[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 3174 Introduced in Senate (IS)]
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118th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 3174
To prohibit aid that will benefit Hamas, and for other purposes.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
October 31, 2023
Mr. Ricketts (for himself and Mr. Scott of South Carolina) introduced
the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee
on Foreign Relations
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A BILL
To prohibit aid that will benefit Hamas, 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 ``Stop Support for Hamas Act of
2023''.
SEC. 2. UNITED STATES CONTRIBUTIONS TO UNRWA.
The United States may not make any voluntary or involuntary
contributions to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for
Palestine Refugees in the Near East (referred to in this Act as
``UNRWA''), to any successor or related entity, or to the regular
budget of the United Nations for the support of UNRWA or a successor
entity.
SEC. 3. PROHIBITION ON USE OF ECONOMIC SUPPORT FUNDS.
(a) In General.--None of the amounts appropriated under the heading
economic support fund in any Act making appropriations for the
Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs may be
obligated or expended to provide assistance to the West Bank and Gaza
until the Secretary of State certifies to Congress that on or after
October 7, 2023, the terrorist infrastructure in the West Bank and Gaza
of Hamas and any other foreign terrorist organization (as that term is
defined in section 620K of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22
U.S.C. 2378b), as amended by section 4) has been verifiably dismantled.
(b) Comptroller General Review of Certification.--Not later than 90
days after the Secretary of State makes a certification under
subsection (a), the Comptroller General of the United States shall
submit to Congress an assessment of whether the infrastructure
described in subsection (a) has been verifiably dismantled.
(c) Reports on Consultations.--
(1) Initial report.--Not later than 90 days after the date
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall
submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report on
relevant consultations with United States partners in the
region, including Israel.
(2) Report following certification.--Not later than 90 days
after the Secretary makes a certification to Congress under
subsection (a), the Secretary shall submit to the appropriate
congressional committees a report on relevant consultations
with United States partners in the region, including Israel.
(3) Appropriate congressional committees defined.-- In this
subsection, the term ``appropriate congressional committees''
means--
(A) the Committee on Foreign Relations and the
Committee on Appropriations of the Senate; and
(B) the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the
Committee on Appropriations of the House of
Representatives.
SEC. 4. MODIFICATIONS TO LIMITATION ON ASSISTANCE TO THE PALESTINIAN
AUTHORITY.
Section 620K of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C.
2378b) is amended--
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ``Hamas-controlled'' and
inserting ``Hamas-inclusive'';
(2) in subsection (b)--
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``is
effectively'' and all that follows through
``Palestinian Authority'' and inserting ``employs Hamas
members, or agents or affiliates of Hamas, unless
Hamas''; and
(B) in paragraph (2)--
(i) in the matter preceding subparagraph
(A), by striking ``Hamas-controlled'' and
inserting ``Hamas-inclusive'';
(ii) in subparagraph (A), by striking
``security services'' and inserting ``agencies
and security services''; and
(iii) in subparagraph (B), by inserting
``verifiably'' before ``dismantling'';
(3) in subsection (c) in the matter preceding paragraph
(1), by inserting ``for a period of not more than 2 years''
after ``thereafter'';
(4) by striking subsection (e);
(5) by redesignating subsection (f) as subsection (e); and
(6) by amending subsection (e)(2), as so redesignated, to
read as follows:
``(2) Foreign terrorist organization.--The term `foreign
terrorist organization' means--
``(A) 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)); or
``(B) an entity designated pursuant to Executive
Order No. 13224 (50 U.S.C. 1701 note; relating to
blocking property and prohibiting transactions with
persons who commit, threaten to commit, or support
terrorism).''.
SEC. 5. MODIFICATIONS TO LIMITATION ON ASSISTANCE FOR THE WEST BANK AND
GAZA.
(a) Modifications to the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961.--Section
620L of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2378c) is
amended--
(1) in subsection (b)--
(A) in paragraph (1), by inserting ``provided that
such assistance does not benefit Hamas or any other
foreign terrorist organization'' after ``human needs'';
(B) in paragraph (2), by inserting ``or
indirectly'' after ``directly'';
(C) by striking paragraph (3);
(D) by redesignating paragraph (4) as paragraph
(3); and
(E) in paragraph (3)(B), as so redesignated--
(i) in clause (i), by striking ``; and''
and inserting a semicolon;
(ii) in clause (ii), by striking the period
at the end and inserting ``; and''; and
(iii) by adding at the end the following:
``(iii) submits a confirmation to the
appropriate congressional committees that such
assistance does not directly or indirectly
benefit Hamas or any other foreign terrorist
organization.''; and
(2) by amending subsection (e)(2) to read as follows:
``(2) Foreign terrorist organization defined.--The term
`foreign terrorist organization' means--
``(A) 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)); or
``(B) an entity designated pursuant to Executive
Order No. 13224 (50 U.S.C. 1701 note; relating to
blocking property and prohibiting transactions with
persons who commit, threaten to commit, or support
terrorism).''.
(b) Modifications to the Taylor Force Act.--Section 1004 of the
Taylor Force Act (22 U.S.C. 2378c-1) is amended--
(1) in subsection (a)(1), in the matter preceding
subparagraph (A), by inserting ``or indirectly'' after
``directly''; and
(2) in subsection (f)(1)--
(A) by inserting ``or indirectly'' after
``directly''; and
(B) by inserting ``or its agents or affiliates''
after ``the Palestinian Authority''.
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