,i  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #effh  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,september #ah1 #bjad
 ,mr4 ,yoho 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,poe of  
,texas1 ,mr4 ,collins of ,georgia1 ,mr4 
,weber of ,texas1 ,mr4 ,broun of        
,georgia1 ,mr4 ,franks of ,arizona1 ,mr4
 ,perry1 ,mr4 ,coffman1 ,mr4 ,fleming1  
,mr4 ,posey1 and ,mr4 ,harris7          
introduced the following bill2 which was
 referred to the ,committee on ,foreign 
,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to suspend the    
provision of ,united ,states foreign    
assistance to the ,palestinian          
,authority1 and for other purposes4  #a4
 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as
 the ,foreign ,assistance               
,accountability ,act of #bjad4  #b4     
,findings ,congress finds the following3
  7#a7 ,since fiscal year #bjjh1 the    
annual regular-year ,united ,states     
bilateral assistance to the ,west ,bank 
and ,gaza ,strip has averaged           
approximately #ejj million per fiscal   
year1 including annual averages of      

approximately #bjj million in direct    
budgetary assistance and #ajj million in
 non-lethal security assistance for the 
,palestinian ,authority in the ,west    
,bank4  7#b7 ,the ,government           
,accountability ,office has found some  
glaring insufficiencies in the vetting  
process of the foreign aid grants to the
 ,palestinian ,authority and as such it 
is very easy for ,united ,states foreign
 aid dollars to be used to provide a    
monthly stipend for accused terrorists4 
7#c7 ,the ,palestinian ,authority       
,government ,resolutions #ba and #bc    
7#bjaj7 codified into law a longstanding
 ,palestinian ,authority practice of    
providing a monthly salary to anyone    
imprisoned in the occupation's ,israel's
 prisons as a result of his             
participation in the struggle against   
the occupation44  7#d7 ,according to the
 ,palestinian ,authority's definition1  
more than #d1ejj ,palestinian prisoners 
as of ,december #bjab are serving time  
for terror-related offenses and are     

recipients of salaries allocated from   
the ,palestinian ,authority's general   
salary budget that range from #b1djj to 
#ab1jjj shekels 7#fhj to #c1djj7 per    
month4  #c4 ,suspension of ,united      
,states foreign assistance to the       
,palestinian ,authority  7a7 ,suspension
 ,notwithstanding any other provision of
 law1 beginning on the date of the      
enactment of this ,act1 the ,president  
shall suspend the provision of ,united  
,states foreign assistance to the       
,palestinian ,authority4  7b7           
,reinstatement  7#a7 ,in general ,the   
,president may reinstate the provision  
of ,united ,states foreign assistance to
 the ,palestinian ,authority that is    
suspended under subsection 7a7 if the   
,president determines that the          
,palestinian ,authority has taken       
sufficient action to stop providing     
funds or rewards to terrorist           
organizations and working with terrorist
 organizations1 including ,hamas4  7#b7 
,consultation ,the ,president shall     

consult with ,congress regarding the    
matters described in paragraph 7#a7     
prior to making a determination under   
paragraph 7#a74  #d4 ,report ,the       
,president shall submit to ,congress on 
an annual basis a report on matters     
relating to this ,act1 including        
documentation on the extent to which the
 ,palestinian ,authority works with or  
otherwise supports terrorist            
organizations4