,i  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #accg  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,march #ba1 #bjac    
,mr4 ,de,santis 7for himself1 ,mr4      
,culberson1 ,mr4 ,sam ,johnson of       
,texas1 ,mr4 ,pitts1 ,mr4 ,flores1 ,mr4 
,king of ,iowa1 and ,mr4 ,franks of     
,arizona7 introduced the following bill2
 which was referred to the ,committee on
 ,foreign ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to      
restrict funds for the ,palestinian     
,authority1 and for other purposes4  #a4
 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as
 the ,palestinian ,accountability ,act4 
#b4 ,prohibition on use of the term     
,palestine in ,united ,states           
,government documents  7a7 ,in general  
,no ,united ,states ,government document
 may refer to the areas controlled by   
the ,palestinian ,authority as          
,palestine until the ,secretary of      
,state certifies to ,congress that the  
,palestinian ,authority1 at a minimum-- 
7#a7 does not manipulate or             
inappropriately influence in any way the

 outcome of presidential or legislative 
elections in areas controlled by the    
,palestinian ,authority2  7#b7 is       
advancing democratic ideals by actively 
promoting human rights and ending       
government corruption through increased 
efficiency and transparency in all      
government agencies and initiatives2    
7#c7 regularly and strongly condemns    
terrorism2  7#d7 has taken1 and plans to
 continue to take1 tangible steps to    
disavow terrorism1 dismantle terrorist  
infrastructures1 confiscate unauthorized
 weapons1 arrest and bring terrorists to
 justice1 consolidate and control the   
,palestinian security organizations1 and
 end the incitement to violence and     
hatred in the ,palestinian media1       
educational institutions1 mosques1 and  
other institutions2  7#e7 has ceased to 
participate in any economic1            
educational1 cultural1 or other boycott 
of ,israel1 its citizens1 its products1 
or its services2  7#f7 has worked1 and  
plans to continue to work1 actively with

 the ,government of ,israel to implement
 the steps and adhere to the principles 
set out in the ,performance-,based      
,roadmap to a ,permanent ,two-,state    
,solution to the ,israeli-,palestinian  
,conflict of #bjjc 7commonly referred to
 as the ,roadmap to ,peace7 7or any     
successor to such7 to bring security1   
peace1 and reconciliation between       
,israel and the ,palestinians2  7#g7    
recognizes ,israel's right to exist as a
 ,jewish state and conducts diplomatic  
relations with the ,state of ,israel in 
the same manner and to the same extent  
as it conducts diplomatic relations with
 any other country2 and  7#h7 has either
 excluded ,hamas from participating in a
 unity government or1 if not1 has       
required ,hamas to explicitly and       
publicly support the requirements of    
paragraphs 7#a7 to 7#g7 of this         
subsection4  7b7 ,nonwaivability ,the   
prohibition under subsection 7a7 may not
 be waived for any purpose4  #c4        
,prohibition on ,united ,states funds to

 the ,palestinian ,authority  7a7 ,in   
general ,no funds available to any      
,united ,states ,government department  
or agency to carry out the provisions of
 chapter #d of part ,,ii of the ,foreign
 ,assistance ,act of #aifa for any      
fiscal year may be obligated or expended
 with respect to providing funds to the 
,palestinian ,authority unless with     
respect to such fiscal year--  7#a7 an  
independent audit of the budget of the  
,palestinian ,authority is conducted by 
a ,united ,states nongovernmental or    
private organization or entity and the  
,secretary of ,state submits such audit 
to ,congress2 and  7#b7 the ,secretary  
of ,state certifies to ,congress that   
the ,palestinian ,authority1 at a       
minimum1 meets the requirements of      
paragraphs 7#a7 to 7#h7 of section      
#b7;a7 of this ,act4  7b7 ,effective    
date ,this section takes effect on the  
date of the enactment of this ,act and  
applies with respect to funds available 
for fiscal year #bjac and subsequent    

fiscal years4  #d4 ,prohibition on      
,united ,states contributions to the    
,united ,nations  7a7 ,in general       
,except as provided in section #e1 no   
funds available to any ,united ,states  
,government department or agency for any
 fiscal year may be obligated or        
expended with respect to making         
contributions to the ,united ,nations if
 a ,palestinian state is recognized as a
 member state of the ,united ,nations   
unless with respect to such fiscal year 
the ,secretary of ,state certifies to   
,congress that the ,palestinian         
,authority1 at a minimum1 meets the     
requirements of paragraphs 7#a7 to 7#h7 
of section #b7;a7 of this ,act4  7b7    
,effective date ,this section takes     
effect on the date of the enactment of  
this ,act and applies with respect to   
funds available for fiscal year #bjac   
and subsequent fiscal years4  #e4       
,prohibition on ,united ,states         
contributions to ,,unrwa  7a7 ,in       
general ,no funds available to any      

,united ,states ,government department  
or agency for any fiscal year may be    
obligated or expended with respect to   
making contributions to the ,united     
,nations ,relief and ,works ,agency for 
,palestine ,refugees in the ,near ,east 
7,,unrwa7 unless with respect to such   
fiscal year--  7#a7 an independent audit
 of the budget of ,,unrwa is conducted  
by a ,united ,states nongovernmental or 
private organization or entity and the  
,secretary of ,state submits such audit 
to ,congress2 and  7#b7 the ,secretary  
of ,state certifies to ,congress that   
,,unrwa1 at a minimum1 meets the        
requirements applicable to the          
,palestinian ,authority under paragraphs
 7#a7 to 7#c71 7#e71 and 7#g7 of section
 #b7;a7 of this ,act1 except that for   
purposes of meeting the requirements of 
paragraph 7#a7 of such section1 the term
 ,palestinian ,authority shall be deemed
 to be ,,unrwa4  7b7 ,effective date    
,this section takes effect on the date  
of the enactment of this ,act and       

applies with respect to funds available 
for fiscal year #bjac and subsequent    
fiscal years4