,,ii  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #bgff  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,july #ca1     
#bjad ,mr4 ,rubio introduced the        
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on ,foreign 
,relations  ,a ,,bill  ,to combat       
terrorism and promote reform in the     
,palestinian ,authority and the ,united 
,nations1 and for other purposes4  #a4  
,short title  ,this ,act may be cited as
 the ,palestinian and ,united ,nations  
,anti-,terrorism ,act of #bjad4  #b4    
,findings ,congress makes the following 
findings3 7#a7 ,on ,april #bc1 #bjad1   
representatives of the ,palestinian     
,liberation ,organization and ,hamas1 a 
designated terrorist organization1      
signed an agreement to form a government
 of national consensus4  7#b7 ,on ,june 
#b1 #bjad1 ,palestinian ,president      
,mahmoud ,abbas announced a unity       
government as a result of the ,april    
#bc1 #bjad1 agreement4  7#c7 ,united    
,states law requires that any           

,palestinian government that includes   
,hamas as a member1 or over which ,hamas
 exercises undue influence1 only receive
 ,united ,states assistance if certain  
certifications are made to ,congress4   
7#d7 ,the ,president has taken the      
position that the current ,palestinian  
government does not include members of  
,hamas or is influenced by ,hamas and   
has thus not made the certifications    
required under current law4  7#e7 ,the  
leadership of the ,palestinian          
,authority has failed to completely     
denounce and distance itself from       
,hamas' campaign of terrorism against   
,israel4  7#f7 ,president ,abbas has    
refused to dissolve the power-sharing   
agreement with ,hamas even as more than 
#b1cjj rockets have targeted ,israel    
since ,july #b1 #bjad4  7#g7 ,president 
,abbas and other ,palestinian ,authority
 officials have failed to condemn       
,hamas' extensive use of the            
,palestinian people as human shields4   
7#h7 ,the ,israeli ,defense ,forces have

 gone to unprecedented lengths for a    
modern military to limit civilian       
casualties4  7#i7 ,on ,july #bc1 #bjad1 
the ,united ,nations ,human ,rights     
,council adopted a one-sided resolution 
criticizing ,israel's ongoing military  
operations in ,gaza4  7#aj7 ,the ,united
 ,nations ,human ,rights ,council has a 
long history of taking anti-,israel     
actions while ignoring the widespread   
and egregious human rights violations of
 many other countries1 including some of
 its own members4  7#aa7 ,on ,july #af1 
#bjad1 officials of the ,united ,nations
 ,relief and ,works ,agency for         
,palestine ,refugees in the ,near ,east 
7,,unrwa7 discovered #bj rockets in one 
of the organization's schools in ,gaza1 
before returning the weapons to local   
,palestinian officials rather than      
dismantling them4  7#ab7 ,on multiple   
occasions during the conflict in ,gaza1 
,hamas has used the facilities and the  
areas surrounding ,,unrwa locations to  
store weapons1 harbor their fighters1   

and conduct attacks4  #c4 ,declaration  
of policy ,it shall be the policy of the
 ,united ,states-- 7#a7 to deny ,united 
,states assistance to any entity or     
international organization that harbors 
or collaborates with ,hamas1 a          
designated terrorist organization1 until
 ,hamas agrees to recognize ,israel1    
renounces violence1 disarms1 and accepts
 prior ,israeli-,palestinian agreements2
  7#b7 to seek a negotiated settlement  
of this conflict only under the         
condition that ,hamas and any ,united   
,states-designated terrorist groups are 
required to entirely disarm2 and  7#c7  
to continue to provide security         
assistance to the ,government of ,israel
 to assist its efforts to defend its    
territory and people from rockets1      
missiles1 and other threats4  #d4       
,restrictions on aid to the ,palestinian
 ,authority ,for purposes of section    
#fbj,k of the ,foreign ,assistance ,act 
of #aifa 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #bcgh;b71 any   
power-sharing government1 including the 

