,i  #aac? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #effh  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,septemb] #ah1 #bjad  
,mr4 ,yoho 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,poe (      
,texas1 ,mr4 ,coll9s ( ,georgia1 ,mr4   
,web] ( ,texas1 ,mr4 ,br\n ( ,georgia1  
,mr4 ,franks ( ,arizona1 ,mr4 ,p]ry1    
,mr4 ,c(fman1 ,mr4 ,flem+1 ,mr4 ,posey1 
& ,mr4 ,h>ris7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 
:i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,=eign  
,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to susp5d !       
provision ( ,unit$ ,/ates =eign         
assi/ance to ! ,pale/9ian ,au?ority1 & =
 o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is    
,act may be cit$ z ! ,=eign ,assi/ance  
,acc\ntability ,act ( #bjad4  #b4 ,f9d+s
 ,congress f9ds ! foll[+3  7#a7 ,s9ce   
fiscal ye> #bjjh1 ! annual regul>-ye>   
,unit$ ,/ates bilat]al assi/ance to !   
,we/ ,bank & ,gaza ,/rip has av]ag$     
approximately #ejj million p] fiscal    
ye>1 includ+ annual av]ages (           
approximately #bjj million 9 direct     
budget>y assi/ance & #ajj million 9     
non-le?al security assi/ance = !        

,pale/9ian ,au?ority 9 ! ,we/ ,bank4    
7#b7 ,! ,gov]nm5t ,acc\ntability ,(fice 
has f\nd "s gl>+ insuffici5cies 9 !     
vett+ process ( ! =eign aid grants to ! 
,pale/9ian ,au?ority & z su* x is v easy
 = ,unit$ ,/ates =eign aid doll>s to be 
us$ to provide a mon?ly /ip5d = accus$  
t]rori/s4  7#c7 ,! ,pale/9ian ,au?ority 
,gov]nm5t ,resolutions #ba & #bc 7#bjaj7
 codifi$ into law a long/&+ ,pale/9ian  
,au?ority practice ( provid+ a mon?ly   
sal>y to anyone imprison$ 9 !           
occupation's ,israel's prisons z a      
result ( 8 p>ticipation 9 ! /ruggle     
aga9/ ! occupation44  7#d7 ,accord+ to !
 ,pale/9ian ,au?ority's def9ition1 m ?an
 #d1ejj ,pale/9ian prison]s z ( ,decemb]
 #bjab are s]v+ "t = t]ror-relat$ (f5ses
 & are recipi5ts ( sal>ies allocat$ f ! 
,pale/9ian ,au?ority's g5]al sal>y      
budget t range f #b1djj to #ab1jjj      
%ekels 7#fhj to #c1djj7 p] mon?4  #c4   
,susp5sion ( ,unit$ ,/ates =eign        
assi/ance to ! ,pale/9ian ,au?ority  7a7
 ,susp5sion ,not)/&+ any o!r provision (

 law1 beg9n+ on ! date ( ! enactm5t (   
?is ,act1 ! ,presid5t %all susp5d !     
provision ( ,unit$ ,/ates =eign         
assi/ance to ! ,pale/9ian ,au?ority4    
7b7 ,re9/atem5t  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,!       
,presid5t may re9/ate ! provision (     
,unit$ ,/ates =eign assi/ance to !      
,pale/9ian ,au?ority t is susp5d$ "u    
subsection 7a7 if ! ,presid5t det]m9es t
 ! ,pale/9ian ,au?ority has tak5        
suffici5t action to /op provid+ funds or
 rew>ds to t]rori/ organizations & work+
 ) t]rori/ organizations1 includ+       
,hamas4  7#b7 ,consultation ,! ,presid5t
 %all consult ) ,congress reg>d+ !      
matt]s describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#a7 prior to
 mak+ a det]m9ation "u p>agraph 7#a74   
#d4 ,report ,! ,presid5t %all submit to 
,congress on an annual basis a report on
 matt]s relat+ to ?is ,act1 includ+     
docum5tation on ! ext5t to :i* !        
,pale/9ian ,au?ority works ) or o!rwise 
supports t]rori/ organizations4