, or any other Palestinian terrorist organization, until such organization: (1) recognizes Israel's right to exist; (2) renounces the use of terrorism; (3) dismantles the infrastructure necessary to carry out terrorist acts, including disarming militias and elimination of all terror instruments; and (4) recognizes and accepts all previous Israel-PLO agreements and understandings.
(Sec. 11) Defines "appropriate congressional committees" and "Palestinian Authority" for purposes of this Act.
[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4681 Introduced in House (IH)]
109th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 4681
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 Committee on International Relations, and in
addition to the Committees on the Judiciary and Financial Services, for
a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for
consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the
committee concerned
_______________________________________________________________________
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 Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Palestinian Anti-Terrorism Act of
2006''.
SEC. 2. LIMITATION ON ASSISTANCE TO THE PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY.
(a) Declaration of Policy.--It shall be the policy of the United
States to promote the emergence of a democratic Palestinian governing
authority that--
(1) denounces and combats terrorism;
(2) has agreed to and is taking action to disarm and
dismantle any terrorist agency, network, or facility;
(3) has agreed to work to eliminate anti-Israel and anti-
Semitic incitement and the commemoration of terrorists in
Palestinian society;
(4) has agreed to respect the boundaries and sovereignty of
its neighbors;
(5) acknowledges, respects, and upholds the human rights of
all people;
(6) conducts free, fair, and transparent elections in
compliance with international standards;
(7) ensures institutional and financial transparency and
accountability; and
(8) has agreed to recognize the State of Israel as an
independent, sovereign, Jewish, democratic state.
(b) Amendments.--Chapter 1 of part III of the Foreign 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
(2) by adding at the end the following new section:
``SEC. 620K. LIMITATION ON ASSISTANCE TO THE PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY.
``(a) Limitation.--Assistance may be provided under this Act or any
other provision of law to the Palestinian Authority only during a
period for which a certification 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 terrorist organization
serves 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 with the
Government of the United States, the Government of
Israel, and the international community, including
agreements and understandings pursuant to the
Performance-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 terrorism;
``(B) dismantling all terrorist infrastructure,
confiscating unauthorized weapons, arresting and
bringing terrorists to justice, destroying unauthorized
arms factories, thwarting and preempting 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 materials, including
textbooks, with materials that promote tolerance,
peace, and coexistence with Israel;
``(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 subsection
(b) are continuing to be met; or
``(2) if the President is unable to make such a
recertification, the President shall transmit to Congress a
report that contains the reasons therefor.
``(d) Congressional Notification.--Assistance made available under
this Act or any other provision of law 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 Appropriations of the House of Representatives and to
the Committee on Foreign Relations and the Committee on Appropriations
of the Senate in accordance with the procedures applicable to
reprogramming notifications under section 634A(a) of this Act.
``(e) Definitions.--In this section:
``(1) Foreign terrorist organization.--The term `foreign
terrorist organization' means an organization designated as a
foreign terrorist organization by the Secretary of State in
accordance with section 219(a) of the Immigration and
Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1189(a)).
``(2) Palestinian authority.--The term `Palestinian
Authority' means the interim Palestinian administrative
organization that governs part of the West Bank and all of the
Gaza Strip (or any successor Palestinian governing entity),
including the Palestinian Legislative Council.''.
(c) Report by Comptroller General.--Not later than 180 days after
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the
United States shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees
a report that contains a review of the extent to which United States
assistance to the Palestinian Authority under the Foreign Assistance
Act of 1961 or any other provision of law is properly audited by the
Department of State, the United States Agency for International
Development, and all other relevant departments and agencies of the
Government of the United States.
SEC. 3. LIMITATION ON ASSISTANCE FOR THE WEST BANK AND GAZA.
(a) Amendment.--Chapter 1 of part III of the Foreign Assistance Act
of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2351 et seq.), as amended by section 2(b)(2) of this
Act, is further amended by adding at the end the following new section:
``SEC. 620L. LIMITATION ON ASSISTANCE FOR THE WEST BANK AND GAZA.
