Section 1 Request for information on Israel’s human rights practices
Statement requested— The Senate requests that the Secretary of State, not later than 30 days after the date of the adoption of this resolution, transmit to the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives, pursuant to section 502B(c) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2304(c)), a statement regarding Israel’s human rights practices that has been prepared in collaboration with the Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor and the Office of the Legal Adviser.
Elements— The statement submitted under subsection (a) should include—
all available credible information concerning alleged violations of internationally recognized human rights by the Government of Israel, including—
the denial of the right to life in the context of the armed conflict in Gaza and the West Bank caused by indiscriminate or disproportionate operations; and
the denial of the right to life and the security of the person by the blanket denial of basic humanitarian needs, including food, water, medical care, fuel, and shelter;
a description of the steps that the United States Government has taken to—
promote respect for and observance of human rights as part of the Government of Israel’s activities, including in the context of the armed conflict in Gaza and the West Bank;
limit the risk to civilian life and civilian infrastructure caused by Israeli military action in Gaza and the West Bank;
discourage any practices that are inimical to internationally recognized human rights; and
publicly or privately call attention to, and disassociate the United States and any security assistance provided for the Government of Israel from any practices described in subparagraph (C);
an assessment, notwithstanding any practices described in paragraph (2)(B), of whether extraordinary circumstances exist that necessitate a continuation of security assistance for the Government of Israel, and if so, a description of the circumstances and the extent to which security assistance should be continued (subject to such conditions as Congress may impose under section 502B of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2304));
a certification that no unit of the Israeli security forces receiving United States assistance since January 1, 2018, has—
committed any gross violations of human rights; or
continued to receive United States assistance in violation of section 620M of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2378d) or section 362 of title 10, United States Code;
a description of the manner and extent to which the Secretary of State or the Secretary of Defense has determined, for purposes of compliance with the vetting requirements of section 620M of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2378d) and section 362 of title 10, United States Code, that any information relating to the commission of human rights violations by units of Israeli security forces is credible; and
other information, including—
a summary and list of United States weapons and munitions provided to Israel since October 7, 2023;
an assessment from the Secretary of State of the likelihood that United States security assistance (as defined in section 502B(d) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2304(d))) will be used in support of Israeli activities related to the armed conflict in Gaza and the West Bank;
a detailed assessment of the compliance of the Government of Israel with international human rights and humanitarian law during its operations in Gaza and the West Bank since October 7, 2023; and
a description and assessment of the actions that the United States Government is taking to ensure end use monitoring protocols for all weapons sold or transferred to the Government of Israel for use in Gaza and the West Bank.
Gross violations of human rights defined— In this section, the term “gross violations of human rights” has the meaning given the term “gross violations of internationally recognized human rights” in section 502B(d)(1) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2304).