current government1 formed in connection
 with the agreement signed on ,april    
#bc1 #bjad1 between the ,palestinian    
,liberation ,organization and ,hamas is 
considered a ,hamas-controlled          
,palestinian ,authority4  #e4 ,reform of
 ,united ,nations ,human ,rights        
,council  7a7 ,in general ,until the    
,secretary of ,state submits to the     
appropriate congressional committees a  
certification that the requirements     
described in subsection 7b7 have been   
satisfied-- 7#a7 the ,united ,states    
contribution to the regular budget of   
the ,united ,nations shall be reduced by
 an amount equal to the percentage of   
such contribution that the ,secretary   
determines would be allocated by the    
,united ,nations to support the ,united 
,nations ,human ,rights ,council or any 
of its ,special ,procedures2  7#b7 the  
,secretary shall not make a voluntary   
contribution to the ,united ,nations    
,human ,rights ,council2 and  7#c7 the  
,united ,states shall not run for a seat

 on the ,united ,nations ,human ,rights 
,council4  7b7 ,certification ,the      
annual certification referred to in     
subsection 7a7 is a certification made  
by the ,secretary of ,state to ,congress
 that the ,united ,nations ,human       
,rights ,council's agenda does not      
include a permanent item related to the 
,state of ,israel or the ,palestinian   
territories4  7c7 ,reversion of funds   
,funds appropriated and available for a 
,united ,states contribution to the     
,united ,nations but withheld from      
obligation and expenditure pursuant to  
this section shall immediately revert to
 the ,united ,states ,treasury and the  
,united ,states ,government shall not   
consider them arrears to be repaid to   
any ,united ,nations entity4  #f4       
,united ,states contributions to the    
,united ,nations ,relief and ,works     
,agency for ,palestine ,refugees in the 
,near ,east 7,,unrwa7 ,section #cja7;c7 
of the ,foreign ,assistance ,act of     
#aifa 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #bbba7;c77 is      

amended to read as follows3  7c7        
,palestine refugees2 considerations and 
conditions for furnishing assistance    
7#a7 ,in general ,no contributions by   
the ,united ,states to the ,united      
,nations ,relief and ,works ,agency for 
,palestine ,refugees in the ,near ,east 
7,,unrwa7 for programs in the ,west     
,bank and ,gaza1 a successor entity or  
any related entity1 or to the regular   
budget of the ,united ,nations for the  
support of ,,unrwa or a successor entity
 for programs in the ,west ,bank and    
,gaza1 may be provided until the        
,secretary certifies to the appropriate 
congressional committees that-- 7,a7 no 
official1 employee1 consultant1         
contractor1 subcontractor1              
representative1 or affiliate of         
,,unrwa-- 7i7 is a member of ,hamas or  
any ,united ,states-designated terrorist
 group2 or  7ii7 has propagated1        
disseminated1 or incited anti-,israel1  
or anti-,semitic rhetoric or propaganda2
  7,b7 no ,,unrwa school1 hospital1     

clinic1 other facility1 or other        
infrastructure or resource is being used
 by ,hamas or an affiliated group for   
operations1 planning1 training1         
recruitment1 fundraising1               
indoctrination1 communications1         
sanctuary1 storage of weapons or other  
materials1 or any other purposes2  7,c7 
,,unrwa is subject to comprehensive     
financial audits by an internationally  
recognized third party independent      
auditing firm and has implemented an    
effective system of vetting and         
oversight to prevent the use1 receipt1  
or diversion of any ,,unrwa resources by
 ,hamas or any ,united                  
,states-designated terrorist group1 or  
their members2 and  7,d7 no recipient of
 ,,unrwa funds or loans is a member of  
,hamas or any ,united ,states-designated
 terrorist group4  7#b7 ,appropriate    
congressional committees defined ,in    
this subsection1 the term appropriate   
congressional committees means-- 7,a7   
the ,committees on ,foreign ,relations1 

,appropriations1 and ,homeland ,security
 and ,governmental ,affairs of the      
,senate2 and  7,b7 the ,committees on   
,foreign ,affairs1 ,appropriations1 and 
,oversight and ,government ,reform of   
the ,house of ,representatives4  4  #g4 
,israeli security assistance ,the       
equivalent amount of all ,united ,states
 contributions withheld from the        
,palestinian ,authority1 the ,united    
,nations ,human ,rights ,council1 and   
the ,united ,nations ,relief and ,works 
,agency for ,palestine ,refugees in the 
,near ,east under this ,act is          
authorized to be provided to-- 7#a7 the 
,government of ,israel for the ,iron    
,dome missile defense system and other  
missile defense programs2 and  7#b7     
underground warfare training and        
technology and assistance to identify   
and deter tunneling from                
,palestinian-controlled territories into
 ,israel4