``(a) Limitation.--Assistance may be provided under this Act or any
other provision of law to nongovernmental organizations for the West
Bank and Gaza only during a period for which a certification described
in section 620K(b) of this Act is in effect with respect to the
Palestinian Authority.
``(b) Exceptions.--Subsection (a) shall not apply with respect to
the following:
``(1) Assistance to meet basic human health needs.--The
provision of food, water, medicine, sanitation services, or
other assistance to meet basic human health needs.
``(2) Other types of assistance.--The provision of any
other type of assistance if the President--
``(A) determines that the provision of such
assistance will further the national security interests
of the United States; and
``(B) not less than 45 days prior to the obligation
of amounts for the provision of such assistance--
``(i) consults with the appropriate
congressional committees regarding the specific
programs, projects, and activities to be
carried out using such assistance; and
``(ii) submits to the appropriate
congressional committees a written memorandum
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 Relations 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.
``(c) Marking Requirement.--Assistance provided under this Act or
any other provision of law to nongovernmental organizations for the
West Bank and Gaza shall be marked as assistance from the Government of
the United States unless the Administrator of the United States Agency
for International Development determines that such marking will
endanger the lives or safety of persons delivering such assistance.
``(d) Congressional Notification.--Assistance made available under
this Act or any other provision of law to nongovernmental organizations
for the West Bank and Gaza 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
Appropriations of the House of Representatives and to the Committee on
Foreign Relations and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate in
accordance with the procedures applicable to reprogramming
notifications under section 634A(a) of this Act.''.
(b) Oversight and Related Requirements.--
(1) Oversight.--For each of the fiscal years 2007 and 2008,
the Secretary of State shall certify to the appropriate
congressional committees not later than 30 days prior to the
initial obligation of amounts for assistance to nongovernmental
organizations for the West Bank or Gaza under the Foreign
Assistance Act of 1961 or any other provision of law that
procedures have been established to ensure that the Comptroller
General of the United States will have access to appropriate
United States financial information in order to review the use
of such assistance.
(2) Vetting.--Prior to any obligation of amounts for each
of the fiscal years 2007 and 2008 for assistance to
nongovernmental organizations for the West Bank or Gaza under
the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 or any other provision of
law, the Secretary of State shall take all appropriate steps to
ensure that such assistance is not provided to or through any
individual or entity that the Secretary knows, or has reason to
believe, advocates, plans, sponsors, engages in, or has engaged
in, terrorist activity. The Secretary shall, as appropriate,
establish procedures specifying the steps to be taken in
carrying out this paragraph and shall terminate assistance to
any individual or entity that the Secretary has determined
advocates, plans, sponsors, or engages in terrorist activity.
(3) Prohibition.--No amounts made available for fiscal year
2007 or 2008 for assistance to nongovernmental organizations
for the West Bank or Gaza under the Foreign Assistance Act of
1961 or any other provision of law may be made available for
the purpose of recognizing or otherwise honoring individuals
who commit, or have committed, acts of terrorism.
(4) Audits.--
(A) In general.--The Administrator of the United
States Agency for International Development shall
ensure that independent audits of all contractors and
grantees, and significant subcontractors and
subgrantees, that receive amounts for assistance to
nongovernmental organizations for the West Bank or Gaza
under the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 or any other
provision of law, are conducted for each of the fiscal
years 2007 and 2008 to ensure, among other things,
compliance with this subsection.
(B) Audits by inspector general of usaid.--Of the
amounts available for each of the fiscal years 2007 and
2008 for assistance to nongovernmental organizations
for the West Bank or Gaza under the Foreign Assistance
Act of 1961 or any other provision of law, up to
$1,000,000 for each such fiscal year may be used by the
Office of the Inspector General of the United States
Agency for International Development for audits,
inspections, and other activities in furtherance of the
requirements of subparagraph (A). Such amounts are in
addition to amounts otherwise available for such
purposes.
