,i #aacth ,,congress #b;d ,session ,h4 ,r4 #chfh ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,january #ad1 #bjad,mr4 ,royce introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,foreign ,affairs ,a ,,bill ,to amend the ,foreign ,assistance ,act of #aifa to limit assistance to the ,palestinian ,authority1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,palestinian ,peace ,promotion and ,anti-,incitement ,act4 #b4 ,sense of ,congress ,it is the sense of ,congress that-- 7#a7 the ,palestinian ,authority has not fully lived up to its prior agreements with ,israel to end incitement2 and 7#b7 the ,palestinian ,authority should do more to prepare the ,palestinian people for peace with ,israel4 #c4 ,limitation on assistance to the ,palestinian ,authority 7a7 ,in general ,chapter #a of part ,,iii of the ,foreign ,assistance ,act of #aifa 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #bcea et seq47 is amended by adding at the end the following3 #fbj,n4 ,limitation on assistance to the ,palestinian ,authority 7a7 ,limitation ,funds made available under chapter #d of part ,,ii of this ,act may be obligated or expended to provide assistance to the ,palestinian ,authority only during a period for which a certification described in subsection 7b7 or a recertification described in subsection 7c7 is in effect4 7b7 ,certification ,a certification described in this subsection is a certification transmitted by the ,president to the appropriate congressional committees that contains a determination of the ,president that the ,palestinian ,authority-- 7#a7 no longer engages in a pattern of incitement against the ,united ,states or ,israel2 and 7#b7 is engaged in peace preparation activities aimed at promoting peace with the ,jewish ,state of ,israel4 7c7 ,recertifications ,not later than #ij days after the date on which the ,president transmits to the appropriate congressional committees an initial certification under subsection 7b71 and every six months thereafter-- 7#a7 the ,president shall transmit to the appropriate congressional committees a recertification that the requirements contained in subsection 7b7 are continuing to be met2 or 7#b7 if the ,president is unable to make such a recertification1 the ,president shall transmit to the appropriate congressional committees a report that contains the reasons therefor4 7d7 ,report 7#a7 ,in general ,whenever the ,president transmits a certification under subsection 7b7 or a recertification under subsection 7c71 the ,president shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report that details the justification for the certification or recertification1 as the case may be1 the purposes for which the funds will be spent1 and the accounting procedures in place to ensure that the funds are properly disbursed4 7#b7 ,additional matters ,such report shall also detail the steps the ,palestinian ,authority has taken to arrest terrorists1 confiscate weapons1 and dismantle the terrorist infrastructure4 7e7 ,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7 ,appropriate congressional committees ,the term appropriate congressional committees means the ,committee on ,foreign ,affairs of the ,house of ,representatives and the ,committee on ,foreign ,relations of the ,senate4 7#b7 ,incitement ,the term incitement means-- 7,a7 statements1 media1 communication1 or other activities against any religion1 ethnicity1 or nationality1 7,b7 advocacy1 endorsement1 or glorification of violence1 martyrdom1 or terrorism1 or 7,c7 endorsement1 glorification1 honor1 or other memorialization of any person or group that has advocated1 sponsored1 or committed acts of terrorism1 including the naming after or dedication to such person or group of any school1 community center1 camp1 stadium1 public square1 street1 land1 landmark1 waterway1 or other facility1 that is sponsored1 supported1 or directed by officials or employees of the ,palestinian ,authority or ,palestinian ,authority-controlled1 sponsored1 or supported electronic1 broadcast1 and print media1 schools1 mosques1 or institutions4 7#c7 ,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 7or any successor ,palestinian governing entity71 including the ,palestinian ,legislative ,council4 7#d7 ,peace preparation activities ,the term peace preparation activities means ,arabic-language communications and educational activities sponsored by the ,palestinian ,authority that are communicated or administered via electronic1 broadcast and print media1 schools1 mosques1 and statements by government officials that may include the following3 7,a7 ,public acknowledgments of the ,state of ,israel's right to exist as a ,jewish state4 7,b7 ,firm public commitments to and endorsements of peaceful co-existence with the ,jewish ,state of ,israel4 7,c7 ,production1 distribution1 and public display via all media platforms1 schools1 mosques1 educational materials and elsewhere of maps that show the ,state of ,israel existing as ,israel side-by-side with ,palestine and halting all production1 distribution1 or public display of maps that do not include a state of ,israel4 4 7b7 ,effective date ,the amendment made by subsection 7a7 takes effect on the date of the enactment of this ,act and applies with respect to funds made available under the ,foreign ,assistance ,act of #aifa for fiscal year #bjad and subsequent fiscal years4