,,ii  #aadth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #cd  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the 
,,united ,,states  ,january #f1 #bjae   
,mr4 ,paul introduced the following     
bill2 which was read twice and referred 
to the ,committee on ,foreign ,relations
  ,a ,,bill  ,to prohibit assistance to 
the ,palestinian ,authority until it    
withdraws its request to join the       
,international ,criminal ,court4  #a4   
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,defend ,israel by ,defunding       
,palestinian ,foreign ,aid ,act of      
#bjae4  #b4 ,findings ,congress makes   
the following findings3 7#a7 ,on        
,december #ca1 #bjad1 ,mahmoud ,abbas1  
the ,president of the ,palestinian      
,authority1 signed several international
 conventions in an attempt to join the  
,international ,criminal ,court4  7#b7  
,the ,palestinian ,authority has        
indicated that it will seek to use the  
,international ,criminal ,court as a    
means to pursue charges against ,israel4
  7#c7 ,the ,palestinian ,authority     

remains engaged in a unity government   
with ,hamas1 a terrorist organization   
responsible for countless deaths and    
whose charter declares that there is no 
solution to the ,palestinian question   
except by ,jihad4  7#d7 ,the ,united    
,states provides more than #djj1jjj1jjj 
in assistance to the ,palestinian       
,authority each year4  7#e7 ,section    
#gjda7;i77#b7 of the ,department of     
,state1 ,foreign ,operations1 and       
,related ,programs ,appropriations ,act1
 #bjae 7division ,j of ,public ,law     
#acc-bce7 includes limitations on       
assistance to the ,palestinian          
,authority if it seeks to join the      
,international ,criminal ,court4  7#f7  
,the ,united ,states ,government must   
make immediately clear to the           
,palestinian ,authority that its        
attempts to join the ,international     
,criminal ,court will carry serious     
consequences4  #c4 ,prohibition on      
funding ,notwithstanding any other      
provision of law1 no amounts may be     

obligated or expended to provide any    
assistance1 loan guarantee1 or debt     
relief to the ,palestinian ,authority1  
or any affiliated governing entity1     
until the ,palestinian ,authority       
withdraws its request to join the       
,international ,criminal ,court4