SEC. 4. UNITED NATIONS AGENCIES AND PROGRAMS.
(a) Department of State Review and Report.--
(1) In general.--Not later than 60 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall--
(A) conduct an audit of the functions of the
entities specified in paragraph (2); and
(B) submit to the appropriate congressional
committees a report containing recommendations for the
elimination of such duplicative entities and efforts.
(2) Entities specified.--The entities referred to in
paragraph (1) are the following:
(A) The United Nations Division for Palestinian
Rights.
(B) The Committee on the Exercise of the
Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People.
(C) The United Nations Special Coordinator for the
Middle East Peace Process and Personal Representative
to the Palestine Liberation Organization and the
Palestinian Authority.
(D) The NGO Network on the Question of Palestine.
(E) The Special Committee to Investigate Israeli
Practices Affecting the Human Rights of the Palestinian
People and Other Arabs of the Occupied Territories.
(F) Any other entity the Secretary determines
results in duplicative efforts or funding or fails to
ensure balance in the approach to Israeli-Palestinian
issues.
(b) Implementation of Recommendations by Permanent
Representative.--
(1) In general.--The President shall direct the United
States Permanent Representative to the United Nations to use
the voice, vote, and influence of the United States at the
United Nations to seek the implementation of the
recommendations contained in the report required under
subsection (a)(1)(B).
(2) Withholding of funds.--Until such recommendations have
been implemented, the United States shall withhold from United
States contributions to the regular assessed budget of the
United Nations for a biennial period amounts that are
proportional to the percentage of such budget that are expended
for such entities.
(c) GAO Audit.--The Comptroller General shall conduct an audit of
the status of the implementation of the recommendations contained in
the report required under subsection (a)(1)(B).
(d) Withholding of Funds With Respect to the Palestinian
Authority.--The United States shall withhold from United States
contributions to the regular assessed budget of the United Nations for
a biennial period amounts that are proportional to the percentage of
such budget that are expended for any United Nations affiliated or
specialized agency that provides assistance directly to the Palestinian
Authority during any period for which a certification described in
section 620K(b) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (as added by
section 2(b)(2) of this Act) is not in effect with respect to the
Palestinian Authority.
SEC. 5. DESIGNATION OF TERRITORY CONTROLLED BY THE PALESTINIAN
AUTHORITY AS TERRORIST SANCTUARY.
It is the sense of Congress that, during any period for which a
certification described in section 620K(b) of the Foreign Assistance
Act of 1961 (as added by section 2(b)(2) of this Act) is not in effect
with respect to the Palestinian Authority, the territory controlled by
the Palestinian Authority should be deemed to be in use as a sanctuary
for terrorists or terrorist organizations for purposes of section
6(j)(5) of the Export Administration Act of 1979 (50 U.S.C. App.
2405(j)(5)) and section 140 of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act,
Fiscal Years 1988 and 1989 (22 U.S.C. 2656f).
SEC. 6. DENIAL OF VISAS FOR OFFICIALS OF THE PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY.
(a) In General.--A visa shall not be issued to any alien who is an
official of, affiliated with, or serving as a representative of the
Palestinian Authority during any period for which a certification
described in section 620K(b) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (as
added by section 2(b)(2) of this Act) is not in effect with respect to
the Palestinian Authority.
(b) Waiver.--Subsection (a) shall not apply if the President
determines and certifies to the appropriate congressional committees,
on a case-by-case basis, that the issuance of a visa to an alien
described in such subsection is vital to the national security
interests of the United States.
SEC. 7. TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS ON OFFICIALS AND REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY AND THE PALESTINE LIBERATION
ORGANIZATION STATIONED AT THE UNITED NATIONS IN NEW YORK
CITY.
