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Title II — Limitations on official business in and assistance to the West Bank and the Gaza Strip

S. 3166 · 118th Congress · Oct 30, 2023 · Lineage

II Limitations on official business in and assistance to the West Bank and the Gaza Strip

Sec. 201 Prohibition on actions that would authorize conduct of official United States Government business in the Gaza Strip or the West Bank

(a)
In general— Beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act, the President may not take any action described in subsection (c) if taking such action would authorize the conduct of the official business of the United States Government by employees, grantees, or contractors thereof in the West Bank or Gaza Strip that would otherwise be prohibited by the Global Terrorism Sanctions Regulations under part 594 of title 31, Code of Federal Regulations, or the Foreign Terrorist Organizations Sanctions Regulations under part 597 of that title.
(b)
Application to existing actions— Any action described in subsection (c) that was taken before the date of the enactment of this Act is rescinded.
(c)
Actions described— An action described in this subsection is an action that reduces the application of the Global Terrorism Sanctions Regulations under part 594 of title 31, Code of Federal Regulations, or the Foreign Terrorist Organizations Sanctions Regulations under part 597 of that title, including—
(1)
any termination or waiver of the application of sanctions;
(2)
any licensing action; or
(3)
any removal of any person from the list of specially designated nationals and blocked persons maintained by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the Department of the Treasury.

Sec. 202 Limitation on assistance to the Gaza Strip

(a)
In general— None of the funds described in subsection (b) may be obligated or expended unless the President, during the 90-day period immediately preceding such obligation or expenditure, transmitted written certification to the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives that Hamas does not exercise de facto authority over the Gaza Strip.
(b)
Funds described— The funds described in this subsection are Federal funds appropriated for—
(1)
assistance to the Gaza Strip; or
(2)
contributions to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East, to any successor or related entity, or to the regular budget of the United Nations for the support of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East or a successor or related entity.

Sec. 203 Expansion of prohibitions on assistance to the West Bank

Section 1004(a)(1) of the Taylor Force Act (22 U.S.C. 2378c–1) is amended by striking “that directly benefits the Palestinian Authority”.