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the President shall
restrict the travel of officials and representatives of the Palestinian
Authority and of the Palestine Liberation Organization who are
stationed at the United Nations in New York City to a 25-mile radius of
the United Nations headquarters building during any period for which a
certification described in section 620K(b) of the Foreign Assistance
Act of 1961 (as added by section 2(b)(2) of this Act) is not in effect
with respect to the Palestinian Authority.
SEC. 8. PROHIBITION ON PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY REPRESENTATION IN THE
UNITED STATES.
(a) Prohibition.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, it
shall be unlawful to establish or maintain an office, headquarters,
premises, or other facilities or establishments within the jurisdiction
of the United States at the behest or direction of, or with funds
provided by, the Palestinian Authority or the Palestine Liberation
Organization during any period for which a certification described in
section 620K(b) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (as added by
section 2(b)(2) of this Act) is not in effect with respect to the
Palestinian Authority.
(b) Enforcement.--
(1) Attorney general.--The Attorney General shall take the
necessary steps and institute the necessary legal action to
effectuate the policies and provisions of subsection (a).
(2) Relief.--Any district court of the United States for a
district in which a violation of subsection (a) occurs shall
have authority, upon petition of relief by the Attorney
General, to grant injunctive and such other equitable relief as
it shall deem necessary to enforce the provisions of subsection
(a).
SEC. 9. INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS.
(a) Requirement.--The President shall direct the United States
Executive Director at each international financial institution to use
the voice, vote, and influence of the United States to prohibit
assistance to the Palestinian Authority during any period for which a
certification described in section 620K(b) of the Foreign Assistance of
1961 (as added by section 2(b)(2) of this Act) is not in effect with
respect to the Palestinian Authority.
(b) Definition.--In this section, the term ``international
financial institution'' has the meaning given the term in section
1701(c)(2) of the International Financial Institutions Act.
SEC. 10. DIPLOMATIC CONTACTS WITH PALESTINIAN TERROR ORGANIZATIONS.
No funds authorized or available to the Department of State or any
other United States Government agency may be used for or by any officer
or employee of the United States Government to negotiate, attend
official meetings, or have official contacts with members or official
representatives of Hamas, Palestinian Islamic Jihad, the Popular Front
for the Liberation of Palestine, al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigade, or any other
Palestinian terrorist organization, unless and until such
organization--
(1) recognizes Israel's right to exist;
(2) renounces the use of terrorism;
(3) dismantles the infrastructure necessary to carry out
terrorist acts, including the disarming of militias and the
elimination of all instruments of terror; and
(4) recognizes and accepts all previous agreements and
understandings between the State of Israel and the Palestinian
Authority.
SEC. 11. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Appropriate congressional committees.--The term
``appropriate congressional committees'' means--
(A) the Committee on International Relations 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.
(2) Palestinian authority.--The term ``Palestinian
Authority'' has the meaning given the term in section
620K(e)(2) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (as added by
section 2(b)(2) of this Act).
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Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on International Relations. H. Rept. 109-462, Part I.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on International Relations. H. Rept. 109-462, Part I.
House Committee on Judiciary Granted an extension for further consideration ending not later than May 15, 2006.
House Committee on Financial Services Granted an extension for further consideration ending not later than May 15, 2006.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 109-462, Part II.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 109-462, Part II.
Committee on Financial Services discharged.
Committee on Financial Services discharged.
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 258.
Ms. Ros-Lehtinen moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2990-3012)
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DEBATE - By unanimous consent, the House proceeded with 2 hours of debate on the motion to suspend the rules and pass H.R. 4681, as amended.
At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed until May 23.
Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H3032)
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 361 - 37, 9 Present (Roll no. 181).(text: CR 5/22/2006 H2990-2992)
Roll Call #181 (House)On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 361 - 37, 9 Present (Roll no. 181). (text: CR 5/22/2006 H2990-2992)
Roll Call #181 (House)Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Received in the Senate.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.